Alternate Scene 7:
Rachel and Kurt join Blaine by the MC. All three smile excitedly at one another, though Rachel is starting to notice how tired she's feeling. She brushes it off. She can do this.
"Alright, since this is the tie breaker round, we've decided to let you choose whether you perform a mellow song or a high energy song." The MC explains.
Rachel opens her mouth. Kurt immediately covers her mouth with his hand. "Mellow. We choose mellow."
Blaine nods enthusiastically. "Definitely mellow."
Kurt releases her and she glares at him. He avoids looking at her. Good. He should feel guilty. The audience is tittering.
The MC smiles at her. "I take it you disagree." She folds her arms and nods irritably. "Unfortunately majority vote wins, so you'll be singing a mellow song. Since you didn't get the genre you wanted, we'll at least let you choose the song from the hat."
"So I'm not actually choosing a song. I'm just reaching into a hat for a preselected song."
He shrugs. "Yup."
She sighs and does. When she reads the song title, her stomach clenches. However, since the boys chose this genre, she can't help but smirk at them. She rolls her lips between her teeth as she turns to face both boys. Kurt's eyes narrow. He can tell something is up. He reaches for the song paper but she holds her hand out of reach for a moment. The audience chuckles.
"Just remember, you literally asked for this." She hands him the paper.
Frowning, he takes it. His face loses all color and tears fill his eyes. He spins so his back is to the audience. Concerned, Blaine steps closer so he can read the song title. He immediately wraps his arms around Kurt in an attempt to comfort him.
"You know, I had a reason for suggesting we do a high energy song. This is exactly why." She informs them. "You should have listened to me."
"Is he crying?" The MC asks in surprise.
"Yes, he is. But he only has himself to blame. He literally chose a mellow song. I figured it'd be less likely for a high energy song to be sad, so that's what I was going to suggest."
"You…..don't want a sad song." The MC checks.
"Not particularly."
Frowning at the clearly upset boys, the MC puts down the hat and picks up the other one. "Okay…how about we let you choose from the high energy hat?"
"Thank you!" Rachel grins and reaches in.
Beside her, Kurt wipes away his tears and turns back to her. Blaine straightens his jack and does the same. Rachel pulls a song and smiles. She'll have to sit to perform, but she was planning on doing that anyway. She shows it to the boys. Blaine releases a breath and Kurt grins, nodding happily. "Much better. Yes, we can do this one."
The MC nods. "See? You should have listened to the young lady from the start."
Rachel gives the boys a smug look.
