[A/N] Hello! [:

I am happy to say that I actually was able to finish a chapter today. oh, and I didn't have the patience to re-read this one so forgive me if I have a y typos here and there.

Now happening: Toni talks to Rachel. Well, kinda. Just read on [: and the dog days will soon be over so don't worry guys :D

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Rachel's POV

"Buongiorno Signorina Aurelia! I have the biscotti you asked me to buy!" Rachel said to Signorina without turning her head towards her as she closed the gate to their dorm-apartment.

As Rachel turned around upon closing the gate, she was greeted not by Signorina Aurelia, but by Toni. Immediately, her expression changed from happy, to shocked, to angry.

"You..." Rachel whispered, her grip tightening at the bag of biscuits she was still clutching. From the kitchen, Rachel was surprised to see Aurelia suddenly moving towards Toni and resting her hands on both her shoulders.

"Tisero mio, she wants to talk to you. About Blaine. Please let her, per favore," Aurelia said to her, kindness showing in her old eyes.

"Signorina Aurelia, I...I don't know. This is all very hard for me and the last time I saw you—" Rachel said, her gaze now turning towards Toni, "You were kissing him. I'm sorry but I don't think I want to see you right now," Rachel said hardly.

"Please Rachel let me explain..." Toni said, her voice almost but a whisper. She was now starting to feel the magnitude of what she had done.

"Tisero mio please. I have talked to her. Hear her out," Aurelia said to her, this time moving towards Rachel and grabbing her hand to drag her to sit down in front of Toni.

Even though Signorina tried her best to urge Rachel to take a seat in front of Toni, she did not budge. Instead, she took her hand from Aurelia's grasp and stood her ground in front of the gate.

"Antonella, isn't it?" Rachel said, looking at Toni. She gave Rachel a quick nod. "I'm really sorry, as much as I'd want to hear an explanation from you, I really can't. I'm not ready. Me and Blaine aren't really together right now and it would be really inappropriate for me to listen to your opinion without listening to his first. Just, please respect me for this one," Rachel said, now looking at her own two feet as she fought the urge to cry.

Toni looked at her for a minute. She knew that Rachel would not be completely willing to listen to her right now. She understood that, and let's face it, if she was in Rachel's shoe, she would feel the same as her.

"I understand..." Toni said, looking at Rachel even if she did not reciprocate.

"Thank you. Signorina Aurelia, I've had a long day, here are the biscotti you ordered. Buona note," Rachel said, walking towards Signorina Aurelia and handing her the bag. After doing so, she quickly headed to her room and quietly closed her door. As she heard the locks to her door click, Rachel finally let the tears flow.

Toni's POV

"My dear..." Signorina Aurelia said to her as she continued to look at her lap. Even for such a short period of time, Toni had known to love this woman. She was kind to her, even after telling her about everything she had done to Rachel and Blaine.

"Signorina, I really am sorry," Toni said, now feeling her eyes well with tears. "I mean, I get it, I was wrong, and trying to talk to Rachel was a long shot. But all I really want to do is to make things right. I've seen Blaine Signorina, I've seen him yesterday, and everything that I did to him? You can clearly see it in his eyes! He's a mess, and it's my entire fault. Please, what am I going to do?" Toni said, now letting the tears fall on the sides of her face.

"I understand how you feel, I have been through situations where all you want to do is to fix the things you have messed up. But all we can do now is wait. Rachel was completely destroyed when she saw you and Blaine at that park. I was here when she broke down. And you have no idea just how much the two have experienced together. But trust me when I say they've been through a lot. I guess the only advice that I can give you that would include you taking action would be to write Rachel a letter," Signorina Aurelia told her, giving her a soft pat on the back.

"A letter? A letter of apology?" Toni said, looking up from the handkerchief she had been holding against her face.

"Yes. Explain everything to her through a letter. She won't listen to you right? So, write it in a letter. I am sure sooner or later, she will read it. And I believe that she would want to clear things up with Blaine. With a love like theirs, I am certain that it won't be soon before they end this crazy cool-off thing," she told her, a smile resting on her lips.

And with that, Signorina Aurelia headed quickly to her room and returned with a few pieces of paper and a pen. She laid everything on the table in front of Toni and urged her to begin writing.

"Write while the wound is still fresh," she said to her.

Toni stared at the paper in front of her for the longest of time. Actually, it was the longest time she had stared at a blank piece of paper since high school, and she still had no idea how to begin everything. After what seemed like an hour, she picked up the pen and began her writing.

Rachel,

...

Rachel's POV

She had been crying for hours.

After a few weeks of being away from Blaine, Rachel would have thought that somehow, the pain of seeing him kissing another girl would subside. But seeing the woman herself had been completely different. It hurt more. Scratch that, it hurt a lot. She had to admit it however, she had not expected the said woman to come knocking at her door to talk to her about what had happened. She actually expected her to be all up on Blaine at this moment after she had found out what had happened between them. Deep inside, Rachel was secretly thankful. At least seeing Toni told her one thing: Blaine was not cheating on her with that girl.

