A/N: Welcome to chapter ten of Here's an Idea; I really think this story is going good. Things may be looking crazy right now, and they are, but as I've said before, it's all part of this complex plan. So I hope you keep with me. Alright let's get it goin!
I do not own Glee or the beautiful characters, just Storme and the Parker-De Luca family. So please enjoy!
"Hey Brittany" Storme asked hesitantly as the two made their way to Glee. Since today was the first practice for sectionals, Rachel had left ahead of the two, which was understandable.
"Whats up Fluffy" Brittany asked. The tall blonde looked over to her friend sensing the hesitancy in her voice.
Storme bit her lip nervously before stopping the two of them before moving to a quieter part of the hall, even though practically everyone had gone home. But you can never be too careful.
"Whats wrong Cloud, did someone hurt your feelings" Brittany asked in a protective tone. Storme shook her head,
"No no, it's just today was kind of weird and I couldn't tell Rachel" Storme said. Brittany raised an eyebrow,
"Why not, she's your best friend; I thought you told each other everything" Brittany said. Storme nodded in acknowledgement.
"I know, but this involved Santana, and I wanted your opinion on it" Storme explained. She didn't know what to make of her day, so she decided to ask Brittany since she knew the culprit behind it. So Storme hoped to get some insight about what it was about.
"Alright, tell me what happened" Brittany said, she was ready to listen.
"But we have to go to Glee, we're starting rehearsals for Sectionals today, Mr. Shue is going to need us" Storme pointed out. Brittany shook her head,
"Listen Storme, they can start without us, it'll be ok, just tell me what happened" Brittany said with an assuring smile. Storme appeared to be thinking over what Brittany had just said and Brittany waited with her boundless patience.
"Ok" Storme finally said after about two minutes,
"But I'll try to keep it as short as possible, because Rachel has been really drilling the importance of Sectionals practice into my head" Storme laughed and Brittany nodded with a smile.
"Ok see what happened was. . ." Storme began.
Storme was walking down the hallway alone as the students headed for second period. Rachel had a Doctor's appointment today, but she would be in later, so Storme would be solo until third period where she could see her dear friend Brittany. But as Storme rounded a corner she bumped into someone.
"Oh I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention" Storme gushed to the person in front of her.
"Hey relax, it happens" a familiar voice said. Storme recognized immediately.
"Oh Santana, good morning, again I'm so sorry I ran into you" Storme said somewhat relieved.
"Well good morning to you too Storme, you know I actually wanted to talk to you, but I just couldn't find you" Santana said nicely. Storme felt like something was going on with the Cheerio since many people had come up to her and warned her about how mean the girl was. But you should never judge a book by its cover, or listen to others who have hateful statements towards another classmate.
"Well we don't have any classes together, so I understand" Storme laughed with a hint of nervousness.
"True that, so anyway Coach is looking for new recruits since Cheerleading competition is starting soon, and it just so happens that she has an eye for you" Santana explained. Storme's eyes blinked in surprise,
"Really" she asked skeptically, it seemed hard to believe to her.
"Yeah totally, she thinks that you since you run like a race horse, you have some potential" Santana laughed, though it sounded strained.
"Wow, cheerleading, it does sound like fun" Storme mused, Santana nodded in agreement if though it was far from the truth, especially practices. Suddenly the bell rang ad Storme gasped, she was going to be late!
"Oh crap, well I'll think about it, bye Santana" Storme rushed out as she ran down the hall to get to class.
"That's all" Brittany asked confused, she didn't understand what was so weird about that, heck Brittany was going to ask Storme about cheerleading too. But Storme shook her head,
"No, that wasn't it, there's a bit more; she found me later too, but she had that Quinn girl with her also" Storme explained as the still fresh memory came back around.
It was now fourth period and Storme had just finished talking to Brittany; the two had just finished up a conversation about unicorns, which Brittany had started. When the blonde took off with a skipping motion Storme waved, she liked Brittany, she definitely kept the day interesting. But it was in the girl's bathroom where she was stopped by Quinn Fabray and Santana.
"Oh Storme what a pleasant surprise" Santana said nicely, Storme chuckled,
"Well I guess we're just destined to run into each other today huh" the latter shrugged good naturedly,
"Who knows, anyway, you remember Quinn from Glee right" Santana asked gesturing to the waving blonde. Storme nodded,
"Yeah I do, hi Quinn" Storme greeted politely.
