Chapter 10.
It was Tuesday evening and Quinn was at the auditorium, pacing around nervously. The auditions for glee club were today. A few people were already there, but Caroline was nowhere to be seen.
"Hey I'm sorry that I'm late!" Caroline said, busting in the auditorium breathlessly.
Quinn smiled and nodded. "It's okay. I'm a bit nervous actually." she said.
Caroline smiled and held her hand. "It's okay, Quinn. I'm here to help."
They started to prepare the table for them to sit. This glee club had no director. They were on their own, although the teachers will give a helping hand or two.
It was 4pm and there were around 15 to 20 people there. Quinn spotted Rebekah, who sat in front.
"It's time, Quinn, go!" Caroline whispered, motioning Quinn to the stage.
The two blondes went up the stage and Caroline clapped her hands. "Attention, please! Hi, welcome to Mystic Falls High School's first ever glee club audition! And to make things straight, I am not the leader of this club, this lovely girl next to me is. People, meet Quinn Fabray!" she said.
Quinn smiled awkwardly. Okay I have to be brave. Come on Quinn, you were the captain of the Cheerios, for god's sake! she thought.
"Hi, as you all know, glee club is actually just a nickname for show choir. We mostly sing and dance in this club! There are competitions, too! So this audition is to decide who's in the club and who's not. Depends on your talent. Pretty sure most of you guys here can sing, right?" Quinn said. No one said anything. Great. she thought
"How about you sing first?" Stefan's voice boomed. He was sitting at the far back. Quinn didn't notice him enter.
"For the first time, I agree with Stefan! How about you sing first, Quinn! I'm sure you'll be marvelous" Rebekah said, with a smile.
Soon everybody was cheering for Quinn to sing. Quinn had no choice but to give in. "Fine I'll sing! But heads up, I'm not the best singer okay?" she said. She whispered the name of the song to Caroline and the tall blonde immediately went backstage to cue the music.
Music started to fill the room. Quinn took a deep breath and started singing.
A drop in the ocean
A change in the weather
I was praying that you and me might end up together
It's like wishing for rain as I stand in the desert
But I'm holding you closer than most 'cause you are my heaven
Klaus was looking for his sister, as he found out that she had the White Oak Stake in her possession. With his super sonic hearing, he could hear someone singing. And it was beautiful. He had to find the voice. He immediately followed the voice which lead him to the auditorium
I don't wanna waste the weekend
If you don't love me pretend
A few more hours then it's time to go
Klaus found Quinn on the stage, singing passionately. Her eyes were closed as she held the microphone tightly.
As my train rolls down the east coast I wonder how you keep warm
It's too late to cry
Too broken to move on
And still I can't let you be
Most nights I hardly sleep
Don't take what you don't need from me
Klaus couldn't take his eyes off her. Her voice was beautiful and she herself was beautiful. She wearing a vintage cream dress, and her short hair was let down. She was...perfect. Like an angel that fell from heaven.
It's just a drop in the ocean
A change in the weather
I was praying that you and me might end up together
Its like wishing for rain as I stand in the desert
But I'm holding you closer than most 'cause you are my heaven
Klaus wasn't the only mesmerized with Quinn. Stefan, who was leaning on the seat lazily before, sat up, eyes focused on Quinn. In fact everyone was mesmerized with Quinn. Rebekah felt like tears were coming and Caroline stood there, her jaw slightly open.
Quinn sang the entire song with all her passion. A Drop In the Ocean was one of her favourite songs of all times. She opened her eyes to find everyone focused at her, even Klaus, who standing by the corner. He smiled and clapped his hands. Soon everybody clapped their hands, including Stefan who stood up.
"My, my, Quinn Fabray, such beautiful voice you have" Klaus said, prompting Quinn to blush. Rebekah immediately turned around when she heard the familiar voice of her annoying hybrid of a brother.
"Nik, what are you doing here?" she asked, annoyed. The rest of the people in the auditorium looked at them. "Yeah, what are you doing here?" Stefan asked.
Klaus chuckled. "Well I'm here to see my friend, Quinn. I heard that she's a great singer. You two know how much I love live performances" he replied. "And this is the best, so far" he added, giving Quinn a charming smile which made her heart skipped a beat.
