Hey everyone. So I finished with school early so I've been writing more today. This is my longest chapter so far. I'm not gonna lie, the two songs in this chapter as me kind of getting the broadway kick I've been on lately out of my system. Also Spring Awakening had to Glee cast in it as well. Hope you guys like this one, but I'm not completely satisfied with it so let me know what you guys think please.
Also I've been rewatching Glee episodes on Netflix and I had to at least mention once, Santana's alter ego Snixx lol
Please review and leave me your thoughts/reactions. Enjoy!
Sebastian POV
Sebastian blindly back stepped into the choir room as Santana advanced on him, looking very much like she was ready to stab him. He didn't really want to find out if the rumor of her keeping razor blades in her hair was true.
"Santana, please don't do anything crazy." Marley said as she followed them in.
"Marley, go to class." Santana said never looking away from Sebastian.
Marley looked between them with wide eyes. "I don't think I should." She said.
Sebastian gave her a quick smile. "It's okay." He said. "I'll see you after class."
"I just want to talk to him." Santana said. "Don't worry, you'll get him back in one piece."
Marley reluctantly left them alone.
Sebastian turned to face Santana.
"You know when I first heard about you hanging out with Marley," Santana said starting to pace around him as she talked. "I thought to myself, okay, you know it might teach her to be a little bolder, but if things got out of hand I would come back here. Plus, she's smart, she won't fall for your playboy tricks." She continued to pace around him, but he held still. "Then, I find out that the two of you kissed after some magical evening at the ballet."
She stopped in front of him, meeting his gaze in the same fashion she had the day they dueled with "Smooth Criminal" at Dalton. He could feel that same crackling energy now that he could feel then, a fierce desire to protect those that she cared about.
"The only thing that stopped me from hopping on a flight back here as soon as I heard that, was Marley." Santana said. "She begged me not to kill you, that you were so different from the way you were that first year. Marley knew you that first year by the way, she saw Blaine with the eye patch, she knew about the pictures, all of it."
Sebastian swallowed, feeling his chest tighten.
"But you know I noticed something." Santana said. "That shy, timid girl who seemed spooked by her own shadow was now standing up for herself. She seemed braver, more confident. I talked to Blaine and he told me how she had been standing up to the bullies that were tormenting her, and it all had one common factor, all of it started around the time she started hanging out with you."
Sebastian was now staring at her warily. It sounded almost like acceptance, but he didn't put it past her to sucker punch once he let his guard down.
"What are you saying Santana?" He asked.
Santana smiled suddenly, which was much more threatening that when she was just in your face. "It's simple Fievel, you seem to be good for Marley, so I'll allow this…for now." She stepped closer to him. "But know this, if you hurt that sweet girl, if I see or hear of one tear being shed because of you, I'll make sure they never find the body."
Sebastian thought about it. "I believe you." He said after a minute. "I'm not going to waste your or my time by giving you my word that I'm not using Marley. I can only prove that I care about her and that I'm not going to hurt her."
Santana nodded. "That's fair." She said. "Just know that I am always watching."
He watched her walk away, waiting until she had left the room and he could no longer hear her heels clicking on the linoleum before he released the breath he was holding.
Overall, he felt that he got lucky with his encounter with Santana. It could have been a lot worse, and he was leaving with his original number of body parts. So, yes, he got off lucky this time.
Marley POV
The next day, Marley sat in the choir room trying to organize the sheet music that she had brought in. No one else was close to finding the right song either, unfortunately there were just too many options and there were a lot of strong opinions about what song should be done.
Sebastian was sitting at the piano, working on his music sheets. He would play some melody, shake his head, or mutter something about it, and go back to work. Except one particular song he threw clear across the room.
He didn't tell Marley what was said between him and Santana, Santana wouldn't tell her either, but things seemed to be going a little better. They all went out for dinner last night before Santana went back to New York where she was staying with Rachel and Kurt now, Sebastian had jokingly made a comment about Santana being Anita from West Side Story and singing "A Boy Like That" for one of their musical numbers, but that was the worst of it.
Santana had left, making Marley promise that she would come out to New York on Rachel's opening day of Funny Girl. Marley was really looking forward to that trip.
Sebastian played another melody on the piano, paused, and then started playing it again, without thinking Marley started singing along with it.
I believe
I believe
I believe
Oh, I believe
Sebastian joined her in the next line.
All will be forgiven
I believe
I believe
I believe
Oh, I believe
Blaine, Tina, Unique, and Brittany filtered in, joining their voices as well.
There is love in heaven
I believe
I believe
I believe
Oh, I believe
Sebastian stopped playing and they all had smiles on their faces as they found their seats while everyone else shuffled in. Spring Awakening might not be the play that they were going to pick for their song choices, but the music was still exceptional.
