After School Special

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Chapter 2: Just the Beginning

OCTOBER 2010

Tonight the girls would be celebrating their three-month anniversary. It was hard to believe that they have already been dating for three months. Rachel was really excited, because it was her first relationship that lasted this long; Quinn was excited because it was the first time she felt comfortable enough to be herself in a relationship. Thinking back, Quinn thought about her relationship with Finn. All she could think about was how much it felt like a cliché, literally captain of the cheerleading squad dating the quarterback of the football team; all they really needed was to be crowned homecoming king and queen, and they would be a teen movie. Dating the captain of the Glee Club was much more interesting and spontaneous. Especially if that person, just happened to be Rachel Berry. Being in a relationship with Rachel was completely different than Quinn could ever expect. She was kind, funny, and sweet; she was everything Quinn wanted in a relationship. This is the type of relationship she has dreamed about since she was a little girl; well when she was younger it her dream involved a boy, not a girl. Growing up with her parents Quinn was always taught that homosexuality was wrong and that if she ever got involved with a girls she would go straight to Hell. This all changed when Judy kicked Russell out of her house. Judy, had a different perspective on how loved work, she believe that love was blind and that you could not help who you fell in love with. Granted, it took awhile for Judy to accept that her youngest daughter was dating a girl, but once she saw how happy Quinn was with Rachel and vice versa, she welcomed their relationship into their home.

As she was getting ready for her date, Rachel couldn't help but smile. Quinn made her so happy. Rachel was in charge of tonight's date. It took her a month to come up with the perfect plan for their three-month anniversary. They were going to a go out to dinner and then they were going to go for a romantic walk in Lima's city park. Rachel knew that Quinn didn't really want to anything over the top for their three-month anniversary, so Rachel tried to keep it as low key as possible, while still keeping it special and romantic. Knowing that Quinn really loved, autumn Rachel figured that Quinn would really appreciate a walk in the park. Once Rachel was done, she took one last look in the mirror to make sure she looked perfect before, she went to pick up Quinn.

At the restaurant, both Quinn and Rachel were nervous, but they couldn't figure out why.

"Are you as nervous too or, am I just being crazy," Quinn asked, while twirling her hair.

"No, I am nervous too, but I don't know about the crazy part, because everyone thinks I am crazy so…," Rachel said, trying to break the tension. Thankfully it worked

Quinn began to giggle; in order to calm down before she said anything Quinn took a deep breath, "Thanks I need to laugh, it always makes me feel less stressed, especially when it is you who makes me laugh. So how is everything going with Mr. Schue and Glee, I feel like we never talk about it." Quinn asked curiously.

Rachel smiled; it was true they never did talk about what Rachel was doing to help Glee; she always thought that Quinn wouldn't be interested in the happenings behind the scenes, so she never brought it up. "Well, right now we are finalizing the set list for Invitationals, it is a lot more work, that I thought it would be, but I like it. Mr. Schue thought it would be a good idea to do more songs that we did last year, so we are actually doing five songs instead of three. Also since the whole thing with Regionals last year, Mr. Figgins decided to up our budget a little bit, so we can actually afford new costumes for Regionals and possibly even sectionals. It's also nice to get to spend time with Mr. Schue outside of the classroom set-up. It's weird though, even though he is dating my mom I hardly see him outside of school, so we have been using this time to get to know each other a little better too."

"That's good, I am glad you are enjoying it. So he and your mom are going strong, so to speak, Quinn asked.

"Yeah, I mean my mom is super happy all the time and I Think Mr. Schue is just happy to be away from someone like his ex-wife. What about you; is your mom still okay with us dating." Rachel asked.

"Yes, it is still a little strange for me to see her like that though. I mean for the first sixteen years of my life my mom would always tell me that homosexuality was a sin, but once my dad moved out, she suddenly changed her perspective. It is sad but there are times when I feel like the other shoe is gonna drop and my mom will try and "cure" me or something," Quinn said sadly.

Rachel reached across the table and picked up Quinn's hand, "Well, if that ever happens you just call me and I will convince Dad and Daddy that you just have to move in," Rachel said with a smile.

As October went on Invitationals got closer and closer and Rachel was getting busier helping Mr. Schue prepare for the big night. It was the Monday before the big night when Mr. Schue informed Rachel that he would need her help every day after school. It was a lot of work to take on, but Rachel was glad to help. After finalizing the set list and who would be singing what, most of the preparations included; making sure costumes were suitable for wearing, adjusting costumes so that they fit everyone, making sure that everything in the auditorium was working properly, and other small odds and ends. There were days when Rachel wouldn't get home till five or six o'clock, but she always came home with a smile on her face; saying it was worth it to make the Invitationals run as smoothly as possible.

Finally, it was the day of Invitationals. Rachel was at her house getting ready for the family dinner they were having before, everyone had to be at the auditorium. Tonight's dinner was going to involve quite a few people, but it was not fancy since so many of the people at the dinner would have to head to the high school rather early. Rachel smiled as she thought of how much her family grew; instead of just herself, her dads, and her mom; who had been her family for the first fourteen years of her life; her family now consisted of five more people; Sue, Brittany, Santana, Quinn, and Will. It was nice to have a big family, Rachel thought. She knew that she always had someone she could talk to, and that was something that she was still getting use to.

"Rachel, come downstairs, we need to leave, we still need to pick up Quinn," Rachel's daddy Jackson, yelled upstairs.

