It was a new week in glee club and Nellie was forced to wear her street clothes since she was banned from wearing her Cheerios uniform due to the performance that was Rachel's idea. The Cheerio girls felt bad, so they tried talking to Sue to get her to let up on the punishment.

But Sue wasn't budging. Also, the unholy trinity joined glee and were in the choir room as they were practicing their choreography.

"Can we stop,please?" Rachel asked.

"You don't have to ask me every time for permission to go through bathroom,Rachel.You can just go" Mr.Shue reminded the girl.

"It's not my bladder.It's the choreography"

"Okay,what's wrong with the choreography?" Mr.Shue asked.

"It sucks" Quinn told the girl.

"It's unoriginal"

"Aren't you guys going to get shunned for talking to me?" Rachel asked.

"Well, you are the reason Nellie basically got kicked out from the Cheerios" Santana commented. Quinn hit her shoulder.

"Sweetie,we're a team now.But you gotta do something about Mr.Shue's dance routines"

"We can't compete with vocal adrenaline with these steps. You're a great vocal coach but you're not a trained choreographer .That's what we need to be the best"

"And what are you going to do? Make us do some sexual dance on stage so we can get in trouble?" Nellie growled.

"Enough Nellie." Mr.Shue warned .She rolled her eyes.

"We need Dakota Stanley" Rachel finished.

"He's the best show choir choreographer in the Midwest.He works with vocal adrenaline." Quinn explained.

"You can't take vocal adrenaline without him" Santana commented. Nellie walked by them.

"Nellie-"

"I'll see you guys at lunch" Nellie said to Quinn and Santana.

"You need to make things right with Nel" Quinn said.

"I'm trying, but she won't talk to me"

"So make her talk to you! Nellie is one of the most trained dancers in the school, and if we loose her due to your immaturity, then it'll be all your fault. Clear?"

"Just because he understudied doesn't mean he's ever preformed" Mr.Shue said.

"Did you ever preform Mr.Shuester?" Quinn asked. "I mean after high school, did you even try?"

"I mean let's be honest here, no one can really dance in here except Brittany and Nellie. If Finn goes on dancing with his eyes closed, we may as well give up right now" Santana said. Finn looked quite hurt at the comment so Nellie patted his back.

"Look guys, I'm a great vocal and choreography coach. And that's not going to change" Mr.Shue said before he walked out.

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Over the next few days Mr.Shue had basically been avoiding the glee club and Nellie had enough.

"You know if Rachel had never opened her mouth,we wouldn't be in this situation" Nellie snapped.

Rachel walked inside the room with her cookies."He's not coming" Rachel reported.

"What? Why?" Finn asked.

"Thanks a lot Rachel" Nellie snapped.

"Of course he doesn't want anything to do with us after you kicked him in the nads" Finn said.

"Then why did he thank me?" Rachel asked. "The goal is to win.And now that Mr.Schuester as agreed to let us hire Dakota Stanley,we can"

"But he doesn't want us to. He doesn't have the confidence to teach us anymore.Nellie, tell them" Finn demanded.

"I hate you all,and when I say this is all Rachel's fault, it is"

"And that's my fault?" Rachel asked.

"You see anyone else in here with a plate of "I'm sorry" cookies? I don't, just you"

"I'm bored. All those in favor of hiring Dakota Stanley?" Quinn asked.Mostly everyone raised their hands. Nellie didn't, but when Quinn glared at her she slowly rose her hand up.

After glee club Nellie was walking over to her locker when she came in contact with a cold slushee.

"Oops! Sorry little Puckerman" She noticed the voice as Dave Karofsky.

He had it out for her ever since the fifth grade when she refused to be his valentine. Nellie just stood there, absorbing the slushee to the face. She felt a tap on her shoulder.

"Rachel,I swear to god if you touch me one-"

"I-It's T-Tina" The girl said. Nellie turned around to make eye contact with her.

"Oh,hi" Nellie hasn't spoken much to Tina,so it was kinda awkward seeing her there.

"L-Let m-me h-help you" She offered. She grabbed Nellies hand and dragged her to the bathroom."No,it's fine"

"N-No it's not,it gave me cold once.C-C-Come on" Tina took out a towel from her bag and helped Nellie clean up.

"Hey,sorry about me not talking to you as much" She apologized."It's ok,you seem really sweet"

"Wait,you don't stutter?" Tinas eyes widened."You can't tell! I've went so many years without saying anything because of it! You can't tell Artie" Nellie sighed.

"Fine.Is it normal for me to feel cold like this?" Nellie asked."Yep.That's the ice from the slushee.You'll be fine" Tina said.After Nellie cleaned up she sent a smile Tinas way.

