I know I left you in a cliffhanger guys, I´m sorry about that but I promise things are getting better for this chapter. I hope you´ve liked the story so far. Enjoy ;)
Chapter 6.- On the ice
It had been a really tough days for the New Directions. Mike and Finn had them full-speed with the rehearsals. It was the club´s debut in a couple days. They found out that their competition were the Warblers and Vocal Adrenaline.
Their set list plan was:
1. - Start with Every teardrop is a waterfall by Coldplay with the guys taking the lead voices.
2. - The mash-up of "Ice Ice Baby" and "Under Pressure" performed by the entire club
3. – Part of me by Katy Perry sung by the girls.
Mike was doing great with the dance moves. Most of his kids were good at dancing, the only ones he was working most on were Cameron and Robert. He was very rhythmic, but he was scared of trying to dance. He was like a little boy on his first day of school getting away from his mom for the first time. Robert wanted Lisa to be near him.
Still Mike was very patient with him.
"Step, ball, change" Mike repeated slowly as Robert kept up with his instructions "That´s it, one more time" Robert did it carefully but he was succeeding. He was smiling almost about to cry, he had never tried dancing like that; what he called "dancing "was swaying in the background.
"That´s it Robert! Keep up the good work" While the others were rehearsing and fooling around Karen walked in circles. The fact her ex-boyfriend was his competition were bad news. She knew how crazy he could go if he lost. They had broken up when he found out she was going to move from New York to Lima, and because he was self-centered and a total pain in the ass sometimes.
"You need to stop frowning and start smiling my friend" Kitty surprised her from behind. "And don´t tell me that you´re tired because that excuse is just invalid by now". Karen laughed at the cheerio´s comment. "I know I may be a nosy witch sometimes but right now I am not being witchy, so what´s wrong?" Karen finally began to tell her what was wrong.
Kitty had changed, she wasn´t really that mean, it was just her way of protecting herself. All the senior Glee Club members wanted the younger ones to feel comfortable, safe and sure enough to compete.
Patrick was dancing in front of the mirror, watching himself move and follow the steps, making sure he was making them correctly. There was a lot in his mind to process. That unexpected visit from Sebastian had scared the living hell out of him. He didn´t want anybody to know his secret, he wasn´t really that interested into Sebastian. They met in Scandals the past summer when he was a sophomore. It was Patrick´s first boyfriend; he had dated a few girls before as a freshman, so by now he was sure that he was bisexual. He found Sebastian terribly charming and they dated the whole summer until a few weeks ago. He couldn´t stand that he was so rude and promiscuous.
Nobody but Karen knew about his secret and it wasn´t on his plans that people knew about his sexuality. "You look kinda hot sweating" Danielle interrupted his focus. Patrick turned around and saw her offering him a towel to clean his sweaty face.
"You haven´t seen me in yoga pants" He answered flirty. Both smiled at each other. Danielle talked more to guys than girls, everybody had noticed that. He suspected that she might be gay, but she couldn´t she was always flirting with guys, so she was just floosy. The girl laughed and began stretching out.
Patrick followed her. "So, are you nervous about sectionals?" He asked her.
"Not really" she responded stretching her arms out "We´re gonna kill this thing, but even if we don´t our looks will" Patrick laughed. They kept on stretching silently until Danielle was the one to break the silence.
"So, why didn´t you want to see your cocky hot boyfriend at the party?" She asked recklessly. Patrick freaked out on the inside "How the hell did she find out?!" he thought
"What boyfriend?" He asked pretending dementia. Danielle was amused, she wasn´t going to buy the story of I was so wasted that I don´t remember a thing or any drunken guy excuses. She wasn´t going to say anything, she just wanted to know if what she had seen at the party was true.
Danielle wasn´t one of those gossipy girls who ran and told all the secrets she knew to some Jane or John Doe, it was something she loathed.
"I saw everything that night, and I took the liberty to check your phone when you were distracted." She was so cynical. Patrick couldn´t even get mad because if he showed he was, it would mean that what she thought was right. He shook his head
"You checked my phone?!" Patrick asked paranoid. "Wha... How?"
"When you were distracted, come on Patrick" she approached to him to whisper "I´ve seen you at Scandals" Deep inside she was trying to show him a little bit of support.
"Scandals?!" He said surprised. Patrick wasn´t ashamed of who he was. He just didn´t want anybody to know about his private life.
"Look, I´m not gonna tell anyone. Ok? Sorry for making you so uncomfortable and for helping you embrace yourself" She was about to go when Patrick pulled her close
"How did you see me there? It means that you are like me too. No straight people go to Scandals" Patrick said whispering. There was nothing she hated more than someone holding her like that. He was starting to get mad.
She wasn´t going to give him an explanation. She was about to push him away, but something stopped her. "Look, Patty cakes. I don´t give reasons, I just want to let you know that you don´t have to hide it, that you have someone who backs you up…" She didn´t want to say the next thing, but she thought it would be ok "My brother works there, he´s the bar tender, and I can´t see him. That´s why I´ve gone there" Patrick immediately froze. He didn´t know what to say, he just let go of her. Danielle walked away. She took her index finger to her head like saying "Think about it".
of her. Danielle walked away. She took her index finger to her head like saying "Think about it".
