The Sequel Chapter 6, a glee fanfic

A/N: Thank you guys for responding to my rant. I appreciated it! Here's chapter six. It's quite...sad, and you'll see why a certain character has been acting they way she has.

Maureen's stomach flipped and her heart pounded. She didn't know what the assignment for Glee was yet, but she was freaking out. All she knew was she had to sing this out. What did that kiss mean? Why did it happen? She thought nervously Toronto, her amazing boyfriend.

God. Why was this all so hard?

When she walked into the empty auditorium, she saw Tori standing on the stage, with his guitar.

"Um, hey...I wanted to tell you something, and what better way to tell you than a serenade?" He chuckled nervously. "This song is super cheesy, but...yeah..."

He began to strum and he sang,

"I'll be your dream
I'll be your wish
I'll be your fantasy
I'll be your hope
I'll be your love
Be everything that you need
I'll love you more with every breath
Truly, madly, deeply do
I will be strong
I will be faithful
'Cause I'm counting on
A new beginning
A reason for living..."

Aww, Truly, Madly, Deeply by Savage Garden. Maureen was truly touched.

"A deeper meaning, yeah
I want to stand with you on a mountain
I want to bathe with you in the sea
I want to lay like this forever
Until the sky falls down on me..."

Toronto belted out, tears in his eyes,

"And when the stars are shining brightly in the velvet sky,
I'll make a wish send it to heaven
Then make you want to cry
The tears of joy for all the pleasure and the certainty
That we're surrounded by the comfort and protection of
The highest powers
In lonely hours
The tears devour you..."

He smiled and sang,

"I want to stand with you on a mountain
I want to bathe with you in the sea
I want to lay like this forever
Until the sky falls down on me..."

He sang softly,

"Oh can you see it baby?
You don't have to close your eyes
'Cause it's standing right before you
All that you need will surely come..."

Tori belted out,

"I'll be your dream
I'll be your wish
I'll be your fantasy
I'll be your hope
I'll be your love
Be everything that you need
I'll love you more with every breath
Truly, madly, deeply do!"

Maureen began to cry.

"I want to stand with you on a mountain
I want to bathe with you in the sea
I want to lay like this forever
Until the sky falls down on me
I want to stand with you on a mountain
I want to bathe with you in the sea
I want to live like this forever
Until the sky falls down on me!"

He finished and Maureen nodded. "That was amazing, thank you. What did you want to tell me?"

He grinned. "I've, uh, been offered a movie deal."

Her jaw dropped. "Are you serious?"

Toronto nodded. "Actually, yeah. As Blaine Hummel-Anderson's son, I guess I get perks. I am playing a high school loser that gets discovered in a small town and makes it big. I've, er, transfered back to McKinley..."

She ran into his arms and hugged him tightly, feeling a hint of regret and a while lot of guilty. "That's amazing!"

He pulled away and smiled even wider. "There's more. I got you an audition for my leading lady."

Maureen stared at him in shock. She had barely processed the first two shockers, but this one blew the others out of the water. "Are you serious? This is amazing!"

"Figgins told them they could use the school for filming the school scenes," Toronto responded excitedly. "This could be my big break!"

Maureen hugged him tightly again and nodded, and he kissed her lightly. Inside of her head, she wasn't thinking about the Connor situation. Not at all.

Toronto, wearing a fitted gray sweater and dark wash jeans, walked into the Glee room, and seeing Maureen beside Connor, waved excitedly. She grinned and stood with him.

"Mr. Schuester? I'd like to make an announcement to make," Maureen said. "One, Toronto is back at McKinley." Everyone cheered. "And two, he will be starring in a movie soon."

Hannah smiled. "That sounds amazing."

"It is," Maurie said coldly, "Anyway, he got everyone in the Glee club an audition! The casting director will be coming by later this week to scope us out. All we have to do is sing our favorite song, and they'll go from there!" She said excitedly.

Everyone in the Glee club prompty freaked out. Except for Hannah, who just frowned and clapped half-heartedly. Toronto hugged her quickly before saying, "Maureen here is in running against Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, and Leighton Meester for my leading lady. It's going to be great, so you better bring your best!"

