Operation Achieving Puckleberry
Chapter 5: Showchoir Standoffs

Rachel Berry is very competitive. She fights for what's hers and doesn't share very easily. Especially when the thing that's hers is Noah Puckerman.

She also gets very insecure. So when a girl blatantly throws herself at her boyfriend, Rachel just walks away. Santana, the newly-named Berry-Protector, just grabs Rachel's hand and pulls her back to watch her boyfriend turn down the 'desperate whore.'

Noah Puckerman, on the other hand, doesn't get insecure very easily. So when guys from other showchoirs hit on his oblivious girlfriend, he loves to put on a show. "Hey baby, Finn wants you to go over the dance steps with him one last time before we go onstage."

Rachel just smiles and shakes her head in disbelief. "And no one else can help him?"

Puck smirks. "Baby, you know you're the best at these types of things. Santana and Quinn would probably scream at him, all the guys would make fun of him for taking showchoir so seriously, Kurt would try to feel him up and Blaine would get jealous, Brittany would get confused, and the rest of the girls would cower in fear at his hulking figure and crazy moving limbs."

Rachel just rolls her eyes at her boyfriend. "Tell him I'll be there in a second." She turns around to face the cocky-looking dude with better-styled hair than Blaine. Before she can even say a word, Puck grabs her and lays an intense kiss on her. Rachel, never one to back away from a kiss from her boyfriend, pulls him closer by his tuxedo jacket and moans. Puck opens one eye, looking for the sucker who tried to steal his girlfriend away, and looks at him walking away with a downcast expression on his face. Puck smirks into the kiss and pulls away.

Rachel looks at him with her I-know-everything look. "Oh Noah, was that really necessary? Jeremy was harmless."

Noah scoffs. "Please baby, you're hot as hell. He was hitting on you, taking away your focus on our performance, and his hair screams 'in the closet.' I was just looking out for the well-being of our teammates."

Rachel smirks at her boyfriend, a smirk that he taught her, and rises on her tip-toes to kiss him again. "Sure you were Noah. Shall we head back and get ready to kick the rest of these wannabe's asses?"

Puck wraps his arm around her and hauls her into his side. "Hell yeah baby. Let's do this."

New Directions won. And while the team looked like a cohesive unit onstage, there was underlying tension.

Santana and Sam had broken up the day before the competition. Santana thought that Sam was still into Quinn, and Sam thought that Santana liked Brittany more than she liked him.

Mercedes and Kurt had a falling-out due to an argument that was fashion-related, and Tina was put in the middle.

Quinn and Finn weren't speaking to each other due to Finn forgetting Quinn's and his anniversary.

Mike was in a funk due to Matt not answering his calls or texting him back lately. Artie was in a funk since Brittany had been spending more time with Santana then with him.

Somehow Rachel and Puck were the least-crazy of them all.

Rachel, carrying the trophy that was bigger than her, yelled for the entire Glee Club to get into their designated dressing room and sit down. Everyone sat down and listened, knowing how Rachel could be if she didn't get her way.

Rachel face-palmed and looked up at the ceiling in despair. "You are all utterly ridiculous." She walked over to Santana and grabbed her arm, pulling her up and over and sitting her down in Sam's lap. "You two, get your shit together. You're both head over heels in love with each other and too scared to admit it." When they didn't do anything, she took the matter into her own hands and pushed Santana's head towards Sam's, giving them the hint to kiss and make up already.

Rachel pulled Kurt and sat him down in the vacant seat next to Mercedes. "You two are both fashionistas and have wonderful style. Just because your ideas may clash at times doesn't mean you aren't still great together. Now hug and move on."

Rachel pulled a tulip from the bouquet the club had been given when they won. She marched over to Finn, handed him the flower, and nodded in Quinn's direction. "Apologize, and use the calendar I gave to you for these exact occasions."

Rachel grabbed Brittany and sat her down into Artie's lap. "Spend more time together, and communicate with each other if you have a problem with something. Okay?"

Finally, she made her way to a sullen-looking Mike, who was holding hands with a sympathetic-looking Tina. "Mike, stand up please." He stood up slowly and allowed Rachel to take his hand and pull him towards the door. "Open that door and get out of your funk. Matt is like your brother. He'd never forget about you."

Mike looked at her confusedly and pulled open the door, where a casually dressed Matt Rutherford stood. "BRO!" Mike screamed before launching himself at the amused-looking former Glee Club member.

Puck made his way over to an exhausted-looking Rachel. 'You're so sexy when you boss people around Rach."

