Hi there! So, it's prom night! This chapter is going to be super long because it's going to be Song Central. A few of these songs you probably won't recognize, but I'll tell you who sings them at the end of the chapter. By the way on a little side note, let's pretend Blaine didn't sing I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You and they never kissed at her party. Enjoy!
Rachel literally bounced on the couch excitedly awaited for Blaine's arrival. Leroy and Hiram stood near the door getting their cameras ready for his entrance.
"You see, honey? Every Cinderella gets her special moment." Leroy said.
She giggled. "I know, I know. Oh boy, I can't wait!"
A few seconds later, the doorbell rang. Leroy and Hiram positioned themselves in front of the door and opened it.
Rachel literally gasped as she looked at Blaine standing in the doorway. He was dressed all clad in his tuxedo that fit him perfectly, his hair gelled to perfection. He could pass as the next James Bond!
He smiled and stepped inside. "Hello, Mr. and Mr. Berry. I'm here to pick up Rachel."
Hiram snapped another picture. "Well, of course you are! Come on in, Blaine."
Rachel stood up and smoothed out her dress. He looked at her and whistled.
"Well, who do we have here? Let me get a good look at you." He took her hand and twirled her around a few times. "You look absolutely amazing, Rachel."
She giggled and looked at him up and down. "Well look at you, Mr. Anderson! You look like you just stepped out of a James Bond movie!"
He shrugged. "Well, I do clean up nicely, if I say so myself." He held up a box with her corsage in it. Her corsage was a lovely white lily; her favorite flower tied with a pink ribbon. "Here, a little something for my lovely date."
She looked at the corsage and squealed. "Oh, Blaine…my favorite flower; you're so sweet!"
He smiled and slipped the corsage onto her wrist. "It really goes well with your dress, Rachel. You look absolutely stunning."
Leroy and Hiram snapped a few more pictures. "All right, let's do a couple of poses for our photo album and Facebook."
They posed a few times as her Dads snapped away. For a split second, she seemed to feel a happy, warm feeling everytime he put his hands on her waist.
They snapped a few more times and set down their camera. "All right, off you go. You don't want to be late."
Rachel hugged them both. "I won't be home too late, Daddies."
Hiram kissed her cheek. "Have fun, cupcake."
Leroy fluffed out the bottom of her dress. "Off you go, princess."
She turned to Blaine who offered his arm to her. "Shall we, m'lady?"
She gracefully took his arm. "Indeed, kind sir. I am ready."
He led her out to his car and drove to Breadstix for a quick dinner.
After dinner, they made their way to the school. Blaine turned the car off and was about to get out of the car, but Rachel put her hand on his arm.
"Blaine, wait. Can we just sit here for a few minutes?"
Blaine sat back in his seat. "Sure, Rachel. Are you ok?"
Rachel stared ahead of her at the other prom-goes walking past the car into the school. "I'm fine. It's just that…what if I'm not ready to face Finn?"
He patted her hand. "Hey, it's ok. I know you may not seem ready, but running away and avoiding the problem won't solve anything. The only thing you can do is face the music. And I will be right there the whole night facing it with you."
She smiled at him. "You mean it, Blaine?"
He nodded. "I wouldn't have offered to take you if I didn't."
She hugged him. "Thanks, Blaine. That's why you're one of my best friends. Now let's get in there!"
He got out of the car, walked around and opened her door. Then he offered her his arm again and they made their way inside.
My goodness, it looks enchanting! Rachel thought to herself as they walked in.
Finally, they spotted Sam, Mercedes, Mike, Tina, Artie, Puck and Brittany.
"Wow, Blaine, look at you! You look fine!" Mercedes exclaimed.
Blaine chuckled. "Why thank you, Mercedes. You look incredible yourself."
Tina poked Rachel's shoulder. "Are you sure Kurt's ok with you stealing his boyfriend for the night?"
Rachel blushed. "Of course, Tina. We're just friends."
Blaine put his arm around her. "And we are all going to have the time our lives tonight, right?"
Mike nodded. "Right on, Blaine!"
"So who starts the first song?" Rachel asked.
"Me, Sam and Artie. You guys don't do your song until 8:30 so you have about thirty minutes to chill out." Puck replied.
Blaine nodded. "Sounds good. Let's dance everyone!"
Everyone danced for a few songs. The party was literally hopping.
Soon, it was time for Rachel and Blaine to go on.
"You ready to rock this again, Rachel?" Blaine asked.
She nodded. "Ready as I'll ever be."
