Prompt: Lex Luthor - "Why? I have you as a friend. You changed my future once, right?" - 'Smallville'
I thought leaving Dalton would be easier than leaving McKinley had. I mean yes it was nice being at a school that I didn't spend as much time in a dumpster or being thrown against lockers as I did in a classroom, but the dress code sucked. Not to mention - there just wasn't the same vibe with the Glee Club. It wasn't that New Directions were better than the Warblers, it was just different.
I wanted to be back at McKinley, but I found that I missed Dalton and listening to the Warblers good-bye song wasn't making that any easier. I was touched that they were performing outside of a formal setting to say good-bye to me. It showed me just how much the Warblers had come to accept me.
And made me wonder if coming back to McKinley really wasn't the best idea. Why was I leaving a school that had accepted me with open arms in such a short time for one that I had been constantly ridiculed? A school where even some of the members of the Glee club had been behind the bullying and ridicule at one time.
As the last of the Warblers walked away I found myself face to face with Finn. When he opened his arms for a hug, I stepped into the embrace feeling both surprised and touched. Suddenly though I knew that this was the right decision. I belonged here at Mckinley with Mercedes, Rachel and the rest of the New Directions. I belonged here with my stepbrother.
As long as I had Finn on my side, I knew things would be better this time around. After all, he had changed my mind about doing something stupid once before, and that was before we were even friends. Now that he was not only my friend, but my brother, I knew things would be okay. I had no doubts that I would still face my share of bullies and taunters but Finn had promised to have my back and somehow things seemed less overwhelming with that promise.
The fact that he was hugging me, here in the middle of the courtyard in front of our peers, only reinforced that promise. It wasn't just me he was embracing but our new relationship. It told me that he really was past caring what the others thought when it came to us. There was no way words could describe how I felt right then so I didn't even try.