Okay, so I've written another chapter. This one is pretty undramatic as well, sorry. I'm just getting some of the storylines started, trust me I have huge plans for some of them. Some will have huge storylines in small periods of time, while others might have storylines that don't get that much attention in every chapter, but they will last a while. I hope I haven't ruined, or gotten any of the characters wrong, I'm still in the start phases of getting under their skin.
So, Glee doesn't belong to me, neither do most characters.
Enjoy :D
Will Schuester smiled as he entered the room where his new Glee club waited for him. Well, most of his new glee club, some were obviously missing. With a frown he noted that three of the absentees, were cheerios. Counting on his fingers he found only 10 students were present. Looking over the class he tried to figure out who wasn't there. Nicole, the girl with orange-reddish hair from last year, sat sharing last year memories with a tall brown-haired football player, Jasper, who had also been in the club last year. Paige, a girl with slightly wavy auburn hair, laughed at something her decathlon team mate, Tyson, had said. Two of the jocks, the sandy-haired one, Joshua, and the bald one with light-caramel skin, Nathaniel, loudly discussed football, while the shy one with dark hair, Seth, listened. The twins sat calmly waiting further instructions, both with their legs crossed, and with similar calmly awaiting expressions on their near-identical faces.
Just as Will was about to give up finding out who was missing, mentioned absentee entered, quickly. The curly-haired boy almost ran to a free seat and sat down, looking at the floor to avoid eye contact. Will couldn't help but notice the brief flash of disgust appearing on Joshua's face when he saw Kevin's rainbow scarf.
"Okay guys, you all kicked butt yesterday at the auditions, and I would like to say how proud I am of all of you." Shy smiles, some smirks and genuinely beaming grin met him. "I would also like to say that this is the first time in New Direction history, we have more members than needed for sectionals, at the first rehearsal!" Mr. Schue was the only one who seemed truly exited, although the former members smiled slightly. "I take it you've all met, but the assignment of the week is-"
"No, you're not! Ms. Sylvester doesn't care that this is your last year, she'll choose the one who's right for the job. And your not!" A high-pitched and obviously furious voice cut Mr. Schuester off.
"And that's supposed to be you? Nobody even knows you!" Chrystal's as high-pitched and angry voice yelled back.
"Guys, could you keep it down, they can probably-" Isabella tried to keep the other girls quit, bu to no avail.
"There's no use fighting about his, winning this argument won't make any of us head-cheerleader." One could almost hear Liberty rolling her eyes. The voices all got louder as they got closer, and as they all began talking at once.
"I'm a natural leader!"
"People respect me!"
"Shut up!"
"Give it a rest!"
"Oh, you want a piece of this? Well, bring it!"
"You bet'cha!"
"Enough!" Will Schuester's strong voice immediately shut the girls up, leaving them with matching "deer at headlights"-impersonations. They had all been too busy fighting to even notice that they were walking into the classroom. Chrystal looked like she wanted to punch the crap out of a cheerio Will didn't recognize, the unknown cheerio had firm grip on Liberty's light brown ponytail. Isabella looked like she wanted the ground to swallow her whole. "That is enough! You can under no circumstances act like this at school."
"She started it!" The cheerio Will hadn't seen before accused, letting go of Liberty's hair to point at Chrystal. Her hair was brown and pulled back in the trademark cheerios ponytail. She had sidebangs with red, green and black streaks.
"What? Oh, that is enough! Don't even get me started with you, Pierce!" Chrystal snapped back, falling straight into offense.
"Girls, enough." Will calmed them, he knew yelling along with them wouldn't help. Sometimes high schoolers didn't see how immature they were, they just wanted to blame everyone else, and be the innocent one. At the same time they wouldn't let anyone else win their argument. Rubbing his forehead Will tried to find the best way to fix the situation. "Okay, what is the problem?"
"Coach Sylvester hasn't decided who is head-cheerleader yet. Liberty, Chrystal and Catarine all want the job," Isabella explained, seeming bored with their drama already. Finally, a sane cheerio! Will could hardly refrain from rolling his eyes, he had never understood what was so great about being the head-cheerleader, wasn't being on the cheerios good enough? Shaking his frustration, Will gestured for the girls to take their seats, in separate parts of the group, of course.
