Fight For Me Chapter 20, a glee fanfic

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Wonder who sent Rachel the alcohol? That won't be revealed for a few chapters yet :)

A bit of a time jump now... To the day of sectionals... Will they pull it off with Rachel?

A/N: In this story... The songs they sung at Regionals for season 2... they sung at Sectionals in Season 3 (which is when this is set) in my story :) Just a heads up and the rating is bumped up a little bit... :D

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Today was the day of Sectionals and it was safe to say nearly everyone was terrified. Finn was the only one who was calm, mainly because had been speaking to Rachel the whole bus ride there. Rachel was still in treatment, two months after been admitted, but she had finally admitted she had got a problem and was working on her recovery, but that didn't mean she was finding it easy, because she wasn't.

'Remind me again why Santana is doing 'Rain On My Parade? That's Rachel's song' Finn asked, as they stood backstage

'OI! And because Mr Shue asked me to sing it' Santana retorted, glaring at Finn, who rolled his eyes. He fastened his tie and checked his appereance in the mirror. He sighed as he saw the dark rings under his eyes.

'Right!' said Mr Shue, clapping his hands so they quietened down. 'I want you to do Rachel proud! And I want Finn to be able to tell her to that we won and we did it for her! No doubt that she is upset that she is missing Sectionals, but if we can take it all the way and get to Regionals for her... We can-'

'Prove that we can do it without her?' Santana said spitefully, making Finn's eyes darken in anger as he shot Santana a murderous luck

'NO! We can welcome her back into the finals! You all know how much she loves Regionals' said Mr Shue. Everyone but Santana nodded, she just rolled her eyes and went back to blowing her nails. They heard the announcer introducing them and they quickly took their positions on the stage, while Mr Shue went to stand in the sidelines. As the curtains came apart, Santana started to get nervous, but she took a deep breath. The lights came up and the opening chords came on. She raised the microphone to her mouth and opened her mouth to sing.

Don't tell me not to live, just sit and putter
Life's candy and the sun's a ball of butter

Santana frowned and heard a 'THUD' next to her. She glanced at Finn, who mouth was curled up into a bright smile and his microphone next to his feet. She looked up and saw Rachel handed towards them, walking down the steps towards the stage.

Don't bring around a cloud to rain on my parade
Don't tell me not to fly, I've simply got to
If someone takes a spill, it's me and not you
Who told you you're allowed to rain on my parade

Rachel stepped onto the stage and saw Finn was resisting the urge to run and hug and kiss her, knowing he would scupper their chances like last year.

I'll march my band out, I'll beat my drum
And if I'm fanned out, your turn at bat, sir
At least I didn't fake it hat, sir
I guess, I didn't make it but whether
I'm the rose of sheer perfection
Or freckle on the nose of life's complexion
The cinder or the shiny apple of its eye

Santana stormed to stand next to Brittany, who had a confused expression on her face.

'how is Rachel in two places at once?' she whispered to Santana, who rolled her eyes darkly and scowled at Rachel.

I'm gonna live and live now
Get what I want, I know how
One roll for the whole she-bang
One throw, that bell will go clang
Eye on the target and wham
One shot, one gun shot, and bam
Hey, Mister Arnstein, here I am

I'll march my band out, I will beat my drum
And if I'm fanned out, your turn at bat, sir
At least I didn't fake it, hat, sir
Guess I didn't make it
Get ready for me, love 'cause I'm a comer
I simply gotta march, my heart's a drummer
No,nobody, no, nobody, is ever gonna rain on my parade

Rachel finished with a standing ovation. She smiled proudly and looked at Mr Shue, who smiled and nodded. Rachel looked at the rest of Glee, before darting off the stage and watching as Finn did the same, getting into their stance, before the opening chords to 'Pretending' opened.

Face to face and heart to heart
We're so close yet so far apart
I close my eyes I look away
That's just because I'm not okay
But I hold on, I stay strong
Wondering if we still belong

Rachel and Finn walked towards each other, both struggling to stop their smiles from erupting onto their faces.

