Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Chapter 5, Part 1
Santana's POV:
It's another day at the hospital for me. I think as long as Puck is still in comma I'd never find the courage to walk down the halls of McKinley. I have always felt
safe whenever he's around. Most of the time he's there because of Quinn but it doesn't matter. I just feel like no one will dare mess with us whenever Puck is
around. I roamed around the hospital, feeling bored just staring at the walls in my ward. Actually, I sneaked out. I'm supposed to be resting but I was too
bored. Then, I saw Quinn and Artie from afar. My heart jumped when I saw Artie. I automatically feel happy and excited, and I wanted to say hi to him. I walked
to them, hoping they'd be happy to see me as well.
Just a few steps closer to them and I stopped. Quinn. She's wearing that smile. I hid behind the wall and tried to spy on them. No kidding, Quinn is flirting with
Artie! What in the world? That's my man! Wait, what am I saying? Since when is Artie my man? I rejected him, twice. Do I even have the right to be angry right
now? No, I can't be like this. I can't let my feelings control me. Let's just be cool and say hi to them. I composed myself and tried to smile. Then I saw Artie
catching Quinn. Quinn almost fell and Artie hugged Quinn's waist. Oh my God, this is a nightmare! I can't handle this. I better go back to my ward.
I hugged my pillow and cried to myself. The image of Quinn flirting around Artie kept replaying in my head. Then the image of Quinn and Puck came to mind. For
the second time in my life, my best friend is with the guy I like. I'm still not over Puck and now she's flirting with Artie. It hurts because I can't stay mad at her. If
it's just another girl at school, I can just be bitchy and snatch Artie from the girl. No, this is Quinn; the girl who's in love with my first crush and also my best
friend. I don't wanna have a fight with Quinn. Especially not now since she's going through a rough time. But what I truthfully realize on that day is my true
feelings for Artie. I don't know when it happened, but I've fallen in love with him.
Chapter 5, Part 2
Puck's POV:
I can't believe everyone's here to visit me. Every single one of them from Glee Club, including Mr Schue. They look so happy to see me. Quinn's in a wheelchair
now, but she still looks beautiful as ever. I look at Santana, the hottest girl in school. I heard about what happened to her. I'm gonna kill Karofsky when I'm out
of here. How dare he hurt Santana! No one messes with my girl. I look at her when everyone's leaving and hoped that she'd stay. Thankfully, she did.
"Santana, are you okay? You don't look good".
"I'm not okay but you don't have to worry. I'll deal with it on my own".
"Is it about Karofsky? If he even lifts a finger at you, you tell me and I'll make sure he gets what he deserves". She smiled a bit.
"Thanks, but it's not about Karofsky. It's something else". We were quiet for a few seconds and Santana looked like she wanted to leave so I held her hand. "Santana, I'm sorry if this is too sudden for you.. But can you be my girlfriend?"
"WHAT?!" She let go of my hand and looked bewildered.
"Look, please don't freak out but I've always liked you".
"What are you talking about? Are you crazy?"
"No, I'm not! I'm serious, Santana".
"Are you trying to get back at Quinn? No, no I can't do this"
"Get back at Quinn for what? She's the one that's gonna kill me if she knows we had this conversation"
"Then why are you acting this way? Who are you? I don't know you anymore".
"Santana, listen. You know early last year everyone had to fight for the quarterback position. I was one of them. The boys and I, we talked about high school life and we agreed that there's only two things worth fighting for; the quarterback position and the hottest girl in school. So everyone in the football club is fighting for these two things. We each voted who's the hottest girl in school and you lost only by two votes. Quinn got the extra two votes, so she's considered the hottest girl. Finn got the quarterback title so I only have the girl to fight for. I know Finn is crazy over Quinn so I really worked hard to win Quinn's heart. And I made it. I got the girl. But Santana, I swear if I could choose you and Quinn, I'd choose you."
"Wait. Stop, just stop! I'm getting dizzy hearing all this. Are you saying you don't love Quinn? You're just acting in front of everyone?"
"She's beautiful, but I've always had a thing for black-haired girls. I was never into blondes"
"That doesn't answer my question Puckerman. Do you love Quinn or not?"
"I don't know. I like being around her but my mind is always thinking of the possibility of being with you. As long as you're still single, I don't think I can get over you" I know it's selfish of me to do this, but I don't wanna live in a lie anymore. As long as Santana said yes, I'll slow talk with Quinn and break up with her. She wouldn't wanna live in a lie too.
"Santana, I know this makes me a jerk but I really don't wanna lie to myself anymore. I like you, and I wanna be with you".
