Annie

So, broadwaybabewa and I have come up with this idea. Basically the concept of Annie, but instead of Annie, the main character is April Rhodes… crazy right. The people who find her is the imaginary family we have created for Will Schuester. This is the family we use in our other stories. And you're never gonna believe who portrays Ms. Hannigan!

PREVIOUSLY

"I'm gonna call Jennifer and see if she and Bill can come watch the girls until we can get someone to take over…" I explain.

"Okay, I'm gonna call Debbie and let her know, her sister just graduated with her social work masters… she'd love this…"

"That'd be great, I wanna talk to her as soon as possible, I know she'd be great with the girls.." I reply.

We need someone like that in here, to make this a real orphanage. Get food service in here, some counselors, and clothing donations for the girls, and new furniture in their room. And I think I need to look into having the heater and running water checked too. Good thing April is out of this place, but I'm sure she still wants to be able to see her friends.

*gLee!*

LATER THAT NIGHT
GREG & DEBBIE SCHUESTER'S APARTMENT

Debbie's POV

Greg came home and told me they were able to arrest the woman that was in charge of the orphanage. That's a good thing, now we can get Kim a job that she's been wanting for a really long time.

We had no problem getting April to eat, she was still pretty hungry. Kim actually came by and brought her some clothes, and promised April that her friends were going to be safe.

Now it's almost ten and she's curled up on the couch sucking her thumb, almost asleep. I gently rub her back, "hey honey, it's getting pretty late, I want you to go lay down in bed…"

"I wanna stay here…" she replies. Poor thing, she's never had anything comfortable to sleep on, and just wants to sleep on our couch.

"You'll be a little bit more comfortable in bed…" I explain, still rubbing her back.

"I don't wanna take one of your beds, I'm comfortable here…" I don't even wanna know what that woman told them. She probably slept on a really hard mattress for who knows how long.

"Sweetie… we have an extra room, it'll be okay.." she's never had someone want to take care of her, so she's not too sure how to react.

"This is the most comfortable thing I've ever been on, I'll just stay here…" she quietly replies. It's so sad to thing that there are ten other little girls that are probably struggling to get to sleep on whatever it is they have in that horrible orphanage.

"Sweetie, I promise the bed is more comfortable than the couch…" I reassure her, rubbing her back. She's nearly asleep, hopefully she'll agree to lay down. I want her under the warm covers tonight, being out in the cold for so long isn't good.

She's just starting to nod off and doesn't say anything back.

"You'll sleep better… and the blankets are warmer…" I encouragingly say to her.

She's still quiet and realize her eyes are barely open. I just think she's really too tired to say much anymore.

"I'll carry you if you want me to sweetie…" I tell her, rubbing her back.

She just blinks her eyes as I continue to rub her back, "it's okay sweetie… I want you to sleep in bed tonight.."

"Fine…" she yawns.

"Do you want me to carry you?" I ask, she looks completely exhausted.

"No…" she quietly says, which doesn't surprise me, it's only her first night here. So it may take her some time to get used to.

"Alright sweetie… I know you're tired so I'll help you get the sheets pulled back.." I smile at her.

She just stares at me and doesn't say anything. "it's okay sweetie, nothing bad is gonna happen…" I reassure her.

I watch her slowly get up and rub her eyes. She's definitely exhausted, being in the cold with nothing warm and nothing to eat really took a lot out of her. I guide her into the bedroom and she just stares at the bed. It's got flannel sheets on it because of the cold weather. She's never seen anything like it, so it probably scares her a little bit.

I squeeze her shoulder, "It's okay sweetie… I promise it's really comfortable.."

She nods and watches me pull the sheets back so she can climb in. She just sits there for a few minutes in awe at how comfortable is. I watch as she starts fumbling with the edge of the blanket and a small smile forms on her face.

Her eyes grow even more tired as she continues to fiddle with the sheets. I decided not to say anything to her, just so she could get used to the idea of sleeping in a warm bed. Finally she can barely keep her eyes open and she lies down.

I cover her up with the blankets she was fiddling with just a few seconds earlier and wish I would have gotten her a stuffed animal. She has nothing to hold onto, and it might help her sleep better. She instantly puts her thumb back in her mouth and her eyes close.

Hopefully she'll sleep through the night, but I have a feeling she'll have at least one nightmare. She's such a sweet little girl and she's been through way too much. So I leave her door cracked so I can hear her if she starts to cry or screams while she's sleeping.

I glance out the window and notice the snow falling harder than it was this afternoon. I'm so glad Greg got her out of that horrible storm before it got too late and something bad happened to her. I would much rather have her here tucked under the warm covers than in that orphanage under a tiny piece of material. Hopefully this time that we have her as a foster daughter can turn into an adoption, I want her to have what she's been missing out on for so long.

A/N: So, mostly Debbie's thinking in this one. But next chapter there's a little more excitement… well… drama. Please let me know what you think of this story by alerting, and reviewing! I want to know your opinions, it helps me write and gives me motivation. Happy reading!