Kurt and Blaine were standing in front of Rachel ,who was sitting on the couch staring blankly past them.
Kurt-I've never seen her like this before.
He quietly whispered into Blaines ear, still keeping his gaze on had a plain expression on her face. No emotion at all.
Rachel-Can you move I'm trying to enjoy my show.
Blaine turned halfway around and noticed the screen was pitch black.
Blaine-The TV isn't even on.
Rachel-Yes it is you liar! Why would you lie to me like that!
She grabbed a pillow and blew her nose into it and gave it to Kurt. He was disgusted that even Finn leaving turned Rachel into a slob.
Kurt-Have you eaten anything?
Rachel pulled out a bag of Beef Jerky from under the cushions.
Kurt-*gasp* Your not supposed to eat these.
Rachel was gnawing on one in her mouth.
Rachel-Why not?
Kurt-You're a vegan, Rachel.
Rachel-It doesn't mean I'm a vegetarian.
Kurt stared angrily at her with his mouth open and his eyebrow twitching.
Blaine-Well, what have you been doing?
Rachel rubbed her finger on her chin trying to remember.
Rachel-Sleeping, TV, rolling around….
They started to get confused.
Rachel-Jumping on pillows like they are trampolines.
Kurt's eyes widened.
Rachel-And writing love letters to myself.
Blaine-What?
Rachel-Yeah.
She handed them a pile of letters and Kurt read aloud the first one.
Kurt-Dear Rachel Berry, I love you so much that I just want to throw you on my bed and r-
Okay! We need to fix her.
Rachel-What are thou talking about? I'm fine.
Kurt-Rachel?
She had to admit it. They were already onto her.
Rachel-Fine! I miss having Finn around.
Blaine-C'mon Rach.
Rachel-FINN USED TO CALL ME THAT!
And she fell flat onto the couch sobbing into the fabric.
Blaine-Well then.
Kurt-That's it. I can't take it anymore! I'm calling Finn and getting this straightened out. Lets go Blaine.
Blaine-Okay, bye Rach.
She sobbed even harder when the door shut to the apartment.
Kurt-C'mon Finn pick up.
He bounced around anxious for Finn to pick up. To at least know he was still alive.
Finn-Hello?
Kurt-Finn, where have you been? Rachel has gone crazy. Crazier than usual.
Finn-So, why should I care she doesn't want me. At least my new hotel room listens to me.
Kurt was confused.
Kurt-Aw great, now you have gone crazy. Why on earth would you think that Rachel doesn't need you?
Finn-She said so herself. Then she ignored me for a week then didnt even stand up for us when i left.
Kurt-Well then she regrets it. Finn, she's writing dirty love letters to herself.
He didn't really know how to reply to that.
Finn-Well what am I supposed to do about that.
Kurt-Hmmm, I don't know…..COME BACK!
Finn-I want to hear that from her.
Kurt-Really, cause she tried calling you a million times but you never pick up.
Finn sighed.
Kurt-If you don't come back now, she minus well give up on you.
After Kurt hung up, Finn thought about what he said. He had to act fast or else Rachel would move on. He thought of a plan and quickly called Kurt and explained everything to him and Blaine. Later that day they went back to Rachel. They walked in and noticed she wasn't in there. What they didn't notice was Rachel on top of the counter about to attack them from behind.
Rachel-Roar!
The 3 of them fell to the ground with Blaine and Kurt's face smashed into the floor.
Rachel-What do you want? I already lost my dignity if that's what you're here for.
Kurt-No! Now will you please get off us.
She hopped off them while walking on her fists.
Blaine-Sit down Tarzan we have to talk.
Rachel-What? Have lamps taken over the world.
Blaine-No.
Rachel-Lampshades?
Blaine-No, now listen. We need you to do us a little favor.
Kurt and Blaine looked at each other and knew this would get them back together.
It was the next day and Rachel decided to run to the corner store to get a pack of Red bull for Blaine and Kurt with their coupon. She got an eight pack out of the fridge and walked up to the counter.