"This feels like a bomb just exploded in front of my face and I don't know how to react."
"I know you like me too. Don't deny that. If it weren't for the stupid bet, I'd be with you"
"You know what Puck? You cannot just undo a year and a half just like that. It happened. You chose Quinn. You can't just ditch her and ask me to be with you."
"I'm not gonna give up, Santana. This is not the end. I don't care how long it takes. I'll make it up to you. All the times that I wasted without being with you, I'll make sure you get it back".
I know it's not going to be easy to convince Santana, but I won't stop trying. I know she likes me too. If not, why would she stay single when half the school wants to be with her? Her cheeks turned red when I said I wanted her. I just need to make things right for once. Then we can both be happy. (Or so I thought)
Chapter 5, Part 3
Artie's POV:
"Michael Robert Chang Jr, this is an intervention. Do you or do you not like a girl named Tina Cohen Chang?". Mike looks puzzled by my intervention.
"Do you?"
"Umm..why?"
"Oh come on, Mike! Everyone knows! Everyone except Tina!" He laughed.
"She knows. I told her"
"You did? Then why aren't you two together?"
"She's in love with someone else"
"So?"
"So? I can't be with her cause she doesn't want me. That stupid boy is the only worthy guy in her eyes now"
"Mike, are you saying you've given up?"
"I don't know..I guess.." Facepalm!
"I'm not Dr Love, but I do know feelings can change. If you do not nurture it, it could disappear. Tina likes someone else now but that doesn't mean you have to stop trying. What have you done to woo her?"
"I told her I love her"
"That's all? You didn't do anything after that?"
"That confession took all my courage and in the end I was rejected. I don't think I can go through that again."
"Okay, fair enough. Don't confess, just show your love. Make Tina know how much you like her"
"It's easy for you to say, Artie. You can always say what you wanna say to the girl you like. I'm not a man of words. I dance. That's how I express myself. But Tina can't see me dancing"
"She can't see you dance, but she can hear you. If you show her, she will know. Tina is different, Mike. She doesn't see with her eyes, she sees with her heart"
"What do you suggest? I have no idea what to do"
"Here. I'll lend you my recorder. You can tell her anything you want without seeing her eye to eye. Surprise her. Put it in her locker or something."
"I won't know what to say?"
"Just say things that you've never told her. Imagine you're just talking to a diary, instead of Tina."
"Okay, I'll try."
"Good!"
"Hey Artie,"
"Yeah?"
"You're a good guy. Thanks!"
"Thank me when she's yours" and I wheel away, hoping they'd both really end up together.
Chapter 5, Part 4
Santana's POV:
Brittany came to visit me, I was so happy to meet her. We hugged for a really long time. It felt like Brittany didn't wanna let go of me, ever. And when she did, I saw a tear in her eyes.
"Hey, why are you crying?"
"Nothing, I'm just so happy to see that you're okay. I have not been able to sleep ever since you're warded."
"Don't worry,Britt. I'm fine, I'm still here because I need to see the psychiatrist every day, and I just don't feel like going back home yet."
"So how are you feeling? I kinda miss you in school. You know Quinn only talks with me when you're around. It's lonely without you there."
"I'm sorry, I promise I'll be back soon."
"No, don't be. Just focus on getting better and come back when you're ready. I'm just being a baby right now."
"Well I'm sure you're not kidding cause I've never seen you so thin. Have you been skipping more meals lately?"
"You see, that's why I love you. You notice things about me that other people don't. How can I not love you Santana?"
"Well I love you too, you're my best friend" I said that while holding her hands.
Then Brittany leaned to me and gave me a peck on my lips. I was surprised by her bold move. Usually we only do that when there's only two of us in the room.
"Sorry, I can't help it. I missed you so much"
"It's okay, I missed you too" She smiled at me and took out something from her bag.
"I made something for you. I hope you'd like it" She showed me a video that she made using her Ipad. Pictures of us together, and words of encouragement for me to get better. Basically Brittany being Brittany, telling me that she misses me. I hug her and thank her again. I know Brittany very well. She purposely came alone because she wanted to have quality time with me. She could have come with someone else but she didn't. And I appreciate our time together. The time when I could be the real Santana and tell Brittany everything.
"Britt, something happened yesterday after everyone left Puck. I stayed and talked to him. And then..he asked me to be his girlfriend."
"Oh my God! What did you say?"
"I didn't know what to say, but all I could think of at that moment was Quinn, so I guess I kinda said no."
"Do you regret saying no? You've been waiting for him for over a year, how could you say no?"
