Ch. 24: Regionals- You ruined me! No, you did it all by yourself.
A.N.: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Everybody! Actually, it's still four days before the festival but I can wait no more. :D By the way, congratulations, Grant Gustin for getting the role of Barry Allen (Better known as The Flash) in CW's TV show "Arrows". I know you will make it. ;) Also, get your pop-corns ready, my dear readers. For the banshee is going to make a scene in this chapter. Hope you enjoy. ;)
Disclaimer: I own nothing other than the plot and Daniel, Emily, Alan and Catherine. Characters like Chris, Olivia, Justine and Joseph belongs to Eraman; Tory, Addison belongs to Love of GLEEK. Logan is from CP Coultour. And neither do I own those songs I mentioned here.
Rachel Berry knew she was talented, she was a young Barbara, she had the perfect quality and she knew she was going to make it. Nothing and no one could stop her, and she would get on Broadway and show her team and those prep school bastards what was meant for a real star.
That was at least what she thought when she unfolded the letter. As she read it, her mouth dropped. She quickly opened the envelope from Gershwin Theatre. Her eyes widened to the size of a wok (A.N.: A wok is a huge bowl-shaped frying pan used in Chinese cooking, mainly for frying and deep-frying. Yum. :P) and her hands were trembling.
"What is it sweetie?" Leory asked in worry after seeing his daughter's eyes fill with tears. Rachel's head suddenly snapped up and glared at Tina, Santana, Mike, Artie and the Warblers. She suddenly lunged at them.
"YOU!" She screeched as she rammed into the Warblers Wall. She started slapping and punching at the nearest Warbler who appeared to be Nick. "YOU BASTARDS!"
The Warblers dashed forward, Jeff and Wes grabbed Rachel's arm and tried to yank the Jewish dwarf away. They were all furious, and it's not just the Warblers, the Six NDs were fuming too. No one treated their brothers or boy-friends bad! But someone who was stronger came forward and ended the fiasco.
"Rachel!" Hiriam shouted shock and embarrassment as he yanked away his daughter away from the Warbler. "What's the matter with you?!"
"THEY PLOTTED WITH THESE TRAITORS!" Rachel shrieked, pointing at the Warblers and the Six NDs. "NOW NYADA AND GERSHWIN THEATRE HAVE BLACKLISTED ME!"
"What?!" The Berry dads said in shock and took the letter. "Why would they do that?!"
"I KNOW WHY!" Rachel shrieked. "THEY ARE JEALOUS OF MY TALENT AND THEY SYSTEMATICALLY RUINED MY LIFE!"
"Excuse me. But clearly it was you who brought this upon yourself." Thad said coldly. The shopping group had told the rest of the Warblers about what the banshee and bitchy diva had said in the shop after they returned to Neptune and they were all outraged. They didn't feel sorry for them anyway. After all, it was them who asked for insults.
"And they blacklisted me too! I got the letter the day before yesterday." Mercedes sneered. Puck and Sam looked a bit impressed by what the two bitches had got themselves into.
"Guys, why did you do this?" Mr. Schue said in disappointment, his favouritism showed clearly. "I know you guys don't get along with Rachel but this is too much." (A.N.: Mr. Schue, what had gone into your head?!)
Carmen and Thomas could take no more and decided to step up.
"Now hold there, mister." Carmen said coldly. "I'm pretty sure that these two ladies should be the one to blame."
"I'm sorry but who are you?" Mr. Schue asked, a bit annoyed.
"I'm the Dean of NYADA, Carmen Tibideaux." Carmen said.
"And I'm the owner and director of Gershwin Theatre, Thomas Sandes." Thomas said with the same cold tone. Rachel's eyes lit up.
"Ms. Tibideaux! Mr. Sandes! You have to be clear-minded! Don't let them corrupt your mind or blind your eyes from real talent!" She said desperately.
"No, Miss, but we both have witnessed that the Warblers and their friends," Carmen pointed at the Six New Directions. "Are more talented than you and they are real stars from their hearts."
"But Ms. Tibi-"
"And for your information, we were there when you and the lady there shouting and yelling something really offensive to them. Maybe I should show your team and your dads what a wonderful girl you are." Thomas said sarcastically as he took out his phone. He opened a video file and everyone saw Rachel and Mercedes standing in front of some of the Warblers and Santana, Tina, Mike and Artie.
