Hey everyone! As always, thanks for all your reviews. I really enjoyed reading them. As someone asked, yes, these chapters are kind of my version of the Beatles tribute. I love the Beatles (and that's something, seeing as I don't like much music) and I would have loved to have seen Finn and Rachel singing Beatles songs together on Glee. I had a feeling Rachel's solo in Love Love Love would have been a Finchel duet if Finn had been there, so that's what it is here!
Hope you guys are looking forward to the 100th episode on Tuesday. Back last year I was hoping the 100th episode would be Finchel's wedding. Glee without Finchel is just wrong, but at least they are doing something for Finn in the 100th.
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Chapter 4: Let It Be
"What was that about?" Penny asked.
Finn sadly looked at Rachel. "Oh, she's a friend of mine from high school."
"Isn't that the girl you have pictures of in your dorm room?" Penny asked.
"Yeah," Finn said. That was true. He was hating himself right now. Rachel probably thought they were on their way to getting back together, but he was with someone. And he felt worse about hurting Rachel than he did about forgetting that he was with someone.
"Does she like you?" Penny asked.
Finn sighed. "Rachel and I dated in high school. It was pretty serious."
"I thought she said she lived in New York," Penny said.
"She does," Finn said. Now he was feeling even worse.
"So why does she think that she can be with you when you're here and she's there?" Penny asked.
Finn was feeling annoyed. Why had he agreed to date someone he wasn't into? "She didn't say she wants to get back together!"
"She was acting like it!" Penny shot back.
"Penny, I don't want to talk about it!" Finn snapped. He did feel bad. He hadn't snapped at her before.
"Okay, okay," Penny mumbled.
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Rachel tearfully drove home. She knew she couldn't be mad at Finn. She loved him, but she didn't have any rights to him, just like he didn't have any rights to her. She'd already hurt him when she dated Brody. She herself admitted she was only dating Brody to fill the void in her life. But she didn't know if that was why Finn was dating Penny.
As Rachel pulled to the side of the street, she knew she couldn't drive right now. She was crying too much. Instead, she went into Breadstix. Maybe getting herself a little something would cheer her up. As she arrived at Breadstix and took a seat at the counter, she heard two familiar voices at a nearby table. Rachel wanted to go say hi to Kurt and Blaine, but as she overheard their conversation, she thought maybe they wouldn't want to be interrupted.
"Kurt, I've said it so many times, I feel horrible about what happened, and it will NEVER happen again," Blaine said.
"You've told me that before," Kurt said.
"It feels like it doesn't mean anything to you," Blaine said. "I thought you didn't care about me anymore. I thought that you'd moved on."
"Why did you think that?" Kurt asked. "I love you, Blaine. Even though you hurt me, I still love you."
"You weren't returning my calls and texts, and you hung up on me when I called you at Vogue," Blaine said.
"I am so sorry for that," Kurt said. "Why didn't you tell me that you felt that way?"
"You just seemed so happy," Blaine told Kurt. "Happier than I'd ever seen you before. I guess it kind of hurt that you were so happy without me."
"The one thing that was missing was you," Kurt said.
"I applied to some schools in New York," Blaine said.
"I'd love to have you in New York," Kurt said.
"What's going on with you and that Adam guy?" Blaine asked.
"Well, to be honest, it's not serious," Kurt said. "He's a good friend, and the Apples are always telling us what a great couple we'd be, but I just don't feel the way about him that you're supposed to feel about boyfriends."
"Why do you not feel that way about him?" Blaine asked.
Rachel knew what was coming. This was what Kurt had told her. "Because after everything, I still love you," Kurt said. "I think the reason why it hurt so much is that I love you so much."
"I love you too," Blaine said. "If you love me, then why are you with Adam?"
"I don't know," Kurt said.
"You shouldn't be with someone if you don't know why you're with them," Blaine said. "If you don't feel the way about them, then you shouldn't be with him."
"When I'm with you, he's forgotten," Kurt admitted. As Rachel listened to Kurt and Blaine, she couldn't help but think about herself and Finn. Did Finn still feel that way about her? Was Penny Finn's Brody, his Adam? Then Rachel saw Kurt looking at her. "Rachel!"
"Hey guys," Rachel said. She tried to keep it covered that she'd heard what they were saying.
"You heard us, didn't you?" Kurt asked.
Rachel could never fool Kurt. "Yeah. And I don't know why you two aren't back together."
Blaine looked at Kurt. "See, your best friend approves."
"What about you and Finn?" Kurt asked.
There was no escape. "Finn's with someone."
