I'd just like to say something I forgot to add on at the end of The Substitute. Young Dylan was played by Maxwell Perry Cotton. Okay, on with the chapter :)
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"Long story short. You're having a glee wedding." Kurt said just as Dylan walked down the corridor. The blonde boy spotted Kurt and smiled before heading over.
"Hey, Kurt." He said before spotting Carole and Burt. He greeted them politely before turning back to Kurt.
"What's going on?" he asked.
"My dad and Carole are getting married." Kurt answered, cheerfully and Dylan smiled before turning back to the parents.
"Congratulations, guys." He said happily, shaking Burt's hand. Burt had a surprisingly big grin on his face.
"Thanks. And considering the glee club is the band, you're invited with the others from New Directions." Carole said and Dylan smiled.
"Thank you. The only wedding I went to was my parents and I was 8 months old." Dylan said and Kurt smiled.
"I promise to make this a wedding no one will forget." Kurt said and Dylan grinned.
"I can count on you Kurt but if I have any ideas can I run them by you?" Dylan then asked and Kurt matched Dylan's grin.
"Of course." Kurt said and the blonde smiled before checking his watch.
"Gotta get to Spanish. I'll text you when I think of some ideas." Dylan said before jogging off, hearing a 'bye' from Kurt as he rounded the corner.
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Dylan was sat in his room, a Macbook Air on his lap as he reached for a can of Mountain Dew. He was looking through YouTube videos, typing in wedding dance on the search bar when one caught his eye: JK Wedding Entrance Dance. Intrigued, Dylan clicked on it and watched. It was just two guys stood at the door of a church but as soon as Chris Brown's 'Forever' blared through the church, it's like something erupts in them and they start dancing. By the end, Dylan was wiping away tears of laughter. But the idea was genius. Just people dancing up the aisle, including the bride and the groom.
After the tears had subsided and he had calmed down, he got his phone out and immediately sent a message to Kurt.
Idea! Look at this video on YouTube. It's called JK Wedding Entrance Dance. It's awesome and we have to get that into our routine. Obvs
we have to choreograph it and pick our own song but if it's done on time, it will be incredible. Whataya think?
Dylan sent it before going through song selections. He went through about 4 songs before a reply was sent through. Dylan opened it.
Ok, tht is genius. We need to do tht! I'm puttin u in charge of choreography. We just need a song…
Dylan smiled before reaching for a small silver remote on his bedside desk and pressing play, his silver iPod classic playing on his speakers at the other end of his bedroom. Dylan was thinking about songs that could be used when his ears recognised the drum beat and glockenspiel opening of the first song that played on his iPod. He couldn't help but grin before picking up his phone.
I think I have the perfect one :)
Just as he sent the text, his phone rang. He expected it to be Kurt being all excited about his song choice but looking at the caller ID, Dylan saw that it was Quinn. Curious as to why she would ring, he picked up.
"Hello?" Dylan asked, making sure that no one had stolen Quinn's phone, taken her hostage and now wants a ransom.
"Dylan?" the unmistakable voice of Quinn Fabray said and Dylan grinned a little.
"What's up, Quinn?" Dylan asked.
"Nothing. Apart from the fact that Sam basically proposed to me." Quinn said nonchalantly. Dylan's eyes widened and he internally thanked his thirst for not telling him to drink his Mountain Dew just as the blonde Cheerio rang.
"W-w-what? How long has he known you? You – wait…you didn't say yes did you?" Dylan asked, wary.
"No! It wasn't an engagement ring. It was a promise ring. And he promised me everything a guy would ever give you that was good. I said no because I feel like my relationship with him it's…it's going too fast." Quinn said and Dylan sighed.
"Look…no matter how creeped out I am that it seemed like an actual proposal, he seems like a nice guy Quinn. And he really cares about you. So no matter how cheesy this sounds…you should listen to your heart. And take your time with it. If it feels like it's going too fast then you need some time to breathe and to think." Dylan said and he could feel Quinn smile on the other end of the phone.
"Thanks." Quinn said and Dylan smiled with the girl.
"No problem, Quinnie. Now I gotta sleep. Me and Kurt are going to do this big wedding number for the Hummel-Hudson wedding." Dylan said and he heard Quinn let out a soft laugh.
"Alright. See you tomorrow Wade Robson." Quinn said, making Dylan let out a laugh.
"Night, Dolly Parton." Dylan said, hanging up before Quinn got another word in.
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The next day, Dylan was walking to the library when he saw someone facing Kurt, holding the wedding cake centrepiece. The obvious taunting voice of Karofsky ran through Dylan's ears and he walked away while putting the centrepiece on his pocket, leaving Kurt looking absolutely terrified. Something bubbled inside Dylan and he sprinted towards Karofsky. Grabbing the football player by the shoulders, Dylan pulled him to the floor and grabbed his jacket.
