Rated T for offensive language, mild sex themes, scattered violence, offensive language, and drama.
I'll post author's notes at the end of every chapter.
*Last chapter!*
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Friends Forever
Kurt Hummel walked down the hall when no one else was there. Glee Club had just ended, and anyone who was still at school was either in detention or at sports practice. It made him a little uneasy being all by himself. There were certain people that attended McKinley High that he didn't want to run into. Just as he thought about this, Dave Karofsky turned the corner. Kurt groaned, and noticed that the bigger boy had forced a sneer when their eyes met.
"Here comes the bride, all fat and wide," Karofsky sang, and Kurt's jaw dropped. Karofsky passed Kurt, but he stopped walking when he could tell that Kurt had stopped walking first. He didn't hear the designer boots anymore. He turned around and smirked at Kurt. "What's the matter, prude?"
"What did you just say?" Kurt asked, his hands shaking with rage.
"I said 'What's the matter, prude?' You got a problem with that?"
"What did you say before that?" Kurt snapped.
"You heard what I said," Karofsky scoffed. Someone in the distance was whistling a tune. They weren't too far away. Great, Kurt thought to himself sarcastically. I need to talk to him in private.
"Karofsky: you, me. Janitor's closet. Now," Kurt demanded in an icy tone.
"Oooh." Karofsky pretended just to be making fun of Kurt, but he really was aroused by the demand. "What are you gonna do to me in there? Try to touch my junk?"
"In your dreams, ham hock," Kurt hissed, grabbing the doorknob of the janitor's closet and opening it quickly. "Now get in there or someone will see us."
"Doing what?" Karofsky wanted to know, when Kurt grabbed his beefy arm and shoved him inside.
Kurt locked the door, and Karofsky moaned with pleasure. He didn't know what was going to happen to him in the closet, but he couldn't wait to find out. Unfortunately for him, Kurt only wanted to talk. Kurt whispered, "Who told you that Blaine and I are getting married?"
"What?" Karofsky rolled his eyes. "Is it supposed to be some top-secret? I found out at Breadstix. The whole restaurant watched you little fags tell each other about it. You didn't think anyone knew –?"
"You know I work at Breadstix, Dave," Kurt said in annoyance. "I see you there every night. Are you there to spy on me?" He didn't give him time to answer. "I want to make something very clear, Dave: Blaine and I are getting married. You've lost the battle –"
"I haven't lost the war," Karofsky interrupted, eyeing Kurt's hips and tight pants.
"Yes, you have," Kurt argued. "Don't you see? Why can't you just give up? It will never work between us. What happened to you? I thought we were making some progress. You came to, like, five of my PFLAG meetings, and then after Santana broke up with you, you suddenly decided to be a jerk again. Well, I'm sorry if you're a jerk just because I'm with Blaine. If you wanna blame someone, blame yourself. If it wasn't for the way you treated me, I never would have gone to spy at Dalton and met Blaine. I never would have wondered what it would be like being away from McKinley, because no one ever would have forced me to want to leave. I want to thank you, Dave, for being the reason I met Blaine."
"That was not what I wanted," Karofsky growled.
"Perhaps you're not completely useless," Kurt went on.
"Why do you want to marry him?" Karofsky made a disgusted expression. "He's the first guy you ever dated. Don't you wanna see what else is out there?"
"I think you should go and see what else is out there," Kurt encouraged him. "I'm not the only guy in the world, and it's never gonna work out between us, so you need to try to find someone else."
"Are you fricken kidding me?" Karofsky asked loudly. "I've got Princess Hummel locked in a closet with me, and you expect me to want to find something else? I've got everything I want right here. I'll take you right here and now!"
He lunged forward and grabbed Kurt by the hips, causing a terrified whimper to escape Kurt's mouth. He beat his fists on Karofsky's chest to fight him, but both boys went completely still when they heard whistling right outside the door. "What the hell?" a raspy voice shouted when the person tried and failed to open the door. Karofsky and Kurt exchanged terrified looks, and Kurt tried unlocking the door. Karofsky squeezed Kurt's small hand and mouthed the words, Please don't.
Kurt smirked. "Get out of the closet, Karofsky." And the bully let him unlock the door.
Standing in front of them was the slouching figure of a filthy man with leathery skin. He looked horrified to see the two boys standing together in his closet. Especially when Dave's pants were wet and unzipped, and Kurt's clothes were wrinkled.
Karofsky laughed uncomfortably and quickly zipped his pants. "Hi, Mr. Kidney."
