So yeah I don't really have an excuse. I just didn't had any idea with this story. Thankfully my muse is back and so I give you this kind of big chapter.

This are changing for our little group. Grey times are coming and the time for choosing and revealing is near.

I hope you guys like it. So without further ado I present you …..

Chapter 8 – getting back on track part 2

NO ONE'S POV

So, it was now time for Glee club and all the teens were already on the classroom waiting for Mr. Schuster to arrive. Nothing new there.

The Holy Trinity was sitting together next to Rachel and Naru, behind them was Puck plus Mike and Tina, on the right side of the classroom separated from the group by at least 6 chairs were the rest of the team.

Naru was busy writing on his notebook that he didn't see Brittany trying to read what he was writing…

"Are you making a song?" asked the blonde Cheerio

Pausing what he was doing Naru politely answered "Yes I am, Rachel mentioned that you guys wrote some songs for competitions and I thought I could try and help"

"Thank You Ru, I was going to ask you to do just that, you are an amazing writer I'm sure if you team up with Quinn we will have the best song ever" Rachel said while smiling at Quinn making the girl blush a little at the praise

"I wouldn't be against trying it out, if Naru agrees with it. I had a lot of fun writing the last song" said Quinn

"It would be my pleasure, Ray has spoken a lot of good things about you and also the rest of the Holy Trinity" now it was Rachel's time to blush while also glaring and Naru 'he wasn't supposed to say that to them, it was secret'

Seeing their tiny diva getting suddenly shy and red, made the three cheerios swoon. Unfortunately, luck was never on their side and before they could jump the little diva, Mr. Schuester arrived.

"Hey kids thank god you are all here today we are going to be doing some team bonding!" he said cheerfully.

At this all the teens grunted or groaned. 'Here we go again' and 'not this again' was the thoughts that came to their heads. Not even Rachel was happy about this.

"So… you are going to be pared up in two groups of three people and two groups of four people, made by me of course" at this more groans were heard, Willian ignored them "The objective is to simply choose a song and to sing it to the rest of us, it can be about any kind of genre but you need to work together on it"

Grabbing a work sheet Mr. Schuester started to write on the board

Group 1 – Tina, Blaine and Sam

Group 2 – Artie, Puck and Lauren

Group 3 – Brittany, Quinn, Santana and Rachel

Group 4 – Fin, Kurt, Mercedes and Naru

While the Holy Trinity was ecstatic to have Rachel with them, they quickly realized that the tiny diva and a slightly panic look filled with dread on her face.

Thinking it was about them, Santana asked "Are you upset to being placed with us? I mean I thought you had forgiven us and…."

Interrupting her Rachel said, "Oh San it's not about you guys, it's just that I'm afraid Naru's going to murder someone today" upon hearing this the girls checked the board once more finding the reason for the diva panic face.

"Shit Rasputin is gonna kill those bitches" said the Latina whistling while thinking 'good riddance'

"I think we need to worry about what kind of torture is he going to inflict on them first" Said Quinn with a serious look on her face, she knew the young man was very protective of Rachel and she had no doubt this whole thing would not end well for the other three members of Naru's group…

However surprising everyone Naru just let out an annoyed sigh before grabbing his bag and moving to the chair next to Finn and the two divas …

Said divas were already discussing the number of songs choices their group would be performing while the former quarterback just nodded with a somewhat constipated look on his face. Upon seeing that Naru was now seating next to them Finn tried to look the most intimidating he could…

"Don't think for a second you are the boss here got it? You are going to do whatever song we choose to and you are going to be happy about it!" while saying this Finn used his bigger size to try and glare down Naru. Kurt and Mercedes nodded their agreement, and Mercedes even added smirking, "You will probably just end up being the backup singer so no need to work that hard"

Instead of the outburst they were expecting, Naru surprised the group by simply saying "As you wish" with that he opens his notebook again and started to write not even minding what the rest were doing

Not knowing what to say Kurt just looked at Mercedes and Finn who also look like they were clues at what was happening, "okay… so As I was saying I think we should sing something like Modern Talking Brother Loie" at this Naru snorted but otherwise said nothing

"Hmm I think we should do more on the lines of soul and jazz ya know? Maybe a little of miss Franklin" replied Mercedes while looking at a Naru who once again snorted. "That's it! Something you wanna say Russian Boy?"

Shrugging his shoulders Naru said "Not really I'm comfortable seeing you both screw up by yourselves all alone, thank you for asking"

"What do you mean?" Asked Kurt while looking a little mad

"Well as usual for what Rachel told me about you guys, you too only think about your personal talents while skipping the group dynamics … therefore this will probably end up being a total disaster." While saying this Naru was still writing not even sparing a glance to the two divas and the tall buffoon.

