Everyone Needs An Anthem Chapter 13, a glee fanfic

DISCLAIMER: Obviously I'm not Ryan Murphy. I while hating the Finchel break up do find it believable. All the great couples have to have several break ups before they fully commit. And yes I know technically some of these couples never got back together but long after the show ended I know that they did…
Buffy and Angel. Jackie and Hyde. Sabrina and Harvey. Cappie and Casey. Lucas and Peyton. Brenda and Dylan. Rory and Dean. Ephram and Amy. Jack and Kate. Isabel and Alex. Max and Liz. Michael and Maria. Parker and Hardison.

I could go on but I have a feeling you all would rather read the last chapter of this story!

Ch13…

FINCHEL

Well this was intense. It wasn't like Sectionals, they'd barely had time to be nervous after the whole song-stealing debacle and Aural Intensity had sucked. Sure Sue being a judge had severely depressed them but that was just one vote out of three, they could so do this.

"Hey, you're not getting nervous on me are you?" Finn asked coming up from behind and wrapping his arms around her petite frame; he loved how he could rest his chin on her head.

"Of course not." Rachel replied turning around and locking her hands behind his neck. "We're going to win."

"That's my girl." He teased kissing her forehead.

"Always."

"Hey you guys its time." Mr. Schuester interrupted; reluctantly they pulled apart and approached the doors that would announce their entrances.

"Break a leg." She called softly to Finn pushing open the door the spotlight momentarily blinding her. She sang earnestly, pouring every part of her into the words they had so painstakingly selected. Finn's eyes never looked away from her, glittering with his own emotions. The group moved to the choreography created by Mike and Brittany, graceful without being flashy there would be no hairography here. Travis played his piano proudly as they slowly surged into Affirmation, Kurt, Tina, Quinn and Artie taking the leads. This was her home, the stage made her feel alive and loved and more than ever she knew that this was where she wanted her life to be, just as long as Finn's eyes would always be there to watch her. Matt and Mike were breaking away to prepare for the final song; grasping the microphone tightly in her hand she accepted Mercedes and Brittany's help while they attached the flower to her hair.

"I spend my life
trying to do things right
but all I do is fall to my face
with my hands on my head
so many times"

Finn smiled dancing in sync with the boys, she had the bruised toes to prove how hard he had worked for this.

"But then I learned
after being burnt
to get back up,
to push straight on
stop the tears
people move on."

Tossing the microphone without a second glance into Artie's waiting hands he swept Rachel up in his arms while she twirled easily and flipped herself over his shoulder.

"Well it's alright to be myself
now I've learned to stand
well it's okay to be just who I am
I've spent years really hating me
longing to be friends
now I hope that you can understand
this is who I am."

Holding the microphone in front of her confidently Rachel led the five other girls in what he still believed to be incredibly complex steps, Tina and Quinn each held a microphone and all three were singing together.

"Now when life gets tough
I'm quick to hurry up
I run all day
I run through the night
I'll break down walls,
I'll hit up high."

Mercedes and Santana accepted the microphones from Tina and Quinn and they all switched positions, Rachel moved to the back and handed her microphone off to Brittany.

"I don't care if I'm fat
or if you think my clothes are bad
Cause I can go to sleep at night
I'm a good person
and I'll get by."

The group melded together each pairing up and just dancing freely, not caring if they looked like idiots, at least they would look like idiots having fun.

Kurt reached for Santana's microphone and sang in his high pitch that reminded more than a few people of Faith Hill.

"I need someone, someone,
someone, someone like me."

Artie wheeled around expertly blowing a kiss to Tina who pretended to catch it.

"You deserve, deserve, deserve to be free."

Puck even though he protested that this song was too female sang his line richly and even winked at his baby mama.

"Because your world keeps spinning
and your trapped in it."

It came as no surprise that Mercedes would need to be the one who wailed over the end of the song, it was just how it had to be.

"Yeeaahhhh!
This is who I am!"

The girls faced off with the boys stalking towards them like a hunter to their prey.