"And second, why can't Santana and Flint be together? They are cousins. You spoiled brat." The group heard Sebastian's voice." Now why don't you do us a favour and go home?"
"Is there a problem here?" A woman voice rang, it was the manager.
"Sorry, Madame. We just have some disagreements with these two. They are-" Rock said politely but was interrupted.
"Mike! Artie! Santana! Tina! You guys are fraternising with the enemy and ruining my future to Broadway. As the captain of the New Directions I demand you to stop this behaviour right now and come with me."
"Firstly, Berry. We didn't nominate or vote you to be the captain or the lead soloist. Secondly, who are you and by what mean do you order us like we're your servants or slaves?" Mike hissed.
"You have your own dream, that's fine. But just remember we also have our own dreams and we are not going to sacrifice that so you can get everything you want. The world doesn't revolve around you, Miss. It never will. And what's wrong with Santana hanging out with her cousin? You seriously need to get some therapy." Came Artie's angry voice.
"I believe you need to leave right now." The manager said, displeased clearly shown on her face.
"How dare you?! Do you know who I am? I am going to be a great star in Broadway and no one is allowed to get in my way." Rachel screeched.
"I dare. And I believed that many people here feel the same. And no, I don't know and have no desire to know who this little spoiled arrogant brat is. And I am really worried about the future of Broadway if they accepted you."
"Oh and so these faggots do? I have finally get rid of a white whiny fag called Kurt and these prep school fags are going to steal everything from me." Rachel yowled and everyone, both in the video and the real world froze, especially Finn and the Berrys. It was because his girlfriend/ their daughter shouted the word that caused Kurt to break down and the most offensive thing to homosexuals out loud, in the public! They thought she was better than that. Finn knew Quinn was a homophobic jerk but Rachel? She had two gay dads! How could she say something like that? Clearly, he was wrong again to think Rachel is a good person.
"Hey! What did you just call them?!" One of the male customers shouted in anger and the others quickly followed.
"You have no such right to call them that name!"
"They are too good to be like one of them. You two are more suitable for that three-letter word."
"Homosexual is against the will of god!" Mercedes yelled and the others yelled even louder. Finn, Sam, Puck glared at the African-American girl.
"Shut up, bitches!"
"The only way against the will of god is to change a person to someone that is not the way he was born with. You religious bitch. I don't believe the Bible told everything god said because frankly, it was just a book written by man with prejudice."
"Your discrimination is driving the people to commit suicide. It is indirect murder and didn't the Bible said do not kill? You are violating the very basic concept god teach us. I wonder if god will smile at you at your appalling behaviour."
"If you can't live with the fact that homosexual and bisexual are also part of the world and nature, then don't live here, don't live in this universe. Go to your so called idealistic little heaven."
"I do not welcome disgraceful human beings like you to my shop. Leave now or I will call the police and sue you for public harassment." The manager said harshly and finality.
The video ended with the two girls huffed and stormed away. The reactions were different. Hiriam looked ashamed; Leory and the Hudmels looked angry; Mercedes and Mr. Schue looked embarrassed; Puck, Sam, Finn were visibly trembling in rage; Quinn looked offended and Rachel looked terrified.
"I…" She stuttered,
"Well, what have you got to say after this?" Thomas said. "Oh, and by the way, Carmen and I have been informed that you once took a potential member of your club, Miss Sunshine Corazon, to a crack house."
Rachel got even paler and the others gasped. Finn looked like he was going to be sick while Hiriam and Leory were going to pass out in shame and fury.
"We have talked to her and her claims supported what we have heard, as we heard from your teammates. And since you and your friend's behaviour is so appalling, I think your presence is a danger to our patrons, actors, directors and other staff, as well as the teachers and students in NYADA. That's why we blacklist you and issue a restraining order for you, Miss Rachel Barbra Berry and you, Miss Mercedes Ann Jones, to both places." Carmen said.
"And the words about you two had spread out. You were not allowing going to that mall again. And I have heard many other theatres and studios in Broadway are going to do the same thing: Blacklist and restraining order. In other words, you won't be able to get near 50 feet around Broadway." Thomas said.
"Rachel Berry! What's wrong with you?!" Hiriam and Leory shouted. Rachel turned to Finn, her boyfriend, for help. But the giant was giving her a stink eye, disgust and disappointment clearly shown on his face.
