keep that breathless charm 1/2, glee
keep that breathless charm,
Glee, Rachel/Jesse
Summary: Rachel gets a suprise on prom night.
Spoilers for season 2.
Disclaimer: If I owned glee, Jesse would be pwning Finn forever.
a/n: basically, I read on gleeship_secrets on tumblr, that someone
said they wanted a prom episode, just for jesse to come back, and
the idea really just attacked me and begged to be written. I hope
you like it, this is my first fanfiction here! I really hope something like
this happens on the show, wishful thinking I guess.
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Prom night comes, the one night that Rachel Berry has been looking forward to since she was five.
It's the night that any girl can be special, a princess. Beautiful.
She has already planned what she will be wearing, down to the inside of her shoes, when she realises one crucial thing.
She has no date.
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Finn was supposed to ask her. Now that Quinn, Puck, Santana and Je- him were out of the way, nothing was supposed to stop them being the power couple of Mckinley and keeping their relationship through college, where she would regretfully let him go to continue with her career. That was her plan.
But she see's the looks Finn gives to Quinn in the choir room, and that sometimes he watches her legs under her cheerleading skirt a little too closely at games.
It's always a blonde, isn't it.
Rachel knows that she isn't the best candidate for a girlfriend, but he told her he loved her.
So did someone else. Someone who didn't even look at another girl while they were dating.
Someone who made her feel beautiful, understood.
But it was just a game to him. She needs to forget about Jesse St. James and look forward to prom.
It will be the best night of her life.
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She asks Kurt to be her date.
Rachel figured that they both wouldn't have dates to the dance, considering her Finn situation and that Kurt is in a budding 'friendship' with Blaine, the boy from the rival school.
It reminds her too much of them, and she nearly backs out.
No. The brunette can have fun without a stupid boyfriend, she has friends.
"Kurt, how would you feel about going to prom with me?" It's out in three seconds tops, and she holds her breath. But he gives her a genuinely warm smile, and replies with, "Of course Rachel."
She grins her Broadway grin back at him, but he continues.
"We will have to have some conditions though."
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Quinn and Santana nearly faint when they see her.
They're both lounging on Quinn's bed in the girls' room. When Mercedes' sister comes home from college and needs her room, and Quinn doesn't feel comfortable at her mothers, Rachel offers her spare room. She was going to when Quinn was kicked out, but considering she was the one who told Finn, she didn't think it was the best thing.
Quinn accepted the offer, and they formed a close friendship.
When Rachel hears the blonde crying herself to sleep every night, she commands that Quinn move into her room. Rachel's eliptical is moved into Quinn's old room, and after her dad's finally get the other bed in, Rachel is able to comfort Quinn every night, and Quinn can honestly never tell the other girl how much it means to her.
Once Quinn secures her position on the squad again, Santana and Brittany come over. Rachel is slightly scared at first, but soon the four girls have sleepovers, and Santana even calls Rachel by her first name occasionally. It's a good improvement.
The two cheerleaders have convinced Rachel to show them the dress Kurt and Blaine (now nicknamed Klaine by the Glee Club) have spent two hours in the local shopping mall to get the brunette.
Her hair is fanned out, her bangs straightened. The dress is dark green, strapless, with a sweetheart neckline. It looks nice on Rachel, she looks pretty, not crazy like she usually does, but not plain Jane like everyone else. She stands out.
The girls both clap for her. She blushes and stops them.
Truth be told, Rachel was a little scared to let Klaine pick her outfit. Prom is a big thing for her, and she doesn't want to look ugly and not be herself.
Thankfully, Kurt was right on her side. He was able to pick the most amazing dress she could ask for (though she would prefer it in pink) and Blaine had the perfect shoes and bag for her. He was even able to get her a gold star neclace.
She feels like crying when she sees herself in the mirror.
Rachel Berry feels beautiful, and a certain curly-haired singer didn't need to be involved.
Unknown to Rachel, Quinn, Kurt and Santana are on the phone to someone.
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Kurt picks her up promptly at 7.30 and squeals like a twilight fangirl when he sees her.
They ride to the school to the tunes of Barbra wailing about heartbreak, only interrupting to pause and discuss whatever point of the movie that she sang this.
The gym hall has banners up and down the walls, a twenty-something bored looking man acting as DJ and a cluster of teenagers thrusting and grinding in the center of the room.
Rachel clings onto Kurt's hand. She feels out of place here, and Kurt squeezes. They're in the same boat here.
They stay for an hour or so, swaying to songs they recognise and staying far away from Karofsky.
Quinn comes with Sam in her white lace dress, but stays near Rachel and Santana the full night, much to Sam's annoyance, and Rachel catches her looking every few moments at Puck, who decides to sit at their table. He and the brunette dance together, more because Rachel pitys him and wants to be a good friend to him. After their relationship, they stayed good friends, and she was extremely flattered when he offered to beat up Jesse.
Oh, wait. Don't mention him.
When Kurt murmurs in her ear if she wants to go as he's getting embarassed to even be in the same age period as the other people there, Rachel agrees and checks on Quinn, who bats her off and tells her that she'll fine as she waltzs her way to Noah. Mike and Artie reassure her they'll make sure she comes home. At some point.
They listen to more Barbra, which now seems a world away from Jay-Z and Bruno Mars.
Rachel kisses Kurt on the cheek and thanks him for being her date when they pull up at her house.
She doesn't think much of it when he says to her, "Have a good night, now" and winks at her.
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The small girl unlocks her door and goes straight to the kitchen, humming 'Touch Me' as she goes.
She was right, she didn't need stupid Finn Hudson to enjoy her prom night. He is freakishly tall, they don't work together at all.
Fresh air is what Rachel Berry needs. She doesn't know why, but it feels like she should go outside.
She opens the door and walks out, it's a cool night. Her arms rise with goosepimples.
Then she hears the music.
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part 2.
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a/n: yeah, the ending is crap. but there's another part when I can get a chance to write it and get it up,
it was hard enough getting this part.
anywaaay. so, leave a comment with what you think, and I hope you enjoyed it (: