A/N: Thank you all for reading my story and the response. As for some questions, Rachel is going to hook up with David? Rachel and Finn will get back together? Well, my story aims to tell Rachel's journey to grow up as a woman, let alone a (eventually professional) singer/performer. She will definitely have a (or some?) boyfriend(s) and find a guy who makes her feel worthy at the end of the story. And for Finchel fans, I have to tell you guys that some heartbreaking chapters will come during the course of the story. That's all I can say now. I'm sorry!
Disclaimer: I do not own Glee/Characters.
Although the uncomfortable atmosphere enveloped the choir room because of Finn/Quinn withdrawal from a showcase for a duet, Mr. Schue picked up on their weird vibe and managed to get all the members of Glee Club back to the swing successfully. Now New Directions was full of vigor, running through their group number 'Loser Like Me' the last time in the auditorium.
As expected (thanks to Rachel), Sue Sylvester threw her evil trick to Will's face last week. My Chemical Romance didn't allow New Directions to perform their song for Regionals? Will nodded triumphantly with a grin, looking over his dancing pupils, remembering that he had pretended to be dumbfounded as Sue had handed the letter from My Chemical Romance to Will the other day.
"Good job, guys. Now we need a good rest for tomorrow. The bus's off at 7:20. So, don't be late." Will clapped his hands, calling it a day. He approached to the stage as thry collected their stuff. "Finn." He beckoned Finn to him. "Have a minute?"
Finn nodded and said goodbyes to his teammates before he went down to the seating floor. Will opened his mouth as soon as the other members left the auditorium. "Are you alright?"
Finn shrugged. "Yeah, I'm ready for tomorrow."
Will motioned Finn to take a seat. "No, I mean, your withdrawal. You agreed with Rachel's idea and convinced them to take a challenge to write an original song wholeheartedly. I truthfully expected you to come up with something. You know, you don't need to be afraid of showing whatever you would write." He smiled and punched Finn's arm with his fist playfully.
"Um… actually I wrote something." Finn muttered, looking down at his hands on his lap before he took a crumpled paper from his back pocket. "But I've not finished, and, uh, kinda, uh, inappropriate, I think."
"May I?" Will stretched his hand out to take it. Finn put it on his palm before Will unfolded the paper.
Will raised his eyebrow as he read the words and chords scribbled on it. "I see." He heard Finn's sigh, glancing at him out of the corner of his eye. "I think this is going to be really good. You should keep working on this, uh, for yourself, you know, for now." Finn looked up and stared at Will. "If we pull off tomorrow, I'm going to ask them to do it again for Nationals. Your song has great potential."
Finn sighed again and just nodded.
"Alright, go home and have a rest." Will patted his hand on Finn's shoulder smiling.
Finn stretched out his legs and stood up. "Thanks, Mr. Schue." He took the paper back from Will before he left. "See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow. Let's do our best!" Will saw Finn give him a lopsided smile over his shoulder, relieved.
Look at Sue's face! She must have thought that New Directions couldn't write an original song only for a week. New Directions completely outwitted her sabotage. What was more, they won the Regionals competition. Rachel hugged Will with a big smile while the confetti were whirling.
After the ceremony, New Directions, their families and friends chatted here and there in the theater lounge. Rachel found David accompanied by Morgan and Macy there and ran up to them. "You made it!"
"Yeah, you were amazing up there. Congratulations!" David, Morgan and Macy gave her a hug respectively.
"We're celebrating at Breadstix. Why don't you come join us? Their families and friends are coming, too. I'd like to introduce you guys to my teammates and Mr. Schue." Rachel asked with her both hands clasped across her chest.
"Why not?" Morgan replied quickly before David answered. "Breadstix, huh? I remember we used to hang out there when we were in high school. Kinda feel young again." He nudged David in his arm with an elbow, grinning.
"Right." David narrowed his eyes to Morgan, but soon turned toward to Rachel, smiling. "You came here with your teammates by bus, right? So, see you there?"
Rachel tilted her head to one side with a puzzled look as she saw their exchange. She shook her head. "Yeah, see you there." Rachel left three of them, waving her hand, before she walked back to where her teammates waited.
"Mr. Schue, Mr. Schue!" Rachel beckoned him nearer. "This is David, Morgan, and Macy from the Hell Gate studio. David's helped me to write my song!" She beamed at David adoringly. "David, Morgan, Macy, this is Mr. Will Schuester, our Glee Club supervisor."
Rachel continued to introduce David to some teammates, like Puck and Mercedes. Rachel knew that Puck was looking for another part-time job and the Hell Gate studio was to hire a new staff since David had started his own project.
And Rachel thought that meeting someone experienced songwriting like David would be good for Mercedes, since Rachel had a hunch that Mercedes would be a great songwriter, other than a singer, when Mercedes showcased her own song.
"Mercedes, I want you to meet him." Rachel approached to Mercedes, pointing at David. "He helped me to write an original song a lot. As Mr. Schue pointed out, I think that the lyrics you wrote were not exactly for Regionals, too. So, if you keep writing your own songs, he might help." Rachel was about to drag her to where David was standing.
Mercedes frowned, annoyed with Rachel. Who did Rachel think she was? She was a post Beyoncé! Even if Rachel meant well, she felt that it was a kind of meddling.
Rachel saw Mercedes' frown and sighed. But she added without wince. "You know, your song really was great. I think you should keep writing for the future, I mean, in case that you would make your own album or something."
While Rachel managed to tug Mercedes to David, Finn watched every move of animated Rachel, sipping his orange juice. She dragged everyone, except for the Unholy Trinity and Finn, to where two twenty-middle men and an older woman and chatted excitedly. And she looked at one of the men with… a longing look? Definitely she adored him. He frowned.
"Finn." Finn turned around and found Mr. Schue standing behind. "Have you met David? The guy who Rachel is talking to."
"No, I haven't." Finn paused. "I'm not sure that Rachel will introduce him to me." He looked away from the direction where Rachel and David stood.
"Rachel said he helped her to write her song. He might lend you a hand too, if you want him to." Will yanked Finn's arm before he forced him to make his way to where Rachel and David chatted.
"H-hi." Finn greeted awkwardly, looking at Rachel.
"Oh, hello, Finn." Rachel looked up at Finn before she turned to David. "Um, David, this is Finn, Finn Hudson, the captain of New Directions."
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