DISCLAIMER: I do not own GLEE or the music used in this fic.
GLEE
The past week had flown by, their set list for Sectionals was slowly coming together and everyone was feigning civility since the all wanted to win the competition. Glee was first period and so far Indi was late; Rachel had before her this morning squeezing in an early morning rehearsal with Finn.
"Where is she?" Artie whispered he too had noticed Indi's absence. Rachel shrugged, knowing her friend she was probably just running late.
"Hi Mr Schuester sorry I'm late!" Indi breathed heavily, she'd sprinted from the car. "We had a flat tyre."
"That's fine, just don't make a habit of it." He smiled good naturedly waving her to a vacant seat. "Now I've narrowed down the suggestions to this short list."
Turning to the whiteboard he started to scrawl the names, Rachel was trying to read what he was writing but Indi was determined to get her attention, since she couldn't wait the five minutes left in class.
"Rachel!"
"Indi I'm trying to pay attention!"
"You need to pay attention to me!" Indi hissed, Rachel clicked her tongue and turned to face her.
"Can you wait five minutes?"
"Fine!" Indi replied embarrassed by the stern look from Mr Schuester who had noticed her whispering.
"Just save it until we're finished okay?" Mr Schuester turned back to the board. "Now we already have our duet, your assignment this week is to pick one of these songs and rework it for Sectionals, you can make it a mash-up, change the tempo whatever you want, you can work in groups or by yourselves."
Rachel carefully copied down the list mentally evaluating each suggestion while everybody started to discuss their ideas; Indi whacked her over the head.
"Can we talk now?"
"Okay what has got you so excited?" She asked putting down her pen and giving her best friend her full attention.
"Pick a hand." Indi ordered mysteriously wiggling her eyebrows. Rachel pointed to the left, her eyes widening when Indi produced the concealed items in her palm.
"NO WAY!" Rachel squealed plucking the passes from Indi.
"Mark's friends with the promoter and Jackson asked if he could score us some tickets." Indi explained only just noticing that everyone was now staring at them. "Hey McQueen you gut plans tomorrow night?"
"Finn, Matt and I were thinking of having a Halo night." Artie replied pushing his glasses up his nose.
"Wow so sorry we're going to have to make you cancel." Indi said sarcastically tossing three passes onto his lap.
"Jackson?"
"Jackson." She confirmed dancing slightly in excitement. "So are you boys in?"
"You'll have to tell us what's going on first." Matt chuckled, Rachel and Artie were whispering excitedly earning glares from several of the girls.
"Jackson sent us six backstage passes to." Pause for dramatic effect. "BON JOVI!"
"Seriously?" Finn asked partially in shock.
"Hells yeah!" Matt cheered accepting the pass Artie handed over to him.
"Who should we give the last pass to?" Rachel asked holding the extra, Indi's eyes twinkled and she motioned towards Brittany with her head, Artie's not so subtle crush had been fodder for them the last few days.
"Artie why don't you ask Brittany if she wants to come with us?" Rachel suggested giving him the pass.
He blushed bright red, he should have known his crush wasn't as secret as he had thought. Wheeling over to where Brittany was talking to Santana, although arguing might be a better term given the angry look on Santana's face.
"What do you want cripple?" She snapped, actually growled was probably more accurate.
"Santana!" Brittany exclaimed fixing her best friend with a hurt look, Santana merely rolled her eyes and stalked over to Sam probably to insult him some more. "Sorry Artie."
"S'okay." He shrugged, he'd been treated worse and with Santana it was her default setting eventually you just ignored it. "Indi and Rachel have passes to the Bon Jovi concert tomorrow night; did you want to come with us?"
"That's the band that used to have big hair!" Brittany shrieked. "Yes! Is this a date?"
"Yep." Indi answered for Artie who was finding it hard to use words. "Rach will pick you up tomorrow and you can get ready with us."
"Can we have a sleepover?"
"It'll probably have to be." Rachel said looking at the passes. "The concert doesn't end until midnight and by the time my Dad picks us up and drives us back to Lima it'll be really late, or early depending on how you look at it."
"I find time confusing." Brittany said slowly.
"Yeah you've mentioned that before." Indi replied slinging an arm over her shoulder. "Tomorrow is going to rock!"
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She would need to bake at least a hundred of her sugar cookies, a dozen loaves of banana bread and quite possibly devote her first Tony win to Jackson. The concert had been amazing, because of Artie's wheelchair the group had been moved to a special area near the front blocked off from the rest of the mosh pit. Matt and Finn had jumped up and down during It's My Life, Artie had been wheeling around the limited space banging his head in time.
"That was insane!" Matt yelled appreciatively.
"I don't think I can hear anything in my left ear!" Rachel yelled back, her smile so wide she was sure her face would be hurting tomorrow.
"Should we tell those two to break it up so we can leave?" Indi giggled pointing to Brittany who was now sitting on Artie's lap, the two involved in a very heated make out session.
"GO ARTIE!" Finn cheered loudly keeling slightly when Rachel threw an elbow into his gut scolding him for being rude.
"Sorry but we do need to go." Rachel smiled apologetically, she handed over the shirts that were now signed by the band to Finn. "It's already past one am."
"If anyone tries to wake me before ten I'm not liable for my actions!" Indi threatened wagging a finger at Rachel, she'd been living with her for over a year she knew all about her crazy six am schedule.
"No arguments from me." Rachel yawned leading the way to the parking lot where her Dad was waiting in his giant Land Rover.
