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and second, well, there's a part in this chapter where a lot of the quotes are based on an episode of Friends where Ross and Rachel break up! just wanna get that out cause I don't own that either! :) again, sorry it took a while but here it is! enjoy - moony :)

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"Hi Matt" Mercedes said happily walking over to the tall, handsome dancer.

"Hi Mercedes" Matt said a little annoyed rolling his eyes.

"Look, I just wanted you to know that um, apparently by lunch everyone will know about us" she said handing him a copy of the newest Muckraker.

"What? Mercedes, there is no us" he said upset grabbing the newspaper and reading it. "What the hell is this?" he asked furious.

"Look, I don't know how Jacob-Ben Israel got that" Mercedes said with a fake confused look. "but I'm sure it's all over the school by now" she said with a little smirk.

"Mercedes, this is a lie!" Matt started to pretty much yell.

"Only because you want it to be! I told you yesterday" she said rubbing his arm with her hand. "You can do a lot better than that slut-"

"Don't call her that" Matt said fuming and flinching away from her hand.

"Well, she is a slut! I mean, Finn was right about that" she simply said. Matt felt his blood boiling. "She was with Finn, she was with Puckerman, Jesse and now she's with Sam! You think you're her one and only?"

"You have no idea what goes on between Rachel and I! You just hate her because I love her! And guess what Mercedes, you will never be her!" Matt said more furious than ever.

"Well, do you really think she's gonna have you back after this?" she asked him pointing at the newspaper. "She's probably making out with Sam by now to get over you. Face it Matt, you and Rachel are over. When you finally realize it, you know where to find me" she said winking at him and turning around walking way from him.

Matt threw the newspaper to the ground. He could not let this get to Rachel. Mercedes was right about something, if she found out, there's no way she's gonna forgive him. The one thing he had to do right now was: find Rachel.


When the bell rang, Rachel was sitting in the front of the class and tried her best to listen to Mr. Schuester's Spanish lesson instead of listening to Mercedes and Quinn stupidly talking about the night before.

"So, how did it go?" she heard Quinn say loud enough so Rachel could listen.

"Oh, my God! It was so great! He's so smart and so funny and so sweet" she heard Mercedes saying. She could even see the stupid grin on her face even if they were behind her.

"Don't listen to them" Mike said next to her. "They're doing this to get on your nerves. They're just messing with you" he tried his best to convince her. Rachel just nodded and tried to listen to Mr. Schue.

"And he is such a gentleman, you know? My mom loved him" Mercedes continued. Rachel was trying her best not to think any of it. But the two friends noticed Rachel was shaking of anger and her hand was made into a fist. "We had so much fun, I think he got home at around midnight" she continued. Rachel was shaking. Mike grabbed her hand and tried to calm her down, but inside, his blood was boiling. He could not believe Matt would do something like this to Rachel.

"Really?" Quinn asked and Rachel knew she had a smirk on her face. Quinn knew exactly how to break her. "Are you going out again?" Rachel froze and at this point, so did Mike. He had to know the other diva's answer.

"Yes" Mercedes said excited. "We're going out on Friday!"

She could not believe it. She felt her eyes watering but she didn't want to give them the satisfaction of defeating her.

"That's great! And did you pick your song?" Quinn asked her excited.

"Yes! It's called 'I'm Yours'" that did it for Rachel. When those words came out of Mercedes' mouth, Rachel tensed her hand so much tightening her pencil that she broke it in half. She literally felt her heart being stabbed with a knife. That song was theirs. Sure, it was not the only song she considered theirs, but it was the first time Matt had ever sing to her. "It's so beautiful! And I think we could do a great job singing it together" Mercedes said excited. Mike could see the anger on Rachel's face. She didn't say anything. She stood up, grabbed her things and walked towards the door.

"Rachel? Is everything alright?" Mr. Schue asked her confused. Rachel turned around and saw Mercedes and Quinn laughing at her. She still didn't know the worst part.

"I just don't feel well Mr. Schue. I'm sorry. I was wondering if I could go to the nurse's office" she said trying her best not to cry.

"Um, sure" Mr. Schue said a little worried. Rachel turned around and left the class. "Um, Mike, why don't you go with her to make sure she's ok" he said worried and Mike immediately stood up and walked out following her. He saw Puck coming out of the nurse's office, so he went over there first to tell him everything that had happened. Meanwhile, Rachel was walking to her locker to put her things away, when she felt someone standing beside her.

"Rachel Berry, is it true that you moved from chocolate to vanilla?" Jacob-Ben Israel standing with a microphone and some other guy with a camera in front of her.

"What?" Rachel asked annoyed.

"Is it true that the tall, handsome, dark jock left you for the chocolate diva from Glee Club?" he continued. "Leaving you heartbroken and running into the arms of the blonde, trouty mouth, jock?"

"What? I am NOT with Sam!" Rachel argued. "A-and Matt is not with Mercedes" she told him wanting to believe that was true.

"Well, according to my sources, he looked pretty cozy with her last night" he said giving Rachel a copy of The Muckraker. And then, Rachel saw it. She couldn't believe it. There, on the front page, under the headline 'The Glee Club Tangled Web Goes On' was a picture of Matt and Mercedes kissing. Rachel started reading the whole article trying not to let the tears run out.

The Glee Club Tangled Web Goes On – Clearly everyone knows by now that the Glee Club gained his last addition with the return of the handsome chocolate jock, Matthew Rutheford. But is this addition going to benefit the club? Or is it just going to add more drama than it already has? It seems that the club can't get enough of rolling around their significant others. Apparently, it's not enough with the Finn/Rachel/Puck/Quinn sick love square, afterwards they added Sam Evans into the matter, Santana Lopez, not far behind, who ended up with none other than Miss Brittany S. Pierce. The latter also had a weird love square with Artie Abrahams, Tina Cohen-Chang and Mike Chang. And after Kurt Hummel left to find his love elsewhere, it made us wonder when the chocolate members of the club would make their contribution on this drama. Well, wait no more people. Rumor has it; Rachel Berry was involved in a relationship with Matthew Rutheford before he left. After the fiasco that went on between Finn Hudson and the petite diva on Monday, it all looked like Miss Berry and Mr. Rutheford where heading towards being back together. But looks like we were all fooled. Miss Jones stepped in and took matters into her own hands, stealing away the other diva's man. For the looks of it, Mr. Rutheford is not complaining. And what happens to our favorite Glee Club Queen? Well, she lost no time, running into the arms of none other than, Sam Evans.

"You know, I would never do something like that to you if you were mine" Jacob told Rachel when she finished reading the article. But before she could even say anything, she saw Jacob being smashed against the lockers by Puck, and Mike grabbing the camera from the other kid and smashing it against the floor.

