A/N: I now pronounce to the fans of "Underdogs", chapter 12! Invitationals has arrived at William McKinley, and the rivalry between ND and VI once again sparks. Secrets revealed, relationships starting, this chapter is anything but boring (unless it is then I'm sorry). It's very short though, so I apologize in advanced for that. Also, be sure to check out "Don't Stop Believin': Breaking Free", a HSM/Glee crossover written by Scarby-Gyrl (and me now, collabing and betaing for the story!) and "It All Starts Somewhere", a Glee OC fanfic by ambermarie94.
Read, review and enjoy! :D
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Chapter 12: Invitationals!
"Alright guys, that was much better." Ms. Holliday praised after all of the fourteen members of Vocal Inspirations finished one of the few numbers that they've been working on for the past couple of days. Invitationals for Vocal Inspirations was that following Friday while Sectionals was 2 weeks away. It looked pretty stressful, but to be honest, Ms. Holliday wasn't worried at all. And neither were the kids. The duet was set in stone as was the group number. The hardest part, which Ms. Holliday really wanted to avoid was giving out the solo.
"So have you decided who the soloist was gong to be for Sectionals?" Harmony asked, hoping she'd hear her name.
"Not yet, but I have a few people in mind." Ms. Holliday informed with her signature smirk. "A few people like Sunshine, maybe?" she continued, hoping the girl would say yes. And who was going to argue with that? She's the best female singer in the whole choir, probably the whole school even.
"I'm honored," Sunshine began, "but I think the solo should go to someone else. I'm already featured in the duet and the group number, I think my voice could use a break." she explained further.
"I'll take the solo!" Cat exclaimed excitingly. "If you give it to me, that is." she continued, causing Harmony's eyes to roll in the other direction.
"Okay." Ms. Holliday noted to herself, realizing the situation. "We'll figure something out."
"Welcome Vocal Inspirations and New Directions." Principal Figgins greeted as New Directions, Vocal Inspirations and their respective show choir directors entered the principal's office. He had called all of them to the office just a few minutes ago. After Sylvester resigned as school principal, things at William McKinley have been restored; aside from the fact that Kurt left to Dalton Academy.
"May I ask what this is about?" Mr. Schue asked.
"Well, originally, New Directions were planning to have their Invitationals on Thursday night and Vocal Inspirations on Friday."
"Isn't that the plan now?"
"Not exactly Holly." Figgins began. "It's come to my attention that the Cheerios have rented the auditorium for Thursday night."
"For what?" Mr. Schuester asked in anger, knowing Coach Sylvester had something to do with it.
"I assume it's a meeting, Sue was never specific about her intentions of using it." Figgins explained. "So, she offered the suggestion that you two share the night on Friday."
"What?!" screeched all of the kids in the Principal's office.
"We have five numbers we planned on performing on Friday." Harmony explains in the most nicest and respectable way possible.
"I understand Ms. Overstreet, but this will save a lot more money for the school. Plus, with both Glee Clubs, it will bring in double the profit and you guys will be able to split it evenly."
"What about the songs we've rehearsed?"
"One show choir can sing two, the others can sing three. Unless you two want to do a song together."
"New Directions have been here longer so-" Rachel began again.
"You guys should showcase the newest show choir, therefore Vocal Inspirations gets three numbers." Karina finished before anything got ugly.
"We have more experience over you guys. You had never even performed in front of a real audience besides the kids in the courtyard."
"One year of experience," Harmony reminded to Rachel and the rest of New Directions, "and we have so! Remember RENT?"
"Like that sorry ass excuse of an audience actually counts." Santana retorted. "Half of the kids being forced to watch had snuck out of the auditorium to smoke weed and drink vodka. You guys were so bad, they couldn't watch you sober."
"Like Rocky Horror was any better?" Megan blurted.
"Guys!" Mr. Schue interrupted before anything got uglier.
"New Directions and Vocal Inspirations will share Friday night and that is that!" Principal Figgins declared, leaving the students to moan and roll their eyes in disagreement. Everyone had left the office and the kids were on their way to the lockers as the bell rang seconds later for second period to begin.
