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The whole talk with Mike definitely brought some lights into Sam's mind. It also made him wanted to smack his own head for being clueless. The signs were all in front of him and yet, he couldn't even see them. All those jealousy this whole time had made him felt ashamed of himself. Sam sat on his study chair and faced his window. He smiled when he saw Mercedes in her room. She was dancing and he could hear her sang. He stared wistfully at her – wishing that they could be Sammy and Mimi once again. The fact that she hated it when he called her Mimi, hurt. He wouldn't deny that. The way she acted around him, hurt him. All he wanted was to be close to her and he was confident that what Mercedes wanted was for him to stay as far away as he could from her.

Mr. Schue walked into the choir room and wrote 'duets' on the board. He began explaining about the meaning of it and with a wide smile, he looked at the Glee Club members.

"So, I want you to pair up and pick a song. Next week, we're going to have you perform it and, the winner will have a number during regionals!"

Everyone cheered. All of them began to squabble and talking loudly, asking their favorite Glee Club member to be their duet partner. Noticing the fight that might happen, Mr. Schuester decided to put an end to the squabble.

"BUT!" he yelled. "I'm going to pick your duet partner!"

Simultaneous groans could be heard around the room. Mr. Schuester ignored them and began writing the names on papers and put them in a box. He called Finn, Kurt, Puck, Quinn, Mike and Mercedes to the front to ballot. Sam waited with baited breath as he watched Mercedes walked to the box. He silently prayed that he would get her as a duet partner. He loved her voice and he knew that they would sound great together. Besides, if they had become partner, he could get closer to her. Unbeknown to him, Mercedes was silently praying too as she rumbled through the papers in the box. She was praying that she got anyone except for Sam Evans. She took a deep breath and let it go as she grabbed a piece of paper. She opened it and a wide smile appeared on her face as she saw Santana's name was written on it.

"Santana!" she announce happily as she went to get the Latino girl. Sam was crestfallen when he heard it. He just sulkily paying attention as he saw Finn got Artie, Puck ended up with Rachel, Mike and Brittany and Quinn was with Joe. He knew that he would be partnered up with Kurt since he was the only choice that was left.

"Looks like we're together, Evans!" Kurt said. Sam smiled and nodded. If this happened two weeks ago, he would definitely curse his fate though, Sam thought. But, now that he had known the truth, all the resentment that he had toward Kurt were gone. Besides, Mike had told him that Kurt was definitely the key that he needed to win Mercedes. He totally agreed with that and now that he knew that Kurt Hummel wasn't a threat, he started to see him as an ally rather than enemy.


"I can't believe that you stuck with the Devil Spawn" Mercedes said as she and Kurt walked into her house. She closed the door and they went straight to her room. Kurt sat on her bed and shrugged his shoulder.

"I don't mind. Besides, he has one of the nicest voices in Glee" he looked at her – pointing his finger. "Don't you deny it" Kurt said. Mercedes rolled her eyes. She took off her coat and hung it before settling herself next to Kurt.

"Are you sure he won't do something to mess up the performance? I mean – we both knew how horrible he was"

They were both laying on the bed. Mercedes was staring at the stars on her ceiling while Kurt was flipping through her Vogue magazine.

"Cedes, it's in the past. Besides, ever since he came back to Lima, all he ever did was chasing after his Mimi" he said, nudging her elbow. Mercedes groaned. Sam's behavior really irked her and it annoyed her to no end. Everything about Sam Evans annoyed her. Santana, Tina and Brittany kept on giving her weird looks because of him and she was extremely sure that they had suspected there was something going on with her and Sam.

"I'm pretty sure that Santana, Tina and Brittany will ask about the weird vibe coming from that devil spawn during our sleepover this weekend"

"Weird vibe? More like sexual tension to me. Whenever you two are in a same room, there's like some weird energy going around. Sometimes, it even gives me goose bumps"

"Did you take some kind of drugs or what? Me and that freaking Devil Spawn? Never in a million years!"

Kurt laughed at her expression. He jumped up and stood before reaching for his bag.

"I'm going home. Dad might end up eating some leftover sandwich for dinner if I don't go now. I'll see you tomorrow, Diva" he said and turned to the door. Kurt turned to look at the window once he straightened his clothes. He frowned when he noticed Sam was looking at it. When he saw Kurt, he seemed to look down and writing something. That's weird, Kurt thought.

"Hey, Cedes"

Mercedes looked at him. Kurt wanted to ask about what he just saw. However, after contemplating something in his mind, he just shook his head and bid goodbye to her.


