The Age of Hudson Chapter 3 Putting it together, a glee fanfic

Hi guys I Hope you enjoyed the first to chapters, here´s a new one. I would like to thank my follower and a true gleek Klainer-Fulltime for being the first one to follow my story. I really would love to read some of your reviews :) (I don´t own anything, the songs belong to the artists and the characters belong to the show)

Chapter 3. - Putting it together

Finn had stayed up all night due to the excitement that his first official lesson as teacher of the Glee Club was being imparted today. He had thought that the first thing that he should do is get to know the team better, and let the team know each other.

His auditions had been a success, some kids weren´t just what he thought he was looking for; the kids he had chosen were the ones whom he had been truly impressed with, because they all had something special. He had to make them acknowledge that fact first so they knew they all had something in common that united them.

He arrived early to school that day. He walked by the hallways and classrooms where he had studied. He went to the football field and the memories of the times he had on those matches with his friends and all those practices brought him a little teardrop in the corner of his eye. He really had made McKinley a second home.

After the walk of nostalgia Finn headed to the Choir Room. Everything was just as it was last time he had been there. The same old piano, the jazz band instruments; The trophy case with the many first place trophies from sectionals, the ones from regionals, the nationals trophy and the other trophies the Glee Club had had while Mr. Schue was still in charge. He turned right and was now facing twelve empty chairs lined up from top to bottom. Suddenly all his friends were there, chatting with each other, jamming or goofing around. His glory days had left him years ago.

He felt very inspired. He wanted his Glee Club to have that exact same energy, that glow of joy and warmth it projected to the outside… Finn knew that it was impossible, especially because every kid was different, and they would have different ways to shine, but they were all going to be stars. And that was his main goal for this lesson: to make them know they were special.

The bell rang and the kids came in. The first ones to arrive were Jake and Marley. They said hi to Finn and took a seat. He was sitting by the piano waiting for the rest to come.

The second ones to arrive were Robert and Lisa, they seemed really close. Almost like brother and sister. Finn had asked the other teachers in what year were his newest members. Robert and Lisa were both freshmen; the juniors were Patrick, Karen and Danielle, and finally the two sophomores Ruby and Cameron. The rest were the ones he knew to be seniors.

Then came Unique, Kitty and Ryder. The room would be full soon. Patrick arrived with Karen and they sat down. Everybody was talking with the people they knew. Finally the rest of the group entered.

Finn stood up and walked to the white board and wrote the word "Hello".

"Hello" He said out loud. "Hi I´m Mr. Hudson and I´ll be your teacher this year on Glee Club. I want to congratulate you for making it and for being on the New Directions. I know some of you and some of you know me; I took over when some of you weren´t even here, and they got to Regionals, this year my goal is to get us to nationals at all costs. I was on the New Directions too, and it was the best experience of my life. I hope that it is for you too."

His students clapped for a minute. He felt his words had been a little inspiration for them. "Ok, so… Hello. The assignment for this week is for you to find a song that is your personal way of saying Hello to us, a song that represents what you are or your style. You can pair up with whom you think has something in common with you as well ok? Come on, let´s get it started!"

The kids began talking to each other and interacting. Patrick was talking to Cameron; it looked like they were going to make a team. Unique (like Finn had expected) was talking to Karen and Kitty, Jake was with Ryder and Marley was with Ruby; Robert and Lisa remained the same and Danielle was the only one who was alone. She was the first one to stand up.

"Mr. Hudson, I already have my Hello song" She said confident.

"Alright, let´s hear it" Finn said excited. Danielle stood in front of everyone and said "Hit it"

An old guitar started strumming and Finn recognized the song immediately.

I saw him dancin' there by the record machine
I knew he must have been about seventeen

Danielle made some sort of Bowie moves, and began captivating the audience

The beat was goin' strong
Playin' my favorite song
An' I could tell it wouldn't be long
Till he was with me,

The crowd made the chorus

yeah me, and I could tell that it wouldn´t be long

that he was with me singin'

The room joined her on the worldwide famous chorus

I love rock n' roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock n' roll
so come on take your time and dance with me

She moved like a rock star, and it reminded Finn a little bit of Puck, the rest of the group was following the beat with their feet and their hands, the girls stood up and went to dance with her.