"Well, as I was saying-"
"Mr. Schue?" Chrystal cut him off, once again. "Catarine hasn't auditioned, so she's not a part of Glee club, shouldn't she be kicked out?"
"No, she is not going to be kicked out!" was Will's immediate reaction, it was a bit louder than he had intended, too. He continued, calmer this time, looking at Catarine. "But I can't just let you join without an audition either, that would be unfair. Do you have something prepared?"
"Yes, I do. It's the reason I'm here, anyway." Catarine rose, proudly strutting over to the center of the room. She didn't look nervous at all, her almond gaze fixed on her peers. "Joshua, drums, Jasper, piano, Taylor, guitar." Sh ordered the boys to work, like a lieutenant. "You boys, ready? Born this way/express yourself, now hit it!"
Don't go for second best baby
Put your love to the test
You know, you know, you've got to
Make him express how he feels
And maybe then you'll know your love is real
My mama told me when I was young
We're all born superstars
She rolled my hair, put my lipstick on
In the glass of her boudoir
"There's nothin' wrong with lovin' who you are"
She said, "'Cause He made you perfect, babe"
"So hold your head up, girl and you you'll go far,
Listen every word I say"
Catarine smiled confidently as she kept singing, her voice strong, but sweet.
Don't go for second best baby
Put your love to the test
You know, you know, you've got to
Make him express how he feels
And maybe then you'll know your love is real
Long stem roses are the way to your heart
But he needs to start with your head
Satin sheets are very romantic
What happens when you're not in bed
You deserve the best in life
So if the time isn't right then move on
Second best is never enough
You'll do much better baby on your own
The way the songs were mixed together showed all the best aspects of her voice. It floated naturally, creating a sense of being well-rehearsed, even if the musicians had never played the song before. Most of the other girls in Glee, with the exception of Liberty and Chrystal, were singing along by now.
I'm beautiful in my way,
'Cause God makes no mistakes
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way
Don't hide yourself in regret,
Just love yourself and you're set
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way
Ooo, there ain't no other way
Baby, I was born this way
Baby, I was born this way
As Catarine, and the other girls, drifted into the more quiet part of the song, Will was filled with memories of when his old Glee Club had song those songs, not in a mash-up, but separately.
So if you want it right now
Make him show you how
Express what he's got
Oh baby ready or not
And when you're gone he might regret it
Think about the love he once had
Try to carry on, but he just won't get it
He'll be back on his knees
I'm beautiful in my way,
'Cause God makes no mistakes
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way
Don't hide yourself in regret,
Just love yourself and you're set
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way
Born this way
Born born born bo-bo-bo-born this way
Born this way
'Cause God makes no mistakes
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way
Don't hide yourself in regret,
Just love yourself and you're set
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way
I was born this way, hey!
I was born this way, hey!
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way, hey
Hey! I was born this way
Grinning self-assuredly Catarine looked at Will expectantly, clearly waiting for him to snap out of his reverie. Most of the club clapped politely, while Liberty managed to even clap sarcastically and Chrystal was all too focused on her nails to even acknowledge the performance.
"That was great, Catarine," Mr. Schuester smiled, but he was not close to as enthusiastic as Catarine had expected. She had just sung the crap out of that song, and totally kicked butt, why did he not seem very exited? Catarine knew she was good, and that song was awesome. Maybe he was one of those weird old guys who don't like modern music, no matter how great I sounded. Rolling he eyes Catarine found her seat again, the boys who had played for her following her lead.
"Now, as many of you have heard, nationals are in New York this year." The teacher grinned, flashing his pearly white teeth. "But before we even begin to think of nationals, we have to focus on sectionals. To win sectionals we have to be a team, after a couple years of coaching Glee I have learnt that nothing is more important than a strong team. Remember, a team is only as strong as it's weakest link."
