Glee: Songs In Real Life Chapter 2: Episode 1: Branding, a glee fanfic

Episode 1: Branding

Starring:

Chord Overstreet

Ross Lynch

China Anne McClain

Willa Holland

Devon Werkheiser

Sabrina Carpenter

Guest Staring:

Lea Michelle

Sam walks into McKinley High as Switchfoot "Dare You To Move" plays. As he sings he is walking through the halls, watching the students pass from classes and socializing.

Sam:

Welcome to the planet

Welcome to existence

Everyone's here

Everybody's watching you now

Everybody waits for you now

What happens next

[Chorus]:

I dare you to move

I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor

I dare you to move

Like today never happened

Today never happened before

(Chase walks into McKinley. He walks towards his locker as he sings. He has this rocker star vibe to him. He closes his locker still singing.)

Chase:

Welcome to the fallout

Welcome to resistance

The tension is here

Tension is here

Between who you are and who you could be

Between how it is and how it should be

(Chase enters the Finn Hudson Auditorium walking through the aisle towards the stages. He walks to the center stage.)

[Chorus]:

I dare you to move

I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor

I dare you to move

Like today never happened

Today never happened before

(There's a split view of Chase in the auditorium performing and Sam walking in the choir room performing looking around the room with nostalgia)

Sam:

Maybe redemption has stories to tell

Chase:

Maybe forgiveness is right where you fell

Sam:

Where can you run to escape from yourself?

Chase:

Where you gonna go?

Sam:

Where you gonna go?

Chase:

Salvation is here

Sam and Chase:

I dare you to move

I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor

I dare you to move

Like today never happened

Today never happened

Today never happened before

09.07.2023

INT. CHOIR ROOM

Although McKinley is now a performing art school and I am the coolest Glee club Director out of Lima…I kind of missed the old days of performing with New Directions: Santana, Brittney, Quinn, Rachel, Mercedes wait a minute I dated all them. It was that time of year again to hold auditions for New Directions.

"I thought I would find you in here Mr. Evans," said a familiar female voice.

Sam turned around to see his long time friend Rachel Berry now going by Rachel Berry St. James. He goes in for a hug then they take a seat.

"If it isn't the Tony Award winning Rachel Berry St. James! What brings you back to these stomping grounds?"

Rachel stands up and walks towards the piano. She brushes her hand across it smiling. Sam walks up behind her.

"Hey? What's wrong?"

"It's Jessie," Rachel says with a sadden tone "We haven't been spending much time together since he started this new production."

INT. HALLWAYS

Autumn walks through the halls to her locker. As she opens it Chase comes by bumping into her knocking her things down. She sighs and begins to pick up her things. Chase continues to walk not paying any attention to what he did.

"You can't let people walking all over you," said Riley as she got to the ground to help her."

"I'm pretty sure he didn't realize what he did or he would have stopped and helped."

"You must be a freshman!" Riley said standing on her feet.

"I'm actually a sophomore"

"Really? I never seen you around her before. And I know everything and everyone around here. Like that guy is Chase Collins. No one knows much about him just that he thinks he can do whatever he wants. Well it has been a pleasure but I have to go. See you around."

Riley waves walking backwards before turning around. Autumn places her things in her locker.

EXT. FOOTBALL STADIUM BLEACHER

Autumn walks outside to see Chase playing his guitar in the bleachers. She continues to walk towards him.

"Are you joining one of the Glee Clubs?"

"Why? You want my autograph or something?"

"No!? You walked passed me and knocked my books down. I wanted an apology."

Chase stands and walks towards Autumn. He looks into her eyes.

"Sorry. I don't do apologies."

Chase leaves Autumn on the bleachers. She looks around trying to figure out how he could be so inconsiderate.

