Idol Directions Chapter 9: Number 1s, a glee fanfic

"So it seems like things are really heating up between you and Sam." Quinn remarked.

"I would call it a natural relationship progression." I said. "You know maybe it was a mistake to kiss him on TV."

"I don't think that it was." She opined. "I don't see why you should have to keep your relationship a secret. The only thing that you should be upset about is the name that the media gave you two. What the hell is a Samth?"

"I guess our names don't exactly blend well together." I commented. "So are you excited about next week?"

"I don't know." She replied.

"How can you be excited? We get to see a free concert." I pointed out.

"Yeah, but it's Ke$ha." She reminded me.

"She may not be the best be the best singer, but she has had a number one single." I explained. "Two if you count that song with Flo Rida, but I think she doesn't want to be associated with it."

"Well, we'll see how it goes." She replied. "Some were you and Sam going to go on any dates soon?"

"Well tomorrow we were going to go to the waterpark together." I explained.

"Well you need to make sure that your bikini top is tied tight so you don't lose it going down any slides." She instructed. "It's pretty embarrassing."

"Well I was probably going to wear a bandeau top." I declared.

"That seems like a good call." She agreed.

"Do you and Beth want to come with us?" I asked.

"I think she'd really like that." She stated. "I'll go ask her."

The following day, we all went to the water park. They had plenty of slides and a wave pool. We did have to sign a few autographs, well Sam and I did. I had a strange amount of girls wanting me to sign their boobs. I could never see the point of that. It would just wash off unless they were going to get it tattooed over. A few of them even went back in the water. I would think that they wouldn't want them because then ink would get in the water. I made sure to avoid those areas.

All in all, it was a pretty good day. Beth seemed to have fun and I had fun with Sam. I would have liked it to be more intimate, but there wasn't anything that I could do about that.

The next night, we went to the Ke$ha concert and I could tell that Ke$ha really knew how to perform and she looked like she was having a good time doing it. I would call both of those a good thing. And she even sang a few songs without Autotune and they were great. I didn't know that she could actually sing. That made her better than Katy Perry in my book.

For the week, we would be singing number one songs. I had already picked mine and wanted to hear what Ke$ha thought about it.

"Hi Faith." She greeted me.

"Hey." I replied as I gave her a hug.

"So, do you know what song you were going to sing?" She asked.

"I was planning on singing 'Girlfriend' by Avril." I explained. I then noticed that she looked a little uneasy. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I'm not entirely sure that is the song that you should be singing." She declared. "I think that it wouldn't give a chance to shine vocally since it really doesn't have much for you to do. I think that Avril is a great singer, but that song doesn't really show much. It seems like more of a song that you would do a cheerleading routine to than sing."

I frowned.

"Look, I'm only here to give you advice and if you really want to sing it, I can't stop you." She explained. "Were there any songs that you might be interested in singing?"

"I was also considering 'My Life Would Suck Without You' by Kelly Clarkson, but I thought that it would be a little cliché to sing a Kelly Clarkson song." I explained. "Plus I'd have a bunch of people comparing me to her."

"Well you're going to get compared to the original artist for whatever song you sing." She pointed out. "Do you think that you can give me a performance of it?"

I sang the song for her the best that I could.

"You sounded great on that." She replied. "You should totally sing that live. I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings any, but I don't want you to make a mistake and get sent home."

I supposed that she was right and the song that I would be performing instead wasn't exactly a safe choice either. I went to the studio and did the recording, even though I still wanted to sing 'Girlfriend'. I just hoped that people would like it.

I wasn't as confident on Tuesday night. I was good at not letting that show through my performance.

"Good evening, and welcome back to American Idol." Jesse declared. "This week our contestants will be singing number one hits and will be mentored by someone who recently hit number one herself: Ke$ha. Now let's give it up for our contestants: Brittany S. Pierce, Mercedes Jones, Sam Evans, Santana Lopez, Faith Hudson, Artie Abrams, Quinn Fabray, Kurt Hummel, and Rachel Berry."

Brittany was up first and "I Kissed A Girl" by Katy Perry and I didn't really know what to think about it. The vocals weren't really that good and I couldn't help but wonder if the producers were trying to get rid of her by making her go first.

Mercedes was next and sang "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston. I couldn't help but think that it the most predictable song that she could have sang. The performance was good if not a little bland. I just wasn't sure if always performance the same songs would hurt her.

Sam then headed to the stage and began to sing.

I used to rule the world, seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone, sweep the streets I used to own
I used to roll the dice, feel the fear in my enemies' eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing "Now the old king is dead, long like the king"
One minute I held the key, next the walls were closed on me
I discovered that my castle stands, on pillars of salt, pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells ringing, Roman cavalry choirs singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield, my missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain, I know St Peter will call my name
Never an honest word, but that was when I ruled the world

It was the wicked and wild wind blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered winds and the sounds of drums, people couldn't believe what I'd become
Revolutionaries wait for my head on a silver
Just a puppet on a lonely string, oh who would ever want to be king

Santana was up after him and sang "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys. I recently found out that her last name wasn't actually Keys. It would have been highly coincidental if a pianist had that last name. Anyway, the song was good, but I was thinking more about Alicia Keys than I was about Santana during the performance.

