Hiya peoples! :D :D :D Here is Chapter 6! This is the longest chapter that I've every posted! About 7,900 words! :D :D :D (although, most of it is me rambling on and on...)

GOOD NEWS! My youtube videos are posted! OH FRABJOUS DAY! :D :D :D So now, as you read the chapter, you can go to youtube and go to my channel (LaylaHedgie) and listen to my edited versions of the songs that the characters in the story are singing as you read! That's right: EDITED VERSIONS! The songs that are on there are NOT the same as the original! :D :D

Some songs are faster than the original and some are slower; that's what happens when you mess with the pitch. :P I even whipped up a ROUGH (and by ROUGH, I mean RRRROOOOUUGGGHHH) picture of Danny the Bunny for you guys cuz I think you all deserve it cuz your so awesome! :D It isn't very good because I didn't do any shadowing or anything and I made it around 2 o clock in the morning when I was half asleep. It's no Van Gogh, but it's something! :)

My Youtube Username: LaylaHedgie

So anyway... I hope you enjoy my this chapter along with the music I put on youtube! :D Have a frabjous day! :)

(I DO NOT OWN ANY CHARACTERS OR SONGS IN THIS CHAPTER... however, I do own Layla, Danny, and Colette!)

Chapter 6: Chorus

Sonic and Amy walked into the large chorus room to find Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Cream, Silver, Blaze, Layla, and Mina waiting for them. Amy sat with the girls, and Sonic sat with the guys when suddenly a young, skinny, light blue hedgehog with long brown hair danced into the room. She looked no older than 25 and she wore a grey shirt with a black vest, skinny jeans with a grey colored wash, black converses and a black fedora. The clothes still looked good on her because she looked as though she was young enough to be a student, so it didn't look like she was trying to look young, she did on her own.

"Hiya! For those of you who don't know me, my name's Ms. Peterson, but you can all call me Colette, because I hate being called by my 'formal name'. I mean, c'mon people, my mom is Ms. Peterson! I was a student here at Emerald Coast 4 years ago, and I was actually the first person to receive the Mobius College of Music's scholarship. I graduated from MCM in the field of Music Education 2 years ago because they let me graduate early when I was 20, so I decided to come and teach chorus here. I'm surprised that I was even hired… I was only 21 when I got accepted to work here, making me the youngest teacher in ECHS history."

"Colette is the most awesome layed-back teacher ever" Layla whispered.

"Last year was my first year here at ECHS, a let me tell you: I found a lot of pretty promising talent." She informed the class, sort of eyeing Layla. "You will learn that my definition of "chorus" is a lot awesomer than most chorus programs. Unlike most music programs that like a classic chorus with formal music, I'm more of the "Show Choir" type. We will sing a wide variety of types of music; pretty much everything from Broadway to A Cappella to Pop. We'll even make up some choreography to go along with the music! So, this class is more like "Glee Club" class than "Chorus Class"." She informed the class who was happy to hear news.

"Alright, here's the deal: I want to hear you all sing individually in order for me to be able to split you into vocal parts, so I have decided to give you all an assignment. Each of you are going to choose a song –any song; it can be classical, rock, pop, even opera; I don't care- then, you are going to rehearse and perform the song for the class. You have 30 minutes; you can work by yourself, have a partner, or work in groups, doesn't matter. There are about 6 or 7 sound proof practice rooms around the chorus room, so once you decide what you're doing, come tell me, and I'll assign you a practice room."

Just as Colette finished, everyone jumped out of their seats and scattered around the room. Amy, Mina, Cream and Rouge got into a group, while Sonic, Tails, Knuckles got into their own group and Blaze and Silver walked off on their own. Layla wanted to work alone, and Shadow instantly left the class, wanting no part in singing.

"Layla, are you sure you don't want to be in our group? I mean, we don't want you to have to work alone unless you want to." Amy suggested.

"No, really, I'm fine! Thanks, but I already have something ready to perform." Layla told them, walking off towards Colette, when suddenly, Fiona and Scourge jumped in front of her.

"What do you want now?" Layla asked, annoyed at the fact that all they want to do is destroy her emotionally.

Fiona glared at her and said, "We just wanted to wish you bad luck. I hope you fall in a pit you little-"

"Fiona babe, we should wait until after the performance to insult her; we don't want Colette disqualifying us from MCM, right?" Scourge questioned, pulling Fiona against his chest. "Plus, we want to prove to her that we deserve to go to MCM, and not that little bitch! Watch out Layla, you won't be the only music star at this school anymore." He threatened, slapping her across the face and pushing her to the ground.

"Oww…" Layla moaned, as Fiona and Scourge laughed and Colette walked over just as the two ran off.