Rachel-Here's the coupon.
The cashier took it and scanned it. Mean while Finn delibretly entered the store to buy a red bull when he heard.
Cashier-Sorry ma'am but this coupon expired yesterday.
Finn-Crap, they gave her the wrong one.
Rachel- Oh c'mon. Lets just pretend that there is no expiration date. Its just a dollar off.
Cashier-I'm sorry ma'am but you cant use it.
She got angry and grabbed his by the collar of his shirt.
Rachel-LOOK, MY LIFE HAS BEEN A LVING HELL RIGHT NOW. MY BOYFRIEND LEFT ME AND LAMPS ARE TAKING OVER THE WORLD!
The cashier looked at her like she was crazy. Finn felt guilty when she brought up the fact she had been miserable without him. But at the same time, she needed to be vunerable for the plan to work.
Rachel-NOW I CANT EVEN GET A FREAKIN RED BULL! I HAVE THE ENERGY TO JUMP OVER THAT COUNTER AND BODY SLAM YOU TO THE GROUND! IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?
Cashier-N-no no its not, please let go of me.
Rachel-Then can I use the freakin coupon!
Cashier-I'm sorry. Let me scan that for you miss.
She released him out of her grasp and gave a gentle smile, with relief hidden behind it.
Rachel-Thank you.
Finn turned around and stood near the exit. When she turned around the sight of Finn made her jerk back. She stopped and glared at him. He came up to her and took the package and set it on the floor.
Finn- Look I never should have left you , Rachel. I….miss you.
She talked in the quietest tone.
Rachel-Then why didn't you come back.
A tear traced down her face and Finn lifted his hand and rubbed it away with his thumb.
Finn-Because I was afraid that you didn't want me. And if you didnt want me, i dont know what i would do with myself because...
She tipped her head down.
Finn- I love you.
Rachel-If you really loved me, you would have forgiven me and moved on.
Finn-Exactly, we love each other and people who love eachother,like us, should just look past all that.
Rachel-That's your excuse?
The cashier eased dropped on the conversation. Finn was concerned what she meant. It wasnt meant as an excuse.
Finn-Are you saying that you don't…..
Rachel-No Finn. I do love you but this is...
He leaned in, trying to get an answer out of her. Obviously, he did something wrong.
Rachel- To overwhelming and….wait this was setup.
In his head he knew some yelling was about to take place.
Finn-Why would you think that?
Rachel-Oh, so you just happened to be at this corner store that nobody cares about!
Cashier-Hey.
Rachel-No offense but I just need to go.
She picked up her package and abandoned Finn in that store un forgiven.
Kurt and Blaine were in the living room waiting for Finn to call and say the plan had paid off.
Kurt-Its been an hour. Either he has problems apologizing or it didn't work.
Blaine-Chill Kurt, its gonna work.
They heard loud footsteps coming from behind the door. Rachel appeared with a red face and a pack of Red Bull in her hands. She walked up to Kurt and smacked in the side with her purse. Everytime she hit him she would say something.
.Jerk.
Blaine-I'm thinking the plan didn't work.
Rachel-You set me up with Finn!
Kurt-Well if you stopped abusing my spine, maybe I would explain that to you.
Rachel stopped and pushed him onto the couch.
Rachel-Explain!
Kurt-You wouldn't stop crying over how much you missed Finn. And when I called him to tell him to come back he wouldn't come back unless you told him you wanted him back so he thought of this plan.
Rachel-Wait so, Finn, thought of this?
Blaine-Yeppers.
They both nodded their heads while Rachel felt like a complete idiot.
Kurt-Look Rachel, you lost track of who you are and Finn being with you is the only solution I can possibly think of.
Rachel thought long and hard about what Kurt said when she got back to the apartment. She thought so hard that she passed out on the couch and woke up the next morning, still alone.