After what seemed like an eternity of burying her face on her mounds of pillows, Rachel finally sat up to fix herself. This could not go on. She had to do something. And although she had no idea how to begin, still, she knew that she would figure something out.

After washing her face in the sink, Rachel decided that it was best to place her pillows in front of the fan to quickly dry the tear-stained fabric. Upon placing the pillows on the chair in front of the fan, she suddenly heard a soft knock on her door. As she was about to open it, she was surprised to see a white envelope at the foot of her door, followed by footsteps leaving the front of her room. Slowly, Rachel picked the envelope up from the floor and turned the envelope to see who it was from.

To Rachel

I know you don't want to talk to me, but please read this.

I'm really really sorry.

Toni

Rachel looked at the later for quite some time, contemplating on whether or not this was the best time to read Toni's letter to her. Yes, she wanted to fix things with Blaine, but she did not know if she was ready to hear her explanation, nor was she ready to hear her apology.

Upon sitting down and taking a deep breath, Rachel finally tore the envelope open and read the letter.

Rachel,

I know you're not ready to listen to my apology. Quite frankly, I would not be ready too if it was me in your position right now. and I understand if you don't forgive me after this letter. It's ok, I can wait. But please read on. Please try to listen to my explanation.

I met Blaine a month ago from the daily mentoring Signore Viktor, our guitar professor, has assigned to us. I am a foreign exchange student who has decided to finish my minor in guitar here at Italy, instead of finishing it on my school back in the US, Julliard. Upon meeting Blaine, I will never blame you for falling for him. I know I don't know the history on how you two met, but I know that it did not take too long for you to fall for him. As the days progressed, I found myself falling for him. Of course, I had this lingering feeling that he was already in a relationship. I mean, with his talent, good looks, and amazing personality, he was definitely bound to be with someone. And sure enough, he was. He was with you. And of course, that broke my heart.

I had no one to run to. I was a girl studying in Italy who barely knew how to speak Italian, and all of my friends were a thousand miles away from me. Calling them would cost me, so, I turned to the only person I have developed trust in through the course of my stay here in Italy, which was my roommate. She was actually the one who noticed my gloomy mood and was kind enough to ask me how I was, and I told him about my current crush on my mentor. She gave me pieces of advice, ones that I am not proud to share. And unfortunately, I was stupid enough to follow her.

I expressed my intentions to Blaine for a couple of weeks. At first I thought that he was too professional to not respond, or he was to numb to not notice, but a few weeks ago, he finally told me that what I was doing was wrong. Of course I did not want to take no for an answer. I still wanted to try to steal him from you. And finally, I was told by our professor, Signore Viktor, that Blaine had dropped the mentoring program due to his personal reasons. We talked after that, and that was when he told me what had happened.

First of all, Rachel, I cannot express in words how badly I feel about what I had done towards your relationship. Believe me when I tell you that Blaine never reciprocated my feelings towards him. He never flirted back, never hugged me, never allowed me to hold his hand other than for educational reasons. The kiss that you saw was initiated by none other than me. It was my fault. And he never kissed me back. To be quite honest, I felt just how proud he was to be with you all throughout those times that I spent having my mentoring sessions with him. Sometimes during our breaks from our mentoring sessions, he would tell me about you, how you sang so beautifully, and how you had been so wonderful when you two had a project in Paris and how he was so proud to be with you. I can see it in his eyes just how much in love he was with you. He was happy and glowing, and my mind was too clouded with my infatuation to see.

Please give him a chance Rachel. Don't break up with him because of my stupidity, and don't hate him. This was all my fault and I take all the blame. Blaine did nothing to deserve this. I am really sorry. He loves you. He loves you so much, and if you could only see him right now, if you could only see how broken and fragile he looks right now, it would break your heart.

I'm really sorry for everything I have done. I hope that in a few months or in a year, you would somehow forgive me. Love Blaine. You are very lucky to have him, and he would die if he would lose you. Again, I'm really sorry.

Sincerely,

Antonella

As Rachel finished reading the letter, she felt as if a new light had been shed upon her. Reading the letter was a right decision. It made everything a little clear, and it broke her heart when she read about Blaine. He really did love her, and now, all of this seemed like a joke. But still, Rachel could not help but admit that Blaine still did not exert any efforts to push Toni away. He did not end the mentoring as soon as he should have. But despite everything, she still loved him.

Hoping that Toni was still waiting for her in the garden, Rachel quickly rushed outside her door and was disappointed to see that Toni was nowhere to be found. The only person she saw was Signorina Aurelia, who was currently sipping tea as she sat near the pond.

"Tisero mio would you like some tea?" Signorina Aurelia asked her while she continued to stir her own cup.

"No Signorina thank you. Caffeine is not good for the voice. Uhm, Signorina? Did Toni leave already?" she asked.

