Chapter 4
Auditions Part 1
Jeremiah had walked the hallway, headed toward the auditorium, when he had been jumped by one of the jocks. Why did the jocks always have to jump the students who weren't jocks? Was it in the WMHS student handbook, or something.
"What the hell was that for?" asked a female student, almost instantly after it had happened. Then he got a good look at her. She had curly brown hair, which, was up in a French braid, and that her eyes were a very light color of blue. He swore to himself, that he had never seen eyes that blue before, or if he had, he couldn't remember. He guessed that she stood five foot one maybe.
"Oh, it's you Football Head," the jock answered her, as he let go of Jeremiah.
"Girls can play football as well, you know. Deal with it," the girl answered him back. Jeremiah she hadn't gotten the point to the nickname, so he kept his mouth shut.
"Whatever Football Head. I don't have time for you anyways, so you and Dawson' Creek, can go play soccer now," the football player had told her. "That is, if Ty, has said it's safe to play," he added, as he walked away towards the gym, so he could attend football practice.
"Sorry about him. He thinks he owns this school, because, his daddy is the Varsity football coach. I'm Kenzi, by the way," the girl, who Jeremiah, now knew wasn't named Football Head, told him. "Where are you off to?" he adds, before he can introduce.
Meeting her blue eyes, he finally spoke.
"I'm Jeremiah, and I was headed for glee club auditions," he had told her, as he looked down at the floor, and then the lockers, and then down the hallway again.
"Mind if I tag along? I like to sing," Kenzi asks Jeremiah curiously with a smile.
"Sure, I don't see why not," Jeremiah answers her, as he adjusts his backpack, and they head in the direction of the auditorium, as Jeremiah, was debating whether to ask Kenzi out on a date after his the Book of Mormon audition. If he did ask, he wondered, if she would say yes. He did like her.
As they entered the auditorium where the auditions were being held, he noticed a male, of black hair, and wearing a suit with a bow tie. Somehow, he seemed familiar, but Jeremiah couldn't place it.
"Are you two auditioning?" the black haired male asked hopefully, as he put his hands together, and smiled.
"Yes," they both said together.
"Beautiful, I'm Blaine Anderson, and who must you two be?" Blaine announced, as Kendall had finally come in sight. Right away, he recognized Jeremiah, and smiled.
"Nice to see you auditioning, Jeremiah," Kendall announced happily.
"Thanks Mr. Oliver," Jeremiah answered back.
"You're quite welcome, and are you auditioning as well?" he wondered, as he looked at Kenzi.
"Yes, sir," Kenzi answered happily, and smiled.
"So which one of you two want to go first?" Kendall asked, as he smiled, and noticed a couple more students walking in, and Kendall had hoped that he they would be able to fit into his group, as he hated turning people away.
"Kenzi, you can go first," Jeremiah told them, and then, Kenzi turned and headed towards the stage, as Jeremiah walked up with her.
"I forgot, my name is, Kenzi Reede," Kenzi announces happily, and then takes a moment to take a deep breath, and then begins to sing.
We're a thousand miles from comfort,
We have traveled land and sea
But as long as you are with me,
There's no place I rather be
I would wait forever,
Exulted in the scene
As long as I am with you,
My heart continues to beat
If you gave me a chance I would take it
It's a shot in the dark but I'll make it
Know with all of your heart, you can't shame me
When I am with you, there's no place I rather be
No, no, no, no place I rather be
No, no, no, no place I rather be
No, no, no, no place I rather be
When I am with you, there's no place I rather be
As Kenzi had finished singing, Kendall had realized that he was massively impressed. She was definitely being written down, and on the list that would be posted in a couple of days. Blaine was impressed as well. Like a judge on one of those musical reality shows, he whispered into Kendall's ear, his approval. Kenzi bowed, and headed back down the steps, and then Jeremiah had taken her place, where she had just stood. He was blown away as well. He was definitely asking her out later.