Most of the kids only paid partial attention as Will went on about team spirits and the like. Nathaniel sat studying the girls in Glee, they were, after all, the reason he joined. The cheerios were smoking, obviously, but cheerleaders were always high maintenance. Still, he hardly ever dated anyone but cheerios. Chrystal somehow managed to pull off red hair, without being a ginger, it was kind of weird. Isabella was cute and all, with her light honey blonde hair and sunkissed tan, but she didn't seem to date much, and it wasn't from not being able to, but she always said something about the other guys not being her type, or whatever. Liberty was hot too, with her curly brown hair, and high cheekbones, not to mention her hot and well-trained body, but she never seemed to cut the guys she dated any slack, constantly changing her mind. No one had ever been able to call himself her boyfriend, as she stopped seeing them after only one or two dates. Like Liberty, Catarine also had crazy moodswings, and even if she was super sexy, Nathaniel knew he couldn't put up with that.
"So, I know from experience how much closer people grow from performing together. Singing together is amazing, but to grow even closer, we will be putting up a musical!" Will ended excitedly, and was met by ecstatic expression on Kevin's face, and the hopefully waiting faces of the twins.
"Ugh," was all that went through Joshua's head. Didn't Mr. Schue want to make the club popular? Did he not get that musicals were like the lamest thing on earth? How could Joshua make the club cool, if his teacher wanted to make them do a freakin' musical?
Kevin's eyes went wide, and his face exploded in a huge grin as he heard the word "musical". He had always wanted to be in a real musical. His older brother had always taken him to them before he died. Part of his excitement faded as he thought of his brother, the only one who had always been there for him. His brother would have been proud of him if he knew he was in the school musical, his brother had starred in a few musicals himself. The thought of making his older brother proud blew life into his excitement again, as his focus went back to Mr. Schue, who was grinning widely at his pupils.
"But what musical, mr. Schue?" Jasper asked. He didn't really mind musicals, they weren't that bad, and if it helped their chances at sectionals, then he was ready to give it a shot. Being captain of the football team, he knew a lot of that team spirit thing Mr. Schuester had been talking about, the only times they actually won games, were the ones where they acted like a team.
"I don't know, any ideas?" Will smiled, shrugging. He had a plan, but he wouldn't tell the kids yet, he was going to help them get into the idea of a musical, before he actually gave them the assignment.
"A Very Potter Musical?" Taylor asked with a mix of excitement and uncertainty in his voice. Whenever he mentioned Starkid musicals people looked at him like he was from another planet, most people hadn't heard of them. As he felt the weird glances bore into him, he hastily began to explain. "It's a musical about Harry Potter, not that many people have heard-"
"It's very new musical, not many people have seen it. It's a crowdpleaser, funny, not very deep and with entertaining songs." Taylor's explanation was cut short by Tony, the male twin. Taylor was slightly stunned, usually people hadn't heard of it, and when they hadn't seen, and had absolutely no idea of what it was like.
"It's a low-budget production, easily manageable." The female twin continued. "But I doubt we'd get that big an audience. Most people like to see plays they've seen before when going to a high school musical."
"No pun intended," her brother finished. They were creepy like that, finishing each others sentences. The way their expression almost always matched only added to the effect. Their matching clothes were slight overkill, though, at least according to Chrystal. She didn't like twins general. They were all too freakish.
"What about RENT?" Kevin suggested. It was one of the plays his brother had starred in, Kevin remembered his brother being amazing. It had been a fantastic show, cast and performance in general, and Kevin thought it would be cool to do.
"Too risque," Mr. Shuester shot him down. He was not going to do drag queens, drugs or alcohol in a school musical.
"But Mr. Schue, you did Rocky Horror, don't you think that's just as risque?" Nicole asked, she remembered Will mentioning a performance of the Rocky Horror Show he had put up with his Glee Club a couple years earlier.
"Yes, but we didn't get to perform it, as it was too risque." Will told, maybe he altered the truth slightly, but he had seen the error of his ways, and he was certainly not going down that road again.
"There goes Spring awakening," Sandy muttered.
"And Cabaret," Tony continued.
"Grease?" A relatively uninterested Liberty suggested.
"Mamma Mia?"
"Across the Universe?"
"Sweeney Todd?"
"Okay, guys. Like I said, I haven't decided which musical we'll be doing yet, so this weeks assignment is," Will paused for the dramatic effect. The kids were silent, Sandy, Tony and Kevin holding their breaths, Chrystal rolling her eyes. "To find a musical you want to do, choose a song from that musical, and tell us why we should choose that musical. Whichever one of you convinces me that your musical is the best one, wins, and we'll be doing that musical, okay?"
