A/N: Howdy!

Ok, I know it's been a while :( I hate not having the time to write, but I've only got just over a week until I've finished my exams (YAY!) so then I have a beautifully long amount of time to carry on with this, and give it the attention you lovely people deserve 3

Disclaimer: I don't own Glee. End of story. But I wish I did lol

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Puck arrived at school early on Monday morning. He had been doing that a lot lately, because he knew that Nikki always arrived early, and he subconsciously made the decision to join her, just to spend more time with her. As he leaned against Nikki's locker, as he did each day, Puck thought about the date they had had the Saturday before. He still didn't know the real reason Tom had decided to join them, and his conversations with Nikki over the weekend hadn't done anything to clear it up. He had gotten the impression that Nikki knew more about her brother's presence than she was letting on, but when he heard Nikki's voice filtering in from just around the corner, he pushed the thought from his mind. He turned his head to look for her just as she came around the corner, and he almost had to physically hold his face to make sure his jaw didn't drop open.

Nikki was wearing a flowing blue dress that came to just below her knees, with a lattice pattern and a slim white belt around the waist. The lines around the diamond shapes was a pale red, and it was similar to the colour that had been painted on her lips. The sleeves of her dress were three-quarters, and left slightly tanned, slender forearms exposed. Shimmering bangles encircled her wrists, dancing over her skin and colliding with each other melodically as she walked. Her feet were clad in sandals with thin white straps that wrapped daintily around her ankles, elongating already lengthy legs, lightly covered in nude tights. She walked with Quinn and Kurt at her sides, and she laughed at something that was said, her smile radiating from every pore and making her eyes sparkle happily. She wore her hair in a similar style to the one she had worn over the weekend, curly and flowing over pink shoulders.

Nikki looked around and spotted him, saying a quiet goodbye to Kurt and Quinn before wandering over to him.

"Good morning," she greeted with a soft smile. She watched, slightly amused, as Noah opened his mouth to speak several times, and no sound came out at all, while he looked up and down her body.

"Quinn and Kurt ambushed me at six o'clock this morning, forced me into the shower, and threw me in this dress." She explained sheepishly, rubbing her arms anxiously, a little uncomfortable in the outfit her friends had put her in. He still couldn't say anything, so he simply leaned across and planted a light kiss on her cheek. Nikki was a little surprised by the action; it was the first time he had displayed such a sign of affection in public. Then she remembered the decision they had made over the weekend, about not not telling anyone about their relationship, and she smiled. She hadn't minded not letting people know; she didn't see the need to share the information and Noah had asked her sincerely, but she liked the idea of being able to walk around with her boyfriend and not need to be so secretive. They stood talking for a little while, Puck waiting while Nikki piled books into her locker from the brown leather backpack she wore. By the time she was finished, the corridors were littered with people. As they began to walk away from the metal lockers, Noah reached down and laced his fingers with Nikki's, and she wrapped her other hand around Noah's elbow. They could both feel nosy eyes drilling into them, but they tried not to pay any notice. Although Nikki had gained some confidence since joining the glee club, she still felt nervous under such scrutiny, but Noah could tell and he gently squeezed her hand. When Nikki looked up him, she saw that he was holding his head high, not at all bothered by people's stares. She attempted to follow his example, but she felt her cheeks blush under the light covering of pale make up Quinn had brushed onto her face earlier that morning.

In a flash of confidence, Nikki stepped onto her tiptoes when the bell rang, signalling the start of class, pressing a small kiss on Noah's lips, which he happily reciprocated. Puck watched Nikki as she strode down the corridor, throwing a quick glance back at him as she entered her classroom. When Puck turned back again, ready to make his way to his first session of the day, he saw Quinn and Kurt, still looking at him with wide grins plastered to their faces.

"What?" he asked curiously.

"Nothing," They both chimed in response before walking away mischievously.