Sam looked at Evan, who he hadn't talked to in weeks. He was across the hall, talking to Dane and Marie. He sighed, then immediately perked up when some people in suits, writing on clipboards walked into the Glee room. He smiled to himself, adjusted his fedora, and walked confidently up to the man and women.

"Hello, my name is Sam. I'm in Glee club, and are you the..." He geustered with his hands, trying to imply it without saying it.

The man laughed. "Ha, yes, I am indeed the casting director. These are my assistants, they'll help scope out talent, which I preseume you have?"

Sam nodded. "Of course, sir! I can even juggle!" He mentally face-palmed at the lame attempt at humor.

The man laughed deeply. "My name is Robert Shapiro, and I'll be looking for you in Glee this afternoon," he winked, "and I hope you have an abundance of talent."

Sam nodded and grinned. "Of course. Of course I do."

He looked at Mr. Shapiro, who was sitting in the back, and gave him a thumbs up. He took a deep breath and sang the opening notes of 'In The End' by Linkin Park.

"It starts with one..."

He began to rap, and it sounded good,

"One thing I don't know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme
To explain in due time
All I know time is a valuable thing
Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
Watch it count down to the end of the day
The clock ticks life away
It's so unreal
Didn't look out below
Watch the time go right out the window
Trying to hold on but didn't even know
Wasted it all just to
Watch you go I kept everything inside and even though I tried, it all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time when..."

He sang out, to the best of his ability,

"I tried so hard
And got so far
But in the end
It doesn't even matter
I had to fall
To lose it all
But in the end
It doesn't even matter!"

Sam rapped,

"One thing, I don't know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme
To remind myself how I tried so hard
In spite of the way you were mocking me
Acting like I was part of your property
Remembering all the times you fought with me
I'm surprised it got so (far)
Things aren't the way they were before
You wouldn't even recognize me anymore
Not that you knew me back then
But it all comes back to me
In the end
You kept everything inside and even though I tried, it all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time when..."

He sang out, his voice coming out naturally raspy,

"I tried so hard
And got so far
But in the end
It doesn't even matter
I had to fall
To lose it all
But in the end
It doesn't even matter!"

He sang out,

"I've put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go
For all this
There's only one thing you should know..."

Sam looked to Evan and sang,

"I've put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go
For all this
There's only one thing you should know!"

Sam belted out,

"I tried so hard
And got so far
But in the end
It doesn"t even matter
I had to fall
To lose it all
But in the end
It doesn't even matter!"

He finished, and he looked up at the casting director, who was writing on his notepad, a pleased smile on his face.

"Audrey!" Connor called out. The girl stopped and turned to look at him.

"What," she said flatly.

"Uh, I need someone to talk to..." he admitted. "And since Maureen is really out of the question..."

"Fine. Talk," Audrey said cryptically.

"I seriously do not see how Hannah could just cheat on me like that!" Connor let out angrily.

"Me niether."

"I mean, I still have feelings for her, but I also kind of like Maureen too."

"Forget Hannah, she sucks."

Connor raised an eyebrow. "You really...aren't helping."

"Sorry."

Hannah sat on the bleachers after Cheerios practice, crying her eyes out. Damian, walking to his car, saw her and ran up to her.

"Hey, what's wrong?" He asked, knowing the answer. She looked up at him with red-rimmed eyes, her old glasses on her nose.

"Everything. God, why is everything so hard for me?" She sighed.

"I didn't know you wore glasses," Damian said honestly, his accent making her smile.

"I have since I was in fourth grade. My mom hates them," Hannah admitted. "She hates them because it doesn't fall into her category of 'perfect daughter'. She's eating up this Cheerio stuff, even though she knows that it won't last long." His heart broke a little at hearing her say those words out loud. "That I won't last long."

He sighed and grabbed her hand. "Look. I...really, really care about you. And I'll help you with everything you are going through." He grabbed the guitar he had slung around his shoulder and began to strum. "And to prove it, I'll sing you a song."

Hannah smiled through her tears as Damian sang the opening notes to Beautiful by Haley Reinhart (originally by Carole King), excpet it was slower and acoustic. They didn't notice one of Mr. Shapiro's assitants lurking underneath the bleachers.

"You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face
And show the world all the love in your heart..."

