Hey everyone! Here's another chapter. I wanted to get this one done before or on the 31st of this month because last year on August 31st is when started posting this story. It's been one wonderful year and I would like to thank all you readers who been with me since day one. I also like to thank everyone who has added, followed or viewed my story or even commented on it. I feel really lucky to even have people out there who actually like my story. Now this chapter focuses on Valentine's Day so that means this story is coming to an end when some seniors graduate. The song used in this chapter is Bound to You by Christina Aguilera. Bold is Cataleya and bold/italics is Santana and Rachel. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own FOX or any of the shows characters and places except for Charlie/Cataleya, Taylor and other future characters.
No One's POV:
The beautiful sound of the piano filled the room as everyone quietly watched Cataleya performed.
Sweet love, sweet love, trapped in your love.
I've opened up; unsure I can trust.
My heart and I were buried in dust.
Free me, free us…
Everyone looked to Sam, whom they knew was the song for and Cataleya, who kept her focus on the keys of the piano.
You're all I need when I'm holding you tight.
If you walk away, I will suffer tonight.
Her voice grew louder and stronger as the song continued. Sam had his arms crossed, frowning.
I found a man I can trust and boy, I believe in us.
I am terrified to love for the first time.
Can you see that I'm bound in chains?
I've finally found my way…
I am bound to you.
I am bound to you.
A few of the band members joined in with violins as Finn softly drummed along.
So much, so young, I've faced on my own.
Walls I built up became my home.
I'm strong and I'm sure there's a fire in us.
Santana and Rachel sang along as her back up.
Sweet love, so pure…
I catch my breath with just one beating heart.
And I embrace myself; please don't tear this apart.
Quinn and Puck exchanged glances at each other.
I found a man I can trust and boy, I believe in us.
I am terrified to love for the first time.
Can you see that I'm bound in chains?
I've finally found my way.
I am bound to you.
I am bound to…
Suddenly the moment's here, I embrace my fears.
All that I have been carrying all these years.
Do I risk it all? Come this far just to fall?
Tina started to tear up from the song as Mike threw his arm around her, rubbing her side comfortingly.
Fall…
Artie threw his hands up in praise as she hit a high note.
I have entrusted, boy, I believe in us.
I am terrified to love for the first time.
Can you see that I'm bound in chains?
And finally found my way.
She squeezed her eyes tightly, finishing the song.
I am bound to you.
I am, ooh I am…
I'm bound to,
You…
She opened her eyes once she heard applause and smiled. She stood up with her walking stick that glided her to her seat.
"That was amazing," Rachel inputted.
"You're like a modern day Ray Charles," Finn complimented.
Santana slapped his head from behind him. "Dummy Stevie Wonder is the modern day Ray Charles." She looked back at Cataleya. "You're a close second though Kit Kat,"
"Ooo we have Kit Kat's?" Brittney excitedly asked.
Mr. Schue shook his head at Brittney as he walked up behind her, lightly patting her back. "What a great start to our next assignment. Thank you," Mr. Schue said, gently pushing her to go to her seat. "Well as you all know Valentine's Day is coming up and…" he was interrupted when Sugar's hand shot up. "Yes Sugar?"
She jumped out of her seat and walked to the front of the room. "If you would all check under your seats, you'll not only find chocolates but an invitation to my Valentine's Day party at the Sugar Shack. Artie, yours' is behind the trash because you moved to much for me to stick the chocolates and invite under your wheelchair," she explained. Rachel watched Puck in repulse as he licked the chocolate off his fingers.
"What? I found mine a while ago. I thought someone just left their chocolates here," he explained, trying to defend the fact he had chocolate all over his mouth.
"What's the Sugar Shack?" Mike asked, reading the invite along with Tina.
She rolled her eyes. "It's really Breadstixs but my dad bought the place for the night so I get to call it whatever I like. Anyway Valentine's Day is my favorite time of the year! So you better all come," she threatened. "Oh and this is a couples only party so if you don't have a date you can't come. Sorry I just think being single is depressing and would bring everyone at my party down."
"You don't have a boyfriend or date," Santana snapped at her.
"Not yet," Sugar simply replied back, winking towards Artie. Artie grinned back as he straightened in his chair.
