Author's notes:
Still rewriting these chapters again so enjoy!
Summary: my own version of CP Coulter's amazing story 'Dalton'
I do not own glee or its characters. I only own Lilly my OC.
It was a week since Lilly-Rose started boarding at Windsor. It had been slow at first but she had started getting a steady flow of Windsors, and a few day students coming to her for sessions. By now, Lilly had got used to the constant antics of the conspirators, as well as all the explosions and injuries that came with being part of the Windsor dorm house.
It was before Warbler practise that Blaine came into Lilly's room asking if she could come into practise today and watch one of their new performances. He thought she could help give them some advice, since she did win a few nationals competitions with her previous Show Choir.
Blaine escorted her over to the choir room as Sylvia and Gregory welcomed her in. She sat down in a chair at the front of the room, facing the rest of the boys, causing the twins to smile and sit up straighter in their seats. Julian, Logan and the other Stuarts rolled their eyes at her and Logan crossed his arms. "What is she doing here?" he commented to the choir directors.
"She is here to help give you help on your performances, her previous group has beaten you boys numerous times and have gone on to win National championships" Sylvia said sternly to Logan and the others before they started with their usual vocal warm ups, going through all their ranges until they got to the top of Kurt's range.
Finally, on Sylvia's cue the warblers got into formation and started singing and harmonizing.
Oooh, Oooh, uptown girl,
She's been living in her uptown world
I bet she never had a backstreet guy
I bet her momma never told her why
I'm gonna try for an uptown girl
She's been living in her white bred world
As long as anyone with hot blood can
And now she's looking for a downtown man
That's what I am
And when she knows what
she wants from her time
and when she wakes up
and makes up her mind
She'll see I'm not so tough
Just because
I'm in love with an uptown girl
You know I've seen her in her uptown world
She's getting tired of her high class toys
And all her presents from her uptown boys
She's got a choice
Oooh, Oooh
Lilly watched their choreography and took mental notes on improvements they could make. It looked like the twins were showing off slightly because they were always grinning at her during certain lines, but that could have been her imagination.
Uptown girl
You know I can't afford to buy her pearls
But maybe someday when my ship comes in
She'll understand what kind of guy I've been
And then I'll win
And when she's walking
She's looking so fine
And when she's talking
She'll say that she's mine
She'll say I'm not so tough
Just because
I'm in love
With an uptown girl
She's been living in her white bred world
As long as anyone with hot blood can
And now she's looking for a downtown man
That's what I am
Oooh, Oooh
Uptown girl
She's my uptown girl
You know I'm in love
With an uptown girl
My uptown girl
You know I'm in love
With an uptown girl
My uptown girl
You know I'm in love
With an uptown girl
My uptown girl
You know I'm in love
With an uptown girl
My uptown girl
The song drew to a close with all the boys grinning as they went back to their original formation. Lilly-Rose clapped as she stood up in front of them to point out the improvements they could make in their performance.
After Warbler practise had finally finished and the boys started collecting up their bags to leave, Lilly walked over to Kurt and Blaine. "Ready for tutoring?" she asked Kurt with a smile. He nodded, returning her smile as he took Blaine's hand. They made their way down the hallway and across campus back to Windsor. Lilly was on Kurt's right with Blaine on his left and the twins bounding along behind them, racing each other back to the dorm. Kurt was holding Blaine's hand as usual, swinging it between them. Lilly watched them fondly, she was still getting used to the fact that Blaine now had a boyfriend but she could see that they cared for each other and that's all that counted. When they finally got back to Kurt and Reed's dorm, Kurt kissed Blaine's cheek before Blaine disappeared into his room across the hall.
Lilly had finally relented the day before and gave the twins back their Nerf gun collection, which resulted in them currently running back down the hallway guns at the ready to cause trouble elsewhere in the dorm house.
Tutoring sessions with Kurt were probably her favourite at the moment since he didn't actually need the sessions to keep up with the workload. So they spend their tutoring time just talking and getting to know each other. If Kurt was going to be Blaine's boyfriend for the foreseeable future then Lilly at least know more about the boy. Kurt seemed much more trust worthy than most of the conspirators and he was definitely one of the most normal that he had met in the dorm house. Somehow that day the topic had veered onto Lilly's past relationships, or more specifically that lack of relationships.