"Just because the little annoying diva told you lies doesn't mean you can have that attitude with us. The least you could do was to look at us when talking! What are you even writing over there, love letters for the diva?" spit Mercedes while crossing her arms

As if waking up Finn loudly said "Don't even dare try to make a move on my girl! She is mine! And you can't have her. I won't let you"

"I don't know Finn, the way to Rachel's Heart is usually with romantic gestures so Russian wannabe here could probably be already in" Coldly added Kurt. While smirking at the red and anger filled face Finn was getting 'Finn will teach the little dog to behave'

Just to be even more spinful Mercedes joined for one final jab "And is not only her heart that open, if you get my drift"

At this someone yelled "THAT'S IT!"

However, it was not Finn nor was it Naru, but instead Rachel…

With the Holy Trinity and Rachel, a couple of minutes before

"Maybe Rasputin has hit his head on the way here? He is not doing anything" commented Santana while watching Naru and his group. The fact that the guy hadn't killed or at least punched Finnocence was too weird for the Latina to handle

"I would like to think that this is Naru trying to be the bigger man and not behave like a child" Replied Rachel although inside she was thinking 'I just hope he doesn't get caught for killing them, it's never a good omen when Naru is quiet'

Deciding to change the subject Quinn said, "So any ideas for our group song?" at this the rest of the Holy Trinity looked at Rachel expectantly

The tiny brunette just smiled "Well I may have a couple of ideas…" yet before she could start the loud voice of Fin was heard

"Don't even dare try to make a move on my girl! She is mine! And you can't have her. I won't let you"

"Finn has gone cu cu again" Britany said while paying more attention to what was being said

Just before Rachel, Quinn or even Santana could reply Kurt joined Finn

"I don't know Finn, the way to Rachel's Heart is usually with romantic gestures so Russian wannabe here could probably be already in"

At this Rachel huffed "While I admit I enjoy romantic gestures I think I have said more than once that me and Naru are just best friends, plus I think I could see pass a stupid attempt to …" again Rachel was interrupted but this time she wasn't prepared for what she was going to hear.

"And is not only her heart that opens, if you get my drift"

And that was when the tiny Diva Exploded

"THAT'S IT!" Rachel yelled at the top of her lungs getting up from her seat and marching up to Mercedes. The Holy Trinity hot on her trail, with matched glares on their faces.

The other gleeks stopped trying to pretend they weren't trying to subtly spy on the commotion, instead they all turn their heads towards Rachel expecting what was to come.

Naru who had finally had enough stood up from his seat with an all full charged Calcifer Glare on. Kurt, Mercedes and Finn also stood up.

Reaching Naru's side Rachel turned to Mercedes, "Can you please tell me what the hell did I ever do to you" pointing to Mercedes "Or even to you" Pointing now to Kurt "To deserve your cruel words!"

"You just walk in here like you run the place Diva! As if you were the best we had and I'm sick of it!" shouted Mercedes getting a nod from Kurt

"And since when do any of you ever hear me! you all just think I'm trying to steal your spotlight, when most of the times if not all the times I deserve those solos more than you guys!" replied Rachel

"How dare you! Me and Mercedes are way better performers than you! You could barely dress better than toddler a couple of months ago" dramatically said Kurt. At this point Blane and Sam had each moved towards their significant other.

Interrupting what was going to be another Rachel rant, Naru said calmly

"You see right there is the answer as to why you guys will never be better than Rachel" his speaking made the Holy Trinity, Rachel and even some of the other gleeks to nod their head in agreement, seeing what Naru was trying to say

"What do you mean?" asked a seething Mercedes

"Simple. You care too much about props and alike, yet I can bet all my family money that you two together don't train 45% the time Rachel does every day. Ray may have an amazing voice but she doesn't rely on her talent alone."

"Yeah! Rachie is always practicing in the mornings! Sometimes even before our cheerleading practice" joined Brittany with a smile on her face, that put a little red on Rachel's cheeks

"Plus, Estrella has offered more than one occasion to help the rest of us to get better… we were just too stupid to say yes" Added Santana crossing her arms and glaring at the two divas, on the last part she looked at Rachel in apologize, that got her a smile from the diva.

