Post Special Education. Mind you I'm not good at keeping people in character so if you have a problem with those kinds of stories then I should suggest you stop now. This probably sucks and is too choppy and all.
Disclaimer: I don't own Glee.
" I have a song that I'd like to sing."
A collective sigh went up in the choir room although Mr. Schue was just glad that Rachel wasn't giving up even more solos .A world in which Rachel Berry did not fight to be lead vocalist was one he had never foreseen and even though it was probably going to be another song dedicated to how much she loved and missed Finn, it was good to see her determined again.
"Your fingertips across my skin Well, I'd never want to see you unhappy Goodbye, my almost lover So long, my luckless romance We walked along a crowded street Well, I'd never want to see you unhappy Goodbye, my almost lover So long, my luckless romance I cannot go to the ocean So you're gone and I'm haunted Goodbye, my almost lover So long, my luckless romance
The palm trees swaying in the wind, images
You sang me Spanish lullabies
The sweetest sadness in your eyes, clever trick
I thought you'd want the same for me
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?
My back is turned on you
Should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do
You took my hand and danced with me in the shade
And when you left you kissed my lips
You told me you would never ever forget these images, no
I thought you'd want the same for me
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?
My back is turned on you
Should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do
I cannot try the streets at night
I cannot wake up in the morning
Without you on my mind
And I bet you are just fine
Did I make it that easy to walk
Right in and out of my life?
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Why can't you just let me be?
my back is turned on you
should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do
She took a deep breath and went back to her seat ignoring all the stares she was getting. She was well aware of the lovesick puppy look Finn was giving her along with the glares from the brunette who stole his virginity.
As the song faded away the Glee members stared at their captain. She always sang from her heart. No matter how much they hated her obsessive ways, her constant criticisms no one could deny that she only ever sang with the utmost belief in her words and if she meant what she was singing right now it was safe to say that Finchel was done with forever.
"Good job Rachel. You don't always sing like that though I can't help but wonder what brought on the change."
Rachel smiled albeit it was only a polite smile.
"I had a long talk with someone whose opinion I respect and having had an epiphany regarding my behaviour, I have decided to limit myself to only a professional presence in the Glee club."
"What does that mean?" Brittany whispered to Artie and Finn turned to listen to his reply since he was confused as well.
"I..." Confused himself, Artie stayed quiet while Santana voiced the question on everyone's mind.
"The hell does that mean Man-hands?" She kept her eyes focused on her nails not really interested in Rachel's reply.
"It means that you could be pregnant and I won't care." The hurt look from Quinn was overlooked as she ploughed on with her words. "It means that you could lose your voice and it won't bother me because again I just don't care. You can get kicked off the Cheerio's or that football team of ours and I won't care. I am here only to sing. Your personal lives do not matter to me. And I expect mine to not matter to you all either but considering that none of you have ever shared my work ethic that is going to be a stretch."
"You have a personal life? Yeah right!"
"Yes Mercedes thank you for proving my point."She rolled her eyes, the word idiots running through her mind as she took a seat.
"Okay then. Let's move on to this week's assignment. In light of the new developments your new assignment is to find a song that truly embodies something really personal for you. It could be about a relationship, about a person about an emotion, anything that really speaks to you and reinvent it to suit yourself."
Rachel raised her hand and Mr. Schue sighed expecting a protest.
"Yes Rachel."
"If it truly embodies something important to us then wouldn't re-inventing it to suit ourselves be redundant? Or do you mean to re-invent it as in to suit our style of singing better?"
"Either one is fine. So, anything else?"
"I'd like you to look for a replacement for me."
"Fothermucker!" Lauren said getting some candy out of her bag in lieu of popcorn and settled in for the show that was bound to come.
It was the second time that day that Rachel had shocked everyone.
"What?" Mr Schue shook his head in disbelief. He couldn't understand how history kept on repeating itself with Glee club. He silently thanked God for the fact that he didn't have a pregnant teenager on his hands again. "Are you leaving Glee club? Again?"
"Yes. And this time it's not because of you giving away my solos. And I'm not leaving yet. Consider this my two weeks notice. If you cannot find a twelfth member by the time regionals come around I will sing and all that but come next year I shall no longer be a part of Glee club."
"Rachel I don't understand why you're doing this." He was this close to throwing in the towel. Everytime they came close to working together well something always had to happen.
"You gave the solo away to Santana."
"Freak." Santana said rolling her eyes before sneering in Rachel's general direction. "Just because you can't keep your man-"
"Santana my personal hatred for you aside, there are other reasons why I disagree with you getting the solo. For one Mercedes lost her chance to sing 'And I am telling you I'm not going' last year so clearly she should have gotten her chance to do so this year."
"Diva say what?" Mercedes piped up, surprised that Rachel stood up for her.
"That aside you also gave the other lead vocals to Sam and Quinn. You seem to only be proving that the Cheerleaders and jocks rank higher on the hierarchy scale even within Glee."
"She actually has a point!" Artie thought out loud.
"And that's why I want out of Glee club. But I shall endeavour to fulfil the obligations I have considering the regionals are closing in fast. Even though we have no chance of winning."
