Glee: We are Family

by A-LionGleek

22 years after Season 4, all the gleeks have moved on in their lives, and all are living happy futures. But the time has now come for them all to come together once again, and be the family of friends they used to be. Meanwhile, back at McKinley, Mr. Schuester has gathered a brand new generation of New Directions. What plans does Fate have for the 2 combined generations of gleeks?

4. The Auditions

Hey there! Well, here's yet another chapter of my Glee-ful story! Hope you enjoy. On another note, I can definitely say that tonight's new episode of Glee, though quite crazy, and at times horrifying, was still enjoyable nonetheless. Thank God Rachel got Finn's name tattoed on her abdomen. :) She couldn't have made a better choice for honoring her late soul mate. Well anyway, for this new chapter, Mr. Schuester holds auditions for the New Directions, and we get thirteen (good thing I'm not superstitious) potential members at the ready. Six of them you will definitely recognize from the previous chapter, but you shall now also be treated to seven other OCs of mine who have equal potential as members of the glee club. What songs will our potential New Directions members perform? Who will make the cut? Find out, in chapter the fourth. And for those of you who've had enough of twerking or similar dirty/risque dancing, have no fear, all performances in this chapter, or any other chapter in this story for that matter, are perfectly clean. Finally, I know it's a bit late in the story to start saying this, but in case some of you didn't already guess, I most certainly do not own Glee or any of the elements that are considered Canon, and I definitely don't own any of the songs performed in this chapter. The only story elements in this chapter that I own are my thirteen OCs. Read on, and enjoy.

Chapter 4:

The Auditions

Mr. Schuester was sitting patiently at the judges' desk in the auditorium as he awaited the thirteen students who had signed up for glee club. Some of the students he barely even knew, but already he couldn't wait to hear what they all had to offer for their auditions. He hoped more than anything that he'd be able to recruit them all. After all, he was eager to get a whole new batch of New Directions kids in his beloved glee club as soon as possible. Eventually, when he heard the conversations between all the kids waiting on the sidelines of the stage get increasingly fast pitched and excited, he decided that he'd waited long enough. He took a deep breath, and then said, "Auditions shall begin now."

At the sound of this, the thirteen students who had signed up for the glee club and were now waiting for their chance to audition stopped talking and stood still, shaking in anticipation for their turn to come. After a few minutes, they all heard Mr. Schuester say, "Alright, now the rule here is first come first serve. Therefore, the first student who came and signed up on the sign-up sheet will be the first to come up and sing for his or her audition. At this time, may the first person who put his or her name on the sign-up sheet come forward?"

Immediately after hearing this, Diana took a deep breath. Right as she was about to step forward, she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned her head, and was surprised to see Daniel standing right by her looking her in the eyes.

As she stared at him in shock and delight, Daniel winked at her and said, "Good luck," before letting go of her shoulder. Surprised, yet happy with how her best friend had wished her luck, Diana walked up onto the stage in plain view of Mr. Schuester, a smile on her face.

As Mr. Schuester watched the first student to sign her name on the sign-up sheet walk up onstage towards the microphone, he examined her closely. For a moment, after noting her golden blonde hair, green eyes, and fair skin, he momentarily thought that it was his old student Quinn Fabray. Then his realistic side came back to him, and he remembered that Quinn Fabray was now a forty year old adult, and was working at one of the most well-known law firms in Cincinnati. Besides, he could now see that this girl's eyes were a far more recognizably green than Quinn's had been. Still, this girl certainly did still look a lot like Quinn.

A few minutes later, the girl walked up to the microphone, raised it up to her mouth, and said, "Hello, my name is Diana Eberhart, and I'll be singing A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes from the famous Disney movie, Cinderella."

To the side, Charlotte sniggered, and said, "How childish."

"Shut up," Daniel hissed vehemently.

Back at the judges' table, Mr. Schuester said, "Go on ahead."

Diana took a deep breath, and sang out in a beautiful alto:

A dream is a wish your heart makes,
When you're fast asleep,
In dreams you lose your heartaches,
Whatever you wish for, you keep.
Have faith in your dreams and someday,
Your rainbow will come smiling through,
No matter how your heart is grieving,
If you keep on believing,
The dream that you wish will come true.
A dream is a wish your heart makes,
When you're feeling small,
Alone, In the night you whisper,
Thinking no one can hear you at all.
You wake with the morning sunlight,
To find fortune that is smiling on you,
Don't let your heart be filled with sorrow,
For all you know tomorrow,
The dream that you wish will come true.
A dream is a wish your heart makes,
A dream is a wish your heart makes,
You Wake with the morning sunlight,
To find fortune that is smiling on you,
Don't let your heart be filled with sorrow,
For all you know tomorrow,
The dream that you wish will come true.
No matter how your heart is grieving
If you keep on believing
The dream that you wish will come true

Upon finishing the song, Diana took a deep breath and looked up from the microphone, her face conveying her expectancy at finding out what Mr. Schuester would say. After a few seconds that seemed like an eternity to Diana, she heard cheering coming from the area where the other students were. Sure enough, when she briefly turned her head to see who was cheering, she noticed that all but one of the 12 students awaiting their turn for their audition were eagerly clapping and cheering her on. Loudest of all, was Daniel, who was jumping up and down and whooping in pleasure. At the sight of this, Diana smiled, for she had never expected Daniel to show this much enthusiasm about her singing.

Eventually, Diana turned her head back to Mr. Schuester, who she was delighted to see clapping as well. After a few minutes, Mr. Schuester leaned down to his microphone on the judges' table and said, "Very beautiful Diana. I think you could go far on Broadway someday."

