The drive to the airport was silent. No-one was daring to speak, most likely due to how early it was but still, they all remained silent the entire time. The humming of the songs on the radio kept everyone slightly content, well everyone except Barry.
After Jay had healed, he left back into his timeline whilst Team Arrow had left for Star City, not before Barry and Oliver having a good one-on-one moment.
"Kid. Look me in the eyes and promise that the next time I see you those cuts will not be there" Oliver said, placing his hands onto the younger man's petite shoulders.
Nodding, Barry looked Oliver right into his eyes, "yes, I promise, Oli"
Smiling, Oliver grabbed Barry and pulled him into a tight hug, the pair swaying slightly from loosing balance.
After a good 5 minute long hug, they both let go and Joe manoeuvred himself next to Barry, placing an arm around his shoulders as they waved to Team Arro.
"Bear? Your phone's been going off for the past 5 minutes" Joe said, lightly nudging Barry, who was staring out of the window.
"Mmmm" Barry mumbled, tiredly turning his head towards Joe and then to the other occupants in the car, all of them had already fallen asleep.
"What were you thinking about?" Joe asked, noticing how they lapsed into silence again once Barry's phone buzzing became a soothing sound.
"Nothin" Barry mumbled, grabbing his phone and looking at the notifications.
They were all from the Warblers group chat they had made once Barry/Seb had graduated. Some notifications had caught his eye though;
Kurt— 5 missed calls
Blaine— 8 text messages
Finn— 22 missed calls
He was confused as to why Finn had called him 22 times so he called Finn, leaning his head against his seat and closing his eyes. Joe watched Barry through his peripheral vision and noted to talk to him later.
"Seb? You okay? Stacey keeps on saying that something is wrong with you but won't say what and she's really upset still" Finn explained over the phone, making Barry groan and rub his hand over his face in annoyance.
"Let me talk to her" his voice was hoarse and rough, considering he was practically asleep when Joe had nudged him although his eyes were open.
"You okay? Like I've never seen her this upset since you left" Finn said, actually feeling some sympathy for the guy who was such a stuck up bitch to him during high school.
"Yeah, I'm okay. Do you know where Stacey is now?" Barry had forgotten all about Joe, all he wanted to know was how Stacey was feeling about this. Before Henry had been convicted, Stacey and him were extremely close, it was always him, Stacey and Henry whenever Stacey came for a visit. He treated her like a daughter.
"She's with Thad at the moment." Nodding, Barry sighed and just said to tell her he'd talk to her later and he ended the call, not realising that Joe had a lot of questions.
"Can you promise me something, Barry" Joe asked, although he had questions he knew Barry wasn't comfortable with answering them so he changed the subject.
"Depends in what it is" Barry retorted, having a small smile on his face.
"Promise me, that no matter what happens in these next couple of days you will not lose the light behind your eyes. Please, it breaks my heart seeing you so lost, empty even and I can't imagine how Iris feels looking at you and not recognising it's you because of the self-hate you're in. Let us help you" Joe said, noticing how Barry's eyes went glassy.
"I-I promise, Joe" Barry said, wiping his eyes and looking behind him at the sleeping people behind him.
"Let's go do thing."
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"OH COME ON!" Stacey sang, she was in the middle of Glee rehearsal as they were preparing for Sectionals.
"Oh whoa" the group sang, making Finn Hudson smile at how far they had come.
The song ended, making Finn stand up and give them a one-man standing ovation. Stacey had a smile on her face— it was small but there.
"How about we take a 5-10 minute break and then sing that one last time" Finn said, gaining cheers from the club. To think, he used to be a member of New Directions and now here he was years later, leading the team to Sectionals.
Just then, a group of middle-aged men stormed into the room, all making a lot of commotion.
"C'mon now Hudson. Are you really not going to introduce us to the group?" A familiar voice questioned, making Finn turn around to come face-to-face with the one and only; Thaddeus.
"Hey Thad. Fellow Warblers" he waved, bring Thad in for a hug.
"How's Stacey?" He asked when the groups started to mingle together.
"Quiet. She hasn't smiled like she usually does and everyone else has noticed it" Thad sighed, running a hand down his face.
"Word on the street is that our police force is enlisting help from CCPD. They're bringing their best detective and CSI" Thad informed, a small smile on his face.
"Wait. Barry's coming?" Finn asked with wide eyes, he knew the shorter version of the whole Barry-Seb fiasco much like Thad but Wes the only person who knew the entire story.
"Yup. Have you tried speaking to him?"
"I have. Left 22 missed calls if it makes you feel any better" Finn chuckled lightly, showing Thad his recent calls.
"Looks like he's calling you back" Thad said with a bit of confusion, he had left at least 100 at the minimum and, yet, he chose to call Finn?
