Chapter 2.- Adjusting
It was the beginning of the week. Finn slowly woke up so he wouldn´t wake up Rachel. She had often woken up at night feeling sick and puking. Both were very happy with the baby. Once she had given the news they received calls from all their friends to congratulate them.
Kurt and Blaine immediately came over and they spent the rest of the evening discussing baby names and how their baby would and Rachel´s would become best friends and cousins as well. Kurt was going to get married with Blaine in a few months and they were just very excited about it.
Finn stood up from bed and made Rachel a tea and he had coffee.
"Good morning" he whispered as he kissed her on the cheek. Rachel smiled and turned around to face Finn as she stretched out.
"Good morning" she said still sleepy.
"Here, I made you some tea. It´s jasmine, they say it´s good for waking up after a hard night" Finn said as he handed over the mug to Rachel. She sipped it.
"It is. So… are you ready for today?" Rachel asked. Finn raised his shoulders.
"To be honest I´m a little nervous. I don´t know how this kids are or if they´re gonna like me. I feel as if I was the new kid trying to blend in…" Finn said sitting on the edge of the bed. Rachel hugged him from behind.
"Finn, you have an amazing gift to get along with kids. While you were on McKinley you happened to be a great teacher! You made the New Directions reach their goals, you listened to them and they loved you. I don´t see why it has to be different with this glee club" Rachel said.
*sigh* "But, it was easier. It was Ohio, I knew how life was there, I knew those kids longer and I knew what it was like to have dreams and goals there. This city kids… they are different, they´re used to other kinds of things… I´m just afraid I´m not enough for them…" Finn said worried.
"Exactly! They dream bigger! And you know about that! Besides, you won´t be alone, you´ll have Shelby, and she knows how to handle all those things. Finn, have trust in you. Make those kids feel like they are part of something special like you always have. You´ll be the best thing that´s ever happened to them. I know you will do just the same with this… little boy or girl that´s on the way…" Rachel said.
"I´m so lucky I got you as a wife, and that our baby is going to have a wonderful mother…" Finn said as he caressed Rachel´s face. Ten both kissed tenderly.
"Ok, now you need to get ready, it´s your first day and you don´t want to be late" Rachel said smiling. Finn giggled and then stood up to get a shower.
He took the subway and he arrived to Performing Arts. It looked so different from McKinley. This was a special school.
He entered and looked around at the kids. They were just kids, but somehow New York kids had a different something from the ones in Lima.
Finn looked everywhere. He saw the kids on the cafeteria jamming, the classical pianists, the dancers, the actors…
"Why didn´t Rachel ever study here?!" he thought.
Finally he found Shelby´s office.
"Finn Hudson!" she said on her way to hug him.
"Shelby!" Finn responded smiling as he surrounded Shelby with his arms.
"Congratulations on the baby" she said.
"Thanks! Everyone seems to be very happy with that" Finn replied
"Why wouldn´t we? A baby is always a blessing for everyone that is surrounded by it" Shelby exclaimed
"Yeah, I guess you´re right" Finn said as Shelby opened the door of her office and they walked out to go to the choir room.
"So, Finn, now that you´ve accepted this job you need to know that this kids are a little different from the kids you had in Lima, there are a couple seniors, most of them are freshman and juniors. They are quite talented and this year we need to take them to Nationals for the Glee Club not to be disbanded"
"Sounds like a challenge I´m willing to accept" Finn responded with a big smile.
"I´m sure we´ll do great. I recommended you for a reason Finn, I know you did great with the New Directions back in Lima. You gave them a bigger spirit, and that´s what this kids need to win. I want you to inspire them and to make them feel as special as they are" Shelby said as she placed her hand on Finn´s shoulder. He felt humbled and honored he had been chosen for that job.
"Ok, here we are" Shelby said as she opened the door. The choir room was bigger than the one in McKinley, and their instruments were so much better. This one had no trophy case, nor pictures of the founders of the glee club.
All over the room, was the group of twelve kids that formed the glee club.
Sitting on the piano there was a handsome boy with curly hair talking with two girls, one ad short hair and had a guitar in hand, the other one was blonde and had pretty big blue eyes.
By the drum set was a boy that looked exactly like Finn surrounded by a little guy, a sassy latina girl and a girl with short blonde hair that looked like Justin Bieber.
Sited on the chairs were the rest of the kids: A pretty red-haired girl, a girl that looked like she was 14 years old, a fat girl who was making a hilarious joke, a tall guy with a beanie and a black girl with short hair.
"Ok, guys sit down I´ve got some news for you" Shelby said and the kids quickly went to their chairs. "First of all I want you all to welcome our new co-director: Finn Hudson. He will be working with us from now on so please make him feel welcome" The kids clapped.