Diana smiled, and responded, "Thank you. I've always wanted to go on Broadway like Rachel Berry."

Mr. Schuester raised his head at the mentioning of Rachel. He stared at Diana for a minute, then thought to himself, "Well, I have to admit, for a girl who looks like Quinn, she certainly has a personality that's quite similar to Rachel's." Eventually, Mr. Schuester said, "Well, ok than, I will consult with you and the others later."

Diana smiled, and replied, "Thank you," before turning away from the microphone and walking back over to where the other students were waiting.

Immediately after Diana reached the area where the other students were waiting, Daniel raised his thumb up and said, "You were amazing." Susan also raised her thumbs up, as did Calvin and all the other students except Charlotte, who sternly kept her arms folded across her chest and her eyes staring up towards the ceiling in a haughty expression.

Mr. Schuester then called out, "Next!" At the sound of that word, Daniel promptly walked out confidently onto the stage and up to the microphone. As he watched the young boy who looked very much like a gray-eyed Daniel Radcliffe walk across the stage, Mr. Schuester raised his eyebrows. He had a pretty good feeling that he'd seen this boy somewhere around the school.

Seconds later, the young boy raised the microphone and confirmed Mr. Schuester's thought by saying, "Hello, my name is Daniel Taymor, and as you might already know, I am the quarterback of the Titans football team here at McKinley High School."

Mr. Schuester nodded, and Daniel continued, "I shall be singing David Archuleta's cover of Think of Me from Phantom of the Opera."

At the sound of those words, Daniel heard all the other students "oohing" in awe. Mr. Schuester said, "Interesting song choice. Very well then, let's hear it."

Daniel smiled, and immediately after the piano music started playing, he sang:

Think of me
Think of me fondly when we've said goodbye
Remember me once in a while, please promise me you'll try
When you find that once again you long to take your heart back and be free...
If you ever find a moment, spare a thought for me.
We never said our love was evergreen
Or as unchanging as the sea.
But if you can still remember
Stop and think of me.
Think of all the things we've said and seen,
Don't think about the things which might have been.
Think of me,
Think of me waking, silent and resigned.
Imagine me
Trying too hard to put you from my mind.
Recall those days, look back on all those times,
Think of the things we'll never do.
There will never be a day when I won't think of you!
Think of me, please say you'll think of me
Whenever I ask you just to do
There will never be a day when I won't think of you!
Never be a day I won't ever think of you.

Immediately after Daniel finished singing, he lifted his head up from the microphone, a confident smile on his face, and he heard crying coming from the area where the other students were waiting for their turn to audition. Surprised, Daniel turned his head, and saw Diana crying. The other hopeful students, apart from Charlotte that is, were standing where they were, gaping at him in shock at how much talent he'd just shown.

As Daniel gaped at Diana, Diana raised her head, gave Daniel two thumbs up and mouthed, "That was so wonderful." At the sight of this, Daniel's heart warmed up tremendously. He couldn't believe he had brought Diana to tears with his singing.

Mr. Schuester started clapping, and he said, "Bravo Daniel."

Daniel turned his head back to Mr. Schuester, smiled, and said, "Thank you," before turning away and walking back to where the other students were gathered. Upon reaching that area, Diana ran up to him and gave him a huge hug. Smiling, Daniel hugged her back. As the two friends embraced, Diana continued to cry, and Daniel repeatedly whispered words of encouragement to her and told her that everything was ok. As he did all this, he could see Charlotte staring daggers at him and Diana, but he didn't care. Diana was his best friend, and she deserved this quality time with him.

Mr. Schuester called out, "Next."

Susan had time to say, "Good luck," before Calvin, with a smile on his face and his black eyes agleam, walked onto the stage with Hobbes close behind him.

Mr. Schuester's eyebrows rose briefly at the sight of the dog; but then he recognized Calvin and realized who the dog was.

Calvin, still smiling, took up the microphone and said, "Hello Mr. Schuester. I am Calvin Martenson, this is my faithful dog, Hobbes Martinson, and we will be performing The Lion Sleeps Tonight. You may wonder why I need my dog here for this, but Hobbes and I have performed the version we're about to perform for you for my parents at times, and as you might already know if you know me well, Hobbes is very well trained."

Mr. Schuester raised his eyebrows, his curiosity piqued at how this performance would work out, and he said, "Very well then, go on ahead."

Calvin smiled, eagerly drew out a guitar from a case slung over his shoulder and tuned it up while Hobbes got into a sitting position on his haunches next to his master. After Calvin had tuned up the instrument, he got up onto a stool nearby, started playing, and sang:

(Calvin) Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh

Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh

(Guitar Solo) (4X)

In the jungle, the mighty jungle

The lion sleeps tonight (Hobbes: Arooo!)

In the jungle, the quiet jungle

The lion sleeps tonight (Hobbes: Bark! Bark! Bark!)

We-(Aroo!)-we-hoo-we-hoo-we-um-um-a-weh (Bark! Bark! Bark!)

We-(Aroo!)-we-hoo-we-hoo-we-um-um-a-weh (Bark! Bark! Bark!)

Near the village, the peaceful village

The lion sleeps tonight (Aroo!)

Near the village, the quiet village

The lion sleeps tonight (Bark! Bark! Bark!)

We-(Aroo!)-we-hoo-we-hoo-we-um-um-a-weh (Bark! Bark! Bark!)

We-(Aroo!)-we-hoo-we-hoo-we-um-um-a-weh (Bark! Bark! Bark!)

(Guitar Solo)

Hush my darling, don't fear my darling

The lion sleeps tonight (Aroo!)

Hush my darling, don't fear my darling

The lion sleeps tonight (Bark! Bark! Bark!)

