Back In Session Chapter 3: 01x03: Kiss, a glee fanfic

Heyo guys! Haha, sorry this chapter is day late. School starts back super duper soon for me so I have stuff to do. :P Anyway, here is the list of songs for the chapter:

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, Taylor Swift

A Little Bit Stronger, Sara Evans

Criminal, Britney Spears

Remind Me, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood

Don't You Wanna Stay, Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson

Country Girl (Shake It For Me), Luke Bryan

I bet you know what this week is! J

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01x03: Kiss

"I remember when we broke up

First time, saying this is it, I've had enough

Cause like

We hadn't seen each other in a month

When you said you needed space

What?"

Latisha sang out in the middle of Cheerios practice. Of course, catching on to the vibe, the other Cheerios began dancing in synch to the song behind her, as Latisha tumbled and flipped angrily.

"Then you come around again and say

Baby, I miss you and I swear I'm gonna change

Trust me

Remember how that lasted for a day?I say I hate you, we break up, you call me, I love you

Ooh

We called it off again last night

And ooh

This time, I'm telling you, I'm telling you…"

Latisha did a roundoff and belted,

"We are never, ever, ever getting back together

We are never, ever, ever getting back together

You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me

But we are never, ever, ever getting back together

Like…ever."

All of the Cheerios paused in place as Latisha sang out, her curled high pony swaying from her momentum,

"I used to think that we were forever ever

And I used to say

Never say never…"

Latisha frowned and resumed the routine, singing out,

""We are never, ever, ever getting back together

We are never, ever, ever getting back together

You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me

But we are never, ever, ever getting back together

Like…ever."

Hannah was swaying to nonexistent music when she walked into Glee that day. From her cowboy boots to the ankle-length skirt she had on, she looked like a farm girl. "What's up," she said boredly, and Will rolled his eyes at her expected lateness.

"We're discussing Sectionals. Sit down so you can get the information," he said irritably. Hannah shrugged and took a seat beside Neal, who was listening intently.

"The theme for Sectionals this year is 'roots'," Will began. "What do you guys think of when you hear that?"

"Our families and stuff," Neal said.

"Trees," Hannah deadpanned. "We could sing Circle of Life."

"I think about country music," Lorhin smiled, looking to Dawn, who nodded.

"I'm an expert in that!" She winked, her Southern accent obvious.

Will grinned. "Excellent. The judges only gave us that, so it's up to interpretation."

Theo raised his hand.

"Yes, Theo?"

"If we're singing country music this week, does that mean we'll be singing it at Sectionals?"

"We'll just have to see what you guys come up with," Will smiled.

"We're singing country music this week," Hannah groaned into the phone, watching the football team practice uninterestedly. She didn't have a ride home, so now it came down to waiting for her mom to come get her. She figured she might as well watch practice.

"Why is that a bad thing?" Caleb asked, and Hannah could hear conversation behind him.

"What's going on?" Hannah wondered.

"Oh, some of the guys are just playing Truth or Dare in my dorm room," he winked, even though she couldn't see him.

"Oh…" She deadpanned, staring blankly ahead. "Having fun?"

"Well until I got your call I was," Caleb said bluntly.

"I didn't realize you felt obligated to answer my calls," Hannah snapped at her oldest friend.

"Just in case it's important I answer," Caleb said. "Especially since-"

"Look, Caleb," Hannah interrupted. "Just go back to your stupid party or whatever. They'll miss you more than I will." She hung up and put her phone bag into her messenger bag.

She refused to let herself feel betrayed.

"Woke up late today and
I still feel the sting of pain
But I brushed my teeth anyway
I got dressed through the mess and put a smile on my face
I got a little bit stronger…"

She sang softly, watching disinterestedly as Neal scored another fabulous touchdown. Hannah brushed a strand of hair behind her ear and sang,

"Riding in the car to work
Trying to ignore the hurt
So I turned on the radio
Stupid song made me think of you
I listened to it for a minute
But then I changed it
I'm getting a little bit stronger
Just a little bit stronger…"

She increased volume and power, though no one could hear her because no one was there to.

"And I'm done hoping
That we could work it out
I'm done with how it feels, spinning my wheels
Letting you drag my heart around
And oh, I'm done thinking
That you could ever change
I know my heart will never be the same
But I'm telling myself I'll be okay
Even on my weakest days
I'm a little bit stronger…"

In the midst of her song, she didn't notice football practice ending and Neal approaching her on the bleachers. He smiled softly and began claping, scaring the living daylights out of Hannah. She jumped and quit singing.

"How long have you been there?" She demanded, standing and shouldering her bag.

