Between A Best Friend And True Love Chapter 3, a glee fanfic

Summary: Quinn Fabray has a crush on the new boy at school, Sam Evans, but is afraid to get close to him. So she decides to seek help from her best friend Mercedes Jones. Little does she know that Sam is interested in Mercedes. What happens next? This is a fun and angsty Samcedes fic with bits and pieces of season 2 but the story will mostly be original.

Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Glee or any of the songs that might be featured. I would be rich if I did. :)

When the bell rang for lunch, Sam nudged Mike "Hey man, I need to talk to you about something. Do you have time right now?"

"Sure man, let me tell Tina first." Mike replied.

Mike looked at Tina and said "Baby, I'm gonna go help Sam with something, you go ahead to lunch. I will see you in a little bit ok?"

"Ok." Tina smiled at him. She gave Mike a quick kiss before walking out of the classroom.

When the classroom was finally empty, Mike asked "So what did you want to talk to me about?"

Sam was suddenly on edge. Maybe this was a bad idea. He thought nervously. He shook his head and decided to just get the confession out of the way. "Here's the thing, I really like Mercedes but I don't think she feels the same way about me. What should I do?"

"I can't seem to get her out of my head; I'm even having dreams about her." Sam confessed with a dreamy smile.

"Sounds like you're hooked… I know how you feel. I was the same way with Tina." Mike said with a reminiscent look on his face. "I think it's great that you like Mercedes, she really is a great girl but I think you do have a slight problem here." Mike continued.

"And what is that?" Sam asked a little worried.

"I think that Quinn has a crush on you." Mike replied with a shrug.

"What? No… She couldn't have. I mean we barely even talk!" Sam said in denial.

"I've seen the way she looks at you dude and trust me she likes you." Mike said while he patted Sam on the back.

Sam sat down in one of the empty chairs, he was taken aback by this new information "This is not what I wanted to hear. What do I do now? This is turning out to be a nightmare. Why couldn't you tell me that it was Mercedes who liked me instead?" He ranted while pulling his hair in an attempt to relieve the headache that he was suddenly having.

Mike sat down next to Sam and said "Chill out dude, everything will be fine. Since you don't like Quinn, just stay away from her, eventually she'll get the point that you're not in to her. As for Mercedes, I say go for it, ask her out or something. Don't wait too long though, by the looks of things, it looks like you have competition." Mike said referring to Puck.

"That's another thing I wanted to talk to you about, what's the deal with Puck and Mercedes? They're awfully close for being just friends." Sam asked.

"I don't know dude, this is new to me too. From what I know, Puck used to be in to Quinn. Heck, just a few days ago he made a fool out of himself by reciting poetry to her in English just to get her attention. Maybe he got tired of waiting for her and decided to go for Mercedes instead…" Mike answered looking just as confused as Sam.

"If you really want to know what is really going on between Puck and Mercedes, you should just ask her. It will save you so much heartache." Mike finished.

"Thanks for the advice man; you don't know how great is it to be able to tell someone about all this." Sam said.

"No problem dude, you can always talk to me if you need to. Now, let's go to lunch… I'm starving." Mike finished, dragging Sam along as he walked out of the classroom.

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Sam felt a lot better after his talk with Mike. He started to treat Mercedes normally again. He still had not asked her about Puck yet. Since he sang "Sweet Caroline" to Mercedes, the flirtation was at bare minimum, so Sam figured that Puck had moved on.

It was now Friday at glee club; Sam had decided to perform at the open mic session. He picked the song Crush by David Archuleta to perform. He wanted Mercedes to know that he had a crush on her. Hopefully she'll understand what I'm trying to tell her through the song.

When everyone was seated, he decided to make his move. "Mr. Shue, I have a song I would like perform for the class."

"Go ahead, Sam." Replied Mr. Shue as he made his way to an empty chair.

Sam gestured for the band to start playing, looked straight at Mercedes and started singing.

I hung up the phone tonight
Something happened for the first time
Deep inside it was a rush, what a rush

Cause the possibility
That you would ever feel the same way
About me, just too much, just too much

Why do I keep running from the truth?
All I ever think about is you
You got me hypnotized, so mesmerized
And I just got to know

Do you ever think when you're all alone
All that we can be, where this thing can go?
Am I crazy or falling in love?
Is it really just another crush?

Do you catch a breath when I look at you?
Are you holding back like the way I do?
Cause I've tried and tried to walk away
But I know this crush ain't going away-ay-ay
Going away-ay-ay

Has it ever crossed your mind
When we're hanging, spending time girl?
Are we just friends? Is there more? Is there more?

See it's a chance we've gotta take
Cause I believe that we can make this into
Something that will last, last forever, forever!

