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It was a normal Wednesday afternoon, well normal enough for Sam. He waited by the bleachers yet again waiting for Cheerios practice to finish. Even though he had a legit reason to be there due to Ryder being his ride home, he took advantage of the opportunity to check out Blaine's dance moves. Even if the uniform covered up all of his petite body, his moves were even more arousing than any half naked girl on a magazine. At times he directed his attention to the other Cheerios, Brittany in particular, their moves were flashy and impressive but no one could match Blaine's, not at least in Sam's eyes. While waiting he texted Kurt, now that the apology song was out of the way Sam asked for Kurt's help to decide on a song to fit in theme to serenade Blaine, as he knew next to nothing about Cher. He also thought that it could be the best way to make it public, at least among the people he trusted, but Sam knew he had to get it out to both Brittany and Ryder before doing anything else, as he wanted it to be a happy moment without any drama involved. As he continued to observe the cheerleading practice in front of him, Sam felt his phone vibrating again and checked it out to see what Kurt had to say.

I have some song choices for you two lovebirds. Just FYI, all of my picks are the pop-iest of pop songs you'll be able to find in music, u ok with that? As much as he trusted Kurt with the song choice, he wanted the song to feel like something he would genuinely like to sing.

Think u could look for something with a roots or country vibe? I just think it would feel more natural, u get me? Sam typed back. After all Kurt and Mr. Schue said about Cher's music diversity on Monday, Sam imagined there could be something among those lines.

Your in luck, I think I know just the song, I'll get back to u once I have it. That actually made Sam feel relieved, if nothing he wanted that song to come out well, at least after all the mess he had caused. Just as he texted Kurt back, Sam noticed Kitty walking to his direction. Considering what Blaine had told him the day before about her getting kicked out of the Cheerios temporarily he found it strange, if not a bit bold, to see her there. She continued walking towards him before she took a seat on the bleachers right beside him.

"Hey, you're here to see Ryder practice?" Sam asked with a friendly tone seeing how her facial expression reeked with apathy.

She didn't even turn to his direction before answering back. "Save it super geek, I'm not in the mood."

As much as Sam wanted to avoid any form of social interaction with the blonde ex-cheerleader, he still felt responsible for her current situation is was indeed his fault.

"Hey I get it, it sucks not being what used to define you or what you thought was you trademark any more but you got to keep going 'cause life continues to advance and so should we. I mean look at me, I used to be on the football team but that not the case now and I'm still the same person I was before."

Kitty just turned her head a bit and gave Sam a snide look. "That's because you passed through poverty and working as a stripper in possibly one of the lowest joints this city has to offer. Anything from there is a step up. What do I have to look forward to?"

"The fact that you didn't have to live pass that to still be able to redeem yourself." Sam replied, admittedly he wanted to give his best Liam Neeson impression to make the message a bit more dramatic but he meant what he said.

"Whatever, don't pretend like you care, I know you just joined Blaine's former boy toy yesterday on the song just to look good in front of everyone. Why else would you take part of his "apology" song?" Kitty asked, from the tone of her voice Sam inferred that the question was rhetorical, which was a good thing, as he knew the answer would have gotten him strangled. "Why are you here anyways?"

"Well apart from the fact that your boyfriend is letting me stay at his house and I need to wait for him to finish, I just wanted to give him and the rest of the guys moral support. Sue does pull a number on them daily, I don't know how they keep up with her crazy routines." Sam admitted, he noticed Kitty's expression showed confusion.

"So you're here just for the guys? What about Brittany? Isn't she supposed to be like your girlfriend or something?" Kitty asked, making Sam feel the weight of his lies once again. He knew he needed to tell Brittany what the deal was with him and Blaine but he had to do it in a way that would keep her from feeling hurt.

"Oh yeah, there's that as well. I thought it was implied though." Sam said wanting to sound as serious as possible so Kitty would stop the questions.

Before any more talk could be achieved, both blondes noticed that Sue had given all Cheerios their break time. Brittany, Blaine, Jake and Ryder walked towards them. As much as Sam wanted to compliment Blaine's performance and gush over the perfect balance of singing and dancing he had, he knew he had to camouflage it all just to play it safe. "You guys really do an insane amount of work right there and it's actually really amazing, I take my hat off to you all."

