What If Chapter 2: Sectionals, a glee fanfic

Chapter 2 Sectionals

A.N. Thanks for the follows, faves and reviews. By the way, Noelle is a sophomore with Finn and Kurt. It will be explained why in due course.

A month and a half had passed since the revelations/movie night, and Puck and Quinn temporarily moved into the Hudson household. Finn had done some smooth talking and persuaded Judy Fabray to let Quinn get the rest of her belongings; that she and Puck would be living with him. Thankfully, Russell Fabray had not been home so Judy was more than ok with it. She had told Quinn that she was planning to divorce Russell soon and that once everything was settled, Puck and Quinn could move back in. It turns out that Judy was not against the pregnancy but Russell was and it had been the last straw for Judy Fabray. Mother and daughter made up very fast after this proclamation and Judy apologized to Puck about her behavior. "It's cool," Puck had said.

On another note, Burt Hummel had found the perfect five-bedroom house for the Hudsons/Hummels and Puck and Quinn and the baby. It was a bit pricey, but it was suitable for Noelle's wheelchair accessibility. She would get the master bedroom on the first floor with the master bath while everyone else would still have a fairly large bedroom for themselves. Today was moving day for the two families and Puck and Quinn, and the entire Glee Club, along with their families and Mr. Schuester had come to help with the moves, the glee club splitting between the two houses to load the trucks. Kurt was in charge over at the Hummel residence while Burt helped over at the Hudsons. Despite some differences between Santana and the other glee club members, she was actually starting to become less of a bitch to everyone.

"Quinnie, are you sure you want to do this?" asked Judy Fabray as box after box was loaded into a large moving van at the Hudson's.

"Yes Mom, for now," said Quinn. "Puck and I just need some space. He's going to work with Finn at Burt's tire shop. After the baby's born, we will see. I'm only a sophomore Mom, I still have two years left to decide what I, we want to do after graduation."

"Okay Quinnie," said Judy, hugging her daughter and rubbing her showing belly. "I love you so much. I can't wait to spoil my grand baby."

"I'm only four months along Mom," said Quinn with a laugh.

"When's your next appointment?" asked Judy. "I'd like to come to it."

"We find the sex out on Monday," said Quinn. "We'd love to have you there."

"I will drive you," said Judy as they handed boxes off to Finn and Puck. "What time?"

"3:00," said Quinn. Judy nodded and they continued to load boxes.

"Here's some more stuff Dad," said Noelle as she rolled down the front steps ramp with a box on her lap and rolled up to Burt. "Wow, that sounded weird calling you Dad."

Burt smiled as the word Dad rolled off his daughter's tongue for the first but certainly not last time and took the box from Noelle.

"I know I should have been there for you these last fourteen and a half years, but we have all the time in the world," said Burt. He handed the box to Finn, and then took his only daughter into a hug.

"I will help find you a cure so that you can walk," said Burt. "Whatever it takes. Physical Therapy, medications, surgery. I want to get you walking by your graduation."

"Dad, you don't have to do that," said Noelle. "If I'm meant to walk, I will walk. Please save your money so you and Mom can have a nice fancy wedding when the time comes. Then we can worry about it, okay?"

"Okay," said Burt, hugging her. As the last of the boxes were loaded into the truck in with all of the furniture, the boys dismantled Noelle's wheelchair ramps in the house and on the front steps and loaded them into the truck.

Over at the Hummel house, Kurt was in full charge of the moving.

"No Brittney, that's a lamp, not a pole! It's fragile!" cried Kurt. "Brittney!"

Santana came to Kurt's rescue and took the expensive lamp away from Brittney and handed it to Mike Chang Sr, who handed it off to his son. After that truck was loaded up, the two groups met up at the new Hudson-Hummel residence. Noelle's ramps were put in place first, and the groups started to unload the trucks. Carole called to order pizzas for everyone and when the pizzas arrived, everyone took a lunch break before unloading all of the furniture. After everyone was done unloading the furniture and putting them in their respectful places, the glee club and their families bid the Hudsons and Hummels goodbye.

Monday came and the glee club was five days away from sectionals. The group had their set list planned out when Will dropped a bomb on them.

"Coach Sylvester leaked our set list to the other schools," said Will with a grim look on his face.

"She can't do that!" cried Rachel. "Now what do we do?"

"Can Figgins do anything about it?" asked Finn.

"He's just as angry at her as I am," said Will.

"So do we just go on with the same set list or what?" asked Mike.

"Yeah, do we risk it and the other schools perform our songs as well?" asked Josh.

"I think we should have backup songs just in case," said Noelle.

"I agree with my sister," said Kurt.

"Mr Schue? I have a few ideas," said Finn, handing some sheet music to Will. Will laughed as he read over the sheet music.

"Let's get to work."

