Twenty-Two: Goodbye. Part Two.

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The music began playing...

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"Yay!" Everyone shouted, clapping their hands and smiling widely at them.

Finn stood up, heading straight for Ashleigh, hugging her tightly.

Puck just sat there, staring at them.

Ashleigh smiled softly at Finn, patting his arm.

The next morning, Quinn walked down the hallway...

Quinn's Voice-Over: "Who would have thought I'd end my McKinley days where I started... back on top? I got into the school of my dreams, and we won nationals. I'm feeling stronger every day. Everyone else is so emotional. I don't feel that way. I guess I've shed enough tears for three graduations. Or maybe it's just hard to feel weepy when I look at my friends. They've grown into such incredible people. Nothing's gonna stop any of them. Well, maybe one of them."

Quinn stopped at a classroom, seeing Ashleigh helping Puck study.

"Countries of Central America." Ashleigh says.

"Uh, Costa Rica, Honduras... crap, I'm blanking." Puck muttered.

"Come on! This ain't beach towel night at Three Rivers." Ashleigh said.

Quinn's Voice-Over: "This school's given us all so many gifts, me especially. And I want my last week here to be about giving back a little of what I got."

A few minutes later, Quinn walked into the bathroom, finding Rachel...

"This freshman just gave me a hug and told me to never change. Poor thing is too young to realise that change can be so good. Think... if we hadn't changed, we would never have been friends." Quinn says.

"Still so weird having you call me a friend." Rachel said, smiling softly.

"There." Said Quinn.

Quinn held out something to Rachel, and she took it.

"What's this?" Asked Rachel.

"A Metro North pass from New York to New Haven. I got one for Ashleigh and Blaine too. I also got myself one into New York. Everybody keeps talking about staying in touch, and I want to make sure we do." Quinn tells her.

"Thank you. Thank you. It's so sweet." Rachel muttered, hugging Quinn.

"Although I'm still not 100% sure that I'm for teen weddings, I'm really happy that you and Finn are together. You guys were meant to be." Quinn said.

"You know, it's weird, 'cause that's how I always felt about you and Puck." Rachel tells her.

"Ancient history." Quinn murmured.

"But you know what I mean. When you two were together, he was really at his best." Rachel said.

Later, Puck was over at Quinn's, and she helped him study, giving Ashleigh a break...

"Indian Ocean, show me." Quinn said.

"It's no use. My brain is like a Roach Motel; once the info checks in, it never checks out. I'm out of here." Puck says, standing up from the table, walking over to her bed, and grabbing his bag. "Don't worry, you still get your Brownie patch for trying to help a loser learn something."

"I'm not here for a patch. I'm here because I love you. You're my first." Quinn said.

"I kind of screwed up that experience, huh?" Puck asked, sitting down on her bed.

"No regrets." Said Quinn.

"Cool. I always felt kind of bad about it. Feel bad about a lot of things, but I was an ass for most of high school." Puck said.

"I really care about you, Puck. You know what? I know that after Beth was born, we weren't really close. When two people go through what we've been through, you're bonded for life." Quinn tells him.

"If you ever need me, you know where to find me... right here in Lima... repeating my senior year forever." Puck says.

"I would have never given my virginity to this guy. The Puck I fell in love with had swagger. And you know what questions Miss Duesenberry's gonna ask you, so you just need to get your confidence back." Quinn murmured.

"And how am I supposed to do that?" Puck asked.

"Like this." Quinn says.

Quinn leaned in to kiss him, and Puck turned his head away from her.

"No, no, wait. I'm not worth it. Save it for some Yale guy who deserves your help. Like I've told Ashleigh, I've told her to help Blaine instead." Puck tells her.

"There's nobody who deserves it more. You just have to remember the guy you were when we first met. Will you let me kiss you?" Asked Quinn.

"I guess it would be rude if I refused." Puck said.

"You know, Puckerman... you got this." Quinn tells him.

Quinn leaned in, kissing him.

The next morning, Puck walked down the hallway...

Puck's Voice-Over: "Funny thing about a kiss. If it comes at the right time from the right girl, it can be like magic. It can bring you back to life, like CPR, but with tongues. It can take away the doubt and the fear. It can change you, even if it's just back into what you always were: an all-original, grade-A badass."

Puck snatched the paper off the teachers' desk, sitting down.

Puck's Voice-Over: "Get ready, test. I'm about to make Puckerman your daddy."

Later, Sue was polishing her trophies, and Roz stood behind her...

"Well, you stink of chlorine, Roz Washington, which means one of two things: either you just returned from the peroxide factory where you spent the afternoon having your hair helmet revarnished, or you've given up trying to steal my Cheerios, and you're back in the pool where you belong." Sue tells her.

"I got to hand it to you, Sue. National championship for both the Glee Club and the Cheerios. That's quite an accomplishment for a pregnant woman who's ass is so old she went to high school with Moses." Said Roz.

