Disclaimer: I do not own Glee or Inception or anything recognizable. I do however, own this plot line and a dog named Benjy
Summary: After the Glee Club, sans a few members, banned her from Glee Club, Rachel Barbra Berry makes the move to the Big Apple landing the role Ariadne in the movie Inception. As filming begins, Rachel slowly falls for her co-star.
ON TO THE STORY!
VERY IMPORTANT: Rachel is six months away from turning 18. I know I said in the previous chapter that she was three months away from
As those of you who follow this story have noticed, besides the past four days, I have made an attempt to update every other day. I apologize for not keeping up with that. I've been VERY sick. Constant migraines, dizziness. and up-chucking, ew. I know most authors rather than NOT updating, update excessively well..I'm not most authors so :P
What song am I listening to while writing this(On constant replay?)? Hercules-I won't say I'm in Love. I LOVE that song. I would be in a Hercules musical JUST to sing THAT song.
Recap:
After checking, and re-checking, making sure all lights and electronics were off, we left my apartment and got into the limo.
"Finally! I was just about to go up and make sure you hadn't gotten lost, Leo." Tom said. To his left Joseph nodded.
"No, I just, was running a few minutes late. I apologize."
"No need Rachel, no need."
"Well, thank you for your permission, Tom" At my words Tom smirked.
Next to Joseph sat Ellen Page. Noticing my questioning glance, Joseph offered introductions. "Ellen meet Rachel. Rachel meet Ellen. She's my date for the evening"
"Hello Ellen. I loved Juno, it was pretty funny."
"Thank you." Ellen accepted my appraisal in a clipped tone.
Raising my eyebrow at Leo he offered an explanation. Whispering in my ear he murmured, "She was supposed to be Ariadne"
"Awkward." Letting out a deep sigh, I silently agreed at Tom's statement.
After 20 minutes of awkward silence, and subtle sight seeing, we had arrived. Looking out the window, I noticed a red carpet and hundreds of people surrounding said carpet. My face must have shown my nervousness because Leo offered to walk me up the carpet.
"Really? Thank you."
"It's no problem Rachel, really. I remember when I first walked the red carpet. It's nerve-wracking, even now. Although, practice makes perfect." During his little speech, Joseph, Ellen and Tom had gotten out of the limo. "Well, it's our turn."
First, Leo walked out, then he turned back to help me out of the car.
"Leo!"
"Leo! Over here! Who's your friend?!"
"Leo!"
"Leo!"
Noticing my wide eyes, Leo whispered in my ear, "Just ignore them. We'll do one interview then we'll walk right into the party. OK?" At my nod Leo walked to the cameraman holding an Access Hollywood camera.
The interview woman walked to Leo and asked, "So, Leo, who's your friend?"
"This, is Rachel Berry. She's my co-star in Inception."
"Oooh. Rachel? How does it feel? For your first acting role to be so big?"
"It's, uhm-it's really cool. I can't wait to start filming."
"Any chance we can get a hint of what's going on in the movie?"
Smirking, I replied, "I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you." and then winked to let the woman know I was just joking.
Smiling at my joke, Leo said, "Well, that's all the time we have for now. We really must be going inside."
"Till next time Leo, Rachel." Then, noticing some other celebrity, she and her cameraman walked away.
"Well, that went well, especially for your first interview. I don't understand what you were so nervous about. You're a natural."
Smiling at his praise, I walked inside, holding onto Leo's arm, making sure we don't separate.
"Come on. I want to introduce you to some people."
Walking up to a table with three empty seats I looked at the other people sitting at the table. My heart hammered at the other people sitting at the table.
"Rachel meet Mark Wahlberg, Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth, Liam Hemsworth, Miley Cyrus, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler. Guys, meet Rachel Berry. She's playing Ariadne in Inception."
Realizing everybody was looking at me I let out a breath smiled and said, "Hello."