"Storme" Quinn said nodding in acknowledgment.
"Well I only came in to fix my shirt, I put it on backwards this morning, but thankfully Brittany pointed it out to me" Storme chuckled as she slipped into a stall to fix her shirt.
"You know Storme, we were just talking about you" Quinn said.
"Ok then" Storme thought to herself, a bit weirded out as she came back out from the stall.
"Really, I hope it wasn't bad" Storme joked, though the two didn't seem to catch her humor, so she chuckled awkwardly before clearing her throat.
"Anyway, we wanted to know how you were adjusting to our little school" Quinn said coolly. Seeing that a new subject had been thrown out Storme decided to engage in the conversation,
"Amazing, I'm so glad I can be friends with Rachel again, and now I have Brittany and Glee club too, and you guys, if you'll allow to be your friend" Storme said not wanting to push her friendship on the two.
"Sure thing Storme, and in honor of our new friendship, would you like to come sit with us at lunch today" Santana asked. It was then Storme frowned slightly,
"That's very sweet of you to offer, but I promised Rae and Brittany that we would. . ." Storme paused, she didn't to reveal what She Brittany and Rachel did at lunch, so before she could stir up suspicion she pretended to sneeze as she thought up of a quick excuse.
"Bless you" Quinn asked uncertainly. Storme sniffled for effect,
"Excuse me, anyway, I promised Rachel and Brittany that we would go to the Library to study" Storme said. Then before either of the Cheerleaders could speak, Storme rushed out a quick 'see you later' and dashed out of the bathroom.
"Now was that all" Brittany asked. Once again Storme shook her head,
"No, after that, Santana kept me from getting slushied, Quinn opened my locker when I couldn't get it open and when school ended Santana offered me a ride home, I'm freaking out here" Storme yelped throwing her hands in the air. Brittany hummed in thought as she wrapped Storme's day around her mind the best she could. And for a few moments Storme had just looked at her hoping to get an answer.
"Oh I know whats going on, I've seen this before" Brittany said in an 'Ah hah' tone. Storme jumped in place,
"What, whats going on" Storme asked in slight desperation.
"Coach did say that she wanted you in the cheer squad since you showed pot- tent- tail" Brittany said sounding out the word.
"You mean potential?" Storme offered, she had been told countless times, that Brittany had some trouble saying some words, so she made them out somewhat similarly, though not really. But luckily Rachel had helped Storme prepare for this.
"Yeah that it, so Quinn and Santana are toasting you" Brittany said. Storme thought about it for a moment before letting out a silent oh.
"I believe you been buttering me up, well that would make sense, but I don't know if I'd really fit in with cheerleaders" Storme said filled with doubt as she scuffed up the floor with her shoe. Brittany gave her a heartwarming smile,
"Well, they can't make you join Fluffy Cloud, but if you did, you would totally be an awesome cheerleader" Brittany assured her. Storme felt her cheeks grow warm, though a smidge of doubt still lingered,
"I doubt it, I mean the cheerleaders are so pretty, and I'm . . . not" Storme sighed. Brittany frowned; Storme was a very pretty girl and she would be darned if she didn't help Storme see that. But before Brittany could open her mouth to say something to the girl, Rachel was approaching them, a fury in her gaze and determination in her gait.
"Brittany Susan Pierce, Storme Denise Parker-De Luca, Glee club has been waiting for you two for almost ten minutes, come on" Rachel snapped bossily. Brittany and Storme both shrank back a bit, Rachel was mad.
"I told you" Storme whispered hiding a giggle as the two quickly made their way past the fuming brunette and to the auditorium.
"Alright guys, let's go through the movements again, get with your dancing partner again and lets work on the lifts again; and please don't trip Puck again Finn" Mr. Shue sighed. It was the clubs third run for their group number without the music. Mike and Brittany had demonstrated the routine and everyone was now paired up. Artie was paired with Quinn; Santana was with Sam, Finn and Storme were paired together, much to Brittany and Rachel's displeasure. Kurt and Rachel had been paired, Tina and Blaine were paired up together and finally, Brittany and Mike and Puck and Mercedes, Lauren and another new boy named Rory were put together.
