LOVE WILL FIND A WAY…

It's official, I'm finished with my Sam/Rachel fic Man You'll Marry and don't plan to start something new till at least the beginning of June and so hopefully the muse will warrant swifter updates to this piece, and hopefully this chapter is as epically awesome as it plays out in my mind LOL…. Still don't own Glee or GH just my love hate relationships with them….also twisting cannon with this piece as obviously the Burt/Carole wedding was nonexistent and so instead picture the 'Mary You' scene from FURT happening but at Will/Emma's wedding circa the summer between Jr and Sr years of High School….

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Kristina watched Blaine and Mike's reaction as they entered the ballroom. Sure the former of those two companions as well as Artie had been to castle before, but seeing the room in all its glory was simply breath taking. Pair that with the fact that everyone was all dressed up in their finest and it was like something out of a fairytale.

Standing in the center of the room, arm linked with Artie she was practically lost in the moment that she forgot for a nanosecond just why this lavish ball was being thrown in the first place, well the reason that wasn't her boyfriend revealing his secret to the masses that was.

"Kristina," Michael said with a smile as he and Quinn approached her looking lovely, "this is amazing, I don't know how you pulled this off."

"Kurt," she said with a grin, "its all Kurt."

Michael nodded letting his eyes wander the room wondering where his paternal adoptive half-sister's maternal step brother was in all of this if this was in fact his moment however instead of spotting Kurt, Michael's eyes spotted another familiar looking figure instead.

"Krissy," Michael said wrinkling his face into a confused gaze, "what is Father Cotes doing here?"

A smile crossed Kristina's lips as she pulled out her cell phone from her clutch and began to send a text.

"Well, it's funny you should ask Michael," Kristina said eyeing Quinn with a smirk glad that while all three of them lived together the girls were able to keep things mum.

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"Damn Kurt you definitely out did yourself with this place," Mercedes spoke as she walked around one of the gardens of the estate.

Kurt smiled.

He didn't want to even begin to tell his friend about the back and forth battle with Nik about making the island look less like Dracula's keep and more like a storybook setting.

"Thanks," he simply replied.

"And this dress is simply stunning; I just can't believe Matt would abandon you to spend Halloween in Salem and to drag Mike along with him…."

"What can I say," Kurt spoke shrugging his shoulders, "Matt is kind of a History Buff and being in Salem on Halloween is something on his bucket list and with Mike being his best friend and all it was only natural that the two of them made a road trip of it."

Mercedes nodded glad that her fiancé was still engaged in a bromantic relationship with Matt however she wished she were in his arms at the moment.

"I know but it sucks," Mercedes said as the sound of Kurt's cell buzzed.

"Really a party like this and you have your cell phone? Seriously I thought you knew more about what to do and besides everyone who would call you is here, well except for Matt. Is it Matt cause if it is tell your boy that I'm mad at mine for abandoning me tonight and that he better bring me back something from his trip."

Kurt just grinned as he looked down at the text that stated that Kristina, Mike and the others were waiting in the ballroom for their presence.

Tucking his phone in his pocked Kurt shook his head.

"It wasn't Matt, it was actually one of my professors wanting to inform me about an internship they may have lined up for me the first of the year, anyway I was thinking that maybe we should head to the ballroom because I'm sure the others are all waiting for us to make an entrance."

Mercedes nodded as she linked her arm into Kurt's, a smile crossing her lips.

"After you," she said with a grin as they made their way toward the ballroom.

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As they neared the ballroom Mercedes watched as Kurt sent out another text however this time she didn't make a comment about it instead her mind was more focused on the fact that instrumental versions of various songs that they had sung in glee club through the years were getting louder as they got closer toward the ball room.

"May I," Kurt said opening the door to let Mercedes in.

She nodded as the opening notes of Bruno Mars's Mary You began to fill the air causing her eyes to look questionably at Kurt before realizing Mike standing in a distance dancing with Kristina while Matt was in a corner casually chatting with Finn. Clearly the Salem trip was a lie.

The song ended and suddenly Father Cotes stepped into the center of the room causing Mercedes to roll her eyes.

"Ok," she said as she walked over toward Mike who proceeded to gently kiss her cheek, "what is going on here."

"Surprise!" Kristina and Kurt said in unison.

"Welcome to your wedding," Kristina spoke squeezing Artie's hand gently as Mike rolled his eyes at her.

"You're evil Kris."

"I know, but that's why you love me…. Anyway come on you guys we have a wedding to start."

The gang began to arrange themselves in the ballroom, Mike and Mercedes standing in front of Father Cotes with Kristina, Matt and Puck standing by Mike's side and Kurt, Tina, and Quinn by Mercedes's.

"alright," Father Cotes began, "we are gathered her today to see Michael Chang and Mercedes Jones be brought together in Holy Matrimony," he began rattling off a brief speech that seemed pretty standard and less personal as he'd obviously just met the bride and groom a second ago, "now I doubt that you two wrote any vows seeing as how this wedding was sprung upon you."