We-(Aroo!)-we-hoo-we-hoo-we-um-um-a-weh (Bark! Bark! Bark!)

We-(Aroo!)-we-hoo-we-hoo-we-um-um-a-weh (Bark! Bark! Bark!)

Ne-oh-oh-ho (Aroo!)

Ne-oh-oh-ho (Aroo!)

Ne-oh-oh-ho (Aroo!)

We-he-we-he-he

Ne-oh-oh-ho (Aroo!)

Ne-oh-oh-ho (Aroo!)

Ne-oh-oh-ho (Aroo!)

We-he-we-he-he

Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh (Bark! Bark! Bark!)

Mere seconds after finishing the song, Calvin let out a majestic, lion-like roar that sounded very much like a real lion's roar while Hobbes let out a final wolf-like howl at the same time. Soon after this happened, Calvin straightened up on the stool again and stared intently at Mr. Schuester, eager to hear what he had to say.

For a while, Mr. Schuester just sat gaping at Calvin, stunned by the performance that the dark eyed Alex Pettyfer lookalike with a very well trained indeed German shepherd had just made for him. He eventually managed to say, "I definitely have to say that was a very interesting performance. I'll make sure to tell you what I think about your possibly joining as soon as possible."

Calvin smiled, and said, "Thank you very much," before he and Hobbes left the stage to return to where the other students were waiting.

Immediately after Calvin walked in, Susan smiled, gave Calvin a big hug, and said, "You were a roaring success."

Calvin chuckled, patted his friend on the back, and responded, "Thanks Susan, boy I hope I get in now."

Meanwhile, Daniel shook his head side-to-side in bewilderment as he thought of how very well trained Hobbes had turned out to be. "Dang, that guy's a real animal whisperer. If only I had a pet as well trained as Hobbes."

Immediately afterward, the students heard Mr. Schuester call out, "Next!"

Susan gazed deep into Calvin's coal black eyes and said, "Wish me luck," before making her way onto the stage.

As Susan walked up onto the stage, Mr. Schuester intently examined her. He noticed the long glossy black hair, slightly tanned skin, and icy blue eyes, and noted that she was surprisingly pretty. As Mr. Schue continued to watch, Susan came up to the microphone, raised it up from the stand, and said, "Hello, my name is Susan Caraway. The guy that you saw performing directly before me is my best friend, Calvin, and I will be singing Angel by Sarah McLachlan in dedication to Calvin." Calvin whistled, and placed a hand over his heart, touched by what Susan was about to do in his honor.

Mr. Schuester nodded, and said, "Hmm, I'll say, that's very nice of you to do this for a friend. Ok than, let's hear it."

Susan smiled, and gestured for Brad the piano player to play. Brad smiled, for like the three kids before her, she had asked him in advance if he knew the tune for that song, and he'd been happy to make sure of it. He started playing the tune, and Susan sang out in a high alto:

Spend all your time waiting for that second chance
For the break that will make it ok
There's always some reason to feel not good enough
And it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction oh beautiful release
Memories seep from my veins
Let me be empty and weightless and maybe
I'll find some peace tonight
In the arms of the Angels fly away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you fear
You were pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie
You're in the arms of the Angels; may you find some comfort here
So tired of the straight line, and everywhere you turn
There's vultures and thieves at your back
And the storm keeps on twisting, you keep on building the lies
That you make up for all that you lack
It don't make no difference, escaping one last time
It's easier to believe
In this sweet madness, oh this glorious sadness
That brings me to my knees
In the arms of the Angels fly away from here
From this small, cold hotel room, and the emptiness that you fear
You were pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie
In the arms of the Angels; may you find some comfort here
You're in the arms of the Angels; may you find some comfort here

The instant Susan finished singing, she looked up from the microphone, waiting patiently for Mr. Schuester to tell her what he thought of her performance. Mr. Schuester smiled, and said, "Very nice Susan, I'll bet your friend's very proud of you."

Susan smiled, and replied, "Thank you very much," before turning away and heading over to the area where the other students were. As she headed over there, she was surprised to see Calvin silently clapping and nearly in tears as he looked at her. Surprised and touched, she ran over to Calvin and the two friends embraced in a heartfelt hug.

"That was so amazing," Calvin said as he embraced Susan, barely keeping it together.

"Thanks Calvin," Susan said, now nearly in tears herself as she realized how touched she'd made her friend with her singing. At the sight of them, all the other students with them put their hands on their hearts and lowered their heads in respect. Even Charlotte was touched by how Susan had done such a touching gesture for her friend, and now was beginning to slightly doubt her motives.

"Next," Mr. Schuester called, and Zack promptly headed out onto the stage. At the sight of Zack, Mr. Schuester found that he certainly had to admit that the African American boy that was now walking up onto the stage looked very similar to the star, Corbin Bleu, and even had sizeable hair to boot.

Zack came up the microphone and picked it up, his dark face alight with a smile, and he said, "Hello Mr. Schue. My name is Zackary Skinner, but you may call me Zack. I will be singing Dynamite by Taio Cruz."

"Let's hear it," said Mr. Schuester.

