Game of Hearts:

Random randomness that popped into my head between the media nets for 'Heart' and personal head cannon…don't own glee, sonnet #18 or the song I think I love you….

~Love your secret admirer~

Sugar Motta read as she pulled the note from her locker causing her to smile. This was the third note in as many days and she was curious to see just who the guy was.

It was love week at McKinley and the members of New Directions were singing to their loved ones and she longed for this mystery man to sing a declaration of love to her as she totally knew he had to be in glee club after all that last letter mentioned how much her voice was improving….not that her voice needed improvement it was flawless and Mr. Shue totally is tone deaf always giving the female leads to Rachel but whatever.

Smiling she noticed Artie wheeling over toward his locker which was right besides hers. She knew a few weeks ago he asked her out and she rejected him with some verbal diarrhea about it being because she was abled and he wasn't…she couldn't help herself…it was the asperges….ok so she didn't really have asperges she just liked to ramble a lot and that was a viable reason for her to get away with saying…things and what she said to Artie she really didn't mean that, she would so date him even confined to his chair…well that was if she could give him a makeover first as those grandpa sweaters had to go…he was much too hot for those…anyway what she was getting at before her mind wandered was that he totally had a crush on her and despite her rejection he had to be her admirer right.

"Hey Sugar." He said casually.

"Hey Artie," she replied back not saying anything else before heading toward her next class brushing past Rory on the way.

-x-x-x-

Rory Flanagan's eyes drifted toward Sugar walking away as he added a spring in his step.

"Somebody's got it bad," Artie said with a chuckle turning toward Rory who flashed him a deer in headlights expression.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Rory spoke all too quickly.

"I'm talking about Sugar…you like her."

"I well…" Rory paused his cheeks getting redder by the second, "yea I do…"

"You've got good taste, Sugar is cute but the girls got no filter."

Rory looked perplexed at Artie's comment. His voice sounded like he disliked the other girl a twinge however just a few weeks ago it had seemed that he had a crush on the other girl as well.

"I wish Sam were around to give me advice like he promised he would back on Christmas however he's too involved in his own romantic entanglement."

Artie just nodded. Sam was his boy and Mercedes was his girl and he really liked the thought of the two of them together however at the same time he thought the boy was being a total hypocrite getting mad at Quinn when she was cheating on him with Finn last year yet now pretty much encouraging Mercedes to cheat on Shane.

And speaking of the blonde.

"Yea huh," Artie said as his eyes where hypnotized with the vision of Quinn heading toward her locker at the moment. He'd always liked Quinn however she was always with someone else or busy cutting herself off from society joining the skanks….he paused to think that her pink hair earlier that year was kind of hot before snapping back to reality 'focus Abrams' he said to himself.

"Well, Artie said, "it's too bad Sugar already has that secret admirer of hers or else I'd…"

It was then Rory blinked.

"No!"

"I saw a guy do it in one of those lifetime movies I watch with Mrs. Pierce on weekends…god I'm pathetic."

"You're not pathetic….you just need to step up your game…expand beyond the complements and sonnets."

"Chocolate? Flowers?"

"Bigger," Artie said with a smile, "much bigger."

X-x-x-x-x-x

The following day, Sugar arrived at her locker just to notice Artie was at his. He totally was waiting for her she just knew it…he was going to break out in song or something and sing to her telling her how much he loved her….though he hoped it wasn't one of those show-tuney songs that Rachel constantly sang they so hurt her ears.

"Artie," she chirped.

"Sugar," he replied as she opened her locker only to be met with an avalanche of balloons and confetti and a note on the inside of her door from her secret admirer asking her to turn around.

Turning now toward where Artie was sitting she smiled.

"I knew it," she said "and sorry about what I said a few weeks ago if you even remember it...your awesome…like me…"

It was then just as Rory came around the corner that Sugar began to kiss Artie. This action caused the young exchange student's heart to break as he trusted Artie and his plan to get the girl not for things to blow up in his face.

