A/N: hello everybody! me again! :D ok, first of all THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR READING AND REVIEWING! :)

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ok, chapter number two! first, there are a lot of quotes in here from the show! (most of them from 'Never Been Kissed) second, there's a description in here from Rachel's dad's disease that i got from the Internet! i won't tell you here where cause you'll know the sickness and well it'll ruin the chapter already! hahaha this chapter is called She's All That and you can find the quotes in the story! :D thanks for reading again! hope you enjoy - moony!

Disclaimer: I don't own Glee. If I did, Mike Chang's shirt and Noah Puckerman's shirt will rip every 3 minutes like Juandissimo Magnifico's from the Fairly OddParents! :)


"Princess? Honey is time for school" Mr. Berry said walking in Rachel's room.

Stay still. Maybe he'll think you're dead and he'll leave.

"Rachel, I know you're awake" he continued.

He's bluffing. Don't move.

"Ok, I'm sending Puck in" he said walking away.

He wouldn't!

The next thing she knew someone jumped on her. "Up Babs!" Puck said jumping on her bed.

"No!" she complained with her head on her pillow.

"Do you remember what happened last time you didn't get up?"

Cold water.

"Fine I'm up!" she said getting up. Puck went back to his house to help get Dani ready.

I hate Mondays.

"Hi daddy" Rachel said walking in the kitchen. "Daddy! You can't eat that!" she said taking the bacon away from him. "You have to take care of yourself!"

Actually, I have to take care of you.

"Rachel" her dad complained.

"Don't Rachel me!" she said smiling. "Ok, I have work after school so I'll be back at around six ok? Mrs. Puckerman will be here to take you to your doctor's appointment, this are the pills you have to take right now and maybe tomorrow we can go to the grocery store before I get to the diner, maybe I could skip Glee-"

"Rachel! Honey, breathe" her dad told her. "Honey you have to slow down a little" he said worried.

Ugh I love you daddy but you know I can't do that.

"No, daddy I have it under control" she told him. "Yesterday was my day off! Is not like I don't rest."

I don't rest! Sundays don't even exist!

"I know honey but you have a lot of responsibilities for a sixteen year old" he said with a sad smile. "Come here" he said pointing at the chair next to him and she went to sit down. "Rachel, I am so sorry I made you grow up so fast baby" he said sadly. "I just I never thought Paul would leave just like that! I am so sorry honey I promise you that I will go back to work and-"

"You're not doing anything until you're better! We're gonna be ok daddy" she said smiling. "We're a team!"

"I know baby girl" he said kissing her forehead. "I am so proud of you! Don't forget that ok?" he said smiling. "I love you!"

"I love you too daddy!" she said smiling back at him. "I have to go ok? I can't be late for school! I'll see you at around six ok? Be careful!"

"You too honey!" he said as she walked outside.

"You're driving" she said tossing the keys at Puck.

"What? Is your car" he complained.

You woke me up! I wake up grumpy. Deal with it!

"So?" was everything she said and she got on the passenger seat.

"Why are you grumpier than usual?" Puck asked driving to school.

"My dad wants to go back to work! I just… I hate my father! He sucks! What the hell was he thinking! Don't you marry someone for sickness and health?" she said annoyed.

Stupid Paul. He doesn't even deserve the word father.

"Hey Babs, look at me!" Puck told her and she turned to look at him. "I know it sucks! I've been there, remember? But you're not alone! We're gonna help you!"

"I know but I mean you don't even have to! I mean I am so thankful you are but it just sucks!" she said frustrated.

"I know it sucks babe" he said holding her hand as they pulled over in the parking lot.

"Let the fun begin" she said sarcastically.

"Hey, I will talk to those assholes" Puck assured her.

Wait I said that out loud? Stupid.

"Noah, really you don't have-" she stopped when she saw the look on his face. "Fine" she said sighting.

"I have to meet the coach now, but I'll see you later ok?" he said messing her hair.

"Bye Dizzy Devil" she said laughing a little.

"Rachel!" Kurt said yelling coming to her. "I have the best duet for you and me! We have to do it!" he said excited.

Oh, lovely Kurt! How I love you.

"Sure Kurt as long as it doesn't take a lot of work. I have to work today" she said smiling.

"I know, but is at my dad's workshop today right? So I'll be there so you're not alone!" he said winking. They were walking to their lockers and Rachel saw Mike making out with a cheerio by his locker. She felt something in her stomach.

