Author's Note: Hey guys! Thank you so much for all of the reviews. I'm sorry it took me so long to update this chapter, school started a week ago and I've already been slammed with homework -_- yay. Well anyways, here is the long awaited finale chapter! This is really long, it's 7 pages on my word document xP hope that's ok! I hope you guys like this chapter! :D
Nellie woke up in her old bed in the house. She sat herself up and stretched, yawning. When she was able to become fully awake she froze. 'The finale's tonight.' She shot out of bed and ran out the room, passing all of the still sleeping girls in their beds. Nellie walked towards the boys' dorm and was about to go in when she heard someone in the rec room. She walked over and saw Blake pacing the room looking at a sheet in his hands, singing.
"…Never revealing their depth
I'll be your crying shoulder,
I'll be love's suici-"
His voice cracked mid-word, making him throw the paper onto the floor in anger. "Dammit!" He ran his hands through his hair, flopping down on to the couch. Nellie waked over an sat next to him, rubbing his back.
"Hey," she soothed.
"Hey," Blake grumbled back. Nellie wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head on his shoulder.
"Stop worrying, you're gonna be amazing," she said in his ear.
"I keep messing up! I'm never gonna get this song down!" He shouted, snatching up the paper from the ground and waving it in the air for emphasis.
"Yes you will. Here," Nellie took his hand and pulled him around to face her. She looked into his eyes and saw the fear and worry in them. "Act like your singing the song to me. Just focus on me and nothing else."
Blake stared into her eyes for a few more seconds before he sang quietly.
"The strands in your eyesThat color them wonderfulStop me and steal my breathAnd emeralds from mountains
Thrust towards the skyNever revealing their depth
I'll be your crying shoulder,I'll be love's suicideI'll be better when I'm older,I'll be the greatest fan of your life.
I've tuned in, turned on,Remembered the things that you said
I'll be your crying shoulder,I'll be love's suicideI'll be better when I'm older,I'll be the greatest fan of your life."
Blake whispered the last line to her and touched his forehead to Nellie's, giving her an Eskimo kiss. Once he sang the last note, he leaned in and softly placed a kiss on her lips.
She smiled as she looked up at him before whispering, "Perfect." They broke apart when they heard the other contestants start waking up.
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The top three came from the boys' dorm and went over to the rec room that held all their friends. Everybody hugged the top three, telling them they will do amazing, then whispering to their favorite that they're going to win.
Michael pulled Blake into a hug, patting his back. "You're winning this dude. You got this."
He chuckled. "Thanks man." They let go of each other and Nellie ran into his arms. Blake wrapped his arms around her slim waist, nuzzling his lips in her hair.
"This is yours Blake. You deserve this so much, you're gonna win." She pulled back slightly and stood on her tip toes, kissing him.
"I'm going to win for you," he whispers when they pull away. She smiled at him and let him go. Shanna went up to him and hugged him. When they pulled away, she lightly punched his arm.
"Go get 'em Blake." They all chuckled.
"Sure will Shan." She smiled at him as she went to hug Aylin. Blake wrapped an arm around Michael and Nellie's shoulders.
"Team Peanut Butter Milkshakes," Nellie giggled, making the boys laugh. Michael and Nellie reached for each other and the three engulfed in a hug. They let go of each other since it almost time for the top three to go onstage. Aylin went to Blake and held his hand, walking towards the door.
"Ali?"
Ali was in a hug with Abraham, who wouldn't let her go. She giggled and whispered in his ear, then kissed his cheek. Once he let her go, she rolled over to Blake and Aylin and grabbed her hand.
Michael had an arm around Shanna while she hugged his waist. He grabbed Nellie's hand and pulled her to his side, also wrapping an arm around her waist. She leaned her head on his shoulder, staring at Blake.
The three gave a final wave to the others and went out the door.
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Nellie was already dressed in her outfit and was in the girls' dorm pacing. She wrung her hands together, breathing heavy. Shanna came out of the bathroom and saw her friend stressing out. She went over to her and grabbed her hands, making her stop.