"Thanks,Tina" Nellie grabbed her bag and left."I heard what happened,I demand names" Puck had cornered her in the hall.

"How did you-"

"'Oh hey puck,we got that loser sister of yours!'" Puck mocked.Nellie sighed."Please don't do anything.I don't want you to be suspended"

"I did warn you this would happen." Puck stated."Whatever" Nellie said rolling her eyes.Before she walked off she let out a loud sneeze.

A couple days later
So Nellie had come down with a cold,which was sad because she couldn't sing or dance as well."Ugh,I don't feel good" Nellie groaned on Mercedes shoulder."The slushee got you that bad?"

"I've never been slusheed before,give me a break" Nellie said.Kurt had walked up to his locker.Nellie noticed her brother making out with Santana and another couple kissing.

"Nellie,have you ever been kissed?" Mercedes asked."Yeah.Eighth grade prom.His breath smelled like garlic,0/10 experience" She responded."What about you Kurt?"

"Yes.If by someone you mean the tender crook of my elbow" He smirked."No,I haven't" He answered honestly."But I'd like to"

"Trust me,you'll find the write people for you go kiss" Nellie told her two friends.They both sighed and Kurt saw Mercedes looking at her brother and Santana making out.

"Ok,stop it right there Mercedes.We are in glee club.That means we are at the bottom of the social heap.Except for Nellie.Special Ed kids will get more play then we will" Kurt said."The only thing that gets me by is my knowledge that we are superior to all of them"

"That's a really good way to put it Kurt" Nellie grinned.The trio linked arms as they walked down the hallway."What are you wearing on our operation Dakota Stanley field trip?"

"Is there a dress code?" Mercedes asked."No but every opportunity of your life is an opportunity for fashion" He explained."I wouldn't mind a change in style." Nellie commented.

"We'll hit the mall after school.Meet me at lunch"

Santana and Quinn walked up to Mercedes."You should totally scoop that" Quinn said while Santana played with her hair.Nellie stood next to Santana,who she linked arms with.Mercedes chuckled.

"I don't think I'm his type" She said."Oh,I think you are.Just follow our lead,we've got your back" Quinn responded.

The weekend

Puck was a little suspicious when Nellie and the unholy trinity were leaving to go on a field trip,but Nellie reassured him it would be fine.Kurt had bought her a outfit (image above) and now they were all dressed and ready to go.

"You look amazing Nel" Brittany said as Nellie twirled around her outfit."Thank you!" Nellie said happily.

Kurt was now pulling up in his car."Damn Kurt this car is fly" Mercedes said.

"Thanks.My dad got it for my sweet 16 after I swore to stop wearing formfitting sweaters that stop at girl knee" Nellie looked down to see he was wearing that exact sweater.

"What he doesn't know doesn't hurt him" Kurt finished."Are we even sure they're rehearsing today?" Quinn asked."Vocal adrenaline rehearses every day from 2:30 until midnight"

"Are they not exhausted?" Nellie asked."Rumor has it that word doesn't exist in there" Rachel replied.Nellie crossed her arms over her chest.She was still on the silent treatment with Rachel.

"I'm so nervous these vocal adrenaline kids are gonna laugh at us.They're so cool and popular,and we looked like we just stepped off the short bus" Nellie patted her shoulder.

"We'll be fine" She reassured."Those sweaty Natzis have just had more time to practice.We have heart.And you don't look touched in the head" Kurt said.Mercedes turned towards the three Cheerio girls and they nodded at her,silently praising her.

She noticed Tina and Rachel looking at the two confused."Whats your problem?" Nellie hissed."Nothing,just this seems weird"

"Whatever.Keep your comments to yourself" Nellie ran to catch up with the Cheerios."Guys! That's Andrea Cohen.She won outstanding soloist last head at absolutely tampastic."

"You can't leave rehearsals for any reason" The girl holding Andreas head said."That includes heat exhaustion or Crohn's disease"

Rachel walked up to them."Are you guys vocal adrenaline?" She asked."We'd like to Dakota Stanley about choreography for our glee club."

"Don't! He's a monster!" Andrea said.The glee club kids walked inside to watch vocal adrenaline preform.

After the performance they chased him to his car."Mr.Stanley we're the McKinley High Glee club!" Rachel called out.

"No interviews" Dakota said."We'd like you to c-choreograph for us" Tina stammered."Look,my fee is  $8,000 dollars per number,plus a $10,000 bonus if you place in the top three.And with Dakota Stanley on the wheel,you will place at the top three.Move it"

Nellie let out a loud cough and Quinn rubbed her back."Let's get you home" She said.Nellie let out a sneeze and nodded.

When she got home,puck pulled her into a hug and silently thanks Quinn."Nel,what happened?" Puck asked."The damn slushee.I'm sick" Puck nodded and pulled her in their room.

