***This is the prom chapter! This is all in Mercedes POV. I don't own glee or the song Endlessly by the cab... After you read this go on YouTube and watched the video that was made for samcedes with this song. It's really the definition of their relationship. Anyway I hope you all enjoy this chapter. And stay tuned in for the next update. Don't ask me when I do it on impulse anyway! Enjoy!***
Mercedes parked her car as all the girls got out. They were picking up their dresses that they had fitted and had the whole day planned for getting their hair and nails done before prom that night. She wasn't as happy as they were because Sam wasn't going to be there but she tried to fake it. When she told Santana that Sam wasn't coming Santana immediately told everyone, so every one kept stopping her and apologizing. At first it was sweet but then it got annoying. It was like a constant reminder that she was going alone for prom. She was initially mad at Sam for choosing work over her but then she thought about it and realized what he's doing is way more important. How many girls can say their boyfriend created a character after them that was soon to be a nationally known character?
"We should get the dresses first and make sure they look good before we go get our hair and nails done." Mercedes said as they walked into the mall. They all walked into the store where their dresses were and began trying them on and showing each other.
"Mercedes, you look beautiful?" Tina said smiling from ear to ear.
"Awwwwww thanks Tina!"Mercedes said looking in the mirror. She really didn't care that she looked beautiful when Sam wasn't going to be there to see her in it.
"Yeah if Trouty mouth was here he'd definitely tear it right off of you!" Santana said as she laughed and nudged Brittany. Mercedes frowned as she looked in the mirror.
"I'm sorry my brother's not coming back home to take you to the prom!"
"I wish people would stop apologizing all the time for Sam!" Mercedes said snapping. "I'm a big girl I can handle going to prom alone!" She said grabbing the bottom of her dress and walking off to the fitting room. Behind the door she slumped down and tried to pull herself together. She heard a knock on the fitting room door.
"Can I come in?" She heard Santana say as she got up and opened the door for her. She got in and closed the door behind her. Mercedes turned around pointing to the zipper. "I know this is hard for you!" She said unzipping Mercedes dress. "I know I can be insensitive some times."
"It's not even that! I'm just tired of the sorrys!" Mercedes said pulling the dress off. "Sam and I talked about it and we decided it's best that he stays. We knew this would happen when he left so I don't know why everyone is so surprised!"
"Well for one, we know he's crazy about you and we just assumed he'd never miss it for the world! For two, it's freaking prom! He must not know how many want to take you to prom!"
"I'm not going with anyone else, Santana!" Mercedes said slipping her jeans on and fastening them. "Sam's the only guy for me period!"
"Yeah I get that! You're crazy about him too!" Santana said smiling as she watched Mercedes put her shirt on. "I couldn't see myself going with anyone else but Brittany either. Them darn Evanses and voodoo love juices!"
"Santana you're crazy!" Mercedes said laughing as they walked out the fitting room. "Alright girls we've got our dresses! Salon time!"
They paid for their dresses then walked over to the salon to get their hair and nails done. As Mercedes got her hair done she received text messages from both Sam and Matt. She ignored Matt's text that told her this was her last chance to take his offer before he tells Bree that he's taking her.
"Can you believe the nerve of Matt?"
"So, he's saying he'd take you to prom and leave his girlfriend at home?" Tina asked as she sat under the dryer with a magazine in hand. "What an ass! Why is Bree even with him?"
"She's his girlfriend remember Tina!" Brittany said as she rolled her eyes at Tina. Tina looked over at Brittany confused then looked at Santana. Santana was in her own world as she got her pedicure.
"Do you want me to slice him? You know I have razors all in my hair. Well not now but I will later. Just in case I need to cut a bitch!"
"No thanks Santana!" Mercedes replied laughing as she replied to Sam's text. He then sent her a selfie of him "sleeping" saying he was dreaming of her. She smiled and took a quick selfie of herself and the hairstylist doing her hair and sent it to him. He replied immediately "Look at my beautiful prom Queen!"
"Is that my brother you're texting?"
"Yeah, let me send him a picture of y'all!" Mercedes said pointing get cellphone at the girls as they made faces. "He's going to love this!" Mercedes said smiling as she sent the picture. Instead of texting back he called.
"Hey Mercedes..."