I don't know why
You think that you could hold me
When you couldn't get by by yourself
And I don't know who
Would ever want to tear the seam of
someones dream
Baby, it's fine, you said that we should
just be friends
While I came up with that line and I'm sure
That it's for the best
If you ever change your mind, don't hold your breath
Cause you may not believe
That baby, I'm relieved
When you said goodbye, my whole world shines
Hey hey hey
It's a beautiful day and I can't stop
myself from smiling
If we're drinking, then I'm buying
And I know there's no denying
It's a beautiful day, the sun is up, the
music's playing
And even if it started raining
You won't hear this boy complaining
Cause I'm glad that you're the one who
got away
It's a beautiful day
As he sang, Kendall, had been thinking that he was great. Maybe, even better than, the boy he had heard during lunch. Don't get Kendall wrong, Ryley, was great, but maybe Jeremiah had been better. Blaine had no evidence of Ryley, so he didn't know what Kendall had been thinking. They both had agreed with him being in the group. He might be the key that they needed for Sectionals. Hell, maybe, even Nationals. Then Kendall had realized, maybe both boys would get them there.
When Jeremiah was done, he walked down to where Kenzi was, and smiled. He was going to do it.
"Hey, Kenz, are you doing anything tonight?" Jeremiah asked with a hopeful smile.
"Unless you count homework, then, no," Kenzi answers him back with a smile.
"I was wondering, you wanted to go to Spoons," Jeremiah told her in a hopeful voice, and smiles.
"I would love to," Kenzi answered Jeremiah back, as they headed towards the exit of the auditorium, and the other two who had walked in earlier got ready to perform.
Lllia Nakamura had stood on the stage, as she had thought back to earlier today, when her and Tillie had been practicing for this, and had hoped that Tillie was alright, because, she was supposed to have been here a few minutes ago. She smiled a smile of relief when she saw Tillie walk in. Then she decided to introduce herself, as she pulled off her hoodie, which had releaved a Fruits Basket t-shirt underneath.
Then she began singing, as she had decided to play on the piano, as she he had done earlier. She loved playing piano. Even more so since her father had given her a piano for her birthday when she was in five, and she hadn't stopped playing since. It was also her dream to attend Julliard in New York City. Next summer she would be applying.
Be still my heart cause it's freaking out
It's freaking out, right now
Shining like stars cause we're beautiful
We're beautiful, right now
You're all I see in all these places
You're all I see in all these faces
So let's pretend we're running out of time, of time
Baby when they look up at the sky
We'll be shooting stars just passing by
You'll be coming home with me tonight
And we'll be burning up like neon lights
Baby when they look up at the sky
We'll be shooting stars just passing by
You'll be coming home with me tonight
And we'll be burning up like neon lights
Blaine had been reminded a little of Mercedes Jones, as she sang so beautifully. He was definitely interested in her, and secretly had thought to himself that
Kendall should be as well. He definitely knew that it Mercedes was here, she would have said, "hold up. Girl, you are our leader. Come here lets' talk" or something close to that. He whispered to Kendall, and Kendall definitely agreed. Lillia was officially a member of this glee club, and they weren't going to have her leave. Hell, they would make her captain, if they had to. Blaine smiled, and applauded the girl.
They had the next Mercedes Jones, and Nationals. Kendall, and Blaine were both sure of that. So far that had made Jeremiah. Kenzi. The two students at lunch – who hadn't auditioned yet, Lilly. Seven students. Well five, but Kendall was hoping that the two at lunch would show up. Then Tillie had walked on stage. Blaine noticed that she was kind of pale from being sick.
Kendall had heard of a student, who had Renal. News like that traveled fast around here. That was also when something had popped in his head, but he would save that for later. Maybe, after he had all of the members that he needed for this glee club.
"I'm Tillie, and I'm auditioning with one of my favorite songs," she began happily, as she smiled.
But you got back up trying again.
So, against the odds
Turned your face to the wind.
Always keepin' the faith
That's the only way we get through
Day by day
It's just the way it goes
We're the dreaming people
The way we put our hopes
Through the eye of a needle
Oh, oh oh
Through the eye of a needle
Oh, oh oh
We're the dreaming people
We're the dreaming people
We're the dreaming people
We're the dreaming people
yeah yeah yeah
We're the dreaming people
Blaine, and Kendall both approved of her without hesitation, and immediately her name on the list right underneath Lilly. They were excited to have her. She wasn't a Rachel, but she was damned close in Blaine's book. She had a beautiful voice, and they were happy she had auditioned. Blaine knew right away that Rachel would haven't given her advice, and that Mercedes and her would have gone Diva-Off about it. He smiled at the memories.
"Alright, thank you ladies for auditioning, the list will be posted in a couple of days. I look forward to seeing you," Kendall told them happily, and hopefully. Eight members, well six, but still. Then a couple more hopefuls had walked on the stage.