"Doll, stop worrying. Blake got this. He's gonna be great," she assured her.
"I know, I'm just so nervous for him! Ryan doesn't know how wonderful and amazing Blake is and he might not choose him because he's so freakin' blind!" Nellie exclaimed, throwing her hands in the air.
"I know, I know. Just calm down. He'll be fine. C'mon, we need to get going. You wouldn't want to miss Blake sing right?" She grabbed Nellie's hand and pulled her out of the dorm.
Once everybody was ready, they all stampeded to the door, too worried and nervous for the top three that that was all they could think about. Nellie was trying to get out of the door when she saw Mario in the middle of the crowd, looking as lost as can be. She gasped and quickly went over to him, grabbing his hand.
"I'm sorry Mario, I guess everybody is too nervous to think properly." She said, hooking her arm in his so she wouldn't lose him.
"It's okay, that is quite understandable with the current situation." She smiled at him and walked him to the door. "And thanks Nellie."
"You're welcome," She smiled, walking out the door with Mario on her arm.
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"…As me! Wooh!"
Everyone jumped out of their seats, clapping and cheering for the gorgeous blonde. Nellie jumped up and down, clapping for that amazing performance. When she sat back down, she started to feel nervous again. 'Ali did amazing and Ryan looked like he loved her, will Blake be able to do better?' She wrung her hands together again, biting her lip.
"Nell, calm down," Mario whispered to her.
"What?" She looked at him, she hadn't said anything to him.
"I can practically feel the nerves coming off you. Blake is going to be fantastic," he smiled.
Nellie gave a nervous smile back and grabbed his hand, interlocking their fingers together. Ali had wheeled off stage and Ryan called Blake out. Nellie's heart stopped when she saw him walk to the microphone. He looked so gorgeous up on stage, in his blue jacket. She mentally chuckled at the color choice, his favorite color. Then she looked in his eyes, and she felt in a trance. How could someone like Blake ever love someone like Nellie? She knew she was the luckiest girl in the world.
"My name is Blake, and I'll be singing 'I'll Be' by Edwin McCain. Tonight, I'm gonna do my best to show you some differences in me that you haven't seen." Nellie looked to Zach and saw him give Blake a thumbs up, smiling. She smiled a little at that then locked her eyes on Blake once again. 'Please don't mess up, please don't mess up.'
Blake searched the crowd and saw his best friend cheering him on, and his beautiful girlfriend. He looked in her eyes and felt the nerves melt from his body. He opened his mouth to sing, to sing for Nellie.
"The strands in your eyesThat color them wonderfulStop me and steal my breathAnd emeralds from mountains
Thrust towards the skyNever revealing their depth"
He took the mic from the stand and flipped it under his arm, catching it in his other hand. Everyone cheered at the trick, Nellie laughed and felt herself loosen up as she saw how good Blake was.
"What happened?" Mario whispered.
"He did a trick with a microphone, he threw it under his arm and caught it," she whispered back as Blake continued singing.
"I'll be your crying shoulder,I'll be love's suicideI'll be better when I'm older,I'll be the greatest fan of your life"
Nellie saw Michael from the corner of her eye getting into the song and chuckled quietly before looking back at Blake.
"I've tuned in, turned on,Remembered the things that you said"
Blake looked directly at Nellie, singing to her and only her, pouring his heart out. She stared at him, feeling they were the only two people in the world.
"I'll be your crying shoulder,I'll be love's suicideI'll be better when I'm older,I'll be the greatest fan of your life."
Michael was the first to yell out, breaking Nellie out of her trance. She clapped and screamed, jumping out her chair.
"Thank you," Blake said into the mic, looking as the crowd cheered for him.
Nellie could feel tears brimming in her eyes, she wiped them away on her arm. She laughed as she saw Mario crying next to her, glad she wasn't the only one crying.
"Blake," Ryan started, "so was the microphone trick the thing I haven't seen before?"
