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Chapter 2.- Beginnings
He woke up next morning quite excited. Grabbed a shirt, a tie, a pair of blue jeans and got off to work. School had started and auditions would be today. Finn hoped that some of the kids that were sophomores when he took the club over were still on New Directions. He wished that Marley, Jake, Ryder, Kitty and Unique were there…
Those kids were talented.
Marley should be the "New Rachel" by now he thought. Jake must be the new Mike Chang/Puck, Unique must be the new Kurt/Mercedes, Kitty is kinda the new Santana/Quinn and Ryder, well he was kinda the new me… I guess that they are good elements on the team, and I guess that that is going to help a lot, but it all depends on who present audition.
He went to get the sign-up sheet on the advertisement board. There were many kids who were auditioning.
He was sort of nervous, especially because he had to deliberate who was entering without Mr. Schue. He remembered the club´s old motto "Everyone who auditions, gets to join", but he was still unsure. What if´s began haunting him like ghosts; how was he going to be able to break it down to a kid and say "Sorry, but you´re not good enough" or "You can´t sing". He took a cup of coffee and forgot about the issue for a while.
Finn headed to the auditorium and sat on a table in the middle of the auditorium. He felt so warm and welcome. Memories appeared in his head, that place had been witness of the many performances by past glee clubs and so much talent had gone by trough time.
He sat down with a smile on his face and waited for Mr. Schue to come with the rest of the New Directions.
There they were. The kids he had expected. The five remaining sophomores he met now were seniors and they were going to be his to take care of. Finn greeted them happily. Suddenly Mr. Schue began his speech.
"Guys, as you may know, I´m going to be principal so I can no longer take care of the New Directions. I have to confess that I was consider suspending the club, but Mr. Hudson here came by yesterday miraculously and asked me to take over the New Directions again, and I couldn´t have asked for a better replacement. So guys, I´m putting Mr. Hudson officially in charge of the Glee Club as from today. Good luck Finn"
"Thanks Principal Schuester" Finn said shaking Will´s hand excitedly. Mr. Schue left the auditorium and they took seats so auditions could begin. "Ok, auditions for Glee Club begin now". He had to recruit seven kids.
Finn read the list and called out the first name "Ruby Parker?" A brunette girl appeared on stage, she seemed shy. Her hair was long and straight, she wore jeans a grey jacket and a red t-shirt with some worn out converse.
"Hi" Finn waved. "What are you going to be singing for us today?" He asked the girl. She approached the microphone and said "I´m like a bird". She turned over to see the band and nodded for them to begin playing.
The intro began and the girl just remained there closing her eyes when her voice popped out:
You´re beautiful, that´s for sure
you´ll never ever fade
you´re lovely but It´s not for sure
that I won´t ever change
And though my love is rare
and though my love Is true
Her voice was grasp and high, but still sweet and pleasant for the others. Her eyes opened and she began singing the chorus.
I`m like a bird, I`ll only fly away
I don`t know where my soul Is,
I don`t know where my home Is
(and baby all I need for you to know Is)
I`m like a bird, I`ll only fly away
I don`t know where my soul Is,
I don´t know where my home Is
all I need for you to know Is
She looked more confident now, she was performing soulfully, that was what the New Directions needed, more soul. She skipped a verse and a chorus to get to the most moving part. She had left the microphone pedestal and grabbed it like she had a bull by the horns.
It´s not that I wanna say goodbye
It´s just that every time you try to tell me that you love me
Each and every single day I know
I´m going to have to eventually give you away
and trough my love Is rare
and trough my love Is true
hey I´m just scared
that we may fall trough
"This girl is talented. She is definitely in" Finn thought.
Ruby repeated the chorus one more time and her performance ended in with claps and ovations from the rest of the audience
"That was good Ruby, we´ll call you" said Finn optimistic. "That went well" He read out loud the next name on the list "Cameron Rosenberg" A tall kid thin as a straw appeared. He had red hair, glasses. He wore tight jeans, a brown sweater and a purple V-neck t-shirt with brown boots.
"Hi, I´m Cameron and I´ll be singing "You need me, I don´t need you" by Ed Sheeran"
"Ok, let´s hear it "Finn said optimistic.
