"You guys I'm starting to worry about Cedes." Tina Cohen-Chang sat in the McKinley high cafeteria with her friends Santana Lopez and Kurt Hummel only half way listening to their whether Kurt's sparkly gold pants suit was appropriate to wear to home coming. When Mercedes Jones walked in and instead of sitting with them as she usually did she walked past and sat at an abandoned table in the back.
"What about Wheezy now?" Santana asked while munching on a bag of Frito chips that she had to sneak in because Sue wouldn't let her Cheerios eat anything other than predigested food to stay in shape.
"I said I'm worried about her something's wrong"
"Yes I have noticed how withdrawn she's become. It's even bad enough to the point where she stopped wearing animal print which is mind boggling to me." Kurt looked on as his bestie pushed her beloved tots around on her lunch tray.
"I think she just needs some 'D'. Like seriously if Wheezy just got it in with the right guy it'd be all smiles up in this piece, just sayin." Santana leaned over to look at the sad expression on the girl in question's face.
"Well we all know Cedes isn't the type to randomly hook up with someone. And I don't think she's dating any one." Tina quipped
The Cheerio stopped eating her chips and began to think "Nope Wheezy's getting it in with somebody because even when Trouty left this summer she was only all depressed and shit for like what a week or two. But on the day of Berry's Back to School Bash she was just a smiling."
"Do you think it's anyone we know?" Tina asked genially curious now.
"Well it's not Finn on account of he and Rachel are back together and from the loud and very off key screeching that was coming from his room whenever my dad and Carol aren't home, I'd say they are VERY happy." Kurt frowned like he smelt something awful.
"I'm with Mike and Cedes would never do anything like that to me anyway."
"Stubbles McCripplepants is out I think she only sees him as her 'Soul-brother' or something so that just leaves…"
All three teens turned wide eyed to one another and shouted,
"PUCK!"
"Hell to the yes Aretha better gets her some! If anyone can wipe Guppy from her memory and at the same time have her hitting those untouchable high notes it's the Puckzilla" The Cheerio shouted while doing a little happy dance in her seat.
"I agree with Satan" Kurt held up his hand when he saw Tina was about to object "If it makes my Mercy-Me happy and she did look happy at that party then I'm all for it"
"I don't know Puck does have sort of a reputation for being…" Tina trailed trying to find the right word
"ManWhore" Kurt supplied
"Yes, but hey I might be wrong and he could treat her like the queen she is and I do want her to be happy too."
"OK so now that we're all on team Puckcedes let's figure out what's going on with our Diva."
"I say we just ask, I mean she is our friend so it shouldn't be weird that we want to know."
"Lil Chang-Chang is right. But maybe you two should go and talk to Aretha since you're good with your feelings and shit and I'll go talk to Puck."
All three stood and Tina checked the time on her phone "OK lunch just started so we have about an hour to get this done. We'll meet back in Glee and share what we found out, then go from there."
And with that they set off two towards the depressed Diva and the other towards the only place you would find Puck during lunch. The school's back parking lot.
"Hey Cedes" Tina and Kurt said in unison as they both took seats facing Mercedes.
"Hey guys, what's up" The ebony Diva looked up from her plate with a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes.
Kurt eyed Tina knowingly before beginning in a cautious tone.
"Well we've noticed some changes in you lately, you just seem a bit…" he looked at Tina for help.
"What Kurt is trying to say is that you look sort of down. You even traded in your purple leather jacket and cheetah prints skirt for these baggy jeans and sweat shirt, we're concerned
"And mortified. Ouch!" Kurt jumped in but stopped when Tina kicked him hard in the shin under the table.
"Well maybe I just needed a change. Christ can everyone in that freaking club change besides me!?"
"Mercedes Patrice Jones" Kurt's tone was chilling as he spoke "Now there is absolutely no reason to go there with us. Remember we" he gestured between himself and Tina "are your friends, all we wanted to do was check up on you."
"Look Cedes we all know something or someone is bothering you so instead of snapping at us why don't you try talking to us so we can try and help." Tina calmly places her hand over Mercedes and just like that the dam broke and silent tears started falling down the darker girls cheeks.
Kurt was damned if he was going to let these Neanderthals see is bestie cry so he began gathering Mercedes and his things while handing Tina her bag "OK we are getting out of here now the auditorium should be open so let's go there."
They walked out of the cafeteria both bracketing their crying friend between them.
Meanwhile Santana was making her way to the schools back parking lot to in search of McKinley's resident Bad ass … Besides herself of course.
Spotting his all black F150 under a shady tree she made her way only to be stopped by the wafting smell of weed coming from the trucks direction. Now she knew Puck and she also knew that the only time he actually smoked was when he was seriously troubled and that was only twice: when he had to give Beth up for adoption and when his family fell on hard times and he had to steal that ATM.
Stopping in front of the driver's side door she began to bang on the tinted window and yell,
"Yo Puckerman ! Unlock and open up we gots some talking to do!" She waited for a few seconds but got no response so she banged again "I now you hear me Puck put down the 'J' and open up!"
The locked on the truck finally popped and she went and let herself into the passenger's side.
"Damn Tana, why you always gotta blow my high huh?" The Badass pouted and he put out his joint in the ash tray.
"Whateves Puckerman, now I need you to listen and listen good so you can process this got it" she waited for him to respond when he nodded she continued "Now I know you and I know you only get high when you pissed about something . So Imma need you to tell me whatever it is that happened with you and Aretha before Aunty Snixx comes out and gets on that ass." Santana crossed her arms leaned back and waited for his response.
Puck just sat and looked at her for a few minutes before lowering his head onto the stirring wheel and exhaling loudly " Man I was gonna lie but next to Sarah , my mom and Mama you're the only female I just have to be straight with. Me and Mama been together since the middle of summer right after Sam left. I was over at her place because her dad asked me to clean their big ass pool, when I went to take a piss and get a drink I found her. She was crying Tana I never seen her so upset not even when Sue gave her shit about not wearing one of those damned skirts even though I would have killed to see her in one." His eyes glazed over as he imagined Mercedes giving him a private show in one of those Cheerio skirts. She was just about to do a split when Santana snapped her fingers in front of his face.
"Hellooo, yeah come back to Earth and away from Cedes ass."
He smile sheepishly at how fast she read him "Sorry Tana"
"Whatever so what happened and why does she look like someone set her weave on fire?"
The smile on Puck's face disappeared and he put his head back down in shame "Come on Tana you know I'm no good with feeling and junk so I did the only thing that I know how to do-"
"You had sex?"
"No! I mean yeah we did but after she just looked at me with those big brown eyes with so much trust in them and she told me she loved me. So I had to get out of there."
The Latina looked at him like he and gone crazy "Puck you really do have dick for brains. Cedes may have just been the best thing to happen to you since Beth and you threw her away like trash!? That's low even for you"
"You think I don't know that? Huh? She is the sweetest, kindest and most beautiful person that I have EVER known. And she wanted me a Lima Loser pool boy with no future and no plan so I had to let her go because I love her too but she's better off without me weighing her down."
Santana sat back and looked at her friend for a long time before replying in four simple words
"Puck you fucking idiot."
Alright so there was the first chapter of "All of Me" kinda vague I know but it'll get better I promise but why don't you guys Review and maybe tell me if I should keep going or stop. And as always corrections will be very much appreciated. Anyway that's all for now so MUAH! -Peace and Love-