Sam was restless. He felt like someone was watching him, but whenever he turned around, there was nobody. He shrugged it off and continued walking to his class. His mind was full of the fact that Kurt had caught him staring through his window and he prayed that Kurt didn't suspect anything. Well – he didn't do anything wrong. He just sat at his study table and looking through his window – which facing the window in Mercedes' bedroom. He might have seen her half naked a few times, but it wasn't on purpose. She just seemed to always change her clothes while he was looking. No, Sam, you're not creepy, he thought. Sam sat on his seat and a moment later, Kurt walked into the class and went straight to him. He gulped down his saliva when he saw he was staring at him.

"It's not fun when you're the one being watched, isn't it?" Kurt asked in a low tone.

"It was you?" Sam asked, confused. He sighed when Kurt was giving him a death glare. "Look, it – it's not like that – I can explain. Well -,"

"We need to start working on the duet. I'll be at your house around 4" Kurt said and went to sit at the back, leaving Sam dumbfounded.

"O-okay" Sam muttered.


Kurt looked around Sam's room and suppressed his smile when he saw three pictures of Sam and Mercedes when they were kids in his room. One was on his bookshelf, one on his study table and another one was on his nightstand. He went near Sam's study table and looked at the window.

"You can see everything in Cedes' room from here" he commented, nonchalantly. Sam bit his lower lip.

"Dude, look -,"

Kurt stared at him, arms crossed to his chest and an eyebrow rising.

"Are you a stalking her? Do I need to inspect your room for any listening device or night vision goggle?" Kurt said. He turned to look at the window and his eyes went wide when he saw Mercedes walked around clad only in her bra. He gaped as he turned to look at Sam.

"You!" he said, finger pointing at Sam's chest. "How long have you been stalking her? You're gross, Sam Evans!" he continued.

"I'm not stalking her!" Sam exclaimed. Kurt gave him a stink eye. His arms were crossed at his chest. His face saying that he didn't believe Sam. Sam bit his lower lip. He raised his hands in the surrender motion and sat at the edge of his bed.

"Okay, fine! I'll watch her – sometimes. But it's not like I do it 24/7 and it's not my fault that sometimes she was doing what you saw just now" Sam said. The last sentence came out almost in a whisper. Kurt rolled his eyes.

"Why can't you just talk to her like a normal person?"

"She kept on dismissing me! I can't even say a word to her, let alone start a conversation before she goes running away from me!"

Kurt stared at Sam who was looking a bit flustered. He smirked as he settled on Sam's study chair.

"You like her. You like Cedes" he said. Sam was silence as he stared at Kurt. Kurt's eyes went wide once he realized something. "Damn! That's why you did what you've done years ago! You bullied her because you like her!"

Sam huffed. There's no point in keeping it a secret. He had started to wonder if he really was that transparent. Mike had figured it out before he even said anything to him and now Kurt knew – granted, Kurt had caught him being all creepy stalker-like but still, he would like it if people didn't know pointing out something he had tried to keep it to himself so easily.

"Fine! I like her, okay? I really, really, really like Mimi – I mean, Mercedes! I was being mean to her because of you! You just showed up one day and stole my best friend! So, yes! I resented you so much and I felt stupid because I thought you and Mercedes are together until Mike told me that you're gay!"

Kurt frowned when he heard the last sentence. He stood straight on the chair and stared at Sam.

"How much do you like her?" he asked. His tone was serious, no messing around sort of way. Sam raked his hair with his fingers and sighed.

"Very, very much. It's the level that I want to marry her and have family with her"

Kurt gasped. Sam Evans wasn't just like his best friend, but he also in love with her. He studied Sam who was looking a little uncomfortable in front of him. A smile appeared on his face. Mercedes Jones was a beautiful girl and she deserved a handsome guy to be her beau. She seemed to be so keen in keeping the independence woman status who didn't need a man in her life but Kurt knew better. He knew that Mercedes longed for someone to love her – not that there's no boys who knocked on her door but she just simply wasn't interested. Kurt eyed Sam and smiled. He might have found the perfect guy for her – granted that she hated the guy but Kurt had some unconfirmed suspicions that there were more to the hatred that Mercedes seemed to harbor toward the blonde Adonis in front of him.

"Kurt, are you okay?" Sam asked. He was worried when Kurt seemed not to move and just stared at him. Kurt smiled at him – a very wide smile that made Sam frowned in confusion.

