"Alright. Our first glee club meeting after our victory at Regionals and can I just say congratulations to all of you guys. You pulled through a major dilemma and came out on top. All I can say is: Washington, here we come!" Mr. Schuester said with mostly everyone applauding. And Mr. Schuester noticed the two who weren't.
"Um…Rachel? Jack?" the director asked but to no avail. The two Broadway protégées were too busy in each other's proximity that they had absolutely no idea what was going on around them. The majority could only grin at the couple's honeymoon phase except Finn who just glared daggers at the couple and Santana just rolled her eyes.
"You know Harmon, if the cops ever want your fingerprints, all they'd have to do is process her and you'd be in a jail cell faster than the grossness levels that rise whenever you 2 make out." The Latina replied. Jack could only scowl at Santana before being pulled back into his 'Happy Rainbow Barry Manilow Land' by Rachel.
"How come you 2 don't make out anymore? At least when you do it, it'll be hot." Puck asked the now 'Abitana'.
"Because, no one at the school apart from you guys really knows that Santana is gay and we'd like to keep it that way." Abbey replied.
"But what about your kiss at Regionals after the results were announced? Surely they would find out then." Sam asked.
"Because the only coverage of that is in the latest issue of 'The Choir Zone'." Francesca replied.
"Thank god recording had been banned ever since the comments on the YouTube of Finn and Rachel's kiss at Nationals last year." Adam put on a side note.
"Ugh, don't remind me." Rachel then said to which Finn looked at the diva, hurt etching his broad face.
"Anyway. Apart from the musical nerds, who here in McKinley High would want to read 'The Choir Zone'?" Quinn then asked and everyone nodding, seeing the point.
"I'm maybe out and proud now, but I didn't like how I was forced to come out and I don't want that to happen to Santana. Not until she's ready." Abbey then said. Santana just smiled at her girlfriend.
"Alright, anyway. Jack and Rachel, you need to focus." Mr. Schuester before stepping back for a second. He never thought he'd say that during their time in the glee club. He then went back to the lesson with focus, or at least part focus, from everyone.
When the lesson finished, Abbey and Santana headed out into the corridors.
"I am so tempted to hold your hand and just stare into your eyes all day." Abbey said to which Santana grinned at.
"Slow down there, Romeo. Save it for the house." Santana replied and her girlfriend could only smile, looking down. Ever since the 2 girls made up, Abbey had moved back into the Lopez household and there had been frequent make-out sessions in the house, Santana's car or behind the bleachers where 'The Skanks' used to inhabit but nowhere else as Santana wanted to keep her sexuality behind the glee club doors and nowhere beyond there for now. And Abbey was okay with that, it did upset her a little bit but whatever Santana wanted, Abbey was willing to standby it unless it really made her uncomfortable. Santana knew this and she knew that Abbey would voice her opinions if there was something that discomforted her which made her more comforted. Independence is one of the many things that Santana finds attractive in Abbey and if she changed that, Santana would probably be turned off by her.
As for coming out to her parents and to the school, Santana knew it was going to be tough. She watched what happened to Abbey after Jenn made Jacob Ben Israel post the story last year and how much pain she had to go through. Santana didn't want to go through that. And what made Santana feel worse was that she wasn't there for Abbey throughout all of it. While her friend was being bullied, Santana was with the person who had done it to her. Looking back, Santana felt disgusted with herself. It was the second time she (knowingly) fell really hard for someone and the second time she ended up falling flat on her face. It just couldn't happen between her and Abbey. She had just got the one girl she felt she loved right now and although she wasn't letting go anytime soon, she wanted to take it one step at a time.
They were walking down together, talking animatedly when it was brought to a halt as a cascade of cherry rime and syrup blanketed Abbey's face. The victim could only slacken her jaw in shock and pain as the shards of frozen water seeped into her eyes. Santana looked back to see Scott Cooper, captain of the hockey team walking away while throwing a now empty slushie cup over his shoulder. You could practically see the steam roaring from Santana's ears as her eyes reddened and her fists clenched. She stormed up to the hockey player, pushed him around 180 degrees so he was facing her, grabbed his hockey jersey and slammed him against the nearest locker.
"What is your problem?" Santana yelled in his face, to which he only smirked.
"Ah, you love being this close to me Lopez. Admit it." He said with a sneer. The fire in Santana's eyes continued to roar.
"I'm going to say this once. Leave. Her. Alone. If I see even a fruity flavored snowflake on her, there'll be hell to pay." Santana said and the hockey player's face contorted into an expression of disgust.
"Is she your bitch, Lopez? And I thought you liked to dine on the sweeter side of the buffet table." Scott retorted.
"You know I'm part of the Bully-Whips. This is strictly business. Now stay out of my way and especially stay out of Hawkins' way." She said before releasing the grasp of his shirt and turning on her heels to make her way back to Abbey, who was stood in the same spot when Santana left but this time she was completely wide-eyed with her red stained clothes and her recent cherry perfume now forgotten.
"That was…hot." She whispered, gaining a small laugh from Santana before Abbey snapped out of her trance.
"But if we're keeping this a secret then we have to control your anger whenever stuff like this happens. I'm in glee club, Santana. I get slushied at least 3 times a week. I'm pretty sure my sugar levels have doubled because of the amount of slushie that has involuntary gone into my mouth. And who would want to see a glee loser hanging around with one of the co-captains of the Nationals winning cheerleading squad. You just need to get used to the fact that it's normal." Abbey said and Santana could only sigh.
"I know. I just want everyone to treat my woman with respect." Santana replied. Abbey could only smile before the acid of the slushie really began to set in. She winced, a small gesture that Santana notices. She then guides Abbey into the girls' bathroom for a clean up and a quick make out session before study period.
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"I can't believe no one really noticed." Abbey said.
"I can. I'm just that good." Santana replied and Abbey smirked.
"And what about that whole song incident?" the Latina added on and Abbey bit her bottom lip.
"That was a little awkward to begin with, wasn't it?" Abbey asked.
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Walking along the corridors, Santana giddily grinned as she went over the past week. She and Abbey seem to be growing closer by the day and with their secret house dates and romantic gestures, Santana could only sigh in contentment. She was glad school had finished because if anyone saw that, apart from Abbey, she would cut them.
