Life in Lima, Ohio was good and quiet for Rachel.
Sage visited them often but never stayed for too long, she was busy searching for Klaus and, of course, Finn's coffin.
They visited Zack every time they had a vacation and he visited as often as he could too.
They both came for a visit every time Rachel had some kind of performance (Dance, singing competition, theatre play…).
During her first year of High school Rachel had been pretty invisible and flew under the radar. She had always been a good student with very good grades and since she didn't get in troubles, trouble didn't find her.
When her sophomore year started, she grew tired of being ignored in Glee club when she knew she was among the most talented so she reported the Glee advisor for flirting with a male student (who got the lead in their last song when he had absolutly no talent what so ever.).
Rachel wasn't homophobic, far from it. Growing with a single dad had made her pretty tolerant on people, but she wanted to be a star and she was willing to do anything possible to reach her goal. After all, didn't her father always tell her that she could be anything she wanted as long as she gave herself the possibility of it?
When William Shuster, the Spanish teacher took over Glee, she auditioned with On My own, from Les Miserables, thinking about her growing feelings for Finn Hudson, who didn't see her and was in love with the perfect Quinn Fabray.
Of course she got in and managed to get the lead for their first number ever… They even managed to get more members over the weeks…
They weren't the most popular club of the school but she at least didn't get slushied like some others Glee clubbers… Maybe it was because she was nice to the main slushy-thrower, Noah Puckerman… or maybe it was because her daddy compelled the mohawked boy to protect her and make sure she was alright…
If she wasn't the most popular, she at least wasn't at the bottom of the food chain and she was happy about that. She would have hated being bullied…her father would surely have drained dry her bullies and even if she didn't like violence, she liked that someone cared for her enough to be willing to kill…
Well, it was a good thing that her father could control himself and that nothing happened to endanger her.
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When the fact that Quinn was pregnant got out, Rachel tried to be a friend to the blond but was quickly and quite rudly turned down. It didn't matter to Rachel anyway… She didn't need Quinn to be her friend she was just trying to be nice to someone in need…
When Puck confessed to her that he was the baby daddy and that Quinn refused to let him step up, Rachel suggested she helped him make it known, forcing Quinn to admit the truth. Of course she was also thinking of her own gain and the possibility of getting Finn in the end but she truly cared for Noah.
"What do you suggest we do?" Noah asked her as he dropped her off after school.
He liked Rachel, her dad was cool and she was nice… If he didn't think of her as a sister he needed to protect, he would have tried to date her already. Also that fact that her dad could be scary might have stopped him too…Although he would never admit this…
"I could just tell Finn my worries about it… He would confront her… Or you could simply confront Quinn about her letting you step up while I make sure Finn is close enough to listen… Make sure he knows that you wanted to tell him the truth…" Rachel suggested.
"You're right… It might be the best thing to do…" Puck said as they both walked in so they could do their homework together.
In the end, they decided to put the plan in motion and it went like Rachel had planned. Finn heard Puck asking Quinn why she didn't want to let him take his responsibilities and why she insisted they both lied to Finn. He made sure to mention how hard it was to lie to his best friend and how much he had argued to tell Finn in the past. Quinn acted like the bitch she was and told him that having Finn's baby would bring her more security that having his baby…
Finn had been furious but eventually, he forgave his best friend after a few days of cold between them. However he didn't forgive Quinn.
Quinn ended up leaving Finn's house and moved in with Brittany, refusing to let Puck have anything to do with the child. She was really mad at him and Rachel and accused them both of having ruined her life.
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When Sectionals came around, they realised that Sue Sylvester had given their songs to their competitions and they had to come up with something new at the last minute. With less than half an hour to decide and rehease, they were all pretty nervous.
Rachel got to sing Don't rain on my parade as a solo and was happy because both Sage and Zack had come to see her. Everyone was proud of her for coming up with something so good at the last minute. They had to admit that even if she was annoying with her big Broadway dreams, she was talented and almost professional. She moved through the room and the stage, singing, like it was something she did everyday and she loved the powerful sensation that went through her when everyone stood up to applaud her.
After that, the whole Glee club sang Somebody to love and Keep holding on, two numbers they had practiced during the previous few weeks and they absolutly rocked it.
The judges didn't know that they had to come up with new numbers at the last minute and still, they won.
Damon decided to take everyone out to Breadsticks to celebrate.
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