Will stumbled into the hotel, dripping. In his hands, he carried several brown bags that smelled really good. He smiled at Peter Reid, who was at the front desk, eating from a container of pasta. Will carried the bags to the ballroom, where he expected to see the kids on stage practicing. When he saw instead was the males all sitting on the stage, looking extremely bored.
"Guys?" Will asked as he approached them. Will set the bags on the edge of the stage.
"Hey, Mr. Schue!" Artie smiled.
"Uh, where are the girls?" Will asked, shaking his head and sending water flying everywhere.
"Upstairs. Why are you soaked?" Sam asked, folding a piece of paper into a perfect paper airplane.
"It's pouring rain out there. It's crazy. And I swear I heard thunder a few times too" Will said. "But never mind that. Why are the girls upstairs?"
Finn chuckled. "Just some drama. What do you expect?"
Will rolled his eyes. "Typical. Okay, I'm going to get them down here now. Please tell me that you did some rehearsing at least?"
"Yes we did" Blaine nodded.
"And there's no need to get them" Kurt said. "Here they all come now."
Sure enough, the girls and Rory all came into the ballroom. They all had smiles on their faces and all the boys noticed how Rory and Quinn were holding hands.
"Oh, yeah" Will muttered to himself. He hadn't even noticed Rory was missing from the group too. As a chaperone of teens in another whole state, that isn't a good thing.
"Holding hands. I think they're dating now!" Kurt smiled and informed the guys.
"I think so too" Sam said, seeing the sheer happiness on Rory's face.
"Hey guys. I have dinner in those bags" Will said. He knew better than to ask why they were upstairs. But judging the smiles on all of their faces, he assumed it was something good.
"Yum!" Tina smiled and ran over to the bags that the boys were already unpacking.
After a filling dinner of nachos and a variety of fajitas, the teens were ready to perform.
"Got your set list ready?" Will asked them.
"Yes" Puck nodded.
"Okay good. Show time is in half an hour" Will said, looking at his watch.
BOOM!
A loud clap of thunder was heard and shook the building a bit.
"That scared me!" Kurt said, going pale.
"Was that thunder?" Rachel asked.
Will nodded. "It's pouring out there so I'm not surprised."
Tina went pale. "Will there be a hurricane? Because I read that in Florida, that's common..."
"No... No hurricanes" Will said. "Just a bad storm, that's all."
"We're inside anyway" Blaine said, smiling at Tina, who looked scared.
"Yup, forget the storm and focus on giving a great show!" Will said. He stood up. "I'm going to find Ms. Pillsbury and Ms. Corcoran and Coach Beiste." Will waved and walked out of the ballroom.
"We have to get changed. Dress code today?" Mercedes asked, looking at them.
"Ooh, what about we all wear knee-length sweaters!" Kurt smiled brightly.
"Two problems. One, I'm not gay. Two, I don't own a knee-length sweater" Puck said with an eye roll.
"As much as that idea is...unique" Quinn said slowly. "I think we go more casual. What about the girls wear brightly coloured dresses and the guys wear blue denim jeans and a dark T-shirt?"
"Okay" Rachel nodded. "Let's go get changed."
They stood up and jumped dramatically off the stage.
"Hey! This place is not a playground!"
They all knew who it was.
"So sorry" Sugar said sarcastically.
"Kay" Cam sighed. "We jump off the stage like that all the time. In fact, we do back flips off the stage. Lay off them."
"Sorry" Kaylee said to Cam.
New Directions walked past Phat Lady.
"You all set to perform?" Jess asked them.
"Yeah!" Finn smiled. "Are you?"
"We're always set" Kaylee said. She caught sight Rory, who had tried to hide behind Finn as they walked past. "Oh, hey Rory!"
Rory froze and turned to face Kaylee. He could feel Quinn watching him.
"Long time no taste, eh?" Kaylee smirked.
Rory didn't know how to respond to that.
"Leave him alone" Blaine said.
Kaylee ignored Blaine. "Say, Rory, after the show, maybe you wanna come over to my room and..." Kaylee began with a sweet smile. But she was cut off by Blaine, lunging himself at her.
"I said leave him alone" Blaine growled, pushing her. Kaylee stumbled back, her brown hair flying.
