Never Forgotten Past

Last Time: Sarah and Puck thought about their future after high school. Both have family plans with the other. And that's what you missed on Never Forgotten Past.

Disclaimer: I don't own Glee or any songs that I may put in here.

Birthday Girl

Sarah's Point of View

"Stop it, you're in my way."

"She's my girlfriend."

"Well, she's my sister, now move."

"No, I'm going to say happy birthday first."

I groaned and flicked my eyes open only to see two pairs staring right back at me. I yelled and threw my hands out, hitting the people right in the face.

"Sarah!"

"Seriously!"

I blinked and realized who was kneeling in front of me. Finn's hands covered his eyes where I had hit him. Puck rubbed his jaw and watched Finn with a smirk on his face.

"What in the world are you two doing?" I whisper yelled.

Finn and Puck looked up at me, then at each other in shock before turning back to me.

"Happy birthday!" they softly screamed at the same time.

I laughed quietly, "Thank you."

"You're very welcome," Puck smiled and kissed me softly on the lips.

Finn pushed him over and he fell to the ground, "You're welcome, sis."

Puck sat back up, "Idiot," he growled.

"Aww, come here baby," I cooed and put my hands out to rub the side of his face softly.

"You're disgusting," Finn muttered.

"You want a hug too?" I asked Finn like one would do with a young child.

Puck laughed and leaned his head into my hand.

Finn chuckled, "Yes," he moved forward and wrapped his arms around me tightly.

"What is so important that you three have to be up at 12:05 in the morning?" Kurt whispered across the room.

"It's Sarah's birthday, Hummel," Puck said.

"Ugh, yes, happy birthday Sarah. Now please, can we all go back to sleep?" Kurt begged.

"Thank you Kurt. And yes, you two should probably get back into bed now," I told Finn and Puck.

Finn nodded and hugged me a little tighter, "Happy birthday Sars," he moved off the bed and walked over to his.

Puck stood and climbed over me. I giggled and rolled into his side. His bare chest was hot against my skin, but felt good in the cold basement.

"Today's going to be amazing babe, trust me," Puck whispered in my ear.

"I'm looking forward to it," I smiled and hid my face farther in his chest.

"Puck! Sarah! 12:07! In the morning!" Kurt scolded quietly.

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I opened my eyes and moved my hand to the left only to be met with empty sheets. I sat up, no one else was in the basement except for me. I threw the sheets off and stood, slipping my feet into my purple slippers. I grabbed my matching robe and walked up the stairs.

I smiled at my family running around the kitchen trying to make everything perfect for me. Puck was flipping the pancakes next to Mom, who was frying the bacon. Burt and Grace were taping up 'Happy Birthday!' and 'Sweet 16!' signs around the room and living area. Kurt was tying up streamers in various places in various designs. Finn was setting up the doughnuts, bagels, and condiments on the table.

"Noah, can you go wake her up?" Mom asked Puck.

"Sure," he put the last pancakes in a bowl and placed the lid on it. Puck turned and smiled when he saw me leaning against the wall, "Or maybe I don't have to."

Everyone looked up at me and I waved, "Hey guys, what's up?"

Mom dropped her spatula and ran over to me, "Happy birthday baby girl!" she smiled and hugged me.

"Thanks Mom," I smiled against her shoulder.

"I can't believe you're 16 already," Mom said softly and brushed my hair behind my ear.

I laughed, "It's not a big deal."

"You can drive now kid, that's a big deal. We're going later to get your license, right?" Burt asked.

I nodded, "Yup and I'm going to look amazing for my picture."

Everyone laughed.

"I'll help you get ready," Kurt smiled.

"Happy birthday Sarah!" Grace ran up to me and gave me a hug.

I hugged her back, "Thanks Gracie."

"Do you want your presents now?" she asked.

I laughed, but looked up at my family hopefully. I love getting presents and definitely wasn't going to turn any down.

"I was actually planning on giving it to you tonight," Puck said.

"Ours too," Mom added with a glance at Burt who nodded.

"You can have ours then," Finn said.

"I helped pick them out," Grace smiled up at me.

"I may have gotten a little something for you as well," Kurt told me.

"When can I have them?" I asked quietly.

They laughed and led me to the couch where there were three presents sitting on the coffee table.

Grace sat next to me, "Open mine first!"

"Ok," I laughed, "Which one?"