"Hey Sam! Did you get the last picture I sent you?"
"Yeah, I really hate that I'm not there! Tell them I think they look pretty already!"
"Hey bitches! Sam said y'all look hot and sexy!" Mercedes shouted to them. They all laughed and so did Sam.
"That's not what I said, Mercedes!"
"I know!"she replied with a smile. "What do you have planned today other than resting?" She asked with a smile on her face. She was really happy to hear from him even though he sounded tired.
"I have homework and then work stuff and housework. I need a house cleaner or something." He admitted. "You know I'm not the cleanest."
"Oh my gosh Sam, Max is going to kill you! Your mom and I aren't around to clean up so you gotta get it together babe!" Mercedes said chuckling.
"I know! Let me get started. Send me more pictures when you get a chance so I can feel like I'm there!"
"Alright bye!"
"I love you!"
"I love you too, Sam!" Mercedes replied then hung up. She suddenly felt sad again and Brittany notice and smiled at her causing Mercedes to smile back.
-Prom-
The gang arrived at the prom in a shared limo. Although they had dates they didn't sit in pairs to make sure Mercedes didn't look like the fifth wheel. Mercedes kept telling them to enjoy themselves that she would be alright so finally they took the dance floor by storm while she sat at the table. She danced at the table taking selfies and sending them to Sam. She hated that she didn't get a corsage as she looked at her wrist. She frowned and sent a text to Sam again. After not receiving any responses from him she started playing games on her phone.
"Mercedes?"
"Yes?" She replied but didn't look up as she continued to play on her phone. She was just about to beat her high score.
"Would you like to dance?"
"Hold that thought!" She said putting her finger up at him as she tried to beat her score. She knew it was pathetic that she was doing that at prom but it was better then just slumping over and crying over prom.
"Give me that phone!" He said taking her phone away and pausing it. "Sam would be upset to see you not having fun. You're too pretty to be a wall flower!"
"Puck, give me my phone back!"
"Dance with me first!" He said holding her phone away and extending his hand to her. She looked at it and then back at him then smiled.
"Alright!" She said taking his hand and following him to the dance floor. "Can I have my phone now?" She asked as they began slow dancing amongst the crowd.
"After this!" He replied and took a selfie of them then handed it to her. "Here you go!" He said as she took it and placed it in her bosom. "Isn't that phone lucky!"
"Don't be disgusting, Puck!" Mercedes said rolling her eyes.
"I'm sorry! I couldn't help it." Puck said smiling. "You look really pretty tonight!"
"Thanks! You look handsome all cleaned up and you shaved the Mohawk!" Mercedes said rubbing his head.
"Yeah!" He said laughing. "You know I always had a crush on you!"
"Yeah right Puck!"Mercedes said rolling her eyes. "You used to come to the house and hang with my brother all day and barely said a word to me!"
"Because your brother pretty much told every one on the team that you were off limits. When graduated we thought great we get a chance but Matt got to you during the summer and I just got with Santana." Puck confessed.
"I see!" Mercedes said looking over at Matt dancing with Bree. "I don't know what happened to Matt. He used to be sweet!"
"He's crazy about you, you know?" Puck stated. Mercedes looked at him with an arched eyebrow and Puck laughed. "He is! He talks about you all the time!"
"Well too bad, I'm with Sam now!" Mercedes replied with a smile. She was enjoying this talk with Puck. He usually only focused on sex whenever he spoke. This was a dissent side of him.
"What y'all have is true love. I couldn't be in Los Angeles with all those fine honies and not get some ass. The MILFs there love young hot tail." He said.
"There's the Puck I know!" Mercedes said laughing as the music changed to something up tempo. They danced most of the night together. Other times they all danced together as gang. Tina had to pull Brittany away from Mike a couple times. Santana was busy screaming "No me gusta!"
"Now for the moment you've all been waiting for..."principal Figgins said as he got on stage. "Can the prom princes and princess come to the stage?" He asked as the groups made there way to the stage. Puck helped Mercedes up the stage to about tripping. "Alright, your senior prom king is..." He said ripping the envelop. "Matthew Rutherford!" He stated. As the crowd cheered.
"Yo my man, it's Matt!"
