Sometimes Love Needs A Little Guidance

Chapter 2

"Ohhh." Puck nodded in understanding as the penny finally dropped. "That's a good idea." He complimented. Rachel smiled proudly.

"Well, I'll leave you to think of a song to sing." Puck stood up and got ready to leave.

"Wait." Rachel also stood and stopped him. "What are we going to call our plan?" Puck frowned and wondered why they would need a name for it. Rachel must have known what he was thinking and continued. "If we don't have a name, people will know what we're up to if they overhear us."

"Oh, right." Puck nodded and thought for a moment. "I've got it!" He said eventually. "Operation Destroyer."

"Destroyer?" Rachel repeated with a frown.

"We are destroying their relationship." Puck explained with a smirk.

"We aren't calling it that."

"Why?" Puck asked, like a child who had been told they couldn't get a new toy.

"It's too... brutal."

"Then what do you have in mind?" Puck asked.

Rachel stayed quiet for a few moments while she thought about it. Then a look a realisation crossed over her face. "Operation Happy Ever After!"

"No." Puck said sternly.

"Why?" Rachel said in a whiny voice. "We are breaking them up so we can all live Happily Ever After."

"No. Way." Puck shook his head firmly.

"We're calling it Operation Happy Ever After, otherwise, I'm out."

Puck frowned and thought about this for a moment. "Fine." He muttered.

"Good." Rachel smiled in satisfaction.

"Why do you have to be such a girl?"

Rachel smiled proudly before grabbing her bag and leaving the auditorium.

Rachel sat in the choir room with the rest of the Glee club. Everyone was chatting enthusiastically, except her. For some reason, she had a nervous flutter in her stomach, despite having sung in front of the Glee Club a million times. It was probably because this time she had ulterior motives.

Mr. Schuester walked into the room and Rachel sat up, preparing herself to perform. She took a glance to Finn who was already seated behind his drum kit, looking towards Quinn. Rachel moved her gaze to Quinn who was smiling at Finn. The pain that attacked Rachel's chest every time she saw them as a couple came by right on cue. She looked to Puck who took a seat behind Quinn, he smile t her encouragingly.

"Alright guys," Mr Schuester clapped his hands together as he made his way to the centre of the room. "Who's up first today?"

Rachel confidently raised her hand into the air until he looked at her. "If it's OK with you I'd like to do my own reinterpretation of my favourite Fleetwood Mac song." She said as she accepted the microphone Mr. Schue was offering her.

"Which one?" Mr. Schue asked.

"Go you own way." She informed him, and the rest of the room. "It's a song about the tragic break up between Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks." Rachel stood up and walked to the centre of the room. "Traditionally, it's sung by a man, but today Rachel Berry is going to put her own feminine twist on it." She gave one more glance to Puck who gave her an encouraging thumbs-up. "Hit it." She told the band.

Rachel looked to Finn as the song started, directing the words to him.

Loving you

Isn't the right thing to do

How can I ever change things

That I feel

Rachel took her eyes away from Finn and set them on Quinn. Quinn frowned at her and Rachel knew she was surprised by her choice of song. The look showed she knew it was for Finn and she wasn't happy.

If I could

Maybe I'd give you my world

How can I

When you won't take it from me

Puck leant forward towards Quinn and whispered in her ear. "Is she seriously singing the to Finn?"

Quinn looked at Puck from over her shoulder. "I think so." She said in disbelief. Puck smirked when Quinn turned back around, her face full of anger.

You can go your own way

Go your own way

You can call it

Another lonely day

You can go your own way

Go your own way

As Rachel began the second verse, she took the microphone from the stand and walked towards Finn. As she sang, she walked around him, directing the words to him.

Tell me why

Everything turned around

Packing up,

Shacking up's all you wanna do

If I could

Baby I'd give you my world

Open up

Everything's waiting for you

Rachel couldn't help herself and gave one more glance to Quinn. Her look was full of anger, disbelief and surprise. Rachel knew she had hit home with this performance.

You can go your own way

Go your own way

You can call it

Another lonely day

You can go your own way

Go your own way

As she sang the last note, one last look to Finn revealed a smile on his face. He wasn't mad at her for singing the song to him. His smile spread onto Rachel's face as she ended the song, greeted by a round of applause.

As the applause died down, Quinn spoke, "Don't you think it's maybe a little inappropriate that you chose to sing a love song to my guy?"

Rachel looked over to her in surprise. She knew Quinn wouldn't be happy, though she didn't expect her to call Rachel out on it in front of the rest of the glee club. Rachel also couldn't believe how Quinn could act like she had done no wrong whilst being in a relationship. It made Rachel's blood boil and she knew she couldn't hold it in any longer.

"You're such a hypocrite!" Rachel told her in frustration. She saw Puck's eyebrows raise in surprise. "You Little Miss Perfect Prom Queen! You're a cheater who cheats in cheap motels with Sam."

"Nothing's going on between Sam and I!" Quinn insisted.

"How do you honestly expect anyone to believe you, Quinn." Rachel asked, causing everyone else in the room to go deadly silent. "You've cheated on Finn with Puck before and had his baby. Then you cheated on Sam with Finn. Why would anyone believe that you wouldn't do it again?"

Quinn looked down and stood up. "Rachel, I've made mistakes, there's no need to remind me. But I've also learnt my lesson." Quinn walked to the middle of the room so she was next to Rachel. "I care about Finn, and I know better than to let him go again. I think you need to accept that, and move on."

Rachel was left at a loss of words and looked down at the floor. Once Quinn was happy that Rachel wasn't going to say anything else, she began to walk out of the room. She put her hand on Finn's shoulder as she passed him and gave him a small smile that he returned.

"OK guys, I think that'll be it for today." Mr. Schuester ended the session. Everyone filed out the room in a relatively quiet manner, leaving Rachel stood in the centre alone.