Caroline rolled her eyes and shouted. "Leave us alone, Klaus!"
Judging by his expression, Klaus was surprised to hear Caroline's voice. "Caroline, I didn't notice you there. Are you going to sing too? If you are, then I must have a seat and watch." he said, siting next to Stefan who just rolled his eyes.
"What do you want, Nik?" Rebekah asked, storming to her brother, so that no one else could hear their conversation.
"Well I'm looking for something that belongs to me." Klaus said, still looking amused.
"I don't have anything that belongs to you."
"Are you sure, little sister? Because you just raise the stakes of me being very impatient. And you know how I am, when I'm impatient." he emphasizes the word stake so that Rebekah would understand.
"Frankly, I don't care."
"Now, Rebekah, be a good girl and give it back to me. What's mine is mine."
"It's not yours and it will never be yours."
Stefan, who has been listening to their unpleasant conversation cleared his throat. "Now, why don't you two get the hell out of here and settle this at home, the cave, whatever, I don't care. We have something going on here, Klaus" he said, noticing other people staring at them. Quinn shifted awkwardly.
"I'm not leaving. I'm auditioning too." Rebekah said. She looked at Klaus and waited for his response.
"Well I'm just an innocent spectator." Klaus replied.
"No one wants you here, Klaus!" Caroline shouted. She had been listening to their conversation with her super sonic hearing. Quinn was slightly shocked. Caroline closed her eyes immediately. Shit, now they're going to wonder why the hell I just said that. she thought.
Klaus smiled at Caroline. "Well, I'm sure that's not true, but I'm not going to start an argument here. I'll see you at home, little sister" he said to Rebekah, hinting that their conversation isn't over yet. Rebekah just waved her hand without even looking at her brother.
"And Quinn, I hope I can hear your lovely singing voice again." Klaus said to Quinn, making her blush. Quinn just smiled and gave him a smile. Stefan looked at the both of them, his expression anything but pleased. Klaus waved at her and walked out of the auditorium.
Caroline stood up and went to the stage. "Well, I'm sorry for the intrusion. Quinn, you were freaking awesome! Am I right, people?" she asked everyone. They responded with cheers and claps. Quinn blushed again. People think she's really good. Back at Lima, it was always Rachel who got the spotlight.
Klaus, who was outside the auditorium smiled. "I agree with you, Caroline" he muttered under his breath and walked away.
"Why thank you, everyone. Now let's start the audition now, shall we?" Quinn said, looking at Caroline. Caroline nodded and both of them went to the table. Caroline started to call a name from the sign-up sheet. "Rebekah Mikaelson" she groaned. Rebekah smiled and walked to the stage.
Rebekah sang a classic song from the roaring 20s, Love Me or Leave me by Ruth Etting. She was a good singer, even Caroline admitted it.
Caroline herself was next. She performed Thinking of You, by Katy Perry. Caroline silently dedicated the song to Tyler, who was still missing. Caroline sang the song with all her heart. It was beautiful, Quinn thought
After Caroline, Bonnie, Caroline's best friend performed the Jessie J's hit, Price Tag. She was really good, although a bit shy.
A few more people performed, too. Some were good, some were kinda bad, but hey at least they had the balls to try.
Last but not least, Stefan Salvatore walked up the stage. "I'm still torn between Bon Jovi or some soppy ballad." he said.
Quinn chuckled and said "It's your choice, really. Sing a song that you're comfortable singing"
Stefan smiled and nodded. "Bon Jovi it is." he said. He performed I'll Be There For You, belting his heart out. Even Caroline was slightly shocked. Stefan can really sing.
When his performance ended, Quinn stood up and clapped her hands. "That was great, Stefan! I didn't know you can sing!" she said. "Me too." Caroline said, eyeing her best friend.
"Me three." a female voice said. Quinn turned to find Elena Gilbert, one of Caroline's best friend.
Stefan tensed. "Elena, I didn't know you were auditioning for glee club" he said.
"I'm not, I can't sing." Elena replied.
"Well then, what are you doing here?" Stefan replied, a bit annoyed.
"I'm looking for Caroline and Bonnie, that's all. By the way, Damon's looking for you."
