Can't Stop Singing Chapter 8, a glee fanfic

Stevie's POV

So there was a bit of a problem. In order to compete at Sectionals, we would have to make sure that James had a passing grade. Someone would have to help him that.

"Hey, man do you need help studying?" I asked him. "If you pass this test, you should be able to compete at Sectionals."

"Well I haven't had a lot of time to study ever since I started dating Josie." He explained. "That girl is wild, brah."

"Well you can't let a girl distract you from your schoolwork." I argued. "Maybe you shouldn't see her again until after the test."

At night, James and I were studying. It seemed like he was beginning to get it.

"So what was Stonewall Jackson's first name?" I asked him.

"Was it Andrew?" He guessed.

"No, Andrew Jackson was dead before the Civil War." I responded. "It was Thomas. Do you at least remember how he died?"

"Wasn't he shot by one of his own men?" James replied. "Like that football player was."

"Yes, he was." I told him. "So at least you know that. I think you may be able to do enough to pass this test, so we should start preparing for Sectionals."

"So why do we need to know about the Civil War anyway?" He asked.

"Because it was one of the major moments of American history and brought about the end of slavery." I told him. "Just try me when I say that you're better off knowing this."

Ashley's POV

I woke up in the morning and began to brush my hair. It was at that time that Ana came into my room.

"Are you still mad at me for getting arrested?" She questioned.

"Yes, I'm mad. I don't know why you had to leave in the first place." I stated.

"I didn't want to be the third wheel." She answered.

"Why would you think that you're the third wheel?" I questioned. "You're the one that I'm dating. If anything, Stacey would have been the third wheel. I don't understand why you would be jealous here."

"You've known Stacey for a long time and I can't really compete with that." She pointed out.

"Why would you need to compete with it?" I questioned. "Do you think that I have feelings for Stacey? I don't do feelings."

"So what you're saying is your don't love me." She summarized.

"I thought that you already knew that." I argued. "You should have already known that."

"Wow, and here I thought that I was changing you." She replied. "I can't believe that I let myself fall for you, thinking that there might be the slightest chance that you might feel the same."

I then began to sing to her.

I should've known when I got you alone that you were way too into me to know
This isn't love, girl, this aint even close but you always think we're something that we're not
And now you call me every single night, I only answer cause I'm too polite
We happened once or maybe it was twice, yeah you always make it hard for me to stop
But you always think we're something that we're not hey

You wanna be more than just friends, I can't go through this again
Stop trying to get inside my head
Don't wanna do more than hook up, it's getting stupid cause
I should have known but I forget that you think we're something that we're not
Something that we're not, you think we're something that we're

Not gonna happen, Babe

"You know you're exactly the same as when I met you." She pointed out. "I'm done. I'm done with this."

"You can't leave." I pointed out. "You don't have anywhere else to go and I will not let you be homeless."

"I didn't say that I was leaving the house, but I am leaving you." Ana declared. "But as soon as I find a new place to stay, I'm leaving. Now I need a ride to school."

Stacey's POV

At school, I noticed that Ashley walked in alone. She seemed to be looking at girls again. Ana walked in just after her and then went in another direction.

"Are you two fighting?" I asked her.

"No, we're not fighting." She answered as I breathed a sigh of relief. "We're not together anymore."

"What? I can't believe that you broke up. Where is she gonna live?" I questioned rapidly.

"She's gonna stay with me until she finds someone else to stay with." She explained. "I'm glad that it's over because I just don't like being tied down."

"Ashley, I'm saying this as your friend that I think you made a big mistake." I told her.

"You know you're part of the reason that we broke up." She stated as she started to open her locker. Why would I have anything to do with it? "She was jealous that I was hanging out with you."

"I have a girlfriend." I pointed out.

"Yes, and she didn't seem to care about it." She responded. "I need to find a new girl pretty soon so I don't get rusty with all of this, but right now we need to head to Glee. I heard Quinn had the set list for Sectionals ready."

We walked into the choir room and I took a seat with Chloe as Quinn began to write on the board.

"Okay, so at Sectionals, we will be performing three songs." She explained. "We will start with Hector singing 'Bad Blood' by Bastille, followed by Ashley singing '19 You and Me' by Dan + Shay and finally Stevie and Laura will sing 'Red Dress' by Lucy Hale and Joe Nichols."

I guess I wasn't that upset that I wasn't going to be singing a solo because I did have one of the main roles in the musical. I just wanted to win so we could go to Regionals and maybe I would get solo there.

I also wanted to find a way to get Ashley and Ana back together because I knew that Ana was good for her and made her a better person. I just had to come up with an idea how. It would not be easy.

Stevie's POV

I was excited that I was getting a duet and I was more excited that I was getting one with Laura. I loved that I would get a chance to sing with her.