Zack drew out a guitar he'd gotten on his thirteenth birthday, tuned it up, and started playing. As he played, he enthusiastically sang:

I-I-I-I-I-I
I came to dance, dance, dance, dance
I hit the floor 'cause that's my plans, plans, plans, plans
I'm wearing all my favorite brands, brands, brands, brands
Give me some space for both my hands, hands, hands, hands

Yeah, yeah
'Cause it's goes on and on and on
And it goes on and on and on
I throw my hands up in the air sometimes
Saying ayo
Gotta let go

I wanna celebrate and live my life
Saying ayo
Baby, let's go

'Cause we gon' rock this club
We gon' go all night
We gon' light it up
Like it's dynamite

'Cause I told you once
Now I told you twice
We gon' light it up
Like it's dynamite

I came to move, move, move, move
Get out the way of me and my crew, crew, crew, crew
I'm in the club so I'm gonna do, do, do, do
Just what the fo' I came here to do, do, do, do
Yeah, yeah

'Cause it's goes on and on and on
And It goes on and on and on
I throw my hands up in the air sometimes
Saying ayo
Gotta let go

I wanna celebrate and live my life
Saying ayo
Baby, let's go

'Cause we gon' rock this club
We gon' go all night
We gon' light it up
Like it's dynamite

'Cause I told you once
Now I told you twice
We gon' light it up
Like it's dynamite

I'm gonna take it all like
I'm gonna be the last one standing
I drove around like
I'm gonna be the last one landing

'Cause I-I-I believe it
And I-I-I, I just want it all
I just want it all
I'm gonna put my hands in the air
Ha-hands in the air
Put your hands in the air-air-air-air-air-air-air-air

I throw my hands up in the air sometimes
Saying ayo
Gotta let go
I wanna celebrate and live my life
Saying ayo
Baby, let's go

'Cause we gon' rock this club
We gon' go all night
We gon' light it up
Like it's dynamite

'Cause I told you once
Now I told you twice
We gon' light it up
Like it's dynamite

As soon as he was done, Zack looked up from his guitar, a smile on his face as he awaited Mr. Schuester's response. Mr. Schuester nodded his head with a smile, and he said, "Excellent performance Zack."

Zack's grin grew immense at the praise, and he responded, "Thank you," before heading straight back to where the other students were gathered.

All the other students were clapping as Zack headed back to them. However, Charlotte was clapping nowhere near as enthusiastically as the other students were, but the others didn't notice. Charlotte thought to herself, "That was pretty cool, but I have bigger fish to fry than you."

Mr. Schuester called out once again for the next person to come on stage, and Charlotte strutted up onto the stage. As he watched the tall girl with a stunningly beautiful appearance seem to effortlessly glide up onto the stage, Mr. Schuester noticed her cheerios uniform and knew immediately who this person was. He'd seen her often enough at school to recognize her as Charlotte Thornton herself. Now that he thought about it, he had noticed how she'd signed her name so that it was so big that it took up almost all the remaining space on the sign-up sheet she had used. As he had the thought, Mr. Schuester wondered whether or not this girl had some sort of ulterior motive.

Charlotte picked up the microphone, a seductive smile on her face directed towards Mr. Schuester, and said, "Hello there honey. I am Charlotte Thornton," before flirtatiously blinking her eyes at the teacher thrice.

Mr. Schuester raised his eyebrows, and replied, "Please do not call me that, I already have a wife. May I ask what song you're singing?"

Charlotte put on a facial expression that said, "Seriously?" and sullenly replied, "I'm singing Carrie Underwood's Good Girl."

Mr. Schuester nodded his head, happy to hear this good choice of music, and said, "Very well then, let's hear it."
Charlotte smiled once again, then turned towards the other students and said, "I will need a guitar player," before beckoning for Daniel to come. "Come on Danny, now's your time to be a star."

Daniel groaned, and said, "Do you speak English? How many times do I have to tell you no?"

Charlotte, caught off guard by Daniel's immediate refusal, turned to Calvin and said, "Fine then, I'd prefer a prince over a beast, but I guess you'll have to do."

Calvin snarled like a tiger, and stood resolutely where he was, a furious glare on his face. "The Hell I will," he said to himself in his mind. Hobbes, sensing his master's anger, snarled as well.

Charlotte's shoulders slumped, her face showing disappointment. "Good grief, why isn't anything working out for me today?" she thought to herself. With a sigh, she turned to Zack, and said, "Michael Jordan, would you like to have the honor?"

Zack smiled, and drew out his guitar. Immediately after tuning it up properly, he started playing. Charlotte, happy that she could now properly begin her audition, waited until the right time, and then sang:

Hey, good girl
With your head in the clouds
I bet you I can tell you
What you're thinkin' about
You'll see a good boy
Gonna give you the world
But he's gonna leave you cryin'
With your heart in the dirt
His lips are dripping honey
But he'll sting you like a bee
So lock up all your love and
Go and throw away the key
Hey good girl
Get out while you can
I know you think you got a good man
Why, why you gotta be so blind?
Won't you open up your eyes?
It's just a matter of time 'til you find
He's no good, girl
No good for you
You better get to getting on your goodbye shoes and go, go, go...
Better listen to me
He's low, low, low...
Hey, good girl
You got a heart of gold
You want a white wedding
And a hand you can hold
Just like you should, girl
Like every good girl does
Want a fairy tale ending, somebody to love
But he's really good at lying
Yeah, he'll leave you in the dust
'Cause when he says forever
Well, it don't mean much
Hey good girl
So good for him
Better back away honey
You don't know where he's been
Why, why you gotta be so blind?
Won't you open up your eyes?
It's just a matter of time 'til you find
He's no good, girl
No good for you
You better get to getting on your goodbye shoes and go, go, go...
Yeah yeah yeah, he's low
Yeah yeah yeah
Oh, he's no good, girl
Why can't you see?
He'll take your heart and break it
Listen to me, yeah
Why, why you gotta be so blind?
Won't you open up your eyes?
Just a matter of time 'til you find
He's no good, he's no good
Won't you open up your eyes?
Just a matter of time 'til you find
He's no good, girl
No good for you
You better get to getting on your goodbye shoes

After Charlotte finished, she looked up towards Mr. Schuester, eagerly awaiting his review. As Charlotte waited for Mr. Schuester to tell her what he thought, Diana nervously looked around and wringed her hands as she grasped the underlying message that she had a feeling Charlotte had been giving to her in her song.

