*insert cricket sound here.*
Its been a while since they've been here, in this fictional realistic-ish world. A weeks has passed, and they're still stuck in their character's bodies. That meeting- supposed to be meeting, in the Lima Bean, turned out into a coffee break. Thy haven't figured out what they can do to get back to normal.
Cory was waiting in the auditorium for the bell to ring. Its been also a week since they've been practicing for sectionals. And its three weeks before New Year's. Last week, when Matthew, Chris, and Lea visited them, Matthew stayed at the Soon-to-be Schuester-Pilsbury home. While Chris and Lea stayed with the Hummel's. The shocked face of the married couple's faces are hard to forget.
"Well, at least we're together for one night, huh?" Burt Hummel said that time.
"Yeah, Isn't that right, Finn?" Carole smiled at Cory, who nodded.
Cory can't help having a flashback. He was so bored. He was just happy that they weren't surprised when they saw Rachel there with Kurt. Their parents are so great. They even let Rachel-Lea go in Finn-Cory's bedroom, but with only Kurt's suprvision. But Kurt-Chris can't help thinking that they're invading the "Monchele" privacy so he left and sneaked in Kurt's room.
Cory stared at the auditorium's clock again. Five more minutes. He can't wait to be back to his old self. Its almost New Year's, and Lea told him that night that she and her parents are going to Hawaii for New Years Eve. She promised him that if they get back to the real world, she'll take Cory with her. Cory loved the idea. He can't help smiling dazily in the darkness of the auditorium.
Until the bell rang.
As usual, the group of Marley, Ryder and Unique came first. Then came Jake and his scooter and Kitty, secretly sneaking up on him.
"That's not funny, Kitty." Jake said, dismounting from the scooter, without looking at her.
"Awh.." Kitty said, with a sigh of defeat, and blew her cover.
And as usual, his real friends, his castmates, came lastly. He knows that they are still a bit confused on their character's class schedules. Chord told him last week that they agreed on a meeting spot if they think its time for glee, and they just come to the club together.
"I can't believe we're retaking Calculus again.." Cory overheard Darren.
"No, just.. No." Chord replied him.
They were all gathered on the stage, and all of a sudden the lights came on. Cory looked at where the light switches are, and there he was, Matthew Morrison.
Matthew clapped twice ala Mr. Shue. "Okay guys, let's begin where we left off!" on that cue, Cory stood up and proceeded to the stage.
"Thanks Mr. Shue, for coming back!" Marley said.
"It doesn't really feel like glee club without you." Jenna said...as Tina.
Somewhere behing them, you can see Darren and Chord smirking. Pfftgfddfffcfxswe... Jenna glared at them, and got their attention. "Yeah, it doesn't feel like it!" They shouted in unison. Everyone laughed.
"Hahah. So let's begin, shall we?" Mr Shue said, and turned on the casette.
~Dianna's POV~
I'm kinda getting used to this. Waking up drinking coffee, like I used to during the morning in real life. Well sometimes I feel something weird in my stomach, being in a body of someone who gave birth years ago and all. I can't stop thinking about Beth, though she's not my daughter. But for now, to be honest, I kinda like life here in Yale. I'm happy that Quinn got here.
I broke up with the one she's dating, that old professor. I cringed when the professor, which name was Sir Williams, made ugly crying faces in front of Quinn-er.. me. I really had to do it for her best, though. Anything else to do in this place is better for her than date that really weird professor.
Quinn's friends here were really nice. There was Nicole, from California. And in my shock, she had a friend named Dianna, of all names. Sometimes they really think that something is wrong with me now, but after a week of me being a real Quinn they are really used to my change. Cory told me that ND were recompeting for Sectionals this Saturday. I was shocked when I knew that because they taped for that episode already and that event wasn't canon. I'll go back to Lima that day, since its our Christmas break already that time. I can't wait for us to come back together, and I hope everything will be normal soon.
"You okay there?" Quinn's friend, Nicole asked me.
"You seem to be deep in thought." My namesake Dianna said.
I woke up to reality. For now, I'll take college again. "Oh yeah, first period. Come on guys, its the last week of school for 2012."
I just hope the others are coping up in this life as well.
~Chris' POV~
I'm impressed with Kurt's throat. For straight hours I was practicing making sure that I won't screw up Kurt's re-audition to NYADA. I'm doing it for his sake, I have no choice. It will be held tonight, after NYADA's Winter Showcase. Obviously, Lea is also there, because Miss Carmen invited her to sing.
"Ready?" Lea asked, preparing to go out. Both of us were wearing the same clothes that we wore when whe shot this episode, Swan Song, that is. Now I wonder: How many things that the writers wrote actually never happened here? I shake that thought off.
I inhaled. "Yeah." and we got out.
Hours later, we were at the NYADA roundroom. There was me applauding, and there was Brody applauding too. Rachel just finished her rendition of "Being Good Isn't Good Enough" and "O Holy Night." Rachel/Lea got back to us.
"Nice job, Rachel." Brody said. He told me while she was performing that he'll back off Rachel's relationship, because of their reuniting with Finn. Reuniting, huh? If he only knew that its Monchele, not Finchel. I kept that crazy thought in my mind.
"Yeah, thanks!" Lea beamed, winking at me.
"We've got five minutes of break, and Kurt Hummel here will render his re-audition song." Miss Carmen said.
Almost just like the episode. Coincidentially (maybe not though), Lea dragged me outside the room, like what Rachel did with Kurt.
"You ready for this?" Lea asked.
"Yeah. I hope I nail it." I said.
"Come on, Chris. You'll definitely nail it!"
I smiled at her. "Thanks."
Minutes later, we're back in the room. Miss Carmen introduced me and gestured me to take the stage. I went to the center, scanning the audience. There was Lea, Brody, Miss Carmen, and a girl who surprisingly looks like the Glee Project contestant named Ellis Wylie who also made a cameo when we shot that episode.
I breathed deeply. I can do this. I've been performing a lot of times like this. But why am I nervous? Kurt's nerves, maybe? No, I pushed that thought away. I'm singing this. Minutes later, I was done singing "Being Alive." The same song that Kurt should have sung. And as the storyline goes, Kurt gets the applause from everyone, and he got in.
"Congratulations, son!" Burt hummel congratulated on the phone when I got back in Kurt's bedroom hours later.
"Thanks, dad." I said. I feel a bit that something is wrong that I auditioned for the sake of Kurt, instead of doing it himself. But I don't worry, he'll get in when he's in my place. I believe in him.
I can't believe that I'll really spend Christmas with the Hummel's this year, if our situation doesn't change. But it will be a great and new experience, right? I ask myself. I smile a bit for some reason, and proceeded outside to help Lea in ordering pizza.