BRUISED HEART ♕ glee

ELEVEN

Three months.

It had been three months since I left but now I was back. I walked out of my bathroom, a towel wrapped around my body as I walked over to my closet. I wore a brown plaid shirt with a black shirt, my jacket over the top.

I looked in my reflection, and my newly dyed pastel pink hair was in two buns on top of my head. I smirked at myself, slipping my locket back on before I grabbed my bag and I jogged downstairs.

"Are you sure you want to go?" Cora asked me and I smiled. She helped me with everything, and now she stays with me.

"I'll be fine." I said and she comes up to me, placing her hands on my face.

"You are so brave." She says, before kissing my head and I chuckled. I walked out to my car and I drove towards the school, I felt so nervous coming back.

Finn and I stayed in touch over the time I was gone, filling me in on what was going on. Even venting to me about how he and Rachel were dating but he thought it was all going too fast, but now they aren't dating. That part wasn't necessary but it was my entertainment.

I walked in and I immediately everyone's eyes were on me, I just pursed my lips and held my head up high walking down the hallway. I reached my locker doing my combination and I hear footsteps walking up to me.

"Nix?" Finn says and I smirked.

"What's up Hudes?" I said and he brings me into a hug making me laugh.

"Why didn't you tell me you were coming back?"

"It was all sudden, I didn't want to come back at first but I did." I said, and he smiles.

"I'm happy you're back. Boy, the Glee Club is going to be so happy." Finn says and I looked at him.

"I'm not doing Glee anymore." I said, taking my books out and then closing it.

"Wait, why? I thought you enjoyed it?"

"I did but me coming back wasn't for me to stay in Glee."

"You don't think it kills me every day having to look at them every practice?" Finn says and I pursed my lips.

"You have Rachel, it's different."

"I did have her. She's got someone else." He says, and I raised an eyebrow.

"What? Who?" I asked, frowning.

"Jesse St James, from Vocal Adrenaline." Finn says and I scoffed, shaking my head a little bit.

"You're kidding me? That little shit." I mumbled to myself.

"And a more of a kick in the balls, he comes here now." Finn says and I smirked a little.

"Don't worry about St James, Hudes." I said, and he frowns.

"Does this mean you'll come back to Glee?"

"I'll think about it, now I gotta go see my teachers and see what the hell all I missed." I said, and he smiles.

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The day was long, and most of the Glee Club came up to me making me happy. I was at my locker once again, putting my books away before sighing. I had so much work to catch up on and couldn't wait to go home.

"You're back." I hear and I looked to see Quinn.

"Seems that way, doesn't it?" I said, giving her a look.

"Look Phoenix, you're my best friend you know I wouldn't do anything to intentionally hurt you." Quinn says and I pursed my lips, closing my locker and looking at her.

"I know that but it doesn't change what happened. You sucked me into being your friend again. You knew how much I liked Puck and all those times we re-kindled our friendship, not once did you mention he was the father." I said, trying not to cry.

"I-I know, Nix. I'm sorry, I am but having you hate me is too much." Quinn says and I scoffed lightly.

"Hate you? How can I hate you, you are my best friend Quinn like I said before and I forgive you. But that doesn't mean I can ever trust you again."

"Phoenix-,"

"Pass the message onto Puck." I said, and I walked away from her. As I was walking, someone pulls me back and I see it was Jesse making me raise an eyebrow at him.

Jesse and I bumped into each other two months ago when he walked into the diner one night I was singing. He came up to me and said that he had watched the Sectionals, saying that I did great. From then on we had been sleeping with each other, sometimes even hanging out.

"Heard whispers about you being back."

"It's funny I was hearing things about you too. Rachel Berry, huh?" I said, raising an eyebrow and he smirks at me.

"She's cute." Jesse says and I smirked.

"So, does she know you slept with me?"

"What she doesn't know won't hurt her." Jesse says and I walked closer to him, tilting my head.

"Too bad you're in a relationship, could've been something between you and I." I said, dragging my finger down his chest as I looked at him innocently.

"Like I said, what she doesn't know won't hurt her." He says, leaning into me and I leaned in, before stopping just before his lips.

"I'll see you around St James." I said lowly to him, stepping back and giving him a smirk before turning on my heel and walking off.

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I was standing in the auditorium, I sat on one of the stools with a guitar in my hand. I started strumming it softly, before doing the chords to one of my songs.

You don't know, babe
When you hold me
And kiss me slowly
It's the sweetest thing
And it don't change
If I had it my way
You would know that you are

You're the coffee that I need in the morning
You're my sunshine in the rain when it's pouring
Won't you give yourself to me
Give it all, oh

I just wanna see
I just wanna see how beautiful you are
You know that I see it
I know you're a star
Where you go I follow
No matter how far
If life is a movie
Oh you're the best part, oh
You're the best part, oh
Best part

I finished with the song, I felt a tear run out of my eye and I wiped it. I hear clapping making me look up, I couldn't see anything making me get up and walk closer. I saw Mr Schue standing there, with a big smile and I smiled.

"I'm upset you didn't bother to tell me you were back in town." He says, walking closer to the stage and I chuckled.

"Well you knew where to find me." I said, and he smiles.

"How have you been?"

"Coping, like I do every day. Nothing new."

"You know it would be much better at coping with if you were still in Glee." Mr Schue says and I snickered.

"You really know how to ruin a good conversation Mr S." I said, and he looks up at me.

"You know how it feels to be up there, you fit in into the group. These are your friends, and Regionals are right around the corner." Mr Schue says and I pursed my lips.

"You guys seem to be doing okay."

"Not without you Phoenix. The group needs you." He says, smiling at me before walking off and I pursed my lips.