Hey Guys! 2nd Chapter Up.
This Chapter mainly focuses on meeting Rachel and Mercedes. There's a little Klaine in there. Sorry if the writing is weird. I had written part of this story in my notebook, and the other part is just plain out spontaneous writing. The next chapter will be out soon. I hope.
Italics- Emphasis on words
'Italics'- Thoughts
"Quotations"- Speaking
BOLD- Change in POV
Rachel and Mercedes have already met Blaine before. They haven't met any other Warblers yet, though.
RegularPOV
Two weeks later found the common room of the Warbler Hall at Dalton Academy to be quiet, as the head Warblers were deciding who the soloist would be for their fall concert. Wes, David, and Thad were quietly whispering to each other, while the remaining Warblers were quietly talking amongst themselves. Kurt was talking to Randall and Blaine about a movie that recently just came out. The room was filled with quiet chatter for about 5 minutes, when suddenly, a phone began to ring out Bruno Mars' 'Grenade.'
Easy come, Easy go
That's just how you live oh
Take, take, take it all
But you never give
Half the Warblers rolled their eyes at the call, while the other half just ignored the phone and continued with their conversations. Wes pulled his phone from his pocket, as it was his phone that was ringing, and shared an annoyed look with David. He looked at the screen of it and saw that he was correct in guessing that his girlfriend was calling him, most likely to complain about her constant problems. He was annoyed with the girl, since he continuously told her not to call him during Warbler meetings. It seemed that she didn't care, as she did it everyday that week.
Wes pressed the answer call to his phone, an annoyed huff escaping from his lips.
"Yes, Tabitha?" he said through gritted teeth.
"I just saw the most cuuuutest pair of booty shorts! You HAVE to come and get it for me! My daddy took away my allowance, AGAIN!" whined a high pitched, nasally voice.
Wes rolled his eyes and said, "That's the 8th thing you've asked for this week. I'm not getting you anything, until you learn how to use your money wisely. And learn how to listen when I tell you not to call me during the Warbler meetings, unless it was an emergency!"
Tabitha answered once again, in a nasally, whiny voice.
"But this IS an emergency! Besides, you only care about the Warblers! You never care about ME!"
"No, I-"
Wes tried to interrupt the girl, but she just kept talking.
"The Warblers are stupid anyways! All you guys do is sway and sing! I can do better than that! Your concerts are always so boring, I end up falling asleep! And you guys are always wearing your uniforms everywhere you go! It's like you guys aren't creative enough to make up cute costumes! No wonder they're so boring!"
Wes's jaw dropped as she ranted about how terrible the Warblers were, and David shot him a curious look.
"God, you care about them more than you care about your own GIRLFRIEND-"
"EX- girlfriend, now," interrupted Wes calmly, although he was seething on the inside.
Wes was absolutely infuriated with Tabitha. Being at Dalton and being with the Warblers was his home. After telling the girl about how much he loved the group, he would have thought that she would be more considerate with her words. But, clearly, she didn't give a damn about him. 'Who does she think she is? I've told her how much this group means to me and yet she's bad-mouthing us! I'm tired of this. I deserve better than her. This has got to end, now.' His thoughts had all pointed all in one direction: break up with her. This after all, wasn't the first time that she did something to anger him. She had cheated on him more than a few times and yet he still always took her back, hoping that she would change. 'Not this time. No more second chances.'
The girl shrieked loudly on the other line.
"WHAT?"
It was so loud that Wes had to pull the phone from his ear and hold it an arm's distance away from him. It was also loud enough to catch the attention of all the Warblers, who were all staring at him questioningly. Kurt and Blaine exchanged a look with each other, before looking at their friend with concern. Only Kurt, David, and Blaine knew everything about Wes's girlfriend problems, as the group of four were the best of friends. Sure, the Warblers were close as family, but Wes tried to put up a strong front and make it seem like he knew what he was doing most of the time.
Wes just pressed the end-call button on his phone and walked towards the large sofa that Kurt and Blaine were sitting on, collapsing onto it when he reached it.
David gave a quick nod to Thad and stood up.
"Our meeting is ending early, so you are free to go wherever you please. We'll tell you the results at tomorrow's Warbler meeting. Dismissed."
He used Wes's gavel and gave it a hit against the block, to signal that their dismissal was official.
Soon, all the Warblers left the room except for Wes, David, Blaine, and Kurt. David cautiously approached Wes, who had his head in his hands.
"You alright, dude?"
Wes looked up at all of them with a tired expression and shook his head.
"No, I just broke up with Tabitha. She was such a brat."
Blaine and David exchanged a look, seeing as they Wes had put up with Tabitha for so long, and they were curious at why he just decided to break up now.
"Why….?" Blaine questioned gently.
"She asked for more money, and then insulted the Warblers."
The others finally nodded in understanding, as they knew how important the Warblers were to Wes.
Kurt patted him on the back and said, "Well, quite frankly, I'm glad you broke up with her. She was annoying and rude. And she had a HORRIBLE fashion sense."
Wes sighed and sat up straight to look at the three guys in front of him.
"Why is it so hard to find a girl who understands me? Someone who's sweet and considerate and loves music as much as I do."
David ruffled Wes's hair slightly and said, "Don't worry; we're all looking for someone like that. That's why Jessica and I broke up last month. We're all single in here." He moved his arm to include Blaine and Kurt in the group.
Blaine got up and said, "We're all looking for our other halves. We'll find them eventually."
Kurt watched Blaine in the corner of his eyes and gave a slight smile.
Wes smiled at his friends' attempts to get him to smile and got up from the chair.
"Yeah, I guess so. Thanks guys. I think I'll head to my room and finish up some homework, seeing as we let everyone out early."
David agreed to Wes's suggestion.
"Sure, I have homework to finish too. Let's just go back to our room."
Blaine and Kurt just nodded at them and began to head towards the door. Wes and David also began to head to the door, but Wes paused for a second to look out of the large window. Sighing, he continued his walk and the four of them walked down the hallways toward their rooms.
David and Wes shared a room across from Blaine and Thad. Kurt somehow had a room for himself at the end of the hall, right next door to both of their rooms. Strange enough, it was also the biggest room in the hall.