Ruby was practicing with Ryder their part of the song. She was excited about the competition; she wanted badly to win Nationals. She was actually motivated; even if she seemed shy she got a highly competitive spirit. She had spent a lot of time with Marley lately. They had become close, she also had spent time with Cameron since the party, he was a really sweet guy.
They had gone on a "date". They went skating and after that ate ice-cream; like little kids. After wards he taught her to play guitar and he sang John Mayer's´ "Clarity". Ruby opened a little bit with him. She had always been private, but found refuge in music. All the words she had to express, all her feelings and fears, dreams and hopes. She always found her way through music. That was the reason why she was so passionate when she sang.
She was feeling nervous about sectionals. It was the first time she performed for a big audience, it was very important to her that they achieved the sectionals trophy.
"Looks like you need a drink" Said Jake carrying two bottles of Gatorade on his hands.
"Thanks" Ruby said accepting the bottle. Jake sat down beside her.
"You know, you´ve been doing pretty well this last few weeks" he complimented.
"Well, I want to be perfect for Sectionals" she added.
"Don´t worry, you´ll be. I was just like you on my first Sectional, and believe me we had plenty of reasons to get nervous. We´ll be fine, trust me" He smiled gently and she returned the smile.
Finn could see how everyone else was preparing for the big day. There was so much in risk; his reputation, his job, and most importantly the New Directions reputation. He couldn´t get nervous, especially in front of them. "What are they going to think if the see me like this? How am I going to be able to tell them that everything is ok if we lose?" his thoughts began to drown him.
He went outside the auditorium and dialed a number on his cellphone.
"Hello" answered a female voice. He couldn´t believe she had answered.
"Hi, Rachel it´s, it´s Finn" He said nervously, he could hear her giggle softly
"Yeah, I know… I recognized your voice" She tried to sound serious. Finn smiled a little. It had been a while since he last heard her voice.
"I thought you were going to say that you recognized my number" *snort*
*giggle* "Well, that too. I just couldn´t believe it was still the same on"
Both laughed softly. Silence remained there for a minute when Rachel finally spoke
"So… How you´ve been? Where are you?" He felt a little pain in his chest. He tried not to cry.
"I´ve been good *soft laugh* I *pause* I got my major on teaching" He said optimistically "I´m back in Lima, actually"
"Really?! That´s good. Finn. Congratulations. What are you teaching?" She asked joyful. If Finn knew her as well as he used to, he knew that this conversation was being hard for both.
"Show choir*soft laugh* I´m… in charge of the New Directions. Officially" he said proudly
"That is great Finn! Congratulations! *soft laughter* Are you codirecting with Mr. Schue?"
"No, no. He´s actually McKinley´s new principal and… he gave me the job" he said enthusiastic.
"That´s wonderful! He really deserves it" There was another space of silence between them. This time Finn was the one who broke it.
"Anyway, that´s not why I called you. I was hoping that you would give me some advice on the playlist and on some inspirational speech for the kids…it´s the first sectional for many of them so... I just feel like the break a leg speech is not enough.*giggle*" Rachel laughed. There was a voice from behind saying "Five minutes for rehearsal Ms. Berry"; Finn felt awkward. "Sure" she said
"Well, I know your set list is going to be great. You´ve always had good taste for music *both laugh*But about the speech, well just, tell them whatever that is in your heart, I´m sure it´ll be honest *pause*. Those kids are lucky to have you, I´m sure that they´ll be impeccably good. I wish I was there to see it…" He didn´t know what to say. It all was just too much for his emotions to handle.
"Thanks Rachel, I really appreciate it" He was on the edge of breaking down. And if he was feeling so emotional, for her it would be even worse; or, at least he thought so.
"And Finn, Those kids couldn´t have found a better teacher than you" She said before hanging up.
Finn felt the same way he felt when they broke up. It was as if that call had been a dream or a memory from long ago. There was no better way for him to relieve his pain than singing.
Same bed but it feels just a little bit bigger now
Our song on the
radio but it don't sound the same
When our friends talk about you all it does is just tear me down Cause my heart breaks a little when I hear
your name
It all just sounds like ooooooooh
Mmm too young too dumb to realize
That I should've bought you flowers
and held your hand
Shoulda gave you all my hours
When I had the chance
Take you to every party
Cause all you wanted to do was dance
Now my baby's dancin'
But she's dancin' with another man
My pride, my ego, my needs and my selfish ways
Caused a good, strong woman like you to walk out my life
Now I'll never, never get to clean up the mess I made ooh
And that haunts me every time I close my eyes
It all just sounds like ooooooooh
Mmm too young too dumb to realize
That I should've bought you flowers
and held your hand
Shoulda gave you all my hours
When I had the chance
Take you to every party
cause all you wanted to do was dance
Now my baby's dancin'
But she's dancin' with another man
Although it hurts
I'll be the first to say that
I was wrong
Oh I know I'll probably much too late
To try and apologize for my mistakes
But I just want you to know
I hope he buys you flowers
I hope he holds your hand
Give you all his hours
when he has the chance
Take you to every party
Cause I remember how much you love to dance
Do all the things I should've done
When I was your man
Do all the things I should've done
When I was your man ...