THE FAMILIAR FACE CHAPTER 1

Brittany roamed the halls after glee club finished for the day. She was impressed by the two new recruits, despite not knowing what was going on. She knew that Mr. Schuester assigned her to find a new member, but she was not good with faces or sight for talent. She also knew that she missed Santana a great deal. Santana had really helped her to grow and see things from a whole new perspective. Sure, she wasn't the nicest girl around, but even then, she always showed herself to be someone that others could count on. Santana no longer attended the school, but she had voluntarily stayed so that there would be someone to be there for Brittany until she finally graduated. Unlike before, Brittany was determined to graduate. She understood that redoing Senior year did not look good on record, and Puck only managed to squeeze out of that due to good behavior. And she still had Rory, who was still living at her house with her family. Santana and Rory were enough to get Brittany through this round.

She then remembered that she was supposed to be looking for new recruits. However, nobody around was singing or dancing. She saw the hockey team harassing a freshman, which was quickly broken up by Coach Beiste. Brittany then began thinking. Only two members of the New Directions were on the football team. They alone could not continue the fight against bullying. She then realized that at least one more football player could make that difference. She then knew exactly what she needed to do after school.

THE FAMILIAR FACE CHAPTER 2

"So, why are we going all the way to Columbus?" asked Santana. She and Brittany were driving out to Columbus High School upon Brittany's insistence.

"Well, since you and the other guys graduated, Mr. Schue assigned us to find new members. I couldn't find anyone, so I decided to go find the one guy who didn't stick around after we joined."

"And who would that be?"

"You'll see. Finding him wasn't hard, anyway."

They pulled into the parking lot of the Columbus High School, and they couldn't help but feel impressed. It was almost as big as the William McKinley High School and ten times as spacious.

"Park near the football field", said Brittany, and Santana obliged. They got out and scanned the field and the stands. The football players were doing drills, but Brittany was looking for one in particular.

"Who are you looking for?" asked Santana.

"There he is", said Brittany, pointing to a guy near the Gatorade coolers. It didn't take long for Santana to recognize him.

"Oh, you have got to be kidding", she said, but Brittany was already trotting down to the field holding Santana's hand. They eventually reached their old friend and smiled warmly.

"Hey, Matt. Long time, no see", said Brittany.

THE FAMILIAR FACE CHAPTER 3

The three sat in the stands in silence for a while, not quite sure of what to say. It was Santana who eventually broke the silence.

"So, how have you been?"

"Things have been all right. How about you?"

"Not too bad. Just graduated."

"Oh, congratulations. What about you, Britt? I thought you were a Senior."

"Oh, I am, but I have to redo it. So I'm around for another whole year."

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that."

"Nah, it's cool. It kept Santana around."

Santana smiled and turned to Matt.

"So, why did you leave?"

"What?"

"Why did you transfer? Since you left, the club hasn't been the same."

"Well, my parents felt that our loss at Regionals would drag my social status down, so they had me transfer here."

"Why here?"

"Well, it's a good school, great teachers, fun students. The only problems I have with it are that the football team never wins and there is no glee club."

"The football team never wins? Not once?" asked Brittany in confusion.

"Yeah, the principal's threatening to disband the team if they lose one more time. It's all I have left here now, you know?"

Brittany and Santana looked at each other in a way that said "bingo". They turned to Matt again.

"How do you feel about coming back?"

"Transferring back to McKinley? I don't know if my parents will go for that."

"Well, like you said, the only thing keeping you happy here is on the verge of extinction, and we miss you", said Santana.

"But I'm in my Senior year now. Do you really think they'll take me back?"

"Absolutely, plus we've made a whole bunch of new friends. We even won Nationals in Chicago", said Brittany.

Matt crossed his arms in thought and leaned back. Santana sighed and pulled him back up.

"Look, I eventually came to love the club because when I'm there, I get to be whoever I want to be. The people there were there for me as I was for them. I was mostly there for Brittany and Quinn, but I wanted to be a team player. I am one of nine former members who have graduated. Two new people have joined those who joined during your absence. The club will be happy to have you back."

"Can you at least think about it?" asked Brittany.

"Don't need to think about it. I'll talk to my parents about it. I really would like to come back. I'll keep you posted."

THE FAMILIAR FACE CHAPTER 4

The next day went by faster than the one before, and everyone was in the choir room waiting for Brittany to show up.

"Where is she? She's fifteen minutes late", said Artie.

"Maybe she's off somewhere with Santana", said Tina.

"Has anyone tried contacting her?" asked Mr. Schuester.

"She told me that she tried to wash her phone a couple of days ago", said Rory.

"Why would she do that?" asked Sam.

"Probably to see if waterproof technology has gone beyond watches", said Sugar.

"Hey guys", said Brittany cheerfully, having just entered the room.

"You're late, you know", said Mr. Schuester.

"I know, but I was picking up a friend."

As soon as she said this, Matt entered the room. Tina and Artie immediately rushed to him and hugged him.

"Hey, dude. How are you doing?" asked Artie, fist-bumping him.

"Things are cool. How about you guys?"

"Better now. We've really missed you", said Tina.

"Matt, welcome back, buddy. How are things?" asked Mr. Schuester.

"Well, my parents let me come back after I told them how much it meant to me."

"It's good to have you back. How about you meet some of our new friends? This is Sam, Blaine, Rory, Sugar, Joe, Alexander, and Emily."

"It's great to meet you all. This is going to be great. I can feel it."

Mr. Schuester smiled warmly. "Something tells me that you have a song prepared."

"I absolutely do."

"All right, the floor is yours."

Matt grabbed a guitar, and the jazz band started playing the music to "Too Cool For School" by Fountains Of Wayne.

During the whole performance, Matt was dancing extravagantly while playing his guitar, and everyone was rocking along to the song. Matt finished the song strong and everyone cheered. The last original member of the club was back in action, as was the club itself.