Each of them went to their own individual rooms and began their work. David and Wes continued their homework assignments, while Blaine laid on his bed and listened to his IPod. Kurt turned on his laptop and signed onto AIM. The second he signed on, he instantaneously had two messages: one from Mercedes and one from Rachel.
Mercedes: Hey Beau! How's it going?
Kurt: It's been great, 'Cedes!
He then clicked on Rachel's message. Rachel had become one of his best friends since he transferred to Dalton, as she was much nicer than he originally took her to be.
Rachel: Hey Kurtsie! =) How is your day going?
Kurt: Tiring, but completely great! =P
Kurt then invited both Rachel and Mercedes to a chat room, to which they both accepted the invitation.
Mercedes: Anything fun going on at Dalton, white boy?
Rachel: Any development between you and Blaine? ;)
Kurt: I wish. ;P Nothing exciting, just a soloist audition for the Dalton Fall Concert.
Rachel: Did you audition for it?
Kurt: I just transferred here a month ago!
Mercedes: That ain't answering the question, white boy. Did you or did you not?
Kurt: No.
Kurt always told Rachel and Mercedes about everything. There were no secrets between them. The same story goes with him, Blaine, Wes, and David. Both groups have been told a lot about each other, but Rachel and Mercedes have never actually met face-to-face with Wes and David. Only Wes, David, Rachel, Mercedes, and Blaine know about what happened between him and Karofsky. It took a while for him to tell Rachel and Mercedes about it, but they promised not to tell anyone about it and they were true to their word. Kurt has debated on whether to tell the rest of the Warblers, but he's still contemplating his decision on it.
Rachel: Aw, why not? You would have totally gotten it!
Mercedes: I agree with Rachel. You got skills that kill!
Kurt: David and Wes are afraid that because I've become their best friend, I'm going to have an unfair advantage. Which is weird, considering they've never actually hear me sing. But they do make up 2/3 of the council and this is a small concert anyways. There'll be more concerts. They wouldn't even let Blaine audition, and he usually gets all the solos. Or, that's what the other Warblers tell me. Even though the Warblers are close as a family, they all get really competitive over solos sometimes.
Mercedes: Whoa, wait. You've been with the Warblers for a month and they still haven't heard you sing?
Kurt: Unless you count background vocals as singing, then no.
Rachel: I bet when they hear you, they'll be ecstatic at how many more songs they can sing. Having an all-boys acapella group must really limit the vocal ranges.
Kurt: Oh trust me, it does.
Mercedes: Dalton sounds so boring! Your school needs us to have fun!
Kurt: Oh-My-Gaga, I don't think the school can handle two more divas. Besides, it's not that bad. Wes, David, and Blaine are plenty of fun, along with the other Warblers. The school is just a little more serious that McKinley.
Mercedes: A little?
Rachel: More like a lot!
Kurt: Aw, come on! It's really not that bad! Sure, we have uniforms, but that's the only bad thing here. You guys should visit, soon! Then you can meet Wes and David. =D
Rachel: Tomorrow?
Kurt: You guys still have school tomorrow. I'm not letting you cut class just to visit me.
Mercedes: Aw, come on, beau! You're no fun!
Kurt: Psh, bitch please, I am plenty of fun.
Rachel: Come on, Kurtsie! I already have straight "A's" in my classes! It won't drop if I miss a class!
Mercedes: Same, The curriculum at McKinley is really low. Just read the textbook and you're guaranteed an "A."
Kurt: No, no, no! No skipping any classes! Besides, I have a Warbler meeting after my classes and that usually lasts for a really long time.
Rachel: =(
Kurt: Don't give me a sad face, Rach. Besides, I would still have to do homework tomorrow! I only finished my homework before practice today, so I have free time.
Mercedes: its Friday tomorrow! You can do it during the weekend!
Rachel: Please, Kurt! We haven't seen you in so long!
Kurt: You guys saw me last week when we went out to get some coffee with Blaine! And I have the concert on Sunday, so I can't do my homework during the weekend. So, you guys are not coming. End of discussion.
Rachel: But Kurt!
Kurt: No buts, Rach. You ladies are not coming. Anyways, what's going on at McKinley?
Mercedes: Two football players got arrested this morning,
Kurt: Finally, those Neanderthals are caught for something! Who and what happened?
Mercedes: Thatcher and Reedley, I think. They got arrested for drunk driving and for crashing into a store window.
Kurt: Which store?
Rachel: It was a jewelry store. "Elegance", I think the store was called.
Kurt: Did anyone get hurt?
Rachel: Luckily no. I think I hear my dads calling me down for dinner. I have to go. Love you guys! XOXO!
Kurt: Bye Rach! XOXO!
Mercedes: Bye, Diva!
Rachel: ~offline~
Mercedes: I should go too. My mom is planning to take me to the movies. Love you, beau! Bye!
Kurt: Later, 'Cedes! XOXO!
Mercedes: ~offline~
Kurt: ~offline~
Kurt glanced at the time and saw that it was about 8:00 PM, so he walked off to the Warbler Hall dining room, where dinner was being served for the residents of Warbler Hall.
Meanwhile, instead of going to dinner and the movies, Mercedes and Rachel called each other.
Rachel: Are we going tomorrow?
Mercedes: We as SO going tomorrow. I don't care what Kurt says. We are going.
Rachel: You've never been to Dalton before, have you?
Mercedes: Nope. What about you?
Rachel: Dalton is only like a 10 minute drive from my house. It's about an hour away from McKinley.
Mercedes: If McKinley is so far from your house, why do you go there?
Rachel: I've only recently moved houses this summer and I didn't want to let New Directions down by leaving you guys. Besides, I didn't want to go to Crawford Country Day, the all-girls school. I went there for a few days and it was so boring. They don't even have a glee club over there.
Mercedes: So are we skipping Glee practice tomorrow?
Rachel: It's going to be a bit suspicious if we don't show up, but whatever. Anything to get out of singing Journey songs. You'd think that after the Ms. Holidays fiasco, he'd let us sing more variety.
Mercedes: I completely agree with you! Anyways, I'll meet you by your locker after 5th period.
