New Directions: The Next Generation Chapter 7: The Band, The songs, and Another Kiss, a glee fanfic

"Do you think we're going to get Rowan jealous?" Ethan asked, while holding Adara's hand. It's only been a day since they started "dating", and he was beginning to think this plan wasn't going to work.

Adara nodded," Trust me Ethan, it will. Yesterday you should've seen her when we were walking by, she turned red with anger. It's working, you'll have Rowan in your arms before you know it!" the freshman assured.

Ethan smiled," If you think so, then I guess I'll believe it. You've been amazing Adara! I owe you big time!"

"It's fine Ethan, I don't mind helping. Now let's get to work now shall we?" Adara asked.

The Asian boy grinned," We shall."

The "couple" walked hand in hand down McKinley's hallways acting all lovey dovey towards each other, and whatnot.

Rowan watched bitterly from her locker, throwing her books in rather violently, Adeline and Delilah looked at her worryingly.

"You okay Ro?" Delilah asked," You seem pretty mad." Delilah watched as Rowan threw her Algebra book inside her locker.

Rowan continued staring at the "couple" and sent a death glare towards their way, Adeline noticed and smirked," Rowan, are you jealous that Ethan's dating Adara?" Adeline asked.

Rowan's eyes shifted towards the brunette," What? Of course not! I'm not jealous! I'm happy he's moved on from me." Rowan lied.

Delilah and Adeline sent each other a look," Yes you are." They said in unison.

"I just said I'm not!" Rowan exclaimed.

"Come on Rowan, you do like Ethan, no matter how much you don't want to admit it, you like Ethan." Adeline told her friend.

Delilah nodded in agreement," You got the hots for Ethan Chang Ro."

Rowan shook her head," I won't say that because I don't. Ethan Chang does not have my heart."

"Whatever you say Ro…" Delilah trailed off with a smile.

Suddenly Saphirra walked towards the trio," Hey guys." Saphirra greeted.

"Hey." They greeted back.

Saphirra smiled and turned towards Delilah," Coach Jeanette wants to talk to you."

Delilah nodded," Okay thanks." Saphirra nodded and walked off.

"What do you think she wants?" Adeline asked.

Delilah shrugged her shoulders," I don't know, but I guess I'll have to find out."

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Jeanette stared at the freshman from her new office—her mother decided it was best that she'd retire and pass on the job of cheerleading coach to her daughter.

"Delilah Puckerman. Daughter of Quinn Puckerman, possibly one of the best cheerleaders McKinley's ever seen. You want to be like your mother, correct?" Jean asked.

Delilah hesitantly nodded, she didn't want to be exactly like her mother but a portion of her yes.

Jean nodded," Well you're not doing a good job with it. When we did the weigh-ins this morning, you weighed a bit too much for a cheerios body. You have to lose 10 pounds by the end of the week or that cheerio uniform will have to go."

The freshman's mouth gaped," Wait, what? But I'm not overweight!"

"Yes you are. You look like the before picture of a Jenny Craig's commercial. Mini-Q, you either lose the weight by the end of the week, or say goodbye to the uniform." Jean told her.

Delilah looked down, was she really that fat? The blonde bit her lip and looked at the cheerleading coach and nodded," Okay, but what do you suggest I do?"

Jean shrugged her shoulders," Do what you got to do." She answered.

Delilah nodded," Okay. I'll lose 10 pounds by the end of the week."

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Emily sat in the library alone, which is weird for a girl as social as her. But something had recently popped into her mind—her biological mom. She should've seen it coming—this was her mom. And she was raised by two dads—which she wasn't going to complain about because her dads' were all kinds of amazing. But that aching feeling of wanting to meet her mother still resonated within her. No matter how much she denied it, she wanted to meet her mom. And badly.

"Hey Emms." She turned to see her ever amazing boyfriend, Connor standing by with a smile on his face.

She smiled softly, "Hey." She whispered.

"What are you doing here all alone? Something wrong?" he asked.

Emily sighed," It's nothing just—have you ever wondered about something? Like where you come from or who? Well the situation doesn't fit you since you have two parents who love you but—"

"—whoa Emily what's with all the rambling, is something wrong?" Connor interrupted.

"I want to find my mom."

Connor looked at her surprisingly," You want to do what now? I don't think you want to do that Em."

"No I do. I want to find my mom. Somewhere out there she's there, and I want to find her—I want my mom Connor! You don't know what its like to not have a mom because yours has always been there! But I haven't. The closest thing I have to a mom is my aunt Rachel but even then it's not the same. I know I shouldn't be curious about this because I've been blessed with two amazing dads' but a girl needs a mother—I need my mother. So with or without your help, I'm going to find her." Emily said.

Connor sighed," Okay, I'll help."

Emily smiled and hugged her boyfriend," Thank you so much Connor!"

He smiled," Anything to make you happy. "He said.

"So how are you? Has your mom come out of her room yet?" Emily asked.

Connor sighed and shook his head," She's still in there. Em, I'm worried. My mom never has been this way. I know she's still trying to cope with the fact that Beth is here but I want her to know that she still has 4 other kids that need her."

"Then you should tell her that." Emily said.

"I don't know. Do you think she'd listen?" He asked.

Emily smiled reassuringly," She's your mom, of course she will."

Connor grinned," See this is why I love you."

