Find Yourself
OK so right now I've outlined this piece up until around chapter 27 and can now honestly say there will be at least 40-50 some odd chapters in this piece!!! Anyway I know Gina and others are looking forward to a particular scene and I can spoil that said scene should happen around chapter 23 or 24 but will WELL be worth the wait. Anyway still don't own either fandom just my craziness. Also continuity notice! I don't know if I said Puck was sixteen or seventeen before but I say so now…
Dinner at the Hummel home didn't seem as forced as the two sixteen year olds thought. In fact it was rather pleasant to say the least.
Burt had already taken a shining to Kristina from her many visits to the garage and the middle Davis sister could tell that the older man also had taken a liking to Molly.
It wasn't until later when Kristina and Kurt were sitting in Kurt's room (the young man promised to drive Kristina home later) that the two of them began to talk some more.
"You know ever since my mom died I've never seen my dad take an interest in anyone like he has Alexis."
Kristina just blushed a bit at that statement.
"Please don't tell me you're on Molly's team."
"I'm not on anyone's team," Kurt replied swiveling around in his desk chair, "what I'm saying is wouldn't it be kind of interesting if out parents dated."
"Interestingly weird," Kristina spoke from her spot on the floor drawing her knees up to her chest.
Kurt simply let out a laugh. Kristina was obviously not getting the meaning of his words.
"I mean I'm not saying I'm getting set to pick out china patterns in the near future, not, I'm just saying that this whole family dinner thing we just had was kind of fun."
Kristina smiled finally getting what he had meant. Kurt didn't have the luxury, or curse or whatever of having a big family. It was just him and his father against the world for all these years so it was no wonder why he had taken such a liking to her sister and mother like he did.
"I can do family dinners," Kristina said smiling, "anyway want to run lines or something."
Kurt shook his head.
"I recite Billy S in my sleep Krissy."
Kristina just smiled again as they flipped on Kurt's CD player and began to aimlessly sing along to whatever CD was in there at the moment, laughing it up before they realized just how late it was and Kurt drove her home.
Getting up into her bedroom late that night she let out a yawn. It was a long day between the shopping and the family dinner. It was in that moment that a realization hit her. She was supposed to hand with Noah the following day and she had no clue when he planed to come over.
Pulling out her cell she was glad that she had his number and so she wrote out a text hoping that he would receive it.
Noah-
Out late Sat.. want to sleep in. Call or come by 1ish.
Krissy
Tossing her cell phone now on her nightstand she flopped on her bed and instantly passed out from exhaustion.
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She slept and slept into the wee hours of Sunday with no interruptions from her mom or sister.
Obviously she had thought they realized that she had gotten in late and were leaving her to her own business.
Lying down now in her bed looking over her History home work in silence she heard the sounds of rumbling coming from the outside. It sounded like…
Putting down her book she rolled out of bed and peaked out her window.
Yep, it was Noah's truck all right and he was heading for her front door.
Looking over to her clock radio she rolled her eyes.
It was 1:30 in the afternoon and she DID text him to say come over around 1 ish did she not.
Pulling her messy hair up into a ponytail and looking down at her gray yoga pants and Yale t-shirt she simply shrugged.
Noah would understand.
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Heading to the front door of the Davis home Noah found himself to be uncharacteristically nervous. As he ran his hand through his Mohawk he was trying to figure out just what the hell he was nervous about.
It wasn't as if he was dating Kristina and was about to meet her mom for the first time and wanted to make a good impression.
Ok so maybe everything except the dating thing rang true but whatever.
He hoped Miss Davis would be understanding about his situation and would let him put her on retainer despite his financial situation, and if not well at least he had Kristina to go and celebrate his B+ in Advanced Chemistry with.
As he knocked on the door he was soon greeted by a young girl whose demeanor reminded him of his own kid sister.
Smiling his trademark grin he looked at the young girl.
"Molly right."
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Molly looked at the man standing in the doorway and her eleven-year-old heart began to skip a beat.
