It had been about two weeks since Nellie ripped up Sues contract and proceeded to win the football championship game along with her best friends and boyfriend. Quitting the Cheerios gave nellie more time for herself. To hang out with Matteo, to study more, and get more naps in. She also never took off her promise ring Matteo got her for Valentine's Day. It was on her ring finger and whenever she felt down she looked at it and remembered how much Matteo loved and cared for her.

"Hey amor." Matteo greeted as he sat down next to Nellie in glee club. "Hey babe." Nellie grabbed his hand and kissed his cheek making the Gomez boy smile and blush. His day always seemed to light up when Nellie was around. "Whats wrong? You look upset."

"It's nothing. We'll talk after glee club." Nellie furrowed her brows before turning to Mr.Shue, who was informing the glee club that he was letting Sue join glee club for the week.

"This cannot be happening." Tina said. "Yeah this seems like a terrible idea." Artie added.

"Guys, its not up for discussion. Now it's no secret that Coach Sylvester has taken her licks."

"I mean just wanky." Santana comments making Nellie snicker. "And I believe she could use a little sympathy from us." Nellie scoffed and rolled her eyes. Is Mr.Shue insane? He's talking about the same woman who tried to take down glee club and the people in it multiple times. Nellie knew this wasn't going to last very long.

"Sympathy from us? Uh-Uh." Mercedes said making Nellie high five her. "Yeah, all Shes ever done is make our lives miserable." Quinn jumps in also making Nellie nod in agreement.

"She got exactly what she deserved." Everyone seemed to be speaking facts today and Nellie was loving every inch of it. "You're lucky I left my blowgun at home, airbags, 'cause I got a clear shot at your nonnies." Nellie scrunched up her brows and turned back to Mr.Shue.

"Our point is being proven right now. And are we gonna forget when she tried to kill Brittany with her cannon?" Nellie questioned and the rest of the glee kids muttered words of agreement. "Guys, Coach Sylvester has had her recent setbacks, but she is a proven champion. Now, we could do worse than to have that kind of a winning record in our midst." Mr.Shue says.

"Let me break it down for you. I am no longer a threat to you people. All right? I'm just hoping that your singing and dancing around will pull me out of my doldrums and give me a reason to live. Is that to much to ask?" Nellies facial expression softened but she quickly covered it up and crossed her arms over her chest putting back on her bitchy face.

"Guys, it's settled. Sues going to be with us for the week. Now.....I received an envelope in the mail today. We know that we're facing Kurt and the Warblers at regionals."

"Sweet porcelain." Sue commented. "And it looks like this year we face Aural Intensity again." Nellie sighed. "They cleaned our clock last year." Mercedes mentioned making Nellie shudder at the memory. "Seems like the governing board has assigned a theme to his years regionals, and part of our score will be based upon how well we interpret it. This years theme—-Anthem. Now, who can tell us what an anthem is?" Nellie raised her hand but before she could get a word in Brittany answered.

"The bottom of an ants pants." Classic Brittany.

"So close. So close. No. An anthem is an epic song, filled with a groundswell of emotion that somehow seems bigger than itself. Even bigger than the person preforming it." Nellie noticed Sam raising his hand. She also noticed he got a haircut, one that did not look the best in her opinion.

"Mr.Shue?"

"Oh, hey Sam. I didn't even notice your new haircut." Mr.Shue said.

"Yeah. I've been working on a new image to go with my new one-man band, the Justin Bieber experience." Matteo furrowed his brows at the boys words.

"You've got to be kidding me." Quinn commented. "Dude that haircut makes your mouth look even bigger." Puck added making Nellie roll her eyes.

"Let her speak." Sue demanded.

"Look laugh all you want but that kids an epic talent and there's a number I've been working on that I've been wanting to show off. And I think it qualifies as an anthem because it's just hugely emotional, and sums up our generation."

"All right, let's hear it buddy."

[Baby-Sam Evans]

After the song the girls cheered loudly for the song. "I gotta get that girl on my Cheerios." Sue said.

After glee club Nellie and Matteo were walking down the hallway together. "You said you were going to tell me something after glee club. What was it?" Matteo stopped walking, turned to Nellie and grabbed both of her hands.

"You didn't cheat on me did you?"

