1x04: Roar

Episode Synopsis: Brody (Dean Geyer) continues to psych out Finn, causing Finn to wonder if he's good enough for NYADA-or for Rachel; Brittany (Heather Morris) realizes Santana and Dani (Demi Lovato) maybe more than friends, causing her to make an empowering decision; Rachel contemplates getting a New York makeover, along with a tattoo, much to Finn's hesitance.

The next morning Kurt stood in front of the kitchen stove, flipping pancakes and eggs. He had spent the whole night at the office before he was practically forced to come home at 4:00 a.m. Kurt loved the rush of working at Vogue but it could have taken a toll on him. As Kurt continued to flip the pancakes, he didn't notice Finn entering, wearing only his boxers and pajama pants. Finn sat down at one of the seats in the kitchen, grabbing a bowl and placing cereal inside. Kurt noticed Finn's face expression, realizing that he was smiling. No one woke up smiling early in the morning, so Kurt had to wonder why Finn was in such a good mood.

"Good morning, Finn." Kurt flipped the pancake, placing it on a plate. "Someone seems unusually chipper this morning."

"Life is good right now, Kurt." Finn grinned from ear to ear, putting milk inside his cereal bowl. "I mean it's just a beautiful day to look out the window, open it and yell 'hello world! I'm here!'" Kurt didn't have to figure anymore from Finn's words. Kurt kept a blank face as he stared over at Finn.

"Either you took those Vitamin D pills that we all took our sophomore year of high school or you totally got laid last night." Kurt kept his blank face. Finn's smile disappeared, looking at his stepbrother with interest.

"Was it that obvious?" Finn questioned.

"I mean no one thinks the world is gigantically great in the morning unless they got laid, so yeah..." Kurt turned, placing his plate on the table, sitting down across from him. "It was obvious. So I have to know Finn, who was the lucky girl? I mean…there are tons of girls at NYADA that aren't Rachel. So who was the one that made you feel wonderfully great?" Before Finn could answer, Rachel entered the kitchen with her robe on, looking at Finn and Kurt and placing a kiss on Finn's cheek. Finn raised his spoon towards Kurt, putting the cereal in his mouth while Rachel got a bowl for herself. Kurt finally realized what went on. "You had sex with Rachel?!"

"Gee, let's just tell the whole world, Kurt." Rachel satirically said, sitting in the chair next to Finn as she poured herself a bowl of cereal.

"But I thought you two were broken up." Kurt exhaled. "Things were so awkward between you two and it wasn't long ago when you and Finn were denying that you were playing house."

"We're going to take things a little slow." Rachel said.

"So having sex with your ex-boyfriend is taking it slow?" Kurt interrogated.

"Hello, I'm right here." Finn interjected. "Kurt, I was in a fabulous mood this morning. Don't wreck it."

"Fine, I can see you two want to play house some more so I'm going to take my eggs and go downstairs. Who knows, maybe I'll spot a robbery." Kurt used his dry humor as he exited the room. Rachel and Finn looked to see Kurt leaving as they turned back to one another. Rachel bit her lip, staring over at Finn.

"So, about last night…" Rachel muttered as Finn pressed a soft kiss to Rachel's forehead.

"Best night in the city, ever." Finn finished the sentence. "It was better than us going to Callbacks."

"Why, I thought you showed Brody a thing or two." Rachel chuckled. "After all, no one can sing and play the drums as sexily as you can." Rachel wrapped her arms around Finn's neck, causing him to blush.

"So playing the drums and singing turns you on?" Finn got closer to Rachel's face, causing her to giggle.

"Only when you do it." Rachel bit her lower lip. Finn kissed Rachel softly, and went back to eating his breakfast.

"So I was just wondering, if Brody sees us today at school, what is he going to think about that?" Finn wanted to know. Rachel shrugged her shoulders, still looking at Finn.

"Does it really matter what Brody thinks or what anyone else thinks?" Rachel asked. "I mean, we're happy together right—as long as we don't keep secrets."

"Of course, I would never do that." Finn swore. Rachel nodded her head, and then ran a hand through Finn's brown hair. Finn closed his eyes and gave a dreamily smile as Rachel scratched his head. She couldn't help but laugh at him, which caused him to open his eyes. "What? What's so funny?"

"You kind of remind me of a dog when you do that." Rachel slightly joked.

"I think I'm better than a dog." Finn smirked, causing Rachel to look into his eyes.

"Oh really? And what makes you think that?" Rachel playfully asked.

"I'm obedient with or without treats." Finn's face then turned sultry as he leaned closer to Rachel's ear. "But I like to be told that I'm a good boy now and again." Rachel playfully smacked Finn's arm, getting up from the chair.

"Finish your breakfast." Rachel instructed as Finn nodded his head. "We have to be at school in an hour."

"All right, all right." Finn sipped the last bit of his milk from the cereal bowl. In a quick move, Finn grabbed Rachel's hand and sat her down in his lap, causing her to giggle. Rachel stared into Finn's eyes, pressing a kiss to his lips. Finn wrapped his arms around Rachel's waist, staring into her eyes with a grin.

"You know, I was thinking something." Rachel said as she continued to look at Finn.

"What were you thinking about?" Finn dreamily stared into Rachel's eyes, causing her to giggle.

