It was a new week for the glee club which meant nellie was sitting in her usual spot next to Matteo. He was playing with the rings on her fingers as the couple made small talk.

Just then Mr.Shue walked in, causing everyone to take their seats and listen to what he had to say.

"All right, New Directions. Big news. As you know, Vocal Adrenaline came in second last year at nationals." Mr.Shue informed making Nellie softly smile. That was probably the best thing that came out of that weekend.

Beside trying a New York pretzel. But of course Finn had to go and make it all about him and Rachel.

"The only good thing to come out of that lost weekend. Besides us getting back together."

"Yeah, and you two getting back together was the reason we lost." Nellie scoffed with a roll of her eyes.

"Well, the boosters at Carmel don't donate tens of thousands of dollars every year to come in second, so they fired Dustin Goolsby."

"So handsome." Artie mumbled causing Matteo to furrow his brows.

"And they're having trouble finding a new coach. It seems no one wants to take on that pressure cooker." Mr.Shue mentioned.

"That means they've vulnerable." Tina said.

"Yes, and if we work hard enough, we can beat them. Which is why I realize that, um, I can't direct the musical this year." Mr.Shue informed. Nellie frowned, since she wanted to be in the musical as well.

"No, Mr.Shue, you can't cancel the musical. My New York dreams depend on it."

"Nobody asked." Nellie mumbled bitterly.

"I'm not cancelling it. I'm just not directing it. My solo focus has to be in here. Nationals, Nationals, Nationals! And it's just not me that's gonna have to focus harder this year. I've been too easy on you, so everyday after choir practice I am instituting a mandatory booty camp so we can work on our dancing. Now, it's not for all of you. Just for people that I think need help. Like-" Mr.Shue was cut off by Finn.

"Finn."

"How did you know? And Puckerman, Hummel."

"Which one?" Puck asked.

"You." Mr.Shue replied before going back to the list.

"I must protest." Kurt mentioned.

"You kinda have one move, Kurt. It's like this sashay, and it's super distracting." Mike commented.

"Jones and Parker." The two glanced at each other before glancing back at Mr.Shue.

"What the hell man? I can dance!" Jay exclaimed.

"Jay, no offense, but your foot work is way off. I almost saw you trip once." Nellie mentioned and Jay just scoffed rolling his eyes. Mercedes got her two sense in as well but Mr.Shue still wasn't having any of it.

"You told me once that you were Beyoncé. You don't think she spends extra time in the dance studio? Mike Chang and Nellie Puckerman have offered to be my assistants and we start tomorrow and yes, Puckerman, it is mandatory." Mr.Shue added.

"Mr.Schuester, would you mind if I dropped by for a little bit? I really need to catch up with you guys." Blaine asked.

"Okay, Mr.Shue, I'm glad you're so concerned with your special needs members, but what about me. Okay, who's gonna direct the musical?"

"Oh my god, not everything is about you." Jay exclaimed and Mercedes rubbed his back trying to calm him down.

"Ladies and gentlemen, your co music directors. Ms.Pillsbury and Coach Beiste ." The two walked inside the choir room and Rachel shook her head clearly not liking this idea.

"Now, Ms.Pillsbury did such a good job helping me out with Rocky horror last year that I knew she could handle the job." Mr.Shue said.

"And I'm here to keep the football guys in line, and I've also talked them into playing the jets." Coach Beiste added.

"Mr.Shue, with all due respect to Ms.Pillsbury and Coach Beiste , this is crazy-they have absolutely zero experience in directing a musical." Rachel commented.

"Not true:In college I was in "A Funny Thing happened on the way to the forum". I was the forum." Coach Besite informed making Nellie furrow her brows.

"The teachers at this school are already overworked and unfortunately a lot of them agree with Sue that the arts are a waste of time. Besides, they are gonna have some help. I have decided to include student director this year." Mr.Shue said making Nellie clap her hands together. This was going to be way more fun then she thought.

"Mr.Shue, I'm honored, but Barbra was forty when she directed herself in yentl so it's just, it's too soon." Rachel commented. Nellie growled before throwing a water bottle directly at Rachel's face.

"I hate you." Brittany said.

"I was actually hoping Artie would take the job."

"Ha! Not everything's about you Berry!" Nellie yelled cheering for Artie.

"Me? I've developed my whole persona around conflict avoidance." Artie commented.

"Come on Artie, you've made short films. Directing is your dream. You can do it." Tina encouraged.

"I'm in." Artie said and everyone clapped for him.

"All right, that's what I kind to head buddy."

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The next day Booty Camp had started.

"I still don't get why I'm here. I thought I could dance." Matteo commented as he was stretching his legs.

"Of course you can love, this'll just make you better." Nellie replied.

"Can I get a massage when this is over?" Nellie chuckled and nodded before pressing a kiss to his lips.

"Listen, Mr.Shue. I am all for participating, but Shane says I'm more of a "park and bark" and I tend to agree." Mercedes mentioned.

"A what and what?" Finn questioned.

"Park and bark. I stand center-stage signing the notes no one else can while all of you guys dance around me." Mercedes replied.

"Booty Camp is about all of you dancing, Mercedes. In unison. I mean, look at Vocal Adrenaline. When they're in sync-one big, terrifying machine-they're unstoppable. Mike, Nellie, do your thing. Lets go." Mr.Shue said.

"The jazz square, the grapevine, the step touch, the kick ball change, and pivot." Mike starts.

