Hey, guys :D I´ve got another chapter for you! I hope you like it, even if it´s super long. I know some of you(*cough* Ven Mercy *cough*) likes the longer chapters, but if you don´t then tell me and I´ll try to restrain myself.
Warning: Boy-on-boy kisses, violence, fluff and cheesiness.
Enjoy :D
"Kids, guess what?" Will Schuester entered the Choir Room, practically beaming. The Glee club stared back at him, most with mild excitement. "The school is celebrating it´s fiftieth anniversary next week by throwing a 60´s party!"
Chrystal didn´t even look up from her nails, Liberty stared at the Spanish teacher blankly, Ramiele groaned inwardly, most of the jocks seemed either indifferent or bored, while the rest looked moderately interested, except for the twins who seemed to smell a performance coming their way.
"So?" Chrystal asked, still not looking away from her carefully manicured nails, painted red to match her cheerios uniform. She had seemingly recovered quite a bit from the shock of Luke being in a coma, even if she froze up sometimes and stared at the floor, or a wall, with a lost expression.
"So, everyone is dressing in 60´s clothes," Will smiled, genuinely pleased with the festivity. "And there will be a school dance, where you´ll be allowed to bring dates, and we will be performing!"
"Hurrah," Liberty said monotonouslyly, while the other smiled with controlled enthusiasm. Of course the twins grinned like the cheshier cat.
"Come on, guys!" Will tried to get the kids engaged, but they didn´t really seemed like the cared much for a performance at the 60´s party. "Think about how much fun it´ll be! All the great songs of the 60´s!"
"Like what? ´Build me up Buttercup´?" Catarine asked, a mocking laugh in her voice.
"I´ll just have to show you then," the director said, throwing off his jacket to reveal a white v-neck. He made Kevin, Tyler and Felix grab a guitar each, and sent Joshua to the drums, before whispering to them which song they were playing.
Love, love me do.
You know I love you,
I'll always be true,
So please, love me do.
Whoa ccc, love me do.
The song sounded quite different without the harmonica, but as Mr. Schue forced Tyler, Kevin and Felix to join him, the song sounded pretty good. The boys were mimicking the Beatles´ signature movement, while playing.
Love, love me do.
You know I love you,
I'll always be true,
So please, love me do.
Whoa, love me do.
Someone to love,
Somebody new.
Someone to love,
Someone like you.
They didn´t really do much, besides sing and smile charmingly. Personally, Paige didn´t really think anyone could sing Beatles without being charming. Kevin was absolutely adorable, bobbing his head to the music, his black, messy curls dancing to the beat. Melody agreed, at least to Kevin being the sweetest thing ever. Liberty, on the other hand, had her eyes on Felix, as the tall Asian winked cheekily at her. Joshua was too lost in his drumming to even have noticed if someone looked at him. Tyler, however, was quite conscious of his boyfriend´s stare. He decided to think of it as a good thing, a confidence booster, because his self-esteem had stooped pretty low the previous week.
Love, love me do.
You know I love you,
I'll always be true,
So please, love me do.
Whoa, love me do.
Love, love me do.
You know I love you,
I'll always be true,
So please, love me do.
Whoa, love me do.
Yeah, love me do.
Whoa, oh, love me do.
whoa ,oh love me do
why don´t cha love me do
"And that, guys, is why the 60´s were amazing!" Will proclaimed as the song came to an end, and the rest of the club cheered. Felix found his seat again, and placed a sweet kiss on Liberty´s lips. The brunette even seemed to blush a little, as she looked at her boyfriend with in a come hither manner. Tyler took his seat beside Tony, feeling very self-conscious, as if he has done terribly. The boost of Tony smiling and looking at him during the performance seemed a bit distant.
"So, we´re all doing Beatles?" Catarine asked, still not convinced it was such an amazing idea.
"No, because the Beatles are only part of what made the 60´s what they were. I have already found the songs you´ll be doing, and I´ve planned the group number, but you´ll get to decide which song you want to sing." Will explained, as he handed out a list of songs to the students. Sandy immediately raised her hand, Will didn´t even have to hear her words before he knew what she was going to ask for.
"Yes, Sandy, you can sing in `Mama, I´m a big girl now´."
"So, kids, how are things at school?" Jonathan Cruz asked his children, Nathaniel and Ramiele, as the family sat around the dinner table a fine Sunday evening. The businessman didn´t notice his 16-year-old daughter rolling her eyes. He always asked that same question, and every time Nathaniel would reply the same thing;
"They´re good, father," Nathaniel replied, "kiss up"-smile in place. Jonathan and Camille seemed very pleased with their son´s answer, not bothering to hear if their daughter had anything else to say. Their mother was a small Filipino woman, who always dressed in pencils skirts with blouses. Jonathan was part English, part Spanish and always wore his black business suit. Ramiele had inherited her mother´s height, but not her petite build. Nathaniel on the other hand, had gotten their father´s height, but was built more athletically than the older Cruz. "Our school is throwing a 60´s party to celebrate it´s fiftieth anniversary."