"Hey Jew-fro, what you doin'?" Puck asked between clenched teeth.

"Uh, I wasn't um… I mean, I was just-" Jacob stuttered.

"You were just leaving" Mike said in the same tone while the other kid had already run in the opposite direction.

"Right, right" Jacob said trying to walk away but Puck smashed him against the lockers again.

"Come near her again, and I'm gonna make your life worse than it already is" Puck said threateningly and letting go of him. Jacob was out of their sight in less than a minute.

"You ok, doll?" Mike asked coming towards Rachel who still had The Muckraker in her hands.

"What's that?" Puck asked confused. Rachel handed him a copy Jacob had dropped to the floor. Puck and Mike started reading it and Rachel could actually see the red climbing up their faces. "Babe-"

"Don't" Rachel said crying a little more. "I just… need to be alone for a while ok? I'll see you guys later" she said walking away from them.

Mike and Puck looked at each other more worried than ever. Yes, they wanted to kill Matt, but after what they just read, they expected for Rachel to do that herself. They expected for her to yell, cry, rip their heads off, anything. The fact that she was just silent and walked, not even stormed out, just walked to the Choir Room, was probably the scariest reaction they could get from her. She was giving up.

Rachel entered the Choir Room and sat by the piano. She was still with the newspaper on her hands. How can he do this to me? He said he still loved me! How can he move on that fast?

***Flashback***

"Rachel! Rach, open the door!" Matt yelled knocking on her bedroom door.

"Go away!" he heard her yell from inside. He could tell she was crying.

"Rachel Barbara Berry! I am not gonna go away until you open the door and you talk to me! If you don't open up I swear I will break the door down!"

Rachel rolled her eyes, regretting she had given each of them a key to her house. She was in her sweatpants and one of Matt's shirts he had left there, drying her hair with her towel. It was the third shower she had taken. She could still smell the eggs on her and she hadn't stopped crying. She tried to fix herself a little so it wouldn't look like she had been crying and went to open the door with her hair all over the place.

"Happy?" she asked upset and went back to try to brush her tangled hair. Matt saw her pulling her hair so hard with her brush, he thought she was gonna rip it off. He saw her tired, puffy and red eyes.

"Rachel!" Matt said walking over to her. "Baby, come here" he said softly taking the brush out of her hand and tried hugging her to him.

"No!" she said pushing him away. "Don't hug me! I stink! I smell like egg!" she said crying again. "I smell like those poor baby chickens that will never be born because of me-"

"Rach, no" Matt said softly grabbing her hand. "This was not your fault" he said trying not to let her show how angry he really was. "Come here" he whispered and pulled her to him. Rachel started crying harder against his chest while Matt rubbed her back gently with his hand. "Shhh, I'm here baby" he whispered soothingly to her while he kissed her messy hair.

"You know what he said before he cracked the egg? He said 'I loved you'" she said mocking Jesse's voice. She felt Matt clenching his fists on her back. She knew he was furious. "Who in their right mind does this to someone they supposedly love?" she asked with angry tears. "I mean, I know I didn't love him back, but still! It's just wrong to do this to people" she said calming down and breaking away a little, but Matt didn't want to let go of her. "What did I do to deserve this?" she asked him with more tears falling down her cheeks. "What is so wrong with me that this is what I got? Just because I didn't give myself to him? Because I didn't tell him that I loved him? Why Matt? Why would anyone do this to someone else?"

Matt felt like a weight was lifted from his shoulders the second he knew she didn't give herself to Jesse. He knew she wouldn't do it, but he was never completely sure. He wanted to kill Jesse. He should've killed him when he had the chance.

"Baby, look at me" he said softly. Rachel looked up at him with her eyes filled with tears. "You did nothing to deserve this. Jesse is a worthless idiot that doesn't deserve one of your tears" he said wiping away her tears with his thumb. Rachel placed her hand over his, not wanting him to remove it from her cheek, when she felt it. She rubbed his knuckles with her thumb to be sure she felt what she thought she felt.

"Matt" she said taking his hand in hers and removing it from her cheek and looking at it. "What happened to your hands?" she asked noticing the other one was bruised too. Matt was ready to say nothing when he saw that look on her face. The look that said don't-you-dare-try-lying-to-me-Matthew-Rutheford. He sighted and looked away from her. "Well?"

"Rach please, just don't get mad-"

"Oh my God!" she yelled pulling away. "Please don't tell me that you went after Jesse" she told him upset.

"Well, yes! We did! Even Artie and Kurt came with us! I mean, they didn't really do anything but they came! Rach, that guy is an asshole! He's lucky we didn't kill him!" Matt argued with her.

"Matthew!" Rachel yelled looking back at him. "You know I don't condone violence!"

"Yes! You don't but we do" Matt snapped. "Rachel, he had no right to do that to you! As soon as you told us what he did, I just I wanted to kill him with my own hands ok? And so did Mike and Puck" he said calming down a little.

"Matt, I asked you guys to just let it go" Rachel told him with sad eyes, walking near him again.

"Well, I can't Rach, cause people aren't allowed to hurt you" he finished softly placing his hand on her cheek again and caressing it with his thumb. "Not you baby" he said softly looking down at her.

"Why not me?" she asked noticing his look on her was different. Or at least, realizing for the first time that it was different.

"Because" he whispered putting some of her loose hair behind her ear and looking intently in her eyes. Here it goes! I have to do it. I can't let anyone else come and hurt her again. "You're Rachel Berry" he said as if it was obvious. "You're the most beautiful girl in the world. And you're smart, and you're kind, and you're funny and sweet. And I just hate when someone takes advantage of that and hurts your beautiful immense heart" he said sweetly.

"Y-you think I'm beautiful?" she asked hesitantly. Oh my God! He thinks I'm beautiful!

"What?" Matt asked confused. He placed his arms around her waist and slowly turned her around so she could look at herself in the mirror with him hugging her from behind. "Do you not look at yourself in the mirror every morning? Do you not see the gorgeous girl that I see in there?" he asked before turning her around so she would face him again. "You're perfect Rach" he said putting his hands possessively around her waist and leaning down to capture her lips. Rachel instantly placed her hands around his neck, deepening the kiss, while his hands on her hips tightened the grip. After a few minutes, they both broke apart gasping for air. Matt placed his forehead against hers and smiled at her. "You have no idea how badly I wanted to do that" he whispered giving her another peck on the lips.

"I think I have an idea" she said chuckling a little and forgetting everything that happened that day before now. "Come on" she said grabbing his hand and dragging him downstairs. "Let's get some ice for your hands" she said kissing his hand.