"This could be a problem." Sunshine began to Harmony as they walked to Sunshine's locker.
"Why?"
"Because I still haven't told my mom about Glee and I doubt if she'll let me stay."
"Oh yeah." Harmony reminded herself. "Well she doesn't have to go to Invitationals."
"Yeah, I guess you're right." Sunshine agreed. "But I don't want to keep lying to her."
"What are you going to do?"
"I don't know." the girl replied with uncertainty. If Vocal Inspirations were to lose their best singer, who knows what kind of catastrophe would occur at Sectionals without her. Just look at their competition, an amazing a capella group of dreamy and cute guys and another group filled with a variety of singing voices at hand to use; Vocal Inspirations could use any kind of help they can get.
"Sit." Sylvester demanded the Latina cheerleader as she walked into her office of honor. "So how's Glee? Having fun? Because you're doing a horrible job of taking the group down."
"It's not as easy as I thought." Karina defended herself. "Everything I've tried bounces right back stronger."
"Well I've just discovered a needle that will pop this rubber ball." She introduced to the cheerleader, who cocked her left eyebrow up at her. "Apparently, Sunshine isn't as goody-two shoe as we all thought."
"Almost everyone knows what happened between her and Sa-"
"I'm not talking about your typical teenage drama crap." the coach interrupted. "Someone's been lying to their mother about where she's been after-school."
"What are you talking about?"
"Sunshine's phone died while she was in school and her mother called yesterday, telling us to tell Sunshine that she could go over Harmony's house after the A/V Club meeting was over."
"You mean Glee Club?"
"Her mother specifically said 'the A/V Club'."
"Maybe it was the slip of the tongue?"
"Or, Sunshine's mother thinks that she's in the A/V Club." Sylvester inferred. "I mean, let's be honest. The Asians aren't very fond of their children taking interests that aren't academic. Especially the arts. That's why most of them are lawyers, doctors or waiters in the family restaurant."
"So you want me to-"
"Tell Sunshine to leave the Rejections or you're tell her mother and she'll force her to leave."
"But Sunshi-"
"Who's side did join first? I thought you were loyal but clearly I was mistak-"
"Okay!" Karina interrupted, before the woman could continue. "I'll do it." she reluctantly stated, after taking a deep sigh.
"That's what I thought." Sylvester said with a proud smirk.
"Hello?" a curious Cat yelled as she walked into the dark auditorium. Before lunch had started, Cat received a text message from an unknown number to "get her ass in the auditorium now". The girl decides to take out her cellphone and use it as a light to guide her to the stage. Seconds later, a few of the stage lights come on and Cat sees what looks like a girl sitting on a stool on the stage in a Darth Vader mask, holding an acoustic guitar. On her left is another black stool.
"Cat, I am your father!" says the unknown person as they try to disguise their voice.
"Reya?" Cat asked, seeing right through her phony disguise as she makes her way on the stage.
"How'd you know?"
"I guessed." Cat admitted. "That and I recognize your gray vans anywhere."
"Damn it." Reya swore. "Take a seat for a second."
"Alright." Cat agreed, complying with Reya's demand.
"We need to talk."
"About?"
"Us." Reya put simply, which made Cat a little nervous. "After RENT, you gave me the cold shoulder."
"That's not true!"
"When's the last time we talked?"
"Good point." Cat reluctantly agreed. "But it's not like I'm doing it on purpose. Conversation's a two-way street."
"I know I have some fault here as well." Reya admitted. "But you blew me off after what happened at your house and I feel that you don't want to be anywhere near me." Reya continued. "Which brings me to this song. I often have trouble discussing my feelings for anyone or thing so I figured it'd be best if I show you in song."
"Okay."
Reya then playing the sweet yet soft chords on her guitar, humming to the song of "Every Time We Touch" by Cascada.
Reya:
I still hear your voice, when you sleep next to me.
I still feel your touch in my dreams.
Forgive me my weakness, but I don't know why
Without you it's hard to survive.
