Synchronized Melodies

Arrangements: Season 2 Episode 22 New York

Blaine eyes couldn't take in everything that was happening around them. This city just had a certain energy that had infected him. His fathers grinned at each other due to their son's excitement before linking hands as they continued toward the show choir nationals.

They reached the auditorium far too soon for Blaine's liking. But he was exited to see New Directions perform for two very good reasons- or people. The Andersons found a fairly good spot they could sit, especially since they had come an hour early. Blaine sent a 'Break a Leg' text to both his sister and boyfriend before the house lights went down.

Okay, he loved music and show choir, but he was getting board. New Directions was going to be one of the last glee clubs to perform, because it had been so long since they'd be to Nationals. The powerhouse schools had gone first (like Vocal Adrenaline).

"Hey am I late?" Blaine heard a whisper next to him. He looked over to see the sparkling blue eyes of his older brother, who had slipped into the previously empty seat next to him.

"No," he whispered back, "they haven't gone on yet." Coop nodded in understanding but before he could reply they heard applause erupt around them and the two brothers joined in. Two more choirs performered and then (finally, thought Blaine) the announcer called out for New Directions. Whenever an announcer says 'New Directions' he made it sound way more perverse than the name was, it kinda bugged him.

Blaine had no idea of what they were going to perform, although, frankly, up until yesterday (the day before NATIONALS!) they hadn't known what they were going to sing either, which he found ridiculous. He heard Rachel's voice before he saw her- and Finn come onto the stage singing a slow (original) duet. Blaine couldn't help but roll his eyes at the looks Finn was shooting his sister. He guessed his looks were supposed be loving or something, but the giant just looked constipated.

"Is that the douche you were telling me about? The one that treats Rae like trash," Cooper asked.

"Yeah," he kept his eyes glued to the stage as he watched the two singing together. As they got closer and closer to the end- he saw the look in the freakishly tall boy's face.

"No," Blaine muttered under his breath. "nononononono."

"What's-?" Cooper stiffened and both brothers stared at the stage their eyes as wide as saucers as they saw she their baby sister making out with the giant teen. It looked like he was eating her face off. Cooper made a gagging sound and Blaine was numb and completely still.

They finally broke apart and there was a feeling of unease and discomfort in the audience. Then the Andersons saw Will Schuester stand up and start clapping and a few awkwardly joined in. None of the Anderson men clapped and the next song began. Their emotions all seemed to be frozen at horrified. And they didn't pay one bit of attention to the second song (though neither song was nearly as memorable as their Regionals songs- they should have quit while they were ahead). Blaine was the first to say anything or move about halfway through the song.

"I'm going to fucking kill him."

"I'll help you bury the fucking body," Cooper added, darkly next to him. Neither showed any sign of joking, they were so livid.

"He just cost them Nationals," LeRoy said, faintly, as if he didn't believe what his own eyes had told him.

"Now, you don't know that, LeRoy. Blaine, Coop, I don't want any more talk of homicide, then you'd both be arrested and you father and I would be devastated. Let's all calm down and wait until we get the entire story. It may have been scripted, the entire thing a plan," Hiram stated to the other males. And this was Hiram! He was NEVER the voice of reason!

"Dad, that was not fucking staged and you know it! That bastard-"

"Blaine Gene Anderson, do not use that language," Hiram scolded his youngest son.

"But-"

"Goats butt, Birds fly, and we do not use that kind of language. It's vulgar and suggests a brutish education," Hiram insisted. Blaine sighed in irritation, having heard this saying many times.

"Your father is right- we wait to hear an explination and we gather all of the facts before forming a lynch mob, agreed?" LeRoy asked his children.

"Agreed," Copper said begrudgingly.

"Fine," Blaine spit out as if the word were coated in poison.

A few short seconds later the song ended and the Anderson men clapped and stood up automatically. Each one was still feeling angry about the first song on the set list.

