A/N: The New Directions finally meet the coach of Vocal Inspirations (officially)! And things get even tenser between the clubs! And don't worry, there will be a mash-up competition coming soon... I can't believe it's already 10 chapters! I hope you guys had a pleasant Easter!
Disclaimer: I just randomly feel the desire to remind everyone that I don't own Glee, RENT, or anything Glee or RENT related. If I did, Angel wouldn't have died and a LOT of things would change on Glee.
Anyway, Read, Review and hopefully enjoy :D
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Chapter 10: The Substitute's Situation
Eli:
There is no future,
There is no past
Jackson:
Thank God this moment's not the last
Brooke and Jackson:
There's only us,
There's only this,
Forget, regret, or life is yours to miss
Brooke and Jackson with Harmony and Sunshine:
No other road, no other way
Brooke and Jackson with Harmony, Sunshine, Eli and Draiden:
No day but today
There the six of them were. Brooke was lying on a table as Eli, Sunshine, Harmony, Draiden and Jackson, while holding her hands, surrounded her. It was the final performance for RENT, "Finale B", since Vocal Inspirations (plus Lucas and Reya) decided to add elements of both the movie and the stage version into one production. The other group, minus Megan (who decided to give Sugar the whole part but still participated as an extra), had participated in Act 1 and they were great.
Luckily, Principal Figgins had allowed both Glee Clubs to perform the musicals to each other and the kids that have detention for their detention. The Skanks had escaped the auditorium before "Rent" was even over. Stoner Brett began paying attention once he heard the word "Marijuana" in "La Vie Boheme". The other kids didn't seem to mind, anything better than staring at a white board all day.
Harmony, Sunshine and Brooke (Eli, Draiden and Jackson):
I can't control (Will I lose my dignity?)
My destiny (Will someone care?)
I trust my soul (Will I wake tomorrow?)
My only goal (From)
Is just to be (This nightmare?)
Without you (There's only)
The hand gropes (now, There's only)
The ear hears (here, Give in to)
The pulse beats (love or live in)
Life goes on (fear, No other)
But I'm gone (path, No other)
'Cause I die (way, No day)
Without you (but today)
I die without you (No day but today)
I die without you (No day but today)
I die without you (No day but today)
I die without you (No day but today)
I die without you (No day but today)
Harmony, Sunshine, Brooke, Eli, Draiden and Jackson:
No day but today
As it was in the movie, Eli (as Mark) had began playing his documentary called "Today 4 U", showing clips of Vocal Inspirations members while performing/practicing for the musical, even the scene between Karina and Sugar grinding on the tables during lunch (it was on Youtube anyway). Harmony's hands were locked with Sunshine's, Jackson hugged Brooke's waist as she still sat on the table and Eli's and Draiden's shoulders were on each other. Harmony even began tearing, claiming it added dramatic effect while they were singing.
The clip came to an end, as did the song, with a great deal of applause from the audience as the curtain was closing surprisingly.
"I knew they'd love the tears." Harmony said in a matter-of-fact kind of tone as the curtains were fully closed.
"Or, they just really liked the musical." Cat suggested as she stood backstage where Group 1 had arrived. Then a coughing Mr. Schuester arrived back stage as well.
"That was awesome you guys, looks like we've under-estimated you guys." Mr. Schuester said as began to help clean up, causing everyone else backstage to cheer and give applause to themselves.
The whole cast, then walked on stage to give a bow as the audience still cheered. It wasn't an open house but hell, it sure did feel like one.
'I can do this Holly, I can do this!' she repeated in her mind as her knee-high boots clicked down a McKinley High School hallway. She often does this to get herself pumped for the morning. However, this wasn't in the morning. It was during the afternoon and she had been asked to sub for Mr. Schuester for his Glee Club, New Directions. Sectionals was coming soon and Vocal Inspirations barely had an idea of what they were going to sing. They had all agreed on 'Seasons of Love' ever since that day in the auditorium which Ms. Holliday didn't argue with. Their voices were perfect when it came to that song, especially Rory and Sunshine. She loved how the group's voices could sound so wonderful in a variety of genres.
Now they only needed two more songs, and giving out solos wasn't going to be easy...
Ms. Holliday went over the things to watch out for when subbing in her mind, as usual.
'Number 1: Buttered floors, everyone loves buttered floors; it's a classic. Number 2: Big black girls thinking you're the anti-Christ. Hopefully that will never happen again. Number 3: Spit balls, oh dear Jesus those suck...'
And before she could finish, the entrance to the choir room was right there...
"Where is she now?" Sugar asked as Vocal Inspirations waited inside Jazzeria. "It's three forty-five and we haven't decided on the solo that I'm going to sing."
"Please don't make me hurt you." Karina warned.
"Karina!" Sunshine said in that motherly tone whenever you were suppose to apologize for something you did wrong.
"Well she is number one on the list, and everyone else's for that matter."
"What list?"
"The list of my future murder victims."
"Then that makes Karina number two." Megan said to herself, which Karina heard of course and responded with the death glare.
"Can we get back on topic, please? Sectionals is in a month and we're missing our choir director! I'm going to freak out!" Harmony said in a worried tone.
"We should go back to McKinley. Maybe she's hanging out at the teacher's lounge?" Brooke suggested.
"Or she could be at Taco Bell? That's her favorite restaurant and tengo mucho hambre!" Cat added.
"Or she could be taking the usual nap at her house?" Joe also suggested.
"I'd like to take a nap right about now." Draiden said as he laid down with most of his lower body in one chair and his head in another.
"Not until we find Ms. Holliday." Harmony said as she shook the chair that his head was lying on.
"And that makes Harmony number three." he added as he rose back in his chair properly.
So the group split into three groups to find their supposedly lost choir director. Group 1 consisted of Cat, Sugar, Rory, Megan and Eli and they were headed to Taco Bell, much to Cat's satisfaction. Group 2, which had Joe, Karina, Jackson and Andre, headed straight for her home, which she openly gave them the address to during the very first rehearsal.
The others, Harmony, Brooke, Sunshine, Hank and Draiden, had returned back to William McKinley to see if she was still there.
