DAY 3!
Day 1. I'll Never Break Your Heart-Backstreet Boys
Day 2. Just the Way You Are-Bruno Mars
Day 3. Unchained Melody-Righteous Brothers
Day 4. Stereo Hearts-Maroon 5
Day 5. I Knew I Loved You-Savage Garden
Day 6. Accidentally in Love-Counting Crows
Day 7. a.k.a Valentine's Day: She Will Be Loved-Maroon 5
Well will see a reenactment of our FAVORITE romance movie and Rachel will have a solo at the end accompanied by Sam and Brad. I am altering the lyrics a bit.
There will be a small note for you all to read at the end of this chapter.
Day 3 was another day where he needed the Glee guys to sing. He dressed in black slacks and a white button down shirt.
Rachel's third period class was Art class which thankfully was right next to the Pottery class classroom.
Since this song was popular for being in the Patrick Swayze Ghost which Rachel loved so much, he arranged for nine pottery wheels to be brought to the art room when it was time to perform. The pottery class teacher Mrs. Lawrence was more than excited when he told her what is was for. She was desperate romance who loved seeing teenagers be creative to declare love for each other. She was even nice enough to teach the boys how to make a decent pot.
When Rachel got to her locker, she found a small bouquet of carnations.
On the note was one simple word: Ditto.
What the heck did that mean?
Behind the note was a small card that explained what the colors of the carnations symbolized.
Red-Deep, romantic love; passion
White-pure love; innocence; faithfulness
Pink-"always on my mind"
Hm...now who would know all that?
First and second period went by slowly. She could still hear the girls in each class jealously whispering about her behind her back. They were especially shocked when they noticed her bouquet and refused to speak to her for the rest of the class period.
When she got to Art class, she grabbed her painting smock and waited at her seat for Mrs. Lawrence to arrive. She felt someone poke her side and turned to see her classmate Leanne twirling her hair and chewing quite loudly on her piece of gum.
"I hear Miss Rachel Berry's got herself a secret admirer! What kind of flowers did he leave on your locker today?"
Rachel smiled. "He left me three different colored Carnations. That was super sweet of him."
Leanne sighed and blew some loose hair out of her face. "I wish Adam did that for me. I don't even know if he's planning anything for Valentine's Day."
Rachel patted her hand politely. "I'm sure he's going to surprise you. Most boys wind up doing it when they start acting all shady."
Mrs. Lawrence walked in already wearing her paint-stained smock. "Hello, class! Well what are we waiting for? Please continue on your self-portraits."
Rachel headed back to her easel while Leanne grabbed her stool and sat in front of her. "Is my portrait almost done?"
Rachel grabbed some paint and some paintbrushes. "Almost. I promise, you look fantastic."
She began finishing her painting, but midway through the class period, there was a knock on the door.
Mrs. Lawrence opened it and Sam and Joe walked in. "Valentine singing-Gram for Rachel Berry from Luke Solo!"
Leanne looked confused. "Who the heck is Luke Solo?"
Rachel chuckled. "It's my secret admirer. He's been using the names of fictional characters and this time he used the names of two guys from Star Wars."
Leanne popped her gum and nodded. "Girl, this is like the third singing-Gram you've gotten this week! Someone surely loves you."
Rachel nodded, wondering what song they would sing that had to do with the word Ditto.
Sam and Joe left the classroom real quick and returned with the rest of the Glee guys rolling in pottery wheels. They each grabbed a smock, positioned themselves at their wheels and started working on their pottery as the music started.
Oh my love
My darling
I've hungered for your touch
A long lonely time
As time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine?
I need your love
I need your love
God speed your love
To me
Rachel's jaw dropped. Now this was another clue: her secret admirer watched a lot of TV and movies, knew that she liked gold stars and that Ghost was her favorite romance movie.
Whoever this person was, he obviously knew what they were doing. But for now, all she could do was watch Sam focus on making his pot and the other boys provided the backup vocals.
Lonely rivers flow
To the sea
To the sea
To the open arms
Of the sea
Lonely rivers sigh
"Wait for me, wait for me"
I'll be coming home
Wait for me.
Sam got up from his wheel, wiped his hand and approached Rachel. He gestured her to him and held out his hand. She sucked in her breath and could feel the other girls' glares burning into her. Ha, who cares? This was one of her favorite songs and she was being invited up with amazing looking boys making pottery just for her.
She smiled and took his hand. He led her to his wheel, sitting her down and he sat behind her. Then he placed her hands in the water cup and placed it on the clay while he started spinning the wheel.
"Let the clay slide between your fingers." He murmured in her ear and suddenly she felt as if she stepped into the movie during that very scene.
He hummed in her ear for a while as she started forming the shape of her pot. She closed her eyes enjoying his warm breath in her ear, his whole body pressed against her and the feel of her hands sliding in sync with hers.
Oh my love
My darling
I've hungered for your touch
A long lonely time
And time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine?
