Author's Note: (BTW: I googled the amount of time a plane ride from New York to Ohio would be, and it said 1 hour and 42 minutes, so if that information is incorrect, please let me know. Also, if I'm doing anything wrong about anything, it's because I'm only 14 and I really haven't had too much experience in all of the college stuff. That's just a heads up for future reference.)

Okay, so it has been determined that this chapter will be the plane trip/meeting of family combined into one. I think the plane trip should be fairly easy, I mean, I would have loved to have made one of them terrified of flying, but I used that idea in my Klaine fic, so it would be like copying my previous work and changing the names of the characters. So, I'm not gonna do that. I appreciate the reviews greatly and I love you guys so much; you review more than my Klaine fic, so I might start writing Finchel frequently.

PS: I just wanted to give you guys a heads up, this entire story should be about 14 or 15 or 16 chapters.

PPS: I have never read a Finchel fanfiction before, so if I'm doing something a little weirdly or if I'm not portraying their characters correctly, please let me know in a review so I can fix that.

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Rachel and Finn woke up the next morning in each other's arms, still laying on the couch. Rachel sat up reluctantly, kissing Finn on the cheek before bouncing into the bathroom to get ready for the plane ride this morning. It was going to be almost two hours on a plane, nonstop, but Rachel knew that she would be meeting Finn's family as soon as they reached the airport terminal, so she decided to ask Kurt for advice. She called him, and after they had a twenty-minute-long gush-fest about how Rachel was dating Finn and how adorable that was, he told her what to wear if she wanted to impress Burt and Carole.

"Just grab something very appropriate, but very girly. Wear any of your dresses with cute sandals and some simple accessories. Keep the makeup light, nothing more than mascara and slight liner on your upper lids. Wear some pink lipgloss, too, but nothing darker than a baby pink, and nothing too bright. Keep it very simple, but elegant and girly and sweet, and just be yourself when you meet them. Actually, if you need advice for meeting the parents, you should talk to Blaine. You're sitting next to us on the flight, anyway." Kurt said.

"Why am I not sitting with Finn?" Rachel asked, eyebrows furrowing in confusion as she searched in her closet for the right dress.

"Because I wasn't sure if you two would be together by then. I knew you guys were flirty at first, but we've been keeping to ourselves lately. Blaine and I weren't sure, so we just got you the seat next to ours." Kurt explained.

"Alright. Well, I have to go finish picking out my outfit and packing up the last of my things. I'll see you in an hour, right?" Rachel asked.

"Yepp. Good luck and remember to keep it simple. Love you, Rache!" Kurt said before hanging up.

Rachel walked into her bathroom and pulled out all of her stuff, putting all of it away except for a tan eyeshadow pallet, black mascara, black liquid eyeliner and clear lipgloss. After packing up all of her other things, she headed back into her closet to look through her clothes again. She settled on a dark pink sundress with a white cardigan and a silver-chained bow necklace. She paired all of that with her light tan sandals. Rachel quickly put on her makeup before putting it in her carry-on bag, placing her pajamas inside her suitcase and zipping it up completely.

Rachel walked out of her room, bags in tow, to see Finn with his luggage, sipping on a coffee in the kitchen. He was looking reasonably less tired than earlier and was nibbling on the remains of a piece of toast. Finn smiled at Rachel when she walked into the kitchen, standing up to give her a light kiss on the cheek.

"You look beautiful." Finn muttered, wrapping his arms around Rachel's waist and pulling her towards him. Rachel flushed slightly and smiled up at him.

"Are you ready to go?" Rachel asked, nuzzling her head into Finn's chest. Finn sighed contently and pulled back a little, nodding.

"I'm really excited to see everyone again. I can't wait for you to meet my mom and dad." Finn said with a smile as they walked to the car to go to the airport.

"So am I. By the way, I thought you and Kurt were stepbrothers?" Rachel asked, taking note of the "dad" in his sentences and how Kurt always called Carole his mom.

"We are, but the senior year of high school, we got super close as a family. Kurt and I don't consider each other stepbrothers, we consider each other brothers. I don't call Burt by his name because he's like a father to me; same with Mom and Kurt. We're like a family now, and we have been for about a year and a half." Finn explained as Rachel pulled out of the parking lot. Rachel and Finn had decided last night that Rachel would drive to the airport and Finn would drive in Lima. It would just make it easier on the both of them.