All of a sudden the room bursted with excited murmurs, everyone seemed to like Will's idea of making it a contest. Not necessarily because all of them cared very much about which musical they would be doing, but because they wanted to win just to win.
"Mr. Schue, are we allowed to pair up?" Seth, the quiet football player asked. He looked like a lost child, his chocolate brown eyes big and uncertain. Seth had never really paid much attention to musicals, his little sister mentioned going to them sometimes, but he had never really cared for them. He would certainly need help finding a song for the assignment.
Nodding, Will left the kids to their brainstorming.
"So, kids, how are things at school?" Jonathan Cruz asked his two children as they sat down around the big oblong table for dinner.
"It's fine," Nathaniel smiled his winning smile, the one he always smiled around his parents, or whenever he was being charming. His twin sister, Ramiele rolled her eyes. He was so fake, and shallow. "I joined our school's Glee club."
Ramiele thought she had heard him wrong. Her shallow jock of a brother would never join the most unpopular club at McKinley.
"Come again?"
"He joined the Glee club, didn't you hear?" Her mother more accused than clarified. Her mother was always like that, accusing people of whatever she could, whenever she could, even if she was the one cheating. Her father was a cheater too, so she figured cheating wasn't such a sin in this house. Though, apparently seeing your family as it really was, not just how it appeared, was a sin.
"I heard, but I still don't believe it. Why would you want to join Glee club?" Ramiele asked her brother, who sat calmly still sporting a winning smile.
"Because, I happen to be a very good singer."
"I'll believe that, when I hear it."
"As if you could sing any better."
"Well, maybe I can!" Ramiele answered, raising her voice.
"Then prove it!" Nathaniel challenged, his voice growing louder too.
"Now now, you two. Keep it down," Jonathan calmed them. He always did that whenever his children began bickering, which was more or less every time they were in the same room. "Maybe this glee club thing could be good for you, Remi. Maybe it'll make you more socially integrated."
Ramiele's mouth fell open in disbelief. What? They could not be serious, they knew she and Nathaniel tended to fight whenever they were within a 100 meter radius of one another, and now their father wanted to have them stuck in the same classroom for an extra hour everyday? Was he nuts? And whatever did he mean by "Socially integrated"?
"I'm not sure that's such a great idea, dad," Nathaniel began, looking rather nervous. He did not want to be seen with his loser sister everyday. Not only because they kept fighting, but because her reputation might cause him his image. She was the freak who had gone all crazy on a jock, and he was one of the popular kids. He had everything he could want from his high school life, and no stupid sister was going to ruin that for him. "I mean, come on, we all know she can't really sing."
"Can too!"
"Ramiele," her father warned. Ramiele relaxed back into her chair, glaring at her brother. He always played the charming and civil card when their parents were close.
"So it's decided then," their mother chimed in, she had a thing for always trying to lighten the argument by ending it cheerfully. "Tomorrow Ramiele will audition for the glee club."
Taylor felt even more confused than usual. Usually he could just blow his confusion off with the fact that he had hardly dated, and only kissed a couple of girls, and that he just hadn't met one that "felt right" yet. Today, he felt like that wasn't enough. The way Tony had stood up for his musical suggestion, it had made his heart leap in a funny way. Sandy had stood up for it too, but his heart had hardly reacted at that. It wasn't like he fainted at the sight of the guy, but something about him did funny things to Taylor, like his heart leaping. Surely it could just be that someone stood up for him for once, right? Someone who had the same interests as him, completely platonic, right? Boy, was he screwed.
"So, you doing anything this Saturday?" his deep, husky voice sent slight shivers down her spine. God, he's hot, was the one thing going repeatedly through Catarine's mind as she looked up at the tall college boy. She had met him before, only briefly as he was three years older than her, and a freshman in college.
"Nothing I can't cancel," she flashed him a great white smile, batting her eyelashes. She could feel her heart beating loudly against her ribs, but it wasn't like she was stunned by that fact that a guy wanted to get with her, most of them did. Still, this guy was in college. He wasn't an ordinary guy, college guys were rare in Lima, and one that actually talked to a high school girl, was nearly nonexistent.
"So I'll be seeing you at the party?" His eyebrows were slightly raised, waiting for her reply. Catarine's heart leaped, a party? With college boys? Of course he would be seeing her there!