"Follow me," the janitor demanded, and the boys awkwardly obeyed. Karofsky groaned when Mr. Kidney entered the principal's office and whispered something to Figgins.
"I am so screwed," he whimpered. Kurt rolled his eyes and stood with his arms crossed.
Figgins had a look of disgust on his face. "Dave Karofsky. Kurt Hummel. Come here."
The two boys entered the office and sat down on two chairs. Dave glared at Kurt, who refused to look back at him. Figgins made two phone calls, and soon enough Mr. Schuester and Sue Sylvester entered the room. "Why does she have to be here?" Dave wanted to know.
"What you boys did is extremely inappropriate, and you should be expelled," Sue said in disgust. "We're phoning your parents -"
"Wait, no!" Dave begged. "My parents don't know I'm -" He stopped.
"That you're what, David?" Mr. Schue asked calmly. "Homosexual?"
"Yeah," Dave mumbled, and he started crying quietly. Kurt looked at him with pity.
"Kurt," Mr. Schue said in a soft tone of voice. He made eye contact with the boy and said seriously, "How did you wind up in that closet?"
Kurt took a deep breath and said, "It's my fault. I opened the door. I invited him in."
"Just reinforcing the stereotype that all gay boys are promiscuous." Sue shook her head.
"Don't interrupt, Sue!" Mr. Schue snapped. "Kurt, you invited him to join you?"
"Yes, isn't that what I just said?" Kurt asked, sticking his nose up self-importantly.
"Yes, but I think you're lying to me," Mr. Schue said, and then he turned his head cautiously to look at Karofsky. "Dave didn't…..?" Kurt could tell Mr. Schue didn't want to word this in front of Karofsky, but Kurt knew what his teacher had in mind. The images. Karofsky taking Kurt by surprise, covering his mouth with his hand, dragging him into the closet, locking the door, and raping him violently. Kurt shook his head. That wasn't what happened – not at first, anyway.
"No, that's not at all what happened," Kurt said firmly. "As I said, it was my fault."
Mr. Schue wasn't completely convinced. "Are you sure?"
"I swear on my life," Kurt said, nodding his head. "This was not David's fault."
It was partly David's fault, but Kurt wasn't going to say that. He wasn't going to say that Karofsky wouldn't have let him leave had the janitor not gotten there in time. Mr. Schue wasn't satisfied. He still believed Kurt was lying, but he wasn't going to push it any further.
"Fine," he said, and then he turned to Dave. "I'm sorry, but we have to tell your parents." Dave shook his head pleadingly, but Mr. Schue said, "What you did was wrong."
"My parents can't know I'm gay!" Karofsky shouted hysterically. "They'll throw me out! Then all my friends will find out, and they'll beat me up!"
"There's nothing I can do about that, David," Mr. Schue sighed, shrugging his shoulders. Kurt frowned at his teacher. Did he not have any mercy? Kurt knew what it was like. He remembered the time where he was afraid that he would lose everything when he came out. Mr. Schue said, "If this is tearing you apart, you should talk to Miss Pillsbury about it."
Dave's face was flooded with tears. "Y-you c-can't d-do this to m-me. You can't."
"School rules, David," Figgins said in a harsher tone of voice than Mr. Schue had been using. "You have violated every last one of them! You know, when you had that Bully Whips thing with Santana, I almost thought there was hope for you. Now I don't think so."
"You're going to expel them, aren't you, Figgins?" Sue wanted to make sure.
"No." Figgins shook his head. "I believe that their parents knowing will be punishment enough."
"Go home, boys," Mr. Schue said tiredly, and Kurt and Karofsky stood up at the same time. Kurt waited for Karofsky to leave, after the burly boy had given him a look that said, Thanks a lot. I hate you so much, Hummel. Kurt sighed exhaustedly and drove over to the Lima Bean to see Blaine.
"Hey, baby." Blaine kissed Kurt on the cheek and pulled a chair out for him to sit in.
"Sorry it took me so long to get here," Kurt apologized. "I've had the most humiliating afternoon of my life."
Blaine frowned. "What happened?"
"Karofsky harassed me," Kurt sighed, rolling his eyes. "What else is new? He's mad about us getting married. He's painfully jealous of you. It's pathetic, really."
"That's definitely understandable." Blaine nodded. "How did it go?"
"The janitor found us arguing, and brought us to the principal's office. Figgins, Mr. Schue, and Sue all know Karofsky's gay now, and they're telling his parents."
Blaine's eyes widened in surprise. "Wow. It's a good thing you're graduating and getting out of the school soon."
