The one week the groups had to work on their performances went by quickly. The girls used the auditorium every single practice, while the boys used the choir room. Finally, it was the boys' day to perform. The day started out how most days did; Puck and Finn talking through their classes and barely paying attention. They had gym, lunch, and went to basketball practice. Before their performance, all the boys gathered to discuss how weird their girls had been acting and how secretive they were about their performance. It was time for them to perform. They got their semi-costumes on and hyped themselves up. Puck had to give himself a pep-talk before hand because he knew it was his chance to say sorry. This time it wasn't over the phone but in front of some faculty and the rest of the club. Even though everyone knew the situation, they all moved on but Puck hadn't. Sometimes he didn't think he ever would.

They all gathered into the auditorium and the boys set up stools for the girls on one side of the stage. They all walked to the other side, so they could sing right to the girls. Puck started out playing his guitar as he sang the first line and Artie took over rapping the next verse. The others doing some choreography involving swaying and turning behind them.

They ain't got nothing on you baby, nothing on you baby, yeah, yeah

i know you feel where i'm coming from
regardless of the things in my past that i've done
most of it really was for the hell of the fun
on the carousel so around i spun (spun)
with no directions just tryna get some (some)
tryna chase skirts, living in the summer sun (sun)
this is how i lost more than i had ever won (won)
and honestly i ended up with none...

Puck put down his guitar and walked back to join the rest of the boys, who were now sitting down, staring at the girls and waiting for the musical introduction. They all sang together for the next section.

'Cause everything inside it never comes out right
And when I see you cry, it makes me want to die

I'm sorry I'm bad, I'm sorry you're blue
I'm sorry about all things I said to you
And I know, I can't take it back.
I love how you kiss, I love all your sounds
And baby, the way you make my world go round
And I just wanted to say, I'm sorry

Puck stood up and the boys followed only a couple steps behind him. He sang lead as the boys harmonized behind him.

I think you can do much better than me
After all the lies that I made you believe
And guilt kicks in and I start to see
The edge of the bed where your nightgown used to be

I really miss your hair in my face
And the way your innocence tastes
And I think you should know this
You deserve much better than me

and

Every single day, I think about how we came all this way
The sleepless nights and the tears you cried
It's never too late to make it right
I'm Sorry

As the music faded into the background the boys walked back to their seats on the stage and sat down. Quinn's eyes were now watery and Mercedes slyly put her hand on Quinn's. Everyone clapped including Mr. Schuester and the judges.

"Great job boys" Mr. Schuester said to them "You guys really got your message across and showed real emotion." He walked over and put his hand on Puck's shoulder and said quietly, "I'm proud of you."

They all cleared out of practice and went on with their days.

The next morning, when the girls opened their lockers, they all had a flower with the same card attached.

It read:

Althoug, I think you could do much better than me and I am sorry for all the things I put you through, remember that they ain't got nothing on you baby.

Quinn's of course had a little extra note that said "It's never too late to make it right, I am truly sorry." This is the first time Quinn actually felt that Puck may really be sorry. She had a slight smile on her face, but erased it just incase he was watching. Still, this didn't change anything. She went along with her day preparing for the performance she was going to give in a few short hours. She and Rachel met up with Brittany during gym so they could be perfect. At lunch, all the girls met to do a final run through. There performance was going to be amazing.

Before they new it, it was time to perform. Puck and Finn were two of the last boys to arrive. They claimed they were running late because of basketball, but truthfully they had no clue what to expect. Rachel had been at Quinn's almost every night so Finn hadn't seen much of her since last week, but when he did she wasn't chatty or lovey-dovey. Pretty much all she talked about was him being "such a guy" and how they were going to lose the competition. They sat down in the seats of the auditorium, looking up at the stage waiting for the performance. Mr. Schuester got up and introduced them, "Please give around of applause for -the girls." Everyone clapped and waited for it to begin.

author's note:

The songs used were: Nothing on you - B.o.B and Bruno Mars, Sorry- Buckcherry, and Better than Me- Hinder. I couldn't decide which one for the boys to sing and all three of them seemed to fit so I tried to blend them together.

I put the two performances as separate chapters because reading the story and songs all in one seemed to long with less impact. Thanks for reading! =)