When Leo and I took our seats I sat next to Bradley Cooper and across from Miley Cyrus. Leo sat to my left and across from him sat Gerard Butler and to Leo's left sat Robert Downey Jr.
"Did Anne come today?" Leo asked Gerard.
"Yeah. she went to the bathroom."
"So, you and Leo a thing?" whispered Bradley in my ear.
Chuckling I responded, "No. He's just helping get adjusted to the Hollywood life."
"Really? Huh..so, do you have any other guy waiting for you back home or something?"
"No, I uh, actually don't even really have friends waiting for me back home. Or at least..close friends."
"If you don't mind my asking," Insert inner fan girl at Miley Cyrus technically asking my opinion, "why not?"
"Well, the people I thought were my friends, ended up being, for lack of a better word, two-faced. I was in my high school's glee club. Then, twenty minutes before I got the call informing me I had gotten the role of Ariadne, I had gotten kicked out of the glee club. The teacher basically said I was hogging the spot light, despite not having gotten a single sole since the previous school year, he also said and I quote, 'I'm tired of you believing you're better than everyone else here'. All my life, I was complimented on my performing skills. Most girls get complimented on their looks. For me, everyone always complimented my voice, my dancing or my acting. Performing, it's all I have. So, when the teacher said that, it like, destroyed me. And, when the people I thought were my friends didn't even argue with his decision well, I realized, they only wanted me so they could be eligible to perform. But then, the three most unexpected people, Santana, Noah and Sam, I guess they defended me after I left the room. Well, it's not so surprising that Sam defended me, I mean he hatesbullies. But Noah and Santana? They used to be head of the I hate Rachel committee before glee started. I am truly thankful they defended me but, other than that, we weren't very close. Although, now that I know they'd defend me even against their friends, I'm hoping we'll become close friends."
"That awful of the teacher and the glee club. But, it's great those three, despite not really being your friends, defended you. It shows their heart is in the right place. Now, if you don't mind my asking, what did you mean by the I hate Rachel committee?" Anne Hathaway asked..wow, I hadn't realized she had sat down at the table. Glancing around the table I realized everybody was listening to me.
"Well, uhm, Ms. Hathaway-"
"Please, just Anne, I'm not much older than you are."
"Oh, well, Anne. Every since my dads and I moved to Ohio, I was bullied. The town I lived in, everyone there, was afraid of change. They hated my fathers for being open about their relationship. They hated me because I was I was the result of a surrogate pregnancy. And well, the parent all told their children how abnormal the Berry family was. After just three months of my living in Lima, the kids were all ganging up on me. They called me awful names. Some of the girls even got violent at times. Then, in eighth grade, the slushy facials began. One minute, I was closing my locker, walking to class. The next, Noah and Santana were standing in front of my with smiles on their face, and I was standing in the hallway covered in cherry slushy." At my words, Jennifer, Miley and Anne covered their mouths in shock and surprisingly, Bradley, Chris and Robert held clenched fists above the table. Looking at Gerard, Leo, Mark and Liam, I noticed them clenching their jaws. "Yeah, so everyday, up until Thursday, when I left to come here, I got one sometimes two slushy facials a day. It wasn't until after they joined glee that Santana and Noah stopped dumping slushies on me. Although, they weren't my friends, they still had stopped bullying me, and that was all I could ask for. As for Sam, well, he transferred to WMHS last year. He instantly made the football team. He also joined glee around that time. Despite the other jocks threatening to bully him, he stayed in glee and even hung out with me. Actually, I take that back, Sam actually is my friend. I guess, since he's my only true friend, in a way, he is my best friend."
"Well, you have one thing wrong. Sam is not your only friend." Looking at up at Anne as she spoke I raised my eyebrow in confusion. "Well, you've got me now. I'm sure we'll make great friends." I also saw the rest of the table, especially Miley, nodding their heads in agreement. "Here, let me get your phone, I'll put all our numbers in it, if it's OK with you guys?" At everyone's consent, Anne proceeded to put the phone numbers in the phone. "Alright, I sent a group message so everyone should have your number too."