She smiled and looked at him. Damian was looking in her eyes,

"Then people gonna treat you better
You're gonna find, yes, you will
That you're beautiful as you feel..."

He sang softly,

"Waiting at the station with a workday wind a-blowing
I've got nothing to do but watch the passers-by
Mirrored in their faces I see frustration growing
And they don't see it showing, why do I?"

Damian belted out, pounding on his guitar strings,

"You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
Then people gonna treat you better
You're gonna find, yes, you will
That you're beautiful as you feel!"

He sang softly,

"I have often asked myself the reason for the sadness
In a world where tears are just a lullaby
If there's any answer, maybe love can end the madness
Maybe not, oh, but we can only try..."

He belted out once final time,

Damian put a strand of her short hair behind her ear and cupped her face, then leaned in softly and captured her lips. She smiled and leaned in, her hands going to the back of his neck. The assistant underneath the bleachers grinned madly, before making a few scratches on her notepad.

"Do you want, to er, go out sometime?" Damian asked.

Hannah nodded. "Yeah. Yeah, I really do."

(A/N: Dang. She bounces back fast. So would I if Damian kissed me. :D)

Daniella faced the entrance to the juvenile detention center and gulped. "Excuse me, is it visiting hours?" she asked politely to a guard.

He nodded. "Who are you visiting?"

"Christian Franko..." she said softly.

He nodded. "Follow me."

She was led to an open room, and Xriss was the only one in it. She hugged him tightly and he looked at her and nearly teared up. And that's saying something.

Xriss sang softly into her ear,

"Baby, you're like a melody in my head
That I can't keep out
Got me singin' like
Na na na na everyday
It's like my iPod stuck on replay, replay..."

It was slow, and really sweet. Replay by Iyaz wasn't really his style, but it fit how he felt. Xriss pulled away and sang louder,

"Remember the first time we met
You were at the mall with your friend
I was scared to approach you
But then you came closer
Hopin' you would give me a chance..."

Xriss sang imploringly,

"Who would have ever knew
That we would ever be more than friends
We're real worldwide, breakin' all the rules
She like a song played again and again..."

He sang out,

"That girl, like somethin' off a poster
That girl, is a dime they say
That girl, is a gun to my holster
She's runnin' through my mind all day..."

Xriss sang again, and saw Daniella begin to tear up,

"Baby, you're like a melody in my head
That I can't keep out
Got me singin' like
Na na na na everyday
It's like my iPod stuck on replay, replay..."

He sang out,

"See you've been all around the globe
Not once did you leave my mind
We talk on the phone, from night til the morn
Girl you really changed my life
Doin' things I never do
I'm in the kitchin cookin' things she likes..."

He belted out, but his volume was still soft,

"We're real worldwide, breakin' all the rules
Someday I wanna make you my wife
That girl, like somethin' off a poster
That girl, is a dime they say
That girl, is the gun to my holster
She's runnin' through my mind all day..."

Xriss sat down back in the plastic chair and sang,

"Baby, you're like a melody in my head
That I can't keep out
Got me singin' like
Na na na na everyday
It's like my iPod stuck on replay, replay..."

He sang tearfully,

"I can be your melody
Oh girl that could write you a symphony
The one that could fill your fantasies
So come baby girl let's sing with me
I can be your melody
Oh girl that could write you a symphony
The one that could fill your fantasies
So come baby girl let's sing with me..."

He and Daniella sang together, in beautiful harmony that made her heart ache,

"Ay, na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
Baby got me singin'
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na
Now she got me singin'..."

He sang out,

"Baby, you're like a melody in my head
That I can't keep out
Got me singin' like
Na na na na everyday
It's like my iPod stuck on replay, replay..."

He finished and kissed her lightly. She pulled back and whispered, almost silently, "I love you."

"Love you, too," he whispered. "And I'm sorry everything happened like this."

Hannah looked dreamily at Damian, who sang,

"I can't believe this moment's come
It's so incredible that we're alone..."

It was Don't Let Go by Bryan Adams ft. Sarah McLauglhin. She hummed on key and he continued,

"There's so much to be said and done
It's impossible not to be overcome
Will you forgive me if I feel this way
Cause we've just met, tell me that's OK
So take this feeling'n make it grow
Never let it, never let it go..."