"That's it? I assumed there were more…" she said jokingly.

Connor hugged her," There's a huge list, but it would take forever to tell you."

Emily smirked," We got time…"

Connor chuckled and hugged her," I promise we'll find your mom."

The blonde smiled softly," Thank you." And the two gave each other a small kiss.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Grayson watched Delilah from a distance, while Keegan stared at him and chuckled," You're so screwed man." Keegan said.

Grayson turned to him, "Excuse me?"

"You're totally in love with Dee yet she barely glances your way. Besides I may have heard you got competition on your way…" Keegan trailed off.

"What do you mean?" Grayson asked.

"Rumor has it someone else is in love with Delilah—that someone being Aidan Flanagan." Keegan explained,

Gray's ears perked up at this, someone else liked Delilah? Although he wasn't surprised since Delilah was so pretty and amazing.

"Yeah, but he isn't the golden boy of McKinley." Gray smirked.

Keegan rolled his eyes," Even then that might not help you, he's already hanging out with Delilah and talking to her and you haven't even done shit to get her. Step up your game man, before you lose her to Lucky Charms."

Grayson shook his head," No, I'm not going to lose her. She's a gem Keegs and gems are hard to find. What about you Keegs? How's it going with Scotty?"

Keegan blushed," I haven't even tried talking to her. I'm pretty confident but I'm scared to talk to her. I don't know what it is about Scotty that makes me so nervous but shit, I'm screwed. Plus she's always hanging around with Mason so I never have time to actually go up to her."

"Excuses, excuses. I say go up to her and talk to her. If not, you are truly screwed." Grayson told him.

Keegan bit his lip," Why must I like Scotty so much?" he said to himself.

Suddenly, Craig, one of the jerkiest jocks you'll ever meet smirked," You got the hots for Scotty Hummel-Anderson?"

Keegan rolled his eyes," Leave Craig!" Grayson nodded, rolling his eyes.

Craig laughed," That's so lame man! There are tons of hot girls who like you but you like the nerdiest girl in the school? You're so stupid."

"Shut up Craig!" Keegan shouted.

Craig raised his hands up in surrender," Whoa bro, calm down. No need to get touchy." Craig took a seat next to Keegan, "I want to make a bet with you."

Keegan turned to him," Which is?"

"30 days. You have 30 days to get Nerd Girl to fall for you and date you and I'll…be your servant for a whole month. But if you can't, I slushy you and your pack of losers every day for a whole month." Craig explained.

Keegan shook his head," I don't know…"

"Come on dude! Don't you want Scotty to be with you?" Craig asked.

Keegan thought, he didn't know. I mean this could be a good way to win Scotty over since he likes a good competition…he bit his lip and nodded," Okay, Deal."

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Grayson jogged his way over to Rowan who was looking to be reading something.

"Hey Rowan." He greeted.

Rowan looked up and quickly put away the comic book she was reading," Hi, what do you want?"

"What I can't greet a friend?" He asked.

"Seriously what do you want?" Rowan asked.

Grayson rolled his eyes playfully," Okay, okay! I'm going to start a band. And I need band members…and a band manager. And I was thinking if you could be that manager?"

Rowan stared at him," Why would you want me as your manager? First of all, why are you even starting a band?"

Grayson was starting a band because girls dig band members and Delilah might like it," I think it'd be cool and stuff. And you'd make an amazing manager because you're popular and you're responsible and awesome so can you please, please do it?"

Rowan sighed and nodded," I'll do it but I get half of your earnings."

"15% of the earnings."

"20%"

"18%"

"25%"

"24%"

"Deal. Now, how many band members do you have so far?" Rowan asked.

Grayson sighed," Well…that's the thing. I only have a guitarist—and it's me. I need band members."

Rowan rolled her eyes," All right what do you need?"

"I need another guitarist, a bass player, a drummer, a pianist, a lead vocalist, and a back-up vocalist." Grayson replied.

"Whoa well you and I have a lot of work to do…" Rowan then grinned," on second thought, I got you covered. Come with me."

"Where are we going?" Grayson asked, following Rowan.

"To get your band members!" Rowan exclaimed.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Oliver and Gabe were talking about something random when suddenly two pair of hands grab the two and they stare quizzically at the action.

"What the fuck Rowan? Gray? Why are you guys grabbing us?" Gabe asked, while Grayson pulled him and Rowan pulled Oliver.

"You're going to audition for a band and don't protest about it because you know what I'm capable of doing—same for you Hudson." Rowan explained. "There's Adeline, grab her Gray."

Grayson nodded as he grabbed Adeline who was talking to Delilah and looked at him confusingly," Um excuse me but did you just grab me without my permission? I was talking to Delilah!" Adeline exclaimed.

"Well not anymore!" Grayson said leading Adeline to the choir room.

"Do you guys know why I was brought here against my own free will?" Adeline asked.

"You're auditioning for a band." Oliver answered.

Adeline rolled her eyes," What if I don't want to?"

"You will." Rowan said coming into the choir room," And you know what I'll do if you don't."

Adeline's eyes narrowed," You wouldn't."

Rowan took out a stuffed caramel colored bear with a gold star in its belly and a yellow polka dot bowtie. It was Adeline's childhood bear that she still slept with and was inseparable with to this day. Rowan then took out a lighter, she turned on the lighter and put it close to the stuffed bear," You want to see Fiyero go up in flames Adeline?"

