PREVIOUSLY: The New Directions got down to doing a competition for those who were wanting to perform a solo at Nationals, and 7 of them sung, which Kurt and Tina won the solo spots, this didn't go down too well with certain people who were wanting the solo badly.
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And now the continuation:
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CHAPTER 62 - TENSIONS RISES WHILE SORTING OUT ROLES
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As the team broke for the half an hour break, Santana could be seen storming out of the Choir Room. Brittany watched her go. Finn walked up to her.
"Is she okay Brit? She's taking it personally."
"It looks like that doesn't it," replied Brittany "She's had it good up until now, yet she doesn't see it."
"Do you want me to talk to her?"
"If you want to," replied Brittany
Finn turned around, and looked at Rachel, and gave her a nod., to say he was going to go after Santana. Rachel smiled and nodded.
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Finn found Santana in the Auditorium looking out at the empty seats.
"Here you are," said Finn walking onto the stage "I've almost used up the half an hour looking for you."
"Well you found me," snapped Santana "Now you can leave me alone, I want to be alone."
"What's going on, Santana?" asked Finn directly "Is it the fact that you missed out on the solo, that's getting you so riled up?"
"Well duh," said Santana "Hudson's a shrink now."
"Stop it," said Finn "You don't need to send lethal barbs my way, we're not back in High School."
"Then leave me alone."
"But Santana."
"I said LEAVE ME ALONE," shouted Santana
Finn looked at her, and then held up his arms in defeat, and walked out of the Auditorium.
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About ten minutes later Finn had returned to the Choir Room, he told Rachel, Mercedes, Will and Michael about Santana yelling at him, as everyone else arrived back after their break.
Brittany walked up to Finn "Did you find Santana? It looked like you did. Didn't go too well I take it?"
"She yelled at him, Brit," said Rachel who was cuddling Finn
"She's really taking it personally," said Mercedes "Which is most unlike her."
"Are we talking about Santana... again?" asked Kitty "This is getting sad."
"Shut up Kitty," said Brittany "You don't know the situation."
"And you do? I don't think you do otherwise you'd be with her by now."
"I can't get through to her when she's in this mood," replied Brittany
"Come on guys," said Will standing up "Let's just calm down."
"Why?" asked Jake "Santana's throwing her toys out of her cot. She's had two songs already where she's sung lead vocals to, and had small bits in other songs too. Kurt and Tina sung their hearts out to get those solos."
"I don't think it's just to do with Solos," said Rachel
"You're defending her," asked Kitty "She's doing a you, and you're defending her."
"Rachel doesn't throw toys out of the cot," said Finn "Nor does Santana."
"No she throws a hissy fit instead," said Mike
Finn rounded on Mike "You're talking about my wife, so you better watch what you say next."
"GUYS," yelled Will "ENOUGH... Everyone needs to calm down and sit down, NOW."
No one saw Michael's 2 I.C, Dan Steel, walk into the Choir Room, and walked up to Michael, and whisper something in his ear.
Everyone sat down. The tension levels were really high. It hadn't been this high since the begging when they all met again for the first time in ten years. Surely this wouldn't force them to break apart again."
"Mr Schuester, Mrs Schuester, Miss Pearce, may I see you three for a few ticks?" asked Michael
Michal walked over near the door, with Dan. Will, Emma, and Brittany walked over to him.
"What's going on Mr Baxter?" asked Brittany
"Mr Steele, here," said Michael quietly "Has informed me that Miss Lopez wants to leave the building. She's requested a Minder. So the question is... Do I let her have one, and let her leave the building."
"If she's requested a Minder," started Brittany "That's a good thing. She won't go far. She just needs to cool off."
"Would it be best if I go?" asked Emma "I can talk to her at the same time. You guys need to sort everyone else here too. I'll start with Santana."
"Give it a go," said Will
"Meanwhile on another note," said Michael looking at Will, as Emma headed towards the door, with Dan, and Brittany returned to the others "I think these guys are too wound up, they care too much, we should have given them the week off."
"I agree with them not wanting to take any time off," said Will "But I also agree with you that they are too wound up."
Will turned around and headed back to the group.
"I think you guys are too invested in this. I know we've had times in the past few months where everyone has blown up, but that was because of overall tiredness. What we have got going on here is different all together, and something we need to get on top of.