I need your love
I need your love
God speed your love
To me
The music ended and she knew very well that she didn't want Sam to let go of her. She turned her head to smile at him and he smiled back. However, he stopped the wheel and stood up.
She pouted from loss of touch and suddenly felt numb and empty.
Joe and Sam walked to the front of the room while the rest of the classmates clapped and cheered.
"Don't forget to send your sweetheart a Valentine Singing-Gram courtesy of the God Squad, only $5 each. Stay lovely, everyone!"
They boys pushed their wheels out of the room and she heard them chatting about the state of their pots.
"That was exciting!"
"Look at my pot, I think it's deformed."
"My pot kind of looks like Channing Tatum."
When they left, all the girls started loudly whispering again. Rachel washed her hands and went back to her easel. Leanne pouted.
Rachel looked at her confused. "Leanne, do you want me to paint you pouting?"
She shook her head. "No, I'm just triple jealous that you got to live my dream. Any girl would be lucky enough to reenact the pottery scene from Ghost and you got to. So no, I won't smile today."
Rachel rolled her eyes. "Come on Leanne, you're being petty. All I have to do is paint your facial expression and I don't want to paint you frowning."
Leanne huffed and crossed her arms. "Then shade in my skin tone or something!"
Rachel sighed frustrated. This was going to be a long day.
Glee
Rachel was the first one in the choir room.
The boys started coming in one by one still wearing their outfits they wore when they came in this morning. For some odd reason, Rory took the seat next to her grinning widely.
"Hello, there Rachel. Fancy sitting next to you today if you don't mind."
She shrugged. "It's fine. You boys did a great job today."
"Thanks! I've never made a pot by hand before. Sam's really got this all planned out, mind you."
They sat silently for a few seconds. She placed her hand on top of his. "Rory...you wouldn't happen to know who my secret admirer is, do you?"
Rory shook his head. "Nope, don't know more than you do. Sam just came to us asking for help and we agreed."
She sighed. "Well that's just lovely. Apparently I have four more of these coming before he reveals himself."
He put his hand on her shoulder. "I'm sure whoever he is will be worth waiting for."
She smiled at him. "Thanks Rory, you're a great pal."
After Glee
Rachel met up with Brad in the auditorium for her lesson.
"Today, I think we'll just work on what solo you're doing for Glee. Have you decided what you wanted to sing?"
She shook her head. "No...there are just so many options!"
Brad took out his piano sheets. "Let's look through these together and see if anything interests you."
They searched through each sheet but she shook her head. "No...there's nothing. This is so frustrating."
Suddenly, Sam stepped out from behind the curtain carrying his guitar. "I think I can help you get an idea."
They both turned to him. "Sam, what are you doing here?"
He smiled. "I was just practicing my guitar in the choir room and I decided to stop by. I think I can help you find a solo."
She blinked. "You can? How?"
He reached into his pocket and pulled out some folded music sheets. "I looked online and found this song. I think it suits you."
She took the music sheets and examined it. "A Thousand Years by Christina Perry. Is it a nice song?"
He shrugged. "Personally I think it is. Try it out, maybe it will give you some inspiration."
She placed the sheets in front Brad and nodded to him. "All right, let's try this."
Brad and Sam started playing while Rachel leaned over Brad's shoulder staring at the sheets.
The day we met,
Frozen I held my breath
Right from the start
I knew that I'd found a home for my heart...
... beats fast
But watching you stand alone?
All of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow
One step closer
She then started circling around the piano, taking tiny steps toward Sam who also couldn't keep his eyes off her.
I have died everyday waiting for you And all along I believed I would find you
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
For a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more
Time has brought your heart to me
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more
She watched Sam's hands gently strum the guitar with suck ease and she felt her heart beating faster than the speed of light. For some reason, she just couldn't stop smiling. It was as if his presence was the only reason why she looked forward to getting up in the morning.
One step closer I have died everyday waiting for you And all along I believed I would find you
One step closer
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
For a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more
Time has brought your heart to me
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more
The song ended and she and Sam were literally almost touching noses. When she realized it, she turned away quickly feeling her face turn super red. "Um...I like that song. That was a good run."
Sam grinned. "Great! So do you have a general idea of what you want to sing now?"
She shrugged. "Maybe...but that's a really great song. I enjoyed singing it."
He nodded. "All right...well I'll leave you back to your lesson. See you tomorrow."
After he left, she suddenly felt numb again. She had enjoyed being with him all day and now that empty feeling made her realize that she never wanted to be out of her sight.
All right, it's reader's choice time!
Rachel can't decide what to sing for her solo...and neither can I. We have 3 choices:
My Valentine-Martina McBride
Dreaming of You-Selena
This I Swear-Nick Lachey
Now I was hoping to pick a song based on if she could singing it, originality, and creativity. Leave your choice in the review box and hopefully your choice wins! The winner will be revealed when she sings the solo in an upcoming chapter (can't guarantee the next one). Enjoy!