Yay for new Stories! :D Okay, my friend and I were watching Hetalia and I started watching an episode of Glee immediately afterwards, and I got an idea to have some Russian children in Glee. I figured that it would be cool to have something different c:
Ahh, whenever this fanfic is finished, I'll post up a chapter listing all of the songs used in this fanfiction.
I'd also like to thank SnarkItOut for being my beta reader :)
I DO NOT OWN GLEE
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01: The New Rachel
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"Okay Julia, you can do this…You've spent time with a tiger, you've bungee jumped off of the Brooklyn bridge, you've gone parachuting, and you've been to Iraq and back. You CAN do this…"
Thoughts ran through my head as I sat on my bed, brushing my mid-back length brown hair. My name is Julia Kozlov, me and my mother, father and little brothers have recently moved to Lima, Ohio.
One thing about me, I love to dance, and sing. My mother would encourage me to be in musicals, but I'm…too nervous for them. There's also the fact that my father cannot stand it when I perform, which is one thing my parents fight about. I hate it when they fight.
I took a deep breath as I walked through the doors of McKinley High School, my new school. I noted how different it is compared to my old school back in Russia. It was a private school that my brothers and I had attended. For one thing, it didn't require any uniforms, or a special type of backpack. I was interrupted from my thoughts when there was suddenly a cool substance on my face. My eyes started to burn and I heard laughter. "Welcome to McKinley, loser!"
My eyes burned. Not just from whatever it is they had thrown at me, but from me holding tears back. "Are you alright?" A voice asked. I wiped my eyes and saw a boy in front of me. He has long hair, which is in the style that Americans call 'dreadlocks', and he's an inch taller than I am. "What is it…this liquid, that I am covered in?" I asked, trying to put the words together.
"It's a slushie. You're new here, aren't you? I'm Joe. Hey Sugar!' The boy said. He stopped a girl who was trying to scurry past. She has long sandy golden-brown hair.
"Yeah?"
"Um…what's your name?"
"Julia."
"Sugar, could you help Julia get cleaned off?" Joe asked. The girl known as 'Sugar', ushered me into what I could guess was the nearest washroom.
"Your first time getting hit by a slushie?" She asked, as I washed my face off. "What is a... 'slushie'?" I asked, grabbing a couple of paper towels to dry my face with. Sugar sighed.
"Are you from, like, somewhere not in the U.S.?" Sugar asked. I nodded and tossed the soggy paper towels.
"Moscow. It's in Russia." I said, as Sugar started to help with my hair. "Oh, I've heard of that place. I used to have a boyfriend who was here last year as an exchange student from Ireland." She said happily.
"Really?" I asked. I felt some sort of happiness bubble at the fact that I might have a new friend as Sugar helped me clean off. When we were done, Joe was waiting outside. I got a better look at him and decided that he was pretty attractive. Sugar seems nice, even if her voice is sort of…nasally, but I've heard worse. I have my first class with her, which is English.
During lunch, I saw Joe sitting with a large group of other kids. I saw Sugar with them, as well as a range of people from different cliques. "Hello Joseph." I said, approaching the table.
"O-Oh! Julia!" Joe said, looking at me with a smile. "May I sit with you?" I asked. "Well it's not like we have any room here, there's always a space at the loser table." A girl with blonde hair, a thin ponytail and a cheerleading outfit said, pointing to an empty table in the corner.
"You must not have good eye sight girl. There is a spot right here." I said, shaking my head in pity. The girls' face turned red. "You idiot! You can't sit here because you're a freak!" she hissed. "Um…Kitty, I think that's a little bit too far." Joe said cautiously. "I am not an idiot, you are an idiot. You seem more…freaky, than I, because your head is in a funny shape and your hair looks like… дерьмо." I said with a smile. "What does…whatever the heck you said mean?" The girl Kitty asked. I smiled.
