A/N: Here you go, 2nd to last chapter *tear*
I especially don't own anything in this chapter
The crowd cheered as Rachel Berry took her final bow. This was it, it was all over, tonight she was leaving this wonderful show. She looked out over the packed house and thought that she could see them all, all her friends there to support her on her final night.
When she walked backstage she was mobbed by cast and crew alike, Todd walked up to her tears cascading down his face.
"What am I going to do without you Rachel?"
"You'll manage. Now go change, we're expected outside to meet all the crazies in 15 minutes."
"All the crazies?" Kyle, a young new addition to the ensemble asked her, obviously confused as to why she would smile when discussing crazy people.
"My friends from high school. Todd's dating one of them. Trust me they are the weirdest people you could ever meet." She replied to the kid. Then she turned to walk to her dressing room, laughing at the thought of her crazy friends.
Kurt, who despite their initial clashes, she had admired deeply in high school for his continuous ability to be himself, and who was now her best friend,. Mercedes, who was still as loud and opinionated as when she had first interrupted Rachel and Finn's duet to declare that she was Beyoncé, Quinn, her former enemy and rival, who Finn still refused to acknowledge as anything but "my crazy ex-girlfriend" who was more like Rachel than either of them could ever have guessed in high school, Britt, the brainless blond who would probably never learn that the square root of four is not rainbows and her ever abrasive ever best friend, Santana, who still couldn't restrain a few rude comments to Rachel, Mike and Matt, still silent partners in everything, Artie, Rachel's first real hero, and his steadfast now confident high-school sweetheart, now wife Tina, Noah, as crude as ever, but still with a heart of gold under his tough exterior, and of course her sweet wonderful Finn, who she'd now, been dating for a year, the most wonderful year of her life. They made an odd bunch of misfits, just as they had in high school, but she wouldn't have them any other way, and she was so glad to have them all forgive her and welcome her back into their lives after 5 long years of loneliness.
When she and Todd make their way through the rabid fans at the stage door, her friends hug her delightedly and praise her performance, then she is swept along with them to a nearby bar where they persuade her to sing karaoke, and they all share old stories and laugh at things that were all horribly humiliating in high school. When they all left and said goodnight, Rachel figured that she and Finn would head home, maybe watch a movie. But he started walking the opposite way of the subway to their apartment.
"Where are you going?"
"I just wanna show you something Rach. If that's okay?" She followed him, of course, because she would follow him to the edge of the earth if she needed to. He led her to the entrance to a skyscraper that she dimly recognized as the headquarters of some fashion company. Finn pulled out a key and stuck it in the door.
Streetlight people living just to find emotion
Hiding somewhere in the night
"Kurt knows the owner of this building, the view from the roof is supposed to be better than the Empire State Building." He said as an explanation. He didn't speak again as the rode the elevator up to the roof. He seemed to be deep in thought about something. When they reached the rooftop she was so enthralled by the beautiful view of the city lights that she didn't notice Noah, Mike, Matt, Artie, and Kurt walk up behind them until Noah began to play his guitar. Finn began to sing with the other guys backing him up as Rachel turned and stared.
I would give you everything, Rach without no doubt,
Mansions and diamond rings, with our whole life planned out,
I'll give you the stars and moon, on a perfect night when I propose to you.
Rach just say I do, and find out what I'm saying is true,
Cause I love you, I love you
I would give you everything, coming from my heart,
Unconditional love showing you from the start,
I'll have nothing to hide, Rach I would never, leave your side.
Rach just say I do, and find out what I'm saying is true,
As Finn finished singing, the other guys melted away into the dark night. He knelt down on one knee and held out a small box.
"Rachel, I love you more than anything in the world, heck you are my whole world. All I want is to be with you forever and give you everything. I'll never hurt you again. Rach you are my reason for living, you are my entire life. Rachel Barbra Berry, will you marry me?"
"YES! YES! YES!" Rachel squealed. As he slipped a delicate diamond ring onto her finger then picked her up and swung her around before setting her down and kissing her as if his life depended on it, Rachel thought, could there be a more beautiful night? Here I am with the most precious man in my life, who just proposed to me in the most romantic way possible on top of a building with the streetlights of New York twinkling in the background. This is the perfect night!
A/N: This story seems to be getting fluffier and fluffier!
But I love it : ) The song Finn sang for Rachel is called "I love you" by Rebel Souljahz. It's really beautiful (and I obviously changed the lyrics from girl to Rach a couple times.)
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