Holly:
And although there's pain in my chest,
I still wish you the best with a...`
Forget you! (Santana, Brittany, Quinn: Oo, oo, oooo)
"Is that?" Harmony begun as the five slowly approach the entrance. They notice the New Directions as they watch Ms. Holliday singing.
"Yup." Brooke responded in a whisper as they quietly turn away.
"She can't be doing this to us! Not now!" Harmony continued to complain.
"She's a sub, remember? She had to sub for Mr. Schuester today, he's really sick." Draiden reminded.
"Still, why didn't she tell us?"
"We'd only ask her to spy for us, which she'd probably not agree to."
"I'll text everyone else that we found her." Brooke announced
Mercedes:
Oh yes she did (Artie: Yes she did!)
Holly:
(New Directions: Uh!) Whhhy?
"Sounds like their almost finished, we better get out of here guys." Hank whispered.
Vocal Inspirations regrouped at Jazzeria's to discuss the situation at hand.
"It's official. She's ditched us because she doesn't believe in us." Karina commented.
"Or she's temporarily subbing for Mr. Schuester, like I said earlier?"
"We can still come up with a set-list!" Sugar encouraged as she walked to the front of the dance studio. She grabbed a black erasable marker and wrote: "Sugar!".
"So, what solo should I sing at Sectionals?"
"The solo that miraculously kills the person who sings it." Karina suggested.
"Damn, someone had an extra bowl of bitch flakes this morning." Megan commented.
"Meanwhile, the troll only continues to get uglier."
"Drop dead."
"After you!"
"Seriously, what's the deal between you two?" Brooke interrupted.
"You mean Megan didn't tell you?"
"Tell me what?"
"Can we talk about this at another time? Right now we need a set-list!" Hank interrupted.
"And a good one at that." Harmony agreed as she rose from her seat and grabbed another black erasable marker. "We just need a solo and duet, since a duet is required."
"Wait, a duet is required?" Eli asked.
"It is for everyone competing in the 2010 West Central Sectionals round. Didn't you hear? Ms. Holliday told us last week." Harmony explained.
"Must have missed that." Eli said awkwardly.
"I say Hank and Sunshine take the duet; they were the winners of the duet competition." Harmony suggested as she wrote their names down. "Any song you guys have in mind?"
"We'll get back to you on that."
"I understand."
"Boring." Sugar spat out as she sat back down.
"Can you please stop acting like you run things around here? Ms. Holliday will probably be back tomorrow. There's no way in hell that Mr. Schue would allow the enemy to coach his kids when Sectionals is a month away." Karina tried to persuade.
"So what do we do if she doesn't come back? We can't get lazy!"
"It's just a day."
"An extra day that New Directions will have over us."
"Well you can sit here and pretend to know what you're doing while I go back to McKinley before I miss practice." Karina concluded as she rose from her chair, grabbed her bag and walked out of Jazzeria.
"Finally." Megan said in a relived tone.
"She has a point though, let's just call it a day and we'll rehearse tomorrow." Andre suggested.
"I guess." Harmony reluctantly agreed.
Harmony arrived a little earlier than usual as she walks down the silent corridors of the school. She had questions and she knew who had answers.
As she arrived in Mr. Schuester's classroom, she notices the blonde substitute setting up.
"Hola!"
"What were you doing yesterday?"
"Subbing for Mr. Schue. He came down with the flu."
"So you just left us alone when Sectionals is only a month away?!"
"I thought you guys would be fine on your own. Especially you Harmony!"
"Well it wasn't so easy. Karina is just so-"
"I think I get the picture." Ms. Holliday interrupted.
"So how long will you be subbing? And why did they ask you of all people?"
"Gee, that didn't hurt."
"No, I didn't mean-"
"Don't worry, I was just kidding. Don't be so uptight." Ms. Holliday reassured. "Kurt asked me, after he witnessed my singing in Mrs. Chandler's class."
"So they didn't know that-"
"Not at all. But they will find out sooner or later." Ms. Holliday interrupted once again. "Tell everyone to meet in the choir room after school today."
"But what about New Directions?"
"They canceled practice to go play laser-tag after school today."
"Okay, I'll see you then." Harmony agreed to. "Oh and Ms. Holliday?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks for what you've done so far, you're great." Harmony said with a smile as she left the classroom.
"I can't believe you lied to me!" Harmony exclaimed.
"It was the only way to get you here."
"I can't believe Ms. H is working for them." Rachel exclaimed as well as she glanced at the other side of the room. Ms. Holliday had told both clubs to meet in the choir room, much to everyone's dismay.
"Now they'll know our set-list!" Finn added.
"We don't have a set-list." Kurt reminded.
"But they didn't know that." Finn whispered, though many heard him.
"Where's Banchou and Henderson? I heard they hopped on the rejection bandwagon too." Puck asked the Vocal Inspirations.
"And we thought you were still getting butt-raped by your cellmate 'Squeaky Bubbles'." Karina shot back.
"I've named a bubble Squeaky before. He died 5 seconds later after he 'crashed' into a wall. I still blame Lord Tubbington."
"How are we going to make a set-list if our competition is in the same room?" Mercedes asked in the most pleasant way she ever could.
"Well first off, I figured we could finally get over the rivalry between the two groups."
"What are you suggesting?" Harmony inquired.
"Tomorrow, both clubs will perform a song about how they feel about the other."
"Ah hell nah." Artie retorted.
"Take Harmony and Cat for example. Prior to their sing-off, they were still arguing and now at least they can tolerate to be in the same room."
"For now. I wouldn't want to hurt Harmony's feeling again."
"In your dreams!"
"So are there any other requirements for this number?" Rachel asked.
"Anything's fair game. But I'm not helping either of you, it wouldn't be fair. So I'll go do something else while you guys decide on what you're going to do."
"New Directions calls the auditorium." Rachel announced quickly.
"Let's roll!" Artie demanded as he and the rest of his team members headed to the auditorium. Ms. Holliday had left through the other door.
"'Circus' by Britney Spears! That'll show 'em who's boss, plus I already have experience with that song. Mr. Schue even said it was a 'nice attempt'."