Cat smiled as Reya began singing. She'd always enjoyed listening to her sing, sometimes a little more than she should. Even though some of the notes were a bit high for a typical Alto to hit, Reya surprisingly sung the song pretty well. After finishing the first verse, Cat added a higher harmony. Whether or not it was because of her confused feelings for Reya or how she liked the song, she was unsure.
Reya with Cat:
'Cause every time we touch, I get this feeling.
And every time we kiss I swear I could fly.
Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last.
Need you by my side.
'Cause every time we touch, I feel the static.
And every time we kiss, I reach for the sky.
Can't you hear my heart beat so...
I can't let you go.
Want you in my life.
Reya gestured her head in Cat's direction, giving Cat permission to continue singing as she continued on the guitar.
Cat:
Your arms are my castle, your heart is my sky.
They wipe away tears that I cry.
The good and the bad times, we've been through them all.
You make me rise when I fall.
It then became Cat's turn to take the melody as Reya decides to sing a lower harmony this time around. The girls both got up and started circling around the stools.
Cat with Reya:
'Cause every time we touch, I get this feeling.
And every time we kiss I swear I could fly.
Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last.
Need you by my side.
'Cause every time we touch, I feel the static.
And every time we kiss, I reach for the sky.
Can't you hear my heart beat so...
I can't let you go.
Want you in my life.
As they sung the last chorus the two girls got close and before they knew it, they're lips were connected on stage. And this time Cat didn't break loose or escape, as the kiss lasted for about 30 seconds before the two had let go.
"Sunshine!" Karina greeted in a tone that sounds way too optimistic to be true as the two walk into Jazzeria.
"Karina!" Sunshine replied in the same tone.
"I wanted to say that-" Karina began. This was extremely hard for her. During the past couple of weeks or so, Karina was really beginning to enjoy being in Glee. Something she wouldn't have thought of happening when she first auditioned. And Sunshine was one of the few females in Vocal Inspirations that didn't get on Karina's nerves though she was learning to tolerate everyone else, even Harmony Overstreet and Megan Mitchel surprisingly. Who knew singing would make everything better?
"Yeah?"
"That I hope your practicing for the duet. I'm sure you'll do great!" Karina came up with on the fly, after deciding not to spill her secret.
"Oh, thanks!" Sunshine thanked as they were the last to sit down, beside each other too which made Karina a bit nervous.
"So what three songs should we use at Invitationals?" Ms. Holliday asked her Glee Club as she walked in front of the white board with a black erasable marker.
"'Seasons of Love', of course! It's a crowd pleaser." Harmony suggested, which Ms. Holliday didn't protest against as she wrote it on the board.
"'We're Not Gonna Take It'. That's a pretty good song too and it features everyone, more or less." Draiden also suggested, another song choice that Ms. Holliday didn't argue with.
"And the last song?" Ms. Holliday asked, which would be the hardest decision. The other three rehearsed numbers were all very good, but very different in their own way. One's a love song that has a vintage feel to it, another's a song about the underdogs and the other's about being true to yourself.
The fourteen students, simultaneously, said the name of the other three songs they were working on, which sounded like a mess.
"Are you crazy? 'Raise Your Glass' is probably our best option. It'd be awesome for our final performance." Brooke suggested to everyone else.
"But, 'We Are Golden' would be just as awesome too!" Hank disagreed, making his point.
"'Count On You' would be a great opening number." Andre also added.
"Oh boy." Ms. Holliday murmured underneath her breath.
"Let's just draw sticks or something." Sugar suggested.
"You mean straws?" Eli asked the freshman girl.
"Whatever."
"You're the director, you should have the final say." Karina added.
"Yes, I'm the director but this is your Glee Club. I don't want to just throw songs at you guys, picking guys at random to sing the solos."
"We don't even know if we get to sing three songs." Sunshine also added, bringing that important piece of information to everyone's attention. "What if we're only stuck with two?"
"We still need a back-up in case they give us three, but good point." Ms. Holliday explained.
There seemed to be only one way of solving this crisis and that was talking to Schuester and his kids. Without thinking it through, Ms. Holliday grabbed her bag and erased the board.
