Author's Note: I know I have a ton of other stories to finish so I shouldn't really be starting a new one, but I don't care because this is a special story for my absolutely awesome beta, Becca. It's her birthday today and since I can't be with her I wanted to do something special to let her know just how amazing she is. So I decided to write her a Glee story =)

She hasn't read this yet, it's a bit of a surprise so please excuse any mistakes, they're all mine. Enjoy.

Disclaimer: I don't own a damn thing. Except Becca. She's mine =)

Stuck In The Middle With You

It was Monday morning once again and Will Schuester was in high spirits. A new week meant a new start. True, things hadn't been going so well with the Glee Club and Sue was just as hell bent on destroying them as ever, but something was different this week. Will climbed out of his beat-up, muffler-dragging car and almost skipped on his way into school.

"Morning, Mr. Schue!"

"Morning, Kurt, Blaine." He grinned at the two boys as they strode past him, hand in hand, towards where Mercedes and Tina were waiting.

"Hey, Mr. S, Glee's on today, right? 'Cuz we got a little number we've been workin' on," Puck appeared at Will's side, Artie and Mike not far behind him.

"Of course it is. I'll see all of you guys there, okay?"

The boys shouted their confirmation as they headed into the school, Will sending a wave after them before he was stopped short by Rachel and Finn.

"Good morning, Mr. Schuester," Rachel beamed at him. "I couldn't help but overhear Noah say he had prepared a performance for Glee Club."

"That's right." Will returned the smile, going to step round the pair only to be stopped by a file being thrust into his hands. "Umm what's this?"

"These are my extensive notes for the musical and the timetable we will need to adhere to if we wish to be completely prepared for opening night." The diva flipped the file open and pulled out a sheet of paper. She pointed to something on it. "As you can see I have come to the conclusion that if we are to make opening night then we will need the time usually allocated for Glee Club to rehearse. So there will be no time for any of Noah Puckerman's juvenile attempts at showing us how 'bad-ass' and 'rock-and-roll' he is. Right, Finn?" She elbowed the giant boy in the ribs, making him blink and nod uncertainly.

"Uh right."

Will fought the urge to roll his eyes. "I'm sorry, Rachel, but Glee Club is going to be staying separate from the musical. I know a lot of you are in it but I have my own plans for in Glee today. Sorry." Will darted between the pair and carried on into school.

"Santana, Brittany, Quinn. I'll see you guys in Glee today, right?"

"Course you will, Mr. Schue! We're looking forward to it, aren't we, San?" Brittany tugged on her best friend's pinkie, smiling brightly.

Santana rolled her eyes but returned the smile anyway. "Sure, Britt."

"We'll all be there; even Quinn!" The dancer threw an arm round the other girl's shoulders and hugged her tight.

Quinn's only reply was to scowl at her friend and wriggle free of her grip.

"Great! Have a good day." Will's enthusiasm didn't fade; in fact, it only continued to grow as he pushed open the glass door of the Guidance Councillor's office. "Well good morning, beautiful!"

Emma blushed but accepted the compliment and a kiss from the grinning Spanish teacher. "You're awfully chipper for a Monday morning! Oh! Did I make the coffee too strong again this morning? I was in a bit of a rush."

"Not at all, the coffee was perfect. I just have a very good feeling about this week, that's all."

"Well that's good then. That's a very good, positive, healthy attitude to have, Will." She nodded happily as he moved to kiss her again.

"Well, well, well. If it isn't Lady Crazy and her dancing monkey, Curly. How are you both this fine day?"

"We're great, thank you, Sue. And yourself?" Will turned to face the woman stood in the doorway, arms crossed, smug smile on her face.

"Oh, I'm just dandy, William. I'm already up three points in the polls and I haven't even had my morning protein shake yet. It appears your little plan to destroy me hasn't worked."

"Give it time; it's only been a week." Emma pointed out.

"A week or a year, it doesn't matter how much time I give it, I'm still going to come out on top and your little Glee Club is still going to be crushed into the ground." Sue smiled victoriously.

"We'll see."

"Oh yes, Ermintrude, we shall see."She turned and disappeared, waving back at them as she did.

"I really dislike that woman sometimes. She's so... so... mean!" Emma slapped her hands down on her desk.