Rachel was sitting with Blaine and Kurt at the lunch talking about Patti Lapone's new broad way debut. Rachel could care less about that right now. Since the only thing that was on her mind was Finn and Chloe talking in the corner of the cafeteria. Finn would glance at Rachel every once in awhile.
Chloe-So which nail polish do you think looks better on me?
She looked up and saw Finn in a whole other world.
Chloe-Finn!
Finn-Huh, what? Oh um the pink one.
Chloe-Why arent you paying attention to me.
Finn-Well 1. Im trying to eat lunch. 2. There is just so much on my mind right now.
She traced back Finns glare to Rachel.
Chloe-Rachel?
Finn looked at her and then turned his head the opposite direction of Rachel.
Chloe-Well, I can fix that problem.
She got up and Finn knew this wasn't gonna be good. Rachel looked at the corner of her eye and saw the annoying perfect figure walking over to her. Chloe took a shake from a table and stood behind Rachel and dumped the whole cup on her head. Kurt and Blaine had their mouths wide open. Finn really wanted to get up and defend Rachel. But it was too late. Rachel had closed eyes as the ice cold drink cascaded down her face into her bra.
Chloe-Shouldn't have messed with me Berry. I told you that you would regret it.
As the sound of her stilettos walked away, Rachel got up and ran to the bathroom.
The lunch bell rang and Rachel came out of the bathroom still get shake out of her hair. She noticed Finn at the water fountain and walked up to him.
Rachel-We need to talk.
He rose his head and wiped some water off the side of his mouth.
Finn-Are you wanting to talk or yell at me?
Rachel-Listen can we just forget about the party and our fights? And maybe come back.
Finn-Well I tried telling you that but you resented.
Rachel-Can we not argue here please?
Finn-I'm not looking for an argument. I just want an answer from you. Do you forgive me?
Rachel-Well yeah but….
Something came across her mind as she got the last strand of hair with slushie on it clean.
Rachel-What's going on between you and Chloe?
Finn-Uhh.
Rachel-We never said we broke up, Finn.
Finn-Really cause that's sorta how you have been treating me. I think I've suffered enough of invisibility dating you.
Rachel-Invisibility? What are you talking about. I spend most of my life around you.
Finn-But its always about broad way and things you care about but it seems like you are never interested in things I want.
Rachel-Are you saying that you never wanted to come to New York, cause that was your choice.
Finn- Look all im asking for is some respect to make us work Rachel. There's always Chloe.
Rachel-Well I'm sorry for giving you everything I have. Which is simply not enough for you!
Finn-Keep yelling, I think people are starting to notice us.
She scoffed at him and rolled her eyes.
Rachel-Who are you? Cause you are definitely not the guy I fell in love with 3 years ago. Youre a whole different person to me now.
She walked away and left him feeling guilty in the middle of the hallway. He slammed his hand into the wall and let his head hit against the wall. He had to do something.
It was almost midnight when the door to Rachel's apartment opened and Finn appeared. He walked in and placed the suitcase on the floor. He saw Rachel asleep on the couch. Her head was in the crack between the cushions, feet hanging off the edge and her right hand in a bowl of popcorn. Finn thought it was the most uncomfortable position to be in. He went over and picked her up. He lied her on the bed and slipped her shirt off. Then he unzipped her skirt and snuck her under the covers. Finn did the same and got in bed. He turned his head and saw her flickering her eyes open. She looked around the room then saw the sight of Finn. He took a strip of hair and pushed it out of her eyes. She held his hand against her cheek and enjoyed the feel of Finn's touch.
Finn-We cant ignore each other forever.
She didn't say a word and just gazed into his eyes.
Finn-I am so sorry about what happened at school today. I was being an ass to you and no one in the world has the right to talk to you that way. I let everything get to me and lost who i was, because i didnt have you.
There was water forming in her eyes as they each took this moment to apologize with just their actions.
Finn-I miss you. Do you miss me?
She nodded her head and placed her head on his chest.
Rachel-Please.
She paused and started to cry.
Rachel-Don't leave me ever again.