"She's not the only singer in the world, if she's even considered one." Karina suggested.
"We need a song that says 'don't-fuck-with-us'." Eli said bluntly.
"Basically." Harmony agreed, after she finished giggling from what Eli say.
"And awesome costumes. No performance is complete without costumes." Cat added, with Sugar agreeing with an exciting nod.
"We should go shopping after-school today!"
"Agreed."
"After, we pick our song." Harmony said, gaining Cat's and Sugar's attention. Cat and Sugar then gave each other a high-five.
"What about this song?" Megan asked as she shown Harmony the phone screen. She was looking for songs on her phone as everyone else were talking. The other members then gathered around Megan as she pressed play. They seemed pleased by the choice as smiles grew.
"They probably chickened out." Santana suggested. "I wouldn't want to mess with Auntie Tana if I were them."
"This isn't like them." Ms. Holliday stated.
"Can we start working on our set-list now? They're not coming and we're just wasting time waiting on them." Rachel asked her club members.
"We've arrived losers!" yelled Sugar as she arrived. Vocal Inspirations marched proudly into the choir, in costume of course. They were dressed like rock stars, mainly dealing with leather, face paint, fishnets and a few boas for some of the members. And you can't forget Cat's rock-tastic tutu or Karina's splatter painted white jeans.
"What do you know? The circus is coming to town." Santana joked.
"You're joking now, but once we rock this number we'll see who's laughing." Andre shot back as the group sat down.
"I dig the costumes." Ms. Holliday complimented.
"Said the substitute with a cow costume." Quinn added.
"Where ever did you find this amazing boa?" Kurt asked Sugar as he caressed it softly.
"Wal-Mart."
"No way!"
"That's what I said!"
"So who wants to go first?"
"We'll let them go first." Hank volunteered, being the bigger man.
"Well unlike you, we don't need ridiculous costumes for our performances."
"So what's with your get-up Berry?" Karina insulted, causing a few to laugh or smirk.
"I'm sorry but that was a good one." Ms. Holliday apologized before she started to laugh. "Are you guys ready?"
"As ready as we'll ever be."
As every performance started, the band was cued by Rachel Berry. New Directions then started clapping and stomping to the beat of the famous 'We Will Rock You' by Queen, the cover by Britney Spears, Beyoncé and P!nk.
Santana:
We will, we will rock you!
New Directions:
We will, we will rock you (Rachel: oooh)
They were good, as always. Even Sugar caught herself mouthing the words as she tried not to look too impressed with their performance. Another hard number to top. As Rachel begun singing, her eyes continued to glance at Harmony's and Sunshine's direction.
Rachel:
Buddy you're a boy, make a big noise
Playin' in the street, gonna be a big man some day
You got mud on your face
You big disgrace
Kickin' your can all over the place
Singin'
Rachel and New Directions:
We will we will rock you (Rachel: ooh)
(Rachel: I said) we will, we will rock you (Mercedes: oh, yeah)
Mercedes:
Buddy you're a young man, hard man
Fightin' in the street, gonna take on the world some day
Blood on your face
Big disgrace
Wavin' your banner all over the place, yeah
New Directions:
We will, we will rock you
(Mercedes: We will rock you, yeah)
We will, we will rock you (Santana: Oh, yeah)
Santana:
Buddy you're an old man, poor man
Pleadin' with your eyes, gonna make you some peace some day
You got mud on your face
Big disgrace
Somebody better put you back into your place
(Mercedes: Back into your place)
Rachel and New Directions:
We will, we will rock you
(Santana: We're gonna, we're gonna)
(Rachel: I said, WE WILL rock you)
We will, we will rock you
(Santana: Yeah, come on)
We will, we will rock you
(Mercedes: Oh, oh, rock you, oh hey yeah)
We will, we will rock you
(Mercedes and Santana: Will rock you)
We will, we will rock you...
As good sports, Vocal Inspirations applauded. It was a good performance with very good vocals provided by Rachel, Santana and Mercedes.
"Not bad guys, not bad at all." Ms. Holliday praised as New Directions sat back down.
"As usual." Rachel bragged.
"We kick ass." Puck said as he shrugged his shoulders.
"Don't get cocky." Ms. Holliday warned. "Vocal Inspirations?"
Vocal Inspirations stood up as they were called to perform next. They huddled into their group to discuss a few things and stood in formation before the song could start.
Sunshine:
Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!
The note and the way Sunshine sung it scared the living hell out of most of New Directions, and she knew it as she witnessed the look of shock on Rachel's face. Priceless.
Hank:
We're not gonna take it
Rory:
No, we ain't gonna take it!
Brooke:
We're not gonna take it anymore, uh!
Each member was taking turns in "the center stage", considering that the assignment had to deal with the club as a whole rather than three people. They looked like a very weird music video for a rock song with fist-pumping, head shaking and jumping up and down like a moron for choreography, which fit perfectly into the song where you can just get crazy all over the place.
Sunshine:
We've got the right to choose it
There ain't no way we'll lose it
Megan:
This is our life,
This is our song,
Whoa!
Joe:
We'll fight the powers that be just
Don't pick our destiny 'cause
Sugar:
You don't know us,
You don't belong!
Draiden:
Oh you're so condescending
Your gall is never ending
Cat, being the person that she is, even decided to get in Rachel's face when it was time for her part and boy did she enjoy every minute of it.
Cat:
We don't want nothin',
Not a thing from you, yow
Eli:
Your life is trite and jaded
Boring and confiscated
And of course, Karina directed her part to Quinn as she looked in her direction and pointed.
Karina:
If that's your best,
Your best won't dooooo
Vocal Inspirations:
Oh oh oh,
Oh oh oh
Andre and Rory:
We're right
Vocal Inspirations:
Yeah!
Cat and Brooke:
We're free
Vocal Inspirations:
Yeah!
Jackson and Hank:
We'll fight
Vocal Inspirations:
Yeah!
Joe and Karina:
You'll see!
Harmony had also decided to get into Ms. Holliday's face for her part which Ms. Holliday laughed at with an arched eyebrow.
Harmony:
Aaaaaaaah!
We're not gonna take it!