"I'm being serious." Rachel pressed a kiss to Finn's nose, her face once again showing seriousness. "I was thinking about maybe, possibly getting a small New York makeover." Finn's eyebrow went up with interest as Rachel felt the need to explain. "I mean think about it Finn. I'm in a new city so I think maybe a fresh new start would be kind of nice."

"But I like the way you look now." Finn said, still looking a bit hesitant.

"I know but it won't be a drastic look." Rachel assured him, still running her hands through his hair. "I mean, maybe just a small change to my hair, some new clothes. It won't be anything crazy like a new tattoo or something. Or on second thought, maybe I should get a tattoo, a gigantic one going all along my arm!" Finn smirked at Rachel, shaking his head.

"You're being sarcastic about the tattoo, aren't you?" Finn asked causing him and Rachel to laugh.

"I mean, I want to run this by you first…" Rachel used her finger and drew along Finn's chest with it while staring into his eyes. "Since you are my boyfriend and all." Finn gained a goofy grin, still looking over at Rachel. He was pretty much on cloud 9 after Rachel confirmed they were together again, that he could care less if Rachel got a tattoo along her arm. Finn nodded his head, staring up at Rachel.

"If the tattoo is what you want, then fine." Finn joked, causing Rachel to roll her eyes playfully.

"I thought you would want me to get a makeover instead." Rachel joked back. Finn kissed Rachel once more then picked her up bridal style as he got up as well. "Finn! We have to get to school!" Rachel giggled as Finn led her to her room and placed her down.

"I was taking you to your room so you could get ready to shower." Finn bowed to her as Rachel nodded her head. "After all, a princess shouldn't have to walk all the way to the bathroom."

"All right…" Rachel crossed her arms, still keeping a loving smirk on her face. "If I'm a princess, then you need to carry me all the way to school."

"Oh you know I can't. My arms would blow out." Finn continued to smile at Rachel. Rachel turned around with a grin, going into her room and getting her supplies for the shower. As Rachel came back out, she put a hand on Finn's shoulder, giving him a smile.

"By the way…were you working out at the army?" Rachel poked Finn's stomach, surprised that it was rock hard. "You look really good."

"Yeah you kept telling me that last night." Finn chided as Rachel rolled her eyes.

"I said you were good." Rachel made her way to the bathroom. "I didn't say you looked good." Rachel blew a kiss to Finn, closing the door behind her. Finn stood there dumbfounded as he suddenly bit his fist to get 'interesting' thoughts out of his mind. Finn headed to his room to get his things for the school day. Suddenly his day got a whole lot brighter.

An hour later, Finn and Rachel walked along the hallways of NYADA, hand in hand, their fingers intertwined with one another's. Finn looked down at his hands, unbelieving that he was holding hands with Rachel—the most amazing girl in the world. Rachel was currently making sure all of her hairs were in place, as they had to be perfect for the first class of the day. Rachel turned her attention to Finn, releasing a smile.

"You look perfect." Finn assured her. "Why are you fidgeting?"

"Because I want to make sure that I look like I just came out of the subway in one piece." Rachel smirked. "I don't want to look like we had a quickie in the backseat of your car."

"If you can't keep your hands off me then I am the man." Finn slightly fist pumped, causing Rachel to laugh. "Whoop, whoop."

"All right hotshot." Rachel giggled, looking at the dance studio. "Here's your first class of the day. Please don't try to break your nose—or break anyone's nose?" Rachel kissed Finn quickly as she let go of his hand.

"I can't promise that." Finn looked up at the door, letting out a deep breath as he walked in. Finn entered his dance class, seeing Brody standing there and stretching. Finn placed his backpack down on the ground, walking towards Brody with a smirk. "Why hello there Brody." Finn grabbed the bar and used it to stretch out his leg. Brody shook his head, going back to his stretching, but then realized that Finn was acting a little happier than usual. Brody turned around, facing Finn as he crossed his arms.

"Why are you so happy?" Brody questioned, seeing that Finn was smirking.

"Oh, nothing…" Finn said, looking back at the floor. "Well, if you must know I had a very good night last night. Finally took a lady home with me and…you know the rest." Brody shook his head, trying to figure out what Finn was saying.

"Oh really, so you finally moved on from Rachel and slept with a random chick?" Brody became slightly interested.

"Oh not just any chick." Finn answered, looking at Brody. "She goes to school here."

"Oh she does, now does she?" Brody stretched out his arms, still trying to figure out what he was trying to imply. "So what does she look like?"

"She's short, has brown hair, cute nose, adorable brown eyes, she wants to be on Broadway—" Finn crossed his arms, still looking at Brody. "I think you can put together who it was. I didn't move on from Rachel. I slept with Rachel."

"You what?" Brody sounded a little ticked off towards Finn. "You slept with Rachel?"

"And this morning she called me her boyfriend so you snooze you lose buddy." Finn headed towards the other side of the dance studio, seeing Brody fuming.

"Finn, you can't offer Rachel anything." Brody said. "You got into NYADA because of luck, but I can assure you that you won't make it the first semester. During Freshman Reaping you are going to wish you were never enrolled here."

"Freshman Reaping?" Finn turned back around, crossing his arms. "What's that?"

"You really don't know? Well, apparently I have some news for you." Brody scoffed. "If you don't make it through the Freshman Reaping at the end of the semester, you're kicked out of NYADA. That means you'll be out of my hair and Rachel will be for the taking. I think I can handle a girl like Rachel."