Grace reached forward and passed me a small, pink box.

I unwrapped the gift and opened the box. I smiled and lifted the small dog charm out of the wrappings, "It's beautiful Grace."

"I thought you would like it because I know dogs are your favorite and that Noah reminds you of one," Grace told me.

Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Puck turn a light pink color and Finn punch him softly on his arm with a snort.

"Thank you," I said while giving Grace a hug.

Kurt snickered at Puck before passing me a purple box, "This one's from me."

I unwrapped the box and lifted the lid to find a light yellow sundress with white lace around the center. "Thank you Kurt, it's perfect," I gave him a hug.

"You should wear it tonight when you go out with Puck," Kurt whispered in my ear so only I could hear.

I raised my eyebrows as he pulled away, but was just met with a small smirk from my step-brother.

"My gift next," Finn said as he passed me the light blue bag.

I smiled and nodded before pulling out a tiny black box. I opened the lid to see two silver beads. One had a gold ribbon on it and the other had the American flag.

"Finn," I said softly, "They're perfect."

"Yeah, I know," Finn chuckled.

"I'll put them all on my bracelet after we have some of that breakfast you guys made," I smiled at my family.

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I ran through the front door and into the living room, "I got my license!" I screamed.

Mom laughed as she walked in behind me, "She did great," she told Finn, Kurt, Puck, and Grace.

"That's amazing," Puck said as he gave me a hug.

"Yeah, awesome," Finn smiled and patted me on the back.

"So can you drive me places now?" Grace asked.

I laughed, "Yup."

"But she can't drive you if she doesn't have a car," Burt announced as he walked through the door.

"I could just drive the family car," I admitted, "No big deal."

"That would be inconvenient to us," Mom shook her head.

"Oh my gosh," Kurt gasped.

"Everyone outside," Burt opened the door.

Puck squeezed me tightly. I felt light headed, this could not be happening. I leaned into his side and followed Mom and Burt to the front.

I gasped and screamed before running down the rest of the front porch steps towards the driveway. Sitting in the middle was a white car with a big black bow on the top.

"It's not brand new, but-"

"It's perfect!" I interrupted Mom.

She laughed, "Well, I'm glad you like it."

"I love it!" I hugged Mom then Burt, "Thank you guys so much!"

"You earned it," Burt chuckled.

"Are there keys?" Kurt asked.

Burt nodded and reached into his pocket, "Here you go," he passed me a key ring with a silver key and starter connected.

I ran towards the car and unlocked it before scooting inside and starting it.

"You have to be responsible though, otherwise the car gets taken away," Mom warned.

"Yeah, yeah," I nodded and looked around my car. My car! This was amazing!

"Sorry to ruin the moment," I looked up at Puck who was leaning against my car, "But we have reservations in half an hour and I have a feeling that you want to get ready for it."

I smiled, "Of course," I turned off the engine and climbed out.

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Puck held my seat out for me and I sat down. We were in a fancy restaurant and might be the youngest couple here.

"Wow," was all I could say as I looked around.

"I know," Puck smirked while adjusting his seat.

I smoothed out my dress that Kurt had gotten me. Along with the dress, I was wearing the pair of white sandals I wore for Valentine's day, my locket, and my bracelet with the new charms hanging on it. A section of my curled hair was pinned back at the top of my head in a small poof.

Puck was dressed up as well, whether it was on his own accord or Kurt's was unknown. He had on black dress pants, a dark green shirt, a lighter green tie, and a black jacket that he slipped off and put on the back of his chair.

"Why?" I asked.

Puck smiled, "It's your birthday and you deserve the best."

I blushed, "Thank you."

He shrugged, "It's nothing and it's not even all of it."

"There's more?" I smiled.

"What do you think?" Puck questioned back, "Of course there's more."

"Can I ask what they are?" I asked softly.

Puck shook his head, "It's a surprise."

"Would you like anything to drink?" the waitress asked while putting menus down in front of us.

"I'll take a coke," Puck told her.

"Iced tea for me please," I added.

The lady nodded and walked away. I looked down at the menu and sighed, these prices were too much for Puck to pay for. With all the pools closed for the winter, I knew he wasn't making much right now even though he did have a small job at Burt's shop.

"Puck," I said softly.

"Don't sweat it Sarah, I got this," Puck smiled lightly at me.