The small guitar chords intro began and suddenly the guy was beat boxing.
"That´s a good start, I think the club´s never had a beat boxer" Finn thought, he had to make all these notes to himself, which he thought hilarious.
Now I'm in town, break it down
Thinking of making a new sound
Playing a different show, every night
In front of a new crowd, that's you now
Ciao, seems that life is great now
See me lose focus, as I sing to you loud
And I can't, no, I won't hush
I'll say the words that make you blush
I'm gonna sing this now (ow, ow)
"He is quite good" whispered Jake to Marley.
"Yeah, that song is a little difficult his breath control is strong" she answered.
Let me sing and do my thing
And move to greener pastures
See, I'm real, I do it all, it's all me
I'm not fake, don't ever call me lazy
I won't stay put
Give me the chance to be free
Suffolk sadly seems to sort of suffocate me
Cause you need me, man, I don't need you
You need me, man, I don't need you
You need me, man, I don't need you
Until you need me, man, I don't need you
You need me, man, I don't need you
You need me, man, I don't need you
You need me, man, I don't need you
Until you need me
Cameron moved around the stage making contact with the audience and the band, he got everyone entertained. To keep things more interesting and as quick as he was going he skipped to the most complicated part of the song
Plus I keep my last name forever
Keep the genre pretty basic
And I'll be breaking into
other people's tunes when
I chase it
And replace it with an elephant
in a room with a facelift
Into a another rapper's shoes with new laces
I'm selling CDs from a rucksack
Aiming for the papers
Selling CDs from a rucksack
Aiming for the majors
Nationwide 'til we just jack
As soon as they get the bus back
Clean cut kid with a razor for the moustache
He smiled flirty at Kitty and knelt down to jump to catch more attention.
I hit back, when the pen hurts me
I'm still a choir boy in a Fenchurch tee
I'm still the same as a year ago
Cameron looked at Finnpointing at him like making emphasis on the next phrase
But more people hear me though
According to the MySpace
and YouTube videos
I'm always doing shows If I'm not
I'm in the studio Truly broke,
never growing up
Call me Rufio .Melody, music maker
He ran center stage and slid like a rock star on his prime.
Reading all the papers
they say I'm up and coming like
I'm fucking in an elevator
He sang to times more and ended with a vow.
Finn had enjoyed the kid´s performance and apparently the New Directions had too. There were now two kids more in according to what he had seen. They all clapped and shouted to express their thoughts of the great performance that had just occurred.
"That was great Cameron, we´ll call you" Finn added. He was so excited about what was coming up that he just shouted "NEXT"
A very good looking guy appeared on stage. He held a guitar on his left hand. He had golden brown hair pushed back, and he looks like a model from Abercrombie. He wore a navy blue blazer, a brown t-shirt, jeans and some sneakers. He was smiling and he seemed excited.
He approached a chair and the microphone towards him. "Hi my name is Patrick Swanson and I´ll be singing "Clarity" by Zedd"
"Let´s hear it "said Finn.
He began playing the song. A sweet melody emerged from the guitar strings, his voice was really high. He had a very unique style and he could actually play the guitar very well. Finn saw the club´s reaction towards his performance. Unique and Kitty couldn´t take their eyes of him. The guy was easy on the eyes. Ryder was following the beat with his feet. Marley was smiling kindly and Jake was bouncing his head. They were enjoying his singing.
His voice was special, and definitely worth of belonging in the New Directions. The guys clapped when he was done.
"Cool Patrick, we´ll let you know. Thanks" Finn said with a smirk. Patrick went off stage and exited the auditorium like the others. Once again Finn checked the list to see who was performing now. "Karen Monroe? " He asked. A black girl appeared on stage. She wasn´t very tall, but she wore very fancy clothes, and a short haircut. She seemed confident and very diva like.
"Hi, I´ll be singing "These Boots are made for walking" by the one and only Nancy Sinatra" She snapped her fingers and she began dancing. Showing off her boots, she was sexy and her voice was strong for a girl, but her best feature was dancing, no doubt on that.
The others were interacting between each other, they were dancing. Karen was kicking ass. She knew how to keep the audience engaged and entertained. She was definitely in. The girl flirted a lot when she danced, but the song made it look really natural.