"She's not a toy." Finn was becoming upset.

"She's not? Well you're certainly treating her like a toy. Bragging about how you slept with her." Brody sounded almost as if he was manipulating Finn. "I don't think Rachel would appreciate that small fact."

"Look Brody, I don't know what you're all about but as long as I'm with Rachel you're gonna stay away from her and if you don't like it, then tough luck. There are a hundred other girls that go here that will be a part of your little game." Finn went back to stretching and didn't bother saying another word to Brody for the rest of the class. He had Rachel already. He was already the one that she committed herself to. Why was he worried about Brody? There was no reason to be nervous, but then again with Brody there was always a reason to be on the edge.

Santana sat in the loft that morning staring at the person that was across the table. It was none other than Brittany, who simply stared at her coffee with sadness. Santana had to say something to Brittany. She just had to. Ever since Brittany spotted Santana and Dani together, she couldn't help but wonder if Santana was cheating on her. Santana would never do that—but it was a slight possibility. Brittany looked over to Santana, fixating her gaze over to the sugar, Brittany grabbed the sugar, placing it in her coffee, finally taking a sip of it and putting it to the side.

"I don't like coffee." Brittany finally said after a moment. Those were Brittany's first three words to Santana since the night before. Santana held her cup close to her, staring down at the coffee inside her cup. Brittany took a deep breath, circling her hands on the table. "So that was Dani?"

"Yeah, that was Dani." Santana nodded her head, sipping her coffee.

"Oh…" Brittany bobbed her head as if she understood. "Where did you meet Dani?"

"Dani works at the art gallery that I work at." Santana answered, still wondering when Brittany was going to cut the act. Santana released a sigh, looking at Brittany. "Brittany, look. I know you're upset. But there is nothing going on between Dani and me. I promise."

"Well it's kind of hard to think that when I saw you and Dani sitting on the living room floor." Brittany said.

"Brittany." Santana grabbed Brittany's hands, looking into Brittany's eyes. "There's nothing going on between Dani and I. We're just really great friends. She works where I work. That's all there is to it." Brittany and Santana stared at one another, hoping that one of them would give a smile. Brittany finally cracked a small smile, seeing the honesty in Santana's eyes.

"I believe you." Brittany said. Brittany then sat up in her chair, her grin illuminating the kitchen. "I was wondering if I could go to your job so I can see what it's like to work in an art gallery."

"You want to go see an art gallery?" Santana questioned, a smile creeping on her face.

"I would love to." Brittany clasped her hands together with a grin. "Maybe they have a picture of a cat so I can take a picture of it for Lord Tubbington." Santana lovingly smiled over at Brittany, still staring at Brittany's childlike wonder. Brittany sure was something—wasn't she?

Finn sat at his desk that afternoon, working on his homework for his class the next day, still thinking about what Brody said about the Freshman Reaping. He knew that it was at the end of the semester, but it was still on Finn's mind. Finn tapped his pencil on the desk, wondering if he should at least think of a song to sing for the Freshman Reaping. He was actually beginning to enjoy NYADA. NYADA was a brand new world for him and he could have done whatever he wanted. Right now, he wasn't sure what he was going to major in, but he had the whole semester to figure it out—if he was a student by the end of the semester that is. Finn continued to rap his pencil against the desk, feeling his head pounding from all the thinking. He needed a distraction. He needed to be with Rachel. Finn put down his pencil, getting up from the desk and headed over to Rachel's room where she was working on her homework. He knew that if they were in the same room, there would have been no way that they were going to get their homework done, so they thought it was for the best if homework time was separate time. Finn knocked on the door, seeing Rachel was busy writing down some words on a piece of paper when she whiplashed her head to see Finn. Her smile widened, motioning him to come in.

"Hey, I know you said homework time was separate time but I wanted to talk to you about something." Finn walked over to Rachel, standing behind her chair as she leaned against him. Finn looked down at her, seeing she wasn't working on homework—but drawing designs. Flowers, musical notes, you name it. Finn peered at the paper, giving Rachel a quizzical look. "Rachel, I thought you were doing homework."

"Oh, I was." Rachel nodded her head, peering back down at the sheet of paper. "But then I found myself drawing designs. Remember this morning when you were talking about tattoo designs?"

"Yeah…" Finn nodded his head. "I was joking when I said you should get a tattoo."

"I know, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized maybe I should get a tattoo." Rachel shrugged her shoulders. Finn's eyes went wide, sitting down next to Rachel with concern.

"Rachel, I don't know…" Finn shook his head. "I mean a tattoo is permanent. And if you want it removed then it's going to cost thousands of dollars."

"I know, but maybe just a small one. Maybe on my wrist or something?" Rachel shrugged her shoulders. Finn took Rachel's hands in his, staring into her eyes.

"Is something going on?" Finn questioned, staring at Rachel. "First you want a makeover and then you want a tattoo. Are you unhappy with the way you look or something?" Rachel stared at Finn, letting out a sigh.

"I'm not unhappy." Rachel said. "I just want a change. I mean I'm in New York now. I was just considering it."

