Disclaimer: I do not own Glee or any characters there-in. Ryan Murphy does. The End

A/N: Tike because they fit like puzzle pieces.

Tina sat on the staircase, she smiled gently as Mike slid and slipped across the hardwood floors in his stocking feet. He was grace and power, he flowed and writhed and lunged and pounced. Tina loved watching him dance. It was the last day of December, meaning that it was the last day of 2011, New Year's Eve. But it really meant that for exactly a week, she had been engaged to Mike.

The cool metal on Tina's finger was strange. It was odd having this ever-present ring on her left hand. It was an adjustment. She had to be careful what gloves she wore, her leather ones wouldn't slide nicely over the diamond, and her loose knit ones were a snag hazard. But it wasn't just that. Tina had to adjust to taking her ring off and putting it somewhere safe when she bathed, when she did the dishes, hell, even when she was cleaning. Twirling the cool metal around her ring finger had become a quirk despite the short time she'd been wearing it. Mike had a quirk with it too, when they were holding hands, or even sitting, he would often lift her left hand and kiss the ring, reaffirming their connection.

It was a good change. It made Tina smile every time she caught the glitter of light playing on the ring out of the corner of her eyes. She often fell asleep her left hand curled to her chest, metal and gem pressing against her chest. It was an extended sense of warmth, an extended sense of Mike. It wasn't about how pretty or shiny it was, not really. It was about what it meant. How Mike had rambled through his proposal, how he would tug her into a hug and whisper his new endearment into her ear: wife. How every intimation of their future made her heart beat faster. Tina was irrevocably in love with Mike Chang, any reservations she once had about thinking too far ahead were distant memories, distant half formed thoughts that didn't make sense to her anymore.

Twirling the ring slowly about her finger, Tina smiled as Mike spun on his toes. He slowed to a stop and Tina grinned, "Brilliant!"

"You," Mike panted lightly, "always say that."

Rising and stepping down, Tina wrapped her arms around Mike's neck, "Because it's true!"

"What did I do to deserve you," Mike joked.

Tina rolled her eyes, sometimes Mike was horribly cliché, but it was cute, horribly cute. "I don't know. But when you figure it out let me know."

"So, party tonight," Mike snickered. "Excited, Wife?"

"Oh entirely, you know Kurt throws good parties," Tina pecked Mike on the lips.

Mike returned the peck happily, "Oh so you aren't going to take the chance and run off with Puck tonight?"

"I'm all yours," Tina told him.

Mike nodded, a smile creeping onto his face, "Yes you are. When they find out…"

Mike and Tina had agreed on the 26th, late at night, after they had informed the rest of the Chang clan about their engagement, that, while the Glee club would find out quite quickly, they were perfectly find letting it happen in its own time. And, with all the busybodies in glee, would likely be Kurt's New Year's Bash.

Saturday afternoon was spent quietly. Mike was reading a new book he'd gotten for Christmas, while his mother and Tina were ensconced on the couch putting together what his mom affectionately called a "wedding book". So far as Mike could tell all it meant was cutting up wedding magazines and pasting them in a binder.

Mike thought it was cute. Not the whole magazine thing, the bonding thing. Mike had brought home two of his previous girlfriends, neither had lasted long. His mother hadn't liked either. So it was something special to watch Tina and his mother getting along. Sometimes it got on his nerves, because his mother and Tina were inseparable at times, but in the end it was important to him, because deep down, Mike was a momma's boy.

Kurt ushered them into the house, Tina dressed in her pale green sheath dress and Mike in his white dress shirt and slacks. Kurt was already in high spirits, probably due to the glass of champagne in his hand and the utter lack of parental supervision. Mike and Tina followed the happy teen down into the basement, which had been turned into a party zone. Music was blaring and everyone was dancing and clearly drinking.

Mike and Tina travelled along the perimeter of the room. They'd said hello to most of their friends, and found themselves chitchatting with Puck.

"So how was Christmas," Tina asked Puck. "I got the picture you sent, adorable!"

Puck's smirk softened at the thought of his daughter, "Beth loved it, thanks again, Tina."

