Hi everyone. When I heard about Cory's death, I was in shock like everyone else... this took so long from me to post. I was never brave enough to let go you know... he really was like my hero. When I felt lost or sad, I always thought what would he do, and listened to his songs and it slowly made me feel better. Even I personally didn't know him, he was one of the most important people to me in this world. I will always love him.

R.I.P Cory, I will love you forever.

I did this tribute as a fanfiction, even I did a more personal one too, where I told about my thoughts about him and stuff like that. I posted it here once, but I wanted to take it off because it started to feel too personal.

This is a part of my way to let go and accept the situation. The dying happens in the second chapter, so don't freak out.

Rachel's POV

New York. Here we go... my best friend next to me to experience this all with me.

If I wouldn't know Kurt, I couldn't be here now. About a year ago we both tried to get in to our dream college, NYADA, to study musical theatre. I got in, but Kurt didn't.

About six months ago Kurt had figured out, that we could try to get here, in AMDA, the other college of performing arts in New York. AMDA was not far away from NYADA.

"Ms. Rachel Berry and Mr. Kurt Hummel, please come here." I heard a women's happy voice. For the auditions, I was singing a duet with Kurt, called defying gravity, from one of our favorite musicals, Wicked. Five years ago we sang the same song in glee club, in our old high school, WMHS. We both wanted to get to sing it alone, so Mr. Schue kept a competition for me and Kurt, and the rest of the club got to vote who sang better.

In that choir, I also met my now fiance, Finn Hudson. He was now in the army, but he was planning to be an actor someday. If at least I would get in here, he would move here after me after a year from now.

Also Kurt's boyfriend, Blaine Anderson tried to get here to study musical theatre, but he wanted to sing a solo instead.

Kurt squeezed my hand gently, and I woke up from my own thoughts. We stood up from the chairs where we had sat on for the past three hours, waiting for moment to come.

I almost ran after him and the young woman who told us to follow her.

"Many of the actors on Broadway has been a student here, in AMDA once. For example, many of the actors from the musical Wicked. Maybe you had heard about that musical." The womand nearly sang. Kurt and I grinned. The woman smiled.

We walked to the 2nd floor taking the stairs. We saw Blaine when we got to a big hall. Kurt smiled to him, but I wasn't calm enough to do that, too.

"Don't worry, Rachel. Everything will be just fine. This can be the best day of our lives." Kurt whispered to my ear and smiled. Now I tried to smile, too.

"We're here!" The woman sighed, and told us to go stand to the front of the judges. I took a couple of deep breaths to comfort myself. I could already be fainted, if I didn't do this with Kurt.

I believed, that the four judges were some of the teachers of this school.

One of the judges, a tiny woman with glasses got her attention from her papers to me and Kurt, and smiled.

"Hello, and welcome to the auditions to AMDA, the college of performing arts of New York. Now, tell us: How are you, where are you from and what got you to come here today?"

Kurt took a step forwards.

"Hi, my name is Kurt Hummel and i'm from Lima, Ohio. When I was in high school, I joined to the school's glee club. I started to love musicals and being a part of it. Last year I was in the audions of NYADA, but I didn't get in. Then I heard from AMDA. It sounded so much more like a place for me than NYADA, so... here I am." Kurt told the judges being very confident. Then he stepped back, showing it was my turn to tell about myself.

I collected myself. Now it was my turn. I took a step forwards and smiled.

"Hi, my name is Rachel Berry. I'm also from Lima, Ohio. I was in the same high school and the glee club with Kurt. I've always been dreaming to be on Broadway someday, since I was a little girl. I got to NYADA last year, but I didn't want to go without Kurt." I told to the judges.

"Very good. What will you two be singing for us today?", the tiny woman asked.

"We sing the song called Defying gravity from the musical called Wicked." Kurt said, and quickly gave the pianonotes for the pianist.

The overture I loved filled the room.

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