"Why, isn´t that exciting?" Camille chimed in happily, not really asking anyone.
"Everyone is going to dress up in 60´s clothes," Nathaniel continued, pretending to love the idea, though Ramiele knew he hated it just as much as she did, only he didn´t have the spine to admit it. Ramiele personally hated anything that meant she´d have to wear a dress, and a dress from the 60´s made it eve worse.
"Oh my!" Camille smiled, though it was her lawyer-smile. "I´m sure you can borrow some of your grandparents´ old clothes."
"That would be great!" Nathaniel grinned charmingly, but Ramiele could tell it was fake. He hated having to wear 60´s clothes, especially those really tight jeans.
"You know they won´t fit me," Ramiele said, her voice not betraying any emotion. Both her grandmothers were really far from Ramiele´s curvy built. Trying their clothes would just be depressing.
"Oh, don´t be silly-"
"I´m not! You´re being stupid, we all know I´m not skinny like them!" Ramiele snapped, and this time her sadness and annoyance was clearly audible. Nathaniel sat watching in cautious fascination, Camille looked a bit shocked at her daughter´s outburst(pretending she wash´t used to it) and Jonathan wore a look that resembled sympathy.
"Remi, you´re beaut-" Jonathan began softly, but was interrupted by a teary-eyed Ramiele.
"No, don´t say it, because you don´t mean it!" Ramiele hissed through clenched teeth. Her father went stone-faced, his face unreadable, but cold.
"Go to your room," Jonathan said slowly, and controlledly. "Now."
Biting back tears Ramiele stood, took a second to look at each of her family members, before turning and walking out, hoop earrings dangling. "I hate you."
Sometime do you think we could fall in love?
How about this sunday or is tomorrow soon enough?
How about tonight then?
Although I tell ya I dont see how
I'm gonna last that long
if we dont fall in love right now
The cast was bursting at the seams with energy as they sang out the finale. It was their last night of "Zanna, Don´t!", and they had all grown to love the eccentric play. The crowd seemed to love it, clapping along with the beat. True to it´s subtitle(a musical fairy tale), the musical had a happy ending, which always caused both the cast and audience to smile with glee.
River and Mike:
Sometime, Some day could we fall in love?
Summertime, Wintertime could we fall in love? oh (repeat 6x)
Lance and Damien:
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday could we fall in love?
Thursday, Friday, Satuday could we fall in love? (repeat 5x)
Sandy and Evangelina:
I just can't wait, How about tonight?
I just can't wait, How about tonight? (repeat 4x)
Hannah:
To-to-to-tomorrow. How about tonight?
To-to-to-today. How about tonight? (repeat 3x)
Meryll:
Love, Love! (repeat 2x)
Their costumes were colorful, including a pair of pink skinny jeans for Meryll, electric blue dress for Sandy and leaf green t-shirt for River. They crowd gave them a standing ovation, causing the smiles on the cast members´ faces to grow even bigger and brighter.
Ensemble:
How about tonight? Tonight.
Sometime do you think we could fall in love?
How about this sunday? Or is tomorrow soon enough?
How about tonight then
although I tell ya I dont see how...
Girls:
I'm gonna last that long
Boys:
Last that long
Girls:
'Cause I'm fallin' in love
Boys:
'Cause I'm fallin' in love, right now
Girls:
Come and give me that love, come and give me that...
Ensemble:
Give up your extra love!
The room burst with wild applause as the actors bowed, and accepted flowers from their families. River´s youngest sister hadn´t gotten to come, as their parents thought the play was to mature for an eight-year-old. His other sister, Sage, was there though, smiling and hugging her brother. That was usually how it went when families came to see their children, or siblings, lots of hugs and congratulations. Sage had seen it once before, on opening night, but there was something special about last performances.
When the audience had left, the actors went down to the dressing rooms to change, and wash their faces before heading home. Just as River had thrown his t-shirt over a chair someone knocked on his door. Being all too used to changing with the cast around, he opened it without even putting a shirt on. When the door opened it revealed Sandy standing there, she had by some miracle already managed to change into a pale green sundress. No matter how many times she had seen River shirtless, when they changed during the play, mind you, she didn´t seem to get used to it. Looking at him you could clearly tell he worked out, though he wasn´t bodybuilder-huge.
"My school is hosting a 60´s party," Sandy began, cutting straight to the chase, as River gestured for her to enter. The room was rather small, and had mirrors with lightbulbs around the edges on two of the walls. Tables stood under the mirrors, a chair for each table. The blond boy nodded, acknowledging McKinley´s party. "And we´re allowed to bring dates."
"Oh, so you want me to come with you?" River asked courtly, while looking for his shirt. The black haired girl nodded, looking at her boyfriend nervously. River turned toward her, and pulled her closer with a hand on her slim waist. "Of course I´ll come with you."