"Don't let go of the things you believe in..." Hannah sang prettily.

"You give me something that I can believe in..." Damian sang.

"Don't let go of this moment in time..." Hannah trilled.

"Go of this moment in time..." Damian sang out.

"Don't let go of things that you're feeling..." she smiled.

"I can't explain the things that I'm feeling..." He sang.

"Don't let go!" Hannah belted as Damian sang,

"No, I won't let go!"

Damian sang, as the Glee club swayed and added harmonies, and the casting directors nodded,

"Now would you mind if I bared my soul
If I came right out and said you're beautiful
Cause there's something here
I can't explain
I feel I'm diving into driving rain
You get my senses running wild
I can't resist your sweet, sweet smile
So take this feeling and make it grow
Never let it, never let it go!"

Hannah and Damian sang in perfect harmony,

"I've been waiting all my life
To make this moment feel so right
The feel of you just fills the night
So c'mon, just hold on tight..."

They finished and everyone clapped. The song was incredibly sweet. Mr. Schue nodded. "You guys have great stage chemistry, I say, you two have won the Sectionals duet!" He clapped, and everyone else half-heartedly clapped along.

Mr. Shapiro nodded, "Excellent choice."

Daniella sat on a simple stool and sang the opening notes to On My Own by the Used,

"See all those people on the ground
Wasting time I try to hold it all inside
But just for tonight
The top of the world
Sitting here wishing
The things I've become
That something is missing
Maybe I...
But what do I know?"

She sang out,

"And now it seems that I have found
Nothing at all I want to hear your voice out loud
Slow it down, slow it down
Without it all I'm choking on nothing
It's clear in my head
And I'm screaming for something
Knowing nothing is better than knowing it all..."

She sang softly,

"On my own
On my own
On my own
On my own
On my own
On my own..."

Daniella's face was covered with tears.

"Without it all I'm choking on nothing
It's clear in my head
And I'm screaming for something
Knowing nothing is better than knowing it all..."

Mr. Shapiro's smile was blinding.

"On my own
On my own
On my own
On my own..."

Connor approached Maureen hesistantly. "Okay, I need to talk to you."

"What?" Maureen asked, feigning innocence. "I need to ask you something."

"Shoot," Connor replied softly.

"How...do you...feel about me?" Maureen asked.

He sighed, took a page out of Hannah's book, and replied, "You are a great friend. I...I only kissed you to make Hannah jealous. You're nothing more than a friend."

God, Connor hated lying.

Audrey stood in front of the piano, and Connor began to play the chords. She was singing Zombie, by the Cranberries.

"Another head hangs lowly
Child is slowly taken
And the violence caused such silence
Who are we mistaken?"

She sang darkly,

"But you see, it's not me, it's not my family
In your head, in your head they are fighting
With their tanks and their bombs
And their bombs and their guns
In your head, in your head, they are crying..."

She sang out,

"In your head, in your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie
Hey, hey, hey
What's in your head
In your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, oh, dou, dou, dou, dou, dou..."

Audrey sang sadly,

"Another mother's breakin'
Heart is taking over
When the vi'lence causes silence
We must be mistaken..."

She sang out, and Damian crinkled his eyes together, the song hitting home with him.

"It's the same old theme since nineteen-sixteen
In your head, in your head they're still fighting
With their tanks and their bombs
And their bombs and their guns In your head, in your head, they are dying..."

Audrey, looking in Damian's eyes, sang,

"In your head, in your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie
Hey, hey, hey
What's in your head
In your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, oh, oh, oh,
Oh, oh, oh, oh, hey, oh, ya, ya-a..."

She finished and she sat beside Daniella and Maureen, who whispered, "Why did you sing that song? It's so...dark."

Audrey shrugged. "It's about Ireland."

Hannah and Damian looked back, and Hannah frowned, "Why are you singing about Damian's country?"

"It's really none of your buisness, Barbie doll!" Audrey said loudly. All attention was on the two girls.

"I'm not a Barbie doll, I'm not perfect!" Hannah yelled.

"Well, it sure seems like it! The perfect body, the perfect family, and the perfect boyfriend!" Audrey yelled. "And that's all I've ever wanted to be."