She walked past the auditorium when a rich, melodious and familiar sound rang through her ears. She took a few steps back until she was at one of the 2 auditorium seating entrances. She could only observe her girlfriend playing the piano and singing out words that rung a bell to her. She precariously walked forward, trying not to make too much noise to distract Abbey from playing. Her piano skills were incredible, no doubt, but nothing could top her voice. It was like an angel choir to Santana's ears.
As she reached the stage, Abbey had played the final chords and Santana could only smile as the notes echoed throughout the vast space. Abbey just took deep breaths, controlling herself after performing the song and she was focusing on that so much that she didn't hear Santana make her way onto the stage. The darker skinned girl walked up to Abbey and slid her hands around her girlfriend's waist. Abbey tensed at the feeling but the soothing words that made her way into ear had instantly calmed her down. She grinned before shuffling over to the edge of the piano stool so Santana could sit down. The Hispanic girl looked at the sheet music lined neatly on the mount in front of them both.
"Konstantine." She read out as her chocolate brown eyes traced over the title of the song.
"Is this the song that your ex stole? With the red velvet cupcake hair?" Santana asked. Abbey raised an eyebrow.
"Red velvet cupcake?" Abbey asked.
"What? Harmon stole my original insult. But it's one of my most hated foods so I'm actually quite proud of it." Santana replied and Abbey let out a laugh before looking back to the sheet music.
"Yeah, it's the one she stole and the one she performed at Nationals last year. It's weird at how she sung it considering I wrote the song about her." Abbey said and Santana scoffed.
"Maybe the judges saw right through her." She snarled.
"They nearly won, Santana." Abbey reasoned and the other girl could only snarl.
"Anyway, Jenn was the subject of only one song. You on the other hand," Abbey continued before standing up and retreating to behind the piano to retrieve a ringbinder and opening it, slowly flicking through filled plastic pockets.
"Have been the subject of 6 so far. They're all pretty low but I don't really care about the notes; it's really poems with a melody line. That's how I see them." Abbey said before sitting back down with the ringbinder, lowering it so Santana could see. There was indeed a divider labeled 'Santana' in neat handwriting which she went to straight away. There indeed, she saw 6 songs penned for her as stated in the top right hand corner for every song where the words 'For Santana' in cursive writing was tattooed into the pages, permanently pinning the songs towards herself. But as she went through each song, she noticed that 5 of them were about unrequited love.
"Ah. See, I wrote those last year and up until Regionals this year where I wasn't with you and that's why most of them are about unrequited love and all that jazz." Abbey said and Santana grinned before going to the last song, looking over the title.
"It's called 'Your Man'? Really?" Santana asked with a quirked eyebrow. Abbey smirked.
"Yeah. I was in a little bit of a country mood and it kinda just flowed. Wanna hear it?" Abbey asked. Santana sighed with a smirk.
"Sure. Why not?" the Latina replied and Abbey smiled before playing a piano introduction for a few bars until she let rip her best bass country voice.
Baby, lock them doors and turn the lights down low
Put some music on that's soft and slow
Baby we ain't got no place to go
I hope you understand
I been thinking about this all day long
Never had a feeling quite this strong
And I can't believe how much it turns me on
Just to be your man
She then played the final chord and looked to Santana, whose facial expression was slightly amused.
"Nice voice but I'm not really that impressed." Santana said. Abbey raised an eyebrow.
"Really?" she asked. Santana shrugged.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm all for it but…the song you wrote about the one before has personal memories. I just think that a song like that would impress me more. And besides, the song saying that you're my man kinda makes me wanna barf seeing as I went off that 2 years ago." Santana said and Abbey nodded at the reasoning.
"You're right." Abbey said before standing up and walking over to Santana, taking her hands.
"I am crazy about you. And I don't really need a song to express it. But it's like a permanent reminder of our relationship. And I did write that song after leaving Jenn so we had 2 and a half years worth of memories. Maybe I should just let this relationship run its course before I go into songwriting." Abbey said with a smile. Santana smiled as their foreheads touched with Santana raising a hand to gently caress Abbey's cheek when she spoke.
"You are such a cheeseball." She whispered before walking away. Abbey could only exhale a shaky breath before watching her girlfriend walk away.
"Yeah right, Lopez. You're getting a song." She said, sitting back down on the piano and pulling out a piece of sheet paper.
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"And then that one moment where you didn't care about anything or anyone and I'm still so proud of you for doing it on your own terms." Abbey said, to a grin from Santana.
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Abbey walked into the school to see that the hallways were completely bare. Not a voice could be heard chatting, murmuring or even whispering nor a locker could be heard slammed shut or even gently closed. And then one word went into Abbey's head.
Elections.
Of course. The elections were today and it was Kurt, Adam and Brittany running. Rachel did originally run but she dropped out after realizing she was hurting Kurt with his NYADA application, even though Jack insisted she should still try but she dropped out anyway.
Coach Beiste was organizing the elections and the winner was to give a speech in the gymnasium. So Abbey had made her way into the gymnasium just as Coach Beiste spoke into the microphone.
"And now, after you all put your votes forward, we do have a winner." She said before opening a white A5 envelope and pulling out a paper stained with grease probably from a chicken the coach had earlier.
"And the winner, who received 58% of the vote is…Kurt Hummel!" she announced and there was mild applause as well as confused chatter from the student body of McKinley High. Abbey looked around to see Adam and Brittany with suspicious slips of paper coming out of Adam's jean pockets and Brittany's Cheerios uniform Brittany's were definitely more obvious as they were poking out of the top. Abbey could only let out a laugh as Kurt stood up with an ecstatic smile on my face.
"Oh my gosh. Thank you so much." He said, giving a little curtsy and giggling before speaking into the microphone.
"I would give my prepared speech on how my campaign was inspired by Judy Garland but a special volunteer has something to say and I am more that happy for her to speak on my behalf. So ladies and gentleman, I give you the co-captain of the Cheerios: Miss Santana Lopez." Kurt said and Abbey's ears pricked at this as a surprisingly nervous looking Santana made her way to the microphone to louder applause. She looked around before beginning to speak.
"Hey." She said before clearing her throat.