"You don't want to know. Joseph, it looks like you are busy with your…friends. I will talk to you later, da?" I said. I turned and quickly walked away before he could reply, and I walked outside. I leaned against and tree and slid down it. I felt tears in my eyes and I tried to push them away as I reached into my paper bag to retrieve my lunch. I silently let the tears fall down my face as I ate my favorite peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I soon finished both that and my apple and I stared at the sky before I started humming a familiar song. I heard the bell ring and I quickly wiped my face clear of all tears. I silently prayed that my face wasn't red, but I knew it was going to be anyway.
"Julia?" I heard Joe's voice call my name. I tried to ignore it. I do not want what happened to happen again. "Julia, hold on!" Joe said, grabbing my arm. I turned to him and his expression saddened. "Look…I wanted to apologize for earlier. Kitty…isn't the nicest person around, and I know you must feel…hurt. I didn't mean to hurt you," Joe said. I felt a feeling in my chest and sighed.
"It is…alright Joseph. I understand that you are a popular boy who does not want to be seen with the strange Russian girl." I said, feeling like I just wanted to just crawl under a rock, or at least under my bed. "Look Julia, I'm trying to say that I want to be your friend. I don't care about being popular. I know how it feels to be the new kid, not knowing anybody here." Joe said. I thought about what he said. It seemed sincere, but I still feel uneasy about it. "I guess we can be friends. Thank you Joseph." I said, smiling. The two of us started walking to our last classes, which are next to each other, conveniently.
"Hey, I heard you humming during lunch. Do you think that you may want to try out for our Glee Club?" Joe asked. "Um…I do not know." I said, biting my lip. Joe stopped me and pointed to a bulletin board, to a specific blue paper. On the paper, it says 'NEW DIRECTIONS AUDITIONS' and the list was almost filled up. "Come on, it'll be a new way to make friends. I promise you, it's a lot of fun." Joe said with a smile. I smiled at him and got out a pencil.
"I guess I can give it a try…but I…I have some problems with performing." I said as I signed my name on the paper. "You mean stage fright?" Joe asked. I nodded. "It's okay, I'll help you. Just make sure to show up after school today." Joe said with a smile.
After signing my name, I saw Boris' name on it and I gaped. "Since when did Boris want to join a show choir?" I thought.
"Julia? What is it?" Joe asked.
"Oh, I just saw my younger brothers' name on here, that's all." I said quickly.
"How many siblings do you have?" Joe asked. "Two, Boris and Neil, they are twins." I said, with a smile.
After school, I called my mother on my new cellular phone she had gotten for me. "Hello, mother?" I asked as soon as she had answered. "Yes, what is it Моя любовь?"
"I…I signed up to audition for the school show choir and the auditions are after school."
"Go for it Моя любовь. I believe you can do it. You know, Boris is auditioning as well." Mother said. I smiled and felt tears. "Thank you mother… Я люблю тебя. And I know, I saw Boris' name on the list. I'll call you afterward." I said, before we hung up. I waved to Joe, and we walked to the auditorium together, talking along the way.
I waited backstage with some of the other students. I noticed Boris waiting, standing close to a girl with long brown hair who smiled and walked over to me. "Hi! Are…are you new here too?" She asked. I nodded. "I'm Marley Rose. What's your name?" The girl asked, holding her hand out. I smiled. "Julia. Julia Kozlov." I said, shaking her hand. "Oh, are you from…let me guess, Russia?" She asked with a smile.
"Yes! You are the first one to get it right!" I said happily. Marley smiled. "I'm happy to meet you Julia; I hope we can maybe be friends." She said, sitting beside me. When she sat beside me, I noticed that I am still taller than her. I smiled in return. Boris walked over to us and he smiled at me.
"Hi Boris, I didn't know you would have auditioned?" I said, tilting my head out of curiosity. Boris grinned. "I wanted to try something new." He said with a grin.
"Boris K?" The teacher called.
"Well I've got to go; I will talk to you ladies later." Boris said with a grin and we silently watched him go onto stage. "My name is Boris and I will be singing 'Heels Over Head' the Boys Like Girls." I heard the smile in his voice, and the music started.