"I warned you Karofsky!" Dylan roared before raining punches down on the Neanderthal. Dylan didn't care whether it was his face or his body. He just wanted Karofsky to pay for messing with Kurt. He heard Kurt yelling at him to stop but Dylan always had this anger problem. He tended to bottle his emotions until they boiled over and he completely saw red. He then felt a pair of arms wrap around his stomach and pull him back.
"Will you just calm down?" The voice of Will Schuester firmly asked in Dylan's ear and he stopped but not before landing a kick to where it really hurt. And then he was frogmarched to the principal's office.
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"Lady. I can't suspend a student because he scares you. High school is a dry run for the rest of your life." Principal Sylvester said and Dylan sighed angrily.
"It's rough. People can be mean." She then finished and Dylan looked to Principal.
"That's your advice? That's all you have to say?" Mr. Schuester asked before she went into this story about her being bullied her entire life. Dylan could see that Kurt was progressively getting more upset with every sentence that passed and his fists were clenching. Kurt then replied when he said it was the fear that was the worst and that no one knew what Karofsky is capable of. Mr. Schuester asked what he meant before Kurt answered.
"Nothing. Maybe I'm overreacting." He said before Dylan decided to include himself.
"Principal Sylvester, he is terrifying Kurt. He's not himself anymore. And even if he's not physically harassing Kurt he's still verbally abusing him because of the gay jokes; and not in a humorous way. I was afraid that he would go back and do more than just terrify him so much that he doesn't feel a part of this school anymore. That's why I protect him and that's why I lashed out at Karofsky earlier. Kurt's right, he is capable of anything." Dylan said.
"Lady, this kid lays a finger on you, you come straight to me and I will expel him faster than a Thai takeout place can read back your delivery order. Okay? But until that happens – and I'm genuinely sorry to say this – there's nothing legally I and the school board can do." Sue said and Dylan sighed before looking to Kurt.
"And as for you, Blondie. I was originally thinking on suspending you. But seeing as you did it to help another student I shall let you off with a warning. But get one more warning and you will be expelled." Sue said to Dylan and he nodded solemnly.
"Come on Kurt, Dylan. We're gonna be late for rehearsal." Will said and Dylan stood up, immediately storming out of the Principal's office and going into the choir room and sitting down next to Quinn, brushing off any questions asked.
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Dylan had heard about what Mike and Artie were going to do from Brittany and Dylan immediately said he'd be there to support him and he had soccer practise so he'd run down then. But Coach Rendell kept him back for discussing their next exhibition match and he had to sprint back to be there to support the guys. He was running when he heard a confrontation in the boy's locker room. He barged in just as soon as Artie finished saying something.
"Yeah, we're done talking about this. Just back off alright?" Mike asked, heatedly.
"Look, you back off!" Karofsky snarled and Dylan just saw Mike fall back into Artie when Dylan lunged for him again. This time, he knew Sam was helping and they got a few good shots in but Karofsky managed to hit Sam in the eye and on Dylan's nose, which was now bust open. It would've gotten worse if Coach Beiste hadn't stepped in and asked what was going on but no one answered so she just dismissed everyone.
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Dylan was holding a cloth around his nose to stop the blood flow.
"Dude was a wild animal." Mike said.
"A manimal." Artie added on.
"I'm so turned on by you right now." Brittany said to Artie and Dylan sighed. He hated feeling too jealous that it added pain to his already bleeding nose.
"How bad does it look?" he heard Sam ask and Quinn reply with: "it's pretty hot actually."
"You've no idea how hard it was for me not to jump into that beatdown." Puck said and Dylan couldn't help but feel for Puck. It looked like he didn't care when he really did, he just didn't want to mess up his probation from juvie.
"Where were you, Finn?" Santana asked and Dylan noticed for the first time that Finn wasn't there. He wasn't surprised. Finn only cared about status and girls.
"I was still out on the field okay? I totally would've given him a beatdown if I'd been there though." He said, trying to cover it up. 'Liar' Dylan thought before Mercedes spoke up.
"The fact is, it shouldn't have gone down without you, Finn. You should've been leading the charge." She said and that smirk was wiped off his face instantly.
"Lay off Finn, everyone. It's not his problem. It's none of your problems actually. But thank you for what you did." Kurt said to everyone, speaking up for the first time.
"Especially Sam and Dylan." Kurt added on and Dylan smiled through his cloth covered face.
"Serious, the epitomes of a leader." Mike said and Dylan turned his smiling face to Mike. Cue Mr. Schue asking what was going on and what happened to Sam and Dylan.
