Chapter 2- I'll Stand by You (Artie's Point of View)

“If you wanna go and take a ride with me, three wheelin’ on the floor with the gold d’s oh why do I feel this way (hey! Must be the money!) If you wanna go and get high with me smoking L in the back of the Benz-y oh why do I feel this way (hey must be the money!) whoo!!” sang the entire Glee Club with Puck playing the guitar while Rachel’s making gooey eyes toward him. Did they get hung last night or something? Finn is playing the drums while looking at Rachel and Quinn’s making lovey dovey eyes at him. Life’s just too complicated. Even mine… Mr. Schu came walking in with an impressed grin in the middle of our impromptu jam session. “This week’s assignment…DUETS!” he grandly announced. “ And since the guys won the mash-up, they get to pick their partners. Let’s start with…” Mr. Schu’s sentence was cut short when Puck stood up and said “Mr. Schuester, I was hoping I could pick first” with eyes that would make you do anything if he asked to. TSS! I thought to myself. I’ve forgiven Puck for jamming me in a Port-o-potty but I’ve never forgotten what he did. I bet he’s just doing this to show off and probably pick Quinn. Reluctantly, Mr. Schu said “Sure Puck…go ahead.” A triumphant smile beamed on his face and yes, life is unfair. “I pick Rachel.” Maybe my theory before wasn’t so bad. Maybe Puck and Rachel DID get hung. Football jock and complete a**hole + obnoxious female lead= no,dude.just..no. I spoke up before anyone else did and said “I pick Tina.” And she looked at me wide eyed and kinda..red. I chuckled at her evident shyness and she smiled back. That must be a sign of reassurance that we’re not fighting anymore. “I pick Mercedes.” Out of the blue, Kurt just blurted it out. Weird pairing. Huh, I guess nothing is normal anymore. “Guess I’m stuck with Quinn”. I cant believe Finn used the word ‘stuck’ instead of ‘im paired up with Quinn’. Nothing much happened after that though except we went outside on the school grounds, Mr. Schuester got chased by a squirrel and ants came up Quinn’s back. After glee, it’s a good thing Tina stays behind in order to avoid other people. This was my chance to make things right again. “H-h-hey. H-h-how ya d-d-doin?” Ugh! I thought. I’m such a dork! But come to think about it, she is too. “Uh..i-i-im f-f-fine.” She said with a very distinct tone of unease. “Any ideas for the duet?” “Uhmm, before that, I’m really, really sorry for lying and…” I was kinda lost in thought as I stared at her rumbling on and on, its very cute. “Naw! Its okay. And oh yeah, I have something to tell you.” I signaled her to come closer and she did for only about an inch. I signaled her again and again until her face was only 5 inches away from mine. I decided to close the gap to kiss her for real this time. “Uh…you’re message came through clearly and I guess I’m gonna return the favor. Wanna go out tonight?” **END**