More Than Friends Chapter 2

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Chapter 2: A Really Tall Shoulder

Finn Hudson saw his step brother's best friend crying. He hated seeing girls cry. The first time he seen a girl cry was when his mom was telling him about his father being a hero. He held her hand and tried not to cry as well. When he seen somebody he cared about hurt he would get a feeling of intense protectiveness. Once when he was thirteen his mom's boyfriend at the time started yelling at her for no reason. He went up to him, punches him then dragged the man out of the house. He's had a protective niche since then. Even though they didn't spend a lot of time together, they had grown close.

Flashback

Ever since Kurt's dad and his mom moved in together, Mercedes was always around. He always had a soft spot for the diva. After he and Rachel broke up over the summer, he spent a lot of time around the house. One night over the summer, he got really bored and Mercedes and Kurt were having a movie marathon/sleepover. He tapped his fingers on the table and hummed silly tunes until Kurt buckled and ordered him to come watch the movie. He took the spot next to the diva and watched the movie.

Some time between the second and third movie Mercedes' lids started to grow heavy and she nodded off. Kurt soon followed after her. Finn lifted her into his arms and carried her over to his bed. He covered her with a blanket before repeating the process for his brother. He decided he was gonna sleep in the recliner in the basement. During the night Mercedes wakes up wondering where she was. She got up and saw Finn sleep in the recliner. She smiles at this and finds the spare blanket to cover him. He was always a light sleeper so when the blanket hit him his eyes opened.

"What are you doing up?" Finn asks.

"You looked uncomfortable and cold" she replied. "I figured I couldn't fix both I could at least try to fix one of them. Why did you put me in your bed?"

"Because I know that my bed is soooo much softer than the pull-out in Kurt's room."

She laughs at this. They ended up talking about everything from music to videogames. He learned that she had a fondness for Call of duty. She found out that he knew a few Motown oldies. They were just getting to know each other before sleep started to creep upon them. They finally fell asleep cuddled in the recliner.

When Kurt woke up and saw the two teens, he knew he had to take a picture. He looked at the photo and noticed that his best friend and step brother made an oddly cute couple. He stored the photo and woke up the other two. Mercedes was a hard sleeper so when Kurt shook her shoulder the diva just shrugged it off and cuddled deeper into Finn. Her movements woke Finn up. When he realized where he was, he saw Kurt looking at him as if expecting an explanation. He just looked at him with an I'll-explain-later look that Kurt understood. Finn shook Mercedes until she opened her eyes.

"Hey. We're bout to go fix breakfast. Come on".

"Okay. Give me ten more minutes" she replied drowsily.

"No Mercedes Rae. We are going to make breakfast with us. Let's go."

"Ugh. Alright Finnegan Thomas. Don't get taken to the carpet this early in the morning."

This exchange made Kurt giggle nonstop. As the two went to the kitchen they were talking about getting together for an afternoon of Call of Duty tomorrow. Kurt even noticed that they liked the same breakfast foods. Finn and Mercedes both ended up eating the same thing: a bowl of Froot Loops with vanilla soy milk. They both say that Rachel got them hooked on the drink and that it was the only real healthy thing they ate. Seeing the two together gave him ideas for the future. He had a feeling that these two were finally going to become friends after knowing each other for almost three years.

End flashback

Finn walked over to her as she tried to compose herself. He hugged her and her tears came back in full force.

"I hate him so much right now" she said. "How could this happen?"

"Cedes, he really doesn't have a choice. "He's doing what he thinks is best for his family."

"The crazy thing about this whole thing is that I knew this might happen. One night I was helping him babysit his little brother and sister I overheard his parents talking about moving in with Sam's grandparents" she says with she cries into his chest.

"I know your upset but it'll get better" he told her. "You just have to take it one day at a time. Just think of me as your shoulder to cry on."

She lets out a strangled laugh. "It's an extremely tall shoulder but a shoulder nonetheless."

They chuckle at the jest while Mercedes once again composes herself. "You ready to go back to glee?"

"Yeah I think so. We still don't know the assignment for this week. Knowing Mr. Schue, it just may be about saying hello again."

As they walk down the hall to the choir room they talked about how she liked his performance of "Hello, I Love You", saying he had major confidence with that song. He starts blushing as they step in the door. Everybody looks at them strangely. They sit next to each other right as Mr. Schue describes the assignment.

"Love. This is a word that has soooo many different sides to it. So this week you guys have free reign to explore those side. You could side about the emotional, physical, mental, or any other form of love you can think of" he tells them. "I want a song from everybody this week. I know you all have love in your life. Be it from your friends, your family, your neighbors, anyone. Just pick a song that comes from the heart and go with it okay?"

The class responds happily. Mercedes feels a grin grace her face. She just had the perfect song.

AN= So what do you think? Anything worth continuing? Please review!

AN2= just if your curious, Froot loops and vanilla soy milk is my comfort food. lol