"I'm proud of Kurt. He really deserves it. It'll help him get into the school he wants and it'll help him become a better person. And that's why I'm standing here: to reveal something that will make me a better person. A much better person." Santana said. Abbey's heart stopped at this point. She knew what was coming and she wanted to stop the Latina but then realized she did look nervous but she wasn't uncomfortable or awkward.
"Last night, I sat my parents down and I told them something. Something shocking, something unexpected but they told me they were proud of me no matter what I do…and I broke down crying. And that's a difficult thing for me to do because Santana Maria Lopez never cries. Except at horrible Cheerio tryouts and yes, Finnept, I'm talking to you." Santana said and everyone looked to Finn, now sneering at the boy seeing as he tried out for the cheerleading squad with one particularly noticeable sneer coming from Finn's bitter rival: Jack Harmon.
Finn was still reeling over the fact that Rachel was now with Jack instead of trying to think of ways to get back together with him. And she looked…almost happy with Jack. They were always smiling to each other and discussing Broadway shows. But Rachel and Kurt do that and you don't see them making out in school…okay, that's just wrong on so many levels to Finn as he shook the image out of his head. But now he wanted her back and he was going to get her back.
"Umm, Hudson? Could you get your head out of the jealousy clouds and put your eyes backs on me for a second? Thank you." Santana then said, her voice laced with her usual sass as she broke Finn out of his rare thought process as the student body laughed at Santana's comment. The Latina showed a small smirk before taking a deep breath.
"I'm a bitch and yeah, I know that. I speak my mind and I definitelyknow that. Trust me: I've been slapped, punched in the gut and slammed into lockers because of it and that was just my smack down with the 'calm and collected' White Rhino." Santana said, with Lauren Zizes rolling her eyes but having a smirk on her face as she watched from the bleachers. She knew that was coming but she had respect for what the girl was about to do.
"But I have kept something from mostly everyone I know. And I kept it from myself for years. I grew up a normal girl: parents that wouldn't stop nagging at you, a preschool that was awesome and my academic levels dropping after you start high school and I had boyfriends. My first being in 5th grade." Santana said and said first boyfriend smiled at the memories. They were not the couple you'd expect but they liked each other like two 5th graders would.
"We were actually together for 3 years before he moved to Cleveland. And he was my first." Santana before looking to the boy behind her, who was still smiling.
"Thanks." She said and Adam just gave her a small wink and a smile before Santana turned back.
"And then something happened in 9th grade. Something weird but right. I was having a sleepover with one of my best friends and I felt this churning in my stomach. My heart started racing. My palms started sweating and I was finding it hard to speak. It was just taking over my body and it just went into overload. So I leant forward and I kissed her." Santana said and whispered chatter broke out.
"That's right: I said 'her'. I kissed a girl and I likedit, baby. And…" she said, getting silence.
"I slept with her." Santana finished, causing an uproar. While insults and abuse were thrown at Santana, she stood her ground with her facial expression remaining the same. But then a mixture of football and hockey players stood up and made her way toward the stage, slushies armed at the ready. However, the glee guys and girls saw this and ran towards the front of the stage, barricading the planned ice monsoon from reaching the Latina. But as the jocks reared their cups back and the boys squinted at the incoming sudden temperature drop, Coach Beiste's voice cut them off.
"SIT BACK DOWN NOW! ALL OF YOU!" she screeched. The hockey players just smirked.
"You heard the lady, losers. Sit down so we can end this torture chamber." Scott Cooper said, motioning to Santana. And then Shannon, Will, Shelby and Emma stood up.
"No. She meant you." Shelby then said while standing between Rachel and Mitchell. Emma and Will stood on one end of the line while Coach Beiste stood on the other.
"Let her speak." Will simply said before nodding to Santana, motioning her to carry on. The Latina nodded and took a breath before her eyes fell on the one person that stole it away. And all she was doing was watching with her green eyes wide, her pale lips slightly parted open as she watched intently. Santana could only let out a sigh and smile before carrying on.
"Sure, I slept with guys to try and block the thought out but of course, it never worked. And then near the end of last year, I was slushied. So I ran into the bathroom and there she was. The most beautiful woman I had ever seen in my life just standing about 4 feet away from me. And I can't believe it took almost a year for me to realise that I was totally in love with her." Santana said, looking straight into Abbey's eyes.
"And I am still in love with her." She then said and Abbey let out a wide, open grin as her eyes filled with tears.
"And this doesn't mean I am going to sleep with anyone behind her back like usual. No. No, she is the one. So what I'm trying to say is…here goes…I'm gay." She said. There was complete silence for about 5 seconds before Santana spoke again.
"And you can go ahead and call me anything; raging from 'gay' to 'Ellen DeGeneres' although I prefer Portia-" Santana started before another voice cut her off.
"Are you kidding me?" it asked and Santana sighed before realizing it wasn't malicious as Abbey begun to walk forward.
"Ellen is way better." She then said and Santana smiled before pulling Abbey onstage. They relished each other's company before Santana turned back to the McKinley student body.
"This is Abigail Scarlett Hawkins." She said before reaching out to delicately take Abbey's right hand with Santana's left.
"My girlfriend." Santana finished before looking back to Abbey.
"Who I love so, so, somuch. She has been through so much in her life and it's only fair that she gets the Princess Charming she deserves. So, I've actually got another announcement-" Santana said before booing broke out and slushie cups and even some glitter was being thrown, showering the New Directions in a shining, flavorsome rainbow that would have made a perfect TV advertisement for Skittles.
"ENOUGH!" a voice called out and the uproar froze at once as the Principal spoke up.
"I have taught high school kids for 28 years and I have never seen such stupidity and reckless attitude." He called out. A Cheerio then spoke up.
"Yeah, Hoe-pez. Listen to Figgins." She mocked and Santana's eyes sparked dangerously before Principal Figgins spoke again.
"Quiet!" he called out and dead silence rang throughout the halls.
"I am not going to tolerate this kind of behavior in this once sacred school. I would like to see all of the football team bar Finn Hudson, Noah Puckerman, Artie Abrams, Mike Chang and Sam Evans in my office as well as the hockey team and the Cheerios bar Quinn Fabray, Brittany S Pierce and Santana Lopez." Figgins then said. One Sue Sylvester, who had watched the whole event unravel, sharply turned to Figgins.
