AN: Ok so here is the start of a new journey. I haven't never written Glee so I hope I do it justice.
Please R & R. Reviews are like crack to me, I just can't get enough.
Well I hope you guys enjoy the story.
Disclaimer: I do not own Glee or any character, except for Josh.
Puck sat staring at Santana as she danced and sang. Damn did he love the way her body moved. His eyes shifted towards Mercedes. He didn't have a problem with girls who had curves, but she just wasn't Santana. He wasn't familiar with the song they were singing but from the chorus he assumed that it was titled 'River Deep Mountain High'. He had no idea what the song was about, just that Santana knew how to shake that ass of hers. He was too busy staring to even realize that they were done singing until Mr. Shue spoke,
"Great job girls. That was fantastic." Santana and Mercedes gave each other a high five before heading to their seats. Mr. Shue began talking, about what Puck wasn't sure. He was in his own little world trying to solve his duet problem. He got stuck with Artie. Artie was a cool dude, but he wanted to sing some smooth jazz song. Puck would much rather sing a rock song like ACDC or something. Puck stayed lost in his thoughts until Mr. Shue ended the practice. Puck made his way towards Mr. Shue.
"Uh, Mr. Shue." Puck wasn't sure why but he was nervous.
"Hey Puck, what's up?" Puck stood silent for a second before he finally spoke.
"I can't work with Artie. His taste in music sucks. I can't have him bringing me down." Puck stood frozen; he was worried Mr. Shue would tell him to suck it up.
"Well Artie mentioned that he didn't want to work with you as well. So I guess you can work with Josh and I'll work with Artie." Puck sighed. Josh was the new guy. He was about six foot tall, with dirty blonde hair. He was rather skinny, but could more than handle himself. He was openly gay but that didn't bother Puck, he had never hit on him. Hell he had never even hit on Kurt. Josh was pretty bad-ass from what Puck saw. He wasn't even remotely scared of Karofsky. This made Karofsky's job hard when it came to bullying him. Josh had also been living with Mr. Shue ever since his mom up and left him in the middle of the night. So in conclusion, this might be interesting to say the least.
Puck exited the choir room and began heading toward the exit. As he was walking he saw Josh posted up next to Kurt's locker. The new kid had become quick friends with the fashionista as well as Quinn and Mercedes. Puck approached Josh to inform him of the switch in partners.
"Hey dude what's up?" Puck asked blankly, not really caring for his honest answer.
"Not much dude." Josh replied in a sarcastic tone as he pushed his medium length hair out of his eyes. Puck rolled his eyes, this dude had attitude. Kurt chuckled from inside his locker. Puck glared at Kurt and the boy instantly stopped laughing.
"Well we're working together on the duet now." Josh looked at Puck like he was stupid. Puck was rather confused by the look.
"Mr. Shue already informed of the switch." Puck was confused on how he found out so fast. Josh pulled out his phone and looked to Puck, "What's your number?" Puck stood frozen and kind of scared as to why he wanted his number.
"Oh calm down Puckerman. It's not like I'm offering to give you head. I need your number so we can find a time to practice." Josh smirked as Kurt burst into laughter. Puck glared at both of them but it did no good. He sighed and gave Josh his number before exiting the building.
Kurt continued laughing as he finished putting away his books in his locker.
"I don't think I've ever seen Puck so scared in my life." Kurt said as he slammed the door shut. His statement wasn't completely true. Last year during all the baby drama he had seen a new side to Puck; they all had. A nicer more mature version, like Puck 2.0, but it didn't last very long.
"He's so full of himself. Don't get me wrong the man makes Brad Pitt look ugly, but he's still too conceited." Kurt smiled at Josh's statement. The smile didn't quite reach his eyes. He enjoyed Josh's company and he definitely thought of him as a friend. But Kurt had seen so many parallels between Josh and Puck. Both were rather bad-ass, but still had a heart. Josh was skinny but still someone no one wanted to mess with. Kurt wasn't sure if Josh's attitude was due to his horrible past or what. Kurt was lost in his thoughts and he didn't even realize that he had walked to his car. He was now standing next to Mercedes and Quinn.
"You okay?" Josh asked worry lines reaching his eyes. See he has a heart.
"What? Yeah fine, let's get our shop on."
They all climbed into Kurt's car and headed for the mall.
After walking around they finally found a store worth shopping in.
