Okay this chapter has a lot of Finchel in it! ;) I worked really hard on it. Enjoy! :) Btw Happy Christmas. ;)
February 2010
Rachel was standing at her locker looking through her solos for Sectionals. Rachel kept everything from Glee Club in a pink folder with gold stars on it. She smiled to herself knowing that she had something the people bullying her could never take away, Her voice. Rachel promised herself the nothing or no one would get in the way of her singing.
Rachel put her folder back in her locker. After she closed her locker she picked up her bag. As she turned around she saw Puck throw a slushie at her. Rachel gasped as she felt the freezing slushie slide down her face and chest. The football player who was with Puck grabbed Rachel by the hair and pushed her hard against the lockers. Puck and the football player walked away. Rachel looked around to see the hallway empty. She stood up and opened her locker. Lucky this time she got ready incase she got a slushie thrown at her again. She took a bag, that had her spare clothes, out of her locker and went into the bathroom. She looked at herself in the mirror. They had thrown a red slushie at her. She sighed as she looked at her outfit that was covered in the slushie. She went into the bathroom stall and got changed into a blue skirt, a red and white striped top and a yellow cardigan. She walked out and looked at herself in the mirror again. She sighed in relief when she saw that none of the slushie got into her hair since it was tied back. She turned on the water and started to wash the slushie off her face.
Rachel took the hair clip out of her hair and let her fringe down. She then untied her hair.
Rachel looked in the mirror as she fixed her hair and clothes.
They were into the second month of 2010 and so far things were only getting worse for Rachel. She was still being bullied and it was getting worse. Her dads were still fighting. Every morning Rachel fights back tears when she sees her daddy sleeping on the couch.
Rachel got her things and walked to class.
3 hours later Rachel was walking to her next class. She was on her way to her locker to get her books. The hallways were empty. She was standing on the top of the staircase when she heard people behind her.
"Still practicing your solo's, man hands?" Said Santana who was standing with Quinn and Brittany.
"What do you want?" Rachel said back.
"Watch it dwarf." Said Quinn. "Your talking back to us a lot lately."
"Maybe cause I'm sick of you bullying me for no reason." Rachel said.
"You feeling brave, Berry?" Santana said as she walked towards Rachel.
Santana turned around to face Quinn and Brittany. "She thinks she's great cause she got the solo's at Sectionals."
"Maybe I got them because I can sing." Rachel said back.
"Oh please. I bet your dads bought you those solo's. Your not even that good of a singer." Said Quinn. "No one likes you Rachel. Your just a waste of a life."
Rachel started to feel angry. "I'm a waste of a life? At least I have a life. I'm not the one who's pregnant."
"That's it!" Screamed Quinn. "I'm going to kill her!"
Brittany held Quinn back. Quinn got away from Brittany and ran towards Rachel. She pushed Rachel backwards. Rachel screamed as she fell backwards down the staircase.
When Rachel landed on the bottom of the staircase. The 3 cheerleaders ran towards the end of the staircase. They saw Rachel lying at the end of the staircase, her eyes were closed and she wasn't moving.
"You pushed her down the stairs!" Brittany said.
"Let's get out of here." Santana said as she ran off with Brittany and Quinn.
Rachel lay there on the ground, in to much pain to move. She lay there for a few minutes. She moved her head around and opened her eyes. She saw someone running towards her. She closed her eyes again until she heard someones voice.
"Rachel? Rachel, wake up!" The voice said.
Rachel opened her eyes and saw Finn next to her. "Finn?"
"Rachel are you okay? What happened?" Finn asked.
"I'm okay. My head hurts." Rachel said.
"What happened?" Finn asked again.
"I fell down the stairs." Rachel said. She was to afraid to tell him what really happened.
Rachel sat up and Finn put his arm around her. "Are you sure your okay?"
Rachel nodded. "Yeah. I think so."
Rachel tried to stand up but she fell backwards and let out a loud cry.
"Rachel, What's wrong?" Finn said as he started to get worried.
"It's my ankle." Rachel said.
Finn looked down at Rachel's ankle to see it start to swell up.
