Yay, glee's back again. So many thoughts on that. Anyway's here's a new chapter, sorry it's so late in the day I just got off of work. Enjoy.


It's a lovely, slightly chilly Wednesday morning as Mike walks into school a bit earlier than usual. He was still in a good mood from how well his time spent with Santana went the other day. He couldn't believe how well she and his parents had hit it off; it was clearly a good sign and Mike was hopeful of the two of them becoming great friends someday. Walking down the hallway, Mike sees Santana staring blankly at her closed locker. Mike briefly wondered why she was just standing there before walking over. He also cleared his throat so as not to startle Santana.

"Hey what's up?" Mike asked. Santana huffed and glared at her lock. She quickly looked at Mike from the corner of her eyes and looked as if she was about to say something but stopped and stayed quiet.

"What is it?" Mike asked carefully trying to get her to talk.

"Nothing." Santana said as she turned around to lean on her locker and stared out into the crowd with frustration clearly evident on her face.

They stood in silence for a few moments before Santana looked over to him, "I need you to keep a look out on Kurt."

"What? Why?" Mike asked confused and a little jarred by the sudden topic change.

"I heard some of the other Cheerios talking and for some reason Karofsky has upped the intensity of Kurt's bullying." Santana explained.

Santana was worried and if she worried then so was he, "So what am I supposed to do when I see something about to go down?"

Santana turned to face him and rolled her eyes, "Just glare at them or something, it's not like those idiots are going to do something to Kurt while you're around. You could always bitch them out but for some reason I think you'll be bad at that."

Mike tried to be offended by what she said but couldn't because it was true. He really didn't have the ability to reduce someone to tears on a whim; that was more Santana's territory anyways.

"So, if something looks like it's about to go down, just act like a bodyguard and stare them down." Santana explained nonchalantly.

"Alright but I don't know how effective that'll be." Mike replied.

"Stop being so negative, that's my job. Just show me what you can do." Santana huffed.

Mike sighed at the ridiculousness of this conversation and he was still curious about what was bothering her earlier but gave Santana his best glare anyways. Santana stared at him blankly for a few moments before bursting into laughter.

"What in the world was that?" Santana managed to choke out between bouts of laughter.

Mike pouted, "I was glaring."

"You call that a glare? You looked like a teddy bear." Santana continued to giggle. Mike crossed his arms and waited for Santana to stop laughing.

"Look, it helps to get angry. Anger always helps when you want to glare at someone properly." Santana explained.

Mike's face scrunched up in confusion; anger? Santana glared at everyone all the time; did that mean that she was angry all the time? If so, why?

"But you glare at everyone all the time." Mike said slowly trying to compile his thoughts.

"Yeah so?" Santana asked in confusion.

Mike sighed and decided to ask outright, "Why are you so angry all the time?"

Santana's eyes widened in surprise, "How-?"

Mike quickly filled with concern as Santana looked away from him as she blinked back tears. She crossed her arms, quietly hugging herself, and Mike felt the overwhelming urge to comfort her. Before he could act Santana got her emotions in check and looked back at him.

"Look, this isn't about me okay? Now concentrate on something that makes you angry. I don't often teach other's how to perform my infamous glare so you better consider yourself lucky." Santana said, her walls thrown back up with a quickness that surprised him. Mike knew that she didn't want to talk about what was bothering her so he let the topic drop, for now. Concentrating, Mike tried to find something that would make him angry but couldn't think of a single thing; it took a lot to make him angry.

"Sorry Santana but I got nothing" Mike said sadly.

Santana sighed and thought for a moment, "What if someone was trying to hurt Tina?"

Mike's heart clenched at the very thought, he couldn't stop his brain from coming up with the worst possible scenarios, and was completely surprised by the anger that suddenly flared up. He could feel his face contorting and it was a completely foreign feeling. Mike was so caught up in his thoughts that he didn't realize that he was glaring a Santana until she stepped away from him. Mike caught the look of fear that briefly crossed her face and that was enough to quickly calm him down; he never wanted Santana to look at him like that again.

"See, I knew you had it in you." Santana smiled after she got her bearings.

"Thanks, I guess. You know, it's sweet how you care about Kurt and is willing to do all of this for him." Mike said.

"I don't. In fact 98% of the time I think he's a whiny little bitch but we're on the same team and I takes care of my own." Santana replied.

Mike shook his head in amusement, "I'll just take that as your version of caring."

Santana chuckled, "Look, class is about to start soon. Make sure you keep an eye on Kurt okay. I can't be everywhere at once and I trust you to be my extra pair of eyes. I mean I'm amazing but I'm not god."

"Yeah, I will." Mike said. Santana nodded, gave her locker another tiny glare, before walking off down the hall.

Mike looked on after her as he silently chuckled to himself. He turned and was about to walk down the hall when he almost walked into Brittany.

"Hey Britt, I didn't see you." Mike said.

"That's okay. Was that Santana walking down the hall?" Brittany asked.

"Yeah."

"She wasn't carrying any books, did she forget again?" Brittany asked.

"Forget? It didn't' seem like she forgot her books." Mike replied full of confusion.

Brittany shook her head, "Not her books, her locker combination. She forgets sometimes. Didn't she tell you?"

Mike shook his head in the negative and Brittany walked around him over to Santana's locker. She quickly entered the combination and opened the locker, which was full of books. Brittany sighed and turned to him sadly.

"She forgot again."

"Does this happen a lot?" Mike asked. He wondered why Santana didn't say anything but then again it's not like he knew her combination and could help.

"Yeah, most of the time she can remember after a few moments but sometimes she can't. It's really embarrassing for her so a lot of the time she doesn't ask for help." Brittany explained.

"Well, she's going to need her books so I'll help you take them to her." Mike offered after realizing that Brittany was holding her own books. Brittany smiled and grabbed the books that Santana would need and handed them over to him.

"Thanks Mike. Oh! Before I forget her combo is 0-32-30 just in case she needs help." Brittany said and Mike was sure to remember just in case this happened again. Brittany closed Santana's locker just as the warning bell rang and they headed to Santana's first class of the day to drop off her books.

They walked together silently as they made their way down the hall. Mike could tell that Brittany had something on her mind and waited patiently for her to collect her thoughts.

"Hey Mike can I ask you something?" Brittany asked suddenly.

"Sure." Mike responded.

"Does sex between two girls really not count as real sex?" she asked.

Mike's eyes widened and he stared a Brittany for a moment, "W-why do you ask?"

"Well, I overheard some guys talking and another said that sex between girls doesn't count unless there's a guy involved. Is that true?" Brittany clarified.

"No, sex is sex; doesn't matter if it's between two boys or two girls. Also despite popular belief it most definitely counts a cheating if you sleep with someone else while in a relationship, no matter their gender." Mike explained.

Brittany looked thoughtful for a moment as she considered the information that was given to her, "Okay thanks Mike."

"No problem." Mike said as they reached Santana's classroom.


Mike was making his way back to Spanish from the bathroom when he came across Kurt going through his locker. Not far down the hall, Mike sees a group of his football teammates heading towards Kurt with slushies in their hands. Mike quickly walks over to Kurt who looks over to him in confusion.

"Mike, what are you doing here?" Kurt asked.

Mike didn't have time to answer because the group had finally reached them. Kurt, sensing that they were no longer alone, turned to face them.

"'Sup Lady face." Their leader said. Mike immediately recognized the boy as Brian Miller.

"Keep moving Brian." Mike stated darkly, he even had time to pull out his new and improved glare, which caught everyone by surprise.

Brian shifted nervously but continued his front, "Or what Chang?"

Mike continued to glare at the boys as he brought himself to his full height and walked menacingly over to them while subtly blocking Kurt.

"You really want to risk finding out?" Mike said hoping that Brian wouldn't call his bluff. The fact of the matter is; he is a horrible fighter. The two had a standoff and stared at each other for a few moments before Brian backed off and the group continued down the hall.

"Well that certainly was unexpected." Kurt said suddenly. Mike quickly turned to him, glare still in full effect.

"Woah, down tiger." Kurt said and Mike smiled sheepishly.

"Sorry, still not used to the whole glaring thing. Santana only taught me this morning." Mike explained.

"Santana huh? I'm surprised she stopped focusing on herself long enough to even notice anyone else but then again you guys have been very close lately."

"Kurt, don't be like that." Mike said, so much for a 'thank you'.

"Right, well anyways, thank you for stopping those brutes from ruining my outfit." Kurt said. Mike nodded his head before continuing on to class.


Mike was walking Tina to class before heading to lunch. They hadn't seen much of each other today and Mike was slightly curious as to where she had disappeared off to.

"So, some of the other girls and I were talking today." Tina started.

"Go on." Mike said.

"Well, it's Kurt and Karofsky. The bullying has gotten worse and it's really starting to affect Kurt negatively." Tina continued and Mike nodded his head. Most of this he already knew from Santana and had seen for himself.

"So I was wondering if you could confront Karofsky."

"Wait, by myself?" Mike asked incredulously.

"No, Quinn, Brittany, and Rachel are asking the others too. We felt that there's strength in numbers and that you guys could get him to back off." Tina explained. Mike wondered if this was the best way to go about things, part of him felt like this could possibly make things worse for Kurt.

"Tina, is this the best thing? Fighting violence with violence?" Mike asked.

"I'm not asking you to fight him, just give him a warning. Let him know that we're not playing around." Tina pleaded.

Mike sighed knowing that Tina had a point, "Alright, I'll see what I can do."

Tina smiled and gave him a hug and kiss before walking into her art class and leaving Mike alone in the hall. He quickly made his way over to the cafeteria, got his food, and sat down at his regular table. Santana was already seated and stabbed violently at her food.

"What's wrong?" Mike asked.

"Fuck them." Santana grumbled angrily as she continued to stab her spork into the Styrofoam plate.

"Who? What happened?" Mike continued to ask but Santana continued to ignore him.

"Santana!" Mike said forcefully as he grabbed her hand in order to get her attention.

Santana stopped and looked over to Mike. He could see that she was fighting off tears and that she was pissed off.

"Talk to me." Mike pleaded. Santana put down her spork and Mike removed his hand from hers.

"They had a glee girls meeting about Kurt and didn't even tell me."

"Why wouldn't they invite you?" Mike asked, glad that Santana had calmed down a bit and started to talk to him.

"Because they're bitches! They act like they're high and mighty because they have boyfriends. So what if I don't have a boyfriend, so what if Puck doesn't count, that shouldn't matter. Maybe I don't want a stupid fucking boyfriend. I wanted to help out Kurt too. What about Mercedes? They didn't tell her either and she's Kurt's best friend. Then to round off my already shitty day, Brittany didn't even tell me! That was like the biggest fucking slap to the face!" Santana ranted before picking back up her spork and continuing to stab at her plate.

Mike just stared at her in shock and tried to make sense of all the information that he had just been given. From what he gathered; the girls had a meeting about Kurt, he knew this from Tina. What did shock him was that Santana and Mercedes were not invited. That was a bit cold all things considered and Mike could only imagine how upset Mercedes would be if she ever found out. One thing that did sadden him was the thing about Brittany not telling Santana about the meeting. They shared everything, or at least they used to, and now it was all too clear that their friendship was even worse off than he originally thought and it was tearing Santana up on the inside.

"Look, that was wrong of them I admit." Mike said.

Santana looked up from the destroyed mess that used to be her plate, "And they wonder why I'm such a bitch to them."

"It's a vicious cycle." Mike commented.

"Can we not talk about this anymore?" Santana asked.

"Sure. So, my parents totally like you. Just thought I should let you know." Mike said changing the topic.

"Well I am really good with parents." Santana boasted.

"Yeah, well I still intend on introducing you to the world of videogames."

"I still don't get what the big deal is." Santana replied.

"It's a crime against nature." Mike said simply as he started to eat his spaghetti.

Santana laughed and they finished lunch on a much lighter note. The bell rang and Santana got up and headed to her next class. Mike hung back and waited; he wanted to talk to Brittany about a few things. Walking over to her table, Mike was met with stares from all the occupants.

"Hey Brittany, can we talk?" Mike asked.

"Sure." She replied looking at him expectantly.

"Alone." Mike clarified. Artie looked at him suspiciously before giving Brittany a kiss and wheeling himself away from the table. Kurt and Mercedes also gave him odd looks before leaving the table.

"What's up?" Brittany asked cheerily.

"I wanted to talk to you about Santana" Mike started.

"She looked very upset during lunch. Was it because I told her that I wasn't going to sleep with her anymore because I'm in a relationship now?" Brittany replied.

Mike stared at her, he was pretty sure that his brain came to a complete stop at this new information; Brittany and Santana slept together?

"What?" Was the only response his fried brain was able to produce.

"Yeah, she asked me today. She was like 'Aren't you done with this thing with the cripple? I miss your lady lovin'. But I told her that we couldn't and that I didn't want to cheat on Artie. She got really upset and stormed off." Brittany continued.

Mike was really at a lost on what to say. Santana said nothing about her conversation with Brittany and considering how angry she was sexual frustration could have played a small part. How did they end up talking about this?

"Umm… Brit….." Mike started unsure how to continue.

"Don't get me wrong, I love her sweet lady loving but I just can't….no matter how much I want to." Brittany said mumbling the last part of her sentence. Mike was sure that the last part wasn't meant to be heard but he did hear it. He shook his head to get rid of the images and decided to quickly put this conversation back on track.

"Britt, Santana was really upset that you guys didn't invite her to the glee girls meeting." Mike explained and the dazed smile on Brittany's face quickly disappeared.

"Rachel said it was for girls with boyfriends only and for us to keep it a secret." Brittany explained.

"I know but you really hurt her. She was trying really hard not to cry. I think she hates it that you guys are friends like you used to be." Mike said sadly.

Brittany looked down sadly, "I miss her too. I don't like that we don't talk but she still won't talk to me."

"I don't think today helped any. Maybe I could try to get her to talk to you. It hurts seeing you guys not be friends." Mike offered.

Brittany managed to smile once again, "I'd really like that Mike. Could you tell her that I'm sorry I kept it a secret? She doesn't ride home with me anymore."

"Sure." Mike replied and Brittany got up and gave him a hug. They both headed their separate ways and Mike couldn't help but shake his head; the things you learn when talking to Brittany.


Mike walked into the choir room and the first thing he noticed was Kurt bouncing excitedly in his seat. He briefly wondered what Kurt was so excited about but didn't give it much thought as Tina caught his attention. It didn't take long for everyone to file into the room and Mr. Shue to the meeting.

"Hey guys, how was your day today?" Mr. Shue asked and met with a murmur of 'okay'. Kurt raised his hand excitedly and waited for Mr. Shue to call on him.

"Yes Kurt?"

"Mr. Shue I have exciting news that I would like to share." Kurt said as he bounced up to front of the room.

"Finn would you like to join me?" Kurt asked.

"Uhh.. No that's okay. You tell them Kurt." Finn replied looking decidedly less excited than Kurt.

"Kurt what's going on? You've been bouncing around all day and I need my gossip now." Mercedes stated.

"Well, as of this morning Finn's mom and my dad are officially engaged." Kurt said and was met with excitement as everyone clapped and cheered.

"That's great." Mr. Shue announced patting Kurt on the back.

"But wait, that's not all. As wedding planner, I have volunteered New Directions as the entertainment for the big day." Kurt continued. He was met with even more excitement as everyone started to talk about what they would sing.

Mike couldn't help but be happy for Kurt and Finn; it's not every day that you get a sibling. He had always wanted a little brother or sister but as fate would have it, he was an only child. Mike was interrupted from his thoughts as Kurt pulled out his big wedding book and started to go over the details with everyone.


The next day was nothing but a blur to Mike. He couldn't stop thinking about his impending confrontation with Karofsky. Mike knew that he would have back up but it still worried him; he was a dancer not a fighter. For a moment Mike couldn't believe that Tina asked him to do this and that he was crazy enough to agree but then he remembered Kurt and how depressed he has looked lately. He understood now how much this whole situation was bearing down on Kurt; not to mention the stress of planning his parents wedding.

Standing at his locker in the locker room before practice, Mike took deep calming breaths to try and calm himself. He could hear Karofsky laughing in the background with his friends and he was angry. Why should he get to be happy when he's making Kurt's life miserable? Karofsky shouldn't be able to torture someone on a daily basis and act like nothing was wrong. Mike pumped himself up and turned to Artie. They both nodded their heads in silent agreement; it was time to shut this down.

Out of the corner of his eye Mike saw Finn sneak out of the locker room but didn't stop to think about it as he slammed Karofsky's locker closed; effectively ending his laughter.

"Stop picking on Kurt!" Artie stated as he rolled up behind Mike

Dave turned to them while fiddling with his belt, "You mind I'm changing."

"We're serious! This is a warning." Mike replied glaring for all he was worth.

"Oh yeah?" Dave asked completely bemused by the two in front of him. Mike could see Puck in the background looking ready to pounce at any moment. It was dead silent as everyone look on.

"From now on you're going to leave him alone." Artie said. Mike had to admit he was proud of the guy; here he was standing up to a guy three times his size, in a wheelchair no less.

"Look if he wants to be a homo that's up to him, just don't rub it in my face." Dave said smugly.

"We're not asking you." Artie replied.

"Yeah, we're done talking about this. Just back off alright." Mike said stepping forward. It was the wrong move because it only seemed to anger Dave and he stepped forward arms raised.

"No you back off!" Dave yelled as he pushed Mike away from him. Mike flew backwards into Artie and before he knew it the both of them were falling over. He immediately rolled over afraid of hurting Artie more than he could have possibly already have.

"Artie you okay?" Mike asked as Artie reached blindly for his glasses. Mike could hear a fight breaking out behind him and looked over to see Sam slamming Dave into a locker; served him right. Let him get a taste of his own medicine.

Puck reached over and helped him up, and then both boys helped Artie get his wheelchair upright. By that time Coach Bieste came storming in.

"What the hell is going on here?" She yelled breaking up the fight and separating the boys.

"Chang, Puckerman! Take Evans to the nurse to get his eye looked at."

Mike and Puck quickly grabbed Sam and ushered him to the door as Artie followed, all the while giving Karofsky evil looks. Exiting the locker room, the boys were surprised to be met by Quinn, Santana, and Brittany.

"What happened?" Quinn asked noticing how Sam's eye was beginning to swell and become discolored.

"Fight with Karofsky." Sam muttered as Quinn fussed over him. Brittany ran over to Artie to make sure he was okay and straighten his crooked glasses.

"Well, Mr. Shue called for an extra glee meeting today. He said we needed to practice for the wedding." Santana informed them. Mike nodded and started to head for the choir room. Santana followed him as the other went in the opposite direction to the nurse's office. It was silent as the two slowly made their way.

"Are you okay?" Santana asked quietly.

"Yeah, he only pushed me." Mike replied.

"That's all it took to take you out? 'Cuz it looks like Sam to the brunt of fight." Santana said.

"Well the fight didn't start until he pushed me but I fell over Artie because he was behind me. I did land pretty hard on my shoulder though." Mike explained and Santana looked over in concern.

"Which shoulder?" She asked.

"My right one, but I'm pretty sure it's okay." Mike replied trying to reassure her. Santana ignored him and grabbed his shoulder putting a bit of pressure on it causing him wince and hiss in pain.

"Okay my ass. You're hurt." Santana muttered.

"Maybe I should go see the nurse." Mike said.

"No need really. I got an ice pack in my locker." Santana said as she led Mike to her locker, opening it to reveal a small first aid kit.

"Why do you have a first aid kit in your locker?" Mike asked.

"I'm a cheerio and my coach is Sue Sylvester. Do I need to explain further?" Santana replied as she dug out an ice pack.

"I guess not."

"Look, all you need to do is ice it for about twenty minutes every hour and stretch your shoulder so it won't become stiff." Santana explained as she handed over the ice pack. Mike activated it and placed it on his shoulder. He almost sighed in relief as the coolness seeped through his shirt and onto his injured shoulder.

"Thanks."

