They were the last to exit the plane. But none of them cared much. They were actually glad to prolong their bitter farewell by any means. So they casually and slowly got their luggage from the luggage claim then exited the airport. It was night time so the sky was dark but the airport had many lights. They walked to find their large yellow school bus waiting for them in the valet parking lot. Exactly where they had left it at the beginning of their trip.

"This bus is junk compared to the one we had in Florida" Finn said.

"Yeah, well, welcome to Lima" Quinn said sarcastically as she walked past him.

They loaded in the bus, taking their time to rearrange for their luggage.

Finally, it was time to drive off.

"Well, this concludes our trip" Will said as they pulled out of the airport parking lot.

"It was fun" Shelby smiled. She was eager to see Beth again.

"Can we not do this? Please?" Tina asked in a quiet voice.

"Do what?" Emma asked her.

"The thing where we all pretend we're happy to be home but we're all actually so sad to end and then we're all fighting to keep in the tears but we know we'll see each other again in like two days at school" Tina explained, tears welling in her eyes.

"Would you rather we all cry?" Santana asked.

Tina didn't answer.

"Alright, alright" Will said. "Change the subject. Ummm...oh, okay! Regionals! It's coming up, you know! And you guys sang many songs on the trip. And of them stand out as Regionals material?"

"Abba!" Kurt shouted excitedly. "The Abba medley we did was amazing!"

"Okay" Will nodded. "Anything else?"

"I liked the song we sang on the plane" Puck said. "It was sick."

"Nah" Sugar said. "It was too...rappy."

"That's not a word" Rachel said. "But I do understand what you mean. The rap isn't the best."

"I dunno, guys" Will said. "Maybe a rap angle is what we need."

"I agree" Artie smiled. "Finally!"

"No way" Rachel said. "I can't sing rap!"

"Good. No one wants you to try" Sam said. "Now someone else can shine."

"Preach!" Mercedes said loudly, making them all laugh.

"Mr. Schuster, are you seriously saying that you will let my talents go to waste by doing a rap song?" Rachel asked.

Will sighed. "I said maybe. It's only a possibility. Okay, guys change the subject please. I'm sorry I brought this up."

"We've been in Lima for like an hour and already they're bickering" Shelby sighed.

"Typical" Emma mumbled.

"I think it's a defense mechanism. They're upset about the trip being over so they're picking stupid fights as a way to push the sad feelings away" Beiste said quietly so only the adults could hear.

"You know, I think you're right" Shelby said.

"How do we put a stop to it?" Emma asked.

"Well, think fast because we'll be arriving at Mercedes' house soon" Will said. "Like fifteen minutes."

"Oh, just leave them. If you ask me, I think they enjoy these little brawls. They do it so often" Shelby said. "Plus, as a bystander, it's hilarious."

They all stopped talking to listen to the ridiculous banter that was going on.

"You know what, Puck? I think you're just jealous of me!" Rachel said. "I am clearly superior!"

"Jealous of you? Oh, Rachel. You make me laugh" Puck replied.

"No one is jealous of you!" Santana said.

"Lord Tubbington is" Brittany said. "He thinks you're cool. Even though I tell him you're not."

"Guys, lay off" Finn said. "She's just saying her opinion."

"In a rude way" Sam muttered.

"Her opinion is that she's better than everyone" Kurt said.

"No, it's that if we want to win, we must harness the power. I am the power and I can't do rap" Rachel said.

"So you'll sit out a song or two" Quinn said. "Is that really so bad?"

"Can we just not fight?" Blaine asked, but it was ignored.

"See?" Shelby asked the adults. "This is a laugh riot!"

Beiste chuckled. "I agree."

"Well, as much as it's amusing, I can't listen to it" Will said. "Guys!"

They all quieted down.

"What?" Mercedes asked.

"Guys, what're you doing? We've been home in Lima for about an hour and you guys are going at it. Turning against each other and yelling. What happened to the group who sat by a campfire on the beach and sang songs? Look, I know you'll never be total best friends with everyone but can you try to pretend? You're a family. Support each other, don't bring each other down. I know it's late and we've had a full day, heck, a full nine days. So you're tired, I get it. Just stop with the arguing, okay?" Will asked.

By the end of his rant, Rachel was in tears. She stood up in her seat, eyes watery and lip quivering. Everyone watched her slowly walk in between the seats, extra careful because the bus was still moving. She stopped at every seating pair and hugged each and every one of them. Even Puck. Even Santana. Even Brittany. She hugged them all tightly then hugged the adults too, except Mr. Schue, as he was driving.

Then Rachel stood so she faced the group. They were all confused as to why she was suddenly in tears and so...huggy.

"I'm sorry" she said. "Mr. Schue was right. We are that same group from the beach. We're the same group in all five thousand million of Mercedes' pictures. We shouldn't be like this. So I'm sorry. I love you guys and...if rap is what you want, then rap is what you'll get. I'd rather we lose but be a team than win but hate each other along the road."

They clapped. All of them. Rachel smiled through her tears.

"Best speech ever" Sam said, clapping loudly.

Rachel smiled and sat back down in her seat. Finn hugged her.

"I'm so proud of you" Finn whispered. "And I love you."

"We all are" Kurt said from behind them. Rachel smiled at him.

"Hey guys. I hate to interrupt this beautiful moment, but we have arrived at our first stop" Will said.

They all looked out the windows at the dark street.

"Oh, darn" Mercedes said. "This is my house."

A/N

I know this is short...sorry! This is NOT the last chapter, either. Just wanted to say a huge thanks to all my readers/reviewers. (insert heart here).

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