"I figured it would happen sooner or later," Kurt shrugged. "It was bound to."
Blaine reached across the table and took Kurt's hands. They always held hands when they had lunch together. "Soon we'll be out of Ohio," he promised, "and you'll never have to see or hear from David Karofsky ever again. I brought something here for you today."
"Is it another teddy bear?" Kurt grinned. "That one you got me was real cute."
"It's actually my guitar." Blaine let go of Kurt's hand briefly to reach under the table for his instrument that had been laying there.
"Blaine…" Kurt's smirked playfully. "You're a master at piano, but I had no idea you played guitar."
Blaine blushed. "We're going to be married soon, so you'll be learning a lot about me. I just want to play a song that I wrote for you. I wrote the lyrics especially for us and our story, so please listen carefully. I mean every word of it."
Kurt nodded and propped his elbows up on the table so that he could rest his chin in his hands. He listened as Blaine began, "I've been alone, surrounded by darkness. I've seen how heartless the world can be. I've seen you crying. You feel like it's hopeless. I'll always do my best to make you see. Baby, you're not alone, 'cause you're here with me. And nothing's ever gonna bring us down, 'cause nothing can keep me from loving you. And you know it's true. It don't matter what'll come to be. Our love is all we need to make it through. Now I know it ain't easy, but it ain't hard trying. Every time I see you smiling," he looked lovingly into Kurt's beautiful, smiling face, "and I feel you so close to me. And you tell me, baby, you're not alone, 'cause you're here with me. And nothing's ever gonna bring us down, 'cause nothing can keep me from loving you. And you know it's true. It don't matter what'll come to be. Our love is all we need to make it through. I still have trouble. I trip and stumble trying to make sense of things sometimes. I look for reasons, but I don't need 'em. All I need is to look in your eyes…" He gazed dreamily into Kurt's celestial blue eyes, which were currently filled with tears of joy. "And I realize: Baby, you're not alone, 'cause you're here with me. And nothing's ever gonna bring us down, 'cause nothing can keep me from loving you. And you know it's true. It don't matter what'll come to be. Our love is all we need to make it through, ooh. 'Cause you're here with me. And nothing's ever gonna bring us down. 'Cause nothing, nothing, nothing can keep me from loving you. And you know it's true. It don't matter what'll come to be. Our love is all we need to make it through."
"I love you so much, Blaine," Kurt sniffed happily.
"I love you too," Blaine replied, taking his hand. "I love you so, so much."
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The Glee Club stood up on the stage to sing before graduation began. Santana stepped forward and began, "And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives, where we're all gonna be when we turn twenty-five. I keep thinking times will never change, keep on thinking things will always be the same. But when we leave this year we won't be coming back, no more hanging out 'cause we're on a different track. And if you got something that you need to say, you better say it right now 'cause you don't have another day. 'Cause we're moving on and we can't slow down. These memories are playing like a film without sound, and I keep thinking of that night in June. I didn't know much of love, but it came too soon. And there was me and you and then we got real blue, stay at home talking on the telephone. And we would get so excited and we'd get so scared. Laughing at ourselves thinking life's not fair. And this is how it feels."
The rest of the Glee Club joined in; Rachel now singing into the microphone, "As we go on, we remember all the times we had together. And as our lives change from whatever, we will still be friends forever."
Brittany took over the mic, "So if we get the big jobs and we make the big money, when we look back now will our jokes still be funny? Will we still remember everything we learned in school? Still be trying to break every single rule. Will little brainy Bobby be the stockbroker man? Can Heather find a job that won't interfere with her tan? I keep, keep thinking that it's not good bye. Keep thinking that it's a time to fly. And this is how it feels."
Everyone joins in again; this time with Mercedes at the mic, "As we go on, we remember all the times we had together. And as our lives change from whatever, we will still be friends forever. La, la, la, la. Yeah, yeah, yeah. La, la, la, la. We will still be friends forever."
Tina at the mic, "Will we think about tomorrow like we think about now? Can we make it out there? Can we make it somehow? I guess I thought that this would never end. And suddenly it's like we're women and men. Will the past be a shadow that will follow us around? Will these memories fade when I leave this town? I keep, keep thinking that it's not good bye. Keep on thinking it's a time to fly."
Everyone joins in again; this time with Quinn at the mic, "As we go on, we remember all the times we had together. And as our lives change from whatever, we will still be friends forever. As we go on, we remember all the times we had together. And as our lives change from whatever, we will still be friends forever."