Do you ever think when you're all alone
All that we could be, where this thing could go?
Am I crazy or falling in love?
Is it really just another crush?

Why do I keep running from the truth?
All I ever think about is you
You got me hypnotized, so mesmerized
And I just got to know

Do you ever think when you're all alone
All that we could be, where this thing could go?
Am I crazy or falling in love?
Is it really just another crush?

Going away
Going away-ay-ay
Going away-ay-ay

He just kept staring at Mercedes during the whole performance. She looked shocked by this and kept looking away. Does she get that I'm singing this to her? Why does she keep looking away? Does she not see me the same way?

Everyone clapped and cheered at his performance. "Wow Sam great job." Complimented Mr. Shue.

"Somebody's got a crush…. Somebody's got a crush…" Singsong Britney.

"Wanky…" Santana said while looking between Britney and Sam.

"So, who was the song for Trouty?" Santana asked smirking.

"Yeah, who was the song for Sam?" Countered Mike with a knowing smile.

I am going to kill him! Sam thought. Mike had turned out to be a great friend but at that moment Sam wished that he had kept his crush on Mercedes a secret. Mike probably thought that he was being funny but Sam felt embarrassed when the whole class stared at him waiting for the answer.

"Leave him alone guys, he obviously don't want to tell us the answer." Piped in Quinn, giving him a pitying look.

Even though he had no romantic feelings towards Quinn, her interruption made Sam want to kiss her as a form of gratitude. She obviously is a good person.

"Alright guys, that's enough." Mr. Shue said changing the subject. "That was a great performance Sam, we are all glad to have you with us this year."

Sam made his way back to his seat with a last look at Mercedes. He could not get rid of the smile on his face when he caught her staring at him.

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On the following Monday; Mr. Shue announced that they will be performing duets that week. At first Sam was happy at the prospect of possibly being able to perform with Mercedes but Mr. Shue burst his happiness bubble when he said. "I know that everyone probably already know who they want to do the duet with, but I've decided to shake things up a bit."

"I have written each of your names and put it in this bowl; the first person I call will come up here and pick the name of his or her partner. Once this is done, the process will repeat until everyone is partnered up." Said Mr. Shue, holding up the fish bowl. You could hear a few people grumble about the new turn of events. But it didn't deter Mr. Shue, he put his hand in the bowl, mixed it around and picked a name. "Quinn, come up here and pick your partner."

Quinn mimicked the same action and announced with a smile. "Sam."

Sam felt his heart dropped, this was the worst scenario possible. He was to stay away from her but with this new development, how could he? He obviously had to meet her to rehearse their song. He could hear his mind say loudly, Oh shit, I'm so screwed.

If that wasn't bad enough, he found out that Mercedes was going to be partnered with Puck. Can I ever catch a break?

The past few days were strange for Mercedes. She could not stop thinking about Sam and although things with Sam had returned to normal, there was still something a little off about the way he acted around her. Of course she didn't act any better seeing as she couldn't stop drooling around him.

Mercedes didn't know if she should be happy or worried when she listened to Sam's performance. He kept staring at her but of course he could be staring at Quinn too. She just wasn't sure which he was doing, so whenever his gaze met hers she would look away. When he sang, she felt her heart fluttered. Could he really be singing this to me? Maybe he feels the same way about me as I do for him. At first Mercedes didn't want to admit it but when her thoughts constantly went back to Sam, she knew, she had a crush on him.

After the song, some of the glee clubbers questioned Sam about the song. Who the song was intended for? Mercedes couldn't help but feel embarrassed for him. She didn't want to ask but she was curious as well. Before he could answer, Quinn had come to his rescue. Mercedes couldn't help but feel a little annoyed at her best friend. There goes my chance to find out. Maybe it's for the best that he didn't answer, if he had said it was for Quinn or any other girl, Mercedes would be heartbroken.

The rest of the school week passed quickly; when Monday came, Mercedes found out that they were doing duets this week at glee. I would love to sing with Sam. She smiled at her inner thoughts. When she found out that Sam will be partnered with Quinn she started to feel a little jealous. Why does Quinn always get everything?

Ever since they were little girls, Quinn had gotten everything she ever wanted. Her parents were lenient with her, seeing as she was their only child. Quinn came from a well to do family, so her parents could afford to spoil her. Mercedes' parents were well to do as well; her dad was a dentist and her mom an attorney. Mercedes only had one other sibling, her older brother Derrek, but unlike Quinn's parents, Mercedes parents believed in hard work. If Mercedes wanted something she had to work for it, by doing chores around the house. As much as she grumbled, Mercedes was grateful for the sense of responsibility her parents had instilled in her.

Quinn did not only receive attention from her family but also everyone who she came in contact with. She is, after all, very beautiful and kind, the older she got the more attention she received. Mercedes was used to being ignored; she never cared for attention until Sam Evans entered her life. With Sam, she wanted to be the star in his eyes.

