Noah Puckerman was in juvie. That pissed Nellie off, since he did not have the ability to be responsible.

"All right uh, let's uh, gather round. Sorry I'm late guys. I was with Principal Figgins. Bad news guys, Puckerman's in juvie." Mr.Shue informed.

"It really was just a matter of time." Tina commented. "What did he do?" Matteo asked.

"He drove moms Volvo through the front of some convenience store, and drove off with the ATM. I only know because I wanted to go with him but he forced me to stay home. Screw you Puck." Nellie whispered the last part causing Matteo to laugh and rub her back.

"A-And when is he getting out?" Rachel asked. "Unknown." Mr.Shue answered.

"He might be the dumbest person on the planet, and that's coming from me." Brittany said. "You're not dumb Brit." Nellie whispered to the girl.

"Guys! Lets have some sympathy."

"For a guy who put his needs before his team? We need his voice and his bad-boy stage presence."

"Honestly Hudson River, you do all that yourself. Puck only sings when you can't sing," Nellie snapped. "And I'd like some sympathy as well. Car is totaled, I have to ask Kurt for a ride, and on top of that everyone's giving me weird looks because of my brother. And yeah, he's dumb for doing what he did. At the end of the day he's still my brother and I love him." Matteo nodded and grabbed her hand. Mr.Shue quickly dismissed the talk about puck causing Matteo to get angry. He couldn't really even say anything because Nellie squeezed his hand basically telling him it was fine.

"We can't look as this as, as a crisis. It's an opportunity."

"For what? Further embarrassment and humiliation?" Quinn snapped. "For welcoming our new member.....Sam Evans!" Nellie cracked a grin at the name. Sam was the one who auditioned for glee club and showed up weeks later. "Yay! Sam!" Nellie cheered. Sam walked inside the room and sent a small smile towards Nellie. Matteo noticed this and narrowed his eyes.

"Hey everybody, I'm Sam. Sam.....I am. And I don't like green eggs and ham." He joked.

"Oh wow, he has no game." Santana commented. "Okay! This is gonna be great. You're not gonna regret joining Sam."

"Oh, good." Sam breathed.

"Sam, you sit right there. Next to Nel and Teo." Matteo tensed up and rolled his eyes and Sam noticed. He frowned a bit before sitting next to Nellie.

"Long time no see." She whispered. "Sorry I didn't join sooner. But hey at least I'm here now." Sam smiled. Nellie grinned and nodded.

"All right! Question for the group. What's a duet?" Mr.Shue questioned. "A blanket." Brittany answered. "A duet is when two voices join to become one. Great duets are like a great marriage. The singers complement each other, push each other to be better. And that is what duets are all about. So, this week I want you to pair up and sing a duet. And since you guys all seemed to love our "defying gravity" diva-off, I'm making this a competition."

"What's the winner get?" Mike asked. "Dinner for two, on me.....at Breadstix." Everyone was talking about the happily except for Matteo and Sam who had no idea what their teacher was talking about.

"What the hell is a breadstix?" Matteo asked once the bell rang. "Only the best restaurant ever! You basically get unlimited breadsticks. Santana and I went one tone and this lady refused to give us breadsticks so we got her fired." Nellie grinned.

"We're....partners right?" Matteo asked hopefully. "Yeah. Why wouldn't we be?" Nellie answered. "I thought you were gonna sing with that Sam kid. You two looked pretty close." Nellie laughed and shook her head. "Sam and I are just friends. Anyways, we need a song to sing. Because I wants to go to Breadstix."

"Actually, I had a better plan." Matteo said. Nellie furrowed her brows. "Oh? And what this is plan you have in mind?"

"I was hoping maybe that I can take you out on a date. If we don't win, then I'll take you out. If we do win, which I hope we do because from the way you described Breadstix it seems pretty awesome, I'll still take you out either way. So, are you in?" Nellie processed this for a moment. Going out with her biggest crush, was what she wanted from the moment they met. Of course she was going to say yes.

"Yes! I'll go out with you!" Nellie cheered. Matteo grinned and brought the girl in for a hug. "Great! I'll see you then."

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Matteo and Nellie had been talking over the phone last night and found the perfect song to sing for glee club. Promiscuous by Nelly. Matteo thought it was kinda cute because they basically shared a name. Nellie thought it was kinda funny yet cheesy at the same time. They were going to preform right after Santana and Mercedes preformed.  Nellie was walking down the hallway when she heard the sound of the slushee hitting someone's face. She turned around to see Sam wiping the slushee from his face. Nellie scoffed and walked over to the boy.

"Come on, I'll help you clean up." She offered. She started cleaning him up and making small talk.

"The blueberry flavor is the worst. Especially if you get it down your pants. Trust me, not the best experience. Try looking like a creature from Avatar down there." Nellie said. "I saw Avatar, like six times." Sam was such a dork. "I watched it only like five times. I was obsessed. You know Puck, right? He used to turn it off on me all the time because he was so sick of me watching it all the time." Sam let out a laugh and so did Nellie.

"You're the head cheerleader. Why do you even bother? I mean, you don't need glee club."