Finally Rachel at the mic again for the last chorus and Mercedes belting behind her, "As we go on, we remember all the times we had together. And as our lives change from whatever, we will still be friends forever."
Their audience cheered their approval like they did almost every time the Glee Club performed. The students of McKinley thought New Directions was geeky, but they liked hearing them sing. After a few minutes, the seniors of New Directions that were graduating ran to the dressing rooms to change into their caps and gowns. Tina and Artie, both juniors, joined Brittany and Puck in the audience with the parents of the students graduating. Neither Brittany nor Puck was graduating even though they were both juniors.
The families of the New Directions members found each other and sat together. Kurt's father Burt wrapped his arm around his wife, Finn's mother Carole. Beside them was Judy Fabray, Quinn's mother. She was dabbing at her eyes with her handkerchief and having a conversation with Rachel Berry's mother Shelby Corcoran, who was holding her adopted daughter Beth in her lap. Mike Change's parents were talking to Rachel's dads, and all of the families had fit at one big table. They were all so different, but this graduation had brought them together - just the same way that Glee Club brought New Directions together.
All of the graduating seniors waited for their names to be called so that they could walk across that stage and receive their diploma. After all the names had been called, Principal Figgins made a speech and allowed some of the other administrators to say something. The members of the Glee Club took pictures together, of themselves, of their friends, and of Mr. Schue. They promised to post them all on facebook when they got the chance. After graduation was over, they headed over to have a celebratory dinner at Breadstix.
Blaine squeezed Kurt's hand lovingly under the table. Even though they were hiding their rings right now, they were both surprised that over the last few weeks no one had noticed them. Tina was a junior so she wasn't graduating, but she still joined the rest of the group at Breadstix to be with her boyfriend Mike, who was graduating and going to Harvard soon. Rachel sat close to Finn. Brittany and Artie weren't there since neither of them graduated. Puck wasn't there, of course, but neither was Lauren. Sobbing with a group of friends over how much they were all going to miss each other wasn't exactly her idea of a good night. Quinn sat next to Santana, since Quinn didn't have a boyfriend and Santana's girlfriend wasn't there. Sam wrapped an arm around Mercedes' shoulders. Will and Emma were also there at the table.
"Are ya gonna miss us, Mr. Schue?" Mercedes asked.
"Of course I am," Will laughed. "And you guys: from now on, you're allowed to call me Will. No more of this Mr. Schue stuff. You're adults now."
"Can I call you Will?" Tina asked, even though she knew what the answer was.
"No Tina, you've got another year with me," Will chuckled.
"Oh man," Tina said with a slight smile. Mike kissed her on the cheek.
"You can also add me on facebook," Will told all of those who had graduated. "You're not my students anymore."
"Can we add Miss Pillsbury too?" Finn asked curiously.
"I guess you can start calling me Emma, and I don't have a facebook," she giggled.
"Alright guys, let's go around the table and tell every body our thoughts on the past, the present, and the future," Will suggested. "I'd like to start. I am so proud of you guys. I've watched you grow, and I like what I see. You are all amazing people. Mercedes?"
"I just want ya'all to know how much Glee Club has changed my life," Mercedes said. "Before I joined, I was invisible. Sure I was super hot and talented, but nobody knew I was alive. I was one out of, like, five black kids at this school, and everyone around me was so top forty while I was rhythm and blues. Joining Glee Club gave me a chance to be with other people that were like me. People that understood my artistry and appreciated what made me different. I don't want to imagine a life without Glee." She looked lovingly at Sam.
Everyone clapped, and Sam began, "I went to an all-boys school before I came to McKinley. I felt like an outcast my whole life because I liked movies and dying my hair in various colors to match my favorite characters'. I'd never had a girlfriend, but since I've come to McKinley, I've had three." He smiled at Mercedes and continued, "I was into sports and football and stuff so I was able to blend in if I wanted to, but Glee Club gave me the chance to share my creative side with other people. It's like Batman. Inventor/billionaire by day, superhero by night. Except I was a football athlete and dorky singer. I fit in so well here."
Everyone clapped, and Santana went next, "When I joined Glee Club, I did it to spy for Coach Sylvester. I never imagined that in a gazillion years I would ever enjoy it. I thought it was stupid and weird, just like I thought you all were stupid and weird. But then after a few weeks, I began to like it. Being on the Cheerios you're forced to be what Sue wants you to be. You have to be perky, perfect, and just like every other Cheerio on the squad. I was so focused on what Sue wanted me to be that I never really thought about what I was meant to be. Everyone was so honest with themselves in Glee Club, and so I became honest with myself, and discovered things that I never realized…" She thought about Brittany. "And… I became less of a bitch. I'm still kind of a bitch, but not completely." Everyone smiled slightly. "Thank you, Glee Club, and Will. I'm gonna miss every body." It was all she could do not to cry.