Once she was done the New Directions clapped and shouted in appreciation. "That was a great performance Karen, thank you" Finn added and the girl left; then he looked bewildered at the sing-up sheet. He saw two names on the same line. "Is this permitted?" he asked himself. "Robert Allen and Lisa Wayne"
Slowly a fat girl came alongside a blind guy. The girl had long hair in a ponytail, and she wore a dress with flowers; the guy had black hair and wore a red polo shirt with jeans and some fancy shoes. He had his cane on his left hand and the girl was holding him by the right arm. Both were smiling.
Everybody remained quiet. Glee Club had had many things, but they had never had someone blind trying out before.
"Hi guys, so… what did you choose to perform for us today? " Finn broke the silence once again.
"We´ll be performing Silenced by the night by Keane" answered the girl.
The guy sat by the piano and began playing and then he began singing after the intro passed.
In a city like mine there's no point in fighting
His voice was church like; deep, so melodious and harmonic. He nodded in sign for the girl to begin singing
I close my eyes, see you and me driving
The girl´s voice was high and alt, they were so in sync and harmonious, almost as if they had been singing together all their life.
If I am a river, you are the ocean
Got the radio on guard, the wheels of the motion.
Both their voices had joined proving that they had been meant to sing together.
We were silenced by the night
But you and I, we're gonna rise again
Divided from the light
I wanna love the way we used to then.
"Dude!" Ryder exclaimed "They are really good!"
"These guys can really bring it on! " Kitty added
"I don´t know about you guys, but it´s the best performance I´ve seen today" Jake said really surprised. Finn was listening to his students, and they were right. That was the best performance until now. Those two had a great chemistry, and that was a good thing for the team as well…
Cos baby I'm not scared of this world when you're here
No baby I'm not scared of this world when you're here.
The chorus had already passed and now they were about to give all the power they had left in them for the most emotional part of the song. The jaw breaking notes.
Oh, Oh, Oh
You and I, we're gonna rise again
Oh, Oh, Oh
You and I, we're gonna rise again
We were silenced by the night
But you and I, we're gonna rise again
Divided from the light
I wanna love the way we used to then.
Standing ovations from the rest of the team received them.
"That was awesome guys!" Finn exclaimed "Thank you! We´ll let you know"
Both kids went away with pretty big smiles on their face. "Next" Finn shouted and after a couple seconds a new girl appeared center stage. She wore a leather jacket, torn jeans, messed up black hair, lightning earrings and black boots. She had tiny black eyes
"My name is Danielle Weismann and I´ll be singing This Love by Maroon 5.
I was so high I did not recognize
the fire burning in her eyes
the chaos that controlled my mind
Whispered goodbye and she got on a plane
Never to return again
But always in my heart
The girl was tough. She brought presence. Her voice was astonishing, flawless. She intimidated everyone with her sensuous moves and charisma. It was almost impossible to get captivated by her.
She was definitely a star.
This love has taken its toll on me
She said Goodbye too many times before
And her heart is breaking in front of me
I have no choice cause I won't say goodbye anymore
She began playing with the band, which was an old trick, but she made it look good anyways.
The girl went to the most interesting part of the song like the others had done. She stood in front of the audience and looked at every member below that watched her.
I'll fix these broken things
Repair your broken wings
And make sure everything's alright
She fell down on the ground
My pressure on her hips
Sinking my fingertips
Into every inch of you
Cause I know that's what you want me to do
She sang the chorus one more time and ended with her hand raised high looking above.
Everybody had enjoyed the song. It was one heck of a song and not many people could´ve done it as well as she had.
"That was incredible Danielle, we´ll let you know". Finn said, but before he noticed she had disappeared.
A couple more kids came to audition, but Finn already had in mind the ones who were going to be part of the new generation that would be number one on nationals this year.
By the next day that afternoon he had posted the list of the recruits for New Directions. Everybody had gone to see if they were members.
There were happy faces, boosted egos, and disappointments, but finally there was a new group:
New Directions
Danielle Weismann
Robert Allen
Lisa Wayne
Jake Puckerman
Marley Rose
Karen Monroe
Ryder Lynn
Patrick Swanson
Wade "Unique" Adams
Cameron Rosenberg
Kitty Wilde
Ruby Parker