America's newest sensation Chapter 19: finals part 2, a glee fanfic

It was that time again. Kurt felt the soft hand on his shoulder and smiled softly at Leona.

He had hugged Roy and Luna backstage and wished them luck before making his way on the stage.

During half of the long break, people had gotten the chance to vote for them and he just hoped that enough people had found him worthy enough to vote for.

Olly made his way on the stage with a big silver envelope. "The votes are in and counted. In this envelope, I have the 2 finalists who will fight for the title of this season of America's Newest Sensation."

He showed the envelope to the camera and the crowd before opening it slowly.

"The first finalist to fight for the ultimate price of America's newest Sensation is…"

The lights above them started going over the finalists. Kurt looked at the lights above him, watching the lights of the spots go on and off.

And then it stopped going on and off and the spot above him shined brightly.

"Kurt!"

Kurt let his mouth fall open and wrapped his arms around Leona.

She hugged him back tightly before pushing him of in the direction of the backstage.

Kurt didn't really have a chance to hear who the other contestant was to make it to the last round as he was pushed into a make-up chair to do some retouches.

And then he needed to run to change his outfit for his final song.

It was only when he was making his way back towards the backstage room that he saw Luna walk into the make-up room with a huge smile on his face.

He smiled to himself and made his way to the backstage room.

Rory was standing there, he looked upset and Kurt fully understood.

He walked towards Rory and wrapped him into a hug, "you ok?"

Rory nodded, "Yeah, you need to get ready and kill it there."

Kurt grinned, "we talk later ok?"

Rory nodded once more before walking away, probably going to the room with the fluffy couch where he could watch the last performances.

Kurt jumped around a bit and tried to warm up his voice as he waited for his cue.

It was now or never.

.:*break*:.

Kurt made his way on the stage as he got his cue to go.

He put the little earpiece in his ear and walked confidently towards the middle of the stage.

He put the microphone on its stand as he took a seat behind the keyboard.

A smile formed on his face as he started to play the keys. It brought him back to the very first time on the show.

Like a small boat
On the ocean
Sending big waves
Into motion
Like how a single word
Can make a heart open
I might only have one match
But I can make an explosion

He saw himself standing again in front of the judges for the first time, hands shaking and heart beating wildly in his chest.

And all those things I didn't say
Wrecking balls inside my brain
I will scream them loud tonight
Can you hear my voice this time?

Kurt stood up from behind the keyboard and walked towards the front of the stage.

This is my fight song
Take back my life song
Prove I'm alright song
My power's turned on
Starting right now I'll be strong
I'll play my fight song
And I don't really care if nobody else believes
'Cause I've still got a lot of fight left in me

Kurt walked around the judges towards the smaller stage, holding his hand out to a few fans as they were holding out hands towards him. He smiled as he sings the next part.

Losing friends and I'm chasing sleep
Everybody's worried about me
In too deep
Say I'm in too deep
in too deep
And it's been two years
I miss my home
But there's a fire burning in my bones
Still believe
Yeah, I still believe

And all those things I didn't say
Wrecking balls inside my brain
I will scream them loud tonight
Can you hear my voice this time?

Kurt walked back towards the huge stage and started belting out the bridge.

A lot of fight left in me

Kurt turned himself towards the stage and grinned as on the big screen started playing pictures of him in his high school years. He looked so much different then and it seemed like ages ago.

He turned back around and started singing again.

Like a small boat
On the ocean
Sending big waves
Into motion
Like how a single word
Can make a heart open
I might only have one match
But I can make an explosion

The pictures on the screen switched from the pictures of his high school years to pictures of the now. There were pictures and clips of him during the competition, hanging out with his best friends, with his family. All happy memories.

As he started belting out the last chorus. Smiling widely.

This is my fight song
Take back my life song
Prove I'm alright song
My power's turned on
Starting right now I'll be strong (I'll be strong)
I'll play my fight song
And I don't really care if nobody else believes
'Cause I've still got a lot of fight left in me

No I've still got a lot of fight left in me

Kurt felt himself blush as he saw the crowd stand up and applaud for him.

He smiled shyly and made his way towards Olly, waving to a few people in the front.

"Well, that was one hell of a last performance," Olly smiled. "Why did you pick this song as your final and possible winning song?"

"I think it's the perfect way to end my adventure here. It's how it started and how I will finish here. The song means a lot to me because I wrote it myself and I'm really happy I got to show all of you the full version from the song," Kurt smiled softly.

"I think your fans will agree fully to that. Let's hear what the judges have to say. Let's start with Michael today," Olly said.

Michael nodded, "I think it's great that you wrote the song and if you win your first single will really be yours."

Kurt nodded his head and said a thank you.

Nona was the next to speak up, "It's still one of my favorite songs from during the competition. That you wrote this still kind of blows my mind. I think choosing this song is a smart choice."

Leona grinned next to her, "I told him the exact same thing when he told me his plan. If you win, I'll definitely be the first to buy your single."

Kurt chuckled, "You might have to fight my dad and Blaine for that."

Leona, Nona and Dean chuckled.