"I would suggest we have the rest of the day off, but that'll be counter productive, so let's nut out the issues..."
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While Will started to sort out the rest of the New Directions, Emma made her way to the first floor with Dan, where as soon as the lift doors opened, they both saw Santana pacing backwards and forwards.
Santana saw Emma, and rolled her eyes "I'm not in the mood to talk. I just want to get out of here for a while."
Emma smiled "You asked for a Minder... Well I'm your Minder, any where you want to go I'll take you."
Santana looked at Emma for a minute before Dan walked up to her holding a pass card.
"This is all yours if you want it, Miss Lopez, but Mrs Schuester will be your Minder, otherwise I can't let you out."
"Fine," said Santana rolling her eyes
Dan looked over at the Head of Security Donald Kruger, who was at the Security station, and gave him a nod. Donald pushed a button.
Santana headed for the door, it opened, and Emma followed her out.
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Meanwhile back in the Choir Room, a full blown discussion had started. Those who were content; Finn, Puck, Rachel, Quinn, Mercedes, Kurt and Tina, against those who weren't content; Sam, Artie, Blaine, Mike, Jake, Kitty and Brittany.
Will, Michael, Rory and Wade sat back and watched it all unfold, trying to be peace keepers.
"Rachel got the first solo," said Kitty "And then got herself involved in a group song last time out.
"If you can remember," said Mercedes "I went down sick, no one else stepped up, and Rachel needed to do it more. It was make or break for her."
"It was make or break for the team as well," replied Kitty again "If she failed we would have been gone."
"I can't believe you guys," said Rachel "With Quinn and I both not going to be at Nationals, and Mercedes not even getting a solo, you guys are moaning about me making or breaking us at Sectionals.
"I support all you guys, I always have and I always will. I know I can be a diva, but I've never back stabbed anyone. I'm so severely disappointed in you all. Come on Finn we're going."
Rachel stood up, and headed for the door, Finn followed.
"Where are you going?" asked Quinn
"Finn and I are going to go to our room, and pack our bags," said Rachel getting to the door "It's obvious we aren't welcome... So enjoy Nationals."
"No, you can't do that," said Mercedes standing up "Finn."
Finn turned around "My wife is pregnant, and doesn't need this crap. I'm with her."
"Okay," said Will "I've held off long enough. I thought you guys could settle this, but obviously not. Everyone sit down. That includes you Finn, and Rachel."
"I'm not having my wife insulted," said Finn
"Too right," replied Will "You will receive an apology, but we'll get this sorted first."
Finn looked back at Rachel. Rachel looked at Finn, then at Will, and then at Quinn, and Mercedes.
"Okay,"
Finn stepped aside as Rachel walked back to the seats, Finn followed. Everyone sat back down, it wasn't like Will to be really angry. He obviously had, had enough.
"I do understand those of you who are frustrated with not getting good parts after everyone was told they would all get a chance throughout this year. This isn't 10 years ago, this isn't 15 years ago, either, and this isn't High School. We are all adults, I understand the egotistical nature of this business, but this has to stop, and it has to stop now.
"Rachel did Sectionals, and she needed it. Good on her. Yes we could have lost had she not handle her anxieties, but hey guess what she handled them, and blew us into Regionals, and I for one thank her for that. Then Santana helped us along also, and I wish she was here. But then Mercedes got rid of her anxieties, by helping blast us into Nationals, and I for one thank her for that.
"Now Kurt, and Tina win rare chances to do Solos at Nationals and the rest of you want to moan and take what they won away from them so you guys can do it yourselves. Where's the fun in that? Where's the sportsmanship in that? Most of all... YOU DISRESPECT THEM, YOU DISRESPECT ME, and worse of all YOU DISRESPECT what it is to be a NEW DIRECTIONER. Pull your heads in and act like the New Directions of old.
"I want Rachel to receive an apology, I want Mercedes to receive an apology, I want Kurt and Tina to receive apologies, and I WANT AN APOLOGY. Then once all apologies are give we will work on giving everyone a chance to shine at Nationals."
Will turned and walked over to the far corner of the Choir Room. Everyone dared not breath.
Finally Kitty got up and walked over to Rachel.
"I'm sorry," said Kitty
Rachel smiled "It's okay, apology accepted."
"Kitty walked over to Mercedes "Sorry Mercedes,"
"It's alright Kitty."
