Chapter 11
"What's up, babe?" Adam called to her after exiting a math class without her noticing. Adam was slightly disheveled after having had made out with Sugar for the third time that day. He knew he would break it off with Sugar later but for now he enjoyed his dirty little secret. Sugar was so much more exciting and fiery than Haley, but Haley was reliable and beautiful and believed everything he told her.
Haley turned to face him, her skirt flying up slightly li the process. She gave him a quick peck.
"Nothing much just waiting for this day to be over for glee club to start I need to take my mind off of some things…" Haley said thinking of what had happened a few days ago, wondering why she couldn't seem to get her life straightened out. She didn't like Rory at all, not in that way. He was like her little brother, her best friend, not someone she could love romantically. She didn't need anyone but Adam.
"What's wrong?" he asked. He might be with Sugar too but he still loved Haley… just not as much as Sugar.
"It's nothing really. Well I need to get to class," she said avoiding his question after adjusting her bag.
Neither of them even noticed how much they really were growing apart. They just had gotten into a sort of routine. Although after dating for four weeks in a high school relationship it wasn't uncommon to fall into the same rut they were in, it was only natural and that was only helping Sugar break them apart.
"Alright, I guess I'll see you later then." He said as Haley smiled while waving and walking away.
"You know you always could dump her and make us official," said Sugar as she walked up behind him. Her voice gave him chills. It was so unique, so haunting (you know if you like slightly nasally and annoying).
Annie and Rory were studying, well Rory was studying Annie was rereading a Buffy The Vampire Slayer comic book, in the library during their free period when Artie rolled up.
"Hey guys how's it going?" Artie asked. Annie had the biggest crush on Artie. He was nice to her even before she joined glee. He had occasionally been coming in to the art room after glee rehearsal to hang out with her. He was sweet and understood how she felt alone, like an outsider. She loved her art club, even if, you know, she was the only person in it; just like how he was the only one in a wheelchair at McKinley. They got each other.
"Hey Artie. We're just studying." Annie said nervously fixing her hair.
"Really? I didn't know Buffy was a school required reading book." He joked with her.
"Yeah, the new lit teacher has a very eclectic taste." She shot back laughing. The librarian glared at them making them snicker harder.
"I need to get a book but I can't reach it can you help me, Annie?" said Artie. He really liked hanging out with her. He knew she liked him… she wasn't very good at hiding it. He liked her too. The only problem was that after Brit he was hurt he didn't want to have to go through that again.
"Sure" she said smiling. She pushed him down passed three or four rows before turning down one and looked right at him, "What did you really want from me Artie? We already talked about you not wanting to date."
He looked down to avoid her gaze. She was upset he could tell that. He felt so guilty. She knew he wanted to he just wasn't ready.
"I know you keep psyching yourself out with the whole Brittany thing but you and I both know you're ready, and that just is making me think that you just don't like me which is fine I just wish you-" she was interrupted by Artie pulling her down to his level and kissing her. She pulled away shocked and slightly out of breath
"Don't ever say that. You're amazing Annie. Anyone who's with you is more lucky than you could ever know," he said slightly exasperated.
"Then why do you keep saying no?" she asked with tears in her eyes.
"Well if you shut up long enough to let me get a word in you'd realize this is me saying yes!" he said smiling. She lit up immediately.
"Do you really mean it?" she asked excitedly. He nodded while she sat on his lap and kissed him again.
Later in glee everything was perfect, or so it seemed. Outwardly all of the couples were happy and so were those of them who were single but in reality more than just Haley and Adam were having problems. Finn had recently told Rachel about how he was going to tour Europe for a year after graduation so he could figure out what he was going to do with his life, leaving her behind, which completely destroyed her hope of him following her to New York. Puck and Quinn weren't looking too hot either. Of course the usual happenings of them cheating on each other was happening (but then again when wasn't that happening). Needless to say they were growing apart like most everyone else, but it was natural right?
Rory got up to preform his song for the week when Sugar walked in. She had her usual "I'm so much better than everyone" air about her, but unlike the last time this was almost true.
"Move over potato boy. I'm re-auditioning for glee club!" she said in her usual overly sweet way.
"Sugar, I don't know if that's the best idea," said Mr. Shuester trying to user her out.
"Oh stop I've had my voice fixed get ready for the best performance you've ever seen. Adam this is for you. Haley, sweety, I'd listen up if I were you. Hit it," she said before busting out into her song.
"I've been sitting here staring at the clock on the wall
And I've been laying here praying, praying she won't call
It's just another call from home
And you'll get it and be gone
And I'll be crying" her voice had improved drastically there was no doubting that. Her voice was smooth like silk but rich like velvet.
"And I'll be begging you, baby
Beg you not to leave
But I'll be left here waiting
With my Heart on my sleeve
Oh, for the next time we'll be here
Seems like a million years n
And I think I'm dying" her acting skills were amazing, granted considering that she was living this it didn't take much effort.
"What do I have to do to make you see
She can't love you like me?"
"Why don't you stay?
I'm down on my knees
I'm so tired of being lonely
Don't I give you what you need?
When she calls you to go
There is one thing you should know
We don't have to live this way
Baby, why don't you stay?" Haley was hurt, disgusted, appalled even. This couldn't be about Adam, not her Adam anyway.
"You keep telling me, baby
There will come a time
When you will leave her arms
And forever be in mine
But I don't think that's the truth
And I don't like being used and I'm tired of waiting
It's too much pain to have to bear
To love a man you have to share" Rory wasn't as surprised as Haley as he sat in the back corner behind Haley in the front smirking. He felt really bad for Haley, but he had been waiting for Adam to screw up so he could get Haley back as a friend, maybe as more.
"Why don't you stay?
I'm down on my knees
I'm so tired of being lonely
Don't I give you what you need?
When she calls you to go
There is one thing you should know
We don't have to live this way
Baby, why don't you stay?" As the song ended Annie launched out of her seat in the front row next to Artie and tackled Sugar to the ground.
Too stunned to react Sugar just laid there shocked as Annie mauled her while screaming at her in Spanish, "¿Cómo te atreves! Puta mierda! Si alguna vez te vuelva a ver lo juro por Dios. Soy de Lima Heights adyacentes, tú estás metiendo con la perra incorrecta!"
It took Puck, Finn, Mike and Mr. Shue to get Annie off and she only came off screaming more Spanish obscenities. Sugar looked terrified as Adam ran over to see if she was ok. Meanwhile for the second time that month Haley ran out of Glee club crying while Rory chased after her.
"Ah bromee su más tuff que pensé. pienso que yo ahora le respeto. le hizo crece en Lima Hights? parece." Santana said to the still restrained (and fighting to get loose) Annie.
"Yeah, I grew up with my dad in Lima Hights while my bitchy white mother abandoned us. What's it to you, Satan?" she said sneering.
Santana shrugged in approval as Sugar ran off in the opposite direction from Haley, as she ran out of the choir room.