A/N: Hey guys. So I've had this story written for a while now. I just decided to post it because why am I holding on to it. This is my first fic using this pairing so let me know if I'm doing it any justice. I'm only going to put up this first chapter to test the waters. If you guys like it, I'll post more.

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DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own: Glee, it's characters, Grilled Cheesus, places, songs you recognize, anything else that can be found in the real world or This is Me by Demi Lovato (Mitchie Torres).

TIP - BOLDED WORDS ARE SONG LYRICS

"Damn it!" Noah Puckerman yelled in the Hudson-Hummel garage as he slammed his cell phone back in his pocket.

"What?" Finn Hudson asked tightening the cymbal on his drum set.

"Katie's moving." Puck growled.

"What? When?" Finn said standing up. "We need her."

"Dude I know. Something about her dad got transferred and they are moving today!" Puck said plopping down on a stool.

"What the hell are we going to do?" Mike Chang asked slinging his bass on his back.

"I don't know, but Finn is going to fix it." Puck said pointing at the tall boy.

"What? Me? Why?" Finn asked defensively.

"You're the one that wanted that chick in the band. So YOU have to find a replacement." Puck said.

"Yeah man. Katie had some pipes but she was a total bitch." Mike said agreeing with Puck.

"Yeah, but you had to have her. So we caved." Puck said.

"If I did such a bad job last time, why would you let me choose again?" Finn asked.

"Because it's your fault we had to put up with her in the first place so it's only fair that you have to go out looking for another hot chick to fill her place." Puck said with a smile. "Plus Mike and I have better things to do than listen to a bunch of chick screeching our songs."

"Yeah, like our girlfriends." Mike teased, giving Puck a high five. Finn rolled his eyes and threw his drums sticks at his bandmates.

Mercedes Jones danced around her best friend Kurt Hummel's bedroom to the sounds of Whitney Houston.

"Miss Jones, I would like to congratulate you on having the best voice at McKinley High!" Kurt said as he swished her around the room.

"It's not a big deal, Kurt." she said with a big smile. Except it was a big deal. She had just won the McKinley High Gold Star Award for an Exceptional Musical Performance. The finals had come down to her and Rachel Berry, like it always did, but this year Mercedes pulled out all the stops. She preformed Somewhere Over the Rainbow and she blew the judges away. When Mr. Schuester handed her the trophy, Rachel had hugged her with tears in her eyes but Mercedes wondered if it was because the shorter girl couldn't use gold stars as a signature anymore.

"You beat out Rachel Berry." Kurt said. "She's won twice. It was about time you put her in her place."

"It wasn't about winning for me." she said as they flopped down on the bed. "I just wanted the chance to perform."

"Well, my stupid brother, once again missed your vocal stylings." he said rolling his eyes. "His stupid band was setting up during your performance."

"Kurt, Finn is really talented." Mercedes said. "And I like his band."

"It's called, Grilled Cheesus." Kurt said shaking his head. "It's ridiculous."

"Maybe but it's catchy." she said with a smile. Kurt rolled his eyes and started singing along with I'm Every Woman. Mercedes really did like Finn's band. They had an original sound and she really admired their lead singer Katie even though she was kind of a bitch.

Mercedes and Kurt spent the afternoon watching TV and doing homework. When it got late Mercedes headed home and told Kurt to give Grilled Cheesus a chance.

The next day at school, Mercedes was shocked when Finn's voice began to boom over the loud speaker.

"Hey guys." he said happily. "I'm Finn Hudson from Grilled Cheesus and I just wanted to let all of you know that we'll be holding auditions for a new lead singer all week in the auditorium." Mercedes wanted to scream. She always dreamed of being a front-woman and being in Grilled Cheesus could be her stepping stone.

"Can you believe him?" Kurt whispered to her harshly.

"What?" Mercedes asked.

"Can you believe that he is announcing auditions for his stupid band on the announcements?"

"Well I guess they're desperate."

"Maybe but chances are no one shows up but Rachel and those weird goth girls who smell like potting soil." Kurt said matter-of-factly.

"Yeah. You're probably right." Mercedes muttered. She wanted to audition but she didn't want to upset Kurt. For whatever reason, he hated Grilled Cheesus and anything remotely related to it.

"So do you think its a mani-pedi kind of day?" Kurt asked as the rest of the announcements droned on.

"Actually, I have to stay after school today." she said. "Mr. Schue wants to talk to me about signing up to be a Spanish tutor."

"Oh. Well, I can wait if you want." Kurt said.

"No, I don't know how long it's gonna run. I'll just call you later." Kurt nodded his head. Mercedes hadn't lied to him, she did have a meeting with Mr. Schuester about being a tutor but she also didn't want him to know that she didn't want to be around him right now. Being in Grilled Cheesus could be fun but because he was so touchy about it she would never get to experience being the front-woman.

After her meeting with Mr. Schue, Mercedes headed to the choir room. The doors were open and the only light on was the emergency light so she walked in and took a seat at the piano.

She ran her fingers across the smooth keys and pressed them gently. Mercedes spent a lot of her free time writing songs. Songs she never shared with Kurt. Not because he wouldn't appreciate them and her hard work but because they were just way, way to personal.

"This is real, this is me." she sang softly. "I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be now. Gonna let the light...shine on me." she crooned along with the gentle piano music. "Now I've found, who I am. There's no way to hold it in. No more hiding who I wanna be." her eyes closed and she took a deep breath before she played the last few notes and sang, "This is me." She was startled when she heard clapping from behind her.

"You're really good." a voice said. She spun around on the bench and walking toward her was Finn.

"Um, thanks." she said blushing slightly. "What are you doing here? I thought you had auditions."

"Yeah I do. I was on my way to the auditorium but I heard you singing." he said with a smile. "Are you going to try out?"

"No." she said shaking her head.

"Oh. That's too bad." he said walking back toward the door. "Well, see ya."

"Bye." she said with a small smile. Her heart was pounding. Finn thought she was good and he wanted to her to audition but her friendship with Kurt came first. She closed the lid on the piano and decided to just go home.