A:N/ This is a random one-shot that I wrote one night while thinking of an idea for one of my other stories. I was intrigued, and songstobesung really thought it was a great idea, so here it is! By the way, if you like this story, be sure to check hers out, but after reviewing mine, of course. :-)
Disclaimer: Nothing is mine, gosh darnnit!
Matt watched Finn croon his song, directing it to Rachel. He almost couldn't watch, and his mind was elsewhere.
One song
Glory
One song
Before I go
He wasn't going to be here much longer; that's what his doctors said. The cancer had spread to his pancreas.
Glory
One song to leave behind
No one would remember him. He wasn't a great singer like Finn or a great dancer like Mike. He didn't have an in-your-face personality like Kurt or a reputation like Puck. He wasn't set apart from everyone because of a disability like Artie. He was just Matt, the guy no one notices.
Find one song
One last refrain
Glory
From the pretty boy front Man
Who wasted opportunity
Ah, who was he kidding? He would go by unnoticed, unloved. As usual.
One song
He had the world at his feet
Glory
In the eyes of a young girl
A young girl
If she would notice him, he'd find the will to live. But she just continued to give goo-goo eyes to Finn, never at him. Matt's eyes teared up as Rachel Berry, his Rachel Berry, stood on her tip-toes and kissed Finn. Matt's heart shattered.
Find glory
Beyond the cheap colored lights
One song
Before the sun sets
Glory - on another empty life
That was the story of his life. Nothing special, nothing memorable. Hell, he couldn't even get up the courage to ask out the girl he loved.
Time flies - time dies
It fucking sucked!
Glory - One blaze of glory
One blaze of glory – glory
One song was all it would take. Mr. Schue would start giving him solos. Rachel would dump Finn for him. Everyone would know Matt Rutherford's name. That was the description of a perfect world. Matt's world wasn't perfect by any stretch.
Find
Glory
In a song that rings true
Truth like a blazing fire
An eternal flame
Find
One song
A song about love
Glory
From the soul of a young man
A young man
Everything happens for a reason; that was his mother's philosophy. She always said that when someone dies young, it's because their life's purpose has been fulfilled. What the hell was his life purpose? Matt did nothing. He couldn't raise his fucking hand to tell Mr. Schue how much he wanted, needed, a chance.
Find
The one song
Before the virus takes hold
Glory
Like a sunset
One song
To redeem this empty life
His last chance. His last chance. Matt's. Last. Chance.
Time flies
And then - no need to endure anymore
Time dies
"Uh, Mr. Schue?"