Stay Beautiful Ch 21 Faithfully, a glee fanfic

Disclaimer: I do not have any relation to Glee or any of the writers on Fox. Purely fictional.

The airplane's engine jerked her back to her seat and she felt the familiar adrenaline rush shoot up her spine. She recalled the first time, when she was in the same exact situation. So many things have happened and while there were things awaiting her the previous time, this was different. There was a special someone who was ready to take her home with him while she was in the midst of searching for a new apartment.

Airport security never felt so long to Lea Michele as she waited impatiently in line at baggage claim. Cory had texted her half an hour ago that he was in the parking lot, anticipating. Finally, the small girl managed to push past the crowds and ran towards his vehicle. She saw a familiar body, one that she had yearned so much for the past couple of weeks, leaning against the car and tapped his foot anxiously. She screamed, causing Cory to stumble from the sound. He whipped his face around and a wide smile spread across his face, revealing the dimples that he was famous for.

She lunged forward into his arms and took her time relishing his arms around her tiny body. He couldn't contain his happiness from finally able to see her standing in front of him, so he tightened his grip. In fear that they might be spotted, Lea whispered, "Cor, maybe we should continue this at home."

Cory rubbed his eyes groggily, being woken up by a faint sound of ringing. He struggled to open his eyelids and saw a dash of brown in his vision. He smiled for he knew the owner of that gorgeous head of hair. He nuzzled his face into her neck as he said, "Babe, your phone."

She came to her senses, and fumbled for her phone. Ever since they got back from the airport, Lea was too exhausted from her flight. In the midst of their conversation, Lea had fallen asleep on his shoulder, leading him to catch a couple of winks himself. Four hours had past, and now it was nearly dinnertime.

"Hello?" She whispered to the receiver.

"Lea! Good to know that you've landed safely. Think you could come in tomorrow morning? Time's running out, and we've got things to discuss."

"Oh, sure."

"Great. Get lots of rest. You'll need it." With that, Ryan hung up on her, leaving Lea to fall back into Cory, who had been resting his chin on her pillow.

He rolled to his chest, dropped his arm across her neck and feigned sleep. She giggled when he went to the extent of snoring loudly, hinting that he needed her to look his way. She gave him a peck on his nose and he opened his eyes, grinning at her affection.

"I've got a meeting tomorrow at the office. Think you could drop me off?" She asked.

"Woah Michele, my services don't come that easy. If you give me a little present here," He pointed to his lips. "I might reconsider."

She smiled and moved in.

Lea paced around the back of the room nervously. A few weeks has past since her arrival in Los Angeles as a singer and now she was about to perform in a small concert hall for at least 200 fans. She heard a knock on the door and had a shock as her surprise guest stood in front of her.

"JON!" She screamed.

"Hey Lee, I've missed you." He replied, opening his arms for a welcome hug. She went straight into his embrace, ignoring that there were fans that caught a glimpse of this sudden affection from the tiny singer.

He kicked the door closed, seeing that his best friend wasn't about to release him. Finally when he pulled her away from him, he took a good look at her. Lea had lost so much weight, it started to worry him. He fingered her face and asked, "Lee have you been well, you look so thin, I'm afraid of touching you!"

"Jon, don't be silly! I've just been working out a lot harder. I'm still as fit as a fiddle, you see!" Then she punched him lightly on the shoulder causing him to laugh.

Just then, her phone vibrated, and she excused herself.

"HEY ROCKSTAR, GOOD LUCK OUT THERE. TONS OF FANS ARE SURROUNDING ME RIGHT NOW, SO I'M TEXTING FROM A BATHROOM STALL. BUT I'D DEFINITELY GIVE YOU YOUR WELL DESERVED HUG WHEN YOU'RE DONE TONIGHT! WITH LOVE, YOUR FRANKENTEEN :)"

She smiled and just then, the stage director popped his head into the room, announcing that she was up in 5 minutes. Lea took a deep breath and Jon held unto her hands.

"This is your moment Lee. You've been dreaming about this, you ready for it?"

"How's everyone the floor? You guys good? Let me hear you." She shouted to the crowd before she took a sip from her bottle on the floor. The crowd went wild when she finished her third song of the night. She took in every cheer and smiled widely.

"Okay, I'd like to slow things down a little. So here's a song, for the one who started all of this. The Montourage loves you!" As she started strumming the notes of Stay Beautiful, the crowd went crazier.

