Once Upon A Time

Chapter 4

"Are you nervous to tell Puck your singing star?" Kurt asked.

"Yeah but I'm ready." Rachel beamed.

"Good luck honey we are right behind you." Blaine smiled to his friend.

"Ok so can you guys give me a push to the prep rally?" Rachel jokily asked.

GLEE

"Welcome to the McKinley high prep rally! Go titans!" Quinn yelled as kids cheered.

"Now before we start our prep rally I like to have Noah Puckerman on the stage!" Quinn asked.

"Ok?" Puck smirked as he stepped in front of everyone.

"Now Puck you remember your Cinderella from the masquerade dance?" Santana now asked.

"Yeah" Puck stated.

"Do you know who she is?" Quinn questioned.

"No." Puck said.

"Well she's here today say hello to your Cinderella the one and only Broadway freak Rachel Berry!" Santana and Quinn shouted together.

A spotlight was shown on Rachel as everyone shouted Broadway freak and Rachel rushed out of the gym.

Puck ran out of the gym to find her.

"Rachel?" Puck asked as he saw the tiny diva crying in a corner.

"What do you want?" Rachel asked whipping her tears away.

What the pair talking didn't know is that everyone in the gym could hear them because Santana put a microphone on the door next to the pair.

"Why didn't you tell me you were you?" Puck asked.

"Um I don't know… maybe cause you had been slushying me since the eighth grade and besides I thought you would move on to someone else like you always do!" Rachel yelled.

"Don't pull that crap on me!" Puck shouted back.

"You know I thought you were different but you're not." Rachel whispered as she walked away.

"Rachel Wait!" Puck yelled but she was too far away.

"Maybe I want to be different for you." Puck whispered as he walked away in the opposite direction.

GLEE

After the long week Rachel's had she couldn't wait to go home and sleep.

"Rachel check the mail!" Terri called down to Rachel from her craft room.

Rachel went to check the mail and she found a letter from Julliard's. As Rachel read the letter she screamed with delight.

"What's going on?" Terri asked as she came downstairs.

"I got into Julliard's!" Rachel announced.

"oh that's ok." Terri sighed.

"That's ok! No that's amazing!" Rachel shouted as she ran to her room.

Rachel was going through her things and as she opened her old wicked playbill a letter fell out.

To My Dearest Star,

You're going to be Elphie in Wicked one day Baby girl even if I might not be able to be there to see you on stage I know you will be great. I made you a bank account to fitful your dreams. There is enough for college and to live in New York. Rachel you are so much like your mother even at a young age I just want to say give in to love, don't be stubborn. If you think it might be love then take a chance that's want life is about taking chances and be brave always. I love you so much Star.

Love,

Daddy

Rachel felt so emotional as she read her father's note. She couldn't stand living in this house with Terri and her daughters. Rachel grabbed her suitcase and stuffed her clothes and everything else in there. She took her luggage and climbed down the stairs.

"Where are you going?" Terri sneered.

"I'm leaving I can't live here with you!" Rachel shouted.

"How are you going to afford New York without me? Your nothing without me!" Terri screamed.

"No Terri it's the other way around!" Rachel stated as she walked to her car.

Once inside her car Rachel called Blaine.

"Hello Rachel." Blaine said as he picked up the phone.

"Hi Blaine I stood up to Terri today." Rachel announced.

"That's great Rach." Blaine stated.

"Um I kind of need a place to stay I left the house." Rachel said.

"You can stay here my parents love you." Blaine says.

"Oh Thank you so much I will come over in five minutes!" Rachel called as she drove over to Blaine's.

GLEE

"Dude why do you want to talk to Kurt?" Finn asked as he walked to his brother's room.

"I need to know how to get Rachel not to hate me." Puck admitted.

"Dude why do you care about her? She's nothing but a bitch." Finn stated.

"Shut the fuck up Finn! Your such a dick!" Puck yelled as he knocked on Kurt's door.

"What do you want?" Kurt asked as he opened up his door to see Puck standing there.

Puck took a deep breath. "Can you help get Rachel?"

"Why should I?" Kurt questioned.

"Cause I think I could make her happy." Puck admitted.

"I think so too." Kurt agreed.

"So you'll help me?" Puck asked.

"Yes I will but if you ever hurt her, I will kill you." Kurt warned.

"So what should I do?" Puck asked.

"Rachel is a stubborn girl so you have to do something big like a song big." Kurt explained.

"I'll sing you to her in glee club." Puck stated.

"Not big enough." Kurt bluntly added.

"How about at lunch outside?" Puck suggested.

"Perfect!" Kurt stated.

GLEE

"Thanks again Blaine for letting me stay with you and your family." Rachel thankfully said.

"No Problem Rachel, you're like their second daughter they totally fan girl over you." Blaine joked.

"I'm just that lovable." Rachel laughed.

"But Rach how are you going to pay for Julliard's?" Blaine questioned.

"My dad left me my own bank account for college and any other living expenses and I don't need my car in New York so I will just sell it." Rachel explained.

"I'm glad you have it all figured out because Kurt and I got accepted too!" Blaine announced.

"Yay!" Rachel exclaimed tackle hugging her friend causing them to hit the floor with a thump.

"Blaine and Rachel go to bed!" Blaine's mom yelled which just made the two laugh more.

Next day at school

"I can't believe we all got into Julliard's!" Rachel exclaimed at lunch.

"Rachel I found your I-pod." Kurt announced.

Rachel's face brighten up even more "Really where?"

"Here!" Noah Puckerman said from behind her holding a guitar.

Rachel turned around with a frown. "Leave me alone!" Rachel yelled as she got up.

"No don't leave!" Puck shouted as he started to strum his guitar.

Where it began, I can't begin to know when
But then I know it's growing strong
Oh, wasn't the spring, whooo
And spring became the summer
Who'd believe you'd come along

Hands, touching hands, reaching out
Touching me, touching you
Oh, sweet Caroline
Good times never seem so good
I've been inclined to believe it never would

And now I, I look at the night, whooo
And it don't seem so lonely
We fill it up with only two, oh
And when I hurt
Hurting runs off my shoulder
How can I hurt when holding you

Oh, one, touching one, reaching out
Touching me, touching you
Oh, sweet Caroline
Good times never seem so good
Oh I've been inclined to believe it never would

Ohhh, sweet Caroline, good times never seem so good

"So Rachel will you please go out with me?" Noah asked.

"I would love to but in 4 months I'm leaving for Julliard's." Rachel admitted.

"Good cause I'm going to NYU!" Puck announced.

"Oh my god I'm so proud Noah!" Rachel shouted as she hugged Noah.

"So Will you be my girl?" Puck asked nervously as most of the students of McKinley watched him.

Rachel grabbed his face and smashed her lips on his. "That's a yes." Rachel whispered into the kiss.