Summer shadows seemed to bring in the winter rains, as spring brought back the wind of the autumn leaves

'Alice come here!' he said lightly to his daughter.

'Coming daddy!' the little girl ran fast to his side to hug her father tightly. She loved to see her father smile, but she wondered why it never seemed to reach his eyes.

'Uncle Finn! You didn't break your promise!' he watched as his little girl ran to his best friends arms. He always spoilt Alice like she was his own little girl. He supposed Finn was like her second father. The three of them were inseparable for the last six years. They couldn't let themselves get distracted from being without this little bundle of joy. If they weren't at work, they were with her, or doing something that would end with a smile to her face.

Noah and Finn had taken over the local orphanage that they renamed Star Light Kids. They took turns along with several others of their friends from their former glee club days. Tina had ended up marrying Mike Chang who was a top notch wiz with computers. They were big sponsor for the orphanage. Mercedes was like a diva mom to the kids, who the kids really responded to well. Santana and Brittany had adopted two little girls' names Dana and Casey. They were constant helpers there as well.

Flash Back

Noah loved seeing all the kids at the orphanage; he and a couple of the other glee kids would often come and sing for the children to make them happy. So when he was told that the orphanage was going to be closing down because there was no one to look after it, he had spoken up and become the principle of the orphanage, along with the help of Finn.

She came to the orphanage in a dusty hot day. She had been riding in the car for what felt like forever, they had tried to make the trip for the little girl as nice as any two year old would love.

Alice had the same spirit as a girl he once knew. She loved to sing and dance, and had beautiful brown hair that made her look so beautiful. He was really drawn to her like a father would be drawn to his daughter. So he did the only thing he knew, he adopted her and gave her his name. Alice Puckerman.

End of Flashback

'Did I tell you that Alice is doing well in her dancing classes? She loves to sing too! I'm so proud of her. I wish you could just wake up and hear her sing. She reminds me of you so much. I think that's what our daughter would have been like if we had had any kids. I love you forever baby! Come home to me please. I need you!' how could he not know the little girl that he spent his entire time with, WAS his daughter.

He took a unique liking to the little girl, even his best friend was drawn to her. It baffled her why they continued to visit her. Telling her of tails about the brown haired girl who could sing just like her. Hadn't anyone put two and two together yet? She had been sent away for nine months and returned as a shrivelled shell?

Summer shadows