Blaine smiled, Sam knew he was still uneasy about the whole mess he had gotten Ryder into but receiving a smile from him was all he needed to gain motivation to fix everything.

"Glad someone appreciates the hard work. Coach Sylvester's just telling us how badly we suck, it nothing I feel the insults are a bit less hostile now." Jake replied.

"I'm just glad I get to see you even if you're not being tortured by Sue." Ryder replied before lifting Kitty with a hug.

"Hey don't get me wrong, I'm all over the fact that you two are together and I'm not normally one that agrees with rumors but is it true that you're using Claws here as a beard?" Jake asked Ryder, whose smile faded as he heard the comment. "I mean, I have no problem with you swinging the other way, we're bros for life, thing is that I just want to have that part clear."

"I… I really don't want to talk about that." Ryder's usual joyful tone turned somber and dry. During one of his philosophy classes, Ryder heard that if people said something to themselves enough times it could become true. That's what he did at exams all the time, he always told himself enough times he would pass them and he did. What if all this people telling him he was gay would suddenly make him realize he was actually gay? He knew he didn't wrote that paper but what if he had actually done it and his dyslexia made him read otherwise and he subconsciously wanted to write he liked guys? He certainly never thought about liking guys before but he had admitted to Jake sometimes while on the locker rooms while changing for basketball practices that he had an amazing body but that's what bros did, they told each other compliments, right? What if his relationship with Kitty was all a charade to hide his actual sexuality from himself? He knew he loved Kitty but they had never gotten pass kisses with her. He certainly didn't want to hurt her.

"Oh shut up Usher, I bet you're just jealous because Miss Celibacy doesn't use her tongue you kiss her out of fear of becoming pregnant and looking like her mother." Kitty replied, which made Jake obviously mad but he contained himself just because he saw how Ryder still looked depressed.

Sam just looked in regret before he felt Brittany's hand pulling him away from the scene. She pulled him farther away before finally revealing her intentions. "So I was wondering, I know how hard it is for unicorns to earn their horns and I would like to ask you if you could get Ryder to appear in Fondue for Two today. I just want to help him feel a bit more rainbow-y about his newfound unicorn status and I already asked Blaine to join me in and would love to have you there as moral support for all three of us."

Sam got surprised at Brittany's proposal. He was still an amateur at understanding her lingo but from what he understood, she wanted to help Ryder and if nothing else he could break the news to both of them and kill two birds with one shot. "Sure, if it mean that much to you it would be my pleasure to help you." Brittany smiled and gave Sam a friendly smooch. "Still, why do you think I'll make good moral support for all three of you?"

"Well, first of you're my boyfriend and having you near does make me feel cheerful. Second, I knew you've been helping Ryder a lot this past days and I know you two are bunking in the same bedroom so I figured you two are friends by now. Lastly, Lord Tubbington and I have been practicing soul reading and even if I'm not as experienced as him, I've been able to read Blaine's soul and I notice his shines brighter when he's near you." Brittany said while Sam just nodded, as everything she said seemed coherent.

"Alright so I'll see you after practice then. I'll go tell Ryder as soon as I can." Sam replied as Brittany just hugged him. As much as he hated lying to her, he felt that her affection had been toned down a bit and it almost felt as the friendly relationship they had with each other before becoming a couple.

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Practice was over and everyone was changing back to their regular clothes. On the boys locker rooms, Sam went to look for Ryder to let him know about Brittany's plan. He saw some of the other male Cheerios but could find neither Ryder nor Blaine for that matter. He knew Jake didn't even bother changing as he just wanted to get out of the school's grounds as quick as possible for calling for him would have been a waste of time. As he continued to walk his way trough the locker rooms he heard quiet sobs and Blaine's voice, Sam feared the worst as he ran into Blaine comforting Ryder, who was crying in Blaine's shoulder.

"What's going on? Is everything okay?" Sam asked foolishly. He knew nothing was okay but still felt the need to ask the most stupid and redundant question he could have come up with.

"Ryder's passing through a hard moment right now, I don't know if he's okay taking about it." Blaine said in a quiet voice. Sam took a seat beside them wanting to show support as he knew that whatever was happening was his fault. As much as he enjoyed the sight of Blaine in a tank top, as he always thought that he never showed his strong arms enough with the shirt he wore, and to a purely platonic way that of a shirtless Ryder, who's body could give Sam's a run for its money, he couldn't feel nothing but guilt.