"Woah!" Kaylee gasped. "You got physical with me."
"And you got physical with me" Rory said as Finn, Sam and Puck grabbed Blaine and held him back.
"Oh, hop off it. You liked it" Kaylee said.
"No. And for your information" Rory said, talking Quinn's hand firmly. "I am in a relationship now. So you better back off. From all of us."
Kaylee frowned at all of them.
"Okay, that's it" Cam said, he ushered Kaylee away from the group.
New Directions glared at them all and walked away.
"Sorry" Blaine muttered to his friends as they walked away. "I shouldn't have gotten physical."
"It's okay, man" Finn said. "If you hadn't, I totally would have!"
"It was hot" Kurt whispered to Blaine, who smiled.
Phat Lady sat in their large dressing room. Kaylee sat in a chair in the middle with her arms crossed and her group members sat around her.
"Okay, interventions like this are a rare occurrence for us" Jess began softly. "But the little feud has evolved."
"Kaylee" Cam said. He sat on the across from her. The bangs of his strawberry blonde hair interfered with the hard stare he gave her. "This is ridiculous."
"We love you, Kaylee" Sofie said. "Honestly."
"But really? Kissing the Irish kid?" Cam asked. "Why?"
"He's cute" Kaylee said. "Have you seen his eyes? They are such a beautiful shade of blue."
"I agree" Sofie smiled.
"Okay, fine. Why are you being so mean to the others?" Cam asked.
Kaylee sighed. "I want the best for this group."
"We know that" Jess nodded. "We do too."
"We've interacted with many other glee clubs before. And yes, you intimidated them all. But here, you're past simple intimidation. It's like bullying almost" Cam said. "You're much meaner to them then we've ever seen you be."
"It's because they're good!" Kaylee shouted. "All of them. They harmonize together perfectly. They dance pretty good, too. It's all good. And if we praise them for that and make friends, when it comes to Nationals, when it really matters, we'll lose. I don't want to."
"So you're jealous?" Cam asked simply.
Kaylee didn't reply, but they all knew the answer. Yes.
"Look, it's okay to think that they're better" Jess said.
"It's not that they're better. It's that we're just as good" Kaylee said. "We have talent."
"You have talent" Cam mumbled.
"What?" Kaylee looked at Cam.
"You are a great singer" Cam said. "Don't get me wrong. But some of us are too. And we don't often get to show it."
"So somehow, this turned into a pity party" Kaylee said.
"No, I'm sorry I brought it up" Cam said.
They were quiet for a moment.
"Okay, listen" Kaylee said. "I was jealous of New Directions. And I thought that if I made them feel so bad, they'd be too scared of us and do terrible at Nationals, if they made it that far. So I was mean to them. I'm sorry. And as for kissing Rory, I did do it because he is cute and I really do love his eyes. I guess it was just a bonus that it caused so much inner drama between them. I'm not a mean person, you know that. I just get...hostile when I'm jealous. I'm really sorry guys..."
Phat Lady was silent.
"You know, apologizing to us isn't doing much. We already know that deep inside you're a nice person. And that you do it all because you love us and singing" Sofie said.
"You need to apologize to New Directions" Cam said firmly.
Kaylee nodded. "I will. I promise."
"Good. Intervention over" Jess announced.
"Wait!" Kaylee jumped up. "Not just yet."
They all waited, wondering what Kaylee would say next.
"Cam, you're right. I take all the solos and you guys don't get a chance to shine. So we're gonna make a change. From now on, you guys will get to sing lead too" Kaylee said with a sincere smile.
"Really?" Cam beamed.
"Yeah" Kaylee smiled and nodded.
"Thanks Kay" Cam said. He jumped up and hugged Kaylee tightly. The rest of Phat lady all stood up and joined in the hug. In the middle of it all, Kaylee grinned.
They were dressed. They were ready. They all stood backstage, waiting to go on. The ballroom was filled with people.
"Good luck, guys" Will said. He had found Emma, Shelby and Shannon all in the hotel spa, getting massages and manicures.
"Thanks, Mr. Schue!" Brittany smiled.
"Now, welcome to the stage, New Direction!" Peter Reid on the stage. The crowd clapped and they all stepped on stage.
