AN- Wow. The amount of reviews I got for HellO just made me sosupafreaking happy you have no idea. That was probably my favorite chapter to write and I'm so happy everyone loved it! Which is why this chapter is so disappointing...

Not gonna lie; this chapter sucks. Madonna is such a boring episode with nothing really going on and...yeah, I would consider this my worst chapter. But, it still needs to be posted so...be kind.

Hopefully you will enjoy.

Blaine wakes up to his phone going off

(and, really, this is getting ridiculous)

"Hello?" he answers, his bleary eyes finding a nearby clock and seeing it's only one in the morning.

"Blaine? Did I wake you?"

Rachel sounds really upset and flustered so Blaine sits up and rubs his eyes with one hand.

"No. 'Course not. What's up?"

"I-do you promise not to be mad at me?"

"Rachel what's wrong?" And suddenly Blaine is panicking because a thousand scenarios are running through his head.

"I didn't break up with Jesse," And the sentence hangs in midair for a moment, "I know that I said I did so that everyone wouldn't quit glee, but Blaine, I love him. So much!"

Blaine blinks. "Uh.."

"And we had a date earlier and when we came home, my dads weren't, so we went up to my room and started making out and then he suggested we should do it."

"Did you?" Blaine asks, almost cautiously because he's not sure he wants to have this conversation.

"No! I've never done that before, Blaine, and I wasn't sure what to do or if he even had the essentials and what if my dads came home and-"

"Rachel! Breathe, please."

He hears a couple deep breaths over the phone.

"Okay, now: you didn't have sex. What's the problem?"

"He got grouchy with me not long after. And when he left, he didn't even take the CareBear I won for him at Skeeball."

"Well, he sounds like an asshole, Rach," Blaine says honestly.

"Blaine! That harsh language is unnecessary. Jesse is a kind, sweet soul who-"

Blaine considers hanging up; but he's Rachel's friend and she needs someone to talk to otherwise she never would have called him at one in the morning.

"Ok! I'm sorry, Rachel. I don't know what you want me to say."

"D-did I do the right thing? Saying no?"

"Were you ready?"

"No."

"Then you did. Rachel, you can't let this guy- or any guy- pressure you into doing anything you don't want to."

And, wow, when did he start sounding like an after-school special?

"While I dearly appreciate your input," Rachel begins, "I feel as if I should get another viewpoint, as your one past relationship had similar problems and broke up due to those problems."

"Or, you're just not happy with the answer I gave and you want someone to tell you it's okay to sleep with him."

"Blaine-"

"Just follow your heart, Rach. And, I'm here, if you want to talk more."

He can almost hear her smile at the other end. "Thank you, Blaine."

So, to be honest, Blaine doesn't really care for Madonna.

He doesn't hate her but he doesn't fanboy over her every time she comes on the radio. He admires that she's an icon that's been around forever but that's just about it.

So when Mr. Schue announces that this will be a Madonna lesson, he catches Finn's eye and makes a face with him.

Of course Kurt adores her. And he and Mercedes plan to do their own project as Blaine wonders what on Earth he's going to do for this week.

"Isn't this fantastic?" Kurt asks with a bright smile as they pack up after the lesson.

And Blaine can't help but smile too (Kurt's is infectious) but he shrugs. "Eh, it's better than what we did with Coach Sylvester during the war of the glee clubs."

"It's Madonna," Kurt says like that solves everything.

"I'm going to tell you something, Kurt. And I hope this doesn't ruin our friendship or change everything," And Blaine stops and looks Kurt dead in the eyes. He takes a deep breath and releases it with a grin, "I don't like Madonna."

Kurt gasps, a hand flying to his mouth and his eyes wide. "Blaine…how could you."

The boy in question laughs and Kurt grins as well.

"It's fine, I don't care. Good luck with this lesson then."

"Yeah, I figure I'll let Rachel do something and then at last minute, I'll beg her to let me in on it."

Kurt laughs as they leave the room.

"So, I was thinking of inviting Blaine to join us. What do you think?"

Mercedes looks up from her locker and does not look pleased.

