PREVIOUSLY: With The New Directions in disarray again, Michael, Finn and Rachel went to find Will Schuester in the hopes that they could persuade him to come back. At first when they did find him, he looked reluctant to do so, but when he told Michael Baxter what he requested, Michael had no choice but to grant him those requests.
So Will Schuester was now back on board with the New Directions, but will he be able to make a difference or will the infighting continue?
Stay tuned.
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CHAPTER 34 - THE RETURN
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It had been a whole day and a half after the fight that had caused the New Directions to basically be kept in their rooms, like a house arrest.
They had also wasted a whole day and a half of training. Not only were they confined to their rooms, but they had to eat in them too, and their own counselors spent a couple of hours with them there, purely on the orders of Michael.
The last half a day some of the couples; Santana, and Brittany, Kirk, and Blaine, Sam, and Mercedes, and Artie, and Kitty were finally allowed to be together.
Quinn still wasn't allowed to see Puck. Jake, Tina, and Mike were all in their own little worlds. Puck had been given the most counseling time.
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Finn, Rachel, and Michael had returned late that night, but decided to wait until the next morning, before addressing the issues.
Knowing that the day had been totally wasted on, not practicing, wasn't helping. Michael had been informed by the counselors, that no one still talked about the incident with them that they had discussed the previous night, which led to Puck fighting with basically everyone.
It was now out of Michael's hands. He had to at least take a step back, but he wanted to see what early influence, Will Schuester, had on the team.
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With the new day came breakfast first, and it had been decided to let the girls go first, the boys went after them, minus, Puck, Jake and Mike. Those three ate in their rooms.
Santana and Quinn were eager to hear from Rachel, if her plan had succeeded, but she did not say a thing. In face everyone who was at breakfast had ate in silence.
Finn, joined Kurt, Blaine, Artie, and Sam at breakfast, but they too ate in silence. Not a word was spoken for fear of being ostracized.
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Then finally Quinn, Santana, Mercedes, Tina, Kitty, and Brittany, were lead from their rooms after breakfast, to the Choir Room, where they sat in silence for a few minutes.
Then Rachel, and Finn, and Michael walked into the Choir Room, which to them felt like silence.
"Did someone die in here?" asked Michael "Why is it so quiet?"
Quinn put up her hand.
"Yes Miss Fabray?" laughed Michael
"I think we're all waiting for the judgment from what happened two nights ago, to be given, before we can either celebrate or commiserate,"
"There's that lawyer talk in you, Miss Fabray," smiled Michael
"What's going on?" asked Santana "Are we going to get punished or what? Where's Puck and Mike? and the other guys? And what's with Hudson and Berry?"
"Woah," said Michael "Steady your horses Miss Lopez, so many questions at once."
"We wasted a whole day," said Mercedes "Yesterday was completely shot to ribbons."
"Okay," started Michael "First let me talk about the punishment of what happened the other night. If I had my way there would be punishments, but it's no longer my way anymore."
"Are you walking away?" asked Quinn
"No, not necessarily," replied Michael "It's just out of my hands."
"What are you talking about?" asked Tina
"I just feel I don't have enough pull anymore to bring you guys together fully. Every time I think we're on the right track, things turn for the worse and get out of my control. Like I said before, you guys are my biggest idols. I enjoyed bringing you all together and working with you all in the first couple of days. But there come's a point when you've got to think that your own dreams, can not work when others are constantly pulling at them. I have to stop thinking about my ego. I have to think about you guys and what's best for you now. So Mr. Hudson if you please."
Finn smiled and walked to the door, he opened it, and seemed to signaled to someone.
Finn walked back into the room, followed by Will, Emma, Daniel, Joseph, and Isobel.
"Oh my god, Mr Schue," said Quinn getting up and running over to Will, and giving him a huge hug.
"Hi Quinn," laughed Will
"Mrs Shue," smiled Quinn looking at Emma while still hugging Will
"Quinn," smiled Emma
Will was immediately surrounded by the rest of the girls. He was swamped by them. To Michael this explained it, Will had indeed been the right person to be brought in.