"Seb? You okay? Stacey keeps on saying that something is wrong with you but won't say why and she's really upset still" Finn said into the phone, at least glad that he finally decided to let everyone know he was at least alive.
"Let me talk to her" Barry's voice was rough. Like either he had just woken up or if he had just finished crying. Both Thad and Finn had walked out of the auditorium and were in the hallway with the phone on speaker but with Thad remaining quiet.
"You okay? Like I've never seen her this upset since you left" He said, having sympathy build up in his chest without even knowing the real reason behind it all.
"Yeah, I'm okay. Do you know where Stacey is now?" Barry questioned, making the paid share a look between one another. Should they lie? Would it make him feel better if he knew Stacey was safe?
"She's with Thad at the moment" They heard Barry sigh, hopefully out of relief, and proceeded to tell them that to tell Stacey he'd call her later.
They shared a look and knew he wasn't okay, he was acting as if he was when he really wasn't.
They walked into the auditorium in silence, then after realising it had been quite a long break, Finn decided for them to perform for the Warblers.
"LET'S SHOW THE WARBLERS WHAT THE NEW DIRECTIONS ARE MADE OF!" Finn yelled, ushering the Warblers off of the stage so his club could perform.
/A:N just because I feel like it, the lyrics will just be on the page without who sings what part because I just cba to name them
Some nights,
I, stay up
Cashing in my bad luck
Some nights,
I call it a draw
Some nights,
I wish that my lips could build a castle
Some nights,
I wish they'd just fall off
But,
I still wake up
I still see your ghost
Oh lord,
I'm still not sure what I stand for,
Oh
- Oh whoa -
What do I stand for?
- Oh whoa -
What do I stand for?
Most nights,
I don't know
Anymore
Oh
Oh whoa
Oh whoa
Oh
Oh
Oh whoa
Oh whoa
Oh
This is it boys
This is war
- Oh -
What are we waiting for?
- Oh whoa -
Why don't we break the rules already?
- Oh -
I was never one to believe the hype- Oh whoa -
Save that for the black and white
- Oh whoa -
I try twice as hard and I'm half as liked
- Oh -
But here they come again to jack my style
That's alright
That's alright
I fount a
Martyr in my bed tonight
Stops my bones from wondering just who
I,
Who I
Who I am
Oh,
Who am I?
Hum
Who am I?
Who am I?
Well some nights,
I wish that this all would end
'Cause I could use some friends for a change
And some nights,
I'm scared you'll forget me again
Some nights,
I always win
- I always win -
But I still wake up
I still see your ghost
Oh Lord,
I'm still not sure what I stand for
Oh
What do I stand for?
- Oh -
What do I stand for?
- Oh whoa -
Most nights,
I don't know
Oh
Come on!
So this is it?
I sold my soul for this
Washed my hands of that for this?
- Oh my -
I missed my mom and dad for this?
- Oh my my -
When I see stars
- Oh come on -
When I see
When I see stars
- Oh come on -
That's all they are
When I hear songs
- Oh my my -
They sound like a swan
So come on
Oh
Come on
Come on
Oh
Come on
Well
That is it guys
That is all
- Oh -
Five minutes in and I'm bored again
- Oh whoa -
Ten years of this
I'm not sure if anybody understands
- Oh -
This one is not for the folks at home
- Oh -
Sorry to leave mom
I had to go
- Oh whoa -
Who the heck wants to die all alone all dried up in the desert sun?
- Oh -
My heart is breaking for my sister
And the con that she called love
But when I look into my nephew's eyes
Man you wouldn't believe
The most amazing things
That can come from
Some terrible lies
Yeah
Ah whoa
Oh
- Ah yeah ah -
Oh whoa
Oh
- Oh whoa, whoa, whoa, oh, whoa -
Oh whoa
- Oh, whoa, whoa, ooh, oh, whoa -
Oh whoa
- Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, ah -
Oh
- Ah -
Oh
- Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, oh -
Oh whoa
- Oh, whoa, whoa, ooh, ah -
Oh whoa
- Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa -
Oh
- Yeah -
The other night
You wouldn't believe the dream
- Oh -
I just had about you and me
- Oh whoa -
I called you up
But we'd both agree
- Oh come on -
It's for the best you didn't listen
- Yeah -
It's for the best we get our distance
Oh
- Oh come on -
It's for the best you didn't listen
- Oh -
It's for the best we get our distance
- Come on -
Oh
Oh whoa
Oh whoa
Oh
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This is chapter 1 of the sequel to my other book: Paralyzed.
I hope you enjoy it and I totally haven't watched like the first two episodes of Glee to find out who is who from the original New Directions.