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Ever since Puck kissed her, Tina could not get him out of her head. There was just something in that moment, in the way that he kissed her that set off something inside of her. She wasn't sure what it was though but part of her and she didn't know how much, wanted to hold onto that feeling. Of course, in her mind, it didn't seem plausible because he was in a relationship with Rachel and it didn't seem like it was going to end anytime soon. But none of this kept her from dreaming of him and the kisses that they shared, much to her dismay. No matter how hard she tried, it was like it was on an endless loop in her mind that was going nonstop. It was now starting to drive her insane and she didn't know how much longer certain friends would buy her 'I'm just tired' excuse. Pushing those thoughts away, she tried to focus on what her teacher was saying.

The rest of the day passed with no problems though Tina was slightly disappointed that she hadn't seen much of Puck at all though she would not admit it, to anyone, even herself. Finally, she got home and was more than ready to unwind from the long day. Glee had been canceled because Mr. Schuester had been out sick and there was no one who could cover for him in the club. As she entered her house, she greeted her mother before heading upstairs to her bed room so she could tackle her math homework and get it out of the way for the rest of her night. The homework wasn't the most difficult that she's done, so she was quickly done with it within the hour that she had been home from school. Since that was the only homework that needed to get done, the Asian girl climbed onto her bed so that she could surf the net while watching some television. A few minutes later, there was a knock at her door causing her to look up.

"Tina, sweetie?" "The door is unlocked, come on in, Mom." The door opened to reveal an older Asian woman who smiled at her daughter. Tina placed her lap top to the side so that she could give her mother her full attention. "What's up, Mom?" "One of your friends are here to see you. Should I send him up?" "Sure, that would be great." "Will do. Oh, don't forget your father and I are going out to a dinner party, so you'll have to figure out dinner for yourself."

Nodding her head, she smiled brightly at her mother. After the other woman left, Tina was curious as to who it was coming to see her and why. If it had been Kurt, he would have just come right on up because he's been over here before and is the only male other than Artie but since her former flame can't get up stairs, she knows it couldn't be him. A few moments later, there was another knock at her door and she looked over before she was surprised to see who it was that was standing there.

"Hey Girl Chang. How's it going?" Tina raised an eyebrow at Puck as he sauntered into her bed room. "Um, hello Puck. Any particular reason that you're here?" He smirked at her as he moved over to the chair that was by her large window and flopped down on it. "Now, why does there have to be a reason for me to come over? Maybe, I just want to see you." She couldn't help rolling her eyes slightly even though she was somewhat amused by his antics. "Oh, I don't know….maybe because you have a girlfriend who I don't think would approve of you spending time with another girl." Puck started chuckling at her words which caused her to cock her head to the side because she didn't understand why he was laughing. "That would be right but it's out of date with what you know." "What do you mean Puck?" He met her gaze and had a serious look on his face. "It's simple. I don't have a girlfriend anymore."

Tina couldn't believe what she heard coming from his lips. "I'm sorry to hear that." To be honest, she actually was because she could see the differences between Rachel's relationship with Puck and her relationship with Finn. But the small brunette always did have an odd fixation on the Titans golden boy. Shaking her head, she returned her attention to the boy that was sitting on her chair, or at least he was. She quickly looked around and found him looking at her wall of photographs.

"Eh, its whatever. We're two hot Jews so it was fun and her legs look hot as hell in those short skirts of hers but anyone with brains could see what was goin' on with her." He snorted as he crossed his arms across his chest. The Asian girl knew exactly what was going on with the small brunette singer and the longing glances that she sent towards Finn. Tina may not be the most feminine female around but she still was a female who could follow her instincts. Besides, she had seen something similar happen with one of her female cousins.

She frowned when she saw a serious kind of look on his face that reminded her of one that she's seen in the mirror every so often since joining glee. Letting out a sigh, she didn't know if what she was going to do would be well accepted but she didn't know what else to do. Tina got off of her bed and headed over towards Puck, where she hugged him from behind because it was easier than trying to get in front of him as he was still studying her photographs intently. Feeling him tense because of her action, she was about to let go when he turned around in her arms and wrapped his arms around. Of course the moment couldn't last.