Kurt was sat on his bed with his legs crossed while Lilly was sat on the plush sofa with a notebook on her lap. Lilly was blushing slightly at the subject but answered some of Kurt's questions until they got to the question of current crushes. She bit her lip to hold back a smile "I may have a crush of someone currently" she said, not answering the question fully before she had to get to her next session.
The next day was a Saturday and most of Lilly's tutees had gone home for the weekend, giving her a light workload for the day. At the current moment Lilly was sitting on her dorm room floor with Evan going over his French homework, while Ethan tapped away on his DS from his position on Lilly's bed. They worked in comfortable silence, only the sound of their breathing and pencil on paper could be heard throughout the room.
Suddenly the door burst open but the three of them barely batted an eye, nor did they look up until they heard the sound of someone enter the room. "Wow, this room is huge" the newcomer commented with a thick Irish accent, looking around the dorm room in wonder. Lilly grinned and jumped to her feet, enveloping the boy into a hug "Dame, what are you doing here?" she asked, surprised but very happy to see her friend there.
Evan and Ethan looked up and made eye contact, silently asking each other the same questions 'Who was he? Was he Lilly's boyfriend?' A spark of jealousy shot through them as they continued watching the exchange between Lilly-Rose and the other boy.
"My parents had a business conference in Ohio so I came to see how you were settling in here." He shrugged, before looking around at the twins. "Who are your friends?" Damian asked, motioning to the twins still sitting and lying where they were before.
Lilly grinned "This is Evan and Ethan Brightman, the twins I told you about before" she replied, sparking the twins' interest with the last comment before they went back to their work and game.
With all the talking and commotion, Leon had woken up and came over to investigate Damian. After recognising his scent Leon licked Damian's hand and brushed past him on his way over to Lilly's bed, curling up against Ethan to fall asleep again. I smiled at that before leading Damian over to the sofa on the other side of the dorm room so they could talk and catch up without disrupting the twins too much.
About an hour later and it was lunch time, Lilly excused herself to the kitchen to collect some food for them all. Once she was out the room Ethan sat up, making sure not to disturb Leon, and stood up to stretch his legs. It was time for them to interrogate Damian. Ethan helped Evan to his feet and they went over to sit on one of the opposite chairs, facing Damian who still sat on the sofa looking around the room. They looked at him for a few moments before cutting straight to the point. "Are you and Lilly dating?" the twin sitting on the right asked, breaking the silence. They both crossed their arms in perfect sync as Damian gave them a puzzled look "Of course not, we're just friends. But to be honest I do like her a lot." The twins frowned at the sincerity in the other boy's voice. He was going to ruin their chance of anything more with Lilly. Their thoughts were disrupted when Lilly came back into the room with the food trays, and they sat back against the chair smiling innocently at her.
Damian was due to fly back on the Wednesday so Lilly had been trying to spend most of her spare time until then with him.
Soon Tuesday had rolled around and she was in her room again with the twins helping Ethan with his Japanese work for a class test coming up. The twins had been uncharacteristically quiet since Damian had arrived on Saturday and it was starting to worry Lilly slightly.
"Can we do something tonight? We have barely seen you these last few days" Ethan asked once they stopped to take a break; the twins' attention spans weren't the best, especially when they had something on their minds. "Do I detect a hint of jealousy?" she asked playfully, standing up from her desk and over to where the two boys were sat on her bed. Evan and Ethan bit their lips and looked at each other before returning their gazes down at the bedcover. "You are jealous aren't you?" she teased and sat on her bed with them, her back against the wall. They followed Lilly's lead and sat against the wall on either side of her, still not completely meeting her eye. "We just missed you, we know Damian is leaving tomorrow but we missed having you around" Evan sighed and leant his head back against the wall.