"I was surprised. It was like a bomb just fell from the sky, I didn't know how to react."
"So you do regret saying no"
"There's another thing that you need to know. I saw Quinn flirting with Artie. Wait, why are you not surprised? Did you already know?"
"They've been really close lately. Everyone thinks something's going on between them"
"Everyone? It was that obvious? And I'm the last to know? God!"
For a moment, I just sat there, looking sad I guess. Then Brittany hugged me.
"You can cry if you want to. You don't have to hold it in" And I immediately bawled.
"Shhh..it's okay, you're gonna be okay. You're Santana. Bravest girl I've ever known"
I felt loved, like someone understands me and it was a really good feeling. Brittany caressed my head, the way a mother would and it made me cry even harder. I didn't realize Brittany was holding her tears from falling, didn't know that my sadness was poison to her and certainly didn't realize that her love for me was beyond friendship level.
****a few minutes after****
"You wanna know why I like Puck? At first I just think he's hot. Like how can you not like Pucksaurus? Then he started dating Quinn, and he was so sweet to her. I started to feel jealous, constantly hoping that it's me next to him instead of Quinn. But that's the point. He's being sweet to the girl he loves. And now that I know his true feelings, it feels like he's been lying all these while. I feel so betrayed. All my perceptions on him just changed and I feel sorry for Quinn. Can you imagine how damaged a person would be to know that she's been lied to?"
"Yeah, it sucks. But now it makes sense. I've always thought Puck was blind for not noticing you. Now I know."
"Haha..Brittany!" We laughed a little.
"So what are you gonna do?"
"Do you think it's possible for someone to fake love? For a year and a half"
"I don't know..I guess?"
"I don't buy it. Britt, I think he does love Quinn. He just didn't know."
"How can you not know when you're in love with someone?"
"Well..it happened to me."
"Okay, do you have any idea what you wanna do next?"
Brittany ignored my confession. That means she's not ready to know the full story yet. If not, she'd jump at me and demand me to tell her every single detail. "You know Puck did mention about having a 'thing' for black-haired girl."
"Hmh. I never would've guessed."
"Brittany, are you free after school tomorrow?"
"Why? What are we doing?"
"I think it's time for a makeover".
Chapter 5, Part 5
Quinn's POV:
"Santana? What are you doing here?"
"Well in case you forget, I'm still a patient here. I told Artie I wanted to accompany you today. Would that be okay?"
"Yeah, of course"
"Have you seen Puck today?"
"I did, before I came here. He looks better today"
"Great, you and I have a lot of catching up to do. I miss our girl talk. There's no way you're running away from this, ok?"
"Okay, I'd love to"
***Later in Santana's ward***
"Quinn, I need to be honest with you. I can't keep this to myself anymore. I tried, but I can't any longer."
This doesn't sound good. I'm freaking out right now.
"You wanna know why I was such a bitch all this time? I'm a bitch because I'm angry. I'm angry because I have to watch my best friend in the arms of the person I love."
I felt like someone ripped my heart out at that instant.
"I have been having a huge crush on Puck since I first saw him. I wanted to be his girl friend so badly. He's the only guy I wanted to be with. And one day, I found out about you two." I'm holding my tears in, but seeing Santana crying makes it hard. "I wanted to say congrats, but I was so sad at the same time. I wanted to be mad at you, but you didn't know. So I have all these tangled feelings in me that suffocate me. That's why I was such a bitch. I needed to let that frustration out. I needed to convince myself that I'm not that unworthy. Because the truth is, I felt so small because of this."
All the times that I kissed Puck in front of her, when I called her after an exciting date, when I asked for her permission for Puck to join us, everything just came to mind at that moment. And I can't imagine how she could remain calm and smile to me every time it happens.
"At first I thought if I just be mad at you, the feeling would go away. But no, I didn't feel better. Then I realized that I was angry at myself. I can't bring myself to believe that I'm.." I pulled Santana to me and hugged her while sobbing.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. I swear I didn't know."
"I know..I didn't want you to know"
"I'm the worst friend ever. I'm so sorry Santana"
"No, you're not..you didn't know."
"I love you"
"I love you too".
At first I thought these tears wouldn't stop falling. But it did, after an hour. I feel like a dark cloud is floating above me, I was so sad.
"Quinn, I have no feelings for Puck anymore. I'm over him. And I'm in love with someone else now, Artie. Don't tell anyone yet cause no one knows. I just wanted you to know that. I want you to be happy with Puck. You deserve to be happy."
Artie. Santana loves Artie. And I've been having feelings for Artie. Now I'm bitter.