"Oh take a breather this is who I am!"

They froze in their positions for a moment, basking in their big finale. Of course Miss Pillsbury was the first to start clapping, jumping to her feet and cheering loudly followed closely by their parents.

"That was awesome!" Finn yelled as they ran off stage scooping his girlfriend up and twirling her happily around the room.

"We are definitely going to win this!" She agreed giggling from dizziness. "You can put me down now Finn."

"Nope, I'm not putting you down ever." He told her goofily pressing a kiss to her nose. The euphoria from being on stage wasn't wearing off anytime soon. "You looked amazing out there."

"Thank you."

"Guys, Quinn just went into labour!" Mercedes yelled breaking them form the lust filled haze they were in. "Let's go!"

"What about the competition?" Tina asked pushing Artie down the narrow hallway.

"They can mail the trophy to McKinley." Rachel decided. "Quinn needs our support right now."

FINCHEL

Beth, as it turns out definitely inherited some things from his father. On the outside she was like a miniature Quinn, blonde tuffs of hair and bright blue eyes but she had her father's impatience. They were lucky to make it the hospital in time, although not soon enough in Quinn's mind seeing as she had to skip the epidural causing her to say many things that Mercedes swore made Puck quiver. At six pounds exactly and after only forty minutes of labour the littlest glee club member was officially born.

"This is all they had in the gift shop." Kurt said handing over a giant orange giraffe. "It was either than or some rather questionable flowers, this was the lesser of the two evils."

"Thanks Kurt." Quinn said tiredly, Beth was resting against her chest. "I can't believe we missed the end of the competition. Sue wins again."

"I think we all won today Q."

On the list of places you would ever find Sue Sylvester not once had a hospital ever been considered, some of the group believed that she hadn't even been born in one; just emerged fully grown with a tracksuit and a bull horn.

"Coach Sylvester."

Even in her tired state she managed to sit up a little, the already tiny room suddenly felt smaller, the group seeming to squish to one side in an effort to put distance between them and the seriously scary woman.

"I wanted to congratulate for bringing a child into a morally challenged society that will most likely hate that child and she will grow up to be as insecure and neurotic as that ginger out in the hallway."

"Shouldn't you be at the competition right now?" Mercedes snapped, it was outside of school Sue couldn't technically punish her for giving some attitude.

"With those mediocre performances the decision was fairly easy." She replied easily completely unfazed by the rudeness, probably because she didn't find it rude. "While I find glee club to be stupid and a complete waste of time I take the responsibility bestowed upon me greatly. Congratulations kids you've got another year."

"We won?" Matt asked fighting the urge to chest bump with Mike.

"Of course not, you came second. Aural Intensity won, apparently blatant pandering worked for them. You should make a note of that."

Leaving much the way she came, without so much as a good bye the group just stared.

"We got another year." Artie said slowly. "Hell yeah!"

"Wow I feel like Torrance at the end of Bring It On." Brittany said happily, although only Santana listened hugging her best friend.

"We got another year." Finn repeated more to himself than anyone. "Yes!"

Rachel beamed at the group who were now openly cheering and jumping around, well except for Quinn and Puck who were too enamoured in their baby to join in. Another year with all of these guys who had somehow become her friends, her family. She could definitely live with that.

"Rach, turn off your brain for a second and stop thinking of songs for next years Sectionals." Kurt ordered pulling her into a three-way hug with Mercedes. Finn joined in at the last second pulling her way and kissing her quite happily.

"I love you."

She let out a gasp of shock before smothering his face with kisses. Glee club stayed and Finn Hudson loved her, the night she would someday win a Tony award just got serious competition for best moment in her life.

"I love you too."

It didn't matter that it was a sterile hospital room that was more like a closet with all the people around; it was to her the most romantic thing she could imagine given Finn was kissing her and she was having trouble thinking.

FINCHEL

So hope you all enjoyed my little story. Keep an eye out for my new one, I have several in the works. I will be posting a short one shot regarding the break up since I have the perfect song for it! Anywho much love to you all for reading me!