"And, Rachel has several classes dedicated to acting, singing and dancing, all to reach what she deems is perfection" ended Quinn, then turning to Rachel "Even if the rest of us already think she is perfect"

Now completely blushing Rachel cleared her head before turning to the two divas, "So you see it's is not my fault if you two cannot get anymore solos because I refuse to just stand down and give them without a fight. And I'm sure you two can do it, you just need to train a little more"

"I don't understand how suddenly you are all on the 'let's love Rachel train' but I refuse to be a part of this!" shouted Mercedes "One moment you are all glares and slushies and the other you are knights in white armor! You are probably just pretending or something"

Finding his voice, Finn turned to the tiny diva with his trademark puppy eyes. "Rach, they are probably just trying to prank you… you know how these three were always making fun of you. Don't let them fool you again"

"You know for once I agree with Finn Rachel. Since when do Santana or Quinn or even Brittany care about you? They never did in the past so why start now?" joined Kurt with his head tilted to the side

And once again Rachel's insecurities were laid out. She knew the girls meant well, and she really did believe they wanted to be her friends, but at the same time it was hard to forget about the past so easily.

Seeing their Rachel look at the ground at the end of Kurt's part made the Holy Trinity want to cry and punch something! The truth was that they knew they had years of making up to the diva, but they were selfish and so they wanted the diva to forgive them so they could make her theirs. However, they knew their friendship was still fragile and so words like this could make the tiny diva doubt.

Quinn as always had an unreadable mask on her face, even if on the inside she was freaking out about the whole situation, 'things were going so well, we were all getting closer! And now this stupid's want to ruin everything…I just hope Ray believe us'

Brittany had a sad pout, looking almost like an adorable lost puppy, while hugging Quinn. 'Rachie need to see that we really care for her… oh no San is going to go ballistic'

And Santana… Well the Latina never really had the best temper…

"YOU SONS OF BITCH! I warned you guys! But no…. you just had to fucked it all up! Well now I'm going to kick all of your asses! How dare you guys think we lying to my Estrella!" before she could go however, Naru grabbed her around the waist halting her movements.

"Little Satan calm down… Right now, your star needs calming down, not to see a bloodshed okay?" Naru pointed to the now very distressed Rachel who was looking at the Holy Trinity with a sad look on her face.

"I'm sorry! I know you guys are not trying to prank me or hurt me… they just brought bad memories… please forgive me?" said Rachel, almost in a whisper while walking slowly towards the Latina.

Said Girl immediately engulfed the tiny diva in her arms, and in two seconds Quinn and Brittany joined in. "Oh Estrella, you have nothing to apologize we totally get where you are coming from."

"Yeah Ray, we know we have and will always have a lot to make up to." Said Quinn "We only want a chance to prove it to you"

"Yeah! And we are scared that if you listen to Fin, Mercedes and Kurt we won't have the chance. I would be a very sad person if you didn't want to be my friend anymore" finished Brittany

Letting out a sigh Naru said with a small smile "See Ray? Everything end up well" turning to the two divas and Finn, Naru narrowed his eyes "Well almost everything…" and with that he started to crack his knuckles

And of course, it was at that time that Mister Schue decided to step in. "That's enough Guys. We are supposed to be a team, I made this groups with the purpose to stop all this fighting, so you will listen and you will do as I said." Turning to Naru he said "And I know you are new here, But, in this group we do not talk to our teammates like this. You have to respect them"

More than half of Glee club were looking at the teacher as if he had grown another head, most thinking the same thing 'IS HE SERIOUS RIGHT NOW?'

But instead of yelling or making a fit, Naru just looked at the teacher before saying. "You are a hypocrite"

"Excuse me?" asked a wide-eyed Mister Schue

"You heard me. I think what you are doing is the most obvious playing favorites act, yet you refuse to see it. That or you really are a hypocrite" offered easily Naru

"I'm sorry but I'm not playing favorites. I'm just saying that if the majority of the group agrees with something, you have to do it even if you have a different opinion"

"Well then you clearly are an Hypocrite. Because I can tell you this." Naru was really starting to get pissed off. He always hated people that fully believed they could abuse their status as if it was their right. Pointing to the two divas. "These two little shits can only agree when it comes to put other people down and to gossip as if the world was about to end" Pointing to Finn and ignoring the loud gasp of said Divas "And this bag of air here only cares about chasing my Ray's skirt and to look as if he was god gift to this world. Which I think it's what you think he is, but I'm sorry to inform you that he just a giant fucking toddler that needs to grow up, before I make him myself" finished almost growling

The whole classroom got quiet as Naru's speech proceeded, by the end of it mister Schue was left with a mouth wide open and a confused look on his eyes, almost as if he could believe he had actually hear what he just heard.

