New 'New Directions'
INT: WMHS
Emma is walking along the corridor watching the students; she has her auburn hair tied back and sports a Rolling Stones tee with ripped jeans and green Converse.
Emma Voice over: (It's not easy being the new student in a new school, especially not when you've left your friends, home and family behind for a foreign exchange placement in a whole new country. Thankfully, i'm staying with my Aunt Shannon, Football coach at William McKinley. The one good thing, i guess is that she knows all the eligible guys, sadly the jocks at this school, are either, taken, likely to get a girl pregnant or holding criminal records. I think the worst part about the whole change for me, is that, no one even notices me, its like in invisible' Rick the stick walks past and throws a slushy in Emma's face. Well, not completely invisible!)
Rory seeing the incident runs over to her aide and hands her a towel.
RORY: Sorry about him, he's somewhat of a ...
EMMA: (wiping her face) Brute?
RORY: (laughs) that's one word for it.
EMMA: Hi, Emma Beiste. (Holding hand out to Rory)
RORY: (shaking her hand) Rory Flannigan, where have you been all my life? I mean, all the time I've been here. (Pause) Wait a minute, BEISTE! You're Coach...
EMMA: Coach Menkins' niece. (Smiles and looks somewhat embarrassed too)
(long pause)
RORY: (offering his arm) Say, Emma, you wouldn't be interested in making some new friends would you?
EMMA: (taking his arm) I thought you'd never ask. (They laugh)
INT: THE CHOIR ROOM
Rory and Emma enter the choir room, Mr Schue, and the other Glee clubbers are already there.
MR SCHU: Ok guys, I cannot thank you enough for helping me propose to Miss Pillsbury. Really guys, i couldn't imagine a more perfect way to propose to Emma. Thanks again Sam and everybody. (Noticing Emma) Oh I am sorry, please Rory introduce us to your new friend.
MR SCHU takes a seat by the piano as RORY stands up taking EMMA by the hand and leading her to the centre of the room with everyone starring at her.
RORY: Guys, I'd like to welcome our newest member, Emma Beiste.
(Cheers and whoops from the glee clubbers)
RORY sits down and winks at EMMA as he does. Emma stands frozen and pale as though she is about to be sick. MR SCHU senses this.
MR SCHU: Emma, Beiste huh? Your Aunt Shannon said you'd be joining this semester. How are you finding Ohio? You moved from England right?
EMMA: (looking much more comfortable) Yea, I'm staying with Aunt Shannon and Uncle Cooter until next year; it's a foreign exchange deal. The weathers a lot nicer here than England, I moved from Cambridge. I'll be honest, It hasn't been that great, well until I got a slushy thrown in my face by some guy and I was rescued by a wonderful Irish leprechaun. (She smiles in Rory's direction. Rory mouths, 'i was in the zone' as Finn slaps him on the back.)
MR SCHU: Would you care to honour us with a song Emma? I hear you have a talent for singing.
EMMA: (laughing) HA! Aunt Shannon hasn't heard me sing since i was 6 years old. I've improved a lot since then. I'd like to sing a song which means a lot to me, and it helps me when i feel homesick.
Another summer day
Is come and gone away
In Paris and Rome
But I want to go home
Maybe surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just want to go home
Oh I miss you, you know
And I've been keeping all the letters that I wrote to you
Each one a line or two
"I'm fine baby, how are you?"
Well I would send them but I know that it?s just not enough
My words were cold and flat
And you deserve more than that
Another aerorplane
Another sunny place
I'm lucky I know
But I want to go home
Mmmm, I've got to go home
Let me go home
I'm just too far from where you are
I want to come home
And I feel just like I'm living someone else's life
It's like I just stepped outside
When everything was going right
And I know just why you could not
Come along with me
But this was not your dream
But you always believe in me
Another winter day has come
And gone away
And even Paris and Rome
And I want to go home
Let me go home
And I'm surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel alone
Oh, let go home
Oh, I miss you, you know
Let me go home
I've had my run
Baby, I'm done
I gotta go home
Let me go home
It will all right
I'll be home tonight
I'm coming back home
As EMMA finishes the song the other Glee Clubbers cheer and whoop, except for Rachel, Santana and Mercedes who are glare and pout as they are obviously envious. THE BELL RINGS
INT: THE AUDITORIUM
MR SCHU has gathered the Glee Clubbers and SHELBY are seated while WILL is seated on the stage.
WILL: Ok, guys, now I know its senior year for a lot of you which means, we need new members for next year. Now Rory, Artie, Tina, Sugar, Blaine and Emma, I want you guys to work together to create a set list. Figgins has agreed to us doing an assembly for the entire school on Saturday. The only rule, is that no senior members of the glee club are allowed to perform.
The senior members of Glee give support and words of encouragement to the others.
WILL: Next order of business, I've asked Miss Cochrane to help us as Glee Club Co-Captain and she is going to work with the senior members to get us ready for Regional's.
The Glee Clubbers Whoop and Cheer for SHELBY who stands up and walks to the front to face them.
SHELBY: Ok guys, now we were great at Sectionals and if it's alright with Mr Schuster, I would like to work with the other Glee Clubbers to prepare for Saturday's assembly. WILL nods approvingly in response.