Mercedes and Mike looked from the officiator to one another then back to the officiator smiling. There was so much that could be said had they had time to write proper vows and yet as it was the spur of the moment Mercedes raised her hand.

"I've got something to say."

Father Cotes nodded as Mercedes sucked in a deep breath.

"It was Freshman Year when I first saw you though I doubt you saw me. You were hanging out in the hallway with Matt and some of the other jocks and I believe it or not was just some face blended in the crowd. I thought that a guy like you would never like a girl like me and so I dropped any notion of a romance between us right then and there. And then at the beginning of sophomore year you walk into the choir room with Puck and Matt and Mr. Schue announces that the three of you have joined New Directions to give us out twelve member minimum and the feelings re-ignited. Still you never really spoke to me but then again you rarely spoke to anyone but Matt that I could see. Then something happened, I don't know when or how but you did talk to me and we became friends and that friendship shockingly blossomed into a romance…."

Mercedes began to tear up however she continued.

"We've had our ups and sadly our downs as well but in the end Mike Chang you are my first, my last, my always….I love you."

Mike smiled as he looked from his bride to Father Cotes back to his bride.

"I love you too," he spoke almost in a whisper before raising her voice, "I wish I could think up something as beautiful as that in the spur of the moment but I'm not one for speech giving."

Mercedes nodded in understanding as Father Cotes went on.

"Alright, since the bride and groom are done with their personal vows let's move on, if there is anyone here who disproves of this union speak now or forever hold your peace."

There was a short silence and the ceremony was about to go on when suddenly there was a familiar sounding scream followed by Burt calling out.

"Alexis, Alexis I told you coming to this wasn't a good idea."

"Mom," Kristina, Kurt and Molly all said at once as they ran toward the older woman.

"What's wrong," Kurt said.

"I know I've only been through this one time twenty one years ago," Burt said, "but kids I think your mother's water broke."

"Why didn't we invite Robin and Patrick," Kristina said, "or better Dr. Lee?"

She continued to ramble when Carly took a step forward.

"Alexis, do you remember your breathing exercises?" she asked.

"Mom," Michael said taking a step closer with Quinn by his side, "what are you doing?"

"I can help, I went to nursing school."

Michael looked on in surprise wondering how he never knew that while Alexis spoke in a pained voice.

"Yea, but you dropped out."

"Flunked out actually but that's not important, the important thing is I can help."

Alexis just rolled her eyes thinking that the last thing she needed was for Carly to be the one to deliver her child however Carly was shockingly STILL married to Jax and Jax was one of her dearest friends.

"I'll help," Quinn spoke making Alexis feel a tinge better, "I mean I'm not a doctor but I've seen enough medical shows and TLC documentaries plus I did give birth to a child when I was sixteen."

Carly nodded and let Quinn kneel down to help.

"Ok Alexis," Quinn said, "when was your last contraction can you tell me?"

Quinn began to talk to Alexis while Nik had stepped out of the room to place a call to General Hospital in hopes that he could get his aunt an airlift as she was in no condition to take the launch to the mainland and then a ride to the hospital. He had to look on the Brightside though, at least no one fell off a parapet and there were no serial killers on the loose so that was progress right?

Back in the main room Burt and Jax were trying to prop Alexis up comfortably on a bench that was taken from one of the sitting rooms a few doors down while Carly and Quinn were coaching her on her breathing.

Kristina on the opposite end of the room bit her lip.

"It's all my fault," she said, "if my baby brother dies tonight…. If my mom dies tonight I don't think I can live with myself."

"Kristina," Artie said still from beneath his mask, "no one's going to die."

"But I insisted on throwing this party tonight."

"But you didn't force your mom to come, in fact I remember you telling me a few times how you wish she didn't travel from Lima to Port Charles."

Kristina nodded.

"But her doctor said it was ok and she wouldn't argue with me," Kristina said through tears.

Artie nodded.

"I know what will make you feel better."

"What," Kristina asked gazing at the blue eyes that peered out from under his mask.

"This," he spoke as he lent in for a long lingering and passionate kiss, a kiss that they were so drawn into that neither party noticed that in the process of this make out session somehow Artie's mask became undone.

"Kristina," Puck said walking toward the corner where his sister in law was standing, "the chopper is on its way if you…"

The young man stopped mid-sentence as he looked at the scene in front of him. The guy with Kristina looked so familiar however it couldn't be…. Could it….

"Artie?" Puck asked.

Artie reached up and upon noticing his mask was removed simply nodded.

"Yea Puck, it's me."

TBC

Phew finished took me a few days cause my muse and myself have been kind of ADD, I fully blame Tumblr and Starkid for this. Thanks to Katy for all her help and continued support.