A/N: ok, the thank yous for your reviews are going to be a group thing cause I don't want to reveal my choice so :D THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR READING AND REVIEWING AND GIVING ME YOUR OPINION! you guys rock! :D (just this chapter I swear)
so I did make a choice! it was hard and I thought about it for a long time, but I think I made the right decision! and I'm sorry if my decision wasn't the one you wanted :s I did what I thought was best for my story! and I hope you keep on reading anyways :) enjoy - moony
Disclaimer: I don't own Glee or its characters for that matter.
The four of them could not stop looking at the petite brunette onstage. Like Matt had said, she was still the same. She was wearing her classic worn-out converse, ripped jeans, a loose white shirt and a black long cardigan. Her hair was long and messy kind of wavy and she had her favorite gray beanie. The one Puck gave to her for her thirteenth birthday.
"She's back?" Finn asked dumbly.
"How could she not tell us she was back?" Matt continued.
"Ok, we have to go over there" Mike said getting up.
"Wait! What are you doing?" Puck said getting up too and facing him.
"She's our best friend" Mike told him. "We have to talk to her!"
"Dude, what are you even gonna say?" Puck asked getting nervous.
"Look, I know that you still feel the same about her" he said a little lower so Finn and Matt couldn't hear them. "But, she's here! You should be happy!"
"I don't think she's gonna wanna see me" Puck told him.
"You won't know if we don't talk to her! Don't be a wuss Puckerman!"
"Is her man! Is different with her" he told him.
"I know" Mike told him putting his hand on Puck's shoulder. "Now, out of my way" he said shoving him away. He made his way to the stage and Travis and Hunter turned to look at him.
"Yeah?" Hunter asked him.
"Um, I was wondering if I could talk to her?" Mike said. "She's an old friend" he said getting a little nervous. Shit! I really didn't think this through. Maybe she didn't want to see us and that's why she didn't say anything.
"Hey babe" Travis yelled. "This guy says he's an old friend!"
Mike saw her putting her guitar down and coming his way.
"Who is-?" she started until she spotted Mike. "Mikey!" she said a little excited and a little nervous. "Oh my God!" she said putting all her nervousness aside and throwing herself at him.
"Hey doll" Mike said softly hugging her and carrying her downstage. "Happy Birthday!"
Out of the four he was the closest one to her. They were neighbors before she moved. They knew each other since forever. Along the way they met Matt and then Puck and then Finn. But she had always been his best friend. And Mike had been hers. It didn't matter how close she was with the other three, there were some things that only Mike knew.
"Wait, I know you can't be here alone-" she started as she pulled away from the hug. "Matty!" she said excited and went to hug him.
"Hey stranger" he said returning the hug. "Happy Birthday!"
"Hey what about me?" Finn said coming to her.
"Oh my God! Finny!" she said excited like a little girl as he picked her up and spun her around.
"Happy Birthday love" he said putting her down. They all saw her eyes watering a little.
"I can't believe you're here" she said with a little smile. "Wait a minute, where's-?"
"Looking for someone?" Puck said coming her way and smirking a little. She looked at him and a few tears escaped her eyes. She ran over to him and hugged him as tight as she could. Puck would deny it if you ask him, but his eyes watered a little too.
"You're here" she whispered to him.
"You're here" he whispered to her as he ran his hand through her hair. "Happy Birthday!"
"Thanks!" she said wiping away the tears.
"What are you doing here?" Mike asked curious.
"Is a long story" she said with a little smile.
"We have all night" Matt told her.
They went to sit back at the table and ordered something to drink.
"So, since when are you here?" Finn was the first one to talk.
"Since yesterday" she told him.
"What are you doing here?" Matt asked her next.
"I uh, moved back here" she told them. But Mike knew that wasn't the whole story.
"With your mom?" Mike asked skeptical.
"Uh huh, she broke up with Bill so we moved back here" she told them.
"What's with the band?" Puck asked her. She could feel a hint of jealousy in his voice.
"They were in my school" she told them. "They dropped out though. They're going on tour and they started here so they could stay with me and mom" she told them. But what Mike heard was something rehearsed and computerized.
"So, what are you gonna do? Are you coming back to McKinley?" Finn asked smiling.
"Um, I don't really know. I mean we're just settling in and everything" she told them. "And well I told the guys that I'd help them for as long as they're here which is at least a couple of more days!"
"Well you should come back" Puck told her. "We actually need you to come back" he said smiling a little. "We need another member for Glee Club! You'd be perfect!"
"Wait you're in Glee Club?" she asked them confused. "All of you?" they all nodded. "You can't be serious!"
"It's actually kind of cool" Finn told her.
"You guys used to laugh at me because I would always sing!" she told them. "You couldn't dance outside your room" she told Mike. "I have actually never heard you sing" she told Matt. "You have two left feet honey" she told Finn. "And you said that someone who sing and dance was a wuss" she finished looking at Puck.
"Yeah, well things change" Puck said defending himself. "And we could really use your help!"
"I don't know" she said unconvinced.
"Come on doll" Mike told her. "You rocked out there tonight and you love singing and music in general!"
