A/N: Well, I didn't hear much about the last chapter…hopefully it wasn't too bad? Yikes…
All grammar errors are mine!
Finn decided to stop by Rachel's unexpectedly that evening. He had spent the day with the band instead, knowing it was inevitable and that they would be going on a tour soon. Jeremy had told him when he got back from Lima that if they did, it was only for two months and that they'd leave right before Christmas.
"Well that's cool, but that's also kind of shitty to have to leave right before then. Would people even go to our shows on Christmas Day and stuff?" Finn had asked.
Jeremy shrugged. "I wouldn't doubt it, but we probably won't do anything that day."
"So I'll be able to come back here?" Finn then asked.
"That's up to you my dude. Depends where we are." Jeremy said. "It's not all one hundred percent set in stone yet, but it's about seventy percent of the way there according to Jared and stuff."
Finn was torn. He loved performing, especially in front of fans. He never thought all because of one single on the radio that they would blow up the way they did. He didn't feel like he was famous, despite people recognizing him often just when he left the house for errands or something, or the random call he would get from his publicist saying that the paparazzi had caught him doing this or that. That hardly happened though, and he was grateful for it. However, he had a feeling there would be more soon. He wasn't sure whether or not he had signed up for that. It didn't matter to him though; the only thing that did was leaving Rachel, and protecting her from the crazy media if it were to ever get out hand like it did with celebrities.
"I don't know about two months with Sean. I might punch him unexpectedly just to get back at him for what he did." Finn then added.
Jeremy looked at him and smiled. "Alright tough guy."
With that, Finn stood, grabbing his phone. He was about to start helping Rachel with what she wanted most at the moment. He dialed his agent's number at William Morris Endeavor. He would start there.
He knocked on Rachel's door, Quinn answering.
"Uh hey." He said as Quinn let him in.
Quinn smiled up at the man. "Hello." She said politely.
"How is she?" Finn asked as he stepped in.
Quinn shrugged. "Not sure. She said she didn't want to be bothered, so I left it alone."
He didn't bother knocking when he got to Rachel's door. He opened it gently instead, seeing the tiny girl curled up into a ball on her bed, eyes closed, the dark room consuming her.
She opened her eyes, looking at him without emotion. His heart jumped, but not in that special way it usually did. "Hmm." She mumbled before shifting slightly, facing in his direction.
"Hey." He said quietly.
"Hi." She responded, her voice also without emotion.
"I uh…I thought you could use some company." He said, instantly regretting his idea of not calling before showing up.
"Thanks." She said, sounding more sincere.
He frowned, closing the door behind him before approaching her bed in the dark room. He sat down on the end of her bed, looking up at her. "Are you…" he paused, wrenching his brain to find the perfect words, knowing he wasn't always the smoothest talker. He didn't want to upset her. "uh…okay?" he finished. 'Way to be subtle.' He thought.
She sat up, bringing her knees to her chest, wrapping her arms around her legs. "I'm fine." She said, looking down at the end of the bed. "Are you going to continue to sit that far away from me though? Am I diseased?" She asked, forcing a tiny grin.
He smiled, climbing up next to her, instinctively bringing her into him, her head resting on his chest.
She sighed heavily. "My life is falling apart."
"No it's not." He whispered, kissing the top of her head.
"It's so hard…" she said, her voice breaking. "To be optimistic w-when things like this keep recurring." She said, wiping her eyes.
He squeezed her tighter. "Instead of holding it all in, why don't you just let it all out?" He asked curiously.
She sighed before doing just that. She rambled on and on about how upset she was as she started to cry. Finn listened to her the entire time, not interrupting even if he wanted to tell her that her thought process was skewed. She was being so down on herself and he didn't like that, but he let her vent. After all, that's partially why he was there. He wanted to take care of her, let her cry on him.
When she finished he kissed her head lightly before unwrapping his arms from her.
"What? Oh God was that bad?" She asked with a sniff. "You think I'm being silly."
He shook his head. "No, it was fine. It's fine to be upset you know. I just might not agree with the majority of the things you just said."
Rachel frowned.
He leaned in kissing her gently, before reaching into his pocket. "Now it's my turn." He pulled out his phone.
"To vent?" She asked.
"No." he said with a chuckle. "To do what I intended to do when I came here. Cheer you up. I heard this song on the way home from the agency earlier and I thought to myself that it was the perfect song for you. Will you listen to it?" he asked, looking up at her.
Rachel nodded with a smile, taking his phone into her hand.
She began to listen, immediately recognizing the song. "Oh. I remember this song." She said quietly as Finn nodded. He watched her facial expression as the contentment grew evident in her eyes. Music was always something that would calm her down and make her forget about what was going on around her. He knew that from the moment he met her. He briefly thought back to the day he met her, how reserved and shy she had been. She loosened up around him so much in such a small period of time.
"What?" She asked, catching him mid-smile.
He shook his head as she began to sing along quietly to the words of the song.
Don't let go, you got the music in you.
One dance left, this world is gonna pull through.
Don't give up, you've got a reason to live.
Can't forget, you only get what you give.
She smiled and looked over at Finn who closed his eyes, pretending to imaginary drum with his hands in the air.
