Mercedes sat in her pale gray room on Friday night, sitting on her chocolate brown comforter and staring at her blue lava lamp and singing "Tell me something good". Mercedes didn't really have anything to do. Quinn was on her date with Artie, Kurt was having a Friday night dinner with his dad, Finn, Finn's mom, and Rachel, and Tina was on her date with Mike Chang. She sighed, looked at the time, and flopped onto her soft bed. She usually never wished that she had something that she didn't have, because she had a great life, family, and friends. But now she found herself imagining a life with a hot guy who loved her. Then her phone started to vibrate in the pocket of her purple skinny jeans. She took it out of her pocket and pressed talk. "Hello?" She asked

"Mercedes, I need help!" Kurt said frantically

"What? Why?" Mercedes asked, sitting up

"Rachel would not shut up all through dinner. It was a nightmare. I feel sorry for Finn." Kurt complained

"I feel your pain." Mercedes said sympathetically

"Are you doing anything tomorrow?" Kurt asked, playing with his new navy blue Ralph Lauren jacket

"Um, no why?"

"Well, I was thinking that we could go costume shopping for the glee club Halloween party together. I was thinking of Madonna's Marilyn Monroe "Material Girl" look." Kurt said excitedly

"Kurt, I don't know how you would look in a pink dress and pearls…" Mercedes said

"No, no, no-although that has always been a dream of mine-I mean you Mercedes." Kurt laughed

"Oh." Mercedes said picturing herself in that dress. She looked pretty damn good. "Okay, well then I'll have to help you get a costume."

"No thank you, I already have one." Kurt smiled

"What is it?"

"You'll have to wait until the party!"

"Okay, so what song do you want to learn today?" Rachel asked

"Um, how about 'Welcome to my nightmare' by Alice Cooper?" Shaun Frathold replied sitting in his bed. When Rachel had laryngitis, Finn introduced her to his friend Shaun, who had been paralyzed from the neck down after a bad football game. She had offered him singing lessons, and tried to make it to his house at least once every week or two.

"Okay then, how about you start, and I will try to sing the parts that I remember." Rachel said. Shaun agreed and nodded his head.

"Welcome to my nightmare
I think you're gonna like it
I think you're gonna feel... you belong
A nocturnal vacation
Unnecessary sedation
You want to feel at home 'cause you belong" Shaun sang creepily

"Welcome to my nightmare
Welcome to my breakdown
I hope I didn't scare you
That's just the way we are when we come down
We sweat and laugh and scream here
'cuz life is just a dream here
You know inside you feel right at home here" Rachel sang
Welcome to my breakdown
Whoa
You're welcome to my nightmare
Yeah"

"Welcome to my nightmare
I think you're gonna like it
I think you're gonna feel... you belong
We sweat laugh and scream here
'cuz life is just a dream here
You know inside you feel right at home here
Welcome to my nightmare
Welcome to my breakdown
Yeah"

"Shaun, that was so good!" Rachel exclaimed as she hugged him

"Thanks Rach. So Finn tells me that you guys are gonna have a Halloween party for the glee club. Do you know what you're going to be?"

"Not yet." Rachel had been brainstorming and designing ideas all weekend, for her and Finn to go to the party in. She was thinking about going as Fannie Bryce and Mr. Arnestien from Funny Girl, but she would have to do some major convincing to make Finn want to do it.

"Well I'm sure that whatever you pick will look radiant on you." Shaun complimented her. Rachel blushed. She loved how Shaun had his little crush on her. He was the only person who never had anything bad to say about her. Even Shaun was better than Finn about that…but the bottom line was that Finn and Rachel were in love.

"Thanks Shaun." Rachel said, moving the chair she was sitting on back to the wall "I'll be back next week."

"Bye!" Rachel always felt good after she visited Shaun. Giving back felt great. Then she felt her phone vibrate from the pocket of her gray skirt. She took out the bedazzled phone and flipped it open.

Rachel I have the perfect idea of what we should be for Halloween!

-Finn

What is it?

Rachel

Wait for it a cheerleader, and a football player!

Finn

Rachel practically barfed. She would not, never, ever, be dressed up as a cheerleader, and let Finn be so un-theatrical. She was thinking of bright lights, bells and whistles, not just something normal.

Meet me at my house in 5

-Rachel

Are your dads home?

-Finn

NO

-Rachel

See you then!

-Finn