"Thanks guys, I´m sure we´ll have a great time and I hope we can all get along well" Finn said standing in front of them "So I´d like to introduce myself and then I´d like you to introduce yourselves as well so we can get to know each other a little bit more…" He said as the kids looked at him quietly. "Alright, I´m Finn Hudson, I went to McKinley High in Lima, Ohio. I was a member of the New Directions… I´m married to Rachel Berry" a couple kids gasped "and she´s pregnant, well, now I want you to introduce yourselves ok, so…. You start please." He said pointing the kid at the piano.
*gasp* "I´m Michael Weisman, I´m a senior and I play piano" He said timidly.
"Ok... that´s good to know" Finn added "You, please" he said pointing at the girl behind him.
"I´m Marissa Von Bleicken, I´m also a senior and I like acting too" she said smiling kindly
"Great!" Finn said and before he could say another thing another guy spoke
"I´m Matheus Fernandes, I´m a junior and you´re the tallest guy I´ve ever met" Matheus said and everyone laughed. A girl on the back stood up.
"I´m Emily Vazquez and I pretty much like the looks of you" she said winking and Finn blushed a little. A couple of the girls frowned and rolled their eyes.
"I´m Charlie Lubeck, and I´m a junior too, but I think your dad is the same as mine" He said standing up. His joke made Finn laugh.
"I think it might…" Finn giggled.
"I´m Hannah Maclalwain, I´m a freshman and I´m also good making people laugh" she said with a big grin in the end.
"That´s good to know "Finn answered.
"I´m Bryce Ross Johnson, I´m a senior and I´m quite the ladies' man "He said high fiving with Matheus.
"I´m Shanna Henderson, and I´m a freshman. I came from Alabama" she said as Finn nodded.
"My name is Ellis, I´m a sophomore and I look like I´m a middle schooler" she said between little laughs.
"Yeah, you do" said Finn impressed.
"I´m Dany Shay, I´m a freshman too and I look like Justin Bieber" she said
Finn laughed as the rest of the choir room.
"My name is McKynleigh Abraham, I´m from Kentucky and I sing country" Finn was pleased when she said that.
"And last but not least" Finn said.
"I´m Nellie Veitenheimer, I´m from Tacoma Washington and I´m a sophomore" she said.
"Ok guys, now that you´ve introduced your personas to Mr. Hudson, you must introduce your SINGING personalities to him" Shelby added.
"Sure" Dany said
"What do you want us to perform?" Charlie asked.
"Well… how about that number you had been rehearsing?" she said and the kids nodded. They made a line and began snapping their fingers and making robotic moves combined with some sort of "wave" move
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Nellie: I've never seen a diamond in the flesh
I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies
Bryce: And I'm not proud of my address
In the torn up town, no post code envy
Marissa and Bryce: But every song's like:
Hanna: Gold teeth
Emily: Grey Goose
Both: Tripping in the bathroom
Michael:Bloodstains
Shanna: Ball gowns
Both: Trashing the hotel room
All: We don't care, we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams
All: But everybody's like:
Charlie:Crystal
Matheus: Maybach
McKynleigh: Diamonds on your timepiece
Ellis: Jet planes
Dany: Islands
Both: Tigers on a gold leash
All: We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair
Marissa: And we'll never be royals
All: (royals)
Marissa: It don't run in our blood
That kind of lux just ain't for us, we crave a different kind of buzz
Let me be your ruler
All (ruler)
Marissa: You can call me queen bee
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule
Let me live that fantasy
Marissa: And we'll never be royals
ALL: (royals)
Marissa:It don't run in our blood
That kind of lux just ain't for us, we crave a different kind of buzz
Let me be your ruler
all:(ruler)
You can call me queen bee
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule
Let me live that fantasy
All: ooh ooh oh ooh
Marissa: We're better than we've ever dreamed
And I'm in love with being queen
ALL: ooh ooh oh ooh
Marissa: Life is great without a care
We aren't caught up in your love affair
And we'll never be royals
ALL: (royals)
Marissa: It don't run in our blood
That kind of lux just ain't for us, we crave a different kind of buzz
Let me be your ruler
ALL: (ruler)
Marissa: You can call me queen bee
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule
Let me live that fantasy
Finn and Shelby applauded the performance.
"Ok… that was good kids, but we need to work a little bit more on the choreography" Shelby said "Charlie, Michael you need to improve your skills and coordination ok? Emily, Bryce good job on your vocals, they were excellent. Nellie, McKynleigh, try working on your smile while you´re singing. The rest, great job guys!" Shelby pointed the good points and the bad ones to everyone.