On the day of the competition, we sat in the audience as we waited for our turn to perform. We would be performing last. I was wearing a white shirt with a black vest and pants and a blue tie. The girls were wearing pink dresses with silver sequins.

The first group to perform was called The Unitards. Their lead singer was a blonde girl named Madeline Ribbon. They were singing a capella.

Has the time passed away, all the trouble that we gave
And all those days we spent out by the lake
Has it all gone to waste, all the promises we made
One by one, they vanish just the same

All the things I still remember, summer's never looked the same
The years go by and time just seems to fly, but the memories remain
The middle of September, we still play out in the rain, nothing to lose but everything to gain
Reflecting now on how things could've been it was worth it in the end

Yeah we knew we had to leave this town, but we never when and never knew how
We would end here the way we are
Yeah we knew we had to leave this town but we never when and never knew how
Never knew when

After the other team performed, we began to took the stage. Hector was singing first. I was just glad that James managed to pass his test.

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

We were young and drinking in the part, there was nowhere else to go
And you said that you always had my back but how were we to know
That these are the days that bind you, together forever
And these little things that find you forever, forever

All this bad blood here won't you let it dry
It's been cold for years, won't you let it lie
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

I don't wanna here about the bad blood anymore
I don't wanna hear you talk about it anymore
I don't wanna here about the bad blood anymore
I don't wanna hear you talk about it anymore

All this bad blood here won't you let it dry
It's been cold for years, won't you let it lie
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

After that performance, Ashley got ready as she moved to the center of the stage.

Ashley's POV

I had to admit that I was really nervous. I also didn't like this dress that I was in, but it was what I had to wear. As the music started, I began to sing.

It was our first week at Myrtle Beach where it all began
It was 102, nothing to do man it was hot so we jumped in
We were summertime sipping, sipping sweet tea kissing off of your lips
Tee shirt dripping, dripping wet how could I forget

Watching that blonde hair swing to every song I'd sing
You were California beautiful I was playing everything but cool
I can still here that sound of every wave crashing down
Like the tears we cried that day we had to leave
It was everything we wanted it to be
The Summer of 19 you and me you and me

Watching that blonde hair swing to every song I'd sing
You were California beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

It was our first week at Myrtle Beach where it all began

The audience clapped and I had to say that it felt good. I also wondered if I could get the number of that girl from the Unitards. She was hot and I was pretty sure that she was checking me out. She would at least make for a good fuck.

Stevie's POV

We began to get ready for the final number. Laura was singing the start of it. I wasn't going to come in until later.

If I close my eyes and imagine you are here
It'll last for a while before you disappear
So I close my eyes cause the only thing I feel
Is waking up one day forgetting you were ever here

Not a day goes by without thinking that I see
Your face in the crowd turning away from me
So the days go by like a reoccurring dream
Where every night ends with the same old memories

Darling it's you I remember with your dress on
Dancing in the moonlight till the break of dawn
It's you I remember dancing with your red dress on
And baby it's you I remember when I hear that song
Singing out the chorus until your voice was gone
It's you I remember every time I hear that song
Darling it's you I remember with your dress on
Dancing in the moonlight till the break of dawn
It's you I remember dancing with your red dress on
And baby it's you I remember when I hear that song
Singing out the chorus until your voice was gone
It's you I remember every time I hear that song
Dancing with your dress on, dancing with your red dress on

Ashley's POV

Half an hour later, we waited for the results on the stage. The judges read out the third place team first. Then all of a sudden, the lights went out. We they came back on, we heard a voice from the crowd.

"And the winner of this year's competition is from William McKinley High, The New Directions." Noah stated as he walked onto the stage and gave Quinn a kiss. I did not know why soldiers always had to make an entrance when they returned from overseas, but I had to say it was awesome.

After the competition, I was in the locker room, rolling around on the floor with that Madeline girl. As she stripped naked, I couldn't help but notice how her blonde hair looked. She was very beautiful.

That song that I had been singing reminded me of some things. I went on vacation with Stacey and her family in the summer of 2013, just before she found out about her kidneys in the fall. While Marley was the first girl that I had sex with, Stacey was the first girl that I had ever kissed. It had taken place during that summer. We had never told anyone about it. Well I had never told anyone at least.

"What's wrong?" Madeline asked me noticing that I had stopped touching her. "Are we gonna do this or what?"

"No." I responded as I picked up my clothes up off the floor and got dressed. "I'm sorry, but I have to go."

So Ashley broke up with Ana and she found out that she might have feelings for Stacey. Madeline is played by Dakota Fanning. The other songs in the chapter are "Something that We're Not" by Demi, and "September" by Daughtry. Please don't forget to review.