"Trust me Rachel, it's nothing worth thinking about," Kurt said. "Finn still loves you. He always has."
"Don't give up on him Rachel," Blaine said. "We're going to be back together soon, and so are you and Finn."
"How soon do you two think you'll be back together?" Rachel asked.
Kurt paused for a minute. "When I get back to New York, I'm going to talk to Adam."
Rachel managed to smile. "I'm happy for you two."
"Don't worry," Blaine said. "It's all going to work out for you and Finn."
"I hope," Rachel said. She was happy for Kurt and Blaine, but she did feel bad about herself and Finn. She said goodbye to Kurt and Blaine before heading to her dads' house. Her dads were watching TV downstairs, so she said hi to them and went upstairs to her room.
Shortly after Rachel got home, Rachel heard a knock on her door. "Rachel, someone's here to see you," Hiram said.
Rachel looked up. "Finn? Why aren't you with your girlfriend?"
"Rachel, why did you leave like that?" Finn asked.
"It's not my place," Rachel said. Why had Finn come to her house? It was only making her feel worse.
"Rachel, I missed you so much," Finn said. "I thought you didn't want to be with me."
"I thought YOU didn't want to be with ME," Rachel said. "You're the one who put me on that train to New York and then came to visit me and ran off without saying goodbye."
"And you're the one who started dating Brody and then snuck out of the hotel room when I was asleep!" Finn said.
That was true. "Finn, I only dated Brody because I missed you so much!" Rachel said. "I didn't feel anything for him! He meant nothing to me."
Finn sat down quietly. Rachel wasn't sure if this silence was a good thing or a bad thing, so she decided to speak. "I should really get back to New York." She'd come home to get away from the disappointment back in New York, only to find an even bigger disappointment here.
"Please," Finn begged, taking Rachel's hand. "At least stay and sing a duet with me. I've really missed singing with you, and I'm sure the glee club would love to see a legendary Finchel duet."
Of course Rachel was up for a Finchel duet. She missed singing with him. It was one of the things she missed most about him.
"It's Beatles week," Finn continued. "The Beatles have songs for everything."
Rachel sighed. "What song do you want to do? You have really good knowledge of rock songs."
"I want you to pick one," Finn said.
Rachel thought for a minute. Of course, the Beatles made her think of Finn. They'd led the glee club in Hello Goodbye when they were sophomores, and it was one of her favorite group numbers they'd done. Then a song came to mind. "Yesterday." That song described how she was feeling perfectly.
"I really like that song," Finn said.
"Me too," Rachel said.
Finn gave Rachel a hug. "I'm really sorry about everything that's happened to you this year..."
As much as Rachel knew she shouldn't, she snuggled up to Finn and put her arms around him. "I picked that song because I just miss the old days, you know?"
"I have a feeling that's why you picked it," Finn said.
"I'll sing with you tomorrow, and then I need to get back to New York," Rachel said. "I need to get back to classes."
"Do you think you'll be okay?" Finn asked.
Rachel didn't know what to say. She was dreading going back to school. "I'll be fine."
"Okay," Finn said. "I'll see you tomorrow, okay?"
"Okay," Rachel said. She wished Finn could stay longer, but she knew why he couldn't. That was part of the reason why she felt like she had to get back to New York. She gave Finn another hug before he left. Then she logged on to her computer and booked a flight back to New York for the next evening.
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"Okay, we will begin Beatles week with a duet competition, as I said earlier," Mr. Schue said. "Finn and Rachel will be showing you how a great duet is done, and then I'll announce who's paired with who."
"Rachel and I sang so many duets together, and duets with her are my favorite things to sing," Finn blurted out. He couldn't help himself. "My favorite of our duets was Faithfully, and a close second was a song I wrote called Pretending. I also loved doing Don't Go Breaking My Heart, a mashup of Borderline and Open Your Heart, I Just Can't Stop Loving You, Roots Before Branches, We've Got Tonight, You're The One That I Want, and Last Christmas."
"But today, we're going to show you guys our first ever Beatles duet," Rachel said. "We led Hello Goodbye as a group number, but this is the first duet we've done by them."
Finn smiled to himself, glad that Rachel was sounding like her old self. He handed the score to Brad as he began to play the music.
Finn: Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh, I believe in yesterday
Rachel: Suddenly, I'm not half the girl I used to be
There's a shadow hanging over me.