"I know you were but you're perfect Rachel." Finn rubbed his thumb on Rachel's cheek, seeing she was still staring at him. "You're beautiful, and you don't need to change. If you want to get a makeover then I don't see why not but try to think about what getting a tattoo will do to you? I mean, there's nothing wrong with it but—it's a little permanent. Will you promise that you'll just hold off on the tattoo thing for now?" Rachel stared Finn in his eyes, finally relenting.

"All right, I'll hold off on getting a tattoo." Rachel brought Finn's other hand up to her lips as she kissed it. "But I am getting a makeover. Kurt already offered to help me."

"All right then." Finn said. "It kind of helps that Kurt has connections at Vogue, doesn't it?"

"Just a little." Rachel softly said as Finn nodded his head. "You know, you could get a whole new wardrobe too."

"Oh really?" Finn looked down at the clothes he was wearing then up at Rachel. "What's wrong with my clothes?"

"For one thing it looks like you were going through Mr. Schue's closet with all the sweater vests." Rachel pointed to the sweater vest as Finn chuckled. "I mean I get that he was a big influence on you but come on…you in those clothes makes me feel like I'm sort of sleeping with Mr. Schue."

"Point taken." Finn felt disturbed about the thought of Rachel and Mr. Schue—Finn had to get it out of his mind. He took a deep breath, and then took off the sweater vest as he threw it to the floor. "All right, is it a little better?" Rachel tapped her chin, finally shaking her head with a smirk.

"Not quite yet…" Rachel unbuttoned Finn's red, brown and white plaid shirt, throwing it to the floor as soon as all the buttons were off. Finn looked down at his tank top, realizing what Rachel was doing. "I still don't think it's just right."

"All right, you're not giving me a makeover." Finn moved his face closer to Rachel's as he pressed a kiss on it. "You're trying to undress me."

"Is it working?" Rachel slyly questioned, biting her lower lip. Finn considered Rachel's question, finally nodding his head.

"Yeah, it's working." Finn pressed his lips to Rachel's as they passionately kissed, both of them holding one another. Finn picked Rachel up from her chair, bringing her to the bed as she let out a laugh. "I think I have to check out the mechanics of this bed, what do you think?" Rachel let out a loud laugh, being stopped in her laughter as Finn kissed her once more. Finn parted, staring down at Rachel, Rachel realizing that there was just something on his mind.

"Is everything okay?" Rachel wondered. Finn considered telling Rachel what was going on, the fact that Brody had scared him into the fact that he might not make it into a second semester at NYADA.

"Did you hear about the Freshman Reaping at NYADA?" Finn asked. Rachel sat up from her laying position, looking Finn in the eyes. "Brody was telling me about it and I'm kind of scared right now."

"Why are you scared about the Freshman Reaping?" Rachel wondered.

"Rachel, I don't know if I'm good enough to stay in NYADA." Finn worried. "I mean, I was good enough to get in but I don't know if I'll be able to continue going there for more than half the semester." Finn was brought out of his thoughts as Rachel pressed a kiss to his lips. Finn responded to the kiss, Rachel grabbing a fistful of his hair, causing him to slightly groan. Rachel parted, looking into his eyes.

"You were good enough to get in NYADA and you are going to be good enough to stay there." Rachel assured him. "Besides, why were you talking to Brody? I thought that you hated him."

"I do still hate him, but he was plotting ways on trying to get you in his corner so I…kind of let it slip we had sex last night." Finn lowered his voice at the last part. Rachel's face looked annoyed, more annoyed than usual.

"You told Brody we had sex, Finn? Why?" Rachel didn't quite seem to understand.

"Because he was trying to say how much he wanted to sleep with you, that's why." Finn answered. "And I was feeling a little upset that he was treating you like a toy. Besides, I need to find a way to stay at NYADA or else Brody's going to charge in and think that he can take you away from me." Rachel's annoyance subsided, realizing that in Finn's mind, he was just trying to protect Rachel. Rachel chuckled, running a hand through his hair.

"Finn, whether we are both at NYADA or not, I chose you." Rachel softly said. "I didn't choose Brody, I chose you, so you need to stop the rivalry between you and Brody and just focus on your studies there. Brody's just psyching you out—and he's not going to get my heart, okay?" Finn continued to look at Rachel, finally holding up his pinky finger in front of her.

"Pinky swear?" Finn put his pinky in front of Rachel, causing her to nod her hand and interlock her pinky with his.

"Yes, pinky swear." Rachel agreed. She then leaned up to kiss Finn, wrapping her legs around his waist, bringing him down towards her. "Now Finn, I believe there's one thing that we have to do."

"And what would that be?" Finn whispered to Rachel, causing her to press her lips to his neck.

"Why don't you show me how much you love me?" Rachel's eyes were full of wanting, needing Finn to come closer to her. Finn didn't hesitate with Rachel's request—that's exactly what he did. He showed her just how much he loved her.

That evening Rachel suggested the idea that the group go to Callbacks in order to take in the New York scenery together. Although Finn would have rather spent the night with Rachel, he had to admit that he wouldn't want to miss a chance bragging to Brody about how he had gotten Rachel and Brody didn't. So Rachel, Kurt, Finn, Santana, Brittany and Dani (who Santana invited) decided to go to Callbacks in order to take in the musical scene. As the group reached Callbacks, Finn spotted Brody with some of the other juniors, a thought running through his mind. Finn grabbed Rachel's hand, leading her towards Brody as Rachel gazed at him.