"Did you guys have a nice time?"
"It was awesome!"
"They played LIVING ON A PRAYER as the encore!"
"He's so hot!"
"They signed our shirts!"
Everybody talked over each other, their ears still buzzing from being so close to the stage.
"Oh Daddy it was amazing, he has such presence!" Rachel gushed. "There were these girls wearing pink shirts that said 'We shake our Bon-Bon for Jon Bon' it was so funny!"
"Richie Sambora shook my hand, I'm never washing it again!"
"Ew!" Brittany wrinkled her nose. "That's gross."
"Finn he signed your shirt, he took a photo with you and he talked to your Mum on the phone, I think you can wash your hand." Artie said slowly patting his friend's head.
"Well it certainly sounds like you kids had quite the evening, you'll have to make sure to thank Jackson."
"We will Daddy but I think we all need to sleep right now!" Rachel glanced around the car, Brittany had her head resting on Artie's shoulder, Finn was still wide awake probably still high on adrenaline but Matt and Indi were fighting to stay awake.
"We have the beds all set up downstairs." Mr. Berry started to explain. "Papa and I are taking Beth to the club tomorrow for the group brunch so we'll probably be gone by the time you guys wake up, just make sure to pack everything up once everyone's gone home."
"I'll make sure everyone helps the girls clean up." Finn promised.
"Thank you Finn. You should probably try to nap now, Indi snores like a chainsaw."
"I heard that!" Indi grouched opening one eye and mock glaring at Rachel.
"And yet you didn't deny it!" Rachel replied making a face back.
"At least I don't talk in my sleep!"
"That was one time!"
"And I learnt a whole lot about you that night." Indi teased.
"I'm suddenly very interested in this." Artie spoke up looking between the two girls.
"Me too." Finn agreed. "Come on Indi what was Rachel talking about."
"It was during my first week in New York. What do you think I was dreaming about?" Rachel asked drily.
"Murdering Jacob Ben Israel?" Artie joked making everyone giggle.
"No. I was yelling at all of you."
"Rachel used to cry out in her sleep as a little girl too." Mr Berry added. "I thought she grew out of it."
"Oh it was only the once." Indi dismissed. "And she stopped when I threw a pillow at her head."
"It wasn't a pillow, it was your textbook!"
"And when that missed I threw my pillow!"
"Can we have a pillow fight?" Brittany asked sleepily.
"Not after what happened last time." Rachel told her. "Carver needed eight stitches in his calf."
"I definitely can't wait to meet this guy." Matt chuckled which turned into a yawn halfway through.
"How bout you kids just doze until we get home?" Mr Berry suggested. "You'll be too tired to do much tomorrow if you don't."
"Mike's supposed to be coming over at twelve for another dance rehearsal." Rachel yawned reminding Finn more than herself, he'd obviously forgotten evidenced by his loud groan. She didn't bother saying anything else instead she gave in and started to doze in her chair.
"Come on guys, you can't spend the night in the car."
Indi grumbled but nevertheless dragged herself out of the car and towards the house a bleary eyed Matt and Brittany following her. Blinking to keep awake Rachel walked around and pulled Artie's wheelchair out.
"Finn could you just carry him downstairs, it'll be quicker than using his chair." Rachel reasoned, Finn nodded and scooped his friend up.
"Oh Finn my hero!" Artie gushed batting his eye lashes and laughing. Rachel giggled at their spectacle walking behind the two.
"Night Daddy."
'Night pumpkin, don't stay up too late."
Rachel smiled back, she was positive that Indi would already be asleep curled up on one of the air mattresses set up.
"Hey Rachel where's the bathroom?" Finn whispered making her jump.
"Oh you can use mine, I need to change out of these clothes anyway." Rachel said leading the way to her room, Indi and Brittany had convinced her to wear the leather pants from when she sang as Maureen from Rent in class last year, the pants had been coupled with a plain white singlet with a black sequinned bow on the front, her hair in loose waves after being braided all day.
"If I didn't say it before you looked really hot tonight." Finn told her with a blush disappearing into her bathroom.
Trying not to focus on Finn's compliment she went to her walk in robe and hurriedly changed from her concert clothes and into sleep shorts and a singlet both adorned with Teddy's that said 'I'm Beary Tired." She found them adorable.
"Nice pjs."
"Thanks." She said softly feeling her cheeks once again flame up. As she expected Indi was sprawled across one of the air mattresses, Artie was splayed across another with Brittany curled around him, Matt was on the mattress beside them already snoring softly.
"Rachel what are you doing?" Finn whispered watching the petite brunette pulling out her phone.
"They look so cute!" She whispered back snapping a photo of Artie and Brittany. "You can take the bed over there."
Finn nodded and all but collapsed on the mattress pulling the blanket over him. Rachel being the more considerate of the two tip toed to the other mattress which was next to his and carefully laid down adjusting her pillow and blankets to her satisfaction; within minutes she was asleep.
GLEE!
I am almost at the end of writing this fic (cue sad face) but stress less because I have another fic already started that combines several things I love that hopefully you all will love too.
As usual I will state my opinion of the latest glee offering; thank god Quinn blew off Finn for Sam and then Sam blew her off for Santana. Here is hoping Finn has enough pride or ego to not take Quinn now that she's been dumped. Also when he finally tells Rachel she is 'forgiven' I hope to God she tells him that she doesn't care because his forgiveness isn't worth much considering he was the one who screwed up in the first place!