Chapter 7: With a little help from my friends

"So," Puck asked Quinn as she was fixing her things in the choir room, "Prom plans?"

Quinn looked at him confusedly, "You know I'm on the committee so I'll be busy manning stuff..."

"And what'll you be wearing?"

"A gown, obviously."

Puck laughed, "Care to tell me the color?"

"Why are you even asking?" Quinn asked playfully.

"Come on, I wanna wear a suit that'll complement it—"

Quinn laughed, "You think I'm coming with you?"

"You won't?"

Quinn laughed more, "Puck,"

"Guys," Sam said, a bit gasping for breath, "You have to help me."

Quinn looked at him, "What's going on?" She asked.

"I want to ask Mercedes to the prom. She and Shane are over but she's still guilty over what happened to her relationship with Shane...But I just...I need you guys to help me out. Will you?"

Quinn gave Puck a knowing look. A look that said "if we get to help him, and it succeeds, I'll come with you to the prom"... Puck looked at Sam, "Sure," Puck said, "Count on me."

Quinn smiled, "I'll ask Rachel and the others to help out, too..."

"Come on," Quinn said as she dragged Mercedes to the courtyard two days after that conversation with Sam.

"What's going on—" Mercedes stopped as she saw Mike, Artie, Blaine, Kurt, Rory, Joe, Finn, Sam, and Puck all lined up down the bleachers, holding some cardboards that weren't facing her. Sam then started to sing Perry Como's And I Love You So.

And I love you so

The people ask me how

How I've lived til now

I tell them I don't know

And you love me too

Your thoughts are just for me

You set my spirit free

And then the guys simultaneously flipped the cardboards so they'd face Mercedes.

Mike: "Prom won't be prom without you",

Artie: "You leave me breathless, baby, you do"

Blaine: "So before our life is over,"

Kurt: "I want you to know"

Rory: "That I love you so"

Joe: "And never can I let you go,"

Finn: "So, Mercedes Jones,"

Sam: "Will you come to the prom with me?" Sam spoke.

Mercedes laughed, the girls were almost in tears, "Yes," She said.

"Really?" Sam asked.

"Yeah," Mercedes answered.

"Yes!" Sam exclaimed, "Oh, by the way, Quinn? Puck has something to say..."

"What?" Quinn muttered, surprised and then she saw Puck flipping over his own piece of cardboard and speaking,

"Quinn," He said, "Will you come to the prom with me?"

Quinn laughed, "Puck, you just won't stop, huh?"

"Why should I?"

Quinn smiled and took a deep breath, "Well," She said, "Pink."

"What?" Puck asked.

"Pink. That's the color I'll be wearing."

Puck smiled, "Is that a yes?"

Quinn smiled, "What do you think?"

"Shazam!" Puck jumped and hugged Quinn, "You won't regret it," He said.

She smiled, "I wouldn't have said yes if I would."

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