"If this world makes you CRAZY and you've taken all you can bear, just call me up because you know I'll be there."
-Cyndy Lauper "True Colors"
Okay, so just to let you all know Eddie WILL be nice VERY soon. And there's going to be some Peddie in this chapter. Also I AM still taking song suggestions.
"Mr. Winkler, I'm quitting glee club."
*Jason*
I never thought I'd hear those words come from his mouth. It was a state of shock to me. I was just grading some papers for History when he barged in and said them to me. I sat there with a pen in my hand, my mouth hanging open. With no other words he'd left, leaving me completely bewildered.
I might as well bring you back to where all this had started at the beginning of this week…
"Eric you can't do this! I've worked so hard with this glee club, I know I can make it work!" Jason shouted.
"Jason, I told Anna to tell you that if she was willing to give the chance, I would be too." Eric –Mr. Sweet- said, "And she doesn't think it'll work."
"Anna, please!" Jason shouted, "Just please, give us a bit of time to show you what we can do!'
"Fine," Anna sighed.
"Thank you!" Jason yelled.
"Okay guys!" Jason said at the beginning of the next meeting, "Patricia would like to-"
"But Dad!" came over the intercom.
"Edison, calm yourself."
"Listen Dad, you may be able to except the fact that I'm your son, but I'm not ready! Especially since mom just died! The funeral was beautiful, not that you'd know."
"Edison, listen. I know I haven't been the greatest father-"
"Wait a second, is that thing on?"
"Oh no."
The club glanced at each other as the announcement ended. Mr. Sweet… was Eddie's dad?
"Junior! Junior! Junior!" was shouted from the hallway.
Patricia looked at the rest of the club, and ran out. She made her way through the thick crowd of students, finding Eddie in the center. He met her eyes, as she grabbed his arm and pulled him into the choir room, shutting the door behind her.
The club was quiet. No one knew what to say. Everyone was staring at the two who'd just come in in a rush.
"Do it." Eddie muttered, "Get back at me for all the years of teasing I'd done to you."
Nina spoke for everyone when she simply said, "No."
"What do you mean, no?"
"I mean, we aren't going to make fun of you." Nina said, "Sorry Eddie."
Eddie gave a small smile, "Mr. Winkler, can I try out?"
"Well Eddie, that was very out of nowhere but, yeah." Mr. Winkler laughed, happy to get anybody in the group.
Eddie surprised everyone with his rendition of Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5. Mara joined in for Christina Aguilera's part.
*Eddie*
I know it seems out of character for me to be trying out for glee club all the sudden like that. But I know that no one popular is going to want to hang out with me since I'm officially 'junior', so why not sing? I've actually always loved it. The way it makes me feel happy. I've got my eye on yacker too. The way she stood up to the crowd like that, without looking at any of them, she just grabbed me. And that was it. Then I was in here, in the choir room.
"Jason, I've come to a decision." Anna said, coming into the room with her hands on her hips, "The New Beginnings place at Regionals and the club stays, if not then you're disbanded."
"Why are you so dead set on getting us disbanded?" Jason asked.
"If you must know it's because of this club that my budget has been cut, you're gone and I get it back." Anna explained, "So, second or first place at Regionals and the club stays, if not, say goodbye."
Jason rolled his eyes as Anna left the room and turned back to the group, "Guys, we only need one more to qualify. And now we have to! So, we're doing two songs at the live show on Friday. I was thinking, Don't You Want Me by Human League. Nina, Eddie why don't you take it?"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Fabian said, "Can't me and Nina do it, I mean, we sound great together!"
"Sorry Fabian, we need to give everybody a chance to shine." Jason shrugged.
*Fabian*
Eddie singing a duet with Nina? Eddie has taken everything from me in the past, I'm not going to let him take Nina too. Ever since glee, Nina and I really have grown to like each other. He can't take that. Can he?
"Welcome to glee club, JUNIOR!"
Patricia watched as Eddie got his very first slushy facial. She'd thought back on her own, the sting in her eyes, how it felt to have it drip down your shirt. She couldn't stand the feeling, but she'd learned to deal with it.
"Don't feel good does it?" she asked, bitterly.
"Not the time yacker." Eddie said, wiping some of the slushy from his eyes.
"NOT a good idea." Patricia said, grabbing his wrists and stopping him, "It just gets in your eyes worse, trust me. Come on." She pulled him into the girl's bathroom (currently empty) and sat him on a chair by the sink. She cleaned his face off and soon his eyes were free of slushy.
"Why are you doing this?" he asked, gazing at the ceiling.
"Because, believe it or not, I like you. I think that if you let your true colors show, you'd be a good person."
"Mr. Winkler, I have my song!" Patricia announced, grabbing the stool and beginning to sing True Colors by Cyndy Lauper. Eddie knew that the message was directed at him, and couldn't help but smile.
"Very good Patricia," Jason smiled.
"I have my song too," Eddie said. He sat on the stool, and gave Patricia a smile. She happened to be sitting next Nina, sending Fabian the wrong message.
Eddie sang It's Not Unusual by Tom Jones.
*Fabian*
He's SINGING to Nina. I have nothing left. He's stolen Nina, he's stolen the limelight in my club, and I can't take it anymore!
Fabian marched down to Jason's office, stormed in and shouted; "Mr. Winkler I'm quitting glee club" then he was gone.
OUCH. See ya next time!
