This takes place after Silly Love Songs. Implied Fuinn, Puckleberry, and Samtana.
I do not own Glee. Or Mattel, or much of anything, really.
***Aftermath****
"Wait...I'm confused..." Brittany's voice broke the silence, and her fellow Gleeks turned to look at her instead of Finn and Quinn just inside the doorway, holding hands. Finn was staring back at the room defiantly, while Quinn kept her head down and turned to the side.
Brittany continued, talking slowly while she tried to figure out what was going on. "Okay...so, last year, Quinn slept with Puck, even though she was dating Finn and he was dating Santana..."
Santana interrupted, muttering,"Thank you for remembering that, Britt, that part always seems to be left out."
Brittany nodded once at San with a smile before her face became puzzled again. "Right...so, Quinn cheated on Finn because she was upset that he was spending more time with Rachel...and then Quinn told Finn that he was going to be a daddy even though they had never had sex...And by the way, Finn, believing that was really dumb...OK, and so Finn thought he had like, super sperm and that he was going to be a dad, but he kept hanging out with Rachel, and he did something that made Rachel slap him in the middle of the hallway..."
Rachel spoke up from her seat in the front row. "Oh, that would be when Finn took me out bowling and made me believe that he was breaking off all romantic ties with Quinn because of his deep and abiding feelings for me. And we kissed. The next morning I found out Quinn was pregnant and he was just trying to get me to come back to Glee to make it more likely he could get a singing scholarship in order to take care of Quinn and the baby."
This was new information for everyone other than Finn, and they all glared at him. Even Quinn looked up long enough to glare at him before ducking her head down again. While Rachel Berry was probably never going to be their favorite person, even they knew she deserved better than that.
"Dude, and you think I treat chicks bad? I don't ever lead them on. All my sexipades partners knew it was just for fun and not to expect anything else." Everyone nodded in agreement at Puck's words.
"That's really harsh, man. Not cool." Artie's words seemed to sum up the room's thoughts on the matter, and Brittany smiled at him before she continued voicing her thoughts.
"Yeah, Rachel, I don't think the Cheerios ever did anything that mean to you...Okay...so Rachel slapped Finn in the hall for totally good reasons...umm..." She turned her head toward Santana. "Did I tell you that I think my cat has been letting other cats in to party when I'm not there? I saw this huge fur ball that wasn't the color of my cat...or maybe she's experimenting with fur dye..."
Santana smiled and patted her hand. "Britt, honey, focus."
Brittany smiled and nodded. "Right...okay, so...Finn found out that Quinn had slept with his best friend and was lying about him being the baby daddy...so he broke up with Quinn...and then he dated Rachel, but just for a couple of weeks and then he broke up with her to, like, be a rock star or something...and he went on a date with me and San...and he was pretty boring, I have lots more fun with San or Artie...ok, yeah, still more things to go through...ummm...thinking is just making me more confused..."
Artie rubbed her back encouragingly and Brittany nodded, her resolve restored. "Yeah, so Rachel dated Mr Shue's son and Finn was like a lost puppy and wanted her back...and then Mr Shue's son went away and Finn and Rachel started dating, and they acted all happy and stuff...Then the new school year starts and Finn and Rachel are still together, and they say they love each other...but Finn wants Rachel to change and says mean things to her and acts like he is saying nice things...and Rachel lets him and thinks he is right all the time...even though we all know he isn't very smart, what with the whole thinking he was the dad thing...and once I cheated off his test and I got a way worse grade than when I cheat off Becky...and then Quinn and Sam started dating, and they were all cute and stuff, and were going to move into their own Barbie Dream Home some day...I wonder if Skipper would have been the maid of honor...And then Rachel found out that Finn slept with Santana, and she was really sad that Finn had lied to her, and more than once...so she was all mad and wanted to feel happy so she kissed Puck, because kisses make people happy...And then Finn wanted to be a couple with Rachel again, and Rachel told Finn about the Puck kisses because she wanted to be honest, so then Finn broke up with Rachel for forever because he was so hurt by her cheating on him...
Finn shifted nervously from foot to foot, still holding on to Quinn's hand tightly. "Uh, Brittany, I don't think that-"
"Shut up Hudson, let Britt finish." Santana hissed before turning back to Brittany.
Brittany smiled gratefully before concentrating once again. "Okay, where was I? Oh yeah...Finn broke up with Rachel. And then Finn set up a kissing booth. And then Finn got mono. But none of the girls he kissed at the booth got mono. But Quinn got mono. And they were the only two people in the whole school to get mono. So they must have been kissing more than just at the booth. So, Quinn cheated on Sam, with Finn, who she cheated on with Puck...And so Sam and Quinn broke up, and Finn and Quinn look like they are dating again...But how can Finn forgive Quinn for lying to him about sex and having a baby that isn't his and making him act like the daddy when he wasn't for months, but Finn couldn't forgive Rachel for kissing and being honest about it almost right after it happened..."
