Hi all! Here is another chapter. I'm trying to move things along a little more and not get caught up the way I did previously. I'm gonna start bringing in more characters now and hopefully means the pace will pick up a little more. So, this is obviously not a canon story, but I'm gonna make a couple brief changes that I will introduce soon, nothing too scary I don't think. Also I have the thought of trying to introduce Marley's father, let me know what you think of this idea. I won't include it if you guys don't want.
As always please review.
Marley POV
Things were crazy for the next couple of weeks. Marley and Sebastian grabbed any moment they could with each other, they weren't able to spend Christmas together, but they kissed at midnight in New Years, he came to watch their sectionals performance, but they didn't have nearly as many opportunities as they would have wanted to be together.
However, everything changed one day when Sebastian called her up suddenly on a Friday night asking if he could pick her. He sounded so upset that she agreed immediately and hurried to change her clothes so as soon as he pulled up she ran out and jumped into the passenger seat
"Sebastian what's wrong?" She asked alarmed.
"I'm sorry, I just can't be at Dalton right now." He said clearly angry, his green eyes blazing as he drove.
She reached out and put a hand on his shoulder. "Sebastian, pull over." She said firmly.
Taking a deep breath, he complied and pulled over into the quiet parking lot of the local dry cleaners, which was thankfully closed. It took a few minutes for her to coax him in to letting go over the steering wheel, so she could take his hands in hers and pull him to face her.
"Tell me what happened." She instructed gently.
"There is a new captain in the Warblers." Sebastian started. "His name is Hunter, Dalton apparently poached him from somewhere in Colorado. His insane! Yeah, I wasn't the nicest person for a while, but this guy is legitimately unhinged. A lot of the Warblers fear him, Trent wants to quit…"
Marley listened as he ranted about the new student, just offering a quiet presence until he was able to calm down. Finally, he just bowed his head raking his fingers through his hair in frustration. She reached out to gently card her fingers through his hair, after a minute, his shoulders relaxed, and he leaned against her hand.
"I'm sorry." He said. "I know we said we wouldn't talk about what goes on in our glee clubs."
"It's okay." She said gently. "I'm sorry that I don't know how to help you."
He kissed the inside of her wrist and sat up straighter. "I think I know what I need to do." He said looking at her.
It took another two days for her to get confirmation that what Sebastian was going to do was happening, she called Blaine and they met with Sebastian at the Lima Bean.
Sebastian POV
"So, it's really that bad?" Blaine asked as they talked.
Sebastian nodded. "When I went back Friday night I heard a rumor, I don't know if it's true, but if they actually go through with it, it will ruin Dalton." He said.
Blaine frowned. "So, what are you going to do?" He asked.
"My parents are filing the paperwork tomorrow, so I'll hopefully start by Tuesday." Sebastian said. "They said unfortunately without physical proof they can't do anything, obviously Dalton won't do anything if they recruited him."
Marley reached out and gripped his hand in support. He smiled at her and gratefully squeezed her hand back.
Blaine, to his credit didn't say anything. "Let me know what I can do to help." He said.
"Do you think there will be a lot of push back?" Marley asked looking at Blaine.
"I honestly don't know." Blaine said. "I'll call Sam and some of the others. We can at least eliminate the shock."
Marley nodded, and Sebastian watched her for a minute. As mad as he was, just being around her, having her hand in his, calmed him.
Blaine and the other New Directions found out they were officially dating about a week after their kiss. Blaine and Sam gave him the 'big brother' show but for the most part it passed without drama. However, Marley had warned him about the call from Santana, so there was a looming threat that she may still kill him, especially since she was due back in Lima soon.
"I really appreciate the help Blaine," Sebastian said looking at him. "I hope this isn't making things harder for you guys."
Blaine have a half smile and shook his head. "Don't thank me yet," he replied. "Let's see how things go next week."
Marley POV
Marley got to Glee club a little early on Tuesday with Blaine since they were in most of the same classes now. Mr. Schue was already in his office, so Blaine went to talk with him. Marley sat at the piano picking out a few notes while she waited for class to start. She began singing "La Vie En Rose" to herself.
Suddenly, someone covered her eyes. She immediately turned around to see Sebastian smiling at her, no longer in his Dalton blazer. She jumped up and threw her arms around him.
"You're here!" She as he lifted her up and spun around once. "You were supposed to call me."
"And miss the chance to hear you sing?" He asked. "Not a chance."
As her feet touched the ground, Sebastian leaned down to press his lips to hers quickly. She smiled, blushing brightly.
"Hey," Blaine said coming out of Mr. Schue's office. "You ready for this?"
Sebastian POV
Sebastian glanced up as the bell rang. "We'll see I guess." He said keeping one arm around Marley.
He had come in to talk with Mr. Schuster yesterday about joining the club. He explained about his transfer from Dalton, leaving out some of the details. He had been thoroughly educated about what happened the last time a student from a rival club, that was dating one of the New Directions, had transferred in and the aftermath. Surprisingly, he had heard about it, he just didn't know that it was Rachel that Jesse St. James had been dating. Jesse was a little more famous among show choirs in the area for being more ruthless than most in competition.
He had given his word that it was not his intention, nor would he ever abuse Marley's emotions in such a way. With that promise, Mr. Schue had welcomed him.
Now it was just about whether the rest of the team would.
Sebastian sat with Marley on the piano bench helping her practice her French enunciation for the original version of "La Vie En Rose" as the others started to file in.
Everyone paused as they noticed Sebastian. He would have found it amusing if he didn't have to try to play nice. Like he had joking told Blaine not that long ago, being nice sucks. However, when it came to the girl sitting next to him, he would be a saint if it meant making her happy.
Sebastian took special notice of two of the guys glaring at him. Must be Jake and Ryder. He thought before turning his attention back to Marley as she struggled with a word.
"Alright guys," Mr. Schue said walking in. "Take a seat and we'll get started."
Marley went up to sit next to Unique, putting her backpack on the seat on the other side of hers so Sebastian could sit there once introductions were finished. He loved that girl.
"I'm sure you all have a lot of questions," Mr. Schue said. "I know most of you know Sebastian Smythe. He is transferring to McKinley and I want you all to be welcoming."
"Why the transfer from Dalton?" Jake spoke up quickly. "It's not enough to mess with everyone from there you have to transfer here too?"
"Jake." Will said firmly.
"What? We're all thinking it." Jake replied. "He almost blinded Blaine—"
"Not actually my fault." Sebastian said.
"He's dating Marley, pulling her focus—"
"I think she's never been better." Sebastian said; Marley smiled at him.
"Enough Jake," Mr. Schue said. "Sebastian is a well-rounded performer, the transfer is legitimate, and I'm not going to allow there to be in fighting here, especially with regionals coming up so soon. Please take a seat Sebastian, thank you."
Sebastian nodded and went to sit next to Marley. Sam lightly punched his shoulder in welcome, Blaine patted him on the back, and Marley laced her fingers with his, holding his hand on her lap.
"Okay, we need to focus on our setlist for Regionals." Mr. Schue said. "The theme for this years' regionals is movie/theater. It'll focus on songs from either Broadway shows or movies, so we have a wide range of songs to pick from."
There was a lot of debate and they didn't really settle on any songs, but they were given homework to research their favorite songs and then bring them back tomorrow. Sebastian had to get to the office to finish with some paperwork, he would officially start tomorrow in class, but he gave Marley a kiss and promised to drive her home when once she was out of school. As he turned, he noticed Marley go a little pale as she looked past him. He finished turning and found himself face to face with Santana.