He looked down at his beautiful girlfriend.
Finn-I promise.
He kissed her forehead then she lifted her head up.
Rachel-I love you.
Finn-Me too.
Then there lips met….for the first time in weeks. It was epic. Then they split.
Finn-I miss that.
Rachel-What?
F-The feeling when I kiss you that we are the only two people in existence. Its just you and me.
She smiled and kissed him again. Then it got intense and he flipped her over and ended the night in love.
The next morning she woke up to the most beautiful sound in the world. No, not an alarm clock. The sound of Finn's beating heart. Nothing could keep her tame but hearing that sound every day.
Things went back to normal as Rachel poured 2 cups of coffee and headed towards the living room. It felt nice to have Finn back. They heard a knock on the door and Kurt walked in.
Kurt-Yay, are the 2 lovebirds back together.
They both shook their heads.
Kurt-Well good. Finally Rachel's back to normal and I don't have to picture Finn sitting on the side of the road begging for money by pedestrians.
Finn raised an eyebrow at him.
Finn-What?
Kurt-Nothing, so how will we celebrate?
Finn-Well Rachel and I kind of did the celebrating last night.
Kurt sat their confused.
Kurt-Oh….Ohoohoh. That's something I didn't need to know. Well gotta go tell Blaine.
He disappeared out the door.
Finn-Well what should we do now?
Rachel-Now we should go pick out Halloween costumes.
F-Halloween? Last time i checked, we were in college. We throw parties not dress up and asked strange adult for their hard paid money used to buy candy.
Rachel-C'mon Finn, we aren't old yet.
Finn-But the candy here taste like crap.
Rachel-Finn, please. Lets just enjoy childhood one more time.
Finn-Fine. Only because I don't want the silent treatment again.
Rachel-Good. Now help me look for a costume in this months catalogs.
Finn tilted his head back on the couch. He hated reading. Only Harry Potter books please him. He actually used to think that Hogwarts was a real school.
Finn-You do that while I go call Puck and tell him we are back together.
He got off the couch and went to the room dialing Pucks number. Rachel sat thorugh 3 hours of reading catalogs. It wasn't long before she passed out on the couch
The next morning Finn entered the apartment with their mail.
Finn- Oh look, a Glee Club anniversary.
Rachel-What? Its only been 2 years.
Finn- Well I'm all up for going. Are you?
Rachel-Why should I. They never gave a damn about me.
Finn-Rachel, they're our friends.
Rachel-Yeah yours. I was just the pet that they tortured and gossiped behind there backs.
She went to the bed and sat on the edge of it.
Rachel-Its just they never really accepted me. They would critize my ideas and laugh at me like im some joke.
Finn-That's not true. If it wasnt for you, we wouldnt have won Nationals and had an amazing year.
He knew Rachel took things serious a lot and also knew people didn't treat her the best. She was fragile and Finn was the only one who helped put her back together, in high school.
Rachel-Im tired of people seeing me as this annoying, self centered and selfish girl.
Finn-I don't.
R-Well with you its different. You're the only one who understands me and I'm not afraid to be myself around you cause I know you wont talk behind my back. You accepted me. Unlike the others.
He looked into her eyes and thought he was given a gift to understand the talkative and the talented.
Finn-You're not alone Rachel. You will always have me. And Kurt & Blaine.
Rachel-Yeah.
She laid her head on his shoulder and he wrapped his arms around her.
Rachel-I love you.
He kissed her forehead and squeezed her tightly.
Finn-I love you too Rach.
It was a day before Halloween and Rachel was trying on her Glenda costume. She twirled around in it as Finn watched her sashay her awesome rear. He swore he stared at it all the time. All the sudden the doorbell rang and Finn got up to answer it with Rachel following behind him. They opened the door and both stared at the bad boy leaning against the side of the door.
P-What up my little Jewish Princess?
The love is back! But now that we know who is joining Finn and Rachel on Halloween, whats Puck idea on "trick" or treating :) Please Comment