"I am coming Daddy, I just need to grab my bag, and change of clothes to change into afterwards," Rachel answered. She went and grabbed her pocketbook. She also packed a small duffle bag with something to change into afterwards, a pair of pajamas, and a change of clothes; for the sleepover at Brittany's afterwards. Once she was done, she went downstairs, and left the house with her Dad and Daddy. At 4:30 P.M., the nine people met at a diner close to McKinley High for dinner before the event tonight. The group talked about all different things like if the girls were nervous about performing, how school was going, and things of that nature. Eventually the conversations split up between the teens and the adults. The four girls were talking about going on a double date, when Brittany changed the subject.

"Umm… Rachel is your mom a lesbian," the blonde asked, quietly.

"Britt, my mom is dating Mr. Schue. Why."

"Because she is talking to my mom and like they are getting along." Brittany answered.

The rest of the girls looked in the direction of the two women, and saw that that they were having a separate conversation then the men at the table. "Britt, I just think that they get along really well because they have a lot of stuff in common. I mean their coaching methods are very similar, they both have daughters that are the same age; most of their peers don't realize they have said daughters, and they both have similar senses of humor.' Rachel explained to the Brittany.

"Oh," Brittany said sadly. "I thought they would date, get married, and then we would be sisters."

"Britt, that is sweet, but my dads are close enough with your mom, to the point where I already see you as a sister," Rachel said in a comforting tone towards the blonde.

"Really, that makes me so happy," she said with a huge smile on her face.

Around 6:45, Mr. Schue and the girls left to get ready for Invitations, which were set to begin at 8:00 P.M.

By 7:45 the April Rhodes Civic Pavilion, was almost full. Emma was one of the teachers working at the front doors. It was five dollars to get, but students and staff got in for free. Emma was happy that some of the people coming in were openly offering more money to the Glee Club. Emma noticed that the Berry's came in with Sue Sylvester, Mr. and Mrs. Lopez, Judy Fabray, and Shelby Corcran. At first Emma was mad that Shelby was there thinking that she was spying on them, she was about to tell Will, when he came out and walked up to the group and gave Shelby an intimate hug. At first, Emma was mad, she was mad that Will was dating another woman. She realized that she had no reason to really be mad at him; she was the one who ended the relationship and she was the one to start seeing someone else. She pushed the anger aside and was welcoming other people into the auditorium. Emma smiled as she saw the biology teacher Christopher Wilde come through the doors that lead to the auditorium. They weren't exactly friends, more along the lines of acquaintances, but Emma was happy that more school people were coming than last year.

"Hi Chris, I didn't know you were coming tonight."

"Oh, Emma hi. Yes, well most of the students are in my class this year, and they have been talking about it for weeks. I wanted to see what all the hype was about," he smiled. "How much to get in?"

"You don't need to pay to get in, because you work here," Emma answered.

"Oh, well in that case I will give a donation," Chris said. He then proceeded to pull out his wallet and hand Emma a twenty-dollar bill.

"Thank you! Here is your program." Emma smiled,

Chris was shocked to see how good New Directions, actually was. Sure, he heard people talking about them in the halls, but he thought nothing of it. He never knew that his students could sing as well as they did. The best performance in his mind was that done by Rachel Berry, Quinn Fabray, Brittany Hendricks, and Santana Lopez. The four of them sang All You Need Is Love from the Beatles. He was blown away by how well their voices worked together. He knew that Rachel helped Will Shuster with tonight's event and he wondered how long the two of them worked together in order to make the night a success. Once the show was over, Chris went back home. He was still amazed at how well some of his students performed. He made a mental note to ask Will about the Glee's practice schedule, he saw firsthand how hard these kids worked and he wanted to give them a little break from homework on the days they had practice and around competitions. He realized that seemed unfair, but he was never really a fan of the athletes in high school; always thinking they were better than everyone else. He figured he would go against the norm and give the artsy kids a break instead of the athletes.

Christopher Wilde was the Biology teacher at William McKinley High School. He was young at only thirty years old, but he loved to teach. He got the job at WMHS after he finished grad school, and has been there ever since. He saw how Sue was with her Cheerios, and how Figgins basically gave into anything that Sue wanted, he had yet to figure out why, but he knew it happened. He had also been under the wrath of Sue Sylvester; he had to promise to pass all of her Cheerios or he would suffer the consequences. At first Chris thought she was a little crazy, but then he failed one of her Cheerios his second year there; Sue found very promiscuous pictures of him from college, and that never happened again. He was shocked when Will Schuster, took over the Glee Club; it was a dying club and he thought the Spanish teacher would be wasting his time. But then, the Glee Club once Sectionals, thanks to Rachel Berry, even though Sue leaked their set list to the other two schools. They even won Regionals after Sue and the coach of Vocal Adrenalin discovered that the Aural Intensity had cheated. So he decided to see how could they were at their Invitationals, and was shocked to see that, the kids were actually really good. He saw these kids every day, but he never knew they could sing; well he knew Rachel Berry could sing, but every single person at McKinley knew that too.

The Monday after Invitationals, the Glee kids were getting more attention than they were use to. Yes, some of it was still coming in the form of slushies, but some of their teachers congratulated them. In Glee, that afternoon Mr. Schue told the kids how proud how was of them for their performances. After the small impromptu party; everyone settled down and began to get ready for Sectionals.

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