"Who knew that the Goth girl wasn't a Goth all the time?" Tina could just tell that he was smirking at her as he said that, so instead of looking up at him, she pressed her face into his chest. Somehow, she wasn't surprised that he found the few pictures that she had displayed that showed her in clothes other than what he was used to seeing her in. It was part of her agreement with her parents; she'd get to dress in whatever fashion she wanted on a normal day with minimal complaint (come on, she is her father's only daughter after all and there are teen boys in her life) if she'd dress more socially acceptable at important events or when her parents asked her to, which didn't happen that much. Since she knew that there wasn't anyone from her school that would see her in those moments, she easily agreed. Tina couldn't help smiling when she felt Puck kiss the top of her head though she was surprised because that wasn't a gesture she'd normally associate with him but then again, she was learning there was more to him than she knows.

"Yeah, yeah. So you found out one of my secrets, big whoop." Part of her wanted to stick out her tongue at him but she knew that it would be juvenile to do so. Tina realized what she said and bit her lip because she hadn't meant to and she knew that he was smart, therefore, would pick up on the part that she didn't want him to pick up on. "Secrets? Do tell, Tina." Tapping her chin, she looked up at him like she was thinking about it then shook her head. "Nope, I don't think that I will."

Wiggling out of his grasp, she moved over to the chair that he had been previously occupying, she sat down and stretched out, placing her feet on the foot rest. "Hey, I was sitting there, Girl Chang." She smirked at him. "You were but then you got up, so the chair became fair game." Puck took a few steps in her direction until he was standing in front of her then bent down, placing one hand under her knees and the other behind her back before picking her up and tossing her onto the bed before sitting down.

"You know, I could have dropped you on the floor but that would be mean." Tina rolled her eyes at the comment that her friend made. "Whatever you say Puck. Now, are you gonna tell me the real reason why you decided to come over here?" He tapped his chin with his finger like he was thinking about it then shook his head. "Nope, I don't think that I will." This caused her to roll her eyes again because she knew that he was copying her reply from earlier. Letting out a sigh, she decided that she was not going to fight him on this so, she'd let him stay until he chose to leave or was kicked out by her overprotective father, whichever came first.

Eventually, it was decided that he'd join her for a pizza and a movie. Puck said that she could choose the pizza if he got to choose the movie, so with a suspicious glance, she agreed. The pizza wasn't bad but the movie was a very gory and action packed movie that she wasn't aware that her family owned and he got a couple smacks to the arm because that was not the kind of movie that she enjoyed. Though she'd never admit it, she liked when he did the whole cheesy 'arm over the shoulder but trying to be subtle about it' gesture. Tina's father did, in fact, ask him to leave because of the time and with a wink that only Tina caught, he left her house with her shaking her head but smiling at the same time.

A couple days after Puck's visit to her house, Tina was getting a few things out of her locker when she sensed another presence next to her. Turning her head, she was surprised to see Santana leaning against the locker and looking at her with an intent look on her face. As she was about to ask the Latina about what she wanted, the Asian girl suddenly felt someone hug her from her left side.

"Um, hi Brittany. Is there something that I can do for you?" Instead of having the blond girl answer her, it was the other girl who did. "We're going shopping this afternoon after Glee, and we want you to come with us." Tina raised an eyebrow at the answer because she was surprised as that was like the last answer she had been expecting. "Now why do you think I'd want to go with you two? I mean, we have nothing in common when it comes to style. In fact, I haven't seen either of you in something other than your cheerleading uniform or the dresses we wear when performing for glee."