Rachel: Sure, but we're going to stop by my house and grab some food first alright? And I'm switching to my other car. I hate driving around in my school car.
Mercedes: Day-um, Rach! When did you get so rich?
Rachel: One of my dads is a professional fashion designer and my other dad is a famous lawyer, although we don't really tell anyone about it. I trust you and Kurt though. Oh hey, you guys should meet my fashion designer dad! He would totally design clothes for you. I prefer to be dress up in an old fashion sense, so he doesn't get to dress me up often.
Mercedes: That'd be awesome! Anyways, my mom is calling me to take me to the movies now. I'll see you tomorrow. Bye, Diva!
Rachel: Bye Diva! XOXO!
Next Day
Kurt was walking to Warbler practice with David, Wes, and Blaine, as the quartet talked about the Black Eyed Peas. David and Kurt had agreed that their songs were getting worse and worse, whereas Wes and Blaine disagreed with the two.
"They moved from singing a meaningful song to random songs with fancy techno beats," pointed out Kurt.
"Yeah, 'Where Is the Love' is like their only song that is heartfelt. They have good beats, but their music has no real meaning."
Wes was about to rebut, but they had just entered the common room, where all the other Warblers were sitting and talking. He gave them a 'we'll discuss this later' look before stepping towards the Warblers and capturing their attention.
"Alright Warblers, so yesterday we had a competition to decide who would be one of the soloists for the fall concert. The participants were Nick, Jeff, and Seth."
Each individual boy stood up as their names were called.
"Our selected soloist will be-"
Just as Wes was about to announce the winner, his phone rang again. Everyone gave an annoyed sigh as Wes looked at the caller id of his phone, which said 'Tabitha.' Wes rolled his eyes at it, which David, Blaine, and Kurt saw, and instantly knew who called him, and hit the ignore button.
Wes tried to continue, "As I was saying, the selected winner is-", but his phone rang once again.
As usual, it was Tabitha. Wes, a bit annoyed, then decided to answer it and said to Tabitha, "We broke up, stop calling me."
He hung up, and for the third time, tried to announce the winner.
"The winner is…."
Wes's phone rang once again, earning annoyed groans from the rest of the Warblers. This time, Wes actually shouted,"Stop Calling Me!" to his phone, which was still ringing. All the Warblers, except for the quartet of best friends, jumped up at Wes's shout, as he was usually the calm and collected one during situations like this.
Wes gave a look at David, who immediately called the attention of the Warblers. He turned towards a corner of the room, near a window, and answered the call.
"What do you want Tabitha?"
He spoke in quiet, annoyed whispers to his phone as to not bother the other Warblers.
"I need you to get something for me," was the obnoxiously loud reply.
"We broke up Tabitha. I don't have to get anything for you."
"But you were just being sensitive then! You know we belong together!"
Wes rolled his eyes at his ex-girlfriend's stupidity.
"No we don't. You only care about yourself. It's over Tabitha. I want nothing more to do with you. Stop calling me!"
"But Westy! You only ever cared about the Warblers! You never cared about ME!"
"That's Bull. I DID care about you, but now I don't. And don't call me Westy! I hate that name!"
As Wes was talking to Tabitha on the phone, the door to the common room quietly creaked open a tiny crack. Only the Warblers standing closest to the door took notice, but ignored it as everyone resumed listening to David. An eye peered into the room and located Kurt, who was sitting next to Blaine on a sofa with his back facing towards the door, as he listened to David talk about their call time for the Fall Concert.
Suddenly, the doors of the common room burst open and two teenage girls ran through. The brown-haired girl, who was wearing jeans and a fitting t-shirt, covered Kurt's eyes and shouted, "KURTSIE!", while the darker-skinned girl stood next to her saying, "Hey white boy!" The Warblers gave them odd looks as Kurt pulled the hands off his eyes and asked, "Rachel? Mercedes? What are you guys doing here?", then proceeded to hug both of them.
When the two girls popped into the room, Wes turned around the second he heard "Kurtsie" being shouted out. Tabitha was still whining on the phone to him, even though Wes kept trying to hang up on her. As soon as he saw the beautiful brown-haired girl though, his jaw went slack and his annoyed face dropped. He quickly cut off Tabitha, saying, "I have to go." He swiftly regained his composure and watched as Kurt hugged the two girls. He also noticed that a good portion of the Warblers were eyeing the brown-eyed beauty. He motioned for David to approach the girls with him.
"Hey ladies," called out Blaine, from his seat next to Kurt.
"BLAINEY!" shouted Rachel as the attacked the boy with a hug. Mercedes gave his shoulder a soft punch and flashed a smile at him. Rachel soon let go of the dapper boy and David shot a questioning look at Kurt.
Kurt introduced the two girls to the two head Warblers, David and Wes shook both of their hands, flashing smiles at the two girls. Wes and Rachel smiled at each other, when Wes heard David introduce himself to Mercedes.
"Hey, I'm David Johnson. Nice to meet you."
Wes took the initiative to introduce himself to Rachel.
"Hello. My name is Wesley Chan, but feel free to call me Wes. It's a pleasure to finally meet the infamous Rachel Berry."
Rachel giggled softly at Wes's formality and said, "Wesley. Hm, I like that name. So what have you heard about me from Kurt?"
Wes grinned, liking the way that she said his name, and said, "Oh, nothing much, Miss Glee Club president. Just that you like singing and you're a diva. What has he told you about me?"
"Oh you know, the usual things, Monsieur Head Warbler."
As the two were talking, they didn't realize that Blaine and Kurt were smiling and watching their interactions. The two of them shared a knowing glance, and then looked over at David and Mercedes.
"You like Rhythm and Blues too?"
"I Love It!"
"Who's your favorite artist?"
The two of them were also unaware of Kurt and Blaine watching them, completely engrossed in their conversation. After a moment, Kurt suddenly remember the rest of the Warblers and nudged Blaine, who then gave a loud cough that captured Wes and David's attention. He motioned towards the rest of the Warblers with his head. Wes cleared his throat and got their attention.
He gave an apologetic smile to Rachel, who nodded in understanding, and said, "Alright, since you guys know our call time and the place of where we meet for the Fall Concert, are there any other questions?
