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CHAPTER ONE:
Rory Flannigan walked into William McKinnley High School in his green plaid t-shirt, ready to face another day of America, his chin & spirits held high. He waltzed into Glee Club with a certain ease about him that just made every thing he did seem very... fluent.
It didn't take him long to realize that after spending your time in Glee, your problems took their own fit in the group. They talked and sang about things that made them feel special, like everyday was a big family reunion filled with laughter and love,'and no matter what happened, everything was gonna be okay, because you have your whole misfit family behind you to break your fall.
Rory thought of these things as he sat down in the Club next to his best friend Finn Hudson. Rory inwardly smiled, as he knew he was the only one in the world who called the quarterback by both his first and last name, even though it annoys he other boy to no might just be a name, but it made Rory feel important to be able to say.
As he sat down, he noticed that Finn Hudson had a confused look on his face. As if he were sad even.
"Is somethin botherin ya Finn Hudson?" he asked quietly, as to not disturb the boy's obvious deep conflict of the mind.
Finn looked up, and felt a bit happier to see his new
friend sitting beside him. "Just thinking about college," he lied, knowing the Irish student wouldnt fall for it for a single second. When Rory gave him that persistent look of his, Finn caved in and told Rory the truth.
"Rachel and I aren't getting off to a good start this year man. Sometimes I just don't know what she wants!" He ends with a sigh, and Rory sinks in every last word before answering even more quietly from before.
"Its me,'isn't it." It wasn't really a question, but that's how he formed the words. Finn realizes the truth in those words, how she started to get clingier by the day when Rory was around, not that he could blame her, he & the exchange student have spent almost every day together since he arrived here. He also understands that he can't make both of them happy, and it's hard to chose which of the two most important people in his life he wants to be around more, his girlfriend,'or the new guy, who sees Finn much differently than everyone else does. He looks at Finn like Finn is some great giver of answers, and Rory is very greedy with his gifts. Rory hangs on every word, every breath,'and every movement Finn makes. At first,'it made the taller boy uncomfortable, thinking Rory was a little gay kid with a crush on him, and to much of his dismay, he was constantly reminded of the incident with Kurt in the basement the first time their families attempted to merge. He promised him self that he would never do that to another living soul, no matter what happened.
After a while, though, he took Rory's constant attention as a compliment, even giving back a smile or two, to make the younger boy feel welcome.
He talked to Kurt about this,'and he was proud of Finn. He even gave a rarely seen hug to his step-brother, saying that he was glad that Finn had learned his lesson.
Finn was snapped back to reality when his eyes caught sight of a tear about to roll down he smaller' cheek.
"Rory, don't cry man! Please it's nothing,'don't cry!"
Finn wasn't used to guys crying in public, so he just did what he did when Rachel cried. Finn whipped the tear off Rory's face and gave him a tight hug, promising that it wasnt a big deal, and everything was gonna be back to normal soon. Didn't take to long for Rory to go back to normal though. The boy was smiling like nobody's business again in just a few minutes. A few seconds later, Mr. Schuester came through the door, announcing that today they were gonna show off all the Booty Camp trainees,'and to Finn's dismay, he was picked to go last.
After all the improved dancing skills of everyone else, Finn trudged his way on stage,'not exactly prepared to make a fool of himself in front of his new friend. When the music began to play, Finn tried his best to remember the routine and didn't fail as bad as he thought he was going to. When he was done, the room was utterly silent. Then, out of the blue, Rory stood up and clapped louder and faster than Finn knew was humanly possible. The enormous smile on the boys face showed no signs of shame, even though he was the only one who thought Finn did well.
"What is he doing?" he heard Santanna ask Brittany in what was certainly not a whisper. Rory didn't hear, which made Finn feel much better about it. He still gave the girls a dirty look as he passed though.
"Finn Hudson, that was amazing!"'Rory shouted at the top of his lungs when the two enter the Hummel-Hudson home for another one of their "boy's only" nights, where the subject of women, at all, was prohibited. Finn was thankful of that rule tonight, and though he wouldn't admit it if he was asked, he didn't want to Rory to hear about it. He figured that it was a bad idea to tell one of the two conflicting people about his time with the other, so when this blows over, they can move on without haveing anything against each other. While he told this philosophy to Rachel, who just gave him a dirty look and stormed off, he was afriad that telling Rory that his hero was hiding things from him wasn't a good idea.
When the two of them entered into "The Room of Finn Hudson" (as Rory named it) Rory's face had turned from a delightful smile to a anxious look, as if he needed to ask Finn a very important question.
"I know you want something," Finn said with a sly smile as
He paused whatever video game he was beating Rory at now, "And don't act like I don't notice,'cuz I do" He finished his sentence with a punch to Rory's arm. The look on the smaller boys face confused him, because he seemed as if he was about to cry again.
"That wasn't a REAL punch Rory," Finn had forgotten that Rory probably wasn't used to being hit by people other than bullies in America. This gives Rory some peace of mind, while it makes Finn a bit afraid of what it is Rory wants.
"Can we talk about... girls?" Rory finish quickly and turned his face from Finn, holding his idol wouldn't see the blush that swept across his face when he thought of talking about females in the quarterback's presence.
Finn looked as if he were in great shock. How can this guy break the Bro Code so easily? Finn even got a bit red faced. He didn't want to talk about girls. They were giving him WAY to much s*** for him to want to. Not even with Rory, he thought.
"Dude why do you CARE about girls so much? JEEZ what is WITH all you people and getting in relationships so f***ing easy?" he ranted for a few minutes, pacing around the room as he did so.
Rory saw the look on Finn's face and backtracked completely,"DoyouwantsodaIwanta
sodaimgonnagetasoda" he said the words fast with a nervous Irish accent, then dashed out of the room in a flash. How could he have been so stupid? It was a RULE that you couldnt talk about girls, and he had to go and freaking BREAK IT!
Instead of going to the kitchen to get a soda, Rory Flannigan ran through the Hummel-Hudson home in a fury of tears and sobs, almost knocking over Kurt as he comes out of his room. He runs right past him,'into the bathroom where he sits down on the toilet seat and balls his eyes out.
"Why do I have to ruin EVERYTHING?" he sobs to himself as the tears cascade down his soft cheeks,"Stupid Finn Hudson,'I don't need you." He said these words, but he knew they weren't true. He got out his Verizon mobile phone and call Brittany, asking for a ride home from Finn Hudson's house.