The petite girl smiled, and stood on her toes to kiss her still shirtless boyfriend. One of her hands on his back, the other on his chest, feeling his even heartbeat. Still with one hand on her waist, and the other stroking her cheek, River kissed her back, not as chastily as Sandy had begun. Sandy felt her cheeks go a little red, and her heart skip a beat, as River´s tongue briefly touched her lower lip. He still tasted like spring, fresh and sweet, though the taste of blueberry frosting was gone, as it had only been a side effect of the wedding cake. His skin was warm under her hands, as he hadn´t managed to find his shirt before kissing her.
Just as their kissing was heating up, a man opened the door, not bothering to knock. Mr. Scrivello seemed shocked at the amount PDA in the changing room, his "deer at headlights"-impersonation matching the ones of Sandy and River.
"Mr. Scrivello?"
"Yes, eh-kids," Steve Scrivello replied, clearly uncomfortable with his actors kissing on his property. The egg-headed man collected himself by clearing his throat, and going straight to business. "I would like to talk to you about- No, actually I just need to talk to miss Turner-Dubious. Talcott, put on a shirt, just because you´re done with the play, that does not mean you´re allowed to walk around like that."
"Yes, sir." River said, and somehow managed to not sound embarrassed, quite impressive taking into count the fact that he had just been caught making out in the changing room while shirtless. As if the whole thing was a weird practical joke, River´s shirt had magically appeared on a chair, laying there neatly.
"Now, missy," Mr. Scrivello continued as he sat down on one of the chairs, looking Sandy up and down. River felt a bit like the third wheel, and left silently. "I´ve got a deal for you, and you better listen carefully you this."
Sandy sat down, and even with her face red from blushing, managed to pull off a useful Business-face.
"You see, I told you I wanted to make you a star." Sandy nodded, remembering the night after Spring Awakening. "Now, I haven´t really done that yet. I am a man of my word, and that´s why I´ve got this contract for you to sign." The bald man pulled out a piece of paper with lots of words printed on it from his inside his jacket. It looked very serious. "It says that you will be able to choose the plays you want to be in, and your part, inside of realistic frames, of course. So, what do you say?"
"What´s the catch?" Sandy asked, because there was always a catch, that was one of the things a life in the business had taught her.
"Clever girl, aren´t you?" The fat man grinned, looking at the little girl with the serious expression. "You´ll be a star, but you´ll be my star, get it? You don´t do plays for other companies, you don´t do commercials, unless I let you, alright?"
It did seem fair. Why would she want to do plays for other companies when she got the parts she wanted here? Why would she want to do commercials, anyway? She hadn´t done them before, surely she would manage without. Nodding, Sandy signed the contract, binding her to Steve Scrivello´s theatre.
"Your cousin Bridget will be staying here for a while," Carl announced as the Turner-Dubois´ ate dinner one night. "She´ll be here Thursday, Grandma Sally is driving her, and she´s bringing the 60´s clothes you asked her for."
"Really? Why?"
"Did someone die?"
"No one died," James calmed the always dramatic twins. They had a thing for always assuming the most dramatic scenario, whether it was good or bad. "But Jonathan and Amanda are having a divorce."
"Oh, how sad." Sandy said, though she had excepted it after those phone calls she had overheard. James and Jonathan had some kind of silent agreement to always let the other know how things were going. It was one of those brother things.
"Yeah, so while they get the custody settled, Bridget will be staying here." Carl finished, not giving the twins any detail as to why Bridget´s parent were having a divorce.
"Hi, Grandma Sally," the twins smiled at their grandmother stepped out of her 1968 Chevelle 307, a car she seemed to love as much as any human being on earth. They stood out on the front porch along with their dads and Tyler, who Tony had invited to meet his grandmother. It was a miracle the car hand´t broken down yet, as it was from the late 1960´s. It was even more of a miracle that Sally was still allowed to drive it. Sally Dubois matched her car, they both had the same worn, but "still going strong"-look about them. Her hair was light gray and put up in a tight bun, she wore pearl earrings, a shirt with a pastel, floral print and dark pants. "Hi, Bridget."
The girl in the car silently, almost shyly stepped out. She looked nothing like the twins, though as they were adopted it wash´t really a shock. Bridget had curly strawberry blonde hair with kind of long, messy bangs. Her dress looked comfortable, and she reminded Tyler of an artist. While Sally hugged her grandkids, Tyler took his time studying the woman some more. She was probably in her mid-60´s, and looked a bit like James. They had the same small straight noses, dark eyebrows, brown eyes, and if Tyler was guessing correctly, they had once had the same light auburn hair.
"And who´re you?" the woman asked Tyler, when she had finished hugging her grandchildren, son and son-in-law. She looked very suspicious of him, as if he might have committed some terrible crime, though she wash´t sure.
"Tyler Tyson, eh, Jr." Tyler answered feeling very self-conscious. Not letting her suspicious glare fade, Sally shook Tyler´s hand. Turning his attention to the quiet girl, Tyler tried to smile convincingly. "And you must be Bridget?"
The strawberry blond girl nodded, not meeting Tyler´s eyes. He held his hand out to her, and she unsurely took it.
