Sorry, it's been a while since the last chapter, but I wanted to get one out before spring break ends.. I hope you like this chapter and keep up with the story and author alerts, those really make my day! :)
Puck's POV:
I'm glad I got to clear things up with Kurt, specially since he left the team... I didn't want him to think I'm like the others... why do I care about this so much? Right! You got a friend Puckerman, get used to it, and don't screw it up!
We're at glee club, and Mr. Schue starts writing in the white board behind him, everybody seems quite surprised about it, I guess he has never done that before... the board reads "Invitationals"
"Invitationals! Before we get to compete against other show choirs, we have to introduce ourselves to show that we're good enough to do so! And now that we have 12 members it's time to show 'em what we got!"
At this point everybody seems pretty excited but I'm very confused, I'm new to this show choir thing...
"Mr. Schue! We're definitely singing Don't Stop Believin' but we should sing at least one more group song..." Artie added, he doesn't talk much but they did amazing in that performance, he's right about the other song...
"I know! That's why this week I'm giving you your first assignment! Each of you will think of a group song as if you were going to sing it as the lead"
Everybody seems to like that idea, I know I do! But I don't know if I'm ready to step up to lead the group... what if I fuck up?
"The best ideas will be used next Monday at the Invitationals! Does anyone want to perform their song today?"
The room is dead silent and then all of a sudden Rachel gets up her chair and asks the piano man to play "Maybe This Time" FUCK she sounds amazing! I wonder how people will top that!
After the song we're all stunned, it was that good! And I thought nobody would surprise Puckzilla! I have to think of something... fast!
After a while Mercedes steps up with Santana and Brittany as her back-up and sings "Bust Your Windows". First off, the girls look HOT and the chick sounds pretty awesome too, after the performance she glares at Rachel, it's on! The two cheerleaders whisper something to Mr. Schue, maybe they don't want to step up to lead yet and he didn't seem to be too bothered about it...
We were so into the performances that we didn't even realize the bell already rang a while ago, it's so not me to stay in a classroom during the break... today we don't have practice so I'll head right home to think of something for the assignment...
- Wednesday -
Kurt's POV:
After thinking a lot last night I have to nail this assignment! It's my chance to get the spotlight! It will be hard to top Rach and Cedes but I can at least try!
The whole day passed by pretty quickly because I don't really care, I just want to perform! It's almost time... I head to choir room early with Mercedes, Tina and Artie... Since the room is empty we start wondering what the fuck is wrong with Quinn, she has to leave in the middle of classes to go to the bathroom, today I saw her at the nurse a lot... after a while I wonder if it's just some allergy but then a whole gossip began:
"That doesn't explain all the crying Kurt" Artie states, it's true, she's crying all the time...
Tina then wonders if she just doesn't like us and all of a sudden we hear a voice telling us "Are you guys that stupid?" we all turn around in shock to see Puck standing there... looking fine... that's not the point, he's about to say something else..
"Maybe... Quinn's got one in the oven..."
At that point I look around and Brittany, Santana, Mike and Matt are in the room listening to the chat as well, and all seemed pretty wowed... then Mercedes breaks the silence "Who's the baby's daddy?" , he suddenly replies with a question "Who do you think?" We're all so confused and excited for a scandal, we just want to know what's up... and a name comes out of his mouth... "Finn!"
The conversation immediately ends when Rachel arrives with Mr. Schue , we don't want these two to know, specially since Rach has an obvious crush on Finn... damn... I didn't know they had done it already... specially without protection... what a hot damn mess!
Mr. Schue then breaks the awkward vibe in the room by asking for more songs and performances, Tina then sits up, I'm surprised, she's so shy, it must be hard for her to step up and perform for an audience, she starts singing "Tonight" from West Side Story... everybody is still numb from Quinn's news so we aren't paying much attention to the performance... after she's over Artie rolls to the center of the room and sings "Dancing With Myself" he's a great singer, but I don't think that song would be so great to showcase our group... then Ms. Pillsbury walks into the room to talk with our teacher, apparently Finn and Quinn will both be absent today because they need some counseling sessions... GREAT! Finn's our leading man! Without him, the chances of getting the spotlight are higher, much higher!