"What the hell? Of course not. I love you. My parents.......they want me back home."

"What? That's insane you're not going back there!" Nellie hissed trying not to be to loud. "Amor as much as I don't want to I really don't have a choice. They said if I didn't come back they were going to call the cops and say how I ran away and tried to assault them. When I told them that wouldn't work they said they were going to come after you, or Puck or Jay and I can't take that risk baby. You understand, right?"

"But there has to be-"

"There isn't. Listen to me," Matteo cupped her cheek and Nellie was trying her best not to cry. "I'm going to call every night. It'll be like I never left. Ok?" Nellie hesitated before nodding and Matteo kissed her. Nellie kissed back as if it was the last time they were going to kiss.

"I gotta get to class. I love you."

"I love you too Teo."

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The next day Nellie hardly got any sleep. It was so weird sleeping without Matteo since he was usually always spooning her or laying on top of her chest. But to sleep alone, it was just weird. She sat next to Santana in glee club as she waited for the boys to arrive. Her eyes widened when she saw her boyfriend walk in, with a Justin Bieber looking wig on. Matteo winked at her and Nellies jaw dropped and her brows were furrowed.

"What the hell?" She mumbled as Jay blew a kiss at Mercedes who in return gave him a shocked look. He also had on a wig. "Sweet Jesus who brought tickets to crazy town?" Mercedes muttered.

"All right, looks like the guys here are ready to give us their anthem."

"Hey everybody we are the new and improved the Justin Bieber Experience, and we think this song is an anthem because everything Beiber does is epic."

"Facts." Jay commented. "Like all the songs I sing, this is for my girlfriend Quinn. Hit it."

[Somebody To Love-Sam Evans and Artie Abrams Plus the New Direction boys minus Kurt and Finn]

After the performance Nellie hopped on the stage and threw Matteo's wig on the floor, exposing his curls Nellie loved deeply. She ruffled his hair making him laugh and push her hands away. "Now that's the Matteo we know and love. How was it last night?" Matteo knew she was talking about him going home, making him sigh.

"They were surprisingly sober, I managed to sneak off and lock myself in my room." Nellie nodded and kissed his cheek. The boy blushed and grabbed her hand.

"Did you like my Justin Bieber song?"

"Oh I loved it. Do me a favor though?"

"Yeah?"

"Please never flat iron your hair." Matteo laughed.

"Ok then. I won't."

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The next day Nellie walked inside the choir room and saw Finn dressed liked Justin Bieber. Matteo didn't wear his wig, but he still had on the hoodie. On a more different note, Rachel and Mercedes were beefing about something. Apparently they were talking crap about each other and they found out so they were having a diva off.

"Okay guys and gals, and Sue. It's the moment we've all been waiting for. Our next diva off. So here they are, sure to give us a fantastic anthem, Mercedes and Rachel. Lets give it up!" The glee club cheered for them as Rachel walked to the front.

"Uh, after much argument I finally convinced Mercedes that in order to do a proper diva-off, it has to come from the Broadway catalogue. Which I think it's safe to say that gives me a home field advantage so...."

"Oh well you're about to get beat on your own turf." Nellie smirked at Mercedes words.

"Hit it!"

[Take Me Or Leave Me-Rachel Berry and Mercedes Jones]

At the beginning of the song Rachel and Mercedes were going back and forth and it wasn't until towards the end they finally put their beef aside. Nellie smiled when they hugged each other.

"Oh my god that was so great!"

"No her what about her?"

"Me? No, her."

"You guys that was awesome!" Mr.Shue commented.

"Hey where's the hate?" Sue asked. "Not the point of glee club Sue." Mr.Shue responded.

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The next day Santana had convinced Nellie to dress like Brittany. And she had to say, she's never worn a brighter color in her life. When she's not in her uniform, she's mostly wearing black or a dark color. Today she was in a pink sweater with some skirt Quinn let her borrow.

"Look Q I know we had our differences, but I can't lie—that outfit looks amazing on you. Nel you look beautiful as always." Santana complimented. Nellie beamed.

"Thanks Santana! I really love your hair."

"It looks amazing on anyone. Penny loafers and tights. Genius."

