And it's here, the last chapter of Qualifications. Thank you for your patience and your reviews. You are all amazing! Enjoy :)

About a year after the end of last chapter.

"Come on, B we're going to be late" Santana called into the room as I was finishing getting ready

"Coming, coming. Quit rushing me" I yelled back. I still couldn't believe this life was mine. I was head cheerio, best friends with San and Brit, not to mention Kurt, had a wonderful boyfriend who happened to be a football player and was getting ready for the prom. I had a gorgeous red prom dress that wrapped around my neck so there was no sleeves, had silver thread going through it that made it sparkle in the light and had the flair skirt I loved. It was perfect. The heels that came with it, silver and 3 inches, helped me at least keep up with San, since the boys and Brit's height were a lost cause for me.

Finally finishing the final touches on my hair and make up I walked out of the bathroom and almost straight into San who looked stunning in her black and silver slinky prom dress complete with heels to match. "Wow, San, Noah's not going to know what hit him."

She grinned as she gave me a once over before nodding saying, "It's safe to say Matt doesn't stand a chance after tonight. He's going to be drooling and I'm so recording it."

I rolled my eyes but couldn't stop the chuckle that came out. We went downstairs where Brit was already waiting with Kurt, both looking gorgeous. Brittany came over to us as soon as she saw us come down the stairs, bouncing up and down. "Wow Rach, you look awesome!"

"Thanks Brit! You look amazing yourself. I'm sure Mike's going to be blown away!"

Instead of looking happy, Brit looked almost upset, "Oh no, it's not too windy is it? I don't want him to blow away!"

Santana rolled her eyes but I answered, "No, Brittany, don't worry. Mike's fine. I just meant he's going to be amazed at how beautiful you look."

"Oh, that's ok then" She replied, smiling again as San once again rolled her eyes and I elbowed her. Her and Noah were cute together and everything but they definitely had rubbed off on one another in the sarcastic/rude department.

Kurt grinned at me, winking right before the doorbell went off.

When I opened the door, I saw it was Kurt's new boyfriend, Blaine. "Kurt, you're date's here" I called, grinning as I saw Kurt blush a little, hurrying to the door.

"Wow, Kurt, you look... Amazing" Blaine told him, looking him up and down before turning to the rest of the room, "And ladies, you look lovely as well"

We all grinned at him, "Thanks" I said with Brittany while San said, "Did you expect anything less?"

Blaine and Kurt laughed at her and the small talk started up but not even two minutes later the doorbell went off again. This time it was our boys and our ride. I opened the door and there was Matt, and San was right; his eyes nearly popped out of his head. "Wow, you...look...gorgeous" He finally got out.

I winked at him, hugging him as I whispered, "You don't look so bad yourself, Mr. Rutherford"

I swear he was blushing when I pulled away. Mike was already with Brit and Noah was trying to kiss Santana, who was refusing because of her makeup being messed up. It was a normal day only we were all dressed up. Dressed up... That reminds me.

"Pictures" I called out.

"Oh, almost forgot!" Kurt exclaimed before running over to the table my camera was on, "Gentleman, get together first" He called, handing me the camera and standing with the boys. He stayed there as I passed the camera off to Noah to get the ladies shot. Then we took pictures of the couples and every pose we could think of before finally leaving for dinner.

We made it too the dance about a half hour after it started. Matt gave our tickets to our English teacher, then we all went to grab a table.

"Care to dance, Rach?" Matt asked, holding his hand out too me.

"I'd love too" I replied, placing my hand into his and letting him lead me to the dance floor. We've danced a million times over the past year but for some reason, this time it felt different. More special.

"You really do look amazing" He told me quietly.

"Thank you. You do too" I smiled up at him, as he wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me closer. I wrapped my own arms around his neck, laying my head against his chest.

"I can't believe we're here"

"Here? You mean at prom?" He asked, which let me know I spoke out loud on accident.

I nodded, "At prom, together, all of us. It's crazy"

"Ah.." And just like that he knew what I meant and what I was thinking. He really was the perfect guy for me; Quiet when I was loud but still always knowing what to say. The dancer to my singer but still having a decent voice. He was wonderful.

Before either of us could say anything else though, we heard "Can we cut in?"

I turned to see Noah and Santana standing there, both with smirks on their faces.

"Of course" I replied, taking Noah's hand and letting him lead me away as Santana took my place in Matt's arms.

Once we got a little ways away from the other two, Noah pulled me into his arms and asked, "What's with the serious face, B?"

"Nothing really, just thinking about last year"

"Seriously? This again, Rach? Look, Matt loves you, he's not going anywhere. You're head of the cheerios and head girl in glee. Satan's you're best friend, besides me of course. You're the star of the fuckin' high school so enjoy it and quit waiting for it to crash around you"

"Like it did for Quinn?" I asked, even though we've had this conversation tons of times this year and I knew what he would say.