"Finn, what are you doing?" Rachel muttered. Finn walked in front of Brody, seeing Brody staring back at him.

"Brody! Hi!" Finn pretended to sound excited to see Brody. "Whatever are you doing here?!"

"Finn…" Brody faked a smile, staring down at Finn's hand intertwined with Rachel's fingers. He cleared his throat, staring back at Finn and Rachel. "What are you two doing here?"

"We're here to take in some music. Probably sing ourselves, who knows." Finn shrugged his shoulders, pretending to be amicable. "So, I hope you enjoy the show." Finn and Rachel walked away from Brody, noticing that he was fuming. As Rachel and Finn sat down at the table with Kurt, Santana, Brittany and Dani, Rachel couldn't help but chuckle at Finn's gloating. She leaned closer to his ear with a smirk.

"You're enjoying the gloating towards Brody, aren't you?" Rachel whispered. Finn simply kissed Rachel's cheek, wrapping his arm around her shoulders. Brittany looked down at her glass of water, noticing that Santana was talking to Dani about their day at work. Brittany held the cup closer to her, feeling a bit insecure about whether or not she could believe that Santana and Dani were just friends. Brittany looked over at the stage, poking Kurt in the shoulder.

"Kurt, are we allowed to sing on the stage?" Brittany wondered.

"Ask Rachel and Finn." Kurt said. "They go to school at NYADA so as long as they say it's fine, then you can."

"Sure Brittany can." Finn nodded his head towards Brittany. Brittany turned to Dani and Santana, an idea whirring in her mind.

"Hey, Santana. Dani. How about we all sing together?" Brittany suggested.

"That sounds like a great idea." Dani clasped her hands together with a grin while Santana raised an eyebrow towards Brittany. What was Brittany getting at? "Wouldn't it be fun if we all sang together Santana?"

"Well, sure. I guess." Santana said after a moment. Brittany, Santana and Dani made their way to the front of the stage as Kurt, Finn and Rachel looked at the stage with interest, wondering what they were going to sing. Santana, Brittany and Dani agreed on a song, looking to the D.J to play the beat. As Brittany, Santana and Dani sang, Brittany felt herself as the third wheel while Dani and Santana took over the song—and Brittany was the backup once again.

[Brittany]

Keep rocking, and keep knocking

Whether you Louis Vuitton-ed it up or Reebok-in

You see the hate when they serve it on a platter

So what they going to have, dessert or disaster

[Santana]

I never thought I'd be in love like this

When I look at you my mind goes on a trip

Then you came in and knocked me on my face

Feels like I'm in a race, but I've already won first place

{Santana and Dani look at one another with a grin while Brittany begins to notice}

[Dani]

I never thought I'd fall for you as hard as I did

You got me thinking about our life, a house and kids

Every morning, I look at you and smile, and ooh you came around

And then you knocked me down, knocked me down

{Santana and Dani look at each other and overpower Brittany's voice, which causes Brittany to be upset}

[Dani and Santana with Brittany]

Sometimes love comes around

(Santana: Love comes around)

And it knocks you down

Just get back up when it knocks you down

Knocks you down

Sometimes love comes around

(Santana: Love comes around)

And it knocks you down

Just get back up when it knocks you down

{Brittany gets pushed to behind of Dani and Santana as Brittany starts becoming furious, as Rachel and Finn notice from the audience}

[Santana]

So I gotta put the good with the bad

The happy with the sad

So I'll bring a better future that I had in the past

[Dani]

Oh cause I don't wanna make the same mistakes I did

I don't wanna fall flat on my face again

Whoa, whoa

I'll admit it I was scared when love answered the call

Whoa, whoa

And if it hits better make it worth the fall

{Brittany goes in front of Dani and Santana, but realizes that they're still looking at each other and Brittany shakes her head}

[Brittany]

Sometimes love comes around

(Dani and Santana: Love comes around!)

And it knocks you down

Just get back up when it knocks you down

Knocks you down

Sometimes love comes around

(Dani and Santana: Love comes around!)

And it knocks you down

Just get back up when it knocks you down

Knocks you down

[Brittany, Santana and Dani]

Knocks you down

As the crowd started cheering, Brittany pushed her way past Santana and Dani, heading back to the table with Rachel, Kurt and Finn, which surprised everyone there. Dani looked confused but Santana knew what Brittany was upset about. Santana and Dani made their way back towards the table, causing Finn to think for a moment. As they stared over at Brittany who looked over at her water, Finn let out a small smirk.

"I wanna sing something." Finn made up his mind. Rachel and Kurt nodded their heads, with Finn getting up from the chair and going towards the front of the room. Rachel and Kurt eyed Finn, noticing that he was sitting in front of the piano that was on the stage. He looked over to the crowd and started to play a few keys, causing Rachel and Kurt to look with interest.

"I didn't know Finn could play the piano." Kurt whispered to Rachel.

"I didn't know Finn could play the piano either." Rachel whispered back as Finn continued to play the piano, staring out at Santana and Brittany as he continued to play.