"I think that's enough" he said smirking and kissing her hand.

***End of Flashback***

"Rachel?" she was snapped out of her thoughts and saw him standing there.


"I can't believe this is happening! This is outraging!" Kurt said irritated when Mike and Puck showed him, Sam and Tina the newspaper.

"Hummel, chill, you've known about this relationship for a day" Puck said rolling his eyes.

"I am going to kill that asshole with my bare hands! I don't care if he's your friend" Sam said furious looking at Mike and Puck.

"Guys, I just think there should be another explanation for this" Mike said trying to defend his best friend. "Matt wouldn't do this to Rachel. He loves her."

"Look, why don't we just look for Rachel" Tina said worried for her friend. They all nodded and headed towards the Auditorium thinking she would be there. "Rachel?" Tina yelled when they entered. All they got in response was a loud moan coming from the back of the curtains. "You think that's her?" Tina asked confused.

"Well, if it is, it looks like this all brightened up" Kurt said with a little smirk.

"That's not her! Berry doesn't roll like that" Puck said protectively walking over to the stage, pulling the curtains and finding two half naked cheerios with their hair all over the place.

"What the fuck Puckerman!" Santana said angry. Sam, Puck and Mike stood there looking at them with their minds racing any kind of ideas.

"Shit girls, would it kill you to invite?" Puck asked smirking at the Latina and the blonde. Brittany giggled blushing a little.

"Shut up asshole!" Santana said fixing herself up as Brittany did the same.

"Well, can we at least watch?" Sam asked laughing a little earning a slap in the arm by Tina.

"Mike stop staring!" she said slapping her boyfriend's arm too while Kurt laughed at the whole scene.

"What are you guys doing here?" Brittany asked them.

"Well, not having as much fun as you apparently" Mike muttered under his breath but only Puck heard him and laughed.

"We're looking for Rachel" Kurt told them.

"Why? What happened now-" Santana was cut off when they heard someone yelling walking in the Auditorium.

"Please, Rachel just talk to me" they heard Matt beg.

"I can't talk to you! I can't even look at you right now! Just get away from me!" they heard Rachel crying and yelling at him. The seven teenagers remained behind the curtains, Santana and Brittany oblivious to what was happening.

"What? What happened?" Santana whispered confused.

"No, Rach, please listen to me this was just a mistake" they heard Matt tell her.

"A mistake? Where were you trying to put your tongue in? Her purse?" Rachel asked outraged.

"Well, where did he put it?" Brittany asked the others. They just rolled their eyes a bit and kept on listening.

"Matt you went on a fucking date with Mercedes and you're going out with her again! You kissed her and apparently spent half of the night there!" Rachel yelled.

"Oh my God!" Santana said shocked while Tina and Kurt had a sad face on. "You guys knew about this?" she asked and they all nodded.

"See what happens when you don't invite me to a make-out session?" Puck whispered to her and she just punched him in the arm.

"I knew something was wrong, cause Lord Tubbington didn't read my diary yesterday" Brittany told them.

"Rachel please, just listen to me" Matt continued trying to walk towards her but Rachel just kept on walking away.

"No! Get away from me! I want you to leave!" she yelled hoping Puck, Mike or Sam would get there, and make him leave. Little did she know, they were there listening to everything they were saying.

"No, Rach, please I wanna talk about this" Matt begged her. "This whole mess is not true!" he said pointing at the newspaper.

"Oh, so it isn't true that you went over to Mercedes' last night?" Rachel snapped.

"Well, I did but-"

"And is this not you?" she asked pointing at him in the picture.

"Yes, but I didn't kiss her! She kissed me and I pushed her away I swear-"

"You really think I'm that stupid Matthew? Stop lying to me!" Rachel snapped and started hitting him with the newspaper and then threw it at him but he ducked down and it ended up hitting the curtain, well hitting Kurt and making the rest of them jump back.

"Should we do something?" Tina whispered to the others.

"Yeah! Never cheat on Rachel" Mike said shocked at his friend's anger.

"God! And to hear about it from Jacob-Ben Israel! Do you have any idea how humiliating that was!" Rachel yelled.

"Hey! I didn't mean for you to find out that way! I ran all over school trying to make sure that didn't happen!" Matt said trying to defend himself.

"Oh, that is so sweet" Rachel said sarcastically and putting her hands up to her chest. "I think I'm falling in love with you all over again!"

"You know guys? I don't think we should be listening anymore" Sam said trying to walk out of the curtains.

"Hey! Dude what are you doing?" Puck stopped him.

"Yeah, we can't go out there!" Santana told him.

"Why not? I'm hungry" Sam complained.

"Because then they'll know we've been listening" Kurt told him.

"Listen, Rach, please you have to believe me! Mercedes means nothing to me!" Matt told her.

"Yeah? Well, apparently she was worth jeopardizing our relationship! I mean, how can you do that Matt? You tell me that you love me and that you want to be with me and then you just go over and move on with Mercedes?"

"Look, it wasn't like that! I started looking for you yesterday to tell you all about it and you were in here singing with that Evans guy!"

"Sam? What does that has to do with anything?"

"I thought you were moving on with him! I though our relationship was dead!"

"Well, you sure had a hell of a time at the wake!" Rachel yelled glaring at him.

"Rach, I know it was stupid to go over to Mercedes' but I just… I was so mad at myself for letting you go! And I thought you were with Sam-"

"Ok, let's say I was with Sam" Rachel interrupted him. "Would you have been ok with that?"

Matt thought about it for a little while "Y-yeah" Matt said unconvinced.

"Really?" Rachel said with an arched eyebrow. "You would've been ok if you knew that Sam had kissed me, and roam his hands all over my body-"

"Ok, shut up! Just shut up! SHUT UP!" Matt said covering his ears. The idea of another guy just being near her made his stomach sick. "Yes, maybe, I would've flip out at first, but I mean, I would still want to be with you because it's… I mean, it's you" he said with a sweet smile.

"Oooowwwww" Kurt, Brittany and Tina sighed at the same time.

Rachel sat down on a chair and started crying silently. Matt kneeled in front of her. He grabbed her hand and kissed it.

"I heard her telling Quinn all about your stupid night" she said in a disgusted tone, not looking at him. "And that you're going out again on Friday! And that you're singing 'I'm Yours' with her" she said crying a little harder. Matt knew the anger was gone, and now, she was hurt.

"Rach, that's not true! I left about half an hour after I got there! And I told her from the beginning that I wouldn't sing with her! And I would never sing that song for someone who's not you" he said softly tightening the grip on her hand. "You know I wouldn't baby girl" he said rubbing her knuckles with his thumb. Rachel didn't say anything, she just kept on crying and she didn't look at him.

