The glee club sat in the choir room as Mr.Shue was writing on the board song selections for sectionals. The problem was, he looked a little sick. Matteo pulled a mask out of his backpack and placed it on.

"Wait a sec! I want one!" Nellie hissed. "You know I got you covered Nel." He pulled out another mask and handed it over to her. The two smirked as they realized there was a chance they wouldn't be exposed the illness going around.

"All right guys um, it's time to start thinking about song selections." Mr.Shue turned around and looked as if he saw a ghost, which confused Nellie.

"Looking good, Puckerman. Someone's been eating their Wheaties." Santana commented. "These guns are fully loaded." Puck responded.

"Mr.Shue, I, for one think we should use our set list for sectionals to start exploring the oeuvre of one Bernadette Peters." Rachel said. "Ok, am I the only one who understood nothing she just said?" Matteo asked. Nellie nodded in agreement. "Someday, I'm going to go to Paris and visit the Oeuvre."

"I just want to dance."

"Mr.Shue? Can we maybe try some modern music for our set list? Not to be rude but it sounds like you haven't listened to music since the 80s." Nellie commented. "Mr.Schuester, you look a little green." Mercedes said. Mr.Shue finally spoke up after staring at Nellie and the others as if they were crazy.

"I think I'm going to the nurse. But first, I think I should get you guys a sitter." Matteo and Puck helped Mr.Shue to the nurses office as the glee kids sat in confusion on what was coming next.

After glee club, Matteo was practically bathing himself in hand sanitizer. He also refused to take his mask off, and he stole gloves from the cafeteria.

"Teo, I'm afraid of getting sick too, but don't you think this is a bit much?" Nellie asked as he sprayed the hallway with disinfectant spray. Nellie scoffed and chuckled as Matteo grabbed her hands and gave her sanitizer.

"Nel, in case you haven't noticed, I'm like, the worlds biggest germaphobe. Anything that screams sickness and disease I run away from. And now that
Mr.Shues sick, I have to be very, very careful of what I do and how I do it. Because if I get sick, then there's a high chance you get sick. And that's not what I want. You get it?" Nellie slowly nodded. Matteo was taking his way more seriously then he should. He sprayed his locker one last time before Finn showed up. He turned around and sprayed him while also applying sanitizer.

"Dude, what the hell are you doing?" Finn coughed. "Teo's a germaphobe. As you can tell by the excessive amount of hand sanitizer he is applying to your hand." Nellie pointed to Finns hand which was soaked with hand sanitizer.

"Jeez dude," Finn exclaimed. "Can I talk to you Nel?" Nellie nodded as she said bye to Matteo before walking off with Finn. "What's up with you Hudson River? Oh god, did Rachel force you to sing male lead for one of her musicals again?"

"No. Well, yes. But it's different. I feel like......I feel like you're replacing me with Matteo. Don't get me wrong, I think you guys are awesome together, but I miss us hanging out. Between glee club, and football, and Rachel, I feel like we haven't been able to hang out, you know?" Nellie nodded. It had been a while since Finn and Nellie hung out. She had been so busy helping Matteo she completely left Finn in the dust. And that wasn't fair.

"Let's fix that. You and me. Hanging out tonight. I'll tell Matteo I'll be at your house and I'm sure he'll have no issue with that. You're right, I've been busy and I've been ditching you and pretty much everyone else. So, tonight?" Finn fist bumped her.

"Yeah, tonight."

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"Finn, how can you drink this like it's nothing? This is gross!" Nellie exclaimed as she took a sip out of her friends protein drink. Finn smirked and took it back from her.

"Sam told me about it. It's gross, but helps me get abs." Finn explained as he took a large sip. Nellie gagged and leaned back on his bed which seemed to have gotten more comfortable ever since she moved out. Finn sat down next to her. "Are you and Matteo dating?" He blurted out. Nellie furrowed her brows. "No, why would you think that?"

"Come on Nel, it's so obvious that you guys like each other. He talks about you all the time in football practice. And you wear his hoodies and you're with him 25/8." Nellie scoffed.

"That's crazy. But uh......hypothetically speaking, what does Matteo say about me? You know, not because I like him, I just wanna know what he has to say." Nellie shrugged.