"So, Rachel?" Looking at Robert, he continued, "Glee Club? That's a singing club right?"
"Yes, well it's more than that, but basically, yes it is."
"OK, wait right here." After finishing his sentence Robert got up and walked towards the DJ
"Wait, what? What's he doing?"
"I believe he's going to ask the DJ to let you sing." Miley said
"I-I-I couldn't possibly. I'm not-people don't..I'm sure the people here don't want to here me singing while they enjoy themselves."
"Come on, Rachel, you got this."
"But-but, Miley, I couldn't-"
"Alright, Rachel, the DJ agreed to three songs."
"I-Robert! No. Please-I-"
"Rachel! Rachel! Rachel!" The entire table chanted.
"Fine!" Walking up to the DJ I pull out the flash drive and hand it to him, for, Rachel Berry future, well, current, star is nothing if not prepared. "Please put tracks 7, 16 then 5, in that order."
Nodding his head the DJ began to set everything up.
"Hello, Ladies and Gentlemen, I had no idea I'd be performing for you guys, so forgive me if I'm a pit rusty. This first one is called Innocent."
As the crowd clapped politely the DJ played the first song.
I guess you really did it this time
Left yourself in your warpath
Lost your balance on a tightrope
Lost your mind tryin' to get it back
Wasn't it easier in your lunchbox days?
Always a bigger bed to crawl into
Wasn't it beautiful when you believed in everything
And everybody believed in you?
It's alright, just wait and see
Your string of lights is still bright to me
Oh, who you are is not where you've been.
You're still an innocent,
You're still an innocent.
Did some things you can't speak of
But at night you live it all again
You wouldn't be shattered on the floor now
If only you would seen what you know now then
Wasn't it easier in your firefly-catchin' days?
When everything out of reach, someone bigger brought down to you
Wasn't it beautiful runnin' wild 'til you fell asleep
Before the monsters caught up to you?
It's alright, just wait and see
Your string of lights is still bright to me
Oh, who you are is not where you've been
You're still an innocent
It's okay, life is a tough crowd
32, and still growin' up now
Who you are is not what you did.
You're still an innocent.
Time turns flames to embers
You'll have new Septembers
Every one of us has messed up too
Lives change like the weather
I hope you remember
Today is never too late to be brand new
It's alright, just wait and see
Your string of lights is still bright to me
Oh, who you are is not where you've been
You're still an innocent.
It's okay, life is a tough crowd
32, and still growin' up now
Who you are is not what you did
You're still an innocent.
You're still an innocent.
Lost your balance on a tightrope.
It's never too late to get it back.
Seeing as it was a slow pitched song, there wasn't much movement I could've done on the stage. Which is why for the second song I chose something faster.
"Now, this next song, is a little more 'hype'. Despite the performance I give, Ladies, please do not get offended. It's all in good fun, I swear."
As the first few notes for the second song came on, I grabbed the microphone off the stand and began to walk around the room.
Looking at Selena Gomez sitting with Justin Bieber, I winked to let her know it was a joke and began the song.
"Now go stand in the corner and think about what you did"
Ha!
Time for a little revenge
The story starts when it was hot and it was summer and...
I had it all, I had him right there where I wanted him
Sitting on the empty chair next to, of all people, Louis Tomlinson, I wrapped my arm around him while singing.
She came along, got him alone and let's hear the applause
She took him faster than you could say "sabotage"
Snatching my arm from around Louis, I proceeded to 'yell'(sing) in his face.