"That's good. I get it now that I see you two together. I still think it's hilarious and adorable that Kurt had a crush on you in 10th grade, though. I think I laughed for an hour straight as he told me about everything he had thought and said about you." Rachel recalled, giggling lightly at the memory. Finn laughed loudly.

"How on Earth did you get Kurt to tell you about that? I thought he swore he would never speak of it again." Finn said between loud bursts of laughter.

"If you get Kurt drunk, he'll tell you anything." Rachel said, grinning. Finn made a mental note of that, chuckling again.

"I knew that was why he stopped drinking. After he threw up on Ms. Pillsbury, he told every single member of the glee club exactly what he thought about them. He told his best friend, Mercedes, that she was the most talented singer in the room, besides me. He told Puck that if he wasn't such a jerk that Kurt would find him totally hot, and told Quinn that she was really nice under her bitchy exterior. Tina was praised for her singing voice and then knocked down about 18 notches when he drilled into her about her sense of style. Kurt actually caused a lot of tears with his style critiques that day, if I remember correctly." Finn said, laughing again.

"What did he say about you?" Rachel asked, laughing almost as loud as Finn was.

"Kurt took about 45 minutes on me, telling me how handsome I was. I mean, thank god that his father picked him up when he did; it was starting to get inappropriate." Finn recalled, his entire body aching from his laughter. Rachel laughed even harder at this, throwing her head back slightly.

"Oh my gosh, does Blaine know? We should tell Blaine; I want to see his reaction." Rachel said, her eyes widening at her own suggestion.

"That would be hilarious, we should do it while we're in Lima. I hope he doesn't go all jealous-boxer-Blaine on me, though. He's pretty strong for his size." Finn said, shuddering at the thought of being hit by Blaine. Rachel giggled again before turning her attention back to the road.

Finally, they had all arrived at the airport. Once they had gotten their bags checked and had been through airport security, still snickering at the fact that Santana had to be patted down as she glared at the four of them, they had decided to go grab some snacks and stuff for the plane. It was only two hours, but time doesn't go too fast when you're sitting in a tin-can.

"Kurt and I are going to go grab Vogue from Hudson News, do you guys want anything to read?" Blaine asked, looking at all of them. Rachel requested an issue of Vogue as well, Finn wanted Sports Illustrated, and Santana asked for "the most dirty, disgusting, completely untrue tabloid that you can see," making Blaine smile as he shook his head and causing Kurt to snort.

"Looking for Jacob Ben-Israel?" Kurt asked, smirking. Santana laughed in approval, nodding her head and high-fiving him.

"Actually, I was thinking of grabbing some coffee, does anybody want anything to drink?" Rachel chimed in after a few moments of silence.

"A medium drip for Blaine and a grande nonfat mocha for me." Kurt spoke up. Blaine grinned.

"And maybe I can get him to split one of those cupid cookies," Finn, Rachel and Santana added automatically. Kurt's eyes widened comically.

"Wait, what? Wow, deja vu. That's weird, I feel like I've said that before." Blaine said, furrowing his eyebrows in confusion as Kurt blushed a deep red.

"Oh Rachel, he knows my coffee order, we're so meant to be!" Rachel quoted in her best Kurt voice, putting a wistful look on her face. Blaine smirked, now aware of the situation.

"He's so charming, Santana, he's such a gentleman!" Santana added, using the same voice and look as Rachel. Kurt groaned, putting his face in his hands.

"And he's just so dreamy, Finn, he's so dapper and handsome and beautiful!" Finn piped up, also using the voice and look. Kurt groaned even louder at this, while Blaine's smirk grew.

"And those eyes!" Rachel, Santana and Finn said in unison. Kurt slouched into his seat, trying to disappear.

"Oh, babe, I think that's adorable. You should talk to Wes and David, that sounds like most of the conversations that I've had with them. And that still happens." Blaine said, giggling slighty and kissing Kurt's hair.

"Adorable? Don't even get me started on that comment, Blaine." Santana said, cackling. Kurt took his face out of his hands and glared at Santana before standing up.

"Just get me the damn coffees, Rachel. Are you going to a store or anything?" Kurt asked, directing his attention to Santana and Finn. Santana was still grinning as she shook her head.

"Nope. I'm going to stay here and wait for you both to get back with my tabloid and coffee." Santana said, plopping herself onto a seat in one of the chairs in the room of their assigned gate.

"Alright. What about you, Finn?" Kurt asked, grabbing Blaine's hand.

