Hey guys, I'm ClosetGleek45 and this is my first story. I hope you all like it, its slightly AU, but follows general storyline from 201. But Beth never happened… well, sort of. Enjoy :)

Disclaimer: I do not own Glee, but if I did, I would totally make Faberry happen.

"Hi I'm Jacob Ben Israel coming to you with Glee's BIG GAY SUMMER, with all the dish you want to know!"

Will Shuester frowned as he watched the interviews that the odd JBI made. He watched in silent pride as Puck declared that he got a vasectomy to avoid another teenage pregnancy, grinned when Mike and Tina were caught holding hands, though he felt bad for Artie. He also couldn't help but scowl at Jacobs's insistence that his students hated his rapping. Who didn't love listening to him rap? It was modern and perfect for the students! He brushed it off as he continued through the video, not really minding anything else that appeared, even Kurt being slushied in the middle of the hallway, or Santana's larger... chest area. He looked through the comments and found the degrading statements made about the glee club from anonymous sources. Well, except for Rick 'The Stick' Nelson, who posted by his full name. Shaking his head at the obliviousness the hockey player displayed, Will formulated a plan, and nodded determinedly. He sent the list of comments to the printer, and went out to the main hallway to see if anyone signed up for Glee Club.

Shannon Beiste clutched her sack lunch in her hand, holding onto a binder that previously belonged to the old McKinley coach, Ken Tanaka. In the binder listed the stats of all the current players on the football team, and cringed when she got through the first one, Quarterback Finn Hudson. Having the team and all new prospective members try out again was a definite, especially if she was supposed to make the football team win state, nationals even. So caught up in her plans for the football team, she bumped into a student. She hadn't spared a second glance at the girl as she yelled a quick sorry over her shoulder as she set up new possible plays in her mind. Had she looked at the face of the girl she bumped into, she would've seen the look of sheer disbelief, and shock. Instead, Shannon continued forward, her new plays making her excited as she recalled the possible (new, if the quarterbacks stats were anything to go by) running back who was likely driving to school at the moment, and how she was going to explain her ideas to the teenager.

Will read off the comments about the glee club when they gathered after school that day. He pointedly ignored Kurt and his response that the club really didn't care, and focused on the reactions of the other students. Santana Puckerman-Lopez sat next to Kurt in the back row, sandwiched between him and Brittany Pierce, all of which seemed unfazed, although Santana seemed to be deep in thought. In front of her was her brother, Noah Puckerman-Lopez, who looked bothered as his sister unconsciously messed with his hair. Puck sat between the attentive Artie who had a determined glint in his eyes, and Quinn Fabray, who looked just as uncomfortable as Noah when Finn, her boyfriend, wrapped his arm possessively around her waist. Next to Finn was Jake Puckerman-Lopez, a brand new freshman member who was likely dragged to the club by his older siblings. He was quiet, and seemed rather confused, not knowing what any of the names were. Mercedes sat behind Artie next to Kurt, her fellow diva, and rolled her eyes, clearly not buying into what Will was trying to do. Clear across the room, mostly likely to spare Artie the heartbreak, sat Mike and Tina, the newfound couple. They seemed too caught up with each other to really pay attention to Will. Generally, the group was a nice bunch of kids, some quiet, others boisterous. Will felt proud that he had brought this group of diverse students together, all of which becoming like a family as they struggled through many obstacles.

"Guys, matt transferred out last year, so we need a new member to fill his spot," he flinched at the harsh glare that the Puckerman-Lopez siblings shot him, but soldiered on regardless, "so if we want to beat Vocal Adrenaline, if we want to go to nationals, then we have got to be a wall of sound!" he relaxed when Jake smiled a bit(which in turn made his protective older brother and sister relax) as he figured out that Will had meant to bring in a large number of members. Seeing that the siblings were placated, the club agreed, albeit reluctantly. Will grinned, and brought out his cherry on top. "Here's the plan guys, Nationals are in New York this year," he paused, knowing that the resident divas in the group would be getting excited at the prospect of visiting every singers dream city. However, he didn't expect the tensing that came from the Puckerman siblings, as if they desperately did not want to go. His confused look went unnoticed as Noah exchanged an indiscernible look with Santana, who responded with a look akin to anguish. Jake on the other hand seemed to seethe at the thought of going to New York. He was about to go question the group when a male voice resounded in the room. "So Mr. Shue? What's the plan?" His male lead, a slightly dopey looking Finn Hudson, asked. His students looked at him expectantly, and his worries over the siblings gave way to excitement as he explained what he wanted to do.