"I better take you to the nurse." Said Finn. "Put your arms around my neck."
Rachel did what she was told. Finn put one arm behind Rachel's back and the other under her legs and he lifted her up bridal style and carried her to the nurses office.
The nurse went over to them straight away when Finn walked in with Rachel in his arms.
"What happened to her?" The nurse asked.
"She fell down the stairs." Said Finn. "She's fine but her ankle is really swollen."
"Okay. Put her down on the bed. I'll get her an ice-pack." The nurse said as she walked out.
Finn carried Rachel over to the bed and carefully put her down.
"You okay?" He asked. Rachel nodded.
Finn took off Rachel's shoe and sock. When he did he saw her ankle was really swollen and bruised.
"Can you move your ankle, Rach?" Finn asked.
Rachel shook her head. "It's hurts to much."
Just then the nurse came back and put an ice-pack on Rachel's ankle.
"I'll just leave the ice-pack on it. I'll check on it in a few minutes." The nurse said.
"How did you manage to fall down the stairs?" Asked Finn.
Rachel quickly tried to think of something to tell him. "I was in a rush to get to class and I tripped."
Finn nodded.
"How bad do you think it is?" Rachel asked.
"I've seen worse." Said Finn. "I don't think it's anything serious."
Finn noticed a bruise on Rachel's arm.
"What happened to you arm?" Finn asked.
Rachel looked down at her arm.
"Oh, I must have got it when I fell." Rachel said, knowing that she got it 3 days before cause Santana punched her.
After a few minutes the nurse came back and looked at Rachel's ankle.
"Rachel, It's still very swollen." The nurse said. "There's not much I can do. You need to go the hospital to get it checked."
"What? The hospital?" Rachel said, starting to panic.
"Rachel calm down." Finn said, while rubbing Rachel's back.
"Is it broken?" Asked Rachel.
The nurse shook her head. "It's not broken. The worst thing it can be is a hairline fracture. Can your parents collect you now?"
"No." Rachel said. "My dads are working till four o'clock."
"I can take her." Finn said. "My mom can drive us and I'll stay with her."
"Okay. I'll let your teachers know and I'll contact Rachel's dads." The nurse said before leaving.
"Finn, you don't have too." Said Rachel.
Finn smiled as he took out his phone. "It's okay I want too."
Nearly 3 hours after arriving at the hospital Rachel was finally out of X-Ray.
Finn was beside her the whole time. Rachel was sitting in a wheelchair in the waiting room, thinking about what had happened that day. Rachel wanted to tell Finn what really happened but she was terrified. If Quinn pushed her down the stairs then she could do a lot worse. A single tear rolled down Rachel's cheek as she thought about what happened.
"Hey, you okay?" Finn asked as he wiped away the tear. "Why are you crying?"
"I'm fine." Rachel said. "My ankles just hurting a little."
"Oh you want me to get you something to help the pain?" Asked Finn.
Rachel smiled and shook her head. "No thanks. I'll be fine. Thank you for staying with me Finn."
"No problem." Finn said back.
"I guess Glee will have to rehearse without us." Rachel said.
Finn nodded. "They'll survive without us for one day."
"Your a really good singer Finn. I'm glad you got the male lead for Sectionals." Smiled Rachel.
"Thanks Rachel." Finn smiled back. "Your really good."
"Thanks. I didn't think I'd get the lead solo."
"Why? Asked Finn.
Rachel sighed. "Cause I'm not that good and I'm not pretty like the other girls."
"Rachel, who said you were not a good singer and you were not pretty?" Finn asked. Rachel looked down and stayed silent. "Listen Rachel. You have an amazing voice and your gorgeous. Don't listen to what anyone else says. You deserved to get the lead solos."
"Thank you Finn." Rachel said.
Finn leaned forward and pulled Rachel into a hug. Rachel smiled as she felt Finn wrap his arms around her. For the first time in a very long time Rachel felt safe. She felt like everything was gonna be okay.
Finn and Rachel let go when they heard Rachel's name being called by the doctor. Finn stood up and went behind Rachel's wheelchair and pushed it into the doctors office.