Friday, after class Marley went to the auditorium to work on her songs. Mr. Schue told them he had reserved the auditorium for the whole week, so they could practice, she might as well get some use out of it.
She sat down in the middle of the stage, pulling out her sheet music and a pencil to begin working.
"I thought I might find you here." Sebastian said walking out on stage.
Marley smiled. "Hey," She said. She looked down at all the sheet music. "Who knew this would be so hard?"
Sebastian sat down on the other side on her wall of sheet music. "You know from having been on the other side of the competition, watching New Directions perform, the thing that always made the difference not that the performances were good," he said thoughtfully, picking up a couple different sheets. "It's the fact that whatever they were singing had an emotional connection to it. I don't think anyone has been able to truly connect to one yet, so nothing has been working."
Marley nodded thoughtfully. "What do you connect to?" She asked.
"Well, definitely not "Let it Go" from Frozen," He laughed tossing one of the pieces of paper.
She giggled.
"What about this?" Sebastian said handing her a sheet.
Marley smiled at the choice. "Will you sing it with me?" She asked.
Glee POV
Sebastian grinned as the beat started, feeling the stares of the others, but his focus only on Marley as she smiled back at him. He kicked off the song.
I wasn't jealous before we met
Now every man I see is a potential threat
And I'm possessive, it isn't nice
You've heard me saying that smoking was my only vice
But now it isn't true
Now everything is new
And all I've learned has overturned
I beg of you
Marley grinned and stepped forward, coming up close before pushing him back playfully.
Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
It was like shooting a sitting duck
Marley held her heart as Sebastian mimed shooting an arrow at her.
A little small talk, a smile and baby I was stuck
I still don't know what you've done with me
A grown-up woman should never fall so easily
I feel a kind of fear
When I don't have you near
Unsatisfied, I skip my pride
I beg you dear
Sebastian pulled her close, their lips just a breath apart for a moment.
Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
Blaine, Sam, Artie, Ryder, and Jake joined in.
Don't go sharing your devotion
Lay all your love on me
Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
Tina, Wade, Kitty, Brittany, and Sugar joined in.
Don't go sharing your devotion
Lay all your love on me
Marley POV
Marley and Sebastian kissed quickly as the music ended and everyone cheered.
"Guys that was amazing." Mr. Schue said standing up as he applauded. "Now that was the kind of energy we needed to get this thing moving."
Marley and Sebastian were both smiling, pleased with their performance, but the frowns on Jake and Ryder's faces did not go unnoticed. Sebastian just hugged her closer, ignoring it, but Marley frowned slightly. This had to stop.
Marley sat on her bed that night skyping with Santana.
"Blaine sent me a video of you and Sebastian singing in Glee today." Santana said. "Kurt and Rachel saw it too. Picking a song from Mamma Mia! was a big hit with them."
Suddenly Rachel and Kurt appeared in screen as well.
"I have a couple notes on the performance." Rachel said, though she was smiling, showing she was teasing.
"You guys sounded great." Kurt said. "And I'm saying that grudgingly because it's Sebastian."
Marley laughed. "I'll let me know." She said. "How is New York? Kurt, I heard you got into NYADA."
"Yeah, it's crazy now with my internship and my classes. But it's great." Kurt said.
"And Rachel how is Funny Girl going? I heard the director has some control issues." Marley asked.
Rachel smiled. "It's nothing I can't handle."
"She almost got fired because she wore a wig to rehearsals and the director thought she cut her hair." Kurt said.
Marley's eyes widened. "Oh my god, what happened?"
"I won him over with my flawless part in 'You are Woman, I am Man'." Rachel said playfully flipping her hair in a very dramatic fashion.
Marley just laughed, shaking her head.
"You know what, this is my skype call." Santana said shooing them back a little bit. "So, what's up? You don't normally skype out of the blue if it's something simple."
Marley paused, chewing on her lower lip. "Well, when you mentored me right after Grease, you said I could come to you with any problem right?" She asked nervously.
"Yeah…" Santana was staring at her in concern.
Kurt and Rachel were still in frame listening in, Marley figured they weren't going away, so she took a deep breath and forged on. She told them about what was going on with Ryder and Jake and how their animosity over her dating Sebastian was starting to get worse, even interfering with Glee. The three boys had been in yelling matches twice this week alone.
Santana listened and thought for a long moment about what to say next. "Do you want to date either one of them?" She finally asked.
"No." Marley said without having to think about it.
"Then you need to lay it all out with these two and tell them to just suck it up and move on." Santana said. "They have no right to make your life miserable because they missed their shot at such a hottie."
Marley rolled her eyes but smiled.
"And if that doesn't work, just call me." Santana said smiling. "I don't think I mind bringing Snixx back to Lima."
