"Okay guys, I tallied up the votes over the weekend and I have the winners of our vote," Mr. Schue began, "But first, I also got the names of the other teams in the mail. Our theme this year is 'Relationships.' It can be love relationships, friendships, even spiritual relationships. That should give you guys some good ideas for a couple of songs. As for the other teams, we're facing Oral Intensity, some other teams, and Vocal Adrenaline."
Everyone immediately began exchanging looks with one another.
"Now, guys, before you freak out…"
"How are we going to beat Vocal Adrenaline? I mean, they always kick our butts. And, I know we're all pretty kickass singers, but Rachel and Finn just left us, and they're too good," Santana stated.
"Now, wait a minute," Sunshine stood up, "Did you guys forget about me? I just left them not too long ago, and I was their strongest singer. They have other amazing singers there, but you guys have me now. We're at an advantage over them now. Plus, I know how they work. I can help you guys practice up to be, not just as good, but better than them."
"While all of that is true Sunshine, I still think we need Finn and Rachel back," Brooke replied, "I mean, I know we have both of us, but they were two of the strongest singers, besides us, on our team. And they left us just a few days ago."
An uproar started among the whole Glee club, with everyone having their own differing opinions on the matter.
"Guys, guys! Calm down!" Mr. Schue exclaimed, "Now, while you all may have valid points, arguing about this is getting us nowhere. Look, I believe in you guys, Finn and Rachel or no Finn and Rachel. And, either way, we can't just give up. Not after we've come so far. We have to practice hard, and do what we can with what we have. I know we can win this, but you guys have to want it. Are you guys ready to work for this?" Mr. Schue asked.
Shouts of agreement came from everyone.
"Yeah! Now that's what I like to hear! Now, for the winners of the duet. Out of 15 votes: 2 went to Kurt and Blaine, 2 went to Brittany and Santana, 5 went to Sam and Christopher, and, by a margin of one vote, 6 votes went to our winners, Brooke and Sunshine!"
Brooke and Sunshine jumped up out of their seats, overjoyed, and hugged each other.
"Thank you so much guys, we won't disappoint you!" Sunshine thanked everyone.
"Yeah, we're going to win this! We're going to beat Vocal Adrenaline and go to Nationals to become the top show choir in the country! Right guys?" Brooke inquired.
"YEAH!" the enthusiastic reply came.
"All right! Let's get right to work then!" Mr. Schue encouraged them.
"Hey Brit," Santana greeted her new girlfriend.
"Oh, hey!" Brittany replied, moving to kiss her.
"Wait, not here."
"Santana, I thought you were over other people?"
"Well, I am. I just…don't like PDA."
"That is such a lie. I thought you wanted to be with me Santana…" she started walking away.
"But Brit, I do! I just, I don't want everyone to hate us. I mean, you've seen what they did to Kurt and Sam and Christopher."
"Yeah, and that's what the Bully Whips are for. Which, may I remind you, you started."
"I know but…"
"There are no 'buts' here Santana. I'll see you later…" she finished, hurrying off before Santana could stop her.
"Hey Brookey!" Christopher greeted his best friend, his boyfriend at his side, as always.
"Hey Christo! And Sam!" Brooke replied..
"Hi Brooke," Sam replied.
"You ready to write this song?" Christopher asked.
"Of course, Sunshine's helping us, if that's all right? She'll be here any minute," Brooke replied.
"Yeah, that's fine, Sam's coming with us too. We can all work on it together, and make it twice as good!"
"Yep!"
"Hey guys, sorry I'm a little late," Sunshine said.
"It's all good, let's go get to work!" Christopher replied.
The next few days were filled with intense choreography and vocal exercises, long practices, and hours of songwriting. Everyone was working as hard as they could, they were determined to beat Vocal Adrenaline. They had to be better, and they had to make it to Nationals.
Finally, it was time for Regionals. Everybody was extremely nervous and determined to win. Brooke and Sunshine were even more so than anyone else. They were the leads after all. The whole performance would be built around them.
They knew they could do it though. They didn't need Rachel and Finn. They were going to win Regionals no matter what it took.
Brooke and Sunshine are getting one final practice in backstage before the performance.
"One two three four and five six seven eight. Great job! We got this dance nailed!" Brooke said to Sunshine.
"And we know we have our vocals down. We can do this…but I'm so nervous. I feel like I might get sick…" Sunshine replied.
"Hey, it's okay. Just breathe, you're amazing. You can do this," Brooke smiled.
"Thanks Brooke," Sunshine smiled back.
"Next up, from Lima, Ohio, we have the New Directions!" the announcer called.
"Here we go…" Brooke mumbled under her breath as she walked out with Sunshine.
The two girls walked out to the microphones together and music began playing. It was time.
I see you walkin' down to the corner
Down to the corner where we always meet
But I won't be there today, no
I just can't stand to see your face, can't move my feet
The last time we met on that corner
Was the first time you saw me cry
You told me that we couldn't do this
So now it's time for me to say goodbye
You and I
We were always meant to be
You and I
Oh, baby why can't you see
You and I
We make the perfect pair
You and I
On the corner over there
Over there
We make the perfect pair
You and I
On the corner there
On the corner there
It's a brand new day today
We could pretend there was no yesterday
But I can't choose that path
I can't go that way
After all that we've been through
I need you here with me
I can't survive this life without you baby
Why is that so hard for you to see
You and I
We make the perfect pair
You and I
On the corner over there
Over there
We make the perfect pair
You and I
On the corner over there
On the corner over there
Baby let's figure out what we're gonna do
What we're gonna do about me and you
The crowd roared with applause. Brooke and Sunshine were ecstatic.