"Well, Roz, if you came here to find out once and for all who the celebrity father of my unborn child is, I'm afraid you're going to have to wait for the graphic birth photos that grace the cover of the People Magazine exclusive that hits news-stands in September." Sue says.

"You and I are never gonna like each other, Sue Sylvester, but you and I have something in common. We both hate the fact that the school has an idiot for a principal. That's why I propose we join forces and take him down. Well, you think that over, Sue Sylvester, while you nurse your thousand-year-old vampire baby. You just be sure to bottle-feed it because that baby's gonna use those sharp-ass teeth to bite holes in those saggy old boobs." Roz says, walking out of her office.

Quinn walked in holding a box.

"Hey, Coach. It's my Cheerios uniform, dry-cleaned and pressed. You were kind enough to let me wear it again, and I figured it was only right to return it in case you wanted to pass it on. Maybe someone we both know... someone who was an amazing cheerleader. Ashleigh." Quinn tells her.

"You keep it. I'm retiring this uniform. Sit." Sue said, handing her the box back. "You know, when I first laid eyes on you, Q, I thought you reminded me of a young Sue Sylvester, but looking at this amazing woman sitting across from me right now, I realise I was wrong. You're nothing like me. You're better. Sure, I'm as smart as you are and every bit as pretty, but somehow you're slightly less evil. And I admire that. I admire you, Quinn Fabray. You're gonna go so far, kiddo. And I'm gonna have the best time watching you do it. And I'm gonna get to say, "Hey, I remember her from way back when." Way back when, she was getting Ryan Seacrest tattoos and lying about whom the father of her unborn child was."

Quinn sniffled quietly, standing up and hugging Sue.

"I'm gonna miss you." Quinn says.

"I don't see how that's possible, but thank you." Sue says, patting her back slightly and hearing her own voice breaking.

Later, Ashleigh was standing in the school hallway with Finn, Mercedes, Blaine, Rachel, Kurt, Mike, Puck, and Santana...

Quinn walked over to them.

"What's going on? Why is she pacing like a crazy lady?" Quinn asked, nodding her head at Ashleigh.

"Uh, we're waiting for Mrs. Duesenberry to finish grading his paper." Ashleigh says, chewing on her thumbnail and continuing to pace back and forth.

"Look, babe, you're making me nervous. Relax." Blaine tells her.

"If I don't pass, it's open season on all faculty tires!" Puck shouted.

Mrs. Duesenberry stepped out of the classroom, and Ashleigh rushed forward.

"Please let me check. I'm dying here!" Ashleigh shouted.

"Ugh. Fine!" Puck shouted.

Ashleigh snatched the paper out of her hand, walking away from them.

"Thank you." Said Blaine.

"Ashleigh, what does it say?" Asked Finn.

Ashleigh had her back to them, looking down at the paper, laughing softly.

"You're graduating, Puck!" Ashleigh shouted, spinning around and looking at them. "C-! It's Puckerman's A+! You're graduating!"

Ashleigh laughed, running over to him, hugging Puck tightly, and handing him the test.

"I'm so proud of you!" Ashleigh shouted, pulling away from him.

Ashleigh ran over, hugging Mrs. Duesenberry.

"Ooh." Mrs. Duesenberry said, hugging Ashleigh back.

The next day, the seniors walked down the corridor in their gowns and caps...

They were all standing in the auditorium...

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Once the song came to an end, Ashleigh had tears falling down her cheeks.

"Aw, babe..." Blaine says, pulling her towards him and hugging her tightly.

"Okay, it's hit me now." Ashleigh mumbled.

Ashleigh whistled loudly, clapping her hands and smiling at all her friends.

The next morning, Finn and Kurt placed their letters on the stool, seeing Rachel and Ashleigh walking in...

"I'm seriously having trouble breathing right now." Kurt says.

"Are you guys ready?" Asked Ashleigh.

"I kind of want to wait." Finn said.

"For how long?" Ashleigh and Kurt asked.

"Forever. Just a couple of more seconds, but this is the last moment before we know. After we open those envelopes, it's... it's gonna change our entire lives, no matter what's in them either way. I just kind of want another minute with you guys here like this." Said Finn.

"Who's first?" Kurt asked.

"I'll go first. I got a good feeling about it." Finn says, grabbing his envelope.

"Look, no matter what happens, I'm gonna be here for every single one of you." Ashleigh tells them.

Finn smiled, opening the envelope, and he unfolded the piece of paper. Ashleigh and Rachel walked over to stand by Kurt.

"I didn't get in." Finn tells them.

"What?" Ashleigh asked, closing her eyes and staring at Finn with her mouth open.

"It's okay." Rachel said.

"Please, somebody else open theirs. Come on." Finn says.

"I'll go next." Kurt says, reaching forward and grabbing his envelope. "I didn't get in. I didn't get in."

