Kurt gave an exasperated sigh as he hopelessly watched Finn and Rachel basically undressing each other with their eyes. He'd forced Finn to spill everything once they were all at his house and their parents had gone somewhere for a little privacy, though the whole thing was still pretty nauseating for him to deal with.

He was surprised to hear that Rachel couldn't talk, at all, but secretly happy as now he had a bigger chance of getting that all important solo. What caught the interest of his devious little mind was that she'd kissed Finn, and he'd returned it.

Finn seemed quite shy about the whole thing and, whenever the two love-birds ended up within a few metres of each other, it all become highly uncomfortable, not just for them two.

This time, they were glaring at each other from across the room and Kurt saw that Mercedes had noticed too, rolling her eyes at him. He needed to get them together, not just so Finn would shut up blabbering on about her all the time, but for the greater good of the team.

Just then, he remembered something. It was spectacular. It was genius. And god help him, it better work. The cogs wound in his pristine mind and he couldn't help smiling to himself.

"Hypnotism?" Mercedes seemed skeptical. Why didn't she get it?

"Mercedes. This is a brilliant idea," he urged," My cousin had trained many years in this art and I think he is the perfect man for the job. All we're doing is giving them a push in the right direction. I mean, look at them now."

Both found themselves frowning as Rachel and Finn shared nervous words, avoiding eye contact.

"Alright Kurt, we can try it, but this better not end up being a huge mess. So close to regionals."

"Of course," he smirked," Now we just need to have the perfect reason for her to come around. Wait, perfect! My dad and Carole are having a party to celebrate moving in together. I think the guest list had just increased by one."

Mercedes grinned back at him, linking her arm in his. They made their way towards Rachel, who was now reading some sheet music.

"Hey girl!" Mercedes smiled at her, receiving a timid look.

"Oh, hi."

"Look Rachel, I'd like to extend an invitation to a party. It's very exclusive. At my house tomorrow night," Kurt leaned in closer, waiting for a yes/

"A party for what?"

"My dad and Finn's mum moving in together. It's a shock, I know, but it'll be fun. Finn'll be there."

She fell for it," Yes! I mean, it sounds like fun."

Kurt squeezed Mercedes arm a little, unnoticed by Rachel," I'll see you there at six sharp then. You know where I live, right?"

The brunette shook her head, causing Kurt to sigh and give her his address, which she quickly wrote in a gold star note book.

"Thanks Kurt!" he heard her call as he and Mercedes retreated out of the door.

Rachel smiled at her new dress. It was pink; her favourite colour, stopping just above her knees with a large bow at the back. She'd curled her hair loosely and put on a tiny bit of make-up so her appearance was acceptable. Now that she was feeling better, she spent a lot of time on how she looked.

Her dads drove her to Kurt's house. She would be lying if she said that she wasn't nervous, mainly because Finn was going to be there, but also because she'd have to meet his mum.

She felt her hand reach out to press the doorbell and waited uncomfortable, shifting from side to side.

Kurt finally opened the door," Well, if it isn't Miss Berry herself. You may enter."

He opened it fully, letting her take a step inside the quite large house. She could heard music in the background and the low mumble of people talking. Rachel jumped as she felt a pair of hands of her side, turning to see Finn," Hey."

She smiled back," Hi, you look good."

He was wearing one of his really cute striped sweaters, though it looked as though someone had made him comb his hair. She noticed someone lingering behind him, a Mohawk-less Noah Puckerman.

"Berry," he mumbled.

"Hello, Noah."

"Come on Rach, you should meet my mum," her world seemed to become a blur as he took hold of her hand. She felt herself being pulled through a crowd of people towards a small woman, with dark hair that reached her shoulders.

"Hey, mum. There's someone that I'd like you to meet," he pushed Rachel forward slightly and she reacted by urging her lips into a huge smile, placing her hand out in front of her.

"Hi, I'm Rachel Berry."

The woman took it, glancing at Finn," The Rachel from glee club?"

"Yes. Has Finn mentioned me before?" Rachel raised her eyebrow to stare up at Finn. He seemed to be giving his mum a warning glare.

"Once or twice," she smiled.

She felt someone tugging on her arm and turn to see Kurt, who grasped her by the shoulder.

"Excuse us," he'd mumbled to Carole, dragging her down to his room. Finn, of course, followed after them," Hey, where are we going?"

"We're just trying something out," Kurt informed him. Finn gave him a look; Kurt's ideas always ended up with things being messed up," It'll be fun Finn!"

Rachel was pushed down onto a bed, and she felt herself wondering who it belonged to, though the thought was immediately pushed to the back of her mind as she noticed another guy sitting on the sofa near the stairs.

"Rachel, this is my cousin Chris. He's going to be doing a little hypnotism today," Kurt grinned.

"On who?" she felt her forehead crease as she frowned.

"Who do you think silly? You of course!"

She looked at Finn, beginning to worry," Kurt, are you sure? What if something goes wrong?"

"Oh, come on Rachel. Live a little. Finn'll do it too if you're scared.

"I'm not scared," she said quietly," I just don't want to end up doing something that I'll seriously regret."

"And I'm sure as hell not doing it," Finn complained.

"Oh, please," Kurt whined," If you do this, I'll promise to stop bothering you about decorating our room."

Finn had to think about it. It was really annoying when Kurt bombarded him with suggestions about having a Moroccan style bedroom but, to be honest, he didn't even know what Moroccan was. Maybe this was a simple price to pay in order for Kurt to leave him alone about this.

