A/N: If you're reading this, you have found Ready to Take a Chance Again, the third entry into The Sory-Ram Trilogy; if you haven't read Putting It Together and/or If We Hold On Together, turn back now and read those first.

A few months have passed since Sam released himself of Rory, who had fallen for Sebastian. Regionals were approaching fast and everyone in Glee club was on edge, especially Rachel, who snapped at every person who tried to reason with her for a solo. That was one of the few things that set her off recently, the other was the fact that whenever she so much as looked at Rory, she would go off about dating the enemy, which everyone felt was rather insane, considering her past with Jesse St. James. Rory was typically silent during these rants, but during one particular Glee club, he finally cracked.

"You know what, Rachel? Why is it your business that I'm dating Sebastian? He hasn't asked me a thing about New Directions and I'm not planning on telling him anything. Keep your opinions to yourself, why don't you?" Rory retorted before storming out of the room. Everyone stared at the door in shocked silence.

"Well, Rachel, I hope you're proud of yourself," Kurt said before leaving the room with Blaine and Sam in tow.

"Rory, are you okay?" Sam asked, knocking on a stall door in the boys' bathroom; he had quickly learned that Rory was hole himself up in this particular stall whenever he was upset.

"Y-yeah, I'm f-fine," he said; he still sounded like he was crying.

"Open the door and we'll talk, okay, buddy?" Sam coaxed. Rory gave a loud sniff and unlatched the door. Sam saw something that he thought he'd never have to see: a knife and Rory's left wrist bleeding. "What the hell is going on?" Sam demanded, snatching the knife away from Rory.

"He…he c-c-cheated on m-me, Sam," Rory managed to say before breaking down again. "I-I found h-h-him with s-someone e-else last n-night."

"Oh, buddy, I am so sorry," Sam said, bending down next to Rory. Kurt and Blaine ran in at that moment, saw Rory, and took a step backwards.

"Oh my God," Blaine whispered. "Kurt, get a lot of towels, now!" Kurt hurried over to the paper towel dispenser and pulled the whole thing out as Sam uncovered Rory's wrist. "What happened, Rory?"

"He found that son of a bitch in bed with some other guy," Sam explained. "Least now I have a good reason to kick the crap out of him." Rory's phone rang at that moment with Lady Gaga's "Speechless".

"It's Sebastian, let me answer it," Rory said softly. "Hello?" he asked, turning on speakerphone.

"Rory, baby, I am so sorry about last night. I know you probably hate me right now and I don't blame you. Let me just see you tonight, please?" Sebastian sounded desperate. Sam opened his mouth to say something, but Rory covered his mouth.

"I don't know; you didn't seem all that sorry last night. I remember you telling me to 'get the fuck out of here' when I asked what was going on," Rory replied, still sniffling.

"And I didn't mean a word of it. You just caught me off guard, baby. Please let me make it up to you," Sebastian pleaded. Sam snorted derisively and Rory pushed him away, hoping Sebastian didn't hear it. He did. "What the hell is going on? Is Sam there with you?" he demanded.

"Great job, Sebastian, you figured me out," Sam mocked. Rory shot him a dirty look. "You'd better watch your back, dude. You hurt Rory, I hurt you. I'm going to disfigure that smirky little meerkat face of yours." Kurt and Blaine started to snicker.

"Who else is there?" Sebastian said, his voice rising considerably. "Is your whole Glee club listening to this?"

"It's just Kurt and Blaine, calm down," Sam said.

"I remember the day I said that to you," Kurt remarked. "It was that I didn't like that, the way you talked to Blaine, and your obnoxious CW hair." Blaine and Sam snorted with laughter at this.

"Oh, you're all gonna get it for this," Sebastian threatened.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, keep it up with the threats. Like they're getting you anywhere," Sam said. "Did you know I found the reformatory where you broke out? Yeah, and I have their number on speed dial, saved for the day you screw up and I can finally send you away."

"Sam! You said you wouldn't interfere in this," Rory interrupted.

"I didn't. I knew he would mess up at some point and hurt you, so I came prepared for the day," Sam explained with a shrug.

"I'm coming for the lot of you," Sebastian snarled. "I'm going to kill you this time, Sam Evans."

"Okay, whatever, dude. If you even come within ten feet of me or Rory, I make the call," Sam said.

"Sebastian! Come back to bed!" a voice whined on the other line.

"You're still with him?" Rory asked, sounding really upset.

"He wouldn't leave until I gave him a…," Sebastian started to say, but Sam cut him off.

"Good thing we didn't come over. I just might've strangled you to death on the spot," Sam said pleasantly. "Goodbye, Sebastian." He hung up. "So how do you feel now that he called you? Didn't I warn you that he would do this?" Sam asked Rory, who was tearing up again. Rory nodded and wiped his eyes.

"I was such an idiot for believing he could change," Rory mumbled. Sam bent down and kissed Rory on the forehead.

"Come on, we're going home," Sam said, offering his hand to Rory. Rory took it and left the bathroom with Sam. "You guys wanna come?" Sam looked back at Kurt and Blaine. They looked at each other and shrugged indifferently, and then followed Sam and Rory.