"You don´t talk much, do you?" Tyler asked, trying to make everyone laugh, but instead Sally looked shocked and angry at him, Tony looked ready to face palm himself, Sandy and Carl looked sad, biting their lower lips, and James rubbed his forehead. Not understanding his mistake, Tyler looked to Tony for help.
"Bridget is mute," Tony explained, causing Tyler mouth to form a perfect "O".
"Oh God, I´m so, so sorry, I didn´t mean- I didn´t -I," Tyler pathetically tried to explain himself, before being silenced by Tony taking his hand. Even as Carl said it was alright, and they made their way inside, Tyler could feel Sally´s disapproving gaze. Neither could he shake the feeling that River would have somehow known Bridget was mute, and wouldn´t have stepped in it the way Tyler had.
"I just don´t know which one I should invite!" Kevin sighed as he fell down on his bed. He could´t figure out if he should invite Paige or Melody to the 60´s party, because he didn´t want to hurt either of them, and neither did he want to go alone, at least not when there were two girls who wanted to go with him. Jasper sat down next to him, not seeming worried.
"Then, why don´t you invite one of them, and then I´ll invite the other, so she won´t feel left out?" He suggested, calm as ever. The curly-haired junior looked up at his friend, a little shocked, though he should have seen it coming, as Jasper always seemed to have a solution to his problems. "I mean, I don´t have a date anyway."
"Thanks," Kevin mouthed, feeling a bit more relaxed. At least now, no matter who he choose, both of the girls would have dates.
"Hi, gran," Isabella greeted her grandmother over the phone. Usually her parents were the ones to call the older woman, but this time Isabella had to do it herself. When the blond had asked her parents if they could call regarding the 60´s party, the hadn´t said anything, but their eyes were scolding her for even thinking about parties when her brother was in the state he was in. It wasn´t like she didn´t care that he was in a coma, but she needed to get her mind off of it. "I was just wondering if you could ship some of your old clothes from the 60´s over here. It´s for a school thing."
Feeling her eyes tear up as she tried on the umpteenth dress, and finding that this one too, was all too small. She had known this was the way it would be, she knew she was a lot bigger than her grandma had been, at least she had more curves, making the dresses too small for her. Nathaniel had immediately grabbed a denim jacket, black t-shirt and demin jeans from one of the boxes, and of course the clothes fit him perfectly, making him look like someone from "the outsiders". It was quite ironic, thinking about the fact that Nathaniel had never been an outsider in any sense. Eyeing a polka dotted dress that looked bigger than the others, though not very curvy, and idea hit her.
McKinley High´s gym was nearly unrecognizable. A bright blue banner hung over the stage, announcing "Happy 50th Anniversary McKinley!". The room was lit just enough for everyone to see where they were stepping, but still made it feel like it wash´t just another day in the gym. Balloons hung around the walls, and tables with punch and food were alined against the walls. All around there were people dancing to the 60´s music bursting from the speakers that were carefully placed around the room. Walking in you really felt like you walked through a time portal, being transported back ca. 50 years. Ms. Pillsbury stood welcoming the students, looking like a secretary in her green dress, her red hair put up with a blue hair band.
"Wow," Melody whispered as she entered, holding on to Kevin´s arm for support. Kevin had decided it would seem less weird for Jasper to come with Paige, as they shared some classes, and kind of knew each other, than if he had asked Melody, who was a sophomore and didn´t share any classes with the jock. The ginger-haired girl looked around the room, wide-eyed. She looked very pretty, with her hair pulled back in a ponytail, her bangs carefully curled, wearing a bright blue poodle skirt, a white shirt with a peter pan collar and a bright blue scarf around her neck. Kevin himself wore a plain black suit, he had borrowed from his grandfather. Personally, he felt like one of the Beatles.
Looking around they found most of the glee club, along with their dates. Liberty and Felix were dancing, looking like they were having the time of their lives. Felix was also in a plain black suit, and looked like an Asian Beatle. Liberty wore a pastel dress with a floral print in that classic swing style. Paige, looking like a "car hop", but without the hat and apron, entered with Jasper, who didn´t really look all too different from his usual self. The only difference between the regular Jasper and the 60´s Jasper, was 60´s Jasper´s leather jacket, and greased back hair. Nicole and Seth looked just like Sandy and Danny from Grease. Her hair was put up in a ponytail with a white ribbon, her white dress was knee-lenght and hardly showed any cleavage. Seth´s suit was just like Danny Zuko´s, even down to his pink shirt.
Out of the blue Mr. Schuester appeared, ushering the boys to the stage, as they were going to perform soon. Felix, Tyler, Tony, Jasper, Kevin, Joshua, Seth and Nathaniel all went to the stage, Joshua grabbing one of the old fashioned microphones, while the others split into two groups, each circling a mike. Joshua wore a gray suit, with a matching gray fedora covering most of his sandy blond hair. Just before the music began playing Sandy whispered something into River´s ear, before they moved apart.