The harmonies that they added to the song only made it three times better than awesome.
Vocal Inspirations:
No, we ain't gonna take it
We're not gonna take it anymore
Then after the group as a whole stopped singing, the dance break begun which included Brooke singing a bit. It was like a dance party in the choir room. A few even decided to stand near by the New Directions and dance during the dance break, only leaving them with either puzzled and shocked looks or laughs and smiles.
Brooke:
Yeah Yeah Yeaaah Wooooaah!
Vocal Inspirations:
We're not gonna take it
No, we ain't gonna take it
Oh We're not gonna take it anymore (Sunshine: Anymore!)
Vocal Inspirations:
We're not gonna take it
No, no, we ain't gonna take it (Sunshine: Take it)
Oh we're not gonna take it anymore
Sunshine:
Yeeeaaah
Vocal Inspirations:
Oooh
Anymore!
Though it didn't deal with much advanced choreography, aside from Andre's break dancing during the dance break, the performance was great. They too received applause where it was needed.
"Impresionante! Though I'm a little curious as to why Andre and Jackson got such short parts to sing."
"Newbies gotta pay the price." Eli joked with a shrug of his shoulders.
"I've seen better." Santana commented, shrugging her shoulders as Vocal Inspirations had sat down.
"Well, hopefully that blew off all of the negative steam that some of us has been saving. Our next theme of the week will be dance."
"Our? As in all of ours?" Tina asked.
"Yeah?"
"I'm sorry but last time I checked we were two separate show choirs."
"Two separate show choirs that need serious dancing lessons."
"We've got Mike and Brittany." Finn responded.
"And Karina, Andre and even Sugar are pretty good dancers too." Harmony complimented.
"However members from both groups suffer from WMDS."
"Which is?"
"White man's dance syndrome, or the Finn man's dance syndrome."
"He's not that bad."
"Are you kidding Berry? Finny here can't even tap his foot on beat, let alone dance. It's still a mystery as to how my boy plays the drums."
"It's okay, Finn's not the only one." Ms. Holliday encouraged.
"Why are you helping us?" Quinn blurted.
"An easy win isn't valued as much."
"So what do you have planned?"
"I'd thought you'd never ask." she said with her usual smirk. "Tomorrow, you better bring your dancing shoes because we're gettin' loose!"
As lunch was finally over, Brooke was able to catch up with Megan in the crowded hallway as everyone was on their way to fourth period.
"What was Karina talking about?"
"When?"
"That day at Jazzeria."
"I don't know, she's probably just trying to bother me like she always does."
"So if I ask her.."
"Nothing's going on!" Megan defended, even though she was lying. But who could blame her? All the help and support Brooke gave her might as well have been thrown in a dumpster when they decided to go back out.
"Whoa, chill out! No need to get snappy. I was just concerned."
"Sorry, but thanks for caring."
"That's what friends are for." Brooke responded. "And if there is anything you want to talk about-"
"Yeah, yeah, I'll talk to you about it, mom." Megan joked.
"See ya later." Brooke finished as the two parted ways. Before Megan was given a chance to even breathe, Lucas scared the living daylights out of her by wrapping his arms around hers. He then kissed her on the cheek, and didn't mind anyone that glanced.
"I thought we weren't going public."
"I thought so too. But then I thought why would I fucking care what those other losers think?" Lucas began as Megan turned to look at him. "So now, if you want, you can tell everyone in Vocal Inspirations too."
"Cool?" Megan responded, being very confused at the moment.
"What's up now?"
"Nothing, it's nothing." she quickly defended.
"You sure?"
"Yeah."
"Well I'll see ya later then girlfriend." he said, emphasizing "girlfriend" seconds before he pecked Megan on the cheek and went on elsewhere.
Relationship problems suck.
Vocal Inspirations and New Directions agreed to meet in the choir room as Ms. Holliday demanded. The members waited in the choir room, with a silence that filled the room. You could grab and bite into the awkwardness that lurked in the air.
"Like seriously, where is she?" Sugar asked as she broke the silence. "I didn't change out of my heels for nothing."
"Keep squawking and your daddy will have to decide what heels you'll wear to show to your hairy Mafia family members at your funeral." Santana warned.
"My family is not in the Mafia!"
"You keep believing that Richie."
As always, Ms. Holliday strutted in the choir room before another word was said. However, she wasn't in her usual attire. Or a cow costume. Instead, she was dressed like a cow girl. She wore a black and pink plaid short sleeve shirt, jeans, a black leather jacket, black leather boots and a black cowboy hat.
"Yee-ha!" yelled Puck in his best country accent, which cracked the room up.
"That is so cute. A little too country for my taste but it works for you." Sugar complimented.
"Look, I'm down with you trying to help us and all but square dancing isn't for me Ms. H." Mercedes admitted.
"Don't worry, this is only for an exercise." she reassured to the diva. "For this, I'm going to need you, you, you and you." Ms. Holliday continued as she pointed to Karina, Sugar, Brittany and Santana.
"Whoa wait Carrie Underwood!" Santana began before any of the girls got up.
"This stuff is easy. Easier than the routines that Sylvester has you guys doing."
"Giddy-up!" Brittany said as she was the first of the four to get up. Karina and Sugar followed, as Santana was the last to reluctantly get up.
"Pay attention because the girls and I will only demonstrate once. Then after that, we're grabbing a partner to dance with. Then, I expect everyone to do it. It's not rocket science."
"Can we just start?" Karina asked as the girls were spreading out.
Holly:
Boom clap
Boom de clap de clap
Boom-boom clap
Boom de clap de clap
Boom-boom clap
Boom de clap de clap
"Is she serious?" Tina asked herself with a smirk
Boom-boom clap
Boom de clap de clap
Try it with me, here we go.
Holly (Karina, Sugar, Brittany and Santana):
Boom-boom clap
Boom de clap de clap (Whoa-oh)
That's right
Boom de clap de clap
Boom-boom clap
Boom de clap de clap (Whoa-oh)
Holly:
1-2-3 everybody come on off your seats,
I'm gonna tell you bout a beat,
That's gonna make you move your feet.
