Finchel Fam

18

After glee, containing three epic performances by Rachel, Artie and Mercedes, and Santana and Brittany, was done, everyone stayed in the choir room, talking. Except Puck, who walked out of the room as soon as it was over.

"Hey, what's up with Puckerman?" Quinn asked.

The group shrugged.

"I'll go check on him. See what's up." Rachel said, leaving Finn with her friends.

Rachel found Puck easily, since he was in the first place she looked. The locker room.

"Hey." She said softly, walking over to him and sitting beside him on the bench.

"Hi Rachel."

"What's up? I've never seen you so quiet."

"I don't know. Just don't feel like talking, I guess." He sniffed, holding back tears.

"You okay?"

"I'm fine. Sad, is all."

"I know. Me too."

"I'm sorry. I know you were endgame."

"We were, but you two were best friends. It hurts, but it will get better."

"That's the thing. It'll get better, and I'll forget. I don't want to forget."

"Trust me. You won't forget. He was too special."

He sniffed again and looked away.

"You know, Noah, it's okay to cry. You don't have to be ashamed."

"I-I-" he started, and buried his face in his hands, rough sobs shaking his body. Rachel put his arm around him, and started crying herself.

They stayed like that for a long time, then finally broke apart. "Hey. You know what I think you need?"

"What's that?"

"To sing."

"Classic Rachel Berry." He muttered, but agreed.

We busted out of class had to get away from those fools

We learned more from a three minute record than we ever learned in school

Tonight I hear the neighborhood drummer sound

I can feel my heart begin to pound

You say you're tired and you just want to close your eyes and follow your dreams down

We made a promise we swore we'd always remember

No retreat no surrender

Like soldiers in the winter's night with a vow to defend

No retreat no surrender

Now young faces grow sad and old and hearts of fire grow cold

We swore blood brothers against the wind

I'm ready to grow young again

And hear your sister's voice calling us home across the open yards

Well maybe we could cut someplace of our own

With these drums and these guitars

At this point, Puck was getting choked up again.

We made a promise we swore we'd always remember

No retreat no surrender

Blood brothers in the stormy night with a vow to defend

No retreat no surrender

Now on the street tonight the lights grow dim

The walls of my room are closing in

There's a war outside still raging

you say it ain't ours anymore to win

I want to sleep beneath peaceful skies in my lover's bed

with a wide open country in my eyes

and these romantic dreams in my head

He finished the song, whispered 'No Surrender', looked up the the sky, and tears started falling down his face.