"I am so tired. I think I'll go up to my room and take a nap for a year or two" Tina said as they walked in to the lobby of the hotel.

"Nice try. We have to plan songs for tonight's show" Rachel said.

"Ugh..." Finn groaned. "Do we have to?"

"Yes" Will said quickly. "Come on, guys. It's not that hard. Just sing songs that we've already done."

"He's right" Quinn said to her peers. "We'll do 'Light Up The World' and 'Toxic', maybe."

"Okay, fine" Mercedes said. "But can we do it in like an hour or so? I want to take a shower."

"Same" Santana said, nodding.

Mike looked at his watch. "It's only 3:30. So we got plenty of time."

"We also gotta eat dinner" Blaine said.

"Guys! Go take an hour or so and take a shower or what not. Then come down here and practice for a bit while I get us some fajitas and nachos!" Will said.

"Really? Okay then!" Sam nodded.

Brittany giggled. "Hey guys! What do you say when someone steals your cheese?"

Everyone stopped and stared at Brittany who was grinning.

"I don't know, what?" Kurt asked.

"That's NACHO cheese!" Brittany laughed. "Get it?" She asked between her fit of giggles.

Mercedes laughed too. "Yes, that's actually pretty good!"

By then they were all laughing.

"Oh, hey guys!"

They all turned around at the familiar voice. There stood Cam and Kaylee. It was Cam who spoke. Kaylee just glared at them with her hands on her hips.

"Hi Cam...Kaylee" Rachel said with a smile.

"I heard that you went to Universal today" Cam smiled at them.

"Yeah" Mercedes nodded.

"Cool. Isn't it fun?" Cam beamed.

"Mucho fun" Puck said with a smile. He was still chuckling over the nacho joke.

"What's with the Spanish?" Kaylee asked.

"Sorry" Puck said. "We're in a silly Spanish mood."

Kaylee looked like she got slapped. She didn't respond. Cam laughed.

"Well, we got to go. I need a shower and then we gotta rehearse for tonight" Quinn said.

"Well, okay" Kaylee gave a smirk and waved. "Bye."

New Directions all started walking toward the large elevator doors and the stairs.

"I still don't like her" Rachel said as they got out of earshot.

"Cam's kinda cute" Sugar smiled.


An hour later, everyone had quickly showered and changed. They had gathered in Sam and Rory's room afterwards.

"Look" Blaine said, pointing to the window at the end of the hallway as they exited the room. "It's raining!"

"Told you it might" Rory said.

"Well, we're here. Indoors. Doesn't matter to me" Santana said and walked to the elevator.

In the ballroom, Cam was sitting with Jess, Sofie and the other members of Phat Lady.

"Hello" Sofie said nicely.

"Where's Kaylee?" Mercedes asked.

"She'll be here in a moment" Jess answered but as she did, Kaylee came strolling in.

"Hello New Directions" Kaylee said with a smile.

"Hey Kaylee" Blaine said.

"So are you here to use the stage?" Cam asked smiling at Rachel.

"Yes. We have to rehearse" Rachel nodded.

"Can we watch?" Kaylee asked.

No one answered.

Finally, Jess broke the silence. "Never mind, it's okay..."

"How do we know you're not going to copy us?" Sam asked. Kaylee's eyes widened and Mercedes hit Sam's arm for being so bold.

"Do you really think we'd do something like that?" Kaylee asked, looking seriously hurt by Sam's accusation.

"We've had a lot of unfortunate run-ins with other glee clubs" Finn said. "And I mean unfortunate for us."

Kaylee's hurt expression hardened a bit. "And you think we'd do that?"

"I'm sorry..." Sam began.

"Have we given reason for you to think so?" Kaylee continued.

"Yes" Kurt said curtly.

The other members of Phat Lady were quiet. Really, it wasn't their battle.

"You seem to have an issue with us. And by you, we do mean just you. Cam and the others have been completely honest and nice with us" Kurt said, get angrier with every word he said.

Kaylee didn't rely.

"Look, we don't know what we did wrong" Rachel said. "But we're sorry."