"Layla! Why are you on the ground? You okay there?" Colette asked, helping Layla up.

"Sorry Colette, I just had another little 'chat' with Scourge and Fiona. You probably know what happened just by looking at me."

"Yeah, I think I can assume they decided to put the pound on you again. Ya know, part of the thing that the judges look for is a positive attitude and good sportsmanship towards other performers. Lucky for you, that's going to keep them from getting into MCM."

"True."

"Well, watcha gonna sing kid? I know you probably already have something planned." Colette assumed. (A/N: Colette and Layla are like close friends- even though Layla's only like 16 and Colette's like 22, but Colette works with Layla on her music in the afternoon and weekends, making them good friends. Colette is technically young enough to be friends with Layla without making it seem creepy. They practice music in front of each other and hang out because Colette's just that awesome.)

"Yup, I've got a song!" Layla told her, showing her a bunch of pieces of sheet music.

"Good, do you want to use the piano or guitar?"

"Piano; I just learned it last night. It's a fun song. I can't wait for you to hear it."

"I'm just excited as you Layla. You can go and use Practice Room 1; I think you left one of your guitars in there last weekend, anyway."

"Thanks Co." Layla said, skipping into Practice Room 1.

Meanwhile, Scourge and Fiona had chosen a song, and decided to tell Colette.

"Have a song?" Colette asked the pair.

"Shut up and listen, Colette. We're singing "What I've Been Looking For" from High School Musical. We want to go first so we can intimidate Layla out of performing. You will do that for us, won't you?" Scourge commanded, holding up a fist.

"Scourge! You listen to me, and you listen to me good: I'm not afraid of you're stupid games! You and your slutty girlfriend here don't get special treatment because of your strength! If you pull anything, don't think that I won't go to Eggman right away! I know what you do to Layla, and you better cut the crap now, or I will disqualify you from getting the scholarship to MCM. I am your teacher, and I am telling you to respect me and your classmates! So listen up Mr. and Mrs. Ego, if you lay another hand on Layla, you will get hurt." She threatened.

Scourge was furious. He screamed "SHUT UP YOU-" Suddenly, Colette grabbed his fist, twisted it, and flipped him, making him crash to the ground.

"Uh…." He groaned in pain.

"Oh, by the way, I wouldn't suggest trying to hurt me either. I learned combat skills from both of my parents who were from the military, and I have a black belt in martial arts. Fiona, take your boyfriend and go into Practice Room 2, right now! Get out of my sight!"

"Y-y-yes Colette!" Fiona stuttered, taking Scourge by the hand and fleeing to Practice Room 2. Cheering from behind the scene were Amy, Mina, Cream and Rouge, waiting to be assigned a practice room.

"That was awesome Colette!" Mina cheered, high fiving Colette.

"Well, you know how I roll!" Colette joked. "So, can you guys tell me your names?"

"I'm Amy Rose, and this is Cream, Mina, and Rouge."

"So, do you have a song?"

"Yes, Miss Colette." Cream replied politely.

"Good, so you guys can go and rehearse in Practice Room 3. I really look forward to getting to know you better." Colette told them, motioning them towards Practice Room 3.

About 20 minutes later, every group had picked a song, rehearsed, and was ready to go. The groups were:

1: Scourge and Fiona

2: Layla

3: Amy, Mina, Cream, and Rouge

4: Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles

5: Blaze and Silver

6: Danny, Nack, Bark, Sally, and Nic

Everyone sat back in their seats as Colette introduced, "Alrighty, our first performance will be by Scourge and Fiona, and they will be singing "What I've Been Looking For" from High School Musical." Scourge and Fiona walked out just as the accompaniment music started playing. Fiona was wearing a silver sparkly beret with a sparkling microphone, and Scourge unbuttoned his dress shirt in an attempt to show off his stomach scar to look sexy.

*Listen to "What I've Been Looking For" by The Hit Crew on my youtube channel LaylaHedgie*

The room erupted with applause (everyone except for the Sonic gang) as Scourge and Fiona bowed. "Um…. Nice performance…. Not my favorite song! Not my favorite musical! Scourge you'll be a tenor, and Fiona you'll be a soprano. Next, Layla will be performing "Uncharted" by Sara Bareilles."

As Layla walked out carrying a few pieces of sheet music, Scourge and Fiona glared at her. Asshe passed by, Fiona grabbed her arm and whispered into her ear, "Try and beat that, loser!"