Joshua:
Well I heard about the fellow you've been dancin' with all over the neighbourhood
So why didn't you ask me baby, or didn't you think I could?
Sandy´s black swing dress had green polka dots, and moved elegantly when she walked. River wore a black fedora, almost like Joshua´s, but River´s had a small peacock feather attached to the hat band. He wore green suspenders, a white shirt and black dress pants. As the song began, the pair a had begun dancing a playful jive. It was quite mesmerizing watching their feet move at such a rapid pace. If everyone hand´t been so distracted by the dancing couple, they might have noticed the look in Joshua´s eyes.
Well, I know that the boogaloo is outta sight, but the shingaling, she is playing tonight
But if that were you and me out there baby?
I would've shown you how to do it right, do it right, do it right, do it right, do it right
Sandy´s hair had been curled for the occasion, and danced around her as the spun around, keeping the beat. The crowd had moved aside creating a circle in which the couple was now dancing around in. Sadly for the singers, River and Sandy stole most of the focus, though Joshua was doing one heck of a job singing the Blues Brothers song.
All:
Twist it, shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it baby
Here we go loop de loop
Shake it out baby
Here we go loop de la
Bend over, let me see you shake your tail feather
Bend over, let me see you shake your tail feather
Come on, let me see you shake your tail feather
Come on, let me see you shake your tail feather
Twist it, shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby
Here we go loop de loop
Shake it out baby
Here we go loop de la
Bend over, let me see you shake your tail feather
Bend over, let me see you shake your tail feather
Joshua+Jasper:
Come on, let me see you shake your tail feather
Come on, let me see you shake your tail feather
By now the crowd was clapping to the beat, as Sandy and River kept dancing, though they were starting to look quite short of breath. Ramiele, who had always been a terrible dancer, was fascinated by the way their feet hardly seemed to touch the ground. Tyler looked partially to the ground, as he felt even worse about himself, seeing how River seemed to know how to do everything.
Joshua:
Come on, come on baby, come on, yeah come on babe
Alright
Do the twist
Do the fly
Do the swim
And do the bird
Well do the duck
Do the monkey
Watootsie
And the, what about the food?
Do the mashed potato
What about the boogaloo?
The boney maroney
Come on and do the twist
Twist it, shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it baby
Twist it, shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it baby
The applause hit both the dancers and the singers like a tidal wave as the song ended. Both Sandy and River were sweaty and red in the face, but beamed, loving the attention. Bowing, the New Directions boys shuffled off the stage. Again, Mr. Schue ran around gathering his students, this time Ramiele, Sandy and Chrystal, for a performance. Sandy, who had caught her breath again, looked eager to be in the spotlight as she left River. By some miracle they had managed to convince Sue to say a line for the song, while Emma and coach Beiste had willing offered to help.
Emma:
Don't contradict me!
Sue:
Don't disobey me!
Beiste:
Don't even think about going to
that audition.
Sandy, Ramiele & Chrystal:
Please!
MOMS:
No!
Sandy, Ramiele & Chrystal:
Mother!
MOMS
Stop!
Ramiele:(in bold)
Stop telling me what to do
MOMS:
Don't!
Chrystal:(underlined)
Don't treat me like a child of two
MOMS:
No!
Sandy:(in italics)
I know that you want what's best
MOMS:
Please!
But mother, please,
GIRLS:
Give it a rest!
ALL
Stop! Don't! No! Please!
Stop! Don't! No! Please!
Stop! Don't! No! Please!
Mama. I'm a big girl now!
"Hey, dude!" Joshua called out to River, who stood watching the three girls, paying special attention to his girlfriend. The shorter of the two blonds, turned his head to the other, slightly confused. "Thanks for ruining our performance."
"What do you mean? We were just dancing," River defended himself, though he did look quite uncomfortable.
"Well, you kind of stole all the attention." Joshua barked, clearly pissed. His dark blue eyes boring into River´s dark brown ones.
"I am sorry, if that´s what you want to hear." River replied, smoothing over things as always.
Once upon a time when i was just a kid
You never let me do iust what the older kids did
But lose that laundry list of what you won't allow
GIRLS:
'Cause mama, i'm a big girl now
Once upon a time i used to play with toys
But now i'd rather play around with teenage boys
So, if i get a hickey, please don't have a cow
GIRLS:
'Cause mama, i'm a big girl now
Ma, i gotta tell you that without a doubt
I get my best dancing lessons from you
You're the one who taught me how to "twist and shout"
Because you shout non-stop
And you're so twisted too!
Wo -oh -oh -oh -oh
Once i used to fidget
'Cause i just sat home
But now i'm just like gidget
And i gotta get to rome!
So say, arrivederci!
Toodle-loo!
And ciao!
GIRLS
'Cause mama, i'm a big girl now
"Sorry, ain´t gonna cut it. We worked hard on that number!" Joshua snapped, taking another step towards the baritenor, who looked even more uncomfortable. The people closest to them were starting to stare, as the Joshua´s voice rose in volume.