"You listen to me, Figgins. You can tamper with the rubber oval throwing oafs and the uncoordinated upside-down walking stick wheelers, but you will not do anything with my Cheerios otherwise I shall go all General Zork on your manure shaded suit wearing, monotonous ass." Sue snarled and Principal Figgins just shook his head before looking to the students who just watched on.
"Dismissed!" he called out and everyone soon scattered away, shocked by what had happened.
"This is kind of ironic with them throwing rainbows. Because rainbows are a gay thing and they were shining their rainbows on us." Brittany said once the last student had exited the basketball court and the glee kids, Coach Beiste, Mr. Schuester, Ms Corcoran and Miss Pillsbury stood. All but 2 looked to the blonde while Abbey and Santana locked in a tight embrace.
"I am so proud of you." Abbey mumbled into the shoulder of Santana's Cheerios uniform. The Latina only tightened the hug, as if holding onto the one thing she had left which was true. With all the insults that were going to come their way, Santana didn't want to back down now and push Abbey away. But right now, Santana didn't care as she had all she could ever wanted right here and again, she would never voice that otherwise she would seem like more soft than she is now with that cheesy but truthful speech. She leant in but noticed something.
"You have some slushie on your face." Santana said. Abbey raised a hand to wipe it off but Santana stopped it.
"I didn't say I wanted it off." The Latina said with a smirk that Abbey returned before the couple locked lips. Santana could taste grapefruit lip gloss along with cherry slushie which made a quite unusually tasty combination. Abbey could just taste the bitterness of the green apple slushie upon Santana's lips but she couldn't care less. And it tasted pretty good.
"Girls!" a voice called in their direction after what felt like forever and they broke the kiss to see everyone, including the 4 teachers, smiling before Mr. Schuester signaled them to come down.
"Time for glee." He then said and the girls smiling before interlocking fingers and beginning to walk out of the gym. Abbey then remembered something.
"What was that little announcement you wanted to make before we were so rudely interrupted?" Abbey asked and Santana realised she didn't announce it. She saw that the rest of the New Directions and all of the teachers had left so Santana had stopped, making Abbey do the same. The auburn haired girl looked to Santana who took a step to face Abbey, inhaled and exhaled a deep breath and spoke.
"Go to prom with me."
Abbey's heart stopped at this. Santana had just came out to the school and now she's asking her to be a prom date. This had to be a dream for Abbey.
"Umm…wow. Yeah." Abbey replied, getting a giggle from Santana.
"Hell yeah!' she then said more confidently and Santana grinned before pulling Abbey's face towards her own for a powerful kiss. Abbey was so overcome by the emotion from both herself and her girlfriend that she didn't hear the first or the second call directed at them.
"Hey!" it called again and the kiss was broken to see Quinn and Maxwell stood there grinning.
"Come on, lovebirds. We got glee rehearsal." Maxwell said. The two girls could smile, take each others hands once again and follow the alto and tenor out of the gymnasium.
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"That was a pretty awesome day. You came out to the school and you asked me to prom. It's what any gay girl could've dreamed of." Abbey then said and Santana grinned.
"And what about prom? That was…probably one of the best nights ever." Santana said, Abbey giving an incredibly sheepish smile in reply.
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While she was lightly spraying her 'Bulgari Blu Notre' perfume, a voice from downstairs called.
"Abbey? Are you ready? We don't want to be late to the Fabray's." it called.
"I'm just coming down now, Mrs. Lopez." Abbey replied before grabbing a box and a few pieces of paper before slowly heading downstairs to a waiting Mr. and Mrs. Lopez. Santana and Abbey decided to get ready at different locations to surprise each other with their outfits so while Abbey was at the Lopez residence, Santana was at Quinn's with Brittany and Francesca.
Once in view of the Lopez parents, they both grinned a big grin.
"Santana is one lucky girl." Mrs. Stephanie Rodriguez said while gently rocking now 10 month old Reina as the little baby gazed at Abbey before letting out a gurgle of happiness. Abbey giggled before looking to Alfonso: Santana's dad. He looked at Abbey and grinned before wiping something from his eye.
"You look beautiful." He said before he raised a camera and took pictures. She smiled and was so engrossed in looking good that she didn't see Stephanie raise an iPhone and take a photo.
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Meanwhile…
The Unholy Trinity plus Francesca were currently doing their makeup in Quinn's bedroom before Quinn's phone buzzed.
"Hey, Francesca. Could you get that?" Quinn asked, in the middle of applying mascara to her eyelashes. Francesca who had just finished applying her lipstick, headed over and unlocked the phone before gazing at the new message. She gasped.
"Oh my god." She said before looking to Quinn.
"Quinn, Britt. You have to see this." She said and the two blondes gathered around the phone, curious as to what Francesca is looking at. Quinn took a sharp intake of breath while Brittany put a hand over her mouth. Santana looked up from putting her leather Phi heels on.
"What? Am I allowed to see?" she asked.
"No: it's a picture of Abbey in her outfit." Quinn replied.
"She looks beautiful." Francesca added on. Santana could only grin at this.
"She always does." Santana replied.
"But tonight she looks really beautiful." Brittany said and Santana's grin grew wider before the girls headed downstairs for pictures.
5 minutes later and the girls, along with Judy Fabray, were sat in the living room when the door rang.
"I'll get it." Quinn said, standing up and walking over to the door. When she opened it, you could hear a conversation between Quinn and another girl before they both entered the living room. When laying her eyes on the new living room entrant, Santana's heartbeat increased so much she couldn't breathe properly. Quinn had let Abbey in and she couldn't look more beautiful if she tried. Her navy blue dress came to just above her knees, showing off her gorgeous long legs. Her necklace with moon and star pendant, diamond bracelet and high heeled shoes were all gold and her auburn hair had been curled and now flows down Abbey's back. To Santana, her girlfriend couldn't look more perfect than she did tonight.
And Abbey felt the same for Santana. When Abbey walked in, she had to stare at the Latina's outfit before looking into the warm, dark brown eyes of Santana Lopez. But then her own shining green eyes trailed back down her girlfriend's outfit. Santana went with a simple theme of black and white which highlighted her mocha shaded skin. Her one-shoulder dress was mainly white with black detail which matched her Phi leather zipped ankle boots. Her bracelets were mainly black with white detail while the earrings dangling from her lobes were reflecting light from the living room light, showing off their ebony shade and the necklace that graced her neck was silver with two silver and black heart pendants, one bigger than the other. They just took in each others presence as the other girls watched with smiles on their faces.
