Thursday came around and Puck was feeling good. Besides Rachel rushing him out of her house last night, he was pretty sure she still had feelings for him. How could she not? Things seem to have went well and he was hoping she would feel the same today.

He was walking down the hallways, minding his own business when he heard the guy walking in front of him shout "Whore!" Puck looked up to see who his comment was meant for, and saw Quinn standing sadly by her locker, not able to defend herself.
He felt pissed off, and before he had time to think he reached out and shoved the guy in front of him. The guy stumbled back and Puck turned to Quinn and saw gratitude in her eyes, like for the first time she appreciated him.
Before he could ask if she was okay, he felt a hard shove on his side and he stumbled backwards. He would have fallen if it wasn't for the firm grasp he felt on his arm. He thought it was Quinn at first, but looked down to see Rachel's tiny hand on his bicep.
He looked down at her and wanted to say something but he heard Finn speak up,

"What's going on?" he got up in the guy's face, who was still trying to lunge at Puck.
"Why are you stopping me? That asshole got your slut of a girlfr-" before he could finish Finn pulled back and punched the guy so hard he fell over.

Puck wanted to laugh at the look on the guy's face, it looked like it hurt worse than the punch Finn threw his way last week.

Quinn's eyes brighten when Finn turned back to her and asked if she was okay.
He felt the hand on his bicep tighten and he looked back down at Rachel. It made him smile, finally having her on his arm again. Never mind what had just happened. He started walking away, pulling her with him and she didn't let go this time.

"That was very gracious of you, Noah" she started before he cut her off. This needed to happen, and he needed to do it now before he lost it.

"Rachel, I really think you should be my girlfriend." She looked at him surprised, she knew he still liked her, but his comment was so out of the blue it took her by surprise. When she didn't speak up, he continued, as if he needed to explain why.

"Our voices sound great together, you're the only dance partner that can keep me on beat, you talk a lot which means I don't have to, and ... I like practicing on weekends,... in either one of our beds." He smirked as he looked over at her out of the corner of his eye. She was blushing, not paying attention to anything else going on around them.

"And let's face it, you know you can't deny my hotness." He turned to look at her in full with that smirk still on his face, he knew what he was doing. He slid his hand softly down her arm to intertwine their fingers together. He loved the way her small hand fit into his.

"I think you're right." She stated through a smile. He looked over at her and then leaned over and kissed her on the forehead. He had been waiting so long for her to be his again, and now that he finally had her he wasn't going to let her out of his grasp for anything. She squeezed his hand and he returned it as they stopped in front of her last class of the day.

"I'll see you in rehearsal" He said before he brushed his lips against hers. She closed her eyes tight wanting him to deepen the kiss, and then she remembered they were in the middle of the school hallway. PDA was not her thing... She pulled back and smiled, nodding her head in reply before she stepped into her classroom. Her wide smile got wider as she thought of everything that just happened. Things seemed right again.. She found her seat and stared up at the clock, waiting for the last bell to ring so she could see him again.

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Glee rehearsal went over smoothly today. Quinn stepped down from her solo with Puck because she knew she couldn't keep up with the dance moves once she started growing. Rachel happily took her place again.
Puck was kind of hoping they would practice it because he hadn't performed with Rachel in so long, he missed it. Wow, he was seriously turning into such a gleek.
Instead they went over new sheet music so Mr. Schue could decide which Ballad they would perform for Sectionals. He didn't mind that either because he still got to hear Rachel's voice, and every now and then he'd throw her a smirk and she'd reply with a faint blush, and a huge smile.

They were walking to his truck, he was pulling her backpack for her, and she had her arm linked through his free arm.
She still had that huge smile on her face, and he was wondering why she seemed so happy... besides him, of course.

"What are you smiling at?"

"Oh just... it's nothing."

"What!? Now you have to tell me!" He said jokingly.

"Well it's very sweet of you to take my backpack off of my hands, but... before all this- before us, I would have never imagined seeing Noah Puckerman rolling around a pink backpack." She giggled a bit as she said this, and he smiled at her. Well, he never really thought of it that way, it just seemed easier.

"What, are you doubting my manliness? Because I'm pretty sure I pull it off."

"No no, that's not it at all." She giggled again and he stopped to lean down and give her a quick kiss. Then he pushed the handle back down into the backpack and grabbed the handle on the side so he could carry it like a suitcase as they continued walking. He didn't want to look like a wuss.

"So if you're not doing anything tonight, maybe we could get together to... rehearse. Of course" She had a flirty smile playing on her lips, and he smirked, knowing her implications. He stopped in the middle of the hallway and dropped his arm from hers so her could wrap it around her waist and pull her closer. Their lips met she turned to goo when he softly ran his finger tips up her back. He dropped the backpack out of his other hand and slid it through her hair to rest on the back of her neck. She wrapped her own arms around his neck and deepened the kiss after nibbling his bottom lip. Wow, she sure knew how to take charge when she wanted too. His heartbeat sped up, and he was sure he could feel her's pounding against his chest too. He slowly pulled out of the kiss, both of them out of breath. Her eyes fluttered open to look at him when he finally replied,

"My place or yours?"

And that's how you win over Rachel Berry. ;P

I wasn't sure how I wanted to go with the story after this so I decided it was a good place to end it. I went over this chapter so many times, changing things, and trying to make it perfect, and that was what I ended up with.

Thank you again to everyone who kept up reading and reviewing! This is the first fic I've ever written, and I really appreciated the feedback and lovely comments!
Happy holidays!