NOTE: So sorry 'ers! I posted this last night on my LJ and then went to post it here... It gave me an error message, so I had to wait. Tried several times, but finally it worked this morning, so here it is... I didn't not forget y'all, don't know why I keep getting that message... If anyone else has had the problem, please let me know (so I know it's not just me.).

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Disclaimer: I am just borrowing them for the fun of writing, BUT I do own the plot, ideas and original characters.

A/N: Not beta'd; all mistakes are mine. Please mention them if you find any.

A/N2: Feedback keeps me writing, so please comment or review. :D

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A/N3: Within this AU... There is no Puck/Quinn, no Finn/Rachel, Quinn is NOT pregnant at all, Puck's dad never left when he was a kid and Puck will be OOC so yes, totally AU, though you'll see similarities to the episodes.

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Prologue... or an introduction to how Puck came to be...

Noah "Puck" Puckerman never dreamed of stardom; he never wanted to be 'someone.' He liked his life in Lima, Ohio, but when he was almost thirteen, while visiting his dad's brother for a few weeks in the summer, he got a chance to be a star. His uncle was having a bar-b-q and Noah, to entertain his sister and cousins, pulled out his guitar and sang to them. He wasn't doing it for anything other than fun, but what he didn't know was one of the guests was a manager for one of the major record labels in New York City. As he began to put his guitar away, the man, Elliott Case, walked over to him, casually began a conversation and within ten minutes was handing him a business card and told him to be at his office with his parents, at the address on the card the next day at noon and he would discuss a recording contract. Noah laughed in his face, but when the man remained serious, Noah went right to his parents, told them and the next day, while his dad's sister-in-law watched his sister, he, his mom and dad sat in the office of Elliott Case, discussing a recording contract, music, tours, promotions and albums. Puck was born that day; his crazy summer haircut of a mohawk gave him a 'bad boy' image that Elliott liked, so the mohawk remained.

From August 2005 to July 2008, Noah Puckerman, a nobody in Lima, Ohio, became Puck, a teen pop sensation, superstar and heartthrob. His family was split up; his mom and sister remained in Lima, living as normal as possible, while Noah and his dad traveled. His dad gave up his job as a Lima Police Officer to be with his son, not trusting his protection to anyone else, and Noah was thankful to have his dad along the crazy journey. Still in school, a deal was created with the Lima School District so he could be tutored in classes he'd have to take within that district so if he ever wanted to go to school there, he'd still be eligible.

His first single, became an album and tours around the states and Canada for promotion; he was thrown into the world of interviews, photo shoots and live performances on TV shows and soon his promotional tours added meet and greets with fans and autograph signings. A major increase in fans got him a spot as an opening act of a major summer tour. A second album followed quickly and he had officially become competition to Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers, because even though his 'image' portrayed him as a rebel, he's always nice, which increased his popularity.

He pushed the money off to his parents; wanting them to take care of the family first. Paying off the house, buying new cars; they bought what they needed, and for security reasons, they bought a house a little out of town, but still within the boundaries of the Lima School District and the high school he'd be attending, and put up a security fence. Noah didn't want them to sell the house he and his sister grew up in; he swore no matter how big Puck was, Noah would never forget who he was or where he came from and that house was where he'd come from.

With the release of his second album, his first solo concert tour was put together and he spent the first months of 2008 doing a 30-city tour, including Columbus, Ohio, as close to Lima as he could get.

By July 2008, Puck had successfully completed his first tour and he was exhausted; he wanted to go home. He'd finished his freshman year of high school with a tutor, but all he wanted was go to high school with his best friend Finn Hudson and play football for William McKinley High School alongside Finn. With no scheduled plans for Puck, Noah registered at WMHS, showed up to football practice in August when it began before school started, and Noah finally got a chance to be a teenager.

The news of his new life began to surface and before long, the entire town knew that he was playing football at McKinley. When classes started, Noah had to deal with the screaming fans in the hallways, but he was thankful that within a week the screams became looks and smiles and the female population seemed to be drawn to him, asking for dates and slipping their numbers into his hand in the hallway. He'd always smile and nod at them politely, but would toss the number into the next trashcan he saw; he wasn't interested in a relationship.