"Glad to help," Tina grinned nudging Puck with her shoulder, her left hand securely tucked in Mike's right.

"So how was your Christmas," Puck asked as he rocked on his heels.

Mike grinned, leaning down and kissing Tina's forehead, "It was good. Really good."

"Yeah," Tina agreed.

The night wore on. Santana and Brittany were dancing together quite happily. Mercedes and Kurt and Rachel had settled down near the snack table. Artie and most of the other boys were playing a video game in another corner, beer cans stacking up. Blaine had found a seat beside Mike and Tina. The two boys engaging in a chat about a new dance move they wanted to try out for glee.

It was in the middle of their conversation, when out of habit, Mike lifted Tina's left hand to his lips and pressed a kiss to her knuckles. Tina's slightly bored expression shifted immediately to one of amusement.

Blaine on the other hand, his expression became a little pinched before he clamped down on his burgeoning smile when his eyes lit on a little piece of jewelry encircling Tina's ring finger. Mike watched his friend's expression shift rapidly and let loose a grin of his own.

"Is that," Blaine pointed slowly, trying to keep the excitement from his voice, "an engagement ring?"

Mike nodded, pulling Tina closer to him.

The smile on Blaine's lips burst forth brightly, "Oh my god! Congratulations!" He clapped Mike on the shoulder before he stood and pulled Tina into a hug, picking her up and spinning her around happily.

Blaine's excited laughter drew the attention of the rest of the room. Rachel was the first one across the room.

"What's going on," she asked eagerly, the nervous energy that seemed to always flow around her bubbling at the surface.

Blaine looked at Tina and Mike, they both gave small, tight nods. Grinning, Blaine lifted Tina's hand up for Rachel's perusal.

"Oh, my, god," Rachel gasped slowly, "you're…you're engaged!"

It was more shocked than excited in that moment. Rachel seized Tina's hand, dragging it up for a closer inspection.

The others of their group had finally noticed the commotion and were gathering around. Finn who was about to ask what was going on never got the chance because his girlfriend explained it. "You are engaged!"

Mike finally moved forward to rescue his fiancée. He, with a bit of effort, removed Tina from Rachel's grip and held her in his arms.

"We," Mike smiled cutely, "have an announcement. I asked Tina to marry me, and she said yes."

There were whoops of delight from most of the group. Rachel was apparently catatonic from the news, and Puck was somewhere between scowling and smiling. He settled on smirking.

"Way to go Chang," Puck called. "Forbidden fruit, so hot!"

Mike's happy smile slipped and he set his glare on Puck, "Not cool man!"

Quinn, who had been rather quiet lately slipped her arms around her own waist before she spoke softly, "You're not, pregnant, are you?"

Tina blushed hotly, "No!"

Mike licked his lower lip reflexively and pulled Tina closer against him. If Quinn only knew exactly why Tina was blushing so hard…

"Engaged," Rachel asked again amid the cheers and congratulations. Rachel had always thought she would be engaged first. She was more talented, and older, and… Well it was only fair. But, Rachel was nothing if not gracious. So she pasted on a smile, grabbed Finn's hand and congratulated Tina. She tactfully ignored the fact that Finn was whimpering because she was very nearly cutting off the circulation in his arm.

Tina swayed in Mike's arms as their friends surrounded them, counting down to the New Year. The party had jumped back into full swing after the news about Tina and Mike. Now it was the last few seconds of 2011. Tina couldn't think of anywhere else she would rather be than in Mike's arms.

"I love you," she whispered.

"And I love you," Mike returned.

"Three," Rachel counted down, "two."

"One," Santana yelled as the room erupted into cheers and whistles.

Amid the noise, Tina and Mike locked lips while they danced to Auld Lang Syne. It was the perfect moment, the perfect end to 2011, and the perfect start to 2012 and the rest of their lives.

"We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day."

-Edith Lovejoy Pierce

A/N: Well there it is. The end of this story, and the end of this year. Happy New Year, everyone. Hope 2012 is the start of something wonderful for you all. Please leave a review on your way out!