Chapter 5: Beatles Week
The next week of Glee Club was some of the best for Kurt. At first it was difficult for all the original 12 to "make room" for the 3 new members, but by the end of the week they were getting used to it and enjoying having some new blood in the club.
The best of it for Kurt, though, was getting to know Sam. Not that the pair of them were complete chums by the end of the week, but they certainly got close.
On Monday, Mr. Schue announced that they would indeed be doing songs by the Beatles for the week. Some people were a little annoyed, like Santana who swore that she hated that old school rock 'n' roll, but the majority were pleased and none was more pleased than Sam (which also made Kurt pleased, because, even though they weren't close yet, seeing Sam happy clearly influenced him to be happy, too.)
Mr. Schue pulled out "the Hat of Fate" again to make groups for the assignment. For the second time, Kurt decided that fate was clearly on his side. Last time, he'd hoped to get Finn and he had and this time his wishes came true once again. His group ended up being the group of three: Sam, Finn and himself. The other groups were Rachel, Puck, Artie and Brittany; Christina, Mike, Quinn and Tina; Mercedes, Anton, Santana and Matt.
Kurt decided they should get together to sort out what song to sing and practice that very day so it was organised that Sam would follow Kurt and Finn home after school and they'd order pizza for dinner and "sing and stuff" as Finn would say.
On the drive back home, Kurt was feeling extremely nervous. Sam was just about to see his house! He didn't really know why he felt so nervous about that but he guessed that it was because he knew that he liked Sam, a lot, but he didn't know him very well. And here he was, already coming to HIS house. He was excited too, and hoped that Finn hadn't made too much of a mess in the kitchen over breakfast. He didn't want the house to be a pigsty after all!
After Kurt parked his car into the garage with Finn, Sam pulled in and walked to the front door to meet them, looking up at Kurt's house.
"Not a bad house, Kurt," he said, smiling at him. "Reminds me of my old place."
"Old? This is hardly old!" Kurt said, jokingly. Sam just laughed and followed Kurt and Finn inside.
"Alright, you dudes just go and set yourselves up, right… I'm gonna go and do some pooping," said Finn, saluting them and smirking at Kurt's face as Sam said, "wow, too much information!"
Kurt laughed weakly and shook his head. "He's always doing that."
Sam smiled. "You two get along really well, hey?"
Kurt nodded. "Yeah, better than we used to."
Sam frowned. "Why's that?"
Kurt flushed. "Oh, you know… we had our differences… but, it's all fine now. We really like having each other around a lot."
Sam smiled. "Cool."
Kurt nodded and wringed his hands a little awkwardly. "Well… I'll just go and grab my laptop so we can our ideas down. Go and sit, the lounge's that way," he said, pointing to the left before turning away towards his bedroom stairs.
He came back after grabbing his laptop to find Sam and Finn waiting for him and sitting side by side on the couch nearest to the coffee table. Kurt smiled at them and settled himself down on a cushion on the floor so he could comfortably put his laptop down.
"So," he said, as his laptop started up, looking up at Sam. "What song do you suggest?"
Sam shrugged. "I've got my favourites, but I don't really know either of your voices yet so I'm not sure which song would suit the best – "
Finn interrupted him, "well, Kurt sings like a girl, like, you, know, all high and stuff, and I'm sort of soft rock, definitely more manly."
Kurt reached over and swatted Finn on the arm.
Sam grinned and looked at Kurt. "Alright… well, there are a couple of songs with higher notes in it…"
Kurt shrugged. "I can sing lower, too, you know, Sam" (Kurt glares at Finn a little), "so just… what's your favourite song? We'll do that."
Sam sighed. "It's a hard choice… how about this, I'll suggest three songs, we'll listen to them, practice them and then decide which one to sing?"
Kurt nodded. "Ok, cool, I like it."
Finn put up his hand.
Kurt sighed. "Yes, Finn? Do you have a question?"