Oliver and Gabe stifled a laugh at the threat; Adeline was a kid at heart even though she was in her teenage years.

Adeline reached for the bear but because of her shortness and the fact that Rowan was taller than her, she couldn't reach it," Fiyero! Don't you dare hurt him Rowan!"

"I won't, if you audition for the band." Rowan told her, leaning the lighter closer to the bear.

Adeline yelped," Fine. Just…give me back Fiyero!" Adeline whined.

Rowan rolled her eyes as she threw the bear into Adeline's arms," Here's the stupid bear."

Adeline held the bear in her arms and checked for any marks Fiyero may have gotten and hugged the bear, Rowan rolled her eyes," I don't even know why I hang out with you."

Adeline rolled her eyes," Why are we here?"

Rowan stepped forward, "Like I said, you're auditioning for the band. We're a rock group but we'll do other genres at times. We need another guitarist, bass player, drummer, lead singer, back-up vocalist, and pianist. I'm the manager of the band. Now Oliver, you're second guitarist. Gabe, you're bass. Gray's first Guitarist. And Adeline is lead singer—"

"—whoa! I will not be lead singer! I don't know if I'm up to that." Adeline interjected.

"But you're amazing Adeline you're an insanely good singer and it would be good—"Grayson said.

"—I know I'm amazing—there's no denying that, but I sing show tunes but I don't sing rock that great—I'm not bad at singing it, but I'm not amazing either. You need someone with a punk edge." Adeline explained.

Grayson sighed," We need a lead singer."

"I can be a drummer though." Adeline suggested." My dad taught me how to play drums and—"

"—how do we know you're even good? We're going to be playing rock and stuff, can you handle that?" Grayson asked.

Adeline rolled her eyes and walked over to the drums and picked up the drum sticks and sat down. (A/N: Okay so I'm like a huge drums fan—even though I can't play myself. So I decided to put a link here: watch?v=hX5OQWXX8i8&feature=related (just make sure to take off the spaces and parentheses.) The video is insane but that's just how good Adeline is. Oh and the drum cover is," Hot for Teacher" by Van Halen (one of my favorite bands!))

"Get ready for a show guys." Adeline said with a smirk.

She started playing the drum cover of "Hot for Teacher" by Van Halen. And all their mouths gaped but Oliver's since he knew of Adeline's amazing skills for the drums. Heck—she was better than him!

Adeline played the song effortlessly, even doing a couple of tricks with the drum sticks along the way. When she finally finished everyone clapped for her.

"You are a drum god Adeline! Holy crap that was badass! Will you please be our drummer?" Grayson pleaded.

Adeline smirked," I suppose I could be in the band. I could be the back-up vocalist too if you want."

Grayson nodded, "Awesome—we got ourselves a drummer. Oliver, Gabe, would you be in the band? Please...Or are you not good to be in it?" Gray taunted.

Oliver shook his head," On the contrary Gray, we are." Oliver said.

Gabe nodded," We're in."

Rowan grinned," Excellent, now we only need a lead singer and a pianist."

They all remained quiet, thinking of who could be the lead singer and pianist. Until Oliver's head perked up," What about Annie?" Gabe sent a glare to Oliver.

Gray nodded," Yeah! I mean, she plays piano and she has a killer voice—it's like an angel meets Stevie Wonder."

"All we need to do is ask her—and you all know how hard it will be." Rowan advised.

"We need her in the band. So we do all we can to get her." Grayson said.

"I know where she is, she's at the library right now." Adeline added.

Gray grinned," Then to the library my fellow band mates!"

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Annie sat alone in the library, reading yet again Harry Potter. Hey don't judge her, J.K Rowling is awesome!

Grayson, Rowan, Adeline, Oliver, and Gabe slipped into the seats in front of her and Annie looked up and she tensed as she saw Gabriel—avoiding eye contact with her. She couldn't really blame him.

She stared at all of them with an icy look," What are you guys doing here? If it's to bother me, I suggest you leave before I personally beat the living hell out of you all."

Rowan pursed her lips, trying to hold back a snarky comeback," Hi Annie, we came to talk to you. You see, we're starting a band. And we have everyone but a lead singer and a pianist." Rowan paused for a moment," We were wondering if you would be our lead singer and pianist. You're an amazing singer and pianist and you'd make an amazing addition to the band." Rowan faked a smile.

Annie raised her eyebrow, they wanted her in the band? She bit her lip," No."

"Annie please—"Gray pleaded.

"—I said no!" Annie whispered-yelled.

Everyone sighed but Gabe and stood up," Well if you change your mind, we'll be in Rowan and Gabe's garage after school." Gray said.

Annie nodded and everyone left—except Gabe," If you don't want to be in the band because of me, then I'll quit. The band needs you—desperately." Gabe said.

Annie looked down, not wanting to look into those entrancing eyes," No. It's fine. "

"So does that mean you're in the band?"

"We'll see."

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Orion walked in the choir room with Aaron already inside, he had been avoiding him a lot lately and he wanted to do something about it.

"Hey Aaron." He greeted.

Aaron looked up and stood up to leave, he would just skip glee for the day. Ever since the stuttering fiasco, he had been trying to avoid Orion as much as possible.

