Rachel was in a very bad mood. She didn't want to talk to anyone. Finn kept telling her that Santana was lying and he had never cheated on her, but when Rachel asked him if it was true that they'd had sexy, he couldn't deny it. And this was too much for Rachel.
"But you and I.. we weren't even together!" explained Finn.
"So what? You lied to me!" cried Rachel. "You told me you hadn't done it with anyone before!"
"I didn't want you to feel bad.."
"I'm not feeling any good, now!" She was very close to tears. "You should have been honest with me"
"Come on, Rach, I'm sorry.." he tried to hug her, but she said "Don't touch me!" and walked away.
Much to his dismay, Kurt felt bad for Finn too. He loved Rachel, and he certainly didn't want to make her suffer. But he shouldn't have lied to her either. It was a trouble for Kurt; he couldn't side with Finn because it would have hurt Rachel even more, but he couldn't even side against him.. he was his brother, after all.
He somehow managed to talk to Rachel at school, accurately avoiding the subject 'Finn', and when he was at home he barely even spoke with him.
"Should we prepare another song?" asked Rachel one day at lunch.
"Not at all" answered Kurt with a shrug. "I mean, why should we? We've already won the audition."
"Yes, but Mr Shue said he had a lot to think about before takingbhis decision" pointed out Rachel. "It means we have to show him that we're the best performers he has ever seen, and that we're ready for everything.."
"He always says that, Rachel" replied Kurt, lowering his voice. "He didn't want the others to feel bad.."
"Anyway, I think we should write another song" said Rachel. "I want to."
"Why? Don't you like the Almost lover / Vesper's goodbye mash up?"
"Yes, but.. it's beyond depressing, isn't it?"
Kurt couldn't deny it. Both songs were sad on their own.. mashing them up together was suicide.
"So it's settled, we're writing another mash up!" exclaimed Rachel, before he could say anything.
"Works for me" agreed Kurt. "Your place or my place?" he asked without thinking. Then he realized..
"Definitely my place" said Rachel, looking down at her empty plate.
"Hey" whispered Kurt, caressing her hand, "don't be sad, princess. Mr Keeny isn't worth your tears"
Rachel smiled and nodded. He was right; she was too superior to cry over a stupid boy.
That afternoon Kurt drove to Rachel's house to write the song. He had already seen it from the inside, once, when he had tried to sabotage her relationship with Finn by making her dress up like a slut. Good memories, he sarcastically said to himself while he waited for her to open the door. Then she did.
"Hey there!" She let him in, took his coat and hanged it to the coat-hanger. "Fancy some orange juice?"
"Yes, please" said Kurt, following her through the kitchen. "Have you thought of some song yet?"
"Oh, I've been thinking a lot" answered Rachel, getting the orange juice bottle from the fridge. "But none of the songs I have selected would work for a mash up.." She was trying to grab two glasses from a shelf, but it was too tall for her, even though she was tiptoeing. Kurt smirked; she really was short.
"Let me help you, shorty" he joked, then took a couple of glasses. "Here's to you, your high.. well, lowness."
"Ha-ha" Rachel faked a laugh. "How nice of you. And I thought you were progressing.."
"Well, your height sure isn't.." replied Kurt with a sly smile.
"That's it!" joked Rachel, crossing her arms. "I'm officially offended. You will have to beg my forgiveness!"
Kurt knelt to the ground and said: "I'm very sorry, princess. From down here you don't even seem that short!"
Rachel laughed out loud and then poured some orange juice for both of them.
"So, what were you saying about the mash up?" asked Kurt, sitting down on the sofa.
"Only that I have no idea how to do it" answered Rachel with a shrug. "Do you?"
"You can bet on it" said Kurt grabbing his bag and handing her some sheet music. "Check them out"
Rachel read the paper..: Much better / You belong with me, Our song / Love today, Say ok / Misery..
"Wow, Kurt, I totally see them working out!"
"Your being so impressed kind of offends me" joked Kurt. "Do you think you are the only star around here?"
"I don't think so" replied Rachel, "I know so. Now, help me remember who are the singers. Much better?"
"The Jonas Brothers" answered Kurt.
"Ew" commented Rachel, grinning, "why would you put that crap with lovely Taylor Swift?"
"They're not that bad" replied Kurt. "Of course they're nothing compared to the Maroon 5.."
"Misery, aw, I love that song!"
"Me too, and it would be great with Vanessa Hudgens's Say ok, if we slowed it a bit.."
"How about we fasten Say ok?" suggested Rachel, "Because Misery has the greatest rhythm.."
"So true" agreed Kurt. "What do you think of Mika's Love today and Taylor's Our song?"
"I love it" said Rachel with a huge smile, "it's actually my favorite mash up"
"Really?" asked Kurt in amazement. "It's also mine"
"Yeah.. probably 'cause it's not sad at all" whispered Rachel. Then she shrugged and added: "Ok, let's do it!"
"Alright" said Kurt, "I was thinking that you could start with Our song.."
"Say no more" hissed Rachel, then started singing:
"I was riding shotgun with my hair undone
in the front seat of his car.
He's got a one-hand feel on the steering wheel
and the other on my heart.
I look around, turn the radio down
He says, 'baby, is something wrong?'
I say, 'nothing, I was just thinking
how we don't have a song?', and he said.."
"Hey girl, why can't you carry on?
Is it 'cause you're just like your mother?
Little tyke, like to tease for fun?
Well, you ain't gonna tease no other,
I'm gonna make you a lover.." while he was singing, Kurt got up from the sofa.
"Our song is the slamming screen door,
sneaking out late, tapping on your window.
When we're on the phone and you talk real slow
'cause it's late and your mama don't know! " sang Rachel, standing up as well.
"Everybody's gonna love today,
gonna love today, love today,
anyway you want to, anyway you've got
to love love me, love love me, love.." sang Kurt, dancing in the queerest way.
Rachel found it quite hard not to laugh, but she somehow managed to keep singing: "I was walking up the front porch steps,
after everything that day
had gone all wrong or been trampled on
and lost and thrown away.
Got to the hallway, well, on my way
to my loving bed, I almost didn't notice
all the roses and the note that said.."
"Girl in a groove with the big bust on,
wait till your mother and your papa's gone..
Shock shock me, shock shock me, shock.." Kurt started shaking his butt, and Rachel couldn't hold it anymore. She sat back on the sofa and rolled with laughter. Kurt smiled to her and asked: "What?"
"I'm sorry, but your dancing is the silliest thing I've ever seen.." explained Rachel recomposing herself.
"Is it?" Kurt shook his butt in front of her face and said: "Isn't this the reason why you love love me? Love love me.. love love me.." he hummed while Rachel started laughing again. Once he finished dancing and sat next to her on the sofa, she looked at him with a smile on her face and said:
"I know why you're doing this"
"You do?" he asked raising both his eyebrows.
"Yes" affirmed Rachel. "You are trying to make me feel better and forget about Finn.."
Kurt hesitated; she could have been about to burst into tears.. before he could say anything, Rachel spoke again: "It's working". A smile appeared on her face, and Kurt's heart raced. He was getting her to forget about Finn. This seemed, for some unknown reason, a very positive thing to Kurt.
"Come on" said Rachel, "let's try it again. But this time, don't dance."