Nodding she flashed him her own sweet smile.
"And your Noah, Kristina's showed me your picture on the McKinley High website and your definitely better looking in person."
Noah just let out a laugh. It didn't take the words of an eleven year old to let him know that he was a stud, albeit a stud that couldn't get the one girl he wanted to give him a second chance.
Before the conversation with the young girl could go on however Alexis entered the room.
"Molly, whose that?" she asked as Noah took a step into the house and looked over to the older woman.
She wasn't at all like the cougars he had been accustomed to however she did hold a classy edge that he kind of liked.
"I'm Noah Puckerman," he said holding his hand out, "I'm a friend of Kristina's."
Alexis nodded as she took his hand while trying to size him up with her eyes.
The boy had trouble written all over him and as someone who had a history of falling for mobsters and sociopath she really didn't want Kristina to fall into the same vicious cycle.
"She told me all about you."
He bit his lip, that's what he was afraid of.
'Bring on the judgment,' he thought.
"So I hear a congratulations is in order."
He gave her a blank stare.
What was she doing, was she congratulating him over the fact that he knocked a girl up.
"On the B+, Kristina says that you told her science was your worst subject."
He let out a laugh.
"Well one of them anyways…"
He paused mentally thinking how to word things to Alexis.
"Anyways," Alexis asked.
"Miss Davis, I know I'm just seventeen and my main source of income comes in the summer when I do my pool cleaning but I was wondering if there was any way I could put you on retainer or something?"
Alexis was stunned by what this young boy was saying wondering what he needed legal counsel for. She was about to ask as Kristina came down the stairs with a smile crossing her lips.
She had decided to change from her yoga pants to jeans but still looked dressed down.
"Noah hi."
Looking over to her he smiled.
"Hi.."
He paused looking from Kristina to her mother and knew the conversation about legalities regarding the baby would have to wait.
"It was nice to finally meet you Noah," Alexis said sincere enough as she left the room ushering Molly to leave too.
"But I don't want to," Molly protested.
"It's fine mom," Kristina spoke, "Molly can stay."
Her younger sister clapped her hands. It sure seemed that the more time they spent in Lima that her sister seemed to not think of her as her annoying brat of a kid sister and was actually letting her have some kind of an in on her social life.
Taking a seat on the couch she silently listened to the two older teens talk.
"So, did I wake you Kristina," Puck asked in an apologetic voice.
Letting out a laugh Kristina shook her head.
"Nope, I was working on my History assignment since I wasn't home at all yesterday."
Puck rolled his eyes thinking of the text that Kristina sent him at midnight.
"So, what kinds of shenanigans were you and Abrams getting into?"
Molly's face lit up at the young man's inquiry.
"Yes Kristina, what kind of shenanigans were you getting into?"
Glaring to her male companion she rolled her eyes thinking about how Molly and Noah were tag teaming her now.
"Well first of all, I wasn't with Artie. I spent most of the day out shopping with Kurt, Mercedes and Tina."
Puck's face curled up into a grin at the thought of the four of them shopping though he didn't think it right to make a snarky remark especially not in front of her sister.
"Then my mom, Molly, and I had dinner with Kurt and his dad. After that Kurt and I went up to his room and wound up singing Karaoke till almost midnight."
"Then you texted me?"
Kristina nodded.
"Then I texted you."
He nodded thinking that she did have an eventful day and she obviously didn't want to do a movie that afternoon.
"So I guess going out today is out of the question then."
Kristina nodded though she kind of did want to hang with Noah she at the same time knew that with glee mixed with her other honors and AP classes she needed to get this assignment done in a prompt fashion.
"I'm sorry Noah," she spoke before turning to Molly and curling her lips into a grin before letting out a little laugh, "but I'm sure Molly here can help you with that whole Rachel thing."
Molly's eyes lit up like saucers in that moment.
She loved living vicariously though the love lives of the characters in her books and the people that surrounded her and only hoped that when she grew up her own love story would be as romantic as the ones that played out in front of her.