"I got your runaway smile in my piggy bank, baby
Gonna cash it right in for a new Mercedes
You were worth the hundred thousand miles
But you couldn't stay awhile…"
My mouth dropped. I had absolutely no idea that my younger brother could sing like this.
"I got your little brown shirt in my bottom drawer, baby
And your little white socks in the top drawer
You were always leaving your shit around
And gone without a sound
Yeah, I'm the first to fall and the last to know
Where'd you go?
Now I'm heels over head, I'm hangin' upside down
Thinkin' how you left me for dead, California bound
…"
"Okay, that's good." Mr. Schuester said, stopping the band. "Alright then, thank you for hearing me." Boris said, as he walked off of stage. I feel proud of my younger brother.
Marley and I chatted happily, and soon Marley was called on stage. "Break a leg!" I said happily. Marley gave me thumbs up and walked onto the stage. She introduced herself and started singing, and my jaw dropped. That girl is a really good singer, and I just hope I can sound good as well. I started to nervously chew on my fingernails and when Marley was finished, I was called.
"Julia K-Kozlaav?" The teacher called. As Marley and I passed each other, we exchanged high-fives. I stood on the stage and felt like the breath was knocked out of me. I took Joe's tip and took a deep breath, closing my eyes.
"My name is Julia Kozlov, and I will be singing the song 'All This and Heaven Too' by the group Florence and The Machine." I said.
The music started playing, and I felt like a new person. I no longer felt like the socially-awkward Julia Kozlov-no, I'm now Julia Kozlov, the singer, the dancer…the performer. When the singing part came, I opened my mouth, and started singing, putting my emotions into it.
"And the heart is hard to translate,
it has a language of its own,
it talks and tongues and quiet sighs and prayers and proclamations,
in the grand days of great men and the smallest of gestures,
In short shallow gasps!"
Everything stopped for a moment. The music, my breathing, the air flow…everything. Then it suddenly continued, as if it had never stopped.
"But with all my education,
I can't seem to commend it,
And the words are all escaping me,
And coming back all damaged,
And I would put them back in poetry,
If I only knew how,
I can't seem to understand it,
And I would give all this and heaven too,
I would give it all if only for a moment,
That I could just understand the meaning of the word you see,
'Cause I've been scrawling it forever,
But it never makes sense to me at all.
And it talks to me in tiptoes,
And sings to me inside,
it cries out in the darkest night,
And breaks in morning light.
But with all my education,
I can't seem to commend it,
And the words are all escaping,
And coming back all damaged,
And I would put them back in poetry,
If I only knew how,
I can't seem to understand it,
And I would give all this and heaven too,
I would give it all if only for a moment,
That I could just understand the meaning of the word you see,
'Cause I've been scrawling it forever,
But it never makes sense to me at all.
And I would give all this and heaven too,
I would give it all if only for a moment,
That I could just understand the meaning of the word you see,
'Cause I've been scrawling it forever,
But it never makes sense to me at all.
No, words are a language,
It doesn't deserve such treatment,
And all my stumbling phrases,
Never amounted to anything worth this feeling,
All this heaven,
Never could describe such a feeling as I'm having,
Words were never so useful,
So I was screaming out a language that I never knew existed before
…"
As I finished singing, I was panting. I opened my eyes and the instructor, Mr. Schuester, was smiling at me. "Thank you Julia."
I smiled as I walked off of the stage. I did it, I finally sang in front of others without passing out. I've maybe even guaranteed myself a spot in the Glee Club. I won't know until tomorrow. When I had gotten backstage, Marley was smiling happily at me.
"You were great Julia! When you sang, you didn't hear your accent at all, and you have a cool-sounding voice, I loved it!" Marley said happily. I started to feel happiness bubble in my chest and I grinned in return.
"Thank you! You were great too!" I said happily. "I hope we both get in." Marley said with a smile. "I hope so too."
