"Alright, how did everyone go with this week's assignment?" Mr Shue asked, and murmurs of "good" and "not bad" filled the choir room.
"Alright! Who wants to go first and take us back to the '80's?"
Before anyone else had the chance to respond, Joe and Artie raised their hands. They sang Gold by Spandau Ballet, next was Kitty and Tina with Blondie's 'The Tide Is High' followed by Marley & Unique who did 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun', then Ryder and Jake who did Africa by Toto and finally, Betty Pilsbury and Rory, who did 'Don't You Forget About Me' by Simple Minds.
"Good job guys!" said Mr Shue, an enthusiastic smile on his face, "that leaves Blaine and Sam. What'll you guys be doing?" Mr Shue asked as the two made their way to the front of the room.
"Wake Me Up Before You Go Go," Blaine answered with a smile.
"Wham!" Sam finished, putting emphasis on the word and making everyone laugh as he jumped onto the ground from the last step.
For the first part, Sam sang, echoed by Blaine then they switched, Blaine doing the first line and Sam the second until they came to the chorus, where they joined forces, going on in the switching, one line after another to joining forces throughout the song.
Jitterbug, jitterbug, jitterbug, jitterbug
You put the boom-boom into my heart
You send my soul sky high when your lovin' starts
Jitterbug into my brain
Goes a bang- bang till my feet do the same
But something's bugging you
Something ain't right
My best friend told me what you did last night
Left me sleeping in my bed
I was dreamin' but I should've been with you instead
Wake me up, before you go-go
Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo
Wake me up, before you go-go
I don't want to miss it when you hit that high
Wake me up, before you go-go
Cause I'm not planning on goin' solo
Wake me up, before you go-go
Take me dancing tonight
I wanna hit that high
You take the grey skies out of my way
You make the sun shine brighter than Doris Day
Turned a bright spark into a flame
My beats per minute never been the same
Cause you're my lady, I'm your fool
It makes me crazy when you act so cruel
Come on baby, let's not fight
We'll go dancing everything will be alright
Wake me up before you go-go
Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo
Wake me up, before you go-go
I don't want to miss it when you hit that high
Wake me up, before you go-go
Cause I'm not planning on goin' solo
Wake me up, before you go-go
Take me dancing tonight
I wanna hit that high
Jitterbug
Jitterbug
Cuddle up baby, move in tight
We'll go dancing tomorrow night
It's cold out there, but it's warm in bed
They can dance, we'll stay home instead
Wake me up before you go-go
Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo
Wake me up, before you go-go
I don't want to miss it when you hit that high
Wake me up, before you go-go
Cause I'm not planning on goin' solo
Wake me up, before you go-go
Take me dancing tonight
By the time they finished the song, Sam and Blaine had everyone on their feet, dancing along with them. They'd been so energetic and enthusiastic and so into the song it had soon caught on. Energetic dancing was pretty contagious after all.
"Fantastic!" Mr Shue said as he returned to the front of the room and the boys returned to their seats, "Blaine, Sam, if this were a competition, you guys would win hands down!"
To their surprise, their fellow Glee club members seemed to agree, nodding their heads.
"Do you have some sort of secret?" Tina asked on her way out.
"You guys were on fire!" Unique declared.
"Good job," Marley said with a small smile.
Kitty simply gave them a dirty look as she went out the door. She was jealous, and Sam and Blaine couldn't help but smile.
"So," said Cooper Anderson, leaning in the doorframe of his little brother's bedroom, "legend has it you and your friend were pretty good in Glee club today."
"Huh?" Blaine asked, meeting his brother's eyes.
"You and Sam. The 80's thing. You rocked it apparently."
"Thanks," Blaine said slowly, "wait, how did you find out?"
Cooper shrugged. "Little bird."
"Who?" Blaine pressed, curiosity building now.
"I have my ways, little brother."
"You're not going to tell me, are you?"
"Nope. Not a chance." Cooper said, turning to walk away, "maybe the two of you should form a band," he called back over his shoulder.
As his brother's suggestion hit Blaine's ears, his face lit up.
I hope everyone enjoys this story as much as I have writing it!
The song used in this chapter belongs to Wham!