Rachel has been in her room when she first thought that she could hear shouting. As she was used to that sort of thing on her street ( the neighbours argued a lot!) she decided to just ignore it, and carried on perfecting how she planned the evening would go. She'd lighted some scented candles to create the mood and she only have her lamp on so the lights were dim.

She slowly walked downstairs, checking the time. It was almost six, and she felt herself becoming more and more anxious whilst waiting for Finn. When she thought of his name, her heart tightened as if in his tight grip and she couldn't stop herself from absently placing a hand over it.

The shouting got louder and louder. Maybe the neighbours had found even worse things to argue about this time. She did another check over most of the rooms in the house, making sure that everything was in it's place. It all had to be perfect for Finn.

"Ow,crap! What the hell dude?"

Her head shot up. That sounded a lot like Puck, but she couldn't help wondering what he was doing outside her house. Sighing to herself, she headed to the front door to see what was going on. As she opened the door, she almost had a heart attack then and there when she saw Finn and Puck on the floor, fighting as though there were no tomorrow.

"Stop it!" she screamed automatically. She could see that Finn was hurt. There was definitely blood. A word which would initially make her freeze with fear but it was Finn who was hurt and she would have to overcome her silly phobia to help him.

Once the words had left her mouth, both boys stopped to gawk at her, fists mid air. They stood up, brushing off their clothes whilst at the same time staring each other out.

Rachel's eyes stuck on Finn, much to Puck's annoyance, and she reached out a hand to get a better look at the fresh cut on his forehead. Blood swelled inside, but she observed it intently, catching a jealous glare from Puck. Her eyes gave him a look over as he too seemed to be in pretty bad shape. His nose was bleeding. Why is there so much blood? She thought to herself.

"Now, I don't care why you were fighting, but as soon as you're on my property you will get along. Understand?" she folded her arms stubbornly, directing her gaze towards Puck. She'd convinced herself that this was his fault," Now come inside so I can help you."

She grabbed Finn's hand, pulling him towards the kitchen with Puck following behind them slowly. The anger was slowly coming back as he watched Finn just stand there and let Rachel be all over him. What did Finn Hudson ever do to be so lucky?

Finn was pushed down onto a chair and immediately felt Rachel fussing over him, her soft fingers brushing against his face as she washed off the blood. He caught Puck scowling in his direction, wondering what the hell was wrong with him.

He wanted to kiss her so much at that moment.

But he didn't.

The pang of regret overwhelmed him as he watch her make her way to Puck, beginning to clean the blood off of his nose. God, he hoped that it was broken.

"What were you two fighting about?" Rachel broke the tense staring competition between Finn and Puck.

"Nothing," they mumbled simultaneously. Neither wanted Rachel to find out that all of this was because of her.

She observed them both, a frown on her lips. Despite their obvious unwillingness to talk about it, she pressed on," Because you're clearly best friends. So it must have been something really special that got you both worked up like that."

Her eyes hovered on Puck in search on any reaction. As she cleaned the blood from his nose, she saw him shoot Finn a warning glare.

"It's kind of private," Finn said quietly, trying not to look her in the eyes.

"Oh," she frowned. Did he not trust her or something?

Another tense silence as Rachel finished helping Puck. Again, it was her that broke it.

"All done," she put on a smile," Now, next time you feel like fighting, please refrain from doing so on my property. You're lucky that my dads weren't home otherwise there would have been terrible consequences."

Hand placed on her hip like a mother would when disciplining her children, she waited until they nodded.

"I better get going then," Puck stood up unwilling," Thanks for sorting out my nose and stuff Rachel."

She smiled, leading him to the door. Finn remained in the kitchen, glad that he could now get on with the evening, no matter how much his cheek hurt.

Rachel held the door open for Puck, silently wishing for him to hurry up and go. Although the beginning of her night hadn't gone to plan, she was now determined to make the rest run smoothly.

"Well, by then," she gave half a smile as he stepped out of the door. He didn't say anything in reply, instead eyes glued to her face and before she knew it, his lips were on hers.

She was momentarily paralysed from shock and then realised what she was doing. She was kissing Puck...FINN'S BEST FRIEND!

Shakily, she pulled away," No Puck."

To her surprise, he appeared to be genuinely upset," I, er..."