Oh, yesterday came suddenly
Why he had to go I don't know he wouldn't say
Finn: I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday
Both: Hey-Ye-Ye-Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh, I believe in yesterday
Rachel: Why he had to go I don't know he wouldn't say
Finn: I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday
Both: Hey-Ye-Oh-Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh, I believe in yesterday
Uh uh uh uh uh uh
At the end of the duet, Finn looked at Rachel. He noticed that she had tears in her eyes. How he missed the days when all their troubles seemed so far away. The days when they could be together and happy without Brody or Penny or Jesse or Quinn or Puck or Santana or NYADA or distance getting in the way.
"All right, you guys saw how a great duet is done," Mr. Schue said. "Now, you're going to get your duet pairings for Beatles week, and I came up with some pairings that we haven't heard before. Artie, you'll be singing with Tina. Sam, you're with Marley. Joe, you're with Sugar. Jake, you're with Unique. Ryder, you're with Kitty. Blaine, you're with Kylie."
"I just wanted to say thanks to you guys for letting me visit this week," Rachel said. "It was really nice getting to see those of you who I'm already friends with again and to get to know those of you who I don't really know yet. You guys are going to be amazing at Nationals and I can't wait to see you guys perform and to cheer you on."
That surprised Finn. "You're coming to Nationals?" he asked, thinking out loud.
"I wouldn't miss it for the world," Rachel said.
Finn smiled to himself. He was glad she'd be there.
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At the end of Glee practice, Finn followed Rachel to the parking lot. "Hey, do you think your dads would mind if I took you to the airport?" He wanted to spend as much time as possible with her before she went back to New York.
"Would Penny be okay with that?" Rachel asked.
Why was Rachel focusing so much on Penny? "Let's not think about her. I just want to take you to the airport."
"Okay," Rachel said. "Do you think you'll be able to get back to campus in time to get a good night's sleep before class tomorrow?"
"Yeah, I think so," Finn said.
"All right then," Rachel said. "I'll call my dads and tell them you're taking me." She called her dads before they headed to Finn's car. "So, how's college?" Rachel asked as they got in the car.
"It's fine," Finn said. "I'm glad I did it."
"You're going to be a great teacher one day," Rachel told Finn. "Seeing you with them, you're amazing."
It meant a lot to Finn that Rachel still believed in him. "I'm so sorry for what you're going through, Rachel. I wish you could stay longer."
"I could tell Penny didn't feel comfortable with me around," Rachel said. "Plus, I have classes to get back to, and I'm trying to find a job."
"I'm really going to miss you," Finn said. "I've missed you this year."
"I've missed you too," Rachel said. "But we can skype or talk on the phone any time, and we'll see each other at Nationals."
"Yeah," Finn said. "Maybe I could come visit you in New York this summer, too."
"I'd love that," Rachel said.
Finn and Rachel chatted like old times on the way to the airport. Finn wished they would never reach the airport, that they could just stay in the car together. But before he was ready, they pulled up in front of the airport. Rachel looked at Finn as they pulled up by the terminal. "So this is it?"
"Kick some butt in New York," Finn said.
"You kick some butt here," Rachel said.
Finn gave Rachel a hug as he watched her disappear into the terminal. Already he missed her. He wished that she'd just stay here. Or that he could find a way to go to New York. Or - just that there was a way for them to be together. He knew what he wanted out of life, and that was to be with Rachel. So why was he dating another girl?
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Rachel didn't want to go back to New York.
Not after how she'd been rejected from her dream role. If she hadn't found out that Finn was dating another girl, she might have just wanted to have all her stuff shipped here and transfer to the University of Lima. That way, she could be with Finn and help with the New Directions.
What was happening to her? When she was little, Broadway and performing were her everything. This year had taught her a lot. If Broadway was like NYADA had been so far, was it really what she wanted?
As the plane took off, she just hoped things would be okay when she got back to New York.
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Finn felt tears coming to his eyes as he watched Rachel leave. He knew she'd been going through a hard time lately, and he had a feeling she would have stayed longer if she hadn't found out about Penny. At least Kurt and Santana would be heading back to New York soon, so he didn't have to worry about her being alone.
Still, he missed her so much. He knew that she was in school in New York and he was at school here, but he wished more than anything that they were still together. He thought about Rachel the whole time he was driving home. When he arrived at his house, Kurt and Blaine were in the living room. "Hey guys," Finn said. "So, do you two want to get back together?" He knew Kurt had a boyfriend in New York, but it seemed like Kurt and Blaine were always together during Kurt's visit.
"We do," Kurt said. "When I get back to New York, I'm going to tell Adam that I don't think this is going to work out."
"I'm happy for you two," Finn said. "Even after everything that happened, I knew you two were meant to be."
