A/N: The opening chapter, where I tried to cram in so much information that I've ended up hating it already. Great start, yeah?
FutureFic - set about 6 years into the future. You'll get the gist of it eventually.
Disclaimer: Anything you recognize is not mine.
"Ugh." Kurt stepped into the common staffroom, meeting the gazes of all the teachers - the strangers he was preparing himself to meet.
Blaine took his hand - half for comfort and half to make a statement. Blaine confidently pulled him into the staffroom.
"Hey everybody." He grinned easily, giving a brief wave to the room. "I'm Blaine Anderson...this is my partner, Kurt Hummel - we're the new show choir directors!"
Kurt let out a small wave, met with nods and smiles of...acceptance - welcoming them? Kurt expected a more solid reaction - something...anything? Times had changed, he guessed, since he was at high school. People were way more accepting of gays - even in college everyone was pretty okay with it.
"Welcome to Grovesdale then boys...I'm Sam Noble, the principal," said a friendly face. He was tall, with long arms and legs, towering well over the heads of both Blaine and Kurt. He was much older, well into his forties, grey hair just beginning to show below the dark brown locks. They smiled up at him, shaking his hand as he extended it towards them. "Would you guys like a tour before tomorrow?"
It was Monday - the first Monday of the year - and a pupil free day.
"That would be fantastic. It took us almost ten minutes to find this room." Kurt laughed, feeling more at ease.
Sam nodded and headed to the table in the centre of the room, picking up diaries. "These are your friends," he grinned. "Write everything in here - there's a map of the school on the back just in case."
Blaine and Kurt took them eagerly, flipping through it quickly. "If you'll follow me, I'll give you guys a quick tour."
They nodded, following him silently.
"You are from Ohio, right?" he asked, and they both nodded. "Must've been cold?"
They both nodded again, and Sam smiled. "You boys don't talk much...I expected show choir directors to be a lot more chatty."
Blaine grinned a little. "Sorry sir, it's our first job in a town we're unfamiliar with...we're a bit...overwhelmed."
Sam smiled widely. "Boys, it's Sam. Not Sir. You're not in school anymore." he looked around, laughing at his joke. "Now, Grovesdale is a little different from most schools - we don't have hallways."
He led them outside to a piazza of sorts. They looked around, confused. It was large and had places to sit and eat - like a cafeteria only outside. Grovesdale was nothing like McKinley.
"The buildings are labelled, A through to I. They...go in some kind of order, but I've been teaching here for twenty years and I haven't figured it out yet." he laughed, turning their diaries over to the map. "We're standing here, surrounded by A, B and C block."
He pointed out the three blocks, and both Kurt and Blaine frowned in confusion. "Individual rooms are located along the blocks...they're labelled with the Block Name, then what floor it's on, and then the room name. For example, AG02 is in A Block, on the Ground Floor and is the second room."
"Ooh..." Kurt muttered, and Blaine nodded.
Sam took them on a trek around the whole school, pointing out places of interest, until the tour finished at the Drama Building - N Block.
"NG03 - this is where your rehearshals will be held. There is a small stage, a light and sound desk and many chairs. When you're getting towards dress rehearsals, the Performance Hall will be avaliable to you - there's a booking sheet in the common staff room."
Blaine and Kurt blinked a little stupidly.
"N Block...that's where we have to be..." Kurt marked it on his map. "B Block is the common staff room..." he marked that too.
"N Block is going to be your home - it's basically the Performing Arts Centre. Your personal staff room is here." He pointed out a large room with large desks and two empty sections. He turned and saw their dumb expressions and laughed. "Confused yet?"
"A little..." Blaine shrugged. "Nothing we can't get used to."
Sam smiled and beamed at them. "I like you boys. Make sure you post your sign-up sheets around before tomorrow...I'll let you get settled in your staffroom. If you get lost, you know my cell phone number, right?"
Both of them nodded and Sam grinned, leaving them.
"Wow..."
A/N: Just the starter. You'll meet the kids tomorrow, more will be explained, and we'll tackle the first boulder that Klaine have to jump over, in order to get their Glee club together. By the way, if anyone has any Glee Club names to suggest for me to use, they'd be appreciated. I...am so stuck...I can't figure out a name for the Grovesdale State High School Glee Club. XD Everything else is sorted - I've got a bloody book on this whole school...which is modeled after my own school :D
Omg guys, Blaine got a last name on the site!
