Something Extraordinary

Chapter 1

When Rachel applied to NYADA she thought things would be different, but she soon realized that wasn't the case. She didn't know the city and it was too big to feel home yet. School wasn't that different to High School, mean students and bad cafeteria food. People still teased her, but she never thought it could get worse than Lima.

Never in her dreams she would have imagined that New York, the city of her dreams, would be this lonely and mean.

She didn't know anybody and people weren't kind, nobody stopped the train for you or held the door open.

No.

They were just too busy.

But the one thing she was most upset about was her teacher.

Her dance instructor to be specific, Cassandra July.

In Lima no teacher, except Sue Sylvester, ever teased you or would give students mean names. Rachel couldn't quite figure out why Ms. July had it in for her but she had no other choice than to deal with it. It's not like she wasn't trained by McKinley's student but it was different from a teacher. Sue Sylvester teased her and the other Glee kids, but her future as a Broadway star wasn't in danger, because of her.

When Kurt came to New York, to reapply to NYADA, Rachel was so incredible happy to be at least not so alone in NY. They rent an apartment together and Kurt started an internship at Vogue. She was still with Finn but he didn't call her and didn't answer her calls, Kurt talked to Finn back in Lima and told Rachel Finn wants to give her space. And when the hottest guy from school, Brody, was nice to her she really appreciated his company, but she told him about Finn after he confessed that he liked her more than a friend and wants to kiss her.

They decided to stay friends, so Rachel invited him over for dinner tonight, so now she was cooking, because he would show up soon.

The doorbell rang, while Rachel tried to cook a decent meal, but failed miserable.

"Coming!" She took the pot and placed it next to the stove, ran over to the door and opened it.

"Hi"

"Hey, you're smoking." He held an orchid in his hands.

"That's actually the dinner." She couldn't help but smile shyly about his compliment.

"No, that's definitely you. Here these are for you."

"Thanks. For both. Come in, but I think we have to order something."

"That's OK, it's the thought that counts right?" He smiled at her, like she was the only girl for him, while she placed the plant on the window board. "It's beautiful. Thanks."

"I thought since you're the first girl that cooked dinner for me-"

"Tried to."

"-I should be a gentleman and bring you flowers."

"I don't believe you." They sat on some cushions, that Kurt arranged instead of a couch.

"What?" Brody was confused.

"No girl ever cooked for you? The entire school wants to date you, even some of the boys!" She started laughing hard.

"Well they asked me out, but they didn't offer to cook, so yea you're the first." He smiled at her so nicely and she knew he wants to kiss her, but she couldn't let that happen. He was so nice but she was still with Finn and she wouldn't cheat no matter what, even if they haven't talked in months. So when he just smiled at her for a few moments and she started to feel uncomfortable, she jumped up.

"We... We should order something to eat, after all that's what you've been promised..."

"Yah... Do you like pizza? There is a great pizza place nearby and the also have vegan. I actually tried it once and wasn't as bad as I thought"

"Pizza sounds great then." They both smiled and Brody called the pizza place and ordered.

While they waited they talked a lot about being new in NY and how big the city is, also a little about school and Cassandra. Rachel started to feel awkward.

"I don't know why but I think she doesn't like me... Well I do know she hated me, but not why." She put her piece of pizza down.

"No. It's not that she doesn't like you. She treated me the same way, I think because of our potential. Now I'm the best in my class and Cassie and I get along pretty good. Actually she told me about this pizza place."

"She calls me Schwimmer." Rachel sounded hurt when she mentioned her nickname.

"That's her style. At least she has a name for you, the students she doesn't care about have no name. Not even their actual names. Just 'you' or 'hey'."

"I think I'd prefer that." Brody laughed, but then he saw her face.

"Consider yourself as known."

"I still hate it."

"You'll learn to love her." He just smiled and continued eating his pizza.

"Well, I'm not so sure about that." Then it knocked on the door and Rachel felt relieved, because she won't have to talk about her teacher anymore. "That's Kurt. He always forgets his keys." She smiled and walked over to the door. It wasn't Kurt. It was Finn.