[Finn]

You take the clothes off my back

And I let you

You steal the food right out my mouth

And I watch you eat it

I still don't know why I love you so much

Oh

You curse my name

In spite to put me to shame

Have my laundry in the streets

Dirty or clean

Give it up for fame

But I still don't know why

I love it so much

And baby, it's amazing I'm in this maze for you

I just can't crack your code

One day you're screaming you love me loud

The next day you're so cold

One day you're here, one day you're there, one day you care

You're so unfair, sipping from your cup

Till it runneth over, Holy Grail

{Finn gets up from the piano as the beat picks up and all the girls start screaming in glee at him, excluding Brittany who continues to stare at Santana and Dani in sadness}

{Finn]

And we're all just entertainers

And we're stupid, and contagious

And we're all just entertainers

{Someone tosses Finn a porkpie hat and he puts it on his head, winking at Rachel as he continues to sing}

[Finn]

And baby, it's amazing I'm in this maze for you

I just can't crack your code

One day you're screaming you love me loud

The next day you're so cold

One day you're here, one day you're there, one day you care

You're so unfair, sipping from your cup

Till it runneth over, Holy Grail

You get the air out of my lungs

Whenever you need it

And you take the blade right out of my heart

So you can watch me bleed it out

I still don't know why

Why I love you so much, yeah

And you play this game

In spite to drive me insane

I got it tattooed on my sleeve forever in ink

With guess who's name

But I still don't know why

Why I love it so much!

{Everyone in Callbacks starts waving their hands in the air as Finn smiles at them}

And baby, it's amazing I'm in this maze for you

I just can't crack your code

One day you're screaming you love me loud

The next day you're so cold

One day you're here, one day you're there, one day you care

You're so unfair, sipping from your cup

Till it runneth over, Holy Grail

The crowd at Callbacks (minus Brody and Brittany) erupted into cheers as Finn tossed the porkpie hat back to the kid who handed it to him. Finn's eyes focused on Rachel, wondering what she thought about the performance. Rachel's smile was so bright that you wouldn't need a light bulb to light up the room. It made Finn feel so proud of the fact that he had the admiration of Rachel and the rest of the NYADA bar. It was sure to be a performance that everyone would remember for as long Finn attended NYADA. Finn went down the stairs, walking over to Rachel and sat down next to her, hoping to hear her say something. All she did was smile at him; finally running a hand through his hair and pressing a kiss to his cheek.

"I was good?" Finn questioned as Rachel nodded.

"You were amazing Mr. Hudson." Rachel gushed, pressing a kiss on Finn's lips. Finn parted his lips from Rachel's with Kurt looking at the both of them with a small smile on his face. Kurt's smile faltered when he saw Brody walk over to Finn and Rachel, the both of them raising an eyebrow in suspicion as Brody crossed his arms.

"Well Finn that was…something." Brody cleared his throat. "Well, this year is going to be rather interesting, isn't it?"

"What makes you say that?" Finn's smile faltered from his face, still looking up at Brody.

"Finn, that was good but to be at NYADA you need to be the best." Brody's face expression turned smug as he continued. "And frankly, I don't think that you are with the best of the best here. You're out of your league Finn and Carmen Tibideaux is going to see right through you and she's going to crush you."

"All right, that's it." Rachel finally said, looking up at Brody. "Brody, I don't know what your problem with Finn is but as long as we're going to be friends, it needs to stop. Finn got into NYADA because he is the best of the best. There's nothing denying that. Finn has had musical training for three years and that must have meant something when she heard Finn sing for his audition. Now, Finn's going to be fine at his Freshman Reaping along with all the other Freshman and he's going to stay at NYADA. End of discussion." Brody continued to stare at Rachel, finally nodding his head.

"You're right and I'm sorry." Brody said to Rachel, keeping his eyes away from Finn. "If Finn really is as good as you say, then he must be good for NYADA…but are you sure that Finn is good enough for you? I mean, you are super talented and your talent will probably overshadow him, and then he'll feel unwanted. If you're with someone who has the same talents as you, then you won't have to worry about that. That's all I'm saying." Brody walked away from Rachel and Finn, leaving Finn in thought. What if Brody was right and Finn wasn't good enough to keep Rachel. Heck, Finn might not be good enough for NYADA. That left Finn with a lot of thinking to do, and Rachel knew that Brody's words had finally gotten to him.

Brittany sat in the guest room of the loft, putting the last bit of her belongings in her backpack. She was heading off to the airport tomorrow in order to catch a flight back to Lima, but the catch was she didn't want to tell Santana she was leaving. She could see that Santana was so happy here, and the last thing she wanted to do was get in the way of Santana and her new friendship with Dani. Brittany had a feeling that Santana had a thing for Dani. Brittany was stupid but not that stupid. She knew that there was something going on. As Brittany continued to sit on the bed, she didn't notice Kurt walking in the bedroom, staring right at her.

"So you're leaving for Lima tomorrow?" Kurt wondered. Brittany stared over at Kurt, nodding her head slowly. Kurt sat down on the bed, putting his hand in Brittany's. "What's wrong unicorn? You seem a little down."

"Do you think Santana and Dani are just friends?" Brittany asked. Kurt looked over at Brittany, considering her question. He tried to find a way to answer it. Brittany knew that there was something going on with Santana and Dani and from his observation, he knew there was something going on as well.

"Well…" Kurt started to answer Brittany until he let out a sigh. "I think that there could be something going on between them. They are rather close."