Quinn took a deep breath and began, "I'd like to start by letting you all know that I broke it off with Jesse." Everyone applauded immediately. "I dated Jesse to validate myself. I've been hurt so many times, and I didn't want to be lonely. We're here to talk about the future, but I'm terrified of it. Some of you may know that I was a loser at one point before I even joined Glee Club. My name was Lucy. I was overweight, dorky, and awkward. My parents helped me change that, who I was. They encouraged me to play sports, change my look, and my personality. And I was able to transform myself. And I was happy, knowing that I would never be that plain, chubby girl again. Sometimes I denied that I ever even was that person. That was behind me. I would never see her again. After getting pregnant and getting in Glee Club, I realized that that girl was still there. God does everything for a reason, and I suppose that I'm meant to be a loser. When we did that Born This Way assignment last year, I finally embraced that chubby girl and decided that she's always going to be a part of me. And… that doesn't bother me anymore. Thank you Glee Club, for helping me accept myself."
Everyone clapped, and Rachel decided to hug Quinn. Quinn smiled - an actual, genuine, warm smile that she'd never given Rachel before, and she hugged her back without hesitation. They were friends now. Not enemies, not acquaintances, actual friends.
"You're next, Rachel," Will said with a smile.
"Okay," Rachel said, taking a moment to clear her throat. "You all know how much I love Glee Club. I don't think I need to explain how much. I think you're all aware." Everyone smiled, and she continued, "I've always known that I want to be an actress. I was born to be on stage. Nothing feels greater than that bright spotlight shining down on me, that adrenaline rush pumping through my veins, and the sound of my adoring fans encouraging me to do an encore…" She closed her eyes dramatically to imagine it, and then kept going, "I'm going up to New York as soon as possible, and I'm auditioning for the lead role of Fanny Bryce in the revival of 'Funny Girl.' When I win the Tony, I'm going to address you all in my speech."
Everyone laughed and applauded her, and it was Finn's turn next.
"Before I joined Glee Club, I was just the guy on the football team. I'd always loved music, but I didn't really know it. Mr. Schue, or Will, has changed my life in so many ways, like Glee Club has. He forced me to join Glee Club, but I'm glad he did. If he hadn't, I wouldn't know today how much I love music. I wouldn't have met the perfect girl." He looked lovingly down at Rachel, and then said, "I wouldn't have understood or become best friends with the very best brother in the whole wide world." He grinned across the table at Kurt, who teared up at this. "Kurt's father has done so much for my mother. She was depressed for years, and when she met him, she became so happy. She's been so happy since. Two years ago Will told me something, and I remember it to this day. I was going to quit Glee Club, and he told me that that was a decision that would change my life forever. If I'd quit Glee Club, my life would be so different. And I'm so glad it's not. I'm thankful that I decided to stay. I would not be the person I am today if I'd decided to quit the best thing that ever happened to me."
Everyone clapped, and Rachel kissed Finn on the lips briefly.
"Mike, you're next," said Will.
"Hi, guys," Mike said, looking at everyone around him. "Before I joined Glee Club, I was just the guy that made good grades because I was Asian and it was something my parents always made sure I was able to do. I played football, but I was only popular because I was a follower. I did what everyone else did. I was quiet and respectful, and no one really noticed me because there wasn't really anything that stood out about me. Nothing that made me different. Before I joined Glee - basically, when Kurt brought Glee to football, I discovered that there was something special about me. I could dance. I'd danced only a few times before that in my life, and it was only ever behind my bedroom door or in front of my mirror. It wasn't until I did it out on the football team that I realized how much I needed to move, to dance. It became like a dream to me. And being a part of Glee Club made that dream a reality. Being in Glee Club helped me find what I loved." He hugged Tina tightly. "And I am so grateful for that."
Everyone clapped, and Will said, "Kurt, I believe all we have left is you."