"Kurt, I'm so sorry." Ashleigh muttered, walking over and grabbing the letter, wrapping her arm around Kurt.

"Your turn, Rachel. Do you... do you want me to?" Ashleigh asked.

"If I got in... it'd be because of you. Please just do it." Said Rachel.

Ashleigh grabbed the envelope, walking a few feet away, looking down at the piece of paper.

"You got in." Ashleigh said, handing her the letter, smiling softly, and walking out of the choir room.

The next day, Rachel was at her locker, clearing it out...

Rachel's Voice-Over: "If on my first day at this school you'd ask me what I would have wished my life would have looked like on my last day, this would have been it. Marrying the quarterback. Show Choir National Champion. On my way to Broadway to study. Broadway. All my dreams have come true. But then, why am I so sad? I guess because, in real life, dreams are more complicated than they are in our imagination. Being there without Kurt would be like remaking Beaches without the Bette Midler character. I'm gonna work with Kurt and Finn on their applications."

Rachel walked over to Finn, kissing him softly.

Later, Santana was throwing stuff from her locker into the bin...

"Come on, you're gonna be late to your own graduation celebration."

"It's dinner with you and dad." Santana says.

Santana's mom takes out a red envelope with a bow on it, handing it to Santana.

"Your graduation present."

Later, Finn was in the car, and he beeped the horn...

"Hi." Rachel says.

"Hi." Finn said.

"Okay, you have my dress and my shoes, and I have my makeup and my epic love for you. Let's get married." Said Rachel.

"Okay." Finn tells her.

"My dads are still being kind of weird about the wedding, but on a happier note, I think Ashleigh's coming around. Are you sure we're going the right way?" Asked Rachel.

Finn pulled up outside a train station.

"We're here." Finn said.

"Are you joking? It's not funny. We're gonna be late." Rachel says.

"You're on the 4:25 to New York. Your dads gonna meet you there, and they're gonna... they're gonna help you look at dorms at the new school. You're gonna spend four years of your life there, and you've never set foot in the place, so..." Finn mumbled.

"I have all year to go and look at it." Rachel says.

"You're gonna go there in the fall. You're not deferring. We're not getting married." Finn said.

"You don't want to marry me?" Rachel asked.

"I want to marry you so badly, but I can't go through with it. Yeah, but the thought of you being stuck here for another year because of me makes me sick." Said Finn.

"Then come with me. Okay? We can get married in New York and live in a little shoebox apartment together. It'll be romantic." Rachel mumbled.

"Do you love me?" Finn asked.

"Of course I do." Rachel mumbled.

"Then tell me the truth, not just something you think I want to hear. Are you 100% sure you want to marry me?" Asked Finn.

"N... no... no one is 100% sure of anything."

"I am. I am that sure you're something special. This is just the beginning for you. Okay? You're going to accomplish great things. But to get there, you got to have these experiences of your own..." Finn said.

"Wait a minute. Wait a minute." Rachel muttered.

"Listen to me. You got to have these experiences on your own. I don't have to be there with you." Finn says.

"Wait a second. Are you breaking up with me?" Asked Rachel.

"I'm setting you free." Finn tells her.

"Oh, my God." Rachel murmured.

"D... do you know how hard this is for me? How many times have I cried about this?" Finn asked.

"No, I'm not going. I'm not going, not without you." Rachel mumbled.

"You don't have much choice, Rachel; I can't come with you." Finn says.

"Well, then I'll stay here! I'll go wherever it is you're going!" Rachel shouted.

"Fort Benning, Georgia? I... I need a chance to try and redeem my father, okay? I... I..." Finn said.

"Oh, my God! Oh, my God." Said Rachel.

Rachel started crying, covering her mouth with her hand.

"You're joining the Army? Are you insane? I can't believe that this is happening right now." Rachel tells him.

"It's also one of the places I knew you couldn't follow me. Look, you're... you're gonna get on that train. Okay? And you're gonna go to New York, and you're gonna be a star. Without me. That's how much I love you. You know what we're gonna do? Surrender. I know how hard that is for you because of how hard you hold on to stuff. But... but we're just gonna, we're gonna sit here, and we're just gonna let go. Okay, and... and let the universe do its thing. And if we're meant to be together, then we're gonna be together. W... whether it's in a little shoebox apartment in New York or on the other side of the world. Okay? Will you do that with me? Will you surrender?" Finn asked, staring at her.

Rachel closed her eyes, looking down.

"I love you so much." Rachel says.

"I love you." Finn said, leaning in and kissing her.

Rachel pulled back, putting her hand over her mouth.

Finn climbed out of the car, walking around.

Everyone was waiting for them, and Ashleigh had tears flowing down her cheeks, staring at Rachel.

"Blaine, you better look after her, you hear me? I'll come back and kick your ass if you hurt her." Rachel said, pointing her finger at her sister.

Blaine nodded, hugging Rachel.

"Come here." Ashleigh murmured, crying softly

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