I never saw it coming, wouldn't have suspected it
I underestimated just who I was dealing with
She had to know the pain was beating on me like a drum
She underestimated just who she was stealing from
Standing up I stood behind Cameron Diaz and sang in her face
She's not a saint
And she's not what you think
She's an actress, whoa
Walking to another table I sat down next to Mila Kunis
She's better known
For the things that she does
On the mattress, whoa
Standing up, I stood at my original table and 'yelled'(sang) in Miley's face
Soon she's gonna find
Stealing other people's toys
On the playground won't
Make you many friends
She should keep in mind
She should keep in mind
There is nothing I do better than revenge
At the last line I kissed Liam's cheek and winked at Miley. I then went to a table holding..Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and Perez Hilton..not letting the confusion at their presence on my face I sat in between Lindsay and Paris, singing the next verse to both of them
She looks at life like it's a party and she's on the list
She looks at me like I'm a trend and she's so over it
I think her ever-present frown is a little troubling
And she thinks I'm psycho 'cause I like to rhyme her name with things
As Angeline Jolie walked out of the bathroom I stood up and made my way towards her.
But sophistication isn't what you wear or who you know
Pointing out her clothes and the table she was getting ready to sit at, I pushed her down onto her seat, although I admit, she did have to help me 'push' herself down. As I began the next line, I shook my finger in her face.
Or pushing people down to get you where you wanna go
They wouldn't teach you that in prep school so it's up to me
Walking around the room, I noticed Maryl Streep and Julie Andrews wearing beautiful dresses, that did look a bit vintage. Perfect. Singing the next line, I held onto the shoulder part of each of their dresses.
But no amount of vintage dresses gives you dignity
Letting go of their dresses I sat between Emma Stone and Katy Perry, who just so happened to be sitting next to Selena Gomez.
She's not a saint
And she's not what you think
She's an actress, whoa
She's better known
For the things that she does
On the mattress, whoa
Soon she's gonna find
Stealing other people's toys
On the playground won't
Make you many friends
She should keep in mind
She should keep in mind
There is nothing I do better than revenge
Standing up, I once again sat at the table holding One Direction and their guests. Only this time I sat next to Harry Styles and Taylor Swift.
I'm just another thing for you
To roll your eyes at, honey
You might have him but haven't you heard
I'm just another thing for you
To roll your eyes at, honey
Still sitting at the One Direction table I looked at Louis as I sang the next line
You might have him but I always get him back
Whoa
She's not a saint
And she's not what you think
She's an actress, whoa
She's better known
For the things that she does
On the matress, whoa
Soon she's gonna find
Stealing other people's toys
On the playground won't
Make you many friends
She should keep in mind
She should keep in mind
There is nothing I do better than revenge
Standing up I walked behind Megan Fox and sang most of the next verse in her ear.
Do you still feel like you know what you're doing?
'Cause I don't think you do. Oh.
Do you still feel like you know what you're doing?
I don't think you do
I don't think you do
Walking away from Megan Fox, I sat at the table holding Amanda Seyfried, Shiloh Fernandez and Max Irons (the two 'love interests' in Red Riding Hood)
Let's hear the applause
Clapping in Amanda's face I finished the song, walking back to my original spot, next to Louis.
Come on show me how much better you are (so much better, yeah)
So you deserve some applause 'cause you're so much better
She took him faster than you could say "sabotage"
"Now, this last song, unlike the previous two, is not an original song. This song is originally performed by Journey."
Making my way to the stage I put the microphone back on the stand and get ready to sing Don't Stop Believin'
A/N: for the last song, the link will be on my page. I just didn't want to describe what you can actually see, if you feel like it. Except, instead of the people she did imagine while singing, picture her performing with Sam, Noah, Santana and Brittany, because even though she's not in my story, she was still nice to Rachel in my story.
As I finished performing, the crowd clapped and whistled for my performance. This is what I was made for, performing.
These are the songs Rachel sang, in this exact order:
1. Innocent-Taylor Swift
2. Better than Revenge-Taylor Swift and yes I do realize I changed one of the lines for this song.
3. Don't Stop Believin-Journey (Although picture the season 4, Rachel Berry only, version of the song, performance included. That version gave me chills. Chills I say!)