We Belong To The Light Chapter 1: Will: I Made It Through The Rain, a glee fanfic

Chapter 1: Will (I Made It Through The Rain)

Will had given the glee club their new assignment, which was to explore the theme of belonging and how it had changed them since becoming part of the group. He had gotten the idea after watching the kids dedicate "To Sir, With Love" to him, remembering all the testimonials they had given before they did the song.

Which got him to thinking: couldn't he himself explore this theme along with his students? It was worth a shot.

He sat alone on a stool placed at center stage in the auditorium and looked out towards the empty seats and smiled. A year ago, he was on this very stage singing "Leaving on a Jet Plane" as he was about to give up everything he loved to take on a higher-paying job so he could support his then wife, Terri (mainly because of the fact that she had pressured him to do so). It took Emma's advice, as well as the glee club singing "Don't Stop Believing", to make him realize that McKinley High was where he belonged.

Now a year later, he was happier than he had ever been. Glee was stronger than ever, he loved his job, and he had made it through a tough period in his life when he officially divorced Terri. Continuing to look out towards the empty auditorium, he heard music running through his mind and began to sing, expressing his feelings the best way that he knew how.

We dreamers have our ways
Of facing rainy days
And somehow we survive

We keep the feelings warm
Protect them from the storm
Until our time arrives

Then one day the sun appears
And we come shining through those lonely years

I made it through the rain
I kept my world protected
I made it through the rain
I kept my point of view
I made it through the rain
And found myself respected
By the others who
Got rained on too
And made it through

The proof was in the words that he was singing – he had made it through many tough times and had the love and support of the glee club as well as others who believed in him. He got up from the stool and stood up on the stage, continuing to sing.

When friends are hard to find
And life seems so unkind
Sometimes you feel so afraid

Just aim beyond the clouds
And rise above the crowds
And start your own parade

'Cause when I chased my fears away
That's when I knew that I could finally say

Will wasn't afraid anymore, he knew that this was the place where he belonged – at McKinley High, teaching and inspiring others and helping the glee club become stronger. He belted out the last part of the song strong and proud.

And made it through

Notes: Will's song is "I Made It Through The Rain" by Barry Manilow, using the arrangement performed by John Barrowman.