Andy, one of the playful, junior Warblers, stood up and asked, "Who are these fine young women?" winking at both of the girls.
Rachel blushed, while Mercedes laughed at his boldness.
Wes narrowed his eyes at the junior Warbler, even though he could tell that Andy was just messing around, and said," Anything that's related to what we're talking about?"
Everyone shook their heads and Andy sat back down.
"Good then. So, I expect to see all of you here on Sunday at exactly 6, dressed in your uniforms. You are all dismissed."
Most of the Warblers walked out, as they had other matters to attend to, but Andy, Jeff, and Randall walked up to the two girls.
"What's cooking, good-looking?" asked Andy.
"What's your sign?" asked Jeff.
"Is it hot in here or is it just you?" smiled Randall.
Rachel tried to hide her laugh by biting her lip, whereas Mercedes just laughed out loud.
"Boys, you have no shame!" exclaimed Mercedes.
"No shame, no game," Andy winked.
Kurt, seeing the useless flirting that the Warblers were attempting, walked up to them and said, "Hey ladies, I still owe you that tour I promised. Shall we?"
He linked his arms with both girls and they gave apologetic smiles towards Andy, Jeff, and Randall. The three boys gave them smiles back, as they walked back towards the couch to do who-knows-what.
Blaine gently pushed Kurt's back, so he could lead the trio out the door, but stopped when he saw that Wes and David weren't moving from their spots. He turned to his best friends and asked, "You two coming or not?"
Wes and David looked at each other, suppressing their smiles, and nodded. The group of 6 walked out of the Warbler common room. They walked down the stairs and out of the boarding building and towards the school building. As they headed towards the building, Kurt promised the girls that they would go to his room last.
Suddenly, he stopped abruptly and eyed the two girls.
"Wait just a second. Shouldn't you two be at Glee practice?"
They avoided his eyes, looking anywhere other than where he was standing, causing his to exclaim, "Did you really skip practice just to come here?"
Mercedes looked at her nails, while Rachel nodded meekly.
Kurt sighed, before saying, "You guys are so I love you two, or else I would totally yet at you right now."
Blaine, Wes, and David watched their exchange and glanced at one another. It was quite clear at how close the group was to each other and each one of them longed to be closer to different members of that group. They blushed at their thoughts, considering that they didn't know each other that well yet.
Meanwhile, while the guys were lost in their thoughts, Rachel, Kurt, and Mercedes had begun walking again. They stopped about 10 meters from when they had started walking, as they realized that the others weren't following them. The three of them smirked at each other, as they saw Wes, David, and Blaine just standing there, and grabbed one of the other's hands, Rachel grabbing Wes's, Mercedes grabbing David's, and Kurt grabbing Blaine's. The 3 older Dalton males blushed even more, enjoying that their hands were being held by certain people, while the other 3 chatted with each other as they dragged them along.
The group exited out of the boarding building and crossed the courtyard towards the school building. As they walked, they passed by an old statue of a man. David looked at the statue and his eyes drifted towards Rachel.
His eyes flickered back and forth between the two, before he said, "Rachel, please don't kill me, but that statue looks like you- well, a male you."
Rachel looked at the statue and gave a confused look at it, before a flash of comprehension went across her face. The others glanced at her, but she just gave them a sly smirk and shrugged her shoulders. Kurt raised one of his perfect eyebrows at her and she just smiled back innocently, as they resumed their walk. They walked past big groups of boys, one of which wolf-whistled at the girls as they passed by them. Mercedes flashed them a smile, while Rachel laughed. The group continued with their walk, passing the big grassy field and towards the classrooms in the school building.
They entered the building and walked up the stairs, stating with the top floor of the big, 3-story school building filled with multiple classrooms.
Mercedes looked around the hallway and exclaimed, "Day-umn! Your school has a lot of classrooms! How do you not get lost?"
Blaine answered her by saying, "You get used to the school after the first few days. Besides, most of the classrooms are in separate halls, like the English hall and the science hall. They're all really close to each other too, so it's actually really hard to get lost after your first day here."
Kurt added in, "Besides, this is the third floor. There's only one classroom here, the astronomy room. Everything else here are the teachers' rooms and their lounge. Oh and the headmaster's room, a conference room, and a prop room that has basically everything in there. Usually, it's drama that uses the prop room for costumes, but I've gotten a few craft supplies from in there."
"Don't forget the ballroom. We don't use it a lot, but it's really amazing inside."
Mercedes nodded, then asked, "Rachel, you okay? You haven't said much," as she turned around to look for the girl.
As she did so, the others turned to look for the brunette, and noticed that she was missing.
As they looked for the girl in their surrounding areas, Wes pointed out, "Hey, David is missing too! Where could they have gone?"
The group walked back through the hallway and finally heard David's voice.
"We have a really good astronomy program here. Our teacher's name is James Larson and he's a really cool person."
"What does that constellation make?"
"They make up the Canis Major, otherwise known as the Big Dog. Sirius, that star over there, is the brightest star in the night sky. It's known as the Dog Star because of the Canis Major."
"Wow, this classroom is amazing," said Mercedes as she walked into the astronomy room with the other males.
Rachel standing next to David and pointing towards something on the ceiling, which was painted to look like the night sky. She was asking him multiple questions about the constellations.
"Dalton is really big on astronomy, for some reason," said Blaine.
"Larson is the choir and drama teacher too. Why he isn't the Warbler advisor, I don't know," added in Kurt.
"We don't know either."
"Would you ladies like to see our stage?" asked Wes.
Rachel's face immediately lit up and she dragged Wes by the arm out the door.
"Lead the way Wesley!"
Wes grinned and pulled her towards the slim staircase, with the others following behind.
"Is it hard leading the Warblers? Don't the boys get irritating at times?"
Rachel looked curious and David laughed.
"No, it's actually really cool. Sure, the boys are annoying sometimes, but we've gotten used to them. Besides, I get a good seat and Wes gets a gavel."
"Hey, gavels are cool!"
"He's just saying that because he's obsessed with them."
"No, I'm not! I just have a really strong love for them!"
"Yeah. Obsession."
Wes huffed as everyone else laughed.