I groaned and looked back down. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Puck bite his lip and finger his wallet in his pocket.

"I'll help pay," I told him.

Puck shook his head, "I can't let you do that and...um...I probably shouldn't tell you this, but you'll keep bugging me if I don't, you're mom and Burt chipped in some money for tonight."

I smirked a little, "Ok, now I don't feel bad."

Puck smiled, "Good, because today's your birthday and you shouldn't worry about anything."

~~~~~GLEE~~~~~

"What's next?" I asked while taking another piece of chocolate cake on my fork.

"I told you, it's a surprise," Puck said through a mouth full of cake.

I laughed, "Mouth closed," I swatted his arm with my napkin.

Puck put his hands up in surrender, "Yes ma'am."

I giggled and took another bite of cake. We hadn't stopped laughing the whole time we were here, which was going on an hour and a half. My mouth and sides had started hurting about 45 minutes ago because of it.

"You're bill sir," the waitress set down the receipt in front of Puck.

"Ok," Puck looked at it and the smile faded a little on his face, but he looked in his wallet anyways, "Here you go," he set some dollar bills in the black pouch and handed it back to her.

"Was it bad?" I asked softly.

Puck shook his head, "Nothing I can't handle."

I eyed him wearily, but nodded, "Ok."

"Now, when she comes back with the change, we'll get going to our next destination," Puck smiled.

"Which is...?"

"Don't even think about it," Puck smirked, "I told you-"

"'It's a surprise,'" I repeated with a grimace.

Puck nodded, "I've trained you well."

I laughed, "Yes you have."

The waitress came back and set the change down, "Have a good day."

"You too," Puck smiled and stood up, making his jacket fall.

The waitress watched him as he bent down to grab his jacket, she was checking him out! I growled and gave her a look, something she didn't catch since she was still staring at my boyfriends butt.

Puck straightened up, "Ready?" he asked me.

I nodded and walked toward him. I grabbed the back of his neck and pulled his mouth down to mine. I deepened the kiss as soon as our lips meant and didn't pull back for a good minute when I had run out of air.

I turned to see the waitress watching with a faint blush on her cheeks, "Yeah, he's taken," I told her before grabbing Puck's hand and dragging him out of the restaurant.

"What was that?" Puck asked when we had gotten in his truck.

"What was what?" I scoffed. I was still pretty mad about that waitress. Seriously, she was like as old as Mom. Staring at an 18 year old, what is wrong with her? And it was clear that were together! Together! As in boyfriend and girlfriend!

"That kiss! Yelling at the waitress! Running out of the restaurant!" Puck yelled in excitement. His eyes were bright and there was a huge smile on his face.

"She was staring at you when you bent down to pick up your jacket," I muttered.

Puck smirked, "It is pretty hard to resist me."

I laughed lightly and hit his arm, my anger disappearing some, "It wasn't right, she's probably as old as my mom."

"My girlfriend's a badass," Puck smiled, "Awesome."

"I am not a badass," I smiled softly.

"You would have killed that chick if she said anything to me," Puck pointed out.

I played with my bracelet, he's right.

Puck chuckled, knowing he was right. He started the car and drove out of the parking lot. I watched the buildings pass by as we drove around. A minute later Puck turned the corner and I realized where he was taking me.

"We're going to the carnival?" I asked, eyeing the tall ferris wheel and makeshift tents in the parking lot down the road.

Puck smiled and nodded, "Yeah. I realized you've never been to one, so I'm taking you to your first one." He pulled into an empty parking spot and stopped the car, "Ready for the best night of your life?"

I giggled, "Sure."

"Alright, I'm just going to put on some jeans first, so keep watch," Puck said while reaching behind his seat and grabbing a pair of pants.

"Why didn't you tell me to grab a different outfit?" I asked.

"You can wear a dress to a carnival, I can't wear a suit, I'll get slushied or something," Puck reasoned, "Now out for a second, your family won't be happy if they know I changed in front of you."

I laughed, they wouldn't be happy about most of the stuff we do together, but what they don't know won't hurt them. I leaned against the hood of the truck as I waited for Puck to come out. He emerged wearing the jeans he had pulled out, but was lacking the tie and jacket from earlier; instead he had on his varsity jacket that never seemed to leave his car and the top three buttons on his shirt were undone.

Puck held my hand as we weaved through the crowds of people so we wouldn't lose each other. He pulled me towards one of the booths.

"What do you want?" Puck asked.