Holly (Karina, Sugar, Brittany and Santana):
I'll give the Bar (hey)-B (hey)-Q (hey),
Show and tell your how to move (hey, hey),
If you're 5 or 82 (hey, hey),
This is something you can do (Whoa-oh)
After Ms. Holliday got through singing around and near the kids in the chairs, she got took center stage and began the first part of the choreography. Though it was Miley Cyrus, the dance number was a good exercise and it was pretty easy to follow as Karina, Sugar, Brittany and Santana execute the moves with ease while singing back-up.
Holly with Karina, Sugar, Brittany and Santana:
Pop it, lock it, polka-dot it
Countrify it then hip-hop it.
Put your hawk in the sky,
And move side-to-side.
Jump to the left, stick it, glide.
Zig-zag, across the floor
Shuffle in diagonal,
When the drum hits, hands on your hips.
One-footed, 180 twist.
Then a zig-zag, step slide
Lean it left, clap 3 times
Shake it out, head to toe
Throw it all together, that's how we roll.
Holly (Karina, Sugar, Brittany and Santana):
Do the hoedown (throw-down)
Do the hoedown (throw-down)
Do the hoedown (throw-down)
Holly:
Throw it all together, that's how we roll.
After the cheering over that part was over, the song cut to the instrumental. During the short instrumental, Ms. Holliday had huddled the girls in a group to whisper before she continued. Afterwards she continued to sing as she grabbed Finn to dance with her. Karina picked Andre, Brittany picked Mike, Santana picked Puck and much to Harmony's dismay, Sugar picked Rory which he didn't seem to mind. The ten in front of everyone else then also performed the moves with ease. Even Finn could do the steps.
We get to 4, 5, 6
And you're feeling busted,
But it's not time to quit,
Practice makes you perfect.
Holly with Karina, Sugar, Brittany and Santana:
Pop it, lock it, polka-dot it
Countrify it then hip-hop it.
Put your hawk in the sky,
And move side-to-side.
Jump to the left, stick it, glide.
Zig-zag, across the floor
Shuffle in diagonal,
When the drum hits, hands on your hips.
One-footed, 180 twist.
Then a zig-zag, step slide
Lean it left, clap 3 times
Shake it out, head to toe
Throw it all together, that's how we roll.
Holly (Andre, Rory, Mike, Puck, Finn, Karina, Sugar, Brittany and Santana):
Do the hoedown (throw-down)
Do the hoedown (throw-down)
Do the hoedown (throw-down)
Holly:
Throw it all together, that's how we roll.
Ms. Holliday then asked everyone to get up, which everyone agreed to so they could join in on the fun too. Even Rachel was laughing with happiness. You couldn't tell that these were two rivals groups going against each other at Sectionals. If anything, you'd assume they were extras in the that Hannah Montana movie.
Pop it, lock it, polka-dot it
Countrify it then hip-hop it.
Put your hawk in the sky,
And move side-to-side.
Jump to the left, stick it, glide.
Holly with Karina, Sugar, Brittany and Santana:
Zig-zag, across the floor
Shuffle in diagonal,
When the drum hits, hands on your hips.
One-footed, 180 twist.
Then a zig-zag, step slide
Lean it left, clap 3 times
Shake it out, head to toe
Holly:
Throw it all together, that's how we roll.
Holly (All):
Do the hoedown (throw-down)
Do the hoedown (throw-down)
Do the hoedown (throw-down)
Holly:
Throw it all together, that's how we roll.
Holly (All):
Do the hoedown (throw-down)
Do the hoedown (throw-down)
Do the hoedown (throw-down)
Holly:
Throw it all together, that's how we roll.
After she finished, everyone cheered for themselves, not realizing that Sue Sylvester had entered the choir room with Becky Jackson.
"Lame!" yelled Becky as the cheering died down.
"Now now Becky, let's be nice. Just because they're challenged doesn't mean we have to call them mean names." Sylvester said as all attention was toward them.
"May I help you with something Sue?"
"It's Principal Sue now Blondie." she corrected.
"She was serious!" Cat said in a scared tone as she coward behind Joe.
"Since when did that happen?"
"Since the school board said so at precisely 8:49 A.M." she explained. "And do you want to know what my first rule of order was?"
"What?"
"Tell 'em Becky."
"Firing Mr. Schuester's ass!"
"Wait, what are we going to do without him?" Rachel asked as the New Directions began to worry. "And who's going to take over New Directions?"
"Ms. Holliday, obviously, is doing a great job with you guys."
"But she's our show choir director!" Sunshine reminded.
"That's right," Sylvester replied, "and if either of the two groups can't find a replacement then New Directions will have no choice but to join forces with the Rejections or quit while you're ahead."
"Shove that down your throat and eat it!" Becky added.
"I can't believe you."
"Well, believe it, Blondie." Sylvester retorted. "Now if you don't mind, I'm going to tell Coach Beiste that the football team must be disbanded." she continued as she and Becky left the room, after Becky gave them "the birdie".
"Considering the fact that New Directions has more experience in competition, I think we sho-"
"But she's our show choir director first." Brooke interrupted Rachel. "We're not going to just give her up."
"We could ask Ms. Pillsbury, like we did last year for Sectionals." Tina suggested.
"She's clueless when it comes to music, though she did give me that solo and that was pretty cool."
"I gave you that solo." Rachel corrected, adding the extra emphasis on "I".
"Whatever."
"Until we can find another show choir director, or convince Ms. Bitchy Pants to re-hire Schuester, you're all in one show choir. And if by Sectionals, you want to leave then fine by me." Ms. Holliday demanded while some of the kids moaned in resentment. "What was Schuester wanting to do with New Directions for Sectionals?"
"I do remember him mentioning that he wanted us to sing a number from Singin' In The Rain." Rachel announced.
"Lame." Santana protested.
"Well do you have any ideas?" Ms. Holliday asked. For once, Santana was hushed. "So here's our assignment for the rest of the week. You guys are going to come up with ideas for Sectionals and try using songs from Singin' In The Rain."
"More musicals!" Harmony said to herself excitingly.
"Quiet Overstreet." Karina silenced.
