Sectionals!

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN GLEE

"Okay, let's take it from the top." Artie told Cecilia as they started from the top of 'Let It Be.'

For the past couple weeks, the two have been practicing the song and working on her confidence. She was more or less there, but she could only sing when she was looking at Artie.

"Artie," Cecilia started when they had finished. "I want to thank you, I may not be comfortable with singing in front of people, but you have helped me to at least get my voice heard."

He smiled the smile that Cecilia loved. "You have a beautiful voice, it would be a waste for it not to be heard."

She giggled as he blushed. She was putting stuff in her bag, when Artie wheeled up. She looked up and their faces were so close. They both blushed for a moment. Artie was leaning forward, Cecilia blushed madly, her heart beating fast, before they were a couple inches apart, Cecilia looked away with a gasp, as if she had been holding her breathe.

"Artie, I'm sorry." She gasped.

"No, it was me, I should be sorry." He blushed as he wheeled back a bit.

"I-I have to go." She said nervously before walking out, leaving Artie alone on the stage as mentally slapped himself for doing that to her.

When it came time for Sectionals, it was really awkward. Cecilia was uncomfortable around Artie whenever he would talk to her. And it wasn't a secret, everyone could tell something was going on.

Everyone was in the green room, waiting for their turn to perform. Cecilia had stepped out to use the bathroom, which was the perfect time to question the wheelchair bound boy.

"Artie, what's going on between you and Cecilia?" Tina asked.

"Uh, what do you mean?" He asked as if he didn't know what she was talking about.

"We mean that Cecilia has been avoiding you like you were the plague." Santana said bluntly.

"What she means is, she seems a bit uncomfortable around you." Mercedes said nicer as she castes Santana a demeaning look.

He looked nervously at everyone's expectant gazes and sighed. "We were practicing the other day and I tried to kiss her..."

"Did you do it?" Kurt asked exciting.

He shook his head. "She got nervous and ran away."

"Well, go talk to her, we can't have this tension now, we need to win!" Rachel urged.

Artie sighed, exiting to go find her as the others looked at their lead vocalist with annoyed expressions.

The boy wheeled down the hallway, toward the bathroom, thinking of what to say, when he heard the sound of someone being sick. He heard it from the girls bathroom and casually went in. There was no one in there expect for someone behind a closed door. A minute later, a familiar face walked out.

She looked at Artie with a confused expression. "Uh, this is the girls room."

"Yeah, but I heard something and came to see what was wrong." He said simply. "Are you okay?"

She nodded. "Just nerves." She went to the sink to clean up.

"Listen, Cecilia." He said after she dried her face. "I wanted to apologize for the other day."

She looked a little startled at his apology. "Artie, I-"

"No, don't apologize. It was my fault, I shouldn't have come onto you like that." He interrupted her. "I just hate that we're not talking."

"Listen, Artie, I've been avoiding you because I was scared. I-I just can't open my heart up that quickly. I really wanted to-" She was talking fast and noticed what she was about to say. She sighed and continued. "I've just have never been kissed."

"Never?" He questioned with a surprise expression as she shook her head. "Well, it'll happen one day, but I know when that happens, you'll know it's the right time and person. So, everything is forgiven?"

She nodded. "Thanks, Artie."

The two then headed back to the room and, after doing their shoe circle, they headed out.

Starting with Finn and Rachel doing their ballad, it continued with Artie and Cecilia doing 'Let It Be'.

The whole time, Cecilia was looking at Artie and during the last verse, she looked out to the crowd, for the first time, she looked out and sang out. She didn't feel the nerves anymore. When it was done, the group did a final number and they ran off the stage. They gathered in the hallway and started cheering.

"Cecilia, that was amazing!" Mercedes complemented.

Cecilia was receiving so many complements that she blushed as red as a rose.

She went to Artie and smiled. "I looked at the crowd and sang! I-I think I'm finally over my stage fright."

"That's amazing! I'm so proud of you!" Artie smiled.

Cecilia started blushing again an leaned down, giving him a kiss...on the cheek. Artie blushed and Cecilia turned an even deeper shade of red. It got even worse when everyone started cheering over it.

"Guys! That was amazing!" Mr. Schue came in. "Finn and Rachel, great beginning. Artie and Cecilia! You guys killed that song!"

Everyone cheered again. Within an hour, all three teams were on stage and ready to hear the results.

Cecilia held Artie's hand tightly as they awaited the results.

The announcer opened the envelop. "And the team moving into Regionals is."

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