New Directions: The Next Generation

by singmealullaby56

So the year is 2035, and all of the New Direction's have found their way back to where it all began: Lima, Ohio. But they haven't come back by themselves, oh no, they came back with their kids! How will their children go through their high school years at McKinley? With drama, friendship, love and so much more, you don't know what to predict will happen!

22. Regionals

So here's what you missed last time on Glee:

Annie's pregnant and the only other person that knows is Nikki…yikes! Attention everyone: BABYGATE 2.0!

But it isn't even the worst of it, Aaron and Jonathan got into a bad fight and were forced to hang out with each other…resulting in a drunken hook-up…oh god! And that makes yet another secret hidden in the shadows…

Emily and Izzy got into a heated fight, resulting in them doing community service...sucks to be them!

Ben and Ellie seemed to be really hitting it off, that is…until Ben pulled the kiss move and faced a running Ellie…yikes. Is it just me or are relationships not cut out for Ben?

Adara seems to be moving on from our beloved Oliver, but Oliver doesn't like the sound of that…not one bit. Which resulted the two getting into quite the fight. Well my dear Oliver, looks like your fiery red-head is slipping through your fingers.

Christian met through a slushie encounter, Eli Weston and the two seem to be having a thing going on for each other. Looks like the love train is making a stop on our favorite little nerd!

That's not easy to say for Scotty who's still broken hearted by one of our fiery Latinos, Keegan. But our Keegs seems to be down on the dumps himself.

A huge twist in the Dorothy/Grayson/Delilah love triangle happened after a kiss between Dorothy and Grayson that Delilah witnessed. It resulted in a harsh break-up between the golden couple and Grayson to be with Dorothy. But Grayson gained an enemy with Connor and Dorothy gained an enemy with Delilah who's now turning into a proper HBIC. Looks like she's going to become the proper cheerleader captain with her newfound bitchy attitude.

But it looks like our musical prodigy, Tony might be having some feelings for our little ballerina Delilah…

Brody Weston is back in town with a new interest in one Rachel Hudson. And our Broadway star seems to be getting conflicted feelings now…yikes! I thought we were done with love triangles old New Directions!

While love triangles may not be the case with Santana and Brittany, the fights seem to be growing worse. But after a talk from Santana's drunken uncle George, will Santana finally change her ways?

Angel is set out in breaking Malina and Adrian apart with their Vocal Adrenaline leader busy exchanging kisses with her girlfriend…

Izzy met a mysterious boy who seems to have caught her interest…could this mean our sexy bad girl might actually get her heart reeled in by love?

The Hunger Games of dating between Jonathan, Emily, Izzy, and Connor seems to be dying down with feelings resurfacing for Connor and Emily…could our broken-up pair become a couple once again?

And that's what you missed on:

Glee!

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

"All right guys! 5, 6, 7, 8!" Will Schuester commanded to the New Directions as they rehearsed for Regionals that was coming up this week.

The New Directions began the performance, the boy sliding to the left while the girls slid to the right. Delilah, who was next to Dorothy, rolled her eyes and "accidentally" pushed Dorothy who fell to the ground. The music stopped and everyone turned to look at Delilah. Grayson helped Dorothy up and looked at Delilah disappointingly.

"What are you all looking at? I didn't do anything!" Delilah said innocently.

Sam scoffed and rolled her eyes, "I'm not the one losing their mind and pushing people..."

Delilah's inner bitch was released after that, "I'm sorry, but who are you?" she snapped.

"Delilah are you sure your panties aren't in a twist this morning?" Aaron spoke up, hand on his hip.

"Aaron, do me a favor and mind your own business and listen to Adam Lambert or something." Delilah replied, rolling her eyes.

Aaron looked at the girl with his bitch face on, "Okay listen here you small starving Ethiopian child looking bitch, I'm not one of your cheerios so you better watch who the hell you're talking to." The boy threatened.

Izzy laughed and she high fived with Aaron. Delilah sent an icy glare towards the blonde, "You have something to say skank?"

Izzy looked at her with no changed expression in her face, "I don't care if you are related to Connor; I will shank you behind the bleachers." The blonde threatened.

Adeline stepped forward, attempting to be the mediator, "Guys, guys can we calm down and get on with the performance?" the brunette pleaded.

Delilah turned to her, with her hand on her hip and rolled her eyes, "Okay, listen Hobbit, you just want us to make you look good so shut up!" Delilah snapped at her friend.

Connor turned to her sister, "Delilah, that's enough!" he scorned. What was up with Delilah lately? This wasn't her at all.

Will sighed and rubbed his temples, looking at the members, "I hate to break up the teen drama fest but can we please focus on winning Regionals?" he questioned," May I remind you guys that we are a team, and we will treat each other like so. So Delilah, watch it with the attitude."

Delilah scoffed and grabbed her bag, "Whatever." She rolled her eyes and left the auditorium.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Scotty jogged through the hallways and caught up to Delilah," Hey Delilah, what happened back there?" Scotty questioned, she had recently made friends with the girl. With the bonding over getting over two jerks they once dated, they realized they made pretty good friends.

Delilah turned to her," They happened." She replied, coldness in her voice.

The brunette sighed, tightening the books she was carrying," Yeah, I get that. But that doesn't mean you need to snap at every single person you see. They didn't do anything, it was them. " The girl advised her.

"I technically do now." Delilah retorted," You know, with being captain of the cheerios and Golden Girl…people worship the floor I walk in. Looks like being my mom's daughter has its perks." Delilah smirked," Watch my dear Scotty…" the blonde turned to the captain of the Soccer team. She sent a wink and blew kiss towards the boy who looked dumbfounded and slid down the locker slowly while clenching his chest.

Scotty looked at the girl in shock," Wow, that did not just happen, right? That looked like it came out of 'Mean Girls'." The girl commented.

Delilah shrugged her shoulders," I'm telling you, I have this newfound power." The blonde smirked," And I'm going to use it to fill my own personal pleasures."

"I sense future tyranny ruling…" Scotty predicted, shaking her head with a smile.

Delilah laughed," I won't become a tyrant I swear." She promised.

Scotty nodded," So how are you holding up, with everything?"

Delilah shrugged her shoulders," Even though I may appear okay and all, it does hurt. I mean, how could he just move on like that? It's like I never even mattered to him! I guess he just used me…" she sighed.

Scotty frowned," I know it hurts—trust me, I know. But slowly, everything will come into place. Karma will bite them in the ass very soon."

Delilah nodded," Well," she smirked," I would like to be that karma."

The brunette raised an eyebrow," Care to explain?"

Delilah grinned," Well, as you saw, I am at the top of the social ladder right now. With being captain of the cheerios and golden girl, I pretty much have it made. I have never hurt a soul before with a slushy facial or something like that—well today I had some hockey jocks throw that Gremlin from hell to a dumpster—but anyway, people here fear me now. They part like the Red Sea when I pass by and I just look at them and they either cringe or look at me like I'm some type of god." Delilah looked at Scotty," You do know what this means right?" Scotty shook her head and Delilah continued," It means, I have power. Power to either raise people up the social hierarchy or bring them to the bottom of it. There's many things I can do with my new position. And I plan to use it to my advantage." She smirked.

"Why does this suddenly scare me?" Scotty questioned.

Delilah giggled," It's nothing to be afraid of. But what they did to me was a low blow. They might have thought that getting together right after Grayson broke up with me was okay, but it wasn't. It just caused a much bigger mess. And I'm here to fix it with a nice sweet piece of revenge."

Scotty nodded, flipping her hair back," Well, how are you going to do that?"

Delilah grinned," That's where you come in."

Scotty raised an eyebrow," Me?"

Delilah nodded," Yes, you. I mean, you're incredibly smart and you can definitely help me think of a way to destroy them socially—while I would physically, it's illegal…" she replied.

"Well, you are right. According to our school hierarchy, you are at the top of the heap right now. So yes, you are able to destroy them socially with your newfound power. And yes, with my intelligence, I can be able to help you come up with a perfect plan to get even." Scotty smirked playfully.

"So, does that mean you'll help me?"

"I don't know…" Scotty trailed off uneasily. While the thought seemed tempting, she wasn't sure. Thought the two have really hurt her friend so…

Delilah pleaded," Come on Scotty! Don't you want to help your friend?" she bit her lip," And plus, this not only will benefit me, it can benefit you?"

"How?"

"You can get revenge on Keegan." Delilah replied," What he did isn't something to just let him get away with. He needs to feel what you feel. "Delilah looked at Scotty expectantly," Well?"

Scotty smirked," If you really want revenge, you need to find out their biggest weakness."

Delilah grinned and hugged the girl," Thank you!" the girl smirked," They don't know what's coming do they?"

Scotty chuckled," I am a genius and potentially an evil one. So they should be feeling a cold shiver down their spine right about now."

Delilah laughed," Good. Now, I need another favor."

"What is it?"

"Perform a lovely duet with me. You'll love it I swear."

Scotty shrugged and nodded, "Okay."

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

"I just don't get what I did to make her hate me!" Dorothy exclaimed to Adeline as they sat in lunch. Dorothy sighed putting her hands on her face," This was not the high school experience I was expecting."

Adeline smiled sympathetically, "Well, I mean, you are dating her ex-boyfriend who she just broke up with…" she trailed off.

"Are you saying this I brought this to myself?" Dorothy questioned, defensively.

Adeline nodded, "Yes—I mean no!" Adeline shook her head, "I'm just saying…she's obviously going to be angry with the break-up and everything. She'll come around." Adeline assured half-heartedly. Personally, she thought Dorothy was going to face harsh retaliation from Delilah. Delilah can be a sweet and shy girl, but she can sure be ruthless when she wanted to.

"Well, I understand that. But she hates my guts. Like, she really hates me. She's already coming at me in more ways than one!" Dorothy replied, already remembering the encounters they've had so far.

Flashback:

Delilah passed by Dorothy with a smirk," Hey Hobbit, I heard they opened a second-hand store. You should consider going since you have a thing for taking people's sloppy seconds." The girl said acidly before continuing down the hallways that parted like the red sea when she approached.

Another Flashback:

History class was over, and everyone was packing up and leaving the classroom. Dorothy stood up from her desk and reached for the books piled neatly on her desk, only to have them pushed to the floor by one, Delilah Puckerman.

"Ooh, I'd be more careful with my things Dorothy," Delilah's eyes sent an icy glare," you know what they say: you don't know what you have until someone snatches it from you." And the blonde walked out the classroom. Dorothy sighed and picked up her books from the floor.

Final Flashback:

Dorothy walked down the hallways and Delilah was standing there with a devious grin on her face. The blonde simply snapped her fingers twice and next thing Dory knew…she was being thrown into a dumpster by a group of jocks who broke out into a boisterous laughter before leaving her in the smelly dumpster.

The brunette sighed, before removing a spaghetti noodle from her hair and scrunching up her nose.

Adeline's eyes widened," Wow she's been doing that to you?" she asked in shock.

Dorothy raised an eyebrow," Are you kidding? She did that today!" Dorothy rubbed her forehead," I think this is what it feels like to Jean Valjean…"

"Well you haven't stolen bread and been in prison for 19 years…" Adeline retorted," But I know Delilah's antagonizing you just like Javert. So I understand that, but don't let her get to you. Just focus on being happy and winning Regionals!" Adeline replied.

Dorothy smiled," I am happy. Grayson's amazing but with Delilah in the picture still, I can't be completely happy. But hey, now that Grayson and I are together, we can double date! You and Hayden and me and Grayson!"

Adeline frowned and looked down on her salad," I don't think that's going to happen…"

The paler brunette raised an eyebrow," What do you mean?" she wondered.

