Kurt waited anxiously for Finn to return home. He'd abandoned a quiet evening on TV with his dad and Carole when they started talking "cute" to each other. So, there he was, flipping through his old interior design magazines which he'd found untouched in a cupboard.

He was still fairly confident that his plan was working. Finn was at Rachel's house now probably kissing her until her lips were sore, right? And it was his idea that had made that happen.

Well, it was sort of his plan, he thought. The truth was, Kurt noticed how Rachel was still acting pretty similar to how she usually was; crazy. It had made him consider that maybe, just maybe her feelings for Finn were more serious than he thought, even before he'd hypnotised her.

He knew that Finn hadn't told her about the whole plan, as he probably would have received a rather angry lecture from her by now. Finn would probably get one too, though it was nothing to do with him. Kurt was beginning to believe that Rachel just like to shout at people...

His phone, scattered along with some of his other possessions, began to ring. Kurt didn't hesitate for a second, grabbing it on the first ring.

"Hey Kurt," the cheery voice greeted.

"Oh, hey girl," he smiled," To what do I owe the honour?"

There was a small pause," Just, you know, saying hi. You up to anything good?"

"Waiting for Finn to come home," Kurt replied.

"I thought you weren't into Finn any more," the words were wary and Kurt's eyes opened wide.

"Not like that!" he corrected her immediately," As a matter of fact, my soon-to-be step-brother is spending a little time at Rachel's house . I suspect that things are moving on nicely between them. You know how they can hardly keep control of themselves when they're alone."

"How long's he been there?" she questioned. Kurt glanced at his watch, working it out.

"Two hours. That's enough time to do a lot of things," he grinned at the implications.

"Kurt," she was now deadly serious," Do you think they've actually done anything?"

He smiled at her doubtfulness. Kurt, on the other hand, liked to be optimistic in situations like this," Of course they have! They'll come into school tomorrow acting like the most perfect couple to ever exist. As much as I dislike Rachel, I have to admit that her and Finn are sort of, in a way meant to be."

"Aaw, Kurt. I'm glad you've gotten over that whole thing with Finn," she said.

He laughed," Yeah. Besides, his dancing skills were a little...basic for me."

The front door opened, and Kurt smiled, waiting to hear the success of his work," Finn's back. Gotta go. Love ya girl."

Mercedes gave a quick goodbye before hanging up. Kurt grabbed one of the magazines, pretending to have been flicking through it as Finn slowly walked down the stairs. Surprisingly, he looked a little less happy than Kurt had expected, but maybe it was a happiness that didn't show for a while.

"So," he sang," How did it go?"

Finn frowned, sitting on his bed," I don't wanna talk about it."

"Why? What happened? Kurt moved to also sit on the bed, noticing Finn's rigid frame and the fact that he just stared ahead. In the close proximity, Kurt could see the bruise appearing around his eye.

"Finn, your eye!" was all he could get out.

"Yeah, I know," he mumbled, carrying on when Kurt looked utterly confused," me and Puck got into a fight."

"A fight! About what may I ask? I really thought that you had more honour than to get into a fight with your best friend," Kurt said, hands on hips.

"He just showed up at Rachel's house, acting as if she belonged to him or something. I mean, I couldn't let him get away with it. "

"So you beat him up?"

"All I did was punch him," Finn defended himself," And then he started hitting me back. I was so angry that I could barely stop myself. And then Rachel stopped us."

"I hope she gave you both a bloody good lecture about what you did," Kurt said, feeling a little disappointed that Puck had got there and sort of ruined things. Though, he wondered why Puck had been there in the first place. Everyone knows that they'd gone out, if a few days can qualify as that, but Kurt thought that Puck loved Quinn. He had, after all, got her pregnant.

Finn mumbled something, turning away from Kurt.

"Sorry Finn, I don''t speak Neanderthal," he chuckled at his words, feeling himself silence when Finn shot him a glare," Sorry. So, what did happen after that?"

He watched as Finn struggled with the words," She, she kissed him! Well, he kissed her, but she let him. How could she do that? When I saw it, I just...just wanted to punch him again, so badly."

"But why would she kiss him? Why would she kiss him in front of you?" Kurt spoke mainly to himself, feeling confused once more. Rachel should be in love with Finn, not locking lips with Puckerman.

"It wasn't in front of me," Finn said quietly," She walked him to the door, and when she was taking a while, I went to check on her, but saw them kissing. I almost passed out from shock. I-I thought she liked me Kurt. And then she did that. It's just..."

He shook his head, still staring ahead.

"Oh Finn, I don't think you should blame anyone," Except Puck," Maybe Rachel just got caught off guard. Like you haven't ever been kissed by some devoted girl when you weren't expecting it."

"I don't know whether I'm mad at Rachel or not. After Puck went, we went up to her room, and sang, and I think we would have kissed...if Puck hadn't kissed her first."