"Rachel," she spoke in a giddy voice, "is she your girlfriend Noah."
Flashing a death glare to Kristina before smiling sweetly to Molly he let out a sigh.
"Something like that," he spoke, "and no offence but taking relationship advice from an eleven year old… kind of scraping the bottom of the barrel don't you think."
Molly's face turned into a saddened expression while Kristina simply shook her head.
"Fine, reject Molly now but I'm sure you'll come crawling back here for advice when Rachel doesn't fall for your normal lines."
"Fine, when I need to think outside the box Molly I'll give you a call."
The young girl smiled as the boy stood up and headed to the door.
"So, see you Monday Kristina."
Kristina nodded waving to him goodbye as he pulled out in his truck.
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Once Noah left the house Kristina spent some time talking to her mother and sister about things before heading back upstairs.
Finishing the History assignment that was to be due later on in that week she then began to work on a few other assignments while humming her mash-up song.
She couldn't wait to get back to school the next day though she hoped that the whole slushie thing wouldn't become a routine offence.
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Like clockwork the following day Kurt came to her house, this time dropping in to grab a bite and talk to Alexis about something or another.
She swore she overheard him talking about his father and how he had a good time on Saturday.
Her mother was smiling.
Hopping into his car and heading to school Kurt gave her the once over.
He was definitely pleased that Quinn's sweater was no place to be found.
Today they didn't pick Mercedes up and instead headed right to the school.
Heading into the building she immediately spotted Artie who she hadn't seen since Friday afternoon after the incident, which in Kristina land was like a lifetime ago.
He smiled at her as she approached and her heart fluttered.
This was only the first; no way she was going to hold out till the fourteenth.
"So Kristina how was your weekend."
Kristina smiled.
"Good, though I wish you could of came with us Saturday."
Artie nodded allowing for loose pieces of his hair to fall into his face making him even more adorable.
"At least you got your girls day," he replied flashing her a sweet smile.
Kristina almost forgot about that conversation and nodded.
"We did didn't we."
It seemed that Artie was about to talk but stopped mid sentence.
Kristina instantly knew why as she turned around to spot Noah standing there holding a hot drink cup and not of the 7-11 variety either.
"I'm sorry to interrupt," he said.
"That's ok," Artie spoke as he began to wheel himself away.
"No, stay," Puck spoke to his fellow glee mate, "I just wanted to give this to Kristina before it got cold."
Taking the Starbucks cup from Noah she smiled as she took a sip.
It was her favorite vanilla bean latte. Well not really her favorite as the generic Starbucks drink didn't hold a candle to the lattes that were made back when her father's coffee house was still standing.
"Thanks again," Puck spoke walking away saying that he'd see her in class.
Kristina nodded as Artie began to ask her if the slushie came out of her cloths and that if it didn't he knew tricks that would help.
She thanked him as the warning bell rang and they went off to their separate classes.
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Lab was Lab, Classes were normal and soon it was lunchtime where she reunited with her crush yet again.
He was the only one sitting at the table when she had arrived holding a red and pink colored flyer that Santana had handed her in an earlier class.
Artie spotted the flyer advertising that the Cheerios were selling roses for Valentines Day and blushed.
Valentines Day, he wondered where Kristina would see this date on the casual scale.
He mentally laughed. Kristina was probably the kind of cynic who thought the holiday was created by some greeting card company or something and would probably laugh in his face if he asked her out.
"Kristina," he spoke as she placed the flyer into her purse.
"Yes Artie," she replied as Tina joined them.
Looking from his best friend and almost girlfriend to the girl he wanted to be so much more then friends with he shook his head.
"Nothing, never mind."
Kurt and Mercedes soon joined them as they began to talk about their shopping trip and the Davis/Hummel dinner as well as the impending glee performance and anything and everything in between until the bell rang and the rest of the day progressed, thankfully without Kristina getting another slushie facial.
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TBC