"Don't listen to her, Burt's campaign can't fail. I believe in him and so should you. But enough about that, how about one last kiss before the bell-" Will was interrupted by the sound of the morning bell ringing through the school. "I guess it'll have to wait until tonight. Have a good day." He winked and flashed her one last smile before disappearing out of the door and to his first class.

The day flew by for Will, he could hardly remember any of his classes but since he wasn't the one getting graded and tested it didn't matter so much. When it finally came time for Glee Club he was the first one out of the classroom door and practically ran to the choir room. Even so, he wasn't the first one there.

"Hi. You're Mr. Schuester, right?" A girl stood by his office door, bag slung over her shoulder. "I was told to come to the choir room and wait for you."

"Yes, yes, of course. Hi," He strode over to her, a massive smile on his face as he offered her his hand. She smiled in relief and shook it. "It's so great to meet you. If you want to put your stuff in my office and grab a chair, the kids should be here soon."

As promised, a few minutes later the Glee Club filed in through the doors, chatting away loudly to each other. It wasn't until they'd sat down that they noticed anything was different. They fell silent, eyeing the new girl curiously, suspiciously even.

"Umm Mr. Schue?"

"In a moment, Mercedes," He held up a hand as he finished organizing the sheet music. "Okay... now that everyone's here we can get started." Will filed the music away and came to sit at the front of the room next to the new girl. "This next week we're going to be doing things a little differently. As you can see, we have a guest."

"Yes... and?" Quinn stared at him blankly.

"Yeah, come on, Mr. S, who's the new chick?"

Will shot Puck a warning look before continuing, "This is Rebecca Lamb. She's a University student from England training to be a teacher, and she's going to sitting in on the Glee Club, as well as a number of other classes, for the next week. So get used to seeing her around. Now-"

Rachel jumped to her feet, smiling widely. "Well, as the team Captain of the New Directions-"

"Co-Captain, actually. We're both Co-Captains." Finn raised a hand and gestured between them.

"-I would officially like to welcome you to William McKinley High School and to the New Directions. I'm Rachel Berry, the star of this Glee Club-"

"And also the most annoying Hobbit ever to walk Middle Earth." Rachel threw a dirty look at the Latina, who just smirked.

"Uh I already know who you are." Rebecca spoke up.

"Really? Wow, my talent and fame has already spread overseas!" The diva clapped excitedly as the rest of the kids looked on in horror.

"Actually I know who all of you are. I've seen you on Youtube, you're very good and I don't think you should have come 12th at Nationals." Some of the kids were nodding; they were already beginning to like her. "I think they should've kicked you out there and then for that kiss. It was creepy, and stupid."

The smile on Rachel's face disappeared in an instance. "Wh-What?" she looked from Rebecca to Mr. Schue and back again.

"I think I'm really gonna like this chick!" Puck whispered to Mike as they watched eagerly.

"Sorry, it's just what I think. He's a giant and you're tiny. It's weird. Plus you're both selfish. If you hadn't done that then you probably could have won. Your songs were brilliant, you've all got amazing voices, there's no reason you shouldn't have come first." Rebecca shrugged, folding her arms and sitting back in her chair.

There was silence in the choir room then. None of the kids knew what to say or what to make of her. With the exception of Sue no one ever got that personal with their insults. Although, what scared them more, was the fact that it was someone from another country saying these things – she wasn't biased at all, she didn't know any of them personally, had only ever seen them perform on videos and yet she seemed to have a pretty firm grasp of the situation.

"Mr. Schuester!"

"Sorry, Rachel, but I'm not putting up with any drama, rivalry, jealousy or selfishness in this Glee Club, you're all acting like children and Rebecca's used to dealing with children. She's blunt, she tells it like it is and won't stand for anything. That's why she's here – to keep you guys in check because I'm tired of always being stuck in the middle."

Rachel's mouth flapped open and shut, the rest of the Glee kids wearing similar expressions of shock. Rebecca did her best to stifle a smile but it didn't work and she received a glare from Rachel.

"Well, now that we've got that out of the way, let's get down to business."

