Chapter 25
Thad woke on opening night at McKinley, excited. Too excited.
"Thad, it's early." Jackson groaned. His play wasn't for another 2 weeks, but Thad was defiantly in the spirit of performing.
"Jackson, lay off a little." Allison smirked. The three had scheduled performances around each other, Jackson was fed up of the kids at his old high-school and his cast were ready, just irritating. Her performances were done and Tibeduex had been impressed when she had watched. "He's excited," she kissed Thad's cheek, who stuck his tounge out at Jackson.
"You guys watching tonight?"
"You bet," Allison said, also excited.
"I don't know how i'll be able to sit through school today." Thad said as Wes emerged, capturing his lips.
"Come on, let's find out." Wes picked a slice of toast from Thad's plate and took his hand. "Come on, I'll drop you off before I take Sunshine. Later guys, see you at McKinley at 4 and you can meet everyone."
"Later." Allison called, moving to start the washing up.
"Do you think we should tell him?" Jackson asked leaning beside her, turning a towel in his hands.
"He probably already knows."
"I know," Jackson smiled, leaning in to kiss Allison softly.
Wes drove his sister to school, exiting the car and leaving her to head to the Auditorium. Wes checked all the set and costumes were right. Satisfied he sat on the piano bench and cracked his fingers before beginning to play.
(Wes/Group/All)
"Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry
You don't know how lovely you are
I had to find you, tell you I need you
Tell you I set you apart
Tell me your secrets, and ask me your questions
Oh let's go back to the start
Running in circles, coming up tails
Heads on a science apart"
Wes didn't notice how a group of people now stood in the entrance to the auditorium.
"Nobody said it was easy
It's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be this hard
Oh, take me back to the start.
I was just guessing at numbers and figures
Pulling the puzzles apart
Questions of science, science and progress
Don't speak as loud as my heart
And tell me you love me, come back and haunt me
Oh and I rush to the start
Running in circles, chasing our tails
Coming back as we are
Nobody said it was easy
Oh it's such a shame for us to part"
The group began to sing with Wes, who looked up, smiling at the familiar voices.
"Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be so hard
I'm going back to the start
Ooooohhhhhhh
Ooooohhhhhhh
Ooooohhhhhhh
Ooooohhhhhhh" The group had come forward onto the stage, Wes stood and walked towards them, arms open into theirs, in a large group hug.
"Guys! You came!"
"You thought we'd miss it?"
"Our little brother directs a musical and you thought we'd miss it?" Two identical Asian boys, about six years older then Wes said.
"I thought you guys were flying with Jerry?"
"He had to make a stop over in Sweden to pick up his fiancé she's at University over there."
"Nice to know who's first on your mind squirt."
"I'm not that small," Wes laughed. Wes spent the day with his brothers and the old Warblers, "wait here, I gotta find my friends. Jake, Tom, behave." They rolled their eyes, their friends laughed, sometimes it was hard to work out who was older.
Wes stepped into the parking lot saw Jackson and Allison and stepped back into the shadows. "Hey We-Uhg" Thad groaned as Wes' hand covered his mouth and pushed him flat to the wall.
"Shh."
"What is it?" Thad whispered. Wes pointed. "Holy fuck."
"Language."
"Sorry, but still."
"I know, is everyone inside?"
"Yeah."
"I'll call him, come on, round the corner." Wes called and greeted his flatmates. "Come on, you can meet them before they do hair and make up," the two spent half an hour meeting Wes' friends from Lima before meeting his older friends from Dalton in the auditorium.
"Looks like our little brother's all grown up." A voice called from the back of the room. Wes grinned and turned, he knew that voice.