"We didn´t mean to steal your spotlight," River apologized again, readjusting his fedora uneasily. For a split second Joshua wondered what Sandy seemed to see in the guy. He hand´t known she had a boyfriend, but for all he knew the guy wash´t necessarily he boyfriend either. It still seemed likely, judging by the way the looked at each other. Not that he had been paying attention.
ALL
Stop! Don't! No! Please!
Stop! Don't! No! Please!
Stop! Don't! No! Please!
GIRLS
Mama, i'm a big girl now
(hey mama, say mama)
Once upon a time i was a shy young thing
Could barely walk and talk so much as dance and sing
But let me hit that stage, i wanna take my bow
GIRLS
'Cause mama, i'm a big girl now
Wo - oh - oh - oh - oh
Once upon a time i used to dress up 'ken'
But now that i'm a woman, i like bigger men
And i don't need a barbie doll to show me how
GIRLS
'Cause mama, i'm a big girl now
GIRLS
Ma, you always taught me
What was right from wrong
And now i iust wanna give it a try
Mama, i've been in the nest for far too long
So please give a push and mama watch me fly
Watch me fly
GIRLS
Hey, mama, say mama
"Well, you did!" Joshua said, pushing River. The shorter boy didn´t push him back, which only made Joshua angrier. Wasn´t the guy even going to fight about it? Pushing him once more, Joshua tried to get River to react. "Come on!"
"Dude, chill." Felix came behind his fellow-football player, placing a calming hand on his shoulder. Joshua spun around, looking straight into felix´s brown eyes. "The guy didn´t mean it."
"Fine," Joshua shrugged Felix´ hand away, and stalked out of the gym, slamming the doors. The irritation was nearly radiating from him, as he headed for his car, the cold air of late january hitting him.
Someday i will meet a man
You won't condemn
And we will have some kids
And you can torture them
But let me be a star
Before i take that vow
GIRLS
'Cause mama, i'm a big girl now
Oh - Oh - Oh
GIRLS
Mama, i'm a big girl now
Hey - Hey - Hey
GIRLS
Mama, i'm a big girl
Ooh, such a big, big girl!
GIRLS
I'm a big girl now
ALL
Stop! Don't! No! Please!
Stop! Don't! No! Please!
Stop! Don't! N01 please!
GIRLS
Mama, I'm a big girl now!
A slow song began playing, and couples gathered together to dance. Paige saw River take Sandy´s hand and gently kissing it, before holding her close. Felix and Liberty were either dancing very closely, or making out, she could´t really tell. Tyler and Tony were dancing together, as were Seth and Nicole. What hurt her though, was seeing Melody and Kevin dancing, her head on his shoulder. Paige herself, sat alone on a chair watching the couples. She could only say she envied them, had she just realized her feelings earlier it might have been her with her head on Kevin´s shoulder. Sure, Jasper had invited her, but she knew it was just to keep her from feeling left out. Besides, she hand´t seen him after they had arrived.
Wise men say only fools rush in
but I can't help falling in love with you
"You look beautiful tonight," River whispered into Sandy´s ear. Cheesy as it was, Sandy could´t help but smile. Her breath caught in her throat as River began singing, slowly, lovingly and just for her.
Shall I stay
would it be a sin
If I can't help falling in love with you
"Excuse me?" A deep voice threw Paige out of her reverie. She turned around to see a tall boy with dark brown hair, standing behind her, holding out a hand for her to take. Jasper smiled down at her, inviting. "Can I have this dance?"
Smiling shakily, Paige took his hand and let him lead her to floor. No matter how little she knew about Kevin´s friend, it was better to dance with him, than to sit alone.
Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
some things are meant to be
take my hand, take my whole life too
for I can't help falling in love with you
With her head leaning on Jasper´s chest, feeling his steady heartbeat, Paige felt safe. Maybe he wash´t the best dancer, and maybe he stepped on her feet a lot, but he was there, holding her. Burying her face deeper into his chest, and tightening her grip around his back, Paige didn´t really envy Melody anymore.
Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
some things are meant to be
take my hand, take my whole life too
for I can't help falling in love with you
for I can't help falling in love with you
Isabella:
I need love, love
To ease my mind
I need to find, find someone to call mine
But mama said
All:
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
You got to trust, give it time
No matter how long it takes
The girls from New Directions, minus Sandy, Chrystal and Ramiele, were up on stage singing their hearts out to the Supremes classic. The gym was filled with dancing students, some singing along, though a very few knew the actual lyrics.
Catarine
But how many heartaches
Must I stand before I find a love
To let me live again
Right now the only thing
That keeps me hangin' on
When I feel my strength, yeah
It's almost gone
I remember mama said:
All:
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take
Nathaniel, not taking the lyrics seriously, was making out with a girl from the cheerios. He had obviously had a drink from the inch bowl that had been spiked, but whether it was on purpose or not, was anybody´s guess.
Paige:
How long must I wait
How much more can I take
Before loneliness will cause my heart
Heart to break?