After she leaves Puck suggests a song... rather than singing it... he says "Mr. Schue, you know what? Why don't we give a song to the original members of the group? Some of us are new here and we need to get used to performing, these guys have it already! I have a suggestion... why don't they sing "Somebody To Love" by Queen? It's an amazing song and even if I wanted, I can't sing it by myself, so I couldn't perform it for the assignment..."
At this point everybody's staring at him, I'm totally impressed, I didn't know he was THIS nice! I wouldn't give my spotlight away like that... he's a really nice guy after all...
"Noah! That's an amazing idea! I can have Finn and Rachel in the lead, then Artie and Mercedes to do some parts and adlibs! That's an awesome song choice, I'm impressed Noah!"
We all start cheering because it's not always that we all can agree on something this quickly... I'm proud of him, not only he has become a nice guy but also he's quite a problem solver...
Mr. Schue then asks us to leave earlier because without Finn and Quinn we couldn't rehearse the numbers and stuff, I can't wait for the performance day, we'll kick some ass! That's for sure!
- Next Monday (Invitationals Performance day) -
In an hour, the auditorium will be filled with people to watch me.. us... perform, I'm so nervous, yet excited, we head to the choir room to get into our costumes and get our hair and make-up done. As we do some vocal warm-ups everybody seems to be pretty pumped and even the guys seem kind of nervous, I wouldn't expect that from the football players...
After a while we do some quick choreography reminders and stuff, then Mr. Schue lets us know that the audience is ready for us to go... I'm SO nervous, I can barely breathe and then a person rubs my shoulder, it's Puck!
"Don't worry, we'll be fine" he says as he winks as he steps next to me to make a show circle before we go on stage... for some reason we all yelled "amazing", it's cute, I guess...
I have to get back to him... "Break a leg Noah" I say with a shy smile...
"That's very nice of you Hummel!" He replies a bit confused...
"No! Noah, in theater that means good luck, I don't want you to actually break a leg" I laugh it out
"Oh! Thanks dude!" He pats my back as we go on stage to perform our first song.
The audience is quiet, but once we start the first verse they're already clapping and singing along, I never felt this good before, we're doing amazing! I can feel it! Once "Don't Stop Believin'" is over we go to our places for "Somebody to Love" and I'm next to Puck, right before the song starts he winks at me... I'm stunned, but I manage to wink back... then Finn starts the song, the audience is reacting really well to it, must be a crowd pleaser... Rachel and Finn sound amazing together, they sure have chemistry, it's a shame Finn's going to be a dad... poor Rachel, she slapped him so hard when I told her about him, I heard they kissed while rehearsing one day... anyway, the song is ending, time for Mercedes to shine! She does her part and the crowd stands up and claps harder than before, she's truly amazing! Then... BAM! It's over! We thank the crowd and head backstage...
When we got to the choir room everybody is randomly hugging each other, then Noah arrives "Thank god they liked it!"
"Of course they did, this song choice was genius! Bravo mister!" I reply patting his back... oh no... we're both staring at each other, our heads sure are close... his mouth sure is close to mine... before I realize his lips are connected to mine and I moan a bit and break it out of nowhere so that we don't get caught... OMG... my first kiss... my first FUCKING KISS! WITH PUCK! HOLY HELL! He's... straight... just leave Kurt... you're an asshole!
"I have to go..." I say and head out of the choir room by myself... I have to process what just happened... control your tears, fuck, they're already running down your face... run... you're in your car, go home! What a day...
I hope the chapter was worth the wait! xD Well, the next one will be Puck's POV of Invitationals and the events that happen afterwards... I really hope you liked how everything turned out! Keep reviewing, I want to get feedback! Suggestions wouldn't hurt either, don't be shy! xD