"I-I had to do it, I didn't want t-to hurt her. She's way to important to me…" Ryder sobbed as he turned to Sam's direction and hugged him tightly. Sam couldn't help but give back, still as he hugged Ryder he gave Blaine a look of pure confusion.

Blaine understood Sam's doubt, closed his eyes and took a deep breath before answering. "Ryder… he was filled with doubts about his sexuality and he decided it was best to break-up with Kitty rather than hurt her in case he's indeed not interested in girls."

Sam could feel his blood pressure decease; all this was his fault, the thought of being the cause of a break-up made him feel sick. Having Ryder crying right next to him certainly didn't make it any better. He was the reason for all the misfortune that was going on in Ryder's life, if he had been courageous enough to accept the truth of who he was nothing of this would had happened. He knew from Blaine's facial expression that he was disappointed in Sam, which made him feel like crap, even if he was already feeling like that. The look of disappointment was just adding acid to the wound.

"Ryder, I'm really sorry about everything. I… well I…" There it was again, Sam was frightened at telling the truth, at letting him know that it was him that caused all the pain and suffering.

Ryder tried to contain the tears. He buried his face in his hands before finally composing himself, it only just a tiny bit. His eyes were irritated and swollen from the crying. "D-don't worry, I really appreciate you two being here with me. Ever since the incident occurred I've felt nothing but hate from everyone except you two and a few others. I've even had suicidal thoughts at times just to make all of this hate stop." The last statement made Sam freeze, if someone's life could be lost due to this he would never forgive himself. "You two are like my only friends right now."

Blaine ran his hand trough Ryder's back in a comforting manner. "Don't say that, there are many people out there who love you." Ryder gave Blaine a heart-melting smile. "Thanks both of you."

Sam smiled and patted Ryder's back. "As a matter of fact, Brittany told me she would like to help as well. Do you think you could be able to come to her house? Both Blaine and I will go there as well. It could help get your mind out of all of this hell you're passing through."

"I could use that, thanks Sam." Ryder than gave him a friendly hug.

"If you don't mind though, mind answering a question?" Sam asked as Ryder nodded. "How did Kitty take it?"

Ryder once again looked a bit gloomy but took some inner strength to answer. "It wasn't the reply I was expecting, mostly due to her somewhat recent break-up with Jake but she just said…"

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"…That I would support his decision and would love him no matter what as he is and always will be my best friend." Kitty replied as most of the Cheerios on the girls locker room had sad looks on their faces.

"That's the saddest thing I've ever heard yet you're so strong and composed about it. You're an inspiration to every girl in this school." Celeste, the neck braced Cheerio replied.

Kitty wiped off the tear rolling down her cheek. "Thanks, it actually feels good to have people to confide this to."

"Hey you might not be a Cheerio for the time being but we got your back." Another Cheerio replied.

"By the way, we did as you told us. We filled a juice keg with the red slushie you told us. What should we do with it? We left it on the cafeteria's freezer just to keep it cool." One of the other Cheerio's asked.

"I'm not really in the mood to exact revenge on anyone right now but it would be a waste to just throw all that slushie away. Keep it there for a while." Kitty replied.

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"You know, even if you're single I bet you'll find someone. You're a really hunky unicorn and those like you don't stay single for long." Brittany replied as she fixed the camera.

"Thanks Britt, means a lot." Ryder replied as he took a seat in front of the camera next to Blaine.

Sam took the seat besides Brittany, as he looked uneasy at Lord Tubbington who was sitting on his lap, he knew it was just a matter of seconds before he started using him as a scratching post.

"Okay the show will start in five, look your best and try not to grab fondue while we record, some of the last guests kind of got burned themselves and Lord Tubbington keeps forgetting to get the life insurance contracts printed for guests to sign." The camera's light turned green which was the cue for Brittany. "Hello everyone, welcome to a very special episode of Fondue for Two which I would like to call "Fondue for Two plus Two" for obvious reasons. Today we have former Warbler and owner of a lifetime supply of hair gel, Blaine Anderson, allegedly straight guy, Ryder Lynn and bottle blonde, as well as my current boyfriend no matter how much Lord Tubbington disapproves, Sam Evans as guests." All guest, while slightly annoyed by their respective descriptions, waved at the camera. "Alright so first we'll answer some of the burning questions our audience has for our guests. Blaine, the audience wants to know if you wear a helmet when riding a bike or if you're hair's strong enough to resist the fall?"

