Chapter 13
A/N: Thank you all for the alerts and reviews. Please keep reviewing…it feeds my muse.
A/N 2: Just a reminder, I started this story before Quinn gave birth on the show. So in my story she is still pregnant. Plus, Matt is still around.
Word had spread rather quickly about Rachel kneeing Jacob in the crotch. As she and Puck walked the halls between classes her fellow classmates would point at her and whisper to one another. Puck would lean down and speak softly to her, telling her to ignore them. He would then proceed to give anyone the death glare if the continued to gawk at her. Rachel, however, no longer cared what her classmates said or did to her. All that mattered to her was Noah, and the fact that he wanted to be with her. Rachel couldn't keep the beaming smile off her face as they walked through the halls hand in hand.
The rest of the day passed by quickly and soon it was time for Glee practice. Artie wheeled himself into the door way, pausing as something down the hall caught his attention. He turned back to the choir room where Kurt, Tina, Mercedes, Mike and Matt were sitting talking to one another.
"Um, does anyone know why Jacob's walking around with an ice pack to his crotch," Artie asked curiously as he wheeled himself further into the room.
Kurt spun around in his sit, his face flush with excitement. "You didn't hear," he said, a wicked gleam in his eyes.
"Hear what?" Artie said as he picked up his guitar case.
"Rachel decided to do a Karate Kid on Jacob's testicles!" Kurt exclaimed, grinning from ear to ear.
"What?" Artie asked in puzzlement.
"It means balls," Matt clarified.
Artie rolled his eyes. "Yeah, I know what testicles are. My 'what' was pertaining to the part about Rachel being the one who kicked him in the testicles."
"He started a rumor that she and Puck had sex after the dance on Friday. Then the creep asked Puck if she was tight," Mike told him as he scrolled through his iPhone for the pictures he had taken this afternoon. He handed his phone to Artie who burst out laughing when he saw the photos. "Rachel got pissed and kneed him."
"And it was fan-fucking-tastic!" Puck exclaimed from the doorway. Rachel blushed and smacked him lightly on the chest.
"Noah, must you swear all the time," she scolded him.
"Hey, I'm just singing your praises Rachel! I told you what you did this afternoon was fuc…" he paused when he saw her giving him an exasperated look. "I mean it was epic…what you did this afternoon was epic." He finished saying lamely.
"Well, I must admit that even though I abhor any form a violence, I did get a lot of satisfaction watching Jacob rolling around on the ground in pain," Rachel said with a smile as she and Puck sat down next to one another.
Puck laughed as he put his arm around Rachel's chair. "I knew there was a badass inside of you Rach."
Artie leaned in close to Tina and whispered, "I'm confused. I thought Rachel and Puck did have sex on Friday. Kurt said he saw them go up to the hotel room."
Tina shook her head. "Rachel told Kurt and Mercedes this morning that Puck didn't want take advantage of her and they just spent the night together…sleeping."
Artie leaned back in his wheelchair. "So Puck said no to sex and Rachel has resorted to violence," he said slowly with a small frown. "It's like an episode of the Twilight Zone."
"Oh hell no!" A voice snapped for the doorway. Santana and Brittany stood in the doorway. Santana's hands were on her hips and she was scowling in the direction of Puck and Rachel. Brittany stood behind her, sniffing the Latina's head.
"She looks really angry," Rachel whispered to Puck as they watched Santana and Brittany march over.
"She always looks like that," Puck replied with a smirk.
"Puck, did your mother drop you on your head when you were a baby," Santana said with a sneer.
"My mom dropped me on my head…twice," Brittany said quietly.
"That explains a lot," Kurt mumbled to himself.
Puck stood up a glared at clearly pissed off Santana. "What are you bitching about now?"
"Your social standing in this school has plunged dramatically since you joined Glee and knocked up Quinn," Santana said. She turned her attention to Rachel and smiled cruelly. "Dating Treasure Trail would be the final nail in the coffin."
"Okay first of all, there is no treasure trail, believe me," Puck replied with a salacious grin.
Rachel gasped and stood up quickly. "Noah!" she exclaimed indignantly.
"So, I copped a look Friday night," Puck said with a laugh. Rachel rolled her eyes and sat back down, shaking her head in annoyance.