"We prefect these basics, we'll win nationals. Grapevine to the right:5,6,7,8." Nellie added before they broke out dancing. Nellie took it as slow as possible so everyone was able to see.

"Keep it going." Mr.Shue instructed.

"I. Am. In. Hell." Puck commented.

"Tell me about it. My legs are in so much pain."

"I'll give you a massage love. Just try." Nellie encouraged continuing to do the move.

"Finn, you look like you're stepping on bees." Nellie commented.

"Come on Mercedes, blend!" Mike added.  Nellie walked towards Mr.Shue and notices how Kurt was holding his hands up.

"Kurt, jazz hands!" Mr.Shue exclaimed.

"Fine!"

After booty camp Nellie was walking down the hallway holding hands with Matteo. He was walking weirdly due to the fact his legs were killing him.

"So, you gonna audition for the musical?" He asked nudging his girlfriends shoulder a little. Nellie nodded.

"Yeah. I just need a song."

"Well, I heard you singing I Will Always Love you by Whitney Houston. Why don't you use that one?"

"Because I haven't been able to get the high note yet. Every time I try my voice cracks and I screw up. I don't want that to happen during the audition and I ruin everything." Nellie sighed sadly and a pair of strong arms wrapped around her torso.

"I think you'll do great. Plus, you've hit so many high notes before. Why is this one any different?" Nellie nodded and stopped in the middle of the hallway making Matteo stop as well.

"You should try out too."

"Me? Pfft. I sing, but musicals aren't my thing. Plus, I'd have to deal with Rachel screaming in my ear every two seconds." Nellie giggled at that and checked the time on her phone.

"I'm gonna miss my audition! Love you lots! See you later!" Nellie pecked Matteo on the lips before running off to the auditorium.

"Nellie? You're auditioning?" Rachel questioned noticing the girl walking towards the stage.

"Yeah. I wanted to keep it a secret so you wouldn't find some way to sabotage me."Nellie replied.

"That's crazy. I'd never do that."

"What you did to sunshine says different. Now, I gotta kill an audition. See ya." Nellie flipped her hair in front of Rachel's face before walking to the stage.

"Hi I'm Nellie Puckerman and I'll be auditioning for the part of Velma." She introduced.

"Amazing. And what song will you be singing?" Ms.Pillsbury asked.

"I'll be singing I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston."

"Whenever you're ready Nel." Artie said.

[I Will Always Love You-Nellie Puckerman]

At the end everyone cheered for Nellie making the girl grin.

"Nel, you sure you don't want Maria? You'd be amazing as her."

"And hear Rachel's mouth? I'm good. Plus, Cedes wants that part and I'm not taking it away from her."

"That was amazing Nellie. Thank you." Nellie smirked and walked off the stage bumping shoulders with Rachel as she did so.

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Later that night Nellie was giving Matteo a massage as promised. He let out low groans of pleasure as she kneed her fist into his back.

"Right there. That's the spot, oh god nel." He breathed as his eyes slowly fluttered shut.

"I used to give these all the time when Puck would come home from practice. So I got some experience." Nellie hit the same spot as she did from before which caused Matteo to let out a sigh of pure pleasure.

"So, how was your audition? We didn't get a chance to talk about it much cause of how tired I was." Matteo's words came off as muffled due to the fact his face was smashed into a pillow, but Nellie was able to tell what he was trying to say.

"It was good. They wanted me to try out for Maria." Nellie replied.

"Maria? Isn't that like, the main character?"

"Sorta. I said no though." Matteo furrowed his brows and turned over so that he was now lying on his back and Nellie fell off of him landing on his side.

"Why?"

"Because, that's a lot of pressure and the last thing I need is everyone telling me I'm not good enough or I need to do better to play Maria. Plus Rachel wants that part and we all know how she can get."

"Yeah. I just think you'd be great amor. And I wish you could see yourself the same way I do." Nellie chuckled and pressed a kiss to Matteo's nose making his face scrunch up.

"Come on, let's get to bed. We got booty camp tomorrow."

Matteo groaned and covered his entire body with the blanket.

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The next day at booty camp Nellie was helping out the group as usual. Matteo was getting better, which made a sense of pride burst inside of Nellie.

"All right Finn. You got this buddy. Come on." Mr.Shue encouraged. Nellie walks toward everyone else but still watches Finn from the corner of her eye. He was doing pretty good before he fell.

"You ok?"

"I can't do this." He replied.

"You can."

"I can't!"

"Hey, who knows more about dancing? You or me?" Mr.Shue questioned.

"You." Finn replied.

"That's right. Look, I know you can do this, and I believe in you."

"One more time." Finn commented.

"That's right. Here we go." Finn did the move once more and he finally got it making Nellie cheer. The sound of footsteps made everyone turn around.

It was Quinn, with her hair dyed back blonde and wearing her usual bright dresses.

"Can I help you Quinn?" Mr.Shue questioned.

"I heard this was for people who need a little help with their dance moves and want to win nationals." Quinn mentioned.

"That's right."

"So I'm a little rusty. And uh, would it be cool if I joined in?" Quinn asked and Nellie smiled.

"Absolutely. Welcome back." Nellie was the first one to run over and jump into Quinn's arms.

"Get in here girl. You've been missed." Mercedes said as Quinn and her hug. Mike and Jay got their hug in as well before Mr.Shue snapped them out of reality.

"Alright, let's line it up. Enough, enough. Alright, let's get in line. Booty camp, here we come. Line it up!" Mr.Shue instructed.

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