Adeline put her fork down," Hayden broke-up with me…over text message." Adeline replied, handing her phone to Dorothy.

Dorothy read the message:

I don't think we should be together anymore. You don't look happy with me, and I just want to see you happy. So I'm letting you go.

-Hayden

"That jerk! Why would he break up with you? I thought you guys were fine!" Dorothy exclaimed.

Adeline shrugged her shoulders," I thought we were too…apparently he sensed I was unhappy with him and wanted to, 'Let me go and see me happy no matter how much it hurt him.' Bullshit." Adeline crossed her arms angrily," I think the world is trying to tell me something Dory: 'Adeline Hudson, you shall never have a proper relationship with a guy because I have a sick, twisted sense of humor and your misery makes me laugh!'"

"That's not true." Dorothy disagreed," You are meant to be happy—everyone is. Prince Charming is on his way don't worry." She assured.

Adeline sighed," Well Prince Charming seems to be stuck in traffic because he's taking way too long!"

Dorothy giggled," Well moving on from your terrible love life…" Adeline sent her a look," I'm kidding!" Dorothy laughed," If you want, we can have a nice sleep-over or see a musical! I just want you to feel better."

"That'd be great actually. Thank you Dory." Adeline smiled.

Suddenly Ellie came in and grinned," Hey guys, what are you guys talking about?" Ellie asked.

"Adeline's terrible love-life." Dorothy replied jokingly. Adeline rolled her eyes playfully.

Ellie laughed and took a seat next to Dorothy," I see, why is it so terrible? Aren't you with Hayden?"

"Was. He broke up with me." Adeline replied.

Ellie looked at her sympathetically," I'm sorry Adeline."

Adeline shook her head," It's fine. I mean, I am sad and all…but let's face it, I only was with him to fill a void in my heart that Mason never filled." Adeline turned her head to see Mason sitting in a table with some troublemakers like himself, the boy possessed a bruised jaw and black eye that looked attempted to cover up but wasn't enough. Adeline noticed it," Speaking of Mason, have you noticed something weird about him?"

"What do you mean weird?" Dorothy asked.

"He's been getting bruises a lot lately. It's peculiar…" Adeline couldn't quite wrap her finger around it.

"Well he's Mason, he's a troublemaker, and he's going to be getting into some kind of trouble." Ellie replied.

Adeline nodded," You're right." She told them, still not completely won over.

"So," Dorothy spoke up, changing the conversation," Nervous for your solo Adeline? Regionals are this week."

Adeline nodded," Yeah I am. But I'm sure I can pull it off."

"You're amazing Addie, of course you will." Ellie assured.

Adeline continued looking at Mason," Yeah…right."

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Izzy was sitting down in her father's office," Okay, whatever I did, that person had it coming!"

Gregory looked away from his computer and to his daughter," You didn't do anything Isabella…yet." He muttered the last part," I called you to my office because I heard that your little…glee club is having their Regionals competition."

Izzy nodded," Your point?"

The man shook his head," Oh no, I was just trying to get a confirmation. I just wanted to know that by next week I can disband the glee club." He told her casually.

Izzy nearly jumped out of her seat," Disband the glee club?! What the fuck man?!" Izzy exclaimed.

"Watch the language Isabella! I do not tolerate language like that coming out of your mouth!" he scorned," The glee club hasn't changed you at all. You're still the same irresponsible, reckless, and rude Isabella I know."

Izzy rolled her eyes," You're wrong. It has! I've actually made friends—real friends. Sure, they're crazy as hell, but still true friends. And so has Christian. He told me he feels like he fits in somewhere since we got here. And if you take away the glee club, shits going down between you and me Greg." She threatened.

Gregory sighed," It's not like the glee club is helping you at all Isabella. And it's not like you guys will win Regionals either."

The blonde scoffed," Actually, we are winning Regionals sir. We're actually pretty awesome and we're going to win Nationals." She bluffed.

Gregory raised an eyebrow," Oh really?"

Izzy crossed her arms and smirked," Really."

"Are you extremely confident that you'll win?" he questioned.

Izzy nodded," Yeah."

Gregory straightened up and smirked," Then how about I make a little proposition for you?"

Izzy raised an eyebrow," Continue…" she trailed off, gaining an interest.

"Well," he began," if the glee club wins Regionals. Then I won't disband it." He explained," But," he paused," if you lose, the glee club is disbanded."

Izzy stared at him and shook his head," Nope, that's not enough of a deal." She replied.

"Then what is?"

Izzy thought for a moment and smirked," If we win, Glee club stays and we get rid of these hideous uniforms."

Gregory thought for a moment then nodded," Very well, but if you lose, Glee Club is disbanded and the school uniforms stay for good." He concluded.

Izzy nodded," Fine. Let's shake on it dickw—I mean dad?" the blonde extended her hand.

Gregory shook it," I accept the proposition Isabella. Now, I hope you savor the few moments you have in that choir room while you're at it." He smirked.

Izzy laughed," You make me laugh! We're not going to lose." She assured," We have a bigger chance of winning then you growing a pair."

Gregory looked at her with a warning glare," Isabella, language." He warned.

"It's English father, don't you speak it?" she retorted.

Gregory shook his head," Just get to class."

Izzy stood up," Like I even go." She muttered.

"Excuse me?"

"I'm off to learn father! All about conjugating verbs and volume and whatever!" she exclaimed in a sarcastically happy tone before leaving his office. The moment she reached outside she laughed evilly," You're going to lose you little fucker!"

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

"On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being, and 'She wants to get in my pants…' and 10 being, 'Fuck I'm friend zoned by her that it's not considered a friend zone, it's considered a damn country!' Where do you think you stand?" Alex questioned his brother while they sat at lunch. Usually, Alex would sit with his wrestling buddies but Ben had no one to sit with being that the only other person he sat with was Ellie who was avoiding him since the kiss at the rooftop.

Ben groaned," 10." He put his face in his hands," I messed up. Why did I kiss her?! I'm an idiot!" he scorned himself.

Alex sighed," You're not an idiot…you're just bad with girls." Alex burst out laughing," I'm sorry Benny but you're just a hot mess! When aren't you placed in the friend-zone?"

Ben frowned," It's not funny! It sucks a lot actually. I really, really like Ellie…but she doesn't seem to like me. I just—she knows me so well. She's different from most girls and I love it." Ben smiled," She makes me feel special and like I matter. I know her and she knows me, that's how we work." Ben frowned," But after messing things up…I don't think we're okay anymore."

Alex frowned, feeling bad for his brother," Well talk to her about it."

"But she won't even look at me—"

"Well make her look at you and talk to you. If you care about her like you claim to, then talk to her. Don't give up like usually do."

Ben sighed and nodded," You're right. I will. I can't let her get away. Not her." Ben smiled and looked at Ben," You know, you're way better at talking to than Sam."

Alex chuckled," That's because she's Sam…she's bluntly honest to the point where she's going to get punched in the face and she loses teeth."

"You guys are the definition of siblings fighting." Ben replied with a laugh.

"Well she's my little sister, it's my duty to bother the hell out of her!" Alex smirked playfully.

Ben laughed," Yeah…so how should I talk to her? I mean, I've tried approaching her but she doesn't let me!"

Alex thought for a moment, biting into his sandwich," Well, you're in that glee club right?" Ben nodded," Well you can talk to her in the choir room and then sing to her like I've noticed most of you New Directions do—seriously do you solve all your problems by singing?"

Ben laughed," That's a good idea actually…I'll do it. I have to have her talk to me again, she's special. And special comes around only so often."

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Aidan and Dani were sitting in the park by the small pond, watching the ducks swimming in the water and children giggling and running around. Aidan smiled, watching Dani laugh watching the kids screaming in delight as they kicked the soccer ball. Occasionally, the soccer ball would roll over to them, and Dani would get up and kick the ball. The kids would say," Thank you!" and Dani would giggle and reply," You're welcome!" with a bright smile.

"You can't get more perfect Dani can't you?" he thought to himself, watching the girl in awe.

Dani sat back down still laughing, "Those kids are adorable." She told him.

Aidan turned to her and nodded, "Yeah, they are. Kids are pretty cute."

"It makes me wish my parents had more kids after me. I would've loved to have little brothers and sisters running around the house!" Dani exclaimed.

Aidan nodded," It would've been nice having a younger brother or sister too. My older sister, Caitlyn, we're 6 years apart and always butt heads. We have a frenemies relationship but I still love my Caitwitch—that's my nickname for her. She calls me Adork." The raven-haired boy explained.

Dani laughed," That's cute actually, I would've loved to have someone to bicker with all the time! I guess I have Angel for that." the girl shrugged.

"You're friends with Angel?" Aidan questioned in shock.

Dani nodded," Yeah, he may be a jerk sometimes." Aidan sent her a questioning look and Dani giggled," Okay, so maybe more often than not, but he has a good heart. He's been there for me more than anyone I know—other than you of course."

Aidan smiled," I guess that answer can be accepted." He joked.

The brunette giggled," I'm glad." She looked back to the pond, silence invading the two. Dani turned back to Aidan," Let's play twenty questions."

Aidan nodded," Sure, why not?" he knew somewhat about Dani, but knowing more about her wouldn't be so bad," You first."

"Okay." Dani crossed her legs," Favorite number?" she asked.

Aidan laughed," Favorite number?" he questioned.

Dani nodded with a grin," Favorite number." She confirmed.

Aidan nodded," Okay. 17." He answered.

The girl raised an eyebrow," 17? Why 17?" she questioned.

"Just so you know Dani, that counts as your second question." He grinned cheekily," But I'll answer. I like that number because it's the day of St. Patrick's Day on March. It's my favorite holiday."

Dani giggled and nodded," Okay. Your turn."

Aidan thought for a moment, tapping his chin," Favorite color?" he asked.

" Lavender. Favorite female artist?"

"My mom."

Dani laughed," Your mom?" she questioned.

Aidan nodded," Yeah, you don't know Harmony Flanagan? She's my mom."

Dani's eyes widened," Your mom is the Harmony Flanagan? I love her! She's an amazing singer!" Dani exclaimed.

Aidan nodded," I know, which is exactly why she's my favorite singer. Okay, question for you: Favorite song?"

Dani thought for a moment," Collide by Howie Day. That song has really come through for me when all of that madness happened." She replied, her eyes growing sad for a moment before shaking it off with a bright smile," What's your most prized possession?"

He grinned and stared down at his slightly worn, dirty green high-tops," Definitely my green Converse." He answered," Favorite quote? And you must recite it if you know it." He chuckled.

Dani pursed her lips and recited," I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality." Dani smiled softly," Frida Kahlo, one of my favorite painters. She's one of those female figures I look up to." She told him.

"Wow," he breathed," that's deep. So you like art?" he questioned.

Dani smirked," That counts as another question you know." She laughed," But I'll answer it." She nodded," Yes, I love art. I…dabble with art myself. Sometimes with paintings or sketches—I don't think they're that good." She mumbled sheepishly.

"Really? I didn't know you were an artist." He said surprised," I'd really love to see your art, if you don't mind."

Dani looked at him," You want to see my art?"

He nodded," Yes, I do. That counts as a question, you know." He joked.

Dani laughed," Okay, um, what's your idea of an amazing adventure?"

Aidan thought for a moment, tapping his chin again," Getting in a car and just driving. Not knowing the direction you're going, you're just driving to see where the road leads you and discover places." He answered," Do you play any instruments?"

Dani nodded," Guitar. What's your favorite book series?"

"Harry Potter. Always." He grinned cheekily as he quoted Snape. Aidan decided to dig deeper now," How did you cope? With everything that happened to you?"