Behind the curtain, Kurt and Brittany had let the tears in their eyes roll down. Santana said she had something in her eye, while Tina buried her face in Mike's shirt and he rubbed his hand on her back trying to comfort her. Sam was trying to comfort Brittany and Puck was doing his best not to walk out there, punch Matt and hug Rachel.

"I think you should go" Rachel said in a whisper.

"What?" Matt asked her with his eyes watering a little.

"I really think you need to go now" Rachel said taking her hand away from his. She brought her knees to her chest and hugged herself. Matt stood up and looked at her as she tried to wipe her tears away. He leaned down and saw her squeeze her eyes shut. He kissed her forehead and got back up.

"I love you" he said before walking out of the Auditorium.

Rachel stayed there crying for what felt like hours, until Brittany and Kurt decided to walk out. She didn't even notice where they came from. They just hugged her and walked out of the Auditorium with her.

"So, what are we going to do?" Santana asked everyone else.

"Right now, we have to help Rachel" Tina told her. "We can figure the rest out later" she told her and Santana nodded.

"And we have to kill Rutheford" Puck said furious.

"Look, don't go just killing him like that" Santana stepped in.

"Why do you care?" Sam asked just confused at the Latina standing up for someone.

"Look, he was telling the truth about him being over at Jones' for like half an hour. He called me last night and asked me if he could come over to talk. So after my date with Britt he did, and he started telling me how he had screwed up and he wanted Rachel back. He never said anything about the kiss. I just figured he meant him leaving was the screw up" she explained to them. "You guys are his best friends, and I know Berry needs you right now, but Matt needs someone too. Just talk to him before you kill him ok?" she said walking out of the Auditorium with Tina.


In the next period, Matt was sitting on the bleachers looking at the girls' warming up before a pointless soccer game that Coach Sylvester dared Coach Bieste to play. Meaning, the cheerios were playing against the rest of the girls in the class. He was watching Rachel's every move, remembering the first time he finally had the guts to kiss her, when he was snapped out of his thoughts.

"Dude! What the hell?" he turned to look around to see a furious Mike with an ever more furious Puck.

"What?" he asked confused.

"Don't shit with us Rutheford!" Puck said pulling him up by his shirt. Luckily for them, Coach Sylvester and Coach Beiste were to busy threatening each other to even notice them.

"Hey! Puckerman! What the fuck?" Matt said pushing him away.

"You can't just come back and do this to her again!" Puck said with clenched teeth.

"Ok, guys I know what it looks like but it wasn't that way-" Matt started to say.

"You kissed Mercedes!" Mike said in the same tone.

"She kissed me!" Matt told them. "I know how stupid it sounds but she did! I pushed her away, but obviously not fast enough so that fucking Jew-fro made up a whole story! I told her I was in love with Rachel and to leave me alone!"

"I'm serious Rutheford! Stop shitting with us!" Puck said fuming. "We get the shit that you had to leave and everything but you cannot do this to Rachel! I told you that if you ever hurt her-"

"Puck I'm telling you the truth! I tried talking to Rachel today! I looked all over for her to tell her the whole story" Matt defended himself. "Look, yesterday, I was so mad at Rachel for singing that song! But then, I was mad at me because it was my fault! I left her! I promised her I would never leave her and I did! And I decided I don't want to move on! I want her back even if she's with that blonde guy! So I went over to Mercedes because I told her I would help her. But after all the shit happening I left and I didn't know what to do so I went over to Santana's after her anniversary with Britt-"

"Fuck dude! You and Santana?" Puck asked still mad forgetting what Santana had already told them.

"No! Would you let me finish?" Matt asked annoyed. "I went to talk to her because I knew Rachel would be with you guys so I couldn't go there! I didn't tell her the whole story because I didn't think I had to, but she told me yesterday she would help me get her back, so I went over there to ask for her help" he explained to them. Mike and Puck's looks turned from angry to completely shocked and confused.

"Satan?" Puck asked him and Matt nodded.

"Santana" Mike asked again more like a statement and Matt nodded again. "That girl?" he asked pointing at the Latina, who was on the field pushing another girl to the ground and screaming at her in Spanish.

"Yeah! I was just as confused as you when she told me that yesterday, but well, she said something about Britt changing her and she said she would try to talk to Rachel or something! I'm desperate dude! I would do anything to have her back! Guys I swear I never meant to hurt her! I love her" Matt told them. Puck and Mike knew how much he really loved her. They knew he had loved her ever since he had met her. They calmed down and sat back watching the girls' game.

"She's not with Sam dude" Mike said after a few minutes of silence.

"What?" Matt asked confused.

"You said you want her back even if she's with Sam but she's not with Sam" Mike told him. "I told you yesterday. He's just like one of us" he said pointing at Puck and himself while Puck nodded.

"But Mercedes said-"

"You mean Mercedes, the one who threw herself at you, had a whole plan to ruin your relationship with Rachel and told Rachel you had a date with her on Friday?" Puck asked him sarcastically.

"Good point" Matt said realizing how stupid he was to believe Mercedes and Quinn in the first place. They saw Rachel talking to Tina on the field while Santana and Brittany walking over to them linking they're pinkies.

"Hi guys" Brittany said happily.

"Hey Britt" they greeted her.

"Alright, we talked to her" Santana told Matt.

"Yeah, we got the scoop" Brittany said trying to sound like a detective.

"What'd she say?" Mike asked them curious.

"Hates him with the fire of a thousand suns. That's a direct quote" Santana said awkwardly looking at Matt.

"Thanks Santana. That's very comforting of you" Matt said sarcastically.

"Oh Matt, don't get sad" Brittany said sweetly.

"Yeah, dude, she's just mad. We've all made stupid stuff on the past. I mean, maybe she just needs a day to cool off" Mike told him trying to cheer him up. At that moment, a soccer ball flew past them from the field, barely missing Matt's head. Matt turned to look at the field to find Rachel glaring straightly at him.

"Or maybe two" Puck said trying to hide the proud smirk he had on his face. [A/N: that was from 10 Things I Hate About You :)]


"So, we just have to pick up Stacy and Stevie" Sam told Rachel when they were out of school.

"Ok" she said with a little smile. She knew they would make her feel better. They always made her laugh.

"How are you feeling, babe?" Sam asked her holding her hand.

"Well, I've been better" she simply said looking out the window.