"Like you're the one to talk?" Andre joked, with Karina responding by kicking him in the shin. Hard.
"Ow."
"But there's a catch. Anyone that presents an idea has to have at least another person from the other club involved."
"Define involved." Rachel demanded while using air quotes on involved.
"Wow, you're stupid." Brittany blurted, which a few like Santana couldn't help but laugh.
"Meaning, they're not back-up singers or dancers. If we actually have to become one choir, we should get use to singing with each other. Before today, I bet none of you even sang a note together."
"Actually, we had a 'Battle of The Glee Clubs' in the auditorium," Cat stated, "and we kicked ass while doing it." she continued, receiving a high five from Sugar and Jackson.
"More like ass kicked." Puck corrected.
"They were okay, 5 out of 10." Karina admitted.
"Ta loca! 5 out of 10 my ass! We were awesome!" Santana argued.
"And now all 26 of you can be amazing awesome ass kickers at Sectionals, Regionals, and Nationals."
"We just have to deal with it for now." Harmony said to Sunshine, as they were discussing about what happened yesterday nearby Sunshine's locker.
"Yeah, I guess."
Suddenly, Rachel and Sam had approached the two girls. Smiling, weirdly enough.
"Hello girls." Rachel said in a happy mood.
"Hey guys." Sunshine greeted back, mimicking her mood.
"Hi Sam." Harmony greeted. "Rachel." she said in a not-so welcoming tone.
"Rachel and I were wondering if you wanted to do a number with us and some of the other guys in New Directions." Sam offered.
"Depends, will you send us to another crack house?"
"No promises." Rachel joked.
"No thanks." Sunshine declined, as she tried to walk away until Sam grabbed her wrists.
"Remember 'The Tango Maureen'?"
"Yeah?"
"We sound great together. Ms. Holliday will be stupid to say no to us."
"We'd be stupid if we said yes." Harmony added as she separates Sam and Sunshine.
"I don't know. What's the catch?"
"No catch, I promise." Rachel reassured.
"And Quinn and Rachel will be okay with me singing lead vocals with Sam?"
"I promise." Rachel said. She did sound pretty convincing.
"Quinn will be fine with it."
"And what about me?"
"You're singing a duet with me." Rachel announced proudly.
"Oh." Harmony said in a slight disappointed tone.
"Tomorrow, after Glee's over, meet us here." Rachel informed as she once again handed over a piece of paper to both Harmony and Sunshine. "It's the address to 'The Bella's Ballet Academy'; I've been dancing there since I could walk. They even gave me a key that I can use whenever they're closed." she continued as she took out the key of her skirt pocket to show the girls then placed it back.
"Sure." said Harmony and Sunshine in unison, both having smiles on their faces. The warning bell had rang and it was almost time for second period.
"Gotta go, see ya later." Sunshine said as the girls both walk away.
"You better hope this works." Quinn warned Rachel as she joined Sam and Rachel.
"It will, trust me. Thank you Quinn and Sam for your cooperation."
"Yeah, no problem." Sam replied with a tone that was somewhat regretful.
As Sunshine walks into her Biology class, she notices Hank sitting in the seat beside her already. With a smile on his face.
"Someone seems a little happy, is there a sub today?"
"No, actually, I wanted to talk to you."
"Hit me." Sunshine replied with a smile.
"So, I've been thinking."
"One can only hope." Sunshine joked.
"We had a lot of fun at Breadstix, right?"
"Of course."
"Well, would it be crazy to ask you if I could take you somewhere else? Right after Glee Club rehearsal?"
"I would love to," Sunshine quickly replied, remembering in a split what she promised Sam and Rachel, "but I can't because I'm helping some of the New Directions with the assignment in Glee."
"Who?"
"Quinn, Artie and a couple others asked me to lead them in a song to perform tomorrow." Sunshine replied with a white lie. She wasn't lying completely. She just left out the part about Sam. Who even knew if Artie and Quinn were going to be there? Surely it wasn't going to be just Sam and Sunshine, they'd had enough alone time together and Quinn made that very clear last time. And why did she have to lie about it in the first place? She was starting to confuse herself.
"Quinn Fabray? As in Cheerio Captain Fabray?"
"Yeah? Why?"
"Just curious is all."
"Next time?"
"Definitely."
'Good job Sunshine.' she thought to herself sarcastically.
"Look, I know you have a hatred for Glee Club but that doesn't give you a reason to fire Will." Ms. Holliday stated. She was in the principal's, or Sue's, office during her planning period.
"I could not think of a more perfect reason to get rid of Will. If you don't like something, get rid of it." Sylvester admitted, shrugging her shoulders.
"Please re-consider. The kids need Will and my kids need me."
"Blondie, this is the perfect plan to get the Jets and the Sharks to finally work together to terrorize the streets as one." Sylvester explained.
"And I'm down for all of them getting along. But to force the kids into one show choir is asking a bit much, don't you think?"
"Not at all. I mean, sure, it could possibly lead to the destruction of both of the annoying and to an extent talent-less Glee Clubs; which means my budget will be fully restored and the Cheerios walk away with yet another first place Nationals championship trophy, but what's to worry about? You're kids will be fine." Sylvester rambled. "And let's be honest, not a single student in McKinley will give a damn if either or both of the Glee Clubs disbanded."
"Besides the students in Glee and the kids that actually enjoy their performances."
"And what student in their right mind enjoys listening to those kids? The EC kids or the deaf kids?"
"Just please bring Will back."
"The only way I'll ever re-hire the devil's spawn is if the school were being invaded by mutant gorillas, ripping out the ear drums of nearly all of our students and giving them HIV and AIDS in the process."
"You evil little-"
"Oh I know and I'm flattered." Sylvester said. "Now get the hell out of my office before I fire your ass."
"Wow, their rehearsal seems to be going well." Harmony inferred as she and Rachel both walk in another dance studio while most of the New Directions and Sunshine were rehearsing their ideas in the dance room across from them. "So what ideas did you have?"
"Well, for the longest I've wanted to sing a jazzy show-tune with a good dance beat but Mr. Schuester is pretty strict on what we can and can't sing for competition. I needed a partner to sing with and I don't think anyone else in Vocal Inspirations would have been more perfect for this song than you."