Fortunately, Daniel had also grasped the underlying message, and he tapped Diana on the shoulder. Diana turned her head to look at Daniel, and he whispered in her ear, "Don't you dare worry about her. As long as I'm alive, she'll never harm you. The girl she was referring to in her cover of that song was herself, not you."

Diana's eyes widened, stunned and touched by how Daniel seemed so willing to protect her from Charlotte. She eventually managed to say, "Are you absolutely sure that there's no way she can harm me with you protecting me?"

Daniel smiled, and said, "There is one way. And that's over my dead body."

Diana smiled in joy. She had hoped that her best friend would reply in this way. The way she saw it, that kind of reply was exactly the kind of thing a best friend would say.

Meanwhile, Mr. Schuester said, "Very nice Ms. Thornton. I shall consult with you and the others later."

Charlotte curtsied, and said, "Thank you very much," before strutting back over to where the other students were.

Mr. Schuester called out, "Next," and a boy walked up on stage. At the sight of the boy, Mr. Schuester's eyes briefly opened wide in surprise. This boy had extremely pale white skin, and his hair was also a pale snowy white. In stark contrast to his pale white skin and hair, his eyes were blood red. "He must be an albino," Mr. Schuester thought to himself. However, one thing in particular that he noticed about the boy apart from his being an albino, was his metal prosthetic legs. Mr. Schuester was in awe as he gazed at the robotic legs. They were made out of steel, and were designed so that they resembled metallic skeleton legs. The feet were likewise metallic and resembled metallic tennis shoes.

After a few seconds, the albino boy with metal legs made it to the microphone, raised it to his mouth, and said, "Hello, I am Dunlap Carmichael, and I will be singing Down by Jay Sean."

"Go ahead," said Mr. Schuester.

Dunlap smiled, eager to please the much respected glee club director. Seconds later, after Brad the pianist started playing, Dunlap enthusiastically sang:

Baby, are you down, down, down, down, down?
Down, down
Even if the sky is fallin' down, down, down
You ought to know
Tonight is the night to let it go
Put on a show
I wanna see how you lose control
So leave it behind 'cause we have a night to get away
So come on and fly with me as we make our great escape
So, baby, don't worry
You are my only
You won't be lonely
Even if the sky is falling down
You'll be my only
No need to worry
Baby, are you down, down, down, down, down?
Down, down
Baby, are you down, down, down, down, down?
Down, down
Even if the sky is falling down
Just let it be
Come on and bring your body next to me
I'll take you away
Turn this place into our private getaway
So leave it behind 'cause we have a night to get away
So come on and fly with me as we make our great escape
So why don't we run away
So, baby, don't worry
You are my only
You won't be lonely
Even if the sky is falling down
You'll be my only
No need to worry
Baby, are you down, down, down, down, down?
Down, down
Baby, are you down, down, down, down, down?
Down, down
Even if the sky is falling down
Down like she's supposed to be
She gets down low for me
Down like her temperature
'Cause to me she's zero degrees
She's cold, over freeze
I got that girl from overseas
Now she's my Miss America
Now can I be her soldier, please?
I'm fighting for this girl on the battlefield of love
Got me look like baby Cupid
Sending arrows from above
Don't you ever leave the side of me
And definitely, not probably
And honestly I'm down like that economy
So, baby, don't worry
You are my only
You won't be lonely
Even if the sky is falling down
You'll be my only
No need to worry
Baby, are you down, down, down, down, down?
Down, down
Baby, are you down, down, down, down, down?
Down, down
Even if the sky is falling down
Oh, oh, the sky is falling down

Immediately after finishing his performance, Dunlap looked up, a confident smile on his face. Mr. Schuester said, "Excellent performance Dunlap."

Dunlap grinned, responded, "Thank you Mr. Schue," and returned to where the other students were. As Dunlap returned to where the other students were waiting, he was greeted with an enthusiastic clapping and cheering from all the students except Charlotte, who was rolling her eyes dismissively. To Dunlap, the loudest among the students was a red haired girl with pale blue eyes who was leaning on a white cane. Dunlap smiled at her, for she was his very good friend, Naomi Bright, a blind girl.

Mr. Schuester called out for the next person to come, and Dunlap helped guide Naomi over to the microphone.

Once Naomi reached the microphone, she tentatively grasped onto it, and spoke into it, "Hello, I am Naomi Bright, and I will be singing Catch my Breath by Kelly Clarkson."

Mr. Schuester whistled when he heard the name of the song, and he responded, "Very well then. Show me what you've got.

Naomi gave a tentative smile, and then sang:

I don't wanna be left behind
Distance was a friend of mine
Catching breath in a web of lies
I've spent most of my life
Riding waves, playing acrobat
Shadowboxing the other half
Learning how to react
I've spent most of my time
Catching my breath, letting it go,
Turning my cheek for the sake of the show
Now that you know, this is my life,
I won't be told what's supposed to be right
Catch my breath, no one can hold me back,
I ain't got time for that
Catch my breath, won't let them get me down,
It's all so simple now
Addicted to the love I found
Heavy heart, now a weightless cloud
Making time for the ones that count
I'll spend the rest of my time
Laughing hard with the windows down
Leaving footprints all over town
Keeping faith, karma comes around
I will spend the rest of my life
Catching my breath, letting it go,
Turning my cheek for the sake of the show
Now that you know, this is my life,
I won't be told what's supposed to be right
Catch my breath, no one can hold me back,
I ain't got time for that
Catch my breath, won't let them get me down,
It's all so simple now
You helped me see
The beauty in everything
Catching my breath, letting it go,
Turning my cheek for the sake of the show
Now that you know, this is my life,
I won't be told what's supposed to be right
Catching my breath, letting it go,
Turning my cheek for the sake of the show
Now that you know, this is my life,
I won't be told what's supposed to be right
Catch my breath
Catch my breath, no one can hold me back,
I ain't got time for that
Catch my breath, won't let them get me down,
It's all so simple now
It's all so simple now
Catching my breath, letting it go,
Turning my cheek for the sake of the show
Now that you know, this is my life,
I won't be told what's supposed to be right
(Catch my breath)
Catch my breath, no one can hold me back,
I ain't got time for that
(Catch my breath)
Catch my breath, won't let them get me down,
It's all so simple now

Mr. Schuester happily said, "Very nice Naomi," immediately after Naomi finished singing. Naomi smiled, this time without hesitation, and she slowly made her way back to where the other students were waiting for her. As she headed back to where the other students were, she was joyed to hear the sound of the majority of them clapping and cheering her on.

Mr. Schuester called out for the next student, and he confidently walked up onto the stage. Mr. Schuester looked the boy over, and noted his fiery red hair, fair skin, and slightly muscular build. Of course, he wasn't quite as muscular as Daniel and Zack, but he was definitely not skinny. He also noted with interest that for some reason, the boy's eyes appeared to be yellow. Already Mr. Schuester had a good feeling that it wasn't his natural eye color. There also seemed to be a vaguely distinctive Scottish air around the boy.

The red-haired boy made it to the microphone, raised it up, and said, "Howdy, I'm Darren McCrimmon, and I will be singing Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley." At the sound of the name of the artist, Darren was happy to hear the oohing and aweing that was said by all the other students waiting to the side. Darren smiled, for he knew that Elvis Presley was definitely a favorite rock star among many people his age and higher.

Mr. Schuester also nodded his approval with a smile on his face, and he said, "Well show me what you've got Darren!"

Darren smiled, drew out a guitar, and promptly started playing:

Well, since my baby left me,
I found a new place to dwell.
It's down at the end of lonely street
at Heartbreak Hotel.
You make me so lonely baby,
I get so lonely,
I get so lonely I could die.
And although it's always crowded,
you still can find some room.
Where broken hearted lovers
do cry away their gloom.
You make me so lonely baby,
I get so lonely,
I get so lonely I could die.
Well, the Bell hop's tears keep flowin',
and the desk clerk's dressed in black.
Well they been so long on lonely street
They ain't ever gonna look back.
You make me so lonely baby,
I get so lonely,
I get so lonely I could die.
Hey now, if your baby leaves you,
and you got a tale to tell.
Just take a walk down lonely street
to Heartbreak Hotel.

The instant Darren finished his performance, all the students to the side of the stage started clapping and cheering as loudly as they could. Even Charlotte clapped to show her appreciation of Elvis Presley's song. Darren smiled as he heard the applause coming from the area where the other students were, and even more so when he saw Mr. Schuester clapping right in front of him. "Bravo Darren," Mr. Schuester said. "I'll make sure to let you know what I think about your joining the club as soon as possible."

"Thank you very much Mr. Schue," Darren said as he placed the microphone back, turned, and walked back over to where the other students were.

At the call for the next student to come onto the stage, a blonde girl with black eyes walked up onto the stage. As Mr. Schuester watched, the girl walked up to the microphone, picked it up, and said, "Hello, I am Amber Lawson, and I will be singing Enchanted by Taylor Swift."

When Darren heard this, he unobtrusively gave Amber a thumbs-up. Amber noticed this out of the corner of her eye and smiled.

Mr. Schuester said, "Well in that case, don't keep me waiting. Go on right ahead."

Amber smiled, and sang:

There I was again tonight
Forcing laughter, faking smiles
Same old tired lonely place
Walls of insincerity,
Shifting eyes and vacancy
Vanished when I saw your face
All I can say is it was enchanting to meet you
Your eyes whispered, "Have we met?"
Across the room your silhouette
Starts to make its way to me
The playful conversation starts
Counter all your quick remarks
Like passing notes in secrecy
And it was enchanting to meet you
All I can say is I was enchanted to meet you
This night is sparkling, don't you let it go
I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home
I'll spend forever wondering if you knew
I was enchanted to meet you
The lingering question kept me up
2 AM, who do you love?
I wonder 'til I'm wide awake
And now I'm pacing back and forth
Wishing you were at my door
I'd open up and you would say, "Hey,
It was enchanting to meet you,
All I know is I was enchanted to meet you."
This night is sparkling, don't you let it go
I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home
I'll spend forever wondering if you knew
This night is flawless, don't you let it go
I'm wonderstruck, dancing around all alone
I'll spend forever wondering if you knew
I was enchanted to meet you
This is me praying that
This was the very first page
Not where the story line ends
My thoughts will echo your name
Until I see you again
These are the words I held back
As I was leaving too soon
I was enchanted to meet you
Please don't be in love with someone else
Please don't have somebody waiting on you
Please don't be in love with someone else
Please don't have somebody waiting on you
This night is sparkling, don't you let it go
I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home
I'll spend forever wondering if you knew
This night is flawless, don't you let it go
I'm wonderstruck, dancing around all alone
I'll spend forever wondering if you knew
I was enchanted to meet you
Please don't be in love with someone else
Please don't have somebody waiting on you

As Amber sang this, she envisioned herself in Taylor Swift's place, and that the boy in the song was Darren. When she finished, she looked up from the microphone, and was pleased to see that Mr. Schuester appeared to be happy with her performance. He said, "Very nice Amber."

