Night 2 Remember
Ok so as of lately I've been listening to the Soundtrack for One Life To Live's Prom Night The Musical almost as much as I've been listening to Glee and thought to myself why not write a fanfic that was a Glee-ized version of Prom Night. Well instead with the Prom idea in mind as well at the thought of varying ships both cannon and not, my muse came up with this idea. It's my first multi chaptered straight up Glee piece so be gentle. This is an ensemble piece with emphasis on Artie/Quinn/Finn/Rachel/Puck/and Tina. Title comes from the PNTM song of the same name and the song used in this chapter is 'Together' also from the musical… I don't own GLEE or One Life I just obsess over them…
Also note this piece is on an AU cannon cause…well you'll see…
Lets have the best night
of our lifetime
make a night to
Remember
-Night 2 Remember, Prom Night the Musical
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And your Prom King and Queen are Noah Puckerman and Tina Cohen-Chang…
No, Rachel Berry wasn't imagining the scene that was playing out in front of her as she re-entered the school dance.
There it was in bright Technicolor as Miss Pillsbury, the school guidance counselor was naming her date king and another girl who wasn't her as his queen and frankly she was ok with this.
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It all began the day before during glee rehearsal. Though Prom was a subject on the minds of most of the students at McKinley High, Regionals was just a week away.
"Ok," The club's advisor, Will Schuster said as he clapped his hands at the performance that was just done, "that was great. Why don't you take five and then we'll run through the number again."
The twelve teens in the room broke off into their little cliques and soon Rachel was left alone as usual to lament on her life.
Looking over to where Finn Hudson and Quinn Fabray, the picture of High School perfection.
Seeing them together made Rachel feel a pang of jealousy in her heart.
It was no secret that she was infatuated with the quarterback. He had her heart at, "I've got chills," and there was no going back.
She lingered in her solitude until she heard Kurt Hummel calling her name causing her to jump.
"Rachel, we've been talking," Kurt began.
The WE in question being Kurt and fellow 'gleeks' Artie Abrams, Tina Cohen-Chang, and Mercedes Jones, known as the four musketeers.
"About," Rachel inquired at her constant frienemy.
"Prom," he simply spoke, "you see the four of us are going together and seeing as you're not attached we wanted to know if you wanted to tag along."
She smiled sweetly to him.
She never really had real friends and so this gesture truly touched her heart a little. However as touching as it was at the same time she knew that by tagging along with the foursome she'd be nothing more then a fifth wheel.
She shook her head, thanking Kurt anyway as Mr. Schu called the club to attention.
"Ok," he said, "from the top."
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The opening strains of the song began to play as Rachel composed herself, transitioning from sullen teen to the star that she truly was…
Sometimes this life can seem too much
Sometimes I feel like giving up
Stepping back she let out a sigh as Finn took over the next part.
And when I don't know how to find my strength
Your right there taking hold of me saying...
Then the whole club joined in for the chorus:
Together
We can take on the world
Oh Yea
Together
We can do anything
If we just believe
Together
You and Me
Trying not to cringe she watched as Quinn turns to Finn to sing the next line in his direction.
I'll be the one to take your hand
Whenever you are down
The rest of the club joined in to sing the next few lines:
We'll always be your biggest fan
And don't you ever doubt that
In times of laughter
times of tears
You just reach out, and I'll be here
Then Mercedes took over for a brief moment:
Together we can do anything
And then the big finish:
Together we can do anything If we just believe
We can take on the rain
We can survive the pain
We can be everything that we need to each other
Together we can do anything
Together
We can take on the world
Together
We can do anything If we just believe
Together
You and Me
As they finished the number Mr. Schuster gave them a round of applause before wishing them all a safe Prom Night and to tell them all that practice would resume Monday afternoon as Regionals was just around the corner.
And with that the club began to leave the music room until all that was left was Will and Rachel.
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Will Schuster always thought he was more then just a teacher to his students, especially his glee kids. He thought of himself as a friend and mentor as well as a father figure. Not that Rachel needed a father figure as she constantly spouted the fact that she had two gay fathers.
As he took a seat beside the young starlet he gently rested his hand on her shoulder.
"Rachel," he spoke in his usually reassuring tone, "don't worry, we're going to do great at Regionals."
Rachel smiled at the teacher's optimistic tone.
"I know that Mr. Schuster."
And indeed she did.
They had defiantly come a long way since Sectionals and even a longer way since the start of Will's regime as faculty adviser that previous August.
"Is it Prom?" he asked.
Rachel nodded.
"Is it so wrong Mr. Schuster that I wanted someone…anyone to ask me."
The teacher eyed the doorway where Noah Puckerman stood and flashed a smile to Rachel.
"I'm sure everything will work out in the end."
And with that Will left and Puck entered the room in his place.
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For Noah Puckerman to be doing what he was about to do had to be the cause of some form of insanity.
He was a rebel, a bad ass. He didn't do dances and he especially didn't do proms. However in seeing the sadness lingering in Rachel Berry's big brown eyes had to be his Achilles heel hands down.
"Performance anxiety Berry," he spoke trying to lighten the mood.
Glaring at the Mohawked jock she rolled her eyes and stood up to face him.
"for your information Noah I'm dateless to Prom."
He smiled his trademark smirk thinking that getting her to open up to him was easier then he thought.
"Go with me," he said matter of factly.
Rachel blinked.
Was he seriously asking her out to Prom?
"Excuse me Noah."
"Go with me," he repeated, "I mean I know I'm your ex…"
Interrupting him she let out a little laugh as she thought about the brief moment they dated last fall in which they split up on mutual terms.
He wasn't ready for a commitment and she clearly was in love with his best friend anyway.
"Our courtship lasted less then 72 hours, that hardly classifies you as my ex."
He grinned.
"So it that a yes or a no, cause I need to drudge up a tux."
In that moment her arms encased him as she whispered yes in his ears softly thinking how things were definitely starting to turn around.
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TBC