Glee Club was tense with many unhappy faces staring back at him, but Will thought it was a success over all. They got so much more done in that one meeting than they had in any other. And that was thanks to Rebecca.

"Good job today, guys. Don't forget we're meeting tomorrow as well, bring your ideas and we'll get to work on some numbers we can use at Sectionals, maybe even Regionals!" Will slapped Finn on the back as he headed out the door.

"Mr. Schue, do you think that kiss was really the reason we lost Nationals?"

"I'm not sure, Finn. But I think maybe Jesse was right last year, it probably didn't do much to help our chances."

The tall boy nodded, sighing dejectedly as he left. "See you tomorrow, Mr. Schue."

"Good job today, Rebecca. You really made an impression!" The Spanish teacher patted the girl on the shoulder, smiling broadly. "If all goes well this week maybe you can extend your stay?"

"Maybe. But I do have classes and family and friends back home. I can't leave all that just because you can't control your Glee Club, Mr. Schuester." She shook her head at the man. "But I'm enjoying being here so far. See you tomorrow."

Will watched her sling her bag over her shoulder and walk out of the choir room. "Umm... bye."

"Hey, new chick! Over here," Puck waved at Rebecca, catching her attention as she headed out of the school.

She hesitated for a moment, looking around to see if anyone else was about, before walking over to where he stood in the parking lot.

"What's up?"

Puck looked her up and down as she came to a stop in front of him. She was tall, about the same height as Brittany, she looked like she might be a dancer but he wasn't sure. He liked her accent, he dug foreign chicks, but he had enough problems with Quinn and Shelby and Beth at the moment without getting involved with another girl.

"What's the drinkin' age in England?"

"Eighteen, why?" she eyed him suspiciously.

"Awesome. I gotta go to England, but in the meantime, how old are you?"

"I'm twenty today, actually - doesn't feel much different though."

"Fuck. Never mind then." He waved her away, not interested any more.

"Even if I was twenty-one, I still wouldn't buy you beer." She gave him a disapproving look and walked away.

"Hey, new chick?" he called after her.

"What?"

"Happy birthday."

She laughed, turning to smile at him as she walked. "Thanks." She left Puck quickly behind, heading towards the gates and out of the school grounds, but before she could get there something else stopped her.

This time it was yelling coming from inside the school. Most of the kids had gone already so it wasn't hard to hear every word. Rebecca froze, unsure whether to just keep walking or to retreat and wait for the arguing to stop and for whoever it was to leave... the yelling was getting closer by the second, decision time... She glanced around her for somewhere to hide and spotted a gap between two of the buildings, so without wasting a moment she darted in and stood listening.

"I don't know what your problem is, Quinn, but you need to stop taking stuff out on my girlfriend!" Finn's voice reverberated off the walls of the buildings making Rebecca wince.

"I'm doing no such thing, you idiot! And whatever I do to your midget girlfriend she deserves!" Quinn snapped back.

"Would you two please stop yelling?"

"Oh, come on, Rach, how can you not be pissed off after all the stuff she says and does to you?"

"Because there is such a thing as being the better person, Finn, and rising above it. That's what I'm doing."

"So you'll tell Santana off but not Quinn? How does that make any sense, Rachel?"

At the mention of Santana's name there was squeak and an annoyed huff that caught Rebecca's attention. Not far from where she stood were Brittany and Santana, entangled in one another's arms, the blonde pressed up against the wall by the brunette, their lips millimetres apart. They hadn't noticed Rebecca yet so she was free to blush and look as confused and as shocked as she liked.

The three yelling at each other obviously hadn't heard a thing as they kept right on yelling. "For fuck's sake, Finn, will you stop trying to be all macho and protective? It doesn't make you manly, it just makes you annoying!"

"Quinn." Rachel's warning tone must have come with a glare as well because it shut the blonde up.

"You know what? Fine. I give up. I won't try and help you anymore." Finn must have stormed off because there was silence for a long time.

"I'm sorry about that, Quinn. I hate it when he yells, especially at you."

Rebecca frowned.

"I know. But I kind of deserved it. I was being a bitch, but it's only because he had his giant hands all over you."

Rebecca's eyebrows shot up.

"You know I'd rather have your hands on me, but we both agreed it was for the best to keep us a secret. At least until things settle down in Glee Club a bit."