Lilly smiled and opened her arms out beside her "Come here" she said, pulling the boys to tuck into her sides. "I'm always going to be here for you two. Now tell be the real reason why you're jealous" she smiled, letting her hands stroke their hair soothingly. They relaxed into Lilly's touch and almost melted against her sides, she always knew how to calm them down. "He loves you" Ethan finally said after a while of comfortable silence. Lilly tilted her head to the side in confusion, causing the twins to look up to see her reaction. It was Evan's turn to explain "On Saturday when you went to make us lunch, we talked to Damian. He told us he cared for you, a lot" he said softly before burying his head in Lilly's arm. Lilly smiled, understanding slightly why that would make the twins upset. "So you were afraid that if I started dating Dame I would have no time for you Windsors?" she asked, tilting their heads to look up at her. They nodded sadly and hugged around Lilly's waist on both sides. Lilly sighed "What am I going to do with you two? Dame and I are only friends and that is how it will always be, since I like someone else" she said softly, massaging the base of their heads with her fingertips. They visibly relaxed once they knew that they wouldn't lose her to the Irish leprechaun they were starting to resent. "And the guys I like are pretty amazing" she added with a grin, leaning her cheek on one of the twin's hair. They both nodded into her shoulders where they were snuggling, until the hidden meaning in her words suddenly sunk in. "Wait Boys? You mean…" The twins were staring at her face as she nodded, biting her lip to stop a grin spreading across her face again. "You two" she whispered softly, causing Evan and Ethan's faces to light up and nuzzle her neck in delight.
Lilly moved their heads up to look at her again and cupped their cheeks. Evan leant in towards her first, stopping a breath away from her lips "may I?" he asked hesitantly. Lilly smiled in answer and kissed him softly, brushing her lips against his.
It wasn't the cliché fireworks that people would expect when kissing someone they seriously liked. To Lilly it felt like they were sparking with pure electricity when their lips touched and moved in sync with each other. It only lasted a few moments before they pulled away, but that was all they needed for now. Once Lilly had broken their gaze in favour of turning her head towards an equally hesitant Ethan, Evan leant his head back to snuggle against her shoulder. "Is it my turn?" Ethan asked as Lilly nudged his nose with her own. She nodded in answer and leant in again, feeling the sparks instantly. She smiled as she pulled apart again. They may have been identical twins but, it was surprising to Lilly that they both had different kissing styles. Evan's lips had a lighter pressure but glided against hers smoothly, whereas Ethan's lips were firmer and took control of the kiss a lot more than his brother. Either way, Lilly welcomed the difference and nuzzled their hair, pulling them both closer against her sides.
Within half an hour of silence between the three of them, the twins had slowly fallen asleep in the warm comfort of Lilly's embrace. Lilly smiled softly and kissed their heads, stating to sing in a hushed voice:
There they go again, the guys I'm in love with
It's cool, we're just friends, we walk the halls at school
We know it's casual, it's cool, we're just
I don't want to lead you on
No, but the truth is I've grown fond, yeah
Everyone knows it's meant to be
Falling in love, just you and me
Till the end of time, till I'm on their mind, it'll happen
I've been making lots of plans
Like a picket fence and a rose garden
I just keep on dreaming
But it's cool 'cause we're just friends
Small talk on IM, just one more sentences
It's cool, we're just friends
If I had my way, we'd talk and talk all day, yeah
Everyone knows it's meant to be
Falling in love, just you and me
Till the end of time, till I'm on their mind, it'll happen
I've been making lots of plans
Like a picket fence and a rose garden
I just keep on dreaming
But it's cool 'cause we're just friends
Thinking about how, we're gonna say our vows
It's cool we're just friends, I walk down the aisle
Seeing my friends smile 'cause now, we're more than friends
Everyone knows it's meant to be
Falling in love, just you and me
Till the end of time, till I'm on your mind, it'll happen, oh
We've been making lots of plans
Like a picket fence and a rose garden
I just keep on dreaming
Just keep on thinking about when we used to be just friends
When we used to be, when we used to be
Just friends
When we used to be just friends
She smiled softly once the song was over and leant her head down on Evan's again "Just friends" she whispered, closing her eyes and drifting off to sleep also.
Hope you liked it. I cannot tell you how in love I am with this couple! Review and tell me what you thought.