"What's the song?"
"A certain closing number in the musical-"
"Chicago!" they both finished simultaneously.
"Maybe this one show choir epidemic isn't so bad after all." Harmony stated in a tone that made it evident that there was a smirk on her face. The smirk then disappeared. "Did you really feel threatened by me and Sunshine?"
"Yeah. I mean, your auditions were... phenomenal actually. You reminded me of me when I auditioned for Rhythm Explosion my freshman year."
"What did you audition with?"
"On My Own from-"
"Les Miz." they finished simultaneously again.
"Sometimes I tend to go a bit over-board to get my way."
"Really, I hadn't noticed?" Harmony replied with a sarcastic tone, causing both girls to laugh.
"Are you walking home?" Sam asked as he followed Sunshine.
"Yeah, why?"
"It seems like a long way."
"You don't even know where I live." Sunshine reminded.
"Still, walking home by yourself isn't cool. It's already getting dark."
"My mom knows I'm on my way but thanks anyway dad." Sunshine joked. "And you're walking home too hypocrite!"
"But I live nearby."
"Where?"
"Don't worry about it, mom." Sam joked back. "Be ready for tomorrow."
"Oh I will be." Sunshine reassured. Then a cool breeze had blown in Lima, causing Sunshine to shiver a bit.
"Here." Sam said as he took off his Letterman jacket to give to Sunshine. She hesitated at first, then decided to put it on anyway.
"Thanks, I didn't know it was going to be this cold out."
"It's not a problem when you're from the good ol' state of Kentucky." Sam replied in an awful country accent, once again causing Sunshine to laugh. He tends to do that alot nowadays.
"See, my house is right there!" Sunshine pointed out. They were about a block away now.
"So you live near Tina and Mike? That's cool."
"Yeah, they were the first to welcome me to the neighborhood."
"They're pretty cool, huh?"
"Yeah."
"Well we're almost there."
"Yup." Sunshine agreed as they get closer with each step. "Thanks for walking with me."
"No problem." Sam said.
"Be sure to text me so I know you made it home safe."
"I will." Sam said as he began to walk away while Sunshine approached her front door.
"Wait, your jacket!" Sunshine yelled, getting Sam's attention, as she puts the key in the keyhole.
"My bad." he apologized as he was on his way over there. Sam stands in front of Sunshine as Sunshine struggles to get her arm out of the sleeve. She almost falls forward, having Sam catch her in his arms. "What would you do without me?"
"Cry." Sunshine joked as she was still getting out of Sam's jacket while Sam was still holding her. They both stare at each other with a smile as Sunshine hands over the jacket. Sam finally lets go of Sunshine and hugs her, which last for a few seconds. And then, a kiss. It surprised the both of them but it felt right, oddly enough. The kiss lasts longer than the hug as the duo are kissing each other. Then Sunshine realizes that Sam has a girlfriend and that she would kill her if she knew what was going on. What girl wouldn't be pissed? Not to mention whatever feelings she had for Hank, if there were any. And this kiss wasn't helping her at all.
"Sam, I'm sorry. I'll s-see ya later." Sunshine says hesitantly as she escapes the trouty lips and enters the home.
'What. Just. Happened?'
"What do you mean it was an accident?!" Rachel asked Sam as he approached her at her locker. "Do you know what you have done? You and your trouty mouth completely ruined the plan! And if Mr. Schue comes back, we'll be slaughtered at Sectionals! There's no way-"
"It just happened. It wasn't planned or anything. We talked, we hugged and then our lips were connected." Sam explained to Rachel in a softer and more quiet tone. "If anything, that'll give her more of a reason to join New Directions."
"Samuel, I know what it's like kissing a boy who happens to taken. It gives a girl a guilty conscience. Not to mention the fact that Quinn is also on New Directions. She's not going to want anything to do with us." Rachel explained. "So you're going to apologize to Sunshine and tell her that you told Quinn everything." she continued.
"I didn't tell Quinn everything. I hadn't told anyone but you. That'd be lying."
"And now you want to develop morals?!"
"Says the girl that sends people to crack houses."
"I had good intentions...for myself." Rachel admitted. "Whether or not you decide to tell Quinn is something you have to decide for yourself but you have to at least apologize to Sunshine."
"Okay, okay." Sam agreed as he and Rachel finally departed to get to class. Little did they know that their secret conversation wasn't so secret after all..
"Alright guys, so apparently the Princesses of Broadway have a duet for us. Ladies?" Ms. Holliday introduced in the auditorium. Rachel and Harmony arrive on stage in an elegant black with red detail flapper seal coat. Both of the females' hair were tied in buns, and both wore red lipstick with red nail polish, silvery gray eye-shadow and mascara.
"Before we begin our number, we'd just like to take the time to thank the Motta family for a generous donation to the art funds at William McKinley." Rachel announced, leading everyone to applaud especially Sugar.
"Now ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Harmony and Rachel!" Harmony introduced, once again causing both Glee Clubs to applaud.
"She meant Rachel and Harmony." Rachel corrected as the two were getting ready.
Rachel and Harmony:
You can like the life you're living
You can live the life you like
Rachel and Harmony then winked at each other as they sung "mess around with Ike" and continued looking at the audience with their hands on their hips. It wasn't a surprise that their voices were made for each other; they were very similar.
You can even marry Harry, but mess around with Ike
And that's good
Isn't it? Grand
Isn't it? Great
Isn't it? Swell
Isn't it? Fun
Isn't it? But nothing stays
The girls slowly walk down the stairs, closer to the center stage as the song continued. They even showed off a little bit of their transparent leggings. They even changed it up a bit, by adding a little harmony to the song that Rachel was singing.
In fifty years or so
It's gonna change, you know
But, oh, it's heaven
Nowadays!
Then the dancing begun, after the girls took off their coats and revealed the red, short, flapper dresses like they were in the movie. They even used similar items in the movie, like canes and even added hats and threw them at the audience. Everyone seemed to be enjoying the performance as they clapped to the beat while the girls continued dancing. And boy was it a long instrumental before they finished.
