Weeks passed, and Blaine was able to not only catch up on his school work, but blend into the Warblers perfectly. He had a great group of friends now. He and David frequently hung out because they were roommates and Wes joined them. He also had classes with Nick, Jeff, Trent, and Thad, and they all grew close.
Blaine also became more confident in his position as the Warblers' lead soloist. He never thought music was something that'd he would enjoy as much as he did, but he was realizing that it was the thing that was missing in his life. He loved learning new songs and dance routines. It gave him a purpose.
With that said, he didn't get to go home very often. The Warblers often had weekend practices because for the most part they all lived on campus, so he didn't get to see Kelsey, Lucy, or the boys for a while and Blaine was beginning to feel a bit homesick. Although he did miss them so badly, he couldn't focus on his emotions. Sectionals were tomorrow and Blaine needed to focus on knowing all the words to his solo and all of the dance moves. He was nervous to say the least. He was pacing his room going through all the steps in his head when David came in.
"Are you still practicing?" David asked.
"Yeah," Blaine said quickly before going back to practicing.
"You need to calm down. You're going to be fine. I've heard you sing and dance all the numbers and you're awesome at them," David reassured him.
"But what if forget it? Then I'll let everyone down," Blaine worried.
"You can't worry about that," David said as he placed a hand on Blaine's back. "Just do your best tomorrow and you'll be fine."
Blaine frowned and tried to walk away to practice again, but David wouldn't let him.
"Okay, we're going to go do something, because if we don't you're going to drive yourself insane."
"But...I need- I need to practice," Blaine argued.
"No, you don't. Come on," David ordered as he pulled Blaine out of the room and sent a few text messages simultaneously.
"David! Where are we going?" Blaine demanded.
"Somewhere fun," was all David would tell him. They walked down through the corridors until they reached the common room. Waiting for them was Wes, Nick, Jeff, Trent, and Thad.
"David, what are we doing here?" Wes asked. "We're supposed to be resting and preparing for sectionals."
"See that's what I said," Blaine muttered.
"No Wes, what we are supposed to be doing is not freaking out, which is what all of you are doing," David stated. "You all just need to calm down, so I brought you all here to do just that."
"Okay, well, what are we going to do?" Nick asked.
"How about truth or dare? That's alway such a fun game," David suggested with a smirk on his face. All of the guys smiled and nodded their heads. They sat around together in a circle. "Okay, I'll go first. Wes, truth or dare?"
"Dare," Wes replied nervously. David smirked, trying to come up with something good.
"I dare you to lick Thad's foot," David replied.
All of the guys burst out laughing. Maybe a game of truth or dare was just what they needed to calm down.
"What! No! Have you seen his feet?" Wes exclaimed.
"It's not my fault you picked dare," David reminded him. Wes sighed, rolled his eyes, and began to crouch down to Thad's foot.
"Hey wait! Don't I get a say in this?" Thad protested. "It's my foot!"
"Nope," Nick and Jeff said before grabbing onto Thad to make sure he didn't move. Wes closed his eyes and licked Thad's foot.
"Eww! God! That is disgusting," Wes exclaimed as he spit into the trashcan. "Thad, do you ever wash your feet?"
"Oh get over it!" David yelled. "Just ask someone truth or dare."
"Fine," Wes said as he spit one last time back into the trashcan. "Blaine, truth or dare?"
Blaine paused before he answered. He definitely didn't want to do something like licking Thad's foot, so he chose truth.
"Oh come on Blaine!" they all groaned.
"Yeah Blaine! Don't you want to lick my foot?" Thad shouted back.
"Fine, Blaine, why did you decided to come to Dalton?" Wes asked. Blaine froze. What was he supposed to tell them? "Blaine, come on." Wes said. "Tell us."
"I...ummm…" Blaine stuttered. Seeing that Blaine was uncomfortable, David put his hand on his back.
"It's okay, Blaine. You can tell us." David said. Blaine cleared his throat.
"Ummm… a few months ago I went to a Sadie Hawkins dance with another…guy."
Blaine paused to make sure everyone was okay with him being gay. No one seemed angry at all which was a pleasant surprise. "A few guys beat us up pretty badly. They went to my school and I just couldn't go back there. Dalton offered me a scholarship, so I took it."
"Blaine, we are so sorry that happened to you," Wes said sincerely. "Just know that we're all here for you and nothing like that will ever happen here."
All of the guys nodded with reassuring smiles. They hung out for the rest of the night, until Wes decided it was time for everyone to go to sleep. They all needed energy for tomorrow. Blaine, who was glad that his secret was finally out, was still nervous. He lay in his bed thinking about tomorrow and all the possibilities of him making a mistake and letting his teammates down.
The next morning, Blaine and David got dressed in their uniforms and headed out to the bus channel where the bus to take them to sectionals was waiting. All of the Warblers filed onto the bus and drove the half an hour to get to the competition.
When they got there they waited backstage until it the announcer called their name. Blaine rocked back and forth on his heels. He had never felt this nervous before. Trent came up behind him.
"You nervous?" he asked.
"Yeah, you?" Blaine replied.
"Definitely," Trent said back. "You'll be awesome though. Your voice is so good."
"Thanks." Blaine replied. He was about to talk again when the announcer called their name. All of the Warblers got into position and walked out on the stage. The music began and they all began to sing with Blaine in the lead. He took a deep breath, closed his eyes and began to sing
I need a sigh to let me know your here
all of these lines are being crossed over the atmosphere
I need to know if things are going to look up
'Cause I feel us drowning in a sea spilled from from a cup
When there is no place safe and no safe place to put my head
When you feel the world shake from the words that are said
And I'm calling all angels
I'm calling all you angels
I won't give up if you don't give up
I won't give up if you don't give up
I won't give up if you don't give up
I won't give up if you don't give up
Blaine opened his eyes to the audience and saw all their smiling faces. He kept singing and increased his energy. He finally felt confident. He finished the song and then everyone clapped.
Now it was time for his solo. David and Wes had let him help pick it. It was a song he had liked for a while and one that he could always relate to. Most of the Warblers exited the stage, but a few stayed to harmonize in the background with him. The second track of music began and Blaine prepared himself.
Where is the moment we needed the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue skies fade to grey
They tell me your passion's gone away
And I don't need no carryin' on
You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You're faking a smile with the coffee to go
You tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces everytime
And I don't need no carryin' on
Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you down know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
You had a bad day
The music faded away and cheers echoed through the auditorium. Blaine smiled. He had really done it. He remembered all the moves and the words. He hadn't let anyone down. Now the only thing left to do was wait for the judges to announce a winner. They waited backstage and because they were the last group it didn't take that long. They all filed onto the stage with the other two teams and waited for the head judge to open the envelope.
"The winner is…" he paused. "The Dalton Academy Warblers!" he screamed. They all jumped up and down in excitement. They had done it! Blaine hadn't felt this happy in a long time, maybe in his whole life. He finally felt like a winner.