So… I was sitting the chorus room, with the rest of the Glee Club, trying to make myself invisible… and failing. Everyone had stared at me for at least five seconds at some point before Mr. Schuester came in carrying a pile of papers.
"Welcome back, I hope you all had a wonderful summer." He looked around the room and spotted me "As you can see we have a new member, and hopefully we'll get some more freshman in a couple weeks and then we'll get going."
Some of the people in the club started talking, the two people sitting next to me, Mercedes (I think was her name), Kurt Hummel, and Quinn Fabray started talking about something completely unrelated to the club.
I made out some of what they were talking about, basically just clothes and stuff so I turned away from them and saw that Finn was sitting right next to me, talking to Rachel Berry, his girlfriend. I laughed on the inside, Finn had definitely downgraded from Quinn to Rachel.
"Hey, can you actually sing?"
I turned my head back to Mercedes, Kurt, and Quinn and said "Yeah, I actually really like singing." I was surprised because what I said was true, I did like singing and as far as I was concerned Glee Club shouldn't just be a group of lame kids who get picked on.
Kurt laughed and asked "Isn't this social suicide for you though?" Mercedes added "Yeah, why did you join."
I sighed and said "Well, I know that this is social suicide, but I think it's stupid that the jocks-"
Quinn interrupted me "You are a jock."
"I know, but I also like singing. That point aside, I don't think it's a bad thing to want to express yourself." I avoided eye contact with each of them and pulled my phone out to pretend that I was fiddling with it.
Kurt nodded and said "So, what you're saying is that you're not like the other jocks?"
I rolled my eyes and said "You guys seem to accept the fact the Puck is here, why can't I be here without being interrogated?"
"Because you look lonely." Quinn said, patting my shoulder.
I shook my head and said under my breath but loud enough for them to hear "Great I'm being comforted by-"
"Okay, everyone break off into groups of four, two guy two girls." Mr. Schuester started saying. All three of them looked at me, I rolled my eyes and nodded once. "We're having a competition, we need to get started on invitationals. The winning group will get to decide the opening number."
Rachel spoke up and said "Mr. Schue, do we even need the competition?"
He rolled his eyes and answered "Of course we do, Rachel. Just because you have a strong voice doesn't mean you get every solo." She nodded and leaned back in her seat.
Mr. Schuester went over some rules, like no performance enhancers, no overly profane songs, everyone had to have a solo. We were going to vote at the end of next week for the group with the best performance and we couldn't vote for our group.
When he was done talking Quinn pulled me up by my shirt and they dragged to the door of the choir room. I broke away from them and said "I can walk on my own, just tell me where we're going."
Kurt spoke up and said "We're going to the auditorium to decide what we're singing."
I nodded and said "Well, you could have told me that."
"Not if we want to get there before Rachel." Quinn said.
We started walking down the hall and into the auditorium, it was a lot bigger when it was empty, room made an echo of each of our footsteps as we walked to the stage. "So I was thinking we could sing something from Broadway." Kurt started saying.
Quinn basically interrupted him and said "I want to hear Sam sing first, what if he's horrible?"
Mercedes and Kurt nodded in agreement and said "Oh yeah."
I sighed "I'm not bad, Mr. Schue seemed to like me."
Kurt laughed and said "Mr. Schue likes everyone."
I nodded and said "Well, I don't know what to sing. I had it planned out when I auditioned."
"Sing a girl song, just to show your range." Mercedes said, looking at Quinn, they nodded at each other and smiled.
Quinn smiled and said "Avril Lavinge, Hot."
I pulled my eyebrows together "I don't even know that song." I said.
Kurt shook his head and said "Ignore them, just sing what you want." They all stared at me, so I sat down on the stool beside the piano, I tried to avoid eye contact.
They looked away and started whispering, I looked down and started singing. I turned around to the piano and began to play as well.
"Oh, thinking about all our younger years
There was only you and me
We were young and wild and free
Now nothing can take you away from me
We've been down that road before
But that's over now
You keep me coming back for more
Baby you're all that I want
When you're lying here in my arms
I'm finding it hard to believe we're in heaven
Love is all that I need
An I found it there in your heart
It isn't too hard to see, we're in heaven.
Oh once in your life you find someone
Who will turn your world around
bring you up when you're feeling down.
Yeah nothing can change what you mean to me,
Oh there lots that I can say,
But just hold me now
Cause our love will light the way
And baby you're all that I want
When you're lying here in my arms
I'm finding it hard to believe We're in heaven
Love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
It isn't too hard to see, we're in heaven.
Yeah
I've been waiting for so long
For something to arrive
For love to come along
Now our dream are coming true
Through the good times and bad
I'll be standing here by you Oh!
And baby you're all that I want
When you're lying here in my arms
I'm finding it hard to believe We're in heaven
And love is all that I need
And I found it here in your heart
It isn't to hard to see we're in heaven
Heaven!
Whoa oh oh.
You're all that I want
You're all that I need"
There was clapping behind me, I turned around, all three of them were clapping, they were also staring at me, and whispering to each other. They stopped and I stood up "Okay, so you're good." Kurt said.
Quinn laughed and said "Really good."