After her conversation with Matt, she did her best to avoid everyone. She avoided Quinn and Mercedes. She managed to not even run into Matt, excepting from the part where she almost knocked him unconscious with a soccer ball. She also avoided Puck and Mike. She knew they loved her and were worried about her but she just didn't want to talk about it anymore. Tina, Santana, Brittany and Kurt told her they were going out tonight with Blaine. She agreed. Maybe that's what she needed. Just a night out to just have fun and forget about everything going on.

"I just have to move on, right?" she said with a sad smile.

"You really think that's what you want?" Sam asked her.

"It's not what I want, but it's what I have left" she said sadly as they pulled over in front of the school. They got out of the car and Stevie ran over to Rachel while Sam picked up Stacy.

"Hi Rachel!" Stevie and Stacy said excited.

"Hi guys" Rachel said hugging Stevie.

"Hey! What about me?" Sam complained and Stacy gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Thanks" he said smiling proudly and they returned to the car.

"Rach, look what I got for you" Stevie said with a huge smile taking a flower out of his bag. "Sam said that you were sad yesterday and I think you're pretty when you smile and when daddy brings mommy flowers she always smile" he said blushing a little. Rachel felt her whole heart melting. She kneeled down in front of Stevie and took the flower in her hand.

"Stevie" she said hugging him. "Thank you so much" she said giving him a kiss on the forehead. "This is the best gift anyone has given me" she said smiling sweetly. It was the first time she had smile in the last three days.

"Really?" Stevie asked excited.

"Really" she said kissing his forehead. "Thanks honey" she said holding his hand as they followed Sam and Stacy.

"Are you coming over today Rachel?" Stacy asked excited.

"Oh, I don't know honey my dads are coming back today, but tomorrow ok? I promise" she said with a sweet smile and Stacy nodded. They spent the way home with Stevie and Stacy singing along with Rachel and Sam. When they pulled over in front of Sam's house, Rachel saw her dads' car parked in the driveway and another car she didn't know.

"You sure you don't want to come in a while?" he asked her.

"Yeah, please" Stacy and Stevie said at the same time.

"Thanks guys, but my dads are already here. I haven't seen them in a really long time" she said with a sad smile. Sam smiled back at her knowing it was true and it was better if they didn't keep her from them. "I swear I'll come over tomorrow ok?" she said giving Stevie and Stacy another hug and then she hugged Sam goodbye before she walked over to her house. They'll be gone again by tomorrow anyways. "Dad? Daddy?" she yelled excited. It had been a little over a month since she had seen them.

"In the living room sweetheart" she heard her dad yell. She started practically running towards the living room and she stopped abruptly gasping shocked at what she saw on the living room. There, next to her dad was, not only Matt, but also Matt's mom and the youngest one of his two brothers.

"Rachel!" Kyle was the first to get up and ran excited to hug her.

"Hi Kyle" Rachel said hugging the adorable mini version of Matt. "Oh my God! You're so big" she said smiling at the seven-year-old.

"Hi princess" her dad was the next one to greet her. "I've missed you so much" he said hugging her.

"I missed you too dad" she said with a sad smile. She saw Matt looking at her and she knew that he could tell her fathers had been gone for long. "Hi Mrs. Rutheford" she said kindly smiling at her.

"Oh, Rachel honey" Mrs. Rutheford said walking over to her and hugging her tightly. "You look just as beautiful as the last time I saw you" she said as she pulled away.

"Thank you Mrs. Rutheford" Rachel said blushing a little and smiling at her. And then, she knew she had to do it. "Hi Matt" she said smiling kindly at him.

"Hi Rach" Matt said awkwardly from where he was standing.

"Um, where's daddy?" Rachel asked his father.

"I'm right here princess" the other Mr. Berry said walking in the living room with a tray of snacks. "Oh, I missed you so much sweetheart" he said hugging Rachel.

"I missed you too daddy" she said hugging him tighter. "Do you need some help in the kitchen?" she asked knowing one, that he was about to get everyone something to drink, and two, that he had a look on his face that said he wanted to talk to her.

"That would be lovely" his dad said as they walked back to the kitchen. "So, I'm guessing you're not so happy to see Matt?" he asked once they were out of sight.

"What do you mean?" Rachel asked him pretending to be confused.

"Oh, come on princess, that greet was more awkward than when I greet your dad's mother" he said making her laugh a little. "What's going on?"

Rachel sighed sadly. "I don't know daddy. I saw him two days ago on the first day of school and I don't know, I'm still mad at him" she explained to her dad, leaving out the whole drama with Finn and with Mercedes.

"Rachel, sweetheart, I know it was hard for you when Matt left. But you have to at least give him a chance to explain why he had to" her father told him. Rachel arched her eyebrow at him. She knew he was hiding something from her. "Matt is a great guy and I really think that you should give him an opportunity" he finished. "And who may I ask gave you that lovely flower?" he asked smiling spotting the flower in her hand.

"Oh, Stevie Evans" Rachel said smiling sweetly and putting the flower on a glass with water.

"Oh my God that is the sweetest thing I have ever heard" Mr. Berry said laughing and walking out of the kitchen with a few drinks and leaving her lost in her thoughts.

"Um, Rachel?" she heard someone coming in the kitchen and saw Matt standing there. "Do you need help? You've been here for a long time" he said softly.

"What are you doing here?" she asked him.

"S-sorry?" Matt asked a little confused.

"Why are you in my house? With all your family?" she asked him again. She wasn't yelling or crying she was just confused.

"Oh, um your dad is helping my mom with some things" he told her a little awkward. "Look Rach-"

"Don't Matt" Rachel begged him. "Not here and not now" she told him referring to their families being in the next room.

"Ok, I'm not gonna try to say anything I just need you to know that I would do anything to get you back. I can't live without you" he said walking over towards her again. This time, she didn't move. "I spent a whole year hating myself, knowing you were here and that you were probably with Finn or Puck, and I couldn't even blame you because it was all my fault" he whispered.

"Why did you leave?" Rachel asked him in a whisper when a single tear rolled down her cheek. Matt placed her hand in his and brought his other hand to her cheek wiping away the tear.

"I can't tell you here" he whispered to her. "Kyle doesn't know and Nate doesn't know the whole story" he explained to her and she nodded understanding. She closed her eyes and just felt his warm hand against her cheek. She had no idea how he could do this. With just one touch, he could make her forget about everything. She leaned her face into his hand and placed her hand over his, not wanting him to remove it, just like in that day she had thought about for so long today.

"Matt!" they both heard Kyle yell and then they saw him walk into the kitchen, making Matt and Rachel quickly break apart.

"What's wrong bud?" Matt asked his little brother.

"I can't find Nate" Kyle complained.