"Mercedes, it's your turn. Come on up here." Mr. Shue said interrupting her train of thought.

Mercedes got up and stood next to Mr. Shue, she dipped her hand into the bowl and picked up a name. "Puck." She announced relieved. She was a little nervous when her name was called, there were only a few people left without partners, one of which was Rachel Berry. She would probably have to shoot herself if she had to sing with Rachel. She would probably want to sing some show tunes and that would just not fly with me.

She invited Puck to her home to discuss song choices after school. They were sitting in the living room discussing on which song they should perform. They finally agreed on Thank god I found you by Mariah Carey, Joe and 98 degrees. "It would make Quinn die of jealousy." Mercedes stated with a smile.

"About that…. I don't think we should go on with the plan." Puck said sadly.

"Why not…. I thought our plan was working? Are you no longer interested in Quinn?" Mercedes asked confused at Puck's sudden change of heart.

"Well, it's because of the song I performed at the open mic session. I thought she was going to kill us both. I might be an asshole Mercedes but believe it or not, I don't like seeing Quinn hurt." He said anxiously.

"Was that all you saw? She was angry because she has feelings for you Puck. No matter how little they may be right now they are still there. She wouldn't give a damn otherwise." Mercedes said trying to convince him.

"But… Never mind. You women are so confusing. When we want you, you couldn't care less about us men but when we try to move on, you're suddenly interested again. God… I have a headache now." Puck ranted rubbing his temples.

Mercedes couldn't help but laugh at him. "I hate to agree but you're right, we women are fickle creatures." She said with a pat on his back.

"So are you sure you want to give up? It would be such a waste if you do. Especially, with all the progress we've made." Mercedes asked, she knew that he would probably agree with her but she had to ask anyway.

"No…. Let's do this." He said with renewed hope.

Sam reluctantly met up with Quinn after school to go over their song choice. Since finding out that Quinn had a crush on him, he was hesitant to spend too much alone time with her. He didn't want her to get the wrong idea. He was silent when he got into the empty classroom. Quinn broke the silence by suggesting a few songs; they ended up picking Lucky by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat because it was a fairly easy song to sing.

Sam started getting really uncomfortable when Quinn suggested that she should play the guitar with him while they sang. "The performance would look more romantic if we did." She said smiling at him.

Oh shit... I'm truly fucked now… He thought. "Ummm… Ok sure." He didn't want to be an asshole and turn her idea down so he agreed.

Quinn looked happy when he gave her his answer. They ended up spending a few hours practicing; Sam had to teach her the basics of playing the guitar. He couldn't be happier when the practice ended.

A few days passed and the day of the performance came. There were only 2 couples that have yet to perform. Sam and Quinn, and, Puck and Mercedes. He and Quinn went first. He really wished that he was doing this with Mercedes. I wonder what Mercedes and I would sound like together.

Sam: Do you hear me? I'm talking to you
Across the water across the deep blue ocean
Under the open sky, oh my, baby I'm trying

Sam stood in place playing the guitar with Quinn beside him, while looking into Mercedes' eyes.

Quinn: Boy I hear you in my dreams
I feel your whisper across the sea
I keep you with me in my heart
You make it easier when life gets hard

Quinn looked at Sam with an enamored look.

Together: I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
Ooh ooh ooh

They don't know how long it takes
Waiting for a love like this
Every time we say goodbye
I wish we had one more kiss
I'll wait for you I promise you, I will

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again

Lucky we're in love in every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday

Sam: And so I'm sailing through the sea
To an island where we'll meet
You'll hear the music fill the air
I'll put a flower in your hair

Sam tried catching Mercedes' eyes but she kept avoiding his gaze.

Quinn: Though the breezes through trees
Move so pretty you're all I see
As the world keeps spinning 'round
You hold me right here, right now

Together: I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again

I'm lucky we're in love in every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday

Ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh, ooh

Sam felt uneasy during the whole performance with Quinn but the feeling was enhanced by the end of performance, when he had to hold Quinn's hands. She held on to his hands a little longer than expected, Sam had to let go of her hand abruptly yet gently, so as not to hurt her feelings.

After the glee clubbers applauded them, Mr. Shue commented "That was great guys, I could really feel the chemistry between you guys."

"You guys were so sweet, I have cavities now." Santana commented with fake enthusiasm.

"Really? I can have Lord Tubbington have a look at that. He has a diploma in dental assisting you know." Britney piped in looking a little worried at her girlfriend. Everyone gave her the crazy look.

"Alright, it is now Puck and Mercedes' turn. You guys ready?" Mr. Shue asked both Mercedes and Puck.