I laughed and looked up at the different stuffed animals, "How do you expect to carry one of those around with us for the rest of the night?"

He shrugged, "We can just leave it here if it's too big to carry. Which it will be because I'm aiming for that giant dog."

I smiled, "Ok, fine, go ahead."

Puck nodded and sure enough, a minute later he was being asked which prize he wanted.

"Told you," Puck smirked.

"I never doubted you," I put my hands up in surrender.

"Yeah, we'll be back later to pick it up," Puck told the man before turning back to me, "I have two more things we have to do before we can do what you want."

I nodded and grabbed his hand as he led me away. We dodged people as we walked towards Puck's destination.

"Sorry," someone said after they bumped into me.

I turned to say it's fine, but just saw the swinging of pitch black hair. The hair looked familiar and the voice sounded like-

"Tina?" I asked the crowd.

"Did you say something?" Puck asked and looked down at me.

"I thought I just saw Tina," I said softly.

Puck turned away, "She wouldn't be here."

I nodded, but I couldn't get the thought of her out of my head. The more I thought, the more it seemed like it really was Tina. I tuned in when I realized we had stopped walking. I looked around to see where we were, the ferris wheel.

"No, Puck, no," I whispered and shook my head.

"Come on Sarah, it'll be fun," Puck smiled down at me.

I shook my head again, "No, you know how much I hate heights."

"Which is why we need to do this," Puck said softly, "Our turn."

Tears sprung to my eyes, I can't do this. I hate heights, especially ones that made me way above the ground connected to a metal bar.

Puck dragged me gently to the cart and helped me sit down. He pulled the bar over our laps and grabbed my hand, "It's going to be fine."

I stared at the bottom of the cart and blinked back tears as the cart moved up.

"It's alright, just look at the view," Puck said in an encouraging tone after we had been moved up and stopped four more times.

"It's too scary," I whispered.

"I'll protect you," Puck replied.

I snorted, "From falling to my death?"

"We're not going to fall," Puck chuckled.

I looked up for the first time and glared at him, "You don't know what could happen."

"Shhh, just calm down," Puck smoothed down my hair.

"How can I calm down? Look at where we are!" I yelled

"I'll look if you look," he reasoned.

I groaned and bit my lip.

"You can do it," Puck put his hands on my head gently and turned it so I could see the surroundings, "Beautiful, right?"

I took in the setting sun and the scattered clouds, "Yeah," I admitted.

Puck smiled, "Good, because now I can give you my present."

"You had to take me 50 feet in the air to give me my present!" I yelled.

Puck laughed, "I thought it'd be fun."

I scowled, "Fun," I repeated in a sarcastic voice, "Totally."

Puck laughed again and reached into his coat pocket to pull out a small purple box, "Happy birthday Sarah."

I grabbed the box and realized my hands were shaking. Puck noticed and laughed harder before grabbing the free one and rubbing his thumb against the back.

I took my hand back softly and opened the box. I smiled at the silver ring with the aquamarine stone in the center, my birthstone. My smile faded a little though when I saw the matching earrings, I don't have my ears pierced.

"What do you think?" Puck asked. I could hear the excited edge to his voice, he was proud of these gifts.

"They're gorgeous," I told him and gave him a soft kiss on the lips.

"Here, I'll put the ring on you then you can put the earrings in," Puck smiled and grabbed the ring. He stared at my hands before putting the ring on my right ring finger, "We're not getting married just yet, so I'll put it here."

I smiled, "Thank you Noah."

"No problem," he gave me another kiss, "Now put the earrings in, I want to see how they'll look."

"Puck," I sighed, "I...umm...I don't have my ears pierced."

Puck's smile dropped a little, "What? But, you're a girl, I could have sworn you had your ears pierced."

I shook my head, "I've always been a little...scared."

Puck groaned and looked away, "I'm sorry."

"It's no problem, really, I can go get my ears pierced, I'll go tomorrow," I said softly and rubbed his back.

"No, I can't let you do that, I'm already making you go on this ferris wheel, I shouldn't make you face another fear of your's too," Puck turned around, "I'll return them."

I shook my head, "No, I'm keeping them so when I get my ears pierced I can wear them."

Puck smiled softly, "Ok, just don't think you have to."

"Got it," I kissed him again as the ferris wheel stopped and the attendant opened the door for us to get out.

I felt a little shaky and held onto Puck's arm tightly as we walked away from the ride.

Puck chuckled, "You are too cute."