"Um, where is Nate?" she asked them realizing she hadn't seen the, now, fifteen-year-old guy but, before she could answer, she felt two strong arms wrapping around her waist and lifting her up spinning her around.

"Ow, I knew you missed me Rachel Ray" she heard Nate's voice laughing behind her.

"Nathan Rutheford! Put me down this instant!" Rachel yelled trying not to giggle, while Kyle laughed with Matt.

Matt always loved how his family had welcomed Rachel. His mom adored her the minute she met her. She always told him how polite and caring she was. And of course, she loved her even more when she found out that one of her fathers was one of her best friends in high school who she had lost touch after she moved. Kyle said she was the prettiest girl he had ever met and he even told Matt that he was stupid for not being her boyfriend, of course, before he was her boyfriend. And Nate had always liked her, but he loved her when he tried her cookies. And any other dessert she would make. He loved her cooking. Even when Rachel made them a vegan dinner, that according to him, did not taste like a vegan dinner because it was incredibly good. Therefore, he called her Rachel Ray.

"Ow, sorry Ray, I was just excited to see my favorite chef" he said putting her down. Rachel turned around and saw a grown-up Nathan Rutheford in front of her.

"Oh my God" she said hugging him. "You're so tall! You're taller than me" she said laughing a little.

"Rach, I hate to break it to you, but I've been taller than you since I was like twelve" he said laughing a little at her.

"I know! But you're really tall" she told him laughing.

"Nate! Rachel made cookies" Kyle said excited dragging him out to the living room.

"She did?" she heard the excitement on Nate's voice once they were in the living room.

"They haven't changed" she told Matt with a little laugh.

"Yeah, they're still the same" Matt said smiling sweetly at her.

"Rachel, honey!" Mr. Berry said walking inside the kitchen. "Your dad wants to know what you're doing for dinner cause we have a business dinner tonight sweetheart" he said with sad eyes. Matt saw Rachel's face and he felt his heart breaking. He knew how much her fathers were never around, and even when they were, they were always busy. He could see the sadness behind Rachel's smile.

"Um, actually daddy, I have plans with some girls from Glee Club" she told him. "I'm um, spending the night at Tina's."

"Oh, well that's great honey, I'll let your dad know then" he said walking out of the kitchen again. Matt walked over to Rachel again, who smiled sadly at him.

"Well, they haven't changed" he said sadly.

"Yeah, still the same" Rachel said looking down. Matt lifted her head up and placed a soft kiss on her forehead.

"I better, um, go get changed" she said holding back her tears until she was in her room.

She slammed the door behind her and sat against her door, bringing her knees o her chest and crying her eyes out. She couldn't get over him. No matter how badly she wanted it. She went over to her closet, got changed and then started packing her clothes. Before she went downstairs, she grabbed a stuffed elephant Matt had given her on their first date. Ever since he gave it to her, she would fall asleep with him. But when Matt left, it became a necessity to her. It was one of the few things she had left from him. When she came downstairs, she found Matt and Nate sitting on the living room.

"Wow, you look hot Ray" Nate said smirking. Rachel giggled a little on how Nate was so different from Matt. He reminded her more of Puck.

"Thanks Nate, um where are my parents?" she asked confused.

"They took my mom and Kyle home" Matt told her. "They um, asked me to drop you off at Tina's since I'm on my way to Mike's" he said with a light blush on his cheeks, hoping this wouldn't be too uncomfortable for her.

"Oh, um ok" she said with a little smile. "Are you going over to Mike's too?" she asked Nate.

"No, he's dropping me off at one of my friend's" he simply answered. Rachel nodded and they walked to the car. When she got there, Matt opened the front door for her. Rachel couldn't help but smile at her always-chivalrous boyfriend. Wait, ex-boyfriend. Yeah, that's it.

"Hey! Dude, I called shot-gun!" Nate complained like a little boy.

"Shut up loser! Ladies get the front seat" he told him. Nate got in the back seat still pouting while Rachel got in the front seat laughing at the two brothers. After dropping off Nathan, awkward silence filled the car, except for the radio playing.

"So, um" Matt said looking at the road. "What are you girl's going to be up to tonight?"

"Oh, well I don't really know" Rachel said not looking at him. "And is girls, plus Kurt and Blaine" she told him.

"Who's Blaine?" Matt asked a little confused.

"Kurt's boyfriend" Rachel told him.

"Hummel has a boyfriend?"

"Yeah, they met last year, he's in Dalton Academy. He's really nice" Rachel said with a little smile. "That's him" she said when they pulled over at Tina's house and Kurt was pulling over in front of them with Blaine. "Um, thanks for the ride Matt" she said opening the door.

"Rach, wait" Matt said stopping her and Rachel turned to look at him. "Just, be careful whatever you guys do today ok?" he said protectively. "And call me if you need anything" he said looking down. Rachel smiled sweetly at him.

"Thanks Matt, you guys be careful too" she said walking out of the car. "Say hi to Mike for me ok?" she said walking away while Kurt and Blaine came to hug her.


***Matt's POV***

They're gay! How can I be jealous of two gay guys that are hugging her! Put yourself together asshole! Just drive over to Mike's already. I pulled away from Tina's driveway looking at Rachel one more time, and then I saw it. I could see the trunk of an elephant sneaking out of her bag. I knew it had to be the one I gave her for our first date, cause she doesn't have any other stuffed elephants. I placed a little smile on my face and drove away. When I got over to Mike's I saw Puck's truck parked and another car I had no idea who's it was. Mike's parents were supposed to be away. I saw his mom's car so unless his dad changed cars, there's someone else here. I got out of the car and went over to the door. I knocked on the door and when it opened, there he was. Sam Evans. The guy that I have turned to hate in the past couple of days was standing here, on my best friend's door, letting me in.

"Hey" he said moving aside so I could get in.

"Hey" I simply said walking past him. I walked in the basement that Mike and his brother had turned into a game room and saw Mike and Puck playing video games. I saw a few beers on the table so I grabbed one and sat next to Puck.

"Help yourself" Mike said sarcastically not even taking his eyes off the screen.

"Thanks" I said without any emotion in my voice.

"What took you so long?" Puck said with his eyes glued to the TV too.

"I just dropped Rachel off at Tina's" I said drinking a little more. Mike paused the game and the three guys turned to look at me as if I had grown another head. "What?"

"You were in the same car with Rach, and she didn't kill you?" Puck asked me.

"Yeah" I simply said taking another sip. "Kurt and his boyfriend had just gotten there" I told them.

"What were they doing tonight?" Mike asked me. I knew he wanted to go over there, since for the looks of it; Tina's parents weren't there either.