"Now Finn, your observations?" Shelby asked. Finn turned nervous. He wasn´t certain of what to say. He thought the kids had great voices, but that song was just so boring…
"Well, I think you have great voices guys, you really sound fantastic, but I think that even though you´re a team, we need to work on your individuality as a performer, because that´s the essence of every team, the thing you have to offer, because I couldn´t see any of that in your performance so your assignment this week is Individuality. Miss Corcoran and I will choose the song, and you´ll have to make choreography and the arrangements of the song. I want to see you all pop out ok?" Finn commented. The room kept silent as Shelby nodded.
"The song you have to perform is "Fame" the very same song that put this place on the map. So I suggest you start now" Shelby said and the kids began discussing what they had to do.
"Miss Corcoran?" Ellis asked
"Yes Ellis. What´s going on?" Shelby responded.
"If we come up with any other songs can we perform them?" Ellis asked
"Sure! That´s out of the question Ellis!" the girl smiled and then went back to the group.
The next day on the choir room the kids were pretty excited and they were talking to each other going through the steps once more.
"Ok guys, let´s what you´ve got" Shelby said as she and Finn entered the choir room.
The music starts and the kids walk around the room making poses and interacting with each other.
Girls: Remember, remember, remember
Remember, remember, remember
Remember, remember, remember
Remember, remember, remember
Remember, remember, remember
Nellie walks towards Shelby and Finn and starts singing
Nellie : Baby look at me and tell me what yousee
Suddenly Emily takes approaches to her quickly and kicks her out wit her sass
Emily: You ain't seen the best of me yet
Give me time, I'll make you forget the rest
Matheus comes slowly from behind the chairs as he gets on top of one
Matheus: I got more to me, and you can set it free
Then Shanna pops up and looks at them raising her hand
Shanna: I can catch the moon in my hand
Don't you know who I am?
Dani slides to the center of the semicircle while the rest start making the choreography
Dani: Remember my name
All: Fame!
Michael: I'm gonnalive forever
I'm gonna learn how to fly,
All: high
Hannah: I feel it comin' together
People will see me and cry
ALL: Fame,
Ellis: I'm gonna make it to heaven
McKynleigh: Light up theskylike a flame
ALL:Fame,
Marisssa: I'm gonna live forever
Charlie: Baby, remember my name
All: Remember, remember, remember
Remember, remember, remember
Remember, remember, remember
Bryce jumps away from them and they pretend to be part of the explosion move, then Bryce begins to rap as the group splits and a dance off begins
Bryce: See, I had a vision with nothing but cold
I had a story that had to be told
Been throughhardships, I've lived and I've grown
And those lessons were burned inside but it rolled
I'm lettin' it go, I'm livin' my life
I see it now, my name in lights
I'm on the ground, and it's not a game
I'm gonna make sure you remember my name
Nellie: Remember my name
ALL: Fame!
Matheus: I'm gonna live forever
Shanna: I'm gonna learn how to fly,
All: high
Michael: I feel it comin' together
Emily: People will see me and cry
ALL: Fame,
McKynleigh: I'm gonna make it to heaven
Ellis: Light up the sky like a flame
ALL: Fame,
Hannah: I'm gonna live forever
ALL: Baby, remember my name
Again the remember is repeated by everyone as it slowly fades and the groups reassembles in line. Finally Marissa and Emily walk towards Shelby and Finn
Marissa and Emily: Remember my name…
Finn and Shelby applauded excitedly.
"That was amazing guys!" Finn said "That was what I was talking about! Good job" He said
The kids were smiling at him. Suddenly Finn began missing his old kids. He remembered the first time he coached New Directions and all the things he faced with them. He had become a very nostalgic man.
"Ok guys, we need to start rehearsing because sectionals are a few weeks away and I´ve already got our competition" Shelby said "We are going to go wild with this thing and we are going to win it at all costs" The bell rang and the kids stood up to go home.
As the rest of the kids walked away, Charlie stayed. He approached to Finn.
"Mr. Hudson…" Charlie said calling Finn´s attention. He turned around and saw the guy. Charlie was very similar to him, but Finn was taller.
"Yes, Charlie what´s up?" Finn answered.
"Well, I´m speaking for all the glee club and we wanted to welcome you to the team. We´re having a gathering you see and we´d like you to come. It´s on a karaoke, so we were hoping that you could come and have a good time with us. It´s around eight o´clock or so, on this little karaoke bar in Soho" He said expectant. Finn smiled and he felt humbled with their gesture.
"Thank you Charlie, I´ll try to be there" he answered. Charlie nodded and grinned.
"Great! So see you later! "He added and then he walked out.