Orion grabbed his wrist and brought him back to Orion," Why do you keep avoiding me Aaron?"

"I'm not avoiding you." Aaron denied.

"You are."

"I'm not."

"Stop lying."

"I'm not."

"Why are you lying?"

"I'm not!"

Orion kicked a chair and looked at Aaron straight in the eyes," Damn it Aaron, we're best friends, stop lying to me and just say you—"

Suddenly Aaron planted his lips right on Orion's and kissed him against the piano. Orion was surprised by the reaction but kissed back—enjoying the kiss.

After a few minutes, Orion broke of the kiss and backed away," Aaron...I-I'm sorry...I got to go..." Orion then ran out of the choir room leaving a very hurt Aaron standing there. Orion didn't want to admit he liked Aaron. He couldn't admit he liked boys too. He couldn't admit he was bisexual, he couldn't admit to anything.

Take all of your wasted honor
Every little past frustration
Take all your so called problems
Better put 'em in quotations, Orion sang as he walked down the hallways. He didn't want to admit to his sexuality or his feelings for Aaron.

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say
Say what you need to saaaay...

Walking like a one man army
Fighting with the shadows in your head
Living out the same old moment
Knowing you'd be better off instead

If you could only
Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say
Say what you need to saaay...

Orion stared at Aaron who was playing on his guitar while Gabe and Ethan listened to him play.

Have no fear
For giving in
Have no fear
For giving over
You better know that in the end
It's better to say too much
Then never to say what you need to say again

Even if your hands are shaking
And your faith is broken
Even as the eyes are closing
Do it with a heart wide open... wide...

Say what you need to say
Say what you need to
Say what you need to
Say what you need to say...Orion finished the last note and sighed, he liked Aaron, but he wasn't ready to say it.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Rowan, Grayson, Oliver, Adeline, and Gabe sat in the garage, setting up their instruments.

"It really sucks we don't have a lead singer or a pianist." Grayson turned to Adeline," Are you sure—"

"—Yes! I'm sure. Besides, I'm a drummer in this band and having a female drummer in the band always gives an edge to the group." Adeline said.

Grayson nodded," So what did you tell her Gabe?"

"I told her if she changes her mind, we'll be in my garage." Gabe answered, tuning his bass.

"I hope she does come."Oliver said." We need her punk edge and voice. It's amazing!"

"Well we'll have to see." Gray said.

Rowan stepped forward, "Guys there are other singers and pianists, Adrian plays the piano amazingly, and maybe she could be our pianist." Rowan suggested.

Gabe shook her head," I was already ahead of you little sis, she said no—claims she has better things to do and that she's been busy lately." Gabe answered.

"Delilah plays the piano." Adeline spoke up." And she's pretty good too."

"Well you're not going to need her." A voice spoke up.

Everyone turned around to see Annie standing there," I thought about it for a while and…I want to be in the band."

Everyone grinned and Gray stepped forward," Well then Annie, welcome to the band." Gray said.

Annie smiled, "So, who's playing what?" Annie asked.

"Well I'm first guitarist." Grayson said.

"I'm second guitarist." Oliver said next.

"I'm Bass." Gabe said softly. Annie tried not to look at him.

"And I'm drums." Adeline said.

"And I'm the band manager." Rowan finished.

Annie nodded," So what do we do now?"

"Well we're going to do a song. Have you heard of The Cranberries?" Grayson asked.

Annie nodded," Yeah, what song are we doing from them?"

"Zombie. Do you know it?" Grayson asked.

"You'll see. Shall we play?" Annie asked.

Everyone picked up their instruments and Annie grabbed the microphone.

"1, 2, 3, 4" Gray counted and he started playing the song, then Oliver and everyone else joined in.

Annie took a deep breath and sang, Another head hangs lowly
Child is slowly taken
And the violence cause of silence
Who are we mistaken?

But you see, it's not me, it's not my family
In your head, in your head they are fighting

Grayson grinned, they've just started the song and they were awesome! He was surely going to win Delilah over, Half-Irish wasn't going to win.

With their tanks and their bombs
And their bombs and their guns
In your head, in your head, they are crying

In your head, in your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie, Annie sang.
Hey, hey, hey
What's in your head, in your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie?
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Adeline sang in the background, Oh, do, do, dou, do, do, dou, do, do
Dou, do, do, dou, dou, do, do, dou

Gabe looked at Annie, she was an amazing singer that still had his heart. He wanted her but she didn't clearly. He played the bass as he stared Annie.

Another mother's breakin'
Heart is taking over
When the violence 'causes silence
We must be mistaken

The group had already made a small crowd in front of the garage and people were bobbing their heads up and down and grinning. The band was amazing!

It's the same old theme since 1916
In your head, in your head they're still fighting
With their tanks and their bombs
And their bombs and their guns
In your head, in your head they are dying

In your head, in your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie
Hey, hey, hey
What's in your head, in your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie?
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Oh, oh, oh oh, oh, oh, oh, hey, oh, yaa, yaa

Annie stopped singing and the other members played their instruments for the solo. Grayson and Oliver playing amazing on their guitars, Gabe effortlessly playing the bass, and Adeline rocking out on the drums—this band was going to be good—better than good: Great!

They finished playing and the small crowd cheered and the band smiled, "That was amazing!" Rowan exclaimed," We're definitely going to be an awesome band."

