I step out of my lightning blue Mitsubishi pickup truck, or Betsy as I call her, and sigh as I see my uncle's large mansion like, white brick suburban home. I grab my Animal back pack and suitcase out of the back and walk hesitantly to the door. Just before I go to ring the bell the enlarged double wooden doors fly open and a spunky, skirt wearing, wide smiling brunette jumps me with a hug "Elise!" she shouts as she squeezes me tightly. I smile my first genuine smile in a while, as I drop my bags and hug her back "good to see you to Star-shine…oxygen becoming an issue!" I say as I gasp for air and she quickly lets go. Over her shoulder I see my uncles, Joshua and Isaac, I smile sweetly as I hug them both and they help me move my things inside.
After Rachel and I get my things unpacked in my old room from when I use to visit, which is exactly the same as Rachel's, except with baby blue walls, movie posters, framed Victoria Francis artwork and no pink in site. We head down stairs for dinner, my uncles and Rachel are Jewish vegans, where I'm a meat loving Christian, so dinner is awkward but I don't mind.
The next day I wake up early because I can hear Rachel on her treadmill next door. I sigh and decide to just go with it. I grab a quick shower before I get dressed into my black ripped jeans, a purple and yellow paint splat t-shirt covering my large breast, my purple converses and then straiten my layered dark brown hair and side parted emo fringe. I smile as I look in the mirror, seeing my sliver spikes on my left perfectly shaped eyebrow, to apply mascara and purple eye shadow around my ice blue doe eyes, and pail pink lip gloss. I make myself a packed lunch and quickly call up the stairs "Star-shine, come on lets get goin!" as I grab my bag and books for my first day at McKinley High.
As we arrive at the school all eyes are on us, wanting the scup on the new kid, and Rachel takes me to get my schedule, locker number and combination. Luckily I'm in most of her classes and her lockers only a few away from mine. As we walk down the hall to English she begs "please Elise Please! For me? It'll be fun!" I shake my head and reply "I don't know, Glee club? Really?" she puts on her crying act and I glare "your forgetting who taught you that" she stabs her foot in fustian and I sigh "for gods sake! If it'll prevent a bitch fit, I'll give it a shot!" she beamed up at me and hugged me in thanks. The first few classes passed quickly and then it was time for lunch. I waited patiently at an empty table as Rachel got her roach ridden cafeteria food. As she was walking over, tray in hand, a group of jocks passed and one through a bright pink slushy all over her.
Immediately the room filled with laughter and I filled with rage. I stood an hurried over to her then glared at the jocks in question "you think that's funny? Who the fuck do you think you are?" they continued to laugh as the slushy culprit said "am the guy who's goanna rock your world freak" I smile menacingly as I take a step forward and Rachel try's in vain to pull me back. I am now standing mere inches from him, my five foot two height nothing compared to his, as I say "not even in your dreams fuck face." suddenly his smile disappears and he grabs my arm ,as he dose I grab his hand and twist it quickly and he yelps in pain as he fall to his knees, I then kick him hard in the chest, sending him headfirst into a table. His friends back away in haste as I look around and say "why'd you stop laughing? Isn't this funny anymore?…I didn't think so." I then go to the table and grab my lunch and bag then guide Rachel to the bathroom to clean up.
The rest of the day was quite, people avoided me and I had to explain to the principal that I hit the douche in self-defence, after all he did grab me, he was suspended for a month. I got out of art and walked with Rachel to Glee club. As we entered the room the only person there was a hansom man in a gray tie and gelled hair. He smiles as he sees us "hi Rachel and …" I give a small smile and say "Elise, am Rachel's cousin, just moved here" he smiles to me "I'm Mr Schuster, but please call me Mr Schu" as Rachel declares enthusiastically "Elise's joining Glee" and he chuckles "we'll see. Why don't you girls take a seat until everyone else gets here" with linked arms we take our seats as the room fills up.
After 15 minutes the Glee club is here and Mr Schu smiles "everyone, I'd like you to meet Elise. She's Rachel cousin and is going to audition for Glee. Elise?" as I stand I hear the girl sat next to the well skinny fashioned boy whisper "grate, just what we need, another fame hungry diva queen" I shrug it off as I tell the pianist my song and looked at my cousin as I sing-
(All you wanted by Michael Branch)
"I wanted to be like you,I wanted I tried to be like you,And I got swept away.
I didn't know that it was so cold and,You needed someone to show you the way.
I took you hand and, We figured out that when the tide comes I'll take you you want to I can save you,I can take you away from lonely inside, so busy out there, And all you wanted was somebody who cared.
I'm sinkin' slowly, so hurry hold hand is all I have to keep me hangin' can you tell me, so I can finally see,Where you go when you're gone?If you want to, I can save you.
I can take you away from lonely inside, so busy out all you wanted was somebody who you wanted was somebody who you need me you know I'll be oh oh oh, you want to, I can save you.
I can take you away from lonely inside, so busy out all you wanted was somebody who :And all you wanted was somebody who you want to ((If you want to)) I can save you ((I can save you))I can take you away from here. ((I can take you away))So lonely inside, so busy out all you wanted was somebody who can you tell me, so I can finally see,Where you go when you're gone?"
As I finish the song everybody claps and Rachel runs over to me and gives me a big hug. We turn to Mr Schu who smiles brightly and says "that was…amazing. Well Elise, welcome to glee club" I smile back at him as we retake our seats and our handed out assignments. After glee Rachel goes to get her slushy stained clothes from her locker as I walk to my truck to wait for her. As I get close to Betsy I see the slushy guy from lunch and his friend surrounding me. as I run to my truck I bump into a hard chest and look up to see the guy I humiliated earlier.
He grabs my arm and snarls "not so tough now are you freak?" I try to pull my arm back but he learned from before to grab tighter, most likely leaving bruises. I being to fear the worst when his friend's circle me, like a pack of vultures would their pray, but a sudden voice puts me at ease "hay, what the hell do you think your doing?" the thug lets go as Mr Schu approaches angrily and says "nothing sir, just having a chat. A'int that right?" he asks me with a glare and I answer "chat my ass! He grabbed me and was threatening me!" I push him away roughly and cower back into Mr Schu, who takes a protective predatory step in front of me and asks "you get a kick from picking on girls? Make you feel big dose it? Why don't you try picking on someone your own size, like me?" the thug looks at him in shock "what's the problem Blake? Cant hit a guy, is that it?… Get the fuck outer here and as of right now your officially expelled" the jock, Blake, yells in horror "you cant do that!" and Mr Schu says in confidence "I just did. Now fuck off, all of you!" with that he and his friend's dispatch and Mr Schu turns to me and asks with concern "Elise, are you alright?" I nod lightly with my eyes glazed over as I fling my arms around him "thank you! Thank you so much, I was so scared, I thought…god thank you!" he hesitantly raps his arms around me and whispers sweetly "your welcome" and he suddenly ripped his arms from around me and instantly I miss his comforting warmth.
I look up at him in confusion until I hear a high pitched voice "Hay Mr Schu" I turn slightly to see my cousin smiling brightly at the Spanish teacher and I hate her a little for interrupting…whatever it was that we where doing, comforting? I think she links and tugs my arm to leave as I smile warmly at Mr Schu. We walk to Betsy and I give a wave as I get in the drivers side, he smiles and warmly waves back and we head for home. On the drive I ignore Rachel's ramblings and hum along to the radio, my smile never faulting.