"Is that a no? I know you don't like him, 'Cedes, but-"

"But that has nothing to do with this. Kurt, do you have to invite Blaine into every one of our plans? I miss the days when it was just you and me hanging out. Which we only do when you're fighting with Blaine."

"We haven't fought in months," Kurt says and Mercedes shoots him a look because that was so not the most important sentence.

"I-I'm sorry. I didn't know you felt that way."

She shrugs. "I just miss you lately. That's all."

He hugs her. "Okay. Just you and me. And we will kill this project- I promise."

Mercedes smiles.

Blaine is waiting for Rachel in the choir room after school.

They were supposed to meet up and discuss what they could possibly work on together for the project and he keeps looking at the clock because she's late- and Rachel is never late.

She shows up five minutes later, all smiles and excitement.

"Blaine!" She runs to him, grabs his hands and pulls him to his feet. "Blaine the most wonderful thing just happened."

"Er.."

"Jesse met me in the library. It was very romantic, a clandestine meeting in the dusty shelves of classic literature."

"Right."

"And that's when I realized- Jesse was willing to sneak into enemy territory to see me. Can't I be willing to share myself with him? It's all he wants and he's all I want. So, I'm going to have sex with him."

Blaine's mouth drops. "Rachel, are you sure? I mean-"

"Yes. I am absolutely certain. Can-can you please be happy for me?"

And then she turns her big brown eyes on him and how can Blaine say anything else? Maybe, maybe this Jesse guy really cared about her?

Or maybe she was walking right into a heartbreaking situation.

But here's the thing: when Rachel Berry sets her mind to something, there is nothing that can possibly change that.

So he hugs her. "I am. But, if you need me, ever…"

He lets the sentence hang as she hugs him tighter.

So, Blaine tries to figure out a song that he and Rachel can do for their project. He's so tempted to just join in on whatever Finn and Puck are planning instead.

He searches the internet for songs and nothing pops out at him. He rolls over, grabs his phone off his nightstand and searches his contacts until he finds the number he wants.

"Kurt Hummel's phone."

"This assignment sucks."

A low chuckle meets Blaine's ear. "Is someone having trouble thinking of a song?"

"Yes," Blaine whines.

"Why don't you bug your partner? That is what she's there for."

Blaine hesitates. "She's busy tonight- I didn't ask with what. How's your little music video going?"

"Amazing! Mercedes and I just have to do some minor editing. Coach Sylvester really did a fantastic job. It was truly 'Madgeical'."

"What?"

"Madonna's nickname is Madge, Blaine. Does no one really know this?"

Blaine just chuckles. "You are too adorable sometimes."

There's a pause, as he realizes just what he said. He hopes Kurt didn't hear him. Please, please, please-

"What did you say?"

Shit.

"You're a dork sometimes," Blaine says quickly.

"Oh," And Kurt's voice sounds what? Relieved? Disappointed? Blaine honestly can't tell. He laughs. "Thanks, Blaine. You're a true pal."

"I try."

He hangs up shortly after, claiming to be tired. Really, he can't- he can't slip again.

So, Rachel walks up to him the next day while he's at his locker.

"I didn't sleep with Jesse," she confesses softly.

Blaine wants to cheer. "Oh? What made you change your mind?"

"I wasn't ready. And I couldn't force myself to be just for him. If he truly loves me, then he can wait."

He throws an arm around her shoulder as they start walking down the hallway. "Exactly what I've been saying since day one, Rach."

"Thank you, Blaine. I'm lucky to have you as a friend."

He pulls her close. "I'm lucky too. Who else is going to come up with a mind-blowing assignment idea in two days?"

She laughs and hip checks him gently. They walk into glee still chuckling but stop at the sight of Jesse St. James standing by the piano.

"Jesse!" Rachel hisses at him. "What are you doing here?"

"I transferred. To be with you."

Well, Blaine thinks, glee was getting a little less dramatic lately.

Blaine sits with Rachel and Jesse at the pep assembly. He needs to get to know this guy and make sure that he really does care about Rachel.

"So, Jesse, what was Carmel High like?"

"Competitive. But fun."