"Because my teacher supposedly found drugs in my locker and if I didn't join the club then I would be expelled and arrested, creating further dismay to me and my friends. Definitely not that." Sam gave her a look and Nellie laughed. "I'm not lying. Ask Hudson River. He was forced to join too. I used to think glee club was for losers and people who weren't going anywhere in life. But it's fun. Trust me." Sam nodded.

"Lor Manari. It means you have pretty eyes. It's Nav'i.....the avatar language." Nellie chuckled. "Yeah, I know."

"I have a question. Does Matteo hate me? Every time I go around you I hear him scoff or roll his eyes at me. Did I do something wrong?" Nellie shook her head. "I don't know what's is problem. But I do know he doesn't hate you. I'll talk to him later, and ask him what's his deal. But I don't hate you. I actually think you're cool. Dorky, but cool." Sam blushed.

"Thanks Ellie." Nellie gaped at the boy. "You still call me that?"

"Well I didn't forget. Just haven't seen you around as much so I could call you it." Sam shrugged. Nellie laughed and opened the bathroom door.

"Hey Ellie?" Sam called. She turned around. "I think you're cool as well." Nellie grinned and walked out of the bathroom.

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Today was the day Matteo and Nellie were going to preform their song. Mercedes and Santana was going to go first, and then they were going to take over. Nellie grinned as her two friends walked up to the middle of the choir room to sing.

[River Deep Mountain High-Santana Lopez And Mercedes Jones]

Nellie and Matteo applauded for the duo, because after all they were good sports. "Wow ladies! That was amazing! Lets give it up for them!" The glee club applauded again.

"And just so you know I already brought custom bibs for me and Mercedes here. You know why? 'Cause we be going-"

"To Breadstix!" The two girls said together.

"Matteo, Nellie, take over." The duo put on their sunglasses. "Will do Mr.Shue. Hit it!" Nellie told the band.

[Promiscuous- Nellie Puckerman And Matteo Gomez]

The duo high fived and held each other's hands. "Mello does it yet again." Nellie grinned and Matteo fist bumped her.

"Mello till I die. Die eating them Breadsticks at Breadstix!" Matteo cheered and the glee club grinned and laughed with him. Nellie and Matteo were walking down the hallway together.

"You totally crushed that!" Nellie said. "Yeah. I know. So I got this awesome place for our date. Wait for it.....a roller rink! I know, it sounds cheesy but it also sounds really cool so, you down?" Nellie nodded.

"Yeah. I'm down." The two smiled at each other one more time before going their separate ways.

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"Ok Kurt, which outfit screams date night?" Nellie threw down two outfits as Kurt was looking at them. "None of them. What you need is some thats you. These skirts and dresses, they aren't you. I know what is." Kurt rummaged through the closet and five minutes later pulled out an outfit. He held it up to her body. "Oh yes. This is the one." Nellie looked the outfit over. It was her oversized shirt with jean shorts and converse. And of course a choker Santana got for her. Nellie nodded. "You think this'll look good going to the roller rink though? I don't want Matteo look fancy and then I look like this." Nellie argued. "Nel, only weirdos wear tuxes to the roller rink with cheese fries and soda." Kurt reassured. Nellie nodded.

"I guess you're right. What if he kisses me?" Nellie gasped. "On your first date. Seriously?" Nellie shook her head. "No no no. This happens in the movies. I mean I wanna kiss Matteo, just not now."

"Matteo's cute. He's kind, he treats you like you should be treated. I wouldn't mind seeing you together. Plus Mercedes and I already came up with a ship name. Mello. Like, Matteo and Nellie combined."

"I know what a ship name is Kurt." Nellie said. Kurt laughed.

"Mello. I do like the sound of that." Nellie whispered to herself.

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Nellie let out a loud yawn as she was taking a nap on Matteo's nap. He was playing with her hair. "Just make out already."Santana commented. Nellie scoffed. "Be quiet Santana!" Nellie hissed in embarrassment. Matteo chuckled.

"Ok guys, so......who is up first today?" Mr.Shue questioned walking inside the choir room. "Mr.Shue? If I may."

"You may."

"As many of you know, I had a duet partner, but due to sensitivities I'd rather not get into at the moment, I have dissolved the partnership." Kurt explained. "Okay, so who are you going to sing a duet with? Only the most talented member of the glee club—myself. When you're different, when you're special, sometimes you have to get used to being alone. I've asked a few members of the glee club as well as some Cheerios to help me out."

"How can you do a duet by yourself? That's like vocal masturbation  or something." Santana said. Nellie let out a snicker at the comment.

"I will be doing a number from the seminal classic movie Victor/Victoria. It's a show about embracing both the male and the female sides. Watch and learn, Santana."

[Lee Jazz Hot-Kurt Hummel]

Nellie cheered for her best friend and Matteo did the same. Kurt and Matteo had been getting close lately. But they couldn't replace the true iconic duo, which was Kurt, Mercedes, Nellie. They ruled last year together. It's sad that next year they'll be graduating.

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This was Tina, Mikes, Quinn and Sam's day to preform. Tina and Mike were going first as they stood facing away from the glee club.