I am sitting outside of the school, waiting for my mother. I'm sitting on the grass, just…waiting. I pulled my knees close and hugged them. "Hey, Julia right?" I turned to see one of the boys that was sitting Joe at lunch, the one with short blonde hair. I noticed that his lips are sort of…big, for a boy, and he has green eyes. I nodded.
"Da; that is my name." I said. The boy sat next to me on the grass and held his hand toward me, a smile on his face.
"My name's Sam, Sam Evans." He said. I shook his hand and smiled at him. "Hey, so you're from…Russia, right?" Sam asked. I nodded.
"Da. My family moved here during the summer." I said. "That's really cool." Sam said with a smile growing on his face. My mother drove up and I stood.
"Well, it was nice to meet you, Sam Evans. I will see you tomorrow." I said with a smile. Sam stood, and I'm a few inches taller than he is. Yeah. See you tomorrow," he said. I walked towards the car and got in.
"So how was your audition?" My mother asked with a smile. "It went good. I think I have made some new friends." I said, smiling. "That's wonderful honey. I'm proud of you. Do you like it here so far?" Mother asked as she kept her eyes on the road. I nodded. I decided not to tell my mother about the slushie incident and what happened in the cafeteria. I knew if I did, she would raise some hell. That is a reason I love my mother so much, she is amazing.
I lay in my room, holding my pillow over my ears. My mother had told my father that Boris and I had auditioned for the school's show choir. My father immediately blew up, yelling about how it's a waste of time and that we shouldn't have even tried out for something that we're not fit for. When he had found out, he had slapped both of us, and out mother yelled at him for it. I hate my father. I hate him so much. [K4] He never encourages us, unless he's telling us what to do. He seems to hate us most of the time.
I heard a knock on my door. "Julia, could I come in?" Neil's voice asked.
"Yes, go ahead." I said. My bedroom door opened and my younger brother walked in the room, closing the door behind him. I sat up and He smiled shyly at me.
"Seestrah, could I talk to you?" Neil asked, sitting beside me. "What's wrong Neil? You do not even have your hair down yet." I asked. Neil generally takes his hair out of the ponytail while at home; his hair is almost shoulder length.
"Well…I was wondering…when you auditioned for the school's show choir, did you, enjoy singing, in front of those people?" Neil asked, looking at me. I smiled. "Yes. It almost felt like I was a new me." I said. Neil looked down. "Seestrah…I really want to join the show choir." He said quietly. "Then why did you not sign up for an audition?"
"I…I do not want father to be angry at me." Neil said quietly. That was when I remembered. Between the three of us, Neil has been the one who our father has favored, and he's also the one who did what my father wanted him to do. Clubs, sports, you name it. If our father wanted one of us to be in it, Neil would do it. Heck, he even joined football at the school.
"Neil, just because father does not like it, does not mean that you cannot do it." I said, placing my hand on his knee. Neil looked at me.
"Really…? I just…don't know Julia." He said. I noticed tears in his eyes and I pulled my younger brother close. He hugged me back and I heard him crying. "I'm so scared Julia…I don't want our father to hate me. I…don't want him to say I'm a failure." Neil said through his tears. I hugged him tightly.
"Neil… little brother, it is okay …"
Boris and I met up with Marley the next morning, and we introduced her to Neil. Together, the four of us walked see the New Directions member list. Marley smiled and covered her mouth. I looked at the list and I grinned. Boris, Marley and I had all made it. I hugged Marley, and Boris turned it into a group hug. "I'm so happy that we made it!" Marley said happily.
"Congratulations you guys." Neil said with a smile on his face. I turned to him and hugged him.
"Hey, are you going to talk to Mr. Schuester?" I asked him so that only he could hear me. Neil bit his lip and nodded.
"I will take my chances. I…do not know what will happen with dad, but I want to try," he said, as a tiny smile grew on his face. I smiled and put my arm around his shoulder.
"Good," I said, as we followed Boris and Marley to the Choir Room.
