"Welcome to sections! There can only be one winner. One of you will not be proceeding to the next round of show choir! Let's get these results out!" Says the director.

Rachel looks around, she sees her Dads smiling at her, proud of whatever she has accomplished, she saw in their expressions that they had no doubt she would win. She stood up a bit straighter, not letting her nerves show.

"In third place, is New Directions!" The director announced.

Rachel looks up at them, seeing all of their faces fall and unhappiness. She misses the announcement of second place and couldn't even remember who else they were against. But suddenly she hears Vocal adrenalines name was announced and the first place trophy was handed over to Shelby. Rachel grins and starts jumping with joy with the rest of her team. She turns and gets hugged by a few of the girls, feeling like she really did belong. Vocal Adrenaline was a part of her now. She looked around at the face of the team, and smiled. She was closer to all of them than she had been with some of the members of New Directions. She knew things and spent time with them. She turned her attention to Shelby, her mother for a moment, who was more than just a coach, like Will was, but in a different way. She truly cared about the team and about Rachel, she wanted them to achieve the impossible and encouraged them to work harder than their hardest to get it. Which she valued. Finally, she looked at Jesse, who met her gaze. He was her equal, he helped her improve herself and knew his determination was a great trait to have. She did not hesitate in returning Jesses kiss, this was where she belonged.

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Sorry for the short final chapter. Thank you for all that has stayed with me through this story and those who have shown up. I will probably re-write this chapter and add more lately, but I just wanted to get it out because of how much feedback and reviews I have received. Thank you.