"Quinn, how are things between you and Puck? Be honest with me. I saw you and Artie the other day. I knew something was going on" And..she knows.
"Honestly, Santana..I don't know. He's been in comma and I've been on the wheelchair and throughout that time Artie was there for me. I couldn't resist falling for him. But I love Puck. I just..feel like he's a different person ever since he woke up. He seems so distant. I don't know what to do"
"Okay, let's just get out of this room. We need to get some fresh air. Quinn, don't worry. Things will get better. I promise. But you have to trust me. Trust me that what I want you to do is going to help you."
"What do you want me to do?"
"Not just you. You and me. We're going to do a makeover. Start fresh. Be a new Quinn and Santana. And Brittany's gonna help us."
"A makeover? I'm not sure this is a good time for a makeover".
"Quinn, Puck and I are coming back to school tomorrow. I want you to surprise him with your new look. Trust me, it's good to change your style once in a while"
"Santana, I'm not Rachel Berry.."
"Hahaha..I know, silly! I just want you to dye your hair black. What do you think?"
"It never crossed my mind, but what the hell, let's do it!"
"Yayyy! Britt's coming."
"Hello ladies..miss me?"
It might sound like nothing much, but I really enjoyed our time during the makeover. It's like our way of putting our past behind us and wanting to start new and fresh. Of course, there was some splashing here and there and we laughed a lot. We had a great time. I don't know how Puck's gonna react with my new look. I hope he likes it.
Chapter 5, Part 6
Tina's POV:
Puck and Santana are coming back to school today! We're very happy to have them back, especially since regionals is only one week from now. Puck is on the wheelchair but he could walk a few steps. He should be fine after a week or two. We don't know about Quinn because she doesn't share anything with us yet. While I was walking to class, someone held my hand and walked with me hand-in-hand.
"Mike, what are you doing?"
"Walking you to class. Sorry I was late."
"You don't have to, I am familiar with the school surrounding already"
"I know. I just want to. Okay, here's your class. I'll walk you to the next period too. Wait for me! Ok,bye!"
"Mike.."
"Yeah?"
"Thanks"
"No problem".
We've been friends since childhood and this is the first time he's acting so weird. I wonder what's going on.
***After class***
"My next class is far from your class so we better move now or I'll be late"
"Mike, why are you here? I told you I am fine by myself" He held my hand and took my stick.
"I know, I just wanna escort you to class"
"Why are you doing this?"
"Because I wanna spend more time with you. I've figured it all out over the weekend. Your schedule & my schedule kinda works. I can send you to class and still make it in time for my class"
"Okay,are you having a fever or something?"
"We're here! Okay see you soon! Bye"
This is weird. I can't focus in class at all. I kept thinking of Mike and his strange behaviour. Why? Why is he suddenly behaving this way? Before I knew it, the bell rang. I stopped my recorder and pick my stuff from the table. Is it weird that I'm waiting for him to appear?
"How was class? I couldn't stop thinking about you. I can't wait for it to end so that I could meet you and send you to your next class"
"Class was..confusing"
"Really? Mine was boring. Okay, here we are!"
"Mike.."
"I really wanna talk but I'm gonna be late for my next class. But I'll be here as soon as your class ends. Ok? Bye!"
It's recess time after this class. And the cafeteria is just right around the corner. He didn't have to..but he came anyway. He must be running fron his class to my class cause I never had to wait, he'd be popping out the door before I know it.
"Hi Tina! Okay so today we're not gonna eat food from the cafe. I made bibimbap for us! We can share with the other Glee Club members, I wouldn't mind"
"You made bibimbap? When was the last time I ate your bibimbap? Years ago."
"Yeah, I revisited that part of me and I kinda like it. I brought soy sauce too. I know you like it with soy sauce"
"Mike..that is so sweet!"
And when we arrived at our table, everyone clapped their hands and cheered for us. Everyone from Glee Club.
"So you two are an item now?"
"Please make her say yes, I've asked her but she said no"
"Mike!"
"Awww come on Tina..he's never been so brave before. This is all for you"
"Alright, all right guys..Tina's blushing so hard. Stop teasing them."
"Thanks Artie."
Now it feels even more awkward.
"Yogi anjo" (translation: Sit here)
I was surprised that Mike spoke in Korean with me.
"Anjeseyo Tina-ssi" (translation: Please have a seat, Tina)
"Mike you gotta teach us some Korean! Where else can we learn for free? Haha"
Weirdest day in McKinley. Mike acting strangely and Puck wants to learn Korean. Are we all becoming nuts because of the stress for sectionals?