Everybody laughed as he said that. Nellie chuckled to cover the anger that popped up. 'How dare he? Blake just poured his soul into that song and Ryan only saw the little trick.' She looked at Blake as he gave a small smile.
"No. I was trying to, you know, I wanted to be loose and I wanted to show all the emotions from me that you haven't seen yet, like my poetic side. I want to explain to you, how I'm different from other people, with words." He went into his inside jacket pocket and pulled out a folded piece of paper.
Nellie gave him a confused look. 'What is he doing?'
"It was written for this moment, I wrote it last night. So here it is." He took a deep breath and looked at Michael, smiling at him, before looking down at the paper in his hands.
"I'm the guy who will persist in his path
I'm the guy who will make you laugh
I'm the guy who tries to be open
I'm the guy who's been heartbroken
I'm the guy who's been on his own
I'm the guy who's felt alone
I'm the guy who'll hold your hand
I'm the guy who will stand up and be a man
I'm the guy who tries to make things better
I'm the guy who's the whitest half Cuban ever."
Nellie laughed as everyone laughed and clapped, wiping the tears from her face.
"I'm the guy who's lost more than he's won
I'm the guy who's turned, but never spun,"
Blake looked up from the paper and looked at Ryan.
"I'm the guy that you couldn't see,"
Then turned his eyes to Nellie.
"I'm that guy, and that guy is me."
Nellie was the first to clap for him, tears pouring down her face. She looked to her right and saw Mario was bawling his eyes out. She looked back at her boyfriend, and smiled. 'I know you're that guy. You're perfect.'
After Ryan was done talking to him, Blake thanked him and turned to walk off stage. Michael and Nellie were the first out of their seats, cheering for him. He pointed at Michael and smiled, then looked at Nellie, hoping she knew that song and poem was for her.
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"…The winner of the Glee Project Season 2, who will receive seven episodes guaranteed on Glee, a recording contract, the ability to tour, is…"
Nellie rubbed her temples, feeling nauseas. She grasped Mario's hand and held onto it for dear life.
"Blake." Nellie screamed when she heard his name. She jumped out of her seat and was yelling his name. She laughed, she cried again. She pulled Mario into a hug, in a state of shock. 'Blake won!'
When Blake heard his name, he let go of the breath he was holding. 'I won?' It took him a second for it to sink in. 'I won!' he was jumping around going crazy. He went and hugged Ali tightly. "Oh my God," he muttered. He couldn't believe it.
Nellie waited for everyone to file out of the seats. She felt like jumping over everyone and flying into Blake's arms. She saw Lily run up to him and jump on him, him catching her with what looked like ease. 'Damn.' When she was running up the stairs she saw Michael shaking Blake by his shoulders.
"Dude!" They hugged each other, Blake still in disbelief. Nellie flew to Blake, maneuvering around everybody else. Blake and Michael pulled away and he saw Nellie running to him, not stopping. He let go of Michael and opened his arms just in time for Nellie to jump in them and wrap her legs around his waist, holding onto Blake's neck.
"You won!" She yelled into his ear. "You won, you won, you won!" She pulled back, grabbed both sides of his cheeks and kissed him. She put all of her happiness into the kiss and tried to show Blake how proud she was of him into it.
Blake kissed her back, not caring that they were in the middle of everybody hugging each other, the people telling him congratulations. All he focused on was the beautiful girl in his arms now, and how lucky he was to have her and to win the Glee Project.
Nellie broke the kiss in need of air and put her forehead to his, breathing heavily. "I love you Blake. I love you son much." She kissed him again, they both smiled into the kiss.
A/N: This isn't the end peoples! I still have another chapter or 2 to write, there's still a lot of things that need to be addressed in the story. I was going to put Michanna and Abrali in this chapter but it didn't flow well when I put it in, so I'm sorry. But those of you who requested it will get those pairing in the upcoming chapters, I promise you! I hope you guys liked this and please review, each one of them means so much to me! Thank you! :D
