A/N: Oh em glee. I LOVED THE FINALE! Ooh. That rhymed. So...who else cried while watching 'Journey', huh? Oh come on, admit it! Well, I thought I'd make four chapter of this story but after seeing the finale, I just wanted to make one last. So yes people, this is the end of this story. But I'll be writing more Finn/Rachel ones, so don't worry. :) Can you guys believe we have to wait until SEPTEMBER (Is it September?) for season 2? Ahh, well. That gives me time to plot how I shall find my own Finn Hudson. *evil laugh*

Also, this chapter goes out to the people who did the "What, what?" and "Hey, ho!" things. And also those who checked for flying donkeys.

MaroonFox, LiveLoveLaughLife, RAENEE, TayRae41, ItWasJustADream, JustAnotherHuman, and MusicMistress712 . If I forgot anyone, drop me a PM I'll add your name. :)

Best review goes to: The Thrush That Can't Fly because for some insane reason, yours made me lol. Sadly, no, I can't marry you. I am engaged to frozen yogurt, despite the fact that it may be overrated.

Now, enjoy.

Flashes of black and pink blurred her vision. The tears didn't help either. Members of Vocal Adrenaline were jumping up and down, screaming, celebrating. But she couldn't let their defeat get to her. Now that the immediate concern had been addressed, there were more important things to discuss.

Drying her eyes, she faced her teammates. "How's Quinn?"

For a second, everyone forgot about where they were and what they were doing there. They looked at her with sad eyes. At least they were distracted – momentarily.

"She's okay now." Mercedes was the one to answer.

"We should call her...and tell her that..." Finn trailed off. No one wanted to say that they'd lost. Because losing Regionals meant losing glee club – and eventually, each other.

"We should go check on her and Puck, you know," Kurt said, his voice breaking. The rest of the club nodded and began walking offstage.

Finn took Rachel's hand. They began following the rest of New Directions but she just happened to look back. Jesse was staring at them. The rest of his team was backstage – relishing their victory. His eyes were glazed over – unreadable. Rachel swallowed. She had some unfinished business.

"Hold on. You guys go ahead. There are some things I need to do first."

Finn followed her gaze and upon seeing Jesse, his eyes narrowed.

"You sure, Rachel?" Tina asked.

Rachel nodded and gave a small smile. "I'll follow."

"I'll be outside, waiting for you," Finn said. He kissed her before leaving. She felt her stomach doing flips. Unfortunately, she also felt Jesse's intense gaze burning her.

When the theater had cleared out and everyone had left, she and Jesse were alone. Slowly, she walked towards him and he followed suit. They met center stage; ironically.

"Rachel, I want to—"

"Congratulations," Rachel said. "You guys were amazing."

Jesse looked at her cautiously. "Thank you," he said after a while. "I appreciate it."

A few moments of awkward silence passed before he decided to speak again. "You did...fairly...decent."

"Thanks," Rachel laughed. "I think."

More moments of awkward silence.

"Well, I should be getting back. We're having a celebratory party at Ms. Corcoran's place. They'll be wondering where I we—"

"Tell me something," Rachel said, keeping her eyes on the floor.

Jesse gulped and scratched the back of his neck. "Uh...sure." He sounded nervous. It should have made Rachel feel special, that she could make him nervous like that. But it didn't affect her at all.

"Was it real? Or were you really just playing me the whole time?"

Jesse sighed. "It's not that simple, Rach. I—"

"Don't call me that."

"—wasn't spying on New Directions, contradictory to your belief."

"What were you doing then?"

"It's a long story."

"I've got time."

Jesse looked at Rachel. She was biting her lip and her eyes were wet. Time to come clean.

"I befriended you because Shelby wanted me to; because she wanted to make that connection with you. She wanted you to know who she was. But I didn't do it to spy on you guys. Vocal Adrenaline didn't even know about it. They thought I was insane to date you."

He took a deep breath before continuing. "That was my mission – to make sure you found out that Shelby was your mother. But the rest of it? Transferring to McKinley? That was real. I didn't have to do any of that – I wanted to."

"Then why did you leave? What happened?"

"You know what happened!"

"Run, Joey, Run? Couldn't you let that go? Everyone else did! Noah did! Finn did!"

"Oh, him again? Rachel, how do you think it felt to be me? How do you think it felt to know that the only reason you were going out with me was because you were heartbroken over Finn Hudson?"

Rachel fell silent.

"Sure, at first it was fine because it didn't really mean anything. It was part of my task, but then I actually started liking you! And it hurt more and more each day. I knew you wouldn't cheat, but I also knew I was only second best. I've never been second best at anything. Then when I saw the video...that did it for me. I was done."

"Then why did you come back? Why didn't you leave then? Why'd you have to wait longer?"