"Oh, well, she felt a couple of minutes ago. Did you read her letter?" she looked at her from the top of her cup.

"Si..." Rachel said, her voice almost a whisper.

"Would you like to talk about it tisero mio?" Aurelia asked. All that Rachel could give her was a nod. To be honest, she was still confused about what she would do now.

"Well, what bothers you?" she asked Rachel after she sat on the seat beside her.

"Blaine...I can't help but still feel hurt because he did not act quickly when he knew Toni's intentions towards him. Am I being selfish Signorina?" she asked, looking at Aurelia.

"No. I understand why you feel that way. But Rachel, I think it would be best if you talked to Toni about her letter. And it would be best too if you talked to Blaine afterwards. It will help you more tisero mio," Signorina Aurelia said to her.

Rachel stared blankly at the floor for a couple of minutes. She was thinking about how she would be able to talk to Blaine and if whether or not she was ready to do so. In the end, Rachel knew that she could not keep on avoiding Blaine. She loved him too much, and she would not let him remain fragile and broken.

After a few minutes of silence, Rachel finally spoke to Signorina Aurelia.

"I wanna talk to him," Rachel said, her voice almost a whisper.

Blaine's POV

"I tried to talk to her today," Toni said to Blaine over the phone. She was the one who called her right after she gave Rachel the letter, for she knew that Blaine would want to hear about her efforts to speak with Rachel.

"And?" Blaine asked, his voice a little hopeful.

"She didn't want to talk to me..." she replied to him, her voice had a tone of sadness in them. Deep inside, Blaine had expected this. He knew that Rachel would not just want to talk to the person she thought Blaine was cheating on her with.

"It's ok. I guess I expected that anyway. Thanks for the help Toni, I appreciate it," Blaine said to her.

"I wrote her a letter though. I tried to explain everything to her through it,"

"Well, I just hope she'll read it. Hey, I have to go finish some of my school works. Thanks again Toni," Blaine said. In reality, he did not have any school works for tomorrow. He just wanted to lay in his bed and sleep. All the sadness has made him relatively weaker, and his only escape when he was not trying to get himself dead drunk was sleep.

"Blaine I'm really sorry. I hope you'll forgive me someday,"

"Toni I already did. Thanks for trying to help me fix this. Good night," and Blaine hung up.

He lay on his bed, staring at his light yellow ceiling. He never really understood the color scheme his landlord was going for ever since the first time he laid eyes on his apartment, but his mind was now far from trying to analyze the mind works of his landlord. All he wanted was to talk to Rachel. It had been almost a month. A month since he and Rachel have spoken. Sure, he was doing so well in it, but it did not mean that he was not dying inside. The silence between them was almost deafening, and all Blaine wanted to do was to try and make the first move. But of course, it was Rachel who asked for some space, and he knew that it would be best if Rachel was the first one to make the move, for it would mean that she was ready to talk to him again.

After a few minutes of staring into nothingness, Blaine was disturbed from his thoughts by the buzzing of his phone. Tiredly, he glanced at his bedside clock and grunted when it read 12:30am.

"Who could be calling me at this time of the hour?" Blaine thought to himself as he stood up from his bed. As he glanced at his phone to read the caller ID, his heart almost stopped as he read the name flashing on the screen,

Rachel Berry

Immediately, Blaine felt his heart race. What are the odds of her calling him while he was thinking of her? And it felt weird, because for the first time in his life, he did not know if he wanted to answer her call or not. After taking a very deep breath, Blaine picked up his phone and pressed answer.

"Hello?" Blaine said, his voice breaking a little because of his heart pounding away in his chest.

"Blaine..." Rachel replied, her voice a little weak on the other line.

God how he had missed her voice. It had been too long, and Blaine was really happy to hear her. But of course, this phone call would not be filled with their usual "I love you-s" and "I miss you-s."

"Rach.." Blaine replied, hoping that Rachel would soon want to end this cool-off thing they have.

"Can we talk? Tomorrow?" Rachel said to him.

"Yes. Where would you like us to meet?" Blaine asked, wanting to keep the conversation going, which he knew would not be happening.

"At the cafeteria near the fountain,"

"Ok, I'll be there..." Blaine replied.

"Ok, I'll see you. Bye..." Rachel said to him, her voice also had a tone of sadness in them. Just as Rachel was about to hang up, Blaine mustered all his courage and blurted out to Rachel.

"RACH! Wait!" Blaine said, his voice almost a yelp.

"What is it?"

"I miss you..." Blaine almost whispered. He really did miss her, and all he wanted to do right now was to hug her and kiss her, and how he wished he could do all of those tomorrow.

"I miss you too...bye" Rachel said to him, which completely shocked Blaine. Before he could utter a reply, the line went dead.

He felt happy. Rachel said that he missed him, which meant that this relationship was not entirely hopeless. Feeling better than he ever had in the past month, Blaine fell asleep with a smile on his face.