"I don't know dude" I said upset. I felt my phone buzzing. I quickly got it out of my pocket, thinking it would be Rachel. But the screen read 'Mercedes'. I just pressed ignore and dropped it in the table.

"Who was that?" Puck asked me. Sam was playing with Mike now.

"Mercedes" I said looking at the ground.

"Are you with her?" Sam asked all of the sudden. Why the fuck does he care? I know I can't really snap at him since I'm the bad guy in this story but it just got on my nerves.

"How's that any of your business?" I asked getting mad.

"Well, if it involves my best friend, it is my business" he told me. I could see Mike and Puck's faces turn awkward with the tension in the room. This is going to be a long night.


***Back to Rachel***

"But I wanna call him!" a tipsy Rachel complained to Kurt, who had taken away her phone.

"Honey you can't call him" he said worried.

"Why not?" Rachel pouted.

"Because you're drunk and you'll end up saying things you don't want to" Tina told her.

"But he loves me and I love him and I want to be with him and I want to call him" she said trying to reach for her phone again.

"Berry!" Santana said walking in the living room again. "You can't call Matt! Not when you're like this!"

"I know! Let's play a game!" Brittany said excited. "That'll get your mind off Matt" Brittany said and Rachel frowned when she heard his name. "Sorry" the blonde apologized.

"Ok, let's play, never have I ever" Santana said and Tina went to get out a bottle of Tequila and shots.

"Ok, I'll start" Blaine said. "Never have I ever snuck into a movie without paying" he said. Kurt, Rachel and Santana took a shot.

"Rachel" Tina said a little shocked.

"What? Your boyfriend made me! He said that's what ninjas do" she said laughing.

"Ok" Kurt said continuing. "Never have I ever dumped someone" Kurt said and everyone but him took a shot.

"Who did you dump?" Blaine asked Rachel.

"Noah" she said with a proud smirk. It was true, for the week they dated; she had broken up with him.

"Alright my turn" Brittany said excited. "Never have I ever had surgery" she said smirking at Santana who was the only one who took a shot. They went on for a while until Santana looked at Rachel who was a little happier than before, well a lot, and took this opportunity to find out something about the diva.

"Never have I ever done it with a jock" she said smirking. The four girls took a shot and Kurt looked completely shocked at Rachel.

"Rachel Barbara Berry!" he said with a huge smirk. "Who?" Rachel didn't answer. She just stood up and walked over to the couch cuddling up with her stuffed elephant. The other five instantly understood and dropped it.

"Hey I know!" Brittany said getting up. "Why don't we sing? You always feel better when you sing" she said with a sweet smile.

"Yeah, that's a great idea" Tina said getting up to get the Karaoke machine. Once it was hooked and everything they all started singing, but Rachel stayed in the couch hugging her little elephant with the same words playing in her mind. Just, be careful whatever you guys do today ok? And call me if you need anything. He still cared about her. He still protected her. He was still worried about her no matter what. She wanted nothing more but to be with him right now. Little did she know, that a certain someone was thinking the exact same thing just a few streets away.


***Mike's House***

"Honestly! I can blow dry it. I can put gel on it. It doesn't matter; I still wind up with Beiber hairdo on my head. It's so annoying. Does it bug you?" Sam asked them.

"You bug me" Puck said laughing a little. They all had a few too much to drink.

"Dude I'm really starting to get pissed off! Give me a fucking phone!" Matt yelled at Mike for like the millionth time.

"No! I told you! You're not calling Rach if you're drunk!" Mike said hiding every phone in the house.

"Yeah, dude, you can't drink and dial" Sam said stuffing his mouth with Doritos. "That's like suicide!"

"Plus, Rach would flip out if she knows you're drunk" Mike added.

"But I love her!" Matt complained. "I need to talk to her-"

"Dude, you gotta stop ok? You have to face it! Everything changed since you left! Rachel's was really hurt! You have to let her cool off, give her some space" Puck told him.

"No! I don't care, I can walk over there" Matt said getting up. "I can drive there, it's just a few blocks away" he said walking towards the stairs.

"No! No! You can't do that!" Mike said running towards him and climbed on his back while grabbing hold of the foosball table trying to stop him but Matt kept on walking towards the stairs. "I am your friend, and I'm not gonna let you do this!" Mike said as he watched the foosball table being dragged with him. "You are surprisingly strong!"

"Enough!" Puck said stepping in front of Matt while Sam tried not to laugh louder. "She's moving on! Ok, if it's not Sam, it's gonna be somebody else! And unless you're thinking about killing every single guy on the planet, you are going to have to get used to the fact that the relationship is over if she wants it to be over! Ok, man? She has every right to move on! It's over" Puck said while Mike climbed off Matt's back. Matt turned to look at Puck not wanting to believe him, but knowing he could be right.

"You're right" he muttered under his breath. Puck put on a hand on his shoulder and returned to the couch to say stupid tings with Sam and Mike.


Matt opened the door that led to the backyard and laid on the grass thinking of her. He put on his iPod and shuffled the songs.

In the house from a few blocks away, Brittany was curled up to Santana on the loveseat, both profound asleep. Kurt and Blaine were falling asleep holding hands on the floor. Rachel was on the couch listening to her iPod while Tina texted Mike. Rachel was looking up while the song she had on told her exactly what she had to do.

Am I better off dead?

Am I better off a quitter?

Matt kept on thinking how he could make this right for Rachel. Puck was right, maybe she wanted to move on, but until he was completely sure, he couldn't let her go without a fight.

They say I'm better off now

Than I ever was with her

Rachel felt a few tears rolling down her cheeks. She could walk a few blocks away. She could tell him everything. But the picture of him kissing Mercedes would pop into her head again.

As they take me to my local down the street

I'm smiling but I'm dying trying not to drag my feet

Matt took another beer. He knew he wasn't going to be able to sleep, knowing Rachel was just houses away and he couldn't have her.

They say a few drinks will help you to forget her

Rachel hugged her little elephant closer. It was the closest thing she had to him.

But after one too many I know that I'll never

Matt couldn't get Puck's words out of his mind. Why couldn't anyone see how perfect him and Rachel were? He knew she was mad right now, but ever since he laid eyes on her, he knew she would be the girl he would marry.

Only they can see where this is gonna end

Rachel knew what she had to do. She turned to look at Tina. She was completely into her conversation with Mike. She could sneak out and go to see Matt.

They all think I'm crazy but to me it's perfect sense

Matt got up and remembered how him and Mike would sneak out of this house. He could get out and go to see Rachel.

And my mates are all there trying to calm me down

'Cause I'm shouting your name all over town

Rachel got up from the couch and silently walked over to the door, with her elephant in her hand. She quietly turned to look back and saw Tina still hooked on her phone. She opened the door silently and walked outside.