"They stood up to Karofsky." Quinn answered.
"All the guys did. Well…not Finn." Tina said. 'Coward' Dylan thought. Will then asked if he needed to talk to Principal Sylvester.
"No. I got in a few good licks too, so I guess we'll call it even." Sam said.
"And if Dylan gets another warning from the Principal, he'll be expelled." Brittany said and Dylan turned to the Cheerio, smiling at the girl who smiled back, leaving Artie scowling behind his bruised skin.
"Maybe this will send a warning to Karofsky, telling him to back off Kurt." Sam said before Mr. Schue checked on Kurt who nodded.
"Alright, guys. Let's take our places. We've got a wedding to prepare for." Will said and Dylan stood up, putting the bloodstained cloth down and heading to the piano when someone was stood by the door.
It was a man, about 5'8" with short brown hair with blonde highlights. He was wearing a red and black t-shirt with a black leather jacket over the top, dark blue baggy jeans and black lace-up Vans. Dylan's eyes and jaw widened in shock at the presence of the man.
"Eric?" Dylan asked and the man smiled.
"Sup, little bro?" Eric asked back and Dylan ran towards his older brother, hugging him tightly.
"What are you doing here?" Dylan asked.
"I'm in town on a visit for a few weeks with Andrew. I thought 'I haven't seen my bro in weeks' and here I am." Eric said and Dylan laughed before hugging him again before turning to the glee kids, who looked confused.
"Guys, this is Eric. He's my older brother." Dylan said and everyone broke into greeting. Eric smiled and waved before turning back to his brother.
"Dude, what happened to your nose?" he asked and Dylan put a hand on his shoulder.
"I'll explain later. Right now, we need to prepare for my friend Kurt's dad's wedding to my…colleague's mom." Dylan said, seeing a scowl appear on Finn's face. Dylan smirked at this before his eyes lit up.
"Dude, you've gotta perform at the wedding!" Dylan said and Eric grinned. Dylan then turned to Kurt.
"Please, Kurt?" Dylan asked and Kurt smiled.
"Of course." Kurt said and Dylan's face nearly split in two with the grin that was produced on his face.
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At St Cecelia's church, all of the guests were sat down ready for the wedding to start. Everyone was chattering when Dylan ran in, going into back handsprings up the aisle while everyone watched in awe at the boy's athletic ability…in a tuxedo nonetheless.
When he got to the end, he landed with a backflip on his feet and straightened his tie out before turning to the band.
"Hit it!" he called out and the 'Marry You' number sprang to life with everyone joining in.
It's a beautiful night,
We're looking for something dumb to do.
Hey baby,
I think I wanna marry you
Is it the look in your eyes,
Or is it this dancing juice?
Who cares baby,
I think I wanna marry you
Well I know this little chapel on the boulevard we can go,
No one will know,
Come on girl
Who cares if we're trashed got a pocket full of cash we can blow,
Shots of patron,
And it's on girl
Don't say no, no, no, no-no;
Just say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah;
And we'll go, go, go, go-go
If you're ready, like I'm ready
Cause it's a beautiful night,
We're looking for something dumb to do.
Hey baby,
I think I wanna marry you.
Is it the look in your eyes,
Or is it this dancing juice?
Who cares baby,
I think I wanna marry you
I'll go get a ring let the choir bells sing like oooh,
So whatcha wanna do?
Let's just run girl
If we wake up and you wanna break up that's cool.
No, I won't blame you;
It was fun girl
Don't say no, no, no, no-no;
Just say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah;
And we'll go, go, go, go-go
If you're ready, like I'm ready
Cause it's a beautiful night,
We're looking for something dumb to do.
Hey baby,
I think I wanna marry you
Is it the look in your eyes,
Or is it this dancing juice?
Who cares baby,
I think I wanna marry you
Just say I do,
Tell me right now baby,
Tell me right now baby
Just say I do,
Tell me right now baby,
Tell me right now baby
Cause it's a beautiful night,
We're looking for something dumb to do.
Hey baby,
I think I wanna marry you
Is it the look in your eyes,
Or is it this dancing juice?
Who cares baby,
I think I wanna marry you
Dylan couldn't help but smile at how the number turned out. It was perfect. He looked to Eric, now donned in a black suit with white piping, applauding wildly and smiling to his little brother. Dylan smiled before listening to the vows, exchanging glances with Kurt and Eric during them. And then it was time for the reception.
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Jack was up first, singing 'Haven't Met You Yet' and receiving applause from everyone. Then the name Eric Armstrong was called and the man made his way to the stage.
"I'm singing a little request from the groom over there and put my own spin on it. I hope you guys like it." Eric said before beatboxing the start, as if he was putting a record onto a machine and with the drum beats in, he started.