Said can I take you home where we can be alone

An' next we were movin' on
He was with me, yeah me

Next we were movin' on
He was with me, yeah me, singin'

They were all singing and dancing the song imitating famous rock icons like Bowie, Jagger, Gene Simmons, and many other great ones.

I love rock n' roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock n' roll
So come an' take your time an' dance with me

The chorus sounded strong. Danielle stood up on the piano and the girls were dancing around her.

An we'll be movin' on
An' singin' that same old song
Yeah with me, singin'

I love rock n' roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock n' roll
So come an' take your time an' dance with me!

They ended their performance; everybody clapped and celebrated the first song on the New Directions. Danielle had definitely caught the attention of a few guys; she had now been labeled the one with the edgy touch, and also solo material.

Again in the Choir Room they found themselves sitting, impatient to see who was next.

"Ok guys, let´s find out who´s next" Finn said happily. Patrick and Cameron stood up

"We have something Mr. Hudson" said Cameron. They had their guitars and they started playing. Patrick began singing.

And she spoke words that would melt in your hands
and she spoke words of wisdom

Cameron joined him for the second phrase

to the basement people, to the basement
many surprises await you
in the basement people, in the basement

you hid there last time, you know we're gonna find you
sick in the car seat, coz you're not up to going
out on the main streets, completing your mission
you hid there last time, you know we're gonna find you
sick in the car seat, coz you're not up to going
out on the main streets, completing your mission

This time Cameron began the pre chorus

and she spoke words that would melt in your hands
and she spoke words of wisdom
to the basement people, to the basement
many surprises await you
in the basement people, in the basement

Both were taking over the chorus, it was one really good song. They were the organic part of the group, they sounded natural and their chemistry wasn´t forced. Finn had done well on this assignment.

you hid there last time, you know we're gonna find you
sick in the car seat, coz you're not up to going
out on the main streets, completing your mission

Patrick was taking over the second part of the chorus

you hid there last time, you know we're gonna find you
sick in the car seat, coz you're not up to going
out on the main streets, completing your mission

Now Patrick was doing the solo, while Cameron was turning up the rest. They were a good combination. They sounded more empowered for the last chorus. They both had a lot of energy.

"That was one hell of a presentation guys! Good job!" The girls really had enjoyed it. Kitty had been really eye flirting with Patrick, while Cameron couldn´t take his eyes off Ruby. "Alright, alright! Who´s next?" Finn asked. Kitty, Unique and Karen stood up

"We´ve got it Mr. Hudson" Unique said looking at him. Kitty looked at the band and said "Hit it!"

The intro began, it sounded like something with swag, He knew that if Unique and Kitty were singing it had to be something diva like.

And party and bullsh-t
And party and bullsh-t
And party and bullsh-t...
And party, and party

Kitty began with the first lines of the song.

I stumbled up to the window
Opened the curtains to blinding lights

They were acting the song according to the lyrics. Then, entered Unique for the next lines.

Make up all over the pillow
What went on? What went on?
What went on last night?

Karen began the next phrase with diva like movements interacting with Ryder and Cameron

You look so sweet while you're dreaming
Holding your bottle of tanger red

It isn´t even my weekend, baby that´s how I KNOW YOU´RE THE ONE FOR ME

They all began making swag moves and dancing in the middle of the room, and they all sang invited the rest of the room to sing with them:

I wanna party and bullsh-t
And party and bullsh-t
And party and bullsh-t
And party and bullsh-t...
And party, and party

Unique took over again

Cause when the sun sets baby
On the avenue
I give that drunk s-x spinning
Yeah when I'm with you

Then Kitty stole the next verse making moves according to the lyrics with Karen

So put your arms around me baby
We're tearing down the town
Cause that's just how we do

Karen had the next part of the verse unleashing the diva she had set free on her audition

We got that sweet heart loving dancing in the dark

Down in the streets we´re running shut down every bar

Then the three combined their voices in a power full barrier of sound making a three way harmony.

So put your arms around me baby

We´re tearing up the town ´cause that´s just how we do….