"I'm not doing this" Kaylee said. "Not here not now." She turned and strutted out of the room.

"Wow, she storms out more than you, Rachel" Tina laughed awkwardly.

"I do it better" Rachel said with a giggle.

"Now, we better rehearse" Mike said, jumping up on stage.

"Sorry" Cam apologized quickly and he and the rest of Phat Lady dashed out of the room.


"So after 'We Are Young' we'll do 'Time Warp', right?" Sam asked.

"Yup. Then we'll do 'Born This Way'" Puck said.

Rory raised his hand. "May I be excused? I need to use the bathroom."

Quinn giggled. "Okay. And you don't have to raise your hand!"

Rory blushed and laughed as he hopped off the stage and walked across the ballroom floor.

Rory walked into the lobby and looked for the bathroom sign.

On his way, he bumped into someone.

"Sorry" Rory mumbled, looking up. His blue eyes met a pair of brown ones. Kaylee's.

Kaylee frowned and opened her mouth to make a snappy remark, but when she saw that it was Rory, looking scared, she smiled a bit.

"Hey" Kaylee said softly.

"Uh, hi" Rory said, trying to sidestep her to avoid a possible argument or awkward situation.

"You're Rory, right?" Kaylee asked looking Rory in the eyes.

He nodded, still scared.

"And you're part of New Directions?" It was a question, but both she and Rory knew the answer.

"Aye" Rory mumbled. Kaylee stepped a bit closer.

"You have beautiful eyes" Kaylee said quietly.

"Thanks..." Rory said slowly. Was she flirting with him? Rory's mind went blank.

"So how's rehearsals going?" Kaylee asked, slowly taking Rory's left hand in her own.

"Uh...good" Rory said.

"Why are you out here?"

"I was going to the bathroom" Rory mumbled as his right hand was being held too.

"Oh..." Kaylee said. "So, Rory. You have a cute accent."

"Thanks...it's Irish."

"I like that."

"Oh..." Rory said. He looked down for a moment and saw Kaylee's bedazzled black boots pointed right at his own skater shoes. They were touching. When Rory looked back up, Kaylee's face was right close to his. And before he knew it, Kaylee's lips were on his. She tasted like maple syrup and kiwi.

"Oh, I...woah..." A female voice said and then a clatter was heard and footsteps running in the opposite direction.

Kaylee and Rory broke apart. Kaylee had a smirk and Rory looked scared. A small blush was creeping up his cheeks.

Rory turned to see a flash of a blue dress and a blonde bob.

"Quinn" Rory mumbled, getting a sinking feeling in his stomach.

"That was pretty sweet" Kaylee said, drawing Rory's attention back from the ballroom door Quinn had disappeared behind.

"I...gotta go" Rory said finally. He shook his hands free from Kaylee's grip and ran to the bathroom. He turned his head once quickly to see Kaylee leaning against the arm of the couch and smiling.


"Can you tell us, please?" Tina asked softly.

Quinn had returned to the ballroom really quickly and without the microphone she had been carrying. But what was worse, her face was red and she was in tears. She had made eye contact with Tina and Rachel and Brittany before she ran off. The girls quickly scrambled off the stage and raced after her.

Now, the girls were in Tina and Quinn's room and Quinn had locked herself in the small bathroom.

They heard a sigh and the door lock click. Slowly, Quinn opened the door. Her cheeks were red and puffy from crying and her mascara had been wiped off, but faint black streaks were visible too. Her green eyes were tear filled and sad.

"Girl, what's wrong?" Mercedes asked, looking at Quinn, who looked down.

"What happened?" Rachel asked.

Quinn shook her head and pushed past them to the bed, where she sat. Santana pulled up a chair and Brittany sat with her on it. Tina and Rachel and sat on either side of Quinn and Mercedes sat on Tina's bed across from them with Sugar.

"Are you okay?" Tina asked, pushing a stray lock of hair out of the sad girl's face.

"...No..." Quinn mumbled.

"What's wrong?" Sugar asked in her squeaky voice.