09.08.2023

INT. HALLWAY

Sam comes from inside the choir room and walks towards a bulletin board across the hall. Autumn is hiding out of sight waiting for Sam to post the Glee Club audition sheet. He pins the flyer and proceed to walk down the hall. Autumn goes up to read the flyer:

Glee Cub Auditions

It's that TIME of YEAR again for the William McKinley High School of the Arts Glee Auditions

Troubletones (All Female)

Duly Noted (All Male)

New Directions (Co-Ed)

Good Luck

INT. AUDITTORIUM

Sam and Rachel walk into the Auditorium and take their seats.

"Thanks again for helping me with the auditions"

"No problem. Anything for New Directions," Rachel said smiling looking into Sam eyes.

"Autumn Rivers your up," Sam said as he clears his throat.

"Good Afternoon. My name is Autumn Rivers and I will be singing "Dance Apocalyptic" by Janelle Monae," she closed her eyes and begin to sing. She started sliding her feet dancing to the music.

Autumn:

But I really, really wanna thank you

For dancing 'til the end

You found a way to break out

You're not afraid to break out

But I need to know

If the world says it's time to go

Tell me, will you freak out?

Smash, smash, bang, bang

Don't stop

Chalangalangalang

But I need to know

If the world says it's time to go

Tell me, will you break out?

Smash, smash, bang, bang

Don't stop

Chalangalangalang

Smash, smash, bang, bang

Don't stop

Chalangalangalang

You gotta laugh at the zombie in the front yard

Take a bath, but nothing gets the funk off

You're on TV, rocking and a rolling

Cause the dead just love to rock and roll

Sick and tired of food tasting plastic

You wanna cry

But they grew up without a real kitchen

Asking why the pain is always equal

But the joy just never spreads around

But I really, really wanna thank you

For dancing 'til the end

You found a way to break out

You're not afraid to break out

But I need to know

If the world says it's time to go

Tell me, will you freak out?

Smash, smash, bang, bang

Don't stop

Chalangalangalang

But I need to know

If the world says it's time to go

Tell me, will you break out?

Smash, smash, bang, bang

Don't stop

Chalangalangalang

Smash, smash, bang, bang

Don't stop

Chalangalangalang

Autumn takes a bow and wakes off the stage. The next performer walks onto the stage. She is carrying a guitar and wearing a flower headband. She is dressed if she's coming or going to the beach.

"Aloha! My name is Candace Lee," she begins to play Sheryl Crow "Soak Up The Sun."

Candace:

My friend the communist

Holds meetings in his RV

I can't afford his gas

So I'm stuck here watching TV

I don't have digital

I don't have diddly squat

It's not having what you want

It's wanting what you've got

I'm gonna soak up the sun

Gonna tell everyone

To lighten up

I'm gonna tell 'em that

I've got no one to blame

For every time I feel lame

I'm looking up

I'm gonna soak up the sun

I've got a crummy job

It don't pay near enough

To buy the things it takes

To win me some of your love

Every time I turn around

I'm looking up, you're looking down

Maybe something's wrong with you

That makes you act the way you do

She takes a bow and places her guitar on the stand.

"That was great everyone. We will take a ten minute break then resume with auditions," Sam said as he looked around the auditorium to see a room full of hopefully students.

Sam and Rachel walk out the auditorium. Rachel is smiling not making direct eye contact with Sam.

"Hey! Is everything okay," Sam said as he places his hands on her shoulders "You've been kind of spacey."

Rachel stops "You've matured Mr. Evans"

"I guess you can say that," chuckling "I'm not the same lost Ohio boy who didn't have goals. I have responsibilities now."

"I've noticed that a lot of people has not signed up to be apart of New Directions. What happened?"

"I happened. When Mr. Schue gave me New Directions I wanted to do things differently, but it didn't work out. The other glee clubs stood out more then mines.

INT. AUDITORIUM

My name is Autumn and I am invisible. People do not know the real Autumn Rivers. Being me isn't an easy task. My sister is on the brink of stardom while I'm trying to get noticed by my classmates. I was nervous during my audition. What if I don't get selected for the Troubletones? They've been McKinley top Glee club for the last four years. Then there's Chase, he's been on my mind since our little encounter.