"Danny is that you?" said Quinn looking down at Daniel
"Hi Aunty Quinn," smiled Danny
"How old are you now?"
"13!"
"Wow, you're really tall."
"I get it from Dad,"
"Hi girls," smiled Will from within the middle "Can we all take it easy, and have a seat now?"
Brittany knelt down after hugging Emma, to look at Isobel, who was hiding behind her mother.
"Hi, I'm Brittany."
"Hi Britney," smiled Isobel
"What's your name?"
"I'm Isobel, Isobel Rachel Schuester."
Brittany looked up at Rachel, and smiled, Rachel smiled back "Is Rachel from your Aunty Rachel?"
"Yes, that's what Daddy said."
"Do you want to come sit on my lap?"
"Yes."
Brittany stood up, and held out her hand. Isobel took it, and Brittany led her back to the seats. She sat down next to Santana. She picked Isobel up, and placed her on her knee.
"Isobel Rachel Schuster," smiled Brittany "Meet Aunty Santana."
"Hi," smiled Santana
"Hi Aunty Santaana."
Does this mean you're back?" asked Quinn sitting down
"Yes Quinn," started Will "It does. Mr Baxter, Finn and Rachel came to me, and pleaded for me to come back. I needed to, in order to face the ghosts of my past, as well as to get this group where I know it belongs, to not only make it to the Worlds, but also become World Champion. That's how much faith I have in your guys...
"...But I also know in order to get there we have a huge amount of work to do. I've taken charge from Mr Baxter. I appreciate the job of what he's done, so far. I will be continuing on his efforts with what he has put in place. The counseling will continue but will now be overseen by Emma."
There were moans from all the girls.
"I know the last 10 years has been a hard to deal with. I've had to deal with some of it myself. But it needs to be done."
"What does this mean for Mr Baxter?" asked Kitty
"I'm taking a step back," replied Michael "I'm letting Mr Schuester run things, but I'll still be around to check on things. I'll be helping out financial wise to get you to places, and I'm sure hope that Mr Schuester will allow me to have my own opinions on things, but in the end it'll be his final say so."
"That can be arranged," smiled Will "I need to go meet with the boys, but Mercedes I understand that you won the solo a couple of days ago?"
"Yes," replied Mercedes
"Well congratulations," smiled Will "Have you come up with a song yet?"
"I'm still thinking about that," replied Mercedes
"I want you girls to help Mercedes with a song selection," said Will to the others "And then start thinking about the 1st group song selection."
They all nodded, Rachel gave Finn a hug.
"I'll stay here,"
"Okay," replied Finn
"We'll be back soon," said Will "Issy are you coming?"
"Can I stay with Aunty Brittany, Aunty Santaana, and Aunty Rachel please Daddy?"
"We'll take good care of her," said Brittany hugging Isobel, which made her giggle.
"Alright," smiled Will looking at Emma "It seems we have a lot of baby sitters now,"
Emma laughed.
Will, Emma, Finn, Daniel, and Joseph, and Michael walked out of the room, as the girls gathered around Mercedes.
"That went well," said Michael
"It wasn't the girls I was worried about," replied Will
"It's okay Will," said Emma "I'll be with you."
"Same here," said Finn
Michael led the small group down to the Dance studio which was down the hall from the choir room, where a security guard was guarding the door, he stood aside as Michael, and Finn walked in to the room.
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There sitting in the middle of the room were; Kurt, Blaine, Sam, Artie and Jake, who had been let back in with the other guys.
"Can someone please tell us what's going on?" asked Blaine
"Don't you trust us any more?" asked Kurt "With putting a security guard on the door."
"Everything's okay," said Finn "Mr Baxter has something that he needs to say."
"Where are the girls," asked Sam "And Puck and Mike?"
