A/N: Well, this is a few days later than I said it was going to be. Oops. I'm so sorry! Tumblr, Fleetwood Mac, and this little thing called college sort of took over my life.

Thanks again to LauraFlowi and DeanCastielSam for reviewing. You guys are the headphones to my iPod.

For the song in this chapter, lines "like this" are sung by Brittany, lines "like this" are sung by Brittany and Rachel, lines "like this" are sung by Hermione, lines "like this" are sung by the female members of New Directions, and lines "like this" are sung by all the members of New Directions. (Hopefully that wasn't too confusing, ha.)

Enjoy! :)

~Chapter 9~

Previously: "I'm sure Mercedes' mom would be cool if you wanted to stay with us tonight." Hermione finally faced the girl sitting next to her and gave her a perplexed look. "It's a long story. Basically, I got pregnant last year and my parents kicked me out, so I ended up moving in with Mercedes and her family," the blonde enlightened her, sadness shining in her hazel eyes. "I guess it wasn't that long of a story actually." Hermione grinned and put an arm around the hazel-eyed girl's shoulders.

"Oh, wow, well you certainly look amazing for someone who was pregnant just a few months ago." The other girl blushed and muttered her thanks. Across the room, as the two continued to converse softly, jealousy flashed in a pair of deep brown eyes.

Later that night, Mercedes, Quinn, and Hermione were watching a rerun of Jersey Shore in the Jones' basement when the wavy-haired brunette got a text.

"I'm sorry, Mia," it read. The brown-eyed girl sighed and texted back.

"I know you are, Will. Are you feeling a bit better?"

"Yeah, I ended up talking to Emma about going off on you and she said a lot of things that made me think."

"That's good."

"Yeah. I even went as far as scheduling an appointment with Carl tomorrow…"

"Um, do you really think that's a good idea?" Hermione typed with a roll of her eyes.

"I don't know. Would you go with me though and make sure I don't say anything stupid?"

"Sure, I'll see you tomorrow at school."

"Thanks, Mia. Love you :)"

"Love you too. Night!"

"Everything ok?" Mercedes asked her as she put away her phone.

"Yeah, Will finally apologized." She paused and focused on the television screen. "Why do you people enjoy this show? It's so bloody awful," she groaned.

"That's why we watch it," Quinn informed her with a giggle.

"Well, I can't take this anymore. I feel like my brain is rotting. Mind if I turn in for the night?" She inquired politely.

"Yeah, go ahead, girl. You'll be sleeping on the futon in Quinn's room if that's ok."

"Yeah, that's fine. I'll see you in a few, Quinn," she told the blonde with a smile as she headed up the stairs. As soon as her head hit the pillow, she fell fast asleep and didn't even notice the Cheerio quietly entering the room several minutes later.

A couple hours after they had both fallen asleep, Hermione awoke with a scream. She bolted upright and was slightly embarrassed to find the hazel-eyed girl staring at her, concern etched all over her face.

"Are you ok?" She murmured, walking over to the girl. "You've been tossing and turning and…crying for a while now."

"Um, yeah, I'm fine. Sorry about that. I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen again."

"You know you can talk to me if you need to, right?" The blonde told her, wrapping her arms around the other girl.

"Yeah, I know," she answered with a sigh. "It's just hard for me to open up."

"I understand completely. It was so hard for me to let anyone in after I found out I was pregnant last year. You know who helped me?" Hermione shook her head. "The glee club. Every person in there would gladly help you in any way they can if you'd let them, even Berry. That's what is so remarkable about glee. Everyone accepts you for who you are."

"I'll remember that. Thanks, Q," she responded with a smile before kissing the other girl on the cheek.

"You're welcome," Quinn muttered with blush as she stood up and returned to her own bed. "Sweet dreams, Hermione."

"Goodnight, beautiful," the British girl spoke softly, falling to sleep with a smile on her face.

The next day after school, Will and Hermione were sitting in the dentist's office.

"Wow, Hermione. Your teeth are absolutely perfect," Carl told her with an impressed grin.

"Thanks! Both my parents were dentists, so."