Joining one of the Glee clubs will finally let people see me…the real me. Not the girl that hides and never stand up for herself. This is my year to finally be a star. I can sing and my dancing isn't half bad either.

Auditions had continued with Noah Allen walking center stage.

"What's up y'all! My name is Noah Allen. I wanted to give a piece of myself in my auditions so I hope you guys enjoy.

Noah runs towards the band then signals them to play Toby Keith's Courtesy of Red, White, and Blue.

Noah:

American Girls and American Guys

We'll always stand up and salute

We'll always recognize

When we see Old Glory Flying

There's a lot of men dead

So we can sleep in peace at night

When we lay down our head

My daddy served in the army

Where he lost his right eye

But he flew a flag out in our yard

Until the day that he died

He wanted my mother, my brother, my sister and me

To grow up and live happy

In the land of the free.

Now this nation that I love

Has fallen under attack

A mighty sucker punch came flyin' in

From somewhere in the back

Soon as we could see clearly

Through our big black eye

Man, we lit up your world

Like the 4th of July

Hey Uncle Sam

Put your name at the top of his list

And the Statue of Liberty

Started shakin' her fist

And the eagle will fly

Man, it's gonna be hell

When you hear Mother Freedom

Start ringin' her bell

And it feels like the whole wide world is raining down on you

Brought to you Courtesy of the Red White and Blue

(Noah grabs a guitar beginning to play it. Sam is singing along as he watches the performance.)

Justice will be served

And the battle will rage

This big dog will fight

When you rattle his cage

And you'll be sorry that you messed with

The U.S. of A.

`Cause we`ll put a boot in your ass

It`s the American way

Hey Uncle Sam

Put your name at the top of his list

And the Statue of Liberty

Started shakin' her fist

And the eagle will fly

Man, it's gonna be hell

When you hear Mother Freedom

Start ringin' her bell

And it feels like the whole wide world is raining down on you

Brought to you Courtesy of the Red White and Blue

As Noah is finishing his performances Sam stands giving him a standing ovation.

"That was great Noah."

"Thank you Mr. Evans," Noah said walking off the stage.

"I want to thank everyone who came out and auditioned."

"There will be another audition tomorrow strictly for New Directions. I would love to hear more of you guys amazing voices."

The auditorium doors swing open. Chase is singing walking through the aisle coming to the stage. Everyone is looking confused and shocked by his actions.

Chase:

Coming in unannounced, drag my nails on the tile

I just followed your scent, you can just follow my smile

All of your flaws are aligned with this mood of mine

Cutting me to the bone, nothing left to leave behind

You ought to keep me concealed just like I was a weapon

I didn't come for a fight but I will fight till the end

And this one might be a battle, might not turn out okay

You know you look so Seattle but you feel so LA

(He makes eye contact with Autumn as if he is singing to her.)

And I love the way you hurt me

It's irresistible, yeah

I love the way, I love the way

I love the way you hurt me, baby

I love the way, I love the way

I love the way -

The music stops. Chase stops singing when he notices Sam walking up on the stage upset.

"You will not come into my auditions and think you can just do things your way."

"It's called giving a performance. Something you don't know anything about!"

"Hey! He's your teacher," Rachel interjected.

"Screw this," Chase said walking away from everyone.

Autumn followed behind him into the halls.

"Hey. What was that all about?"

"It's none of your business. Why are you so interested in me anyway?"

"I'm…I'm not."

He moves closer towards Autumn. She looks into his eyes becoming nervous. Her heart begins to beat faster. She had no idea what was going on with her body. He gives a smirk and leaves out the building.

09.10.2023

INT. Choir Room

Sam and Rachel walk into the choir room to see Autumn, Noah, and Candace sitting in the seats. Rachel takes a seat. Sam approaches the whiteboard. He writes:

REBRANDING

"New Directions is something that I hold dear. I've meet some long life friends that seen me at my worst and at my best. It all started in this exact choir room where you guys are sitting now. I admit New Directions has took a major setback but we are the underdogs."