Rachel stood up abruptly. "Congratulations, Brittany, you have given a very detailed summary of the situation. You have opened my eyes to the truth about Finn Hudson. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll be back momentarily. I fear I need to compose myself." She smoothed down her skirt before hurrying out of the room, pushing past Finn and Quinn in her haste to be alone.
Brittany frowned after Rachel. "Um...sorry?" She leaned closer to Artie and whispered,"What's a summery? I thought it was when we didn't have school?"
Artie smiled and gave her a quick kiss. "I'll explain later."
Puck stood up and stormed down the risers to Finn. "Okay, bro, we need to talk." He grabbed Finn's shoulder and pulled him into the hall. "Dude, let go of the blonde."
Finn sheepishly let go of Quinn's hand and watched as she made her way into the music room alone before turning back to Puck. "What, man?"
Puck glared up at him. "You really don't know? Dude, I really wanted to get our friendship back. I was trying really hard. You said that I couldn't be around Rachel anymore. I couldn't date her, I couldn't sing with her, hell, you glare if I look at her. And it really sucked, because we were kinda, like, I guess friends. I liked hanging with her. I knew that you guys were probably gonna get together again, but I was cool with being her friend, your friend, and watching you two get together again. But no, that wasn't good enough for you, I had to stay away from Berry completely. And I did it, because I wanted to be your friend again. But now, what the hell? You're back together with the ice bitch? But you still want me to keep away from Rachel. That shit is not Kosher, bro. You're, like, eating all the cake or something!"
Finn stared at him blankly. "Huh?"
"I believe what Noah meant is that you want to have your cake and eat it too." Rachel slowly walked around the corner, staring at the two young men with an odd look her her eyes. "I must state that I am quite surprised by what I accidently overheard. While at one time, it might have been heartening to know, Finn, that you were concerned about my friendship with Noah and how it might negatively impact our romance, that is no longer the case. How dare you try to hinder my friendship with our fellow Glee Clubbers? Even if we were still romantically involved, which you have assured me over and over again will not be rekindled, you have absolutely no right to interfere in such a way. Of all the high handed acts, this is just deplorable! I thought I was over you at the kissing booth, and seeing you sick with mono. Then I thought for sure I was over you when you walked in here hand and hand with Quinn. Brittany's surprisingly accurate run down of your actions left me even more upset that at my actions. The fact that I have continually begged you to take me back is appallingly disgusting. Now, after hearing what you said to Noah, there is no way we could ever be together again."
"And as for you!" Puck quickly wiped the smirk off his face as Rachel turned her rant in his direction. "While I can certainly understand your wish to make things right between you and your long time friend, there are limits! You hurt me quite badly with, well, I thought I had once again done something wrong and had lost your friendship through some well intended yet misinterpreted action on my part. To find out that you were just trying to placate Finn is both sweet and maddening!" Rachel stared at him for another moment, her eyes wavering between firey anger and melting warmth before she quickly shook her head and shoved past both boys, muttering to herself about the abtuseness of hormonal boys.
Puck watched her go in the music room, his eyebrow raised in approval as her skirt flounced high on her thigh. "Dude, if you think I'm staying away from that hot piece of Jew, you are wrong. You missed your last chance with Berry, and damn if I'm going to do the same. Good luck with the ice bitch, you're gonna need it. Or have you forgotten how hard it is to keep her happy?" Puck gave his former best friend another smirk before walking quickly back into the music room to sit next to Rachel, his arm on the back of her chair as the two exchanged smiles that were almost shy.
Santana sat next to Brittany with her arms crossed and a scowl on her face. Her revenge did not work the way she wanted it to, and that never happened. Brittany turned away from Artie to ask San about her cat but stopped when she saw her face. "Hey, Artie, we'll be right back. I think it's time for some girl talk." She grabbed Santana's hand and pulled her over to a corner where they could talk in private. "What's wrong San?"
Santana's scowl cleared up a little, but she continued to pout. "Things didn't work out the way I wanted them to...you know I hate it when that happens."
Brittany nodded understandingly. "What went wrong, San?"
"Well...I got Finn and RuPaul to break up, but then Finn was supposed to keep panting after me, since I'm the only one in this sorry bunch that would be willing to sleep with him. But then he started panting after the pretend virgin queen. So I gave them mono in revenge."
Brittany was staring at Santana, puzzled. "Why did you want to have Finn? You said he was lousy in bed even for a virgin."
