I was preparing my lesson for the week. I had this idea that no one had ever done before. I wanted to do a theme about songwriter rather than an artist. I just hadn't decided on who that artist would be.

"So I guess the rumors are true." A short brunette woman declared as she walked into the teacher's lounge. "Faith Hudson really is running a show choir."

"Who are you?" I asked her.

"I'm Rebekah Mays, coach of the winning group for the last four years: The Sirens." She declared. "However, since I heard of an upstart new group, I decided to take a day off to check out the competition."

"Do you always do this?" I asked.

"No, usually, our biggest rival is Manhattan Regional across town, but they've fallen on hard times this year, losing their Sectionals. You know my fiancée is so jealous that I'm here. She has a big crush on you." She explained.

"I still don't understand what you're doing here." I admitted.

"I'm here to see your group perform." Rebekah replied. "I'm really excited about this."

I couldn't help but be confused why the most important person in the show choir would come all the way from New York to see us perform. I also realized that I would have to put a performance together for this afternoon.

"Anyway, I just wanted to say hi." She added. "I look forward to seeing you again later today."

I then headed to the choir room. I did know the theme that we were going to do.

"Okay, so let me start by saying that we are going to be doing things a bit differently this week." I remarked as I looked around the room. "This morning, I got a visit from Rebekah Mays, the coach of the reigning National Champions for the past four years. She's interested in seeing us perform, but she's only here for today, so this afternoon, we will be putting together a group performance. Any questions?"

"What's the theme for this week?" Anna-Marie asked.

"The theme for this week will be songs written or co-written by Ryan Tedder." I answered. "Ryan Tedder was a bit of an anomaly in the laters 2000s and 2010s. Not only was he head of a successful group named OneRepublic, but he also wrote several hit songs for artists like Kelly Clarkson, Maroon 5, and Beyoncé."

After school, I got everyone together for a performance on stage while Rebekah was in the audience. Jimmie and Jason were singing.

Just waking up in the morning in the be well
Quite honest with you I aint really sleep well
Have you ever felt like your train of thought's been derailed
That's when you press on, Lee Nails
Half of the population's just waiting to see me fail
Yeah right you're better off trying to freeze Hell
Some of us do it for the females and others do it for the retail
But I do it for the kids life through the tower head on
Every time you fall it's only making your chin strong
And I'll be in your corner like Mick, baby till the end
Or when you hear the song from that big lady

Until the referee rings the bell, until both your eyes start to swell
Until the crowd goes home, what we gonna do y'all

Give em hell, turn your head, gonna live life till we're dead
Give em scars, give em pain, that's when they'll say to me, say to me, say to me
"There goes the fighter, there goes the fighter, here comes the fighter"
That's when they'll say to me, say to me, say to me "This one's a fighter"

If you fall pick yourself up off the floor (get up) And when your bones can't take no more
Just remember what you're here for cause I know Imma damn sure

Give em hell, turn your head, gonna live life till we're dead
Give em scars, give em pain, that's when they'll say to me, say to me, say to me
"There goes the fighter, there goes the fighter, here comes the fighter"
That's when they'll say to me, say to me, say to me "This one's a fighter"

Until the referee rings the bell, until both your eyes start to swell
Until the crowd goes home, what we gonna do kid

As soon as we were done, I looked to Rebekah.

"That was good." Rebekah declared. "The rapping was nice, but your singer was a little flat. I am looking forward to seeing you again at Nationals."

Stephanie's POV

I couldn't help but think that the random appearance was weird. I was feeling a lot better than I did before. I was now properly medicated and I could afford clothes that didn't look like they came from Goodwill. I wore a green cotton dress with white tights and a white sweater.

"So you were pretty great out there." I told Jimmie before giving him a kiss on the lips.

"So how is everything going with you? He asked. "Are you still taking your medication?"

"Yes." I answered. I could tell that he was worried because one time over Christmas Break, I forgot to take them and had a seizure. "You know you're kind of an angel to me."

Remember those walls I built, baby they're tumbling down
They didn't even put up a fight, they didn't even make a sound
I found a way to let you in, but I never really had a doubt
Standing in the light of your halo, I got my angel now

It's like I've been awakened, every rule I had I'm breaking
It's the risk that I'm taking, I aint never gonna shut you out

Everywhere I'm looking now, I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby I see your halo and I know you're my saving grace
You're everything I need and more, it's written all over your face
Baby I can feel your halo, pray you won't fade away

Hit me like a ray of sun, burning through my darkest night
You're the only one that I want, think I'm addicted to your light
I swore I'd never fall again, but this don't ever feel like falling
Gravity can't forget to pull me back to the ground again

It's like I've been awakened, every rule I had I'm breaking
It's the risk that I'm taking, I aint never gonna shut you out

Everywhere I'm looking now, I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby I see your halo and I know you're my saving grace
You're everything I need and more, it's written all over your face
Baby I can feel your halo, pray you won't fade away

"I can't have you saying that stuff about me. I have cred that I need to keep." He joked, to which I giggled.