"Fine, I'll do it," he sighed," but you better not make me do anything embarrassing."

"Yes," Kurt smiled as his plan started to come together," Rachel?"

She sat with her arms crossed and a firm frown on her face," No way."

"Why not?"

"Because!" she looked at Finn desperately," Please explain to him how I refuse to do something as degrading as this."

"I dunno, Rach. It could be fun. How about we give it a try?"

"If I have to," she rolled her eyes.

Kurt's cousin smiled, pulling out a large case from beside him. His fingers fumbled inside it for a few seconds before pulling out what looked like a large blue pendant.

"Alright, Rachel first," Kurt clapped his hands together excitedly," Out now Finn!"

"Wait, what?"

"It's going to be a surprise. Now leave."

Sighing, Finn got up and gave Rachel an apologetic look, leaving the room. He seemed to be waiting for what seemed like forever, until the door finally clicked open and Rachel walked out. She looked different and, as she looked at him, her eyes seemed to lighten up.

"Hi," he noticed her blushing slightly.

"Hey," he smiled," So, did it work?

"Did what work?" she emphasised the what, appearing to be confused though there was a wide smile still on her face.

"Your turn Finn!" Kurt bellowed, standing at the doorway. His satisfied glance at Rachel grew, before he grasped Finn's arm with more strength than he seemed possible of. Finn unwillingly followed, wondering why he'd agreed to actually go along with this ridiculous idea anyway. He was shoved down onto a chair which had been placed in the centre of the room. Chris was smirking to himself, probably at the success of his first "volunteer".

"You ready Finn?" Kurt smiled," Chris really is amazing at this."

"I guess so," Finn felt himself reply," but I'm still a bit worried. Rachel doesn't even remember what went on in here...what exactly did you do to her?"

"Oh," Chris picked up the pendent, as though admiring it's colour," Nothing much. She'll be fine in a few days maybe."

"A few days? How long does this stuff last?"

The door opened before Chris could actually answer a tall boy with a dark Mohawk stepping down the stairs.

"You guys have been down here long. Has he finally turned you into one of him Finn?" he smirked to himself, taking a seat behind Finn on the bed.

"Oh shut up Puckerman!" Kurt yelled," If you're going to sit in here, do us all a favour and don't bother us with you mindless talk."

"Sorry for wanting some fun," he glanced at Finn, and then to Chris with curiosity swimming in his deep brown eyes," What's going on here?"

"We're going to try out some hypnotism. Rachel was our first client and it worked perfectly," Kurt replied.

"I wondered why she was looking more crazy than usual," he smirked, thinking about their encounter a few seconds ago.

"Are we gonna get started or what?" Chris cut through their conversation. As the room hushed, the three boys payed their attention to Chris, who had halted in front of Finn with a determined look in his eye.

He held the pendent in front of Finn, letting in sway left, and then right in a rhythmic speed, becoming faster and faster. Finn, frowned. Was this it? His eyes followed the smooth purple shape as it rocked back and forth in his vision.

"You are beginning to feel tired." He wasn't.

"Your eyes are feeling heavier and heavier until you want to close them. Don't." His eyes didn't feel heavier at all.

"Keep your eyes on the pendant. You're becoming less aware of your surroundings..." Silence filled the air, though Finn still wasn't feeling any effects of this so called hypnotism. Unlike Puck, who was sat directly behind Finn, staring in to pendant, unnoticed by anyone else.

"When you wake up, you won't be aware that any of this had happened. From this moment forward, you will only have feeling for one girl. No one else will matter at all. This girl will be Rachel Berry."

What the hell? Finn thought himself think. Was this Kurt's stupid way of getting him and Rachel together?

"What?" he felt himself shout.

"Damn, it didn't work," Kurt lowered his head, thinking of more ideas, although he knew that he'd soon have to convince Finn that this was in fact an ingenious way of getting them together.

"Kurt!" Finn was still shocked, unable to utter anything else.

He glanced towards Chris, and then to Puck, who seemed to have adopted a blank dopey stare," I think you too better leave. Finn and I have some things we may need to discuss."

"May need? Dude, you just tried to hypnotise me into liking Rachel!"

"And?" he tapped his foot impatiently. He didn't see anything wrong with the plan.

"You just can't do things like that," he flailed his arms in the air for emphasis," You can't mess with other people's love lives."

"Why can't I Finn? Don't you think that we've all had enough of you and Rachel basically making out just by looking at each other. It's getting boring now and I'm just sick of you chasing after her!"

"She has a boyfriend!" Finn had to remind Kurt, though he knew that Rachel being with Jesse was all his fault: he ditched her to find his "inner rock star".

Kurt rolled his eyes," Oh please, her and Jesse are nothing compared to what you two could be."

Finn felt himself do a double take. It almost sounded as though Kurt said something about Rachel that wasn't nasty and he wanted so much to believe that he was better for her than Jesse St Jerk was.

"You shouldn't have done this Kurt," was all he could say in reply.

"What does it even matter?" Kurt yelled back," It didn't even work, so nothing is exactly ruined."

"Rachel," Finn replied," It worked on her. Anyone who didn't know her would be able to see the difference."

"She's still Rachel, and it'll wear off in a few days, or weeks."

Something seemed to snap inside Finn and he groaned loudly," You've ruined everything!"

As he stormed out of the room, Kurt looked down towards the floor with a guilty look on his face. His plan hadn't gone all too well.