"Sure," she winked, keeping her tone nonchalant. He didn't need to know how awestruck she was. Eat your heart out, Chrystal Davis! Catarine was going to party with the college boys!
Paige smiled as she printed out sheet music for one of her favorite musicals, Across the universe. She had always loved the Beatles, and Across the universe was a touching and beautiful musical. As there were six leads, she figured they could double up on them, even then they would be too many, but she didn't think everyone even wanted a lead. Seth sure seemed too shy for it.
"Found a good musical yet?" a deep voice asked from behind her. Paige spun around and looked into the chest of her fellow glee clubber, Taylor. She let out a breath she hadn't realized she was holding. They weren't really allowed to use the printer at school, and she'd be in some serious trouble if Coach Sylvester had caught her.
"Yeah, Across the universe. It's the Beatles musical," she explained casually. She had always gotten along with Taylor, as they were both in Glee and on the decathlon team together. He was very good-looking too, not that she cared how he looked, they were just friends, after all. Even if she would say yes if he asked her out.
"I know," Taylor smiled sadly, he'd seen the musical, and it had reminded him of his oldest brother, Sean, who was out fighting in Afghanistan. Even if the war in Across the universe was in Vietnam. Sean had left when Taylor was only ten years old, his brother had been his hero. Wherever Sean went, Taylor went after, and whatever Sean did, Taylor did. Or tried to do at least.
"Hey, earth to Taylor? You there?" Paige joked, waving a hand in front of Taylor's face. He quickly snapped back into reality. "You spaced out on me."
"Sorry, I just... I don't know," he answered evasively. Paige seemed slightly troubled by it, but kept her mouth shut. Better leave well enough alone.
"So, have you found a musical yet?" She asked, changing the subject. She already knew Taylor was dead-set on doing one of his own favorites, she had heard him mention one of those star-something, Startrack? That wasn't it, anyway, one of those musicals of his, that no one else had heard of. No one except those Elisabeth Taylor clones, it seemed.
"Yeah, I thought of a Very Potter Musical," Taylor's eyes lit up at the thought. He had always wanted to do that one, and he knew they could do it too, they had the talent for it. Besides it couldn't be that hard to do, the original had made a lot of the hard stuff really simple, like the floo powder, because everyone could run in a circle yelling "Floo powder power!". "It's totally awesome!"
Taylor laughed a bit at his own joke, he was kind of weird like that, laughing at stuff no one else understood. She still didn't see what was so funny about Red vines, but apparently asking someone if they wanted a red vine, was hilarious.
"I think you'd actually make a really good Hermione," Taylor commented. Her voice was kind of low range, and the girl playing her originally was an alto, at least he thought she was an alto. As a bonus Paige's hair was auburn, and waved, which could easily be transformed into that frizzy hairdo of Hermione's.
"I'll take that as a compliment?" Paige replied slowly, not sure whether or not it was a compliment. She had never read the Harry Potter books, and hardly remembered anything from the movies.
"No, I just insulted you!" Taylor snapped, but his bitch-face quickly turned into a joking smile. He liked hanging out with Paige, she was cool. She was really pretty too, with her wavy, auburn hair, casual style and dark eyes. He saw she was pretty, and some might call her hot, but he didn't feel that, that sex-appeal, it wasn't there. Maybe if he just hung out with her more he'd start to feel it. Maybe.
The next Glee club rehearsal Will had planned to let the kids work on their musical suggestions. They were all busy doing this when someone knocked on the door.
"Hi, I'm Ramiele Cruz, and I would like to audition for Glee club." The short dark-haired girl didn't look like she wanted to join at all. She looked more like some invisible force was pushing her in, against her will.
"Sure, show us what you got," Will gestured for the girl to come in. Still looking very much reluctant the clearly part-Asian girl walked in, her heavy combat boots dragging across the floor.
"Back to Black," she told Brad, the pianist who was always around for some reason or other. The man carefully began playing the song, keeping his gaze on the keys as Ramiele took center stage, still looking forced.
He left no time to regret
Kept his dick wet
With his same old safe bet
Me and my head high
And my tears dry
Get on without my guy
You went back to what you knew
So far removed from all that we went through
And I tread a troubled track
My odds are stacked
I'll go back to black
We only said good-bye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to...