Santana nodded and closed her locker. They both made their way to the choir room as Mike retold the events that went on in the locker room. In glee the story was retold again and Santana called Finn out on not being there to help. Mike was pretty sure it was about to get ugly but Mr. Shue stepped in and got everyone to focus on practice for the wedding.


Today is the big day and Mike is excited. There's something about weddings that makes him really happy. Maybe it's seeing a loving couple so happy and ready to take their relationship to the next level with the ultimate show love and respect for one another. Mike could hardly wait for when he finds that special someone who he would want to spend the rest of his life together with. He finds himself looking over at Tina as she excitedly chats with Mercedes and Kurt.

"You look suitably lovestruck." Mike turned around to see Santana smiling at him.

"Wow." Was Mike's only reply as he took in the sight of Santana in her red dress; he has to admit, red is her color.

"Thank you." Santana said as her smile grew.

"So what were you saying about me being lovestruck?" Mike asked.

"Don't think I didn't notice the way you were looking at Tina?" Santana said with a smirk.

'The same way you were looking at Brittany?' was what he wanted to reply with but Mike wasn't sure how she would take that. He's noticed plenty of time how Santana would glance over to Brittany before sadly looking away.

"I was just thinking about weddings and stuff." Mike said instead.

"You're planning out your wedding with Tina already? Isn't that a little premature?" Santana asked.

"I wasn't planning out my wedding. I was just thinking about how happy weddings are in general." Mike replied.

"Oh, if you say so. I don't find weddings to be happy at all."

"Why?"

"Why would I want to be reminded of what I can't have?" Santana muttered under her breath.

"What?" Mike asked, he heard what she said but wanted to make sure he heard correctly.

"Nothing." Santana said quickly. She briefly glanced at Brittany again before walking off, stating that she had to go freshen up. Mike stared after her confused. Why wouldn't she be able to have a wedding? He feels as if he's missing something so glaringly obvious but he can't get it. He could feel the answer floating around in his brain but it's as if he has some sort of block that's keeping him from it.

"You look confused about something. What's wrong?" Kurt asked from behind him.

"Not confused, just trying to reach an answer that's slightly out of my reach." Mike replied.

"I hate it when that happens." Kurt sympathized and Mike nodded in agreement.

"So, are you excited about your parents wedding? I must admit I'm amazed at what you managed to pull off." Mike praised and Kurt smiled at him brightly.

"Yes, I'm happy people are finally seeing some of the brilliance of my talents. But to tell you the truth, it's a bit bittersweet." Kurt said as his smile slightly dimmed.

"How so?"

"I look around and see how magical this whole day is for my parents and I imagine myself with a boyfriend in the future and a day just like this." Kurt stared, his eyes taking on a dreamy quality.

"But then reality sets in like a bitch slap from a cold hearted woman and I remember; same sex marriage is illegal in Ohio." Kurt finishes and it suddenly hits Mike.

Santana wants to be married but she can't, the state won't allow it; most of the United States won't allow it. That also brought to mind the question; was Santana gay? If she was, it would explain a lot of things that he's noticed about her. If she was, it saddened Mike that Santana felt the need to hide from everyone. That the world was so intolerant that Santana had to pretend to be someone she's not in order to fit in, no matter how unhappy it made her. Mike's shoulders sagged and he felt bad for the both of them.

"Now I've made you upset." Kurt said bringing Mike out of his thoughts.

"It is sad that the world just can't let people marry who they want." Mike replied.

"Yeah, but the world is slowly changing. I'll just move to another state and have my fairytale wedding." Kurt said as his smile returned. Mike nodded and returned Kurt's smile.

"Now hurry up, we're going to be starting soon." Kurt said after a moment while shooing Mike to get into position.

While on his way he passed and upset Santana, "What's wrong?"

"Finn's an ass. He refuses to tell Rachel that we slept together and that he's not a virgin anymore all because he doesn't want to hurt her feelings." Santana explained.

"Finn cheated on her?" Mike asked.

"No. This was last year when she was dating Jessie, but now Finn has her thinking that they're going to lose their virginities to each other. It's sickening." Santana slightly ranted.