"Watch me." Layla said, approaching the piano, glaring back at her. She sat down on the piano bench as she gave nervous looks to her friends in the audience. Sonic gave her a thumbs up, along with smiles from everyone else. Layla rested her fingers lightly on the keys as she began to play and sing:

Suddenly, everyone in the room except for Scourge, Fiona, Nic, Sally, Nack and Bark stood up and clapped. Even Danny stood up, but was quickly pulled down by Scourge. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Silver, Amy, Mina, Cream, Rouge, Blaze, and Colette all cheered in excitement and awe as Layla bowed, blushing as red as the glowing hearts on her gloves. Scourge's gang booed; they all knew that she did much better than Scourge and Fiona.

*Listen to "Uncharted" by Sara Bareilles on my youtube channel LaylaHedgie*

"That was awesome Layla! You'll be a soprano as always. You have to teach me how to play that! Up next, are Amy, Mina, Cream and Rouge singing "Fame" from… well…. Fame!"

Amy, Mina, Cream and Rouge walked up to the 4 microphones at the front of the room as the music started playing.

*Listen to "Fame" by Naturi Naughton on my youtube channel LaylaHedgie*

"Awesome job girls! Especially you, Mina! You're a born lead singer! If I were you, I would look out for solos in some of our pieces this year! Amy, Cream and Mina: you three will be sopranos. Rouge, I think you could probably carry the alto section with a few others since you're voice is so strong. Again- great job!" Colette cheered as the girls headed back to their seats.

"Hey, not bad batgirl. Although… I think I might be able to do better." Knuckles smirked, chuckling to himself.

"What? You think you can beat that stunning performance?" Rouge asked competitively. "I'd like to see you try, bigshot."

"Fine, watch me."

"Next, we have Sonic, Tails and Knuckles singing Knights of Cydonia by Muse!" Colette announced.

"Hey, looks like this is your chance to prove yourself, Knuckie. You're next." Rouge teased, pushing Knuckles towards the front of the room where Sonic and Tails were waiting.

When the music started playing, Sonic, Tails and Knuckles began playing air guitar, air bass, and air drums until the vocal part came.

*Listen to "Knights of Cydonia" by Muse on my youtube channel LaylaHedgie*

"Wow! That was one amazing performance! Did you hear that class? Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles made a 3 part harmony on the first day of chorus! Impressive! So, Sonic, you and Tails go to the tenor section, and Knuckles go to the bass section. By the way- nice air band! Very convincing! Alright, so on to our next performance! Blaze and Silver will be singing "The Saltwater Room" by Owl City for us!"

Silver stood up confidently as Blaze slowly followed, being modest, blushing vigorously as she walked behind him towards the front of the room while Silver guided her, trying to make her feel better.

"You've got this, Blaze! You don't have to be nervous." Silver assured her, putting his hand on her shoulder.

"Thanks Silver. Good luck." Blaze responded blushing harder as she smiled at him, happy to have a guy like him as her best friend. A guitar solo began playing on the stereo, queuing Silver to start singing.

*Listen to "The Saltwater Room" by Owl City on my youtube channel LaylaHedgie*

As the music came to a slow, the room exploded into applause and Blaze and Silver bowed in acknowledgement.

"Awesome job guys! As expected- excellent work!" Colette complimented. "Let's see… Blaze: I'm gonna put you in the alto section for now, and Silver: You should go in the tenor section with Sonic and Tails. Great job! Alrighty- next we've got Sally, Nic, Nack, Bark and Danny, singing… uh… actually I have no idea what they're singing."

"That's because we're not singing, hat hair!" Sally dissed at Colette.

"Yeah! We don't sing." Nack informed her.

"Well-" Danny tried to say, but was quickly cut off by Bark.

"Singing's for gay guys!" Bark exclaimed, getting evil glares from Scourge and Fiona.

"Hey, watch it bub!" Fiona defended.

"Oh… I mean singing's for gay guys other than Scourge… he he…" Bark corrected, sweat dropping.

"Nice save…next time you say that, your ass is mine!" Scourge threatened, making Bark slide down in his seat.

"Well, anyway… we're still not gonna sing!" Nic refused.

"But-" Danny tried to squeeze in.

Nack interrupted, "We don't sing! So just get over-"

"WELL I DO!" Danny shouted, standing up and running up to the front of the room. Suddenly music started playing and he grabbed the mic stand and sang:

*Listen to "If I Had You" by Adam Lambert on my youtube channel LaylaHedgie*

As the music came to a slow, the entire class stood up in a screaming standing ovation; even the Sonic gang, due to the fact that Danny hadn't really been a threat.

"Wow! That was "If I Had You" by Adam Lambert! Danny- I'm speechless! That was incredible! You're a tenor for sure, and definitely a soloist if we sing a song with a male solo! That was in-freakin'-credible! Nice job!" Colette gasped. "So… I guess I'll just give you guys that didn't sing what's left for voice parts! Sally and Nic, you two will be altos, and Nack and Bark, you two will be basses."

