Chapter 2
"Kurt, where on Earth did you manage to find that hippo-head broach?" Mercedes asked. Before he could answer, Rachel stormed into the choir room. "Guys, we have a big problem, and her name is Sunshine," Rachel started. "Rachel," Kurt said, "We already know what you're going to say, and Sunshine is not going. We need her talent if we want to beat Vocal Adrenaline." "Fine, but I hope you guys are okay with getting fewer solos. I really had your best interests in mind," Rachel snapped back. Kurt and Mercedes just laughed. "We already don't get solos," Mercedes finally said. "We know this is about you, as everything is." "Whatever! This club works the way it is, I don't want anything to mess with it." "Things change," Kurt said. "And if you do anything to get Sunshine to leave, we'll tell Mr. Schuester what you did, and he'll kick you out. Even with you and Sunshine gone, we still have twelve members now that Sam's here." "I can't believe you're doing this." And with that, Rachel left the choir room, leaving Kurt and Mercedes standing there slightly sheepishly.
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"Okay kid, all you need to do is get Quinn to want you more than my disgusting self," Puck said as he pushed Sam out into the hallway and hid behind a locker. He peeked out and watched as Sam awkwardly started to flirt with Quinn. God, Puck thought, this guy has absolutely no idea how to talk to a female. "You do know I have a boyfriend, right?" Quinn asked him. "I can change that," Sam replied with an awkward wink. Quinn made a disgusted face, pushed him away, then turned and left. Sam just stood there until Puck met him in the hallway. "Dude, that was awful. But I think she got the point." Puck breathed deeply. "I guess I have kind of a hard time making guy friends. Part of it is because I'm so attractive and other guys are jealous, but there was also a bit of an ordeal last year. I don't want to go into details, but I lost a few friends. I guess I just want some friends right now." "Oh." This was the answer Sam had expected, but not the one he had been hoping for.
"Thanks," Sam said questioningly. "It is okay if I ask you something?" Puck nodded. "Why are you taking such an interest in me? I mean, usually it takes the new kid months to make friends. I've only been here a week, and we're hanging out, and the whole glee club knows me."
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It was lunch. McKinley had a rotating schedule, so who you might have had lunch with was changing on a daily basis. Sunshine had spent the last few days sitting alone at a table in the corner of the cafeteria, but today she saw Santana sitting with a bunch of Cheerios. They really hadn't spoken since Santana recruited her for the club, but Sunshine figured that they were kind of friends. Sunshine pulled out a chair to sit down. "Can I help you?" Santana quizzed the small girl before she could sit down. "I was just hoping I could sit here today." "Okay, listen. We are not friends. I only got you to join glee club because you could actually sing and I knew it would drive Berry nuts. Other than that, we don't even know each other. In fact, if I saw you in the hall, I probably wouldn't even acknowledge your existence. Bye now." Sunshine stood there for a moment, but then she pushed her chair back in and left. She tried finding some other place to sit, but every group looked more uninviting than the last. Eventually, she headed to her table in the back corner of the cafeteria. Seeing her sit by herself, Mercedes, Tina and Kurt moved over to her table. "Mind if we sit with you?" Kurt asked. The three of them sat down after getting her easy approval. "Sorry about what happened back there," Tina said comfortingly. "She really isn't as bad during glee club, she just acts out when she's around the other cheerleaders." "Please don't get discouraged," said Mercedes. "You really are special. I think I speak for all of us when I say your audition blew us away. We're going to win Nationals this year, and you're going to help us." Sunshine smiled.
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"I mean, they do kind of have a point. That is kind of unreasonable." "I can't believe you're taking their side Finn!" Rachel said as she led him down the hall. "They've always been out to get me, and now is their chance to get me out of the club!" "You're just being paranoid," Finn said trying to comfort her, but that comment was no help. As soon as the words left his mouth, he could see the betrayal Rachel felt. "Rachel, I didn't mean that." "I see how you feel." She stormed off down the hall. Finn knew she wasn't really mad at him, she was just mad in general. She had stormed off more times than he could count during their current relationship alone, and they always made up. They would be able to make up soon, but he knew that at this point he just needed to let her cool off.
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Sunshine was putting some books into her locker when Santana came up to her. "I'm sorry for what happened at lunch yesterday. I don't really have anything to say that can excuse it, but I'm sorry." "I forgive you. I'm sorry if I put you in an awkward situation, but I'm still trying to find friends at this school." Santana got a huge grin on her face. "Which is why I'm going to help you. We're going to get you a boy friend."
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That night, Rachel called Jesse from her house. "I'm sorry to bother you this late Jesse, but I really could use someone to talk to. There's this new girl in glee who keeps upstaging me and it has just not been a good start to the year." By the end of this, Rachel was crying. "Rachel, I would love to talk to you, but you've kind of caught me at a bad time. There's other people here." Rachel recognized the voice in the background. She mustered up her composure and asked, "What's the girl's name?" "Sunshine."