"No, probably not." Finn said, shrugging. Kurt nodded once and headed off to the store.

"What would you like to drink, Tana?" Rachel asked.

"Just some kind of soda. I don't care which." Santana responded, taking out her phone to entertain herself. Rachel nodded and turned to Finn.

"Do you want any coffee?" Rachel asked, tangling their hands together. Finn smiled at the warmth he felt reach his chest when her hand met his.

"I'll just go with you. I'm not too sure what I want yet." Finn replied, even though he already knew his exact order. So what if he wanted to spend some time with his girlfriend, she was his girlfriend. Rachel's eyes lit up a little at this suggestion.

"Alright. Be right back, Santana." Rachel called. Santana didn't respond, too immersed in her game to realize that Finn and Rachel were leaving.

15 minutes later, they all met up back at the gate, now being called to board. They settled into their seats on the plane easily. Finn and Santana were in the same row, but Santana had taken the window seat once she realized that no one was seated in it, leaving one seat between them. Rachel sat on the aisle seat, Blaine in between Kurt and Rachel as Kurt curled up against the window. Santana fell asleep almost instantly. Realizing her opportunity to talk to Blaine about Burt and Carole, she turned towards him.

"How was your first time meeting Burt and Carole? Do you have any advice for me?" Rachel asked, growing more anxious by the second. Blaine thought about his reply for a few seconds before facing her.

"Call them Mr. and Mrs. at first, but I'm sure they'll request you to call them Burt and Carole instantly. Just be yourself, really. Try to have the best manners possible at first, at least for a few days. But, after you've warmed up to them, you can just relax. They are very easy to please, just don't hurt their kids." Blaine said, smiling softly at Rachel as her grip on her armrest weakened.

"Really? Alright. That seems easy enough. Do you think they'll like me?" Rachel asked Blaine, growing worried again. Kurt cut in.

"Rachel, you're my best friend. I have gushed about you to them on many occasions and I'm positive they'll love you. Just be yourself, honey. You'll do fine." Kurt assured her, reaching across Blaine to squeeze her hand. Blaine nodded, agreeing with his fiancé. Rachel calmed down significantly after that, relaxing into her seat and falling asleep.

(Anything in italics: This is Rachel's dream on the plane. Not sexual, don't worry.)

Rachel was sitting in a hammock on a tropical island. The wind was blowing softly, smelling of roses and coconut. Rachel sighed as she leaned farther back into the hammock, realizing that Finn was laying with her, as well. She sat up and kissed him softly before laying back down and taking in her surroundings.

The ocean was completely clear, as if it wasn't saltwater, but water from a water bottle. The sky was a bright blue, the sun shining down on Rachel and Finn in a way that wasn't too hot nor too bright. The sand was the perfect color and texture, not too sticky and not too dry or hot. They were alone on the beach, as if they had owned it or were on a deserted island. There were two glasses of strawberry lemonade on the table next to them as they enjoyed the beachy breeze.

Rachel felt Finn's hand intertwine with her own as he kissed her affectionately on the head. Rachel smiled at the contact, but it was taken away almost instantly. Suddenly, Finn was on the other side of her, looking into her eyes as he smiled and shook her shoulder. Her eyebrows furrowed at the movement, confused as to why Finn was shaking her, but he just smiled at her.

"Rachel?"

"Rachel?"

"Rachel? We'll be landing soon. You've got to wake up now." Finn tried again. Blaine was busy doing the same to Kurt and Santana had woken up as soon as the pilot spoke up a few minutes ago. Rachel awoke at Finn's attempt this time, her eyes still closed as she moved slightly.

"Finn?" Rachel said, half awake. Finn sighed in relief.

"Finally, I was beginning to worry about you. We'll be landing soon." Finn said, pushing some of Rachel's hair out of her face.

"I'm up, I'm up. Okay. Thank you." Rachel said as she opened her eyes, blushing slightly when Finn pushed the hair out of her face.

"You're welcome." Finn replied, smiling his signature crooked-smile. Rachel smiled back at him before packing up her magazine back into her carry-on.

After they had gotten off of the airplane, Santana and Blaine went to the bathroom and Kurt went to fix his hair while Rachel and Finn went to grab some water. It was around noon, so they had decided that after they met up with Finn and Kurt's parents that they would grab a bite to eat on the way to their house.

