As I'm writing this about to start the chapter it's December the eighteenth. I'm not sure I'll be able to, but I'll try to get up the chapter before Christmas. Or at least before December, and this year is over. I'll try. But whether it's December or January, 2015 or 2016 when you read this. I hope all of you guys are great. And just having the times of your lives for this year's Christmas and New Year's. Stay awesome!

Lea-Marie POV

I went to school early on Monday morning to have time for a swim before Math class started- ha! I could just as well have gone in regular time. I didn't care about neither math, nor that Mr. Jacobson, nor coming in time- sadly my dad did. And after I had bought that watch for Daniel he had just seemed so easily annoyed with me- much easier than before.

Ugh!

I didn't get why he was acting like he was. Dad could never have stayed annoyed with me for long. And looking at him with the exact same puppy eyes as my mum's he could never have told me no. And it was ages ago that thing with the watch had been.

I got out of the water and grabbed my towel from the bench close by. If I could have chosen I would just have stayed in the water, but I had things to do. And that required to get out earlier than it would have taken for me to just get dry and to my class.

After changing I threw with my head to the side coming out into the hallway and played with my still damp hair. Right by stood Avery Benson and his guys and I saw them glancing towards me. Somebody whistled, but I couldn't have cared less about them. I needed some way to get Daniel Vincent to notice me, and this time I had a waterproof plan. And right before I forced some fake tears out from the corners of my eyes I noticed him standing in the hallway, smiling as he read something on his phone.

"Daniel…"

Daniel looked up and smiled, but to my annoyance he wasn't looking at me. And before I had gotten closer to fake cry and get his attention and pity. The fact that he hadn't even heard me kept me busy for so long I just watched while he pressed the cellphone into his pocket and with a silly smile on his lips- still adorable though. He met up with a girl I couldn't see until she came out of the hallway that was out of my vision.

"Hey."

There wasn't a doubt that whoever Daniel was talking to it was someone who made him happy. And it wasn't a doubt he didn't notice me when I stepped out and saw that who he was talking to was Belle Jolie from Finn's army. Daniel signed something to her that I couldn't see and then Daniel walked a bit after Belle to the choir room. I followed trying to be normal so they wouldn't notice and then saw them go inside and looked through the window in the door.

I couldn't hear what they were saying, but I could see them holding each other's hands, I could only see the back of Belle's dark hair but on Daniel's face I could see a smile brighter than ever before and then my whole body was filled with anger when I saw him lean down slightly as they kissed- and that was for no way the way friends would ever kiss each other.

So, it was Delle? Daniel and Belle? Oh that girl… that b*tch. I was done! But I wasn't. I was Lea- Marie Hale and when I wanted something I made sure to get it. And I was determined to get Daniel Vincent. Steal him back as that Belle- girl had stolen him from me in the first place- they would see, everyone would see. I could make Daniel Vincent mine!

Game on!

Belle POV

Hello soldiers

Sorry for being a bit late. But here on Tuesday morning I can finally write what I'm planning for this week's theme and I am really excited about this one.

This week we will singing to each other, to another person or to other people. It doesn't have to be anyone in the glee club. It can be your mum, dad, a sister, a brother, a friend, a dead great- great- great- grandparent or someone you don't like for that matter. Whatever you want to sing about is up to you. But I cannot wait to see what you have got. See you later.

-Mr. Blaine

I looked up from the phone and fingered on the side of my locker. I had had my phone lying in it the whole forenoon and therefore didn't see Mr. Blaine's announcement until lunch when I went to put away the math and Spanish things. And right away my thoughts went to all the people I could sing to. Lenny? Mum? Dad? Shauna?

I was pretty new to this bit with being somebody's girlfriend. The only time I had been kissed before Wednesday was under a table at kindergarten. But still him must have been the one I thought of first as I just knew I wanted to do something for him- or wondering if he'd do something for me or… my phone buzzed with a text message and when I saw it was from Daniel the smile on my lips from already thinking about him grew bigger as I put it up over the screen.

Can you meet on the stage in the auditorium now? You don't have to. But I want to show you something.