"You didn't tell her did you?" Mike asked. He could only imagine how devastated Rachel would be if she found out from anyone but Finn and he didn't want to ruin the wedding.

"No, but I told him to do it or I would." Santana replied. Mike sighed and slightly smiled at her.

"What? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"It's sweet how you care so much." Mike replied.

"I don't. I don't even like the dwarf. I just don't like people actively lying about their sexual history. It's one thing if she didn't ask, Finn's under no obligation to tell her but if Rachel comes clean about her sexual history and then asks him point blank to his face about it and he still lies, then it's a problem."

Mike was starting to think this little pet peeve of her was starting to run a bit deeper than it first seems; maybe Santana had a bad first time and didn't want anyone else to experience the same thing.

"I'll just take that as your version of caring." Mike said with a smirk. Santana opened her mouth to reply when they were both interrupted.

"There you are Santana. You have to go with the other girls, we're about to start the ceremony." Kurt said slightly out of breath. Mike shared a look with Santana before she was whisked away by Kurt.


Their performance and the wedding ceremony went off without a hitch. Mike looked around the reception hall and hungrily eyed the food table as his stomach growled. Mr. Shue was just setting up to begin his song for the evening as Mike made it to his destination.

"It amazes me how much you can eat sometimes." Tina said from behind him as she watched him pile food on his plate.

Mike looked over in surprise, "Well a guy's gotta eat. Plus I have to have enough energy to take you out on the dance floor."

"Is this your way of asking me to dance?" Tina asked.

"Maybe." Mike replied.

"I'll certainly give you points for originality. But don't take too long to finish eating or I'll end up dancing with someone else." Tina said as she kissed him on the cheek and walked back over to their table. Mike followed and ate his food as fast as he could.

Mike spent most of his time out on the dance floor with Tina. On occasion he would dance with Santana and Brittany; he even danced with Mercedes and Quinn when he saw Tina scowling from afar. All in all it was a very eventful day.


Monday was full of gossip. At first Mike thought people were still talking about Karofsky's expulsion; something that Mike personally was glad about. Not only did Kurt seem happier, the other jocks backed off and cut down on the amount of slushie facials in fear of Principal Sylvester's wrath. Listening in on other's conversations, however, quickly proved him wrong. Apparently Karofsky is coming back and Ms. Sylvester is stepping down as principal. Mike could only imagine how Kurt must be feeling right now.

Walking into the choir room, Mike was met with a buzz of sound as everyone was concerned with the news of recent events. Mike sat down next to Tina, who was talking with Mercedes and Quinn. Mike turned to Santana, who sat below him spread out over two chairs.

"Hey, am I giving you a ride home today?" Mike asked cautiously; completely aware that Tina could overhear him if he's not careful. He doesn't want another fight on his hands.

"Yeah. We have to set up a time for you to actually tutor me cuz my mom's getting on my last fucking nerve about my grades." Santana replied.

"Okay. I'm free most of the week anyways. Just give me a call or something." Mike said but paused when Santana looked at him expectantly.

"What?"

"I kind of need your number to call you." Santana explained. Mike chuckled at his forgetfulness and they quickly exchanged phone numbers. Mike was about to further the conversation when Kurt and Mr. Shue walked in.

"Mr. Shue, I want to say a few things before you start." Kurt said and Mr. Shue nodded for him to continue.

Kurt turned to group and hesitated before speaking, "First I want to thank everyone for what you did at my dad's wedding, especially you Finn. It's nice to know that I have great friends here and a true brother; which is why it's so hard for me to leave."

"What do you mean leave?" Quinn asked.

"I'm transferring to Dalton Academy, immediately. My parents are using the money they saved up for their honeymoon for my tuition." Kurt answered. He was met with complete silence as everyone stared in shock. Mike couldn't believe what was happening. Kurt was leaving?

"Kurt you can't leave." Tina broke the silence and Mike could tell how much she was hurting. This seemed to snap everyone out of their shock.

"What the hell dude? How about you talk to me about this first." Finn said as he walked over to Kurt.

