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Title: Love Story
Fandom: Glee
Prompts: #408 – Demonomania
Warnings: None
Pairings: Puck/Rachel, Finn/Rachel
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 650
Summary: Despite what people might think, Rachel and Puck knew each other as children.
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em - not making any money off 'em. Dern it.

Rachel Berry first met Noah Puckerman when they were five and six respectively. They both were at the local park, Noah with his mom and Rachel with her daddy. Jacob Ben Israel was being his usual creepy self and kept trying to lift Rachel's dress up to peek underneath. Noah came and saw what was going on and immediately pushed Jacob down onto the ground, called him a creepy loser, took Rachel's hand, and dragged her away. On that day, Noah Puckerman gained a devote admirer in Rachel Berry.
Since Rachel was a nice Jewish girl who he protected, Noah didn't even get in trouble.
Afterwards, they became not exactly friends, but if Rachel wanted to tag along with Noah, he didn't mind. He listen to her as she rambled on about her dreams of being on Broadway, not saying one thing about her finding a more realistic goal. In fact, he was one of the few people who thought she could make it in New York.
When they were both seven, Noah's dad left and Noah became Puck. When Rachel tried to talk to him, he walked away. He no longer tolerated or secretly liked her presence. She had two dads while he had none, and she didn't seem to understand why he hated being around her.
When Rachel kept trying to get him to talk, Puck resorted to name-calling that left her in tears. Deep down he felt bad for bringing tears to her big, brown eyes, but at least she left him alone.
He never went out of his way to talk to Rachel or defend her against Jacob Ben Israel again. In fact, he didn't have any interaction with her again until high school.
The first day of high school, Puck already had a rep of being a sex shark which made him instantly popular with guys. And all of the girls wanted him to get in their pants or under their skirts.
During the first week of school, he noticed Rachel out of the corner of his eye. He also noticed some of his new "friends" leering at her and her extremely short skirt. Puck balled his fists at the way they looked at her as Rachel brushed her bangs out of eyes, oblivious to the extra attention. No one was allowed to look at her in that way.
After lunch, he tossed the first slushie in McKinley history, and it was in Rachel's face. Making her completely undoable and the pariah of the school. Like when they were kids, Puck ignored Rachel's tears and stomped away.
Except for the slushie to the face, they didn't interact until Puck joined glee club to keep an eye on Quinn and his baby. And even then, he did the best to ignore Rachel and her doe eyes that were aimed at Finn.
When they dated for that week, it surprised Puck how much he actually enjoyed it. He originally only asked her out to get his mom off of his back, but he liked spending time with her.
The one night they didn't spend making out in her empty house – seriously, her dads seemed to always be out of town – they watched a movie. A horror movie that involved demonomania. Puck really liked how Rachel pressed herself against him in fear, her surprisingly strong arms wrapped around his stomach. It made the possible permanent ear damage totally worth it.
He hated when Rachel dumped him because he realized he actually liked her. When he watched the train wreck of a relationship that was called Finchel start and stop, Puck knew he might still have a chance. If there was ever an opening, he was going to take it. He would tell Rachel how he felt because he realized she was worth the risk.
After all, all great love stories had drama, and theirs was full of it.

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