"My envelop says Matthew, Mr. Rutherford! I know how to reaaaaad!" Mr. Figgins said putting emphasis on read. Matt rolled his eyes as he stood still for his crown. "Now for the prom Queen." He said ripping the envelop. "It's Ms. Mercedes Jones!" He announced as every one cheered. Mercedes stood in shock and horror. She didn't want to win. She didn't even campaign for it at all. She looked over at Santana. "Come on Ms. Jones! We only rented the center till 12:30 and not a minute more!" Mr. Figgins said as Mercedes slowly stepped up to get crowned. She looked over at a smiling Matt and rolled her eyes. "Now for the first dance!" He announced.
"May we?" Matt asked with his hand out. She looked at it as if it was full of disease and looked back at Santana. Santana shrugged and mouthed "just do it!"
"I guess!" She replied taking his hand as they took the floor and began to dance. Matt smiled at her as they danced.
"You look beautiful tonight!"
"Thanks!"
"You should have came with me as you can see we're destined to be together even the school thinks so!" He said smiling.
"I'm with Sam, Matt!"
"I don't see Sam here! You're here and you're dancing with me!" Matt said with a smile. Mercedes thought about what he said and agreed.
"You're right!" She said stopping. "I shouldn't be here!" She stated stepping away from him and walking away. He grabbed her hand. "Let me go!" She said yanking her hand away. She ran towards the door.
"Hey every body!" She heard someone say but she kept rushing to the door. "I'm sure some of you remember me." She paused and turned. "I flew all the way here to sing for my Queen! This is for Mercedes Jones!" She heard Sam say. Someone cast a light on her as she took steps toward the stage where Sam began to play his guitar. Next to him was a smiling Puck also playing the guitar.
"There's a shop down the street, where they sell plastic rings, for a quarter a piece, I swear , I know that it's cheap, not like gold in your dreams, but I hope that you'll still wear it." He continued to sing as he watched her walk to him in shock. Everyone moved out of her as she walked back to him the front of the stage. "Yeah, the ink may stain my skin, and my jeans may all be ripped. I'm not perfect, but I swear, I'm perfect for you..."
"...and there's no guarantee, that this will be easy...It's not a miracle ya need, believe me." He and Puck sang together.
"Yeah, I'm no angel, I'm just me, but I will love you endlessly. Wings aren't what you need, you need me." Sam sang as Mercedes blushed looking at everyone that was looking at her. "There's a house on the hill, with a view of the town, and I know how you adore it. So I'll work everyday, through the sun, and the rain, until I can afford it. Yeah, your friends may think I'm crazy, cause they can only see, I'm not perfect, but I swear, I'm perfect for youuuu!" Sam sang as he and Puck sang the hook again.
Mercedes couldn't believe her eyes as she watched him sing on the stage for her. She couldn't stop the tears of joy from falling from her eyes.
"There's a shop down the street, where they sell plastic rings, for a quarter a piece, I swear it."Sam said putting the guitar down. He began to step towards Mercedes. "Yeah, I know that it's cheap, not like gold in your dreams, but I hope that you'll still wear it." He said holding up a boxed corsage for her.
"Sam Evans, you are crazy!"
"Crazy about you! I told you that if I ever had to choose that my choice would always be you!" Sam replied as he placed the corsage on her wrist. "Can I have this dance, Ms. Jones?"
"Yes, you may..."Mercedes said with a smile until Matt came in between them and took her hand instead.
"I'm sorry this dance is only for students that go here!"
"Matt, let me go!" Mercedes said snatching her hand back. Sam pulled her aside and stepped up to Matt.
"Look dude just walk away before your other leg breaks!" Sam said stepping towards Matt.
"Oh so you admit to breaking my leg?" Matt stated not backing down. "You did all this just to steal my girlfriend!"
"I didn't steal your girlfriend and I didn't break your leg last time, but keep pushing me and it won't be an accident this time!"
"Sam, let's just leave! He's not worth it!" Mercedes said pulling him away. He began to walk away or so Mercedes thought till Matt spoke again.
"Fuck you and that girl!" Matt stated and before Mercedes knew what happened Sam turned and punched Matt right in the face. Matt fell to the ground grabbing his nose as Bree came running to his side.
"Now we can go!" Sam said taking Mercedes hand and walking out as they saw principal Figgins heading their way.