"Sorry Mr. Shue" Finn apologized. Storme patted him on the back,
"Hey dude, don't take it too hard, it happens" Storme said assuringly with an assuring smile. Finn smiled back,
"Thanks Storme" Storme nodded and they went back to their routine. But as practice progressed, Storme had begun to instruct Finn about the moves and the lifts he had to execute. Everyone else seemed to be fine, some learning faster than others, but doing well all the same, but unfortunately Finn wasn't, but Storme was determined to help him. So she pulled him from the group, which a certain blonde noticed, since she had spent part of her rehearsal watching her.
"Ok, so after the twirl and dip, you have to gently grab my waist and pick me up, and I say gently because the last time you picked me up, you kinda grabbed me too hard" Storme explained. Finn looked ashamed of himself.
"Hey now, none of that, we can get this, just listen to me ok" Storme asked. Finn gave her his lopsided grin,
"Totally" he said. Storme nodded in approval.
"Ok, let's go again" Storme instructed. She counted off the numbers as she sashayed towards him and did a quick turn by herself before going into Finn's arms where he proceeded to grab her hand and twirl her around before pulling her back and gently grabbing her waist to dip her, and when she came up again Finn lifted her up, but since it was Finn, he had picked her up too quickly and she fell over his back and landed on her side with a loud thud.
"Oh my gosh, Storme are you ok" Finn yelled too loudly, causing the whole Glee club to stop and look at the two of them. They saw Storme on the ground, and immediately Brittany, Rachel, and Mr. Shue ran over to Storme and Finn.
"Storme, are you alright" Rachel asked worriedly. Storme rolled to her back and groaned a little bit before giving her best friend the thumbs up.
"It's all good in the neighborhood, we just had a slip up is all, it happens" Storme said as Mr. Shue and Finn pulled Storme up to her feet.
"I'm sorry Storme, I didn't mean to let you fall" Finn apologized. Storme smiled kindly,
"Man don't worry about it, it happens" Storme said brushing herself off. Rachel turned and glared at the abnormally tall boy,
"Though I appreciate your apology to Storme, I advise you don't drop her again, or the consequences can and will be unfavorable" Rachel snarled, Santana had heard this and smirked, angry Rachel was kinda hot.
"Fluffy, are you ok" Brittany asked pouting worriedly sending secret death glares to the boy next to her. Storme once again nodded,
"Yes Brittany, I'm fine, besides I've taken harder fall than this" Storme laughed.
"Come on now, let's get back to rehearsal, Storme and Finn, you both take a break" Mr. Shue said before waving Brittany and Rachel back to their assigned partners. Storme waved off before she and Finn exited the stage and sat in the audience.
"Storme, again, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to let you fall" Finn apologized. Storme chuckled,
"Look it's no big deal, people drop their dance partners a lot, that's why it's called rehearsal, it's to help you get the kinks out" Storme explained before leaning back into her seat. In hidden truth Storme was hurting, her side was pulsing dully, but that happens if you fall onto a wooden floor Storme guessed. But after what Rachel said, she didn't want Finn to get hurt. So about ten minutes, Storme took the break to show Finn how the routine was done. She wanted to win sectionals just as bad as Rachel, well not as much; she just wanted to make Rachel proud more than anything.
Finally rehearsals were over, and everyone had done well. After the break, Finn had done much better thanks to Storme's pointers, but Brittany had been skeptical about Finn's previous actions still. She was mad that he would drop Storme the way he had, and Rachel had been the same way, which was why Rachel had stayed behind to express their concern to Mr. Shue and hopefully have Storme get a new partner.
"Storme are you sure you're ok" Brittany asked concerned. Storme sighed light heartedly,
"Yes, Brittany, I promise I'm alright" Storme said before doing a bouncy dance to prove her point. Brittany giggled at her friend's antics, Storme could be so goofy.
"Hey Storme, I saw your fall, are you ok" Santana asked as she and Quinn came walking up to the two of them.
"Hey Sanny, hi Quinny" Brittany smiled before going to hug the two of them affectionately. The two Cheerios hugged her back, smiles gracing both of their faces.