Dani pursed her lips," Well…"she began, taking a deep breath," I could never talk about it to a therapist or psychologist, so I would release it through singing or dancing or art. That really helped me release everything I had inside me…all the pain and anger and sadness, I just put it in there." She replied, looking down and then back at Aidan," How did you react when I told you about…me?"

Aidan bit his lower lip," Um, needless to say, I was shocked. But, I was also angry that someone so…amazing and kind like you, would have that done to you. I felt pretty useless too, because no matter what I told you, it didn't change what happened to you." He looked at Dani who nodded," Do you ever think you could ever let someone be with you? Romantically?"

Dani knew why he was asking that," Um…" she shrugged her shoulders," I don't know. It depends I guess."

"On what?"

"Whether that person can handle me and…everything that keeps me hidden."

"What are you hiding?"

Dani looked at him," Myself." She replied quickly," Aidan can we stop with the 20 questions? I think we've had enough."

Aidan nodded," Yeah, that's fine."

Dani stood up," I have to go…um I have Vocal Adrenaline rehearsals. I had fun." The soccer ball rolled to Dani," I'll talk to you later." She mumbled before grabbing her bag and leaving, the soccer ball staying in place.

The boy sighed, Dani surely had some perfectly kept walls that didn't seem to want to crack. But he had to find a way in…

Aidan stood up and kicked the soccer ball back to the kids," Thank you!" one of the kids said.

Aidan nodded, placing his hands on his pockets and starting to walk," No problem." He replied," No problem at all…"

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Adrian stepped out of her red Chevy Cruze from Carmel High School's parking lot. Malina was coming out of Vocal Adrenaline rehearsals so the two decided to go get some coffee together at a local coffee shop.

"Looking for Malina?" Adrian was startled and gasped, turning around to face Angel Parker with a sly smirk plastered on his face.

Adrian nodded, tightening her grip on her purse," Y-yeah…have you seen her?" she asked quietly.

Angel nodded," Yeah, she's in the auditorium with Coach Beth about Regionals."

"Oh. Okay." The girl replied.

The two were silent until Angel decided to break it, stepping closer to her," You know, Vocal Adrenaline matters to Malina more than anything." He spoke up.

Adrian nodded taking a step back," I know."

Angel took a step forward," Yeah, like, it really matters to her. Winning means a lot to her."

"I know."

"No you don't." Angel told her, chuckling," You see, you may think Malina cares about you…but once we head off to Nationals...she's going to prefer Vocal Adrenaline over you. Malina's not the person you think."

Adrian looked at the boy," That's a lie. She's nothing like that."

Angel nodded," The only reason Malina is dating is because she wants to ease over the competition and find out New Directions game plan. She cares about winning Nationals. That's her goal. Not re-enact a Nicholas Sparks movie with a girl who's done with high school in what? 4 months? You really think you two are going to work out a long-distance relationship?" the boy laughed," She doesn't give two craps about you. Like I said, she likes winning…you're only a roadblock to making her a champion."

The senior pursed her lips and looked straight at Angel," Look, I don't know who you are—all I know is that you're in Vocal Adrenaline. But Malina isn't like that, she loves me. And I am in no way trying to stop her from winning Nationals. We're together because we love each other…not because of rival show choirs—which I'm not even a part of anymore. So you can say what you want, but I know Mina…" Adrian paused," and she would never hurt me like that."

"People can surprise you." Angel shrugged," Just saying. I'm just trying to be nice and warn you." The Carmel school doors opened and Angel eyed Adrian up and down before walking away.

"Hey Adrian!" Malina greeted, kissing Adrian's cheek.

"Hey." She greeted half-heartedly.

Malina raised an eyebrow," You okay? You don't sound very happy to see me."

Adrian shook her head," No, I am. It's just I have a lot of things on my mind."

"Well do you want to talk about it? I'm all ears you know." Mina offered with a small smile, taking her girlfriend's hand as they started walking towards Adrian's car.

"No, I'm fine Mina." Malina looked at her suspiciously," No really, I'm okay."

Malina nodded," Fine. I won't stress it any further then. But don't start pushing me away like you did last time, okay? I can't handle being away from you for so long." Malina grinned.

Adrian laughed as they got in the car," I know. I love you."

"I love you too." Malina leaned in for a small, but sweet, kiss.

"Do you really love me?" Adrian thought, was Angel lying to her… or was he telling the truth?

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Ellie was at her locker and Ben rubbed his sweaty hands nervously before walking over," Ellie." He spoke up, biting his lip nervously.

Ellie turned to him and right away shut her locker," I-I'm sorry, I have to go—"

Ben grabbed her arm," Ellie, please. Don't avoid me." He pleaded," Can—can we please talk?"

Ellie stared into his eyes that had a pleading look. She couldn't say no to that, she sighed and nodded," Okay."

Ben smiled gratefully and the two silently walked to the empty auditorium," I'm sorry Ellie." Ben apologized the moment they reached the inside of the auditorium, taking a seat on one the seats," I shouldn't have kissed you but the moment was there and I've been wanting to do it for a long time but I was scared to because I didn't want to ruin our friendship—that has been established." He talked a mile per minute, not even stopping to take a breath. Ellie remained quiet, just staring at him," And I know I've really messed things up but the thing is," he paused," I really like you. You don't realize how much I like you. You know me more than I know myself Ellie, I've never met someone that has done that. That has really taken the time to get to know Ben. Not photographer Ben or weird Ben or any of that. You just know me by me…" Ben smiled," Ben. "He paused," A-and I know you too, and I love everything about you. Flaw or not. I know I don't have a chance with you…but can we at least be friends again? I miss you."

Ellie stared at him, confused," Y-you like me?" she bit her lip," But how? I'm not…pretty."

Ben stared at her shocked," Are you kidding me Ellie? You're the most beautiful girl I've laid eyes on. You're beauty is inside and out and that's what I like about you."

Ellie shook her head," No, you wouldn't like me if you saw my—"Ellie stopped herself from continuing.

"Saw what Ells?" he questioned.

"Uh—I—"Ellie stammered, biting her lip. She couldn't show him the scars, he'd get disgusted and would run. Just like any other person would. But Ben wasn't any other person.

"You can tell me anything. You know that right?" he told her.

Ellie shook her head," You wouldn't like me like this…" her voice cracked, tears threatening to spill out.

"I'd like you no matter what." He told her," nothing can change that. Ever." He assured, feeling his heart break at seeing Ellie on the verge of crying.

Ellie pursed her lips, her fingers playing with the ends of her skirt," Juliet wasn't in the car crash alone." She looked up," I was in it too." She confessed, looking at him and awaiting his reaction.

Ben looked at her sympathetically," Oh Elle…" he trailed off, hugging her," My mind would never change about you because of a car accident—"

"That's not all." She interrupted, breaking the hug. She wiped tears from her eyes, "You wouldn't like me because I'm scarred."

Ben nodded," Well of course you are. I mean being in a car accident isn't exactly the best thing in the world—"

"No Ben…" she sighed, lifting up her skirt slowly. She exposed her thighs that were filled with scars. Tears poured down Ellie's cheeks once she showed him. He was going to freak out for sure.

Ben stared down at the scars. His fingers suddenly ran through her scars, Ellie lifted her skirt down and Ben moved his hands away. He blushed red," Sorry." He apologized. Ellie didn't say anything and continued crying. He pulled her in for a hug and comforted her," Listen to me, you, Elizabeth Smythe-Karofsky are the most beautiful person on the planet. Scarred or not Ellie, I still like you. Nothing's ever going to change that because I fell in love with you Ellie. Not your scars, you." He whispered to her.

"How can you? I'm not, I-I'm not—"

"Don't say that." He looked at her, cupping her chin," You are beautiful. "

Ellie smiled softly," Thank you Ben. I thought you were going to freak out and run away in disgust."

Ben shook his head," Never." With his thumb, he wiped away the tears from Ellie's cheeks," Are we good then?" he questioned.

Ellie nodded," We're good." She hugged the boy," Thank you for being a good friend." She told him.

Ben frowned and nodded," Of course."

Ellie broke the hug and sighed," I'm sorry Ben." She apologized," This," she emphasized the two," can't happen between us. I'm sorry but…I can't."

Ben nodded again," I'll wait."

"Wait?"

"Wait." Ben didn't care if he had to wait a billion years for Ellie, he'd do it if it meant getting a chance to be with her. He'd do anything for Ellie because he was madly, deeply in love with her.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Cheryl watched the blonde across the choir room intently. She looked thinner now. Much thinner. Had she eating anything at all lately? She watched her laugh at a something Scotty had said, the two were wearing costumes. Scotty looking like the brunette version of Avril Lavigne with fake red hair extensions on her brown hair. While Delilah looked like Taylor Swift when her "Red" album came out. Only Taylor Swift looked alive, Delilah looked dead.

She sighed, rubbing her forehead. Had she made the right choice? Hiding it? Delilah was risking her life greatly. And if something happened to her, Cheryl could never forgive herself. Delilah turned her head and caught Cheryl staring at her; the girl sent her infamous icy glare and turned back to Scotty.

Cheryl sighed, she wanted to help her, but she didn't know how. Delilah wasn't exactly admitting that she had a problem and you could clearly see it by just looking at her delicate frame. She looked so skinny it was as if you can break her by just hugging her.

"And you thought I use to have a staring problem!" Nikki exclaimed as she took a seat next to her girlfriend and kissed her cheek.

Cheryl jumped and turned to Nikki with a soft smile," Hey." She greeted.

"Are you trying to replace me for my sister Cheryl?" Nikki pouted," I see how it is…" she smirked.

Cheryl laughed," Oh please…" Cheryl smirked," she's straight so I can't go after her anyway."

Nikki scoffed and playfully pushed her girlfriend," Jerk!"

"No, that title is all Jonathan's." Aaron spoke up, sitting down next to the girls with Orion.

The two girls laughed," So, you guys stoked for Regionals?" Orion questioned.

"Totally! We're obviously going to dominate the competition. I mean seriously, it's Haverbrook School for the Deaf and the Waffletoots. I do not have the slightest idea how the hell Haverbrook moved on to Regionals. The only other show choir you can even consider competition is the Whiffenpoofs but they're song choices…no." Nikki shook her head in disapproval.

"So basically," Orion grinned," we got this in the bag! Nationals here we come!" Orion fist pumped.

"Slow down curly, we haven't won Regionals…yet." Cheryl laughed.

Izzy walked up to them, rolling her eyes," What are you guys so happy about?" she snapped.

"What are you so bitchy about?" Aaron retorted.

Izzy took a seat in front of them," I have to volunteer my fucking time 3 times a week with none other than Princess Priss over there!" she complained.

"Well you got into a violent fight with someone, not found the solution to world peace…" Cheryl trailed off.

Izzy scoffed," Whatever…"

Suddenly Mr. Schue walked in with a beaming smile," Hey guys! As we know, Regionals are this Thursday. And tomorrow's the Warblers Regionals and the day after is Vocal Adrenalines. So you know the drill, we're going to go see them." Everyone in the room groaned.

"Mr. Schue, we get the idea. They're super good, but do we really have to see them?" Keegan asked.

Mr. Schue nodded," Yes, we do. No matter what, we will go see them because we're good sports and we need to see what we have ahead of ourselves. We make it past Regionals guys…and we're heading off to Nationals! For the first time in years we might have a shot of dominating Nationals and becoming champions!" This made the members grin in excitement," Now let's get to work—"he stopped himself when Delilah and Scotty raised their hands," Um, yes girls?"

The two girls stood up," We have a song we'd like to perform—if you couldn't tell by our outfits." Delilah answered.

"Oh, that's great! Let's give Delilah and Scotty the floor guys!" Mr. Schue exclaimed, taking a seat.