Puck and Mercedes, made their way up to the front of the class holding hands. They stood facing each other and began the song.

They were both smiling and flirting with each other during the performance. He saw Quinn flinched more than once when Puck held Mercedes' hand. Huh… Maybe Quinn has feelings for Puck. He thought. Sam couldn't help but feel a little hurt by their flirtiness. He was hoping that maybe, he still had a chance with Mercedes. Then during the last verse of the song she looked at him, and just like that Sam felt that there was hope again.

Mercedes watched as Quinn and Sam performed Lucky. I wish he was singing that to me.

They sounded so good together. Of course they do… They are made for each other. Mocked,her sub conscience.

She noticed Sam look her way a few times. Why does he keep looking at me? Shouldn't he be looking at Quinn? She felt so flustered that she looked away every time she met his eyes.

Mr. Shue said something about how it was Puck and Mercedes' turn to sing.

"You ready Mercedes?" Puck questioned.

"Ready as I'll ever be." Mercedes answered as she took the hand he offered.

They walked hand in hand to the front of the class. Puck told the band what they were going to perform, they took their positions, facing each other and started singing.

Mercedes: I would give up everything
Before I'd separate myself from you
After so much suffering
I've finally found a man that's true
I was all by myself for the longest time
So cold inside
And the hurt from the heart it would not subside
I felt like dying
Until you saved my life

Both: Thank God I found you
I was lost without you
My every wish and every dream
Somehow became reality
When you brought the sunlight
Completed my whole life
I'm overwhelmed with gratitude
Cause baby I'm so thankful
I found you

Puck: I would give you everything
There's nothing in this world I wouldn't do
To ensure your happiness
I'll cherish every part of you
Because without you beside me I can't survive
I don't wanna try
If you're keeping me warm each and every night
I'll be all right
Cause I need you in my life

Both: Thank God I found you (I'm begging you)
I was lost without you (so lost without you)
My every wish and every dream (every dream, every dream)
Somehow became reality
When you brought the sunlight (brought the sunlight)

Completed my whole life
I'm overwhelmed with gratitude
Cause baby I'm so thankful
I found you

See I was so desolate
Before you came to me
Looking back I guess it shows
that we were destined to shine
After the rain to appreciate

And care for what we have
And I'd go through it all over again
To be able to feel this way

Thank God I found you
I was lost without you (lost without you baby)
My every wish and every dream
Somehow became reality
When you brought the sunlight
Completed my whole life (whole life)
I'm overwhelmed with gratitude
Sweet baby I'm so thankful
I found you

Thank God I found you
I was lost without you
I'm overwhelmed with gratitude
My baby I'm so thankful
I found you

They both looked to front of the class, Mercedes looking at Sam and Puck at Quinn, when Mercedes sang the last verse of the song.

Mercedes: I'm overwhelmed with gratitude
My baby I'm so thankful I found you

They received a big round of applause from their classmates. "Wow guys… That has got to be the best performance this week." When he received annoyed looks from a few of the glee clubbers, he back paddled. "Not that all of your other performances weren't good. I just think that you both sounded great together and the chemistry was sizzling." He finished.

"Yeah… Mr. Shue is right, now I'm just going to ask what everyone has been dying to know. What is going on between you two?" Questioned Santana.

Puck took her hand just then and said. "Look, we like spending time with each other; we're just enjoying each other's company. Who knows what the future holds? Maybe we'll start dating, maybe not. We both are taking things really slow right now. The chemistry you just witnessed was just us being comfortable with each other." Mercedes couldn't help but think, and the Oscar goes to… Noah Puckerman.

Mercedes looked at Sam; he kept silent with a pained look on his face. While Quinn, who was seated to the right of him, looked at the both Puck and Mercedes with fury in her eyes. Oh no…. Maybe the acting was a little too convincing. Mercedes thought.

After the comment Puck made to the class, he leaned over and kissed Mercedes. The kiss started slow and then became more intense. They were grabbing at each other, like they couldn't feel enough of each other.

"No…." Sam screamed.

Sam was jolted out of sleep by that nightmare. He noticed that his sheets were soaked with sweat. He was used to dreaming about Mercedes but this was just downright scary. At that moment Sam decided that enough was enough, he was going to have a chat with Mercedes about what was really going on between her and Puck. He needed answers, if she was indeed with Puck, he would have no choice but to let the dream of being with her go.

I know, I'm mean for ending the chapter like that but I promise you that the next one will be just as good if not better. Unfortunately, Samcedes will not happen for a few more chapters. I think if I brought them together too soon, I would be jumping the shark. Who wants that right? Anyway, leave me a comment. I got a few good ones for the last chapter; which I will input into future chapters. Well that's all for now. Until next time my fellow readers, it's time for me to say goodnight and catch up on reading other fanfics. :)