"Whenever you're ready guys." Mr.Shue said hoping they would start already. Matteo yawned causing Nellie to glare at him. "What? I was up late last night!" He argued.

"Yeah, hurry up. I needs to get myself to Breadstix." Santana added. "Don't count on it. I'm mad at you, but you're still so hot." Santana gave Brittany a weird look.

[Sing-Tina Cohen Chang and Mike Chang]

"That's officially my favorite performance and that's saying something since we were awesome." Matteo grinned. Nellie nodded in agreement. "Now that is a duet. Thank you Tina, for introducing us to the amazing voice of Mike Chang!" The glee club applauded again.

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This week was getting boring. All she wanted to do was go on that date with Matteo. But they still had to hear more people sing. Quinn, Sam, Rachel, Finn.

[With You, I'm Born Again-Rachel Berry and Finn Hudson]

"What in the hell was that?" Matteo questioned.

"Ok do I even need to say it?"

"That was really rude." Sam commented. "It was like, really rude."

"I seriously wanted to punch both of you." Quinn added. "I have to agree. It's a great duet, but what you guys did with it was......really inappropriate. Your costume choice was a little insensitive. Frankly.....I'm disappointed."

"Kick them out. Kick them out. Kick them out!" Nellie chanted quietly. Matteo gently shushed her and grabbed her hand. "What?!"

"Are you serious I'm......"

"Shocked. We're.....we're shocked. We hope this doesn't cause us the competition. Lets sit down. Come." Nellie narrowed her eyes at Rachel. This wasn't like her. Normally she probably would've protested and stormed out of the room like she always does when someone tells her she's in the wrong. But for her to give up like that? Something was off.

"Did you see that? Rachel didn't throw a fit!" Matteo whispered to her. "Saw it. Somethings off here." Nellie informed. "Well, getting back on track, who's next?" Quinn and Sam stood up and walked to the middle of the choir room.

"Okay, I just wanted to say I'm really excited, and that I couldn't have asked for a better partner." Sam said. Quinn sent him a small smile.

[Lucky-Sam Evans And Quinn Fabray]

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The day for voting finally came. Everyone was basically voting for themselves, except for Nellie. She wrote in big letters:

SANTANA AND MERCEDES

"Okay, since Artie and Brittany dropped out of the race I guess it's time to take it to a vote. Well, looks about everyone voted for themselves, but we do have a winner. And the winner is..... by two votes Sam and Quinn."

"Wait a second?! They win for singing that slow ass song? My girls Santana and Mercedes were robbed! Robbed I say! Robbed!" Nellie yelled. "Screw that I want my Stix!" Santana yelled going to reach for sam and Quinn.

"Robbed." Nellie muttered under her breath. She didn't really care about the dinner, but she did want Santana and Mercedes to win. At least she had her date with Matteo tonight. The two shared a smile with each other.

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Nellie walked inside the roller rink to see Matteo standing there holding his hand out. "You look gorgeous Nellie."

"Really? I'm only in shorts and an oversized shirt!" Nellie laughed. "You look pretty in anything you wear. So, you know how to skate?" Nellie shook her head. "It's embarrassing. We come to a skate park and I have no clue how to skate."

"That's ok. I'll teach you. Come on." Matteo offered grabbing her hand. They got their skates and Matteo was positioning nellie.

"Ok, you just wanna move forward. Like you're walking, but you're not. I'll hold on to you the entire time." Nellie nodded and started doing as he said. She fell the first time, but Matteo caught her and positioned her back.

"Hey! Teo! I think I got this!" Nellie grinned as she started roller skating without his help. Matteo grinned and started following her.

"This is actually kinda fun!" Nellie laughed. Everything seemed to stop for Matteo when he heard glass shattering in the background. Nellie stopped with him.

"Hey, the waitress just dropped a cup. Are you ok?" Matteo shook his head and stater breathing heavily. "That's it!" Nellie dragged him away from everyone and to  private space.

"Whats wrong with you? You're always flinching and I can tell you were on the verge of a panic attack. Matteo, I can't help unless you tell me what's wrong. Let me in. Whatever it is I can help you out."

"Fine. The real reason I flinch is because my step mom and my dad abuse me. They throw me around like a piece of garbage. Tell me I'm not worth it. That I should just end my life because no one cares about me in the first place. The reason I moved over here was because I was in rehab in New York. I had a drug problem. Thought taking pills was the only way I could feel good about myself. The only reason, I was ever in rehab was because social services found out and if my parents didn't put me in rehab I would've been taken away but I know damn well if social services never got involved they would've let me overdosed. I figured if I told you something then you would've thought that I was dangerous and you didn't wanna be friends with me anymore. I'm so sorry Nel." Nellie wiped her tears away and hugged Matteo.

"You didn't need to hide from me Matteo. I would've helped you out. You're not dangerous, Teo." Matteo sniffled. "Really?"

"Yeah. Tell you what. You can stay at my place until puck gets out of juvie. Then we'll figure something out. Together." Matteo shook his head. "Nah, I don't wanna be a bother."

"You won't be. Just trust me. Do you trust me?"

"Yeah, I trust you."

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