Ok, please understand that I live on the sunny Gold Coast in Australia and I don't really know how snow works so please just bear with the story.
There really isn't a plot, I just felt like writing some fluff. I hope you enjoy it. The second chapter should be up soon.
Enjoy and please review. I live for reviews.
SNOWBOUND
"OK guys, that was great. I think that that song is one of the three contenders for our first Regionals song." Mr Schue announced and everyone clapped. "Time to head home, drive carefully, the snow's been coming down all day."
All the kids happily stood up and made quite a noise. They had all been there for two and a half hours, trying to figure out what to sing at Regionals. Will was looking at his notes as the kids filed past. They all said goodbye to him and then continued their own conversations. Will caught snippets and he just shook his head, remembering what he got up to at their age. He was surprised to see the kids back ten minutes later. Not just some of them but all of them.
"What's up guys?"
"We can't get out."
"The doors shouldn't be locked. Did you try the east door?"
It's not the locks Mr Schue, the snow is to high. I don't even think Baby can make it out." Kurt said.
Mr Schue looked at the kids and walked out of the room. When he reached the front door he saw what Kurt meant. He hadn't realised that the weather had gotten that bad. Looking out, he saw that the wind was blowing a gale, dumping copious amounts of snow. Turning around, he bumped into Finn and Puck. All the kids had followed him. He now wished that he had sent everyone home an hour and a half ago when Brad had left.
"Looks like we're snowed in. Has everyone rung their parents? You need to let them know what has happened."
They all nodded, holding up their phones. Mr Schue told them to go back to the choir room while he went to Figgins' office to call the principal. The kids headed off in one direction while Will went in the other direction. Sitting in Figgins' chair, he looked up the principal's number and then dialled the phone. It was answered on the third ring.
"Hello, Figgins' residence."
"Principal Figgins?"
"Yes."
"It's Will Schuster here. I'm phoning to tell you that the glee club and I have been snowed in at school. The kids have all rung their parents so I think the safest thing to do is to bunk down at the school for the night."
"Is there no way out at all William?"
"None that we could see. I thought I would leave it up to you to contact the emergency services, to let them know that there are thirteen people trapped at the school and to get the plough out here as soon as possible. I'll give you my phone number so you can call me back."
Will gave Figgins his phone number, said goodbye and hung up the phone. Looking at the computer in front of him, he decided to ring everyone's parents just to let them know that the kids would be fine and that he was with them. Each parent was grateful for the call and asked him to keep their kids safe. He promised that he would and that he would have their kids ring them when he knew what was happening. Hanging up from the last parent, he headed back to the choir room.
The kids were talking amongst themselves; they seemed excited at the prospect of spending the night in the empty school. However, Will was starting to worry. There were twelve of them, including five couples and only one of him. How was he going to keep an eye on all of them? Although he probably had no chance so he wondered if he should even try, if they were going to misbehave they'd find a way. Maybe if he just kept them busy and all together they wouldn't try anything.
"So Mr Schue, what are we going to do?"
"Yeah Mr Schue, how are we going to get out?"
"Well, it looks like we'll be here for a while. I've rung Principal Figgins and he's going to ring the emergency department and let them know that we are here. As for what we're going to do, well, we can practice our set list for Regionals."
The kids just rolled their eyes. They were looking forward to having some fun tonight.
"We can't sing all night Mr Schue. Come on, it's Friday night, you can't expect us to work all night."
"No, but we should do something. There's really nothing else to do."
"We can go watch a movie in the 'AV' room. They've got a sweet set up there."
The rest of the group seemed to like Puck's idea. Will couldn't see any reason not to go so he nodded, which prompted everyone to get up. Puck started to push Artie out of the room, Santana and Britney followed closely behind. Quinn and Sam walked out with Mercedes and Kurt, chatting happily about going to Breadstix the following night. Mike and Tina walked out, whispering and giggling with each other. Finn and Rachel were the last to leave, holding hands. Will watched them all leave, smiling. They were all good kids. When they reached the 'AV' room, Mercedes and Kurt went over to the small DVD cupboard in the corner and proceeded to have a quiet, friendly argument over which movie to put on. Ultimately they each chose one movie and decided to let the others choose. Kurt had picked 'Sliding Doors' while Mercedes had chosen 'The Bourne Identity'.
Surprisingly, 'Sliding Doors' won the vote, with all the girls and half of the boys picking it. Mercedes shrugged, she liked 'Sliding Doors' as well. Kurt walked over to the machine and put the DVD in. Turning around, he went and sat next to Mercedes before pressing play on the remote.
"Wait!" Britney called out, "We need popcorn and soda. We can't watch a movie without them."
The others agreed and Will just sighed. Either they all went in search of food or they separated. He had decided to trust that the kids knew what they were doing so he just nodded. So Britney, Santana, Puck and Artie headed off to the cafeteria to get the soda and to look for some popcorn. Rachel, Finn, Mike and Tina went to the teachers' lounge to raid the vending machine in case the others couldn't get into the cafeteria kitchen.