"Come on guys, we're going to talk to Schuester and his kids about this." Ms. Holliday demanded, as she shut off the lights and headed to the door. Without questioning, the kids followed with their belongings. Just as all fifteen of the people inside Jazzeria make it to the front glass door, they all notice a folded white sheet of paper taped to the door. It reads: "Rejections".
The blonde had removed it from the door and read the letter aloud.
"I want to make a proposition. New Directions gets to sing three songs or a certain freshman's secret about what she was doing during her lunch period will be exposed all over the internet. You have until Thursday afternoon to make a final decision to Figgins." she read reluctantly.
"Which freshman are they talking about?" Ms. Holliday asked before looking up to notice a teary eyed Cat.
"Looks like we'll just sing two numbers at Invitationals." she managed to get out of her mouth before running out of the building to cry.
"You know Will, the way your kids bully mine always seems to amaze me." the blonde substitute teacher said furiously, as she followed the Spanish teacher to his classroom.
"What are you talking about?"
"Your kids Will. They yet again decide to target another one of my students."
"Again?"
"Did you just completely forget about the time that Rachel Berry sent Harmony and Sunshine to an active drug facility? How about the time when most of your members tore down our flyers for our own production of RENT?"
"I'm so sorry." the man apologized as he set his things on his desk. "What happened?"
"One of your students are blackmailing mine so that New Directions will be featured more at Invitationals. I mean, jeez, if you're gonna blackmail someone at least have the balls to show your face." Ms. Holliday explained in a joking matter.
"What's being blackmailed against them?"
"She didn't tell me, she just ran out of rehearsal crying once I read this letter out loud." she replied, taking out the same letter that made Cat cry out of her leather dress pocket.
"Time for another conjoined Glee Club meeting." Mr. Schue stated, after quickly scanning over the letter.
"Whatever's going on between you two has to stop now!" Mr. Schue yelled at both Glee Clubs as they sat their in the choir room for yet another time.
"What did we do this time?" Tina asked the teachers.
"You tell us, we're the victims." Megan happened to say before anyone got a word in.
"Again." Harmony and Sunshine mutter simultaneously.
"Why do you automatically think it's us?" the blonde Cheerio Captain asked.
"Who else would ask Vocal Inspirations to let New Directions have three songs on Friday night or else their secret gets revealed to the entire school, Quinn?" Ms. Holliday answered in a form of a question.
"As one of the co-captains of New Directions, I would just like to say that it's not in our character to blackmail anyone for anything.
"Because all they do is destroy our flyers, send us to dangerous crack houses and play with our emotions like little toys. But they would never blackmail us, that's crossing the line." Brooke reminded everyone in some what of a sarcastic tone.
"To think you guys would actually bully someone into getting what you want, after what just happened to Kurt. I'm disappointed."
"But Mr. Schue, it wasn't us." Mike defended.
"I wish I could believe that Mike, but the evidence adds up." Mr. Schue admitted. "So until someone comes clean, New Directions will not be performing at Invitationals on Friday." he continued reluctantly.
"Score one for Vocal Inspirations." Sugar whispered to Andre, before giving him a fist pump.
"How do we know that they didn't plan this?" the Latina Cheerio from New Directions asked. "You're giving them just what they want."
"Not exactly, my reputation still hangs in the balance." Cat added, after staying quiet through most of the meeting.
"Then no one performs at Invitationals." Ms. Holliday announced, causing the depressed looks on her students' faces as well.
"Thanks for jinxing it." Andre whispered back to a sad Sugar.
"Just our luck." Harmony complains as she folds her arms furiously. Someone had to do something about this, and fast...
"I'm glad you all could make it." Harmony greeted as everyone from Vocal Inspirations met up in Harmony's backyard, which had two wooden picnic tables whenever her father would have cook outs.
"You have a nice home, surprisingly. What do your parents do for a living?" Megan asked as she examined the white two-story house and a beautiful backyard.
"Dad owns a music store in Columbus and Mom's a physical therapist."
"So's my mom!" Joe added, giving a fist pump to Harmony afterwards.
"Why did you invite us here?" Cat asked, getting straight to the point.
"Invitationals." Harmony simply put. "That and we also need to figure out who's blackmailing you."