Quinn looked up at Mercedes. "Him."

Rachel and Mercedes caught on.

"Rory?" Rachel asked carefully.

Quinn nodded slowly. "I was t-taking the microphone to the lobby to g-get it fixed or whatever and then right there, i-in the middle of the lobby was Rory, k-kissing Kaylee."

"Rory?" Santana gasped. "And Kaylee?"

"Are you sure?" Sugar asked.

Quinn nodded. "Yes. And I just dropped the microphone and ran. I thought he liked me..."

"We all thought he did too" Rachel sighed.

"Well, I guess not" Quinn huffed. "I just can't face him anymore. I mean, why her? She's been so mean to us and then he goes and kisses her?"

None of the girls answered. No one knew what to say.

"Maybe Kaylee brought it on?" Tina suggested after a moment. "Maybe it wasn't Rory's fault?"

"They were holding hands" Quinn said as new tears ran down her face.

"Ouch" Santana said. Quinn glared at her, but it wasn't much of a glare as much as a sad pout.

"Look, as much as I totally believe you, I don't think Rory would do that" Rachel said. "I mean, it's Rory, not Puck. Rory, who apologized twenty times when his arm accidentally hit me when we were passing in the hall one day. Rory, who held you hand during all the rides today. Rory, who dedicates all his songs to his family back in Ireland... It just doesn't seem like him, right?"

"She's got a point..." Mercedes said.

"But then why would he kiss her? Her of all people? Kaylee?" Quinn moaned.

"No one but him and Kaylee knows" Santana said. "And I hate to say it, but I disliked the little leprechaun since day one."

"Not helping, Santana" Mercedes said, frowning at the Latina.

"So let's ask him?" Tina said. "I mean, how are we to know unless we ask?"

"No way" Quinn shook her head. "I am not about to go back down there and ask him why he was kissing Kaylee."

"I agree, don't do that" Mercedes said.

"Just ask one of the guys!" Brittany said.

"Yeah! They probably talked to Rory already!" Tina said.

Rachel reached into the pocket of her shorts. "I'll call Finn now!"

"Don't worry, Quinn. It'll be all right!" Mercedes said kindly.

"Finn?" Rachel asked into her phone. "Finn, have you talked to Rory? Like just now?"

Quinn watched and waited.

"He's still in the bathroom? Are you sure?... Okay, well if when he comes back and he says anything about Kaylee, call me, okay?" Rachel instructed. "Okay?... Just do it. But don't tell him I called... Never mind that... Yes, all the girls are with me...Yes, with Quinn... Okay, love you, bye."

"Nope?" Santana asked.

Rachel returned the phone to her pocket. "Not back yet."


"That was Rachel" Finn said, hanging up. The guys had seen the girls run off after a crying Quinn and since then had sat down to wait in question.

"Where are they?" Sam asked.

"I don't know. She didn't tell me" Finn said. "But she did say all the girls are with her and Quinn too."

"What's wrong?" Blaine asked.

"I don't know. It was weird. Rachel asked me about Rory" Finn continued. "She asked if he was with us. And when I said not yet, she said that if when he comes back and mentions Kaylee, I'm to call her right away."

"What? Why?" Kurt asked, very confused.

"I don't know. I don't even know if I should be telling you this. She said not to tell Rory" Finn stated.

"I wonder why..." Sam said.

"You guys don't think...?" Mike began.

"What?" Puck looked over at Mike, who stared at the smooth hardwood flooring on the stage.

"Well...I mean, maybe..." Mike said thinking hard. "Are Rory and Quinn dating?"

All the boys froze.

"No...I don't think so" Puck said, shaking his head.

"They were kinda...clingy at Universal today" Sam pointed out.

"Maybe they are?" Artie said.

"No, Rory would have told me" Finn said.

"Or me" Sam said. "I room with him."

"Here he comes" Kurt said quietly as he saw Rory run into the ballroom. The boys all looked over.

"Where's the girls?" Rory asked, seeing that the boys were all alone. "Where's Quinn?"

