Wow. Writer's block hit me pretty hard for this story. Special thanks to Fuinn123 for reminding me that this story did need to be updated. To know that you guys want to read this, makes me try harder to overcome the writer's block. So I hope you enjoy this chapter.


We Came Back Stronger

"If it's ok with everyone, I'd like to audition for glee club." Dave Karofsky stated.

"Um..." Mr. Shue was looking out to us. Santana, Kurt, Blaine, and I nodded our heads vigorously in agreement. Finn and the other guys just shrugged and the other girls just stayed silent. So Mr. Shue took the reaction as a yes. "Sure, Dave. Let's see what you got." Mr. Shue stepped back and let Dave step in the center.

"Well I just want to let you know that I am grateful that you guys are kind enough to allow me to audition. From the help of some of my new friends, who have helped me start to accept myself for who I am, I need to find true friends. They told me that I could find this in the club. I'm keeping who I truly am inside not letting it see the outside. If this club is what they say it is then I might fully accept myself and let everyone know. Santana, Quinn, could you guys give me a hand up here."

Santana and I gladly stepped out of our chairs to join our secretly gay friend on stage. The two of us stood behind him to not attract too much attention away from Dave. They also kept their usually strong voices down so everyone could hear the boy in front.

Dave:

Take out of your wasted honor

Every little past frustration

Take all your so called problems

Better put them in quotations

Dave, Quinn, Santana:

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Dave:

Walkin' like a one man army

Fightin' with the shadows in your head

Livin' up the same old moment

Knowin' you'd be better off instead

If you could only

Dave, Quinn, Santana:

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Dave:

Have no fear for givin' in

Have no fear for givin' over

You better know that in the end

It's better to say too much

Than to never to say what you need to say again

Even if your hands are shakin'

And your faith is broken

Even as the eyes are closin'

Do it with a heart wide open

A wide heart

Dave, Quinn, Santana:

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Dave:

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Dave, Quinn, Santana:

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Dave:

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Dave Karofsky's voice was great. It was much better than any of us would have thought. All the glee club members still sitting were shocked by his hidden talent. After about a minute or two of silence, I noticed that he seemed to be getting self-conscious. Just as I was about to say something, Finn stood up. He handed Beth over to Mercedes before walking to stand in front of his teammate.

"Welcome to New Directions, Dave!" Finn stuck his hand out for the other boy to take. That got everyone out of their momentarily shocked trance. They all clapped and welcomed him to their group, or better known as their extended family.

Mr. Shue seemed to be happy that we got a new member, one that he saw potential. Everyone had gathered around him, complimenting him on his singing. Rachel seemed to be trying to fill his ears with Broadway songs that she thinks that she is very qualified to sing. Mercedes just shut Rachel up and told her to save that for later. That they should be celebrating that we just got a new member instead of trying to scare him away.

Dave seemed to be genuinely smiling for someone who has yet to be bullied for being in glee club. His 'friends' on the football team would be down his throats with insults and bullying. But I guess he knows that we're all here to back him up. As he does with the rest of us, especially Kurt and Blaine. Not to mention the other members of his Bully Whips group. He had backup ready for him, now he just had to work on accepting himself fully and completely.

He and I made eye contact, as did his and Santana's. And from that one look he gave us we knew that he still wasn't ready to tell the others about his sexuality. We sent him a look that meant we understood and that we were there for his when his ready to come out.

I then went over to grab Beth. I locked eyes with Finn who was currently helping Dave now what's going on and how things work in here. I gave him a big smile before I left the room with Santana after she kissed Matt's cheek.

"So looks like we got a new member..."

"Yeah. I mean I never knew that Dave could sing that well." I noted.

"I know. To think that we may have never heard it if none of us had befriended him and let him know that his secret was safe was us."

"So how long do you think it will take for him to come out and accept his sexuality. And you know let it out to everyone else. I mean there isn't any rush, but you know keeping it bottled up like he does for so long, it's gonna hurt later."Santana added.

"I think he knows that. He'll probably come out when he's ready. I think that the person he's gonna have to face with his choice is his dad. That's going to be pretty hard. But like everyone else, he wants to be happy and I think that he deserves to find that person to love and love him back just as much."

"Everyone deserves that. I hope that he realizes that we're here for him now, despite all the problems we had in the past. I mean pretty much bagging on each other all the time. Making fun of each other. Do you think he knows he can trust us?"

"I'm pretty sure that knows that he can trust us."


"I'm really proud of you, babe." I started to say as we were lying on my bed, looking out the window. I had just finished putting Beth to bed and just plopped onto mine straight after. Finn had crawled in behind me and pulled my body into his.

"For...?"

"For welcoming Dave into glee. I could tell that he was feeling uneasy after his performance and nobody said anything. You put yourself out there to make him feel like that he may have just found out where he belongs. It meant a lot to him to be accepted into glee club, whether at the moment he admits it or not." I explain as I turned around to face him.

"Yeah, well I've seen that he's been treating Kurt much better and you and him seem to be on good terms now. Why not? Besides we could always use more members, especially ones that can sing like him. And I am the captain of glee club." Finn said. "So how are you feeling? You know with everything going on?"

"Tired, excited, stressed, loved."

"How can your little body be feeling all of those emotions at once?" He chuckled.

"I don't know. Tired from everything. Not really sure what I'm excited or stressed about. But feeling loved is easy. I just need to think about glee, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Beth, and most importantly you. You do love me right?"

Finn looked up at the ceiling smiling, while saying. "Hmm..." I hit him in the chest for messing with me. "Ow. Of course I love you, Quinn."

"Good. Because I love you, too, Finn. So much. I'd think that I would be so lost without you. I want us to grow up together and have more kids and just be with you and be happy."

"That's what I want for us too, baby. If you're happy then I'm happy." He picked up my hand and brought it to his lips, kissing the promise ring that he had given me. "I will marry you one day, Quinn Fabray. And we'll grow up with the life we want, happy. This right here is proof of how much I want us to be together. I will always love you, Quinn. We may fight sometimes, but no matter what I still love you."

His words were so sincere that it brought a couple tears to my eyes. He wiped the one stray tear that managed to fall, before I launched myself at him. Our lips met for a long, sweet kiss. When we pulled away, I turned over so that he was now spooning me.

"I love you Finn. I can just feel the love in every room that we're in together."

I felt him scoot his head closer to mine and started singing very softly into my ear. His voice helped lull me to sleep.

There's a calm surrender to the rush of day

When the heat of the rolling world can be turned away

An enchanted moment, and it sees me through

It's enough for this restless warrior just to be with you

And can you feel the love tonight

It is where we are

It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer

That we got this far

And can you feel the love tonight

How it's laid to rest

It's enough to make kings and vagabonds

Believe the very best

There's a time for everyone if they only learn

That the twisting kaleidoscope moves us all in turn

There's a rhyme and reason to the wild outdoors

When the heart of this star-crossed voyager beats in time with yours


Was it worth reading? I hope it was. I just had to add the ending because I don't think I've had a full on Fuinn scene in a while. I do have some ideas for the next few chapters so I will try to get them out soon. Hopefully sooner than I think. I'll try to get at least one more chapter up for this one before the season premiere of Glee! I can't wait for that! Quinn's rockin' a new look. So thanks everyone. Oh and please review.

For anyone wondering the songs were:

Say by John Mayer and Can You Feel The Love Tonight by Elton John.