DISCLAIMER: I am not Ryan Murphy. But I'm just one lamp entombing a genie away….
Ch12…
FINCHEL
It had actually taken closer to thirty minutes before the glee club in its entirety was finally assembled in the choir room. Finn has been the last to arrive having been running around the school trying to find Rachel who was of course already in the room.
"Ok guys I know the last few weeks have been hard but we still have a lot of hard work ahead of us!" Mr. Schuester turned to the whiteboard, which had 'Regionals', scrawled across. "Now before our little drama we were discussing songs for Regionals, and in light of what has happened I think we should make a new list."
"Mr. Schuester?" Rachel asked raising her hands to what she believed to be well natured chuckles. "Before we discuss Regionals I would like to sing to my peers. It's my thank you for standing by me through the last few weeks."
"Of course." Mr. Schuester nodded taking Rachel's vacated seat while she walked to the centre of the room.
"I think you'll all be able to understand what I am trying to say so I wont bore you with an explanation." Rachel started.
"Just with the song then?" Puck called out winking at Rachel to show he was joking; Quinn lightly slapped him over the head and Mr. Schuester gave him a stern look anyway.
Stepping forward Rachel made sure to lock eyes with each glee clubber, her emotions pouring into the song.
"Every night I stand here with this view
Every time I sing these songs
I sing them to you
Its what I do"
Her eyes were started to feel teary but she soldiered on; needing to get this out.
"Every song that we play,
the music we make
Well what can I say?
It's a beautiful feeling
It's a beautiful feeling
You make me realize
You make me feel alive
It's a beautiful"
Taking small careful steps she weaved around the small room her fingers trailing along the shoulders of the people she passed.
"When I move my feet pull out on me.
It gives me hope.
Reaching out with open arms
It turns the key
Now I can see that
There's a view from up here
That I want to share
Well what can I say?"
She smiled at Mike and Matt who were holding up their phones and swaying them back and forth, they were such idiots sometimes, but sweet idiots.
"It's a beautiful feeling
It's a beautiful feeling
You make me realize
You make me feel alive
It's a beautiful.
Every moment leads me here
you make me realize
you make me alive"
"It's a beautiful feeling
It's a beautiful feeling
You make me realize
You make me feel alive
It's a beautiful
I feel alive
Beautiful feeling
I can see the sky."
Returning to the middle of the room she turned to Finn and sang the last part directly to him.
"You make me realize
You make me feel alive
It's a beautiful."
Mr Schuester started off the applause slinging one arm around Rachel's shoulder.
"I think that was the perfect way to start our first meeting back at school!"
Rachel nodded slightly and strode forward to take her seat next to Finn boldly reaching over and grasping his hand in her own. Finn stared at her confused but she kept her gaze forward giving Mr. Schuester her full attention.
"Alright, ideas let's hear them!"
"Lady GaGa!"
"Britney Spears!"
"Cee Lo!"
"Unicorns!"
Brittany blinked at the people staring at her, "I wanted to yell too."
"I need songs guys!" Mr. Schuester said exasperated, they really, really needed that set list for regionals.
"I have a suggestion." Rachel spoke up; hand raised the picture of polite. "This year has been different for all of us and I was thinking we should use a song that demonstrates the bond we have all formed and how we know accept each other for who they are; Time of our lives. "
"That's definitely an interesting idea." Mr. Schuester said slowly nodding his head.
"Affirmation." Quinn blurted out. "That's a song about accepting things without judgement."
"That's our theme. Look at us; this club shouldn't work at all but we accept and respect each other's talent. That can be the thread between the songs."
"We still need a third number." Santana pointed out. "We can start with Rachel's suggestion and end on Affirmation but we need the link."
"Well you all have your assignment for tonight. Find our third song for Regionals." Mr. Schuester clapped breaking out into a grin. "Brad, care to start us off?"
The ever-silent pianist took his rightful place on his stool and cracked his fingers before starting the slow melody. Rachel hastily pulled her emergency lyrics folder from her bag and pulled out several copies of the song; she knew that at the very least Mercedes and Tina would already know the words.
Rachel grasped Finn's hand and held the lyrics in front of them starting them off.
"This is where the chapter ends
A new one now begins
Time has come for letting go
The hardest part is when you know
All of these years
When we were here
Are ending
But I'll always remember
We have had the time of our lives
And now the page is turned
The stories we will write
We have had the time of our lives
And I will not forget the faces left behind
It's hard to walk away from the best of days
But if it has to end, I'm glad you have been my friend
In the time of our lives"
Finn put his arm around Rachel so that she was cradled to his chest, it was his turn to sing to her.
"Where the water meets the land
There is shifting in the sand
Like the tight that ebbs and flows
Memories will come and go
All of these years
When we were here
Are ending
But I'll always remember
We have had the time of our lives
And now the page is turned
The stories we will write
We have had the time of our lives
And I will not forget the faces left behind
It's hard to walk away from the best of days
But if it has to end, I'm glad you have been my friend
In the time of our lives"
Tina sang next having already known the words but she was surprised when both Brittany and Santana harmonized with her.
"We say goodbye, we hold on tight
To these memories that never die
We say goodbye, we hold on tight
To these memories that never die"
By now the whole group had joined in having started to catch on.
"We have had the time of our lives
And now the page is turned
The stories we will write
We have had the time of our lives
And I will not forget the faces left behind
It's hard to walk away from the best of days
But if it has to end, I'm glad you have been my friend
In the time of our lives
I'm glad you have been my friend
In the time of our lives"
"I think we have our opening number for Regionals." Mr. Schuester announced clapping loudly at the group who were now all holding hands and huddled together. "I'll see you all tomorrow."
The rest of the group slowly broke away and left until once more only Rachel and Finn remained.
"We probably need to talk huh?" Finn asked scratching his neck like he always did when he was nervous.
"Probably." She agreed. "But right now I just want to enjoy this afternoon with my boyfriend."
Hands entwined they left the choir room, Finn following Rachel blindly. He kind of had a feeling that he was going to spend a lot of time following after Rachel, he was okay with that.
FINCHEL
Hey guys!
The songs used here are 'Beautiful Feeling' by Daryl Braithwaite and 'Time of Our Lives' by Tyrone Wells. Both epic songs that once I heard just knew I had to use for a fanfic!
Side note I have just one chapter left of this. My muse has been cheating on this story with another finchel fic that involves Rachel leaving when Finn blames her for everyone finding out about Quinn being pregnant. She leaves to attend a performing arts school in New York but returns one year later. Hit me up if that sounds like something you would be interested in!