"What exactly is blackmailing?" Rory asked everyone.
"Man Irish, you are clueless." Karina said.
"It's when someone's using a secret against you to get what they want." Sunshine answered.
"Oh."
"What are they blackmailing you about?" Jackson asked the upset brunette freshman girl.
"I'd rather not talk about it. At least not now."
"Understandable." Harmony noted. "Do you know anyone that would use anything against to you?"
"Aside from you, no." Cat answered truthfully, tearing a little.
"We may have grown to dislike each other since the sing off between us but I would never do that!" Harmony defended herself as she sat down beside her frenemy and gave her a hug.
"Then again, if I tell you guys, then it might be easier to find out who knows." Cat began to say while still holding on to Harmony.
"You don't have to Cat. It's only one night." Brooke supported.
"I know. But I feel comfortable telling you guys." Cat admitted, after the two had let go. "Yesterday, during lunch, someone invited me to the auditorium. We sang a song together and then kissed. The only problem is that-"
"Please don't say they're from New Directions." Sunshine hoped to herself, before Hank overheard and again wrapped his arm over her left shoulder.
"Is that the person I kissed was a female." Cat said hesitantly, watching her friend's faces change from curious to shocked within three seconds.
"So you're a lesbian?" Sugar asked. "Ow." she cried, seconds after Draiden pinched her arm.
"I don't know." Cat replied. "I think I really like the girl but at the same time I still feel attracted to boys too."
"We're here for you." Draiden said to the depressed female adolescent.
"Always." Joe added.
After Harmony again hugged Cat the meeting turned into a huge group hug that left little Cat in tears, even Karina who teared a little after realizing how close the fourteen students got.
"That still doesn't make any sense." Sunshine realized, after everyone stopped suffocating Cat with their arms.
"Being bisexual means-" Sugar began.
"No, not that! I mean the blackmail. Why would any of them do it if everyone's upset with Kurt leaving William McKinley for being bullied about his sexuality?" Sunshine interrupted.
"Then that leaves us with only one other suspect." Harmony began to realize.
"Sue Sylvester." the two simultaneously accused.
"We can't prove it though!" Megan reminded. "Figgins won't believe us, he didn't believe us last time."
"And we still won't be able to sing at Invitationals." Eli finished.
"We could hold Invitationals somewhere else?" Hank suggested.
But the question is, where? And when? And for how long? There were a lot of things to consider before Vocal Inspirations could even think of places to hold such an event. Not to mention the expenses for just one night.
"Sugar!" yelled a familiar female voice as she ran toward her.
"Hey Harmony?" Sugar greeted in a questionable tone. There wasn't any beef between the two females, but they were obviously not the closest two girls in Vocal Inspirations.
"So after our meeting yesterday, I finally came up with a place to have Invitationals. The Lima Theatre Guild." Harmony began to explain with a smirk on her face.
"Cool beans."
"I wanted to make sure that it was okay with you and your dad, I guess he donated the money, that we could use some of the budget money to pay for the night."
"Go for it."
"Cool beans, thanks." Harmony mocked, causing the two freshman to laugh seconds before another cold one splashes all over their head and face.
"Cool beans, thanks!" two jocks mocked as they walked down the hall, after their wrong doing was done. Before another word was said, Harmony and Sugar then ran to the girls bathroom. Luckily for Harmony, she had began packing shampoo and towels in her bag ever since her first encounter with a slushie facial.
"Thanks again Harmony." Sugar graciously thanked as the brunette began combing out the slushie in Sugar's hair with her pale fingers covered in shampoo while the warm water was running over it.
"It's not a problem. We've gotta be there for each other even when the whole school's against us."
"Can I ask you a question?"
"Sure."
"Are you dating Rory Flanagan?" Sugar hesitantly asked. Harmony began slowing down. To be honest, she never knew the answer to the question herself. And it was pretty damn obvious that Sugar liked Rory too. It was the question as to whether or not he liked her back.
"We've shown interest in one another but we haven't gone anywhere." Harmony carefully answers. "Do you like him?" she then asks Sugar while continuing to wash her hair, though something told her not ask that question.