At six years old, Noah Puckerman had a great best friend, an equally mischievous Santana Lopez. The two had always gotten into trouble together, mostly simple acts that never warranted a trip to the principal's office. But after they caused their first grade teacher to have a nervous breakdown, they knew they would face the old man in the big office.

Santana and Noah sat outside the principal's office, waiting for their parents. They hadn't yet gone inside, and were dreading what their parents would say. Noah's mom came first, sitting on the chair opposite of Santana and scolding him under her breath. Noah slouched in his chair as he took the scolding, knowing better than to talk back. Noah and his mother never noticed Santana's dad walk in, but they did hear the gasp that was let out at his arrival. Noah's mother looked up at the arriving noise, and met the eyes of Santana's father. Despite their children being best friends, they themselves had never met. Noah and Santana exchanged a look as their parents connected and began chatting, none of which had to do with the children in between them.

The next thing Noah and Santana knew, they were seven, and they were now siblings. Noah, his brother Jake, and his mother moved from Lima Heights Adjacent, and moved in with Santana and her father in the better part of town, Lima Heights. Life went great for the new siblings for three more years, up until they began visiting Noah's family over the weekend. There was a lot behind why Noah and Jake never met their uncle or cousin, but he knew that it made his mom sad. It was the reason why he was so upset when his family went to New York over the summer when he was ten. He refused to leave the hotel room to meet his cousin, and stuck with Santana who felt a similar disdain for the unknown girl. Jake, however, was only eight and was still relatively dependent on his mother's praise, and followed loyally. Noah and Santana couldn't help but feel jealous as Jake entered the hotel tired, but with a big smile on his face as he mumbled stories about 'Rachel' tiredly. Over the course of a month, it became routine for Jake to go and spend time with his cousin, often spending the night with the girl, while his siblings went to sightsee with their parents unless they would be with their relatives. The family returned with half the summer left, Noah and Santana being happy and relieved while Jake was subdued. With two months left of summer vacation, Jake happily boarded another airplane to spend the rest of summer with Rachel, while Noah and Santana scowled, unknowingly jealous of their younger brother. They ignored their brother when he returned two days before school started, bright eyed, and already excited for the family's self-made 'Chrismakkuh', when Rachel would visit them instead.

When Noah and Santana had met Rachel for the first time, they were twelve, both having successfully avoided the girl and her family for the past two years. Santana had opened the door, as Noah vehemently refused to speak, while his voice underwent puberty. She hadn't expected to see two men and a small girl on the patio, all of which seemed to perk up when they saw her. She definitely hadn't expected the sudden hug she was thrust into, as the girl lunged forward, speaking a mile a minute. Noah's mom had stepped forward with a smile, ushering the group inside, the girls being stuck together at the smaller girls' insistence. Noah had looked at them oddly when they entered the living room, but turned back to his video game, uninterested for the most part.

Noah had glared venomously, and Santana had retracted violently when Jake had entered the room, and grinned with an excited "Rachel!" exiting his lips. It was a sneak attack concocted by the family in an effort to get the trio to meet. Rachel's look morphed from being upset at Santana's actions to fear as Noah approached menacingly. He shoved past Rachel, causing her to fall to the floor with a small shriek. Santana followed, but not without sending a look to her parents, who looked angry at their son's behavior. She looked down at Rachel, who had been picked up and was crying in the arms of one of her parents (dads? She'd never seen someone with two dads. She had a dad and a mom now, but two dads sounded cool) arms. She felt bad, but Noah was her brother, and best friend and she would follow his decisions and actions. Unfortunately for her already bad conscience, Noah's plans consisted of being terrible to his cousin, and she followed his example. Rachel and her parents left two weeks early that summer, taking Jake with them for the remaining weeks. Noah and Santana weren't allowed to visit the Berry family anymore, the remaining summers being spent in Lima Ohio, while their younger brother went to visit the family every long break they had.