"Come here" Artie said simply. Rory walked closer so he was leaning right against the stage.

"Why are you looking for Quinn?" Finn asked, trying to sound casual.

"I need to talk to her" Rory said.

"Why?" Finn asked.

"I...can't tell you" Rory mumbled.

"Dude, come on" Puck said and smiled encouragingly. "We're your bros. Just tell us."

Rory looked nervous and carefully climbed up on stage. He sat down and faced the group of curious boys.

"So I was going to the bathroom, right? And on the way, I bumped into Kaylee. And she started being really nice and then next thing I knew she was holding my hands and kissing me. And then Quinn came in and...saw us. And she ran out. I think she was crying" Rory said.

"That explains some" Kurt muttered. "Are you dating Quinn?"

"No" Rory blushed a bit. "But I really like her."

"I see" Kurt nodded.

"Do you like Kaylee?" Artie asked.

"Well, she's not ugly, but no, I don't" Rory said.

"Then why didn't you stop the kiss or let go of her hands?" Mike asked.

Rory blushed and looked away while mumbling something.

"What was that?" Sam asked, leaning towards Rory.

"It was my first kiss..." Rory said quietly. "I didn't know any better."

Puck whistled awkwardly.

Rory stood up. "So do you know where Quinn is?"

The boys shook their heads.

Rory sighed and looked at the door to the ballroom, hoping that Quinn would come in.

"They're probably in the rooms" Artie said.

"I'm going there then" Rory said, turning to go.

"Good luck with that!" Sam called as Rory hopped off the stage. Finn fumbled in his pocket for his phone. "Gotta call Rachel!" He dialed quickly and held the phone to his ear. "Rach?"


"Guys!" Rachel shouted when he phone started vibrating and playing Wicked music. She pulled out her phone. She saw that it was Finn. "It's Finn!"

"Answer it!" Brittany gasped.

Rachel nodded and opened the phone quickly. "Hello?"

All the girls held their breath as Rachel talked.

"He did?...And did he say anything about Kaylee?...Wait, he's coming here?...Then tell me quick...Yeah, we know that... Did he say why?... Really? His first?... Okay, thanks...love you. See you soon, hopefully...Bye" Rachel hung up the phone and turned to the girls, who stared anxiously.

"Well?" Mercedes prompted.

"Okay, Rory told them that he bumped into Kaylee on the way to the washroom and she started holding his hands and kissing him. It was his first kiss so he was kinda shocked. But he totally regrets it and likes Quinn and is on his way up here now!" Rachel said really quickly.

"Oh my" Tina said.

Quinn smiled a bit. Her first smile since the incident. "So he does like me?"

"Apparently so" Rachel nodded.

"Wait, so he's coming here? Now?" Sugar asked.

"What do we do?" Brittany asked.

"Quinn" Tina looked at the blonde. "Do you want to talk to him?"

"I-I guess so" Quinn nodded.

"Are you sure?" Mercedes asked. Quinn nodded.

"Do you want us all to leave?" Santana asked. "Or do you want witnesses?"

Quinn laughed a bit. "No, I'll be fine on my own."

"Okay" Rachel nodded.

"But thanks so much" Quinn said, smiling a bit more. "Thank you."

"It's nothing" Sugar said, smiling too.

"Yeah" Brittany nodded. "We love you!"

"I love you guys too" Quinn smiled as Tina hugged her.

A quick knock sounded on the wood door.

"He's here" Rachel said in a sing-song voice.

"Good luck" Mercedes said as she passed Quinn, who sat on the edge of the bed taking deep breaths.

Santana opened the door. Rory had knocked on several doors down the line because he was unsure of which one was Quinn's room.

"Santana!" Rory said when the Latina appeared in a doorway. "Is Quinn in there?"

"Yes" Santana said. She glared at Rory.

"C-can I talk to her?" Rory asked very uncomfortable.

Santana didn't answer. She just stepped aside and all the other girls walked out, all staring at Rory. Rory blushed a bit and gave a small smile to the girls. When they were all out, Rory went into the room. The girls shut the door to give them some privacy, but Rory knew they were all pressed up against the door, trying to hear.