"I must get some pictures of the happy couple!" Judy then said, leaving the room to collect her camera. Santana stood up and walked over to Abbey. Once there, they smiled shyly to themselves.
"You look…beautiful." Abbey said.
"You look…damn, girl." Santana replied and Abbey giggled before handing the box she grabbed before to Santana.
"For you." She said and Santana smiled before opening it and smiling openly at the contents: a silver corsage with a navy blue rose in the center. Abbey then aided Santana in putting it onto her right wrist before Santana got a box from where she sat before.
"You said to get corsages that matched our dress colors so…here you go." Santana then said, before Abbey gently took the box and looked inside. It was a silver corsage but with a white rose on it. Abbey let out a laugh as a stray tear fell down her face, which Santana gently wiped away with her thumb. Upon this action, both girls looked into each others eyes before leaning in and gently pressing their lips to each other's. Each of their kisses was just as amazing as the last but they all paled in comparison to this one. It was like that the fireworks had been coated in gasoline, making them even more explosive. Santana wrapped her arms around Abbey's waist and back, pulling her in closer as Abbey wrapped her fingers through Santana's sleek and styled black locks. They would have continued if a click wasn't heard and they broke the liplock to see Judy lowering her camera.
"Sorry. You both just look so sweet together." She answered honestly and the girls smiled, including Francesca, Brittany and Quinn and when Abbey's corsage was firmly secure on her left wrist, the couple posed for photos.
They had managed to get away from Judy taking photos and were now on their way to the McKinley High gymnasium. The second Quinn, Brittany and Francesca walked in, jaws dropped but then Santana and Abbey walked in with their hands interlocked. They looked beautiful.
"Why do the gay girls have to be the hottest?" one guy commented as the 5 girls then made their way to the other glee clubbers sat around a table.
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As the glee clubbers performing at prom last year was a success, Figgins said that they could perform again this year. And most had already performed when it was Rachel's and Jack's turn.
"Alright. We are doing the Frank and Nancy Sinatra classic: 'Somethin' Stupid'." Jack said before Rachel took over.
"So get your partner and dance," Rachel said before Jack started again.
"Otherwise Henderson will cut you as I'm too busy being amazing…oh my god, I've turned into the Magic Carpet Ride." Jack finished, receiving warning looks from both Santana and Abbey before the music started and the two divas kicked in. Abbey and Santana could only watch on as the couple sang. Although they were both completely bossy, arrogant and overbearing divas, Abbey and Santana had to admit that they were perfect for each other and they really cared about each other.
Every couple was getting up to slow dance so Abbey stood up and put an open hand in Santana's direction. The Latina looked up.
"Would you like to dance?" she asked and Santana looked around, seeing almost everyone dancing: Lauren and Puck, Sam and Mercedes, Tina and Mike, Kurt and Blaine, Quinn and Mitchell, Brittany and Artie, Quinn and Adam, Maxwell and Michelle. Even Francesca and Rory were pretty close as they gently swayed together. Santana then looked back to Abbey, whose hand was still out for Santana to take which she did with an open grin. Abbey carefully led Santana onto the dance floor before wrapping her hands around the darker girl's neck. Santana in turn, carefully placed her hands around Abbey's waist and they girls gently moved together. Santana noticed that Abbey's bodily state had improved ever since Santana found out about Abbey's anorexia. It's been quite a tough road for her but with Santana guiding her, Abbey was now considered to be at a normal age for her height and age. It took a year of pain, blood, sweat and tears underneath everything else that went on but Santana was always there to guide her and that's what Abbey loved about Santana. When it comes to people she loves, she would do anything and everything for them. Even Charlotte when Santana was oblivious that she was a complete bitch. And even though she would voice her hate to the people she didn't like, she truly cared about the people she did and Abbey couldn't wish for anything else.
The song went on and the two girls were in their own world: foreheads connected as they took in each other's presence. But that was soon cut when a shrill scream was heard and the girls looked to the stage to see a cowering Rachel Berry, a floored Jack Harmon and a towering Finn Hudson. Jack stood up and looked like he was about to retaliate when something gently grabbed his arm. He looked to see Rachel gazing up at him with pleading eyes and Jack could only oblige: stepping back and wrapping an arm around Rachel's shoulder. Finn scoffed.
"What the hell, Rachel? You're not gonna let your 'boyfriend' fight for you?" he asked.
"No, I'm not Finn. I'm not going to let Jack stoop as low as you." Rachel replied with Jack protectively tightening his hold around the smaller girl.
"Aw, come on Rach. You still don't love me? I made a mistake when it came to your dads splitting up. I know that. But can't you give me one more chance?" Finn asked, putting on his puppy dog eyes. But this time, Rachel wasn't falling for it.
"No. I've given you one too many chances and you blew your last one. I'm never going back to you, Finn. Ever." Rachel replied and Finn gave a sad look before turning to Jack.
"You little-" he said before lunging for Jack again, only to have Coach Beiste and Mr. Schuester drag him out of the gym for a talk. Abbey and Santana just looked to each other.
"Looks like it was literally 'Jack and the Beanstalk'." Santana said with a shrug and Abbey could only burst into laughter before prom restarted with a little help from Figgins.
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More performances, including a rendition of Paramore's 'crushcrushcrush' from Santana where everyone was jumping up and down and it was down to the second last performance.
"Please welcome, Miss Abigail Hawkins to sing an original song." Principal Figgins announced and mild applause rose for the redhead as she made her way behind a grand piano now situated onstage. Santana was now sat with Quinn, Brittany, Adam and Artie when this was announced. When the words 'original song' ran through Santana's ears, her jaw dropped before she let out a disbelieving laugh.
"Oh my god." She whispered as Abbey looked beyond the crowds to see Santana laughing. Abbey smiled at this.
"Surprise." She said, aiming at Santana before now talking to everyone.
"Well, this is a song I wrote about a special someone. And it's called 'Glitter In The Air'." She then said before playing a simple introduction on the piano. A guitar note was heard seconds later and a spotlight shone on Puck as he accompanied Abbey on her song. Santana could only grin as her girlfriend began singing.