"Umm… I suppose I need a helmet, I don't think the gel's that strong in the first place." Blaine replied slightly confused at the question.

"It's your turn now Sam. The audience wants to know what's your actual hair color."

Sam, obviously offended, answered at the camera. "I'm a natural blonde! Why does everyone keep thinking I dye it? I stopped doing that after freshman year." Sam then felt Lord Tubbington scratching his leg similarly to the cat in the "Marc Anthony and Pussyfoot" cartoons he watched as a kid.

"Oh, looks like someone's lying!" Brittany said in a somewhat excited tone.

"Argh, alright, alright. I still use lemon juice. Just make him stop!" Brittany snapped her fingers and Lord Tubbington stopped the scratching.

"Now for our last guest question. Ryder, this one comes from avid Fondue for Two viewer Tina Cohen-Chang. Is it true that Cheerios practices are more physically demanding that football practices?"

"Well, you certainly need more stamina and an overall resistance to all types of insults the coach throws at you." Ryder replied a bit unsure about his answer.

"Okay, now our main topic of the evening. Ryder, you've gain so much exposure making you the talk of the town. What do you have to say to all naysayers that think unicorns shouldn't be allowed to be free and prance through the plains?" Brittany asked as Ryder took a deep breath before answering.

"I honestly think that people shouldn't be that nosy and just mind their own business. I mean, put it like this, if you like chocolate ice cream but someone else likes vanilla would you harass him or her for liking something different than what you like?" Sam, Brittany and Blaine all applauded Ryder's remark, which just drew a goofy grin in his face.

"A really true, and if I may add delicious, statement. Thanks all of you for joining us, next episode we'll discuss with Lord Tubbington the reason of why Cats, the musical, is an inaccurate depiction of felines." Brittany then turned off the camera.

"Well that went well. I actually feel a bit better than what I expected." Ryder confessed as Blaine patted him on the shoulder.

"See? Letting things out is the best medicine for the soul." Blaine said as Ryder just smiled back at him. "Britt would you mind if we leave? I still need to give both Ryder and Sam a ride back home and I need to get my science homework done for tomorrow."

"Sure, no problem but before you leave would you mind if I kept Sam here for a few minutes?" Brittany asked. Sam felt worried at first, why would she want to keep him specifically? Then it hit him, they were still an item.

Blaine just smiled as he and Ryder walked their way out of Brittany's room. "Sure, we'll wait in the car."

As both of them left Brittany closed the door. "Sam… we need to talk." Her voice tone was oddly serious; Sam started to get that gut feeling in his stomach again.

"Um... about what?" Sam asked innocently even though he knew what she meant.

"You know what's this about." Brittany said as Sam realized the time had come.

He needed to come clean to Brittany. Sam took a deep breath. "Okay… but we need to get rid of the cat first."

Both of them looked at Lord Tubbington who, with an angry look on his face, walked out of the room.

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Laying on her bed, still sad about the event that had led to her current state, Kitty could do nothing but remember she had lost the perfect, at least in her eyes, guy who she could had ever wished to be with in a matter of seconds. All that work and bonding they had during Spice Girls week, all the support he gave her once she admitted her dark secret in front of all those people at the church, everything just seemed like distant memories. Just as she lamented the loss of her relationship with Ryder her cellphone vibrated. She grabbed it in hopes that it was a message from Ryder saying how he wanted to get back with her and all was just plain confusion but the message was a lot more ominous than that.

I know who framed your boyfriend. Meet me at the Lima Bean tomorrow at six thirty in the afternoon. Come alone.

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A/N: So another chapter, no song included, oops. I'm still beating myself for breaking up the Kyder relationship (and all of the purpose of my previous story "Viva Forever!") for the sake of drama and a better storyline but it will be worth it and to those Kyder readers who are still keeping up with this I'll try to keep stuff interesting. Thanks again to all of you who reviewed, it does motivate me to continue this quickly and without dropping the quality. By the way, sorry for to those who want Blam to happen quickly, I'm trying to build this up well enough to have the result come off as something interesting.

Hope y'all are enjoying the ride!