Melody:
No I can't bear to live my life alone
I grow impatient for a love to call my own
But when I feel that I, I can't go on
These precious words keeps me hangin' on
I remember mama said:
All:
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said trust, give it time
No matter how long it takes
Gotta wait!
Because Tony was thirsty, both he and Tyler headed out of the gym to the bathroom to get a drink. Both boys were enjoying themselves, and were too relaxed to notice a couple of jocks following them.
Tyler leaned against the door of a stall as Tony bent down to take a sip from the sink. The older boy tried to keep his eyes away from Tony´s ass as he bent, but it wash´t easy. Focusing on Tony´s face didn´t really help either, as the shorter boy´s cheeks had a slight rosy hue, and his lips were wet from the water. As a rule, Tyler tried to not think like that when he wash´t alone, because he didn´t really know how far he was willing to go, or how far Tony wanted to go. As Tony straightened his back and turned around to face his boyfriend he immediately felt a pair of strong arms around him and firm lips on his. Tyler tasted like raspberries, and reminded Tony strangely of summer. Tyler gently licked Tony´s lower lip, sending shivers down his spine. Pressing the smaller boy against the sink, Tyler´s tongue slipped inside Tony´s mouth.
"Whatever did I do to deserve that?" Tony asked, nearly laughing as they pulled away. His boyfriend blushed and shrugged, but didn´t reply. "Because I definitely need to do it more often!"
Taking Tyler´s hand, Tony headed for the door. As he opened it he was met by the mocking and unfriendly faces of three jocks, all of them more than twice as big as Tony. The two glee boys froze, both painfully aware that the next few minutes weren´t going to be comfortable.
"Hey, gleetards!" One of the jocks, a huge african american guy in a denim jacket looked down at them. Another one of the jocks, a beefy one with a crooked nose, closed the door behind them and leaned on it threateningly. Tony audibly swallowed as the third jock placed himself to their left, blocking their last route of escape. "Sneaking off for a make-out session, were you?"
The first jocks breath reeked of alcohol, nearly causing Tony to gag. The beefy guy grabbed ahold of Tony´s shirt with both hands, lifting the petite boy and pressing him against the wall. Tony squirmed trying to get down, but to no avail, the jock was much bigger than him and stronger.
"Leave him alone!" Tyler tried to push the beefy guy away from Tony, but was held back by an arm around his throat. The limb was pressed hard around him, making it hard for him to breathe. By some amazing power of will, or extreme luck, Tony managed to knee the jock holding him, somewhere between his stomach and his groin.
"You little fu-!" The jock shouted, his fist colliding with Tony´s cheek and the tip of his nose. The small boy let out a panicked and pained shriek, and Tyler could already see blood starting to prickle out from the cut the jock´s ring had left. As Tyler tried harder to break free, he earned himself a knee in the stomach from the first jock. Groaning in pain, Tyler felt himself being held upright by his own hair. The jock with his arm around Tyler´s neck had grabbed a fistful of his hair, as the junior threatened to collapse. While he could´t really see much, due to his closed eyes, Tyler could still hear, though he wished he couldn't. He heard a sickening thud, and a loud thump. Without opening his eyes, Tyler could´t tell what was really going on, but he did not like the sounds, especially not Tony´s choked off gasp.
"Hey!" Tyler heard a voice shout, he didn´t recognize it, it sounded too far away to be one of the jocks. He could make out the sound of feet rapidly moving toward them, though his head was spinning. "Get back!"
"Or what?" One of the jocks asked, a mocking laugh in his voice. Tyler´s head was swimming, due to lack of oxygen, but he was silently thanking whoever was there, because the could´t hear the thuds or gasps anymore, though Tony didn´t sound very good.
"Or I´ll call the cops on you!"
"Yeah, and so? We´ll be gone before they get here."
"I know your faces, I can find you in the student archive." The boy reasoned, obviously he was the smarter one.
"Dude, let´s just forget it."
"Yeah, the queers already got a good beating."
"Whatever!" The first jock exclaimed, and Tyler felt himself fall to the ground as the jock let go of him. Hearing the sounds of the jocks´ feet against the floor grow fainter as they moved away, Tyler managed to open his eyes up a little. He could barely make out Tony, sitting with his back against the wall, eyes half-way open, a dark bruise already forming under his left eye and his cut still bleeding.
"911?" Tyler heard the voice of the guy who had saved them, talking calmly. As the oxygen began flowing back into his lungs, he recognized the voice as River´s. He could also hear Sandy´s voice, he hadn´t even realized she was there. She was on her knees in front of Tony, making sure he wasn´t fatally wounded. Tyler saw her posture relax as she hugged her brother, realizing he wasn´t as badly beaten as it had seemed.
"Are you okay?" Sandy asked, her voice full of concern as she turned her attention to Tyler. Not trusting his voice Tyler just nodded, and tried to sit up, but felt the room spin and leaned against the wall for support. His vision was still a bit cloudy, his heart was still pounding roughly against his ribs and he could feel the adrenaline rush through his veins. Tony didn´t look as badly hurt as Tyler had feared. Sure, his cheek and nose were still bleeding, his hair was ruffled, and he looked like would have a black eye for a while, but he didn´t look dying the was Tyler had expected.