"Why did you transfer?"

Jesse raises an eyebrow. "To be with Rachel."

"How do you like it here?"

"Considering I've been here for, oh, an hour- I'd have to say I love it."

"Do you have a criminal record?"

Rachel shoots him a look but Jesse laughs. "No. I'm quite the straightened arrow."

"Is Jesse St. James really your name? Or is it an alias? And why would you need an alias with no criminal record?"

Jesse just stares at him, looking a little confused.

"Blaine!" Rachel snaps. "Cut it out!"

Blaine only does so because the band starts playing and it's too loud to even hear his own thoughts. He leans back in the bleachers and watches the Cheerios come out with their fancy dance moves and-

Oh. My. God.

Kurt Hummel. Is in the middle of the gym floor. Wearing a Cheerio's uniform.

Blaine can't remember how to breathe. All he can focus on is Kurt. Singing into the microphone and moving his body- when the hell did he learn to move like that?

Blaine swallows hard; he thought it was difficult watching Kurt prance around on stage during 'Push It' but now? With his feelings a little bit more clear and present- this is just torture.

Kurt grinds against Mercedes and Blaine groans a little because a wild image suddenly popped into his head of him being out there with Kurt, dancing for each other, not the school and moving close, bodies almost touching-

Oh. It's over. Thank God.

It takes Blaine a second to…cool down and as soon as he can stand, he does so, in an effort to get to his locker and out of school as fast as possible.

"Blaine!"

Someone hated him today.

He turns around and smiles as Kurt runs over to him, Mercedes following at a slower pace. Kurt is beaming, panting heavily from the exertion of his performance and the sheer adrenaline of being cheered on by the school.

"What did you think?"

"You were really good," Blaine tells him honestly. "But why didn't you mention it before?"

"We didn't want Mr. Schue to find out any sooner than he had to," Mercedes explains.

"We're sick of him not giving us solos. And now, with Jesse on the team, we can kiss any small chance we had goodbye."

Blaine nods. "Yeah, I can see your point. Maybe I should join too?"

Kurt grins. "I think you could pull of the uniform nicely."

Blaine winks. "Not as nice as you."

Kurt's face turns red and Blaine realizes that they're kind of flirting and he quickly turns to Mercedes.

"You look great too."

His compliment has the opposite effect; she frowns at him. "Thanks. We should go change, Kurt."

Kurt's smile is understanding. "Yeah. I'll see you later, Blaine."

Blaine cannot stop himself from watching Kurt walk away.

"I didn't ask him to join," Kurt points out as they leave their respective locker rooms.

"I know. I'm surprised. Sorry," she says in response to the look he shoots her, "It's just- you guys were really flirting out there. I thought you still liked...someone else."

"Firstly, that was not flirting. And secondly, I do. As you well know."

"Good. Because you're not even sure Blaine is," her voice drops, "gay."

And we're so sure Finn is? He wants to ask but bites his tongue.

Instead, he laces their arms together.

"So, what do you think of Coach's ideas for the next assembly?"

When Mr. Schue gathers the boys, Blaine thinks it's a little unfair that he's getting a speech and song about treating women better when he's A) barely with girls and B) tried talking Rachel out of making a horrible mistake.

But Kurt's words, about learning to respect each other as teammates, makes this whole meeting worth it. Because, Blaine does respect everyone in that club. And he's never been happier to admit it.

He catches Kurt's arm as they leave. "I just want to let you know, I respect you."

Kurt rolls his eyes. "You're such a dork."

(and Blaine tries to ignore the fact that Kurt actually said dork)

Finn gets this grand idea for them to sing 'Like a Prayer' and Blaine loves it because it saves him and Rachel from spending an entire day learning new choreography and vocals.

And it's definitely worth it when Kurt gets a small solo and Blaine can hear him sing again, his voice just so goddamn gorgeous.

He watches Kurt walk over and kiss Mercedes' cheek, just so in awe of this talented beyond all reason boy.

(and maybe he's picturing him in his Cheerios outfit...)

AN- I love Blaine/Rachel friendship which this mainly consisted of. They so awesome.