"Yeah, they're as close as Santana and I used to be." Brittany glumly added. "What am I going to do Kurt? I don't want to lose Santana but it feels like I am losing Santana." Kurt gave Brittany a sympathetic look. He didn't want to say what he had to say, but he knew that Brittany was going to have to hear it.

"In my honest opinion, Brittany…you're going to have to let Santana go." Kurt softly said. "I know it's hard and I know you love her so much…but Santana seems to be happier with someone else. It sucks when people do that to you, I know…but you don't need Santana to define your life."

"That's just it, Kurt. Santana does define my life. The last four years we spent together defines something, Santana and I being in the Glee club together meant something…Santana was my life Kurt." Brittany said.

"And she can still be in your life." Kurt placed his hands on Brittany's shoulders as she stared at him with tears in her eyes. "I just don't think that she can be in your life as your girlfriend right now. You have so much love to give Brittany and that's a beautiful, wonderful thing. Right now though, the only one that needs to be happy in your life is you. You need to make yourself feel more empowered, you have to let the world know that you are Brittany S. Pierce and that you are the best damn cheerleader on the Cheerios. You have to let them know you're a unicorn, that you are special. They gotta hear you roar, Brittany. The whole world does. And if Santana doesn't want to hear about it or doesn't care about your feelings then you need to take a step back and let her know that what she's doing is bothering you. Then you'd have to let her go and live your life the way you want to live it. No one deserves to be in a relationship where the other person doesn't love you as much as you love them." Brittany wiped the tears that were falling from her face as Kurt stared at her. "Are you going to be okay, Britt?" After a moment of silence, Brittany nodded her head, a smile appearing on her face.

"Thank you for talking to me Kurt." Brittany hugged Kurt tightly as Kurt smiled back. "I know what I have to do now." Kurt patted Brittany's shoulder, getting up from her bed to head out the door. Brittany waved to Kurt as Kurt waved back with a smile, finally descending the hallway towards his room. Brittany looked down at the picture of her and Santana on her phone, feeling the newfound confidence that Kurt instilled in her. Brittany deleted the photo.

The next afternoon, Finn sat in the NYADA auditorium, staring down at the papers that were in his hand. He had to memorize a song for the Freshman Reaping towards the end of the semester and Carmen Tibideaux gave the entire freshman class a list of songs they could choose from, but they weren't limited to them. It was just to give them a brain spark and realize the kind of music she wanted to hear. Finn heard the auditorium door open and close, causing Finn to turn around and see who it was. Finn's eyes widened a bit, seeing Rachel walking down the auditorium ramp looking different. She had gone through with her makeover. Her black romper with the black studded belt buckles and knee high boots screamed New York. Her hair had ombre highlights in it, ridding her from the one-dimensional brown color. She even wore mascara and eyeliner. Finn continued to look at her, seeing that she was slightly nervous about what he was going to say. Rachel bit her lip, still looking at him.

"So what do you think?" Rachel asked after a moment of silence. Finn got up from the seat, walking over to her while putting his hands around her waist. He pressed his forehead to hers, giving her a kiss on her lips. After a moment, Finn pulled away, admiring her.

"You look so beautiful, Rachel." Finn whispered. "You always were beautiful. Even when we were in the 10th grade and you freaked me out a bit. I always thought you were special and the most beautiful girl in the world." Rachel continued to look at Finn as he brought one of his hands from her waist to brush her cheek with his thumb. "You always will look beautiful in my eyes. No matter what." Rachel used one of her hands to clutch onto Finn's shirt, looking at him with a small grin.

"Even if I shave my whole head and wore a sack, you'd still think I'm beautiful?" Rachel wondered. Finn nodded his head as soon as she asked the question, pulling her in for a sweet kiss.

"Even then you would still be beautiful." Finn mumbled against her lips. Rachel felt tears come to her eyes, a joyous smile appearing on her face. Rachel led Finn to the chairs in the auditorium as she folded her hands together. "What, is something wrong?" Finn was beginning to feel uneasy.

"Well, after I got my makeover…I went to the tattoo parlor and I got a small tiny tattoo." Rachel looked at him. "I thought about what you said, you know, taking my time to make sure that I wanted one…and I finally realized I did want one. It's really small, but I think you're going to like it." Rachel took off her left boot, and then put her foot in Finn's lap as he stared over at her ankle. It was a tiny tattoo but the meaning of the tattoo was what had Finn speechless. He saw a heart and inside the heart was the small words "R.B + F.H". Finn looked back up at Rachel, seeing that she was smiling at him.

"You got my initials tattooed on your ankle?" Finn's breath sounded a bit winded, still looking at the tattoo. "Rachel…"

"Finn…look, when we fight it leaves me feeling so upset because I don't like to fight with you. I like to be with you. I like to be in your good graces because that's when I have the most fun with you. I'd do anything for you Finn and I just know in my heart that we're going to be together forever. Whatever life may throw at us, we can get through it together. If it was meant to be, then it was meant to be…and I believe it's meant to be." Finn leaned over and pressed a kiss on Rachel's lips, turning the kiss from sweet and beautiful to passionate and sensual. Finn broke the kiss, staring at Rachel with a grin.

"We will be together until the end of time." Finn promised. "Because no matter what happens in life, in the end, we're going to be together." Rachel grinned, putting a hand on Finn's cheek. She noticed he looked a bit distracted again as she let out a sigh.

