Author's Note:
Got a great response from a lot of you that says that you guys want Finchel time:)
Why am I not surprised?
Anyway, the outfit that I used in this for Rachel is similar to that of the outfit that Tina wore when she had that freaky dream that she was Rachel and everyone was switched around, including Kurt and Blaine, who were Finn and Puck. FUCKING HILARIOUS. I died at that episode and I just remembered the dress that Tina wore and thought it was absolutely adorable.
Oh, BTW, I have to say that since I've been writing this, I actually ship Finchel a lot more. I used to be a shipper, but it was never one of my OTPs, but now it is. I love Finchel now and have actually read quite a few fics. It's pretty cool, I kind of joined another fandom:)
Onto the story then!
When Rachel and Finn woke up the next morning, the sun was shining brightly and the birds outside of the living room window were chirping loudly. The air was humid, but not overwhelmingly so, and in the ray of sunlight that leaked through the window in the living room, you could see specks of dust that danced through the air.
Somehow, after taking in the entire scenery of the day, Rachel knew that it would be a good day.
After Finn had walked into the kitchen to make them both some cups of coffee, Rachel remembered how drunk Kurt and Blaine were last night and decided to wake them up with glasses of water and a bottle of aspirin. She bounced into their room, feeling refreshed and happy already, and opened the curtains. Kurt and Blaine both hissed at the light that poured into their room, curling back into each other.
"Rise and shine, darlings. Here's some aspirin and water. Is it safe to say that you are both staying here all day?" Rachel said in a cheery voice, not caring if they were pissed off at her.
"Thank you and yes. Now get the fuck out." Blaine groaned. Rachel's eyes widened a little and she glanced at Kurt, expecting him to look scandalized at the use of such language. Kurt didn't recognize the shock that played on Rachel's face and threw a pillow at her to get the girl to leave.
As she entered the kitchen, a shocked look still taking over her face, Finn handed her a cup of coffee and raised his eyebrows to question her facial expression.
"Blaine Anderson just said fuck." Rachel said, waiting for Finn to gasp loudly. He just shrugged.
"Blaine Anderson swears frequently when he's at home. Especially in the morning, actually. He may act all dapper and charming, but he swears like a damn sailor. You get used to it. I was shocked when I first heard it, but Kurt didn't even blink, so I shrugged it off." Finn replied, heading over to search for food inside the cupboards of the kitchen.
"I didn't know Blaine swore. It's weird to me. I feel like Kurt wouldn't put up with swearing because it's kind of barbaric." Rachel said. Finn snorted.
"You've never heard Kurt swear? You're his best friend! I guess you've never pissed him off enough. That's a good thing, I guess. I've heard them both swear on multiple occasions. Kurt never swears in front of people unless he's really ticked off or emotional or whatever. I don't swear that much, most of the time it just slips out, and the same goes for Blaine. But, with Kurt, if he swears, you need to leave the room because he's about to explode." Finn said, shuddering at the memory of when he stained his brother's favorite shirt in their junior year of high school.
"I feel like that's a challenge for me, now. To get Kurt to swear in front of me." Rachel said, grinning. Finn laughed at this and proceeded to take out the ingredients for pancakes, before rethinking it and looking at Rachel to catch her attention.
"Knowing both of them, Kurt and Blaine will be in their room the entire day. Mom and Dad are both working. We're basically alone all day today. So, on that note, I'm taking you out to breakfast. Let's go get ready." Finn said, setting his empty coffee mug down on the counter and leading Rachel into their bedroom.
After Rachel decided on her outfit(a white dress that was covered in pink lace with tan sandals that had bows on them) and Finn had placed some special things in the trunk, they headed out to the coffee shop.
"Where are we going?" Rachel asked once they drove out of the driving way. Finn smiled.
"The Lima Bean. It's the best coffee in town and it's where everyone from the old glee club would go to hang out before and after school. Everyone's got a lot of memories there." Finn replied, still smiling. Rachel nodded.
Once they made it into the parking lot of the coffee shop, Rachel took in the little building and smiled at how quaint it was. The exterior was quite simple; just a tan building with many windows that had the logo painted onto them. The interior was homey and comfortable. It was cluttered, but not messy, with tables and chairs placed randomly along the inside of the shop. There was a lounge area in the center of it all that had a dark brown leather couch and a few leather chairs that were all facing towards each other and towards the glass table in the middle. The windows provided most of the light, and some of the areas of the shop were a lot brighter than others, depending on where you were seated. There was a wooden counter where a line was forming, glass cases on either side of it that showed off baked goods. Rachel tangled her fingers with Finn's as they waited in line, examining the menu briefly before it was their turn.
"I'll have a grande white chocolate mocha and a vegan cinnamon muffin." Rachel said, smiling politely at the woman who was working the register. The girl smiled back before turning to Finn.
"I'll just take a grande vanilla latte and a double chocolate muffin." Finn said immediately, also smiling politely as Rachel had. The cashier nodded and punched in a few numbers before turning back to Finn.
"That'll be $11.20, Finn. I see you're sticking to the usual." The cashier said with a wink, taking the money from a smiling Finn.
"You know me too well, Meredith." Finn replied, smiling again as he took his drink and muffin from her.
Once they had gotten seated, Rachel took a sip of her coffee and turned to Finn.