LeRoy had been right, that kiss had lost them Nationals. After seeing the list (sans New Direction's name) Rachel fled the group and blindly ran through the crowds. She didn't know what she was looking for- a bathroom or something? When she ran into someone. She apologized and made to leave- she felt a hand on her arm, that stopped her. She looked up and prayed that it wasn't any of her teammates or Jesse. But it was her elder brother, whom she didn't even know was coming. She immediately wrapped her arms around his middle and buried her head in his shoulder. She let out the sob she had barely been holding in.

Cooper guessed that this was the answer to their question: McKinley hadn't placed. He saw his dad and Hiram over Rachel's head and mouthed 'water' and the fathers saw that her brothers were consoling their only daughter, so they left the siblings to get them all some water- an Anderson's favourite coping mechanism. They also wanted to see if they could talk her out of getting back together with him.

"It's okay, baby girl," Cooper murmered into her hair as he smoothed it down.

"I-I ruined e-everything," Rachel said in between sobs and hiccups.

"No!" Both of them protested at the same time. She either hadn't heard them or was ignoring them.

"I put- myself before the team- and now we lost and- didn't even rank!" Rachel blubbered.

Cooper looked over to Blaine and saw him shaking in anger. He knew exactly what his brother was thinking.

Cooper shook his head vigorously at Blaine as he saw his fists shaking. Now was not the time. Blaine mouthed 'please' Cooper shook his head, no, Rachel needed their support right now.

"Th-the whole team is going to h-hate me," she cried out.

"No, it's fucking Finn's fault!"

"No it's n-not! I let him kiss me and ruin our chances! It was unprofessional and I shouldn't have let it happen!"

"It- may not have been the best time for it, but Rachel, never feel asshamed of following your heart." Blaine glared at his brother over Rachel's head. He was practically praising the motherfucker! Rachel sniffed.

"You're right, Coop, we love each other and no one can get upset because we got together-"

"Wait a minute, that's not-"

"Thanks so much, both of you! Finn and I belong together and- while this wasn't the ideal moment for realize it- we have to stay together through thick and thin." Rachel rushed off, presummably to Sasquash.

Cooper literally hit his face with his palm, hard. "Fuck."

"I tried to tell you!"

"I was just trying to tell her to follow what she loves not that kissing him on stage at Nationals was okay."

"You know her!" Blaine said, resisting the urge to pummel his brother- even if he was older and taller than himself. "Now she thinks they belong together. We're totally fucked."

A/n: Little Spring Awakening reference at the end there, as well as Sound of Music from the Anderson family. I just love their musical nerdiness. So, it's ridiculous that Quinn's 'big plans' for New York were stopped by- a haircut. And that New Directions came up with their songs two days (at most) before singing at Nationals! Blaine was channelling my outrage. Ugh.

Okay, huge sigh of relief, we finally made it through all 44 episodes of the first two seasons! (For the record, I went over this chapter to edit and make sure it was perfect [hopefully it is] and I officially updated this chapter the day the new episode of glee airs. Still not too bad if I do say so myself). Now updates are going to be much further apart because I'll be writing actual chapters. I'll shoot for once a week, but... don't take that promise as gospel. I have the plot mostly mapped out and the epilogue is completely sketched out and partially written, so all that's left is to actually write the chapters!

Let me know what you think of my coverage of the seasons. Was 1 better than 2 or vice versa? Strengths and weaknesses in both? And I'll try and get the next chapter as fast as I can! Thanks for all of your support so far and now for the actual original-ish part of the story- (In Kermit the Frog's immortal words) Yaaaaaaaay! So everything up to this point has been canon. The rest of the story will be a mixture of canon and original plotting.

Also, at the moment I think I'm going to refrain from watching Glee so that what happens in canon will not affect this story (because I feel like it would only be negatively) so please keep any reviews/PMs free of spoilers. I'll let you know when it's safe again. Hope you're enjoying the story and have stuck around thus far because it has been a bit crazy.

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