At Breadstix, Ryley had been helping Jason with his algebra, when Wes had walked in with the girl that he had been talking to at lunch. He seemed happy to be with her. Then Wes had spotted Ryley.
"Sup Jay-Jay?" Wes asked, as he noticed Jason. Okay, sure, Wes was bisexual, and last year had noticed Jason, but let it slide. It was a smile crush, and it wasn't like he was going to announce, but he also noticed the way that Jason had been eying Ryley when Ryley wasn't looking. He would have to figure out a way to get them as an item, and asap.
"Hey Wes, I'm getting rather hungry," the girl he was with told him, seeming, as she was impatient though, but oddly enough in the joking way.
"Oh, right, before I forget, this is, Teja Canali. It turns out, we both want to go into the National Guard after high school, and she's on the cheering squad," Wes announced happily, as he looked into her dark brown eyes, and then smiled. Wes wouldn't admit it yet, but he had fallen head over heels for this girl. She was still unsure on how she felt about him, whereas, she had just met him at lunch time.
"Hi Teja, I'm Ryley, and this is Jayson," Ryley told her, as he noticed Wes had failed to do so. Then again, that was Wes.
"Well, nice to meet you," Teja said happily, as she had finally decided to sit down beside Jason, as Wes sat down beside Ryley.
So much for tutoring Jason tonight.
Then suddenly a popular song had come over the speakers, in which, the entire group knew, and Ryley, of course, had started to sing. By the look on Wes's face, he had the same idea.
Lately I been, I been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But baby, I been, I been prayin' hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars
Yeah, we'll be counting stars
[Wes] I see this life
Like a swinging vine
Swing my heart across the line
In my face is flashing signs
Seek it out and ye shall find
Old, but I'm not that old
Young, but I'm not that bold
[Teja] And I don't think the world is sold
I'm just doing what we're told
I feel something so right
By doing the wrong thing
And I feel something so wrong
By doing the right thing
I couldn't lie, couldn't lie, couldn't lie
Everything that kills me makes me feel alive
Jason, on the other hand, had thought that he would sit back, but Ryley had other ideas for him. Jason was going to sing along, whether, he liked it or not. It wasn't a date, but still, he could sing along. Singing was for fun, right?
[Ryley/ Jason] Lately I been, I been losing sleep (hey!)
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But baby, I been, I been prayin' hard (hey!)
Said no more counting dollars
[Wes / Teja] We'll be counting stars
Lately I been, I been losing sleep (hey!)
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But baby, I been, I been prayin' hard (hey!)
Said no more counting dollars
[All] We'll be, we'll be counting stars
[Ryley] I feel the love
And I feel it burn
Down this river every turn
Hope is our four letter word
Make that money
Watch it burn
[Teja] Old, but I'm not that old
Young, but I'm not that bold
And I don't think the world is sold
I'm just doing what we're told
And I feel something so wrong
By doing the right thing
I couldn't lie, couldn't lie, couldn't lie
Everything that drowns me makes me wanna fly
Jason, had given up all together, but hey, what could he do about it. He did, after all, have a crush on Ryley, though, it seemed the only person that knew was Oz, and boy, how he wished that he hadn't listened to that kid in the first place. As he looked across the diner, he spotted, Rebekah Jonson, Bex, as everyone called her, flirting with a waitress. Well, it looks like, Bex, was going to get some action tonight. Jason was glad that someone was, as all, he could think about was the boy sitting across from him, singing that stupid song, though, he sounded good.
Take that money
Watch it burn
Sink in the river
The lessons I learned
Wes, and Teja had finished the song, and finally the waitress, in which, Bex had been flirting with came over, and smiled at them, letting them know that she was ready to take their orders finally. Though, it had been obvious, Bex was still fresh on her mind.
Another chapter down. Finally. Shift & Enter hates me, when I do it, so sorry for all the crushed together lyrics.
Anyone who hasn't appeared in auditions yet, might be in the next set. Not everyone will be glee club yet.
There will be a delay on updating after this. I'm headed up to my uncle's camp for nine days, and they don't have internet up there.
Songs used. Neon Lights -Demi Lovato / It's a Beautiful Day - Micheal Buble / Dreaming People - Jay Smith / Rather Be - Clean Bandit / Counting Stars - One Republic.
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