"I don't know, maybe." Sugar replied in a tone that didn't make her statement sound so truthful and Harmony caught on to that. Harmony then cuts off the water and hands Sugar a baby blue towel to dry her hair. "Thanks again."
"No problem."
After two more days of rehearsal, Friday night came with a blink of the eye. Though no one ever confronted Sue about her wrongful, Vocal Inspirations and New Directions thought it was best to just leave it be. New Directions had their Invitationals an hour earlier at William McKinley. It was now 7:30pm everyone was at the Lima Guild Theatre awaiting for the first number.
As all of the Vocal Inspirations wait backstage nervously, Reya somehow manages to sneak backstage to see Cat. It wasn't that difficult. Many of the members were chatting among themselves.
"Don't you think you need to get ready?" Reya asked Cat with a smile, looking at her reflection in the mirror as she leaned on the chair that Cat was sitting in.
"I am ready. We're performing 'Seasons of Love' in our regular clothing."
"Listen, about what happened in the auditori-"
"It's cool. Don't worry about it." Cat interrupted.
"So what does this mean for us?"
"This." Cat warned, seconds before her lips were all over Reya's.
"I told you it was her!" Sugar announced as everyone's attention went straight to the female couple. "Pay up."
"You were lucky this time." Eli complained as he dug out ten dollars out of his pockets and gave it to Sugar.
"Do you want a picture? It'll last longer." Reya asked the other Vocal Inspiration members.
"Actually-" Andre began.
"No." Draiden finished, before everyone bursts into laughter.
"¡Vámonos chicos! It's time!" Ms. Holliday yelled as she ran backstage for her students to get ready.
And so Invitationals began for Vocal Inspirations, with the five numbers that they all worked so hard for. As Cat mentioned before, the night started with "Seasons of Love" as an opener with everyone in their usual attire; even Karina who decided to wear an pink off shoulder top and black skinny jeans with matching multi-color converses. Then, the second number, "We're Not Gonna Take It" was performed as planned.
So far, everything was a success and standing ovation worthy. For the next number, the ladies wore a 50's vintage designed crimson mermaid dress with a red belt, black long gloves, and crimson heels while the fellas wore a crimson velvet tux jacket with a white button shirt, black tie, blacks pants and flats so the break in between "We're Not Gonna Take It" and this number was a little longer than anticipated.
As the dark blue curtains opened, the white spotlight fell on Sunshine as she stood center stage. The other six girls stood stage left and six of the Vocal Inspirations' boys stood stage right. As Sunshine stood their singing, the others rocked back and forth with snaps.
Sunshine:
Now I'm about to give you my heart
But remember this one thing (Rory: Thing)
I've never been in love before
So you gotta go
Sunshine with Vocal Inspirations' Guys:
Easy on me
Hank appeared on stage, with his hands in his pockets, as he began singing the next part with his eyes directed at Sunshine. He then circled around the small female once he was close enough.
Hank:
I heard love is dangerous
Once you fall you never get enough
But the thought of you leaving
Hank with Vocal Inspirations' Guys:
Ain't so easy for me
Hank joined the girls on the left while Sunshine joined the guys on the right, doing a few vintage styled dance moves that Andre, Karina and Sugar managed to come up with while singing the beginning part of the chorus.
(Vocal Inspirations' Guys) Vocal Inspirations' Girls:
(One) Don't hurt me (Hank: Hey!)
(Two) Desert me
(Three) Don't give up on me
Rory:
What would I wanna do that for?
(Vocal Inspirations' Guys) Vocal Inspirations' Girls:
(Four) Don't use me
(Five) Take advantage of me
Sunshine:
Make me sorry I ever counted on you
Still singing the chorus, each person got with their partner and did a few slow dance moves with a few twirls and lifts here and there. The partners were: Sunshine and Hank, Harmony and Rory (which Sugar was a little depressed about), Sugar and Eli (Eli learned just to deal with it), Karina and Andre (another difficult paring), Brooke and Jackson (a pairing Andre wouldn't stop teasing Jackson about), Cat and Joe and Megan and Draiden.