-Daniel

I smiled to myself, to anyone else that first bit might have felt demanding or whatever. But I knew Daniel well enough to hear the somewhat mischievous tone in his words and put my phone back into my locker and then hurried to the stage. But was left disappointed for quite a few seconds as it was completely empty.

"Hello, beautiful." Daniel stepped out of the curtains smiling as usual. And when he looked at me I couldn't believe I had ever been able to not understand the right feelings I had for him. "You might wonder why I asked you to be here today and…" He held out his hand, I took it and couldn't help but to let hear a short giggle while he led me to sit in the audience chairs and then jumped up onto the stage again taking his guitar. "I just thought I… Well, we're in the glee club after all, so I need to sing a song about how I feel for a person so…" He took a few chords. "I hope you like it."

If I liked it, the smile on my face had gotten nervous wondering about what he had to show me and how on earth I would have to react to it. Nervousity that the reaction wouldn't come naturally and that it would cause something awkward. But I wouldn't have had to, the song was so sweet my heart just melted and the smile on my face became real and bigger- and bigger- and bigger.

The song was- to say at least written in a very creative way. And seeing dad smiling made me feel lucky I was sitting down while his hand moving up and down to play the guitar, a movement caught in the corner of my eye almost made me feel dizzy and faint. And while one part of me wanted this moment to last forever another part wanted it to be over now so I could once again go up to him, feel his hand holding mine and his arms around my shoulders. His lips towards mine and his other hand playing in my hair. I wanted him close- really close.

"That was really good."

Daniel smiled, kind of nervously and it made me feel weak in the knees when I made my way up to the stage. Spent a few seconds of doubt before I hugged him and let him embrace me- tightly. So it would last all the four hours there were left until it would be time for glee club and we could hug again.

Of course though, we couldn't do it then neither. For now when we would keep our relationship a secret, I just had to sit down next to him casually. Hoping for once that this rehearsal wouldn't last for very long. And got even more annoyed than otherwise when Mr. Blaine turned out to be late- again. Then almost hoped he couldn't come at all so I and Daniel could get to somewhere private.

"Hello soldiers." Mr. Blaine smiled when he came into the room and I had to suppress a moan. "For all of your information Christie's back home from the hospital. She's doing very well. However, she won't be back in school for a little bit. It will just have to take the time it takes. So, have anyone got a performance today?"

"I'm going first."

Lea-Marie didn't wait to hear if anyone else had anything to sing today. Of course she didn't- Queen Lea- Marie Hale was the center of the world. And she seemed to think so more than ever as she told Kayla what song she was doing as if she jus thought the pianist would know it just like that. Kayla nodded- she knew it and then placed her fingers towards the keys.

What Lea- Marie was wearing didn't even seem optional on a day in February. Especially not when it had been the so far coldest day this winter. And if she were to go outside her jeans shorts and crop shirts with the sneakers she was wearing she would probably freeze to death. It was actually pretty cold in here to as it was in many schools, but she didn't let it bother her as Kayla started playing and Lea- Marie started singing

I watched her make a few moves, or moves… Whatever to call them but moves I guess they were. Whatever to show off her body and her curves much as possible. Making sure she didn't move much from doing it right in front of Daniel, well. She wasn't exactly trying to hide the fact that she was madly in love with him while he wasn't exactly trying to hide the fact that he was far from feeling the same about her.

I had wanted to say something about what she was doing so badly, but I and Daniel had decided together for now that it would be for the best if we kept it secret. We had decided it was for the best if all of this turned out to be nothing but a fling. But for that reason only I wasn't sure it was because then I was a hundred percent sure this was for real.

And I felt it more than ever when I watched Lea- Marie lean forward over Daniel and grab the tie he was wearing to pull him after her out onto the floor towards the end of the song. And while still holding tight onto the purple piece of fabric and showing off her body as much as possible she pressed herself up against him during the last few words while Daniel's glare was ice cold looking down.

It had been feeling like the song would never be over. And especially knowing that Daniel was way too respectful to do anything against Lea- Marie or what she was doing to him during the performance. But as soon as it was over he took a step back, then without a word pulled off his tie and ripped it out of her hand before he returned to his seat next to me. While Lea- Marie's glare towards me seemed nothing else but evil.