Glee!
Quinn POV:
Mercedes slammed the gravel down twice, grabbing everyone in the room's attention. "The God Squad is called to order," she commanded. After all that I've been though, I'm glad I stuck with being apart of the God Squad. Jesus has always been apart of my life and I never intend to turn my back on him and God. "I would like to say great job on our first Valentine's Day carol. I think it went well."
We all nodded. "Rachel looked so happy with the song Finn chose for us to sing," Sam happily said.
"Yeah and since then we have about five more people who need us to do singing telegrams for their loved ones," I spoke up, checking all the names in my notebook.
"Praise," Mercedes said, satisfied by her idea. "Joe have you decided on what to do about us singing to Brittney from Santana?"
I encouragingly smiled towards Joe, the newest addition to the God Squad and Glee club. I liked him because we shared the same Christian values and are fully committed to the Lord. He looked up from playing his guitar. "Yes…" he paused, pushing a few dreads behind his ear. "Love is love and to me no matter what form it comes in, it should always be celebrated."
Mercedes nodded in agreement. "That's that then. We just have to come up with a song for them now. I'll take suggestions throughout the day." She looked at every one of us as we all nodded, smiling. "Ok meeting adjourned," she said, hitting the gravel once before getting up.
I stuffed my books in my bag and placed it behind my wheelchair. I looked up to see Joe walking up to me before I left. "I'll see you at physical therapy after school?" he hopefully asked.
I gave him a small smile and nodded. "Yeah see you then." He bobbed his head in an ok then walked off.
"Someone looks like they're crushing on Teen Jesus," Sam mused from behind me, causing me to roll my eyes.
We started off towards our classes when I heard the bell ring. "He's just helping me with therapy and around school, Sam."
He chuckled. "Sure. Well he definitely has a crush on you. Are you taking him to Sugar's party?"
I shrugged my shoulders as I kept pushing the wheels of my chair. "Maybe. I don't know. I don't want to get his hopes up since I'm planning on leaving Lima after graduation."
He looked up in thought then nodded. "No attachments. Smart idea. It'll probably get too messy."
I raised an eyebrow. "Oh? What about Cataleya?"
He sighed, refusing to look at me. "Quinn," he warned.
I stopped and reached for his arm. He turned towards me, confused as to what I was doing. "Listen I know that she lied to you but that doesn't mean she did it without a good enough reason. One thing I know she didn't lie about is being in love with you…that song she sang today said it all," I reasoned with him before maneuvering around him and headed into class.
Finn POV:
I furiously slammed the bathroom door then punched the nearest wall, hissing at the pain. How can Rachel be so selfish and bossy? How are we supposed to get married when we're fighting about stupid bathroom arrangements? I sat on the edge of the tub with my hands in my face, frustrated. I pulled out my phone and dialed the familiar number.
"Hello?" Cataleya answered on the second ring.
"Hey…" I said defeated after exhaling a breath I didn't even know I was holding in.
"Finn? What's wrong?" she asked concerned.
I brushed my hand through my face and hair. "Rachel and I had a fight."
"Oh…what about?"
I sighed before explaining the whole situation. "It's to a point that I think everyone is right. We are too young to get married," I stated, choking up with tears.
"Finn couples fight. It's going to happen whether you're married or not. How you handle your problems after all the arguments is what will determine if marrying Rachel is worth it or not."
She was right. Rachel was worth all the arguments no matter how bad they got. For us, it was normal and after we fought, we would always make up one way or another. Rachel was it for me and nothing was ever going to change that. "You're right Cat…you're always right. Thanks."
She softly laughed. "What are friends for?"
I chuckled before thinking of something else. "Cataleya…"
She stopped laughing. "Yeah?"
"You're not a friend to me…you're my best friend."
Even though I couldn't see her. I felt her smiling on the other end of the phone. "Goodnight Finn."
"Night Cat," I said, closing my phone before getting up.
Glee!
I slowly walked up the stairs, carefully trying to hear what Rachel was doing inside her room. I felt like shit when I hear quite sobs on the other side of the door to her room.
I leaned my forehead against it, softly knocking. "Rachel? Can I come in?"
"Yes," I heard her quietly whimper.