"Outrageous. I mean my carousel horse sweater should make me look like an institutionalized toddler, but no, I look hot and smart. I feel like Michelle Obama." Tina had walked over to the trio and they all were sorta matching. "Oh my god. You guys look amazing. Seriously. She's a genius and an icon." Nellie nodded in agreement.

"Who is?" Rachel asked walking over. "Brittany. Who did you think?" Nellie responded. "Who knew that taking off that Cheerios uniform would turn her into a fashion institution?" Santana asked.

"Is-Is this a joke?"

"No, that sweater is. Who wears a reindeer sweater?"

"Uh, all four of you." Nellie scoffed and flipped her hair. "At least it looks good on us." She snarked. Well she wasn't got out a comment like that in a while. "If you want to know what to wear, just look at Brittany." Quinn suggests.

"Look, she took the look from me, okay? I paid her." Rachel explained. Nellie rolled her eyes and crossed her arms over her chest. "You're a terrible liar Rachel." Tina says.

"I can't believe you would take this away form poor Brittany." Nellie added with a sad look in her eyes. "It's sad. You're sad."

And with that the four walked off to class.

Later that day Lauren was going to sing her song with the help of Nellie, Brittany, and Tina. "All right! Lets get rigor down to it. Starting us off and making her New Directions solo debut Miss Lauren Zizes." They all clapped at that. "Uh so what are you going to sing for us Lauren?"

"Here's how I see it. I know I'm the hottest bitch in this joint. If I was a country, my flag would be a big fist giving the rest of the world a finger, and this would be my national anthem."

"Okay." Mr.Shue went to sit down. "Puckerman. Grab your guitar. Tina, Brittany, Nellie, you ready? Good. Awesome. Super cool."

"Ok. Two three four."

[I Know What Boys Want-Lauren Zizes]

At the end of the performance she pushed Nellie, Tina, and Brittany to the ground harshly. She quickly regained herself and the glee club clapped for Lauren's performance. It seemed as if Lauren wasn't to confident at first, but at the end she seems to have gotten the hang of preforming.

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The next day Sue was nice enough to find a song for the assignment this week. Mr.Shue had told everyone to wear flannels and jeans and called them to the auditorium. Everyone except Rachel and Finn were backstage as they were taking the leads for this song.

[SING-Rachel Berry, Finn Hudson, Sue Sylvester Plus The New Direction]

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The next day apparently Quinn and Sam had broken up and Santana and Sam were dating. Quinn sent a dirty look towards Nellie and she glared right back. "All right, I hate to say it, but I think we all owe Sue a big thank you. She may hate us, but she did give us a kick-butt song for regionals." Nellie clapped at the mention.

"Mr.Schuester, I think that our admiration for Coach Sylvester might just be a little premature. While I love My Chemical Romance and I think we all kicked butt on that number, as our team leader and arbiter of all that is good, I-I have to say that I don't think that song is good enough for regionals."

"And here we go." Matteo mumbled bitterly. Everyone either scoffed or rolled their eyes at Rachel's words. Yet they continued to listen to Rachel. "The warblers have Kurt and Blaine as their like one-two punch, and Aural Intensity kicked our butt last year. We can't just do any song to beat either of those teams."

"You mean a number where you don't get to sing the entire song." Mercedes commented. "Guys, t-this isn't about me."

"Liar." Nellie coughed making Matteo snicker. "What do you suggest Rachel?" Mr.Shue questioned. "We need to be bold and epic. We need to write our own original music for regionals. We need an undisputable advantage."

"Check our Dwarf Diane Warren." Santana commented. "Look, we can't lose regionals this year, you guys. Okay? You have to trust me. I feel really, really strongly about this."

"Wait, hobbit may be onto something. I have like what, six written songs in my room. I mean as long as Rachel isn't the lead or Mercedes only line is to sing the high note, I really don't give a crap."

"You know I for one have been writing songs as well. Don't ask why, I get bored. But I do love me some chemical romance." Matteo added. "Let's put it to a vote. All those in favor is doing an original song?" Only Rachel raised her hand and Nellie felt kinda bad.

"Chemical romance?" Everyone else raised their hands and Rachel sunk in her seat since pretty much no one else agreed  with her.

Nellie just hoped they made the right decision.

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