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"Speech"
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It's kind of crazy how one thing; one small event can change things for someone without anyone else realizing what happened. It happens all the time and when it happens, it stirs something inside the person that can't be changed back to how it was before the event happened and that can have serious consequences for the person. Such is the case for Tina Cohen-Chang and her event set her on a course that quickly spun out of her control. It had been several days since she found out about the formation of Puckleberry and her mind was fighting a war with her heart, which she was starting to realize the why and that was not sitting well with the Asian girl at all.
Four days after Kurt and Mercedes told her about Puck and Rachel, Tina was quickly making her way down the hallway so that she could avoid running into either of them especially if they were together. She didn't like the thought of Rachel dating Puck and would, subconsciously, glare slightly at the small and irritating brunette when no one was looking and they were in the same room. Her reaction to the whole thing was driving her crazy but she refused to acknowledge that she was jealous because there was no way that she could possibly feel something for Noah Puckerman, one of the jocks who made her life and the lives of her three friends a living nightmare. Nope, there was no way that that could happen to her. A girl like her never fell for a boy like him, not even in the fictional worlds of television, film and literature because, really, that was just asking for trouble.
Tina's mind was running at full speed and she was distracted by her thoughts, so when she went to turn a corner, she didn't notice someone standing there until she ran into him which forced to acknowledge his presence. A pair of arms reached out and steadied her so that she wouldn't end up on the floor because of the force of the unexpected contact.
"Woah there, Girl Chang. I know I'm hot and everything but there's no need to throw yourself at me." Tina looked up and glared at Puck as she pulled away from him roughly. This was definitely not what she wanted. "Whatever Puck," As she turned away from him, she felt Puck grabbed her wrist in order to hold her in place. "Hold up. What's the rush? A person could get the impression that you don't like me and don't want to be around me." Increasing the intensity of her glare, the Asian girl responded. "Well that person's a genius because that's right." Pulling her wrist, she broke the grip that the boy had on her wrist before walking away as she smirked to herself at the dumbfounded look on his face.
The rest of the girl's day went better, without any interaction with people that she was trying to avoid. However, good things don't last because Tina had glee that day, so there would be no avoiding either half of Puckleberry. Arriving early to the choir room, she moved towards the back row and placed her bag down on the chair next to her before pulling out her sketch book. Getting lost in her art work, she wasn't aware to someone coming into the room and sitting down on the free chair to her left.
"Hi Tina!" The Asian girl was startled out of her work by the bright and cheerful greeting. Looking to her left, Tina sent a small smile to the blond cheer leader. "Um, hi Brittany. Is there something that I could do for you?" She was curious as to why the other girl was sitting next to her because she was usually next to Santana and she didn't want to deal with the Latina because it usually never ends well especially when Brittany is involved. ""Sanny is out because she's sick and I don't want to sit by Q because she's being mean, more mean than before the stork visited her. So, San said that it would be okay if I sat by you for Glee. I don't know why though 'cause you bite people and take their souls but Sanny is my best friend and wouldn't be mean to me." Tina blinked as she listened to the blond talk and tired to figure out what exactly was being said. "I don't bite people but if I did, I promise I wouldn't bite you or Santana."
A few minutes later, she was startled out of her thoughts when she felt someone tugging at her hair then realized that it was Brittany looking at her blue streaks. Tina smiled at her before turning her attention back to the front of the room where Rachel was, yet again getting ready to perform another solo and she couldn't help rolling eyes, glad that she was sitting in the back where no one could see it. As rehearsal went along, she felt someone staring at her but she refused to look at whoever it was because she knew that it wasn't Artie because he was sitting on the other side of the room from where she could tell the person who was looking at her was. Finally annoyed enough that she couldn't ignore the feeling, she looked over and saw that it was Puck who was staring at her. Biting her lip, she shifted in her seat as she returned her attention to the front, unsure as to why he was looking at her like that especially when his girlfriend was in the front performing a song she could care less about.
Once Mr. Schuester let them out for the day, Tina grabbed her bag after saying good bye to Brittany then headed out of the room. When she had gotten outside, she saw Puck standing by his truck and looking at the door that she walked out of. Ignoring the boy with the Mohawk, she started off on her normal path, trying to move quickly but not be obvious about it because she didn't want to deal with him at the moment. Once a day was more than enough for the Asian girl though part of her did want to know why he was staring at her for the majority of Glee. Before long she arrived home and let out a sigh because she could finally relax without having to worry about anything. She was unaware that her night wasn't going to be as peaceful as she was planning it to be. But for now, she did her homework and made a snack, oblivious to how she will be spending her night.
Several hours after coming home from school and finishing off her homework, Tina was relaxing in her bed room after a wonderful dinner with her parents who now, went out for the night with a couple of their friends for drinks. As she was preparing to watch a movie on the television in her room, she heard her phone go off and letting her know that she had a text message, so she grabbed it without thinking because she thought that it was one of her friends. When she looked down at the screen, she was surprised to see who it was that messaged her but thankfully, it wasn't an unknown number because Mr. Schuester thought that it would be a good idea for each member in the club to have everyone else's.