"Mhm. Sure. He just basically says how awesome you are and how lucky he is to have you as a friend. Nel, if you don't make your move you're going to regret it."

"Why would I regret it?"

"You didn't hear? Amira has been all up on Matteo lately. You must've been napping or not paying attention."

Not like Matteo would go for someone like her anyways. Would he? No way. Nellie liked Matteo, and she didn't want to think of Matteo leaving her for Amira. The thought made her clench her fists. Finn noticed.

"Woah, chill out. If he even thinks of ditching you or treating you the wrong way me and the glee guys got your back." Nellie nodded and hugged Finn.

"Love you Finn."

"Love you more Nel."

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The glee club sat in the classroom as Rachel stood in the front writing in big letters: ME on the board. Nellie narrowed her eyes and crossed her arms over her chest.

"Class, in Mr.Schuester's absence I'd like to go around and ask everyone what songs they would like to hear me preform at sectionals." Nellies hatred for Rachel was slowly coming back. Her and Santana glanced at each other before all hell broke loose.

"All right let me at her! Tu eres loca!"

"Who the hell do you think you're are? Let go of me Teo! Let me at her!" Nellie screamed as she tried to charge at Rachel. Matteo and Puck held her back as she tried running towards Rachel who was screaming like she was getting murdered.

Later that day at lunch, Nellie was walking with Kurt and Mercedes as she was still angry about the events from earlier.

"I am shaking, and it's either form low blood sugar or rage. It was only a matter of time before Rachel tried to take over glee club." Kurt said. Nellie closed her eyes. "Yep. She's lucky I didn't slap the talent out of her." She added.

"We'll forget all about it tonight at bowling." Mercedes says. Nellie shook her head. "Puck made up this new thing where we spend the night stuffing our faces with junk food and stuff. So I can't go, sorry 'Cedes." Nellie apologized.

"I can't go either. Blaine asked me to hang out."

"I've been looking forward to sit all week," Mercedes comments sadly causing Nellie to frown. "Wait. Are you two going out? Because I think you need to come clean."

"What? No! I don't want another Jesse Rachel traitor scenario to overcome. Please Mercedes, mums the word." Kurt responds. "He has a point." Nellie commented.

"We'll be happy for you. We know how lonely you've been."

"Hey, we just hang out. Nothing about it glee club even ever comes up. It's just nice to have someone to talk to."

"I am offended!" Nellie joked as she started walking again. "I mean someone like me. But I promise we'll hang out Friday night." Mercedes looked over at the tots that the lunch lady was handing out.

"She's just hungry." Kurt muttered as he watched Mercedes Skip people to get to the front of the line.

"Whoa, Whoa. Couple more. Thanks. So what are we gonna do about glee club while Mr.Shue is sick?"

"I have an idea. Have you met the new Spanish teacher?"

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Nellie walked in the choir room only to be stopped as soon as she walked in by Puck. "Noah Puckerman let me in this choir room!" She exclaimed.

"Hold up a sec Nel, I buttered the floor and I don't wake you to get hurt." Puck grabbed her hand and guided her to where there was no butter on the floor. Nellie just furrowed her brows in confusion.

"Butter the floor?"

"So the sub will slip and fall. Jeez I thought we talked about this at our annual sibling movie night?"

"Grease was on and you know I don't pay attention to your existence when grease is on!" Nellie exclaimed. Puck just shrugged in agreement and kept on buttering the floor. Finn walked inside the choir room and looked at Puck in confusion.

"Dude what're you doing?" He asked. "Kurt got us a substitute, so I'm buttering the floor." Puck explained. "But sectionals is like, two weeks from now!"

"Party pooper." Matteo commented from the back of the classroom. "Hey Gigantor, we're all gonna swap names, yo!" Nellie smirked and nodded at the idea. Nellie was about to walk over to her seat before she slipped and fell.

"Ow."

"Did I hear something about a substitu-" Rachel eas cut off by her slipping and falling causing Nellie to burst out into laughter. Rachel stood up and dusted herself off.

"Well, at least i didn't fall and break my talent. I'm fine." Rachel walked over to her seat and Nellie was still laughing along with Matteo. Finally the new substitute walked in and she slid across the floor like it was nothing. Nellies jaw dropped as she moved to sit in her seat next to Matteo who also looked shocked.

