Disclaimer: I do not own GLEE Ryan Murphy and Fox do.
Chapter 12: One Week To Go
"All right guys, Nationals is a week away, now who's excited?" Finn asked as all the kids hands shot up. "And who's nervous?" All the hands stayed up and Finn laughed. "Well don't be, you're gonna do great. Just chillax and have fun! The whole 2010-2012 glee club will be there cheering you on, and it's in NEW YORK! We're going to have a blast, now you go home tonight and start packing, we leave on Friday morning. I know that's days away but packing in advance can help you." Finn was getting the kids pumped up it was the last hour of the day and they'd worked hard. Will and Rachel looked on as he interacted with each of the kids individually and as a group, he was a natural.
"Wait, Finn?" Daniel asked standing up from next to Anna.
"Yeah Daniel?"
"What time on Friday morning exactly?"
"6 am sharp! Exciting isn't it?"
"Not really."
"I know I'm not looking forward to it either."
"Okay, well I suppose that's okay." Daniel finished sitting back down.
"Okay, so guys, I have a surprise planned for you on Sunday after the awards are given out." Finn added leaning against the piano. "Now don't bug or pester me because then I won't even give you hints, I'm going to give you subtle hints starting tomorrow."
Right then the final bell of the day rang and the kids groaned.
"What? You guys aren't pumped to leave school for the night?" Will asked as he stood up his coat over his arm.
"Well not really Mr. Shue, we're having fun with Finn and Rachel." Louisa commented from the front row. Finn and Rachel laughed at the comment of people wanting to hang with them more.
"You guys are having a whole weekend with them in a couple of days." Will reminded them quickly.
"Well we know that but, they're fun to chill with." Daniel explained, none of the kids moving still from their chairs.
"Well what do you guys want to do?" Rachel asked, looking at Finn as if to ask if he minded staying a little longer, he nodded his head.
"What about a game of football, anything! It doesn't matter." Daniel commented looking at Will for an answer.
"Okay guys, we can stay until five, then we gotta go."
"Sweet, thanks Mr. Shue!"
"No problem Daniel,"
"All right children. What shall we do?" Finn asked sitting in Will's chair and rolling around, the kids laughing at him as Rachel rolled her eyes.
"Well what about twenty questions, that's always funny." Anna pointed out, the rest of the group agreeing.
"Yeah! Twenty questions! I'm up for that." Finn commented, stopping his spinning and standing up like a drunk man.
"With Finn that's a good idea, he makes this game interesting." Rachel said sitting down next to Mitch a quiet boy with a big voice.
"Okay, okay, I got one, ask me." Finn announced sitting back in the large leather chair as Will took the piano bench.
"Is it in this room?" Will asked him.
"No."
"Is it alive?" Rachel inquired.
"No."
"Does it move?"
"No."
"Do you own it?"
"I did."
"Is it the cell phone you broke before we got here?" Rachel asked as the kids laughed when Finn slouched down in his seat.
"Yes. Okay smart ass, your turn."
After an hour of that game the kids convinced Finn and Rachel to sing some of the songs they'd done in glee club.
"Okay here's the binder, pick one." Will said passing the binder to Daniel, the kids crowded round him and flipped through the book.
"What about…Somebody To Love?" Daniel asked, passing the binder to Anna. Finn did a quick fist pump and jogged to bump fists with him.
"My favourite! Well apart from Push It I mean, that's some funny stuff right there, right Mr. Shue?" Finn laughed as he found a CD with the backing track on it.
"Don't go there Finn." Will warned him, laughing all the while.
Can anybody find me somebody to love?
Each morning I get up I die a little
Can barely stand on my feet
Take a look in the mirror and cry
Lord what you're doing to me
I have spent all my years believing you
But I just can't get no relief, Lord!
Somebody, somebody
Can anybody find me somebody to love?
I work hard every day of my life
I work till I ache in my bones
At the end I take home my hard earned pay all on my own -
I get down on my knees
And I start to pray
Till the tears run down from my eyes
Lord - somebody - somebody
Can anybody find me - somebody to love?
(He works hard)
Everyday - I try and I try and I try -
But everybody wants to put me down
They say I'm goin' crazy
They say I got a lot of water in my brain
I got no common sense
I got nobody left to believe
Yeah - yeah yeah yeah
Oh Lord
Somebody - somebody
Can anybody find me somebody to love?
Got no feel, I got no rhythm
I just keep losing my beat
I'm ok, I'm alright
I ain't gonna face no defeat
I just gotta get out of this prison cell
Someday I'm gonna be free, Lord!