Amber smiled, and said, "Thanks," before walking over to the other students. As she did so, she was quite pleased to see all the other students clapping. She was especially happy to see the joyous look on Darren's face as he clapped and cheered. Immediately after she made it off the stage and into the area where the other students were, Darren seized her up in a huge hug. Laughing in pleasure, Amber hugged her friend back. As Diana and Charlotte watched this scene unfold, both of them sighed wistfully as they imagined themselves in Amber's place while Darren was replaced in their minds with Daniel.

After listening to the noises coming from the area where the students were for a few seconds, he gazed at the list, saw that there were three students left to audition, and he called out, "Next."

A Korean American boy with glasses and a body built like a dancer walk onto the stage. As Mr. Schuester intently watched the boy, the boy walked up to the microphone, picked it up, and said, "Hello, I am Cody Nakamura. I will be singing the classic tune, These Boots are Made for Walking."

Mr. Schuester said, "Bring it on," and Cody smiled, and snapped his fingers at Brad.

Brad started playing, and Cody sang:

You keep saying you got something for me
Something you call love but confess
You've been messing where you shouldn't 've been messing
And now someone else is getting all your best
Well, these boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
You keep lyin' when you oughta be truthin'
You keep losing when you oughta not bet
You keep samin' when you oughta be a'changin'
What's right is right but you ain't been right yet
These boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
You keep playing where you shouldn't be playing
And you keep thinking that you'll never get burnt (HAH)
Well, I've just found me a brand new box of matches (YEAH)
And what she knows you ain't had time to learn
These boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you

Are you ready boots? Start walking!

Immediately after Cody sang the last line, he enthusiastically broke out into an epic dance solo. For the first half of his solo, he vigorously tap danced and finished it off with a back flip somersault. For the second half of his solo, he tap danced again before finishing it off with a twirl that ended with a cross legged bow.

Still in his cross-legged bow position, Cody looked up towards Mr. Schuester. Mr. Schuester clapped, much to Cody's delight. Mr. Schuester then said, "Wow! Just wow! Where did you learn to dance like that?"

Cody smiled, happy to have received such praise for his dancing, and he truthfully replied, "I've taken a few pointers from watching Mike Chang on MTV."

At the sound of 'Mike Chang,' Mr. Schuester gaped at the young boy standing before him on the stage. "Boy Mike would be proud to hear of this," Mr. Schue thought to himself. It seemed that one of his former students now served as an idol for one of his aspiring new glee club members. He began to wonder who else among the auditioning students had one of his former students as their own personal idol. He decided he'd find that out later, and said, "Very nice. Ok than, I shall make sure you know about your status as soon as I'm done with the last two students auditioning."

Cody smiled, bowed in a more traditional manner, and said, "Thank you very much Mr. Schue," before he turned and walked back to where the other students were awaiting him.

Mr. Schuester called out for the second-to-last student to come up onstage. A black girl with dread locks walked up onto the stage. Seconds after she reached the microphone, the girl picked it up and said, "Good afternoon, I am Bailey Kellogg, and I will be singing Only Girl in the World by Rihanna."

Mr. Schuester whistled silently to himself as he heard the name of the song. He certainly hadn't heard anyone sing that song it a long time. Mr. Schuester then said, "Let's hear it," and Bailey smiled.

Brad was still familiar with the song, and so he started playing, and Bailey sang:

La la la la
La la la la
La la la la
La la la la
I want you to love me, like I'm a hot pie
Keep thinkin' of me, doin' what you like
So boy forget about the world cause it's gon' be me and you tonight
I wanna make you beg for it, then Imma make you swallow your pride
Want you to make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world
Like I'm the only one that you'll ever love
Like I'm the only one who knows your heart
Only girl in the world...
Like I'm the only one that's in command
Cause I'm the only one who understands how to make you feel like a man (yeah)
Want you to make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world
Like I'm the only one that you'll ever love
Like I'm the only one who knows your heart
Only one...
Want you to take me like a thief in the night
Hold me like a pillow, make me feel right
Baby I'll tell you all my secrets that I'm keepin', you can come inside
And when you enter, you ain't leavin', be my prisoner for the night
Want you to make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world
Like I'm the only one that you'll ever love
Like I'm the only one who knows your heart
Only girl in the world...
Like I'm the only one that's in command
Cause I'm the only one who understands, like I'm the only one who knows your heart,
Only one...
Take me for a ride, ride
Oh baby, take me high, high
Let me make you first, first
Oh make it last all night, night
Take me for a ride, ride
Oh baby, take me high, high
Let me make you first, first
Make it last all night
Want you to make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world
Like I'm the only one that you'll ever love
Like I'm the only one who knows your heart
Only girl in the world...
Like I'm the only one that's in command
Cause I'm the only one who understands how to make you feel like a man
Only girl in the world...
Girl in the world...
Only girl in the world...
Girl in the world

Immediately after Bailey finished singing, she took a deep breath, exhaled, and looked up towards Mr. Schuester. Mr. Schuester clapped, for he could tell how Bailey had put a lot of effort into that song, and he said, "Very nice, you're a real powerhouse."

Bailey smiled in relief, said, "Thank you," and walked back over to where the other students were waiting. As she made her way back to the other students, she noticed that the majority of them were clapping. However, the two who were clapping the most enthusiastically were her two good friends Cody and Raj. At the sight of Cody clapping, she smiled, for Cody was her best friend among the two. However, she groaned inwardly at the sight of Raj clapping just as enthusiastically as Cody. While Cody was her best friend, Raj was her ex-boyfriend, and she really wished more than anything that he hadn't signed up; for one of her underlying reasons for signing up herself was in an attempt to have more private quality time with Cody away from Raj, who was constantly trying to win her back over.