"Oh what the hell?"

"Hola clase. Nothing says Bienvenidos quite like a buttered floor." Kurt walked inside the choir room only to slip and fall.

"Let's start with some introductions. My name is Holly Holliday. What's yours? Go!" Holly turned towards Puck.

"I'm Finn Hudson, I'm quarterback of the football team." Puck put on a dumb face and mocked Finn.

"I'm Mercedes Jones AKA the best singer in glee club." Nellie introduced after him.

"I'm Rachel Berry, his loud, loud girlfriend."

"I'm Mike Chang." Mike nodded in agreement. "Those aren't your names. You know why I know that?" Holly asked.

"You're psychic?"

"I know this because I recently watched a video of you guys preforming at regionals where you came in last. Maybe it's bedsheets the songs were about 30 years old but—-" Holly was cut off by Finn who Jude had to get his comment in. "Those songs are classics."

"Those songs are amazing. But they sounded like somebody else's favorite songs, not yours."

"Yes! Finally! I've been waiting until someone said something!" Nellie cheered. "I'm not your average run-of-the-mill substitute teacher. I want you guys to do things that you want to do. I want you to have fun in our fabulous but fleeting time together. What do you say we have class outside today?" Holly suggested.

"It's raining." Mercedes responded. "Then let's take a field trip to Taco Bell!" Matteo smirked and turned towards Nellie.

"I like her." He whispered. "Same." Nellie whispered back.

"Should we toke up some medical-grade marijuana? I wish." The glee club burst out laughing. "Okay. No, we can't just goof off all day. We have to write a set list for sectionals."

"Boring." Matteo sang. "You're right. What songs would you like to do?" Nellie gaped at the woman. No one had ever asked them what songs they would like to do. Mr.Shue always picked it out for them. So to hear her say they could pick songs, Nellie was ecstatic.

"Is this a dream? Someone pinch me." She mumbled dreamily. "Oh. Don't get asked that question much, do we?" Nellie shook her head.

"Miss Holidays right. Mr.Schuester's set list sometimes seems like he hasn't listened to the radio since the 80s."

"He never listens to what  Teo and I have to say."

Flashback:
"Hey, Mr.Shue? Can we maybe do some Usher for sectionals?" Matteo asked.

"Or we can do that new Cee Lo song, 'Forget you?'" Puck questioned right after.

"Uh, no. Come on guys, there has to be a journey song we haven't done yet."

"Nobody wants to-" Nellie covered Matteo's mouth before he could finish his sentence.

"Cee Lo! That's what I'm talkin' about." Matteo clapped his hands together. "Yes! Finally we can express ourselves without Mr.Shue controlling us!" He laughed.

"Excuse me. What would you know about Cee Lo? 'Cause you're like, forty." Santana commented. "Top forty, sweet cheeks. Hit it!"

[Forget You-Holly Holliday Plus The New Directions]

"That was the most fun I've had so far!" Matteo breathed.

"Let's go get some tacos!"

"Tacos! Wooo!" Nellie cheered.

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The next day Nellie was going to sit with Kurt and Mercedes again. They were discussing their hang out on Friday.

"Oh, we have to get there early on Friday. It's league night for little people. They'll buy up all the small shoes if they get there first."

"Oh I totally forgot. Greg Evigan is starring in Rent at the community playhouse and Blaine got us tickets."

"Us? You mean all of us?" Nellie asked gesturing to Mercedes and her. "I think he could only score two." Nellie looked in confusion as Santana and the Cheerios were taking the tots away from the kids.

"Santana what the hell you doing?" Nellie asked. "Principal Sue banned the tots. And I'm confused as to why you aren't helping us Nellie!"

"I wasn't even told to help out." Nellie argued. Amira walked over and Nellie dropped her tray in anger.

"Because she asked me before you. Sorry Nel, you're not top dog around here anymore. I took your spot."

"Woah ok, watch it before I really show you who's top dog!" Nellie threatened before Kurt held her arms keeping her back.

"She can't do that!"

"They look like deep-fried deer poop."

"Take it up with Principal Sue." Nellie tripped Amira causing her to fall flat on her face.