"Because I hadn't done what I was supposed to do yet! Trust me; I wanted to go back to Carmel! I begged Shelby to let me but she wanted you to know so badly, that I had to stay. And as soon as you knew, I left. I had to. It hurt too much."

A single tear rolled down Rachel's cheeks. She noticed that Jesse was crying too. "You're right. I only started dating you because of Finn. But that doesn't mean I never liked you. You hurt me too, you know."

"We both hurt each other."

They looked at each other and a silent agreement passed. It was over.

"Did you mean it?"

"That is an incredibly vague question, Rachel. To what are you referring?"

"Did you love me?" Her voice was barely above a whisper.

"Y-yes." Jesse covered his face with his hands. "Yes."

Rachel inhaled sharply. She was afraid to ask the next question; she was afraid to hear the answer but she had to. She had to know. "Do you still?"

Jesse looked up. His jaw clenched and he stood straight. Looking Rachel in the eye, he shook his head.

"No."

Rachel nodded. Then she hugged him. Before pulling away, she kissed him on the cheek. "Goodbye, Jesse. Thank you."

Jesse watched her leave. Winning Regionals suddenly meant nothing to him. He'd lost what mattered. But he wouldn't chase her. She was already happy.

It was just what they needed: a clean slate; a new beginning.

"So he wasn't really a spy. He was just trying to help Shelby."

Finn listened to Rachel tell him the story of what happened with Jesse. They were at the park near Rachel's house. After visiting Quinn at the hospital, he drove her home; but when they got to her front porch, they decided they didn't want to part ways yet. So Rachel took him to the park. It was nearly deserted, considering that it was getting late but the couple didn't mind.

"Wow," he said. "Tough."

"Yeah," Rachel sighed.

They were on the swings, sort of. Finn was too big and the swings could never get high enough, so he just sat down and listened.

Something was bothering him. It stuck out like a sore thumb. Something about Rachel's story sounded...off.

"Rachel?"

"Hmm?"

"Do you think...that if you didn't do the video, he wouldn't have left? Do you think you were right before? You know...that you found him?"

Rachel took her time answering. "Yes."

"Oh."

To say he wasn't disappointed would be lying. Things were going so well. Jesse ruined everything.

"But you were right."

Finn looked at Rachel and arched a brow. "What?"

"That's how I knew. He didn't forgive me. You did. If I was important to him, he would have let it go and we could have worked it out. And I was wrong too. If I hadn't made that stupid mistake, I wouldn't have lost him. But like you said...it is fate. That's how it's meant to be. And maybe I did find him. But I lost him. And he lost me."

"Wow," Finn said. "Deep."

Rachel laughed. "Besides, I have no regrets."

Finn smiled. "None?"

"Nope," Rachel said, shaking her head.

"Well in that case," Finn said, leaning over. He closed his eyes just as his lips were about to land on hers, but Rachel stopped him. She put a finger to his lips and laughed.

"Not so fast, hotshot."

Finn sat down, confused and slightly afraid. Rachel got up from the swing she was sitting on and came to stand in front of Finn. They were almost the same height this way: Finn sitting down and Rachel standing up. It was funny.

"There was that thing you said earlier," Rachel said, looking at him wistfully and leaning forward. "Before we performed. What was it again?"

Finn rolled his eyes. "Rachel," he sheepishly complained.

She laughed at him. "No, really. What was it? I don't think I can remember."

Finn laughed and wrapped his arms around her. "I said...I love you."

Rachel beamed and kissed him. "Right back at you."

Finn smiled his adorable lopsided grin and he got up. "We should really get back. Your dads will be wondering where I've taken you."

Rachel nodded, biting her lip. "Hey, Finn?"

"Yeah?"

"I love you."

"Yeah." Finn smiled. "I love you."

I love you, not I loved you.

Present tense, not past.

Not that it mattered anyway. It was all about the future now.

It was all about Finn and Rachel and their future together. She didn't tell him, but she knew deep down that she did find him. She found him that day in the auditorium when they sang 'You're the One that I Want.' She found him when they sang 'Don't Stop Believing.' She found him when they went out bowling. She found him when they won Sectionals. She found him when he took her to the doctor. She found him that day in school, standing on the stairwell. He found her. And she knew he was the one because, she'd already lost him – several times. But she kept on finding him again. And when fate keeps bugging you about the same thing, then it has to be for a reason, right?

A/N2: Holla! Well, I know it's not completely true to the story, but I hope it was okay. Also, let me explain why I made Jesse sort of good here. He didn't get any lines in Journey and I was outraged. I feel that he should have at least apologized to Rachel for everything. But well, I guess that goes to show what a jerkbutt he is. *sigh*

Thank you to everyone who reviewed, favorited, or even just read the story. I love you all for your support. I hope I didn't disappoint you.

*wipes away tears*

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE ACADEMY. *gets hit by tomato*

Oh, snap. And that people, is my cue. I bid you all adieu.

- Dorky out!