-Brittany centered chapter. This one's the benefit concert. GLEE still doesn't belong to me. Neither does Starship-
Brittany doesn't understand why she can't go home. She knows it has something to do with Coach Sylvester. She wants to see her cats again. Her Dad is staying at home with them, and her sister. Meanwhile, she's living with her Mom in an apartment in Ohio. At least all her friends are here too. From what Kurt and Artie and Santana have been telling her, they can't go back to Ohio until the law is retracted. Brittany has no idea what that means. She leaves the apartment, and goes downstairs to the café where everyone else already is. The first thing she notices is how wide Kurt's eyes are. He's super pale, and is staring at his coffee.
"What's wrong Kurtie?" She asks as she sits next to him.
"Blaine was shot." Kurt whispers. Brittany gasps.
"Oh no! Kurtie, that's terrible! Is he gonna be Ok?"
"Finn said he was going to be fine, but I don't know." Kurt sipped his coffee, and cringed."It went cold." Just then, Mercedes walked up to them.
"Ok y'all. We need to figure out what we're gonna do to raise money to get Finchel, Puck, and Blaine out of jail."
"I thought we were going to do a concert." Quinn said, as she sat next to Brittany.
"Do you think anyone will actually pay to see it?" Kurt asked glumly.
"This is Chicago! Of course they are! This ain't Lima." Mercedes beamed.
"So, let's talk songs." Quinn leaned forward.
~3 days later~
"I can't believe we managed to set all of this up so fast!" Brittany looked around at the stage they had set up in the park. The Chicago Police Department had allowed them to perform for one set, as long as they didn't do anything illegal. Brittany was getting ready for the song that they were going to sing, sitting on stage in a colorful outfit.
"Kurtie, are we going to sing soon?" She asked. Kurt nodded.
"As soon as Lauren gets back, boo." Just as he said that, Lauren came up on stage from behind the makeshift curtain.
"I'm here. Let's get this party started."
The music started up. A few people in the park started walking over to them. Sam stepped forward, and began to sing.
It starts with not questioning
The answers
And giving up before you've begun
Kurt went up and soloed the next line
It locks all the doors
Increases the pressure
And in a flash your time is up
Before it's done
Mercedes and Tina sang together
And you won't know
How it can feel
To feel at all
Everyone sang together
So I say
No
To status quo
Brittany sang the next line
Who wants to be like the rest
And be denied the best that I'm meant for
They sang together again
I will show
The status quo
Tina soloed on the next line
Who wants to be normal
I'll never conform
Mercedes belted the lyrics
I'll be content to resent the status
Quo
Quinn stepped forward for her solo.
I kicked down the walls around me
They don't know how strong I am
Artie joined her and they harmonized
I'm not defined by boundaries
They could never understand
Again they all sang together
I'm so much more
Than status quo
Artie sang the next line
Who cares about being
Another pipe dreamer
Stuck on the bottom floor
They sang together, dancing around. The crowd was growing bigger.
And I know
It's time to go
Lauren's solo came on the next line
So baby I've gotten
Everything that I wanted
Santana sang, the last solo part.
But I think that I
Might have made it so
They all sang together.
When I said no no no
To status
Quo
They finished the song. A cheer rose up from the people in the park. Kurt smiled.
"If you liked our performance, donate to our cause. We're raising money to protest against the Glee-Club law in Ohio. We need 2 million dollars, so any and all contributions help." Kurt waited. A few people dropped some loose tens and twenties onto the stage. Santana ran to get the safe, where they were planning on keeping the money.
"Is it alright if I go get my checkbook?" An elderly woman asked.
"Of course. We'll still be here." Quinn smiled warmly at her.
"We're coming guys. You won't be in jail forever." Mercedes said, as she started organizing the cash. Brittany watched all the people dropping off money. What Mercedes said had to be true. They were gonna get the other four out, and soon.
-Ok. So serious writer's block happened in this chapter. YAY STARSHIP!-