"Long enough to hear you sing," he smiled. "You're really good. If you'd take more pride in your appearance you could be Glee club's leading woman."

"Not interested," she glared, trying to walk away from the jock. He grabbed her arm and forced her to listen to him.

"Hannah…" he started.

"Look, I don't want to hear your sympathies. Yes, everyone knows what happened, but there's no need to bring it up every time you see me."

"I'm here to tell you I'm sorry for what happened, even though I am," Neal began. "Just because your dad died doesn't mean that you can walk around acting like you don't care, because you do. I know you do."

Her throat was thick as she muttered, "You don't know me at all."

"Sing with me in Glee club," Neal tried.

"I don't do duets," Hannah said, turning around to face Neal.

"It's never too late to try anything new," Neal smiled half-heartedly.

"Fine. I'll sing some sappy country song with you," Hannah glared. "But it doesn't mean anything. I still don't like you and I still don't care."

"Fine," Neal conceded, raising his hands in the universal 'I surrender' gesture. "Have it your way."

Hannah turned around to leave and Neal watched her as she left.

Dalton

"Why'd she hang up on you?" Michael asked, walking with Caleb to his dorm after classes.

"I don't know! She's so pissed lately. I don't know how to talk to her anymore," Caleb said, taking a swig of the alcohol in his hands.

"Is that allowed on campus?" Michael asked nervously, looking around to make sure no one saw.

"Who cares?" Caleb snorted, taking another swig. "Hey, so when are you going to audition for the Warblers?"

"Not sure…" Michael said. By then they had reached Caleb's room. Caleb held the door for Michael and his face flushed.

"I was thinking of going out Friday night," Caleb said, stumbling around his room, looking for something. "Can you handle coming with me?"

"I guess…" Michael mumbled. "Are you going to the mall or the movies?"

Caleb laughed out loud as he apparently found what he was looking for. "I forget you're a freshman." He pulled out a small bag of what appeared to be some kind of plant. "Want some?"

"What is it?" Michael asked cautiously.

Caleb snorted and said plainly, "Weed."

Oh.

"N-no thanks…" Michael said. He knew something smelled off about the room. How did no one know about this?

"I got it from Joey," Caleb clarified.

"The floor monitor?" Michael said, dumbfounded. Caleb definitely wasn't the guy he thought he was. But for some reason Michael didn't want to stop being Caleb's friend. He some sort of charismatic magnetism that wouldn't let Michael go.

"Yeah, him," Caleb said as he began to smoke. Michael wasn't sure alcohol and weed was the best combination but he didn't say anything.

"I've got to do some…homework," Michael lied. "See you tomorrow?"

"Sure," Caleb said.

Michael shut to door behind him and exhaled slowly, before whistling a tune and singing out,

"He is a hustler, he's no good at all
He is a loser, he's a bum, bum, bum, bum
He lies, he bluffs, he's unreliable
He is a sucker with a gun, gun, gun, gun
I know you told me I should stay away…"

Michael began walking back to his room, still singing.

"I know you said he's just a dog astray
He is a bad boy with a tainted heart
Even I know this ain't smart…"

His face crumpling, he sang out,

"But mama, I'm in love with a criminal
This type of love isn't rational, it's physical
Mama please don't cry, I'll be alright
All reason aside, I just can't deny, I love the guy…"

He opened his door, walked into his room, and slammed the door shut.

"He is a villian of the devil's law
He is a killer just for fun, fun, fun, fun
That man's a snitch and unpredictable
He's got no conscience, he got none, none, none, none
All I know
Should let go
But no
Cause he is a bad boy with a tainted heart
And even I know this ain't smart…"

Michael looked helplessly out his window and belted,

"But mama, I'm in love with a criminal
This type of love isn't rational, it's physical
Mama please don't cry, I'll be alright
All reason aside, I just can't deny, I love the guy…"

He sunk onto his bed and sang softly,

"And he's got my name
Tattooed on his arm
His lucky charm
So I guess it's okay
He's with me
And I hear people talk
Trying to make remarks
Keep us apart
But I don't even hear
I don't care…"

He whistled the intro again before singing out,

"But mama, I'm in love with a criminal
This type of love isn't rational, it's physical
Mama please don't cry, I'll be alright
All reason aside, I just can't deny, I love the guy
But mama, I'm in love with a criminal
This type of love isn't rational, it's physical
Mama please don't cry, I'll be alright
All reason aside, I just can't deny, I love the guy…"

Lorhin looked to Dawn expectantly. "Do you have any ideas for country songs?"

"None that are really relevant…" she admitted, glancing at Miss Howard again.

