***Hey! So the fifth chapter is up! Extreme references to Potter Musicals, and Potions Masters Corner, all which can be found on YouTube. I really like this chapter; I just went very OC, OOC, and AU. Like, REALLY. That being said, here you go! Read and Review! –Rosaline ***
Mr. Shue dismissed glee for the day, but Blaine had already told everyone but Kurt to hang back so they could prep for his solo tomorrow.
When they all convened in the auditorium, Blaine explained exactly what he wanted them to do. They were all so excited and began working on harmonies. The Warblers arrived within a half hour and helped them work out the rest of the harmonies. Rachel explained what the costumes would be, and everyone went home for the night.
"Hey Rachel," Blaine called after Rachel as they walked out, "I'm gonna drive Finn to his house before I drive home. I'll meet you there."
"Ok." Rachel said with a forced smile. She figured it would give her a chance to calm down from the brutal slushying and snide comments she had gotten from Quinn and Santana today. Rachel pulled into her driveway and when she got inside, she decided she would do a myspace update.
Rachel pulled out her camera and pushed record.
"Hey. Long time no speak, huh? Well, I have been really busy with school and glee club, and I just had someone move in so, I haven't had any time to update. Anyhow, there was a lot that happened the last two days at school, and I've chosen to be strong about it. I think this song perfectly expresses how I feel. No one really knows who I am. In fact, I'm the coolest girl."
Rachel picked up her remote and pressed play. At the same time, Blaine was about to walk in when he heard Rachel talking. What had happened at school today? She began to sing.
"All my dreams,
I'm chasing after.
They don't need,
All this laughter.
I take a grain of salt,
A stiff upper lip.
It's not their fault,
I'm not as hip.
Wake up kid; you know you're more than this…"
Blaine didn't want to hear anymore. He walked away and went outside. He called the one person he knew she might listen to. He never wanted to call him, but desperate times called for desperate measures. The phone rang a few times before the person he was looking for picked up.
"Hey, Blaine, you caught me at bad time. I'm in the middle of writing songs for the new show."
"Sorry, but it's kind of important. Have you already picked the new girl?"
"No, we were doing that next week, why?"
"I think I found someone." There was silence on the other end as the person pondered this.
"I'll be on the next plane out."
"Thanks Darren."
"No problem Blaine." They hung up, and Blaine anxiously awaited his cousin's arrival.
His cousin texted him a half hour later, letting him know he would be in around ten o'clock.
Blaine was on the couch watching A Very Potter Sequel when Hiram Berry came home. "Hey Mr. Berry. Can my cousin stay here while he visits? He isn't going to cause any trouble, he is just like me."
Mr. Berry laughed, and pondered this before saying, "I don't see why not. You are a wonderful guest. I already consider you my son. Your family is my family, and my family is welcome here any day of the week."
Blaine looked at this man, this man he had only know for a few days, and yet he trusted him so much that he was letting a family member stay here. Was this family? Was this home? He hadn't had that feeling in so long. Real, pure, undiluted happiness.
"Thank you, thank you so much Mr. Berry. Oh, and don't tell Rachel. I want it to be a surprise."
"No problem." As Mr. Berry walked out of the room, Harry was just getting off the train, and was about to sing. This time, Blaine couldn't help but to sing along.
"Home, I've heard the word before,
but it never meant much more
than just a thing I've never had.
A "place,"
They say, "Hey, know your place!"
But I've never had a place to even know,
or a face that I could go to
if I needed someone there..."
Before Rachel had saved him from his dad, he never had anyone but his friends, a home, nonexistent. With New Directions, with Rachel and her dad's he found himself smiling all the time, just because he was happy.
"I'm laughing
it's hard to hide a smile
My god, it's been a while
since I have had a reason to.
To think
it's been here all along
somewhere to belong,
and a reason,
a something-to-believe-in
I've finally found it,
a place where I'm wanted...