Have you ever fed a lover with just your hands?
Closed your eyes and trusted, just trusted?
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
Have you ever looked fear in the face and said, "I just don't care"?
Santana grinned at this. Abbey had commented on how brave she was coming out and finally not caring what other people think or say. And she didn't. Not anymore.
It's only half past the point of no return
The tip of the iceberg
The sun before the burn
The thunder before the lightning
The breath before the phrase
Have you ever felt this way?
Have you ever hated yourself for staring at the phone?
You're whole life waiting on the ring to prove you're not alone
Have you ever been touched so gently you had to cry?
Have you ever invited a stranger to come inside?
Santana let out a laugh at this verse. There was this one time where after their first date, Abbey was staying at Maxwell's but she said that she'd call. That night, Santana waited by the phone for 3 hours before Abbey finally rang. Santana then said "you do realise I just waited 3 hours for you to call?".
As for the 'touched so gently', Santana grinned at this. Every time Abbey touched her, it was so soft that Santana had wondered if it was even real and she had cried over that. And of course that high note at the end of the verse sent shivers up and down Santana's body.
It's only half past the point of oblivion
The hourglass on the table
The walk before the run
The breath before the kiss
And the fear before the flames
Have you ever felt this way?
La la la la la la la la
There you are, sitting in the garden
Clutching my coffee,
Calling me sugar
You called me sugar
By then, tears had run freely down Santana's face. That verse just described the time where Santana completely knew she was head over heels in love with Abbey. It was the night after Abbey sung the 'Your Man' song to her and they were sat in the back garden, drinking coffee and they were joking before Abbey just took Santana's hand and in all honesty, the Latina had never felt something more electrifying in her life and she said "Damn, sugar. Yous be electrifying." And they just continued laughing. It seemed like such a small but pivotal moment in their relationship.
Have you ever wished for an endless night?
Lassoed the moon and the stars and pulled that rope tight?
Have you ever held your breath and asked yourself will it ever get better than tonight?
Tonight
And as for this, Santana wished that this night was endless. This was the night where she saw Abbey bare herself to Santana. And with the Latina now feeling a certain warmth all over her body, her mind drifted to another topic. They had talked about the topic of sex before and Santana was willing to wait for her to be ready seeing as she was, surprisingly, still a virgin. But Santana can get quite impatient over a certain period of time and now with Abbey being like this, Santana wanted her. And she wanted her now.
Stepping off of the stage, Abbey made her way through the crowds to find Santana. Abbey had absolutely no clue what was making her feel like this but whenever she looked over at Santana during the song, this feeling would rush through her and she felt this want, this need for Santana. She needed something more from her. And when she finds her girlfriend, she was going to get it.
The second the two girls locked eyes, they knew the feeling was mutual and they ran towards each other, they stopped before Abbey held Santana's left hand and both girls nearly jumped back at how powerful the spark was. They then looked into each other's darkened eyes before, leaning in, Santana whispered huskily in the other girl's ear.
"Home. Now."
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Abbey barely had enough time to shut the door before Santana's body was tightly pressed against hers, lips on hers as they held each other tight. A slip of the tongue on top of her own let a gasp out of Abbey's mouth before they broke it momentarily to remove their shoes. Santana had hers off first and saw that Abbey was on the stairs, frantically pulling them off. She had managed to slip the second one off before Santana was straddling her, reattaching her lips to Abbey's own.
"You are so beautiful." Santana whispered in-between kisses, threading her fingers into Abbey's red tresses. Abbey distanced her mouth from Santana's mouth and started placing featherlight kisses on the pulse point of her neck, gaining a hiss from the darker girl.
"Oh, god. Are you sure you haven't done this before?" she whispered breathlessly. Abbey just smirked before continuing her assault. Santana's grip on Abbey's hair tightened as her head slowly arched back.
"Upstairs." She managed to eke out and Abbey stopped before standing up, grabbing Santana's hand and guiding her upstairs and into Santana's room, closing and locking the door behind them.
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"Needless to say that we didn't get much sleep that night." Santana said and Abbey smiled before moving so she was now sat behind Santana, the Latina's back against Abbey's front as Santana rested in-between Abbey's legs. Abbey wrapped her arms around Santana so they joined just below her neck. Santana snuggled into her girlfriend before thinking on what happened next.
"And then it was Nationals." Abbey said and Santana sighed.
"And there's me hoping we were finally accepted." She said and Abbey nodded.
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"Alright guys. I asked you to come up with song ideas for Nationals and they have to be perfect. Any ideas?" Mr. Schuester asked as he entered the choir room. Of course Jack and Rachel had their hands up before Santana raised one.
"Mr. Schuester. Me and Abbey have one." the Hispanic girl said and Mr. Schuester nodded.
"Alright. Let's hear it." He said, sitting down at his stool as Abbey and Santana performed their duets. Seeing as it was love song, they performed it looking to each other and smiling for most of it until the end where they looked to see everyone smiling and applauding. Mr. Schuester was applauding along with them.
"Alright, ladies. Very good." He said before turning to the club.
"So…any volunteers to perform the song?" he then asked.
The atmosphere immediately changed within the group. Everyone looked either shocked or confused at Mr. Schuester's question.
"Um…Mr. Schuester? Me and Santana kinda want to perform the song." Abbey said. Mr. Schuester turned around.
"I'm not sure that's the best idea." He said before turning back.
"Finn? Rachel?" he then asked. The quarterback grinned at the idea of singing with Rachel again but before either of the addressed spoke up, someone got there first.
"Mr. Schuester, I think it's totally unfair and uncool that you don't let the girls perform it together." Mitchell said.
"And second of all: you are not letting Jolly Green Giant over there perform a classic love song with Rachel. He's still trying, and I emphasize; place arrows around; underline and highlight - in bold - the word 'trying' to win her back." Jack replies from below the icepack that covers his shiner.
"We need our most powerful singers-" Mr. Schuester tried to reason before Mercedes interrupted.
"There's 2 of them right in front of you!" Mercedes said. Will's eyes widened: he thought Mercedes would jump at the chance for a big part in a song at Nationals.
"Wait." Blaine then said before looking to the 2 girls and then back to Mr. Schuester.