Two years passed without Noah or Santana hearing about Rachel (Jake learned to not speak about Rachel in the presence of his siblings) but one day, the Puckerman-Lopez siblings were suddenly pulled out of school, and put onto an airplane New York bound, Noah's mother sobbing the entire time. The hate Noah felt (who was now fourteen and going by 'Puck') went past any other type of hate he had ever felt. However, that hate instantly vanished when their family's taxi pulled up to New York General. Jake, 12, had frowned when he had entered, getting a bad feeling. Santana shuddered and held her brothers hands, and Noah stared at his mother, who pulled herself together when she exited the taxi, and was now speaking in hushed tones with the receptionist. With agonizing slowness, Noah's mom led them to room 207, and they saw her. On the bed lay the small body of Rachel Berry, bruised and bandaged. Her arm was in a cast, and her head was wrapped around her temples. All of the gauze she wore had seeped blood, and were currently being changed by a nurse. Jake had rushed forward, crying, and held the hand of the girl who was like a sister to him. Santana cried, feeling guilty for all she had done in the two weeks she had known Rachel, knowing that the small girl was no threat at all and generally kind despite her torture. Noah remained blank faced, not glaring or cringing, and stood in the doorway unmoving as his parents and sister tried to remove his screaming brother from Rachel's bedside. After his parents had relented, Noah dragged his parents to one side of the room for a discussion.

"What happened?" He questioned, not at all intimidated by the glare his sister sent him. Noah's mom began to cry as his dad wrapped an arm around her shoulders, steadying her. Looking Noah dead in the eye, Carlos Lopez spoke. "It was a hate crime mijo. Bad people kidnapped Rachel, and lured her fathers to them, and beat the 3 of them. Rachel's parents didn't make it, but by some miracle, Rachel did." Carlos rubbed his wife's shoulder, and looked over at Rachel as he spoke. "We're taking Rachel home with us, unless they can find someone who... Never mind mijo, just... Go sit with your brother and sister." Noah nodded, and sent a look at the girl he had always hated. He remembered all that he had out the girl through when he met her, and how desperate she had been to go home as soon as possible. Regret swelled within him, and he knew that he would protect the girl with a fierceness that could only be described as determination.

His determination had been lost two days later, when Rachel woke up. Jake had gone with his parents to the cafeteria while Santana and Puck stayed behind, waiting for something, anything to happen. Five minutes after his parents and Jake left, Rachel opened her eyes, which widened as she looked at the two. What happened next hadn't been expected by anyone in the room. Rachel began to tremble in fear, her heart monitor speeding up before she let out a shriek, and scooted as far back on her bed as she could. Noah and Santana flinched at the sound, and tried to move forward in an attempt to calm the girl, but when her screams just became too much, the stepped into the corner of the room, Noah rushing into the hallway after a few seconds to try getting a nurse. In the meantime, Santana watched Rachel, who cowered in the corner of her too large bed, shaking and crying for her fathers.

An aunt of Rachel's had come to pick up the recovering teen the next day, glaring at the two teenagers who stood behind their brother, who looked sadly at Rachel. Rachel smiled back shakily, and flinched when she met the eyes of her other cousins. In an attempt to get away from them, she called Jake to speak with her a little ways away, attempting to speak in hushed tones, but failing when her emotions overcame her.

"Jay, I'm probably never going to see you again. I don't know where I'm going, and when I get there, but I just want you to know I love you okay?" By now, Rachel's aunt had walked away, rubbing her eyes, muttering "dumb heart strings..." Santana and Puck didn't know what else to do as they watched their brother engage the older girl in a hug they didn't know he was capable of.

"Rae, you're my best friend, you can't leave! Take me with you, like when we were little!" Jake pleaded in an attempt to 'spend the night' like they had oh so long ago. Rachel smiled fondly at the younger boy, and ruffled his short hair, making him scowl through his tears. "Jay, you can't do that. You need to be strong okay?" Rachel's aunt had reappeared, and they all knew it was time for her to leave. "Jay, don't forget that you're my little brother okay?" And with that, she kissed his forehead, and walked past Santana and Noah, attempting to stifle a shudder as she passed and failing. Their little brother glared at them before standing tall, wiping away his tears as his family watched Rachel and her aunt disappear.