Lorhin noticed and raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything. "Right. So…do you like any guys?"

"Guys?" Dawn asked, eyes widening. "Er…no…not really."

"Okay," Lorhin said. How unusual…a fourteen year old girl who isn't boy crazy. "Well, you know how Theo broke up with Latisha? Do you think I would have a chance with him?"

"You're pretty enough!" Dawn blurted. But it was true. Lorhin's blonde hair was always delicately curled and it hit her shoulder blades. Her big blue eyes batted incredulously and she snorted.

"Whatever," she grinned. Modest, too. "Anyway, I have dance practice right after Glee. I wonder how long it will take…"

They were walking to Glee when a guy on a skateboard came crashing into Lorhin, knocking her flat on her back.

"Oh my gosh!" Dawn said, helping them both up. Lorhin was checking for injuries when the skateboard guy stood and apologized.

"Sorry, I wasn't really watching where I was going…" he said awkwardly, rubbing the back of his neck.

Lorhin rolled her eyes but said, "It's fine, it's fine. No bruises, no blood…"

"I'm Spencer," he said, sticking out his hand.

She shook it firmly and said, "Lorhin. Well I have to go to Glee now, so if you'll excuse me…" Lorhin stepped around him and she and Dawn made their way to the choir room. Spencer grinned to himself, and shook his head, before skating on down the hallway.

"I believe we have a performance today?" Will asked, and when Neal and Hannah stood, curious murmurs took off around the classroom.

"We know who he's banging on the weekends," Jordana muttered to James, who snickered.

"Are they together?" Lorhin asked Dawn.

However, they ignored the whispers. Neal cleared his throat and sang out as the twangy guitar started,

"We didn't care if people stared
We'd make out in crowd somewhere
Somebody would tell us to get a room
It's hard to believe that was me and you…"

His voice was suited to the song, even without a twang. Jordana noticed the lyrics and whispered "Told you," to James.

Neal ignored it and kept on singing,

"Now we keep saying that we're okay
But I don't wanna settle for good not great
I miss the way it felt back then
I wanna feel that way again…"

He belted out, looking at Hannah,

"It's been so long, bet you forget
The way I used to kiss your neck…"

"Remind me," Hannah trilled sweetly, in the middle part of her range, "Remind me."

"So on fire, so in love
Way back when we couldn't get enough…"

"Remind me," Hannah smiled, "Remind me." She took a deep breath and sang out, "Remember the airport, dropping me off, we were kissing goodbye and we couldn't stop…"

"I felt bad because you missed your flight…" Neal belted.

The two harmonized, "But that meant we had one more night!"

Hannah sang out boldly, "Do you remember how it used to be? We turned out the lights and we didn't just sleep…"

Neal smiled and sang, "Remind me, baby remind me!"

Hannah belted, "Ohhhh, so on fire, so in love, that look in your eyes I miss so much!"

"Remind me," Neal smiled, taking Hannah's hand. Hannah, who was taken aback, just went with it. "Baby remind me!" Neal finished.

"I wanna feel that way…" Neal sang.

"Yeah I wanna hold you close…" Hannah belted.

"Oh if you still love me, don't just assume I know!" They harmonized.

Hannah sang with everything in her, "Oh baby, remind me…remind me! Yeah…oh!" She grinned and continued, "Do you remember the way it felt?"

"You mean back when we couldn't control ourselves?" Neal smiled and sang.

"Remind me…" Hannah sang.

"Yeah, remind me," Neal belted.

"All those things you used to do that made me fall in love with you," Hannah sang, as the two circled around each other, maintaining eye contact. "Remind me, oh baby, remind me."

"Yeah you'd wake up in my old t-shirt, all those mornings I was late for work," Neal sang out. "Remind me…"

They harmonized, finishing the song off, "Oh baby remind me…"

They stood there for a minute, looking at each other. It became awkward, and Neal blushed and looked away. Hannah remained indifferent.

Will was in awe. Their voices went together as well as Kurt and Blaine's, back in the good ole days. He clapped slowly, and the Glee club joined. They smiled modestly and went to sit back down.

"I think we may have our opening number for Sectionals," Will said honestly. Lorhin grinned and whispered to Dawn, "I ship it. I ship it so hard."

Dalton

Michael grinned and looked at Caleb, who was laughing his butt off. Turns out he really didn't have to worry. The Warblers threw a party that Friday night, so they decided to stay on campus and go to it. And Michael had to admit it was pretty fun. Spontaneous bouts of singing and dancing happened frequently, which had Michael rolling.