"That's awesome," he told her genuinely as he walked over to the curly-haired man to inspect the damage. "Ooh, there's evidence of grinding. I'll have to set you up with a night guard." Hermione snorted.

"Oh hush, Mia," Will called out. "But that's fantastic, Carl. I'd be happy to do it." The choir director informed him sarcastically.

"Ok, can we stop this right now?"

"What?"

"It's clearly awkward for the two of us," the dentist pointed out before sitting down. "Alright, let's talk it out bro to bro." Hermione rolled her eyes and muttered something about how ridiculous men were. Ignoring the men's conversation, she pulled out her phone and sent one text to Blaine and another to the one and only Harry Potter.

"Well, hello there, gorgeous!" The text from Blaine read.

"Haha, heya, handsome. How are you?"

"Doing very well. Just finished up Warblers practice."

"Nice, nice. How's that going?" As she waited for Blaine's response, she received Harry's text.

"Mione! It's about time I heard from you! How are you doing?"

"I'm doing pretty well, Harry. I joined the show choir at my school :P"

"That's fantastic! You were always such a good performer :)" She continued to text the two boys until she felt someone poking her shoulder.

"Oh, hey, Will. We ready to go?" He nodded his head as he threw a piece of candy into his mouth. "Bye, Carl!" She yelled over her shoulder as she was pushed out of the office by her uncle. "You ok?"

"Yep, never better," he replied with a grin. "Ready to go home?"

The rest of the week came to a close and before she knew it, Hermione was preparing herself for her first performance in front of a large crowd.

"You'll do great, you know," a raspy voice called out from behind her.

"How do you manage to stay so calm?" She questioned the raven-haired cheerleader shakily.

"Coach Sylvester demands it. You have no reason to be nervous. You're an amazing performer." Santana paused, before glaring at her playfully. "Tell anyone I just complimented you and I'll go all Lima Heights on your ass."

"Yeah, yeah," Hermione replied with a smirk as she put on her hat and got into position as the rest of the New Directions moved onto the stage, with Brittany leading.

"Baby, can't you see?
I'm calling a guy like you
Should wear a warning."

The blonde sang out before Rachel joined her on the last line.

"You're dangerous, I'm lovin' it."

Hermione took a deep breath and danced into center stage before she began her solo.

"Too high, can't come down,
Losing my head,
Spinning 'round and 'round,
Oh, do you feel me now?"

A few seconds passed before the beat picked up and everybody started dancing as all the female members of the glee club began singing the chorus.

"With a taste of your lips,
I'm on a ride.
You're toxic, I'm slipping under.
With a taste of poison paradise,
I'm addicted to you.
Don't you know that you're toxic?"

The guys joined in and the whole group sang the last two lines together.

"And I love what you do.
Don't you know that you're toxic?"

"It's getting late
To give you up.
I took a sip from my devil's cup
Slowly, it's taking over me."

Hermione, Rachel, and Brittany sang out, dancing seductively around each other.

"Too high, can't come down.
It's in the air
And it's all around.
Oh, can you feel me now?"

"With a taste of your lips,
I'm on a ride.
You're toxic, I'm slipping under.
With a taste of poison paradise,
I'm addicted to you.
Don't you know that you're toxic?
And I love what you do.
Don't you know that you're toxic?

"Intoxicate me now,
With your lovin' now.
I think I'm ready now.
I think I'm ready now.
Intoxicate me now,
With your lovin' now.
I think I'm ready,
I think I'm ready now."

When they hit the last note, the crowd burst into applause and cheers seconds before the fire alarm rang out. The group stood up and watched all of their classmates stampede out the doors. Santana took this as her chance to sneak up on Hermione.

"I told you that you'd be great. I'm pretty sure I heard Jewfro yell that he wanted to have your babies and I know I heard plenty of other comments about the 'sexy British girl'. You almost singlehandedly caused a sex riot," she murmured huskily into the slightly taller girl's ear, looking her up and down. "And I can understand why," she told her with a wink before strutting away, leaving a flustered Hermione behind.

A/N, part II: Song was "Toxic" by Britney Spears.

Next chapter will be the first part of "Grilled Cheesus" and some shit's about to go down. Uh oh!