You were workin' as a waitress in a cocktail bar
When I met you
I picked you out, I shook you up and turned you around
Turned you into someone new
Now five years later on you've got the world at your feet
Success has been so easy for you
But don't forget, it's me who put you where you are now
And I can put you back down too
Don't, don't you want me?
You know I can't believe it
When I hear that you won't see me
Don't, don't you want me?
You know I don't believe it
When you say that you don't need me
It's much too late to find
You think you've changed your mind
You'd better change it back or we will both be sorry
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, ohh?
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, ohh?
The crowd was already bouncing. Rachel suddenly saw Finn and Quinn dancing and felt instantly jealous. However, Blaine nudged her to keep going.
I was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
That much is true
But even then I knew I'd find a much better place
Either with or without you
The five years we have had have been such good times
I still love you
But now I think it's time I live my life on my own
I guess it's just what I must do
Don't, don't you want me?
You know I can't believe it
When I hear that you won't see me
Don't, don't you want me?
You know I don't believe it
When you say that you don't need me
It's much too late to find
When you think you've changed your mind
You'd better change it back or we will both be sorry
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, ohh?
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, ohh?
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, ohh?
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me, ohh?
Don't you want me, baby?
The crowd cheered and Rachel and Blaine bowed. He led her off the stage back to the gang.
"It feels weird watching you sing that song sober." Brittany said laughing.
Blaine shrugged. "I know it doesn't exactly the same."
Mercedes patted his shoulder. "It still sounded great. The crowd loved it!"
They danced a few times until the band decided to take a break.
"I'll be right back, Rachel. I have to use the bathroom." Blaine said.
She nodded. "All right, I'll be here."
After he left, she stated walking around. Finally, she saw Finn and Quinn talking nearby. She approached them.
Finn seemed a bit shocked when she appeared. "Oh…hi, Rachel."
Rachel nodded politely. "Hello, Finn, Quinn. Are you having a nice time?"
Quinn wrapped her arm around him. "Oh yes, we are. I assume we have your vote for Prom court?"
Rachel shuffled her foot awkwardly. "Well…I'm not sure. I was planning on voting for either Lauren or Santana. I really believe that they deserve it."
Quinn's jaw dropped in outrage. "How dare you!" She walked away with her nose in the air leaving Finn and Rachel facing each other awkwardly.
"It's ok, Rachel. I appreciate your honestly, you don't have to vote for us." Finn said.
Rachel shrugged. "Thank you, I suppose. I think you'd better find her. With the mood that she's in now, she could probably strangle someone if she wanted to."
She turned to leave but Finn grabbed her arm gently. "Wait, before you walk away; did you come alone?"
Rachel's heart ached but then she spotted Blaine coming back from the bathrooms looking for her. "No, I have a date. Now I must excuse myself because he is looking for me."
He shook his head. "Rachel, you don't have to be so bitter to me. Just because aren't together anymore, doesn't mean we still can't be friends."
She shook him off her arm. "I'd rather be eaten by a lion than be friends. Have a nice time with Quinn, Finn."
She turned away and left him standing there stunned. Blaine smiled when he saw her.
"There you are!" He noticed that she wasn't smiling. "Is everything ok?"
She smiled sadly. "Yes, everything's fine. Let's get back out there."
After a few more songs, Blaine left Rachel to get ready to sing his song. He left for the stage and grabbed the microphone. "Ok, we're going to slow things down a bit with this song. Now everyone, grab that special someone and hold them real close."
Mercedes looked at Rachel. "I can let you dance with Sam for this song if you want."
Rachel shook her head and put her hand on Mercedes' arm. "Oh no thank you, Mercedes. You go on and dance with Sam, I'll sit this one out."
Mercedes eyed Quinn and Finn nearby. "Are you sure you'll be ok?"
Rachel nodded. "Yes, I'll be quite fine. Go on, now!"
She shrugged and headed to the dance floor with Sam.
The band started playing and Rachel watched miserably as Finn and Quinn danced nearby. She felt bad for being miserable, but they really didn't need to rub it in her face.
I get a feeling
I can't explain
Whenever your eyes meet mine
My heart spins in circles
And I lose all space and time
Finn and Quinn suddenly saw Rachel and approached her.
"Everything ok, Rachel? Where's your date?" Finn asked.
She shrugged. "I came with Blaine. He's up on stage singing."
"Well, why aren't you dancing with anyone?"
She looked around. "Because I have no one to dance with."