Kurt wiped a tear from his eyes, made an adorable sound that was a cross between a sniff and a squeal, and smiled brightly at everyone. Blaine lifted a hand to rub his boyfriend's back lovingly, and Kurt began, "It's just amazing hearing some of you say how I was able to change your lives, like Finn and Mike, because all of you have changed my life. Before I joined Glee Club, I wasn't proud of who I was. I hadn't come out to anyone. I didn't tell anyone that I was gay, although it was pretty obvious, I must admit. I denied it. I called myself 'preppy.' I was fashionable, but I wasn't 'gay.' The first person I ever told was Mercedes, and even though I was completely shocked that I had allowed the words to leave my mouth, I felt as though a gigantic weight had been lifted. That was because Mercedes didn't mind. She was willing to be my friend after I was different. And seeing that she'd accepted me for who I was, I decided to try and find out if other people would be alright with it too. So I told my dad, and after he accepted me, I became proud of my sexuality. I was out and proud, and I'm sure that everyone liked me better once I was honest with them and myself. I liked myself better. And if I hadn't been honest with myself and felt free to be who I was, maybe I wouldn't have been bullied as much. But I never would have made such an impact on all of your lives. And I never would have spied at Dalton, and I never would have met Blaine."
Blaine's beautiful hazel eyes were filled with tears as he gazed lovingly into the glasz/blue eyes of his beautiful, beautiful boyfriend. Everyone took hands and Will began to speak, "We don't know where our lives are gonna take us," he said, and he smiled at Emma, who blushed back at him. "But we do know that we're never going to forget each other. If you ever feel afraid in your life at any time in your future, I want you to think about Glee Club. I want you to think about all of the people that care so, so, so much about you. You've all impacted my life in so many ways. Every single last one of you. And I love you all, and I will never forget you. I'm glad that I decided to stay here and teach rather than perform on Broadway. It's like what Finn talked about: one decision can change your entire life. And I believe that my decision changed my life for the better. All my life I thought that Broadway was my dream, but fate had other plans. Glee Club is what I was meant for. Teaching you guys is what got me out of a horrible marriage, made me find my true love in life, opened my eyes to so many things that I would have looked right past, years ago. Thank you, guys. We've been through lots of hard times, but they were always worth it. You were all worth it."
New Directions toasted to the past, the present, and the future, and then after dinner, it was time for them all to part. Mike and Tina left together, Santana and Quinn by themselves, Mercedes and Sam together, and Kurt and Blaine with Finn and Rachel. Will left Breadstix with Emma. The two of them wrapped their arms around each other and kissed passionately on the lips before heading over to Will's car.
"Sorry I'm crying so much," Will apologized, wiping away a few tears before starting the car. He chuckled embarrassedly, his face a bright red. "It's just a really emotional night."
Emma smiled kindly. "I've never loved you so much."
A feeling of warmth, love, and family rushed over Will. He thought back to before Glee Club. He thought about times when he had cried while being married to Terri. He remembered his ex-wife telling him to man-up, and that he looked pitiful and disgusting. He remembered how Terri would complain about everything he did and about how she would boss him around and not only emasculate him emotionally, but make him feel worthless. And at that moment Will thanked God that Terri hadn't gotten pregnant, or he would have been stuck with her for the rest of his life. During the first few years of their marriage, Will believed that he had loved Terri. Now he knew that that love had been nothing but a mirage. Being here with Emma - sweet, kind, angelic, innocent Emma made him see that. She opened his eyes.
Emma wouldn't judge Will or tear him down for everything he wasn't the way Terri did. Emma was also imperfect. It was better that way. Will and Emma were both losers, but they'd finally found it in themselves to be proud of being losers. They loved themselves and each other for it. At that moment Will saw, really, how much Glee had changed his life, in every way, shape, and form. And after Will and Emma got married with all of New Directions there watching, Will and Emma would start a family. They would name their children after the members of New Directions. Emma could already see it: their sons Noah Kurt Schuester, Michael Finn Schuester, and their daughter Rachel Quinn Schuester. It reminded her of how in the Harry Potter books Harry and Ginny wound up naming their children after the wizards and witches that had changed their lives.
"I love you too, so much, Emma," Will said, pulling out of the parking lot.
"I love you more than anything in this world," Emma replied, tears of joy filling her eyes. "I have a good feeling about next year, Will."
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Author's Note: Alright, so that was the final chapter! I wrote this fic way before I knew that Blaine would attend McKinley or that Sam wouldn't for season three, so in the future I will be writing some more Glee fics that are more relevant to the show currently. I hope you enjoyed what I predicted season three would be like months ago. It's very interesting to see how wrong I was, lol. I will be writing more Glee fics in the future! I will be working on "TwiLight It Up!" often, but I won't be able to update every week because of school, homework, and such. But I will update as often as I can. Bye!