Vocal Inspirations:
1, 2, 3, 4 to the 5
Sunshine (Vocal Inspirations' Girls):
Baby, I'm counting on you (3, 4, 5)
Vocal Inspirations:
1, 2, 3, 4 to the 5
Sunshine (Vocal Inspirations' Girls):
Baby, I'm counting on you (3, 4, 5)
Hank stood in center stage for the few seconds he had with his solo, and while singing he shrugged his shoulders.
Hank:
Understand I've been here before,
Thought I found someone I finally could adore
Instead of only featuring two, Ms. Holliday thought it'd be best to feature eight and though it wasn't in her nature she randomly assigned the solos to whoever she wanted, not knowing whether their voices would clash or not. Luckily, Jackson and Brooke had sung previously together before so that was a yes. It was the other two couples she guessed on, which to her surprise their voices were great together.
Jackson:
But you failed my test,
Got to know her better saw I
Jackson and Brooke:
Wasn't the only one
Andre and Karina:
But I'm willing to put my trust in you,
Baby you can put your trust in me
Jackson (with Brooke):
Just like a (count to 3),
You can (count on me) and you're (never gonna see)
Rory:
No numbers in my pocket (Harmony: No!)
Anything I'm doing girl I'll drop it for you
Rory and Harmony:
'Cause you're the one I'm giving my heart to but I gotta be the only one
Vocal Inspirations decided to cut the next chorus and head straight for the bridge from here like most of their songs.
Vocal Inspirations:
I really hope you understand
Hank (with Sunshine):
That if you wanna (take my hand)
Andre:
You should put yours over my heart (Karina: Yeah)
I promise to be careful from the start
Brooke with Jackson:
I'm trusting you with lovin' me
Vocal Inspirations' Guys:
Very very carefully
Harmony:
Never been so vulnerable
Rory and Harmony:
Baby, I'll make you comfortable
While Rory and Harmony hold that last note in the bridge, the crowd yet again went crazy with applause and cheers.
Vocal Inspirations:
1, 2, 3, 4 to the 5 (Harmony: Yeah)
Rory (Vocal Inspirations' Girls):
Baby, I'm counting on you (3, 4, 5)
Vocal Inspirations:
1, 2, 3, 4 to the 5
Sunshine (Vocal Inspirations' Girls):
Why would I want to do that?(3, 4, 5)
Hey, yeah
Vocal Inspirations:
1, 2, 3, 4 to the 5 (Brooke: Oh)
Jackson (Vocal Inspirations' Girls):
Baby, I'm counting on you(3, 4, 5) (Karina: Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Vocal Inspirations:
1, 2, 3, 4 to the 5 (Vocal Inspirations' Girls: 3, 4, 5)
Sunshine:
Now I'm about to give you my heart
So remember this one thing
I've never been in love before
Yeah, you gotta go
Sunshine with Vocal Inspirations:
Easy on me
Sunshine:
Yeah
And as always, Vocal Inspirations got the applause they rightfully deserved, even from all eleven of the New Directions' members that went along with Mr. Schue as did Vocal Inspirations to their Invitationals with Ms. Holliday.
"You okay?" Hank asked as Sunshine wiped her eyes with a paper-towel.
"You wanna know something?" Sunshine asked Hank. "I look out at the audience and I see Harmony's parents, Sugar's dad, Andre's parents, etc., but I don't see either of mine. Even if I did tell my mom, she would have missed my first performance."
"Not exactly."
"What?"
The boy then grabs Sunshine's hand and approaches the closed curtains closer. "Look in the upper left corner." he requested.
As asked, the Filipina girl took a sneak peak and looked toward the far back. There, she noticed her brother Garret and Gustavo and her grandmother as they all waved at her.
"You didn't?" Sunshine exclaimed.
"I asked them to record it for your mother in case you do tell her."
"You're the best!" Sunshine said after hugging him immediately. The two then stared each other in the eyes yet again and by no surprise their lips were connected as well.
"You guys need a room!" Karina teased as she pulled Sunshine off to finish her makeup.
After everyone got dressed in their matching yellow tops, blue jeans and black converses, the fourth number was ready to go.
