Congratulations (Glee FanFic)

Authors note: For those who do not understand this; I will explain.

Before this takes place, an older, more acommplished Rachel Berry is proposed to by a high school friend. Noah Puckerman, sees the level of fame Rachel has reached and asks her to be his. Though, inferences are made, I still don't think its CLEAR. Finn has a life of his own. He becomes a musician, that had finally got out of Lima (just like Rachel and Puck- who is also a musician.) For Rachel's rehersal dinner, she asks her former glee clubbers to join in the festivities.

that includes everyone.

This was inspired by:

Made of Honor - The Movie

Breaking Dawn- [yup] the book

Congratulations- Blue October

The Guilty ones- From Spring Awakening.

Enjoy <3

-Chandra

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“Congratulations, Rachel” Finn entered the room, dressed in his black on black ready to perform for her dinner.  He smirked as he noticed Rachel playing with her recently straightened hair, staring at her mouth as she smoothed away the lotion on her bare shoulders.

“Thanks” she smiled coyly. She had kind of hoped that no one would walk in on her while she dressed for the rehearsal dinner.

The hotel room smelled strongly of Channel No. 5.  Rachel’s signature scent, Finn would recognize that scent anywhere but yet it wasn’t the same as it was on her. She turned to face him. The dress she wore was a pale yellow, which made her skin appear darker. He noticed that she wore a star-shaped necklace with a diamond placed in the middle around her neck. Similar to the he one had given to her, their junior year of high school.  Her hands at her stomach, he noticed the ring on her left finger.

“Do you think we can talk before heading down?” Finn asked

Fear crept up and sent shivers up Rachel’s spine. The knots in her stomach tightened. “Sure” she smiled cautiously.

“So…Uh…How did he do it?” he tried to seem interested. Though he knew that she’d go off glassy-eyed and in love…with someone else.

“…he…sang.” She didn’t want to look at him. “It was funny, on our trip to New York, we noticed that they were playing The Phantom, you remember how much I love that play.”

He nodded “I do”

It was small details that he remembered that had made her ever love Finn.  

“We couldn’t go because of the premiere, but Noah- after the actual movie premiere we all went to dinner. That’s when Noah sang The Music of the Night and pulled out a ring. Finn, I cried so hard that night” Rachel finally met Finn’s eyes.

“Now you’re Tony award winner, Grammy award winner, and Academy Award nominee Mrs. Rachel Berry Puckerman” his face twisted with disgust. He tried to be civil but the jealously and pain ate away at all the good in his heart.

“Finn, don’t be spiteful.” She looked away hiding the pain.

He scoffed “No, I should be happy.”

“Damn it, you should. You knew I wasn’t going to wait forever” her eyes began to water.

“I would have” Finn got louder.

“Finn, you weren’t seeing anyone at the time, and you knew I would have welcomed you with open arms if you showed up as Noah did.” Finn refused to look back down at Rachel in fear of hurting her.  He himself had been wounded in finding out that Rachel was engaged to none other than the same man who knocked up his first girlfriend.  “I’m twenty-four years old. It’s about time that we grew up.” She turned back to the mirror.

“Do you love him?” Finn raised his brow.

“What?” doubt crossed her face and Finn noticed.

“You heard.” He walked toward her all while watching her in the mirror ‘You never mentioned you loved him”

“Of course I do”

“You know for an actress you’re not very convincing.” He was going to press it.

“You’re being utterly absurd” she began to fix her make-up.

“Okay, prove it to me. Kiss me”

“What?” No!”

“Why not? If you truly love him you’d kiss me and not feel it to be as strong as his own kisses”

“Not everyone is your high school self.” Rachel rolled her eyes. “Boom. Fireworks!”

He grabbed her shoulder turning her to face him. “Am I pathetic to say that I miss you?”