Chapter 13
And the Winner is…
"Okay, so without further a due, drum roll please," everyone in the room started to beat on whatever was closest to them in a rhythmic pattern, "Quinn and Jeff."
They both looked stunned and didn't want to look at each other. Mr. Schue gave the dinner coupon to Quinn, who stuck it into her purse and left the room in quite a hurry.
"Well, that is it you guys. Great job, all of you and have a great weekend. Next week we are all about practicing for Sectionals."
They got up and left the room, but Jeff signaled to Brittney, Bella, Alyssa, Alegandra, Ivan Flores and Naomi to wait.
"Did you all do this?" he asked, eyebrows raised.
"Yeah, let's just say you owe us one," Brittney said, patting him on the back.
"Thank you so much."
"Don't mention it. We all figured you needed the extra push in order to get your relationship started," Alyssa added.
They got up and left the room. Jeff and Ivan Flores rushed to the parking lot, because Finn and Kurt were waiting for them.
"Hey Mercedes?" Alyssa asked as she tapped the girl on the shoulder.
"Yeah?"
"We were wondering, if…" Naomi started.
"You could both come and live with me? I was wondering how long it would be before you both got tired of Rachel."
"I was tired of her before we even got here. Thank you," Alyssa said in response as she and Naomi followed Mercedes to a van where they were introduced to her mom.
Several hours later, Jeff was sitting on a ledge in Finn's backyard staring up at the stars.
"Are you okay?" Ivan Flores asked when he came out the sliding glass door.
"Yeah, I was just thinking about everyone we left back home. Your job, my dad, for all I know, he could be dead of a heart attack by now. I miss them, and I have been so excited about what we have been doing here that I didn't even think about going back."
"Its okay, we all have."
"I just don't know what is happening back home. Is every day here the same as a day back home or did time stop there when we left?"
"I don't know."
"Then we don't even know how we got here. What if we are all dead? What if there was a gas leak and we're just lying dead on the floor at Wal-Mart. I don't know about you, but I didn't exactly want to die in a Wal-Mart!"
"I know, but what good is getting ourselves down about it. We don't know where to start in order to find out how we got here."
"Hey look, a shooting star," Jeff pointed to the sky and made a wish.
"What did you wish for?" Ivan Flores asked.
"What do you think? To see my friends and family again."
"Oh, well let's go inside. It is getting late and we should get some rest."
Before they could get to the door it was storming.
"Where the hell did this storm come from?" Jeff asked.
"I know, I didn't see a single cloud in the sky a second ago."
They went down stairs and got into their beds.
"Jeff! Hey, Jeff!" Finn yelled from upstairs.
He got up and rubbed the sleep from his eyes, "What?"
"I thought that the three of us could hang out today."
"Sure, we will be right up," he shook Ivan Flores awake, "Finn wants us to hang out with him today."
They both got changed and went upstairs.
"I thought we could go to the mall today, and hang out."
"Sounds like fun," Jeff responded when they went out the door.
It was about ten minutes before they pulled into the mall and went inside. Ivan Flores and Finn went into the game shop while Jeff tried to find the closest restroom when his eye caught a girl that had just gone around the corner. She must have been five six with long black hair hat fell in waves just past her shoulders. She also had a copper tone to her skin and wore a pink American Eagle shirt and a jean skirt.
"Was that…" Jeff began, pondering as he chased after the girl.
She was gone. He looked in a complete circle at all of the shops when he saw a Claire's with several Hello Kitty themed merchandise in the window, if it really was who he thought, that had to have been where she went. He rushed in and there he saw her, twisting a pencil with Hello Kitty faces all over it.
"MICHELLE!" he yelled rushing up to the girl, pulling her into an embrace.
"JEFF!" the girl shouted as they both jumped up and down.
"How did you get here?" he questioned her once they had calmed down.
"Well, no one had heard from you or Brittney for the past week. Then I saw a shooting star last night and wished that I could see you both again. Then I woke up standing outside this mall."
"Wait, so you mean, time is still going by back home?"