Kurt and Josh began searching through the racks on one side of the store while Mercedes and Quinn searched the other side. After about half an hour later Kurt had found the perfect outfit. White skinny leg Dolce jeans with a silk Armani shirt and to top it off a black Marc Jacobs sweater and a grey Armani scarf. Josh found a shirt he liked and they made their way to the counter. Josh was in front of Kurt and put the shirt on the counter.
"I'll pay for it." Kurt offered generously.
"No it's fine. I have some money. After my mom left they gave me the money back for the motel room. But thanks anyways." Kurt frowned. He hated hearing Josh talk about his mom. He really wanted to help him and pay for the shirt. Kurt stood lost in his thoughts. He was getting lost in them quite frequently as of late. He didn't snap out of it until Josh's phone rang. As Josh talked he grabbed his bag off of the counter and stepped aside. Kurt gently placed his clothes on the counter. As the clerk rung up his items Kurt turned around and scanned the store for Quinn and Mercedes. After a few seconds he found them standing by the entrance talking amongst themselves. The clerk told Kurt his total and he handed her his credit card. After she was done Kurt smiled and took his bag.
"Hey Kurt do you think you can run me home? Puck wants to work on our duet."
"Yeah I can." Kurt smiled and made his way up to Quinn and Mercedes.
"Thank you so much." Josh added as an afterthought.
Puck sat nervously on the couch next to Mr. Shue. It was so awkward being alone with him in his house. He looked to Mr. Shue who gave a fake smile. It seemed that he felt as awkward as Puck did. Puck was shaking his knee nervously; he just wished that Josh would hurry up. Then the door open and Puck jumped up, maybe a little too fast. Mr. Shue gave him a really awkward look as Puck smiled at his teacher.
"How was shopping?" Mr. Shue asked much like a father would.
"Good bought a new shirt." Josh turned his attention to Puck, "Shall we?" He motioned for Puck to follow him to his room. When they entered the room Josh motioned towards the bed,
"Make yourself comfortable." Puck walked over and sat on the bed. He looked around the room and noticed that Josh still hadn't unpacked. As far as he knew Josh was staying with Mr. Shue until he graduated. He'd been there for two weeks, so why was he still packed?
"Ok I've only been able to think of one song. Most duets are generally love song. I'm not opposed to it but I assumed you would be. Anyways I thought of 'What You Own' from Rent. What do you think?" Josh opened his laptop and sat it on the desk next to the bed.
"I've never seen Rent, or heard any songs from it. Musicals aren't my thing, a little too gay for my liking." Josh shot Puck a glare.
"Sorry man I didn't mean it like that. Anyways I tend to prefer song that I understand and can relate to." Puck leaned back on the bed. He noticed Josh giving him a weird look.
"What? I do have emotions you know." Josh still looked skeptical.
"Ok then, tell me one thing to prove it. Be honest. I'm not going to tell anybody, no matter how appealing black mailing you may be." Josh smiled at Puck. Puck wasn't sure if he could trust Josh, but he had to if he truly wanted to do a song he could relate to.
"I'm really upset. My dad up and left when I was seven. Tomorrow will be nine years since he left. This day every year is hard for me. I don't show it because that wouldn't make me manly. Also after giving up my daughter I feel like a horrible person and father. Like I failed her." Puck was kind of surprised by how much he just told Josh. Puck looked to the floor embarrassed. He didn't want to look at Josh right now.
"Being upset doesn't make you any less of a man. You sat here and told me and I think it makes you more of a man to show your emotions. Look at me, I put up some huge mask. I pretend like I'm perfectly fine, but I've cried myself to sleep every night since my mother left." Puck looked to Josh. He had tears in his eyes. Puck didn't want to see him cry. He had never been so open or exposed to another person. After his father left he had to be the man of the house. Since then he had never let a single person see that he had a heart, until now.
"I have an idea for a song. It kind of depicts how we both feel. It's not a duet but we can make it one." Josh did something on the computer and music began playing.
Puck closed his eyes as he listened to the song. It was a really good song, and he did kind of relate. Puck listened as Josh sang along to the song. When he closed his eyes he could see his dad. He watched as he left out the door while his mom wept and contentiously yelled for him to come back. At the time he didn't understand what was happening. He sat waiting all night at the top of the stairs for his dad to come home but he never did. As the song got closer to the end Puck snapped back to reality just to feel a tear slowly roll down his cheek.
AN: Ok that's it for chapter one. Please Review. I'll have the next chapter posted in a day or two.