"Finn." She tried.
"Don't 'Finn' me, Berry." Finn said coldly. "I thought you are better and less homophobic than Fabray. But clearly I'm wrong, I can't believe that you said that word out loud in the public. I know I was wrong too for saying that word in front of Kurt's face and just stood there watching him being bullied, but I am trying to redeem my wrong-doings, so did Puck. I know it is too late for us to ask Kurt for his forgiveness, but we will try to be a better person that he wants us to be."
"Finn, you can't let Kurt poison your mind and turn against me!" Rachel said.
Finn shook his head in complete disbelief, so did Mr. Schue, Puck, Sam, the Hudmels and the Berrys, even the Warblers and the Six NDs looked shock because for the first time, the group saw the real Rachel Berry who felt like she was perfectly justified in everything she'd said and done simply because it was HER who had done it. That was the last straw with Finn. He wanted nothing to do with this whiny insane Rachel anymore.
"We are over." Finn said and Rachel froze, her eyes big and was with tears.
"What?" She asked, voice trembling.
"We. Are. Over." Finn said loudly and slowly. "I want nothing to do with you anymore because the Garglers are right about you, you are just a spoiled, arrogant, hypocritical jerk, you are as bad as Fabray."
With that, Finn turned and left the hall, but he turned back and talked to Hiriam and Leory.
"I'm sorry about that. Mr. Berry." He said but the two men just shook their heads.
"It's not your fault. We should have done better." Leory said in shame, so did Hiriam.
Finn nodded and left, he turned to the Warblers and stopped at Kurt for a longer time.
"I'm sorry for that. And you really look like my step-brother." Finn said sincerely and looked at Kurt. Kurt's features softened.
"It's okay. And it's the 'Warblers'." Kurt said.
"Sorry, dude."
"Don't call me dude." Kurt said and Finn froze.
"And you speak just like him." Finn said sadly. "I just hope he's here with me so I can tell him how sorry Puck and I are."
Kurt nodded.
"I'm sure he will forgive you."
Finn left, Carole and Burt followed, but before they left the hall, Burt turned back and looked at Kurt, but the boy didn't look at him. Rachel glared at Kurt and she lunged at him but was restrained by Puck and Sam.
"I hate you! I don't care whether you are Kurt or Carson. You brought me nothing but misfortunate! Why did you come back?! Why didn't you go rot in hell?! I hate you! I hate you! I hate you! I HATE YOU!" Rachel shrieked as she struggled in Puck and Sam's strong arms before Hiriam and Leory grabbed Rachel and hauled the infuriated dwarf away, but instead of grabbing an arm, they went for the ear, causing Rachel to yelp in pain as she flailed her arms and legs.
"We should go." Wes said and the Warblers said goodbye to the Six New Directions, Puck and Sam. As they left, they kept the same pattern where the humans, Kurt and Sebastian were in the middle. The Phillips and the Six New Directions followed the group. Puck and Sam just shook their head and shot before getting out of the auditorium too, leaving a embarrassed Schuester and an angry Mercedes and an offended Quinn.
After seeing off the Warblers at the gate, Brittany, Santana and Lauren turned to look at Tina, Mike and Artie.
"So, we realise that Man-hands and Aretha will probably try to get back at us." Santana stated.
"To prevent this, we decided to cast an avoidance spell over all of us." Brittany said.
"So we will never run into either the banshee or Aretha." Lauren concluded.
Tina, Mike and Artie nodded and the three witches took out their wand.
"Caelum et terram, et suscipe volumus. Nos servet a nocentibus a Rachele O Berry et Mercedes Ann Jones." They whispered and a blot of red, green and turquoise shot from the tips of their wand and entered their bodies.
TBC…
A.N.: Sorry for the shortness. But ha, I didn't feel sorry to banshee and Aretha for what they got, not any of it, like I've said, they asked for it. I'm glad that Finn made a wise choice for the first time in his life time. And can someone tell me whether European or American high school students have Chinese New Year vacation?
Also, the spell is spoken in Latin. Ignore the grammar or other things, I use Google Translate. Anyway, here's what the three witches said:
"Heaven and Earth, please accept our wish. Keep us away from the harm from Rachel Barbra Berry and Mercedes Ann Jones."
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