To Love Me Forever

by prettylittlepinklady

Five years since Sam and Brittany graduated from McKinley High School. They're in New York for Rachel's Broadway debut. All their friends are there and Sam is ready to tell them all about his and Brittany's engagement, but Brittany has a secret... COMPLETE

11. Chapter 11

CHAPTER 11

After dinner, the various members of the New Directions made their way to the theatre and sat in the special guest box that they had booked. As the curtain rose , they saw Rachel, dressed in 'rags', standing alone at centre stage. She took a step forward and began singing.

On my own

Pretending he's beside me

All alone

I walk with him 'til morning

Without him, I feel his arms around me

And when I lose my way, I close my eyes and he has found me

In the rain

The pavement shines like silver

All the lights are misty in the river

In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight

And all I see is him and me forever and forever

And I know it's only in my mind

That I'm talking to myself and not to him

And although I know that he is blind

Still I say there's a way for us

I love him

But when the night is over

He is gone

The river's just a river

Without him, the world around me changes

The trees are bare and everywhere the streets are full of strangers

I love him

But every day I'm lonely

All my life I've only been pretending

Without me, his world will go on turning

The world is full of happiness that I have never known

I love him

I love him

I love him...

But only on my own...

As the lights faded, the crowd cheered. The rest of the show featured songs and dances from various musicals. It was basically an encore of the best Broadway musicals. Rachel had a few solos and was involved in many scenes. Finn was so proud of his wife and Kurt had to stop him from calling out a few times during the show.

The New Directions waited in the backstage hallways for Rachel to come out of her dressing room. They talked about the show and how much they'd enjoyed it.

Finally Rachel came out and was immediately swamped by her friends, all chattering excitedly and telling her she was amazing. She laughed.

"I'm glad you guys liked it. I was so nervous before the show but as soon as I saw you guys there, the nerves went away." she told them.

That night, everyone was back at the hotel, they had decided to leave the party decorations up the night before and were going to have a party the next morning to celebrate Rachel's new fame.

SONG: On My Own - Les Miserables