Delilah whispered the song to the band while Scotty crossed her arms," This song is dedicated to some people in the choir room…they know who they are." Scotty looked straight at Keegan with a glare who slumped in his seat.

The band began playing the song and Delilah sat on the piano, bobbing her head to the song while Scotty stepped forward.

Uh huh, life's like this, she said monotonously.

Uh huh, uh huh that's the way it is, Scotty shrugged her shoulders.

Delilah joined in, Ooh, yeah, ooh yeah, ooh yeah, she sang softly.

Cause life's like this, Scotty said monotonously.

Ooh, yeah, ooh yeah, ooh yeah, Delilah sang.

Uh huh, that's the way it is, Scotty shrugged.

Chill out, what you yellin' for?

Lay back, it's all been done before

And if you could only let it be

You will see, Scotty sang, leaning against the piano casually.

I like you the way you are

When we're drivin' in your car

And you're talking to me one on one

But you've become..., she sang, leaning off the piano and walking towards the New Directions sitting.

Somebody else 'round everyone else, Scotty looked at Keegan with a glare. He wasn't what she thought he was. He was nothing but a manipulating liar who made her believe that someone could love her. It wasn't that she thought love existed, she just liked the feeling. But it was a lie, and she was always going to resent him for it.

We called it off again last night but, Delilah sang, looking at Grayson with a mean look.

You're tryin' to be cool

You look like a fool to me, Scotty sang, laughing at the times Keegan's tried apologizing to her. Did he really think a simple sorry would win her back?

I'm telling you, I'm telling you, Delilah pointed to Grayson, calling him out. Everyone else in the choir room squirmed at the tensions arising.

Suddenly she began flying around the choir room in a fury, Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?

I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else

Gets me frustrated, She sang fiercely, shaking her head.

Life's like this

Delilah sang, You go talk to your friends talk to my friends talk to me, she sang, rolling her eyes.

You, you fall and you crawl and you break

Honesty you promised me I'm never gonna find you fake it

No, no, no, Scotty sang softly.

Delilah jumped off the piano gracefully, strutting forward and singing,

I remember when we broke up the first time

Saying, "This is it, I've had enough," 'cause like

We hadn't seen each other in a month

When you said you needed space. (What?), Delilah sang, her hand on her hip, staring directly at Grayson with a glare. Grayson really is a good actor, he made her believe he actually had an interest in a girl like her. He hurt her. Badly. And while everyone else didn't see it over her new bitchy persona, Grayson really broke her. What he didn't know is that she needed him. He was her comfort blanket, he made her feel beautiful and special…turns out he wanted to use that on another girl. Dorothy. The blonde sent a glare towards the girl who right away looked down.

Then you come around again and say

"Baby, Delilah sang.

Scotty stood next to Delilah, Take off all your preppy clothes", the brunette sang.

Remember how that lasted for a day?

I say, "I hate you," we break up, you call me, "I love you.", Delilah sang, rolling her eyes as she acted like she was head over heels in love.

Ooh, Delilah vocalized softly.

You're watching your back like you can't relax, Scotty sang, really showing off her rocker vocals.

Ooh, this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you, Delilah sang angrily, pointing at Grayson

(Telling you), Scotty belted, looking at a guilty Keegan.

We are never ever ever getting back together, Delilah sang.

We are never ever ever getting back together, the blonde sang, she couldn't get back with Grayson. Not even if he was on his knees begging. She couldn't. Because deep inside she knew that if they got back together, it wasn't because he loved her.

You, you fall and you crawl and you break

And you take what you get and you turn it into honesty

You promised me I'm never gonna find you fake it

No, no, no, Scotty sang. She looked at Keegan in the eyes, his eyes were full of guilt and that made Scotty smirk. That's exactly what she wanted him to feel. She wanted him to feel what she felt—what she feels. That's why she's going with her and Delilah's plan. For revenge.

getting back together, Delilah belted.

Ooh, yeah, ooh yeah, ooh yeah

Oh oh oh, Delilah belted.

Scotty sang, Chill out, what you yellin' for?

Lay back, it's all been done before

And if you could only

Delilah smirked,"Never say never..."

The two girls sat down on the piano, their backs against each other and phones on their ears, Uggghhh... so he calls me up and he's like, "I still love you,", Delilah mimicked, rolling her eyes. Scotty rolled her eyes as well.

And I'm like... "I just... I mean this is exhausting, you know, like,

We are never getting back together, Delilah confirmed, looking at Grayson straight in the eye with a hateful glare.

Like, ever", she said.

Scotty slid off the piano and did a power slide towards the audience,

Tell me!, Scotty belted loudly, surprising everyone of Scotty's vocal ability.

No, Delilah belted, hopping off the piano bench and spinning around gracefully.

Delilah bobbed her head up and down, walking over to Grayson and taking a seat next to him, opposite of Dorothy, We are never ever ever getting back together

We are never ever ever getting back together, Delilah sang, shaking her head and finger before smirking and getting back up. Grayson looked down shamefully and Dorothy grabbed his hand for comfort. Even though comfort is the least she can do at the moment.

You, you fall and you crawl and you break

And you take what you get and you turn it into honesty

You promised me I'm never gonna find you fake it

No, no, no, Scotty sang, standing in front of Keegan with hurtful eyes. Keegan looked down in guilt, crossing his arms. Scotty raised an eyebrow and strutted away.

(getting back together), Delilah sang.

The two girls stood next to each other,

We are never ever ever getting back together, Delilah sang and Scotty after, (Why'd you go and make things so complicated?)

I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else

Gets me frustrated, Scotty sang and Delilah after, (We are never ever ever getting back together)

(Life's like this you), Scott sang.

Delilah sang, You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me

But we are never, the blonde shook her head.

Going to find you fake it no, no, no, Scotty sang softly, pursing her lips to stop the tears from falling thinking about Keegan. No matter how much she hated him, a part of her will always have feelings for him.

Getting back together, Delilah sang. She needed to show him how angry and frustrated she felt. Both Grayson and Dorothy had to pay for the hurt they gave her.

The two girls looked at each other and laughed, Like…ever, the two girls sang in unison. The choir room cheered, minus a certain three people.

Will grinned," Great job girls! We could really feel the anger and powerful emotions you put into the song!" he praised.

"Yeah…no kidding." Adeline mumbled.

Izzy stood up," Well," she began," as incredibly lame that was, I have an announcement to make." She stated.

"Oh this should be good…" Nikki said sarcastically.

Izzy smirked," I talked to my dad earlier today."

"Oh shit, she killed him." Aaron spoke up, gasping.

The blonde rolled her eyes," I actually talked to him, smartass." She retorted," Anyway, I made a…proposition with him."

"We're screwed." Cheryl muttered.

"The deal is, if we win, glee club stays for good and these hideous uniforms are off!" she exclaimed.

The choir room cheered," Yes! I finally get to wear my outfits again!" Dorothy exclaimed.

Delilah rolled her eyes," The hideously atrocious, makes me want to rip my eyes out and bury them six feet underground outfits…" she commented monotonously.

Cheryl raised her hand," Hold up," she spoke up, everyone growing silent," you said if we win…what if we don't?" she questioned.

Izzy crossed her arms," Fuck…" she muttered," well, glee club is disbanded for good and the uniforms are here to stay." She replied.

"WHAT?!"

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Aidan let out a shaky breath, rubbing his hands nervously. He didn't know why he was so nervous; he was just asking someone for a favor. But he had to do it, for Dani. He walked towards Aaron who was by his locker reaching for a textbook, he tapped the boys shoulder," Hey Aaron." He greeted quietly.

Aaron turned to him with a raised eyebrow," Uh…hey lepr—I mean Aidan."

Aidan retracted the urge to roll his eyes," So I-I-I need a fav-favor." He stuttered nervously.

Aaron nodded," Yes…I can see that. You need speech therapy with that stutter." Aidan looked at him," I'm kidding! I'm kidding!" he shut his locker," So what do you need? Do you need me to beat up someone?"

Aidan shook his head," No." "Do you need me to set someone's house on fire?"
"Uh…no."

"Do you need me to get a ravenous possum, put it in a wrapped box so it looks like a present, and send it to someone for they can get the surprise of their life?"

Aidan raised an eyebrow, "Wait, what? No!"

"Then what the fuck do you want?" Aaron questioned.

Aidan rubbed the back of his neck," W-well I know you have a recording studio and I was wondering if you'd let me use it—u-under your surveillance of course." He replied.

Aaron nodded," Okay, for what?"

Aidan blushed," I want to sing a song and put it on a mix tape for somebody…" he said quietly.

"For who?" Aaron asked curiously.

"A-a girl…her name's Dani." Aidan stammered.

"You mean the femi-nazi? Aww! That's disgustingly cute."

Aidan nodded," Yeah, so can you help me?"

Aaron nodded," Fuck yeah I will! This has to be perfect. It has to be fucking flawless so you better work your ass off or I'll rip your throat out!" the boy warned.

"No pressure though." Aidan said sarcastically.

"Uh yes pressure! I take my work seriously! So you better use those vocal chords you've been blessed with!" Aaron exclaimed.

"Okay." Aidan replied. Aaron sent him a look," Yes sir?"

Aaron shrugged," That'll suffice. Now, meet me tomorrow at my house after we go to the Warblers Regionals and work on it, okay?"

Aidan nodded," Okay—I mean yes sir!"

Aaron laughed," All right then." Aidan turned around to leave," Oh and Aidan?" Aidan turned around," Good luck." Aaron smiled softly.

Aidan grinned," Thanks! I'll need it." He paused," Thanks Aaron."

"No problem." Aaron replied and walked away.

Aidan grinned cheekily and pumped his fist in the air," Yes!" he exclaimed loudly, causing the alumni to look at him weirdly.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Emily parked her silver Volkswagen Beetle in Charlesburg School for Special Needs Children parking lot. Looking at the building in front of her made her groan; she really didn't want to do community service.

"It's all that man stealing whore's fault." She muttered angrily as she snatched her bag from the passenger seat angrily and opened the car door, getting out and slamming it angrily.

Suddenly a black Jeep zoomed into the parking lot, nearly running over Emily who barely had time to dodge the car and move out the way. The car turned into a parking spot incredibly fast that it could've totaled at least 3 cars.

Izzy stepped out of the car with a devious smirk," Next time watch where you're going Blondie." Izzy snickered," I can't have blood stains on my car."

Emily rolled her eyes and began walking towards the building.

"Ooh, somebody's on their period." Emily rolled her eyes and continued walking, ignoring Izzy," Silent treatment. Nice." Emily continued ignoring her," You know, we wouldn't be in this mess if you wouldn't have called me a slut in the first place."

This made Emily snap her head towards Izzy's direction," Oh really? If you didn't talk about my mom, I wouldn't have slapped your face. Be lucky I didn't cause bigger damage because I could've."

Izzy laughed," Oh yeah, right. I totally beat your ass."

Emily rolled her eyes, opening the door, not even attempting to hold it for Izzy," Yeah, right."

Izzy grabbed the door before it closed and walked in the building," So scared you might break one of your perfectly manicured nails Richie Bitch? Because I assume this is the first time you…gasp!" Izzy gasped, pretending to be horrified," Work…or even do community service for that matter."

The other blonde scoffed and crossed her arms," Like you can talk. The only job experience you have involves a pole and handcuffs." She retorted.

The two blondes continued bickering until they reached the front desk and the receptionist coughed, causing the two girls to stop and look at the stern and serious receptionist.

Emily flashed her smile," Hello, I'm Emily Hummel-Anderson and this is Isabella Henley." She introduced, frowning when she introduced Izzy but quickly brought back her thousand watt smile she learned from all the pageants she's done," We're here to do community service." She exclaimed.