They began to sing their first song. As they sang, Santana saw Phat Lady watching from the side. Kaylee was right in the front of the group. She had a smile on her face. But it wasn't her usual stuck up smirk, it looked like a real having fun smile. Santana didn't believe it one bit.
Then, just as they began their second song, a loud clap of thunder was heard. And right after that, the power went out. The music stopped and they became engulfed in total darkness. The only lights were the candles that were on the each table and the exit signs. A lot of frantic screaming was heard. Peter Reid jumped up on stage and grabbed the microphone from Finn.
"Can I have your attention, please? Please? Quiet now, please!" Peter Reid was desperate for order in his hotel.
"Mr. Reid, if I may" Rachel said, taking the microphone from him with a polite smile.
"What? Oh, alright" Peter Reid sighed and reluctantly gave Rachel the mic.
Rachel held the microphone to her mouth. "HEY! LISTEN UP!"
Automatically, everyone in the ballroom was quiet and looked to where they think the stage was.
Rachel handed the microphone back with an accomplished grin. "You're welcome."
"Thanks" Peter said. He took the microphone. "Can I have your attention please? I am the manager of this hotel and I'd like to inform you that everything is under control. The brutal storm outside must have knocked the power out. But don't worry, we will try and get our generator working. I'd appreciate it if you remained calm. Thank you."
No one screamed this time but right away talking broke out. That continued for fifteen minutes in the darkness until Peter Reid got back on stage.
"Hello. The manager here. I am very sorry to say that our generator isn't working and it is too harsh outside to go buy one. So we regret to inform you that the show tonight is canceled. If you need flashlights, there are some complimentary ones in each room. We are very sorry for any inconvenience" Peter Reid said into the mic.
"What? The show's cancelled?" Kurt asked.
"Afraid so" Will said, carefully coming on stage.
"Good. I'm so dead from Universal" Mercedes said. "Can we just go back to the rooms and chill?"
Will nodded. "Yup."
They made their way off the stage and to the lobby, meeting the female teachers.
"Hello" Shelby said. "You guys going to your rooms?"
"Yeah. Show's canceled" Sam said.
"We heard" Beiste said.
"Plus, we're really tired" Brittany said.
"Well, we were too. Then we went to the spa. It's magic" Shelby smiled.
"I think we should go to a spa too. What do you say, girls?" Sugar asked the girls.
"Yes!" Rachel smiled. "Totally!"
"Nope" Will shook his head. "No, access denied. Up to the rooms."
"Awww" Mercedes pouted.
"Besides, it'll be closed due to the power outtage" Will said.
The girls sighed and they all walked to the elevators.
"The elevator probably won't work" Mike said.
"So we have to take the stairs?" Puck asked.
"You can all come with me!" Kurt said, smiling.
"What about me?" Artie asked. "Five floors is pretty high!"
"Ummm..." Puck frowned. "Okay, I'll carry you and Finn with carry the wheel chair."
"You'll carry me?" Artie asked. "Okay..."
Puck lifted Artie out of the chair, which Rory helped Finn fold up. Finn picked it up and they all walked up the stairs. Mercedes dug her camera out from her bag and snapped a picture of Puck carrying Artie.
"That picture better not find its way on the internet" Puck growled.
"I make no promises" Mercedes smiled and took another picture of Blaine and Rachel, who were laughing at something so hard, they almost fell downstairs.
Several fights later, they arrived on the fifth floor.
"So who wants to volunteer their room?" Santana asked.
"A better question to ask is who has the cleanest room?" Finn asked.
"Not us!" Mercedes said.
"Or us" Puck said. Finn opened the chair up again and Puck set Artie down in it.
"Thanks dudes" Artie said, wheeling down the hall.
"Kurt, you are annoyingly neat. So your room must be too, right?" Santana asked.
"Yeah!" Blaine said.
"Sweet! Party on!" Artie yelled as Kurt pulled out his room key. He unlocked the door and they teens jumped in the room.
"If you need us, we'll be in Mr. Schuster and Ms. Pillsbury's room. Behave, please" Shelby said and she closed the door to Kurt and Blaine's room.
A/N
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Now you all understand Kaylee and Phat Lady's issue. Hope you liked it and forgive me if you liked Kaylee. Anyhoo, I'm open to suggestions or thoughts or comments so click that review button right below :) Love you all!