Immediately after Bailey completely left the stage, Cody and Raj both reached out, shook her hand vigorously, and said "Nice job," at the same time. Immediately after this, the two boys stared daggers at each other. Bailey rolled her eyes as sparks seemed to fly furiously between the two Asian American boys.

Mr. Schuester called out, "Next," and Raj turned his head away from Cody before proudly walking up onto the stage and taking up the microphone. With a smile now on his face, the Indian American boy said in a thick Indian accent, "Good day Mr. Schue, I am Raj Patel. I shall be singing Count on Me by Bruno Mars."

The majority of the other students whistled in awe at the sound of what Raj was going to be singing. Cody and Bailey, however, rolled their eyes in irritation, for they could both tell that this was an underlying attempt of Raj's at winning Bailey back. Mr. Schuester smiled, and said, "Let's hear it."

Raj smiled, politely winked at Brad, and the pianist started playing the tune. As the piano music was played, Raj happily sang:

Oh uh-huh
If you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the sea
I'll sail the world to find you
If you ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can't see
I'll be the light to guide you
Find out what we're made of
When we are called to help our friends in need
You can count on me like 1, 2, 3
I'll be there
And I know when I need it
I can count on you like 4, 3, 2
You'll be there
'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah
Ooooooh, oooohhh yeah, yeah
If you're tossin' and you're turnin'
And you just can't fall asleep
I'll sing a song beside you
And if you ever forget how much you really mean to me
Every day I will remind you
Oooh
Find out what we're made of
When we are called to help our friends in need
You can count on me like 1, 2, 3
I'll be there
And I know when I need it
I can count on you like 4, 3, 2
You'll be there
'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah
Ooooooh, oooohhh yeah, yeah
You'll always have my shoulder when you cry
I'll never let go, never say goodbye
You know...
You can count on me like 1, 2, 3
I'll be there
And I know when I need it
I can count on you like 4, 3, 2
You'll be there
'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah
Ooooooh, oooohhh
You can count on me 'cause I can count on you

Immediately after Raj finished singing, all the other students except for Cody, Bailey, and Charlotte started clapping. Even Mr. Schuester clapped, much to Raj's delight. After he finished clapping, Mr. Schuester said into his microphone, "Very good Raj. You're a real crowd pleaser."

Raj smiled, and said, "Thank you very much," before he placed his own microphone back where it had been and walked back over to where the other students were.

For a few minutes, the students all started conversing amongst themselves and discussing what they believed their chances of getting into the glee club were. Mr. Schuester smiled as he heard the students excitedly talking about how they hoped very much to get in. To be honest, he himself believed that they all now more or less deserved to be on the glee club. They had all done a very good job at their songs, and even Charlotte Thornton deserved a chance. After all, in years past, two girls very similar to her in personality before joining the club; namely, Quinn Fabray and Kitty Wilde, had developed into much nicer girls over time as members of the glee club, and he hoped very much for a similar outcome to occur for Charlotte. And so, with a smile on his face, he drew a check mark in the approved square for all thirteen students, got up from his chair, and made his way to where all thirteen students who'd auditioned were waiting patiently. At the sight of Mr. Schuester coming towards them with the list, they all held their breath, expectantly awaiting their fate. Even Hobbes stopped panting and kept his jaws firmly closed as he waited for his master's reaction.

Mr. Schuester smiled, fingered the list gingerly in his hands, and said, "I have made careful consideration for all of you, and I have decided," before lifting up the list and turning it over so that all the students could clearly see what he'd written on the paper and saying, "You're all in!" At the sound of this, all thirteen students cheered and whooped in delight. Even Hobbes joyfully barked harmoniously alongside the cheering students.

Eventually, Mr. Schuester raised his hand for silence, and the students went quiet. Hobbes, well trained to be quiet with his master, quieted down as well. Mr. Schuester smiled, and then said, "Alright everyone, as the newest members of the New Directions, practice starts tomorrow at recess! Go on home now, get your homework done, and practice as best as you can for tomorrow!" The students all cheered, and dashed out of the auditorium to get to the parking lot where they all knew their parents would be waiting to pick them up. Already they couldn't wait for the next day of school.

Alright peoples, here's your new chapter of my story! Please read, enjoy, and most of all, review. I NEED my reviews! On another note, I hope you all find at least one character among my thirteen OCs here in this chapter that you found particularly enjoyable. Also, since this is my first chapter in which characters actually sing any songs, I especially hope you find this worth your time :)

Songs Used:

- A Dream is a Wish your Heart Makes from Disney's Cinderella

- Think of Me from Phantom of the Opera as covered by David Archuleta

- The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Solomon Linda and used in The Lion King

- Angel by Sarah McLachlan

- Dynamite by Taio Cruz

- Good Girl by Carrie Underwood

- Down by Jay Sean

- Catch my Breath by Kelly Clarkson

- Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley

- Enchanted by Taylor Swift

- These Boots are Made for Walking by Lee Hazelwood and recorded by Nancy Sinatra

- Only Girl in the World by Rihanna

- Count on Me by Bruno Mars

Coming up next: The thirteen new gleeks of the New Directions have their first glee club in the choir room, get to know each other, learn some valuable lessons, confess their idols among past New Directions members (speaking of which. . .), and are informed of a very special surprise that they could end up getting treated to later in the year within the Glee world.

Well that's it for now. Please read, review, and most of all enjoy! :)