"Hell Britt" Santana said kindly before turning back to the other girl. Storme offered her a slightly nervous smile,
"I'm alright Santana, thank you, but I saw you guys dancing, it was so great" Storme complimented. Santana smirked an Quinn just smiled,
"Naturally, we are Cheerios after all, dancing is a required skill" Santana bragged.
"Which I can't say about Finn, that guy has two left feet when it comes to dancing" Quinn snickered. Storme frowned, they didn't have to bad mouth the boy, he didn't seem that bad to Storme.
"Hey, come on now, he's not that bad, he just needs more help than others" Storme said defending him, Brittany gave her an unreadable look before quietly huffing. Why was Storme defending him?
"Well on more important matters, we just wanted to make sure you were ok" Quinn said before walking past her with Santana in tow. Once they were gone, Rachel came into view.
"Unbelievable, Mr. Shue won't change Storme's partner" Rachel huffed clearly displeased.
"Rachel, it was an accident, you don't need to get me a new partner" Storme groaned. Rachel blinked in disbelieve,
"Storme, he dropped you, DROPPED you, there's no telling what he could do after that stunt" Rachel argued. Storme rolled her eyes,
"Rachel, he did much better after the break, its ok" Storme said putting a heavy emphasis on ok. And for a good ten minutes, the two argued about the rehearsal. There was no victor in the argument, so they just decided to let it go and go home, they were tired.
As the week went on, the rehearsals were starting to come together nicely. Finn and Storme had gotten their routine down perfectly when the rehearsal was half way through on Wednesday; Storme had high fived Finn when the whole dance was put together the same day. And now today was Thursday, and everyone was in the choir room working on the song. They had been sorted by their voice tones, so Altos were in the center, Sopranos, on the left, and Baritones on the right. But this arrangement was just for rehearsal of course.
"Alright, nice job guys, but the chorus is sounding a little too high, so Rachel, Mercedes, and Kurt, let's let Storme, Santana, Blaine, Tina and Quinn hear their part ok" Mr. Shue asked, they nodded, before going on with the song. They all sang their hearts out during practice and by the end, when everyone was going home, Storme had been in her singing mood, so she belted out Aly and Aj's "Potential Break up Song" half way down the hall Rachel had joined her and Brittany was dancing to the song.
"Man rehearsal was so much fun today" Storme laughed aloud as the trio went to Rachel's car; she was driving them home today.
"Yes it was, and as much as I enjoy your singing Storme, you must rest your vocal cords, we cannot afford to lose a voice before competition starts" Rachel said as they approached the car. Storme rolled her eyes; Rachel's competitive side was showing again.
"Yes Rachel" Storme laughed. Rachel reached into her pocket to grab her keys, but they weren't there.
"Uh oh, my keys are gone" Rachel said in surprise.
"Do you need help finding them" Brittany asked before looking around on the ground.
"Yeah we can help" Storme asked, but Rachel shook her head, she had a feeling she knew were keys were.
"No that won't be nessacary I think they fell out in the choir room, I'll be right back" Rachel said before jogging back to the school. Rachel rushed into the choir room and much to her surprise Santana was in there and she appeared to be holding something.
"Oh Santana, I thought you would be home by now" Rachel said hiding a now growing blush. Santana spun around,
"Oh, hey Berry, I was heading home, but I found this car key, I'm going to assume it's yours" Santana said holding up the item in question. The key chain contained about three different keys, one was a car key, one appeared to be a house key Rachel smiled, it was her car key, and the last looked like a decorative key since it was oddly shaped and bright pink. There
"Oh Santana, you found my keys, thank you" Rachel exclaimed happily before running up to the girl and hugging her. Santana froze as a blush crept up her tan features.
"U-Uh, you're welcome, h-here" Santana said breaking the unpredicted hug and handing Rachel her keys. Rachel smiled brightly at her; she too had a blush on her face,
"Well, thank you again Santana, I'd stay longer, but I have passengers to take home, so I'll see you tomorrow" Rachel said before waving and rushing out of the room.
"Ooohh, Santana and Rachel sitting in a tree" Santana's inner voice began to sing.
"Aw shut up" Santana mumbled, she also left to go home.
A/N: Not much to say! Not much to do! But I hope you enjoyed so please leave a review!