The group started with their backs turned against the crowd as they sung the first verse. Then slowly, one by one to the beat, they turned to face the audience. Before they even finished, everyone began clapping to the beat.
Vocal Inspirations:
Teenage dreams in a teenage circus
Running around like a clown on purpose
Who gives a damn about the family you come from?
No givin' up when you're young and you want some
Vocal Inspirations' Guys (Vocal Inspirations' Girls):
Running around again
(Running around again)
Running from running
(Running from running)
Running around again
(Running around again)
Running from running
After the guys finished running around in circles,Draiden took center stage while everyone else were patting their left leg to the beat of the song.
Due to the past situation at hand dealing with Cat's secret, everyone decided that Cat should get to sing some part of a solo in this song. That, and Draiden's notes could only get so high. While singing, her smile grew bigger as she witnessed Reya in the audience.
Draiden:
Waking up in the midday sun
What's to live for?
You could see what I've done
Cat:
Looking for treasure
In the things that you threw
Like a magpie
I live for glitter, not you
Joe then took Cat's place as the song continued. Then, everyone else ran to join Joe as they joined him later on. It was only fair for Cat, Joe, Draiden, Megan, Sugar and Eli to receive the solos in this number due to the fact that the other eight had sung all of the solos in the previous number. The choreography was somewhat similar to"Don't Stop Believin'", though Vocal Inspirations didn't know that.
Joe:
We are not what you think we are
We are golden, we are golden
Vocal Inspirations:
We are not what you think we are
We are golden, we are golden
Eli with Vocal Inspirations' harmonizing:
Now I'm sitting alone
I'm finally looking around
Left here on my own
I'm gonna hurt myself
Maybe losing my mind
I'm still wondering why
Had to let the world let it bleed me dry
Sugar:
We are not what you think we are,
We are not what you think we are
Vocal Inspirations:
We are not what you think we are!
We are golden, we are golden! (Megan: Aah!)
Vocal Inspirations:
Teenage dreams in a teenage circus
Megan and Vocal Inspirations:
Running around like a clown on purpose
Vocal Inspirations:
Who gives a damn about the family you come from?
Megan with Vocal Inspirations:
No givin' up when you're young and you want some
And once again, the audience went crazy.
"Are you sure you want to do this? I mean Vocal Inspirations and New Directions were getting along so well." Kurt warned, though his tone already suggested that he didn't agree to this.
"Positive. You should have seen them out there. I'm doing this for the greater good of the Warblers and New Directions." Rachel reassured as she was typing an email on Kurt's new student laptop.
"You could potentially cause New Directions and Vocal Inspirations to be ineligible for competition!" Kurt argued as he snatched his laptop from Rachel.
"Fine." Rachel agreed to. "Can I at least look up song suggestions for Sectionals?"
"Sure." Kurt reluctantly stated as he handed the electronic device over. "Oh, I've gotta make a trip to the fancy Dalton restroom! They're exquisite!" Kurt then described as he hurriedly ran out of the Warbler room.
"Sorry Kurt, but I need to win this thing." Rachel apologized for in advanced as she sent the following email to the Ohio Show Choir Committee.
Subject Line: Sectionals Complaint!
Hello,
My name is Peter Livingston and I'm a member of the Warblers, a show choir at Dalton Academy in Westerville, Ohio. I know this may be a bit late but I must file a complaint that involves cheating in the West Central Sectionals round bracket. I have became aware that William McKinley High School has not one, but two show choirs competing against us on Saturday, November 20th (New Directions and Vocal Inspirations). I happened to witness some very suspicious behavior from members of both show choirs after one of our performances. Not only that, but William McKinley High School gets a better chance at winning the round sending two teams into the same Sectionals round. I feel the need to inform you, hoping that you guys would take a look into this. To be honest, I'm quite shocked as to how you guys did not take further steps! If you guys don't look further into this, I'm afraid to say that you'll be hearing from the lawyers of many pissed off parents!
Please fix this problem at hand,
Peter Livingston
A/N: Didn't see that coming, did ya? Don't say I didn't warn ya ;)