Anna-Marie's POV

I went home after school to see my parents were both home. It was a bit odd that Daddy would be home from work this early.

"What's going on?" I asked.

"We have some news for you." Mom told me.

"Is everything okay? Did Daddy lose his job?" I questioned as I felt my heartbeat rising.

"No, in fact, I got a promotion." He explained. "But there is a catch."

"What's the catch?" I asked nervously.

"The new job is in New York." He explained. "Now, we are going to let you finish the school year here, but after exams are over, we'll be moving to New York."

I didn't know what to say. I had thought that Connor and I were going to be together forever. I didn't know what I was going to say to him. I had to come with something but I didn't know what. I didn't know what to do.

The following day in Glee, I decided to sing a Ryan Tedder song before telling the news.

Someone once told me that you have to choose
What you win or lose, you can't have everything
Don't you take chances, you might feel the pain
Don't you love in vain, cause love won't set you free

I could stand by the side and watch this life pass me by
So unhappy but safe as could be

So what if it hurts me, so what if I break down
So what if this world just throws me off the edge my feet run out of ground
I gotta find my place, I wanna hear my sound
Don't care about other pain in front of me cause I'm just trying to be happy

So any turns that I can't see I'll count a stranger on this road
But don't say victim, don't say anything

So what if it hurts me, so what if I break down
So what if this world just throws me off the edge my feet run out of ground
I gotta find my place, I wanna hear my sound
Don't care about other pain in front of me cause I'm just trying to be happy

"So in addition to that song, I have some news." I added. "Yesterday, my parents told me that my dad got a new job in New York and I've started an application for St. Jessica's. I'll be finishing out the school year here, but next year, it's a real possibility that I could be competing against you."

Connor's POV

I couldn't help but feel upset at Anna-Marie's announcement. I wasn't sure if we were going to last forever, but I didn't like being blindsided. Obviously, it wasn't as bad as finding out that my mother had cancer, but it still wasn't a good thing.

"Hey, do you wanna go out tonight?" She asked me.

"Not really." I replied.

"Connor, we need to talk about this." She stated.

"Well I don't want to talk about it now." I explained. "In fact, maybe we should just not drag things out and break up now."

I miss the taste of the sweet life, I miss the conversation
I'm searching for a song tonight, I'm changing all of the stations
I like to think that we had it all, we drew a map to a better place
But on that road, I took a fall, oh baby why did you run away

Oh I was there for you in your darkest times
I was there for you in your darkest night

But I wonder where were you when I was at my worst
Down on my knees and you said you had my back

And I wonder where were you when all the roads you took came back to me
So I'm following the map that leads to you, the map that leads to you
Aint nothing I can do, the map that leads to…following, following, following
To you, the map that leads to you
Aint nothing I can do, the map that leads to following, following, following

I hear your voice in my sleep at night, hard to resist temptation
Cause something strange has come over me and I can't get over you

Oh I was there for you in your darkest times
I was there for you in your darkest night

But I wonder where were you when I was at my worst
Down on my knees and you said you had my back
And I wonder where were you when all the roads you took came back to me
So I'm following the map that leads to you, the map that leads to you
Aint nothing I can do, the map that leads to…following, following, following
To you, the map that leads to you
Aint nothing I can do, the map that leads to following, following, following

Faith's POV

On Friday, I looked at my school email address and noticed I had a message from Rebekah there was a video attached and I saw that it was The Sirens performing.

Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep dreaming about the things we could be
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard, no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars
Yeah we'll be counting stars

I see this life like a swinging vine, swing my heart across the line
And my face is flashing signs, seek it out and ye shall find
Old, but I'm not that old, young but I'm not that bold
And I don't think the world is sold, I'm just doing what we're told

I feel something so right, doing the wrong thing
And I feel something so wrong doing the right thing
I could lie, I could lie, I could lie
Everything that kills me makes me feel alive

Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep dreaming about the things we could be
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard, no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep dreaming about the things we could be
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard, no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars

Take that money watch it burn, sink in the river the lessons I've learned
Take that money watch it burn, sink in the river the lessons I've learned
Take that money watch it burn, sink in the river the lessons I've learned
Take that money watch it burn, sink in the river the lessons I've learned

Everything that kills me makes me feel alive

Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep dreaming about the things we could be
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard, no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep dreaming about the things we could be
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard, no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars

Take that money watch it burn, sink in the river the lessons I've learned
Take that money watch it burn, sink in the river the lessons I've learned
Take that money watch it burn, sink in the river the lessons I've learned
Take that money watch it burn, sink in the river the lessons I've learned

They were very good. I knew that looking ahead might not be the best strategy, but we would definitely have our work cut out if we were going to beat them.

So Rebekah made an appearance and she's built a bit of a dynasty and we'll be a challenge for The Black Stars. Also Anna-Marie's moving at the end of the year. The songs are "The Fighter" by Gym Class Heroes featuring Ryan Tedder, "Halo" by Ane Brun and Linnea Olsson, "Happy" by Leona Lewis, "Maps" by Maroon 5 and "Counting Stars" by OneRepublic. Please don't forget to review.