Fic: Moments in Time - My Girl
Title: Moments in Time - My Girl
Author: AyLee Cambell
Pairing: Puck/Rachel
Rating: PG/PG-13
Warnings: I don't really think there is anything... not beta'd
Summary: So after writing Belief, I realized I wasn't done with these two. Not even close. So this happens in the same verse as Belief. These are going to be moments in their lives in the same verse as Belief, but they aren't in order, just moments as they come to me.
This fic happens about one or two months after they first start dating.
So… I’ve decided to continue. This is all in the same verse, but it’s not going to be in order. It’s just going to be moments in the verse. So hope you all enjoy!
This fic takes place not too long after they first start dating. Probably within the first to second month.
“Hey man.” Matt said, walking up to him. Puck just nodded and did the required fist bump before turning back to his locker.
“What’s up?” He asked, grabbing his math book.
Yes, he was going to his math class. Soon as Rachel found out about his nap time she put a stop to it, and started helping him get caught up in the class. Funnily enough, it was a class neither knew they shared. So spending time with her at least made up for some of it. The look on the teacher’s face whenever he came in was also amusing.
He even got to sit next to Rachel. The teacher had protested this at first but soon gave up. No one lasted long against Rachel when she decided something. And she had decided that they were going to sit next to each other. Mostly because he wouldn’t even attempt to pay attention otherwise. The teacher had either noticed this or gave up when Rachel gave him his first lecture about why it was a good idea.
Matt shifted on his feet, almost looking nervous for a minute. Puck narrowed his eyes and shut his locker, turning to give the other guy his attention.
“What?” He asked, not liking the feeling he was getting.
“I think some of the guys are planning something. I heard them say something about Rachel but I didn’t hear what. I just thought you should know since, well your dating her now.” Matt told him.
Most of the school knew that he was dating Rachel now. It had become pretty obvious when they could be seen holding hands, or kissing in the hallway. But some of the school either refused to believe it or was just in denial. He didn’t know why, but it was pretty much most of the jocks that couldn’t get their heads around the idea of him and Rachel Berry.
Usually he really couldn’t care less, but he had thought all of them would be a least smart enough to realize that she was off limits from any pranks or bullying now.
“Who?” He demanded, trying not to snap at Matt. The guy had come to warn him after all.
“Um, Bo and Stan, I think.” Matt said and Puck nodded. Both Bo and Stan weren’t the brightest of the bunch - though that wasn’t saying too much - and neither liked Puck very much. He was younger, smarter, better looking, and was a better athlete then both of them. They probably thought messing with Rachel was a good way to get back at him.
Both were too stupid to realize what he’d do to them if they touched her. They wouldn’t get it unless he made it clear to them.
“Do you know when?” He asked, starting to head towards Rachel’s locker. She would probably be changing her books out at the moment and he wanted to make sure everything was alright.
He didn’t think the two seniors would hurt her physically, but they could get mean. They wouldn’t hit her or anything but that didn’t stop them from saying things that would hurt her or doing something to humiliate her in front of everyone. He wasn’t going to let that happen if he could help it.
Their relationship was still pretty new. And even if it had started because he had wanted to make his mom happy by dating a nice Jewish girl, it had quickly changed. Now he was in the middle of a serious committed relationship and he was barely getting used to it, but he liked it. He liked it a lot and wanted to hold onto it, hold onto Rachel, as long as he possibly could.
And no one got to mess with her.
Seeing a freshmen on the team he reached out and grabbed him, pushing him against the nearest set of lockers.
“What are Stan and Bo planning?” He demanded, glaring at him.
“I-I don’t know!” The kid said, his voice squeaking slightly in fear.
“What do you know? Tell me something!” Puck demanded, shaking him just a little.
“It involved that Berry chick! They were heading towards her locker just a few minutes ago! That’s all I know.” He told him and Puck released him.
The freshmen slunk to the ground and didn’t move, just looked up at Puck and Matt with a scared look on his face.
“That Berry chick is my girlfriend. You hear anything involving her, you come to me. Or I’ll find you next time. Got it?” Puck said, and smirked when the freshmen nodded.
“Good. Now get away from me.” He said and didn’t bother to watch the freshmen scramble away.
Puck looked at Matt. “Come on.” He said, and started towards Rachel’s locker again. He didn’t run, but he wasn’t taking his time getting there either.
Turning down the hallway he could see what he had been hoping not to see. Rachel was holding her books against her chest, backed against the lockers and both Bo and Stan were towering over her.