Santana shrugged uncomfortably. "Well, yeah, he was. But you really like Artie and he makes you happy, so I thought maybe I'd be happier if I dated a nice guy for a change. I mean, the only guy I ever really dated before was Puck, and that was just because the sex was worth repeating. It sucked watching almost everyone being all couple-y and only being good for a quick fuck. I thought that I could convince Finn to date me, and I could train him to do all the things I like, since he really did suck a lot at sex. I know that I can be a bitch, and I like being a bitch, I'm not changing for Finn or any other douche. So, I guess that means I have to give up on ever dating a nice guy. "
Brittany leaned over to give Santana a hug. "Artie is really nice, and he makes me feel good and doesn't make fun of me like most people do. I like that. But, I don't know if being mean and tricking them is a good way to get a nice guy for yourself. Besides, with the summy thing Rachel said I did a good job on, Finn doesn't really seem like that nice of a guy anymore. But there is another nice guy that might be interested in you if you tell him he is." She nodded her head across the room. Santana looked and saw Sam looking at her before he quickly ducked his head.
***GLEE!****
Mr. Schuester finally walked into the room to start Glee. "All right guys! I know that we need to start focusing on regionals, but I think it would be great if anyone had a song they wanted to share. He looked around the room expectantly, and then slightly puzzled at the shifts in the seating arrangements. Why were Quinn and Finn sitting on the right side close to the door, and Sam was in the back...Puck up front next to Rachel?
Sam abruptly stood up and stalked over to Quinn. She looked up at him with big eyes are Sam bent over and took her hand in both of his. "Quinn..." He slid his ring off of her finger and quickly stood up and walked down by Mr Shuester without a single glance back at Quinn. "I have a song."
Mr. Shue frowned but quickly smiled at Sam. "Sure, you go right ahead, Sam."
Sam got his guitar and quickly shoved the ring into his pocket. "I had a feeling I was going to need this song, so I've been practicing since they left with mono."
Who wants to bu-u-uy this diamond ri-i-i-ing?
She took it off her finger, now it doesn't mean a thi-i-i-ng
This diamond ring doesn't shine for me anymore
And this diamond ring doesn't mean what it meant before
So if you've got someone whose love is tru-u-ue
Let it shine for yo-ou-ou
This stone is genuine like love should be-e-e-e
And if your baby's truer than my baby was to me-e-e-e
This diamond ring can mean something beautiful
And this diamond ring can mean dreams that are coming true
And then your heart won't have to break like mine did
If there's love behind it
This diamond ring can mean something beautiful
And this diamond ring can mean dreams that are coming true
And then your heart won't have to break like mine did
If there's love behind it
This diamond ring doesn't shine for me anymore
And this diamond ring doesn't mean what it meant before
So if you've got someone whose love is tru-u-ue
Let it shine for yo-ou-ou
Quinn managed to stay in her seat for the entire song and when Sam glared at her on his way back to his seat. She knew that it would not be easy to be around Sam at Glee, but she had hoped he wouldn't make her feel even worse by singing some song about how she cheated on him. So much for that hope. She clutched Finn's hand even harder until he looked at her with his endearingly dopey smile. She managed to smile back, even though she really wanted to leave Glee early, so it could just be the two of them like it was while they were out sick with mono.
Puck leaned closer to Rachel and whispered, "Hey, Berry, wanna hang out or something after Schue lets us outta here?"
Rachel sighed before whispering back, "Noah, now is not a good time to talk. Not only is Mr. Schuester still talking, we are at the front of the room, which makes it very difficult for him to miss the fact that we are in the midst of our own discussion instead of paying attention to him."
Puck smirked and replied, "You know, if you had just said yes or no, we could stop ad pay attention to the Shue."
"Oh, very well, then, yes, I would be delighted to spend some time with you, Noah."
Mr. Schue finally let them all go with the instructions of finding a "happy" song that they thought would work for regionals. Quinn pulled Finn out the door quickly before the attacks could start again. Puck and Rachel were the next to leave. As they left the room, the rest of the Gleeks could hear, "But, Noah, why not? Don't Worry, Be Happy is all about happiness!"
"I don't care, Berry, I'm not singing that lame ass sing!"
Brittany smiled and stood up, pulling Santana up with her. "Come on San, let's go this way!" She pulled Santana over to where Sam was sitting, and gave her a little push forward. "You two should talk now!" Brittany happily skipped back down to sit in Artie's lap. "Okay, I'm ready for my lap ride!"
Artie smiled and shook his head as he wheeled them out of the room. "Britt, you are amazing."
"Thanks! Oh yeah, so, what's a summy?"