The band members nodded in agreement," Now that we got Annie here we will!" Adeline exclaimed.

Annie smiled," Now all we need is a band name."

"Yeah, we'll figure that out later. Now let's go over the song again." Grayson said.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

The next day in glee, the kids walked in the choir room, only to come upon a surprise.

"Mr. Schue, what are our parents doing here?" Rowan asked.

Will grinned," They are our assistant directors; they will be helping us with our competitions, assignments, and performances." He explained.

Connor grinned as he saw his mother out, she was still looking sad but at least she made the effort to come out of her room.

"So now my parents are at school? Oh joy! My dreams have come true!" Mason exclaimed sarcastically.

Puck whacked the back of Mason's head," Yeah you better be giddy as a schoolgirl!"

Santana smirked," I'm here to see my kids be badass at performing! Better than Berry's! I mean Hudson!"

"Yes Santana, your kids will outshine mine when hell freezes over." Rachel replied.

"Guys, guys, lets not fight! My Aaron is clearly more talented than anyone." Mercedes said calmly.

"Yeah, have you seen MY KIDS? They're badass." Puck exclaimed.

"My kid can dance!" Mike exclaimed.

"So can mine, I have two dancers!" Puck retorted.

Delilah and Nikki rolled their eyes, Mr. Schue sighed , things have clearly not changed since high school. "Guys, Guys lets not fight! You have an example to show your kids!" Will exclaimed.

The choir room grew silent and Mr. Schue smiled," Now, who has a song to perform today for Individuality week?"

Aaron then raised his hand," I do." He walked to the center of the choir room," I'm going to be singing, 'Outlaws of Love' from Adam Lambert because I feel this song expresses me." His eyes narrowed at Orion," And others." Orion squirmed in his seat.

Aaron nodded to the band to start playing and they did so.

Oh, nowhere left to go
Are we getting closer, closer?
No, all we know is no
Nights are getting colder, colder, Aaron sang.

Hey
Tears all fall the same
We all feel the pain
We can't change

Orion looked down at himself, he felt guilt for what he did to Aaron, but he couldn't admit to himself of what he is.

Everywhere we go
I'm lookin' for the sun
Nowhere to grow old
And always on the run
They say we'll rot in hell
But I don't think we will
They've branded us enough
Outlaws of Love

Scars make us who we are

Kurt and Blaine looked at each other and to Aaron, this song was relatable to them as well. They use to be outlaws of love themselves until they found each other. And they wanted to help Aaron as well.

Hearts and homes are broken, broken
Far, we could go so far
With our minds wide open, open

Hey
Tears all fall the same
We all feel the rain
We can't change
Everywhere we go
I'm lookin' for the sun
Nowhere to grow old

Aaron's eyes filled with tears as he sang the song. He felt this way everyday.

And always on the run
They say we'll rot in hell
But I don't think we will
They've branded us enough
Outlaws of Love
Outlaws of Love
Outlaws of Love, Aaron ran out the choir room with tears in his eyes and Mercedes and Sam stood up to go after him but Blaine and Kurt stopped them.

"We'll go." The couple said.

Sam and Mercedes nodded," Okay." Mercedes whispered.

Kurt and Blaine stood up and ran after Aaron.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Aaron cried in one of the seats in the auditorium, he wasn't ashamed of his sexuality but he was insecure of it. He just wanted to feel normal for once.

The auditorium door opened and he heard footsteps coming his way.

"Aaron? It's us. Kurt and Blaine. We want to talk to you." Kurt called out.

Aaron sniffled," I'm right here." He spoke up, raising his hand.

Kurt and Blaine walked over to him and took a seat next to him," That was a good song you sang." Kurt complimented.

"Did you just come here to compliment on my singing?" he asked.

Blaine shook his head," We came to talk about whysang that song." Blaine said.

Aaron wiped the tears from his eyes," I feel I could relate to it."

"How?" Kurt asked.

"I'm not ashamed of my sexuality. But I'm insecure about it. I sometimes wish I was born straight so I wouldn't have to go through the stares or the mocking of my sexuality. "Aaron replied.

Kurt shook his head," You shouldn't be ashamed of who you are. Blaine and I aren't. We use to be though. But now, I'm proud to be gay. And you should be too. I know those times where you feel like you just want to feel like you're normal, but nobody's normal. If we were, life wouldn't be as fun."

Blaine nodded in agreement," I even dated Rachel for a while because I didn't want to admit it."

Aaron laughed," I also sang the song for someone else."

"Who?" Kurt asked.

Aaron shook his head," I don't want to say. But he doesn't want to admit who he is. And he led me on and he hurt me."

"I know someone who was like that once. He didn't want to admit who he was, but he came to his senses in the end after he was outed badly. But he's happy now. And that guy will come to his senses too. Just give him time." Kurt told him.

Aaron smiled," Thank you Kurt and Blaine. I know why my mom loves you two so much. You guys are amazing."

Kurt opened his arms," Come on. Let's hug this out!"

Aaron chuckled as he hugged Kurt," Let's go back to the choir room." Kurt said.

Aaron nodded," Yeah, lets."

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Aaron, Kurt, and Blaine walked back in the choir room and Will beamed," Welcome back guys! Now does anyone else have a song they want to perform?"