To Tina: So, what's going on, Cohen-Chang? From: Puck
To Puck: I have no idea what you mean. From: Tina
To Tina: I call bullshit on that. You're smarter than this, Girl Chang. From: Puck
To Puck: Whatever. This is nonsense. From: Tina
After sending the last text to Puck, she let out a sigh as it didn't seem like there would be anymore texts exchanged between the pair, she made herself comfortable and turned on her movie. Once the movie was about a third or so through, something hit her window that made her jump. After a couple more times of it, she climbed off of her bed and went over to the window and opened to it so that she could look out to figure out what the problem was. The Asian girl was surprised to see Puck standing on the ground underneath the window.
"Come out, Tina. I want to talk to you." Taking a couple moments to consider the options, she nodded her head and closed the window most of the way but left it cracked so she could open it from the outside if needed. Five minutes later, Tina walked out her front door and looked around before spotting Puck parked on the street. Biting her lip, she closed the door then headed in his direction before realizing that he wanted her to get into the truck. She opened the passenger side door and climbed into the truck then he started up the truck and drove away. The pair drove for several minutes without a word being spoken between. Eventually, the Asian girl got tired of not knowing what was going on, so she broke the silence.
"You said that you wanted to talk, so talk Puckerman." She saw a smirk break out on his face before he responded to her comment. "I do and we will be first we need to get somewhere more appropriate." Rolling her eyes, she settled in against the seat and waited for him to find whatever place he was looking for so that they could have this conversation though she wasn't really sure what they needed to talk about. Oh, sure you aren't, Tina. Because you've totally been acting normal lately. Shaking her head slightly, she pushed the thoughts away so that she could focus on the conversation that was ahead. Eventually, Puck pulled into the parking lot of the park that they had visited awhile ago together and where he left her to walk home on her own. Getting out of the truck, she followed him over to the nearby bench and sat down.
"So, are you gonna tell me the reason why you brought me out here at eleven at night?"
Puck looked over at her and smirked before getting a serious expression on his face. "Care to tell me why you have been acting weird lately?" Tina raised an eyebrow at him. "What makes you think that I've been acting weird?" The boy just stared her down before she let out a sigh and leaned back against the bench. "So what if I have? What does it matter?" He looked at her then moved closer to her. "Maybe I've actually missed talking to you and hearing what you have to say even if it wasn't what I want to hear." A soft smile broke out on her face in response to his words. "You know, you're not so bad, deep down inside, Puck." She bit her lips because there was something else that she wanted to say and he could tell. "What? Got something else to say?" Tucking some hair behind her ear, she looked at him. "I just think that you'd do better if you dated someone that wasn't all about ego." "You may have a point there, Cohen-Chang."
Puck stared deep into her eyes with an unreadable expression on his face which caused Tina to shift slightly as she could tell that something was going to happen but she didn't know what would happen. Before she could say anything, he leaned in towards her then she felt his lips on hers in a gentle kiss. After a couple moments of being surprised, her eyes closed and she kissed him back in an identical manner. Wow, this feels really good. I guess there's something to the rumors after all. A couple moments later, the pair separated and she smiled softly at him. She didn't think that she'd ever kiss Noah Puckerman but she did and found that she enjoyed it more that she thought that she could. Smiling softly at him and without thinking, she leaned in and kissed him for a couple moments. However, it quickly hit her what she had done and she jumped up from the bench and started to walk away which caused Puck to jump up as well.
"Hey, where are you going? Tina?" The Asian girl stopped but kept her back to him. "This was a mistake, Puck." He walked up next to her and made her look at him then continued to hold onto her hand. "What was a mistake?" Biting her lip, she tried to avoid looking at him in the eye. "Kissing you, being alone with you." He stared at her. "You have a girlfriend, Puck. I may not be Rachel's biggest fan but I refuse to be that girl who breaks a couple up." Pulling her arm out of his hand, she started walking away from him before he could respond to her words. As much as she enjoyed kissing Puck and spending time with him, she couldn't and wouldn't compromise her morals for anyone especially when there was a high risk of her getting hurt and embarrassing herself. Normally, she wouldn't try to walk home late at night and by herself but this time, she would make an exception because she didn't think that she could handle being in an enclosed space with Puck, now that he kissed her and she kissed him.
Upon reaching home, Tina was relieved to find that her parents were still out, so she headed up stairs after entering the house and locking the door behind her. She quickly changed into her pajamas and then climbed into bed, however, her rest was not peaceful as her mind replayed the kiss that she had shared with Puck and then, her mind decided to get creative, so it formed some other situations that showed her happy and in a relation with him instead of Rachel. But she knew that nothing was going to happen because the small brunette wouldn't let him go so easy because Tina could tell that she enjoyed the attention he paid her even though he wasn't Finn.