He rolled his eyes but answered, "Q brought it on herself. You're not like her. You haven't let all this go to your head. Besides we're almost seniors and after that you won't have to worry about all that shit. It'll be just you, me, Satan and Matt in the Big Apple"

It was my turn to roll my eyes, "You forget about Kurt, Blaine, Mike and Brit"

He chuckled, "I guess Princess and the rest of the peanut gallery can come too"

I laughed even as I smacked his arm and we spent the rest of the dance on a happier note, discussing our plans for the future.

After we finished, I danced with Kurt, Blaine and Mike before going to get a drink.

"There you are, I was wondering if I was ever going to get to see you again" Matt teased, meeting me at the drink table.

"I can't help it that everyone loves me" I teased, grinning at him.

"Yea well they can all go away now because I love you more and I"m stealing you away to prove it."

"Oh are you now?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Yep, let's go"

I shook my head, "Sorry, can't."

"Why not?" he pouted.

"They're about to announce prom king and queen. San would kill me if I missed it and you know it."

He grumbled a little before saying, "Fine but after, I'm stealing you."

I just patted his arm before leading him and our drinks back to our table.

Figgins got up on stage then and said, "Time to announce Prom King and Queen but before that, we have a special performance by some of the glee club, come on up.

I didn't know of a special performance so I was looking around to see who was going until I realized that all the boys from our table had went up on stage except Blaine. I leaned over to whisper to San, "What are they doing?"

San shrugged, "I don't know."

Noah took the microphone, "Hey, this song is for that table right over there. Enjoy ladies and Blaine" He winked in our direction before they started singing

Noah

Time, is going by, so much faster than I,
And I'm starting to regret not spending all of it with you.
Now I'm, wondering why, I've kept this bottled inside,
So I'm starting to regret not telling all of this to you.
So if I haven't yet, I've gotta let you know...

All

[Chorus]
Never gonna be alone!
From this moment on, if you ever feel like letting go,
I won't let you fall...
Never gonna be alone!
I'll hold you 'til the hurt is gone.

Mike
And now, as long as I can, I'm holding on with both hands,
'Cause forever I believe that there's nothing I could need but you,
So if I haven't yet, I've gotta let you know...

all chorus

Matt
Oh!
You've gotta live every single day,
Like it's the only one, what if tomorrow never comes?
Don't let it slip away,
Could be our only one, you know it's only just begun.
Every single day,
Maybe our only one, what if tomorrow never comes?
Tomorrow never comes...

Kurt
Time, is going by, so much faster than I,
And I'm starting to regret not telling all of this to you.
So if I haven't yet, I've gotta let you know...

all
Never gonna be alone!
From this moment on, if you ever feel like letting go,
I won't let you fall.
When all hope is gone, I know that you can carry on.
We're gonna see the world out,
I'll hold you 'til the hurt is gone.

I'm gonna be there always,
I won't be missing one more day,
I'm gonna be there always,
I won't be missing one more day.

"Thank you boys, that was great" Schue said, since Figgins seemed to not notice they were done. They boys headed back to the table, noticing all us girls, even Santana, were fighting tears as we jumped up to hug our boyfriends. Blaine hugged Kurt when he got to the table too and I whispered, "That was amazing. Thank you"

Matt nodded, grinning, kissing her cheek just as Schue said, "And Prom King is... Matt Rutherford."

"What?" Matt asked, snapping out of his little world with Rachel and looking to the stage as I was giving him a little push.

"Go on dude, you heard the man" Noah said, waving him on. Matt hurried after that up to the stage.

"Congratulations Matt" Mr. Schue said as he handed him the crown and listened to the claps and wolf whistles before saying "And Prom Queen is..." He looked at the paper and smiled as he said, "Rachel Berry"

"I won?" I asked, in total shock.

"Duh, who else would?" Santana asked as Kurt motioned for me to get up there. I started my walk up and before I knew it I was on stage with Matt and Mr. Schue was giving me a crown and giving me a hug. He whispered, "Congratulations. You deserve it" before letting go and letting me hug Matt.

I looked out just in time to see Quinn storm out the doors, Finn glaring at the stage before marching out after her. I rolled my eyes, thinking some things would never change.

"And time for the king and queen to have a dance" Schue announced, as the lights went down and the song, Heaven by Bryan adams came on.

"My queen," Matt teased, holding his arm out.

"Why thank you my king" I teased back, grabbing his arm and we went out to have our dance. I saw Kurt and San snapping pictures and I grinned at them. I looked around and saw the kids from school, most of whom were smiling and I couldn't help but realize Noah was right. I needed to enjoy this, not worry. I was in the arms of my boyfriend, who I love very much, with the best friends a girl could have and the life of a princess. If I was going to wake up one day, I might as well enjoy the dream while it lasted.

"I love you" Matt whispered as the song ended.

I smiled at him, as I whispered, "Love you too."