Quinn wrapped her arm around Finn and smiled smugly. "Well, I could be nice and offer to lend Finn to you for this song if you want. Now that you two aren't together, I don't have to worry about you stealing him away from me."
Rachel shook her head and smiled politely. "No thank you, Quinn. That's very nice of you, but I think I will just sit this one out. You both go ahead, I'll be fine."
Quinn just shrugged and Finn led her back to the dance floor.
Rachel slouched down in her seat and sighed. Ok, they were definitely rubbing it in her face. She looked at all the happy couples on the dance floor and frowned. As much as she did want to accept Quinn's offer, she wasn't a pity case.
And now that we're standing face to face
Somethin' tells me
It's gonna be okay
There was something about Blaine's voice and the song that sounded very soothing. She didn't know the song, but it sounded really…comforting.
And I'm ready to fall in love tonight
Ready to hold my heart open wide
I can't promise forever but baby I'll try
Yes, I'm ready to fall in love tonight
Before she knew it, she was suddenly rising out of her seat and weaved her way through all the couples on the dance floor until she was literally right in front of the stage below Blaine. He noticed her standing there and winked.
I know you've been watching
Choosin' your moment
I've been dreaming of that day
No one before you has gotten to me this way
And now that we're standing face to face
There's something that I need to say
And I'm ready to fall in love tonight
Ready to hold my heart open wide
I can't promise forever but baby I'll try
Yes, I'm ready to fall in love tonight
The next thing she knew, a sense of heat starting flowing throughout her whole body. Her heart started beating at a rapid pace and she felt like butterflies has risen and were flying all over inside her stomach. The same butterflies that she felt whenever she heard Finn singing.
Nothing is certain, this I know
Wherever we're headed I'm ready to go
His voiced sounded so…sincere. She reminded herself to add that to her list of things she loved about him.
I can't promise forever but baby I'll try
Yes I'm ready to fall in love tonight
Yes I'm ready to fall in love tonight
Yes, I'm ready to fall in love tonight
He was such a gentleman! Offering to take her to Prom, supporting her no matter what, knowing exactly what songs to sing to make her weak in the knees…
Holy crap, was she falling in love with Blaine Anderson?
When the song ended, he hopped off the stage and landed in front of her. "So, how did you like the song?"
She smiled. "It was absolutely wonderful, Blaine."
He chuckled and put his arm around her. "Great, I'm glad to hear that. Let's go find everyone else."
For the next hour, they bounced back and forth between dancing and chatting with the gang at their table. The whole time, she literally couldn't take her eyes off him. Of course, he didn't notice because he did most of the talking.
Finally, Principal Figgins came on stage. "All right, time to announce this year' Prom King and Queen. Will the candidates please come up on stage?"
"Come on, let's get closer to get a better look." Blaine whispered to her and took her hand.
They weaved through the crowd until they were right in front of the stage.
Rachel rolled her eyes when she saw Quinn gripping Finn's hand tightly and squeezing her eyes shut.
Principal Figgins opened the envelope. "This year's McKinley High 2011 Prom Queen is….Santana Lopez!"
Rachel sighed in relief when she saw Quinn pout and cross her arms.
"And this years' McKinley High 2011 Prom King is…David Karofsky!"
Santana stuck her tongue out at Quinn and David cheered as the football team cheered along with him. Principal Figgins crowned them and announced. "Now, time for the traditional King and Queen dance."
The band started up again and this time, Sam was singing.
The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
Stop me and steal my breath
Emeralds from mountains and thrust towards the sky
Never revealing their depth
After a while, all the couples paired up and joined Santana and David on the dance floor.
Quinn suddenly approached Rachel dragging Finn with her and looking very impatient.
"All right, Rachel. Before we leave, I'll allow you to dance with Finn just this once because you don't have anyone to dance with again."
Rachel blinked. "Why don't you dance with him? He's your date."
Quinn crossed her arms and tapped her foot. "Look, we didn't win the crowns which pisses me off a lot. So I'm allowing you and Finn to have some fun before we leave because that is the last nice thing I'll do tonight. Now are you going to take him or not?"
Rachel looked at Finn who stared back at her pleadingly.
Remember, you're not a pity case. She thought to herself.
"No, Quinn. I'm not dancing with Finn. Thank you very much for thinking of my well-being, but I am not a pity case. Why would I want to dance with Finn when I have my own date to dance with?"
Quinn rolled her eyes. "Your loss, babe." She grabbed Finn's arm and dragged him away.
Rachel turned to Blaine who smiled back at her. He held out his hand. "Rachel, may I have this dance?"