Sure enough, when Sectionals came on Saturday, the New Directions were right to make a back-up plan. The Jane Addams Reform School had stolen all of the New Directions songs, which gave the New Directions only an hour to rehearse their backup setlist. The group stood waiting to be called. Artie and Noelle would wheel out from backstage while the rest came down the aisles.

"And now for our final performance of the night," said the M.C. "McKinley High's 'New Directions'!" The auditorium burst into applause as the music for "Don't Rain on My Parade" began and Rachel appeared at the back of the auditorium, belting her heart out.

Rachel:

Don't tell me not to live

Just sit and putter

Life's candy and the sun's a ball of butter

Don't bring around a cloud to rain on my parade

Don't tell me not to fly

I've simply got to

If someone takes a spill

It's me and not you

Who told you you're allowed to rain on my parade

I'll march my band out

I'll beat my drum

And if I'm fanned out

Your turn at bat, sir

At least I didn't fake it

Hat, sir, I guess I didn't make it

But whether I'm the rose of sheer perfection

A freckle on the nose of life's complexion

A cinder on the shiny apple of his eye

I gotta fly once

I gotta try once

Only can die once, right, sir

Ooh, life is juicy

Juicy, and you see

I gotta have my bite, sir

Get ready for me, love, cause I'm a comer

I simply gotta march

My heart's a drummer

Don't bring around a cloud to rain on my parade

I'm gonna live and live now

Get what I want I know how

One roll for the whole shebang

One throw, that bell will go clang

Eye on the target and wham

One shot, one gun shot, and BAM

Hey, Mr. Arnstien

Here I am!

At the key change, the remaining New Directions entered the auditorium to cheers and applause from the crowd as they made their way towards the stage, Noelle and Artie rolling their wheelchairs out from backstage.

I'll march my band out

I'll beat my drum

And if I'm fanned out

Your turn at bat, sir

At least I didn't fake it

Hat, sir, I guess I didn't make it

Get ready for me, love, 'cause I'm a comer

I simply gotta march, my heart's a drummer

Nobody, no, nobody

Is gonna rain on my parade!

The crowd roared with cheers and applause as the song ended and came to their feet, giving Rachel a standing ovation. As the applause died down, Rachel spoke.

"Ladies and gentlemen, New Directions!" cried Rachel. The crowd sat back down as the New Directions started to sing their second song and Rachel took her place in between Santana and Tina.

Rachel and Mercedes with New Directions Girls (New Directions Boys):

(Ahhhh) You can't always get what you want (Ahhhh)

(Ahhhh) But if you try sometimes, you just might find

New Directions:

You get what you need (New Directions Girls: Ahhhh) (New Directions Boys: Ohhhh)

Finn:

I saw her today at the reception

A glass of wine in her hand

Oh, I knew she was gonna meet her connection

At her feet was a footloose man

No, you can't

Rachel with New Directions:

You can't always get what you want (Finn: Oh, no, no, you can't)

You can't always get what you want (Finn: What you want)

You can't always get what you want (Finn: You can't always get what you want)

But if you try sometimes

Rachel and Finn with New Directions:

Well, you just might find

You get what you need (Mercedes: Hey, yeaah!)

You get what you need (Finn: Oh, baby)

Rachel:

And I went down to the demonstration

To get my fair share of abuse

Rachel and Finn:

Singing, We're

Rachel:

Gonna vent our frustration

Rachel and Finn:

If we don't we're gonna blow

Rachel:

A 50-amp fuse (Finn: a 50-amp fuse)

Rachel and Finn::

Sing it to me, now

Mercedes with New Directions:

You can't always get what you want (Rachel and Finn: No, no, you can't)

You can't always get what you want (Rachel and Finn: No, oh!)

You can't always get what you want (Rachel: Can't always get what you want)

But if you try sometimes, (Finn: Try sometimes, uh) well, you just might find

New Directions:

You get what you need (Mercedes and Finn: Ohhh, yeah)

Rachel:

You get what you need! (New Directions: Huh, oh, oh, oh, oh)

Finn and Mercedes:

Huh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Rachel:

Huh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Rachel and Finn with Mercedes:

Oh, oh, oooh

New Directions:

You can't always get what you want (Rachel and Finn: You can't always get what you want)

You can't always get what you want (Artie: Oohh)

You can't always get what you want (Finn: Can't always get what you want)

Rachel with New Directions:

But if you try sometimes, well, you just might find

You get what you need

New Directions

You can't always get what you want (Mercedes: Oh, Yeah, Yeah!) (Artie: No, no, no, no)

Mercedes with New Directions:

You can't always get what you want (Mercedes: No, no, no, no)

New Directions:

You can't always get what you want (Rachel: Ooh)(Artie: Oh, oh, oh, oh)

Rachel with New Directions:

But if you try sometimes, well,

Rachel and Finn with New Directions:

You just might find

You get what you need (Mercedes: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Rachel:

You can't always get what you want (Artie: Ooh, ooh)

New Directions:

Get what you need

(Mercedes and Rachel: Oh yeah what you need!)