Rachel looked up at her boyfriend and fluttered her eyelashes. "I want you to kiss me, Noah Puckerman."

Puck smirked. "My pleasure, Rachel Berry."

Brittany pulled away from her make-out session with Artie to stare at Rachel and Puck. Brittany smiled at Artie and nodded over to the two. "Puckleberry is my favorite fruit."

Artie smiled at the distracted blonde. "Technically, you helped make that fruit Britt."

Brittany smiled at the wheelchair-bound boy. "Well I am a genius. And they're so hot together too." She turned fully to stare at her boyfriend, looking serious. "I really like you Artie. I like that you, Santana, and Rachel are the only one's who have never called me stupid. And even though I kind of like Santana, I want to be with you.

Artie smiled. "Yeah, Rachel said you'd probably say something like that. If you still want to be with me, I'd love to still be your boyfriend Britt. And you're not stupid."

Brittany smiled wider. "Yeah, Rachel said you'd probably say something like that. I'm really glad that everyone is friends with Rachel now, because she's awesome in situations like these."

Rachel hugs both Brittany and Artie from behind, making them jump. They hug her back instantly after they realize who it is. "Thanks guys. I'm really glad you're my friends now too."

Mr. Schuester walks into the green room, never realizing there was a problem between the Gleeks in the first place. "Time to load the bus and head back to Lima! We've got a trophy to put into the trophy case! "Everyone scrambles for their stuff before all of them load the bus, even Matt, singing We Are the Champions.

Rachel and Puck snuggle in the back of the bus, Rachel leaning her head on Puck's shoulder. "I have a surprise for you when we get back to Lima, Noah."

Noah kisses her on the top of the head. "What is it, Rach?"

Rachel grins. "Me. I know you've been saying how much you want me, so I'm giving myself to you when we get back into town. My dads are out of town until next week, I'm already wearing some lingerie that I know you'll love, and I have rose petals along with unlit candles that I'll light when we get home. You've been such a good boy lately, Noah, so I'm going to reward you."

Puck groans into her ear and pulls her onto his lap. "That's the sexiest thing I've ever heard. I can't wait to claim my reward," he growls before biting Rachel's earlobe and pulling.

Rachel blushes. "Noah, the Glee Clubbers are all on the bus with us." She bites her lip, which is what she does whenever she's turned on.

"I don't give a shit," Puck says in a deep voice before kissing Rachel senseless. He grabs her butt and pulls her closer to him so that she's pressed against him. The bus turns onto the highway, speeding up, which causes Puck to get pushed back into his bus seat and having Rachel being pulled even tighter to him.

"We need to wait until we get to my house, Noah. I really don't want or need a lecture from Mr. Schue about this." Puck groans before pulling away from her slightly. He sets her down right next to him and drapes his arm behind her head on the back of their bus seat.

"Only for you, baby."

Puck parks his truck right behind Rachel's little Prius and follows her to her front door. It reminds him of their first date together, except for the whole parents not being home thing. He sticks his hands in his pockets and stares at Rachel. "Are you sure you want me to come inside?" He really freaking hopes she wants him to come inside.

She pulls him closer by his shirt and kisses him until they can't breathe. "Does that answer your question?" She unlocks the front door and pulls him inside by his shirt, and her grin makes her look absolutely breathtaking. Puck wonders when he's turned into such a girl about this type of stuff.

But then she giggles at him as she pulls him up the stairs, and a soft grin appears on his face as he stares at the girl he's lucky to call his. "I love you Berry," Puck blurts without thinking, before clamping his mouth shut and looking for the nearest exit.

Rachel stops walking as they're right outside her bright yellow bedroom, the smell of roses wafting in the air. She turns and looks at him in shock. "You do?"

Puck scratches the back of his neck, a nervous habit. He figures the truth would probably be the best thing right now. "Yeah, I do."

Rachel's face softens and she places her hand on his cheek, rubbing her thumb across his cheekbone. "I love you too, Noah Puckerman." Then she laughs, her mood lifting the silence that had settled over them, and she pulled him into her room before kicking the door closed and leading him to her bed. "I'm going to show you how much I love you," she says, before backing away quickly and picking up a lighter. "Right after I'm done lighting these candles."

A/N- We've come to the end, people! A fun chapter I posted in 2012, and now two years later it's finally being finished. I have two other Puckleberry stories on hiatus that are going to be updated soon for the first time in two years. Hopefully you read my other Glee Fanfictions and enjoy the two stories I'll be taking off of hiatus. Did you enjoy this chapter? Review and tell me please!