It had been a long and grueling month for everyone, what with sectionals and the musical and school and practice and everything; so, when the long Columbus Day weekend rolled around and Rachel suggested meeting to go over lines, it was not surprising that everyone had their excuses lined up.
Kurt, while supportive of his boyfriend, refused to let another weekend go by without a little alone time for Klaine. It had almost come to a cat fight when Rachel suggested that Blaine and her practice at her house that weekend. Blaine, who after the whole Berry Party Fiasco had no desire to practice alone with Rachel for an extended period of time, tactfully stayed out of the argument.
The football players, despite desperately needing the practice laughed in her face, though arguably, she probably wasn't counting on them anyway. That left Mike. And to be honest, he had already planned out the whole weekend as a surprise for Tina.
She had been complaining recently that they never had enough time together, so he had made a point to move all other plans and clear his schedule just to spend with her. They were going to start with Breadstix and then have a twilight movie marathon. Then on Saturday, he was going to take her to Columbus for the day and then the ballet that night- one of his dance teachers was in this season's production of Swan Lake and managed to score him tickets. Then he planned on just staying in and cuddling her the rest of the weekend since his parents would be visiting his aunt and uncle. And really, with rain on the forecast, why would you want to do anything other than cuddle?
All of this would have been Mike's ideal weekend. If, on Thursday after practice he hadn't walked into the choir room to find Finn on top of Tina on top of the Piano. If, that jerk of a Frankenteen could keep his hands to himself. If, his harlot of an ex wasn't so cool about the whole thing- "Come on Mike it was just a Kiss!"
Mike Chang would have had a perfect weekend with his perfect girlfriend if she hadn't ripped his heart out and fed it to wild wildebeests. As it was, it was now Friday after school, Fintina, was all the gossip that filled the halls and all Mike could do was wallow in self depreciating despair while listening to Artie's half hearted attempts to make him feel better- "You really should have seen this coming, given her record..", and Puck's reassurances that he still 'had game' and if he so wished, could have any girl in school.
This was how Mike Chang found himself after WSS practice being pulled by the hand toward Rachel Berry's little red Ford Focus, and driven to the Berry residence and ushered inside, past the Daddies Berry and upstairs to the tiny diva's room. In retrospect, Mike would realize that it was Puck who told Rachel that Mike needed comforting and not Rachel's esp that prompted her to just take charge of his person. Before he knew what was happening, he was sipping a hot mug of tea and listening to her jabber on and on about Patti LuPone and Barbara, obviously trying to fill the air with noise.
What Mike didn't understand, was how composed Rachel was being, wasn't she dating Finn? He wasn't sure what was going on, but taking the chance to avoid a potential break down on Rachel's part, decided not to ask. If he was being honest with himself, he would admit that it was nice being taken care of. He spent most of his relationship with Tina being the strong protective one and not once was she ever there when he needed her. But Rachel, who was crazy and disliked and bullied and ambitious and beautiful and whose only real crime could be that she cares too much about absolutely everything, was here, taking care of him and not forcing him to practice, or dance or sing or even talk, and it was all just so much to take that all Mike could do was sit there and take it all in.
They stayed in her room, Rachel jabbering and flitting about, doing nothing while Mike sat on the bed deep in thought and drinking his tea, until her dads came up with a chinese take out menu and made them order and then invited Mike to stay the night-in the guest room of course, but he vaguely remembers Santana mentioning something about the Daddies Berry being the best at mending broken hearts-so he accepts and calls his parents and him and Rachel goof around online until their dinner arrives.
Somewhere between the dim sum- he had no idea that vegans could eat dim sum, or even that Rachel enjoyed it- and snuggling down on the couch to watch the Lion King, Mike Chang realized two things: one, that Rachel Berry was a great friend and two: she was absolutely beautiful. He had danced with her in Glee for two years and it must have been simply that he never really paid attention to her before, because when she curled into his side to watch the movie, he suddenly became aware of her small frame and perfect curves and how perfectly she fit in his arms.
I disclaim. Obviously I don't own Glee, because if I did Mike Chang would be the male lead!
This is just something I came up with trying to brainstorm for another project. I am not sure if it is complete the way it is, or if it could be continued. I would really like feed back regardless. Please though, no flames for the slight Tina bashing, I love Tina and Finn and all of the charcters, but for the purposes of this story they had to both be evil.
Thanks!
Lexi