This must be how it feels to have a home
I used to dream about it
but never schemed or counted
on fantasies or wishes-
it breaks a man to see what he misses
So many nights I'd pray
for a better life, a better day
but I never thought that it'd come true
now that it's here, I don't know what to do
and I'm trying not to cry,"
As Blaine sang with his cousin he found himself with tears brimming.
"This must be how it feels
to have a home
I've finally made it
I've hoped and I've waited
and for the first time in my life, I don't feel so alone
My heart starts to heal
to know that it's real.
This is how it must feel
to have a home!"
Blaine would do anything for his new family. That's just what you do.
"Hey," Rachel said as she came down the stairs, "You mind if I watch with you?"
"Not at all, AVPS makes everything better."
Rachel smiled and pulled out her snack, "That and red vines, what the spell can't they do?"
Blaine laughed, took a red vine and asked, "Where did you get this anyway? I thought it was YouTube only."
"Well," Rachel smiled slyly, "Let's just say, Pigfarts, Pigfarts, here I come. Pigfarts, Pigfarts, yum, yum, yum!"
"C'mon Rachel," Blaine said, "Be serious."
Rachel pouted. "Fine. I asked Jacob Ben Israel. He was happy to do it for me."
Blaine looked incredulous. "I would say that you shouldn't play with him like that, but hey, you got AVPM AND AVPS out of it."
"Right?" At that point they decided to run out and grab pizza from Paul's. While they were out they stocked up on Red Vines, and decided to do a Very Potter viewing night.
As they were sitting there watching Hermione sing 'Coolest Girl', Blaine remembered that he wanted to talk to Rachel. "Hey, I heard you doing your myspace post earlier. What happened at school?"
Rachel looked like a deer caught in headlights and quickly lied, "The entire glee club made fun of me while I was singing."
"But, you said the last COUPLE of days, which infers that something happened today." Blaine asked.
Rachel stayed silent.
"Rachel," Blaine prodded, "You can tell me."
Rachel looked at him and said, "Satan and Quinn are mad they got detentions. They're response was to make snide comments. Then, when I turned around my face was met with a brutal slushying from all the footballers. Noah included." As Rachel saw Blaine become angry, she quickly added, "Blaine, I'm a big girl I can handle it. I'll live."
Blaine just shook his head in disbelief. "You don't get it. You don't see yourself clearly. You are such a good person. You have a huge heart. And you certainly don't deserve to be made fun of, or get slushied. THAT'S why I'm mad. THAT'S why Finn, Kurt, and I stand up for you."
Rachel listened intently. Blaine saw she still didn't fully understand. "Thank you Blaine. I've just, I've never had anyone care so much about what happens to me." They stopped talking after that, a comfortable silence enveloping the room.
"There's NO WAY!" Blaine and Rachel sang loudly while Harry sang it on the T.V. They were dancing, laughing, it was good night overall. Blaine's phone beeped, and he got up to leave.
"Where are you going? We haven't gotten to Days of Summer yet!" Rachel whined as Blaine got ready to walk out the door.
He just laughed and responded, "I've got an errand I have to run."
Rachel raised her eyebrows and asked skeptically, "At nine forty-five at night?"
"Fine," Blaine said as he opened the front door, "I'll tell you. It's a SURPRISE!" And with that Blaine darted out the door before Rachel could yell.
Blaine sped to the airport, excited to see his cousin. He pulled into the parking garage, and ran to meet Darren at his gate. He waited for Darren five minutes when his dark shaggy haired cousin stepped out. Blaine ran up to him and enveloped him in a giant hug.
"Good to see you too." Darren laughed, his pink Ray Bans falling off the top of his head over his eyes.
When Blaine finally let go he said, "I have so much to tell you about."
Darren looked his cousin up and down and said worry filling his voice, "I assume you will explain the cuts and bruises on your face?" When Blaine nodded solemnly, Darren said, his happy tone back, "Get into a fight little man?"
Blaine laughed, "I wish, totally awesome battle scars, right?"