Finn nodded. "Can you two like share most of the solos? Like make it more of a duet thing and I'll just… more sing along in the background?"
Kurt smiled at Finn and smiled. Silently he thought, thank you Finn!
Sam grinned. "That's cool. So… I'm thinking… "Hey Jude", "Help!" or "Twist And Shout."
Kurt smiled. "Let's get listening then."
They spent the next half an hour listening to the three songs and printing the music off the internet. Kurt thought they were all pretty good songs and once they started getting into singing them, it was hard to say which one they would eventually decide on performing.
They sounded really good together as a group and they were all really enjoying singing together. "Twist And Shout" was a lot of fun and they did some freestyle dancing along to it, which was quite humorous and fun. "Hey Jude" was a fun song too and Kurt loved singing the "hey Jude's" at the end, where they all joined in together. But it was "Help!" that Kurt felt was working the best for them all. The lyrics to "Help!" seemed to resonate something in Kurt and he thought, in the end, that that song suited not only their voices the best, but also that whole idea of them working together and appreciating each other. Well, that was how it was for Kurt. It was a way to say how he appreciated Finn and Sam and wanted to help them and be helped by them in turn.
So, at the end of the session it was decided and the three spent the next couple of days practicing in the choir room after school and during lunchtime. On Wednesday they also started doing a whole group version of "Hey Jude", which was a lot of fun and meant they got to do that song anyway! Kurt had such a great week hanging out with his brother and his new friend (who he hoped could one day turn into more than a friend). He couldn't remember ever having so much fun with two guys!
On Thursday it was finally time for the performances. Sam, Kurt and Finn had volunteered to go first to show everyone how it was done! As they walked up onto stage, Kurt almost tripped over, but Sam quickly reached out and wrapped his hand around Kurt's upper arm. Kurt stared at him for a second and blushed a little. Sam smiled (he was looking a little red too) and Kurt could have sworn that Sam winked at him before he turned around to take his position. Shaking his head a little to compose himself, Kurt walked over to his position beside Sam and the music began.
*Legend: Kurt, Sam, Finn, All, Kurt/Sam
Help,
I need somebody,
Help,
not just anybody,
Help,
you know I need someone,
Help!
When I was younger, (when I was younger)
so much younger than today,
(I never needed) I never needed anybody's (help in any way)
But now these days are gone, I'm not so self assured,
(And now I find) Now I find I've changed my mind and opened up the doors.
Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being round.
Help me, get my feet back on the ground,
Won't you please, please help me?
And now my life has changed (my life has changed) in oh so many ways,
My independence seems to vanish in the haze.
But every now and then I feel so insecure,
(I know that I) I know that I just need you like I've never done before.
Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being round.
Help me, get my feet back on the ground,
Won't you please, please help me.
When I was younger, so much younger than today,
I never needed anybody's help in any way.
(But now) But now these days are gone, I'm not so self assured,
(And now I find) Now I find I've changed my mind and opened up the doors
Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being round.
Help me, get my feet back on the ground,
Won't you please, please help me,
Help me, help me, oh.
Everyone clapped loudly as the song finished and the three of them bowed, laughing and smiling. They took their seats, Kurt sitting with Finn and Sam on either side of him and settled back to listen to the others perform. Kurt felt like he could die from happiness. It was his favourite performance ever and he couldn't wait to sing with Sam again. It sounded super cheesy, but it was absolutely magical and had really set off the beginning of their friendship.
Rachel's group was next and they sang a powerful version of "Eleanor Rigby" with Rachel as the lead of course. Mercedes and Anton lead their group in a soulful version of "A Hard Day's Night" and the last group had the four of them sitting on chairs singing "Here Comes The Sun", with Christina playing the guitar.
They were all brilliant performances and couldn't have been set off any better than their group number of "Hey Jude," at the end of which they all grasped hands and bowed to Mr. Schue and Kurt could think of nothing else except the feeling of Sam's hand in his and the way it kept slightly gripping him like it did on the first day they met.