"Yeah, but I mean I still don't know what I'm gonna do here" she told them.
"Look, why don't you come by school tomorrow?" Matt told her. "And you can come to some of our classes and get signed up and come to Glee to see if you like it" he said smiling.
"Um, sure that sounds like a plan" she said with a small smile.
"Great, so I'll pick you up?" Puck told her.
"No!" she said a little too quick. "I mean, you don't have to I can get there myself" she told him.
"Are you sure?" Finn asked her. "Any of us could pick you up!"
"Yeah I know, but um, don't worry" she said pulling off her best smile.
"Well is kind of getting late" Matt said. "Do you need a ride home?"
"Um, no" she told them. "I came with the guys so…" she said. "thank you!"
"Ok, so then we'll see you tomorrow?" Finn said smiling. "It was so great to see you again" he said hugging her.
"You too Finny" she said smiling.
"We'll see you tomorrow?" Matt asked her.
"Definitely" she said hugging him. "I missed you Matty!"
"Me too! Don't be a stranger ok?" he told her kissing her head.
"Don't think this conversation is over" Mike whispered in her ear as he hugged her. "I'm so glad you're back doll" he said kissing her head too. "Love you!"
"I love you too Mikey" she said smiling. "I'll see you tomorrow ok?" he nodded and he kissed her head again.
"You sure you don't want me to pick you up tomorrow?" Puck asked her and she nodded. "You have no idea how much I missed you" he told her hugging her.
"I missed you too" she said tightening her grip on his shirt. She could feel her eyes watering again.
"I have to go" he whispered to her.
"I don't want to let go" she said hugging him tighter.
"It's ok baby. I'll see you tomorrow ok?" he said kissing her forehead. She nodded and kissed his cheek. He let go of her slowly and grabbed her hand. He kissed it and then left.
"So, who were they?" Drew asked coming with the guys from the band.
"They were you before I met you" she said laughing a little.
"Did you tell them about the tour?" Danny asked her.
"Um, no I didn't get to that part" she told them. "I'm meeting them tomorrow so I'll tell them then ok?"
"Yeah, just remember we leave in three days" Hunter told her.
"Yeah" she said sadly. "I know!"
"Is she here yet?" Puck asked the other three in the entrance of the school.
"Relax dude" Matt told him. "She's not here yet!"
"Do you think she's gonna come?" Finn asked them. "I mean she didn't look that excited" he told them.
"She's gonna come" Mike said smiling. At that moment they saw her walking around the corner. "There she is!" he said pointing at her. She was walking over singing to her iPod. They smiled at her.
"Hi guys" she said taking off her earplugs. "What?"
"You're still the same crazy person we love" Matt said putting an arm around her shoulders. "Come on, Mr. Schue is waiting for us!"
"Wait, Mr. Schue?" she asked a little nervous. "He hated me!"
"No he didn't" Mike said laughing. "I mean maybe he did when you changed his shampoo when we went on camp. But I'm sure he's moved on" he told her.
"Oh my God that was hilarious!" Matt said laughing too. "His hair was a total mess! And it smelled so bad!"
"Well, I guess I'm not gonna be in Glee" she told them.
"Don't be such a drama queen" Puck told her. "He's the one that made us look for someone. It'll be ok!"
"Yeah, we have to let him know that we found the best one" Mike said smiling.
"So, have things changed since I was here?" she asked them.
"Well, a couple of things" Matt told her. "Coach Tanaka is gone" he started.
"Good, he was creepy" she told them.
"Mr. Schue is dating Miss P." Matt continued.
"About time" she said rolling her eyes.
"And well, then is pretty much the same" Matt continued. "Same people you hate, but also the same people you love" he told her smiling.
"So four people I love" she said rolling her eyes. "Wait, is Brittany still here?"
"Yeah" Puck told her.
"Oh my God! I can't wait to see her! That means five people I love" she said smiling.
Brittany was her only girl friend. Girls didn't tend to like her. Mostly because she hung around with the four hottest guys in school.
"Well, here we are" Puck said stopping in front of Mr. Schue's office.
"Are you guys sure about this?" she asked biting her lower lip.
"Of course we are" Mike told her. "And we're gonna be here with you" he said smiling.
"Ok" she said not fully convinced. Finn opened the door and went inside first.
"Morning Mr. Schue" he told him.
"Good morning Finn" Mr. Schue told him. "Matt, Mike, Puck" he said as the others walked in. "What can I do for you guys?"
"We um, I think we found our new member for Glee Club" Puck told him.
"Really? So fast?" He said a little shocked but a little excited. "Who is it?"
They all stepped aside so that he could see her and she made her way to Mr. Schue's desk.
"Hi Mr. Schue" she said smiling a little.
"Oh my God" Mr. Schue said shocked. "Rachel Berry!"
A/N: yeah, so I chose Rachel! :) I just think that a new character maybe wouldn't be that welcome and well I actually counted out of 11 votes:
Rachel: 6
New Character: 4 (2 of them were split between both of them) and well one didn't really said anything so there you have it.
plus, for the ones that wanted a new character, Rachel is going to be a complete new character! I just used the name here! once again, let me know what you think :)