And all that
Then with the two guns they acquired, they were "shooting" at the screen behind them as they "exploded".
Jazz!
The performance ended with the two girls landing their cartwheels with both hands in the air.
Sunshine, Quinn and a few others were in the girl's bathroom, changing to get ready for their number. As everyone left the bathroom, only Quinn and Sunshine remained. As Sunshine finished fixing her hair, she was on her way out until Quinn blocked the entrance.
"Hold it, we need to talk!"
'Uh, oh...'
"About?"
"Don't act like you don't know!" Quinn accused. "You don't think I would have figured it out sooner or later. I'm his girlfriend!"
"W-what are you talking ab-"
"You kissed my boyfriend!" Quinn yelled, walking toward Sunshine, cornering her. "And you think you might have a chance since Rachel took Finn away from me, but I'm not the stupid naive little girl I was last year. The only reason Sam kissed you was because Rachel told everyone to 'play nice' with Harmony and Sunshine so you two would reconsider joining New Directions! He doesn't like you and he never will. He doesn't need you when he has me!" Quinn continued in an angered tone.
"I'm sorry but it was an accident. There was no intention of us ki-"
"An accident?" Quinn asked in a sarcastic tone. "If it was an accident, then why didn't Sam tell me himself?"
"Who told you?" Sunshine asked, on the verge of tears.
"I have my sources." she replied simply. "Now here's how the rest of the script goes. After singing this number with my boyfriend, you'll move on to someone else, probably another guy in your rag tag team of a Glee Club while Sam and I continue our blossoming relationship. And if I even hear that your lips almost touched my boyfriend's, you better hope I'm having a good day. Am I clear?"
"Crystal." Sunshine murmured as she tried to go for the door.
"I'm sorry." Quinn said in a sarcastic tone as she stood in Sunshine's way. "I didn't hear you."
"Crystal!" Sunshine yelled.
"That's better." Quinn finished as she strutted out of the bathroom to the auditorium.
In a way, Sunshine was relived that Sam might have kissed her because he was told to. Yet, in another way, it sucked that it meant nothing.
Sunshine arrived a little later then everyone else, as everyone was in position. Her eyes were a little puffy and red from a little bit of crying she did earlier after her interaction with Quinn in the bathroom.
"Are you okay?" Ms. Holliday asked as Sunshine walked on stage. Everyone noticed that she seemed upset and had worried looks on their faces.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Sunshine said in a convincing tone. She got in position and nodded to the band to cue the music.
The New Directions, with the exception of Rachel and Finn, then began the number.
(New Directions) Sunshine:
(Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh) Uh-huh Uh-huh (Eh-Eh) (Artie: Yeah, Sunny)
(Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh) Uh-huh Uh-huh (Eh-Eh) (Artie: Good girl gone bad)
(Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh) Uh-huh Uh-huh (Eh-Eh) (Artie: Take three... Action)
(Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh) Uh-huh Uh-huh (Eh-Eh) (Artie: Go!)
Sunshine:
You have my heart, and we'll never be worlds apart
Maybe in magazines, but you'll still be my star
Sunshine took turns dancing with the other guys as she sung her part of the solo. While doing so, she pictured every other one as either Sam or Hank, which freaked her out. Especially how she imagined Hank in a wheel-chair.
Baby 'cause in the dark, you can't see shiny cars
That's when you need me there, with you I'll always share, 'cause I
She finished singing as she the last guy she got to dance with was Sam and he begun his part of "Singin' In The Rain" as the guys backed him up.
Sam (with New Directions' Girls harmonizing):
I'm singin' in the rain (New Direction Boys: We'll shine together)
Just singin' in the rain (New Direction Boys: Be here forever)
What a glorious feeling (New Direction Boys: Be a friend)
I'm happy again (New Direction Boys: Stick it out 'till the end)
Then Sunshine somehow imagined that Hank was singing the song and on stage dancing with her.
Hank:
I'm laughing at clouds (New Direction Boys: More than ever)
So dark, up above (New Direction Boys: We'll have each other)
I'm singing, singing in the rain (New Direction Boys: Umbrella)
Hank and Sunshine (with New Directions):
You can stand under my
(Umbrella ella ella eh-eh-eh)
(Under my umbrella ella ella eh-eh-eh-eh eh-eh)
The whole situation confused her as her mind went from reality to imagination and she wasn't sure where she was anymore. Sunshine began slowing down with the choreography and wore a look of confusion on her face as she continued. Everyone still looked worried from what she noticed, even the guys on stage with her (Quinn's face didn't show any sympathy though).
Sunshine and Sam (New Directions):
It's raining, raining (Eh-eh-eh-eh eh-eh)
Ooh baby it's raining, raining (Eh-eh-eh-eh eh-eh)
Baby, come here to me
Hank and Sunshine with New Directions:
Come here to me (New Directions: My umbrella)
Sam (Sunshine):
I'm singing in the rain (It's raining, raining)
Just singing in the rain (Ooh baby it's raining, raining)
What a glorious feeling (Baby, come here to me)
I'm happy again (Sunshine with New Directions: Come here to me) (New Directions: My umbrella)
Hank (Sunshine):
I'm laughing at clouds (It's raining, raining)
So dark, up above (Ooh baby it's raining, raining)
The sun's in my heart (Baby, come here to me)
And I'm ready for love
New Directions:
My umbrella (Eh-eh-eh-eh eh-eh)
My umbrella (Eh-eh-eh-eh eh-eh)
My umbrella (Eh-eh-eh-eh eh-eh)
My umbrella...
The number ended with Sunshine's holding her open umbrella on the ground like a mic stand with Sam's, or Hank's in Sunshine's mind, shoulder over her with the others posing in the back.
Everything started getting blurry. The audience, the people around Sunshine, everything. Suddenly, she felt lightheaded and dizzy. Her eyes were starting to feel heavy.
And in a split second, Sunshine fainted on stage.
A/N 2: So, I wanted to ask you guys a question. Do you like the long chapters? Because if not, just let me know in the reviews and I'll try my best to shorten them. I know it sucks to leave off on a cliffhanger, but it's for the best. Anyway, I hoped you liked this chapter!
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