As they walked down the escalators that lead to the luggage carousels, Rachel's anxiety began to come back as she thought of all of the things that could go wrong. Suddenly, Kurt interrupted her thoughts by sprinting away from Blaine to hug an older man with a baseball cap on that Rachel recognized as their dad, Burt. Finn let go of Rachel's hand to walk towards a woman who had dark green eyes, a woman that Rachel recognized as their mother, Carole. Blaine and Santana moved forward, too.

"It's so good to see you again, Dad." Blaine muttered, enveloping Burt in a hug. Rachel remembered Kurt telling her about how Blaine didn't have much of a family and how Blaine's only real family was Kurt's own family, but she didn't think that it would be to this extent. Santana hugged Carole, complimenting her hair and telling her how good it was to see her again.

After all of the hugs between everyone who knew each other, Finn stepped back to grab Rachel's hand.

"Mom, Dad, this is Rachel. Rachel is my girlfriend; the girl I've been talking about. She's also Kurt's best friend." Finn said, adding the last part on as an afterthought.

Suddenly, Rachel felt herself being hugged gently by Carole, and then enveloped in a bear hug from Burt.

"It's so great to finally meet you, Rachel!" Carole said, smiling warmly at her. Rachel smiled back.

"The pleasure is all mine, Mrs. Hudson-Hummel." Rachel responded. Rachel heard Kurt whisper about how Blaine her statement had sounded, gaining a snicker and a high five out of Santana as Blaine rolled his eyes and glared at both of them.

"Please, call us Burt and Carole. It took Blaine years to learn that lesson." Burt said, winking at Blaine, who rolled his eyes at him, but smiled.

"Will do. It took Blaine a month to stop calling his neighbors Mr. and Mrs., and they were only a year older than us, so I can imagine it took him even longer for you, considering you're Kurt's parents." Rachel commented, smiling innocently as Blaine glared at her.

"It isn't my fault that I went to a prep school and had natural etiquette, Rachel Berry." Blaine quipped. Kurt snorted at his side.

"Honey, you know that you won me over with your dapper attitude, but if you call my aunt anything besides Veronica, she'll rip you to shreds. That woman hates the idea of getting older, and I really don't want to have a dead fiancé on my hands before we even are married." Kurt commented. Burt and Carole froze as Kurt's eyes widened at the fact that he had called Blaine his fiancé. Santana snickered at Kurt's reaction, whispering about how he resembled a doll and calling him Porcelain. Rachel held back a giggle at Santana's comment, still waiting for Burt and Carole to react to the news.

"Finally! Blaine, you got my permission your senior year of high school, I was beginning to think that you were never going to ask!" Burt commented, throwing his arms around a smiling Blaine. Carole teared up instantaneously, walking forward to wrap her arms around Kurt, murmuring into his ear about how happy she was for the two of them.

After they got done congratulating Kurt and Blaine, Burt and Finn went over towards the carousel to pick up all of the luggage, passing it out to Kurt, Blaine, Santana and Rachel. Carole, Kurt and Rachel were now immersed in a conversation about wedding planning, while Blaine and Santana came up with nicknames for the strangers inside of the airport. After everyone was done with that, they decided to head out to the van so they could get going. Finn walked with Burt as they had a conversation about the football season of this year and Santana walked with Kurt and Blaine, Kurt now being dragged into their game of nicknaming the people around them. Rachel strayed behind, walking beside Carole as they still chatted about wedding details. After a few minutes of silence, Carole turned toward Rachel.

"Finn looks a lot happier than he has in a long time, and I have you to thank for that. You're good for him." Carole said, smiling at Rachel. Rachel smiled back brilliantly.

"That's great. I've been a lot happier sense I've met him, too. I don't think I've been this happy in a long time, either." Rachel replied. Carole nodded, still smiling.

"I just wanted to tell you that and to officially welcome you to the family." Carole said with a smile before walking toward the car to help Burt and Blaine with the suitcases.

Suddenly, Rachel's nerves completely evaporated and she felt a warm feeling overcome her.

This is going better than I had planned.

Author's Note:

ARGHHH I HATE MY INTERNET. This chapter used to be a lot longer, but my STUPID INTERNET acted up and deleted half of everything that I had written. I was so mad.

But, I hope you enjoy this chapter anyway. Please review, I love your reviews to death. I love all of you guys for reading this:)

I'll be updating in a few days.

THANK YOU FOR READING, I LOVE YOU MORE THAN FINN LOVES RACHEL, IF THAT'S EVEN POSSIBLE;)