Keegan looked at Grayson and Ethan and nodded, and they nodded back. The three raised their hands and Will nodded," We have a song to sing."

"Okay then, take the stage." Will said.

Keegan, Gray, and Ethan stood in the middle," We feel this song expresses us right now. So here goes." Keegan said as he nodded to the band.

(Waiting for a girl like you), The three harmonized as they bobbed their heads.

Keegan stepped forward and sang, The light shines
It's getting hot on my shoulders
I don't mind,
This time it doesn't matter
Cause your friends,
They look good, but you look better, he sent a wink towards Scotty who raised her eyebrow and caused looks from everyone.

Don't you know all night I've been waiting for a girl like you to come around, round, round?

Grayson and Ethan stepped forward and the three danced as Grayson sang, Under the lights tonight
You turned around, and you stole my heart
With just one look, when I saw your face
I fell in love, Gray looked directly at Delilah who blushed and grinned while Aidan sent a dirty look to Grayson who smirked.
It took a minute girl to steal my heart tonight (eh eh eh eh)
With just one look, yeah (eh eh eh eh)
Been waiting for a girl like you

I'm weaker
My words fall and they hit the ground, Keegan and Ethan did a back flip and moonwalked.
Oh life, come on head, don't you fail me now?
I start to say,
"I think I love you", but I make no sound

You know 'cause all my life, I've been waiting for a girl like you to come around

Under the lights tonight
You turned around, and you stole my heart
With just one look, when I saw your face, The three danced amazingly as Grayson sang.
I fell in love
It took a minute girl to steal my heart tonight (eh eh eh eh)
With just one look, yeah (eh eh eh eh)
Been waiting for a girl like you

Ethan walked towards Adara, There is no other place that I would rather be
Than right here with you tonight
As we lay on the ground I put my arms around you, Adara pretended to be blushing and giggly. Rowan sent a death glare to the couple while Adeline and Delilah giggled.
And we can stay here tonight
Cause there's so much that I wanna say, I wanna say, Ethan smirked while he saw Rowan angry and sent a secret wink to her, which made her even more angry.

Under the lights tonight
You turned around, and you stole my heart
With just one look, when I saw your face
I fell in love
It took a minute girl to steal my heart

Under the lights tonight (eh eh eh)
You turned around, and you stole my heart (eh eh eh)
With just one look, when I saw your face (eh eh eh)
I fell in love
It took a minute girl (eh eh eh) to steal my heart tonight (eh eh eh)

With just one look, yeah (eh eh eh)
Been waitin' for a girl like you
Been waitin' for a girl like you, The three pointed at the audience when they finished and everyone clapped.

"Amazing job guys!" Will complimented.

"That's my son!" Santana exclaimed.

"Ethan's mine too!" Tina exclaimed.

"And Gray's mine!" Sugar said next.

Will chuckled," Anyone else?"

"Me."

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Rowan raised her hand, "I have a song to sing. I feel this expresses what I feel right now."

Will nodded," Take the stage Rowan."Rowan walked to the center of the stage and nodded to the band.

She looked directly at Ethan as she sang, Mr. Know It All
Well ya think you know it all
But ya don't know a thing at all, Rowan shook her head.
Ain't it, ain't it something y'all
When somebody tells you something 'bout you
Think that they know you more than you do
So you take it down another pill to swallow

Mr. Bring Me Down
Well ya, ya like to bring me down, don't you?
But I ain't laying down, baby, I ain't goin' down
Can't nobody tell me how it's gonna be
Nobody's gonna make a fool out of me
Baby, you should know that I lead not follow

Rowan stepped toward Ethan and stared at him with a glare. He thinks he can just get her jealous. He thinks that he knows her but he doesn't.

Oh you think that you know me, know me
That's why I'm leaving you lonely, lonely, She waved goodbye to him and walked to the center of the stage again.
'Cause baby you don't know a thing about me
You don't know a thing about me
You ain't got the right to tell me
When and where to go, no right to tell me
Acting like you own me lately
Yeah baby you don't know a thing about me
You don't know a thing about me

Mr. Play Your Games
Only got yourself to blame when you want me back again
But I ain't falling back again
'Cause I'm living my truth without your lies
Let's be clear baby this is goodbye
I ain't coming back tomorrow, Aaron stared at Orion, he seemed to relate to this song too. If Orion thinks he's going to accept whatever apology pops into his curly head, he's dead wrong.

Ethan looked down, he didn't want to see Rowan's glare sent straight at him, Adara squeezed his hand reassuringly and he smiled softly, Oh you think that you know me, know me
That's why I'm leaving you lonely, lonely
'Cause baby you don't know a thing about me
You don't know a thing about me
You ain't got the right to tell me
When and where to go, no right to tell me
Acting like you own me lately
Yeah baby you don't know a thing about me
You don't know a thing about me

So what you've got the world at your feet
And you know everything about everything
But you don't
You still think I'm coming back but baby you'll see yeah...

Oh you think that you know me, know me
That's why I'm leaving you lonely, lonely
'Cause baby you don't know a thing about me
You don't know a thing about me
You ain't got the right to tell me
When and where to go, no right to tell me
Acting like you own me lately
Yeah baby you don't know a thing about me
You don't know a thing about me

Mr. Know It All
Well ya think you know it all
But ya don't know a thing at all
Yeah baby you don't know a thing about me
You don't know a thing about me, Rowan finished the last note with and stared at Ethan and then looked away.

