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Week 4 - Results
"Eleven stars remain-only ten will make it back to the ballroom next week to dance the Samba or the Rumba."
"Having combined the judges scores with your votes, we will now reveal the first three couples to be saved to dance next week."
Rachel stood confidently and kept a small grin on her face, knowing there was no way they were going home this week. They wouldn't even come close to the bottom two. As Tom and Brooke, respectively, spoke, she waited to hear their names, or whoevers names came first. "The first couple safe is...Quinn and Sam!"
"Fuck," Rachel muttered under her breath. Though she applauded politely, she was still pissed off that they were the first ones safe.
Tom also revealed the next couple. "Joining them...Mercedes and Kurt!"
Brooke would reveal the last couple, for now. "Also back...Emma and Will!"
...
Fifteen minutes later they were all standing under the bright lights again. Quinn and Sam, Mercedes and Kurt, and Emma and Will were safe to dance next week. Rachel waited patiently. They weren't going home.
"...Matt and Chelsie!"
"...Brittany and Artie!"
"...Lauren and Noah!"
Six couples safe, five to go. One of them would be going home. Rachel looked around her. If any of the couples had to be going home, it was probably Finn and Santana. They would end up in the bottom two with Figgins and Sue. Blaine's hands rested on her shoulders as they got back to the dancer's lounge. "Don't worry. Our names will be first called once we get back out there."
"Oh I know they will. There's no way we're going home."
A scoff came from behind them. It was Quinn. They both turned around. "Please," she said. "You two are so naive. You haven't heard yet?" They both looked clueless, but she'd gone on immediately after anyways. "You guys are going home tonight. One of the producers was telling Tom and I overheard."
Sam came rushing over. "Quinn, stop trying to piss people off!" he scolded her, pissed off himself.
"I'm just stating a fact, Sammy," she said innocently as she looked at her partner. "Why would they lie to Tom? He's the host after all. He's been here every episode since the show started. Clearly he's doing something right, and it's not surprising that they would tell him the results before the show starts."
Rachel took a step forward. "You know what, Quinn Fabray? You're a skank. You're a terrible actress on screen, but when it comes to the real world, they'd probably give you all the awards because you're a phony."
Quinn smirked and laughed skeptically. "We'll see about that..." Then she turned and walked away.
Sam was speechless. He looked at Blaine, trying to find the words. "Blaine, I-"
Blaine held up a hand. "It's not your fault." His eyes told Sam that he understood.
"Thank you," Sam mouthed and turned to go after his partner.
...
Tom and Brooke stood in front of the camera. "Welcome back to Dancing with the Stars. Six couples are safe, and five await their fate. Let's continue with the elimination round. We'll now reveal the next two couples to be safe, and find out who is our potential bottom two." The music started back up. Rachel wasn't nervous. Quinn was full of shit, and there was no way they were going home, much less in the bottom two. "The next couple safe...Tina and Mike!"
She was one step closer to be right. Either she and Blaine, or Hank and Cheryl would be called next. Then Finn and Santana, and Figgins and Sue would be in the bottom two and Finn and Santana would be going home. Rachel was so sure of this based on last night. She and Blaine had been second on the leader board. The odds were in their favor.
"Joining them...Figgins and Sue!"
Rachel heart was shot a little there. Okay, so Figgins and Sue were safe... That didn't mean she and Blaine were in the bottom two. Commercial break seemed like forever, but she did the math. She and Blaine were going to be saved, then Finn and Santana, and Hank and Cheryl would be in the bottom two. It was common sense.
After commercial break, they had another segment before all three of the remaining couples stood on stage. Just like during the first results show, Tom and Brooke went down the line. When they got to Rachel and Blaine, it was Brooke who spoke. "Rachel and Blaine, last night Carrie Ann said she was "touched" by your performance. Were the viewers touched as well?"
Once they finished, Tom said... "The next couple safe to dance next week is...Finn and Santana!"
That killed Rachel. The bottom two? How even? Finn and Santana celebrated their save by hugging each other as the audience applauded. "When we come back, we'll find out if it's Rachel and Blaine, or Hank and Cheryl who have danced their last dance."
All of the other couples lined the stairs during the commercial break. As Quinn and Sam walked past, Rachel saw the smirk on Quinn's face. She was pleased with herself. Blaine put his mouth to her ear. "Stop," was all he had to say. He knew exactly what she was doing.
Commercial ended. "Welcome back to Dancing with the Stars. Nine couples are safe. Rachel and Blaine, and Hank and Cheryl are our bottom two. One of them will be leaving the ballroom, right now." The dreadful music started once again and they waited. "Rachel and Blaine. Hank and Cheryl. On this fourth week of competition, the couple with the lowest overall total...and therefore leaving right now..."
She couldn't stand it. So many things were running through her mind. Quinn was right. But what sucked about it was she was pissed that she was right. Rachel didn't deserve to be going home. Blaine was the most amazing teacher in the world, and she'd improved so much since week 1. Why did everything have to turn to sh-
"Hank and Cheryl."
Rachel's mouth dropped. She looked at Blaine, absolutely stunned. Two things popped into her head. Either Quinn had lied, or heard the producer who was telling Tom the results wrong. She turned to hug Hank and Cheryl as they both congratulated them on moving on before they stepped onto the ballroom floor from the stage to go see Tom and Brooke. Rachel turned to Blaine and hugged him, thankful that it hadn't been true. Week 5 was in their sights, and there was no turning back now.