Damn it! She knew.

The thought must have crossed my mind that something like this would have had to happen sooner or later. But still I must have been thinking that she wouldn't actually do something like that- how could I have been so stupid? But as much as I was stupid Lea- Marie was straight forward and selfish. So if this was the way she wanted to play…

Game on!

Seth POV

"Hi." On Thursday morning I had asked Charlotte to come into the choir room and let me sing something to her. "Are you ready?" I wiped my sweaty palms on my sweatpants and let her take a seat opposite from me. I sat on the piano with the guitar on my lap. And honestly, I wasn't so sure if I was ready. My heart was dunking hard and I could barely breathe.

Get yourself together Seth Phillips! Just start and then don't quit until the song is over and done.

Before I could hesitate again I took a tab on the guitar strings, then another one, and another one. The tabs were made into a melody. As for the one I started singing to. I could hear and feel my voice shivering as I started. I tried to calm down, and to at least keep my hands from shaking to be able to keep on playing. But it wasn't as simple as that.

Okay Seth. First verse only, this line. You can get through this line.

I stopped playing after only a few lines. My hands shaking too much to keep on playing. To make it seem like it was meant to be I put the guitar down and snapped my fingers as well as I could. But there wasn't any use- if you would ask me. Even if I had decided only to get through the first verse and refrain. It went what you would say in Swedish- bad so into hell.

"I gotta get to class."

I didn't have the time to more than finish the refrain until Charlotte got onto her feet and limped away, into the curtains and out of my sight before I had come up with anything to say. And the rest of the day, as soon as we saw each other in the hallway Charlotte seemed to ignore me. Damn it! I had been so close to having something!

I didn't have to more than come into the choir room that afternoon to notice there was something going on in between Bradon and Keagan as well. They would always sit together, chatter and laugh and God knows what else. But now they sat on each end of the group and didn't even look at each other.

I didn't have any more time to think about Bradon and Keagan's relationship, just as I had sat down the door opened again and Mr. Blaine came in with the usual smile on his face and question whether who would like to go first.

"I'd like to go first if that's okay with everybody." Esme raised her hand and glanced slightly to her side on which two girls I recognized but didn't know who they were sat. Mr. Blaine nodded and gestured. "Thanks." She stood up. "These are my sisters. Keira and Katrina and I will be singing a song for them." She pointed to the girls she had been sitting right by, one at the time before she turned to her bag and pulled out some sheet music. "Oh and by the way Seth. This song was made by a Swedish band. Here you go."

I only smiled slightly and shook my head. Cool if it really was Swedish though. But I didn't really care that much for who was Swedish, American or Kenyan for that matter. So I just watched Esme hand the sheet music to Mr. Dom, Mr. Jonas read over his shoulder and with a questing look to Esme held up his harmonica. Esme shook her head- it seemed she only wanted to have the guitar playing. Mr. Jonas just smiled to show it was okay, pushed the harmonica into his pocket again and waited for his brother to start.

Swedish or not- I hadn't ever heard this song before. It was good though, and seeing the way Esme smiled when she sang it and looked to her sisters was far from enough to make me smile. Charlotte had also gotten a weird and kind of distant look in her eyes. And for a minute I wondered if she was thinking about her and her sister Frances as the song progressed to be about sisters.

There was something with the song and Sharon as well. She would always have a certain look in her eyes whenever Esme sang something. But it was stronger this time- maybe Esme and Sharon had been two of all of those girls that were best friends so to the point they counted themselves as sister. Well- if Esme were to never forgive Sharon we were to never know.

We could all see Sharon hand the sheet music to Kayla while Esme's sisters left the room with the promise that Esme would talk to them after school. Sharon then signed to Mr. Jonas and Mr. Dom they could skip this song. Sharon sat down on the piano chair by Kayla and took a deep and heavy breath until she said something to the pianist that none of us others could hear. So the song started.

This song turned out to be the second song today I had never heard before. But the sort of being so simple with only piano and the sound of Sharon's voice with the slow and beautiful lyrics. Made the song give impression of something who had done wrong, wanted to make up and make friends (Or more) with the one she was singing it to.