Since they were all divas they couldn´t wait to get the room react to their singing so they skipped a verse and went straight to the part were party was repeated. Karen took the boys dancing, Unique took Marley and Ruby and Lisa leaving Kitty to Finn and Danielle. The girls had busted a serious move…

I wanna party and bullsh-t
And party and bullsh-t
And party and bullsh-t
And party and bullsh-t...
And party, and party

Then they all sang the chorus one more time as they danced together.

"Ladies that was GREAT! "Finn exclaimed "Give it up for them guys". The girls felt proud of their performance. Fin was feeling very proud. He could guess that for the next class there would be two duets more.

Next day Finn arrived two minutes late, but he felt content that all his students were there. It meant that he had really motivated them. Marley and Ruby were the ones standing in front this time.

He didn´t say anything this time, he allowed Marley to have the floor instead.

"Hi guys, we just want to congratulate you all. This week you´ve all been great and we hope you really like our song". She nodded and the band began strumming the strings.

Finn recognized the song; it was Colbie Caillat´s "Brighter than the sun". A very joyful and sweet song. He noticed Ruby was still a little bit shy but with Marley she let loose a little. Their style was really calmed, yet enjoyable. He needed a little bit of contradiction on the club, that way he thought he could make everyone learn from the different styles and make interesting combinations in the future.

Finn was also watching the reaction of the other members. Marley was leading Ruby to interact with the rest. Finn couldn´t help of thinking about Tina when she wasn´t so self-confident. He could also see that Cameron had really liked Ruby and that he tried to approach to her, which only made her blush.

The only one who wasn´t really having a good time was Danielle, she seemed really bored. Apparently there was another rebellious diva in the room.

When Marley and Ruby finished Lisa and Robert were up. They performed Young Folks by Peter Bjorn and John. The two of them had very good chemistry and Finn liked that, but that could also be bad because if he wanted the whole group to integrate they had to learn to work separately. Everybody was guessing that they were together because they never left each other. Apparently they went to separate classes, Robert needed to be in special ed. He was a special kid and his voice was wonderful. Finn knew it was going to be a challenge to have him learn the dances, but it was a very brave thing for him to do. Finn knew very well to deal with challenges and that it didn´t matter if he was blind, they were going to win Nationals this year.

The two had trouble while connecting with the audience. They were too into themselves. That was a problem that had to be fixed. They had IT, they just didn´t know how to take advantage of their talent.

"Thank you guys that was very beautiful. Now I guess that it´s Jake and Ryder´s turn" Both stood up.

"Thanks Mr. Hudson" said Ryder

"We just want to thank you all for those great songs you´ve pulled this week, and that we would like to welcome all off you to our family" Jake added.

"But we would like to close this first week with you Mr. Hudson if you don´t mind…" Ryder said looking at Finn. He felt honored. "We hope you know this song" Ryder gave him the music sheet and when Finn looked at it he smiled.

"Sure" He nodded.

The band played it as Jake began singing

Jake: If you ever find yourself stuck on the middle of the sea

I´ll sail the world to find you

Ryder: if you ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can´t see

I´ll be the light to guide you

Jake Ryder and Finn: Find out what were made of

When we are called to help our friends in need

You can count on me like 123

I´ll be there

and I know when I need it

I can count on you like 432

and you´ll be there

cause that´s what friends are supposed to do

ooh yeah! oooooooh!...

Finn: If you´re tossing and your turning and you just can´t fall asleep

I´ll sing a song beside you

Finn and Jake: and if you ever forget how much you really mean to me

every day I will remind you

Ryder: Find out what were made of

when we are called to help our friends in need

Finn Ryder and Jake: you can count on me like 123

I´ll be there

and I know when i need it

I can count on you like 432

and you´ll be there

cause that´s what friends are supposed to do

ooooh yeah..! ooooooh oooooh..

Jake and Ryder: You´ll always have my shoulder when you cry

I´ll never let go, never say goodbyeee

Jake RYDER AND Finn: You know you can count on me like 123

I´ll be there

and I know when i need it

I can count on you like 432

and you´ll be there

´cause that´s what friends are supposed to do

oooh yeah! ooooooh, ooooooh

Finn: You count on me ´cause I can count on youu...