Will we ever say the words we're feeling
Reach down underneath and tear down all the walls
Will we ever have our happy ending?
Or will we forever only be pretending?
Will we always, always, always be pretending

How long do I fantasize
Make believe that it's still alive
Imagine that I am good enough
And we can choose the ones we love
But I hold on, I stay strong
Wondering if we still belong,

Will we ever say the words we're feeling
Reach down underneath and tear down all the walls
Will we ever have our happy ending?
Or will we forever only be pretending?
Will we always, always, always be

Keeping secrets safe
Every move we make
Seems like no ones letting go
And it's such a shame
Cause if you feel the same
How am I supposed to know?

Finn grabbed her hand and she could tell he wanted to kiss her, but they both remembered where they were and Rachel grabbed his hands and pulled him to their positions, just as the opening chords to 'Light up the World'.

Hey hey hey
You and me keep on dancing in the dark
It's been tearing me apart
Never knowing what we are

Hey hey hey
You and me keep on trying to play it cool
Now it's time to make a move
And that's what I'm gonna do

Lay it all down
Got something to say
Lay it all down
Throw your doubt away
Do or die now
Step on to the plate
Blow the door wide open like up up and away

Let's light up the world tonigh-igh-ight
You gotta give up the bark and bi-I-ite
I know that we got the love, alrigh-igh-ight
Come on and ligh-ligh-light it up
Light it up tonight

Hey hey hey
You and me turn it up 10, 000 watts
Tell me why we gotta stop
I just wanna let it rock

Hey hey hey
You and me keep on staring at the road
Like we don't know where to go
Step back, let me take control

Lay it all down
Got something to say
Lay it all down
Throw your doubt away
Do or die now
Step on to the plate
Blow the door wide open like up up and away

Rachel felt the adrenerline running through her, happiness threatening to burst out of her. She had missed this.

Let's light up the world tonigh-igh-ight
You gotta give up the bark and bi-I-ite
I know that we got the love, alrigh-igh-ight
Come on and ligh-ligh-light it up
Light it up tonight

Hey hey hey you
Hey hey hey you
Hey hey hey you
Hey hey hey you you you you you

Lay it all down
Got something to say
Lay it all down
Throw your doubt away
Do or die now
Step on to the plate
Blow the door wide open like up up and away

Let's light up the world tonigh-igh-ight
You gotta give up the bark and bi-I-ite
I know that we got the love, alrigh-igh-ight
Come on and ligh-ligh-light it up
Light it up tonight

Let's light up the world tonigh-igh-ight
You gotta give up the bark and bi-I-ite
I know that we got the love, alrigh-igh-ight
Come on and ligh-ligh-light it up
Light it up tonight...

'WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT, BERRY?' Santana screamed as soon as they were out of the auditorium. Rachel sighed, as Santana spun round to face her.

'I got day release from the center and came here. Finn told me what song you were singing and Mr Shue saw me in reception, just before he came to see how you guys were getting on' Rachel replied. Santana glared at Finn, before turning to face Mr Shue.

'you didn't have faith in me, did you?' Santana screamed

'I did! If I hadn't seen Rachel in reception and told her what we were singing-'

'Wait a minute! You didn't want me singing your boyfriend! Terrified he would stray?' Santana taunted. Quinn and Brittany stepped forward.

'Santana, don't' said Quinn

'Why? If Berry thought Hudson was going to stray, she shouldn't have come an alki' said Santana. No one knew who moved first, because it all happened so quickly. One minute, Rachel was stood with Finn, the next, she was on the floor, fighting with Santana.

'HEY! BREAK IT UP! BREAK! IT! UP!' Mr She roared, as Finn, Puck, Quinn and Brittany pulled the two fighting girls apart. Finn locked Rachel securely in his arsm, as Puck, Quinn and Brittany held back Santana. 'Santana! Apologize now!' Mr Shue shouted.

