"Aren't the Warblers so cool?" Santana Lopez muttered to her boyfriend as she watched the boys from the other school introduce themselves.

"Too cool, I think," Sam Evans whispered back. He was frowning at her.

"Woa, Blondie! Don't get your panties in a bunch! What's your problem?" She stepped in his way, preventing him from walking away to his friends.

"You're checking all of those guys out." His face was turning red fast.

She laughed haughtily. "And why does this surprise you?"

"Because you're dating me! Not one of those preppy robots!" Nick and Jeff, two of the nearby Warblers, looked up in shock.

"I can't believe you're getting jealous, Sam," Santana hissed. "Why did you go out with me if this was going to happen? I'm hot- this is what I do."

"Yeah, well, don't. Or maybe you shouldn't go out with me," Sam countered. Santana saw her ex-best friend brighten over his shoulder. "You can go out with a Warbler."

Santana ignored when Brittany's pretty face fell again. "Maybe I will. They're obviously much more fun than you." She spat the last word and strode away.

A chorus of "ooohs" came from Finn, Puck, and Artie. Sam glared at them, but only Finn stopped laughing.

Santana walked through the crowd of Warblers and New Directions members until she found Wes. She tapped his shoulder politely.

"Hey!" he greeted cheerily when he turned around. "What did you think of the song?"

"I loved it," Santana replied.

"That's cool, because-"

"Do you have a girlfriend?" she interrupted bluntly.

"Uh… no. Not anymore."

"Perfect," Santana exclaimed, clapping once. "Let's go to prom together, Wes. We'd be a great couple." She could feel Quinn Fabray's eyes burning into her back. Santana was the only Junior at McKinley with a chance of stealing Quinn's crown, and they both knew it. The only difference was that Santana didn't need to date a football player like Finn Hudson to get a boost. She was a shoo-in without any help from a guy.

He raised his eyebrows. "Sure. It'll be fun."

Sam fumed, but his four teammates howled with laughter.

"Man!" Puck shouted, wiping tears from his eyes. "You showed her!"

"I feel bad for you, dude," Artie added, gasping for air. "You went out with Quinn- and she cheated on you. Then you left her for Santana, who just ditched you for one of those 'preppy robots!'" Artie slapped his lifeless leg and guffawed.

Finn eyes widened as Sam turned even redder and clenched his fists. Puck noticed too. "Hey, you can't hit us, we're your bros."

"Some bros you are," Sam growled, stomping away.

"Sam!" Rachel Berry called, trying to keep up with the taller boy.

He whipped around. "What? Do you want to make fun of me too? Then go ahead, but I'm sorry, no one is watching."

"No," she sighed, a little breathless from chasing him. "I think we should go out."

He didn't see that coming at all. "Uh, no offense, Rachel- I mean, you're a nice girl and all… but why would I got out with you?"

"No offense taken," she chirped. "I just saw what happened back there, and it gave me an idea. You see, Finn doesn't really like you right now, so if I date you, he'll get jealous. And both Quinn and Santana hate me, so they'll think there's something wrong with them and want you back. It's simple."

"But I don't want Quinn or Santana back," he said slowly, still processing her words.

"Sure you don't," Rachel said sarcastically. "You'll change your mind, Sam, I promise you."

She sounded uncharacteristically confident when she said this, but Sam was still doubtful. "No thanks, Rachel. I'll see you tomorrow. I'm going home."

Sam turned and continued to the parking lot. "You're going to regret it!" Rachel shouted after him as Kurt and Blaine stepped out of the school. They stared at her; she ran her hands through her sleek hair in frustration.

"What was that all about?" Kurt asked, amused.

Rachel sighed as the sauntered over. "A lot happened while you two decided to go make out."

"Tell me," Kurt pressed, blushing at what she said.

"Sam got jealous of how much Santana liked the Warblers, so they broke up. Two minutes later, Santana and Wes started going out."

"Santana and Wes?" Kurt laughed. "That's a crazy couple."

"Wait- when did Wes break up with Jocelyn?" Blaine asked.

"Three weeks ago, Blaine," Kurt said impatiently, looking at him in disbelief. "He was a wreck for days. How did you not notice? He was your friend first!"

Blaine chuckled. "Sorry, Kurt. Three weeks ago, I was a little busy falling in love with my duet partner."

Kurt blushed again. "Oh, that's a good reason."

"Uh-huh," Blaine joked. "I thought so."

Kurt thought about what Rachel said. "So why were you two talking?" he asked, pointing in the direction Sam had disappeared.

"Because Sam and Finn aren't on good terms right now, since Finn stole Sam's girlfriend. It would be an insult to Finn if I went out with Sam right after I got over him."

Kurt slapped her hand. "That's mean!" He reconsidered. "…But true." Rachel nodded animatedly, and Blaine tried to keep up with them. "Isn't it ironic," Kurt mused, "that I've had a crush on both of those boys at one point?"

Blaine's eyes widened. "Both of them? But they're straight!"

Kurt shrugged- no big deal. "Nobody knew that Jeremiah kid you like was gay. Same thing. But I still refuse to change my mind about Sam being in the closet."

Blaine shook his head, chuckling at Kurt's comment. "I don't really know anything about Sam, except he isn't very smart-"

"And unusually feminine," Kurt interjected thoughtfully.

"But you liked Finn!" Blaine exclaimed, thinking about the other boy. "He's your step-brother!"

"He wasn't always my step-brother," Kurt said bluntly, a mischievous smile creeping onto his face. "I had a lot of tricks up my sleeve to get close to him."

Rachel shuddered and turned to Blaine. "You should have seen the make-over he gave me to make Finn stop liking me. The Grease look did not work on me." Kurt giggled at the memory.

Blaine looked hopelessly lost, but still amused. "You two are hilarious."

"Well, we try," Kurt replied, side-hugging Rachel. He returned to their previous topic. "You don't need to worry, though. All of this ended before I even met you."

"Good." Blaine leaned in to give Kurt a small kiss before turning to hug Rachel. "I'll see you guys later," he said, heading off to his car. They watched him send out a text to all of the Warblers, who came around the corner a second later, following Blaine back to school.

"Good call, picking Sam," Kurt said to Rachel once the Warblers had left.

Rachel sighed. "He turned me down, even after I told him my plan."

Kurt tsked. "Don't worry about it. Once he realizes you're right, he'll be begging for you on his knees."

Rachel bit her lip. "I hope you're right…"

END OF PART 2