The class continued to clap and cheer while Colette talked; everyone still in complete shock of Danny's courage.

Cream squealed as she ran and gave him a big hug and a high five. "That was amazing Danny! You can really sing!"

Danny blushed as he told her, "Aww thanks Cream! I'm not that good!"

Bark, Nack, Nic, and Sally all sat behind, glaring at Danny with hatred. "Who does little punk think he is! He wasn't even that great, right Scourge?" Bark asked, staring at Danny with evil eyes and waiting for Scourge's reply. "Scourge?" he questioned again, turning to look at the green hedgehog.

Scourge slowly stood up, staring at Danny with wide eyes. Beside him, Fiona did the same thing as she whispered to her mate, "You thinkin' what I'm thinkin'?"

"Hell yeah." He replied, their eyes still glued on Danny.

Scourge made his way over to the large crowd of people surrounding Danny, still keeping his eyes on him. "Wow…" he loudly said, the sound of his voice making the room go quite in fear. Scourge crept towards Danny as the whole room watched him, shoving anybody who got in his way. Approaching Danny who was still hugging Cream, he pried her out of his arms and pushed her to the ground.

"OW!" Cream shrieked in pain.

"Cream!" Danny cried in worry as he tried to help her but was quickly interrupted by Scourge. He put his arm around Danny in a guyish way and walked him slowly towards the door as Fiona followed.

"Danny- that there, was an amazing performance." He admitted, playfully punching him on the shoulder.

A huge smile appeared on his face as he exclaimed, "Thanks Scourge! I really didn't think it was that good… I-"

"Are you kidding? Kid, you've a got a voice- a good one! Not many people are lucky enough to have a gift like us." Fiona interrupted, messing up his shaggy brown hair.

"Yeah, you stick with us kid, and your singing career will take off." Scourge assured him.

"You really think so?" Danny questioned.

Scourge put an arm on his shoulder and promised, "I know so."

"RiRiRIiIiIiIiNnNgG!" the bell screamed throughout the school as students came pouring out of classrooms.

"Alrighty, well I'm gonna go see if Cream's okay now. I'll be right back." Danny informed him, starting to walk back towards Cream.

"Wait! Danny! We told you already- you CANNOT be friends with her!" Fiona reminded.

"Well, she really nice and sweet, and-"

"I don't care! Danny, that girl is one of them! You cannot be friends with her, or any of those losers!" Scourge commanded.

"But why not? Cream didn't do anything, and from what I can tell: she wouldn't hurt a fly! I just don't understand…" he trailed off.

"Look, kid: there's a lesson you have to learn in life: keep your eyes on the prize! Do you want to be a star or not?" Fiona asked.

"Well, I guess so…"

"Well that girl isn't going to help you get there; neither are the rest of those weirdos! All you need in life is one or two people to steer you in the right direction, and then you're set!" Fiona assured him. "The only friends you need are friends with connections that can make your career go places. Lucky for you, Scourge and I are those type of people. I mean- where is that chick gonna get you?"

"I guess you're right…" Danny sighed, looking down to the floor sadly.

"Just stay away from her kid. She's the enemy, and remember: eyes on the prize!" Scourge reminded him.

"Okay… I'll try and just forget about her…" Danny pouted, trying to fake a smile.

"Good. Oh, Scourge, I think you left your sunglasses in the practice room!" Fiona lied, quickly taking Scourge's sunglasses off of his head before Danny could notice. "Let's go get them! Danny- we'll meet you in gym!"

"Okay! See you guys later!" Danny replied, heading out of the chorus room with a skip in his step.

Once the two were sure he was gone, Fiona scoffed, "Stupid little punk; freshmen will believe anything."

"That part of the plan worked out very nicely. I think we have the kid under our control now. Looks like Danny will be out of the competition now." Scourge said with an evil smirk on his face.

Phew! DONE WITH THAT CHAPTER! :D That may have been the longest chapter in the story... but how would I know? I'm not even close to done! I'm guessing that there's going to be around 20 or 30 chapters long!

Next chapter may not be up until Friday night because this weeks is Finals week... and I have A LOT to do. (By A LOT, I mean 2 Chorus concerts, 2 papers due, 1 presentation, 3 quizzes, 4 tests, and a partridge in a pear tree!) :P

I might get it posted before Friday, but I make no promises. I could sit in my room and write ALL DAY! (which is what I do sometimes when I'm not at chorus practice or hanging out at school or the mall with my friends) (mainly chorus practice... i take music as seriously or even more seriously than Layla) I wish I wasn't so busy so I could post more often, but sadly I am. I will post ASAP! :)

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