Brittany walked up to Rachel "From one star to another, I'm sorry."
Rachel smiled "Thank you Brit."
Brittany walked over to Mercedes "I'm sorry that I tried to outshine you by being so negative."
"It's okay Brit, I forgive you," smiled Mercedes
Blaine walked up to Kurt "I'm sorry if I seemed jealous. You deserved it, but I so wanted that solo. I'm okay now that I can focus on sorting out a song to focus on."
Kurt gave Blaine a small smile "I hate to see your insecurities come back, but at least you're working on them."
"That I am."
Everyone else seemed to apologized to everyone they offed and the tension that was in the air not so long ago, had seemed to disappear.
"Now that's more like it," said Will "I will endeavor to try and make you all feel part of the team. Part of the New Directions. But not everyone is going to get the chance to do a song. I want to hear what songs, Finn, Puck, Artie, Mike and Sam have come up with for the 3 other group songs, and who you have in mind for them."
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While Will got the rest of the group to focus on the other songs and relieve the tension fully, Emma had been following Santana who was just walking and letting off steam.
They soon came to a bridge, where Santana just stopped and looked down over the edge, at the water below. Emma walked up 2 minutes later.
"I know how it looks," said Santana out of the blue and still looking down at the
Emma turned her back to the bridge and looked the other way "What looks?"
"The way I'm acting."
"How so?"
"I've been spoiled in the last two performances by being given lead vocals, and I won the M.V.P award at Sectionals and yet I'm still unhappy about missing out on a solo which Kurt and Tina deserved to get."
Emma waited 30 seconds before speaking again "You and I both know that you're a very competitive woman, Santana. You knew that you sung that solo very well, so you felt like you had a chance at least. Then to find out Blaine gave his spot away so that Kurt and Tina could be the soloists even more, stung. There's something causing this too that is at the heart of it all."
Santana shook her head "I wasn't wanting my head read Mrs Schue. I got signed off just before Sectionals."
"And yet here we are," smiled Emma still looking ahead "And if you wanted this talk to shut down, you would have walked away by now."
"I still might," said Santana quietly
"I also think you know what the underlying issue is, but you're afraid to talk about it because it'll make you even more angrier."
"I'm not afraid of anything," said Santana "I meet fear head on."
Santana turned and went to walk away.
"So if you're not afraid of anything," started Emma "Why don't you explain it to me?"
Santana spun around with fire and sorrow in her eyes "Because... I'm jealous... I'm jealous of Rachel and Quinn."
"Why?"
"Because they are both pregnant. I want to be pregnant but there's no way I will cheat on Brit."
Santana put her back to the bridge wall, and slid down it to the ground. Emma walked up, and sat down next to her.
"I'm angry because I love Brit so bloody much, I want to have a family, and with Brit, but there is no way I'll cheat."
"There's other ways to have a baby Santana. Adoption, I.V.F, Sperm Donors."
"That all costs though Mrs Schue."
"The last time I heard, you've all been paid very well by Michael Baxter, at the beginning of this competition. You can pay for it easily."
Santana looked ahead "Yeah true. I haven't touched any of that since I got here. The interest would be massive."
"Well there you go," smiled Emma "That's a start."
"Santana nodded but stayed quiet.
"Would you like me to help you get through this?" asked Emma "Work with you and Brittney?"
Santana looked at Emma "Would you do that?"
"Santana, you probably don't realize that I would do anything for all of you You guys are like my own children. Even before what happened, happened. Mr Schue and I would do anything for you guys.
"Then it killed us that the last ten years happened, and all of you disappeared from sight. That's why it took Mr Schue longer to admit to it, because he was afraid to get reattached because he wasn't sure how long you'd all stick around, he couldn't handle loosing you all again. Neither could I."
"So what's going to happen if we get tall the way to the Worlds?" asked Santana "Or worse yet should we lose at Nationals?"
"I have no idea," replied Emma "But I'm hoping there wouldn't be a mass exodus. I guess we'll just have to wait and see."
Santana sat there looking straight out again.
"I would love your help Mrs Schue, but can it be kept between you, me, and Brit?"
"I'd have to let Mr Schue know what I'm doing. I won't keep anything from him."
"Of course," said Santana semi smiling "That's okay."
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With tensions now dying down, can the New Directions refocus on winning Nationals, or will anything more pop up?
Stay tuned.