We all knew what was going on in between Sharon Fischer and Esme Montague by now. And thinking about it always made me feel kind of sad. I had moved to Lima just last summer, but for what we had seen in pictures and the stories I had been told they must have been the very best of friends. And even if it didn't really have anything to do with me. Stories about friendships that were ruined always kind of broke my heart- and this song didn't exactly heal it.

The last tone hadn't more than run out before Esme more or less jumped onto her feet, grabbed onto Sharon's hand and pulled her with her out into the hallway. After it left a silence so thick if anyone were to drop a feather we could have heard it fall to the floor. And it seemed to be hours before Mr. Blaine sighed, stood up and got out onto the floor before he turned to all of us.

"Have anyone else got a song? No? Well, then. I'll see you tomorrow."

As soon as everybody started standing up to get out of the room and the school Charlotte disappeared in the crowd. Not so much because there was a crowd but more because I had brought the bag and jacket with me so I had to get everything and then I dropped the beanie and had to pick it up and anyone would get the picture. So until I caught up with her in the hallway on the way towards the entrance doors and quickly tried to find the right words.

"When will you get it Shar?" Before I had the time we walked past Esme and Sharon that had hidden behind some lockers. "You can't play the victim here. So stop doing that. All of this is your fault. And I never want to see you ever again."

With that Esme stomped down the hallway and left Sharon crying in the corner. I and Charlotte had stopped- curiously, not proud of it but we had. And I took a step forward to go and talk to Sharon but stopped myself when I couldn't come up with anything to say. Then before I had made up my mind about what I should do Sharon had disappeared into another hallway and I froze for a couple of seconds. Until I saw Charlotte had continued and I caught up with her again. Speaking the words that came to mind before I could hesitate.

"I'm sorry if I was… Well, too fast forward- I hope you get what I mean… This morning. I know it was awkward and everything. That was never my intention- of course. I just…" I bit my lip trying to figure what I should say next. "…I hoped you'd be happy and…" I could see Charlotte was smiling, shyly but obviously very much for real. "What do you want to say?"

"You weren't… I'm just… It was great. You're really sweet." She smiled again and blushed a bit. Next she looked away and shook her head so the long bangs fell into her eyes. "I thought it was good. I really did…. And…" She took a deep, shaky breath. "Okay… I like you. I really do. But… the problem is me…"

"Don't say that." I interrupted. "Look… I don't care how long it will take. I like you, you like me, all of that jazz. And then… we'll ignore what's happened before okay? Take it from now and however long it takes…"

I smirked a bit nervously and weighed a bit back and forth whether I should say the next I had planned or not. Then I changed my smile and looked to Charlotte. And tried to make it sound like I wanted it to sound like when I was trying to joke… And hoped I'd light up the bit of awkward tension still in between us whenever we talked. Then as I realized we were only a couple of meters away from her driveway I decided to go for it.

"Game on!"

Bradon POV

Walking alone through the hallways on Friday I felt worse than ever about what had happened on last Wednesday's prom. I hated being alone and not being able to talk to my best friend. I hated the fact that I had kissed him- or he had kissed me. I wasn't so sure how it had happened but we had kissed and I absolutely hated myself for it. Since then the atmosphere in between us had been so awkward we hadn't talked to each other.

"Keagan." At last I gathered all of my strength and walked up to him by the lockers. "I know what happened but… you're my best friend. Can't we just pretend that kiss never happened and go back to the way we were?" I stopped myself from babbling, Keagan sighed. And then turned his concentration to his phone and I did the same with mine that like his had buzzed with a text message.

Please come to the choir room. I and Mady have got something to show you before the weekend starts

-Benjamin

"You know Keags…" I started and followed him. "…Belle tricked Seth. And even though he forgave her and everything. They still haven't been going back to the way they were. Martina kind of abandoned Daniel when she met that Xenia. But they don't really matter. They didn't know each other for long anyway. Then there's Esme and Sharon. They have been best friends forever and now they haven't talked for months. I don't want that to be us. You're my best friend."