What the hell is that? Ugh whatever! It was probably the burrito I ate. You didn't eat a burrito. I said it was a BURRITO... on a stick hahaha! Get it? Anyone? No? You people have no sense of humor whatsoever! [A/N: I love Jeff Dunham! Dun haaaaaaam! Dun haaaaam! Hahaha I love Peanut, ook on with the story!]

"Rachel!" Kurt said snapping her out of her thoughts. "What are you thinking about?" he asked intrigued.

"Nothing" she said. "A big burrito" she muttered. He turned to look at what she was seeing.

"Were you just eyeing our handsome Mike Chang?" he asked with an arched eyebrow.

"Ok, you did not just say Mike Chang is handsome!" she said laughing. "And I wasn't eyeing him!" Kurt just rolled his eyes at her.

Yeah you were! Shut up!

"Well you didn't really tell me what were you talking about on Saturday" Kurt told her.

"Well nothing, he um, he came to apologize to me about the whole yogurt thing" she said as if it was nothing.

"WHAT?" he said shocked looking at her. "A jock apologized to a gleek?"

"What the hell are you talking about?" Rachel asked.

"Have you ever seen a jock even talked to anyone from Glee who is not one of them? I mean have you ever seen Matt talking to Mercedes? Or Finn joking around with Tina? And I'm pretty sure that someone like Santana would never date Artie" he said.

"Hey don't be mean! I like Artie" Rachel said. "And Noah talks to me! And sometimes to you!"

"He talks to me when I'm with you!"

"That's because he thinks you're in love with him" she said laughing as they started walking to class.

He's kind of scared of you. Haha!

"My point is, even if the jocks and the cheerios joined Glee, doesn't mean we're friends. You and Puck don't count. They still make fun of us, they throw slushies at us, and they don't talk to us. Jocks and gleeks don't mix! The fact that Mike Chang came to apologize to you is huge" he told her.

Ok I just lost like 5 minutes of my life.

"Whatever Kurt, it was nothing is not like we're friends or something. He was probably keeping up with the stupid game they like to play" she told him as they entered their class.


Well I don't care about history. Rock, rock, rock 'n' roll high school

'Cause that's not where I wanna be. Rock, rock, rock 'n' roll high school

That song rules! Even if I am in Math.

"Miss Berry would you be so kind to move?" Mr. Martin said snapping her out of her mental singing.

Why? You don't like my voice?

"Excuse me?"

"I assigned you your partner for the project, so please move next to Mr. Rutheford" he said.

Oh yay!

Rachel sat down next to Matt and stared at her notebook. "So, um do you want to get together after school to work on this?" Matt asked her.

Nice Rutheford.

"I have to work after school. I get out at six" she told him.

"Oh, I could come by the diner if you'd like" he offered.

"Um, I work at Mr. Hummel's workshop" she told him.

"What? What happened to the diner? Oh my God did they fire you for what happened on Saturday? Rachel-"

"Calm down Rutheford" she said a little annoyed. "Nothing happened. I work there Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays I work at the workshop" she said.

"You have two jobs?" Matt asked a little surprised.

"Yes" she simply said and started writing in her notebook again.

"Hey um Rachel?" he said a little shy.

I am trying to ignore you here! Can't you tell?

"Yes?" she said looking at him.

"I'm, um, I'm really sorry about what happened on Saturday" he said looking anywhere but her eyes.

No you're not.

"Don't worry about it Matt" she said turning to her notebook once again.

"Look, Mike told me he came to apologize and I just really wanted you to know that we really are sorry and not just about that. About everything" he said sincerely.

Are you kidding me? What is it with these guys and suddenly wanting to become nice or human or something. Maybe Mike did mean it. Maybe Kurt was right. No, wait. BULLSHIT!

"Sure" she said quietly.

"Rachel" he said looking at her. "We mean it! Mike felt really bad the whole day!"

He did? Wait you don't care about that, remember?

"It's ok Matt" she said still not looking at him.

"What does that mean? Why don't you believe us?" he asked a little angry.

"Why don't I believe you? You're honestly asking me that?" she said turning to look at him. "When exactly did you decide to suddenly be nice to me Matt? When Santana poured the yogurt? When I fell? When Quinn poured her yogurt on me? I had to pay for that meal did you know that? Food that you ate, but didn't want to pay for it! Food that you wasted making me fall and throwing it all over me! Do you know how many people in the world would kill for that food?" she snapped.