"Oops!" She giggled before walking off towards Coaches office.

"I feel replaced!" She exclaimed to her coach.

"Well you should mini Puckerman, you see, you've been paying attention to that dumb glee club instead of where you really belong. The Cheerios."

"I-I like glee club and I'm wishing you'll see how much it means to me!"

"Do you also like the Cheerios?"

"Yeah!"

"Well start acting like it! If you don't show more respect towards the Cheerios, I'll have no choice but to kick you off!" Sue yelled. "No no no! I'm sorry! Ok? I'll start putting more time and effort into the Cheerios! I just......I just want to be seen around here."

"Good. Get the hell out of my office."

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Rachel and Miss Holliday are in the auditorium as they're performing their song.

[Nowadays/Hot Money Rag-Miss Holliday And Rachel Berry]

"I actually enjoyed a performance of Rachel's. And that's saying something because I hated everything else!" Nellie said Liz

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Nellie was upset because Miss Holliday resigned and Mr.Shue was back. Miss Holliday was way more cool and fun then Mr.Shue and the fact she quit was kind of like they didn't really have a voice anymore.

But Matteo had talked Nellie into telling Coach how good he was.

Flashback:
"Without Mr.Shue I feel like I wouldn't have expressed my voice to anyone. I mean like, I knew I could sing but I've never showed or told anyone. Mr.Shue fixed that."

Now they sat in the choir room cheering as Mr.Shue was finally back. "All right, thanks you guys. Please. Please, sit down. Thank you for that and—and for all the kind words you said about me to sue. The feelings are mutual. Now we gotta get cracking though. We lost a few days there. It's all gonna be about focus and hard work for the next couple of days."

"I guess Miss Holliday really is gone." Puck spoke up. "I know you guys liked her, and she was a lot of fun. But she and I both agreed that this is what was best."

"Don't get us wrong Mr.Shue, we always want you as our teacher. She was just kind of a nice break."

"She did kind of loosen us up."

"We even got to do Usher!" Matteo added.

"And she actually had some good ideas for a sub." Artie said. "Yeah. I get it. And maybe we can incorporate those—-after sectionals." Nellie scoffed and took the sheet music from Finn.

"And by after sectionals you mean never?" She snarked. "Now, when I'm sick there is only one thing that makes me feel better."

"Gin and juice?" Artie asks. "No. Singin' in the rain. I must've watched it like, 10 times over the past few days. It's actually what inspired me to try this out....as a contender for our first song at sectionals."

"When is this song from?" Sam asks in confusion. "Well, the movie opened in 1952. But-But it's really timeless."

"Not really. Mr.Shue, probably no one knows this song other then Rachel. Can we please for the love of god try some modern music?" Matteo begs.

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Miss Holliday was back and was helping Mr.Shue with the song they had now turned into a mashup. Everyone was in their costumes as the song began.

[Singin' In The Rain/Umbrella-Miss Holliday And Mr.Shue Plus The New Directions]

After glee club Nellie was walking to her locker when she saw Matteo and Amira talking. She instantly grew angry as she saw the blonde flirting with her crush. Finally Amira frowned and turned off walking, giving Nellie the opportunity to walk up to him.

"Hey Nel——Woah, you look pissedWhat happened?" Matteo questioned as he looked at Nellies features.

"Do you like Amira? Seems you guys have been getting close recently?"

"Huh?"

"Oh please Teo she's all over you! A-Are you going out? Do you like her more then me?"

"Nel, are you jealous?"

"No!"

"Seems like it. How can you be jealous if we're not even dating? No, I don't like Amira. She's been flirting with me the last couple days sure, but I've never flirted back. We're not even girlfriend and boyfriend!"

"Oh my god. This is the most embarrassing moment ever. I'm sorry, Teo. I was jealous because I really like you and I don't want you to leave me for some blonde bitch who thinks she's so better then me just because she can hold her handstand longer then me so-" Nellie was cut off by a pair of lips smashing onto hers. Nellie realized it was Matteo and automatically kissed back. It felt like they were kissing for an eternity. All that Nellie wanted these past few weeks was finally coming true. Matteo was the first to pull away.

"Be my girl?"

"I'll be your girl."

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