I'm swearing if I go there now

I can change your mind turn it all around

Matt saw the tree he used to climb with Mike to jump to the other side of the fence. They weren't giving him a phone? He was going to go to her.

And I know that I'm drunk but I'll say the words

And she'll listen this time even though they're slurred

Dialed her number and confess to her

I'm still in love but all I heard was nothing

Rachel managed to get out of the house and looked around. She was almost sure she could get to Mike's house by herself. In the middle of the night. She felt the cold wind and her whole body shivered. She rubbed her arms with her hands not letting go of her elephant and started walking.

So I stumble there, along the railings and the fences

I know if I'm face to face that she'll come to her senses

Matt tried to climb the tree but a branch broke, creating a noise and making someone inside turn to look outside.

Every drunk step I take leads me to her door

"Rachel!" Rachel turned around to see a fuming Tina standing a few steps behind her. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" she asked running towards her.

"I have to go there, Tina! I have to be with him! I have to talk to him" she said desperately. "I know you guys think I'm crazy but I love Matt and maybe if he sees how I really feel, he'll want to be with me and forget all about Mercedes and-"

"Rachel" Tina said with a sad voice. "Look, I don't know what happened between you and Matt, but I don't think that this is how you want to get back together" she said fixing Rachel's hair a little. "Is it?"

If she sees how much I'm hurting

She'll take me back for sure

"Matt!" Sam said walking out to the backyard. "What the hell are you doing?"

"I have to go get her! I can't stay here one more minute knowing she's right there! I need to be with her dude! I love her!" Matt said desperately.

And my mates are all there trying to calm me down

'Cause I'm shouting your name all over town

I'm swearing if I go there now

I can change your mind turn it all around

"I don't know Tina but I can't just stay here and watch him go to Mercedes! I can't just sit here and see him leave again" Rachel said starting to cry. "I know he wants to be with me! I know it!"

And I know that I'm drunk but I'll say the words

And she'll listen this time even though they're slurred

Dialed her number and confess to her

I'm still in love but all I heard was nothing

"Look, fine why don't you call her? You're gonna scare the shit out of her just dropping by in the middle of the night" Sam said handing him his phone. Matt took it without even thinking and dialed his favorite number in the world, looking at Sam who had unexpectedly turned out to be more helpful than his two best friends. He waited nervously for her to answer, but it went straight to voice mail. He tried a couple of times more, but nothing.

She said nothing

Oh I wanted words but all I heard was nothing

Oh I got nothing

Nothing

I got nothing

Nothing

Oh I wanted words but all I heard was nothing

"Rachel, I just don't think this is healthy-"

"I know it's not healthy! Do you think I like feeling like this? To love a guy that you don't know if he still loves you like he did? That you have no idea why he left but you love him so much you don't really care? You're just happy that he's back because you know in your heart he's the one! Even if he kissed Mercedes! I can forgive him! We weren't together! I-I kissed Noah when he wasn't here, I was with Finn when he wasn't here and he still wants to be with me!"

Oh sometimes love is intoxicating

Oh you're coming down your hands are shaking

When you realize there's no one waiting

"She didn't answer" Matt said miserably giving Sam his phone back.

"Dude, maybe Puck was right. Maybe she is trying to move on. And if you love her, you have to let her do it" Sam told him sadly.

Am I better off dead?

Am I better off a quitter?

They say I'm better off now

Than I ever was with her

"Look Tina, you can either come with me or go back home, I just have to go with him. Please, you have to understand me. What if this was you and Mike? Don't you love Mike so much that you could consider going through whatever just to be with him?" Tina felt her heart aching. She may have known the story just a day before, but she could actually see on Rachel's eyes how much she loved Matt.

"Ok, let's go" she said linking her arm with Rachel's as they made their way to Mike's.

And my mates are all there trying to calm me down

'Cause I'm shouting your name all over town

I'm swearing if I go there now

I can change your mind turn it all around

Matt sat down on the grass and Sam could actually see the depression on his face. He sat down next to him and put his hand on his shoulder. "I'm sorry dude, but if you really love her, you just have to let her be happy" he said sympathetically.

"I know" Matt said not really wanting to admit it. What if she was happy without him? Sam went back inside and he was about to stand up and follow him, when he heard something on the other side of the house. He could recognize that voice anywhere.

And I know that I'm drunk but I'll say the words

And she'll listen this time even though they're slurred

Dialed her number and confess to her

I'm still in love but all I heard was nothing

"Um, what was that?" Tina asked scared when she heard something weird behind them.

"What?" Rachel asked confused and they heard it again. "Please, tell me that was your stomach" she said scared and Tina shook her head no. They both started running towards Mike's house as fast as they could, screaming frightened to death.

She said nothing

Oh I wanted words but all I heard was nothing

Oh I got nothing

Nothing

I got nothing

Nothing

Once they saw Mike's house they were running so fast, they thought their legs were gonna fall off. They started knocking on the door as loud as they could.

"Mike!" Tina yelled not even wanting to look back.

"Matt!" was the first thing that came unconsciously out of Rachel's mouth.

In less than two minutes, Mike flung the door open and Tina threw herself at him while Rachel ran inside the house, closing the door and locking it behind her. A second later, Matt came running towards them and saw Rachel with the most scared look on her face, hugging her little elephant as strong as she could. When she saw him, she ran to him throwing her arms around him, still holding the stuffed animal in her hand. Matt wrapped his arms around her waist and felt her shaking terrified. He turned to look at Mike who was taking Tina to the kitchen while she told him what happened.

"I think, someone, or something was following us! I don't know! We were too scared to look back" he heard Tina between sobs before they went out of sight.

"M-Matt" he heard her tiny scared voice and felt Rachel's grip tightening on his shirt.

"Shh, I'm here baby" he whispered in her ear. "It's alright. Nothing is going to happen to you ok?"

"Please don't leave me" she said crying on his shoulder.

"I won't! I promise! Never again baby" he said bringing her closer and kissing her head. Matt carried her and made his way to the living room sitting her on his lap. "What are you doing here baby?" he asked worried while he rubbed her back with his hand and his other hand ran up and down her thigh.

"I-I wanted to come to s-see you" she said blushing and looking down. "Y-you said I could call you if I n-needed anything and I n-needed you" she said looking deeply into his eyes. "Please don't ever leave me again" she pleaded whispering and burying her head on his neck.

"I won't baby girl" Matt said softly kissing her cheek. "I promise!"


A/N: song: Nothing - The Script

I really hope you like it! and sorry again for the wait! :D let me know what you think :)