"Look Rachel you don't have to get like that! I know we screwed up! And I'm sorry. I know we haven't been nice to you but we want to change that" he said softly.

"Oh really? Look I don't know what kind of silly little game you and Mike are playing, but please just keep me out of it! I have enough to deal with already ok? So just go pick on someone else for a change!" At that moment, the bell rang.

Saved by the bell! When I wake up in the morning, and the alarm gives out a warning, I don't think I'll ever make it on time… It's alright 'cause I'm saved by the bell… Wait! What? Oh, right make a dramatic exit.

She grabbed her books and left a confused, speechless Matt sitting behind.

Was he right? Maybe he was! Maybe Mike and him want to change. Maybe Mike… wait why are you thinking about Mike? Uh, because he's cute? He is not cute! Yes he is! Shut up, why does it even matter? Is not like he's gonna like me! I thought you didn't care.

"Hey Rachel!" Kurt said coming to her. "Guess what?" he said excited.

"Michael Bublé is coming to Lima!" she said excited.

"What?"

"What?"

Kurt shook his head. "Whatever, look Blaine is coming to my dad's workshop today! He wants to meet you!" he said excited.

Yay! Just another boy who won't like me.

"That's great Kurt!" she said smiling. They turned around to walk to class when she felt iced syrup in her face.

Fuck! At least make it grape! I like that flavor!

She opened her eyes and saw that Kurt wasn't covered in red slushie.

Wow! Just me? I feel so special!

She turned to look at the one who had thrown the slushie and she could not believe it.

"M-Mike?" she asked as she felt tears in her eyes.

Don't cry! He doesn't deserve your tears! He just slushied you! 'I have never thrown a slushie at you!' my ass!

The cheerios, except for Brittany who wasn't there, the football players and the hockey players were laughing at her. Except for one, who was just as shocked at her.

"Oh come on man-hands is not like that sweater was nice or something" Quinn said lauging.

"That was hilarious Mike" Santana said laughing her ass off.

"Ow, is the little bitch gonna cry?" Karofsky said between laughs. Mike was silent the whole time. He just kept on looking at Rachel.

"What the hell is your problem?" Kurt said defending Rachel.

What? You're dead!

"You talking back to me? You want a piece of The Fury?" he snapped at him.

Don't ask!

"The Fury?" Kurt asked confused. Mike was silent the whole time.

"That's what I named my fist" he said showing him his fist.

Wow your parents must be so proud.

"Well, with that level of creativity, you could easily become assistant manager at a rendering plant" Kurt told her.

"I don't know what that is, but if I find out it's bad, The Fury's gonna find you" he said punching a locker. "And what are you looking at?" he yelled at Rachel, who was still looking at Mike and holding back her tears.

Oh, just admiring the gentlemen of our school.

Rachel didn't say anything. She ran past them to the nearest bathroom. Kurt ran after her but she had locked herself inside. The rest of the boys and the girls left laughing. Matt and Mike stood near the bathroom.

"Dude what the hell?" Matt said angry. "We don't do that shit! You know that! And to Rachel? After what happened on Saturday? You said you wanted to change! You said we were being assholes with her for no reason and now you slushie her?"

"Dude, I-I don't know what happened!" Mike said freaking out. "Finn and Karofsky a-and the rest of the guys were just getting on my nerves! And I just… I don't know! They said they would kick my ass if I didn't!"

"Yeah? Well now, Puck is gonna kick your ass!" Matt said angry. "Dude, I was trying to tell her that we were sorry about picking on her for all this years! She didn't believe me and I don't blame her! But you wanted to do it so I was trying! And now you do this shit?" he said and he walked away.

"Rachel honey open the door" Kurt begged knocking on the door.

Right like I'm gonna let you see me cry over a stupid Neanderthal who did what any other has done but for some reason I'm crying.

"Just go away Kurt!" she yelled from the other side of the door.

"Hey Hummel" she heard Puck. "Have you seen Rachel?"

Oh oh! Lie Kurt! Lie!

"She locked herself in the bathroom" Kurt said.

That's not lying Kurt!

"What? Why?" Puck asked confused.

"She got slushied" he said a little scared of what Puck could do.

"RACHEL!" she heard Puck yell banging on the door. "Open the door, or I'll break it down!"

Ugh I hate that you can do that.

Rachel opened the door and Puck saw that she had been crying. "Who the fuck did this?" he said angry.