When I opened her door, my heart broke. She was curled up in the middle of her bed with tissues lying all around her. Her eyes were blood shot and looked tired with stains on her cheeks but she looked beautiful to me all the same. I felt something under my foot and lifted it to find her hairbrush that she threw earlier. I heavily sighed, walking towards the end of her bed. "I'm sorry," I started to say.
She crawled towards me, reaching for my hand. She stared back at me with her wide innocent brown eyes. "No I'm the one who's sorry. I was being bossy and just stuck on just thinking of me. I was inconsiderate," she explained.
I laughed a little because now we were arguing on whose fault it was. "How about we stop fighting because I hate when we do," I compromised, wiping her tears away.
She flashed her million-dollar smile and nodded. "I agree. I hate us being apart," she said with a pout.
I kissed her forehead and moved fully on the bed. "Come," I ordered her, tugging her down to cuddle with me.
She laid down facing away from me, causing me to wrap my arms around her. "I'm so happy we made up," she said with a happy sighed, as we got comfortable.
She reached for my hands and pulled them close to her face, making me grin. "Yeah me too."
I closed my eyes enjoying the silence before she spoke up again. "You think this will work?"
I opened my eyes again, looking to the ceiling in thought. "Um…yeah. I know we're going to have challenges but we're ready for this."
She pushed herself into me more as she buried head in my arms. "Good I think so too."
Artie POV:
The God Squad was singing for Santana and Brittney as I sadly watched all the couples including Rory and Sugar dancing. What were the odds that I lose the girl again? I guess I just never had luck with women. "I'm sorry you couldn't come here with Sugar," Cataleya interrupted my thoughts. I turned to her as she stared back in her black sunglasses. I knew she couldn't see but it felt like she was watching me look at Tina, Brittney and Sugar.
I shrugged then gave a small side smile. "You win some, you lose some."
"You know you're probably the most positive person I've come to know," she commended with a dimpled smile.
I shook my head, trying to hide my blush despite her loss of sight. "I'm not always like that."
She felt around for my hand before finally reaching it and gently held onto it. "You'll get the girl someday Artie. You're too good of a person and deserve nothing but the best."
"Thank you Cataleya. I'm happy you came as my date."
She sat up a little straighter, placing her hands in front of her. "Well I'm honored to be your date," she said in a fake British accent. We sat in silence for a second before bursting with laughter.
"Excuse me Artie," I heard someone shyly say from behind us.
I turned my chair around, finding Becky smiling at me. "Oh hey Becky."
"Would you like to dance?"
I turned back to Cat and she must've felt my hesitation. "Go I don't mind," she said, reassuring me.
I grinned then turned back to Becky. "Yeah sure. Let's go." She happily jumped up and down, clapping her hands before leading me to the dance floor when Blaine started singing Love Shack.
Sam POV:
After Blaine and the girls played Love Shack, the band played Moonlight Serenade by the Glenn Miller Orchestra as the last song. All the couples went to the dance floor when I caught Cataleya across the dance floor, sitting by herself, sulking. She wore a beautiful red sundress with her hair in curls. I shook my head and chuckled when I saw she decided to wear red converses instead of heels or flats.
The conversations I've had with Rachel, Finn and Quinn mixed with the song she sang in school today played in my mind. I think I was ready to forgive her. I missed her so badly and I knew she missed me. Maybe we could get through this after all. I found myself unconsciously moving around couples to get to her.
"May I have this dance?" I asked
Her head snapped up at me. "Sam?"
I nodded then realized she couldn't see me. Uncomfortably cleared my throat as I rubbed the back of my neck. "Yes. Would you like to dance?"
She hesitated before taking my hand. I lead her through all our friends, who happily looked at us before finding a spot for us on the dance floor. "Wait before we do…" I said, removing her sunglasses to look into her unfocused clouded grey eyes. "Better," I commented before twirling her around once then pulled her close to me. My hands went straight to her waist as hers wrapped around my neck, swaying to the jazz music that filled the room.
"Sam…"
"Shh…don't ruin the moment. We'll talk another day."
She nodded her head, closed her eyes and leaned her head back onto me. We had a lot to talk about but for tonight I just wanted to hold her, remembering all her beauty and smell of her hair; vanilla.
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