Now, however, Caleb was walking Michael back to his dorm. That seemed kind of like a date-y thing to do, am I right? So, of course, Michael's stomach was filled with butterflies.

Upon reaching the dorm, Caleb grinned and said to Michael, "I've had an awesome time tonight." And Michael knew he was being sincere, because he didn't have any alcohol.

"Me too," he muttered, trying to go into his room. But Caleb leaned down and pecked him on the lips. Michael flushed. His first kiss. Just like that. Gaining thirty seconds of intense courage, he reached up and kissed him a little longer.

Caleb looked surprised, but in true Warbler fashion, began to sing,

"I really hate to let this moment go
Touching your skin, and your hair falling slow
When a goodbye kiss, feels like this…"

He looked at Michael and sang out timidly,

"Don't you wanna stay here a little while?
Don't you wanna hold each other tight?
Don't you wanna fall asleep with me tonight?
Don't you wanna stay here a little while?
We can make forever feel this way
Don't you wanna stay?"

Michael bit his lip and looked down. He sang to Caleb,

"Let's take it slow, I don't want to move too fast
I don't want to make love, just wanna make love last
When you're on this high, it's a sad goodbye!"

They harmonized perfectly,

They smiled at each other, and Michael said quietly, "Not yet."

"Okay," Caleb said, smiling at the younger boy. He hugged him tightly and made his way back to his dorm.

Michael grinned and proceeded to dance around his room.

"Does anyone else have a country song they'd like to sing at Sectionals?"

Cody looked at Theo and grinned. The two stood. Theo, in his deep voice, sang out, "Hey girl…go on now!"

The twangy guitar started up at an upbeat pace and Theo belted out, gyrating inappropriately,

"You know you've got everybody looking
Got a little boom in my big truck
Gonna open up the doors and turn it up
Gonna stomp my boots in the Georgia mud
Gonna watch you make me fall in love…"

Cody grinned and sassily took over, his gray skinny jeans and pink bowtie making him singing the song ridiculous,

"Get up on the hood of my daddy's tractor
Up on the tool box, it don't matter
Down on the tailgate
Boy I can't wait
To watch you do your thing!"

Dawn, knowing the song, hopped up with Lorhin and began dancing as the two boys sang,

"Shake it for the young bucks sitting in the honky-tonk
For the rednecks rocking till the break of dawn
The DJ spinning that country song
Come on, come on, come on…"

Cody and Theo sang out,

"Shake it for the birds, shake it for the bees
Shake it for the catfish swimming down deep in the creek
For the crickets and the critters and the squirrels
Shake it to the moon, shake it for me girl!"

Lorhin grinned and harmonized with Theo,

"Aw, country girl, shake it for me
Girl shake it for me
Girl shake it for me…
Aw, country girl shake it for me
Girl, shake it for me
Girl shake it for me…"

Theo winked, and James stood up and joined in by singing,

"Somebody's sweet little farmer child
With a gattle in her Bud to get a little wild
Ponytail and a pretty smile
Rope me in from country mile
So come on over here and get in my arms
Spin me around this big ole barn
Tangle me up like grandma's yarn
Yeah, yeah, yeah!"

Oliver grinned and hopped up, dancing funnily and singing,

"Shake it for the young bucks sitting in the honky-tonk
For the rednecks rocking till the break of dawn
The DJ spinning that country song
Come on, come on, come on…"

Lorhin and Theo harmonized,

The whole Glee club joined in, dancing and belting out,

"Aw, country girl, shake it for me
Girl shake it for me
Girl shake it for me…
Aw, country girl shake it for me
Girl, shake it for me
Girl shake it for me…"

Dawn smiled and sang out by herself, "Now dance like a dandelion…"

"In the wind on the hill underneath the pines…" Bailey grinned.

"Yeah move like the river flows…" Jordana sang.

"Feel the kick drum down deep in your toes…" Hannah trilled.

"All I wanna do is get to holding you, and get to knowing you, and get to showing you, and get to loving you, before the night is through, baby you know what to do…" Neal belted out, looking at Hannah.

Cody grinned and sang,

"Shake it for the young bucks sitting in the honky-tonk
For the rednecks rocking till the break of dawn
The DJ spinning that country song
Come on, come on, come on…"

All of the guys belted out in unison,

The whole Glee club belted out,

"Aw, country girl, shake it for me
Girl shake it for me
Girl shake it for me…
Aw, country girl shake it for me
Girl, shake it for me
Girl shake it for me…"

They finished off strong and laughed, high fiving each other. Will clapped excitedly.

"I think we've found another song for Sectionals!"

A/N: What did you think about this chapter? Who is your favorite character so far? Please review?