While I was talking we had made our way through the hallway. More of old habit than anything else we sat down next to each other. I waited anxiously for Keagan's answer but he didn't have the time to say anything before Mr. Blaine came into the room and Benjamin, who stood in front of us with Mady started talking.

"Well," he spoke. "This song goes out for all of you." He nodded to Kayla who started playing, and then took Mady's hand and looked down at her when he sang the first verse. Then only smiled when she started singing the second verse.

Madison Heedie would never fail to make all of us smile- well, everyone except for a certain Italian who didn't seem to smile at anything ever. And with every new thing at least I promised myself that what she did was the cutest thing I'd ever seen. Which would mostly be each and every time I met her. And so this time too when we watched her and Benjamin do their song, but as they got closer and closer to the end. Mady' looked more and more depressed and sung more and more quietly- it was so unlike Mady!

"Benny." Mady almost whimpered as soon as the last tone had rung out and Benjamin stayed on his knees as he had been sitting to be at Mady's height. "I don't think I am a hero." Benjamin frowned, and obviously knew something we didn't. He said something to her, too quietly for us others to hear. Mady nodded while Benjamin sat up more straight and pulled her into a tight embrace.

"Is it just me..." Keagan leaned closer to me and started, and I felt something happy in me that he didn't sound awkward anymore. "Or has there been something up with Mady ever since their house burned down? I mean that would be understandable but something more… I've got a weird feeling!"

"It's not just you." I whispered back. "I noticed too, and if I know you right you're not gonna let it be until you've found out." Keagan nodded, and I knew exactly what that look in his eyes meant. "You're going to do everything to find out aren't you?" He nodded.

"Game on!"

Well, Lea- Marie is annoyed. Now because her dad is still annoyed with her for buying that expensive watch. And now even more so because she's in love with Daniel. And wow! Belle will not be popular after this! Belle and Daniel are so in love it's like crazy. But still a bit stiff and awkward and they're trying to keep it secret for now. Now Lea- Marie is trying everything she can for making Daniel hers and we all know she won't give up. Then Seth and Charlotte both know perfectly well they want to and should be a couple but things just aren't going their way. Neither for Sharon as Esme is still furious with her. But at least Seth and Charlotte aren't giving up. At the same time Keagan and Bradon kissed, but knew it was the best to keep what they used to be- best friends I mean. Martina kind of abandoned Daniel when she met Xenia. But more important, there is something up with Mady and Keagan won't give up until he finds out what it is.

Playlist

Daniel- Rocket ship- Shane Harper
Lea-Marie- …Baby one more time- Britney Spears
Sharon- Dancing in the dark- Jessy
Seth- All of me- John Legend
Esme- Sisters in arms- Calaisia
Benjamin/ Mady- There's a hero- Billy Gilman

Morgan- Lea-Marie's dad is portrayed by Mark Ruffalo and made by IloveheartlandX. Avery Benson is portrayed by David Avery. Mr. And Mrs. Jolie are portrayed by Don Cheadle and Kerry Washington and Lenny by Nathan Stewart- Jarrett and those are made by GleekFreak908 while Shauna is made by me and portrayed by Zendaya. Keira is portrayed by Vanessa Marano and Katrina by Phoebe Tonkin and they are made by Lorelai Sofia Petrova. Charlotte's sister Frances is portrayed by Dove Cameron and made by JoshiferJennoist. Xenia is portrayed by Willa Holland.

I'm not sure the theme of this chapter makes sense at all but I kind of liked the idea of it so I decided to keep it anyway.

So, as you can see I didn't manage to get it done and up before Christmas but hey. I hope you thought it was alright anyway. I hope you all had a great Christmas and that Santa granted all of your wishes.

See you next time!

I might not update as much as I have done earlier after now. We have just moved houses and honestly I've gotten a bit tired of fanfiction. But I won't abandon anything. So I hope I can keep you all happy anyway. And I will still update as soon as I have new chapters ready.

Random fact

There are actually a few songs in this chapter that does mean a bit to me. Rocket ship is just one great song. …Baby one more time I used to sing with a friend when we were younger. Dancing in the dark I had on replay during some hard times. Sisters in arms- well, I have a sister. What more do I need to say? And there's a hero since it was my solo on my confirmation.