"Mr. Schuester, surely you're not giving them the song…purely based on the fact that they are both…lesbian, are you?" he asked. Mr. Schuester could only look down and say nothing as the club react with horror and anger.
"What? Mr. Schuester, you can't be serious." Quinn said.
"It makes sense, he never gives me and Blaine any love duets for competition but we're allowed to do them in the privacy of the choir room." Kurt said. Mr. Schuester pinched the bridge of his nose.
"Kurt, Blaine. You know what happened when you two performed 'Candles' with the Warblers. I don't want to make that same mistake." Will said. Kurt's jaw dropped while Blaine looked angry.
"So 2 gay guys singing is a mistake?" Abbey asked, rage beginning to ooze out of her. Mr. Schuester's eyes widened at what he realized he just said.
"No, no. I didn't mean that. I just-" Mr. Schuester said.
"You know what, Mr. Schuester? Screw it. Abbey can sing it as a solo." Santana said, sitting back down in her seat. Abbey sighed.
"San-" Abbeys started but the Latina raised a hand and Abbey was silenced. She took her place next to Santana without saying another word. The rest of the club sighed.
"Mr. Schue, that wasn't cool." Artie said but the director shrugged.
"It was for the good of the club. For some of you, this is your last year and we have to win the trophy." Will then said.
"And you don't think that with 2 of our best singers, who happen to be a lesbiancouple, we wouldn't be able to do that? Mr. Schuester you do realize in the International Show Choir Competition rulebook that the judges are not allowed to judge based on a performer's sexuality?" Francesca asked and Mr. Schuester sighed.
"My decision is final. Abbey will have the solo but no matter what, they're notsinging the song as a couple." He said and everyone hushed before they were all dismissed.
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After glee, Santana had sprinted off leaving Abbey on her trail. And Abbey had followed her into the girl's bathroom and Abbey had entered just as Santana ploughed her right fist into the paper towel dispenser. A cry out in pain escaped the Latina before she started to slide down the wall. Abbey had managed to catch her before she fully slid down the tiled side of the bathroom. She then gently knelt down next to her and pulled her into an embrace. She then heard footsteps and looked to see Noah Puckerman strolling in before stopping at what was in front of him. His jaw dropped before locking eyes with Abbey.
"Puck. Get the nurse. Now." Abbey sternly said and the Mohawk left without another word.
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A week later and everyone was in Washington DC for the New Directions second National show choir competition. As for Santana, she had made the trip and was allowed to perform but with thick bandages around her damaged hand. It turns out that she punched the dispenser so hard that she broke 6 finger bones and had to have a special cast made for her so her fingers on her left hand wouldn't be able to move at all. But as long as she didn't take it off while performing, she should be okay.
The New Directions had complained to Principal Figgins about Mr. Schuester's homophobic words and they now had 4 chaperones: Mr. Schuester and the more LGBT friendly Shelby Corcoran, the one and only Holly Holliday and guitar teacher at McKinley: Joanna Nixon.
Carefree 28 year old Joanna had been teaching at McKinley for almost a year after moving from her home state Virginia and as well as being an avid guitar player, she did sing with her main genre being country. And along with that being a reason why she was selected, she was also one of the Lopez's closest family friends and was bisexual herself. And the most interesting part? She was currently in an open relationship with Miss Holliday.
As they settled in their dressing room in their black and silver outfits, compete with jackets and fedoras for the men, Abbey and Santana were sat with their hands intertwined when Jo and Holly made their way over.
"Hey, girls." Holly said and the younger girls looked up, smiling to their chaperones.
"Do you mind if we talk?" Joanna then asked and Abbey and Santana shook their heads before the older women kneeled in front of them.
"We heard what Mr. Schuester thought about you two doing a love song together." The guitar teacher said and Abbey looked down while Santana rolled her eyes.
"I know. We think it's total crap as well. And that's why I think you should sing it as a duet." Holly then said and both girls looked up.
"No. We can't go against Mr. Schuester. He'll ban us." Santana said.
"Since when did Santana Lopez care about breaking the rules?" Miss Holliday then asked and Santana sat back in her chair
"And besides, what is he going to ban you from? If you lose, fine but it'll be your last competition. And if you win, then it'll be because of you and he'll keep you on for Internationals." Miss Nixon added on and the girls looked to each other.
"They've got a point." Abbey said before Santana looked down.
"So…do you want to do it?" she then asked and Santana sighed before shaking her head.
"No. It's too late." The Latina answered before taking both of her girlfriend's hands with her one good hand.
"You got us this last year. Go and do it again." She said before standing up and muttering something about being excused to go to the bathroom and walking off. Abbey could only watch before turning to the 2 chaperones and smiling.
"You guys know what I'm going to do, right?" Abbey asked and the women smiled.
"Oh yeah. It's like all lesbian couples can read each other's minds." Holly said, gaining laughs from both Joanna and Abbey before the bells rang and the lights flashed.
"I'm gonna get Santana." Holly said, sprinting out of the room as the others brushed themselves off and wished each other good luck. Joanna just looked to Abbey and they both shared a smile before Abbey stood up and Joanna pulled her in for an embrace.
"Knock 'em dead." The teacher said and Abbey smiled before heading out with the others.
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After the returning Vocal Adrenaline and Colorado Castle Crooners (who had both Jennifer and Charlotte) performed, Abbey headed out to start her solo and the New Directions setlist after they were announced. The piano played a very simple introduction before Abbey begun the song that has caused so much controversy over the past week.
It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside
I'm not one of those who can easily hide
Abbey then broke her gaze from the audience to look upon Santana before walking towards her.
I don't have much money but girl if I did
I'd buy a big house where we both could live
She then grabbed Santana's good hand and led her out onstage. Santana almost refused to go out but as Abbey led her out, applause rose and she smiled before looking to Abbey who signalled her that the stage was hers, an opportunity she grabbed with both hands.
So excuse me forgetting but these things I do
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
Anyway the thing is what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen
Looking to Abbey as she sung the lyrics, the ginger haired girl grinned at her Latina girlfriend as they harmonised in the chorus.
And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is now you're in the world
Santana then stepped back and let Abbey take over which she did as she looked to the audience.