The crowds at the football games for McKinley had doubled or tripled in size, all the spectators yearning for a glimpse at Puck, superstar and now Wide Receiver, #20 on the Titan's football team. Working hard, best friends Noah and Finn, lettered in football, and in the middle of the season, got their Letterman's jackets, which they wore proudly.

Noah only got a few short months as a 'normal teenager.' As the end of football season came in November, his manager broke the news that the label wanted him to start work on a new album right away, feeding off of the popularity of his 'normal' status as football player and student in his hometown, so once again Noah was taken away from his life to please the label. He'd been writing his own music and finally was given the chance to record some original work, along with some that he picked out that he liked. Though he didn't say anything at first, he knew his third album would be it for a while. He would return to William McKinley for his junior and senior years of high school. He was going to demand some freedom once the album was out and his second tour was over, which ended in July 2009, just in time to start football.

Noah put his foot down with his manager and said 'no more.' He was tired; the last four years had taken a lot out of him, and he needed a big break; he was going to attend a real high school for his junior and senior years and once he graduated he would come back to the studio and put out a fourth album, knowing his contract was for six, but there was no time limit on when he put them out.

The label was not happy with his choice, but his parents stepped in and stood by their son since he was still a minor; they knew he was exhausted and need a break, and the label reluctantly gave in, agreeing that a break would be alright, but they asked him to spend at least some of his breaks doing interviews and making appearances at events. Noah agreed to 'think about it' if he was invited somewhere, and they accepted that, so alongside his best friend, Finn, and their new friends Matt and Mike, who they had first met the previous football season, the four boys started football practice in August of 2009 for their junior year at William McKinley High school.

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Chapter 1

Rachel Marie Berry knew what she wanted in life from the day she could understand words; she wanted to be the next Broadway star; play the lead role in a Broadway Musical and have her name up in lights. She'd been singing and dancing since she could walk and talk and now as a new year began, her sophomore year of high school, she hoped the slushies of her freshman past were behind her and she could truly focus on her craft within the Glee Club, one that Mr. Schuester had put together and the end of the previous school year.

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Pulling his black SUV into the parking lot of school, Noah glanced at his reflection in the rear view mirror as he parked. Taking a deep breath, he slid out and grabbed his bag, "new year, new Noah, new life... I can do this... No manager, no publicist, no tutor, no body guards, though dad's cool... It's just me... I'm going to have a whole two years of peace and quiet. This is what you wanted, dude, so you better enjoy it," he mentally coached as he locked his doors and headed towards the school. Running his hand over his freshly shaven head, he smiled, "no mohawk, no one will recognize me right away; maybe I can get through a whole day without..."

"OH MY GOD! IT'S PUCK!" A freshman girl screamed as soon as he walked into the doors of the school.

"Of course the freshman... So much for maybe getting through the day," he sighed, putting a smile on his face and greeting the girls that were now crowding around him, all holding out notebooks and pens for him, so he signed a few autographs.

"Hey Noah, we're gonna be late," Finn said making his way through the group of girls.

"Oh yeah, that's right. I gotta get my stuff," he said, "sorry girls, I have to be somewhere," he commented, "but I'll be around all year, so I'm sure you'll have plenty of time for autographs," he assured them, before he and Finn began to walk away from the girls. Once out of ear shot, he put his hand on his best friends shoulder, "thank you."

"No problem. Though I gotta say," Finn glanced back at the girls before looking at his friend, "you've got girls falling all over you, how could you not like that?"

"It gets old real quick," he said softly stopping at his locker, seeing Matt and Mike there. "hey guys."

"Hey, thought you had gotten here," Mike laughed, "just be lucky it's not the entire school like last year. This year it's just the new freshman who weren't here last year."

"Yeah, true," Noah stuffed a few things into his locker.

"Did you ask him yet?" Matt asked Finn.

"No, dude, I haven't had a chance," Finn snapped.

"Dude, you've had all summer. Come on, we need a twelfth member... He could be it..."

