(Mercedes note is in bold, Kurt is italicized)

Kurt didn't see Puck for the rest of the day. He heard Santana mentioning to Brittany that Quinn had a doctor's appointment, so he figured Puck had gone with her. He hoped they came to Glee, because he was ready to put more oomph into his plan. Mercedes was making him nervous that he'd fail, and Kurt Hummel didn't fail at anything…well except, being straight. But that was another matter all on its own.

Flashback to 3rd period

Kurt sat in his usual seat in the front, next to his bff Mercedes. They were supposed to be reading and writing a summary of chapter 4 of the novel, "Lords of the Flies" for the entire class period, but both of them completed the assignment in fifteen minutes. So they did what they usually do during class; pass notes.

So where's Puck, white boy? Already scare him off?

Haha, no 'Cedes. I heard Santana tell Brittany that Quinn had a doctor's appointment, so he most likely went with her.

You do know that you'll never win this bet right, Kurt? Even if he does like you, (which he sooo does, because let's face it, I'm always right), he's never going to agree to tell the whole school he's your boyfriend right?

Keep doubtin' me girl. Just makes me try harder. I have it in the bag, chica. I am going to become the King of Seduction and have Puck wrapped around my little manicured pinky. I'm already planning an array of outfits to dress you in. How do you feel about silk?

He chuckled quietly to himself, as Mercedes rolled her eyes. Without replying, she crumbled up the note and tossed it into the empty trashcan next to their teacher's desk. The bell rang, and the two of them walked out the door with their arms linked together.

Brittany was a good girl. She hadn't stolen anything since she was eight years old. And, besides, putting a fish in your pocket to give it a better life shouldn't be considered a crime, just sayin. They deserve to have a free life too and not live as caged animals, like unicorns did. When she saw Kurt throw away his summary of the book chapter, she decided to take it out of the trashcan. She knew Kurt was really good at reading her mind (he always seemed to know what she was thinking!) so she figured she had just completed the assignment through his mind, and sent it to his teacher. He probably used the paper to sketch out his ideas, she reasoned.

Their teacher was hanging posters in the back on the room, and he had his back to her. She quickly reached into the trashcan, which was thankfully empty. Her mom told her amoebas hang out in dirty places like that, and she should be careful. Brittany didn't know what those were, but she figured it would probably cause her nails to fall off. And she didn't want that, because then would call her mean names. Brittany didn't like it when people were mean to her. Santana always told them to be nice to her, or else she'd hurt them. She was a good best friend.

Anywho…

Brittany was disappointed when she got to her locker and realized the paper wasn't his assignment. It looked like he tried to write in his diary, but got confused about who he was talking to. Brittany could understand that, she got confused a lot. Her diary, however, had pictures of rainbows wearing sombreros. Santana said they were very pretty, and she could become an artist one day. Her dream was to have her painting of a burrito eating bananas placed in the place where they hang art… she think it's called a mustang or something. Her painting was called Stan. That's also the name of the burrito.

"Hey Brit, what's that?" Santana asked, as she came up behind her.

"I think Kurt was trying to write in his diary, but he got confused," she replied, linking pinkies with her best friend and walking towards their next class. Brittany handed the paper to Santana. She was smart, and could figure out who Kurt thought he was trying to talk to. Maybe Santana could help Kurt become unconfused, too, just like she always does for Brittany.

Santana quickly read the paper, a smile coming to her face. Brittany liked when she smiled. It was pretty.

"Oh my GOD, Britt, this is genius! Do you have any idea what you just found?"

Brittany really liked when she made Santana smile. It made her feel good.

"Brittany, you did a really good job. Let me know if you find anything else again, kay?"

Brittany nodded, and smiled too. She liked making people happy, especially Santana.

Walking into Glee, Kurt took his usual seat at the bottom of the two rows. Soon afterwards, Puck and Quinn entered, with the boy quietly sitting next to him, and the blonde girl going to sit by Santana and Brittany in the top row. Kurt chatted with Mercedes about his trip to the mall after school, and invited her to go, but she wasn't able to come this time.

Kurt kept getting the weird feeling that someone was staring at him. He casually looked around the room, until he met the dark brown eyes of Santana Lopez. She smirked at him, and turned back to Brittany.

He didn't have time to wonder what her deal was, because Mr. Schue walked in right then. Everyone seemed to notice how happy he seemed, and looked around at each other, sharing nervous glances. A happy Mr. Scue usually meant they ended up doing a weird or challenging assignment. And once again, this time was the same as the others. Kurt prayed he didn't have to sing with Rachel. He didn't think he could handle a new version of a diva-off.

"Alright guys, I have a new assignment for you-"

They all groaned in unison. Mr. Schue smiled and put up his hands.

"I truly think you guys are going to have fun with this one."

They all sat up in their chairs a little higher, their curiosity peaking. Rachel, of course, was leaning forward in her chair excitedly. Kurt wondered vaguely if he could find April Rhodes and convince her to give Rachel one of her horse tranquilizer pills.

"As some of you have pointed out, Glee has lacked unison lately."

They all looked at Rachel, realizing this assignment was unlikely to be fun, especially if her nagging inspired it.

"I believe this is because none of you guys really know each other that well. Sure, you have people you know better than others, but it's like a clique in here. To win Regionals, we need to all understand AND respect each other. Knowing each other better will help avoid all this fighting we have going on."

Kurt didn't want to point out that "knowing each other well" had started a lot of this drama. After all, Puck got to know Quinn quite intimately, and now half the people in the club couldn't stand being with each other for too long.

"What's our punishment?" Tina asked.

"Think of it as an adventure, guys! Each of you will be assigned a partner. Your homework for this week is to spend the time getting to know each other, and singing a song that represents them."

This was going to be easy, Kurt thought. Apparently everyone else was sharing his sentiments too, because they all were smiling, relieved.

"I want something deep, guys. And I want a one page typed paper on why you chose the song and what you learned from the person you picked."

Everyone groaned, wondering what made Mr. Schue so adamant about this. Kurt wondered if Ms. Pills was mad at him again.

"Whichever group has the best paper and song performance will sing a duet at the PTA meeting next month," their teacher finished.

"Are you picking our partners?" Artie asked.

"I was going to, but I decided to leave it up to –"

No one said anything this time.

Mr. Schue sighed, "…the hat of fate. Now when I call your name, please come down and pick a name. I only put six names in here, so I'm going to call the six names of the people who aren't in the hat."

Kurt heard Brittany whisper to Santana, "I hope I'm not in the hat. It seems pretty cramped, and I have a small fear of bunnies."

Kurt couldn't help but smile. He absolutely loved Brittany, even after their awkward kissing experience. Although, he admittedly wondered how the girl made it to high school without failing a grade. He figured the administrators felt bad for her. He turned his attention back to .

Santana was with Finn, Brittany with Rachel, Mercedes with Matt, Artie with Mike, Quinn with Tina, which ultimately left Puck and Kurt together.

Kurt couldn't help but feel a little excited. He was definitely going to do the mall sacrificial today.

Maybe he'd even burn a whole wardrobe worth of fug.