Later on that day, Rachel got so filled with homework that when then lunch-bell rang she didn't even take a tray, she just sat down and opened all of her books.
When Finn, Kurt, Mercedes and the other guys in Glee Club joined her at the table, she didn't even bother to look up.
"Well, aren't we busy!" exclaimed Finn, kissing her cheek and only getting a quick smile from Rachel. "What are you up to?"
"French homework" she replied writing something on her book. "I must do this for tomorrow, but we have Glee today, and I don't have enough time because I also need to study for my Math test!"
"Sounds like you're having a tough day, Berry" said Puck with a twisted smile on his face. Rachel didn't even bother to answer; she was reading the indications of an exercise. Kurt stared at her for a moment, then he stood up and got closer to her, unintentionally pushing Finn aside.
"Let me see that" said Kurt, moving her hair so he could read too. Rachel looked up and put on a curious expression.
"What?" he asked with an offended tone. "I'm great at French. I can speak it as well as I speak English. Now let me help you, princess."
He sat down next to her, and they did all the exercises, while everyone else talked and ate. Finn eventually tried to help, but Kurt liquidated him as he suggested that "tu es très jolie et bath" meant "to enter Julie's butt".
"What the hell, Finn!" Kurt was extremely irritated. On the other hand, Rachel was dying for laughs. "It's not funny!" yelled Kurt.
"I suppose.. it's not that funny" said Rachel, recomposing herself. She smiled at Finn, who was glad to finally see her happy, and squeezed her hand.
"If you two lovebirds are done with this indigestible.. sweetness" snorted Kurt, approaching to Rachel's book, "I'm finishing your homework, Rach. Wanna help me out?"
She kept smiling to Finn for a moment, then she looked at Kurt and said: "Of course."
"So" irrupted Finn, "what does 'tu es très jolie et bath" really mean?"
Rachel shrugged and looked at Kurt, who took a deep breath and then said: "It means 'you're.." he hesitated for awhile, since Rachel was staring at him with a curious look on her face, then he continued: "cute.' Yeah, it.. it means 'you're very cute and pretty'. That's what this means. In French"
Finn slowly nodded, and Rachel scrawled the translation on her exercise book. Kurt stared at her for awhile, contemplating her beautiful black hair falling over her eyes and her concentrated expression, as her quick hand wrote the last word. Then she looked up and thanked Kurt for his help.
"I really owe you one. All I can say in French is 'voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?', which I've learned from the song Lady Marmalade.. and it's not a very nice thing to say to my teacher, is it?". Kurt shook his head in agreement, blushing a bit for the French phrase she had just said. Finn, who hadn't understand, smiled weirdly and then kissed Rachel and said: "I can only French kiss you, if that's ok.."
She giggled and replied: "Works for me!".
Kurt looked away, more annoyed than ever. Then Finn stood up and left, because the bell was about to ring again, he didn't want to be late for his English class. When everyone from Glee was gone too, Kurt held up his tray and asked Rachel: "Are you sure you don't want to eat anything? There's some salad left, I guess.."
Rachel, who had opened her Math book on page 367 and was practically lost into it, answered: "No, thanks, I can't eat now.."
"You can't, uh?" repeated Kurt with a half-smile. "Because I think I've heard that you get really weak when you don't eat.."
Rachel looked up and smiled at him. Kurt handed her a carrot from his tray. She stared at it for a moment, then she grabbed it and bit it, stuttering: "Fine."