"It's only three of us here. We need 12 members to compete in Sectionals," Autumn said.

"Can we get this over with?" Riley said as she walked into the choir room.

Rachel stands "I had a few of my own auditions. I hope you don't mind, but I think its imperative to get the best voices in New Directions. I did not get to Broadway by playing second best."

"Sounds like the old you Ms. Barry," Sam said smiling.

"I'm Riley Jones. I'm a sophomore. I will be singing Sugababes Little Miss Perfect."

"Great selection Ms. Jones. It's a very emotional song," Rachel said.

Riley stood in the middle of the room then signaled the band to play.

I'm the most responsible girl that I know

Never late, always on time for the show

Ask anyone around me

And they'll tell you just how I am, yeah

I try to tell the truth every chance that I get

I never let the work I'm doing get to my head

And when it came to love

I thought I gave it the best I had, yeah

But somewhere I missed, somewhere I slipped

Somewhere, there's a couple steps that I skipped

Somehow, I told myself I didn't need anyone

But look at me now

I was so busy telling everyone

How good life is now that you're gone

Now, it's so hard to be out on my own

So, why do I feel so alone?

How could I get this all wrong?

I guess that 'Little Miss Perfect'

Wasn't that perfect after all

Now everything around me

Feels out of place

Like all four walls are closing in

And there's no escape

Everyday spent without you

It gets harder to act like I'm okay

If I could take back the things that I said

If I could un-break all that we had

I'd put all the pieces back together again

But look at me now

I was so busy telling everyone

How good life is now that you're gone

Now, it's so hard to be out on my own

So, why do I feel so alone?

How could I get this all wrong?

I guess that 'Little Miss Perfect'

Wasn't that perfect after all

The world that I know is all crashing down

And it's the biggest shock to me

'Cause I thought I had it all figured out

So, why does my heart feel empty?

I thought it was perfect

But it wasn't so perfect

But look at me now

I was so busy telling everyone

How good life is now that you're gone

Now, it's so hard to be out on my own

So, why do I feel so alone?

How could I get this all wrong?

I guess that 'Little Miss Perfect'

Wasn't that perfect after all

Ext. Quad

Autumn notices Chase sitting alone as she is coming down the stairs. She steps to his table taking a seat.

"You should audition for New Direction again. This time you should do it the right way."

Autumn:

In the beginning

I never thought it would be you

When we were chillin

Smiling in the photo booth

Autumn stands up.

Chase:

But we got closer (Yeah)

'Till you were eating off my spoon

And coming over

And we would talk all afternoon

(Chase moves towards Autumn who begins to walk towards the stairs.)

Chase and Autumn:

Tonight we'll just get drunk

Disturb the peace

Autumn:

Bind your hands all over me

Chase:

And then you bite your lip

Whisper and say,

Autumn:

"We're going all the way"

Chase and Autumn:

Tonight, take me to the other side

Sparks fly like the Fourth of July

Just take me to the other side

I see that sexy look in your eyes

And I know, we ain't friends anymore

If we walk down this road

We'll be lovers for sho

So tonight kiss me like it's do or die

And take me to the other side

(Autumn points behind her at Noah whose coming down the stairs.)

Noah:

This could be perfect

But we won't know unless we try (Try)

Noah extends his hands to Candace.

Candace:

I know you're nervous

So just sit back and let me drive

Noah and Candace:

Tonight we'll just get drunk

Disturb the peace

Noah:

Bind your hands all over me

Candace:

And then you bite your lip

Whisper and say,

Noah:

"We're going all the way"

Noah and Candace:

Tonight, take me to the other side

Sparks fly like the Fourth of July

Just take me to the other side

I see that sexy look in your eyes

And I know, we ain't friends anymore

If we walk down this road

We'll be lovers for sho

So tonight kiss me like it's do or die

And take me to the other side

(They move towards the center of the quad with a crowd growing to watch their performance.)