"Get some sleep.Tell me if you feel worse in the morning"

A few days later
"Hey,nel,can I talk to you?" Kurt asked tapping her shoulder.Nellie sniffled and nodded."Still feeling sick?" He asked.She nodded.

"Listen nellie,what I'm about to tell you,you may hate me for.And I can understand if you hate me" Nellie rolled her eyes."Kurt,I'm your friend.Whatever it is,I won't judge"

"I'm gay"

Nellie smiled."Do you hate me?"He asked.Nellie pulled him in for a hug."I accept who you are Kurt.Thank you for feeling brave enough to tell me"

"Come on,we have the car wash" They linked arms and waked to the garage.They saw Mercedes and walked over to her.

"Hey" She Said."Hi Nellie" Mercedes replied.They all started cleaning the car."Your rims are clean.We've polished them like three times already"

Nellie was wearing a sports bra and her Cheerios skirt,since she was slowly giving her back her privileges."Did you bring a change of clothes because we're going straight to sing-along Sound of music"

"So,listen Kurt,this is the third time we've gone out .Can we just make this official?" Mercedes asked."Make what official?"

"You know,that we're dating" Nellie almost dropped her bucket of water."I'm sorry Mercedes but I thought I made it very clear,I'm in love with someone else" Again,Nellie almost dropped her bucket.

"You are?" She asked.Kurt shot her a look signaling for her to shut up.She saw he was looking at Finn before Rachel came into view.

Oh.

"Rachel?" Mercedes asked.Nellie shot Kurt a glare."Yes" He lied.Nellie threw her head back and groaned.Then Mercedes did something causing Nellie to gasp.She threw the rock at his window.Mercedes zoned out for a few seconds before Nellie snapped her fingers in front of her face.

"You busted my window! How could you do that you busted my window!" Kurt exclaimed."Well you busted my heart" Mercedes bit back before she walked off.Nellie turned towards Kurt.

"Rachel? Seriously Kurt! Why didn't you just tell her the truth?" Nellie asked."You know how homophobic this town is.Plus,I didn't know how'd she react"

So it turns out the glee club came up with enough money to get Dakota to coach for them.Currently he was handing out papers to everyone except the Cheerios.

"Ok,please examine your personalized menus.This is what you're going to be eating for the next six months" He said.Nellies only had two things,chewing gum and water.

"Um,mine just says coffee" Mercedes read out."Whats smelt?" Rachel asked."A pungent low-carb freshwater fish"

"Ok,let's start with today's business.Artie,you're cut you're not trying hard enough" Nellie glanced towards Artie who looked confused as hell."At what?" He asked."At walking.We can't be wheeling you around during every number.It throws off the whole dynamic,and it's depressing"

"Mhm.Also you.Youse got to go,Effie" Dakota said."You can't kick people out of the glee club because you don't like the way they look" Kurt exclaimed.

"Uh,why don't you shut your face-gash and stay away from aerosol cans because you could burst into flames any second"

"You there you're perfect seriously don't change a think.You,oh god where to begin? First off,fix that birds nest you call hair,a damn squirrel could live there.Also,loose a few pounds you're close to looking like her over here,and change your style" Nellie frowned and covered up her body.

"Listen here-" "Perfect number one don't say anything" Dakota said to Santana who looked ready to kill.As Dakota went on to insulting the glee club,Finn had enough and spoke up.

"Whats your problem?" He asked."Whats wrong with me? What's wrong with me is that you're freakishly tall!"

"And you're freakishly short,dwarf.Seriously I feel like a giant over here" Nellie spoke up.Santana gave her a proud smile."Um,I am I hurting your feelings? Did I say something wrong? Because,I thought you wanted somebody who respected you enough to tel you the truth.But maybe you don't have the confidence to hear it.Oh,smellie you're kicked off"

"It's Nellie moron" She said about to leave before Brittany grabbed her wrist."Stay" She mouthed."Screw this.I quit" Finn said."Me too" Nellie replied.
"Me t-t-to.Lets roll Artie" Tina said."Great! That's perfect separate the wheat from the chaff thats perfect"

"Wait.Barbra Streisand.When Barbara was a young ingenue everyone told her in order to be a star she'd have to get a nose job.Thankfully she refused"

As the glee club spoke up nellie was still in the back looking down at her stomach.She knew she shouldn't be insecure,but lately she has been feeling that way."You're fired.And I'm taller then you" Rachel finished.

A few days later
The glee club had convinced Mr.Shue to come back to the glee club and now they were all doing their choreography.

"Mr.Shue?" Rachel asked.Mr.Shue sighed and turned around."Yes,Rachel?"

"It was really good" The whole club applauded for him.

"Ok,from the top!"

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