The Quarterback's Bestfriend

Asian F

Booty Camp, Football, the Musical, rehearsals, and school have been kicking my ass.

Another day, another rehearsal.

Booty Camp is now compiled of Puck, Finn, Santana, Quinn, Kurt, Blaine and Mercedes. While Finn and Tana were doing the move we had for homework, Mercedes shuffles in. "You're late," Mr. Schue calls out, seeing Mercedes sneak into rehearsals 30 minutes late.

"I know. I overslept," Mercedes sighs, stepping in line.

Quinn checks her wristwatch, "It's 4:30 in the afternoon."

Cedes looks to Mr. Schue, "My alarm clock went off 30 minutes late this morning. Kind of shifted my whole schedule. Anyway, what's Santana doing here?"

She points to Santana, who's messing with her nails. Santana rolls her eyes, tucking her nail file into her skirt waistband, "I've re-sworn my allegiance to the Glee Club, without telling Coach Sue."

I place a hand on my friend's shoulder, "Mercedes, I'll catch you up. Five, six, seven. Five, six..."

We take it step by step, everyone watching the pair of us move across the stage until Mercedes runs to the trash can. Mr. Schue and I rush over to her, I rub circles on her back, seeing she's about to throw up. "Mercedes, you okay?"

"My stomach hurts. I think I'm gonna be sick," she groans, clutching her stomach.

"Why are you babying her? I mean, she can't do three steps without puking 'cause she ate at Quizno's before she showed up in this joint," Santana challenges.

Mr. Schue looks to her, waiting her explanation on why she feels sick, "Mr. Schue, you have us scheduled to the second right now. With school, Glee Club and Booty Camp, when else am I supposed to eat?"

"When the rest of us do," Tana snorts, earning a death glare from Cedes.

"Oh, like you eat!" Cedes growls.

Our director throws his hands up between the two. "It's not about eating. It's about attitude. Sectionals are coming up, and if we don't give it our all..."

"I am doing my best," Mercedes pleas, interrupting him.

"No, you're not.," he bluntly says, confusing me by his out of character rudeness. "It's not about doing your best anymore. It's about doing better."

After Football practice, Coach Beiste blows her whistle to get our attention, "All right, listen up, ladies! Number one: I kicked a fire hydrant when I found out Ace of Cakes was canceled, hence the crutches. Number two: the entire wrestling team has come down with a flesh-eating staph infection so, fellas, wash yourselves, and that includes your bat caves and your bramble patches. Number three: Tinsly, Brewer, Azimio, show me your moves."

"What moves?" Azimio asks, taken off guard by the request.

"Oh, don't play stupid. You're all dancing in West Side Story unless I specifically excuse you," Coach Beiste reminds them, earning a collective groan from everyone outside of Glee.

Their complaining makes me and Finn chuckle. The team all looks to our Captain as he shakes his head, informing them that this wasn't his doing this time, "Tire shop every afternoon."