Just a collection of one shots with my favorite glee ships. Feel free to request any ship you'd like me to write about and I will do so, unless it's like a really disgusting one, like, Karofsky and Blaine.
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Prompt: Back in season 1 when Quinn was pregnant and Mercedes finds her in the girl's bathroom, crying.
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Mercedes walked into the girls bathroom, humming happily. Life was good, she was on the Cheerios, so now she wasn't constantly getting slushied, she and Kurt were going to the mall after school to shop and talk about cute boys, and even Rachel was being slightly less annoying in glee club, than usual.
Her humming stopped abruptly when she saw a very familiar blonde crouched in the corner of the restroom, crying.
"Quinn? Are you okay?" Mercedes asked, crossing the bathroom floor so she could talk to the former Cheerio.
"No! I hate myself, I'm so stupid!" Quinn cried, not even bothering to hide her tears from the diva.
"What!" Mercedes cut in, her face a mask of shock.
"I was so stupid, I let myself get pregnant! Now I'm ugly, and fat, and unpopular! Finn broke up with me, and then I thought I had something going on with Puck, but when we were babysitting, he was 'sexting' Santana!"
"Quinn, what are you talking about?" Mercedes asked kindly, setting a comforting hand on Quinn's arm.
"But it's true! I got myself knocked up, and now I have this stupid baby, and Coach Sylvester kicked me off the stupid Cheerios, and I don't have a boyfriend!" Quinn buried her face in her hands once she finished her rant, and Mercedes looked at her with sad eyes.
"First of all, you didn't knock yourself up, Puck did, second, Coach Sue lost her best Cheerio and now she's really struggling to pull her team into shape without your help, and third, who needs a boyfriend? You are a strong, smart, brave woman who doesn't need no stinking man!" Mercedes said, causing Quinn to look up.
"You really think so?" Quinn asked timidly.
"I know so! And Quinn, just because you have a baby now, doesn't mean you're not pretty! You don't need to be skinny, or have a boyfriend, or be on the Cheerios to be pretty. And, although it's not the most important thing, you are beautiful, no matter what anyone else says!" Mercedes replied, and the blonde managed a wobbly smile.
"Thanks, Mercedes. You're a really good friend." Quinn said, pulling Mercedes into a hug. "But, people still whisper about me, I know they do." Before the diva could respond, Quinn walked out of the bathroom. Mercedes stared after her, the gears in her brain turning.
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"Hi, everyone. My name is Mercedes Jones, and today I'm going to be performing for you, along with my fellow Cheerios." It was McKinley's usual monthly assembly, and this time the Cheerios were performing.
"But," Mercedes continued, "I've decided to do something a little different."
"What is she doing?" Mercedes heard Kurt whisper to Santana. The Latina just shrugged, just as clueless as Kurt.
"Raise your hand if you've ever felt ugly." The gym was silent for a minute, then to everyone's surprise, Santana raised her hand, her back still to the audience. "Or, if you've ever felt fat, or like you have too many pimples, or that you aren't popular enough, or that nobody likes you?" Slowly more and more hands went up, and Mercedes nodded.
"I've felt that way too, I'm pretty sure we all have, but, recently a friend of mine has been having a lot of trouble with this, so, this is for her." Mercedes finished, then she took a deep breath as music began to float through the gym out of the speakers.
Mercedes: Ooh yeah Ooh yeah
Everyday is so wonderful And suddenly, it's hard to breathe Now and then, I get insecure From all the pain, I'm so ashamed
I am beautiful no matter what they say Yes, words can't bring me down I am beautiful in every single way Yes, words can't bring me down, oh no So don't you bring me down today Oh no
Quinn didn't understand who Mercedes was singing to, then realization dawned on her, and her mouth dropped open.
Mercedes: To all your friends you're delirious So consumed in all your doom Trying hard to fill the emptiness, The pieces gone, Left the puzzle undone, Ain't that the way it is?
'Cause you are beautiful no matter what they say Words can't bring you down, no, no You are beautiful in every single way Yes words can't bring you down, oh, no So don't you bring me down today
The New Directions has slowly trickled over and went to stand up by Mercedes. Even Kurt, Santana, and Brittany broke away from the Cheerios and joined Mercedes in singing to their friends. Quinn tried not to look at Puck or Santana, but she couldn't help it.
Puck looked truly sorry and was looking straight at her with sad eyes, and she held his gaze with her glassy ones.
Santana's face was unreadable at first, but then she found Quinn's eyes, and she broke. Her eyes became wet too, and she didn't have to say anything, but Quinn knew she was sorry because of the way her friend was looking at her.
New Directions (Mercedes): No matter what we do (No matter what we do) No matter what we say (No matter what we say) We're the song inside the tune (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Full of beautiful mistakes And everywhere we go (And everywhere we go) The sun will always shine (The sun will always, always shine) But tomorrow we might awake On the other side
Quinn couldn't bring herself to get up there with all her friends, until Finn came over to her and held out his hands to help her up. She stared at him for a second, then accepted his hands, and let him pull her up and into a hug. She gratefully hugged back, and tried not to get too many tears on his shirt.
Mercedes: 'Cause we are beautiful, No matter what they say Yes, words won't bring us down, oh no We are beautiful in every single way Yes, words can't bring us down, oh no So don't you bring me down today Ooh ooh
Don't you bring me down today ooh Don't you bring me down, today
Mercedes finished the song, and was met with thunderous applause, even from Sue, who's face had looked stormy in the beginning of the performance, but she was now fighting back tears.
"Thank you, Mercedes. You're a great friend." Quinn said, pulling the diva into a hug.
"I know," Mercedes replied simply, and Quinn gave a shaky laugh. "It may not be the most important thing, but always remember that you are beautiful, Quinn."
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Hello! I apologize for that horrible ending, but Ididn't know how to end it. Did you like the one shot? Quinn and Mercedes (Quincedes?) is one of my fav friendships and they should have gotten more screen time in my opinion. I hope you liked the one shot and thank you so much for reading! Bye!