I smiled, "I know I'm adorable."

"Come on, I have a surprise for you," Puck said.

We walked through the crowds and up to the stage where there was an open mike. I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned around. I gasped and jumped at the people in front of me.

Finn had his arm around Rachel. Kurt and Blaine were standing next to Tina and Mike. Mercedes, Brittany, and Santana were a little off to the side. Sugar and Rory were standing behind Artie, Quinn, and Sam.

"I knew it was you, Tina!" I smiled, "You said she wasn't here!" I turned to Puck.

"She wasn't supposed to be for another 20 minutes then," Puck said towards the group.

"We wanted to check out the rides and stuff," Mike defended Tina.

"Whatever," Puck muttered, "Ok, when are we up?"

"Are we singing?" I asked Puck.

He shook his head, "I'm singing with the guys for you."

I smiled and gave him a hug.

"Yeah, I think we can just head on up," Finn said and pulled Puck away from me.

The guys walked up the stage and the rest of us waited for them to get set up.

"How's your birthday been so far?" Quinn asked.

"Amazing," I smiled, "He got me this ring," I put my hand out, "And some matching earrings, but I don't have my ears pierced so I'll have to wear those."

The girls all said how pretty the ring was, but were interrupted by Puck's voice over the sound system, "This next song's for my girlfriend, Sarah. Happy birthday beautiful."

I could feel my face light up as I turned to watch the guys on stage.

On the other side of a street I knew

Stood a girl that looked like you

I guess thats deja vu

But I thought this can't be true

Cause you moved to west L.A or New York or Santa Fe

Or where or ever to get away from me

Oh but that one night

Was more than just right

I didn't leave you cause I was all through

Oh I was overwhelmed and frankly scared as hell

Because I really fell for you

Oh I swear to you

I'll be there for you

This is not a drive by

Just a shy guy looking for a two ply

Hefty bag to hold my love

When you move me everything is groovy

They don't like it sue me

mmm the way you do me

Oh I swear to you

I'll be there for you

This is not a drive by

On the upside of a downward spiral

My love for you went viral

And I loved you every mile you drove away

But now here you are again

So let's skip the "how you been"And

get down to the "more than friends" at last

Oh but that one night

Is still the highlight

I didn't need you until I came to

and I was overwhelmed and frankly scared as hell

Because I really fell for you

Oh I swear to you

I'll be there for you

This is not a drive by

Just a shy guy looking for a two ply

Hefty bag to hold my love

When you move me everything is groovy

They don't like it sue me

mmm the way you do me

Oh I swear to you

I'll be there for you

This is not a drive by

Please believe that when I leave

There's nothing up my sleeve but love for you

And a little time to get my head together too

On the other side of a street I knew

Stood a girl that looked like you

I guess thats deja vu

But I thought this can't be true

Cause

Oh I swear to you

I'll be there for you

This is not a drive by

Just a shy guy looking for a two ply

Hefty bag to hold my love

When you move me everything is groovy

They don't like it sue me

mmm the way you do me

Oh I swear to you

I'll be there for you

This is not a drive by

I laughed and danced around with everyone as Puck sang on stage with the guys.

After the song, Puck jumped down and pulled me into a hug, "Love you," he whispered before kissing me. The crowd started screaming and the girls jumped up and down around us while their boyfriends came to kiss them too.

Puck held my waist lightly so my back was to him. After a minute another group went on stage and started singing, but it was pretty hard to beat the guys. They weren't bad though and soon enough everyone was dancing again. I fell back against Puck's shoulder with a smile on my face, this was the best birthday ever.

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A/N: I'm pretty sure this was my longest chapter ever. I hope you guys liked it, I thought it was cute. It took me a while to come up with what Puck and Sarah should do, and I guess there could be carnivals going on in late winter/early spring. The song was Drive By by Train and is one of my favorites. I kind of laughed at the lyrics as I reread them since in the song, I can't really hear every single word. PLEASE REVIEW with any questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions! I'm open to everything and I love reading them!

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Sneak Peak: I looked up from the box of clothes I was packing to see Sarah walking down the stairs with a small bag in her hand and a scowl on her face.

One more without regionals and then I should be good.