"Well, we could say the same thing about you and Rachel," Blaine said.
"I don't think Rachel wants to get back together," Finn admitted.
"She does!" Kurt said. "She's devastated that you're dating another girl."
"It's nothing serious," Finn said. He didn't feel that it was. "So, Blaine, what duet are you doing for Beatles week?" He just wanted to take the focus off himself and Rachel.
"I'm not sure yet, I'm talking with Kylie," Blaine said. "It'll be her first time singing publicly, but she is really talented. We've tried a few songs out privately."
"Rachel has a good sense of talent," Finn said. "She can smell it from a mile away."
"Blaine said you two did a really good duet," Kurt said.
"You know, you two do great duets, too," Finn said. "Why don't you do one in Glee tomorrow before you head back to New York?"
"That would be great!" Blaine said.
"Great," Finn told them before heading upstairs. He was happy for his brother and his friend, but at the same time, he was jealous. He wished he and Rachel were that close to reuniting.
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"All right guys, before we get started, we have one of our other best duet pairings of all time performing for us today, Kurt Hummel and Blaine Anderson," Finn said in Glee the next day.
"So Blaine sings two numbers?" Jake asked.
"This isn't part of the competition," Blaine said. "This is just something fun Kurt and I wanted to do before I go back to New York."
Kurt looked at Brad. "Hit it!" The music began.
Kurt: I was alone, I took a ride
I didn't know what I would find there
Another road where maybe I
Could see another kind of mind there
Blaine: Ooo, then I suddenly see you
Ooo, did I tell you I need you?
Every single day of my life
Kurt: You didn't run, you didn't lie
You knew I wanted just to hold you
And had you gone, you knew in time
We'd meet again for I had told you
Blaine (and Kurt): (Uh!) You were meant to be near me
(Uh!) And I want you to hear me
Kurt and Blaine: Say we'll be together every day
Got to get you into my life
Blaine: What can I do, what can I be?
When I'm with you I want to stay there
If I'm true I'll never leave
And if I do I know the way there
Kurt with Blaine: Uh! Then I suddenly see you
Uh! Did I tell you I need you?
Kurt and Blaine: Every single day of my life
Got to get you into my life
Blaine: Got to get you into my life
Kurt: I was alone, I took a ride
I didn't know what I would find there
Blaine: Another road where maybe I
Could see another kind of mind there
Kurt: And suddenly I see you
Blaine: Did I tell you I need you?
Oh!
Kurt and Blaine: I got to get you into my life
At the end of the duet, Kurt and Blaine kissed before Kurt ran out of the room, calling over his shoulder, "My flight to New York leaves soon."
"Okay, so now you've seen two of our best duet pairings of all time," Mr. Schue told the group.
Artie raised his hand. "Mr. Schue, Finn, Tina and I have our duet ready."
"Great," Finn said. "Let's hear it."
Artie: When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Tina: And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Both: Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
Tina: And when the broken hearted people
Living in the world agree
Both: There will be an answer, let it be
Artie: For though they may be parted
There is still a chance that they will see
Both: There will be an answer, let it be, hee!
Let it be, let it be
Let it be, yeah, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
Let it be, hee!
Artie: And when the night is cloudy
There is still a light that shines on me
Shine until tomorrow
Let it be
Tina: I wake up to the sound of music,
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom , let it be, hee!
Both: Let it be (Tina: Let it be)
Let it be, yeah, let it be
Oh, there will be an answer
Let it be (Artie: Hee!)
Let it be (Artie: Let it be)
Let it be (Tina: Yeah, let it be)(Artie: Oh, whoa!)
There will be an answer
Let it be, hee (Artie: Let it be, let it be!)
Let it be, let it be (Artie: Oh!)
Let it be, yeah, let it be (Artie: Oh, Oh!)
Whisper words of wisdom
Let it be, hee!
"Wow, that was great," Finn said. "Everyone else definitely has their work cut out for them."
He wasn't willing to just let it be when it came to him and Rachel. He was going to fight for her and do whatever it took.
SONGS (all by The Beatles): Yesterday (performed by Finn Hudson and Rachel Berry), Got To Get You Into My Life (performed by Blaine Anderson and Kurt Hummel) and Let It Be (performed by Artie Abrams and Tina Cohen-Chang - Kevin and Jenna did it as a duet once and I thought they sounded great, so I thought I'd use it as a duet for them here!)
Chapter 5 preview: Beatles week continues. Kurt and Santana return to New York and Rachel returns to NYADA. Finn makes some big choices regarding his current situation.
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