New Directions:

Woah

Chase (Noah):

Tonight we'll just get drunk

Disturb the peace

Let your love crash into me (crash into me)

And then you bite your lip

Whisper and say (Whisper and say),

"We're going all the way"

Chase and Autumn (New Directions):

Tonight, take me to the other side

Sparks fly like the Fourth of July

Just take me to the other side

I see that sexy look in your eyes

And I know, we ain't friends anymore

If we walk down this road

We'll be lovers for sho

So tonight kiss me like it's do or die

And take me to the other side

(Woah)

Take me to the other side

(Woah)

And take me to the other side

(Woah)

Kiss me like it's do or die

(Woah)

And take me to the other side

They all begin to smile and laugh amongst each other feeling like they could actually be a time. Chase and Autumn eyes connected with each other as they shared a moment.

INT. SAM'S OFFICE

Sam is sitting at his desk looking through audition notes. Autumn knocks on the door before proceeding to walk into his office.

"Mr. Evans? I was wondering if I could talk to you?"

"Sure? Yeah, come on in," he said as he rose from his desk.

"I know that Chase did not have a standard audition but he's talented and I think he should be apart of New Directions."

"I mean you're right. He's very talented, but he lacks discipline. I will hold more auditions next week since we're still about seven members short. If you can talk to him and get him an audition then we can see where it goes."

"Thank you Mr. Evans!"

As she left the office Rachel proceeded to come in wheeling a small suitcase.

"Leaving already? I was hoping you could stay a little longer and help with auditions.

Rachel:

It's probably what's best for you

I only want the best for you

And if I'm not the best then you're stuck

I tried to sever ties and I ended up with wounds to bind

Like you're pouring salt in my cuts

And I just ran out of Band-Aids

I don't even know where to start

'Cause you can bandage the damage

You never really can fix a heart

(Rachel is walking through the hallways going towards the main door. She stops and looks into the choir room. Reminiscing about her days with New Directions.)

Even though I know what's wrong

How could I be so sure

If you never say what you feel, feel

I must have held your hand so tight

You didn't have the will to fight

I guess you needed more time to heal

(She walks into the auditorium. As she paces through the aisle towards the stage she begins to remember the times she spent with her friends.)

Baby, I just ran out of band-aids

I don't even know where to start

'Cause you can bandage the damage

You never really can fix a heart

(Then continues to look around remembering her time with Finn. She looks at the picture of Finn hanging on the wall. She sheds a tear.)

Ooh, ooh

Whoa, whoa

Yeah

Ooh, ooh

Whoa, whoa

Oh, oh

Yeah

You must be a miracle worker

Swearing up and down

You can fix what's been broken, yeah

Please don't get my hopes up

No, no, baby, tell me how could you be so cruel?

(She exists the building. As she exists she has transitioned to the streets of New York.)

It's like you're pouring salt on my cuts

(She is walking down the street watching all the people around her.)

Baby, I just ran out of band-aids

I don't even know where to start

'Cause you can bandage the damage

You never really can fix a heart

(She walks into an apartment. As she walks into the apartment she sees that the place is nearly empty.)

Baby, I just ran out of band-aids

I don't even know where to start

'Cause you can bandage the damage

You never really can fix a heart

Oh no, no, no

You never really can fix a heart

Oh no, no, no

You never really can fix a heart

Oh-oh, oh, oh-oh yeah-oh, oh, oh, oh

You never really can fix my heart

She takes a seat on the couch to see a wedding ring placed on the table. She begins to cry.

THE END!

I HOPE YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ENJOYING GLEE: SONGS IN REAL LIFE. I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU GUYS TO GIVE FEEDBACK AND OR SUGGESTIONS FOR SONGS, STORYLINES, SPECIAL GUEST, AND ETC. I WANT TO HAVE AN INTERACTIVE AND FRESH STORY.