I then headed to the stage to sing and they showed my video with Ke$ha. I took a deep breath and began to sing.

Guess this means you're sorry, you're standing at my door
Guess this means you take back all you said before
Like how much you wanted anyone but me
Said you'd never come back but here you are again

Cause we belong together now yeah
Forever united again somehow yeah
You got a piece of me and honestly
My life would suck without you

Being without you is dysfunctional
I really shouldn't miss you but I can't let you go

Cause we belong together now yeah
Forever united again somehow yeah
You got a piece of me and honestly
My life would suck without you
Cause we belong together now yeah
Forever united again somehow yeah
You got a piece of me and honestly
My life would suck without you

"I don't know if this show would suck, but certainly wouldn't be as good without you." Will declared.

"You sounded so comfortable on that stage." Emma declared.

"I've gotta say Ke$ha really helped with that one." Sue remarked. "I think that you made the right choice singing that."

"So how did you feel about that song?" Jesse asked me.

"Well I feel better than before I sang it." I declared.

"If you wanna vote for Faith call 1-866-IDOLS05." Jesse explained.

Next up was Artie who sang "Heaven" by Bryan Adams and it was good in a typical Bryan Adams way. Adult Contemporary wouldn't be a bad direction for him to go in.

Quinn was after him.

Wake up with bloodshot eyes, I struggle to memorize
The way it felt between your thighs, the pleasure that made you cry
It feels so good to be bad not worth the aftermath, after that
After that I try to get you back

I still don't have the reason and you don't have the time
And it really makes me wonder if I ever gave a damn about you and I

Give me something to believe cause I don't believe in you anymore, anymore
I wonder if it even makes a difference, if it makes a difference to try
And you talk about how you're feeling but I don't believe it's true anymore, anymore
I wonder if it even makes a difference cry, oh no so this is goodbye

I've been here before one day I'll wake up and it won't hurt anymore
You caught me in a lie, I have no alibi, the words you say don't have a meaning cause

I still don't have the reason and you don't have the time
And it really makes me wonder if I ever gave a damn about you so this is goodbye

After that, Kurt sang "Every Breath You Take" by The Police, and it was as creepy as when Sting sung it. I wasn't sure why people tried to say it was this big romantic anthem. He's stalking her.

Rachel closed the show by singing "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler and I really wished that she wasn't such a bitch because she had a good voice.

On Thursday, we led off the show by singing a former number one song.

Hey there Delilah, what's it like in New York City
I'm a thousand miles away, but girl tonight you look so pretty
Yes you do Times Square can shine as bright as you
I swear it's true

Hey there Delilah, don't you worry about the distance
I'm right here if you get lonely, give this song another listen
Close your eyes, listen to my voice it's my disguise
I'm by your side

Oh, it's what you do to me
Oh, it's what you do to me
Oh, it's what you do to me
Oh, it's what you do to me
What you do to me

A thousand miles seems pretty far
But they've got planes and trains and cars
I'd walk to you if I had no other way
Our friends will all make fun of us
But we'll just laugh along because
We know that none of them have felt this way
Delilah, I can promise you that buy the time that we get through
The world will never ever be the same and you're to blame

Hey there Delilah, you be good and don't you miss me
Two more years and you'll be done with school and I'll be making history
Like I do, you'll know it's all because of you
We can do whatever we want to
Hey there Delilah here's to you this one's for you

Oh, it's what you do to me
Oh, it's what you do to me
Oh, it's what you do to me
Oh, it's what you do to me
What you do to me

We were split up into three groups. I was with Rachel and Sam. There was also Artie, Quinn and Santana, as well as one of Mercedes, Brittany and Kurt. I thought it was pretty obvious who the bottom 3 was.

Before the results, Ke$ha sang her new single "Blah Blah Blah" with 3OH!3 and it was one of the worst songs that I had ever heard. I couldn't believe that she such a crappy song.

Any it was revealed that Sam, Rachel and I were the top 3 and Mercedes, Brittany, and Kurt were the bottom 3. I thought any of them could go home. Jesse sent Brittany back to safety, likely to the annoyance of the producers, leaving just Mercedes and Kurt.

"And the person in danger of leaving this week is…Mercedes." Jesse declared.

Mercedes then gave a hell of a performance, but was not saved because the judges couldn't reach a unanimous decision.

So Mercedes went home and Brittany lives on. The songs are "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay, "Makes Me Wonder" by Maroon 5, and "Hey There Delilah" by The Plain White T's. Please don't forget to review.