"You weren't lying when you said that you used to come here a lot, then, were you?" Rachel asked, smiling warmly at Finn as he took a bite of his muffin and laughed.
After they were done eating their muffins and drinking their coffees, Finn and Rachel headed back out into the car, chatting idly to pass the time as Finn drove.
Rachel furrowed her eyebrows as they pulled into an empty field. She turned to Finn to ask him what they were doing, but didn't say anything after she took in the beautiful meadow.
The grass was a bright, vibrant green and the sky seemed a little bluer than it was before. There were trees that surrounded the clearing and the birds were singing harmoniously in the background. Rachel wandered into the middle of the empty field, admiring the flowers that grew sporadically in the grass. Finn was rummaging in the trunk for the things he had gathered earlier that morning as Rachel admired the scenery. A few butterflies flitted between bright pink flowers and a rosebush. Finn finally grabbed all of the stuff from the trunk and shut the car up, walking over to where Rachel was standing, her eyes dancing and a peaceful smile on her face. Rachel turned back to Finn, smiling a little brighter at the picnic basket that was clasped in his hand.
"It's beautiful." Rachel said as Finn laid out the picnic blanket and set down the wicker basket. Finn hummed in agreement before laying on his side, his head propped in his hand as he opened the basket and took out some of the contents. Rachel settled herself on the opposite side of him, mimicking his position and taking note of the food that was now sprawled across the white-and-blue checkered blanket.
"I used to come here a lot when I was in high school, just to be alone. Nobody else really knows about it; not even my mom. I think I might have told Kurt about it, but I haven't taken him here and he's never asked to come. I guess he just always assumed that I wanted to keep it special, and he was right. I'll probably end up taking the glee club here at least once, and I'm sure I'll end up having family barbeques up here when I'm older and have children, so it won't remain a secret for too long. But, for right now, I kind of like having it to myself." Finn said, looking around the field and sighing. Rachel frowned slightly in confusion.
"What do you mean? You're taking me here, but you want it for yourself?" Rachel asked, still confused.
"I'm taking you here because you are the first person I wanted to share this with. My family is important, but I told myself that the first person I show this place to needed to be important and special. And, you, Rachel Berry, are very important and very special." Finn said, smiling and taking Rachel's hand as he looked into her eyes earnestly. Rachel's eyes grew wide and she blinked back the tears that were threatening to form as she squeezed Finn's hand and leaned in a little to kiss him softly.
They didn't eat much, mainly just talked throughout the majority of their early-lunch, and decided to save the food for a little later. Finn had told Rachel that there were 4 or 5 trails that he had explored and cleared out a bit that led to a pond and some other, smaller and more private clearings. Rachel had immediately wanted to see the pond, so Finn had taken her down the more scenic path.
Rachel gasped as they walked, admiring the tall trees that surrounded the path and created canopies of greenery that casted shadows beneath her feet and onto the dark soil that was the path. There were rocks and shrubbery that were scattered around the pathway and, for the first time since she was a little girl, Rachel didn't mind seeing a few bugs here or there. The noises on the pathway were similar to those of the clearing(the birds, the sound of water trickling), but they were escalated in volume and had more depth; more white noise that created a beautiful soundtrack to their walk. They didn't talk much as they walked; Finn, reminiscing within himself and remembering all of the fond memories that he had of being alone and figuring himself out in his high school years, and Rachel, studying scenery and enjoying the peaceful bliss that had filled her unlike ever before. Once they had finally made it to the pond, Rachel gasped even louder.
It was stunning. The pond was the perfect in-between shade of blue and green and gray. There was another pond that was connected to it; a tiny, puddle-of-a-pond that had lily-pads and a mini-waterfall that poured into the larger pond. There was now the sound of frogs croaking that added to the white noise and the bird sounds from before. The sun was cascading through a large tree and reflecting off of the large pond, shimmering and making the entire scene even more beautiful than it already was, if remotely possible.
"It's so... Wow." Rachel said, breathless at the beauty of everything around her. Finn hadn't moved his eyes from Rachel as he responded.
"Indescribable." Finn said, staring intently at Rachel and smiling softly. Rachel turned towards Finn, blushing, before wrapping her arms around him and kissing him. Finn wrapped his arms around Rachel's waist, brushing a piece of her hair back and responding to the kiss.
After spending the rest of their afternoon and evening telling stories and recalling old memories and just enjoying the presence of one another, they watched as the sunset on the blanket that they had reset up near the pond. It grew a little colder, but Finn took out another blanket and wrapped it around both of them as they watched the stars in silence.
Eventually, they headed back to the house and went to bed, but they had grown stronger in that one date than they had ever expected to.
It was the perfect ending to the perfect night that was the perfect start of forever.
Author's Note:
NO THAT DOESN'T MEAN THIS IS ENDING, I STILL HAVE A LOT TO WRITE.
I'm not sure how I'm going to write the rest of this, but I'm pretty sure that it'll just come to me like it always does. Excuse my lack of grammar on this authors note considering its really fucking late and I don't feel like being perfect on this.
I hope you enjoyed the use of description in this chapter, considering it was my favorite thing to write and that I really wanted you all to visualize this freaking meadow down to a T.
Reviews are perfection and I love them to death.
I am now an official Finchel shipper. They are now one of my OTPs.
XOXO LOVE YOU ALL