Klaine ~~~ Kurt and Blaine LOVE
The War of the Warblers
Chapter 8: Keep Marching On
"Ok guys! We are here again!" Mr. Schue said excitedly to the group. "Regionals!"
Everyone smiled and clapped excitedly for their selves. This was New Direction's third year making it to Regionals and this year they felt there was no way they could lose. They had their original songs ready and nothing was going to stop them.
"Come on guys lets go!" Mr. Schue said waving an arm for them to enter the hall to take their seats.
Blaine looked over at Kurt.
Kurt was smiling but he was also fidgeting an awful lot.
Blaine rubbed his shoulders. "Kurt, relax. The song you wrote is great and with you doing the opening solo there is no way we can lose." There was a moment of silence as Blaine waited for Kurt to respond, but he didn't. "Kurt?"
Kurt finally looked at him. He was frowning.
"Kurt?" Blaine said again. "You ok?"
Kurt nodded without meeting Blaine's eyes.
"Kurt…"
"Hey lets go see the Warblers." Kurt suggested.
Blaine nodded.
The two of them snuck back stage.
"Hahahahaha relax! You don't even have a solo!"
Blaine and Kurt looked up and saw Scott slapping Karofsky on the back.
"Just don't die out there on stage and you're good." Scott said with a smile to Karofsky. Then he looked up and saw Blaine and Kurt. His smile grew. "Hey, you two."
Blaine smiled, "Hey."
Kurt gave a stiff nod. Then he looked at Karofsky, "Dave you look sick."
Karofsky tried to nod but failed.
Kurt tried to hold back a giggle but also failed.
"He was like this for Sectionals too." Scott explained to the other two. "But once we get out there he'll be fine."
"Dave. You performed in front of people how many times already? You can't be this nervous." Kurt said gently.
Karofsky opened his mouth and took in lots of air and then said, "But not for a contest like this."
Kurt smiled. He remembered how nervous he was last year because it was the first time he had a solo in front of a competition audience. It was Blaine back then who got him to finally calm down. It was always Blaine.
"Dave. Listen." Scott said to him with a soothing voice. "These two are the ones who should feel sick. When they see us perform they're not going to know what to do."
Blaine raised an eyebrow and smile. "Is that so?"
Scott smiled back. "Yup! Our song nails the theme! "Never Give Up'."
"Oh yeah well Kurt wrote our opening song and he's singing it himself so I wouldn't be so sure." Blaine said proudly.
Kurt looked down at the floor and frowned.
Then someone yelled that the Warblers were on in two minutes.
Blaine and Kurt said their good lucks and took their seats with the rest of New Directions.
The host announced the Dalton Academy Warblers and the curtains drew back.
They were all standing in neat rows. The music began to play and all the Warblers began to march in place.
Blaine and Kurt looked at each other curiously.
The Warblers continued to march with Scott at the front.
Then Scott took a step forward and began to sing.
Marching On
By: One Republic
(Scott)
For those days we felt like a mistake,
Those times when love's what you hate
Somehow
We keep marchin on
For those nights that I couldn't be there,
I've made it harder to know that you know
That somehow
We'll keep movin on
(All the Warblers began to march around the stage)
There's so many wars we fought
There's so many things we're not
But with what we have
I promise you that
(The Warblers)
We're marchin on
We're marchin on
(Scott)
For all of the plans we've made
There isn't a flag I'd wave
Don't care where we've been
I'd sink us to swim
(The Warblers)
We're marchin on
We're marchin on
(Scott)
For those doubts that swirl all around us
For those lives that tear at the seams
We know
We're not what we've seen
Oh
For this dance we move with each other
There ain't no other step
Than one foot
Right in front of the other
Oh
There's so many wars we fought
There's so many things we're not
But with what we have
I promise you that
(The Warblers)
We're marchin on
We're marchin on
(Scott)
For all of the plans we've made
There isn't a flag I'd wave
Don't care where we've been
I'd sink us to swim
(The Warblers)
We're marchin on
We're marchin on
(The Warblers)
(They all began to stomp their right foot)
Right Right Right Right Left
Right Right Right Right Left
Right Right Right Marchin On
(Scott)
We'll have the days we break
And we'll have the scars to prove it
We'll have the bombs that we saved
And we'll have the heart
Not to lose it
(All the Warblers suddenly froze and Scott kept stomping his right foot)
For all of the times we fought
For all of the things I'm not
(They all jumped and began to march around again)
Oh!
(Scott)
You put one foot in front of the other
We move like we ain't got no other
We go where we go we're marchin on
Marchin on
There's so many wars we fought
There's so many things we're not
But with what we have
I promise you that
(The Warblers)
We're marchin on
We're marchin on
Right Right Right Right Left
Right Right Right Right Left
Marchin on
Marchin on
Then the entire audience burst into applause.
Blaine and Kurt clapped and cheered the loudest. They couldn't help but grin broadly at each other with pride for their former school.
The rest of New Direction was also impressed and happy for the Warblers. They cheered and whistled.
Now it was New Direction's turn to show how they 'Never Give Up'.
The Warblers took their seats in the audience and New Direction waited back stage for their turn to go.
Everyone was beaming with excitement, everyone except for Kurt.
Blaine noticed and started to rub his shoulders again. "Nervous?" He asked.
Kurt shook his head.
"Then what is it? Come on! You're getting your solo in front of everyone and it's the song you wrote! This is what you always wanted." Blaine said giving Kurt a little shake. He didn't understand why Kurt wasn't excited.
Kurt shook his head. "No…" He looked down. "There is something I always wanted more."
Blaine creased his eyebrows. "What…?"
"Kurt! Now! You're up!" Mr. Schue said animatedly giving Kurt a little push on stage.
Kurt walked up to the microphone stand. The music began to play and the curtains pulled back. Kurt looked out at the audience and saw the Warblers. He saw Scott and Dave give him an encouraging smile. Kurt put his hands around the microphone.
Everyone waited.
"I'm sorry." Kurt said into the mic, then without another word walked off stage.
To be continued…