"I'm fine. Never been better" he said, giddily. "Now, Sam. Since I had established on the fact that you like Cedes and had liked her for a long time – I've decided that I will help you in courting her. However, unlike other guys who are interested in her, you have a great disadvantage"

Sam frowned. He waited for Kurt to continue. Kurt looked directly into Sam's eyes.

"She hates you. In fact, she calls you devil spawn because she hates you so much. It's going to take a lot of works to make Cedes to like you"

Sam gasped. He wiped his face in defeat.

"Devil spawn? Am I that bad?"

Kurt nodded. He shrugged his shoulders when he heard Sam's question.

"Well, speaking from the experience, I would say, yes. You're that bad"

"I'm sorry. I meant, for everything that I've done to you in the past. For me, you were like a parasite that showed up out of nowhere and stuck yourself at Mimi. Then, you two seemed to hit it off and left me alone"

"Parasite? I am too fabulous to be compared to parasite! But, you're forgiven, Sam. Remember, I want to help you not because you've evolved from an evil kid to a sexy guy but because Cedes needs someone who really love her and you seem like the perfect guy for her" Kurt said. He smiled when Sam didn't correct the word love that he had used to describe his feeling toward Mercedes. A wide smile appeared on Sam's face. He got up and went to hug Kurt.

"Thank you!" he exclaimed, catching Kurt off guard with the sudden hug.


Mercedes was surprised when Kurt suddenly appeared at her room. She was having chatting with Santana about their duet assignment. Kurt went straight to the bed and sat on it.

"What are you doing here?" Mercedes asked, looking at Kurt.

"I was at Sam's place to discuss about our duet and decided to stop by to see what my Diva is doing"

Mercedes smiled. "I've been talking with Santana about the duet too. Did you guys decide on a song?"

Kurt just realized that they talked about everything but the song. He sighed.

"Is it that bad? Working with him, I mean"

Kurt looked at Mercedes, puzzled with her words. He hadn't even said anything.

"Why do you said that?"

"You've let out a heavy sigh. So, I'm assumed it has something to do with the devil spawn"

"No, no. Sam is actually nice. I sighed because we talk a lot, but forgot to choose a song. Guess, I need to talk about it later"

Mercedes frowned. "You, talked a lot with the devil spawn?"

Kurt nodded. Mercedes gasped.

"And you're saying that he is nice. Who are you? And what you've done to my boo?"

Kurt rolled his eyes. Here come the dramatic diva, he thought.

"Relax, Diva. I never say that Sam is bad. It was all you – who keep on calling him devil spawn. Yes, what he did to us years ago was awful, but we were kids so it didn't really matter. Besides, after talking with him today, I noticed that he really is a nice guy. You just need to know him"

Mercedes rolled her eyes.

"Suits yourself. But for me, he will always be the devil spawn. Nothing will change it" she huffed. Kurt smirked as he looked at her.

"Cedes, I'm home! Is Kurt here? Come down! I bought dinner!"

They heard Janine yelled from downstairs.

"Well, you heard my mom!" Mercedes said as she stood up and held her hand toward Kurt, pulling him from the bed. They walked to the door but Mercedes remembered that she left her phone on her study table. As she turned around to take her phone, she saw Samuel Devil Spawn Evans, who was standing in his room, shirtless. He seemed to be talking on the phone and Mercedes glued in her position as her eyes fixed on Sam's hard body.

"Hey, Cedes, what are you-," Kurt's words trailed off as he saw what Mercedes was staring at. "Damn! That's what I would call a perfect body" he continued. Kurt wanted to giggle when he saw how awestruck Mercedes was but knew that he shouldn't do that. So, he opted to shake her out of her reverie.

"W-what?" she asked, dizzily. Kurt side-eyed her.

"We're going downstairs, remember?"

"Yeah, I need to get my phone" she said and reached for her phone. Damn, devil spawn! She cursed internally while tried to act cool and collected since Kurt was still eyeing her. Kurt smirked when Mercedes walked past him to the stairs.


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p/s: Have you seen the new stills? I am definitely looking forward for 5x16! Samcedes just kept getting better and better that I feel like I want to forgive RIB for the disaster that they've called season 4. I still couldn't get over the two kisses in the last episode and not to mention the footsie! The kisses were awesome but my favorite part goes to the footsie. I kept watching it and every time I did, I get all giddy looking at Sam/Chord - how he didn't say anything during the dinner and his face actually giving off what he and Mercedes were doing. I bet, Mercedes started it and that's why Sam seemed a bit flustered lol.