Hi everyone! This is the first chapter of "Broken Strings", this time introducing Gyder (Gina and Ryder), quite a lot of Ryley, some Jarley, and… the Warblers! For those of you who don't know, Gina is my OC first introduced in my first fanfiction, "Who You Are." "Broken Strings" is the sequel. As I said before, "Who You Are" is set between the episodes Feud and Guilty Pleasures. "Broken Strings" will be set a couple of weeks before and after Guilty Pleasures, before Shooting Star. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this story! Please review, follow, favorite, share, etc. Thank you, and happy reading! :)
CHAPTER ONE
Let's start this story with a song.
The drums are beating. The bass players are rocking out. The girls of New Directions are chanting and clapping their hands, scattered around their precious grand piano.
"Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh…"
A sleek-haired, clean-shaven, and bow-tied Blaine Anderson appears, singing the first part of Fall Out Boy's My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark.
B-b-b-be careful making wishes in the dark, dark
Can't be sure when they've hit their mark, mark
And besides in the mean, mean time
I'm just dreaming of tearing you apart
My songs know what you did in the dark…
Blaine sings at the top of his lungs, pumping his fist in the air, tapping his legs, dancing around the grand piano with his fellow Glee clubbers. Sam sings the chorus along with the chanting of the girls, strumming his guitar furiously.
So light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
I'm on fire!
Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, in the dark, dark
Ryder Lynn, with his Bieber haircut, grey hoodie, and white sneakers, jumps off of the grand piano to sing the next verse.
Writers keep writing what they write,
Somewhere another pretty vein just died
I've got the scars from tomorrow and I wish you could see
That you're the antidote to everything except for me
Ryder takes Gina Halim's hand. The dark-haired, petite Indonesian girl does a dance of her own as she joins in Ryder for the next lines in the song.
My songs know what you did in the dark…
So light 'em up!
Ryder takes Gina by the waist, swirls her around, and seats her on top of the grand piano. Next, Jake Puckerman brings all his swag to the number, dancing and singing along with Sam and Blaine. He curtsies in front of his beautiful girlfriend Marley Rose, and the two of them dance together. Brittany S. Pierce and Gina are now in a serious dance-off as the boys keep the song going. The other girls are clapping their hands as the song nearly comes to its end.
Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh
In the dark, dark
Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh!
Everyone cheers and claps as the song ends. Blaine and Sam high-five each other, while Kitty Wilde and Sugar Motta pump their fists in the air and squeal in delight.
"Whoa, guys, that was a very rocking performance!" Mr. William Schuester walks into the choir room, grinning from ear to ear. "Was that Fall Out Boy?"
"You got that right, Mr. Schue," Sam says, still a little out of breath.
"We thought we could practice a song for Regionals, I mean, it's an anthem, and everyone seems to be into that song recently." Blaine adds.
"I still don't get the point of the song." Sugar speaks out.
"Me too. I just know it sounds really angry. I think people will be scared of us if we sing that at Regionals. Like the grandmas and grandpas with the walkers and canes from that care home two years ago. They really scared me." Brittany says, casting her eyes down.
"Well, I'm glad you're all hyped up for Regionals, because it's going to come sooner than you think!" Mr. Schue says. "All right, take a seat, everyone. We'll use the lesson today to choose songs for Regionals. Soon we'll choose who are going to get solos for the competitions."
Unique, Tina, Brittany, Marley, and Blaine perk up at this. They start discussing and fighting over one another on who is going to get that glorious solo for Regionals.
"Unique loves the spotlight, and that's where Unique should totally be," Unique announces, straightening his wig and denim skirt.
"Sorry, Mercedes, but I'm going to get that solo, because I'm more talented than any of you." Brittany shrugs. "I've been practicing songs off the top 40 charts with Lord Tubbington all week long."
"Um, guys? Sorry to break your spirits, but Mr. Schue already said something about giving me and Marley solos." Blaine says, smiling triumphantly. "Let's not forget who is the new Rachel here."
"Oh yeah, Mr. Schue?" Tina's hand shoots up. "I almost forgot. Gina and I have an announcement."
"All right, come on up, Tina, Gina." Mr. Schue moves to the side so the two girls can stand in the middle of the choir room.
"As you all know, the Asian community holds a charity program every year," Tina begins to explain. "We have bake sales, garage sales, carwashes, and stuff like that to gather money we will use for Asian camp over the summer."
"This year, Tina, who is senior coordinator, has arranged for the charity program to be held at McKinley," Gina says. "The senior members of the community have agreed to do a car wash, and the sophomore and junior members are going to have a bake sale. Some of the Cheerios and kids from this school are going to help out too."
"Which brings us to Glee club," Tina says. "I was thinking that maybe we could do a show at the auditorium, you know, for an hour or something. We can get some money out of those performances. It would be a great help. Mike is coming home this weekend to help out with the charity too. I think he wants to do a performance with the boys."
"It's a great way for us to practice for Regionals too," Gina says. "We're going to invite as many people as possible there, so it'll be fun."
"What do you say?" Tina turns to the rest of the Glee clubbers, expectant.
"I say why not?" Blaine is the first to speak. Tina smiles gratefully at him. "It'll be cool. We've never done shows at a charity before, right?"
"I agree. Once we come in, you'll get your money like boom!" Artie says.
"All right, so everyone agrees to help out the Asian community?" Mr. Schuester asks his students. Everyone shouts out their agreement, except, of course, little miss Kitty Wilde. But everyone seems to ignore her, so Mr. Schue says, "Let's get ready for the charity program, then! Thank you, Tina and Gina. We'll make sure you'll raise a lot of money for the summer camp. All right, now let's pick some songs! Anyone has suggestions?"
What's going to happen at the Asian community charity program? Keep on reading to find out… :)