If I was a sculptor, but then again, no
Or a girl who makes potions in a travelling show
I know it's not much but it's the best I can do
My gift is my song and this one's for you
Abbey pointed to Santana as she sung the last line and they both gently interlocked their fingers as they harmonised with 'ahh' before Santana started the chorus, stepping forward.
And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it's done
The Cheerio then looked back and grinned as Abbey sung the second half to the last piece of the song.
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is now you're in the world
The girls only realised how close they were to each other when the applause kicked in and their foreheads were touching. And loud applause was heard as they stepped away from each other and got into position for the group performances of 'Steppin' To The Bad Side' and 'We're Not Gonna Take It' which couldn't have gone better and they now waited in anticipation for the Top 10. Neither Ms Corcoran or Mr. Schuester still hadn't found them yet but Miss Holliday and Miss Nixon had. They were all sat down when Kurt came bounded over.
"They just posted the Top 10." He said. Mitchell raised an eyebrow.
"Wow. Déjà vu." He said and everyone let out a nervous laugh before they all went over.
"We'll all look this time." Rachel said before they all stepped forward and Abbey was about to raise her lowered head to look but she was being lifted onto Puck's shoulders once again. She had managed to get a glance of the board and saw that they were 1st. Abbey let out a squeal of delight before it stopped and Abbey was being put back down onto the ground to face a one sorrowful William Schuester.
"Abbey…Santana…I wanted to say I'm sorry for what I said. I let my judgements get the better of me but…you did it. And I couldn't be more humbled to have you 2 as my students." He said and Abbey let out a smile while Santana just gave a small, lopsided grin as she made her way over to Abbey.
"So…solo time." Will then said.
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A Rory solo of Enrique's 'Tired Of Being Sorry' and they were now standing onstage, Abbey and Santana's hand clutching tightly as it was just them and Vocal Adrenaline left. They did do much better than last year seeing as they came 7th.
"And the winners are…" Ryan Seacrest said into the microphone before slowly opening the envelope. He looked to the audience for what felt like forever until finally speaking.
"NEW DIRECTIONS!" he said and Abbey could only fall onto her knees before being pulled up into a group hug.
"I love you." A voice came from somewhere within but Abbey knew all too well who it was.
"I love you too, Santana." She said before they stopped and turned to Ryan who had some extra news.
"This year, it's going to be different. You all get to represent the United States in an International show choir competition in, drum roll…" he said before smiling to the kids.
"Madrid in Spain!" he then said into the mic and there was excited cheer before you could hear Mitchell scream.
"SPANISH TACOS!" he said.
"They're Mexican, imbecile." Jack added on and Mitchell could only shrug before joining in the group celebration.
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2 months later, Madrid…
"Welcome to the finals of the International Show Choir Competition hosted in Madrid, Spain!" the returning Ryan Seacrest said.
"The final 2 choirs have to do a song that is considered big in their country before the judges decide on who is the best show choir on this planet. We have 'Euphoria' from the UK who had just performed British classic 'Kiss From A Rose' by Seal and we now have 'New Directions' from the USA who shall perform a classic from globally known American rock musical: RENT. Ladies and gentleman, they are the 'New Directions' performing 'Seasons Of Love'." Ryan said and the audience applauded as the club made their way onstage, looking both nervous and proud.
This was it. The moment that could really define every single member of the 'New Directions' as performers and they could not have chosen a better song. As everyone who was associated to the New Directions were in the upper circle of the theatre they were in, they were going to put everything into this performance.
A piano introduction began and they began singing in unison.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes,
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Moments so dear.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure, measure a year?
In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights
In cups of coffee
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife
In five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure
A year in the life?
How about love?
Everyone smiled as they all hit the harmonies beautifully.
How about love?
How about love? Measure in love
Seasons of love
Seasons of love
A light shone on two girls stood beside each other, hand in hand. One was tanned with black hair and one was pale with red hair. The one with the red hair started out the solo, smiling to the girl next to her.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes!
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Journeys to plan
The tanned girl then took over with the redhead smiling on in pride.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure the life
Of a woman or a man?
The lights then shone on two boys stood next to each other on the other side of the line. About the same height although was one was blonde with short hair and one was a brunette with longer hair than the blonde. The brunette sung first, putting his nerves and clumsiness behind him as he belted out his lines.
In truths that she learned,
Or in times that he cried
The blonde then took over, preparing for the high note he was obviously going to get.
In bridges he burned,
Or the way that she died
Everyone joined back in, but this time clapping was added and soon enough, every member of the audience joined in as they continued on.
It's time now to sing out,
Tho' the story never ends
Let's celebrate
Remember a year in the life of friends
Remember the love!
Remember the love!
Measure in love
Seasons of love!
As the majority kept singing, a chocolate skinned girl stood in the middle was busy belting out the high verse and as everyone turned to her for the high note, she hit it perfectly and they all smiled giddily.
Oh you got to got to
Remember the love!
You know that love is a gift from up above
Share love, give love spread love
Measure, measure your life in love
Everyone was soon on their feet as the song went to it's diminuendo and as 'Euphoria' came back onstage, Ryan was handed an envelope.
"Well, it seems like the judges have already decided." He said before standing between the choirs.
"Now…the winner…of the International Show Choir Competition is…" and Ryan opened his mouth to announce the winner.
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Songs used are 'Your Man' by Josh Turner, 'Glitter In The Air' by P!nk, 'Your Song' by Elton John (the Ellie Goulding version) and 'Seasons Of Love' from RENT.
Miss Joanna "Jo" Nixon is played by one of my favourite women in the world: TNA Knockout Mickie James.
Abbey prom outfit: polyvore. com / abbey_senior_prom/set?id=38255720
Santana prom outfit: polyvore. com / santana_senior_prom/set?id=38934173
I am just so mean, aren't I? XD So! Abitana got their mack on! In honour of 'The First Time' which is airing Tuesday in the USA, Wednesday on my computer screen and Thursday on my TV screen over in the UK.
I got a review from someone called 'Too Lazy To Login'. I have a message for you: I want my virtual cookie! Oh, and who are you? I probably know you but I have the memory and IQ of a peanut so…yeah.
For the epilogue, you will find out the results and…do I hear bells ringing?
Until then: Later alligators who love my stories so much :)