"Thank you everybody!" Brooke said to the audience. Then, music began playing again and everybody else came out for the group number.
We all come from a different place
We each have our own story to tell
Fate has brought us all together today
So we could all be caught before we fell
I know that your life hasn't been easy
I'm here to tell you, neither has mine
But now we all have each other
From here on out, we'll all be fine
We're all one big happy family
We have each other today
We're all one big happy family
And we wouldn't have it any other way
We're all one big happy family
I know it may sound cliché
But we're one big happy family
Today
Through our hardships, we've all been made stronger
Because of our enemies, we've become the best of friends
We're all so lucky to be together
I will miss you all when our time here ends
I know this is the way it was meant to be
This, I do not doubt at all
We've made friendships that will last forever
Even past the trumpet's call
We're all one big happy family
We have each other today
We're all one big happy family
And we wouldn't have it any other way
We're all one big happy family
I know it may sound cliché
But we're one big happy family today
We all have each other
Today
Everyone jumped up immediately and began clapping. The New Directions stood in a line and all took one large bow before exiting the stage.
"That was amazing!" Brooke exclaimed, hugging Sunshine.
"I know, you were right! We were right! We did it, I think we might've won this!" she replied.
"Awesome job Brookey!" Christopher congratulated her.
"Thank you Christo," she replied, hugging him.
"You too Sunshine, you two are amazing!" Christopher exclaimed, hugging Sunshine too.
"Thanks guys. For the first time in my life, I don't feel like I'm alone," she replied.
"Good! Because you're definitely not!" Brooke replied, smiling.
"All show choirs to the stage immediately. The judges have reached a verdict."
"All ready? That's a good sign for us!" Mr. Schue exclaimed, "Let's go guys."
Everyone headed out towards the stage, and Brooke was last in the line. Suddenly, she felt somebody grab her arm and pull her away from the others.
"Rachel! What are you doing here?" Brooke asked.
"Finn and I got tickets. We decided, if we weren't going to perform, we had to at least be here to support our friends," Rachel began, "You and Sunshine, you guys were amazing out there!"
"Thanks Rachel, that means a lot."
"Brooke…I'm sorry I didn't come back. I mean, I left you guys right before Regionals. If I would've known we were facing Vocal Adrenaline…things might've been different."
"It's okay Rachel, you did what you had to do."
"Yes, and, seeing you guys up there, I think Finn and I made the right decision. We never could be Vocal Adrenaline, and you guys did. Without us. And we would've just held you back. Thanks for helping me realize that. Now I can really move on from the Glee club."
"Rachel…we worked so hard to win not just to beat Vocal Adrenaline, but for you guys. We had to win, to show you guys that, if you work hard, you can do anything you want. If you want to get a solo, you work hard to earn it. If you want to be on Broadway, you work hard to earn your way there. If you want to beat Vocal Adrenaline, you work hard and kick their butts. Which, we haven't one yet, but I hope we did. I hope so, because I want you to see I'm right. And I want you and Finn to rejoin us. Please."
"I don't know Brooke…"
"Brookey!" Christopher called, "Come on, we have to go join the others right now! They're about to call out the winners!"
"I'm sorry Rachel, but I have to go. At least seriously considering coming back, okay?"
"Okay Brooke, I will. Good luck."
"Thanks."
She hurried off to join the others.
"Okay guys, first off, I'd like to say that I'm extremely proud of how hard all of you worked last week. Your performance at Regionals was our best yet, you all did a wonderful job!" Mr Schue congratulated them.
Everyone cheered and high-fived each other. Sam and Christopher both got up and ran across the rows, high-fiving everyone.
"Okay guys, settle down! I have one more thing I'd like to say…" Mr. Schue began, "Vocal Adrenaline better have some tissues handy…'cause they aren't going to Nationals… we are! Congratulations on your first place win at Regionals guys! We finally beat 'em!"
Everyone cheered enthusiastically, they had finally beaten their arch-rival team, Vocal Adrenaline, after two years of trying! They were all so excited, nobody bothered wondering what Nationals, and the rest of the year, would have in store for them…
Hey guys! Back with another (hopefully) wonderful FanFiction :) How did you guys like it? Comments, etc would be greatly appreciated! Well, I'll let you guys in on a little secret...there will be at least one more story in this trilogy! The last one will not be up for quite some time, because I'm waiting for Sam to be back in season 3 to get some awesome inspiration for the next one. However, I have some pretty good ideas all ready bouncing around in my crazy Gleek head! xD Well, I hope you guys liked this one! Please read "A New Year, A New Love" if you haven't all ready, and keep an eye out for the last part of this Glee trilogy!
I do not own Glee or any of the characters in this FanFiction except for Brooke, Christopher, and a few of the parents; they belong to the Glee people. I also do not own any of the songs in this FanFiction except for the two Regionals ones; the other ones belong to the wonderful artists who sing them, the writers, and their people.