"Umm, yeah. Why?"
"Well, we aren't in our universe anymore."
"What do you mean?"
"We are in the same universe as the TV show Glee, and we can't find our way back home."
"So, you mean, I am stuck here now too?"
"I guess so. However, you helped me find out a key factor in getting home."
"Really? What is it?"
"Well, I saw a shooting star last night and I wished that I could see my friends again. Now you are here, because you wished for a similar thing back in our universe."
"So, it has something to do with the stars?"
"I guess, but many people have made wishes on shooting stars that have never came true."
"Hmm, do you think there is more to it then?"
"There has to be. If there wasn't why would I still be here and you would be here."
"I guess."
"Come on. We shouldn't mope around here. Let's go back to the others, because they think I am in the bathroom."
"The others?"
"Yeah, Ivan, Finn and I came here to hang out. Brittney is with Bella and Alegandra at Brittany's house, and Alyssa and Naomi just moved in with Mercedes," he grabbed her arm and pulled her out of the store back to the game shop.
"IVAN, look who I found!" He yelled when he got closer to them.
"Michelle?" he asked, looking puzzled since the two of them were never that close.
"Yeah, she is here now too. Remember my wish on the star? It came true."
"Why her though? No offense."
Michelle was still offended by his statement and wanted to slap him.
"She is one of my best friends, that is why!" Jeff yelled pushing Ivan Flores back a little ways.
"Hi, I'm Michelle," she said reaching her hand out to Finn.
"Finn, nice to meet you," they shook hands and he returned to the game of Halo he was playing.
"Do you mind waiting till he is done?" Jeff whispered to Michelle, "He is kind of our ride."
"No, I don't mind. I am glad I can see you guys."
They went out to the hall and talked about everything that had happened in each other's absence. Jeff's dad was fine, but his whole family was worried when they found his car at the Wal-Mart. 'They probably think I'm dead.' Jeff thought, remembering the numerous episodes of Forensic Files and Unsolved Mysteries his dad and him had watched together.
"Okay, I suppose you both want to go see the others at Brittany's?" Finn asked when he and Ivan Flores finally came out of the game shop.
"If it wouldn't be too much trouble," Jeff said in response.
"Its not, Brittany's place is just down the road."
"Thank you so much," Michelle said with a smile.
They went out to the car and started to get in.
"HEY JENNI!" a voice yelled at Jeff.
"What the hell do you want now Puckerman? I am not in the fucking mood for your shit!"
Suddenly the doors to the mall flung open and a girl came storming out at Puck.
"Alyssa?" Jeff asked, confused.
"You better not be messing with my boy Jeff!" Alyssa yelled shoving her finger in Puck's face, "I don't take kindly to people picking on my friends, and I heard all about what you did to him!"
This girl coming from nowhere and yelling at him stupefied Puck.
"I am sorry, but who are you?"
That sent Alyssa over the edge and she slapped him across the face leaving a red handprint on his left side. His hands were clenched into fists, but before this could go any further fin had him held back.
"Dude, you don't hit a girl! No matter how mad you are."
Puck pushed Finn away as he calmed down.
"You got lucky this time Jeffrey. Just you wait."
He walked away.
"I'd like to see you try!" Alyssa yelled at him, and she turned around missing him flipping her off.
"Oh, Alyssa. Look who we found," Jeff moved aside to reveal Michelle still sitting in the car.
"Hey, Alyssa."
"Michelle, how did you get here?"
Jeff explained the whole thing to her when Naomi came out to ask Alyssa why she left in such a hurry.
"Oh, hi Jeff. I didn't know that you were here too," Naomi said when she got to the car, "Michelle is here now too?"
"Yeah," he explained the story yet again.
"Hmm, that sure is odd," Alyssa added when he was finished.
"Well, Alyssa, Mercedes and I were about to get some manicures, because Mercedes' mom happens to like us and had three free coupons."
"Okay, we will see you all later. We are going to go meet up with Brittney."
"Kay, see you guys later."
They waved goodbye while they pulled out of the parking lot on their way to Brittany's house.