"Well Rachel from the results of your X-Ray we can tell that there's no serious damage. Your ankle is just badly sprained." The doctor said.
"Thank God." Rachel said as Finn took her hand.
"Do you do sports or anything?" The doctor asked.
Rachel nodded. "I do ballet."
"How often do you do it?" The doctor said.
"Every Tuesday and Thursday. I've done it for 11 years." Rachel said.
"You have to give it up while your ankle gets better." The doctor said.
Rachel looked down and blinked back tears. "For how long?"
"Could be for a few weeks." The doctor said. "Just until your ankle is fully healed."
"Okay." Rachel said.
"I'm gonna put a bandage on it and I'll give you some crutches for you to use for the next few weeks. Then you can go home." The doctor said before leaving.
"I'm sorry about your Ballet, Rachel." Finn said putting his hand on Rachel's shoulder.
"It's okay." Rachel said. "At least I have Sectionals."
Finn nodded. "Finally something good to look forward too."
"What do you mean?" Asked Rachel.
"Nothing." Said Finn. "I've just been though a lot lately."
"Like what?" Asked Rachel.
"I've been thinking about quitting the football team." Said Finn.
"Why? You love football." Said Rachel.
"I know but did you hear what happened? With Puck?" He asked. Rachel shook her head.
"You know I was dating Quinn?" He asked. Rachel nodded, knowing what Finn was going to say. "Well, she cheated on me with Puck. Now she's pregnant with Puck's baby."
"Finn, I'm so sorry." Rachel said. "Is Puck the reason why your going to quit the football team?"
Finn nodded. "I just can't stand being near him. Or Quinn. I'm already with them both in Glee Club."
"Finn you can't let Puck stop you from doing what you love." Said Rachel. "What happened between you, Puck and Quinn was awful. You can't just quit what you love. Football is your life. So keep doing it just keep your distance from Puck."
Finn smiled at Rachel and put his arm around her. "Thanks Rachel."
Later that night Finn's mom drove Rachel back to her house.
"Thanks for the lift Ms Hudson." Rachel said as she got out of the car with Finn.
"No Problem, sweetie." She said back.
"Here let me help you." Finn said as she picked Rachel up and carried her to the house.
"Finn you don't have to carry me." Rachel said.
"Don't worry about it." Finn said. "I'll come back out and get your things in a few minutes."
Leroy and Hiram were already at the door when Finn walked up with Rachel.
"Rachel, baby are you okay?" Hiram said.
"I'm fine, dad." Rachel said back.
"We're gonna go out to Mrs Hudson and get your things." Leroy said. "Thank you for staying with her, Finn."
"No problem." Said Finn.
Leroy and Hiram went outside and Finn carried Rachel into the sitting-room and was about to put her on the couch.
"Finn, could you bring me to my room?"
Finn nodded. "Sure. Where is it?"
"Upstairs. Second door to the right." Rachel said.
Finn carried Rachel up to her room and lay her down on the bed.
"How's the ankle?" He asked.
Rachel smiled. "Better. Finn thank you so much for staying with me."
"Your very welcome." Finn said as he sat down. "So I guess you won't be in school for a while."
"Yeah I might not be in for a while." Sighed Rachel. "Tell Mr Schue that I promise I'll practice for Sectionals everyday."
Finn laughed. "I will. I'll miss you while your out of school."
Rachel smiled. "I'll miss you too."
"Go onto Facebook or MySpace and I'll talk to you there."
Finn said and Rachel nodded.
"Can I see your phone for a minute." Finn asked. Rachel handed him her phone and watched as he typed something into it.
"Here's my number. Text me your number later." Finn said as he gave Rachel's phone back.
"I will." Rachel smiled.
"I better go." Finn said as he leaned down and kissed Rachel on the forehead. "I'll talk to you later."
"Okay." Rachel said as she watched Finn leave.
That night Rachel forgot about everything. She forgot about her dads fighting and she forgot about the bullying. She fell asleep with a smile on her face. Nothing could ruin her mood.