During lunch, Marley and I sat with the New Directions. Boris and Neil decided to sit outside. Our lunch, however, was cut short when that one girl Kitty and two football players had started to make fun of one of the lunch ladies, a lady who is very nice to me, but she's overweight. What had shocked us more was that the New Directions had joined in. The only few who I noticed didn't, was Sam, Joe, and the boy Sam referred to as Blaine. Marley had gotten upset by them doing that, and she revealed to them that the lunch lady they've been making fun of is her mother. They then made fun of her again, and Marley got upset.
"I thought you guys were different." Marley said, picking her food up and walking away. I stood after her.
"Julia…" Joe started.
I glared at him. "You are all low. I cannot believe that you would go so far as to make fun of a girls' mother." I said, looking at each person at the table. I stopped at Kitty, who had a smirk on her face.
"Well, maybe you could stand to lose a few pounds as well, gigantor." She said. I grabbed my bottled iced tea, opened it, and dumped it on Kitty's head. She let out a screech and I smirked.
"Hey, now instead of looking like дерьмо, your hair looks like pee." I said, grabbing my food and following Marley outside. I held back laughter as I heard Kitty freaking out. I opened the door to outside, and Boris was hugging Marley. Neil smirked at me and he looked towards Boris.
"Hey Boris, did you see what Sis did to that Kitty girl?" He asked with a smirk.
"Da, that was amazing." Boris said, holding his fist out. I smiled and bumped his fist with mine and Marley smiled at me.
"Thanks…" She said.
"It was nothing Marley, you are a friend, and I defend my friends." I said.
I was standing beside Marley at her locker and Sam walked over to us. "Hey, I wanted to apologize for the behavior of everyone else during lunch," he said. Marley looked at him.
"Why do you care?" She asked.
"Because I was where you were at. For a while, my family was homeless." Sam said. Marley was quiet, and closed the door to her locker. "We're sorry as well."
After cleaning up from both of us, and Unique, being slushied, Marley, Unique and I walked towards the choir room, for the period that the Glee Club meets, and Boris met us at the door. We walked in, and Mr. Schue smiled at us as we took our seats. He invited Marley to sing a solo in the first number of the year and she shyly accepted, and I smiled at her.
Mr. Schue stood in front of the Glee club after we performed Chasing Pavements. Marley is sitting between Boris and I, and we were talking before he quieted the group down. "Okay guys, before we get started, let's welcome our new member, Neil." Mr. Schue said with a smile. Neil shyly walked into the choir room and waved. I heard one of the girls, which I suspect was Sugar, whisper 'he's hot' and I grinned.
"Go ahead and introduce yourself, and then you can sing for us." Mr. Schue said. He sat at the end of the chairs and Neil nervously looked at the group and quietly cleared his throat.
"Um…h-hello. My name is N-Neil Kozlov, and yes, I am Boris and Julia's brother. I…ran into some complications yesterday, so I was not able to audition, but I will sing a song for you guys now, if you would like." Neil said as a nervous smile crossed his face. The band started playing the song, and he started on his song.
"Fall to your knees and kiss the ring
The crowds rejoicing all of my dreams
Wake up to despise a world I once loved
Why would you bring me in if you knew what you'd become
So curse everyone and everything,
Even the sun
Stall me, Stall me, I'm all in
Stall me, call me up or break me in
A dark room in the wallflower garden at the party
She's got four on the floor
She's waiting to kick start me
So just stall me…"
As Neil sang, I noticed that he was happier; as if a weight was lifted off of his chest. I smiled at him and he soon finished, and the club applauded for him, and Mr. Schue walked over to Neil, clapping his hand on his shoulder, making Neil slightly jump.
"Well, welcome to the club, Neil!" Mr. Schue said with a smile. Neil smiled shyly in reply as the rest of the club stood.
I smiled at him and gave him a big hug. "I told you that you could do it."
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Shit – дерьмо
My Love – Моя любовь
I love you – Я люблю тебя