Three years had passed since then, and Noah and Santana were juniors at William McKinley High School. Both were popular students at school, Noah being the wide receiver on the football team, and Santana being the second in command of the Cheerios cheerleading team. Noah had become somewhat of a bully the year after Rachel left, but his entrance into glee club two years prior had helped him put his bullying past him, and he was just known as the schools badass, sporting a Mohawk and sleeping around the school, even having gotten a girl pregnant the year before. His son had been born, and given up for adoption. Two weeks after his birth, the mother moved away and hadn't spoken to anyone in Lima since. Santana had also become somewhat of a bully after Rachel's departure, and like her best friend, slept around to gain popularity. However, unlike her brother, she had fallen in love with her other best friend, and tried keeping it as secret as possible. Jake had grown up silently, with pride. Yes, he looked dangerous, and it didn't help that his siblings were the most feared students in school (despite the fact that they stopped physically bullying anyone.) he was a strong boy, and now he was a freshman in high school, and silently vowed to be kind to anyone like his idol, Rachel. The siblings kept New York as a taboo subject, and never spoke of it again. It was why they weren't prepared when they saw Rachel in the school quad, sitting among a throng of students who all seemed to not know one another. Rachel watched them with a blank look on her face, scrutinizing their moves. Puck faltered twice in the routine, unhinged by the stare that bored into him as he sang, while Santana's voice cracked every now and then, startling the other glee club members who shot the duo odd looks as they continued the performance. Jake, however, became the soul of the song. He grinned, and put his all into the song when he caught sight of Rachel, who smiled softly in his direction. He wanted to run to her after they completed their performance, but she was nowhere to be found. Santana and Noah tried looking for her as well, but she fell off the radar.

Noah entered the locker room, only slightly shaken as he recalled his cousin hours before. Fighting the feeling of guilt, he changed into his gym clothes so he could do whatever it was this new coach would force the team to do. He nearly had a heart attack as the new coach entered the room, having recognized her as Rachel's aunt that took her away years before. He definitely felt his heart stop as Rachel entered the locker room a few minutes later, when Rachel's aunt (now known as Coach Beiste), called out an all clear. Rachel looked at him with a steady gaze, not really bothering to give him any reaction. Rachel stood next to Beiste, looking through the stats of all of the other players, a frown on her face. Puck was thrown out of his trance when Finn nudged him. "Dude, didn't you hear her? She cut everyone from the team! Now we all have to try out again!" Puck didn't see what the big deal was, but he clapped his hand on his friends' shoulder sympathetically before tuning into the coach again.

"... Tryouts start- right now. Any questions?" Puck could tell that Finn wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the arrival of a pizza boy. "I've got 25 everything pies for a Coach Beiste?" Everyone in the locker room was confused, not knowing why their coach would do such a thing. Puck saw Rachel look up at the door rather than the pizza boy, and nudged her aunt. Beiste looked at the door before rolling her eyes. "Why don't you two-" "How much is it?" Shannon had been interrupted by Rachel, who ignored her aunt's incredulous gaze and held her hand out for the receipt she wanted. "Uh, that'll be $57.95. Can you pay for them?" Rachel nodded and went to her duffle bag at the edge of the lockers, and pulled out her wallet. She handed over the amount needed, and offered a five dollar tip to the delivery boy. He shot her a grateful grin before turning to grab all the other pizzas in the delivery. Shannon shook her head with a smile, before saying "Alright guys, it's a pizza party. Dig in; everybody has to eat at least four slices." She turned to Rachel with a smirk. "Except for you Streisand. You have to eat six." Rachel scowled, but nodded regardless, grabbing an entire pizza box from Finn, who was passing them out. "Let's go! When you're done, I want full pads out on the field. We're doing wind sprints." The boys groaned again, but Rachel rolled her eyes at the boys' frustration. "First ten to puke are off the team."

