Quick update from me, woop! Thank you for all the reviews and alerts again :D 130 reviews, I am so touched! Anyway, this is a filler, events are taking a drastic turn next chapter; some happy others... not so happy. There are some hints at that in this chapters! Enjoy my lovely readers :) xx

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Tina woke up suddenly, as she had for the previous six nights following the fire. She could still feel the last of her screams scratching at her throat; she brought her hand to her brow and felt beads of sweat there. Turning over on her bed, she pushed the covers away from her as it reminded her of the immense heat she felt on Monday at the fire. On usual Saturday nights, Tina would go around to Artie's and they would watch a film together: one week, Artie's choice, the next Tina's. This week it was Artie's turn to pick the movie, but he hadn't rung like he usually did, so she didn't go round. Now, looking at her alarm clock and seeing it was 3am, the only person she wanted to see was him – even if they hadn't spoken since after the fire, when they'd argued about Matt.

Reaching over for her Blackberry, she typed in a text to her boyfriend.

"Are you still awake? – T x"

Seconds later her phone buzzed.

"Of course I am, what's up? – A x"

"I can't sleep. Can I come over? – T x"

"Sure. Haven't seen you for a week :(! Dad's out. See you in ten minutes? – A x"

"I'll be there soon as – T x"

Changing into some suitable clothes, Tina grabbed her phone and rushed to her car, fumbling with the keys. She set off, cutting down the backstreets to get there as soon as possible. When she arrived, she shut her door as quietly as possible and sneaked up the drive to Artie's house. He was on the porch – it seemed he was waiting for her – and she bent down to kiss him softly before sitting next to him.

They sat in silence for a few minutes before Tina turned to Artie and took his hand.

"I know we've left so many things unsaid but I just want you to know I'm sorry for the argument and I forgive you as well…" Her voice trailed off as she looked up at him.

"What argument babe? We've been fine?" His voice was filled with confusion, and it sent tingles of dread down her spine.

"The argument… after the fire?" Her voice grew slightly higher, unusually high for Tina.

"I don't know what argument you're talking about? What fire? Tina, have you been sleeping and eating okay?" Artie's voice was still calm, but filled full of concern for his girlfriend.

"Artie! The fire at McKinely! Matt died? Finn's still in hospital… Rachel's in a coma. Don't play with me, Artie, you can't forget this!" Tina glanced at him with panic stricken eyes.

"Tina, this joke isn't funny!" Artie folded his arms and glared at her.

"You… you really don't remember?" She said softly, tears leaking from her eyes.

"I have no idea what you're talking about! Matt and I played COD together just yesterday! And I saw Finn in the mall on Tuesday, I'm sure of it! I've been at school all week also, how can it be burnt down!" Artie shook his head with confusion; his eyes looked wild and were struck with terror.

"Like this!" Tina said determinedly, and she grabbed his chair and wheeled him to her car. He lifted himself up and pushed himself into the seat, and after putting the chair in the boot she ran around to her side of the car and slid in.

"Ready?" She said, wiping away the last of the tears.

"As I'll ever be…" Artie said, pushing his glasses further up his nose and watching the road ahead.

The journey was silent and short lived as Artie lived only mere minutes from school. Tina pulled up in a nearby side street, then helped Artie back into his chair and wheeled him towards the school's old parking lot. Instead of being littered with cars, it was littered with mounds of flowers, some rotting from the rain. Artie's face was one of pure horror and as Tina wheeled him to the old site, he witnessed for himself the old science building – now ashes, and the remains of some of the classrooms. He leant over to one of the old bouquets of flowers and flicked the card over so he could read it.

"Matt, our little football star! You were beautiful baby, at football and dance. You'll be in our hearts always. We love you – Mom and Dad x"

Artie's head span and all the memories rushed back – memories of the news story and his bitchy remarks towards Tina and Rachel's body in the hospital bed and the scratchy bathroom toilet roll where he'd cried and cried… and then somehow forgotten. He choked on his sobs and Tina wrapped him in a hug. The couple stayed there for what felt like hours, hugging on a bed of rotten flowers until Tina pulled away and grabbed his chair.

"I'll take you home… I'm sorry I had to show you this," Her voice was hollow and her tears were cold on her face. She didn't have the heart to brush them away anymore.

Puck lay off his bed, doing weights. His arms ached from the unbelievably heavy dumbbells, his abs ached from all the sit ups and the push ups and his heart ached for Matt and for Finn and even for Berry. He'd stopped seeing the rest of glee club, the exception being Finn and Quinn.

He only saw Finn because he was in debt to him. Puck had owed him since babygate and this was his way of paying him back. Even though he prided himself on being tough and badass, Puck still believed in returning favours and repaying people when necessary. Puck owed Finn, and no matter how douchey Finn was to him, he deserved it. Also, he missed his best friend and his best friend missed Berry. Puck was the only one who had the guts to take him to see Berry every day. So, Puck continued to see Finn.

And Quinn… Quinn was like Puck's shining light. He never thought he'd be so affected by this, but losing Matt and nearly losing Finn had taken a mass toll on Puck. He was so tired and felt so heavy he could barely breathe unless he was near Quinn. She was so strong after she'd survived those first few hours and she'd been there for Puck through the late night phone calls and lunch dates at Breadsticks.

When Quinn couldn't be with him because she was meeting up with Shelby to see Beth, or because she was out with Santana and Brittany or Mercedes, Puck worked out. The pain of pushing himself that little bit too far whilst training helped him forget… forget almost everything. He lifted the heaviest dumbbell one final time, then dropped it on the floor. As soon as he dropped it, his phone started playing Beth by Kiss, meaning Quinn was calling.

"Hey baby!" Puck spoke into the phone.

"Hi Puck!" Quinn's soft voice echoed down the phone.

"What's up?"

"I just wanted to see if you wanted to meet somewhere…"

"Babe, I was just working out, if you give me an hour I'll be ready then…"

"Oh. Doesn't matter babe, meeting up with Shelby to see how Beth went on at swimming today at three. I'll talk to you later?" Quinn's voice suddenly sounded distant down the phone.

"Babe, never mind talk I'll see you later!"

"Alright Puck! See you at Lima Park at eight?"

"Yeah babe, see you! I love you,"

"I love you too,"

Puck heard the phone click off and he felt confusion at the call. Quinn had sounded so happy, to really distant, then happy again. He made a mental note to check that out later, then he began to put away his gym equipment. As soon as Quinn's beautiful voice had vanished from the phone, he felt empty inside and his troubles began to come back. Sighing heavily, he put away the last of the dumbbells and decided to go for a shower. Perhaps the warm water would wash away his worries for a little while until eight…

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