Izzy nodded," Yeah, what she said." She shrugged her shoulders.

The receptionist grunted and looked at her computer screen for a few moments before looking back at the two girls with a frown," Go to Ms. Gracie's room. It's on the second floor, room 208." She told them.

Emily nodded and smiled gratefully," Thank you miss!" she said before walking towards the elevators, Izzy in tow.

Emily pressed the button to the elevator," Aw, I wanted to push the button!" Izzy whined.

Emily huffed and rolled her eyes," Will you please not act like a child?"

"Hey, hey…" Izzy began defensively," I have never told you to not act like a bitch—"the rebellious girl stopped herself and laughed," Oh wait I have! Never mind." Izzy shook her head as they walked in the elevator.

Emily and Izzy stood in the elevator and Emily turned to her," Well?"

"Well what?" Izzy raised an eyebrow.

"You said you wanted to press the elevator button." Emily replied.

"Yeah but I wanted to press specifically the other button."

Emily groaned," God damn it Izzy!" she reached to press the button.

"Wait I changed my mind, I want to press it!" Izzy slapped Emily's hand away and pressed the button.

Emily huffed and leaned against the wall," You're pathetic."

The two were quiet in the elevator, the only sound was the soft elevator music. The elevator bell dinged and Izzy right away dashed out the elevator," Thank god I'm out of there! Being in an elevator with you is awkward." Emily rolled her eyes.

Emily and Izzy walked down the colorful hallways. There were paintings and drawings from the kids hanging on the walls and Emily smiled," That's cute." She said, pointing to one of a drawing of a ballerina princess.

"That makes me want to rip my eyes out."

"Aaaand you ruin it…" Emily sighed, continuing to talk down the hallways until they reached room 208.

"Ugh, I do not want to handle little snot-nosed brats…" Izzy frowned.

"Well try, we have to do community service if you don't want this on your record." Emily looked at her," But then again, you have nothing to lose since your record is so messed up you have your own section."

Izzy raised an eyebrow," Was that supposed to make me feel insulted? Because that shit ain't working."

Emily rolled her eyes," Whatever, just…try not to swear in front of the kids. Please? They deserve to have their minds pure before people like you corrupt it."

Izzy sighed," Fine. Whatever."

Emily opened the door and the two walked in the room. The room was like a walking rainbow. The walls were the color yellow and the walls had drawings and paintings the kids have done. And other things like the typical letters of the alphabet or the numbers from 1 to 10.

"I'm going to fucking puke." Izzy muttered, crossing her arms.

Emily nudged her," Language."

"It's English bitch, do you not speak it?" Izzy retorted. Emily rolled her eyes.

Suddenly a kind-looking woman with brown hair done in curls, warm brown eyes, fair skin, and a genuine smile walked up to them," Hi there!" she chirped happily," What brings you two here?" she asked.

Emily smiled softly," Hi, I don't know if you were informed, but we're here to do community service." She replied.

The woman's eyes lit up," Oh yes! Yes, I was informed!" she stuck out her hand," I'm Ms. Gracie—well my full name is Grace Appleberry but it's easier for the kids to call me Ms. Gracie so let's just stick to that," she explained.

Emily took her warm hand and shook it," I'm Emily Hummel-Anderson, nice to meet you." She replied politely.

Izzy nodded to the woman," Izzy. Just Izzy."

Ms. Gracie nodded," Okay, Emily and Izzy. So this school isn't an ordinary school. All these kids are special needs in some way. So it's going to be a tad harder to help them. But we manage. My class is sort of diverse. We have kids who are autistic, deaf, blind, speech or language impairments, things like that." The teacher explained," So you'll be helping out with certain things like cleaning the tables or art supplies or handing out snacks you know, simple things. But you'll certainly get to bond with the kids here, they're all incredible kids." Ms. Gracie smiled.

"Sounds good, we're here to help. Even under these circumstances." Emily said.

Ms. Gracie grinned," That's great to hear! So right now I was about to hand out snacks, so if you don't mind helping?" she asked.

Emily nodded while Izzy shrugged her shoulders," Sure." Emily chirped.

"Whatever." Izzy mumbled.

Emily sighed," Excuse her, she's not exactly a positive person—let alone polite." The sophomore sent Izzy a look.

Ms. Gracie chuckled," That's fine. Just as long as you don't take it out on the kids." She smiled," Now come, come! Don't be shy! The kids don't bite!" she exclaimed, gesturing for the girls to walk in.

The two girls walked more into the classroom, some of the children would shift their attention towards the girls.

"All right class!" Ms. Gracie spoke up, also signing what she said," We have some special girls here today with us," she smiled," and I want you all to be in your best behavior while they help us out here? Okay?" there were some nods and quiet, "Okays" through-out the small classroom. Ms. Gracie smiled," Why don't you introduce yourselves girls?"

Emily stepped forward first," Um, hi, my name's Emily Hummel-Anderson. I'm 15 years old and I go to McKinley. " she introduced herself awkwardly while Ms. Gracie translated what she said in sign language for the kids who were hard of hearing or deaf," I'm here to help out so don't be afraid to ask for my help." She smiled softly.

Izzy sighed and stepped forward," The name's Izzy. I'm 16. That's it." And Izzy stepped back.

Ms. Gracie clapped her hands together," Okay, so Emily and Izzy are going to pass out the snacks for us!"

"Yay…" Izzy mumbled.

Ms. Gracie turned to the two girls with a warm smile," Okay so the snacks are over at that table, so just hand them out. Okay?" she explained.

Emily and Izzy nodded, proceeding to the table where the snacks were," This is good practice for you Izzy, maybe you could consider being a lunch lady as a future career." Emily smirked.

Izzy turned to her with a glare," Fuck you, why don't you consider marriage counseling as a career—oh wait never mind. You're already bad at relationships, don't need you ruining others."

Emily grabbed the snacks angrily, snatching them off the table," Well at least I have a better chance at functioning at a relationship, unlike you, all you know is hooking up with someone but never actually talking to them again." She bit back.

Izzy rolled her eyes," Whatever."

The two blondes began distributing the snacks to each table.
"Here's your shit." Izzy put food to each kid on the table," Here's your shit." She handed another snack to a kid," Here's your—"

"Izzy!" Emily hissed, as she handed a snack to a kid with a warm smile but immediately turning to Izzy with a frown," These are children, not prisoners. Don't say things like that to them!" she scorned.

Izzy sighed and turned to one particular kid, a little girl, who looked around the age of 6 or 7. She had light blonde hair and light blue eyes that were staring into the distance. Izzy looked at Emily with a roll of eyes as she looked back at the little girl," Kid, here's your snack." She looked back at Emily," Better Princess Priss?" Emily rolled her eyes as she continued handing snacks while smiling and talking sweetly to the kids.

"Um, excuse me?" a high, quiet voice spoke up.

Izzy looked down," What?" she snapped.

"Could you tell me where my snack is?" she questioned.

"Right in front of you." She replied, continuing to hand snacks to other kids.

"Well, can you be more specific?" the little girl questioned.

Izzy turned to her," What are you—"

"Blind? Yes, actually." The girl cut off.

Izzy stared at her in shock, immediately feeling regretful," Shit." She muttered so the little girl wouldn't hear," Here," she gave the snack to the little girl in her hand," I'm sorry kid. I'm an idiot." She scolded herself.

The little blonde girl shook her head," It's okay, you didn't know."

Izzy kneeled next to her; she kind of owed the girl for being ignorant. I mean, she was at a special needs school, what did she expect?

"Well I shouldn't have been a bit—I mean, mean about it. I should've been more considerate." Izzy apologized.

The little girl shrugged," I'm used to it."

"Well you shouldn't be." Izzy told her. Why was she being so nice? She supposed it was because she started thinking about Christian, what if someone was like that to him? Being ignorant and a total asshole because of who he was?

"I'm Abigail. But you can call me Abby." The girl smiled, completely forgetting about the encounter earlier.

Izzy smiled softly," I'm Isabella—but please call me Izzy." Izzy took the girl's hand and shook it.

"Can I call you Bella? I feel like it fits you more than Izzy." The little girl replied.

If someone would've told Izzy that, she would've said," It's either Izzy or fuck off." And she only let Christian and Connor call her Bells but that was basically it. She found this little girl quite cute (and she never found anything cute), so she figured she'd let her," Sure." She laughed.

The girl grinned and clapped," Yay! So why are you here Bella?" the girl asked curiously.

"Uh…well I got into some trouble so they told me I had to volunteer here for a while." Izzy explained. She had to censor 99% of what happened since the fight wasn't exactly pretty.

"Well that's no good, you shouldn't be getting into trouble." The little girl advised.

For a little girl, Abby was sure wise for her age, Izzy thought. Izzy shrugged," Yeah, I shouldn't be, but that's just how I am."

"You're more than a troublemaker." The girl said as she munched on the animal crackers.

Izzy raised an eyebrow, this girl knew way too much for her age," Am I now?" Izzy questioned.

Abby nodded," You're just misunderstood."

Izzy crossed her arms," I am not misunderstood." She argued.

"That's what a person who's misunderstood would say," Abby retorted with a smirk.

"You little shit!" Izzy thought as she shook her head chuckling, she liked this girl's spunk," You've got a lot of spunk Abby." She commented, shaking her head laughing.

Abby shrugged," I apparently get it from my brother." Abby said.

"Who's your brother?"

"A boy." Abby smirked.

Izzy laughed," No, really? I didn't know!" she fake-gasped, making Abby giggle. Izzy smiled and continued talking with the little girl.

Emily watched from afar the interaction with a raised eyebrow, was Izzy being… nice? With kids?

"Hell has frozen over…" Emily muttered to herself.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Rachel was hanging out with Quinn and Santana at her house, just talking about anything. But something was eating up Rachel. She felt a lot of…guilt. She was married, she had three kids, and here she was…confused on whether or not she still had feelings for an old flame. She took a sip of her lemon tea as she watched Quinn and Santana debate over something about who was the bigger bitch in high school, but she was too preoccupied in her own mess of thoughts to listen. She shouldn't be feeling this, it wasn't right. She loved Finn, she did. But seeing Brody again brought something back…but she couldn't quite wrap her finger around it…

"I have to confess something." she blurted out. She should've thought that through.

Quinn and Santana turned to her," What is it Berry—I mean Hudson? Did you finally see that your ego is bigger than your head? Because we all kind of knew that." Santana joked.

Rachel rolled her eyes," No…it's something serious…" she trailed off nervously.

The other two girls gave each other a questioning look before looking to Rachel," Well, what is it? Are you okay? Is it Finn? Oh god, are the kids okay?" Quinn questioned quickly, a worried expression plastered on her face.

Rachel rubbed her sweaty hands together as she confessed," Well it has to do with Finn…" she paused," and Brody…" she muttered.

"Whoa, whoa wait, hold the hell up," Santana raised her hand as she stood up, looking down on Rachel," I heard the Plastic Ken Doll's name…are you fucking around with me right now Rachel? Because this isn't funny."

Rachel shook her head, looking down at the floor," I-I'm not. Brody's here in Lima, and we talked and…" the brunette sighed," I don't know what went over me! One minute, I hate his guts. And the next, I'm smiling and blushing and laughing like we've been okay." She paused," I just—I don't know why but…I think some…feelings resurfaced with Brody…"

Quinn and Santana's eyes widened," You're kidding me…right Rachel?" Quinn asked in complete shock," You can't have feelings for Brody! You love Finn! And besides, Brody is a jackass! Do you not remember what he did to you?"

Rachel nodded," I-I do but—"

"But what? He hurt you Rachel! He was sleeping with women behind your back! He was a bigger whore than Puck—no offense Quinn." Santana exclaimed.

