Rachel walked out of her home and looked around the street. Grabbing her bicycle Rachel rode down the street. Her mind was foggy and she was distracted. She didn't see a bump coming up and quickly fell from her bike crashing into somebody on her way down.
"Oh sorry." Rachel said quickly standing up.
"R-Rachel?" Looking up Rachel felt her heart beat pick up speed.
"Mr. Schuester?" She asked and he smiled astonishedly. Rachel examined him causiously, unsure how he felt about her after everything had gone down. Before Rachel could reach her own conclusion Will's hand reached out brushing some of her hair back. Diving into his awaiting arms Rachel felt the safety and familiarity she had missed about home.
"I thought I'd never see you again." Will whispered and pulled back to revel in Rachel's presence.
#FLASHBACK#
It was 2 am when Will got the phone call saying he needed to rush over to Rachel's house. There was an accident and no one knew what had really happened. In 10 minutes flat Will had arrived at Rachel's home, not bothering to change out of his pajamas. Will pushed through the thick crowd around Rachel's home in enough time to see paramedics wheeling out a body bag. He was sure his heart gave out then and there. Possibilities of who the body belonged to ran through his mind.
Suddenly Rachel emmered from the home and Will stood in shock. Rachel's once pristene white nightgown was now stained with crimsion blood. Her heart tearing screams cut through the air. Will was sure that the entire city of Lima heard the sounds.
Will watched as cops pulled Rachel into the cop car to take her to the hospital. Pushing past the yellow tape Will stormed up to the ambulence but officers blocked him.
"Please I am a friend of the family I need to know what happened. Is Rachel alright? What about her parents?" Will demanded.
"You knew her fathers?" The cop asked and Will nodded.
"Come with me. I need you to tell us who this is." The cop told him and walked Will over to the body. When the cop unzipped the bag Will lurched at the sight. It was Rachel's father, LeRoy, alright. His head was smashed in by a heavy object, and as if to add insult to injury there was a freash gunshot wound through LeRoy's temple.
"T-that's Rachel's father LeRoy." Will said as the bag was zipped up again. The cop walked Will back to the crowd.
"How is Rachel will she be alright?" Will asked and the cop sighed.
"I'm not entirely sure, she watched someone kill her father. She might be tramatized for the rest of her life. I can't tell you how this will end up. All I can tell you is that we will find the man who did this." The officer said and Will nodded.
In a week's time Will was being told to sign all of Rachel's transfer papers. She was being checked into a mental hospital and most likely wouldn't be coming back for some time. Will almost couldn't breath thinking he'd never see the little star he'd grown to love. But he signed the papers knowing that it was safer for her until the man that killed her father was caught.
But as timed passed Will was informed that the police had made an arrest. Finn Hudson was charged on a count of first degree murder. Apparently Finn had gone to Rachel's home and killed Rachel's father to get revenge for the fact LeRoy refused to let Rachel date him. This was all an eyewitness testimony but Rachel agreed to the story.
#FLASHBACK#
"The years have been good to you." Rachel said snapping Will out of his thoughts.
"Let's get coffee, I know this little cafe." Will said quickly and Rachel hesitated for a moment before nodding. They walked with small talk keeping them in check until they got to the cafe. As they sat down at a table in the back Will sighed.
"How have you been Rachel?" Will asked and Rachel looked at him.
"I've been better. They have me on every time of medication to keep me in check. I barely have any anxiety now."
"Why would you be anxious?" Will asked and Rachel turned toward the cup in her hands.
"So do you still work at the school?" Rachel asked changing the subject.
"Oh no I decided to use that psychology degree I had just sitting around. I am now a criminal psychologist for the lima county police." He said and Rachel nodded.
"I didn't think Lima would need a criminal psychologist." Rachel said and Will smirked.
"How do you think I got the job so easy? No one expected to need a criminal psychologist. But when Finn was released from prision the search for your fathers killer went back to full swing." Will said looking at her and Rachel sighed.
"Why did you recount your statement Rachel?" Will asked her and Rachel looked at him in eyes.
"I lied when I said that I saw Finn shot my father." She told him and Will waited for her to explain.
"Finn was in danger and it was my fault. I know you won't believe me but prision was the safest place for him to be."
"Like the hospital was for you?" Will asked and Rachel nodded.
"Yes."
"Why were you both in danger Rachel?" Will asked. "Do you know the killer?"
"Mr. Schuester please." She whispered and he could tell she was feeling uncomfortable. Rachel's fist were balled and she looked paler. Reaching out to take her hands Will smiled at her.
"Please Rachel call me Will, we aren't in school anymore." He said and Rachel looked at him. Smiling slowly Rachel nodded.
"Alright Will." She said and they both shivered at the use of his first name. They sat there for a while just holding hands.
"I've missed you being here." He told her and Rachel smiled.
"I use to dream about you, you know. I'd dream that this was all a lie that I'd be in glee and sing and see you." Rachel told him and Will squeezed her hand before bring it up to his lips. He placed a small kiss on her hand.