Tina and Mike lagged behind the other couple, stopping every couple of feet to share a kiss. Eventually they just stopped walking altogether and just started making out against the lockers. Rachel looked back at the sound of the lockers clanging, rolled her eyes and tutted before grabbing Finn's hand and marching off. Finn however, was wishing that Rachel would do something like that sometimes. Sure he loved her, but sometimes he needed more than the kisses that they shared. Just then, she looked up at him and smiled before wrapping her arm around his waist and leaned against him as they walked. He liked it when she did that.
Britney had jumped on Artie's lap as Puck pushed him towards the cafeteria. Santana was walking next to Puck, wrapping her hand around his arm; she leant in to give him a kiss on the cheek. She'd always liked Puck, he had the whole bad boy image, but his attitude had changed over the last few weeks, since he'd gotten back from juvie and she liked him even more. Seeing him with Artie showed her his softer side. Up until then, he usually hid that side from others. She'd only seen it after they'd made love. And then there was Kurt. The way he had taken him under his wing and protected him as best as he could. He smiled more now as well and he treated her like a princess, which was always good.
Britney smiled as she sat on Artie's lap, her arms around his neck. Artie looked up at her and smiled back at her. She was so happy; Artie was the best boyfriend she'd ever had. He was so nice to her, even when they weren't making out. No other boy had done that. They usually just came around for sex and then left but Artie actually talked to her. She felt important when she was with him. He made her feel….precious. Artie couldn't believe that Britney was his girlfriend. She was beautiful. Six months ago, he would have never imagined that they'd be dating. She was naïve and sweet and he actually loved her. He wanted to show her that she deserved the best and he was the guy to give it to her.
When they reached the cafeteria, Britney hopped off Artie's lap and went with Santana in search of popcorn while the boys went to get the drinks. They could hear the girls laughing as they looked through the cupboards for the popcorn. Ten minutes later, Santana let out a loud whoop of joy. She'd found three bags of microwavable bags of popcorn. Putting them into the microwave, they waited for them to cook. When they were done, she emptied the popcorn into two bowls and handed one to Britney. Artie had the drinks on his lap and Puck pushed him as they all walked back to the 'AV' room. As they arrived, the other guys were coming back from the teachers' lounge carrying bags of chips and chocolate bars.
Quinn watched them leave the room and snuggled closer to Sam. Who would have thought that she'd be dating another football player again? Although Sam was different. He was sweet, unlike Puck, who had had his moments but had been more concerned with his bad boy image. And even though he was sweet, Finn wasn't all that smart and Quinn found that Sam challenged her mentally as well. He seemed to be the perfect mix. And man, he was a fantastic kisser. The first time he kissed her, he'd blown her mind. It had been so hard to just not let go and make love with him but she couldn't go down that road again. She ached every time she thought of Beth. She knew it had been the right thing to do but it really hurt. This time she'd take it slow, see where things went.
Sam took a deep breath and was enveloped in Quinn's scent. He was so happy that she was wearing his ring. She'd stolen his breath and probably his heart, the very first time he'd seen her. When they'd sung 'Lucky' together he'd known that they would make an amazing couple. And he'd been right. She was smart and sexy. They'd actually had many heart-felt conversations and through them, they'd realised that they had much in common and when they'd disagreed on something, they talked and were able to see each others points of view. He smiled and placed a soft kiss on the top of Quinn's head. He'd never been happier.
Mercedes and Kurt sat next to one another and just chatted about everything. Kurt noticed that Mercedes had a glow about her and he knew that she was still dating Anthony. Going by her looks, it must be going well. He'd got on on well with Anthony during his brief stint as a 'Titan' and he was glad that he'd hooked them up. She deserved to have someone treat her like a princess. They had even all gone out to dinner together, her and Anthony and him and Blaine.
Luckily, Anthony was more accepting than most of the other footballers and they had had a fun night. Dinner had gone well so they had all gone to the movies. It had been his second date with Blaine. They had been flirting with each other for a couple of weeks before Blaine had asked him out for the first time. He'd accepted right away and they had had dinner together. They had talked non-stop throughout the meal. When Blaine drove him home, they had shared a soft kiss which had caused his stomach to flip over and left his lips tingling for hours. When Mercedes had suggested a double date, he'd been hesitant but she had talked him around and he'd been glad.
They both looked up as the others came into the room carrying the food and drinks. When everyone had sat down, Will turned off the lights and Kurt started the DVD. The chips and chocolate was handed out and the popcorn was passed around the room as the movie played. Will was glad he couldn't really see what the kids were up to. The only two who he knew would be behaving themselves were Kurt and Mercedes. Sitting at the back of the room, he closed his eyes, letting his mind wander. It inevitably wandered to Emma. He missed her so much. The saddest fact was that Karl seemed to be helping her more than he had. It cut him that he wasn't the one who was there for her.
When the movie finished, it was nearly 8 o'clock. Deciding to check on the weather, they all trudged to the front doors. Looking outside, they saw that the snow was still falling, albeit not as heavy and the wind was still blowing. Just then Will's phone started to ring. He answered it; Figgins was telling him that the ploughs wouldn't be out until the following morning as the storm was to strong tonight. They would have to spend the night at the school.