"I have feelings for someone else," she said in a matter-of-fact tone, folding her arms," So I'd appreciate it if you didn't do that again."

"But Rachel I lo-, I really like you. I don't know why I never realised before," they had both turned to whispers," It sort of just hit me over this weekend. Why can't you see that?"

"I think you should go Puck," she said sternly, beginning to close the door.

He didn't say anything, but looked in the direction of the kitchen with an angry look and then turned around, and left.

Rachel made her way back into the kitchen, trying to forgot the events which took place only a few second ago. Finn remained in the chair, staring at the floor aimlessly.

"Finn?" she smiled, bringing him out of his trance. As he looked at her, she felt her left turn to jelly and had to wait a moment before she could gather any sane thoughts within her mind," So, do you wanna...go to my room to practice?"

"Sure," he said a little too bluntly. He didn't smile. God, he didn't even look happy. Had she said something wrong?

The silence returned as they walked to her room. She began talking about which songs she thought would be best for their type of voices. Taking a seat next to him on the bed, Rachel handed him the song that they were going to practice.

"Rach," he said quietly.

"Yes?" she had began walking towards her CD player.

"This is a Disney song. Disney's for like...kids," he hesitated when he noticed the hurt look on her face and quickly added," But I'm totally cool about singing it."

"Finn, I'll have you know that this song is a classic and many artists have created their own versions of this song, and I believe that the vocals fit ours perfectly. Just because it is a Disney song does not mean that it is for Kids. The message can be implemented into so much more," her voice because higher and higher as she spoke, more emotion seeping through with each word. Finn just sat there, and stared at her with wide eyes.

"...Okay."

With a satisfied smile, Rachel pressed the 'play' button and scurried over to Finn, pulling him up so he was standing. Th music played in the background as he begin to sing the first few lines.

"I can show you the world
Shining, shimmering, splendid
Tell me, princess, now when did
You last let your heart decide?

I can open your eyes
Take you wonder by wonder
Over, sideways and under
On a magic carpet ride"

He moved from his rigid position to take her hand, lifting it in the air and spinning her around. She swayed softly as she sang along with him in the next line.

"A whole new world
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming"

She moved around the room, him following. She was right, as always: the song suited their voices perfectly. Taking a step back from him, she sang the next verse solo.

"A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But when I'm way up here
It's crystal clear
That now I'm in a whole new world with you
Now I'm in a whole new world with you

Unbelievable sights
Indescribable feeling
Soaring, tumbling, free-wheeling
Through an endless diamond sky"

He sang with her now, smiling and forgetting his recent troubles. This effect that she had over him was magical, scary and amazing at the same time. She had somehow found her way closer to him, causing them both to dance with the music and he smiled at how she fit in his arms.

"A whole new world
Don't you dare close your eyes
A hundred thousand things to see
Hold your breath - it gets better
I'm like a shooting star
I've come so far
I can't go back to where I used to be

A whole new world
Every turn a surprise
With new horizons to pursue
Every moment red-letter
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you"

Now, with the final verse, they both stood completely still in the middle of her room. He stared into her huge brown eyes...

"A whole new world
That's where we'll be
A thrilling chase
A wondrous place
For you and me"

The CD player stopped, but Rachel didn't move to turn it off, as she was too comfortable in Finn's arms.

"Good, urn, song choice," he said nervously.

Rachel smiled, unwillingly pulling away and standing beside the bed," Yeah, I think it worked really well for us. Perhaps we should suggest it to Mr Schue."

"Yeah," Finn felt himself smile at the fact that she was now blushing. An image flashing through his mind wiped it from his face," I should go."

"Why?" her reply was a little too fast.

"I promised my that I'd help her with some things, like um, mum things. You know?"

He now noticed her smile falter," Not really. I don't have a mum, so it would be difficult for me to understand what 'mum things' are."

Oh crap! How did he forget that?

"Err, sorry. I wish that I could stay longer," he paused," see you tomorrow Rach."

And as quickly as that, he left her standing there, staring at the door. She wanted to cry, but didn't even know why. He'd had a reason to excuse himself, though she didn't believe it for one second. Maybe she should trust him more... or maybe not. He'd never given her proof that he could be trusted.

Rachel sighed. Why was Finn Hudson so complicated all of a sudden? He doesn't have a girlfriend, so why can't she date him? And what was she going to do about Puck?