"Quinn?" Rory asked quietly, walking into the room. There, on the bed, sat Quinn. Her wide eyes locked with Rory's worried blue ones. Quinn sat cross-legged and hugged an overly-puffy hotel pillow close to her chest.

"Quinn, can we talk?" Rory asked slowly. Quinn nodded, afraid that if she spoke, she'd cry. Rory nervously sat on the edge of Quinn's bed. He looked at her for a moment. Even in her red-faced, teary and sad state, she still looked pretty.

"I know you saw me and Kaylee kiss" Rory began. "And I want you to know that it was her that kissed me. I swear."

Quinn looked at him. He seemed honest and showed no signs of doubt or lies.

"I like you" Rory said. There, he said it. No turning back now.

"Really?" Quinn asked, as if to prove it was real.

"Aye" Rory nodded. "I'm sorry you had to see that."

"Why were you holding hands with her?" Quinn asked quietly.

"She was holding my hands" Rory said. "Honestly. I bumped into her and she became all sweet and seductive and grabbed my hands..."

Quinn sighed. "It...just hurt...to see that."

"I am so sorry" Rory said. He scooted closer on the bed and took one of Quinn's hands in his own. "I never want to hurt you."

"I know."

"Please, don't hate me" Rory said. He seemed to be almost begging her. Or at least that's what his eyes seemed to say.

"I don't hate you" Quinn replied. "Just...answer me one thing. Did you enjoy it?"

Rory paused. Yes, he did because it was his first kiss and it was with a real girl who wasn't ugly by any means. But at the same time, there were a bunch of girls who he'd rather kiss over Kaylee Reid. Number one was Quinn. And hurting her like that made him feel so bad that he wished he never met Kaylee in the first place.

"It was my first kiss" Rory said.

"I know that."

"How?"

"Never mind that..."

"No" Rory said. "I didn't. Yes, it was a kiss and who hates them? But it wasn't you. It was someone I disliked. So that made it even worse. And when I saw you run out, I wanted to die. My heart broke and I know yours did too."

Quinn was tearing up again. She didn't respond or make eye contact

Rory squeezed her hand gently. "Please say something."

"I like you too" Quinn said finally.

"You do?"

Quinn looked up, green eyes glittering. "Aye" she whispered.

Rory laughed and moved even closer so he was right in front of Quinn. He dropped her hand so he could give her a hug. Her head rested on his shoulder and he got a face full of apple-smelling blonde hair.

When Rory pulled back slowly, he stared in her eyes.

"Quinn" he said. "Will you be my girlfriend?"

Quinn looked a bit surprised. "On one condition."

Rory held his breath. What was she going to ask of him?

"No more kissing Kaylee" Quinn said with a small smile. "Or any girls for that matter."

Rory nodded. "Of course" he vowed.

Quinn, in one quick motion, put her hands on Rory's shoulders and pulled him close. Close enough so she could kiss him. With their lips still together, Rory put one hand at the back of Quinn's neck and the other on her waist.

"We better go" Rory said quietly when Quinn had pulled back slowly.

"Go where?"

"The six girls with their ears pressed against the door will get suspicious if we don't leave soon" Rory laughed.

Quinn laughed and climbed off the bed, her hand firmly in Rory's.

They walked to the door and quickly opened it. The girls almost fell forward, but quickly stood up and blushed. Then they saw the two hands intertwined.

"Ahhh!" Brittany and Sugar screamed and jumped up and down in excitement.

"We're so happy for you guys!" Mercedes smiled widely.

Rory looked over at Quinn, who was smiling and blushing too. "So am I."


A/N

So there wo go. That chapter was my Rory/Quinn ship chapter. I know they aren't really dating in the show, but I think they're cute. So sorry if you don't like this pairing. One reader, 'I ship quory' said that she also likes Rory/Quinn so I thought, hey! why not? And I know I make Kaylee seem like a mean witch. You'll understand in the next chapter. :)