Chapter 1
Rachel's POV
I had been living with my dad's since I was born. My birth mother had given me up the day I was born. My fathers had adopted me that day and took me home. At first I was the only child in my house but then a little after I turned 12 my dad's decided to adopt another child. They had brought home a 10 year old girl named Riley. She was really shy and wouldn't talk to any of us. That was 6 years ago. Now she talked to me but she still wouldn't talk to our dad's. She had told me a while ago how her biological mom had given her up the day she was born. I promised her I would be home as much as I could so she wouldn't have to be alone with our dads.
My alarm rang off and I turned it off then stepped out of bed. I walked over to Riley's bed and gently woke her. She rolled over and sat up as she rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. I followed her out of the room and headed downstairs to the kitchen for some breakfast. She poured herself a bowl of cereal and sat down at the table. The two of us sat in silence as we ate our breakfast. A few minutes later our dads came down. "Good morning girls."They both said as they looked for something for breakfast. I said good morning and Riley just nodded at them. I watched as my dad Leroy glared at her then sat down at the table with us. "Rachel we need you to take Riley to school."Hiram said as he sat down next to me. I nodded and said ok then headed upstairs to get a shower and get dressed. Riley finished her breakfast then headed upstairs to get ready also. She waited for Rachel to get out of the shower then took one herself. She finished her shower and got out and quickly got dressed. She checked to make sure her books were all in her book bag then headed downstairs. I waited for Riley to come downstairs then we both grabbed our lunches and said goodbye to ours dads then went out to my car. I unlocked the car and both of us got in and strapped ourselves in. I pulled out of the driveway and headed in the direction of our school. The drive to school was silent since neither of us seemed in the mood to talk. I was worried about the look my dad had given Riley this morning. I didn't know what it meant but it didn't look good to me. I was broken out of my thought as we pulled into a parking space in the school parking lot. We both got out and walked into the school. "Ill see you in glee later."I said as I waved goodbye to her and headed to my locker. She said goodbye to me and also headed to her locker. I couldn't wait until glee this afternoon. Riley was auditioning to be in the glee club and I promised her that I wouldn't miss it. I closed my locker and headed to my first class of the day which was math. When I walked into the room I went over and sat by Finn. He looked up at me and smiled as I sat down next to him. I gave him a quick kiss right as the teacher walked into the room. My math class finally ended and I quickly went to my locker to switch books. Finn came with me so he could walk me to my English class. "So how are you?"He asked as we headed towards my next class. "I'm good. I'm worried about Riley though."I said as we stopped in front of my class. "Why whats up?"Finn asked as he saw the worry on my face. "Never mind its nothing"I said as I shifted my books in my arms. "I have to go Ill see you later."I said as I stepped into my English class. I waved goodbye to him and sat down in my seat as the teacher began to start today's lesson.
Riley's POV
I was sitting in my Spanish class when I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket. I pulled it out and saw that I had a text from Rachel. I opened my phone and saw that the text read:
-I cant wait to hear you audition this afternoon. You will be great.
-thanks Ill see you later :)
-ok ttyl Riley.
I closed my phone and continued to take down notes. I was really glad when the bell rang dismissing us from class. I dropped my books off at my locker then headed off to the cafeteria for lunch. I was going to meet Rachel there to have lunch with her and Finn. I found where they were sitting and sat down next to Rachel. I quietly said hi to Finn and pulled out my lunch. I ate silently as I listened to them talk about what they were doing in glee. I felt Rachel nudge me then looked up as I realized that Finn was talking to me. "So what song are you singing for your audition this afternoon?"He asked when he saw me look up. I smiled at him and said "You will see this afternoon."I had been keeping it a surprise since I first figured out what I wanted to sing. Finn nodded and went back to eating his lunch. It was finally time for glee club and I couldn't be more excited. I grabbed my book bag from my locker and headed to the auditorium. I walked over to where Mr. Schuester was standing. "Hi Riley. Why don't you go get ready for your audition while we wait for the rest of the kids to get here?"He asked as he saw that I was early. I nodded and walked onto the stage. I set up a microphone and sat down on the edge of the stage to wait. I only had to wait a few minutes before Rachel and the rest of the kids arrived at the auditorium. I watched as they sat down in their seats and waited for Mr. Schuester to let them know what they were doing today.