Find me somebody to love
Can anybody find me somebody to love?
By the end Rachel and Finn had all the kids singing along and having fun with them. They were having so much fun. When five o-clock came around Finn and Rachel said goodbye to the kids and Finn reminded them to start packing.
"Rach, will you come over tonight?" Finn asked as they got in the car.
"Yeah I'll come over after supper." Rachel replied driving over to Carole and Burt's place to drop Finn off.
"Sweet, we haven't really spent any time together outside of teaching."
"Yeah I know, I miss that a lot. Plus I have something to tell you, it's exciting."
"Well you can't tell me that now?"
"Nope."
Rachel stopped outside of Finn's house and told him she'd be back at seven. He leaned over the small console in between them and caught Rachel's lips in small kiss. She could feel him smiling as he began to pull away and open the door.
"See you later then Rachel. I love you." He said as he got out of the car and closed the door. She smiled and waved, waiting until he was inside before driving away.
At seven Rachel stood on Finn's parents door step and knocked. She waited only a minute before Finn opened the door and pulled her in, his mouth crashing against hers as the door swung shut. His hands were on her hips as hers were in his hair, he was everywhere and she loved it. His kisses deepened until he moved his lips down to her neck.
"Finn, w-what about your parents?" she breathed, and moaned quietly when he kissed behind her ear.
"Went out, to a movie or something." He replied, moving back to her mouth. His hands slid behind her knees and pulled her legs up around his waist, he moved towards the stairs and took the first step, his lips on Rachel's neck as the phone rang. "Fuck!" He released Rachel and rang to the phone. "Hummel residence, Finn Hudson speaking."
Rachel laughed and walked to the living room to sit on the sofa.
"Kurt you have no idea, no idea at all, how much I want to kill you right now." She heard Finn's voice from the hallway and laughed more when she heard Kurt's name. "Yeah well, and that's hardly a threat, everyone knows Rachel and I are dating… ET even knows, they did a report on it, I thought you watch that crap?.. yeah okay, bye Kurt."
Finn walked in and dropped onto the couch with a sigh. "That boy has terrible timing," Finn pointed out turning the TV on. "So anyways this good news you're excited about…"
"Oh! Right yeah, so I got a call last night from a Mr. Phillip Morris, he wants me to go to L.A and film a pilot for his show he's hoping to get picked up. He wants me for the lead." Rachel answered buzzing with excitement.
"Well congratulations, I guess we're working together." Finn replied smiling and pulling out a script with a flourish from the coffee table. "I'm one of the producers."
A little while later Finn was laid down; his head on Rachel's lap reading the script to her, her hands running through his hair all the while, faint music from the TV in the background.
At 10:30 Carole and Burt walked in to find the two the exact same way watching a movie.
"Finn we're home," Carole said as she walked into the kitchen.
"Did you bring me sour patch kids like I asked?" He replied not moving an inch, Burt walked in and sat in his chair tossing a small green bag at Finn. "Score. Thanks Burt."
"No problem, so how's Rachel Berry today?" Burt asked, looking at the two of them.
"Great thanks Burt, what about you?" Rachel replied looking at Finn's step-father, he was a nice man, and great for Carole, even Rachel saw that.
"I'm pretty good thanks. So Finn did anyone call while we were out?" Burt questioned, causing Finn to choke on one of the candies he was eating, after a few moments he responded.
"Yeah, your son called, something none important, he just wanted to ask you if you'd gotten tickets to go see him at Christmas. Christmas, it's August." Finn shook his head as Burt laughed.
"Well it's Kurt you're talking about here Finn. Odd timing is one of his biggest traits."
"You got that right…"
When Carole came into the living room they all settled into easy conversation, it was twelve when Rachel left.
The next day Rachel once again came and picked Finn up at noon and they went for lunch before heading over to the school for one. The kids were sat waiting for them when they got there, some were quietly going over songs, others were doing nothing. Finn looked into the back row at Daniel who looked like he was trying to convince Anna of something, Finn tapped Rachel on the shoulder and pointed at the pair.
"Okay guys, so, we were thinking, after today, we don't have to rehearse until last hour Thursday, what do you think? You have a day of just sitting around and annoying Mr. Shue."
"Finn, don't encourage them." Will's voice called from his office.
"Buzz kill. Anyways, come on kids lets get this show on the road and show us what you've got."
Finn, Rachel, Will and the kids rehearsed until five that day. Finn ordered them all pizza and they had supper before they left for home.
That last week went by fast and before they knew it, it was Friday morning.
A/N: Three more chapters after this one guys. Thats it. I'll have more stories though don't worry.