Dean was the last to speak, "I think you did a great song choice for this and no matter if you win or not, I'm curious to see what you'll bring out after this competition."

Kurt thanked the judges and Olly before making his way backstage.

It felt as if a huge weight had fell of his chest. He had his last critique from the judges and had done his last performance.

And now he had some time left to enjoy Luna her performance and see what her last song would be.

.:*break*:.

The break had seemed to go on and on forever.

He and Luna had been waiting quietly, each posting something on their social media, still trying to get as many votes as possible.

Kurt had also taken the time to thank the fans, knowing that with the after party planned tonight, he probably wouldn't have enough time to thank them, no matter what the end result would be.

And then it was time to go. He gave Luna a hug before walking on the stage and taking his place in front of Leona.

Luna was doing the same with Dean as Nona and Michael still sat down in their judges chairs.

Olly walked on the stage, a huge golden envelope this time in his hands.

"We got the chance this season to show all of you some great talents and some outstanding performances. And tonight we'll finally know who will be signed by America's label."

He showed the envelope towards the crowd and the camera, "In this envelope sits the name of the winner of this year's competition. I was told it was a pretty close call this year," Olly said as he slowly opened the envelope.

"Let's not keep you all waiting."

Olly pulled the paper a little out of the envelope and read the name quietly.

"The winner of this year's edition of America's Newest Sensation is …"

Just like what seemed minutes ago, Kurt was standing again under a blinking spot light. Every time the light went out, he felt his heart skip a beat, only for it to go on again.

Leona took his hand and squeezed it softly.

He looked up at the ceiling, at the lights going off, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Luna and Dean to the same.

And then both lights went out and his heart started beating widely in his chest.

It seemed like hours but it were really seconds and before he could realize it, there was a pair of arms around his neck.

His hand shot up in front of his mouth as his mouth fell wide open.

His legs started shaking and then tears were slowly falling down his eyes as confetti started falling down the ceiling.

And when he finally started the realize what was going on, the pair of arms around his neck from Leona unwrapped themselves and a new pair of arms wrapped itself around his waist.

He was lifted high in the air and when he looked down, his eyes met the eyes he had grown to love so much.

Kurt wrapped his arms around Blaine's neck and as Blaine slowly lowered him to the ground.

When he was almost near the ground, he leaned down and pressed his lips softly against Blaine's.

Flashes were going off everywhere but Kurt didn't care as he let his lips linger a little while longer.

Blaine was the first to lean away and leaned his forehead against Kurt's.

"You did it, Kurt," he said breathlessly.

Kurt grinned widely which must have seem pretty weird as the tears were still streaming down his face.

"I did it," Kurt grinned widely.

It was only then they realized Olly had appeared next to them, "Well that was a really nice reunion. Kurt do you think you can sing your winning song once more for us?"

Kurt immediately nodded his head and took the microphone that was handed to him. He got to the backstage really quickly so they could help him with everything surrounding the ear piece before he made his way back on the stage.

He didn't know where Blaine went but he knew he would find him later on.

So Kurt started singing while the band was playing the melody. Kurt gave it his all as tears were still slowly falling down his face.

In the background there were small clips playing of his adventure during the whole show. But Kurt was so fully focused on everything surrounding him that he didn't even realize it.

When it was time to sign his last verse, he was surprised to see the crowd stand up and sing along with him.

No I've still got a lot of fight left in me

And then there was more confetti surrounding the stage as Olly said a few words of thanks to the crowd for watching this season and to see them back next year.

Meanwhile all the contestants that had appeared on the show ran up the stage to congratulate Kurt.

And then there were Jeff and Nick who seemed to find it needed to host him on their shoulders and carry him around the stage.

Blaine was chuckling from the side and taking pictures of it while smiling proudly to Kurt.

And Kurt had never felt more happy in his entire life.

Hi everyone, I want to wish all of you a late merry christmas and an early happy new year! May all your wishes come true in 2017! I'd like to thank each and everyone of you who has kept in touch with my stories and hasn't given up on the stories that took me a while to update. Know that every favorite, every follow and every review for this story has given me the courage to keep going on with this story and made my day. Also, I'd like to tell you that this story has nearly reached 10 000 views, so thank you for that :) .

Now, I hope you liked this final of the show. The next update will be the afterparty of the show. Which will hold the meeting between Blaine and Burt (yes, I'm very excited to write this :) ). I don't know though when I'll be able to update. It might be end january begin february as I'm having exams (and to top that I'm sick right now so studying is really hard at the moment). So know this story will go on (thank you for your patience once again) and know the update will be there! :)

To end things, I like to end with a positive note. I know many of you probably are wondering or thinking if this story is near it's end. Well at first I had decided that I would only write one more chapter after this with a look in the future. Then I started thinking about the afterparty and now I still think I've got some stuff to write about in this chapter. I'm not sure yet if I will make a new story like a sequel or if I'll keep writing in this one. If you have ideas, please don't hesitate to share them with me. Or if you guys hate the idea of a sequelish story (you never know :) ) please let me know.

See you guys next year!

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