Quinn shrugged," None taken." She continued," Anyway Rachel, whatever you may be feeling right now…just remember." Quinn looked at her," Finn's been there for you since the beginning. You two survived so much, are you really going to throw it away for some man for all we know just wants your body and not you? Finn knows you, for you. He fell in love with you! Rachel for god sakes, you're married to him! You had three beautiful children with him." The blonde sighed, exasperated," You guys climbed through obstacles not just any couple could face. Like him being in the army. Or Addie being diagnosed with Leukemia. It's always been Finn, Rachel. Remember that before you make a mistake. Finn's an amazing guy; just know that before you destroy your family." She advised.

Rachel crossed her arms," If you're thinking that I will cheat on Finn, you're wrong. I would never do that. I love Finn—"

"Then why are you confused?" Santana cut off," If you loved Finn like you claim, you wouldn't be all Bella Swan right now trying to pick who you love. You know what Rachel?" Santana sighed," I would kill to have something you have. Britts and I love each other, we do. But we're falling apart. And it's my fault." Santana pointed to herself," I was the one that piled myself with work to avoid the fact that I spent most of my time working than being there for my family. Brittany's getting tired—I know she is. And I hope to god I can fix it before it's too late." Santana paused, shutting her eyes," You Rachel, have something special with Finn. You guys are so in love and it's like you guys are still in high school…I wish I had that again." Santana opened her eyes, her brown eyes watery at thinking of the possibility of her family breaking apart all because of her.

Rachel smiled sympathetically, taking the Latina's hand as comfort," Listen Tana, it's not over yet between you two. You can still fix this. If you love Brittany as much as you say, then do something. Don't just mope about it and already think about the future. Change the future. Get up, and do something to win your family back. You still have time."

"What if I don't?" Santana asked.

"Then make time." Rachel replied.

Santana chuckled, wiping tears from her eyes," What the fuck am I doing? Crying in front of Tubbers and Streisand, what the hell is wrong with me?"

"It means you have a heart." Quinn joked, rolling her eyes.

Santana scoffed and smacked Quinn's arm," Bitch!"

Quinn shrugged," The one and only."

They all laughed," So what do I do?" Rachel asked, reality settling back in.

Quinn and Santana looked at each other," Well you pick, Finn or Brody?" Quinn asked.

"That's the thing…I don't know who to pick."

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

After a football game between the Titans and another team, Finn drove Oliver home. The titans had lost and Finn was disappointed.

"You know you could've easily caught the football. It was thrown right at you Oliver!" Finn scolded as they drove home.

"I know dad." Oliver said monotonously.

"You're the receiver Oliver! You're supposed to be alert and make sure you catch the passes thrown!" he continued scolding.

"I know dad."

"You should've tried harder!"

"I know dad."

"The pass was right there!"

"I know dad."

Finn sighed, exasperated," No you don't know!" he yelled, turning to Oliver," If you're on the Football team, you try your hardest to win! But you clearly weren't doing that!" he scorned.

Oliver looked at him," I was trying dad! Doesn't that count for something? I tried." He replied, feeling really sad at the fact that his dad was scolding him for no reason in particular.

"Well try harder! You're a Hudson! You don't settle for mediocre work!" Finn said angrily. In all honesty, Finn wasn't mad at the game, he just had other things in his mind. And he was sadly taking it out on his son.

Oliver slumped in his seat," I'm sorry for being such a disappointment…" he muttered sadly. He looked out the window to avoid eye contact with his dad.

Finn heard what he said and immediately felt guilty for his harsh words. He sighed and turned to Oliver," Hey, little man. I'm sorry, okay? I didn't mean to lash out at you. I just have a lot of things in my mind. And I took it out on you. I'm sorry little man, I'm not mad at you." He apologized.

Oliver didn't say anything and continued staring outside. Finn sighed again, rubbing his forehead. The reason he was so stressed was because he was having…suspicions. And it was all because of what he had overheard earlier this week:

Flashback:

Finn heard Rachel laughing from their bedroom and smiled. He liked hearing Rachel laughing. She was probably either watching a funny TV show or talking on the phone with someone.

"You don't change do you Brody?" he heard Rachel question while laughing.

Almost immediately Finn raised an eyebrow and tentatively walked up the stairs, careful not to make a sound that'll make Rachel hear him. He walked towards their bedroom, leaning beside the slightly open door as he heard the conversation. Usually, he wasn't one to spy. But he heard Brody. And Brody hurt Rachel, so why would she be talking to him again.

"I'm so glad to be talking to you again, when are you heading back to Chicago? It's going to be such a shame to see you leave."

Brody was here? In Lima?

"Of course I'd like to have a coffee with you Brody! It's nice talking to you, I really want to see you more often."

Finn continued hearing.

"Oh Brody, you don't change. You're still the same attractive, funny, and charming guy I use to know."

Finn's jaw clenched, he didn't like how flirty Rachel was getting. He didn't like that she was talking to Brody the Douchebag in the first place!

"I won't be telling Finn about this, he'd freak that I'm with you."

The man's eyes widened and his fist clenched, his face turning red as a tomato. Did he just hear what he thought he just heard? No. He shook his head. No, Rachel wouldn't cheat on him. She loved him. Then…why would he keep this from her?

"Well I'll see you for our coffee date. Bye Brody." Rachel hung up the phone and Finn heard her heading for the door and he quickly sprinted downstairs to avoid her seeing him. But his mind kept coming up with billions of questions. Does she still love him?

Rachel walked down the stairs with a grin. She walked up to Finn and kissed his cheek," Hey honey, I'm going to get some coffee with Quinn. Do you want me to get you something?"

Finn shook his head," No. Have fun."

Rachel nodded," Okay. See you!" she kissed him softly and then left.

Finn leaned against the wall and ran his hands through his hair. He looked towards the door where Rachel had left seconds ago," Do you still love me?" he thought aloud.

Finn shook his head back to reality, looking at Oliver who kept ignoring him.

"I really am sorry little man."

Nothing. Finn sighed and continued driving.

Oliver glanced slightly at his dad and then back at the window. He's always wanted his dad's approval. Especially when they both share their passion for sports, he and his dad have never been close. But he wanted to have a close relationship with his dad. So he had to do something to be better at sports. He wanted to make his dad proud. For once.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Izzy walked out the classroom. They were done with helping for the day and Izzy was more than relieved. The only good thing to come out of that was meeting that sweet girl. And she usually never found anything sweet but she sympathized the girl.

The blonde stepped in the elevator and then walked towards the front desk. She nearly walked out the door but immediately recognized the blonde hair and blue eyes sitting on a chair by the front desk.

"Abby?" she called aloud.

Abby turned her head towards where she heard the sounds," Bella?"

Izzy raised an eyebrow as she walked closer to her," How did you recognize it was me?" she asked curiously," You can't see me."

"I recognized your voice. When you're blind, you really use your sense of hearing to get by." She replied intelligently.

Izzy nodded, taking a seat next to you," So what are you doing here all alone? School ended like half an hour ago."

Abby shrugged," My brother's running late. He probably got stuck in rehearsals. He's in show choir." She explained.

Izzy raised an eyebrow," Oh really? What show choir is he in?" she questioned.

"Vocal Adrenaline. I've heard them. They're really good. He doesn't get solos but he's still a talented guy. Maybe I'm just saying that because he's my brother." She told Izzy.

"Wow, Vocal Adrenaline. I'm in show choir too. I'm part of a glee club called the New Directions. We're pretty good ourselves." Izzy said proudly.

Abby nodded," I've heard of you guys. I heard you're quite good. So you sing?"

"I dabble with it."

"Oh, nice."

Izzy turned to the girl who simply looked straight ahead. But Izzy knew she was listening," So tell me about your brother, what's his name?"

Abby smirked," Do you like my brother?"

Izzy blushed," No. I don't even know who he is!"

"Bella has a crush! Bella has a crush!" Abby sing-songed, taunting the girl.

Izzy scoffed," I do not! I don't crush on anybody. Love isn't for me." She crossed her arms.

"Love's for everybody."

"Not for me."

"So I guess you don't want to know about my brother…"

Izzy looked at the girl with a grin," You little sh—I mean kid. The only reason I want to know about your brother is because he's competition and I want to get a heads up."

"Sure…"

The older blonde laughed," You know, for a 6 year old, you have a lot of attitude." She stated.

Before Abby could say anything, the front door opened and sneakers squeaked as the person ran.

"Abby!" the boy walked up to the little girl," Abby I'm so sorry for picking you up late! Vocal Adrenaline had rehearsals and—"Gavin noticed Izzy and raised an eyebrow," Do I know you?"

Izzy looked at the boy with wide eyes, this was the boy she had the encounter with at Rowan's party," I'm the girl you rejected a make-out session." Izzy said in a bitchy tone, trying to regain her badass attitude.

Gavin nodded," Right. Sorry." He apologized.

"You two know each other?" Abby spoke up.

"We had a brief encounter." Gavin explained.

"You mean 10 second encounter." Izzy retorted.

Gavin chuckled," Yeah. Sorry for rejecting the offer. I just don't like using girls."

Izzy shrugged," Whatever."

"I still think you should have more self-respect for yourself." He said," You seem like a nice girl."

"I'm not," Izzy denied.

Gavin nodded, taking Abby's hand and helping her down her chair, taking her backpack and putting it over his shoulder," Yeah, well a mean girl wouldn't stay with a little girl until someone picked her up." He looked at her," You're a good person."

"How do you know I was even staying with her? I could've just been sitting there."

"You were talking to her."

"I was asking for…the day of the week." She lied.

Gavin chuckled," Well it's Tuesday."

"Thank you."

Gavin and Abby began walking towards the front door," You're welcome." Gavin nodded.

"Bye Bella!" Abby exclaimed.

Izzy smiled softly," Bye." And the two left. Izzy leaned against her chair and looked at the door where the two siblings left moments ago," Who are you?" she wanted to know. But she didn't know why.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

The next day, Annie was in Spanish class. Gabe was sitting next to her, but she kept ignoring him. Every time she looked at Gabe, the reality would set in. She was carrying his child. She was going to be a mom! And she was only 16, she didn't know the first thing about being a parent.

"I know you don't want to talk to me." Gabe spoke up, not looking at her," But I just want to let you know that whatever I did, I'm sorry. I hope you can forgive me."

Annie gulped, biting down on her lip, nearly drawing blood," It's not your fault. It's mine." She thought to herself. The blonde kept quiet.

Gabe sighed," Whatever's going on Annie, you know you can talk to me. I'm your boyfriend. And I love you, a lot. So please, don't ignore me like this. I need you."

Annie tried so hard not to cry in that moment. She wished she could just tell him. But how would she do that? "Hey Gabe, I'm pregnant and it's you're the father! Have a miserable life being a teen father and never accomplishing your dreams!" She couldn't just do that to him. He had a life ahead of him. Something big. He was going to Julliard and go to New York. She couldn't stop him. She actually cared about him.

Gabe suddenly turned to her," Annie…are you ignoring because of the…situation?" he asked slowly.

Annie tensed up immediately, finally looking at Gabe. She opened her mouth to speak, but then closed it. What was she going to tell him? She sighed," I took a…test." She whispered to him.

Gabe nodded," O-o-okay. And…what did it say?" he stuttered nervously. He was nervous. If Annie was pregnant, he had to be there for her. He loved Annie and he couldn't just abandon her like that and head off to New York if she was.

Annie pursed her lips," I'm not…pregnant." She whispered. She had to lie. She couldn't do that to him.

Gabe let out a sigh of relief," Oh, that's good. I'll admit, I was scared."

"Yeah…" Annie nodded," me too." She looked away.

"So we're fine now?"