"I've just been from the girls," started Michael "You will be going to them shortly, and as for Puck and Mike, they will be rejoining you guys later. But first I need to state that after much thought, I think with the situation that we had two nights ago, and with problems with unresolved issues, I thought I could be the one to help, but that is not the case!"
"So you're chucking in the towel?" asked Artie
"That's not fair on the rest of us who want to be here," replied Kurt "After all that talk you said when we first met, is that bullshit now?"
"Guys let him speak," replied Finn "There is a solution to this."
"What kind of solution?" asked Sam
"I've discovered I'm not the one who has the strength to keep you all together, but there is someone who can do just that."
"Who?" asked Blaine
Finn got the nod from Michael, and he walked to the door, he signaled Will, who took a deep breath, Emma put a hand on his shoulder.
"I'm here," whispered Emma "You are not alone."
"I know," whispered Will back
"Daniel," said Emma looking at Daniel "Look after your brother for a couple of minutes."
"Yes Mum," replied Daniel
Finn walked back into the Dance studio, followed by Will and Emma. The moment he stepped foot in to the room, he saw Blaine, Sam and Artie. He stopped dead in his tracks.
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FLASHBACK TO THE MORNING AFTER THE INCIDENT
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Will could hear yelling going, and then crashing sounds as he walked down the hallway. He walked into the choir Room to see Puck punching Mike.
"NOAH," came Will's voice from the door "That's ENOUGH. What the hell is going on in here?"
"Stay out of this Mr. Schue," snarled Puck "This doesn't concern you."
"Please leave Mr. Schue," said Finn "This is between us and Mike."
Puck stepped towards Mike, who was slowly getting to his feet.
"PUCKERMAN, Enough," yelled Will walking into the room
Puck looked at Mike who was rubbing his face.
"Come on Noah," said Will, as Tina, Santana, and Brittany came running up "Back down please."
Puck stared at Mike, and pointed at him "This is all your fault. I'll never forgive you."
Puck turned and walked madly past Will, and then the girls parted as he went storming past them. Santana and Brittany walked into the room. Tina looked to see Puck walking away, and she followed him.
"What the hell is going on in here?" yelled Will
"This is all your fault?" replied Baline
"Why?" asked Will shocked
"Because if you hadn't of brought us together then last night wouldn't have happened," yelled Blaine
"Blaine," said Kurt "You don't mean that."
"It's true, and yes I do."
Will just stood there shocked. Blaine stormed out of the Choir Room.
Kurt went to go after him but looked at Will first "I don't think that,"
Kurt ran off after Blaine
"I agree with Blaine," said Artie "My life sucks thanks to you."
"Artie," said Finn, Santana, and Brittany all together
Artie wheeled himself out of the room, Santana and Brittany followed him out.
Finn walked up to Will.
"I don't think like that."
"You should do," said Mike standing up, as he had a bleeding nose. "Because this place sucks."
"Mike," said Finn "That's enough."
"Stay out of it, you guys are idiots, if you thought that Raven was behind this then think again,"
"She was," yelled Sam
"Do you have proof?" yelled Mike back
"Not yet," said Finn
"Well then it's slander if you don't have any proof. If you say anything else I'll take it to the police."
"You wouldn't dare," replied Sam
"Try me. Just stay out of my and Raven's business."
"Glad to," said Sam
Sam headed for the door.
"Sam, wait," said Will
Sam spun around.
"I've had enough. No more Mr Schuester. Leave me alone."
Sam left the room. Mike stormed out a minute later.
Finn looked at Will, he looked shattered.
"I'm sorry Mr Shue, tensions are really high today. They didn't mean what they said."
"Yes they did," said Will quietly
"Well I don't condone what they said," said Will "And I don't think like that."
"Just go Finn."
"But Mr Schue.."
"I said... GO AWAY," yelled Will "Please just go away."
Finn looked at Will, and then had no choice but to leave the choir room, and Will turned to face the wall, with tears running down his cheek.
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END OF FLASHBACK
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.How will this memory treat Will when he confronts the guys who yelled at him? Only time will tell.
Stay tuned.