Cory's eyes are like a jungle
He smiles, it's like the radio
He whispers songs into my window
In words nobody knows
There's pretty girls on every corner
That watch him as he's walking home
Saying, does he know
Will you ever know

You're beautiful
Every little piece love, don't you know
You're really gonna be someone, ask anyone
When you find everything you looked for
I hope your life leads you back to my door
Oh but if it don't, stay beautiful

Cory finds another way to be
The highlight of my day
I'm taking pictures in my mind
So I can save them for a rainy day
It's hard to make conversation
When he's taking my breath away
I should say, hey by the way

As Lea sung the second verse, she scanned the crowd for him, only to be lost in the sea of faces. Cory was backstage, watching every bit of her performance and grinning. While others couldn't tell the difference between her video entry and her live performance, he could. She was letting the lyrics of the song take control of the words in her heart, opening herself up to him.

The delirious crowd gave her a huge round of applause, causing some of the fans to scream, "Yay Cory!" It sparked a chant, requesting for the giant man to appear on stage with her. "Cory! Cory! Cory!" When he appeared on stage with a guitar case in his hand, the fans became wilder with excitement.

"You called?" He asked, causing the cheers to rise. She sat in her chair, shocked at his presence.

"I got a little busy with some of you out there that I didn't have the time to say hi to one of best friends in the world. So, hi Lea!" He exclaimed happily.

"Come on everybody, let's hear it for Miss Lea Michele! Wasn't she amazing?" His voice boomed into the microphone. "Well, since Lea was so wonderful about the song, I'd say it's only right if we gave her a little something special too. What do you guys think?" He looked at her with 'the smile' causing the crowd to go wild. It was the first time they had seen him like this, and it was a revelation.

One of the stage crew brought up a stool and placed it beside the tiny girl. Lea didn't know what was happening, so she just sat there while he pulled out his instrument from its case and sat down. A mic stand was set up in front of him and he started strumming.

You're insecure
Don't know what for
You're turning heads when you walk through the door
Don't need make up
To cover up
Being the way that you are is enough

Everyone else in the room can see it
Everyone else but you

Baby you light up my world like nobody else
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed
But when you smile at the ground, it ain't hard to tell
You don't know
You don't know you're beautiful
That's what makes you beautiful

Lea brought her hands to her chest while she watched him sing. Ever since she had started to settle down in Los Angeles, they hadn't had much time alone together. Lea had long moved out of his place, making it that much more difficult for them. They never failed to text each other everyday, but it was nothing compared to what he was doing for her right now. Lea had to scold herself for constantly staring at him during the performance, willing herself to tear away her gaze and look at the crowd once in a while.

So girl, come on
You got it wrong
To prove I'm right I put it in a song
I don't know why
You're being shy
And turn away when I look in your eyes

Everyone else in the room can see it
Everyone else but you

She smiled and he took the microphone away from his hands as he bend down for a hug. Then, he turned around and looked at the crowd who had gone crazy from their sudden affection for each other.

"Have you guys had enough?" He shouted.

"NO!" The crowd replied.

He chuckled at their answer and smiled. "I'm with you on this too. So, I've prepared a little something. But this time, I would need a little help. Miss Lea Michele, if you would please." He took out a sheet music and placed it in front of him. Lea saw the title on the piece of paper and her eyes went round with fear. He turned away from the microphone when he saw her leaning in.

"Cory! What are you doing? The first song was sweet, but this is a total risk." She whispered harshly.

"Hey, it's okay. It's just a song. Besides, Ryan suggested it." He replied softly. Then, he started playing the first chords of the song, leaving her with no choice but to participate.

Two songs in 1 chapter! And two more in the next! Credits to Lea Michele, a quote from her that can be heard in the Glee 3D movie soundtrack when the cast was thanking the crowd at "Somebody to Love" Can you believe that 1 more week until we get the show back on our tv screens? Super excited! And the song sung by Cory is "What Makes You Beautiful" Originally sung by One Direction, but the version I was going for, was the Boyce Avenue cover! Super amazing, go have a listen! When a friend posted it on fb, I couldn't help but think it was a perfect reply to Stay Beautiful! So, I've added it in, as an 'answer' to the song! Hope it works out good! Have a lovely and wonderful day everyone :')