"You're not taking what Brody said to heart, are you Finn?" Rachel probed. Finn thought about answering her question, finally nodding his head.

"I am sort of. What if I'm not good for NYADA?" Finn looked away from her, not wanting to think about him being a failure. Rachel put her boot back on, then led Finn over to the stage. As Finn climbed the steps, and stared out, he wondered what Rachel was possibly getting at. "What are we doing up here?"

"Because you love the stage, Finn." Rachel said. "When you're on here you are as confident as ever. I saw what you did at Callbacks last night. You blew everyone away because you were having fun up there. If everyone can love what you did last night, then there's no doubt that Carmen Tibideaux is going to love what you're going to do during Freshman Reaping. You may not sing like you're on Broadway…but you do sing with heart and passion, just like everyone else that goes here. Now I want us to sing together because you need to see how amazing you are. There's no one like you Finn...and when I say that I want to be a part of something special because it makes you special…you are special. Being with you is a part of something special. It doesn't have to be just Glee Club. It also applies to you."

"You really think so?" Finn grabbed Rachel's hand, giving her a small smirk. Rachel nodded her head, intertwining her fingers with his.

"I know so." Rachel pulled Finn to the middle of the stage as she turned to the NYADA orchestra. "Now come on Finn…let this empty audience hear you ROAR!"

{Music starts playing and Rachel looks at Finn as she sings}

[Rachel]

I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath

Scared to rock the boat and make a mess

So I sat quietly, agreed politely

I guess I forgot I had a choice

I let you push me past the breaking point

I stood for nothing

So I fell for everything

You held me down but I got up

Already brushing off the dust

You hear my voice, you hear that sound

Like thunder gonna shake your ground

[Rachel with Finn]

You held me down but I got up

Get ready cause I had enough

I see it all, I see it now

[Rachel and Finn]

I got the eye of the tiger, the fighter

Dancing through the fire

Cause I am a champion

And you're gonna hear me roar

Louder, louder than a lion

Cause I am a champion

And you're gonna hear me roa-oh-oh-oh-oar

Roa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oar

Roa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oar

Yeah you're gonna hear me roar

{Scene changes to Brittany writing on a piece of paper in the loft as she looks over at Santana's room, shaking her head}

[Brittany]

Now I'm floating like a butterfly

Stinging like a bee, I've earned my stripes

I went from zero, to my own hero

You held me down but I got up

Already brushing off the dust

You hear my voice, you hear that sound

Like thunder gonna shake your ground

You held me down but I got up

Get ready cause I've had enough

I see it all I see it now

{Scene splits between Brittany leaving the loft, reaching the streets with her rolling suitcase with a smile on her face with Rachel and Finn singing on stage smiling at one another}

[Brittany, Rachel and Finn]

I got the eye of the tiger, the fighter

Dancing through the fire

Cause I am a champion

And you're gonna hear me roar

Louder, louder than a lion

Cause I am a champion

And you're gonna hear me roa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oar

Roa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oar

Roa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oar

Yeah you're gonna hear me r roa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oar

Roa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oar (Rachel: Yeah you're gonna hear me roar!)

Roa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oar

{Scene goes to Santana at the loft as she sees the note Brittany left, reading the note and looking shocked as the song is in the background}

[Rachel]

Roar-or, Roar-or, Roar-or, Roar-or, OH!

{Scene goes back to the NYADA auditorium as Rachel and Finn sing on stage with a smile}

[Rachel, Finn and Brittany]

I got the eye of the tiger, the fighter

Dancing through the fire

Cause I am a champion

And you're gonna hear me roar

Louder, louder than a lion

Cause I am a champion

And you're gonna hear me roa-oh-oh-oh-oar

Roa-oh-oh-oh-oar

Roa-oh-oh-oh-oar

Yeah you're gonna hear me roar!

{Scene ends with Finn hugging Rachel and pressing a kiss on her lips as she smiles up at him}

Brody walked along the halls of NYADA late that evening when every student went home, hoping that the person that he summoned in the dance hall would be there. As Brody turned the corner into the dance studio, he saw the person that he wanted to speak with, entering the room with sudden nervousness.

"If you're going to say something then you better say it." The person said in the shadows while stretching. "I can smell your fear—and I think your onion pizza for lunch."

"Right, um…I have a problem and you're the only one that can help me here." Brody said. "You see I have my eye on Rachel Berry but that stupid Finn Hudson keeps getting in the way! I needed a plan on how to break them up so I can get Rachel for myself—but it's not going to be easy. I need your help since you have been known to break up relationships before…so…what do you say Cassie?" Out of the shadows appeared Cassandra July, the NYADA dance teacher, giving Brody a sinister smirk. She stood silent for a minute, finally nodding her head towards the junior.

"What would I have to do?"

GUEST STARRING

Heater Morris as Brittany S. Pierce

Demi Lovato as Dani

Dean Geyer as Brody Weston

Kate Hudson as Cassandra July

SONG(S):

Knock You Down (Originally by Keri Hilson feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo): Performed by Brittany Pierce, Santana Lopez and Dani

Holy Grail (Originally by Jay-Z feat. Justin Timberlake [Justin Timberlake Solo]): Performed by Finn Hudson

Roar (Originally by Katy Perry): Performed by Rachel Berry, Finn Hudson and Brittany Pierce