"Artie…how could you."

He didn't wait for an answer as he ran down the hall causing Artie to frown.

"what's wrong…you don't think I'm a bad kisser do you…I mean I know you dated Brittany and she's like kissed everyone and I've only kissed a few people but I'd like to think my kissing skills are as hot as my fashion sense."

"You are a good kisser," Artie commented which wasn't a lie, as while it wasn't firework inducing it wasn't all slobbery either, 'it's just….Rory was your secret admirer."

"Rory…wow…"

"Is that a good wow or a disappointed wow?"

"It's an I kind of thought he was cute but I thought you were still hung up on me wow….however obviously you don't want to be my valentine so what lucky lady has the pleasure?"

"Nobody."

"Nobody…seriously…your hot…I mean besides the sweater vests and all but that can easily be changed with a trip to the mall."

It was then that he once again stole a glance at Quinn.

"You know she's not dating Puckerman right? I heard from a friend of a friend that he's back to his skirt chasing ways."

Artie looked at her.

"Ok so I read it on Jacob's blog but still….you should go for it…you and Quinn would make a cute couple and from the looks she gives you in glee practice I can tell she likes you too."

"She's my friend."

"Maybe she'd like to be more…or at least be your valentine…you should totally sing to her…I even have a song idea…can I tell you."

Artie let out a sigh.

"Why not."

Clapping Sugar told Artie the song while he texted Rory asking him to meet him before rehearsal in the choir room to apologize.

-x-x-x-x-x

"Alright," Rory said as the choir room door opened later that afternoon, "I'm ready…tell me your sorry."

"I'm sorry."

Rory jumped…the voice speaking to him wasn't Artie's.

"S-sugar?"

The girl stepped into the light and nodded as she patted the chair sitting next to Rory, "can I."

Rory just shrugged as Sugar took a seat.

"I shouldn't of assumed Artie was my secret admirer after all the note did say turn around and he was next to me not behind me and you…well you weren't there."

"I was running a few moments late…Brittany was having issues with Lord Tubington…apparently he's now an alcoholic."

Sugar just let out a little laugh.

"Yes."

"Huh?"

"The answer is yes…Rory I will be your valentine," she said with a smile as she reached over to brush her hand gently through his hair, a smile crossing her lips before speaking once more…..

Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day?

Thou art more lovely and more temperate:

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,

And Summer's lease hath all too short a date…..

x-x-x-x-x

a few minutes later the rest of the members of New Directions began to flow into the choir room smiling as they noticed Rory and Sugar sitting together in a corner holding hands and whispering closly to one another…

"So," Mr. Shue said a few minutes into the class, "anyone want to sing for us today or do we want to work on getting regionals set list done in advance for once…"

"I'd like to sing something," Artie said wheeling himself into the middle of the room and making direct eye contact with the blonde as he began to sing.

I'm sleeping
And right in the middle of a good dream
When all at once I wake up
From something that keeps knockin' at my brain.
Before I go insane
I hold my pillow to my head
And spring up in my bed
Screaming out the words I dread:
"I think I love you!"

This morning
I woke up with this feeling
I didn't know how to deal with
And so I just decided to myself
I'd hide it to myself and never talk about it
And didn't I go and shout it
When you walked into the room.
"I think I love you!"…..

He continued to sing the song Sugar suggested for him to sing to Quinn all the while keeping his eyes trained on her. He was met with applause when it was over and a thumb up from Sugar who he was shocked to find was actually listening as she'd seemed totally engrossed with Rory as if he was the only person in the room at the moment.

Once the class was let out everyone seemed to leave the room except for Quinn.

"Artie…wait," she spoke, "that…that song…it was for me right."

Artie just nodded.

"I know that it's stupid."

Leaning over to kiss him Quinn shook his head.

"Not stupid at all…I think I love you too."

~End