"You know it." They walked out to Rachel's car together, Darren telling Blaine excitedly about his plans for A Very Potter Threequel.
They got into the car, and Darren said excitedly, "So tell me about this girl."
"Well," Blaine began, trying to sum Rachel Berry up, "She is Hermione in a nut shell. Everyone makes fun of her, and uses her, but wizard god, there is SO much talent there. When she opens her mouth and sings, you can't help but lose yourself.
"She has a huge heart, but never gets the brass ring. She can be really abrasive, and goal oriented and selfish, but I've had time with her away from the hell of high school, and she is amazing. That abrasive shell she puts up, it's a defense mechanism against the crap everyone throws at her, but lately, it just isn't there.
"It's like she's just given up and accepted she is always going to be hated. I heard her singing Coolest Girl in her room today, and I knew enough was enough. I had to call you. I thought she might listen to you." Blaine finally finished rambling.
Darren stared at his cousin, and asked, "Does she like the musicals?"
Blaine laughed and said, "Like them? She has them all memorized."
Darren laughed and asked light-heartedly, "This one is most important. Does she like Red Vines?"
"She loves them." They passed Westerville, and Darren raised his eyebrows in confusion. "I left." Blaine stated simply.
Darren left the topic untouched. What happened between Blaine and his father, taboo in their family. They always wanted to do something for Blaine, but were always too scared of his father. Even his mother was too scared, and Blaine was her life.
Within a few minutes, Darren lightened the mood. "Any new love interests?" He saw Blaine's eyes light up at the question. For a moment Darren wished he had someone to feel that way about.
"His name is Kurt. He is amazing. I love him. You have to meet him." Blaine gushed.
Darren smiled and responded, "Of course, I would love to meet your boyfriend. Gotta put him in line in case he ever tries to hurt you."
Blaine laughed as they pulled into the driveway of the Berry's house. "One more thing, her name is Rachel, and I'm living with her. She is my best friend, so be nice."
Darren just looked at Blaine incredulously before finally saying, "Dude, I'm the nicest guy on the planet!"
Blaine jokingly said as he was getting out of the car, "Ok then. Well, duck you, I'm gonna go write some real songs now."
Darren's eyes widened in fear and shouted in mock horror, "I can't believe you actually watch Potion Master's Corner! It was a REALLY long day and having Joe insult my music abilities really pissed me off!"
He got out of the car, grabbed his suitcase, and flung his backpack over his shoulder as he walked to the door. When they walked in Darren saw a little girl sitting in front of the T.V. watching AVPS.
"Blaine, took you long enough," Rachel said over the couch jokingly, then turned, "Where did you go, Chica-g-gg-" She stuttered as she saw Darren standing in the doorway, Red Vine hanging out of her mouth.
Blaine chuckled, and began to rewinding the movie back to No Way, where they had left off before he had left and said, "This Darren. He is my cousin, and he is going to be staying here for a while."
The girl managed to move the Red Vine out of her mouth and regain brain function long enough that she asked, "Darren Criss? Harry Potter Darren Criss? Starkid Potter Darren Criss?"
Darren spoke this time saying, "The very same. We are actually working on A Very Potter Threequel now. It's going to be the threequel. Duh, stop rambling Darren."
"Darren Criss is in my house and there is going to be a threequel." She breathed, still unable to think properly.
Darren looked to his cousin and asked, "Is this her little sister?"
Blaine laughed and said, "No, actually. This is Rachel."
"Hi Rachel. It is totally awesome to meet you. I see you like Red Vines. What the hell can't they do right?" Darren said with an easygoing smile.
Rachel stared, stars in her eyes and breathed once more, "Darren Criss is in my house."
Then Rachel passed out.
***I hope you liked it! I went REALLY OOC, OC, and AU at this point, but there is a reason, I promise, plus having Blaine and Darren in the story will be fun! :) Anyways, I already have the next chapter written, but I am waiting on an edit, so that will be up soon, I promise! Read and Review! Reviews are love! :) 3 Love to all of my readers! –Rosaline***