Despite the boys' reluctance, Rachel had gotten them all on field, doing their wind sprints. Rachel had the lead, quickly getting past all of them, and avoided the wet vomit from three boys who had been sent home. Puck felt queasy, but he rushed forward, trying to catch up to Rachel. Unfortunately, he had ended up slipping in some of the puke, and was sent tumbling down... into more puke. He heard laughter as he tried wiping his face, but only spread more of the substance on his practice uniform. Suddenly, he was splashed in the face with water, successfully cleansing him of the disgusting substance. Finally free of vomit, he opened his eyes, and stared right into chocolate brown orbs. Rachel stood up, and offered a hand to Puck, her face passive. Puck shook his head, "I got puke on my hands jewbro. Thanks though" and with that, he scrambled up, not wanting to make himself look weaker than he already had. "So, Rachel-" he turned around to continue conversation, but she was gone, already down the field. Puck frowned, but continued his sprints anyway, opting instead to catch Rachel after finishing. He was quickly passed by a blonde blur who seemed to chase after his cousin.

He was dead. He was definitely dead. "Dude. I can't breathe" Puck rolled his head toward the Finn's voice, who looked equally as spent as him. "Me either bro" Finn nodded and resumed looking at the sky from his spot on the ground. "Alright ladies! If you're still up to it, come to tomorrows practice. If not, don't show your face in my locker room again! Rachel, give these sissy's some water." Puck didn't need to look up to know that Rachel was not at all affected by the exercise they had undergone. She had run all of her initial laps, and then ran with her teammates until they had all fallen. "You're pretty" Noah opened his eyes at Finns words, and turned a questioning gaze to his friend. Sure enough, Rachel kneeled above him, holding his head at an angle while she squirted water in his mouth. Deeming his water consumption enough, she went onto Puck, who couldn't speak when she tilted his head gently and squirted water into his mouth. She moved on after a fair amount, leaving Puck confused.

When he was able to move, he had tried to find Rachel, but she and Coach were gone. Puck sighed before heading home, not looking forward to hearing his younger brother rave on and on about Rachel and how happy he was that she was here now.

"Who's the new kid?" Santana Lopez cringed as her best friend, Quinn Fabray, eyed Rachel like she was a piece of meat. Rachel had a locker near Quinn and was organizing her books and items to place inside. "Her name is Rachel. Rachel Berry." Quinn hadn't dragged her eyes from the brunette, and was instead mumbling the name under her breath. Santana looked at her friend oddly, and was about to speak up when the object of her affections wrapped her arms around Santana's waist. "Hey San! Hi Q!" Santana leaned backwards a bit, and smiled in Brittany's arms. Quinn mumbled a greeting, but her eyes were locked on Rachel, who began speaking to one of the football players. She saw Quinn's eyes narrow, but knew better than to speak on it. Quinn was the HBIC, and could crush Santana like a bug if she wanted to. Brittany, however, knew no limits or filters. "Ooh, I get it now! Q likes the new girl!" Quinn turned around with a face so red, Santana didn't think it was possible. When Quinn looked like she was about to yell at Brittany, Santana glared, and prepared to shoot an insult to stop her from speaking. Before either girl could speak however, a soft voice behind Quinn spoke. "Excuse me, Brittany?" The girls turned around to find Rachel, who looked past Quinn at Brittany, who had bounced up from behind Santana. "Yeah Rach?" Quinn blushed even more, but turned around and offered a smile at the petite brunette. Rachel returned the smile, but focused on Brittany otherwise. "Would you mind walking me to class?" Quinn turned to gape at Brittany, and Santana only smirked. "I still don't know my way around the school, and you were in my class yesterday so..." Rachel looked hopeful, but it was quickly wiped away by Brittany's response. "Sorry Rach. I don't know how to get to class either. Lord Tubbington steals my memories every night when I'm sleeping." Rachel looked confused but played along anyway. "I'm sorry about that Brittany. Maybe you should talk to Lord Tubbington about it?" Santana smiled at Rachel, who made eye contact with Quinn instead. "Hi I'm Rachel Berry. Would you happen to know where I can find AP Calculus with Mrs. Runnels?" Quinn nodded, her face becoming less red as she spoke. "Yeah, I can walk you to class if you want?" Rachel nodded with a smile, which made Quinn turn red once more. Quinn grabbed her book for her next class, and then turned to Rachel with a smile. "Let's go?" Rachel nodded, and then followed Quinn down the hall.