Everyone clapped," Great job Rowan! I could really feel the emotion you put into the song." Mr. Schue complimented.

"Among other things…" Adeline mumbled to Delilah who giggled.

Santana clapped," That's my daughter! Talented like all Lopez-Pierce's!"

Will chuckled," Anybody else?" the room remained silent," Well I think we're ready for that group number."

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

All the members stood in the stage in the auditorium, their parents watching them. Adeline stepped forward and smiled.

Yeah, you may think that I'm a zero
But, hey, everyone you wanna be
Probably started off like me
You may say that I'm a freakshow (I don't care) Rowan said in the background like Santana did once Regional's their Junior year.
But, hey, give me just a little time
I bet you're gonna change your mind, Adeline sang.

Delilah, Adeline, and Rowan danced backwards just like Brittany, Santana, and Rachel had done.

Delilah sang, All of the dirt you've been throwin' my way
It ain't so hard to take, that's right
'Cause I know one day you'll be screamin' my name
And I'll just look away, that's right

All the members stepped forward and sang, Just go ahead and hate on me and run your mouth
So everyone can hear
Hit me with the worst you got and knock me down
Baby, I don't care
Keep it up and soon enough you'll figure out
You wanna be
You wanna be
A loser like me
A loser like me, All the members danced around and had fun singing to the song.

Mason stepped forward and sang,Push me up against the locker
And hey, all I do is shake it off
I'll get you back when I'm your boss

Oliver sang, I'm not thinkin' 'bout you haters
'Cause hey, I could be a superstar
I'll see you when you wash my car

Cheryl stepped in front of Oliver and sang, All of the dirt you've been throwin' my way
It ain't so hard to take, that's right
'Cause I know one day you'll be screamin' my name
And I'll just look away, that's right

Just go ahead and hate on me and run your mouth
So everyone can hear
Hit me with the worst you got and knock me down
Baby, I don't care
Keep it up and soon enough you'll figure out
You wanna be
You wanna be
A loser like me
A loser like me
A loser like me

All the members stepped off the stage and grabbed their parents—all except Quinn who remained watching, Hey, you, over there
Keep the L up-up in the air
Hey, you, over there
Keep the L up, 'cause I don't care
You can throw your sticks, and you can throw your stones
Like a rocket, just watch me go
Yeah, l-o-s-e-r
I can only be who I are

Will clapped, "Amazing job! Now you all see that we're all losers. But that's what makes us special. That's what Individuality is all about. Being special—and that's what the New Directions are! Special."

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

The Puckerman's (plus Adeline) walked inside their home and Quinn right away headed up the stairs and Puck sighed," I thought for sure she was going to stay out of our room for good." Puck said disappointingly.

Connor dashed up the stairs and opened the door to his parents room, he saw his mother curled up in her bed, her thoughts taking over her head.

"Mom?" he called out to her.

Quinn jumped and looked at him," Connor, what are you doing here? Can you please leave—"

"—no. I'm not leaving. I put up with it for too long mom. You have to get out of this bed and start being a mom again." Connor interjected.

"I can't—Beth and—"

"—no matter what Beth did, you still have 4 other kids that need you and love you—plus Adeline." Connor said.

Quinn smiled," I feel like I made a mistake—with Beth. I should've kept her—I should've—"

"—well you didn't. And you have to move on. Like you've always said to us, 'You can't change your past, but you can let go and start your future'. We're your future mom, your acting career is your future, don't waste it." Connor told her.

The tall boy stood up and headed to the door," I hope to see you at dinner tonight—dad can't cook anything unless it's pre-cooked."

Quinn chuckled and got up," Thank you Connor, I needed those words." Quinn hugged her son and he grinned.

"Thank god, I didn't want to make a meaningful speech that it wouldn't work." Connor joked.

Quinn laughed," Come on, we can't make your dad continue giving you guys frozen chicken."

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Malina and Adrian were at the Lima Bean, trying to figure out what to order. The two had become fast friends over a very short amount of time and they enjoyed each others company, just as long as no one found out.

"What can I get you miss?" The cashier asked.

"Just give me a second." Adrian responded and an idea immediately popped into Malina's head.

"Just give me a second I, I need to get my order straight." Adrian's eyes shot up at her like she was crazy but didn't stop her from continuing.

"My friends are in the backseat, wond-er-ing if we're gonna be late. My mother she's waiting for me, just across the road. She's got my coffee in her hands, oh it's such a heavy load and," Adrian was leaning on the counter trying not to laugh while everyone else in the building looked on with great intrigue.

"I know I came to this place weeks ago, and now I'm trying to recall. What I ordered when I was here, I think I used a coup-on, but now I have to choose just one." By this point everyone had stopped what they were doing and smiled at the teenage girl's spontaneity.

"So if by the time, this store closes, and we have to leave you behind...I'll take the, breakfast wrap, to go." Adrian had tried to stifle her laugh/look of amazement to join in on the chorus.

"To go-o-oooooo, I am hungry. So let me eat something plea-se, it'll put me at ea-se, just this one-on-one-e-once." They finished their song and the audience broke out into a small cheer. The cashier looked a little weirded out but got both the girls a breakfast wrap to go.

