A New Direction (Glee and Finchel/Samchel fan fiction)

Chapter 12- You've Got a Friend in Me

I winced as Kurt pressed an ice pack to my cheek, which was burning with pain thanks to Quinn gifting me a hard slap. We were sitting on the edge of the bathtub in Blaine's bathroom. I thought that by now, my eyes would be red with tears, but they were far from it. Instead, anger fired within me. I could not let Quinn control who I could and could not see. If Finn and I chose to be friends, it was our decision. I felt another throb of pain run through my cheek.

"Thank you for this, Kurt." I smiled as much as I could, as Kurt removed the ice pack from my cheek and began patting it with a towel.

"Well considering I'm the only one here who was sober enough to help out, I didn't really have a choice, but you're welcome nevertheless." Kurt replied in a sassy tone, as always, "I think your cheek might bruise a little,,but other than that, you should be okay."

I sighed, stood up and looked in the mirror. My cheek was red and swollen, but not too bad. Hopefully it would get better by Sectionals. I was very grateful that Kurt was helping me. Sam was apparently passed out drunk, and Blaine had kicked Quinn out of the party just as I stormed into the house. Kurt found me five minutes later here in the bathroom.

"Nothing went on with Finn and I before, I promise, it's just Quinn has been so controlling over our friendship." I said, returning to my seat next to Kurt.

"I know, and I believe you, but what did happen back there?" He asked, curiously.

"Well, Finn told me that he wanted to be with me, not Quinn, but he was drunk. I don't think he meant it."

"It's undeniable that Finn has feelings for you, Rachel, but the question is, what do you want? Don't you love Sam?"

"I do, I completely do, but I don't know if I have fully gotten over Finn yet. He was my first love. What should I do?"

"I think that it's your choice, but if I were you, I would take a break from Finn. You need to focus on Sam, and let the past be the past, at least for a while."

"You're right, but if I don't speak to Finn, Quinn will win. I don't want her to think she has victory over me."

"Well, I don't think you need to worry about that. Just before I followed you in here, I saw Finn break up with Quinn. You don't need to worry about her anymore."

Finn had broken up with Quinn? I wasn't sure how to feel. I soon settled on a feeling of content. "Thank you for being so amazing, Kurt."

"You're my friend. I would do anything for you Miss Rachel Berry. Now I think it's time you take Sam home, don't you think? Let's see if we can wake him up." Kurt hopped up from the bath, taking my hand and leading me out to the courtyard.

Monday was horrible. Not only was my cheek bruised and my classmates staring at me, but even Mr Shue had been wondering how I obtained such an injury. Luckily, Sam had been really supportive of me and was very apologetic for being drunk, and believed me when I told him Finn and I were just friends. Even though nothing had happened, I still felt horrible. We had kissed just a few weeks before hand, and now, with just over a week until Sectionals, I knew that Finn and I would be spending a lot of time together practicing out duet. It was time for me to confront him about everything that had been going on. In the afternoon, just before Glee club rehearsals, I found Finn leaving the locker room after football.

"Finn, hey," I began, standing in his tracks as he emerged from the locker room, "we need to talk. In private." Finn simply nodded and motioned with his hand for me to follow him into the shower suites. I leaned against the wall of one of the showers as Finn stood across from me.

"Rachel, I just wanted to say that I'm so sorry that Quinn slapped you. It was my fault-" He started before I stopped him.

"No, Finn, it wasn't your fault, but that's not why we need to talk. Look, I have it really great with Sam, he makes me really happy, and I think right now I need to focus on my relationship with him. I think it's best if we stay clear of each other for a while."

"I broke up with her, you know."

"I know, and I'm glad because she was bad for you, but you broke up with me once too, which really hurt me. I think that until sectionals is over, we should only remain co-workers."

"Yeah, yeah," Finn replied, confused, "alright. Well, just so you know, I'm not giving up on you Rachel. I never will. Just so you know, I meant what I said at Blaine's party."

"I know, but I do love Sam. I just need you to give me time, and space. I need to be committed to him right now."

"I will do whatever it takes to give me the smallest chance at being with you again. Let me know when you've made up your mind, Rachel." I could see that Finn was hurt, yet he smirked as he opened the door for me to leave the the shower room. I knew that I had done the right thing. I needed time, and space. And I needed Sam. Just as I entered the hallway, I saw Sam on his way to Glee club. He saw me and smiled, and I ran to him and threw my arms around his neck. He held my waist securely with his.

"You're beautiful, you know that? I'm so lucky." Sam smiled as we held each other's gazes.

"I love you so much." I replied, grinning, and before long his lips were locked onto mine, my eyes were closed and I was completely carefree. I loved Sam, and even if it meant staying away from Finn for a while, I knew I had made the right decision by focusing on Sam. I pulled away from Sam's kiss, and he wrapped his arm around my shoulder.

"Let's go to Glee club, my love." Sam said in an accent, impersonating what sounded to be like an old British actor. I laughed and rested my head on Sam's shoulder, and I knew that I was the luckiest girl in the world to have Sam Evans as my boyfriend, but as we walked past the locker room, I saw Finn through the clear glass door panel banging his hand against the lockers and cringing his face, as if he were about to cry.

Author's Note: Hey everyone, I'm back! Firstly, thank you all so very much for over 1.6K reads! Do you know how crazy that is?!? I am sorry that I have been absent for a while, I needed to focus on my school work, but now it is almost all done and I have some time free to write! Anyways, as always, do not forget to follow me, vote for this story and leave comments. My question for you is, 'who is your favourite member of Glee club?' Mine is definitely Rachel. Let me know in the comments below. See you in my next update!

~Alex~