Santana shrugged her shoulders in response. "So? I wanna have a chat with you and I also need to some shopping, so I'd figure I would kill two birds with one stone." Pausing to think about this, she decided that she probably wasn't being asked but told. Feeling her arm being tugged on, she turned her head and saw Brittany pouting at her. "Pleeease Tina? It would be a lot of fun." Biting her lip, she looked between Santana and Brittany for a couple moments before nodding her head. "Great, we'll head out as soon as rehearsal is over. So glad that Coach decided to cancel today's practice. See ya later, Girl Chang." The Asian girl watched the two other girls walk off with their pinkies linked and she shook her head because she really didn't understand either of them.

Several hours later found Tina packing up her back for the day as the latest New Directions rehearsal came to an end. After Santana told her about the mall, she had done some thinking – about the two girls she'd be shopping with, why Santana wanted to have a chat with, and what she was going to do about Puck and Artie. There was so much going on in her head, that she really didn't focus on what was going on around her, not that she needed to because it wasn't like she was going to get a solo as her name wasn't Rachel Berry. A few minutes later, she was sitting in the back seat of a black car that she didn't the brand off, on her way to the mall with two of the girls that used to be big tormentors of her just because she chose to be herself and not follow the crowd. She knew that it was going to be an interesting experience if nothing else. Watching Brittany bounce in her seat, Tina couldn't help smiling at the blond girl. The drive to the mall wasn't look nor particularly difficult so she found herself exiting the vehicle and standing with the other two girls.

"So where did you two want to go to?" Tina was hoping to make a top at Hot Topic so that she could pick up a new outfit and skirt along with some accessories as well. Santana looked at her for a moment before deciding on something. "There's this cute shop that carries some very feminine but hot clothing and accessories. One of my favorites in fact." The Asian girl nodded her head because she didn't mind going to a store that she normally didn't because it wasn't her type of store as she knew the girls that she was with had a different sense of fashion than she did. Seeing Tina nod her head, the Latina led the way to the shop which wasn't that far from the mall's entrance. Looking around, she knew that she was right that this wasn't one of the those shops. Santana wandered over to one area of the shop and started to pull a few things from the racks. There was a tug on her arm and she turned to see that it was Brittany.

"Why are you just standing here, Tina?" The Asian girl looked at the blond because she thought that it was obvious. "The clothes in this store aren't really my thing, Brittany." The blond pouted at her and it was the first time that Tina had seen it but she had heard of it and found herself unable to resist. "Alright, I'll look around but I don't think that there will be anything that I want to buy." The blond smiled brightly before bouncing off in a random direction. She couldn't help chuckling as she wandered over to where some different colored accessories were on display and looked through them. A cherry red hat caught her eye and she was reaching out for it before her brain caught up with her body. Deciding it wouldn't anything to try it on, she found a mirror nearby and put the hat on before looking in the mood.

"See, Girl Chang, a little color doesn't hurt." Tina spun around at the sudden appearance of Santana Lopez. The Latina looked her over then smirked before grabbing her arm and pulling her to the area where there were clothes. "The color looks good on you. Now let's see if we can't get you into something more figure flattering." Tina frowned at the other girl. "I don't need a makeover, Santana. I dress this way to express who I am." The other girl stopped moving and looked at her without saying anything for a few moments. "I get that but trust me, you're going to want to have this in your closet. Maybe not today and maybe not tomorrow but you will. Every girl needs to have that one outfit that makes her look like the best bitch in the room." She nodded her head at the Latina because it made sense but she's worried because she has no idea what the outgoing and confidant female has in store for her. Before she knew it, she found herself shoved into a changing room with a bunch of outfits that had been picked out for her.

About fifteen minutes and countless outfits later, Tina was standing in front of the two cheerleaders, waiting for their opinion. The two girls looked at each other then nodded before turning back to her. "This is definitely the outfit. Go change, you're definitely getting it, Asian." Tina bit her lip because she didn't like being told what to do but she had to agree; she really liked how she looked in the outfit and thought that it could get Puck's attention. After she paid for the outfit, hat and a few other accessories, the trio continued doing their shopping and the Asian girl took great pleasure in dragging the other two girls into Hot Topic and the looks on their faces but she'd never admit it.