"Gavels are pretty cool though, you have to admit," added Rachel. Wes nearly attacked the girl with a hug as she said this. David and Blaine shook their heads, still smiling, while Kurt and Mercedes were plain out still laughing.
The group stopped right outside the door. "This is our auditorium," said Wes as he held open the door for the group. Rachel, who was right in the front, gave a mock curtsy to him and he bowed back to her, both of them smiling at their little game. Kurt, Blaine, David, and Mercedes walked into the room as Wes shut the door. The second they'd stepped in, both Mercedes' and Rachel's faces lit up in delight.
The auditorium was quite big, enough to fill hundreds of people. The walls were painted a rich shade of blue and had neon red Christmas lights along the ceiling and floor. On one wall, the word 'Dalton' was painted, while the other side said 'Academy.' The chairs held velvety fabric and were really comfortable to sit on. However, it was the stage that caught the most attention. Not only was it extremely big, but it had beautiful decorations all over it. More neon Christmas lights decked the edge of the stage, except they were multi-colored instead of just red and there was a big blue moon right in the middle of stage. Twinkling blue stars dangled from the ceiling along with dangly crystal blue lights.
The two girls ran up to the stage and spun in slow circles, savoring every moment on the stage. Kurt laughed at them, while Blaine, Wes, and David exchanged smiles.
Kurt walked up to the stage after a few moments and took both girls' hands. "Come, I haven't shown you everything yet and it's getting really late."
They walked around the second floor, Kurt explaining to them that is held the art hall, language hall, history/ government hall, gym, weight room, part of the English hall, and part of the math hall. The center of the level also had a study hall that all students were allowed to use.
On the first floor, they saw the large dance studio, drama room, musical arts room, science hall, the rest of the math hall, and the rest of the English hall. Blaine also pointed out the lunch hall, where the students usually ate lunch, breakfast, and dinner during weekdays instead of walking all the way back to the school building all the time. There was also another study hall in the middle of the floor, but it was smaller than the one on the second floor.
After seeing the entire school building, they left so that they could get a tour of the boarding building. As they walked across the big grassy filed, they passed by some students playing soccer. Some of the students were Warblers, so Kurt recognized a few of them. Rachel looked at them and asked, "Would it be alright if we joined them for a bit?" Kurt and Mercedes gave her a look of surprise, seeing as Rachel didn't seem to be the athletic type. She noticed their looks and gave them a sheepish grin.
"I used to play soccer when I was 6. It was something I did along with singing and dancing, but I stopped in 8th grade because I didn't have time for it anymore."
Kurt glanced at the big clock on the wall of the boarding building.
"It's getting a little late though."
Rachel gave them a sad look, but David said, "Well, I'm captain of the soccer team. We can play against each other if you guys come over another time." Rachel gave the dark-skinned boy a bright smile, when Kurt thought up an idea. "Why don't you ladies just sleepover? It is Friday, after all, and the weekend is just around the corner." Blaine pointed out, "You'd have to get permission from the teacher of the hall, or the prefect. In this case, you'd have to ask our prefect, which is Wes, because our teacher is who-knows-where nowadays."
Mercedes, Kurt, and Rachel gave the Asian boy a hopeful look, and they all cheered when he smiled and nodded yes to the idea. The group began to walk towards the boarding building and Kurt explained the different rooms on each floor.
"The first floor has Vulture Hall and Dove Hall. They have a kitchen and a dining room in the center of the two halls, with their living room right next to it. Dove Hall has the second lest amount of people, besides Warbler Hall."
"The Vultures aren't exactly the friendliest people in the school though. Most people from the other halls have a tendency to avoid the Vultures because most of them are jerks," added in David.
"Well, except Danny. Danny's cool and we don't exactly know what he's doing in Vulture Hall with all those other dudes," mentioned Wes.
Blaine quirked his eyebrow and shrugged. "We think it's because they needed someone responsible to be their prefect. Their teacher is just as bad as they are. And he hates the Warblers."
The group walked slowly up a slim staircase, up to the second floor of the building.
"The second floor is basically like the first floor, except it has a library. There's Raven Hall and Robin Hall on this floor. "
"Robin Hall mostly has the athletes of our school, like for fencing and football. Raven Hall has the quieter students. Dove Hall throws the most parties and plays the most pranks on people, but they usually just prank people from the other halls. They've never pulled a prank on anyone from our hall. But overall, everyone in those halls are pretty cool people," explained Blaine.
Kurt stopped and looked at the other 3 Warblers. "How come you guys never gave me a tour like this?" The other 3 looked at each other and grinned sheepishly. "Too much work involved," said David. Kurt rolled his eyes and smacked on the back of his head, before continuing on with the tour. He led the group down a small hallway that was almost hidden from sight to a stairway at the end of it.
"How did you guys even find these stairs to the third floor? Most people don't know where it is until someone else points it out to them," asked Kurt curiously. (Rachel and Mercedes had surprised Kurt in the Warbler Hall common room, which is on the third floor of the building.)
Mercedes pointed at Rachel, who once again gave them an innocent smile in return. "I just followed this girl. She walked around like she knew where everything was around here." Kurt put his hand on his hip and jutted it out to the side, giving her his sassy pose, so she gave them a secretive wink and ran up the stairway. The group quickly rushed after her and found her sitting on the edge of a chair in the library, which was beside the hallway that led out to the stairway. Seth, Ethan, Thad, and Casey, who were studying on armchairs around the library, glanced curiously at the group. Kurt waved at them, before dragging Rachel towards the kitchen, as to not disturb any Warblers that were in the kitchen or dining room nearby.
Once they were all in there, Kurt said in a demanding voice, "Spill." Rachel took a deep breath before saying, "My uncle is the headmaster of Dalton. He and I are really close, so when I was younger, he let me explore the school and showed me some of the school. I remembered most of it, but the school has changed a lot." When she was met with astonished faces, she continued. "Dalton has been apart of my family history for generations. I would have gone to Dalton if I was a guy, but since I'm not and I didn't like Crawford Country Day, my dads decided to let me go to public school. I actually almost forgot about this place, until you said you were transferring to it, Kurt."
David gave the girl a look of realization and said, "So that's why the statue looked like you!" Rachel nodded. After a moment, she nudged Kurt and said, "Well, continue on, Kurtsie."