"Y-yeah." Annie nodded. The bell rang and Annie collected her things quickly and before she could leave, Gabe grabbed her arm.

"Annie, wait." The blonde looked at him," You know I love you, right? I'll always be there for you, I promise." He smiled softly and kissed her, then hugging her.

Annie felt her eyes grow teary," I know."

Gabe broke the hug and smiled at her," I have to go. I'll see you later when we go to the Warblers Regionals, okay?"

Annie nodded," Yeah." And Gabe smiled softly and walked away. Annie sighed, leaving the classroom. What was she going to do?

"Annie!" Nikki exclaimed, catching up to her," Hey."

Annie nodded to her," Hi." She said monotonously.

Nikki raised an eyebrow," Are you okay?"

Annie shook her head, "No. I lied to Gabe." She replied.

"About what—"Nikki stopped herself," Oh, that. I thought you were going to tell him."

"I was, but…seeing him, it made me feel bad just telling him. I don't want to ruin his life. "Annie said, sadly.

"But he deserves to know. He's the father." Nikki told her.

"Well he's not going to know. He can't know." Annie looked at her with a warning glare," And don't you even dare tell him. Got it?"

Nikki sighed and nodded," Fine. That doesn't mean I agree with it though. But I want to help you. You shouldn't go through this completely alone. "

Annie smiled softly," Thanks."

"So how's the morning sickness?" Nikki smirked.

Annie glared," Shut up." She chuckled," Whoever said morning sickness was strictly in the morning is a big, fat liar!" Annie moaned," It's terrible!"

Nikki gave her a sympathetic look," Well, from what my mom told me, lollipops help with that. She would suck on them when she was pregnant with me. Apparently I gave her the worst morning sickness…" Nikki shrugged and took out a lollipop from her bag," Here, so you can feel a bit better."

Annie chuckled," Thanks." She took the lollipop," What would I do without you Nikki?" she said sarcastically.

"I think you'd have a pretty lame life." Nikki shrugged.

Annie laughed and rolled her eyes," You're such a goofball." Annie smiled," But I like it. Thanks for being there for me. I really do appreciate it."

Nikki smiled," Well it's a good thing that we're…" Nikki extended her hand," friends?"

Annie chuckled, and took her hand," Yeah, friends." She smiled. It was nice to have a friend for a change, Annie thought. Even if Nikki was kind of crazy," Well since we're friends…would you mind coming to a doctor's appointment with me? It's after we go to the Warblers Regionals."

Nikki nodded," Of course, I just said literally 5 minutes ago that I'd always be there for you! What kind of friend I'd be if I didn't go? I'd be a fuckery of a friend." That caused Annie to laugh.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Malina and Tony were backstage for the Warblers Regionals. Tony was fumbling with his buttons from his blazer nervously.

"Will you stop being nervous little bro? You'll be fine! You're really talented and the Warblers are really good. You got this in the bag, I promise!" Malina said encouragingly.

Tony nodded," I guess. I'm not nervous about the performance though…" he confessed.

"Then what are you nervous about?" she asked.

Tony blushed," It's nothing." He muttered, shaking his head.

"Oh come on!" Malina smiled," You can tell me anything! You know that, right?"

Tony nodded," I know."

"So what is it?"

Tony rubbed the back of his neck," I-I think I might..." he paused," I think I might be in love with someone."

Malina grinned," Aww! My little brother has a crush!" she gushed," Who is it?"

The boy blushed and looked down," Her name's Delilah Puckerman…" he confessed.

Malina's eyes widened," Whoa, whoa, wait…I've seen her before!" Malina exclaimed, grinning," She's quite the catch Tony!" she winked.

Tony turned red and chuckled nervously," I don't think so…"

"Why the hell not? You're cute! I'm pretty sure tons of girls want to get with Tony St. James!" Malina exclaimed.

"Not if he's autistic." Tony mumbled, looking down at his shoes.

Malina sighed," Tony, that doesn't matter. Your autism doesn't define you—"

"Yes it does." He insisted," I'm weird. She's perfect, she's not going to like a boy like me."

"And do you know that for certain?" Malina questioned. Tony shook his head," There you go. You won't know unless you try!" she insisted.

"Easy for you to say…" he retorted," you're normal…"

Malina burst out laughing," Me? Normal? You make me laugh Tony. Normal's overrated! If everyone in this world was normal…this world would be very, very boring. So don't think you're abnormal because you're not! You're special." She smiled.

Tony smiled softly," Thanks Mina."

Malina nodded and then looked at his blazer," Oh god Tony will you ever know how to properly knot a tie?!" she questioned, laughing as she began adjusting his tie.

Tony rolled his eyes," My tie is fine!"

Malina finished tying his tie and shook her head," Not in my eyes! So, tell me about this Delilah girl." She grinned.

Tony smiled and blushed," Well, I first met her in ballet class. She's my partner. You know, she could've easily just have me be her partner and that's it. But no, she insisted we be friends. And I opened up to her. "He smiled," She has blonde hair and these beautiful hazel-green eyes. That's what I first noticed about her…" he licked his lips and continued rambling on and on about Delilah. He probably talked more than he has in his lifetime about her.

Malina laughed as she listened," Well she certainly has you riled up now doesn't she? Now, you go out there and wow the audience. Especially if you-know-who is in the audience…" she winked, referencing Delilah.

Tony blushed," I should've never told you." He mumbled.

"Oh come on! My little brother has a crush! How did you expect me to react?"

"Careless."

"As if! Now, go get them Tony!" she pushed Tony towards where the rest of the warblers were and walked off backstage and towards where the audience sat.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

"Ladies and Gentlemen! Let's give a warm welcome to the Dalton Academy Warblers!" the announcer boomed.

"Fuck, I'm not ready for this!" Aaron groaned, putting his hands on his face.

The curtains rose and the lights turned on, the spotlight on the preppy schoolboys. They were in rows, Tony was in the front. The Warblers broke out into their usual beat boxing and scatting.

Tony smiled, straightening his blazer as he sang, My head is stuck in the clouds

She begs me to come down

Says, "Boy, quit foolin' around", the warblers harmonized while Tony sang.

I told her, "I love the view from up here

Warm sun and wind in my ear

We'll watch the world from above

As it turns to the rhythm of love", Tony flashed his charming white smile.

"I taught him how to smile like that!" Jesse said proudly as he watched contently his son perform.

Malina rolled her eyes playfully," Sure dad…"

The Warblers began doing a simple but very charming dance in synch, We may only have tonight

But till the morning sun, you're mine

All mine

Play the music low

And sway to the rhythm of love, Tony sang while the Warblers harmonized with him.

"Is it just me, or do they just get better with every performance?" Oliver thought aloud.

"No, it's not just you. I see it too." Ethan nodded," Seriously, can they get even more dapper?"

"Screw their perfectly boyish looks!" Izzy exclaimed.

My heart beats like a drum

A guitar string to the strum

A beautiful song to be sung

She's got blue eyes deep like the sea, Tony sang, scanning through the audience, looking for a particular blonde.

That roll back when she's laughing at me

She rises up like the tide

The moment her lips meet mine, Tony smiled as he locked eyes with Delilah who was sitting in the audience. She grinned and gave him a thumbs up and mouthed," You're doing great!"

Tony smiled and continued singing as he stepped away from the Warblers who danced in synch. He held his blazer and walked fancy while singing, We may only have tonight

But till the morning sun, you're mine

All mine, they all harmonized.

Play the music low

And sway to the rhythm of love, the warblers and Tony harmonized.

Daniel looked through the audience and saw Aaron who stared at him with a hateful glare. Daniel smirked and sent a wink to him. Aaron rolled his eyes and looked away. Daniel chuckled to himself, one way or another, Aaron was going to be his boyfriend.

When the moon is low, Tony sang softly.

We can dance in slow motion, the warblers danced slowly, each movement in synch.

And all your tears will subside

All your tears will dry, The warblers began scatting in perfect harmony.

Adeline scoffed as she watched Hayden," Jerk!" she muttered. She was hurt that he broke up with her without a proper explanation. But at the same time, she felt relieved because while Hayden was cute and sweet, he wasn't…adventurous. Or gave her a passionate feeling. Nothing.

Tony continued singing with a wide grin, And long after I've gone

You'll still be humming along

And I will keep you in my mind

The way you make love so fine, he thought of Delilah while he sang. His heart would flutter at seeing her. She was perfect. She was not only beautiful, but she was possibly the sweetest girl in the world. And very talented. But he knew inside, she would never like him. And that made him sad.

We may only have tonight

But till the morning sun, you're mine

All mine

Play the music low

And sway to the rhythm of love

Play the music low

And sway to the rhythm of love, Tony sang.

Yeah, sway to the rhythm of love, The Warblers sang. They ended the song with bowing their heads and the room erupted in cheers.

The Warblers began a more funkier and upbeat tune.

Whoa, whoa, the warblers sang.

Tony stepped forward and sang, Can't swim so I took a boat

To an island so remote

Only Johnny Depp has ever been to it before, he sang.

Stayed there 'til the air was clear.

I was bored and out of tears,

Then I saw you washed up on the shore, he belted, pointing to the audience.

"Mother of god can they get even more freaking perfect?" Rowan asked in an annoyed tone.

"I don't think that's physically possible." Scotty replied.

I offered you my coat,

Thank goodness love can float

Crazy how that shipwreck meant my ship was comin' in.

We talked 'til the sun went down.

Love on the Puget Sound.

My treasure map was on your skin, Tony belted.

Some of the warblers joined in, singing the chorus with Tony, Beauty in the water,

Angel on the beach.

Ocean's daughter.

I thought love was out of reach

'Til I got her.

Had I known it could come true?

I would have wished in '92

For a mermaid just like you, Tony sang, the warblers harmonizing, whoa,

Just like you, Tony sang, pointing towards the audience, whoa.

Sharks green with envy, they wonder what you see in me

Funny but sometimes can't help but wonder that as well

Now life is a holiday, making up for the years I paid

The way to this heavenly bay it went through hell

"That motherfucker better stop staring at me before his eyes get substituted with screwdrivers…" Aaron warned, his arms crossed as he glared at Daniel who wouldn't stop staring at him!

Nikki snorted," What happened to, 'an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind?'?"

"Fuck Ghandi."

The Warblers sang, Beauty in the water,

Angel on the beach.

Ocean's daughter.

I thought love was out of reach

'Til I got her.

Had I known it could come true?

I would have wished in '92

For a mermaid just like you, Tony sang, and the warblers harmonized after, whoa,

Just like you, Tony sang, whoa. Logan suddenly did backflips across the stage without stopping to take a breath. The audience cheered loudly at the spectacle.

Adara scoffed," Showoffs." She muttered.

Rescued you by the banyan tree,

All the girlfish in the sea

Couldn't hold a candle to you,

They don't have a handle on you,

They don't have a scandal on you

I love Ecco Sandals on you

Saving me was B-I-G,

All the boyfish in the sea

They all wish that they could be me, The warblers sang.

Adeline glared directly at Hayden," Do we really have to be here?" Adeline asked Delilah and Rowan.

"Yes, we do. So suck it up and forget about curly over there! He's an idiot, okay?" Rowan replied.

Adeline chuckled and continued watching," Curse their perfect harmonies and boyish good-looks!" Adeline said rolling her eyes.

Can't swim so I took a boat, Tony sang.

To an island so remote

Only Johnny Depp has ever been to it before, he belted loudly.

The warblers sang and danced in synch, Beauty in the water,

Angel on the beach.

Ocean's daughter.

I thought love was out of reach

'Til I got her.

Had I known it could come true?

I would have wished in '92

For a mermaid just like you, Tony sang, whoa,

Just like you, Tony sang, whoa.