"Yeah, yeah. I just miss you, and I hate it so much when you're with him instead of me. Plus you look hot in that tight shirt; it was hard work trying to keep my hands to myself today."

A giggle slipped out of Rebecca then. She clapped her hands over her mouth but it was too late. The two girls pressed against the wall not far from her whipped round at the noise and there was a crack and a groan of pain as Santana pushed herself away from Brittany and hit her head on the wall behind her.

"What was that?" There was silence for a long moment as Quinn and Rachel listened and Brittany, Santana and Rebecca held their breath.

"It was nothing. Come on, we're wasting valuable make-out time! Your dads are working late again tonight, right?" Their voices got quieter as they walked away.

It wasn't until they'd disappeared altogether that the three hidden girls made a move and scrambled out from between the buildings.

Santana immediately turned hostile. "Listen up, England, if you so much as think about tellin' anyone what you saw or heard here I will hunt you down and go all Lima Height's on your ass! Are we clear?"

Rebecca looked from the finger being prodded into her shoulder to the terror in the Latina's eyes and nodded. "Don't worry. I won't say a word."

"Good." Santana relaxed a little and backed up.

"But you know you don't have to be ashamed or scared, right? It's just who you are, that's what my best friend says."

"What?"

"Do you love Brittany?" Rebecca eyed the Latina warily, ready to make a run for it if she went too far.

Santana blinked in surprise. "Uh... yeah. I do."

"And she loves you?"

Brittany nodded furiously making the other two girls smile. "Of course I do! I love her more than anyone in the world. She's my San."

"Well then, there you go."

"No way. It's not as easy as that!" The Latina shook her head, crossing her arms over her chest in defiance.

"You're right, it's not. But if you love each other all of that other crap shouldn't matter. And the kids in the Glee Club? I'm sure they'll support you. They accepted Kurt and Blaine didn't they? And Rachel has two gay dads, plus it sounds like you're not the only lesbian couple in the school now." Rebecca grinned, giggling as she remembered the very surprising conversation they'd just overheard.

Brittany mirrored her grin. "She's right, San. It's not just us any more; it's Quinn and Rachel too. Maybe if we come out to the Glee Club then they'll come out too. It sounds like Quinn really likes Rachel, and she deserves to be happy. We all do." The dancer tugged on Santana's hands until she unfolded her arms and let Brittany lace their fingers together.

"I guess. Maybe. I'll think about it, okay, B?" She conceded reluctantly making Brittany bounce up and down and kiss her firmly on the lips.

Rebecca watched them curiously, amazed at how the blonde girl seemed to have the Latina wrapped round her little finger.

"How do you know so much about this anyway? Isn't it just as bad in England?" Santana enquired, following as Brittany and Rebecca started walking.

"Yeah, it is. People get bullied all the time because of their sexuality. But I know people who are happier and stronger than ever because they've finally managed to understand and accepted themselves. It's just who you are, nothing you can do about it."

"I guess. So are you...?"

"My best friend back home is and she's the most awesome person I know." Rebecca nodded firmly, sharing a smile with Brittany as the dancer looped an arm through hers. "And she's much better on this whole subject than I am."

"I think you're pretty great, Becca. Isn't she pretty great, San?"

Santana held Rebecca's gaze for a long moment before shrugging nonchalantly. "Yeah, she's okay."

The three girls walked away from the school, Brittany grilling Rebecca on her favourite animals and if she liked fondue, while Santana trailed behind, deep in thought.

Having had a very eventful first day at McKinley, Rebecca practically collapsed onto her bed when she got home. She was staying with her parents' friends for a week while it was half term for her back in England. Her parents had arranged it as a surprise for her birthday; it was only a perk that she got some teaching experience out of it as well. Although she was meant to be on holiday, Rebecca couldn't pass up the chance to meet the Glee Club that was dominating Youtube at the moment.

"Plus it'll make Charlotte unbelievably jealous!" She grinned wickedly, reaching over to her desk to grab her laptop and start an email.

'Dear Charlotte,' it read. 'You'll never guess what I did today...'

AN: Just so you know, Becca isn't exactly like that. She's even more awesome XD

Peace Out.