"That'll be 4.62." Malina handed the boy her money and they both walked out of the restaurant.

"Do you do that every place you go?" Adrian asked with amusement on her features.

"You should see me at Best Buy. I'm pretty sure I'm banned from there." Malina said in a serious tone and noticed the shocked look on her friend's face. "I'm just kidding. They haven't filed a restraining order...yet." They both burst out laughing and got into their cars to head off to school.

"Have fun in Glee Club." Malina said while getting into her car.

"Have fun with Vocal Adrenaline." Adrian countered.

"I will. See you later Aid." She sat down in the driver's seat but left her door open.

"Hope so." The senior responded before waving to the underclassman and driving off down the road.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Adeline walked down the hallways all alone, which she wasn't going to complain about—she liked being alone sometimes.

"Hey Ada." Mason greeted walking next to her.

"Hi."

"So where are you heading up to?" Mason asked.

"English, where you should be going too—you're in my class." Adeline answered.

Mason chuckled," I should but I'll go, another day. How about you hang out with me for this period? "

"That would be considered ditching class." Adeline said.

"Yes. That would be the term." Mason said.

"I don't know…"

"Just say yes."

"Yes."

Mason smiled," There we go. Feeling rebellious?"

"Very." Adeline answered.

The two walked down the hallway and came across a sign-up sheet, it was auditions for the school musical, which was being ran by Mr. Schue, her mom, Harmony, and her Uncle Kurt. The musical was one of her favorites," Wicked". When Adeline had cancer, her mom was playing Elphaba at the time and she would go to every show and that's when she knew she wanted to be a Broadway star like her mom.

"Well look at that, they're holding a musical, "Wicked". Sounds badass." Mason said.

Adeline nodded," It's more than badass, it's amazing."

"You should audition." Mason told her.

"I don't know. I'm only a freshman and I have very slim chances of getting the part." Adeline said.

Mason shrugged his shoulders,'' I don't know crap about musicals and Broadway but I know that you're really good when it comes to that and they would be idiots not to accept you."

Adeline blushed," Thanks."

Mason took out a pen and handed it to her," Sign your name."

Adeline wrote her name on the audition sheet and then took out a gold star and placed it by her name," Gold stars are kind of my thing." She told him.

"I see. Oh look! Dee signed up too! And Adara. And that Irish kid." Mason said.

Adeline chuckled," His name's Aidan Mase." She said.

"Same thing. A lot of people signed up. Even some from glee."

"Well are we going to ditch or not?" Adeline asked.

Mason smirked," Already wanting to be a rebel? My, my, my."

Adeline laughed," Come on. Where are we going to go?"

"It's a surprise…" he trailed off.

"I like surprises."

Mason took out his hand," Come on Hudson." Adeline took his hand and the two left the building. The two ended up going to the park, which was one of Mason's favorite places.

"So…" Adeline spoke up.

"So…"

"What should we do now?" Adeline asked.

"Let's go play on the playground!" Mason exclaimed, taking Adeline's hand and running to the playground.

"You act like such a child!" Adeline exclaimed.

"Says the girl that watches Disney 24/7 and sleeps with a teddy bear named Fiyero—not to mention eats apples because she feels like Snow White." Mason retorted.

"Touché." The youngest Hudson said.

The two got on the swings and started swinging high up and Adeline giggled the whole time.

"On the count of three, we're going to jump off." Mason told her.

Adeline nodded," 1…"

"2…" Mason said next.

"3!" they said at the same time and jumped off and fell to the ground laughing.

The two looked at each other and smiled," Let's go to this tree I like sitting on." Mason said.

"Okay."

The two walked over to the said tree and climbed up, the two sat on a branch and Adeline swung her legs.

"Nice tree." Adeline complimented laughing.

"I'm a pretty good tree finder." He joked.

Adeline giggled and stared into his hazel eyes and he stared into her gray ones," You have pretty eyes." She said.

"You too."

Without thought, Mason leaned in and kissed Adeline, catching her by surprise. The kiss grew to making-out and the two were enjoying it, the last time they kissed, it ended up problematic.

Mason suddenly pulled away, realizing he had just cheated on Saphirra—his girlfriend.

"I am so sorry Adeline but...I-um…need to go." Mason got off from the tree and left poor Adeline sitting in the tree. She was always the one that ended up broken hearted by one Mason Puckerman.

So that's it! Sorry for the wait but hopefully you liked it! Let me know! Next chapter will be auditions for the musical…

Songs:

Say- John Mayer (I love that guy!)

Zombie- The Cranberries (Love them!)

Outlaws of Love- Adam Lambert (Tears me up every time…)

Stole my Heart- One Direction (I will admit…I'm a Directioner. Louis and Liam are my favorites but I love all of them so…)

Mr. Know It All- Kelly Clarkson (Awesome song! Love her!)

Loser Like Me- Glee Cast (Awesome song from Glee!)

ALSO VERY IMPORTANT! AS YOU CAN SEE I'm STARTING A BAND IN THIS STORY, AND I CAME UP WITH SOME BAND NAMES ALONG WITH MY FRIEND AND DAD. I PUT IT IN MY PROFILE AS A POLL AND I WANT YOU TO VOTE FOR WHICHONE YOU GUYS LIKE SO PLEEEEAAASSSEEE VOTE! THANK YOU!