Hola Gleeks! So, I've had this idea floating around in my head for a little while now and I've finally put some of it down on paper. As usual I've written the juicy scenes first, but they come later so I've had to try and write the less juicy but still important scenes.

Muchas Gracias for reading! (Reviews and comments are much appreciated, of course: like Rachel Berry and Tinker Bell, I need applause to live!)

Prologue

The Glee Club Director and Captain, Impossible Crushes

Glee Club. Two words with such an array of meanings; geeks, gleeks, freaks, gays, attention seekers, losers, lame, suck feast...but one word united them all: music. Truth of the matter was, they all loved music. Whether it was Broadway or rap or pop or dance, bottom line was they all loved it. They sang to it, they swayed to it, to played it. Music ran through their veins and filled their lives. In this one particular Glee Club, in a school named 'Mckinnley High' situated in Lima, Ohio USA, were twelve students where music meant everything to them;

Rachel Berry; the Glee Club's Captain. She had dreams and ambitions of becoming the next Broadway legend, follow in the footsteps of her idol Barbara Streisand and surround herself with singing and music. Finn Hudson; the Glee Club's Co-Captain and star quarterback, although he can't dance a single step he is always considered the male lead of the club. Kurt Hummel; the Glee club's most fashionable guy. He's Gaga for Broadway and all things musical! Mercedes Jones; the soul singing diva can belt out any song and is always up for fun and shenanigans with her best friend Kurt. Those two are the deviant of divas in the whole school – let alone the club! Artie Abrams; he maybe in a wheelchair but that doesn't stop him from rapping and popping a wheely whilst performing. Tina Cohen-Chang; she used to be the Glee Club's goth but has found a new identity thanks to the club, she's sweet and subtle but still has that inner vampire lurking around. Quinn Fabray; everyone knows Quinn Fabray! Head Cheerleader, President of the Celibacy Club and all round bitch. That is until she joined Glee Club. Thanks to the club and the friends she made whilst singing in it, she had a baby but managed to come to terms with giving her up for adoption – to Rachel's mom – and create a new good girl with a bit of flare image, still allowing her inner bitch to reveal itself, but only when someone messes around with the Glee Club. Santana Lopez; the fiery, feisty, foxy Latina can sing and dance and she also has the best bitch glare going around. Everyone knows not to mess with her, or else she'll 'go all Lima Heights Adjacent on your ass'. Of course there is one person she softens up for. Brittany Pierce; the bubbly, sweet blonde that has captured Santana's ice heart. She is the best dancer out of the girls and is friends with everyone. She's as sweet as a bag of sugar in a box of doughnuts! Noah 'Puck' Puckerman; the school's badass and future rock star. He wanted to name his daughter after his favourite rock star drink, however changed his mind when Quinn told him to stop being stupid and they had to give their daughter a proper name. Coming up with Beth; combining his love of a rock star dream and his love of his unborn daughter (at the time). He still stalks the hall with an attitude, but only messes with people, if they mess with Glee Club. Mike Chang; the Glee Club's best ninja dancer. He teaches the Glee Clubbers the steps for their knock out performances. Blaine Anderson; the newest member of the club has to be the second best dressed male in the club, practically joined at his boyfriend Kurt's side. He's sweet, charming but fiercely in love with Kurt, much to many girls' dismay.

And of course, every great Glee Club needs a great leader. In this case, a great director. This man was Mr Will Shuester. He started his career as the school's Spanish teacher, however Broadway has always been his dream. Where he couldn't get to fulfil that dream for himself, he would stop at nothing to make sure his students achieved their own dreams.

They were preparing for their latest competition, taking place in the greatest city in the whole world; New York City.

In the choir room they were busy rehearsing. They had only a week to go before they were due to be on the plane and heading off to the world's greatest city.

"Five, six, seven, eight!" Will clapped and instructed the kids to start their song. As they swayed and sashed, twirled and spun around their room, Will watching them all to make sure they didn't put a foot wrong. They knew the competition was going to be tough; they were up against Vocal Adrenaline as well as all the other Glee Clubs that had made it to the Finales of their competition. They couldn't mess up. Not that they would, Will had every faith in his students and knew they were going to do fabulously well.

Rachel eyed her teacher carefully every time her body caused her to look in his direction. Her red tinted brown eyes glistened with stardom and she searched his own eyes for approval of her performance. Will caught her eye and winked at her, giving her a huge smile showing off his perfectly white teeth. The young girl felt her heart stop and then completely melt. She'd had a crush on the handsome teacher for a while, but only recently had she really began taking notice of her affections towards him. She was watching his smile, her eyes drifting down to his chest and lingering on where she imagined his toned abs to be. Without realising, she had messed up her steps and collided into Finn.

"Watch it Rachel!" He yelled at her, stopping the whole routine.

"Sorry Finn." She blushed, trying to hide her embarrassment at losing focus. The giant of a boy loomed over her. "Sorry isn't good enough Rach! We need to keep focus if we're going to win!"