One of them reached out and knocked her books out of her hands while the other laughed.
Puck saw red and before he knew it he was had Bo’s shirt in his hand and was tossing him backwards. A moment later he was in Stan’s face, shoving him back as well.
“What the hell do you think you’re doing?” He demanded, glaring at both.
He could see Matt in the corner of his eye. Matt bent down and picked up Rachel’s math book and handed it too her before turning to glare at the other two as well.
“We were just having some fun man. It’s not like that Berry chick didn’t deserve it.” Stan said.
Puck shoved him back a little harder, gripping his shirt and pushing him against the lockers. He looked at Bo for a moment to make sure he was paying attention as well.
“Listen up, jock-straps, that Berry chick? Off limits. You don’t touch her, you don’t talk to her, you don’t even look at her. Rachel Berry is my girl. As in my girlfriend. So you do anything again, and I will kick your asses so hard you wont be able to remember what it felt like not to be in pain. Got it?” He demanded, letting go of Stan’s shirt and backing up a step so her could keep both of them in view.
Most guys didn’t pick a fight with Puck. He may have been just a sophomore but he was one of the toughest guys in school and not many could take him, or were willing to try.
“But bro, you can’t be serious.” Bo protested and gestured to Rachel. “She’s a freak.”
It happened fast. Rachel gasped and Bo fell to the ground. Puck was still standing there, fist still upraised from punching the senior.
“What part of ‘she’s my girl’ didn’t you understand? Off limits, bro. I will kick your ass.” He said and dropped his arm as he glared down.
“Puck!” Rachel said, coming up behind him and taking his hand in hers and running her fingers over his knuckles.
“Are you alright?” She asked, looking up at him.
Puck looked away from the two seniors, trusting Matt to let him know if they tried for a cheep shot, and looked down at her. He smirked and pulled her into his arms and backed up in case the two did get it into their stupid minds to attack they wouldn’t be in reach.
“I’m fine Rach. Don’t worry.” He told her and smirked.
Stan helped Bo up and both looked at Puck. Bo had to tilt his head up slightly so the blood from his nose wouldn’t run down his face.
“We get it man, she’s off limits.” Stan said and Bo nodded, groaning when the movement hurt.
“Understood, dude.” He said and both walked off. Either to the locker room or to the nurse. He didn’t know and didn’t care.
Puck looked at Matt. “Thanks for the heads up man.” He told him and Matt nodded.
“Anytime. Just looking out for a friend.” He said and nodded to both of them before walking away, waving to the other students who had stopped and stared. “Mind your own business people!” Matt said.
Slowly students started walking again, but this time most of them were whispering to each other or running off to tell someone else.
Puck didn’t really care, it would probably be better in the long run. This way everyone who didn’t know before would know about him and Rachel and would know that messing with her meant messing with him.
He looked down at Rachel, who was still messing with his hand but she paused to look up at him when they were alone.
“Wait.” Puck told her, as soon as she opened her mouth.
Pulling her along he led them into an empty classroom. He let go of her and sat on one of the desks and watched her.
“Alright, go.” He told her, expecting a lecture.
“While I don’t condone violence, and I think violence is never the positive solution to a situation, I understand that adolescent males sometimes only respond to a show of aggression. So I would like to thank you for defending my honor, and for claiming me as your girlfriend in front of everyone. Even if we had already made it clear we were dating.” Rachel said and Puck looked at her for a moment, not saying anything.
Rachel sighed. “Normally I don’t like violence, but I get that they wouldn’t have responded to anything else, so thank you for defending me and not being afraid to say I was your girlfriend.” She told him.
Puck grinned at her, and jumped off the desk, coming to stand in front of her.
“That’s what I thought you meant.” He teased, pulling her into his arms. Leaning down he kissed her and for a moment Rachel kissed him back. Then with a slight gasp she pulled back.
“We’re going to be late for math! Come on!” She said, and went to tug him along.
Puck groaned and allowed her to pull him behind her.
“If we make it to class on time I’ll let you pick out the movie tonight. Dad and Daddy wont be home until late.” She told him, smiling at him.
Puck perked up. Usually ‘movie time’ was actually make out time - sometimes with singing breaks if it was a musical - and if he picked out a movie she wasn’t too fond of then she had no problems being distracted.
“What are we waiting for? We gotta get to class.” He said and speed up, tugging her gently along with him.
He had the perfect movie in mind.
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