MIKES POV
"Excited for school?" Tina asked while adding some red lipstick on her lips.
"Yeah", I said absent while looking in a magazine. I found it on her floor and it were just gossip about celebrities, I couldn't imagine people like to read about this, but I guess many did.
"Yeah?" Tina repeated and looked at me. "That doesn't sound very exciting."
I sighed. "Matt isn't going to be there anymore, which means that my best friend is gone."
"What do you mean by that he's not going to be there anymore?"
"His mom got some job in California so they moved there in July, it sucks. He's my best friend."
"Aren't you friends with Finn or Puckerman?"
"Yeah, but Matt was my best mate you know", I said. Tina nodded to show that she understood. "But now I got you", I said and walked towards her. Putting my hand on her hip. I looked at us in the mirror. Last year I never thought this would've happen, but it did.
"Mike, no", Tina said and slapped my hand lightly. "None of this until I've broken up with Artie, alright?"
"Why can't you just do it?" I sighed and threw myself back in the bed.
"I can´t do it over phone, that's mean."
"Well you've spend some time with him this summer, and you didn't break up."
"But I would break his heart."
"And breaking up with him in school doesn't?"
"Don't", Tina said and threw a pillow at me. I knew that I needed to be more sensitive about this. But I couldn't wait to kiss Tina again. We'd only done it once, at Asian camp when she surprised me with a make out session. It was magical, but then she was so guilty about doing that to Artie, I understood her. And she refuses to do anything romantic with me as long as she's with Artie. So we´ve had been friends for about a month. We hung out a lot, and it was fun, but every time I came too close she told me to back off, since she didn't want to feel even guiltier. I'd been longing for the day she would finally break up with Artie, and the day was finally here.
"I'm sorry", I apologized. "I understand that it's hard to break up. I shouldn't push you like this."
"Thank you", she said and smiled. She dropped her lipstick and curled up to bed right next to me. I laid my hand around her waist and she didn't slap it. "This is going to be a good year."
TINAS POV.
"You can do this Tee", Mike said while squeezing my hand lightly.
"No nicknames", I called. "Yet." He chuckled. "I'll do it in the cafeteria, which means I don't have to make eye contact…" I said. "I don't think I can do this!" I said desperately and looked at Mike kind brown eyes.
"Yes you can. You can do anything baby." I gave him a warning look but he just smiled.
XxXxX
"Artie", I said as I saw him in the cafeteria.
"Hey Tina!" He greeted and showed me his happy goofy smile. He was a really good boyfriend, he was. But I couldn't feel the warm bubbly feeling I used to get when I looked at him. I didn't have feelings for him anymore. Come on Tina, just say it. I believe in you, Mike voice called in my head. "Are you okay?" Artie asked.
"Artie", I began. "I think we should break up…"
He looked at me with a shocked face, which quickly changed to a heartbroken face. "You're breaking up with me?"
And then I just belted it out. I left him heartbroken, I know, especially by telling him that I've met a new guy. But change was good, I knew it, he knew it. And soon he would be over me.
I saw Mike in the hallway. "Mike!" I shouted and he turned his head towards me. I ran over to him. "I did it", I said and smiled. "I broke up with him." Mike smiled widely, the widest I´ve ever seen him smile actually. He leaned over to kiss me. "No, not now!" I said. He looked at me with a confused face. "I don't want to rub it in Arties face; we should lie low in school for the moment."
"Whatever you say babe." And just in that moment Jacob Ben Israel, aka the schools gossip guy, walked up towards us.
"I've heard that you two are dating." He asked. Both I and Mike started to walk away from him, but I did want to say something to JBI.
"Because both of us are Asian?" I asked. "That's racist."
"Totally racist", Mike agreed and JBI left us alone. When we thought the camera was of us Mike grabbed my hand, I let him. But I saw Artie wheel next to us, and I could see his heartbroken face. It felt bad to break up with him, but I knew it was for the best.
MIKES POV
I and Tina walked home from school and I felt luckier than ever. We held hands and Tina talked about some musical she was dying to see. I wasn't a lot for musicals, but she could talk about sheep's diet circle and I would still find it interesting.
"This is weird", she revealed after a while.
"What?"
"I don't say that I don't like it" she said which made me smile. "But you know, I'm not used to walking hand in hands with you. Last year dating a football player would be the thing I would never do before graduating, but it's only sophomore year and I've already accomplished that."
"Was that a lifelong dream of yours?" I scoffed.
"No, last year I wanted to be with Artie for my entire life, but I've always been thinking about how it would be to date a jock."
"Well know you now", I said and kissed her hand.
"And it feels weird, but I like when it's weird."
"Then you will love me."
As fast as we stepped into her house we walked towards her room. I laid down on my bed that I've been laying in so many times, but never as her boyfriend. She sat down next to me and leaned over to me. Our lips touched and started dancing in a perfect symphony. Without breaking the kiss, she laid down next to me. My hands started going all over her body. It was the perfect first kiss. Well, actually it was our second. But it was our first as boyfriend and girlfriend. And it felt amazing.
XxXxX
"Are you kidding me?" I asked Tina. "That's terrible!"
"I know, we have to tell Mr. Shue."
"Why would she do that?"
"It's Rachel we're talking about; she would never let anyone steel her spotlight", Tina hissed angrily.
"She can sing, but she's damn annoying."
"You don't say?" Tina said sarcastically and smiled at me. We were at my locker and talked about Sunshine Corazon, the girl who Rachel send to a crack district. "We need to find Mr. Shue." I nodded and grabbed her hand.
"Let's go!" We found him pretty fast; he seemed to be in a fight with Coach Sylvester. I thought they were on good terms since Sue made Principal Figgins keep the Glee club. But Coach Sylvester's temperament changed a lot.
"Mr. Shuester, we need to talk to you." Tina said to him. He turned around. We explained on the way towards the choir room, where we found Rachel talking to Brad about some song. Mr. Shuester was boiling with rage, and Rachel actually looked hurt, but she earned it.
TINAS POV.
That Sunshine girl was really talented, almost even more talented than Rachel, which I thought were impossible. And it really wasn't a confidence boost. During her number all I could think about was two things; how she would make us win nationals and how I never was going to be as good as her. And just like Mike had read my thoughts he kissed me on the cheek and gave me a warm smile. I was really a bitch to him last year, and sure, he didn't care about that I had a boyfriend, which was a little rude, but still, I could've been much nicer too him last year.
And at the end of that day, we danced in the choir room. He lifted me up and spun me around. He looked so lucky, like he'd just won the lottery, and when I told him, he told me that he'd just won.