"Mister S aren't you gonna punish him or something? He just disrespected you" finally said Finn smiling arrogantly at Naru

Finding his voice William turned to Naru and said with what he thought was a strong and firm voice, "That was most uncalled for Naru and I'm sorry but I'm going to have to ask you to leave"

Rolling his eyes Naru grabbed his bag and turning to Rachel he said, "I will see you when you get home okay Ray? And don't worry I promise to behave better in the next meeting"

Before he could completely leave the room, Mister Schue talked again, "I think you didn't fully get me Naru, I meant you were out of the club. You are no longer part of this group"

That made the whole club gasp, even the two divas and Finn. Never did they thought Mister Schue was going to kick of a member.

Turning to the Teacher with an angry face, Rachel shouted "Are you insane! You cannot do that"

"I can and I did Rachel, and if I were you I would behave better because I can also kick you out" a coolly William said

Again, there was a collective gasp.

However, before anyone could voice their thoughts, The Holy Trinity more likely because they had major pissed of faces on them, Rachel just let out what sounded like a mix between a tired and a defeated sigh.

Grabbing her things, she turned to the three girls. "I will see you guys later I'm sure"

"Rachel where are you going? The meeting is still not over" Asked the teacher furrowing his eyebrows

Walking next to Naru and getting his bag taken by the boy, Naru was forever a gentleman in seemed, Rachel answered, "If Naru is leaving than so am I, I refuse to let this thing continue anymore. For the past year I have let you dictate this club even if you were being unfair, but I refuse to let my friend get hurt so I'm sorry guys but I'm leaving" the last part she said to the club or better yet to the people she considered her friends.

Now all the rest of the club had their mouths hang open, not fully believing what they were hearing. The fact that Rachel Berry would even considered leaving glee club was something neither of them thought it was possible. The tiny diva never gave up, not after all the bullying, not after all the loneliness she had suffered through the years. Leaving the club was the last thing they thought she would ever do. Seeing it now it was a slap to the face.

Santana, Brittany and Quinn all got up and started to follow the tiny diva, however Rachel voice stopped them.

"I know what you guys are doing and you are forbidden to leave glee club with me"

That just made the Holy Trinity confused. Looking at her weirdly Quinn asked "Why not? We said we would support you in everything you do, so that means standing by your side"

"Yeah Estrella. If you are leaving than so are we!"

"Rachie should not be alone, someone needs to make sure your unicorn is okay"

Smiling at the trio the tiny diva said, "I know you guys mean well but I also know you three loved to sing and dance, even if you have a hard time admitting it. So, because of that I cannot ask you guys to leave with me. Plus, with my dancing classes, my acting classes, all the clubs I already was and now with Fencing I'm going to be very busy, so not having to worry about glee is actually a good thing"

"But…"

"No San, you know I'm right"

"Okay" and with that all there was left was three pouting divas, a jumbled teacher and still not-believing-what-they-just-saw glee club.

The sound of footsteps leaving the halls got increasingly lower until it stopped.

After that it was surprisingly Pucks voice who was heard. "I hope you realize mister Schue just how much fucked you just made us. Without Rachel, we are so screwed it's not even funny anymore"

Trying to salvage his choice, William said "Nonsense even without Rachel and Naru we are still 13 and therefore we can still participate."

Joining him Mercedes said, "Yeah and now that the diva is gone we can finally showcase the real talent in the group" that got her nods from Kurt, Lauren, Finn, Artie, Sam and Baine, the late ones supporting their boyfriend and girlfriend.

"You really are stupid, aren't you? Your voice Mercedes good at best while Rachel's can make any one cry with all the raw emotion she can put behind it. Without her we will only be just another club" said Quinn getting frustrated and seriously angry with the black Diva

"Excuse me but did you forget we won sectionals without Rachel" Added Kurt smuggling smirking "We don't need the tiny and annoying diva"

"Please porcelain we barely won the whole thing it was a miracle and a fluke and you and I know it. Next time we won't have the same luck" Joined Santana

Seeing that things were going to take a nasty turn again, Mister Schue said "That's enough! I'm done with all the arguing. Glee club is done for this week. Go home think about your actions and on Monday I don't want to hear from this again. Understand?"

Reluctantly one by one the whole group nodded their head, and just the same left the classroom

The last thought on their minds was 'Glee will never be the same again'

And that's it my friends ! and yes I did it! Rachel has left the club

But don't worry I have all figure it out! Give me your thought on this new chapter and I will see you next time on

Chapter 9 – The lives we choose

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