Kurt nodded and led the girls out to yet another hallway. "The last floor of this building has only Warbler Hall."
"Not to be biased or anything, but Warbler Hall is by far the best hall. For some reason, the rooms in this hall are at least 3 times bigger than all the other rooms in the other floors. We also have a game/movie room and a dance studio/workout room, along with a few practice rooms," added in Blaine.
"We also have the Warbler common room, where we rehearse. You guys already saw that. There's also the dining room, library, and kitchen," mentioned Wes.
Kurt smirked. "Plus, I have the biggest room in the hall. It's 3 times bigger than the rooms in this hall. And I have it all to myself. Oh, the joys of being a midterm transfer."
"His room is by far the best," said Blaine.
"Yeah, which is why you and all the other Warblers end up in my room, somehow." The 3 boys gave Kurt innocent smiles as they walked around a corner.
They walked right in front of their rooms, since their rooms were basically neighboring each other, and were about to open Kurt's door when Mercedes froze.
"Kurt, if we're spending the night, we didn't bring any extra clothes to sleep over in and I ain't sleeping in the clothes I'm wearing right now.: Rachel nodded in agreement to Mercedes' statement.
"I can lend you my soccer jersey, Mercedes. It's really comfy," said David.
"And you can wear one of my T-shirts Rachel. I'm pretty sure it would fit you," added Wes.
The two girls nodded at them and gave them smiles.
"That'd be great."
"Thank you."
The two head Warblers went to their room to get the respected items, while the rest of the group walked into Kurt's room.
"Dang, white boy, your room is nice!" said an awe-struck Mercedes.
Kurt laughed. "I know it is."
Blaine casually walked up to a sofa and sat on it, while Rachel and Mercedes eyed Kurt's bed. The countertenor laughed. "Go ahead, but you're straightening it out after." The two girls grinned at each other and leapt onto it. "I love your bed Kurtsie!" said Rachel.
"So has everybody that's been in my room."
"Well, you'd better expect us here more often, then, white boy," said Mercedes.
Kurt gave them a sad smile and dragged the two girls in for a hug. "Oh, I miss spending time with you ladies. These Warblers know nothing about fashion." Blaine gave a small cough from his spot on the sofa. "Okay, so some of them do. But I still need ladies for my girl time."
Before Blaine could say anything in reply, Wes and David opened Kurt's door and walked right into the room. "When are you people ever going to learn how to knock?" asked Kurt with a small groan. They grinned innocently at him, while giving the girls their clothes, earning them a thank-you from the ladies. "You're going to watch a movie with us right? Get to know each other?" asked Kurt. They nodded as Rachel walked over to Kurt's movie desk and began to look through it.
"Disney, Disney, Grey's Anatomy, more Disney…..Kurt, where are all your musicals?" asked Rachel as she looked through the top shelf of the cabinet.
"Bottom shelf, Rach."
Just as Rachel was just about to look at the bottom shelf, a movie title caught her eye. "Ah! Nancy Drew! I haven't seen this movie in years! Please guys?" she begged the others. They nodded at her and she gave a small shout, putting the movie in the DVD player.
Rachel and Mercedes sat on the middle sofa, while Wes and David sat on the sofa closer to Rachel's side. Blaine sat along on the one closer to Mercedes' side, while Kurt walked over to his snack desk and pulled it open. Wes and David glanced over to him and their jaws dropped when they noticed all his snacks. "Since when did you have a snack desk, Kurt? And why did you never tell us about it?" asked Wes. Kurt grabbed an assortment of snacks (Red Vines, different flavors of Lays potato chips, Sour Patch, etc) and walked over the table, placing the snack foods on it. "Because you guys would end up eating it all. And it's been in the same spot since I moved it there, a month ago. You guys just suck at observation skills." He sat on the sofa in between Rachel and Mercedes and leaned back while grabbing the tv remote from the table. The two girls snuggled up to him as he pressed the play button on the remote and tried to make himself as comfortable as he could be in his Dalton uniform. The other three boys grabbed some snacks from the table as the movie started.
As the opening sequence came on, Kurt asked, "How's New Directions?" Rachel and Mercedes glanced at each other, before giving out small groans. "Mr. Schuester is making us do another Journey song. That's this week's assignment. Journey. Again." Wes and David exchanged a glance, and Wes couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you guys going to get ready for Sectionals? It is in two weeks." They glanced at Blaine, who looked just as confused as they were. Kurt noticed their confused looks and mention, "New Directions has a history of doing things in the last second. I'm sure they're going to pull something off in the last week."
During the entire conversation, everyone was half-expecting Rachel to say that they weren't going to tell the others their set list, but instead, the girl asked, "Don't you guys ever get tired of wearing uniforms?" Mercedes nodded her head. "I would hate wearing uniforms." Blaine shook his head and said, "We've been at Dalton long enough, that we're used to the uniforms now. Besides, at least it looks good on us." The two girls laughed. "Someone's a little cocky." David grinned and popped his collar jokingly. "You know it's true." Mercedes smirked at him and said, "Nah, only Kurt looks good in his uniform. The rest of you guys look like nerds." Wes pretended to be offended, while Blaine threw a piece of popcorn at her, which she skillfully caught in her mouth.
David, Blaine, and Wes looked at each other, with their eyes lit up, as if they had an idea. They grinned playfully at each other as they grabbed pieces of popcorn and threw them at each other, trying to catch some in their mouths. "Hey, don't make a big mess!" said an amused Kurt. The three of them stopped throwing popcorn at each other and tried to look innocently at Kurt, but he shot them a knowing glance and shook his head. They turned towards the movie, and didn't notice Rachel and Kurt wink at each other. The two divas smiled secretly as they threw popcorn at Wes, David, and Blaine's heads, quickly facing the movie after they did so. The three boys turned their heads and looked at them, but Kurt and Rachel had already turned back to the movie, so they saw nothing.
Blaine stood up and moved to sit next to Mercedes. David and Wes followed his idea and moved to sit next to Rachel, with Wes sitting right next to her. Kurt raised his eyebrow at Blaine, who replied, "Oh, don't act like you didn't throw it.: Kurt smiled innocently and asked, "Do what? I was just watching the movie." Blaine threw popcorn at him, and he flicked it away before it hit his face. They turned back towards the movie, as Mercedes slyly watched the two interact without them noticing.