"How did you know? Oh let me guess, you were with him."
Elena was about to reply but Caroline cleared her throat. "Okay, that's enough from both of you. Anyone here haven't auditioned yet?" she said. Quinn was silently grateful Caroline intervened. She had no idea what do to. Apparently Elena and Stefan are not on good terms.
No one in the auditorium said anything. Caroline nodded. "So everyone here is done. Quinn?" she said, looking at Quinn
Quinn woke up and cleared her throat nervously. "Alright, all of your auditions were great, okay. At least you were brave enough to try out, and for that, I tip my hat to you. We'll announce the members of the glee club next week. All of you can go home now. Thank you so much" she said cheerfully. Everyone didn't leave the auditorium before talking to Quinn first. Apparently she made a big impression. Even a few boys gave her their number, asking her to call them.
"I can't promise anything but thank you." Quinn said when a boy from the football team handed a piece of paper with his number on it. The boy just nodded and walked away. Rebekah left early to handle some family business. Quinn had to walk home.
"So I see that you're popular now." Stefan said, leaning against the table next to her.
"I'm not popular. Don't tease me" Quinn said, packing her things. Only the two of them were in the auditorium.
"Well what do you call a girl who gets papers with telephone numbers on it? How many are they? Five?"
Quinn counted the scraps of paper in her hand. "Four" she mumbled.
Stefan smiled and ran his fingers through his hair. "Well, I would give you my number, but you already have it" he said.
Quinn just blushed. "Yeah I have your number already" she replied awkwardly.
"So Quinn, how are you going home?"
"Walking."
"No you're not."
"Excuse me?"
Stefan chuckled and went closer to her. "I'll send you back" he said in a whisper. Quinn grew redder.
"You don't have to. I just live nearby."
"Well I want to. Come on, I bet you've never been on a motorcycle before."
Quinn thought for a moment. Stefan noticed her hesitance. "Alright, I'll walk you home" he said
"But you have a motorcycle"
"But you don't want to go by motorcycle"
She thought again for a moment before slowly nodding. "Fine, motorcycle. Just, don't bring it too fast"
"You have my word." Stefan said
Quinn arrived home on the back of Stefan's motorcycle. She had never rode a motorcycle, this was her first. She slowly got off the motorcycle. She almost tripped but Stefan managed to catch her. "Woah, easy" he said.
Quinn blushed when Stefan held her. He didn't let go. "Stefan..." she whispered. Stefan noticed that she was still in his arms. "Oh sorry!" he said, letting her go, which made Quinn chuckle.
"Thank you, Stefan. You made me not want to ride on motorcycles ever again." Quinn
"But why? The bike was going as fast as a snail"
"No, it's just, I have this weird phobia on motorcycles."
Stefan nodded. "I understand"
"I guess I should be going. Thank you for the ride Stefan." Quinn said. She started to walk but Stefan quickly took her by the hand.
"Stefan...do you want anything?"
Stefan took a deep breath and said "I've wanted to do this, for quite some time". He then pulled Quinn closer and pressed his lips against hers firmly.
Quinn was shocked by his action but soon gave in. She felt his hands on her waist while she cupped his cheek. Oh my god oh my god oh my god she screamed internally. But then she realized that she was right in front of her house. Her mother is probably sneaking behind the curtains right now. It took a lot of willpower to break the kiss.
"Quinn..." Stefan said softly. He was a bit breathless, and his dark brown eyes were staring into her hazel eyes.
"I have to go now..." she whispered, walking away.
"I'll call you" Stefan said loudly
"I hope so"
Stefan smiled and saw her entering her home. He then got up on the motorcycle and drove off back to the Salvatore boarding house, smiling.
Klaus clicked his tongue in annoyance when Stefan finally went away. He saw them kissing, and for no apparent reason, he felt a pang of jealousy in him. He almost wished that he was Stefan, but he shook off the thought immediately. Your mind is playing tricks Klaus, you don't fall for humans he thought. He looked at Quinn's bedroom window and quickly darted off to his house.
(finally, some romance and Elena's first appearance! I have a habit of dragging things, I know. Wow this probably my longest chapter yet. Took me nearly 3 hours. I apologize for the horrible writing. Again, review please!)