Chapter 5: The Day after the Date

Quinn couldn't wait to see Artie the next day. It was a Wednesday too, which meant that they shared more classes than usual. She even reached school early because she was so excited.

Of course, Artie barely reached in time as usual, and Quinn could feel herself burn up when she saw him wheel into Chemistry class.

Artie wheeled to his usual position, without glancing at Quinn. Quinn was puzzled. Why Artie? Why the cold treatment?

The same thing happened throughout the day. What was going on? Quinn was puzzled, and shocked. She needed answers. She needed answers NOW

Thank god next in line was Glee club. Everything could be said in there.

"ARTIE! Why have you been ignoring me the entire day? I mean, I thought we had something special going on?" Quinn asked, forcefully as she raised the patterned eyebrow of hers.

Artie laughed, Quinn was confused.

"Well, because I've been planning to propose to you silly!"

Quinn went back to being shocked. Propose? SAY WHAT?

"Joke." Artie saw the sigh of relief on Quinn's face. He guessed she didn't have his sense of humour. "I avoided you because, well, I figured your reputation was more important to you, and you know that holding hands with me, heck, being seen with me would've ruined that."

Quinn breathed another sigh of relief, and then was shocked at how true that was. Was she really that terrible? Did she really feel that her reputation was more important than this adorable, amazing and considerate guy?

"God Artie, you had me worried. Don't. Don't do that ever again. We haven't even talked since the date!" Oh crap, she had said that out loud. Too loud.

"Say what Quinn? Say that again." Puck commanded.

"Nothing Puck, it's none of your business!" Quinn retaliated, but, it didn't seem as though Puck was angry. She always had a hard time reading the Puckerman. She trusted him, and he turned out to be sexting with Santana.

"It.. kinda is, especially when you're my baby's mama." Puck continued. "But, good for you Quinn." He patted Artie on the back. "Nice job bro, great catch. Keep her happy for me." Puck whispered into his ear.

Quinn was curious. "What did Puck say to Artie? Would it make him leave?" She thought as she carefully eyed Puck as he walked back to join the rest, who were obviously still talking about the 2 of them.

"So, what'd you want to talk about?" Artie said as he snapped Quinn back from her dreamworld. He noticed that she did this often, and it was adorable.

"Er, right. What was I saying before? Oh, that's right. You..." She looked into those two beautiful eyes of Artie, and she froze. Right there, Quinn Fabray had lost all that mojo that she thought she had. It was amazing. Artie seemed to have this power over her.

"I...turned you to stone?" Artie laughed. Quinn followed up with a laugh of her own.

"No." She swatted at Artie's chest. "You never said if we were actually going to go out again."

Artie was shocked. Was it a coincidence? He never showed that piece of paper to her. How did she know? It had to be a coincidence. It had to be.

It wasn't. Artie hadn't noticed, but said piece of paper had dropped from his pocket as he wheeled away from Quinn's house, and Quinn had seen it before she made her way to school. She figured that Artie didn't have the courage to ask her, so she decided to take things into her own hands.

"I...I.. I would love to." Artie's voice had a slight suspicion to it. Quinn of course, knew why.

"Great. We'll just go to Breadstix this time. I don't want you to go broke by the time our 4th date comes around." Quinn said, then realised what she had said, and if she didn't, Artie confirmed it for her.

"4th date eh? Well, you certainly are an optimist. Aren't you afraid I'll run you over with the wheelchair?"

They laughed. "Either that or you'll drop me from it when we're riding together."

Artie caught the gaze of Quinn, and for that 5seconds, the world stopped around him. This was a dream come true, literally. He had dreamt of asking Quinn Fabray out so many times, it was insane.

"Quinn...but what about your reputation. You are still the head cheerleader, and I'm..this. After what they did to you while you were with Finn, imagine what they're gonna do to you when they realise you're with me!"

"I know, I know! I should care about those things right? The funny thing is that, I don't. The way you make me feel Artie, it more than makes up for what they could do to me."

"Are you sure Quinn. Don't regret it. You can't un-boyfriend me after you say yes."

"Sure I can. It's called a break up Artie. Sorry." She felt as if she touched a nerve. A nerve that was broken by Brittany and Tina.

"I'm sure. Yes."

"You're amazing Quinn Fabray, I... I love you."

"Yeah I know. and, we'll see about that."

They both laughed. This was amazing. This was a dream come true. This was...real.