"Noah-"

"Who did this?" he yelled.

You don't have to yell!

"Mike Chang" Kurt said softly.

"Kurt!" Rachel turned to him.

"WHAT? I'm gonna kill him!" he said walking outside the bathroom, through the halls looking for Mike.

"Noah stop!" Rachel said walking behind him. Well, more like running.

Shit could you slow down? My legs aren't as long as yours.

"CHANG!" he yelled walking in the locker room. Rachel stopped at the door before stepping inside.

Suck it up. Hold your breath.

Puck walked inside and went straight to punch Mike. Mike didn't even say anything. He knew he deserved this.

"Stay the fuck away from Rachel!" he yelled at him. "And that goes for all of you!" he said to everyone.

"Oh did we hurt your little whore?" Karofsky asked him.

Um, I wouldn't have done that if I were you 'Fury'.

Puck saw red and he threw himself at Karofsky. "If I ever hear a fucking word like that coming out of your mouth again I will kill you!" he said punching him.

Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Say something else you loser. Shit! Nice change.

"Noah stop!" Rachel said scared as Finn and Matt pulled him back.

"Dude, calm down! You're gonna kill him!" Matt told him.

"Don't tell me to calm the fuck down! You two are no better! I swear! Any of you come near her again, you're dead!" he snapped. He grabbed Rachel's hand and went outside.

"Noah what the hell were you thinking?" Rachel said walking through the hallway.

"I could NOT let them talk that way about you! I told you!" he said angry.

"I know but you're gonna get yourself expelled! Just calm down ok" she said making him stop walking. "I'm gonna go get cleaned up!"

"Hey! I'm gonna help you with that ok?" he said walking with her to the bathroom. "God! I cannot believe Chang did this!" he said angry as he helped her with her hair.

What can't you believe?

"I mean Chang is not the kind of people who does this! Didn't you say he came to apologize to you on Saturday?"

"Yeah, weren't you surprised about that too?" she asked a little annoyed.

"Yeah, but I mean" he sighed. "I'm sorry you have to go through this babe" he said sadly.

"Is not your fault" she said as she got up to dry her hair with a towel.

"I know but I could've stopped it!" he said looking guilty.

"Look, I was the one who didn't tell you! I know you would've stopped it sooner if you had known" she said a little sad. "Don't for one second think that this is your fault! You're better than them Noah" she said hugging him.

"I know, but you're like my little sister" he said hugging her back. "I just don't want anyone messing with you!"

"I know" she said smiling as he kissed her head. "Thanks! Love you Plucky."

I love having a big brother.

"Love you too Babs" he said laughing a little.


After that, Rachel had a free period. She grabbed her iPod and went to sit outside. She needed some time alone.

Nothing like music therapy.

I'm broke but I'm happy

I'm poor but I'm kind

I'm short but I'm healthy, yeah

I'm high but I'm grounded

I'm sane but I'm overwhelmed

I'm lost but I'm hopeful, baby

And what it all comes down to

Is that everything's gonna be fine, fine, fine

Cause I've got one hand in my pocket

And the other one is giving a high five

I feel drunk but I'm sober

I'm young and I'm underpaid

I'm tired but I'm working, yeah

I care but I'm restless

I'm here but I'm really gone

I'm wrong and I'm sorry, baby

And what it all comes down to

Is that everything's gonna be quite all right

Cause I've got one hand in my pocket

And the other one is flicking a cigarette

And what it all comes down to

Is that I haven't got it all figured out just yet

Cause I've got one hand in my pocket

And the other is giving the peace sign

I'm free but I'm focused

I'm green but I'm wise

I'm hard but I'm friendly, baby

I'm sad but I'm laughing

I'm brave but I'm chicken shit

I'm sick but I'm pretty, baby

And what it all boils down to

Is that no one's really got it figured out just yet

Cause I've got one hand in my pocket

And the other is playing a piano

And what it all comes down to, my friends, yeah

Is that everything is just fine, fine, fine

Cause I've got one hand in my pocket

And the other one is hailing a taxi cab

"Hey, um Rachel?" she heard someone next to her.

AHH! What the hell? Stalker!

"Get away from me" she said standing up and started to walk away from him.

"Look I just want to say that I'm so-"

"Don't even try to say the word sorry Mike!" she snapped looking at him but kept on walking.

Oh my God he has a black eye. So? Right! We're mad at him! Sorry.