The next day, and one Finn-less football tryout later, it was time for glee club auditions. Will sat next to Kurt, one of the most judgmental singers he knew. Next to Kurt was Finn, who sulked a bit because of his loss of position on the football team. Quinn hadn't sat with him, having opted to sitting in the back with Santana and Brittany. Jake had sat with his older brother in front of Finn, and the rest of the glee club scattered within the auditorium. First audition was a Filipino girl by the name of Sunshine Corazon. "Hi. I'm Sunshine Corazon, and I'll be singing 'Listen' from the movie Dreamgirls."

"Listen

To the song here in my heart

A melody I start

But I can't complete

Listen

To the sound from deep within..."

To say that her performance was enthralling would have been an understatement. Sunshine's performance had guaranteed her a set place in the Glee club, and had likely secured more than a few solos for her. Next was Marley Corcoran, a freshman. "Hi. I'm Marley Corcoran, and I'll be singing 'New York State of Mind', written by Billy Joel."

"Some folks like to get away,

For a holiday from the neighborhood

Hop a flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood,

Ooh

But I'm taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River Line

I'm in a New York state of mind..."

Everyone cheered for the brunette as she finished the song, her smile bright and happy. Walking off the stage, the club felt a new sense of excitement, as the new and powerful voices tried out for the club. Will looked ecstatic as he looked over the rest of the tryout sheet. Sunshine and Marley had already gone, leaving a Sam Evans, and a Rachel Berry left. "Sam Evans?" A blonde boy walked out from backstage, rubbing his shoulder as if hit. "Ow. Okay, hi. My name is Sam Evans, and I was forced here by a pipsqueak-" He smiled as he said this. "And I'll be singing 'Billionaire' by Bruno Mars."

"I wanna be a billionaire

So freakin bad

Buy all of the things I never had

I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine

Smiling next to Oprah and the queen..."

Not a typical audition song, but Will recognized vocal talent when he heard it, and grinned when Sam finished. Will and the rest of the club flinched however when Sam's voice echoed in the acoustics of the auditorium. "Ow! Jeez Pipsqueak- Ow! Stop hitting me!" They all looked at Sam confusedly, who was rubbing his arm again as he walked down the stage from backstage. "Um, Rachel Berry?" The Puckerman-Lopez siblings started at this, but otherwise said nothing as the petite girl walked center stage, scowling at a smirking Sam. "Hi, My name is Rachel Berry and I'll be singing 'What I did for love' by A Chorus Line"

"Kiss today goodbye

The sweetness and the sorrow

Wish me luck

The same to you

But I can't regret

What I did for love

What I did for love..."

Everyone, though blown away by the other auditions, went slack jawed at Rachel's performance. Every note she sang shocked all the members, entrancing them. No one could understand how such a big sound could come from such a small girl. Rachel grinned at everyone before disappearing from the stage, and grabbing Sam's hand, and dragging him out of the auditorium. Sunshine and Marley looked on, surprised by the sudden disappearance. The glee clubbers on the other hand sat shocked, unmoving. "Um, thank you for letting us audition. When will you be posting the list?" Marley broke the silence in the room, not as disturbed by Rachel's powerful voice. Will broke from his trance first, smiling widely at the other powerful singers that auditioned. "Well, Sunshine, Marley, we'll be posting tomorrow on the activities board. Thanks for auditioning." The two girls smiled, and went out the auditorium doors, leaving the silent glee club behind. Kurt was the first to speak up, his voice even more high pitched with giddy excitement. "So… we're definitely going to beat Vocal Adrenaline aren't we?" The glee club suddenly exploded, all the members speaking excitedly as they talked about their four new members. Even the Puckerman siblings joined the conversation, though they mostly spoke of a petite brunette with a powerful voice.

So? How'd you all like it? I know there wasn't a lot of Faberryness, but I'll gladly post a fluffy one shot I've been writing if you all would like... Feel free to PM me with any ideas you guys might have, and I'll get back to you ASAP with what I'm trying to do with this story. Review please, I'd really like to hear your criticisms (as long as they aren't you know... slander or something because that's just rude). Thanks for reading :)

-ClosetGleek45

EDIT: 4/25/14

So, i posted a poll onto my profile as to who i should add to the story. I put a lot of secondary characters onto the poll. Take a look at the poll and make your vote. Tell me anyone else you think i should add by reviewing. Thanks for liking my story :)