CHAPTER 2
Rachel's POV
Tonight's the night of our high school reunion and right now I'm looking at myself in the mirror, flattening the wrinkles out of my dress shirt. Santana is downstairs talking to her parents, while the twins are napping on her old childhood bed. I hear the creak of the door open and I see Santana's head poke inside, trying hard not to disturb the girls.
"Are you ready to go baby?" she asked in a whisper as she walks up to me and places her arms around my waist.
"Do you think everyone will be there?" I asked nervously leaning into her embrace.
"Rae, he's gone and can't hurt you. Finn is still locked up baby."
"Are you sure?"
"I could never lie to you baby."
I took a deep breath before turning around and hooking my arms around her neck. I gave her a small smile before pecking her lips and whispering into her ear, "I have a surprise for you."
"Oh yeah? And what's that?" She asked curiously. I licked my lips before getting out of her grasp and walking over to my purse. I took out the small package and threw it to her. I watched her eyes turn from confusion to realization before looking up at me with a big cheesy grin. I gave a nod of my head before she rushed over to me and lifted me up into a hug.
"Really Rae? You're Pregnant?" She asked just to make sure.
"Yes San, I'm pregnant again," I giggled out. "Now let go or we are going to be late."
"Fine but tonight we are celebrating."
I nodded before leading her out to the car and getting into the passenger seat as she drove us back over to the familiar school of McKinley High. I looked at the school and saw a couple ex-students walking towards the entrance. I felt my phone vibrate in my pants pocket and I took it out to glance at a message from Brittany.
Rae, going to be a little late to the reunion – B
I showed the message to San and she just shook her head and laughed. I rolled my eyes knowing the reason behind the two blondes being late tonight was because they were finally getting some alone time before coming over here. I put my phone back in my pocket and stepped out of the car to walk into the school with Santana on my left. The building still looked the same with the same old lockers, the same old gymnasium, even Sue's office was the same.
"How does she still teach here?" I asked San in a stage whisper as we saw Sue yelling at a few people.
"Who knows," San stated with a shrug. "Come on babe. Let's just meet everyone in the choir room."
As we walked into the old choir room, we heard chatter coming from inside and noticed some friendly faces looking at us with smiles. I was brought into a hug by Kurt and Mercedes and made sure to say hi to everyone and ask how they were all doing. I heard voices behind me and turned to see Rory, his step-sister Cameron and Sebastian walk in. During senior year, Sebastian had turned ways and apologized for his behaviour towards the New Directions. Needless to say we had all befriended the young man and had stayed in touch ever since. Just after Regionals in senior year, Cameron Mallok-Flanagan had moved here to Lima and had lived with Brittany and Rory until she moved away for College. Cameron had lost her hearing at a young age, but when she would talk she had the same Irish accent as her step brother.
I turned my attention to see who else was in the room. Sam and Tina were talking to Kurt and Mercedes; Sugar was sitting a little further from them talking to Mike, his wife Rebecca, Blaine, and his husband Matthias; Artie was sitting in a corner far from Sugar talking to Puck and Sarinda Knight, who had befriended Kurt and Puck when we had gone to nationals for a second year in a row. Sarinda had become like family to the rest of us after she became a surrogate mother to Kurt and Puck's son Benjamin. She was about 5 months pregnant with her own child, although she hasn't told us what the sex of the baby was yet.
"Mr. Shue not here yet?" I asked Kurt, Sam, Mercedes, and Tina.
"Nope," Mercedes answered while popping the 'p'. "Then again he was always late to class."
The rest of the glee club laughed at this and I took a seat beside Puck as we all began discussing which song to sing for the reunion.
Cameron's POV
I watched closely as everyone talked animatedly to one another about how their lives were going. I wanted to get this documented, so I looked at my brother and signed that I was going to grab my camera out of my car. He nodded his head and I walked out of the room to go out to my car. I bumped into Quinn and Brittany as they entered the school and I gave them a small smile. They said hey in return and made their way to the choir room; I rushed out to my car and picked up my camera from the trunk.
As I walked back into the school, I was pulled into the gym by some old friends and started taking pictures of the old students and my old friends. The glee club wasn't much of my scene, I mean sure back in high school I joined the club, but that was more for supporting my brother. I was supposed to go to Haverbrooke, but the family I lived with didn't want me to be traveling back and forth at a far distance. The slushies' were worth it I think because I got to meet a bunch of new people and Rory and I got closer. As I finished taking pictures in the gym, I made my way back to the choir room to see a few people had disappeared but Sarinda, Sugar, Puck, Santana, Rachel, Quinn, Brittany, and Rory were still sitting and chatting.
"What's going on?" I questioned as I took a seat beside Sugar.
"Hey Cam," Sugar greeted, "We were just about to go down to the gym. Where have you been?"
"I went to grab my camera."
"Oh cool."
Artie's POV
I wheeled myself outside to take a breather and smoke a cigarette, a nasty habit I had picked up a year ago after I separated with Sugar. As I sat in the parking lot, I looked up at the stars and took a deep breath before pulling out a light and cigarette.
"Those things can kill you bro," a voice stated from behind. It sounded eerily familiar and when I turned around I looked up into the cold eyes of Finn Hudson.
"Finn, what are you doing here?" I stated as I tried to roll back from him.
"Same as you Artie, I'm here for the reunion."
"But I thought-"
"Artie, Artie, Artie I think you and I need to have a little talk. Man to man. What do you say?"
"I say your nuts."
"Saddening to hear," He stated in disappointment. "You hurt Rachel back in high school, for that you must pay."
I felt my chair stop and my head hit the back of a car. I looked back up at man in front of me and saw him reach for something in the backpack on his shoulder.
"Finn don't do something you will regret," I tried to reason. "Besides, Rachel forgave me for the whole high school play thing."
"That's because she is so trusting, I on the other hand, am not. Goodbye Artie."
I felt a piercing pain in my stomach and I looked down to see a piece of pipe sticking out of me. I looked up at Finn in shock as he twisted it deeper and deeper. I tried gasping for breath but as Finn removed the pipe and thrust it back in to my stomach. I felt pain one moment, but as darkness overcame me my body began to feel numb.
Finn's POV
I tied Artie's lifeless body to the back of Principal Figgin's car and made my way into the school and down to the basement. I walked over to the power box and looked at the switches for a second before pulling the one that cut the school's power. I listened closely before hearing the satisfying result of people screaming and trying to get out of the school. I put the school on lock down before taking out my laptop and bring up the hidden cameras I had my buddy put around the school. I noticed Rachel, Santana, Quinn, Brittany, Sugar, Rory's sister, Rory, Puck, and some random girl I had never met in the choir room. Kurt, Blaine, Mercedes, Tina, Sam, Sebastian, Mike, some guy with short blonde hair, and some Asian girl who held onto Mike's hand were in the auditorium.
Deciding that I can always get back at the other students and teachers, I let everyone but the old glee club out of the school. After the last person left through the double doors, I locked them back up and turned on the power. I watched as the two separate groups leave their hiding places and separate to try and find the others. A smile graced my face as I looked at everyone.
"Let the games begin," I whispered out loud with a laugh.