Shot through the heart,
And you're to blame
Darling you give love
A bad name
An angel's smile is what you sell,
You promised me heaven,
And put me through hell.
Chains of love got a hold on me,
When passion's a prison,
You can't break free
Oh… You're a loaded gun… Yeah…
Oh… There's nowhere to run,
No one can save me,
The damage is done!
Shot through the heart,
And you're to blame
You give love a bad name (Bad name)
I play my part and you play your game
You give love a bad name (Bad name)
You give love a bad name
Paint your smile on your lips
Blood red nails on your fingertips
A school boy's dream, you act so shy
Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye
Oh… You're a loaded gun… Yeah…
Oh… There's nowhere to run,
No one can save me,
The damage is done!
Shot through the heart,
And you're to blame
You give love a bad name
I play my part and you play your game.
You give love a bad name,
You give love…
Shot through the heart,
And you're to blame
Darling, you give love a bad name.
I play my part and you play your game.
You give love a bad name, (Bad name)
You give love a bad name!
You give love a bad bad name!
A bad name.
You give love a bad name
You give love…a bad name
The performance was met with wild applause from everyone, including Dylan who stood up for his brother. Eric smiled to his brother before turning to the microphone.
"Thank you. And now I'd like to introduce my younger brother: Dylan Armstrong." Eric said and Dylan stood up and headed to the stage, hugging his brother along the way before speaking into the microphone.
"No one actually requested this so I'm really worried." Dylan said, gaining laughs from most people.
"But I hope you enjoy it." Dylan then said before grabbing a fedora from the trumpet player, putting it on and as the song started, hearing the introduction and on his cue Dylan began to sing.
Bewitched, bewitched, you've got me in your spell
Bewitched, bewitched, you know your craft so well
Before I knew what you were doing I looked in your eyes
That brand of woo that you've been brew-in' took me by surprise
You witch, you witch, one thing that's for sure,
That stuff you pitch - just hasn't got a cure
My heart was under lock and key, but somehow it got unhitched
I never thought my heart could be had
But now I'm caught and I'm kind of glad to be bewitched
Hey!
Bewitched-witched
Oh, my heart was under lock and key, but somehow it got unhitched
I never thought my heart could be had
But now I'm caught and I'm kind of glad to you
You do!
That crazy badoo
And I'm
Bewitched by you
"Thank you." Dylan said, smiling with applause breaking out when he finished and he took off his fedora and threw it in the audience, Brittany catching it and putting it on to Artie's annoyance. Then Will sang 'Sway', Finn gave a speech and they performed 'Just The Way You Are'. One more Bruno Mars song and it would be like a tribute concert for him.
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The Monday after, the club were still talking about the wedding when Kurt entered. Mr. Schuester said that he had an idea for a solo that Kurt could perform at Sectionals. Even Rachel and Jack looked fine with that when Kurt said he wanted to make an announcement. He then turned to the club and took a deep breath before speaking.
"First, I wanted to thank everyone for what you did at my dad's wedding, especially Finn. It's nice to know I have great friends as well as a true brother." Kurt said and Dylan cracked a smile for Finn. He really got a kick up the ass after what happened with him and Sam during their bust up with Karofsky. And Dylan was starting to slowly warm up to the quarterback.
"Which is why it's so hard for me to leave."
Everything in Dylan froze as his eye's widened at Kurt's announcement.
"What do you mean leave?" Quinn asked before Dylan announced he was transferring to Dalton Academy…immediately before saying that his parents were using their honeymoon money for tuition fees. Tina started to protest before Finn stood up.
"What the hell dude? How about you talk with me about this first?" Finn asked.
"I'm sorry Finn but there's nothing to talk about. Karofsky's coming back tomorrow so that means I won't be." Kurt answered before Sam and Puck went on about protecting him or something about the secret service but Dylan wasn't paying that much attention to them. He was too in shock. Kurt then said something about a zero-tolerance no bullying policy.
"Does this mean you're going to be competing against us at Sectionals?" Rachel asked and Dylan sighed. Mercedes then stood up.
"Kurt…" she started but he left the room without looking back, leaving everyone flabbergasted. Well, except Jack who ran after Kurt but Dylan just sat there, having not moved since Kurt came in but his expressions going from happy to shock.
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Songs used are 'Marry You' by Bruno Mars, 'You Give Love A Bad Name' by Bon Jovi (the Blake Lewis version) and 'Bewitched' by Steve Lawrence (the Olly Murs).
So, yeah. Eric has been introduced and is played by American Idol contestant Blake Lewis. He shall be in the next chapter too. Which should be awesome because I have a hell of a lot planned for Dylan :)
And the proposed oneshot about the actors should be posted by the end of the week
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