"I'm sorry Finn but there's nothing to talk about. Karofsky's coming back tomorrow so that means I won't be here." Kurt said and Mike could tell that Kurt was trying really hard to stay strong.

"We can protect you." Sam offered.

"Seriously we could perform a perimeter around you like the secret service." Puck chimed in.

"Yeah." Finn said agreeing to the other boy's idea. As much as Mike wanted to he couldn't agree with them. The plan was highly improbably just because they wouldn't be able to be with Kurt every second of the day.

"The only thing that could really protect me is what they have at Dalton; a zero tolerance no bullying policy. It's enforced." Kurt said turning slightly to look at Mr. Shue.

"Umm… does this mean you're going to be competing against us at sectionals?" Rachel asked. Mike quietly shook his head at her question. How could she ask something like that at a moment like this? Sometimes Mike wondered about her and where her priorities lie.

Mercedes got up and walked over to her best friend, "Kurt…."

"Sorry. I have to go." Kurt said quietly as his eyes finally started to water and he slowly backed out of the room.

The room was silent as nobody wanted to move, as if doing so would make everything that happened real. Mike, himself, even hoped that this was some horrible joke and that Kurt would walk back into the room. When it didn't happen, his shoulders slumped and he sadly looked around the room. Mercedes and Tina were crying and Mike wrapped his arms around his girlfriend in an attempt to comfort her. Mike swallowed; he refused to let Kurt leave them on such a sad note.

"It can't end like this." He said quietly causing everyone to turn to him.

"What?" Finn asked.

"We should be sending him off with happy tears and stuff. This just feels wrong." Mike replied.

"Yeah." Santana started, her voice thick with tears; the only thing that betrayed how upset she was about Kurt's departure. Mike looked over at her and smiled; grateful for the backup.

"I'm thinking party?" Mike asked her.

"Surprise party." Santana replied. This seemed to perk everyone's attention as Rachel jumped up. Mike could see her mind whirling with ideas.

"This is perfect. We'll send Kurt off to his new school New Directions style." She said excitedly. This seemed to be the final push that everyone needed to get into the idea and start planning.


Mike climbed down the ladder as he finished putting up the last of the decorations. He looked around to see everyone rushing and working together to put together this last minute going away party for Kurt. It amazed him how quickly they put together this party but it wouldn't have been possible without the help of the newly married Mr. and Mrs. Hummel. Mr. Hummel had take Kurt shopping, under the guise of getting school uniforms for Dalton, which had given them plenty of time to prepare; Mrs. Hummel even had time to bake a small cake and make some food to eat alone with the snacks that everyone else bought.

"Guys, they're on their way. Burt called, their just down the street." Mrs. Hummel said as she walked into the room.

"Alright places everyone places." Rachel called out and everyone ran to find a hiding spot.

Mike dove behind the couch while Santana hid behind the chair next to him. Once everyone was hidden the lights went out and the entire room went pitch black. Next to him Mike heard a muffled whimper and he remembered; Santana wasn't too fond of the darkness. He blindly reached over and grabbed her hand and gentlely squeezed it. Santana squeezed back in return and he could feel her body starting to relax. They sat in silence for about a minute before they heard a car pull into the driveway and everyone could hear Kurt's muffled voice from outside. The door opened and Mike tensed ready to jump up as soon as the lights came back on; Santana's death grip on his hand was starting to hurt.

"Dad why is it so dark in here?" Kurt asked.

The lights immediately switched on and everyone jumped from their hiding spots, "Surprise!"

Kurt dropped his bags in surprise and held his hand to his heart as he took in everything around him. Mike felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up and as if he was in serious danger. Mike looked around and noticed Tina staring at him, or rather his hands. Looking down Mike noticed that he was still holding Santana's hand and quickly let go. She looked over to him in confusion and Mike quickly shifted his eyes over to Tina. Santana caught onto what he was trying to say and quickly moved away.

"Kurt we just wanted to show our support at your decision and send you off with a bang." Mercedes said as she gave Kurt a hug.

"Thank you everyone." Kurt said and the party began.


Oh glee how I love thee but why do you have soo many fucking plot holes! Sorry just my little rant about the next chapter, which I need to find time to write. Until next time.