The movie now was showing a chase scene, in which the main character Nancy was jumping out of a car. Rachel and Blaine reached out to grab a Red Vines at the same time, so their hands touched and they looked at each other. Rachel smirked and snatched the Red Vines out of his grasp and held it close to herself. "Mine Now!" She childishly stuck her tongue out at him as he tried to grab the bag from her, but she moved back so that she was leaning onto Wes. Wes smiled, thinking, 'She's so adorable. I love this playful attitude she has.' Kurt smiled at his crush and best friend's little game, and winked at his other female best friend. Mercedes smirked as Blaine reached over her and stuck out her arms to push him back a little.
Blaine's eyes widened slightly, before a smirk flitted across his face. "Grab her Wes!" Wes, understanding his idea, grabbed Rachel around the waist and pulled her onto his lap to prevent her from escaping his grasp. David tried to grab the bag from her hand, but Rachel kept shifting so that it was out of his reach every time. Kurt and Mercedes were preventing Blaine from getting any closer to Rachel, so the odds were almost even. They were all laughing at their childish game, no longer paying any interest to the movie.
Blaine got up off the sofa and was about to rush over to grab the bag from Rachel, but Mercedes got up and blocked his path. "You got to move faster than that, white boy, if you want to get past me." He jumped on the sofa and tried to climb over the top, but Kurt grabbed him by the waist and pulled him back down. Meanwhile, seeing that David couldn't grab the bag from Rachel, Wes poked her in the stomach. She squealed and Wes got a mad glint in his eye. 'Blackmail!' Rachel realized that Wes now had something to use against her, so she quickly formulated a new plan.
"'Cedes! Grab it!" she shouted as she stuck out the bag of Red Vines towards Mercedes' direction. Mercedes understood her plan and grabbed the bag, rushing over to Kurt's big fluffy carpet. David immediately got up after her, grabbing her around the shoulders. She gently pushed his down onto the carpet, but he laughed and pulled her down with him. They paused for a second to catch their breaths, before resuming their game.
"Give me the Red Vines, Mercedes."
"No!"
"Don't make me tickle you!"
"I ain't ticklish!"
"I'll poke you then!"
"I'm still not giving it to you!"
While David and Mercedes were fighting over the Red Vines, Rachel was still trying to wriggle out of Wes' grasp, but he was not letting her go.
"Wesley, let me go!"
"Nope. You'd go for the Red Vines."
"Red Vines are good."
"I know. That's why you aren't getting them."
"Wesley!"
"Rachel!"
They teased each other as Rachel continued her attempts to escape. Wes's smile grew bigger as he reached over to tickle Rachel and saw that she was indeed ticklish, as he had thought she was. "Wesley-!" Rachel laughed and couldn't finish her sentence. As Wes tickled her, she squirmed on his lap and shifted so that her back was against his chest. Wes gulped as she wriggled on his lap. 'Ah, stupid hormones. If she moves any more back, this could get a little awkward. Damn, why does she have to be so cute?' He didn't let what he was thinking show on his face, but he let his grip on her loosen, so she wriggled off his lap and onto the seat next to him. She rested her head on his chest, trying to catch her breath.
"Wesley, I get the feeling that you and I are going to be great friends."
"Best friends."
"Mhm…"
Blaine was still trying to get the Red Vines, but Kurt had a strong grip on him so that he couldn't escape. "Kurt…" Blaine whined and Kurt laughed at him.
"Hey, you started everything. Don't blame me for you not being fast enough to take the bag away from Rachel."
"Kurtsie…I want Red Vines!"
"Oh no, not you with that name too!"
"You don't like it?"
"I have nothing against it, but it sounds like a baby name!"
"Oh! Baby Kurtsie! I bet you were so adorable!"
Kurt blushed a light red as Blaine teased him and said, "What about Baby Blaine? I bet you were adorable too!"
"If you think that having outrageously curly hair is adorable, then yes, I was."
"This I have to see! I want a picture of you!"
"Only if you give me a picture of yourself too."
"Fine, but I have to say, I was a pretty fabulous baby."
Blaine laughed at Kurt's statement, while slowly getting up. Kurt noticed and smirked as he followed Blaine in getting up. "You're still not getting those Red Vines from 'Cedes," was all he said, before he leapt over the couch, without touching it, and landed on the other side. 'Best time to take advantage of my cheerleading skills,' he thought smugly. 'It's a good thing that no one at Dalton knows about that. Or the time that I was a football player. Oh, they'd have a ball if they found that out and I would never hear the end of it.' Blaine was rendered speechless for a second, when he saw Kurt jump over the sofa, but quickly recovered when Kurt ran and grabbed the bag of Red Vines from Mercedes' outstretched hand. Blaine rushed towards Kurt and tried to grab him, but the boy ducked past his arm and ran towards the door.
Blaine finally caught up to him, just as he was about to rush out the door, and knocked the younger boy over. He laid on top of the countertenor as Kurt gave him a bewildered look. He held the bag of Red Vines away from the shorter boy and blushed as he became more self-conscious about their position. Blaine took no notice as he reached for the Red Vines. Just as he was about to touch the bag, Kurt moved his arm so that the bag was once again out of Blaine's reach. Blaine whined as he reached for the bag again, but couldn't reach it. He shifted his weight towards one side to get a better reach, so Kurt took advantage of the weight change and flipped Blaine over so that the soloist was now on bottom and he was on top. The lead soloist froze for a second and began to blush as he finally realized how intimate their positions were. Needless to say, Blaine was rendered speechless for the second time that night.
Kurt leaned down and hovered over his ear, sending chills down Blaine's body as he felt Kurt's warm breaths. "Nice try, but you're still not getting it," the pale boy whispered slowly. Blaine shuddered and gulped, feeling slightly turned on by the boy. 'Dang, since when was Kurt this hot?'
