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New York's a Place for Surprises by theshatteredone
Scene: Nationals at New York (Choice 5)
Word Count: 445
Ship: Jesse -Rachel Berry
This was it. Today was finally it. New Directions were in New York. They had made it to Nationals. Vocal Adrenaline didn't even place this year, it was probably because Jesse was at UCLA. But that didn't matter now to Rachel Berry, all that mattered was winning. Everyone had to find their own place to stay, she had picked a hotel between Broadway and where Nationals was being held. She had managed to see 3 shows, and they were amazing. Rachel couldn't wait to graduate and preform on Broadway. Rachel had been one of the first people to get to the theater, considering she was here 3 hours before the competition finally started. Rachel was too busy looking around the theater, that she accidentally bumped into someone. "I'm so, so sorry," Rachel giggled, then went silent when she saw who she bumped into. "Hello Rachel." In front of Rachel, stood Jesse St. James. She stared at him in shock, "W-what are you doing here?" He smirked, then leaned down and whispered in her ear. "Wait and see." Before she could say anything, he walked off. Rachel stood speechless. Only he could do that to her, and she hated that.
"And now, let's welcome our judges! April Smith, Caroline Petrova, and Jesse St. James!" The judges smiled and walked up to the judging stand. 'So that's what he was here for,' Rachel thought to herself, 'well I won't let it affect me.'
New Direction's performance was just before the intermission, and it was amazing. Rachel felt like she was on top of the world, until she saw his face. "," she hissed. Jesse tilted his head and smirked at her, "Berry." They were alone in some random hallway back stage. "Your performance wasn't half bad." Rachel glared at him, "I hate you." He chuckled, "Awe Rach, I love you too." She rolled her eyes, "You really expect me to come running back to you after what you did?" He shrugged, "Who said I was going after you?" Rachel opened her mouth to speak, but nothing came out. "Exactly." He was just about to walk off when Rachel finally said something, "Screw you Jesse St. James." Jesse grabbed Rachel and kissed her, and for some reason she kissed back. Then he pulled away and said, "You asked for it." Then walked off as she stared at him. She had felt sparks, and she knew he had too.
Meanwhile, Brittany was talking to a rock about her current obsession. "So, like, this guy Draco is like hot and should date Hermonie since she's a nerd. They would be a totally hot couple. Don't you agree?"