"Look you have every right to be mad at me I know that" he said following her. "Is just, Karofsky was threatening me! I just, I don't know what happened-"

"I'll tell you what happened!" she said finally stopping and turning around to look at him. "I was right! You are a stupid Neanderthal who doesn't care about anyone but yourself! You think is cool to bring other people down to feel better about yourself!" she said stopping for breath. "And to think I actually had the slightest stupid idea of actually thinking you wanted to change! And that you were actually sorry for what happened Saturday!" she continued.

"I was! I really was! Look I was a jerk today! I know that! Please let me make it up to you!"

"How? By laughing at me in front of the whole school? Oh, wait! You did that! By throwing food at me? Oh, wait! You did that! By throwing a slushie at me? Oh, wait you did that!"

"Rachel-"

I'm not done!

"You know? I know we weren't friends or anything, but on Saturday I considered maybe you're better than the rest. Now, I think maybe you're even worse" she said without any emotion in her voice.

"Rachel, please! Just let me make it up to you!" he begged her.

Ugh just go away!

"What is this, some sort of dork outreach program?" Rachel said frustrated.

"Is that a no?" he asked confused.

"That's a hell no!" she said walking away.

"So? What happened?" Matt said coming to Mike after Rachel left.

"She kinda blew me off" he told her still looking at the petite brunette walking away.

"I like her already" Matt said laughing a little. [A/N: all of the above, She's All That :)]


"Rachel!" Kurt said excited walking to her. "What are you doing?"

"Your dad is teaching me what to do when my car breaks down" she said with grease all over her face.

"There wasn't that much work to do in the reception today, so I thought it was important for her to know this stuff" Burt said smiling. "What brings you here?"

"Oh I just had some news I had to tell Rachel!" Kurt said smiling.

"Go ahead kid, I got it here" Burt told Rachel.

"So, what's so important that you had to tell Rachel?" Rachel said laughing as they entered the office.

"Oh my God! You're Rachel?" a guy inside asked.

Another stalker?

"Um, I'd rather not say" she said unsure.

"Rachel this is Blaine" Kurt said excited.

"Oh! Blaine Warbler! Hi! I'm Rachel" she said smiling.

"Rachel!" Kurt told her.

"Is ok! Is so nice to meet you! Kurt has told me so many things about you!" he said laughing a little at his nickname. "Starting with your amazing voice!"

Oh, aren't you sweet?

"Thanks" she said blushing a little.

"Guess what?" Kurt said smiling. "Mr. Schue invited the Warblers to sing tomorrow at school!"

"Oh, cool" she said smiling.

"Look, after what happened today, I thought you had to kill it tomorrow at Glee" Kurt said smiling.

"What about our duet? I don't think Mr. Schue is going to let me sing on my own! He never does anymore" she said a little sad.

"You're not singing alone" Blaine said smiling. "The Warblers are singing with you!"

What? Why? If you want an answer, you have to say it out loud idiot.

"What?" she asked surprised. "Why?"

"Look, Kurt told me what happened today" he said sighting. "He's told me all about this jocks at your school and that they're on your Glee Club and that ever since they joined you haven't been given a solo. Now, Kurt showed me a video of the two of you singing and Rachel you have an incredible voice! So, the Warblers decided to help you come up with an incredible performance so you can blow them away! Including Mr. Schuester. He let us sing two songs. So we're singing the second one with you!"

Am I being Punk'd? I haven't sing a solo in Glee since those skanks joined!

"Really?" she said excited.

"Yeah! You're coming over to my house when you get off work so we can show you the number!" he said excited.

"Oh, um I uh, I can't" she said blushing a little. "I have to go home" she told Kurt, who immediately understood.

"I know! Why don't we get together at lunch tomorrow?" Kurt said excited.

"Yeah that sounds like a plan!" Blaine said excited. "Ok I have to go! It was great meeting you Rachel!" he said saying goodbye.

"Same here Blaine!" she said smiling.

"So, I saw you talking to Mike after the slushie" Kurt said softly.

Elementary my dear Watson.

"He apologized again" she said not looking at him. "He said that Karofsky threatened him or something and that he wanted to make it up to me!"

"See? Rachel I don't think Mike's a bad guy" Kurt told her.

Right and you're straight my friend.

"Kurt he slushied me!" she complained.

"I bet it was like peer pressure or something!"

Oh, great! So he's not bad, he's just stupid.

"I don't care! I don't believe anything he says! I don't care how sorry he is!"