"If you guys are talking about me, I'm right here. What's up?" He asked closing his locker to lean against it.

"Um, well," Finn rubbed his neck nervously, "you see... Um... The guys and I..."

Noah smirked, "Finn, I've know you for like eleven years and you've never been nervous around me, what's up?"

"You see, I know you said you wanted to, like, take a break from music, so I was kind of stalling, but the guys and I joined the Glee Club at the end of last year and we need twelve members, and one of the guys moved away over the summer, so we're missing a guy and... We can't compete without twelve members..."

"So you want me to join this little club of yours? What is 'Glee Club' and what does it have to do with music?" Noah asked.

"It's a show choir," Mike said, "singing and dancing. It's not the most popular club in school, but we have fun and we kind of thought you'd be interested, but we know you want to be away from music..."

Noah shrugged, "I'm taking a break from the industry, not music itself. So who runs it?"

"Mr. Schuester; he teaches Spanish," Finn said.

Noah nodded, "I had him last year, cool guy. I have him this year, too. Surprised they let me take second year, but since I did finish the class with a tutor it's still the same. When is your first meeting?"

"Today at three-thirty in the choir room," Matt replied.

"Now I know why we don't have practices after school on Mondays and Thursdays," Noah laughed, "got ya. I'll be there."

"Really?" Finn asked surprised.

Noah shrugged, "well, you need twelve people, I'm assuming there is partner dancing, and you said one of the guys moved over the summer. I'm a guy, so why not?"

"Cool, dude. Mr. Schue will be excited. We told him we'd ask you," Mike smiled.

"Rachel will be excited," Matt grinned.

"Who's Rachel?" Noah asked.

"She's kind of like the club captain. No one else wanted the position," Mike laughed.

"And she's a little crazy," Matt commented.

"Guys, be nice," Finn warned.

Matt and Mike rolled their eyes and Noah laughed a little, "what's up with her?"

"Rachel has very big dreams and is determined to get there. She wants to be on Broadway, or something like that," Finn explained.

Noah groaned, leaning back against the lockers, "I see."

"Well, whatever, dude what classes do you have?" Matt asked looking at his schedule.

Noah tugged the piece of paper from his pocket, but before they could begin to compare their schedules, three cheerleaders walked up, dressed in their uniforms. The lead blond walked right to Finn, "hey Finn," she greeted.

"Hey, Quinn," he smiled at her, pressing a kiss to her lips, "Quinn, I'd like you to meet my best friend, Noah... Noah, this is my girlfriend Quinn Fabray."

The blond turned her head from her boyfriend to Noah, her eyes widening, "hi! Um, you're the Noah that Finn is always talking about... Puck?" She asked.

"Guilty as charged," he laughed, "nice to meet you, Quinn, I've heard all about you; all good, I promise."

"He's not Puck to me," Finn said, "well he is, but he's my best friend, even if he is famous."

Quinn smiled, nodding, "cool. Uh, these are my friends, Santana and Brittany," she said motioning towards the other two.

Brittany was hugging Mike at the time and Santana was standing next to Matt, "ladies, nice to meet you," Noah smiled, nodding at them.

"They're all in Glee Club with us," Finn explained.

The bell overhead rang, breaking up many of the groups that had been gathered in the hallways. Noah glanced at his schedule and parted from his friends, heading for his first class; history. He was glad for having his History and English classes at the beginning of the day; the boring ones were out of the way early. Taking a seat in the back of each class and those who didn't see him come into the class, as soon as their teacher called his name out, many turned to look at him; some of the girls were grinning, while the guys in class either just shrugged or didn't care; he sat next to Mike in English, and when the the class ended, they headed to their lockers, "you've got weight lifting next, right?" Mike asked.

"Yeah, I could use the wake up from the last two classes," he laughed.

"Tell me about it," Mike agreed.