"Hey Finn, calm down all right. It was just a mistake-" Mr Shuester interjected.
"But Mr Shue we can't afford to make mistakes!" Finn was flaring red. He desperately wanted to win; they had all come so close and with most of them, their senior year fast approaching, he wanted the Glee Club to have some form of recognition and respect in the school. Will sighed and walked over to kids, seeing that an argument was going to break out soon if he didn't interfere. "Look guys, I think that's enough for today. You've all worked really hard I think it's about time you all went home and got some rest."

The kids agreed and began to gather their things. Rachel's eyes had started to leak with little tears from being shouted at by Finn and humiliated in front of everyone. Will walked over to her, just as she was wiping away her tears with her sleeve.

"Hey," he said quietly and placing his hand on her shoulder, "You okay?" Rachel nodded and sniffled, looking up at him. "Yeah. I'm fine, thank you Mr Shuester, I'm sorry I messed up."

"Hey we all make mistakes." He looked around before smiling devilishly and leaned in, "Even me! And we all know that I'm perfect!" His words made her laugh, but also made her cry again. Will sighed and pulled her close to him. "Don't worry about it Rachel. You're going to be fine."
"But I want to be better than fine," she complained, pulling herself away and pouting up at her teacher. "I want to be a star! The brightest, best most shining star of all!"

"And you will be!" Will told her excitedly, his eyes widening with anticipation for the day where she really would be on the Broadway stage and singing in front of hundreds of people. "You just have to be patient. All right?" He'd dropped his volume and now made his voice softer as he further comforted her, rubbing her forearm. "Thanks Mr Shuester. I don't know how you do it, but you always make me feel a lot better." She admitted, breaking away from his comforting hold. Will smiled at her and stuck his hands in his pockets. "Well remember what I said; I'm perfect!"

Rachel laughed at him once again as she walked over to Mercedes who stood with her arms folded and a cheeky smile grazing her lips. The brunette frowned at her friend. "What?" She questioned.

"Looks like someone's got the hots for teacher!" Mercedes laughed.

"Do not!" Rachel scolded, giving the other diva a light thump on the arm.

"Oh girl you so do! A blind man could see it a mile away. You have a huge crush on Shuester." Rachel looked back at Mr Shuester, who was now tidying up around the room. She blushed as she turned her attention back to Mercedes. "Is it really that obvious?"

"The only way to make it more so was if you wore a huge neon sign saying; 'help me I'm whipped and completely in love with Mr Shuester!'"

"I'm not in love with him!" She hissed, making sure he didn't hear them.

"But you do have a crush on him?"

"Can you blame me? Look at him he's remarkable. Not just his looks but his personality. His heart is always in the right place, he smiles constantly and he-"

"Just be careful Rachel. You know that he doesn't feel the same way about you right?"

"I know. But, a girl can dream right?"

"Sure. I girl can dream! Come on!" Mercedes linked her arm with Rachel's as she pulled her out of the room, once they had both got their backpacks on their backs. "Goodbye Mr Shuester." Rachel called, waving to him. "Bye girls, bye Rachel." He gave her another smile. Melting her heart once more.

Will got home that night, home being his two bedroomed apartment that he shared with his room mates Lonely and All Alone, and fixed himself a quick dinner of pasta and a beer before grading some papers and giving himself an early night. Since his interaction with Rachel; he couldn't stop thinking that he could still feel her body pressed up against him, smell her perfume and shampoo from where he rested his head briefly on top of hers, hearing her soft breaths against him as she stopped crying. He knew he was in danger of falling in love with his student, but he knew that it wouldn't last long. She was almost a senior and then she would be graduating and then she'd be out of his life forever.

He wasn't entirely sure of when his little crush on the girl began. It must have been whilst watching her sing; he always felt himself fall a little more in love with her whenever she sang. "Perhaps it was when she was singing 'On My Own' for her audition into Glee?" He thought, as he lay awake in his bed. "Or maybe when she shouted at me for the first time when I wouldn't giver her that solo?" He smiled at the memory, remembering how her nose crinkled at little and how her lips formed into a tiny pout, before storming out she stomped her foot like a child. It made him smile then and it certainly made him smile now. Whenever it was, he knew that his inappropriate crush on the girl had grown and he sometimes showed her more affection more suitable for friends, rather than teacher pupil, but he always put it down to him just consoling her. She had been, after all, bullied for most of her life. Rachel had a way of saying the wrong thing when really she should have kept her opinions to herself. That's what he loved about her; she wasn't afraid to speak her mind, even if it meant she would get hurt.

"Wait," he sat up and rubbed his eyes, "Love?" He gasped as he said the word. "I don't love Rachel. I love her voice and her talent and her strong willing power and her personality and her eyes and her legs and-" He stopped himself from continuing the list as he smacked his hand over his mouth. "No." He shook his head. "I do not love her. That would be totally and completely wrong and inappropriate!" He fell against his pillows and tried to fall asleep. Of course, his thoughts were full and consumed of Rachel Berry. "Oh God!" He grumbled, flipping himself over and burying his head under his sheets and pillows.