She curtsied. "Yes you may, Blaine. I'd be delighted to."
He wrapped his arm around her waist to hold her close and took her other hand in his. Soon they began swaying to the music.
Tell me that we belong together
Dress it up with the trappings of love
I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above
"Are you having a nice time?" He asked.
She nodded. "Oh yes, tonight was simply magical. Thanks again for offering to take me. I don't think I can thank you enough."
He twirled her around. "Hey, it was my absolute pleasure, Rachel. Believe me, you're worth it."
She smiled and leaned her head on his shoulder.
I'll be your cryin' shoulder
I'll be love suicide
I'll be better when I'm older
I'll be the greatest fan of your life
As they danced, Rachel felt like she was floating on a cloud. She had never felt this strongly about someone, not even Finn. The butterflies in her stomach started flying again and she literally felt like no one could wake her from her trance.
The whole time they danced, Blaine kept going on about how he couldn't wait to tell Kurt about how much fun they had had that night but she wasn't paying attention. She was too busy imagining that Blaine was either her Prince Charming or knight in shining armor, coming to rescue her from her depths of despair. Who wouldn't fall in love with him?
I'll be your cryin' shoulder
I'll be love suicide
I'll be better when I'm older
I'll be the greatest fan of your life
The greatest fan of your life
The greatest fan of your life
The song ended and everyone started clearing out, signaling the end of the party.
"Rachel…Rachel!" He said, snapping her out of her trance. "Come on, let's go congratulate David and Santana."
Rachel blinked a few times. "Oh….yes, let's go."
He took her by the hand and led her to where the rest of the gang was, congratulating them.
Puck invited them all to an after party he was throwing, but Blaine and Rachel politely declined claiming that they had enough fun tonight.
The ride home was silent, but they didn't really mind. Blaine held Rachel's hand the whole time. When they got to her house, he walked around the car and opened her door. Then they walked up her driveway to the front door.
"Are you Dads asleep?" He asked.
She shook her head. "No, they wanted to stay up so I could tell them about how it went when I got back."
He nodded. "I really had a great time tonight. And you looked absolutely marvelous."
She giggled. "Why thank you. You were also the perfect gentleman tonight."
The next thing she knew, Blaine leaned in and gave her a quick kiss on the lips. It took her by surprise and her jaw dropped.
He shrugged. "The perfect gentleman always gives his date a good-night kiss at her front door."
She nodded and closed her mouth. "Oh….right. Well, thank you for that."
He smiled. "Well, I'll see you after school on Monday. Thanks again for a great time tonight."
"You're very welcome, Blaine. Good-night!"
He kissed her hand and headed to his car. As he left, he waved to her from the window.
She opened the door and stepped inside. When she closed it, she slid down against the door onto the floor and sighed.
"I know that look!" Leroy exclaimed, rising out of his armchair. "That looks says that our baby girl had a fantastic time tonight!"
She giggled and nodded. "Oh yes, I did."
Hiram folded his newspaper and set it down on the coffee table. "Oh Rachel, Kurt called while you were gone. He told me to tell you that he was extending his trip for another week and asked that you gather his makeup work for him."
She nodded dreamily. "Oh yes, Daddy. I sure will."
Leroy helped her off the floor. "So how was Blaine? Was he nice to you?"
She started taking the bobby pins out of her hair. "Of course, Daddy. He was the perfect gentleman."
Hiram walked to her and kissed her cheek. "Glad to hear our rosebud had fun tonight. Well, we're off to bed."
Leroy nodded and started turning out the lamps. "Good night, sweet pea. I'm glad you had a good time."
She slowly climbed the stairs to her room, her dress making a swish sound with every step. When she got upstairs, she let her hair down, changed into her nightgown, washed her face and flopped onto her bed.
Boy, if she was Cinderella, then she wished the spell would never break.
Ta-da! Ok, now as I promised, I'll explain the songs.
The duet they sing is Don't You Want Me by the Human League. They sang it while they were drunk in the episode "Blame it on the Alcohol."
The song that Blaine sings is called Ready to Fall Joey Fatone of NSYNC. It's not very much a well-known song because they only time you would hear it is when he sings it is in the movie On the Line starring Lance Bass.
The song that Rachel and Blaine both dance to after Santana and David are crowned is called I'll Be by Edwin McCain. It's kind of well-known, but most of you would recognize it as the song Sam and Austin dance to in A Cinderella Story.
That's all there is to it, folks. Next chapter might be a little…surprising. You'll just have to wait and see, ok? Good-night, everyone!