Stashing his books and backpack in his locker, Noah closed his locker and the two waited for Matt and Finn. Noah was 'people watching' as students passed him, and he noticed a petite girl, with long brunette hair, dressed in a sweater and a plaid skirt, but what drew him in was what was around her neck, a 'Star of David' necklace. "Someone else in this school is Jewish? Nice!" He thought, but before he could register what was going on, a guy walked up to her and threw an ice cold slushy at her, the purple mush coating her face, mixing into her hair and dripping down her shirt. "What the fuck?" Noah snapped nudging Mike.

Mike turned around and groaned, "oh crap," he shook his head.

Noah moved towards the girl, still standing frozen in the hall, "are you alright?" He asked.

The girl turned her head to him, "what do you care? You're just another one of them. Do you have one to throw at me, too? Or can I go clean this off?" She snapped, storming away before he could even answer.

Standing in the middle of the hallway, completely confused, he looked up to see Finn, Matt and Mike eyeing him, "welcome home, Noah," Finn commented sadly. "It's a long story," he admitted with a sigh, the three boys turning to guide him towards the gym.

"What just happened?" Noah asked in disbelief.

"Some of the jocks seem to think the only way to stay on the top of the food chain is if they throw slushies on the freaks and geeks of the school. Unfortunately," Finn sighed, "I'm sure we will be on the receiving end of a few once the team finds out we're in the club."

"What club?" Noah asked.

"Um," Finn scratched his head, "the Glee Club, and... I feel bad we didn't help her, but that was Rachel."

"Glee Club Rachel?" Noah questioned. "Why hasn't anyone stopped them?"

"They have been reported, but it seems like the only time it happens is when a teacher isn't around, and even then, they say it was an accident," Mike commented.

"How long has this been happening?" Noah demanded to know.

"Just after you left last year," Matt said.

Walking into the gym, they found seats on the bleachers and kicked back; the first day of class was the day they found out what they would be doing that year, but most of the guys there were playing a sport, so no one really needed to know; they just needed to work out to stay in shape.

With the downtime, Noah's mind was doing a mental work out, "what the hell? Jocks throw slushies on people for the fun of it? On the geeks and freaks? What the hell is wrong with the Glee Club to make them do that? Why?" He shook his head unable to come up with a reason, "why would they do that to her? Wait a second, you don't even know her and you're concerned about her... Well, Finn knows her and she's in the Glee Club, so... If I'm joining I'll know her soon... But still, why her? I saw it with my own eyes... Just out of now where that guy threw a slushy on her... Her... She's... No! Dude! What the hell is with you? You agreed no relationships... No, you agreed no non-Jewish relationships with girls... She's Jewish... Wait a second, just because she wears a 'Star of David' pendant doesn't mean she is, right? Maybe I should rethink this whole Glee Club thing... Finn and the guys are in it, so it can't be so bad... I just need... I need some time to think things out... I'll go hide during lunch... Snap out of it for now, dude, coach is watching you!" Noah shook from his thoughts and tried to listen to the teacher ramble on about the year of class, who was also their football coach. "Maybe if I... No... Well... I won't let Finn down. He never asks me for anything and he is my best friend, so I'm going to do this; I'll join the club, but if anyone throws one of those things on me, I'll have them suspended so fast they'll get whiplash! Okay, so you figured out the club, but what about the girl? Well, what about her? You don't know anything about her... You saw her get humiliated in the hallway right in front of you and now you can't stop thinking about her... Crap... Dude... What the hell?... Oh, it's going to be a long day..."

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A/N4: I did not plan to write a new series, but this is what came out when I started writing. For those of you who haven't read it, I also write an 'epic Puckleberry' fic called 'Out of the Blue'; check it out. I'm recharging my batteries and expanding my horizons in writing... I hope you like and we'll see how it goes. 'Out of the Blue' fans ~ it's not going to be forgotten; I'm working on both.

A/N5: Prologue might not have been necessary, but I figured it was the best way to explain how Puck was 'born' and where he was coming from, so I hope y'all didn't mind a little back story.

A/N6: This chapter had been longer, but I thought I'd split it up, giving y'all a taste of Noah's mental struggles, before he gets to meet Rachel again, or well, meet her officially.

A/N7: Don't forget to review! I really wanna know what you guys think.