Sorry for the late delay in posting everyone. No I didn't give up on this story, I couldn't afford to abandon Eli and everyone else. Holiday hours had picked up, and in between, I had lost the internet, and I have finally gotten it back. So that aside, lets get back to where we were.
Sadly, however, this won't be much of a chapter, it's more of a filler, but at least it's something.
Chapter 5
Eli's POV
I think back to my date with Khalon last night, as I pick up my backpack, and head for the car. Yes, he was a great person, but he wasn't my type, though, I doubted I would be able to tell him that. I wasn't ready to tell him about my past or what had happened before I came here. No one wants to date a boy whose father is in prison.
I zone back into reality, as Khalon comes up behind me, holding out a DVD of Guardians of the Galaxy.
"Does tonight sound good?" he asks me, as he places the DVD down in my locker, and waits for me to answer, and I argue in my head if I should or not. Again, I had wanted to tell him no, but I didn't want to break his heart either, so I sign, and come up with answer that had fit in my head.
"I have rehearsals tonight, but sure, that would be great," I tell him, as he smiles, and then turns to head towards his class, and I was relieved to see him leave. I watch as he walks, and I think of how I'm going to let him down gently. This wasn't going to be easy.
"Hi Eli," I hear Jacob McKellar greet me, as he walks by my locker. I felt bad, because, it took me a little bit to remember what his name was, and I think he was about to tell me when I remembered it, which to me was a good save.
"Hi Jake," I answer back, as I shut my locker, and pick up my backpack and get ready to head for class.
"Do we have rehearsals or auditions today?" he asks wondering, as the class bell rings, and I wonder on second thought if I should skip class, or attend it. Today, seemed more like a read in the library type of day, and I wondered how long it would take before it ended up getting around to Sam.
"Yeah, we have auditions today after school, only this time in the music room," I answer him, as I finally decide in what I'm going to do.
"Okay thanks, I'll see if I can get any more students to attend," he tells me, as he heads in the direction of his next class, and I head in the direction of the library, where I would challenge myself to see how much of Percy Jackson I could get through.
Charlotte's POV
"What do you mean someone covered the same song as I did?" I yelled angrily at one of the students who were at the stupid singing club yesterday.
"Yeah, they did, now please get over it," they tell me, and I try to figure out the name of the person who had told me, and honestly, no name had come to mind. Oh well. It didn't really bother me any how, as long as they didn't steal my spotlight.
As I got ready for class, I saw Rowan Collins walk by with Elijah, and quickly buried myself, as to look busy. I didn't want anything to do with that brat, even if it did include us being in the same music thingee together. I didn't like him, and I was sure that he knew that without me saying anything. After I shut my locker, I walk past the auditorium, and here that orchestra is already warming up, and would shortly be in swing, as would the rest of the classes that we had.
"Charlie, wait up!" I hear someone call out, and I realized it sounded like Elijah, in which, I wasn't happy to hear. I would have been happier had he kept walking to class.
"What do you want, Prince Goffrey?" I ask him, as I was sure he had earned the nickname. "I have class to get to," I add before he can get anything out, and I get ready to leave when he finally opens his mouth to speak.
"I take it, I earned the most hated characters name of Game of Thrones, in which, I'm surprised you know, anyways getting to the point, before we have to get to class," he begins, and I kind of tone him out. Then I heard his last part. "We're looking for some more members for Play it Again,".
"Wait. What?" I ask, as I sound confused. Had I heard him correctly?
"We need some more members, and auditions are held today after school in the music room," he tells me happily, as all tension seemed to be phased out between us for a moment or two. Then I thought, I had someone in mind.
"Yeah, I got that, but what the hell is Play it Again?" I ask more coldly this time.
"It's the name of our group," he tells me, as he leaves to head in the direction of the theater department, and I wondered why suddenly he seemed to have a better attitude around me, than he had the other day, but I still didn't like him.
Evan's POV
We're out in the gutter now
With cigarettes and alcohol
Life catch you and it beat you down
And throw your back against the wall
Singing oh, oh
It's funny how your life can change
And turn around on a dime
Yeah, it can take you down the darkest lane
Then lead you into better times
"You seem fine singing alone in the music room before the school day is over," I hear Mr. Evans announce, as he entered the music room, and short of jumped me. After all the room was quiet, and no one was in there until I showed up, and now Sam of course.
"Thanks," I tell Mr. Evans truthfully, as he comes in and sits down on a stool, which had obviously been abandoned a while ago.
"So why did leave auditions yesterday?" he asks me curiously, as he writes down names of who was already in the group, and I recognized a couple of them. Maybe, I should leave while I have the chance. That was until I saw the picture of Finn.
"I got nervous, I guess," I tell him honestly, and then he noticed that I was looking at the picture of Finn, and he smiled at me quickly.