I go back to us
The girl could really sing, even if she didn't seem to want to. Her voice was very unique, and had a bit of husk to it. She didn't look like she was used to singing in front of people, but stood her ground.
I love you much
It's not enough
You love blow and I love puff
And life is like a pipe
And I'm a tiny penny rolling up the walls inside
We only said goodbye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to
Okay, so maybe his sister could sing, but that did not mean Nathaniel had to be down with her joining the club. He didn't want to be seen with his loser sister, and everyone who knew them knew they didn't get along. They had when they were younger, but not any more. He didn't really know why, but they had drifted apart. Her becoming the outcast, and him becoming the popular jock.
Black, black, black, black, black, black, black,
I go back to
I go back to
We only said good-bye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to
We only said good-bye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to black
The room exploded with applause, even if Nathaniel decided to not clap, in protest. Will gave Ramiele an approving pat on the back as she took her seat. Her heart was still beating rapidly, but she tried to look as calm and casual as she possibly could. Taking a seat as far from her twin brother as she could, Ramiele made her way to the the one empty side, besides the one closer to her brother, and dumped down in it, hoop-earrings dancing. The applause had made her feel really good about herself, but her brother was still here, and he would probably make her life miserable. It was probably going to be terrible, especially with her stage fright.
"Hi," Tyler stood up as a slim girl in a peach sundress made her way over to his table at the Lima Bean. Quickly near-skipping to her side of the table, Tyler pulled a chair out for her in a very gentlemanly way. The girl smiled, obviously flattered. Her reddish-blonde hair was pulled back in a loose ponytail, and she had put a pink ribbon in it.
"Hi,"the girl said, avoiding his gaze shyly. She was cute, with big brown eyes and freckles sprinkled lightly over her fair skin. Tyler had asked her out, to see if maybe she was right for him. To see if he felt anything when he kissed her. If she was different from the other girls.
"I take it you'd like a cappuccino?" He asked, pushing one of the two cups toward her. Giggling, and with a small nod she took the cup and carefully sipped. He couldn't feel anything for her yet, but it was a bit early for that anyway, wasn't it?
They sat chatting about everything from what was going on with the debate team, the girl had always wanted to join, but hadn't dared, to the Buckeyes, Tyler's favorite college football team. Obviously, they had great chemistry, and a lot in common, but Tyler still didn't feel anything. Even when he bent down, only slightly though, he was very short, to kiss her he didn't feel anything. Nothing as their lips met. Nothing as her eyes lit up and her smile grew brighter. Nothing.
Needless to say, he didn't go out with her again.
What was he doing wrong? Why didn't he feel anything? That girl had been cute, smart, funny and they'd had great chemistry, then why didn't he feel anything when they kissed? Was something wrong with him? He really wished he had had Sean to talk to right now.
Reviews, with both positive and constructive comments, are appreciated. I really need you guys' help to find a musical, I haven't decided yet. As a treat for you, I am going to reward the one who comes with the best musical suggestion. The reward may be something along the lines of your character being given more attention, or I'll give them the lead in the musical(or a part of your choice), or you'll get your way in one storyline or other(like who gets together). There are a couple things I want there to be in the musical:
A heterosexual couple, preferably two main roles.
A gay couple(this one isn't as important, but if not I need at least one other straight couple)
Enough roles for the Glee Club, if they are like or two main characters short I might add another character, and if they are way too many, I'll double up on some of the roles. It would just be easier if there were about enough parts.
Preferably a musical a high school group could get away with doing(less risque than Rocky horror that is :P)
I'd love it if the musical was one of those you can find online, or rent the movie version of or something, or find a script online or anything. I sort of need to know the script pretty well.
I've been wondering if I could change any of the girls' sexual orientation to bi/gay, as they are your characters I sort of want you to give me the green light, before doing anything.
I have been thinking of Spring Awakening for the musical, but it might be too risque. Give me your suggestions and I'll let you know which musical I've chosen in the next chapter.
The songs in this chapter were:
Born this way/express yourself by Lady Gaga and Madonna,mixed by Ariana Grande.
Back to Black by Amy Winehouse
Hope you liked it :)