She laughed as they both sang the remainder of the song gently together, their voices harmonizing perfectly.
Rachel handed the phone back to Finn when the song finished, not before seeing a text from Jeremy pop up on the screen.
'How'd it go?' Was all it said.
"Uh…it's Jeremy." She said as Finn reached for the phone.
"Sorry about that." He said, typing a quick response.
Rachel studied his facial expression before speaking up. "How did what go?" She then asked quietly.
Finn looked over at her. "Oh uh…nothing."
Her brows furrowed. "You can tell me you know. I just sat there and poured my heart out to you…."
"I know, I know." Finn said. Was that a hint of worry in his voice? Sadness? She couldn't tell, but his tone was slightly higher than usual and that's how she knew something was up. Just then, it clicked. It had to have been from when she got home from the agency, seeing Puck with Quinn.
"I thought you were going out to celebrate after your…" Quinn stopped at the sight of Rachel's red, puffed eyes.
Rachel shook her head. "I think I'll just go take a nap."
"Wait; is this over the audition at the agency or over Finn?" Puck then asked.
Rachel's head shot towards him. "What do you mean over Finn?"
Puck's eyes widened. "Oh shit. You didn't even know yet."
"Know what?" She asked sternly. Her mind raced as all possible scenarios ran through her mind. That's just what she needed; more bad news on top of bad news. She took a deep breath.
Puck exchanged a look with Quinn who nodded. "Just tell her since you already opened your big mouth." She said, nudging him.
"The tour." Puck then said.
"W-what tour?"
"Bonnie Dune."
Rachel looked around aimlessly. Of course. Why wouldn't they be going on tour? She heard his song on the radio all the time, fans were going crazy over them. They were a new sensation suddenly, and Rachel was more than happy for them all but the idea of him leaving her never occurred to her until now. "Oh." She said quietly. "I didn't know anything about a tour."
"He was going to tell you, you know." Puck said. "I'm sorry."
Rachel shook her head. "No need to be sorry, I'm just surprised." She wanted to cry all over again. "I'm going to go take a nap, I'm tired." She said, walking away quickly.
Rachel leaned into Finn now, her hand resting on his shoulder. "I heard." Rachel whispered lightly, Finn looking down at her abruptly.
"Wait, what?"
"I heard." She repeated, looking up at him, her big brown eyes looked even more hurt than they did before and Finn felt a stab right in his heart.
"About the tour?" He asked quietly, as Rachel nodded. "How?" he added. He wanted to be the one to break the news.
"Puck…earlier."
He sighed. "Rach, you know I was going to tell you."
She nodded. "I know, Finn. Puck just slipped with the news but it's okay."
"I don't want to…"
"Are you kidding?" she asked sharply. "Finn, that's an amazing opportunity!"
He shrugged. "Not without you."
"Yes without me! You're going to see most of America and you're going to be with the guys doing what you absolutely love to do. You're going to meet the fans that made you guys what you are today and you're going to kick ass."
He smiled as she spoke her words of encouragement. "It still doesn't feel right…"
"It's not supposed to. You'll get used to it. It's rare that someone gets to be an overnight sensation but it's you and the guys and well, you all deserve it."
He went to speak but Rachel cut him off with her lips, kissing him fervently. "I mean it." She said sternly as she pulled away.
He opened his eyes to look into hers, taken aback by the sudden intense kiss. He didn't want to talk about him. He wanted her to be okay, to reassure her that eventually her name would be in the lights she's been dreaming of; that she'd be walking down the red carpet and he would just be the boyfriend nobody knew about that liked banging on the drums every once in a while. He didn't want it to be the other way around.
"Even Sean?" He joked, kissing her once more.
She smiled. "Yes, even him."
Finn shrugged, but he could see Rachel's eyes light up. "Tell me all about it."
"I don't know much about it. I just know we're starting sometime in December, only two months tops."
"That's exciting." Rachel said supportively.
"I guess." He replied tentatively.
"Finn, come on. Don't worry about me. Be happy about this!" she nudged him so that he looked into her eyes. She leaned in, giving him the sweetest kiss she could muster, her lips lingering on his.
When they pulled away he grinned. "I love that smile." Rachel whispered.
"And I love you." he said with a grin, kissing her once more. "I guess it is sort of exciting, huh?" He asked after a few more kisses occurred.
"I think so. It's not every day someone can just go see random places in America. There's a lot to see."
"Yeah." Finn agreed.
"Just get me something fun from every city!" She joked.
He leaned in, kissing her roughly as their tongues instantly dancing around each others. "I will." He managed to get out before they resumed the passionate interaction.
When Finn began to pull away, Rachel brought her finger to his lips, making him speechless. "I don't want to discuss life anymore. Not right now." She whispered.
Finn nodded as she leaned back, his large body now hovering over hers as they kissed with increased intensity, knowing exactly where all of this was leading for the rest of the evening.
A/N: 'You Get What You Give' originally performed by New Radicals (Also an upcoming song on Glee I do believe, since I've heard it and Cory's voice is perfect on it along with I believe it's Mark...and some of the ladies.) Since I've been listening to the Glee version nonstop it sort of popped up in my mind that this song is extremely fitting in this situation as well as Rachel's NYADA one in the show.