"He was my cousin," I tell Sam, as it went quiet for a moment, and I was glad that he didn't do the entire "I'm sorry" crap. I hated when people told me that, and not only because of Finn's death, but for the other thing. The thing that every gay person who comes out, shouldn't have to face. Being kicked out of their parents house when they come out.
"He'd be proud, matter of fact, he probably is, anyways, go write your name on the board," he tells me, as he hands me the whiteboard marker, and I take it, and write my name on the board. Maybe, this year wouldn't be so bad after all.
Sam's POV
So how many students did we have now? For this glee club, I mean. I had finally seen what Eli had meant when he said that we could do this, and honestly, I was happier than any of my Star Wars fan-fictions I had been reading. Maybe, I'd start reading Back to the Future fan-fictions next.
I put that thought in mind when someone I hadn't seen in any of my classes walked in wearing a Gamers hoodie, and a violin case, and honestly, I had no idea what to think, but I couldn't label him like that. Before I can say anything he opens up his violin case, and begins to play something I didn't recognize.
Then I had to stop him. "We're show choir, not Orchestra. We're looking for singers," I tell him, but he doesn't look phased by what I had said.
"I think we should give him another try, it wouldn't hurt, and you said we needed more members," I hear Elijah remark, as he enters the room. Well, it was true, so I nod, and he does as he was granted, and I hear him play his violin, and right when I thought that he was about to a repeat of what he had done before he starts singing. Then eventually ended up rapping. Damn! This kid was talented.
"What's your name?" I find myself asking as he puts his violin away, and seems relieved that someone let him do that.
"Callum Torrinson, Sir," he tells me, as he goes and takes a seat beside where Elijah is sitting, and I wonder if he was aware that this is only auditions, and the first group meeting would be later in the week. I didn't want to say anything though.
Later, someone else walked in. A girl this time, and I assumed that Elijah knew her, because when she called in Chad Michael Murray, he seemed the smile, and I wondered if those two were a couple. I couldn't but wonder who else was going to show up, because it was close to the end of audition time, and I had papers and tests to grade.
"Are you auditioning?" I ask her hopefully, as her and Elijah were talking. If she wasn't maybe, I could get Elijah to convince her of joining, since we're half way to being where we were back when I was in the group, and not directing it.
"Can I sing whatever?" she asks me, as she gets up, and stands front and center of the music room, and decide to sing her heart out.
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I don't like your girlfriend!
No way! No way!
I think you need a new one
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I could be your girlfriend
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I know that you like me
No way! No way!
I know it's not a secret
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I want to be your girlfriend
You're so fine
I want you mine
You're so delicious
I think about you all the time
You're so addictive
Don't you know what I could do to make you feel alright (alright, alright, alright)?
Don't pretend I think you know I'm damn precious
And Oh Yeah
I'm the one and only princess
I can tell you like me too and you know I'm right
"Should she write her name on the board, or should I do it?" Elijah asks teasingly, as she finished, and I could only wonder if Avril was the comeback of this music group. If that was what it was going to be, than so be it. Heck, I could even remember when I had a crush on Avril. Then I gave her whiteboard pen so she could write her name on the board, and we would see her tomorrow at our first rehearsal.
"So, is she you're girlfriend?" I ask as Elijah enters the house finally, and comes into the living room.
"Eww Sam, not sounding like a sexist pig, but you should know by now I don't do girls, I'm into boys," he protests to me, and I wonder if I crossed a line, considering how I know that his father did sick things to him. I didn't want him to think I was trying to be his dad. Suddenly that was when he snapped.
"Please don't father me. I don't need it, you of all people would know that!" he snaps before he leaves to go to his bedroom upstairs, and made a mental note as to give him or something of the sort, and I figured it wasn't my place to tell him to talk to me. Just at that moment, I heard someone knock on the door.
"Hi Mr. Evans, is Elijah home?" the boy asks, as I see that he's still wearing his cheerios uniform. I couldn't keep him on the porch, so of course I let him in. "We're studying together, since I have a test to prep for," he adds.
"Yeah, he's upstairs in his bedroom. It's the second door on the left," I tell him, and watch the boy head upstairs. I wondered, but I wasn't going to ask. A few minutes later, as I start to grade my students paper, I hear another knock on the door. I get up, and wonder who it could be, and get up to see who it is.
"Hello Blaine," I greet as he stands on the porch with his suitcase in hand. "Welcome back, and boy, and I glad that you're here," I tell him, as I embrace him in a hug. Maybe, just maybe this would be the answer to helping out with everything from Glee club to helping my cousin trust some one again.
So Blaine came back (no Blam-ship intended). We know a little more of Eli's past, and Elijah may still be dating Khalon.
Songs are Utopia - Daughtry Thrift Shop - Lindsay Sterling & Tyler Ward, Girlfriend - Avril
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