'She threw the first punch!' Santana insisted

'EXCUSE ME? YOU THREW IT!' Rachel screamed. Mr Shue motioned for Finn to get Rachel away from Santana, as she looked murderous...

'You know I wouldn't have strayed-' Whatever Finn was going to say never made it out of his mouth. As soon as they entered the empty dressing room, Rachel crushed their lips together. He could feel her anger radiating off her. He gripped her waist and walked her backwards to the vanity table, giving him the right leverage for him to kiss her. Her hand gripped his neck as their tongues entwined. Rachel pulled him closer to her, his hands flattening against the table to keep his balance. When they finally pulled away, Finn buried his face in Rachel's neck, as he desperately tried to catch his breath.

'I know you wouldn't have strayed... I just wanted to surprise you!' Rachel panted into his ear. Finn pulled back and looked into her eyes, since he was eye level with her.

'I loved the surprise... How'd you get out there?'

'I'm on day release. Annie is here somewhere. She knew how much this meant to me, so she brought me here' Rachel said

'You're finally getting closer to home' Finn murmured, before kissing her hotly again. He wrapped an arm round her waist and tugged her sideways , so she laid down on the table, Finn's weight resting on his arm near Rachel's head. She wrapped an arm round Finn's neck and pulled the top half of his body down.

'I love you' he said, between kisses. Rachel moaned before she managed to speak.

'I love you, too' she said, as Finn dragged his lips down to her neck and marked her. Suddenly, a loud scream echoed round the room and Rachel and Finn shot up, their lips swollen and hair messed up.

'I came to tell you two to get your arses back downstairs to the reception room!' Kurt said, a hand over his eyes...

They entered the lobby five minutes later, both of them failing miserably with hiding what they had been doing. Rachel's hair was stuck up as was Finn's, who also had a stupid grin on his face.

'Jesus! Did you two have sex?' Quinn asked

'NO! Just made out' Finn retorted, grabbing Rachel's hand tightly before she could hit him.

'Is that why Kurt's washing his eyes out in the bathroom?' asked Artie. Finn shrugged his shoulders. Suddenly, everyone around them started to scream and shout, as Mr Shue held up his hands.

'Rachel? Why don't you go and check where we've placed?' he asked. Rachel bolted off, leaving some of them chuckling.

'I've going to get them two again' Kurt told Mr Shue as he rejoined the group.

'Oh please, Kurt. You've caught us in way more compromising scenarios than that!' Finn told Kurt.

'THAT was once!' stressed Kurt, grimacing 'And you should've locked your door!'

'You should've knocked! Not barged in!' Finn told him. Suddenly, a loud, excited scream erupted from the leader board.

'WE CAME SECOND!' Rachel screamed repeatedly as she barreled into Finn, who scooped her up into his arms. Everyone started screaming and hugging each other as the trophy was handed to Mr Shue who lifted it, way above his head.

'Celebration time!' Puck hollered, Rachel tensed and looked at Annie, who shook her head.

'Guys, I've got to head back... But I had such a great day and I'm so proud of what we achieved, even though things didn't go quite to plan' she said, looking at Santana, who smiled lightly.

'I'll let you off, Berry! Just don't make a habit of it' she said. Rachel and the other chuckled, before they took it in turns to hug Rachel goodbye. Finn walked with her and Annie to the car and hugged Rachel tightly.

'I'll see you tomorrow, yeah? Is it okay if I bring my Mum? She wants to see you' asked Finn. Rachel smiled and nodded

'Of course it is. Would be lovely to see her' Rachel said, before Annie pulled the car up in front of her and Finn opened the passenger door for her.

'I love you' he told her. Rachel smiled and kissed him, passionately.

'I love you too, babe! See you tomorrow' said Rachel, as she pulled away and got into the car. Finn shut the door and watched as Rachel fastened her seatbelt, before the car drove off into the early evening sun...

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