(Artie: What you need!)

Mercedes:

Yeah!

New Directions:

Get

Artie with New Directions:

What

Rachel and Artie with New Directions:

You need!

The crowd roared and jumped to their feet again if they already weren't standing up clapping along as the New Directions ended the song in their positions for "Somebody To Love". Everyone agreed that this would be Noelle's chance to shine and she and her brother would do the duet. As Finn started to sing, the auditorium roared in excitement.

Finn:

Can

New Directions:

Anybody

Find me

Somebody to love?

Noelle:

Ooooooh

Each morning I get up I die a little

Can barely stand on my feet

Finn (New Directions):

(Take a look at yourself) Take a look,

(In the mirror) In the mirror and cry (And cry!)

Lord what you're doing to me (Yeah, yeah)

Noelle (New Directions):

I have (Ooooh) spent all my years in

Noelle with New Directions:

Believing you

But I just can't get no relief,

Lord

Finn (New Directions):

Somebody, (Somebody)

Noelle and Finn with New Directions:

Oooh somebody (Somebody)

Can anybody find me

Finn:

Somebody to love?

Artie (New Directions):

I work hard (He works hard)

Every day of my life

Artie and Mercedes:

I work till I ache in my bones

Artie (New Directions):

At the end (At the end of the day)

Artie (New Directions):

I take home (Works hard!) my hard earned pay all on my own (Get down on my knees, oh!)

Noelle (New Directions):

I get down (Down!) on my knees (Knees)

And I start to pray (Praise the lord!)

Noelle with New Directions harmonizing:

'Till the tears run down from my eyes, ( with New Directions: lord)

Finn (New Directions):

Somebody, (Somebody)

Finn and Noelle:

Oooh somebody

Noelle and Finn with New Directions:

Can anybody find me

Noelle:

Somebody to love?

Artie (New Directions):

(He works hard) Everyday (Everyday)

( with New Directions: I try and I try and I try)

Noelle with New Directions harmonizing:

But everybody wants to put me down

They say I'm goin' crazy

Artie with New Directions harmonizing:

They say I got a lot of water in my brain

Artie (New Directions):

Got no common sense

I got (His got) (with New Directions: nobody left to believe)

No, Ooooooh (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!)

Finn (New Directions):

(Ooooh, Lord) Oh, somebody (Somebody)

Finn and Noelle:

Oooh somebody

Noelle and Finn with New Directions:

Can anybody find me

Noelle:

Somebody to love

New Directions:

Can anybody find me someone to love?

Finn (New Directions):

Got no feel, I got no rhythm

I just keep losing my beat (You just keep losing and losing)

Noelle (New Directions):

I'm ok (Yeah), I'm alright (She's alright, she's alright)

(Yeah... yeah...) I ain't gonna face no defeat

Finn and Noelle (New Directions):

(Ooooh...)I just gotta get out of (with New Directions: this prison cell)

Finn and Noelle with New Directions:

Someday I'm gonna be free, Lord!

New Directions (New Directions Girls):

Find me somebody to love

Find me somebody to love (Finn: Oooooh)

Find me somebody to love

Find me somebody to love (Love) (Mercedes: Heee, Oooh)

Find me somebody to love (Love) (Artie: Somebody)

Find me somebody to love, uh-oh, uh-oh (Finn: Oooooooh)

Find me somebody to love (Love)

Find me somebody to love (Love)(Noelle: Ooh, Ooh)

Somebody, Somebody!

Somebody, Somebody! (Artie: Ooh, find me, find me, find me)

Somebody, Somebody!

Somebody, Find me somebody to love

Noelle and Mercedes with New Directions:

Can anybody find me...

Mercedes:

Somebody to love?!

New Directions:

Find me (Mercedes: Ooooh) Somebody to love (Noelle: Somebody find me)

Find me (Finn: Find me) Somebody to love (Noelle: Somebody find me)

Find me (Noelle: Somebody to love) Somebody to love (Artie: Somebody, Somebody, Somebody)

Find me somebody to love (Noelle: Somebody to love) (Finn: Loove)

Find me (Mercedes: Uuuuh) Somebody to love (Noelle: Somebody to love)

Find me (Finn: Somebody to love) Somebody to love

Noelle:

Find me (New Directions: Find me)

Somebody (New Directions: Somebody)

To (Finn: To)

Finn and Noelle with New Directions:

Oooh, Love!

The crowd roared once again and got to their feet. Finn could see the other schools scowling, their cheating plans ruined and grinned as the New Directions took a bow and hugged each other. An hour later, Noelle hoisted the heavy first-place trophy above her head triumphantly as the rest of the New Directions and Mr. Schuester celebrated their victory.