Author's note: Hey guys, thanks for the continued support of this story. I generally have fun writing it. I'm glad this has such positive feedback. If there's anything you want to tell me about this or just anything. Feel free to shoot me a message here or over on tumblr. I'm by the exact same thing as my pen name. Anyway... On with chapter 3.
Wes led them all into the hall. Hunter began by saying "Congratulations boys. We're on our way to Nationals!" Those words were greeted by immense cheers. He continued after they settled down, "Ok I need to get the names of anyone who wants to audition for the open solo spot." Jeff looked up and asked "Wait, we have 3 numbers. Why is there only one open solo?" Thad remarked "Simple, Hunter and Sebastian are taking the first two for themselves." Seb chirped "Actually Hunter and I do plan to audition." Hunter nodded. The warblers settled momentarily as Hunter stepped in front of a chalk board. He called "Ok men, we need song ideas." Almost all of them threw up their hands. "Daniel!" He called. The sly young man responded "Video Killed the Radio Star." Some of them cringed as Hunter wrote it on the board. Jeff called out "Downtown!" Thad shouted out of turn "Kiss Me Slowly." Nick called out "Dead Man Walking!" Sebastian piped up "Give the Love Around." Hunter wrote all of them on the board and added Small Bump and Shiver. He remarked "Ok the warbler council will step into the chamber to debate the song choices." Nick retorted "In English please?" He corrected "Me, Seb, Thad, and Wes are going to go in the storage closet and pick 3 songs. Nick quickly looked defeated. Sebastian stood up along with Thad and Wes. The four young men walked into the storage closet. Wes promptly clicked on the light. Hunter told them "Ok we need to get this seven down to three." Thad divulged "I actually like the idea of Video Killed the Radio Star. It's upbeat and we can use some of the moves Nick came up with that were too fast paced for She Will Be Loved." The other three nodded in agreement. Hunter cut in "Ok we still need two more ideas." Wes added "We could do that song Jeff suggested; That Uhm what was it?" Sebastian corrected "Downtown by The Band Perry." Wes concluded "Well yeah let's go with that. They all decided it was a good idea. Sebastian interjected "We still need one more and I honestly think we need something more emotional than the first two. Thad piped up "why not Coldplay?" They all thought Shiver seemed well enough of an idea and went with it. They stepped out and Hunter wrote the three titles on the board. He yelled "Ok men, these are the songs the council decided upon. I need to know who wants to audition for what solo. Raise your hand for Video Killed the Radio Star." Nick's, Daniel's, and Sebastian's hands all flew up in the air. Hunter continued "Ok who wants Downtown?" Jeff's, Thad's and His own rose above their heads. He concluded by asking "Lastly, who wants Shiver?" Wes, Thad, and a young man neither Sebastian nor Hunter recognized. Sebastian asked "I'm sorry new guy. What's your name? And do you have your marking?" The young man rose and spoke with a nervous stutter, "I-I'm Donovan Mitchell. I'm almost 17." Jeff asked "So what brings you here Donovan?" He responded "I actually share a dorm with Thad. I was randomly singing one day. He asked could I dance. So now here I am." Wes saw he merely had his blazer covering his wrist. He asked "So Donovan, Who's the lucky lady who's names on your wrist?" The young man added a certain tone of swagger to his voice "Who ever said it was a she?" Hunter smirked at his insinuation and told him "Ok Donovan. Go sit between Thad and Scott." He looked at both young men on either side of Thad and asked "Wait whose Scott?" A young man with jet black curls raised his hand slightly. His voice was sweet and warm as he looked into Donovan's eyes and spoke "It's cool to meet you man. The name's Scott, Scott Campbell." Donovan became tense as soon as those words left Scott's lips. Scott responded by placing his hand on the nervous boy's shoulder and remarked "chill new guy I don't bite." Donovan let out a slight laugh. Hunter realized he needed to get his men back on track. He raised his voice "Ok guys. Thad, Nick you can get started on the choreography. Nick, re-use the fast steps from She Will Be Loved." A triumphant smirk crossed Nick's lips just as he and Thad separated off to start the process. Hunter managed to arrange the first piece into warbler range. Sebastian decided to tackle the second. Hunter ran a hand through his hair and asked "Can anyone besides me and Bas arrange music?" Scott's hand rose. Hunter asked "How well can you do it Campbell?" He shrugged "Proficiently..." Sebastian exasperated "Well, could you do Shiver?" Scott looked at the piece of sheet music and remarked "I could arrange this in my sleep." Hunter reprimanded "Don't get too cocky kid." Scott merely rolled his eyes and took the sheet music. Seb scooted over closer to Hunter and looked at his paper. He asked "How you coming along babe?" Hunter laid his head on his boyfriend's shoulder and asked him "How's your falsetto sweetheart?" Sebastian shrugged "It's ok, but I could use some practice." Hunter looked at the group of young men. He called out "Ok, who here has a decent falsetto?" A few of them raised their hands. Hunter smiled and penciled it in. The three young men arranging music finished just in time for the practice period to be over. Wes spoke over all of the warblers "Ok everyone we start vocal work tomorrow." The only ones left in the room by the time he finished speaking were Hunter, Sebastian, and Donovan. Hunter asked "So Donovan is it?" The young man nodded. Sebastian concluded "It's Scott isn't it?" Donovan tensed up. He stuttered "H-how could you tell?" Hunter merely smirked. Sebastian remarked "Don't you worry kid. We'll help you get him."