Author's note: This is a little scene I came up with that could be fitted into the "Throwdown" episode. I mean, come on! You mean to say that no one overheard, not to mention seen, that embarrassing encounter? And then she's looking all down and alone...she looked as if she needed someone at her back. And I am so totally in love with Puck and Rachel as a couple. This is the result. Oh and the song I've got listed totally makes me think of Puck and Rachel. But it'd be more like Puck saying those things to Rachel. It does, doesn't it? Am I completely crazy? Anyway, this oneshot is nowhere near any serious Puck/Rachel romantic-like, regardless of the song I've chosen. But I wanted to post it before I get completely brainwashed by Puck and Quinn as a couple. (Not that that is necessarily a bad thing...) I really need to stop talking now.

Music suggestions: 'Taking chances (Glee cast version)' by Glee Cast (why is it so hard for iTunes to just put the actual singer's name instead of being so general about it?)

Disclaimer: Don't own Glee either. Otherwise, Puck and Rachel would have stayed together for at least two more episodes and actually tried to keep up the act awhile longer to see if Finn or Quinn could actually be made jealous.

Puck's Chivalric Gesture

Rachel's gaze dropped to the floor, her hair falling over her shoulders to curtain her face as she turned to head towards her next class. That is, until she almost crashed into the solid form that had stepped into her path out of nowhere.

"Do not tell me that I just saw that nerd with the afro talking to you and waving around a pair of your underpants in a crowded high school hallway." Puck queried in that uninterested tone that drove her nuts.

"I'm not having this conversation with you." Rachel replied, ducking to his left side and walking around him.

Puck fell into step beside her. Glee was their next class anyway.

"I don't really care." Puck said resolutely, shoving his hands in his pockets. "Cause we're gonna talk about why you gave that kid a pair of panties, which I don't believe you actually ever wore, and why he was waving them around in public. That's just wrong. Even I have standards higher than that."

"That's hard to believe." Rachel quipped in a dry tone. The rest of his comment filtered through her brain, and she stopped walking. "Wait. How would you know what kind of underwear I may or may have not worn?" Rachel asked accusingly, grabbing his arm and pulling him around to face her.

"Trust me, I've seen your type before." Puck answered after a snort. "White, white, and oh what's that? Oh, it's more white. If there's one aspect of your wardrobe that doesn't clash with every color known to man, it's your underwear drawer." Puck finished snidely, snatching his arm from her grasp and pivoting back to his position beside her. He held out his arm in a sweeping motion, in a mock version of being gentlemanly.

Rachel rolled her eyes and strode past him. Puck let her get a few steps away before he jogged back to her side.

"So... What's the deal? I seriously doubt you went Sixteen Candles on him. And you rolling around in the sack with him is even more unbelievable." Puck said, the slightest hint of curiosity creeping into his tone.

Rachel looked around speculatively to make sure no one was listening to their conversation before she sighed and relented.

"Jacob has a blog. And he somehow caught wind of Quinn's condition. He threatened to post the story unless I did what he asked. So there. That's the story." Rachel concluded, staring straight ahead. He didn't need to know the whole reason why she'd agreed. He wouldn't understand anyway.

"Are you saying you gave that perv a pair of underwear for Quinn? And the baby?" Puck whispered disbelievingly, taking a hold of her arm and jerking them both to a halt once again.

"Don't sound so shocked." Rachel said in a clipped tone, struggling slightly against the iron grip his hand had on her forearm. "She's in Glee now. She's one of us. Soon enough, we're all she'll have. That isn't to say I wouldn't try to help anyone else in Glee. I'd do it for anyone in Glee if they needed me to." Rachel paused and looked down at his arm and shook her head despairingly. Looking back up, she met his gaze resolutely. "I'd even do it for you."

He released her arm as if it scalded him.

"I don't need your help, Berry." Puck stated darkly, his mood souring fast. He closed his eyes for a second and the emotions bubbling over were forced back down. "So listen. Do you want me to go kick his ass or something and get them back? I haven't beat on anyone in awhile and I need to keep the skills fresh. But then I'd have to keep the underpants. You know, as a reward for my heroic gesture." Puck finished smugly, a wink accompanying the words.

"Um... No. While I appreciate your...chivalric gesture, I think I'm going to have to pass. I can handle this on my own." Rachel replied slowly, the words that usually fell so easily from her lips being, for once, difficult to formulate around the mixture of incredulity and amusement swirling around inside of her.

Puck shrugged casually as if brushing her off.

"Alright, suit yourself. And just so you know, I don't make offers like that everyday. So you have no idea how stupid you're being by turning it down. Most women would have known better. But then again, you're not really one of those, are you?" Puck said nonchalantly, sneering at her slightly before he quickened his pace and ducked into the choir room.

Rachel watched in confusion as he sauntered away from her for a few moments before she trailed along behind him at a slower pace towards the choir room.

What was it about Noah Puckerman that made him such a mysterious jerk? And he was so wrong about her underwear drawer. Well, at the present he was correct, but she planned on rectifying that after school and a trip to the nearest mall.

ooooooooo-ooooooooo-ooooooooooooooo

I don't remember why exactly I started getting into Puck/Rachel fanfiction, but now it's all I see. I was actually bouncing around in my seat when I saw the spoilers for "Mash up". And I about swooned when I watched Mark Salling singing "Sweet Caroline". I thought they looked absolutely adorable together in that episode, especially the scene where Rachel's cleaning the slushie off of him. I was cooing, "Aww...that's so cute!" the whole time. I cannot express how disappointed I was when they only lasted one episode. I mean, I didn't hold out any high hopes that they were going to end up together and forget about Finn and Quinn, but I think they worked really well together. And like I just mentioned, they complement each other, both in looks as well as personality. Well, that's my two cents (more like two dollars). Hope you enjoyed my first Glee oneshot!