It was Tuesday morning and Sam was looking forward to performing the song he had chosen to suggest that afternoon. He had spent his whole "Glee hour" the night before practicing his song, interrupted only for the few minutes it took to chase his giggling foster brothers around the yard and back into the house when he had caught them (or rather, heard them) listening to him practice. He wanted it to be perfect, but he knew it likely wouldn't be anywhere near as good as the song Quinn had sang. The song itself, however, was perfect for her, so he hoped that would balance things out.
It seemed to be a better day so far. Though he had seen Finn and Artie both heading for the boys bathroom, with clothes in hand and covered in blue liquid, they were the only ones who seemed to have been hit yet. Considering the fact that they had been together, he figured it was also likely that Karofsky had only been going after one of them. At the moment Sam wasn't sure who the original target would have been. General he would say Finn, considering the fact that it was becoming rare for Finn to be seen twice in a row wearing the same shirt, but with recent events, it could have been either of them.
The sudden pain of hitting a locker jolted him out of his thoughts and for a moment he panicked, caught up in memories that apparently couldn't be pushed far enough away in six months to not come rushing back in an instant. When he brought himself back to reality he noticed a few people staring, he quickly shrugged and tried to pretend that he had simply had the breath knocked out of him before walking casually away. Pain in his back told him he had hit the lock and experience told him that it would bruise, but a bruise on his back was easy to hide. He'd hidden worse. He headed for his next class while reminding himself that this was why getting lost in thought in the hallway was a bad idea.
"So, who do you think will sing today?" Quinn asked shortly after she had joined Sam at lunch.
Sam pretended to think for several moments before answering, "Why, I just don't have any idea."
Quinn laughed, "So a certain blond, singing football player isn't going to sing today?" she questioned.
"Well, he might. You never know." Sam joked, winking at his girlfriend.
Quinn shook her head at her boyfriend's antics. "I wonder who else will sing today. I bet Mercedes will, I really thought she would have wanted to go yesterday," she said.
"Yeah. And I know Puck has something planned that he's excited about, but I don't know when he's going to do it," Sam told her.
Quinn shook her head, "Well, if nothing else, that will be amusing," she commented.
"He was talking about it with Kurt, Saturday." Sam informed his girlfriend.
"Good. It can't be to catastrophic or Kurt would have talked him out of it. I hope," she replied.
Sam nodded as he looked at his lunch tray and tried to decide what would be the safest thing to eat.
"I can't believe I'm saying this, but I actually liked Rachel's song yesterday. I really liked the song you guys did too. What did you think of yesterday's songs?" Quinn asked.
They discussed the possible Regional's songs until the bell rang and Quinn turned to kiss Sam before leaving.
"Can't you at least give me a hint about what you're going to sing?" she asked as they pulled away from the quick kiss.
Sam thought for a moment.
"Tirol lu teri nga, tiyawn." he said before winking at her and walking away.
Sam and Quinn shared a smirk when the first person to sing during Glee was Mercedes, who announced that her song was a solo. Sam hadn't heard the song before, but he thought it was a pretty good fit for her.
"I've seen this all before
Such a tired scene
You want to be like her
But she just wants to get in between
Of what you're meant to be
And who you really are
Which is nothing like her
What you've got is so very far
Away from all this superficial"
Sam didn't miss the fact that Mercedes was looking directly at Tina as she sang and a quick look at Artie told him that his friend had noticed it too. It wasn't a stretch to think that this might have something to do with why Tina had been crying so much.
"Don't you know you are extraordinary
There's no one like you, you are the one and only
If you could see how beautiful you are
You don't need to be anything but what He's made you
You're in his hands, to Him you belong to
Don't you know how beautiful you are"
Even though a bewildered Mike was now holding a crying Tina, Mercedes continued to sing to her friend through the rest of the song. Though the club applauded when she finished, it was hard to tell how well everyone had liked the song with everyone's attention on Tina. Mike had started looking even more confused - and slightly panicked - after the second verse and Tina had calmed down just enough to tell him that it wasn't him before she ended up in tears again. It took quite awhile for things to calm down enough to continue.
Sam decided to take a page out of his girlfriends book and wait to perform at the very end. When Mr. Schue announced that the next song would be the last, Sam nervously made his way to the front.
"Well ... this is the song I chose. It's called 'She's Everything' and it's by Brad Paisley. Um, I'd like to sing it as a solo." he said before the music began.
"She's a yellow pair of running shoes
A holey pair of jeans
She looks great in cheap sunglasses
She looks great in anything
She's 'I want a piece of chocolate'
'Take me to a movie'
She's 'I can't find a thing to wear'
Now and then she's moody"
He locked eyes with Quinn the moment that he started singing. He took it as a good sign that she hadn't stopped smiling yet, even if she had rolled her eyes at him after the last couple of lines he sang.
"She's a Saturn with a sunroof
With her blonde hair a-blowin
She's a soft place to land
And a good feeling knowing
She's a warm conversation
That I wouldn't miss for nothing
She's a fighter when she's mad
And she's a lover when she's loving
And she's everything I ever wanted
And everything I need
I talk about her, I go on and on and on
because she's everything to me"
He supposed that tears were a good thing if she was still smiling. He he was a little nervous about the next part, but he hoped she took it the way he meant it - that he loved everything about her.
"She's a Saturday out on the town
And a church girl on Sunday
She's a cross around her neck
And a cuss word 'cause its Monday
She's a bubble bath and candles
'Baby come and kiss me'
She's a one glass of wine
And she's feeling kinda tipsy"
Her eyes had widened a bit there and her smile fell a little, but she didn't look angry, so he kept singing. She had already accepted his promise ring, so he hoped she would take the next part well even though they were young.
"She's the voice I'd love to hear
Someday when I'm ninety
She's that wooden rocking chair
I want rocking right beside me
Everyday that passes
I only love her more
Yeah, she's the one
That I'd lay down my own life for"
Her smile was back at full force and she was crying again. If his smile got a little bigger too while he did a mental happy dance, well, he couldn't help it.
"And she's everything I ever wanted
And everything I need
I talk about her, I go on and on and on
because she's everything to me
Everything I ever wanted
And everything I need
She's everything to me
Yeah shes everything to me
everything to me"
She was kissing him before he'd even put his guitar down. They got lost in their own little world for a moment before Mr. Schue cleared his throat. Blushing, they headed back to their seats as their teacher began his end-of-class speech.
"What did you say to me in the lunch room?" Quinn asked, still beaming at her boyfriend.
"Tirol lu teri nga, tiyawn," he repeated.
At her blank look he explained, "The song is about you, love.".
Author's Note: I hope you guys liked this one! You got a bit of Sam's past, a hint at what's wrong with Tina and some Sam and Quinn romantic fluffy stuff. Mercedes' song was 'Who You Are' by Chelsie Boyd, the lyrics are not online, but you can find video of her singing it on Youtube.
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tj - I'm glad you liked the chapter. I wasn't rushing last time, that all would have been one chapter but I kept getting interupted and I wasn't sure when I could finish, so I went ahead and uploaded the first part of the chapter before I finished the second part.