"Second," Puck continued, "I like Rachel and she likes me and I could give a flying fuck as to what the rest of this school thinks and third…" Puck trailed off and frowned suddenly.
The room became eerily quiet as Finn and Quinn walked in slowly. Finn and Puck glowered at one another, balling up their fists. Quinn kept her eyes down, her hands resting lightly on her small baby bulge.
Rachel bit her lip so hard it started to bleed a little, fearful that the two would start punching each other. She let out a small sigh of relief when Mr. Schuester walked in, completely oblivious to the tension in the room.
"Okay guys, let's take our seats," Mr. Schuester called out as he walked to the piano, picking up the sheet music that lay on top. Finn grabbed Quinn's hand and walked over to the other side of the room, far away from Puck and Rachel.
Rachel grabbed Puck's hand and gave it a gentle tug, pulling him down into his seat. He felt the tension leave his shoulders as Rachel scooted her chair closer to him, their shoulders brushing against one another.
"Don't forget that this Friday night we have another invitational. We'll have dress rehearsal at 6:30 and the show begins at 8:00," Mr. Schuester said as he passed out the music. He gave Finn and Quinn a puzzled glance before handing the music over to Mercedes. "I'd like it if everyone was in the auditorium by 6:00," he continued as he handed Puck and Rachel their music, giving them also a puzzled look. "Any questions?"
Silence. Mr. Schuester frowned as he looked around the room. Santana and Brittany were sitting next to one another, the former staring icily at Puck. Kurt, Mercedes, Artie, and Tina were sitting right in front of Puck and Rachel, looking at each other nervously. Mike and Matt sat in the middle, looking anywhere but the front. Finn and Quinn sat away from everyone, and while Quinn was looking at Mr. Schuester, Finn was staring angrily at Puck and Rachel, both who seemed to be ignoring everyone in the room but each other.
"Okay guys…what's going on?" Mr. Schuester asked tiredly.
"Nothing," they all replied in unison.
Mr. Schuester rolled his eyes. "Guys I can tell something is going on. " He looked at them expectantly.
Kurt started to squirm in his seat. Mercedes turned her head and gave him a look that said don't you even think about it. He could feel beads of sweat on the back on his neck and began to panic that his new Prada shirt was going to get ruined.
"Finn got back with Quinn at the dance and dumped Rachel, who got a hotel room with Puck but they didn't have sex only I didn't know that and told Finn that Rachel was staying at the hotel because I can't resist him and then Finn turned up at the hotel not knowing Puck was there and they exchanged words and now the whole school thinks that Rachel and Puck had sex and Rachel kneed Jacob in the crotch!" Kurt blurted out. He gasped and clamped a hand over his mouth as everyone in the room stared at him wide eyed.
"I cannot believe you just did that," Mercedes said shaking her head at him.
"Way to go motor mouth," Puck said sarcastically.
Kurt removed his hand over his mouth. "I'm sorry but the tension was getting to me."
"Okay…" Mr. Schuester began to say slowly, still processing everything Kurt had just said.
"Everyone thinks they had sex because they did," Finn said suddenly. "I saw them the next morning."
Rachel let out a frustrated groan. "For the last time, Noah and I did not engage in intercourse. You took what you saw out of context."
"I saw Puck in his underwear and you wearing his shirt Rachel," Finn shot back.
"All we did was sleep together!" Puck exclaimed furiously. "Besides, it's none of your business what I do with my girl Hudson."
Finn let out a harsh laugh and stood up. "You really expect me to believe you two didn't have sex! Your specialty is screwing heart-broken chicks Puck!"
"Finn!" Quinn hissed as she pulled on his hand to sit back down.
"And your specialty is breaking their hearts!" Puck shouted back as he jumped up from his seat too.
"Guys calm down and sit back in your seats!" Mr. Schuester said firmly.
"You're an asshole!" Finn yelled, taking a menacing step towards Puck. Matt stood up quickly and put his hands on Finn's shoulders, pushing him back.
"And you're an idiot for thinking you could get your girlfriend pregnant without actually having sex!" Puck replied enraged.
"Okay, that's enough!" Mr. Schuester said in a loud voice. "Puck, Finn, outside now!"