As maybe of you have probably noticed in my previous fics, I'm more than a little bit in love with Blaine/Puck friendships. Therefore this particular prompt made me verrrrry happy. You'll notice that Blaine starts to think of Puck as Noah instead of Puck, I've always sort of thought that he would have a similar effect on Puck as Rachel does. Enjoy!

Prompt: A Third party's POV on the two protagonists.

Blaine Anderson sat at the back of the class and tapped his pencil against the top of his desk. He would have been better suited for an AP math class but McKinley didn't offer one. He knew that Rachel Berry had fought hard and lost an appeal for more AP courses. But what were they really expecting in Lima, Ohio anyways? His eyes fell on the small girl who was sitting three rows ahead of him and two seats over. He watched in amusement as Noah Puckerman leaned across the aisle and flicked her hair with his pencil. Rachel shot a glare in Puck's direction but said nothing. Blaine chuckled quietly as Puck started to doodle on the edge of her notebook.

"Noah!" She whispered irritably.

Noah waggled his eyebrows at her and Blaine chuckled in surprise when Rachel retaliated by sticking her tongue out at the mohawked boy. He had never seen a playful side to either of them. He greatly enjoyed spending time with Rachel but she was usually driven to succeed and practice. He'd certainly never seen Puck laughing quite like this before.

"Something to share with the class, Miss Berry?" Their snarky teacher snapped.

Rachel blushed hotly and glared over at Puck, who shrugged innocently.

Blaine found himself once again sitting behind the two of them, this time in glee club. A smile graced his face as he watched Puck twirl one of her curls around his finger while making her laugh. Something he said amused her so much that she threw back her head and laughed heartily. Blaine glanced around the room, wondering if anyone else thought their behaviour was strange or newsworthy. Kurt was sitting in the corner with Mercedes, ignoring everything around them as they gossiped about their classmates. Only Sam, Mike and Santana seemed to notice, though none of them seemed surprised. He noticed that Brittany was staring at them with an almost manic smile on her face. He followed her gaze back and watched as Rachel's hand landed on Puck's bicep without thought.

He glanced over at Santana and she smirked back. He continued to watch the two of them as they waited for glee to start. His eyebrows furrowed when Finn stalked into the room and threw himself into the chair that Puck had previously been seated in. Blaine was confused, he'd been watching the two of them but somehow Puck had just melted away without anyone noticing. He glanced at the boy who was now sitting beside him and then looked back to Santana. Santana held his gaze for a moment before pursing her lips and raising one shoulder in a shrug.

Blaine had a hard time concentrating for the rest of practice.

Rumours swirled around the hallways and Blaine found himself disappointed by them. It only took one glance at her to know that the rumours were true. He watched as she pushed herself extra hard during their final performance together but he couldn't help but wonder if maybe she wasn't trying a little too hard.

He found Puck beating the hell out of a punching bag in the gym and suddenly he had answers to all of the questions that he hadn't thought to ask.

Blaine stepped forwards and offered himself up as a sparring partner. Puck didn't hesitate to accept his offer or the friendship that resulted from it.

"Kurt thinks you're cheating on him with Noah." Rachel warned as she leaned against the locker beside his.

Blaine shook his head. It was an old argument at this point. He and Noah had quickly become best friends and had spent a large portion of the last several months hanging out. Kurt had a hard time trusting him it would seem, despite the fact that he had switched schools for him.

"Yeah, I know, Rach." He replied tiredly.

"Doesn't that worry you, Blaine? Aren't you afraid you might lose your boyfriend over this?" She questioned timidly.

Blaine turned and faced her squarely. "I think that Noah is worth it, don't you?"

Rachel crinkled her eyebrows and he continued. "Although, maybe you've forgotten that."

He watched as his words slipped between them. She scowled. "What does that mean?"

Blaine shoved his hands in his pockets. "You know it's because of you that he and I are even friends. I saw the way that he was with you, the way that he never was with anyone else. I wanted to be friends with that guy. And I'm kind of glad that I became friends with him, Rach. Especially since you suddenly stopped."

He shrugged at her apologetically when he noticed the tears in her eyes. "I heard about Finn's proposal. Is there any point in telling you not to do it? That there is more to life than your high school boyfriend? I figure if it was doable, Noah would have already fought you on the whole thing."

Rachel blinked back the tears and raised her chin. He cupped her cheek softly and kissed her forehead. "Something to think on, Maria."

A week later he once again sat at the back of the choir room with Santana. As he watched Rachel take a seat next to his best friend he felt a smile cross his face. The scowl that Finn threw their way as he stormed into the choir room was just the icing on the cake. He watched as his best friend grinned down at the tiny brunette and whispered something, probably filthy if the blush on her cheeks meant anything, in her ear. Santana bumped his shoulder with her own.

"Your doing?" She mused quietly.

Blaine chuckled when Brittany walked into the room and squealed, clapping her hands at the sight of Noah and Rachel.

"They would have gotten there sooner or later." He assured her. "They have something special." He glanced over at Kurt in the corner and realised that the two of then lacked that something.

He'd deal with that later though. Today was going in the victory column. Sure, Puckleberry weren't together yet, but it was only a matter of time if the matching grins on their faces were anything to go by.

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