"Look Rachel I'm not telling you to go and be his best friend! Just don't target him as Karofsky or Finn" he told her.

"What? You're saying Finn's a douche?" she asked shocked.

"Yes, I realized it last week when he slushied you and then me! And well, kind of since I met Blaine."

"Wow, you've grown Hummel" she said laughing a little.


"Hi Mrs. Puckerman" Rachel said entering the Puckerman hall next to her house.

"Hello dear" she said smiling. "How was school today?"

"Oh, you know as usual" she said smiling.

Sucks!

"Um, how did my dad's appointment go?" she asked a little nervous.

"Oh honey, take a seat" she said.

Shit! That's never good.

"Honey your dad's been diagnosed with Lupus. Do you know what that is?" Rachel shook her head. "Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can affect various parts of the body, especially the skin, joints, blood, and kidneys. In lupus, something goes wrong with your immune system, which is the part of the body that fights off viruses, bacteria, and germs, like the flu. Normally our immune system produces proteins called antibodies that protect the body from these invaders. Autoimmune means your immune system cannot tell the difference between these foreign invaders and your body's healthy tissues and creates autoantibodies that attack and destroy healthy tissue. These autoantibodies cause inflammation, pain, and damage in various parts of the body" she said sadly. "It can be caused by the environment or hormones or genes" she continued.

"So w-what happens to dad?" she asked scared.

"Your dad has Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. This is the most common form of lupus. Systemic lupus can be mild or severe" she continued.

"What happens if it's severe?"

"Some of the more serious complications are inflammation of the kidneys, an increase in blood pressure in the lungs, inflammation of the nervous system and brain, which can cause memory problems, confusion, headaches, and strokes or an inflammation in the brain's blood vessels, which can cause high fevers, seizures, behavioral changes" she finished.

"S-so, is h-he gonna die?" she asked with tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Oh honey no" Mrs. Puckerman said hugging her. "I'm not gonna lie to you. There's no cure for lupus. But if you diagnose it early and you learn how to treat it, you can reduce the risk of his organs to get damaged. Your father can live a long normal life" she said smiling a little. "I know it's a lot to take honey and it sounds really bad. But if we keep up the treatment and help with exercise and a balanced diet, your daddy will be fine!"

"Mommy!" Dani yelled from her bedroom.

"I'll be right back honey" Mrs. Puckerman said leaving the kitchen. Rachel ran to Puck's room. He was playing his guitar.

"Hey Rach" he said sitting up. "What's wrong baby?"

"My dad has Lupus" she said crying and collapsing on the bed. He moved to hug her to him.

"Shhh it's ok baby" he said rubbing her back. "I'm right here" he said softly.

"Apparently he can live with it but he has to take a lot of medicine and follow some treatments" she said crying on his chest. "I don't want him to die!"

"He's not gonna die baby! We're all here for both of you! And we're gonna take care of him! You're not alone in this Rach" he said kissing her head. "You wanna stay here tonight?" he asked her softly and she nodded. He went to get his guitar and sang her favorite song.

Where it began

I can't begin to know when

But that I know it's growing strong

Was in the spring

And spring became the summer

Who'd believe you'd come along?

Hands, touchin' hands

Reaching out

Touching me

Touching you

Ooooh

Sweet Caroline

Good times never seemed so good

I've been inclined

To believe it never would

Ooooh

Sweet Caroline

Good times never seemed so good

Ooooh

I've been inclined

To believe it never would

Ooooh No No

When he finished. He saw her asleep. He got in with her and put the covers on both of them. A few minutes later, Mrs. Puckerman came in. Puck motioned for her to be silent and she said she'd let her dad know.

"Noah" she whispered when she felt him move. "Is gonna be ok right?"

"Yes Rach" he said softly kissing her head again. "Is gonna be alright baby."


A/N: songs: Rock 'N' Roll High School - Ramones (one of the best bands of all times!), Saved by the Bell - Theme Song from Saved by the Bell (that was a good show! haha), Hand In my Pocket - Alanis Morissette (genius song) and Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond ( i LOVED when Puck sang this to Rachel!) :)

ok, so the info from Lupus (as you saw was pretty detailed) i got it from Lupus Foundation of America Inc. you can google it if you'd like more information and well everything was detailed so you could get a better picture of what she's dealing with here, but i'm not a doctor so don't expect exact details, result, terms, etc!

thank you so much again for reading! and i really hope you liked it! :D let me know what you think! :)