AN: Just a little reflection by Finn right after graduation. Hope you enjoy. Inspired by lyrics from "Shimmer" by Fuel.
Looking around the stage, my eyes seek out the faces of my friends among my fellow graduates. Except for Brittany, we've all made it to this milestone - high school graduation. Kurt, Rachel and Mercedes are involved in a silly looking three way hug. Santana and Quinn are talking and laughing together. Mike and Puck, who just barely made it up on this stage today, are exchanging high fives.
Four years ago, if you had asked who my friends would be at this point in my life, only two of these people would have been mentioned - Puck, who was my best friend then, and Quinn, who I had a serious crush on. Turned out Quinn was my girlfriend for awhile, and then she cheated on me with Puck. Though I consider them friend's now again, they still aren't the people I feel closest too.
Mike and I probably wouldn't have talked much beyond football if it wasn't for Glee. Thinking of the times we had spent together over the years, I can't help but think about what I would've have missed in that case. The same with Santana. We would have been in the same circle but honestly, if it weren't for Glee, I would probably just see her as the critical, shallow cheerleader she plays herself off to be. I know now there is more to her.
If not for Glee, I probably never would have even spoken to Mercedes. My first day walking into the auditorium I had no clue who she was but man did I think she had an attitude problem. She still had the attitude but nowadays I didn't think it was so much of a problem. Mercedes was an amazing girl and her voice was phenomenal. I feel lucky to have gotten to know her.
Then there was Rachel, my fiancé. I didn't even know who she was before I joined Glee club, and then somewhere along the way, I fell in love with her. Oh, we've had our ups and downs in our relationship, but we still love one another despite our faults. Rachel is one of the few people who I know believes in me, and letting her go off to New York alone is going to be hard but it's what is going to be best for her as I need to find myself again.
The other person I know believes in me is Kurt, my stepbrother. The kid that four years ago I had been part of the group that threw pee balloons at him. Kurt is the most amazing person I know but if it weren't for Glee, Puck and I would probably still be tossing him in the dumpster. The fact that he once had a crush on me doesn't even bother me now, maybe because these days we love one another - as brothers. That bond is a special one, and the only one I would say with certainty will still exist ten years from now.