Kurt sighed. When did Puck begin to be such a problem? The other day he'd seen him putting a rose on Rachel's' locker, but Kurt just thought that it was a joke or something. He never would have guessed that Puck had any romantic feelings towards probably the most annoying female on the Earth.

"Maybe you should just forget about her. She is, after all, just another girl," he shrugged. Perhaps he could make Finn confide his true feelings about Rachel to him. He already knew the truth, but for Finn, admitting it would be a big step forward.

"She's not just another girl!" The reply was quick, seemingly shocked, as though he didn't believe what Kurt had actually said," I thought that I had it all with Quinn. But then Rachel came along. She was different. A good different. And I screwed up with her so many times. Now she's with Jesse St Jerkface, but I don't think she'll remember that thanks to you and your stupid little 'plan'."

"You're right. You have screwed her over at least three times. I'm beginning to see a pattern here," I was provoking the words now. Oh, how I loved messing with people's minds!

"It's not my fault. Well, it is, but I didn't mean to do it. I never want to hurt her, but I'm an idiot, so it just kind of happens," he groaned inwardly, looking miserable.

"Oh Finn, stop wallowing in self pity. Is it any wonder that your relationships are so messed up?"he now looked at me confuse," If you want Rachel, and I mean really want her, then you're going to have to do some work. Girls want someone who cares about their feelings and is truly sensitive to them."

"Yeah, but that's totally ga-," his smile faded," Nothing."

Kurt brushed it off, carrying on with his speech,"Do you care about Rachel?"

"Yes," he seemed pretty nervous when saying it out loud.

"How much?" Kurt pressed for an answer, raising his eyebrow.

There was a pause," More than anything or anyone."

"Good. I'm going to give you tips on what girls like, as I've learnt a lot over the years and by the end of the week, Rachel Berry will be begging for more," Kurt grinned at the thought, and Finn did too, but then he remembered a very important fact about Rachel.

"But she'd dating Jesse. He'll be back soon, and I'm really worried about what Puck's gonna do to her. He's like, acting really weird. It's kinda freaky. I feel sorry for Quinn, since she has to put up with it," Finn rambled, frowning to himself.

"Leave it all to me Finn Hudson," I smiled devilishly," I have a plan."

Finns frown didn't go away," Oh, Kurt, I don't think that I can take any more of your plans."

Jesse walked through the halls of McKinley like he owned them. Well, he was better than everyone else at the school. He made his way to Rachel's locker and checked his watch. She'd be there in a few minutes, happy to see him after the week he'd spent away.

He felt more in control of everything now that he'd had a full seven days to go over the situation. Yes, she'd embarrassed him, but she was a little crazy anyway, and he'd expected there to be flaws in the relationship. Not to mention that Shelby would kill him if he just left her without a real reason.

Smiling, he noticed the knee high socks and animal sweater as soon as she entered the hallway. Her large smile faded as she saw him," Oh, hi Jesse."

He frowned. This wasn't how it was supposed to go. She was meant to be happier than ever at seeing him once more and ask for his forgiveness.

"That's it? 'Oh, hi Jesse' I am your boyfriend, remember?"

"About that?" she opened her locker, forcing in the books, before turning back to him," I don't think that we should date any more Jesse."

"Excuse me," the venom in his voice was undeniable.

"I've realised while you were gone that I have romantic feelings for someone else and, whether or not he feels the same way, it wouldn't be fair to you to just keep dating you for the sake of it," he was taken aback. She didn't even look upset.

"Who? Finn? You know that he can't possibly give you everything that I could. We could be stars Rachel. You and me on Broadway. Isn't that what you always wanted?" he spoke with certainty, though inside he was still shaken. A nobody was breaking up with him. Jesse St James.

"I'm sorry Jesse," she spoke firmly,"It's just not working out."

"So, in less than a week you go from phoning me constantly, begging me to accept you apology and now, what, you just don't care?" he shook my head in confusion. God, this girl was a headache.

"I can just see clearly who I should truly be with. I sort of realised over the weekend. You wouldn't understand," she slammed her locker shut, beginning to walk away. He perused her, not willing to give up.

"You're not walking away from this," He told her," We're going to work this out."

"Listen to yourself. Why don't you just give up?" Was this for real? Rachel Berry telling him to give up.

Leaving him stood there like a fool, she flounced in the direction of first period.

"This is not the end of it," he muttered to himself. He would make Finn Hudson pay for this.

I'm not sure whether I'm gonna make Jesse a nice guy really or not. I don't think I can forgive the whole egg incident.

And sorry that there was no Finchel in this chapter. I wanted to do a little with Finn and Kurt bonding. I think they'd make great brothers.

I promise more Finchel and a bit of Quinn/Puck for the next chapter. :)

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