"I´m okay," Tony answered Tyler´s questioning look, his voice was rough, but steady. As the realization of what had actually happened Tyler felt himself begin to shake. He thought of how badly it could have ended, and how lucky they were that River had been around. For once, Tyler found himself grateful for River´s presence.
"And now, it´s time to announce the King and Queen of the 60´s!" Principal Figgins announced in his heavy Indian accent. Cheers erupted from the crowd, most of whom thought being crowned King or Queen here would be about as cool as Prom King or Queen. "Will the nominees please come to the stage?"
Five boys and five girls eagerly made their way to the stage, all of whom looked like they had stepped straight out of the 60´s. Sandy, Melody and Paige were three of the girls nominated, while Kevin and Jasper were nominated for king.
"Your McKinley high King of the 60´s is," the Indian man paused for a dramatic effect. "Marcus Goldenberg!"
Marcus Goldenberg was tall, dark haired and wore a blue jacket similar to Paul McCartney´s on the cover of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". As much as Kevin had felt like a Beatle that night, Marcus clearly did the look better than he did.
"And the Queen of the 60´s," again Figgins paused for the effect. "Sandy Cosette Turner-Dubois!"
Beaming, Sandy joined Marcus by the front of the stage. As if on cue the losing contestants walked off the stage, and the New Directions walked up. Being crowned king and queen did not mean simply winning, getting applause, a silly crown and leaving. I also meant sharing a dance with the other winner. Taking Marcus´ offered hand, Sandy walked off stage, her polka dotted dress dancing around her knees. Tony smiled at her, and winked. Because of some very nice medics Tyler and Tony were allowed to stay at the dance, due to their examination showing no signs of internal damage. They did lean on each other for support though, and weren´t allowed to perform with the glee club.
Liberty:
They say we're young and we don't know
We won't find out until we grow
Felix:
Well I don't know if all that's true
'Cause you got me, and baby I got you
Marcus turned out to be quite a steady dancer, maybe he wash´t extremely good, but he kept the beat and knew where to place his feet. On the first "babe" he spun Sandy around, sending her curls bouncing.
Felix:
Babe
Felix+Liberty:
I got you babe I got you babe x3
Melody:
They say our love won't pay the rent
Before it's earned, our money's all been spent
Kevin:
I guess that's so, we don't have a pot
But at least I'm sure of all the things we got
Kevin:
Babe
Kevin+Melody:
I got you, babe, I got you, babe
Kevin and Melody´s voices melted together beautifully. Mr. Schue really knew how to choose duet partners. Tony and Tyler held hands as they watched the performance, both of them trying to forget the incident in the hallway, and almost managing it.
Jasper:
I got flowers in the spring I got you to wear my ring
Paige:
And when I'm sad, you're a clown
And if I get scared, you're always around
Nicole:
So let them say your hair's too long
'Cause I don't care, with you I can't go wrong
Seth:
Then put your little hand in mine
There ain't no hill or mountain we can't climb
Seth:
Babe
Seth+Nicole:
I got you, babe. I got you, babe.
Other couples were joining Sandy and Marcus on the dance floor, as it was the last dance of the night. Tyler and Tony didn´t bother trying to dance, but instead swayed slightly in time with the music, every now and then sending each other loving little glances.
Isabella:
I got you to hold my hand
Paige:
I got you to understand
Nathaniel:
I got you to walk with me
Catarine:
I got you to talk with me
Ramiele:
I got you to kiss goodnight
Chrystal:
I got you to hold me tight
Felix:
I got you, I won't let go
Liberty:
I got you to love me so
All:
I got you, babe
I got you, babe
I got you, babe
I got you, babe
I got you, babe
As always, I´ll start with the songs:
Love me do - The Beatles
Finale/Sometime do you think we could fall in love(reprise) - Zanna, Don´t!
Shake your tail feather - The Blues Brothers
Mama, I´m a Big Girl Now - Hairspray
Can´t Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley
Can´t Hurry Love - The Supremes
I got you, babe - Sonny and Cher
A lot of songs in this chapter… Not really sure how I feel about that… It´s a long chapter so I suppose it´s okay :P
I know, I am a evil and sadistic writer for putting Tony and Tyler though that. I am not going to apologize.
I have added another alternative to my poll, for those of you who might want Paige and Jasper to be together.
Most of this chapter was inspired by things that happened to me this past month, but relax I wash´t beaten up xD
Please tell me if there are any characters you want to know more about, anyone´s family you might want to meet, or PM me about plot/song suggestions, or really anything. I love getting PMs, they´re a bit like crack to me :D Same goes for reviews.
If you want something more to read, head over to my other story, "of Warblers and chickadees".
Also, if anyone is starting a Submit-a-character-story, please tell me, because I love making characters :D
I think I´m done now xD
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