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Heya! I'm a little late, sorry, but here it is! I'm kinda tired here, so... Enjoy! =D

Chapter 37

For a couple of days, the kids in Glee Club were torn as to where they should focus their attention. There was school, teachers, homework, exams and such. There also was Mike, who although had recovered somewhat, was still in the hospital. But there also was their Junior Prom coming near! They couldn't just ignore the party! It was the happening in their lives!

So yeah, that was pretty much a huge problem.

The front door opened suddenly and the three men looked up to see Mike storming in the room.

"I have told you already! I'm fine!" he yelled back just when Carole and Layla entered behind pacing just like him.

"Mike, be reasonable! Your heart stopped not two days ago! You aren't OK!" Carole argued, trying to reach the boy while Layla sat herself comfortably beside Burt.

"I am OK! My heart just stopped! It's not like I was poisoned or hit. I am OK!" Mike argued back and dropped himself next to Kurt with a hand over his eyes. "Layla, please, help me here!"

"He's right" the black woman commented nonchalantly. "He is Ok for nothing physically worse happened until now, but, Mike, Carole is right too. You just had a heart attack from emotional pain. That is far worse than physical."

The Asian groaned. "It happened two days ago! I am fine! If my word doesn't count, Britt's, Santana's and three straight hours on the phone with Matt should! Come on, Layla! You heard the whole talk!"

"Whole talk?" the three other men asked staring.

"She took it from me and put on speech. And she's heard worse before…" Mike said grumbling.

Carole sat between the other woman and her husband and sighed. "Mike, we worry for you. You have been through a lot recently."

"I usually don't complain, but I have been through a lot through my whole life! This isn't the first time it happens!" Mike sighed and dropped his head on the back rest of the couch.

"When did it happen again?" Finn asked frowning.

"Remember my problem with spiders?" Mike asked side-glancing at his friend. Finn nodded and the other just nodded his head back. "Now, back to our conversation, ladies, I am OK and you are going to stop worrying about me" he demanded and looked directly at them. "If you don't, I am changing your diets and you'll not like it. So stop!"

Both women stopped frozen. One thing that never fails to stop a woman: threat change a woman's diet and looks.

Sensing the mood needed a change, Kurt decided to interfere. "So, um, Mike who are you going to Prom with?"

Mike arched an eyebrow while the rest of them tried to return to normal or tried to ignore them. "I don't really know. I can bet she" he pointed to Layla "will make her son come over just for Prom, but I believe it'll be a double date with Britt and Sant too" he shrugged and gave the women a quick glance. "I guess I'm going to my room now. So good night to all of you. And don't disturb me."

He got up and went upstairs. Seconds after they heard the door close, the ladies snapped out.

"Does he really hold his promises?" Carole asked the other woman.

"If the circumstances are as he put them in his speech, then yes, he does" Layla answered slowly.

The men just looked at each other confirming if what they understood was right.

So Mike returned to school just fine. Everything was back to normal and the new drama in New Directions was again put on stage: Prom.

What he didn't understand though, was what their campaign was worth for. Being Prom King and Queen? That was just so… Useless. Why would someone want it? But then he remembered he wasn't thinking about anyone, but the most label worried people he knew. With a sigh, he decided to drop his thoughts. Thankfully he didn't have to worry about Brittany, because she was going with him as the best friends they were and Santana too had given up on trying to be included in this society (after a very good lecture from Mike, of course), and she was going with them.

But thinking about the rest of their group… That was just sad. The girls were freaking out about their dresses. The guys were just fine being dragged along. And Kurt was a nerve bomb, especially after everyone declining his outfit. The episode at night with only the men of the house plus Blaine was bad and had ended with Mike dragging a fuming Kurt upstairs to fix his choice of clothing upon request of Blaine. And that pretty much worked.

The prom though was something to be remembered.

As expected, the girls were all excited about it. The guys were being dragged along. And Matt had joined his favorite trio on the mess.

"What possessed Rachel to agree with having Jessie as her prom date?" Santana asked eyeing the couple. They were all already in the gym waiting for the real fun to start after meeting their friends.

The other three shrugged and forgot about them. One thing previously agreed among them: enjoy the party and leave other people problems to other people.

"Jessie and Finn are going into a fight later" Matt commented while pulling Santana to the dance floor.

"Blame Rachel for that… But for now we party!" Brittany shouted and she and her friends started to enjoy the songs.

Principal Figgins got on stage and called everyone's attention. The great moment was finally there. Breaths hold and the principal opened the first envelop.

"This year, Junior Prom King is…" anticipation and confusion when the man frowned. "I don't really know if it is valid, but seeing as it was almost unanimous, your Junior Prom King is Matt Rutherford."

And shock.

Matt stared at his friends dumbfounded. The trio shrugged. The rest of the gym was silent before roaring in applause and cheers.

Quietly, he walked onto stage to receive his crown and congratulations. Mr. Figgins then took the Queen envelop and opened it, having a worse reaction than the first.

"And you Prom Queen is… Mike Chang."

This time, there wasn't the silent moment. Everyone burst in cheers and cat-calls and teasing shouts immediately. The two boys met gazes. So this is what all of this was about…

Shrugging off the weird feeling that fought with logic right now, Mike made it to the stage and received his crown with a smirk.

"I'm surprised that what began with an awful thing ended like this" Mike commented when they were ushered to the dance floor to have the first dance.

"I think it was supposed to be another way of bulling" Matt said back as he took his boy's hands.

"Sucks for them. We are far stranger than they think."

And under the sound of Dancing Queen sang by Mercedes and Santana, they danced and laughed, soon being joined by everyone else. And just as the song finished, they kissed.

"Love you, Matt."

"Love you too, Mike."

But those words weren't spoken, they were exchanged through looks.

Wow. I just remembered this was one of the worst chapter to write... And I'm not quite happy with the result, but I guess it will work. And for wonders, I wasn't goint to choose the couple, but you guys didn't help me choose it! So I went for the most fitting in here. I hope you liked! ... But I still think the chapter was a bit rushed x.x

.Atsuko Uehara, January's 1st, 2012.