AN: I know that it has been ages since I've updated. I'm stuck at home sick so that gave me time to update. I hope it wont be that long till i update again.

Everyone was shocked to see that Quinn was a Cheerio again. They also noticed the lack of a scowl that normally resided on her face. The hallways parted when the four cheerio's walked through them, Santana and Brittany at the front linking pinkies, and behind them Rachel and Quinn had their arms linked. From inside the choir room the remaining New Directions, Mercedes, Kurt, Finn and Artie, along with Mr Schue watched in annoyance.

"Quinn!" Mr Schue called her loudly, causing all the students in the hall to turn and look at him.

Quinn knew what this was about. She hadn't seen Mr Schue this morning to tell him she had quit New Directions because he was late as usual. "Yes Mr Schuester?" She asked him acting like she had no idea why he would want to talk to her. She was putting on an act and was very glad that she had Brittany, Rachel and even Santana with her, knowing that they would back her up if needed. She was never good at standing up to figures of authority.

"Are you going to be gracing glee practice with your presence?" He asked and the four girls could see that it took all his energy to control his tone of voice.

"I was going to talk to you in private, but since you brought it up." She paused to take a deep breath, "I'm quitting New Directions and joining Melody Makers."

Mr Schue just shook his head at her but spoke to Rachel instead. "So you've resorted to blackmail now." He insinuated.

"Excuse me?" Rachel was outraged at the accusation.

"You got Quinn her spot back on the cheerleading squad if she quit and joined your club."

It was Quinn who answered. "Rachel did help me get back on the squad but I was the one who asked to join her glee club." When it looked like Mr Schue didn't believe her she continued on. "Being a part of a winning team is going to look good on my college transcripts and I no longer wanted to be a part of the Kurt and Mercedes show."

Sounds of indignation were heard from both Kurt and Mercedes. Quinn turned to them with her hip cocked and arms crossed across her chest. "You two are a bunch of hypocrites. You used to always complain when Rachel got all of the solos and that none of the rest of us got any, which you gave to her Mr Schue." She turned to the man when she said the last bit, but turned back to the delusional duo. "And as soon as she left, you hogged them all for your selves." She finished looking pointedly at them with one eyebrow raised as if daring them to contradict her. They didn't disappoint, saying that she was lying and that they were nothing like Rachel Berry. "Artie." Quinn addressed him and waited for him to look at her. "I know I haven't gotten a solo since Rachel left, have you?" When he shook his head no she asked him another question ignoring Kurt saying that he hadn't asked for one. "Was Tina given a solo before she left?" He voice his no this time. "And I know that she asked for one, more than once." She turned to address Mercedes and Kurt again. "You're right about one thing thou. You are not one bit like Rachel Berry." When she saw them smile she carried on. "I don't mean that as a compliment. Neither one of you is kind, thoughtful, considerate or forgiving. "

As soon as the girls left Artie was not far behind them. It was by the lockers where he found Tina. "Hi." He spoke to her quietly and nervously.

"Hi." She replied wondering why Artie wanted to talk to her.

"I didn't know that you had wanted a solo, with faking a stutter and all." He explained.

"I did." She confirmed what Quinn had said. "It's strange. When I have to talk in front of a large group of people I'm sick with nerves. But it's totally different with singing. I have never felt so alive then when I did at regionals." A huge smile lit up her face when she was talking about singing. "And it was thanks to Rachel that that happened."

"I quit New Directions." He announced and noticed that she was shocked. "We don't have any competitions and it has become the Kurt and Mercedes show." He told her quoting Quinn.

"Do you want to join Melody Makers or something?" She guessed at why he was talking to her.

"No, that's not why I'm talking to you. I just missed my friend"

"I never went anywhere."

"I was stupid to listen to Kurt when he said that weren't going to talk to us when you joined Rachel's club."

"It was him and Mercedes that said they would talk to me. I asked. And when I asked Rachel the same question she said she would talk to me and the only important thing was that I was happy. Aren't you going to miss playing the guitar?" She asked him

"I can still play at home, but since joining New Directions my grades have suffered a bit. I need them as good as they can be if I'm going to get into MIT. So do you forgive me?"

"Emmmm." She pretended to think about it. "Yes." She told him and noticed the look of relief on his face.

"So, you want to come play video games at my house?" He asked her but carried on before she could answer. "I mean assuming you don't have plans with Mike Chang."

"He has football practice now so video games sounds awesome. I hope your mom has some peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies made. They are so awesome."

Rachel, Santana, Quinn and Brittany had gone to bread sticks for dinner. This was Rachel's idea to help repair Quinn's friendship with the fiery Latino. She knew it would take longer for Santana to warm up to Quinn. "That was awesome standing up for Rachel like that Q." Santana said when there was a lull in conversation.

Quinn just smiled back. The layer of ice around Santana was slowly defrosting. "Ya, it was." Rachel agreed. "Thanks."

"I meant what I said." Quinn's smile grew. She didn't think she felt this happy in a long, long time.

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