Kurt smirked as he got up off of Blaine and began to crawl towards where Mercedes was. Blaine blinked and followed after him, determined to get the Red Vines. As he crawled after him, he realized he had a good view of Kurt's butt. Once again, his thoughts became un-dapper as he eyed the countertenor's ass and was mentally drooling at the sight. After a second of letting his mind wander, he shook his head and tried to focus all his attention on the Red Vines that were once again in Mercedes' hands.
He quickly crawled over to them and tried to grab the package. Kurt, in the midst of all this, had somehow ended up sitting on David to prevent him from grabbing the bag. Rachel laughed and walked over to where Blaine was crawling, dropping right onto him. Blaine gave out a strangled cry as he fell from the sudden increase of weight. It wasn't that Rachel was heavy or anything (She was actually really light), but he just didn't expect her to sit on him out of nowhere. Wes eyed Mercedes, watching to see if she was going to follow the other two and sit on him also, but she hadn't moved from her spot on the floor.
Blaine struggled for a bit longer, before sighing. "Okay, you guys win. You can have it." Rachel got off of Blaine and high fived Kurt and Mercedes as they all stood up. Blaine and David moved towards Wes, as the three divas/divo turned towards them. "Oh, we were going to share it the entire time." The three males raised their eyebrows, as Kurt laughed at them. "Kurt told us how much you guys loved Red Vines. We just wanted to see how far you would go to get them." They looked shock for a second, before breaking out into smiles. All of them grabbed a Red Vine before heading back onto the sofa.
"What has Kurt told you about us?" asked Wes.
"What has he told you about us?" retaliated Rachel.
All of them glanced at each other, before turning towards Kurt. He sat with his legs casually crossed, arms on his knees and a smirk across his face. "You guys have to figure that out on your own." Blaine opened his mouth to say something, but Wes glanced at his watch and groaned. "Shoot, it's nearly 11 already." He looked at Blaine and David. "We should get back to our rooms." Rachel and Mercedes gave them a sad look, while Kurt said, "We'll see you in the morning then!" The two girls immediately brightened up, remembering that they were sleeping over at Dalton, so their friends were literally right next door. "Oh yeah, and don't forget that soccer match I promised!" said David as he exited out the room. Rachel nodded as they all said good night to each other and Wes and Blaine followed after David.
As the remaining three made themselves comfortable in their positions, Rachel asked, "Do you miss McKinley?"
"A lot, actually. But I like it here. The Warblers are like my new family. I still miss New Directions though."
"We miss you so much at McKinley. It's really different without you there."
Kurt pulled them in for a hug, saying, "I miss you guys too."
After a moment, he pulled back and said, "As much as I love hugging you ladies, this uniform has been on me way too long. Do you want to shower first?" They laughed at him and motioned for him to shower as they got up to explore his room. After about 20 minutes, Kurt emerged the bathroom, clad in silky green pajamas, to find the two girls looking at his Vogue magazines. "You can go in now," he said, surprising the two. They jumped and Mercedes gave a look-over at Kurt's outfit. "Nice PJs." "Thanks, they were a gift from Carole when I found out that they were giving me a scholarship to board here."
Rachel nudged Mercedes and pointed towards the bathroom, so Mercedes nodded and headed towards the bathroom with David's jersey.
"Wait Mercy! Here!"
Kurt headed towards his walk-in closet and pulled out a pair of basketball shorts, tossing them towards Mercedes. "Don't ask why I have those." Het then walked back into the closet and pulled out a pair of medium-length shorts for Rachel. "Here Rach, Wes is way taller than you, so his t-shirt would already be really long on you." They both thanked him and Mercedes went into the restroom.
"Have they really never heard you sing yet?"
Kurt shook his head. "They let me in without an audition. Blaine claims that it was because I was already in New Directions before, but Wes and David told me that he begged them to just let me in."
"Do they treat you well here? Because I have a shovel and a flamethrower in my closet if they don't."
Kurt laughed. "It's amazing here Rachel. The Warblers are like a close-knit family. It's just different without any girls here."
Rachel eyed the boy. "Alright then, whatever you say."
"Honestly Rachel! They're amazing!"
"Fine, I believe you."
They smiled at each other, when Kurt looked at a DVD in his case. "Hey, Rach, do you want to watch a romantic comedy? I feel like watching 'The Proposal.'"
"Starring Sandra Bullock? I heard it was good."
"You've never watched it? We are so watching it then."
Kurt took out the DVD and unplugged his laptop, placing in on his bed. As he did so, Mercedes walked out of the bathroom, dressed in David's jersey that fit her perfectly, and Kurt's basketball shorts. Her hair was loosely tied up in a bun and she put her clothes in a bag that she had brought with her inside Dalton. She nodded at Rachel, who walked over to the bathroom, while she walked over to Kurt.
"They treat you well, here, white boy?"
Kurt laughed. "You and Rachel worry about me too much. I like it here a lot. And yes, Rachel already threatened them with her shovel and flamethrower if they didn't treat me right."
"Alright, we trust you. And she really does have those in her closet. I saw it last time I went to her house."
"I trust the Warblers enough that they wouldn't do that to me. I hope you are down to watch 'The Proposal' because that's what we're going to watch when Rach is out."
"Sure, I'm game."
"Alright, then make yourself comfy." He gestured towards his bed.
Mercedes sat on Kurt's bed and made herself comfy underneath the covers. Kurt put the movie into the laptop, then also got under the covers right next to her to find a comfortable position. After a few moments, Rachel walked out of the bathroom. Kurt was right when he said that Wes's shirt was long on her. The shirt was long enough to look like a dress on her, with it only being 3 inches about her knees, and Kurt's shorts were barely poking out at the edge of it. She shook her hair out of the bun that she had tied it in, and put her clothes in her own bag that she brought. Kurt motioned for her to join them, so she sat on the other side of him and made herself comfy on the bed. Kurt started the movie and they were all quickly drawn to it, laughing and making random side comments every so often. By the time the ending of the movie came around, they were all half asleep. Kurt turned off the movie and yawned, noticing that the two girls beside him were already asleep. He shut the laptop and left it on top of the covers as he pulled the blanket higher over the two girls. Smiling, he cuddled up to them and drifted off into a light slumber.
Next Chapter: Rachel and Mercedes have met Wes and David, now it's time to meet the rest of the Warblers.