Damian looked towards Hannah. "It's time," he said softly.

Hannah bit her lip and stood. "I, um, need to tell you guys something."

Everyone looked at her expectantly. "I have been diagnosed with leukemia, and I have been going to chemotherapy for about three months now. I stopped going, for a short while, and that's why my hair isl long," she admitted softly, like the way she used to talk. "And Damian's the only one who has known. I don't know why I told him first..." she said tearfully, "But I know he's been really helpful.

"Throughout this entire process, I've felt hopeless and weak. Somedays I would look at myself and think, I'm not going to survive. And someone would just smile at me, or sing me a song-" she looked at Damian, "-and I knew. I just knew. I was going to make it. It's stage two, so there's a good chance that it will go away. But there's also a good chance that it won't. And I'm ready to face that.

"It's been a rouch three months, I'll tell you." Hannah began to sob. "And, I actualy planned out my funeral one day. I've never felt so terrible. But then, this song came out, and I knew that it'd be okay. I'm going to sing it for you. It's called 'Skyscraper' and it is by Demi Lovato."

She cleared her throat and wiped her tears, before singing brokenly,

"Skies are crying
I am watching
Catching teardrops in my hands
Only silence as it's ending, like we never had a chance
Do you have to, make me feel like there is nothing left of me?"

Hannah cried desperately as she belted out,

"You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper!
Like a skyscraper!"

She sang out, more for herself than anyone else,

"As the smoke clears
I awaken, and untangle you from me
Would it make you, feel better to watch me while I bleed?
All my windows, still are broken
But I'm standing on my feet!"

Hannah sang out, her voice cracking, but no one seemed to care.

She closed her eyes and just looked up, singing,

"Go run, run, run
I'm gonna stay right here
Watch you disappear, yeah
Go run, run, run
Yeah it's a long way down
But I am closer to the clouds up here..."

She sang softly,

"You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper...

Hannah belted out with all the force in her body,

"Oh!
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper!
Like a skyscraper!"

She finished up,

"Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper..."

Hannah wiped the tears away, and was embraced by everyone in the Glee club at once, the casting directors included. Mr. Shapiro whispered terafully, "I'm so going to include your story in our manuscript."

It made Hannah laugh and cry at the same time.

Damian grabbed Hannah's hand the next day before Glee. "Okay, the Glee club wanted to support you somehow. So, follow me." Confused, Hannah followed him to the auditorium.

On the stage was every Glee club member, wearing various colors of yellow. The opening guitar chords of 'I Hope You Dance' by LeeAnn Womack played.

"I hope you never lose your sense of wonder..." Alice sang softly.

"You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger..." S.J. sang.

"May you never take one single breath for granted..." Toronto sang tearfully.

"God forbid love ever leave you empty-handed..." Connor sang.

"I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean..." Savannah sang.

"Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens..." Dane belted.

"Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance!" Damian sang once he joined them onstage.

"And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance..." Marie sang.

"I hope you dance..." Everyone sang through tears, "I hope you dance."

"I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance..." Audrey sang out.

"Never settle for the path of least resistance..." Daniella belted out.

"Living might mean taking chances but they're worth taking..." Mr. Schuester sang softly.

"Lovin' might be a mistake but it's worth making..." Connor sang.

"Don't let some hell-bent heart leave you bitter..." Damian sang.

"When you come close to selling out, reconsider..." Toronto trilled.

"Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance..." Savannah winked.

"And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance..." Everyone sang together.

"I hope you dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance..."

Maureen sang honestly, looking into Hannah's eyes, which were crying, "I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean..."

"Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens..." Alice sang.

"Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance!" Audrey sang.

Everyone sang out sadly,

"And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
Dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance!"

"Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder..." Maureen belted out as the Glee club sang,

"Dance..."

"Where those years have gone?" Maureen finished, as the Glee club sang,

"Dance!"

Hannah burst into tears and hugged everyone in the Glee club.

A/N: I cried while listening to 'I Hope You Dance' by LeeAnn WOmack. If you have never heard it, I demand you look it up RIGHT NOW. I'm serious. It holds serious emotional pain for me, and that's why I used it for this scene.

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