Artie Abrams has just moved to Lima, Ohio from Cleveland because of the excessive taunting that the fellow students implemented about his wheelchair. Now he and his mother were touring William McKinley High as he was entering the 8th grade and would be going here the following year. His mother was overprotective of him and wanted to make sure he made the right choice of where to move, so she had to inspect the middle and high school with a fine tooth comb.

Santana Lopez had just exited Sue Sylvester's office, after being assured that although she was a freshman it was her time to shine and she was in line for the head Cheerio spot, when she saw a cute boy in a wheelchair near Principal Figgins. She had to find out everything she could about him as dating a cripple could get her sympathy from her fellow students when they found out. She watched and waited until he and the woman left before she darted to Figgins.

"Hello sir."

"What do you want Lopez?"

"I was just wondering who that young man was you were just talking to?"

"No Santana, you need to leave him alone. He has been through enough already without you taking advantage of the poor boy."

"I would never do such a thing. I just figured as the next head Cheerio I could give him a tour of our fine establishment."

"Well it doesn't matter as he is only in 8th grade, so you will not be seeing him this year."

Without Figgins walks away and leaves Santana with a mischievous look on her face.

Oh she would definitely be seeing him this year.

August 20th, 2008

Artie could already feel everybody staring as he wheels himself into the building. His first few classes of the day were filled with the same stares of pity and disgust that he was used to.

But after third quarter he feels somebody grab his chair and push him to his locker. He doesn't know who it is, but he knows it couldn't be good as everybody were now cowering their heads in fear.

When they finally reach his locker the mystery person reveals themselves as a very beautiful Latina in a cheerleading outfit from William McKinley.

"As I appreciate the help to my locker, why are you at the middle school as you are clearly a high schooler?"

"I heard through the grapevine that there was a new student that some kids were going to give crap and as the head cheerleader at William McKinley it is my job to keep all the lower tier students in check. So I made a special trip down here to solve the problem."

"Well problem solved. Now I have to go to my next class. Thanks for the help."

As Artie starts to wheel off the Latina stops him.

"So I help you and you don't even tell me your name?"

"My name is Arthur Abrams, but my friends call me Artie. That is if I had friends."

"Well Artie you have one now. My name is Santana Lopez and I am your first friend. And here is my number call me sometime."

Santana walked away leaving Artie with a dumbstruck look on his face. Why would she want to be friends with him a lowly crippled middle schooler?

Well whatever the reason, this could be the start of a very good year of school.