Mr. Schuester's POV
I waited until all of the kids were sitting down and quiet before I began to talk. "Alright guys today we have and audition for a new member of the glee club. I want you to pay attention to her and give her the respect that you would give to your other glee members."I said as I looked at all of them to make sure they heard me. I got a nod from each of them so I turned towards Riley and said "Ok Riley take it away."She smiled at me and began to sing.
Riley's POV
I took a deep breath before I began to sing. I was nervous so I looked over towards Rachel and began to sing:
When the road gets dark
And you can no longer see
Let my love throw a spark
Have a little faith in me
And when the tears you cry
Are all you can believe
Give these loving arms a try baby
Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
When your secret heart
Cannot speak so easily
From a whisper start
To have a little faith in me
And when your back's against the wall
Just turn around and you will see
I will catch your fall
Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
When the road gets dark
And you can no longer see
Let my love throw a spark
Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
I've been loving you for such a long time
Expecting nothing in return
Just for you to have a little faith in me
You know time, time is our friend
I will hold you up, I will hold you up
Your love gives me strength enough
Have a little faith in me
I finished singing and smiled at Rachel who smiled back at me and gave me a thumbs up. I smiled even bigger as all of the glee club stood up and clapped for me. Mr. Schuester stood up and said "New Directions I'd like to welcome your newest glee club member."I walked off the stage and over to where the rest of the kids were standing. Rachel gave me another smile and Finn said "That was great Riley."I smiled at him and thanked him. For the rest of the meeting I sat and watched as the kids tried to work on their routine for sectionals. Mr. Schuester asked if I could stay after school a little longer on tuesday. He said he would teach me the dance moves for the routine. I told him I could and Rachel agreed to stay after with me. I said I would let my dads know and we left the auditorium and headed to the parking lot. We got into Rachel's car and she drove towards home. "You did great today. That song was amazing."Rachel said as she pulled out of the school parking lot. "Thanks."I said as I smiled over at her. She pulled into the driveway at our house and we both headed into the house. Our dads weren't home yet so we both went to our room to start on our homework. I was working on my homework when I heard Rachel's phone vibrate. I watched as she opened her phone and replied to the text. She sent the text the noticed me watching her. "Finn asked if I want to hang out tonight. I haven't said yes yet. If I go will you be ok on your own?"She asked as she pulled out her math book. I nodded but didn't respond. I didn't want to stop her from going out with her friends. "Are you sure?"She asked when all I gave her was a nod. "Its fine. Don't let me stop you from going out with your friends."I said as I looked back down at my homework. She nodded and went back to working on her homework.
Rachel's POV
My dads came home a half an hour later and I asked them if I could go out with Finn. They said they were ok with it and that I had to be home by 10. I thanked them then went back upstairs to continue my homework. I finally finished my homework right as we were called downstairs for dinner. Riley had finished also and was reading a book on her bed. I went downstairs and Riley followed right behind me. We set the table and sat down to eat with our dads. They both seemed to be in a bad mood so we all ate in silence. Everyone finished their dinner and Riley and I cleaned up the kitchen. I was leaving for Finn's in a few minutes so I didn't have time to do the dishes. Riley came upstairs with me to watch me get ready. I could tell she was nervous about being alone with our dads. I showed her my outfit that I had picked to wear to Finn's. I had picked a blue short sleeved shirt and a pair of my favorite jeans. I finished getting ready and we both went back downstairs. I waited in the living room until I saw Finn's car in the driveway. I reminded Riley what my cellphone number was in case she needed to call me. I said goodbye to her and my dads and walked out to Finn's car. I got in and waved goodbye to my dads again. Finn pulled out of the driveway and we headed towards his house.