The Warblers swayed from side to side as they harmonized, Just like you, whoa

Just like you, whoa

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

The Warblers had made it through Regionals and Tony was being congratulated millions of times. He simply smiled politely and nodded, feeling uncomfortable of so many people talking to him at once. He drifted away from everyone and was outside the auditorium building. The cool air hit him and his nose was pink and so were his cheeks, he hugged himself in attempt to warm himself.

"Hey there winner." Delilah smiled as she walked up to him," Congrats on the win, you were amazing out there!" she praised.

Tony smiled softly," Hey, thanks. I'm glad you liked it." He said softly.

The two were silent until Tony spoke up again," So how are you taking it? The whole break-up—not that it's any of my business." He stammered," You don't have to tell me."

Delilah shrugged her shoulders," To be honest," she sighed," I'm not very happy. But I act like I'm okay…I've been kind of a bitch to people lately because I'm angry." She told him. The words seemed to just spill out with Tony.

"Why are you angry?"

Delilah hugged herself and sighed," Because he chose her over me. He didn't love me like I thought he did. And it hurts because I think I really did like him…" she frowned," And I feel so much pain inside but it's more than just the break-up…it's me." She sighed," Of course it's me! I mean look at me!" she turned to Tony," I'm not pretty. And she is. She's talented and pretty and adorable in that annoying way. Why wouldn't he like her? No wonder he broke up with me…" she sat down on the bench and put her hands on her face. Tony watched her, and continued listening intently," I'm nothing."

"Why do you tell yourself that?" he asked.

Delilah looked up," Because it's the truth."

"No it's not."

"Yes it is!" she insisted," Have you seen me?"

Tony nodded," And you're by far the most beautiful girl ever. I've told you this millions of times, don't you remember?"

Delilah scoffed," And yet…I still don't believe it."

Tony sat next to her," Well you should." He bit his lip," Because I like—"

Suddenly Malina walked up to them," Hey Tony, dad's waiting for you—"she stopped herself," oh my bad am I interrupting something?" she asked.

Delilah shook her head, standing up," No, we were just talking." Delilah said softly.

Malina nodded," Oh, okay. Well I'm Malina, Tony's sister." She introduced herself.

Delilah raised an eyebrow," I'm Delilah. Tony never said about having a sister…"

Malina's eyed Tony when she realized who she was talking to," Oh, you're Delilah…Tony's told me all about you…" Malina looked at Tony and mouthed, "She's cute! Good job!" Tony blushed and looked down.

Delilah raised an eyebrow again and turned to Tony with a laugh," Has he now? Well it's nice to know he thinks about me." She joked.

Malina laughed," Oh he does more than just—"

Tony stood up," S-so Malina, dad's waiting for me?" he spoke up nervously.

Malina nodded," Uh, yeah. He wants to take us out to celebrate your win." She told him.

Tony nodded," Oh cool, we should go. Like now."

"But I'm having a nice conversation with Delilah here." Malina said, making Delilah laugh.

Tony looked at Malina with a look that read," Stop embarrassing me and let's go!"

Malina raised her hands in surrender," Okay, we should go then." She turned to Delilah," It was nice meeting you Delilah. I hope to talk to you again sometime. Tony keeps talking about how perfect you are and—"

Tony grabbed her arm and dragged her away," Okay! Let's go." He cut off," I'll see you later Delilah." He said softly.

Delilah nodded, with a quizzical look," Uh, yeah. Okay."

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Aaron was backstage, wandering around the place, when someone suddenly tapped his shoulder and Aaron grabbed the person by pure reflex and had the person in a headlock position.

Daniel chuckled and then groaned," Jesus Aaron, it's just me." He said as he tried to break the wrestler's strong grasp.

Aaron sent daggers with his eyes to the boy," That gives me more of a reason to crack your neck!" he tightened his grip and Daniel sucked in his breath as he moaned in pain.

"Aaron come on! Let me go, I just want to talk." He explained.

The junior sighed and let the boy go and Daniel sighed in relief, rubbing his neck," God you have a tight grip."

Aaron looked at him," That's what wrestling does." He said in an annoyed tone.

"I noticed. So…I wanted to talk to you." He told him.

Aaron put on his bitch face," Unless you like having a life, then I suggest you walk away before my studs become part of your eyes." The boy threatened.

Daniel raised his hands in surrender," Whoa there Aar! No need to get all violent!"

Aaron scoffed," Yes I do, especially if you try flirting with me when I'm dating someone!"

"You mean the fluffy cloud of your boyfriend?" Daniel laughed," Oh please, I'm way better than he is!"

Aaron's fist tightened," Don't say that about him! He loves me and I love him. And unlike you, he actually has a heart!"

Daniel crossed his arms," Oh come on, you know deep inside you do have some feelings for me."

"I do actually." Aaron said.

Daniel raised an eyebrow and smiled," Really?"

Aaron nodded," I do," he smirked," and they're full of hate!"

The senior frowned," Come on Aaron! Do you really think I'm going to give up on you easily?"

Aaron sighed and rolled his eyes," The sooner you admit to yourself that you and I will never be an item, the sooner I can get on with my life."

Daniel stepped closer to Aaron, their faces this close," Good luck with getting on with your life Evans, because I'm not giving up easily." Daniel smirked," I like challenges. It makes me winning all the more fun."

Aaron jerked back and sent a glare to Daniel," Listen here Daniel, leave me the fuck alone! I'm happy right now, and not you or anyone is going to take that away from me!" he growled.

Daniel smirked," Watch me." And he walked away.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Annie and Nikki were sitting in the doctor's office Annie could see at least ten pregnant women varying in all size of pregnancy stages and all had their husbands with them. It made Annie's heart ache as they sat down in the farthest corner away from the expecting mothers.

Nikki glared as most of the women stared at them, "What the fuck are they looking at?" Nikki muttered.

Annie slapped Nikki's arm and gave her a warning glare," Behave yourself Nikki." She scorned.

Nikki rubbed her arm," First of all, ow!" she exclaimed," Second, I don't like the way these bitches are looking at us!"

"Look, I don't like it either, but we have to deal with it!" Annie replied.

Nikki sighed," Fine, whatever!" Nikki exclaimed. People continued looking at them, some with smiles. While others with frowns and judgmental looks.

"The people here think we are together." Annie said as she looked at a pamphlet.

Nikki shrugged, "Well we are here together."

Annie let out a laugh, "No Nikki they think we are a couple, like together, together."

"What do I have a sign on my forehead that says lesbian?" Nikki whispered.

This caused Annie burst out laughing," I guess so."

Nikki sighed and picked up a nearby magazine and flipped through it. "Ew, really what the hell is a mucus plug?" Nikki commented as she looked at the magazine, "Ew oh god," Nikki gagged. She then looked up at Annie, "Please don't show me your bloody show got it? I can't even look at the pictures without getting grossed out."

"Then stop looking at it." Annie rolled her eyes, but Nikki shook her head.

"I want to, but I can't…it's like one of those things that you can't stop looking at." Nikki said, continuing to look at the picture in disgust.

Annie shook her head," I regret bringing you here."

Nikki continued looking at the magazine with wide eyes, "I feel the same." Nikki flipped to another page and gagged," Oh my god that's how big your vagina gets?!" she question aloud, causing people to avert their attention towards the two girls.

Annie smiled sheepishly at the people and said a quick, sorry before Annie turned to Nikki and snatched the magazine from Nikki's hands and hit her with it," Will you freaking shut up?! Nobody asked you to look at that!"

Nikki rubbed her arm," Ow! Well sorry for being curious!" she replied.

"Anabell Hummel-Anderson?" a nurse called out, holding a clipboard and a genuine smile.

Annie right away cringed and looked at Nikki with scared eyes. Nikki placed her hand on her shoulder," Relax. It's okay, okay?" she assured.

Moments later, the two were in a room," Well Anabell, it says here you're about 3 weeks along." The doctor said as she moved the sensor around Annie's flat belly.

Annie nodded," Oh."

The doctor looked at her," You know, considering your…age, you do have options—"the woman began.

Annie right away shook her head," No, no. I can't abort something already growing inside me."

The doctor nodded," Understandable, there's also adoption…have you considered that?"

Annie shook her head," No."

The woman nodded again," Okay," she turned to Nikki," so are you her sister accompanying her?" she questioned.

Nikki shook her head," Oh no, I'm just a supportive friend." She replied.

The woman smiled warmly," That'd good, it's good to have friends in times like these."

Nikki nodded," Yeah."

The doctor turned to the screen," Well Anabell—"

"You can call me Annie." Annie interrupted.

The doctor nodded," Okay, Annie." She smiled," If you listen closely, you can hear the baby's heartbeat."

The room grew quiet to hear the thump, thump, thump of the heartbeat. Annie smiled softly and she looks at the screen, "It's beating really fast." She commented.

The doctor chuckled," Yes, it is."

She was having a kid, Annie realized quickly. A baby. Her baby. The thought made her heart beat faster, she was only 16. The only experience she had with kids was babysitting. Sure, she loved kids, but to have one of her own. So young…it scared her. Everything started settling in, she was going to have to tell her dads'…what would they say? How would they react? Soon after, the whole town would know. She can't hide the huge bump that would appear in a few months. Could she handle the whispers behind her back? The humiliation? The name-calling? The blonde turned to look at the screen again, hearing the rapid thump, thump, thump of her baby's heartbeat. She already felt attached to the little guy or girl in her, it was her child after all. She had to be strong, not only for her…or Gabe. But for her baby.

"So Annie," the doctor spoke up, breaking Annie's thoughts," would you like pictures of the ultrasound?" she asked.

Annie nodded, continuing to watch the image on the screen," Yeah, that would be nice."

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Aaron was downstairs in his mom's recording studio, getting everything set up for helping Aidan with his mix tape. Suddenly the doorbell rang and he headed upstairs.

He opened the door and smiled, "hey Aida- the fuck is he doing here?!" Aaron yelled, his smile fading and turning to a scowl!

Aidan suddenly thought it was a bad idea to have Oliver and Ethan here, "Well, I wanted Oliver to play the guitar and Ethan offered to sing back up." He explained.

Aaron glared at the three younger boys, "I don't mind Ethan, but I don't want this misshapen potato looking asshole here!"

Oliver rolled his eyes, already fed up with how Aaron talks to him, "What is your problem?" He asked with a glare.

Aaron met the glare with his, "Do you want the list by alphabetical or numerical? Either way, you won't be able to read it!"

Aidan stepped in between the two, "Aaron, please just let him help." He almost begged.

Aaron sighed in defeat, "Fine, but only because I don't want your being forever alone on my conscious."

Aidan sighed in relief and the three followed Aaron to his mom's recording studio that was downstairs far off into the huge house.

They reached the studio but before Aaron could open the door, Aaron turned to look at the three," I have some rules before we enter the studio." He began. The three nodded," One: don't touch anything. Two: only I can touch stuff in the studio. Three: you touch anything, your face turns to clay. Four:" he sighed," just don't fucking touch anything!" he exclaimed.

The three looked at the boy confused but nodded," Okay…" Aidan agreed, confused. Aaron nodded and opened the door, entering inside the fancy studio.

"Okay," Aaron began," Oliver and you head inside the live room, Ethan you stay with me." He instructed. Aidan and Oliver nodded, walking inside the live room.

"But I thought I was singing back-up." Ethan replied, confused.

"Well, I thought about it, and no. Aidan's singing this to Dani, so he should be the only one singing. "Aaron said.

Ethan nodded," Okay."

Aaron began pressing buttons and setting up the sound in the live box for Aidan to sing and Oliver to play guitar. The boy pressed a button to project his voice inside the live box for Oliver and Aidan to hear him," Okay, can you guys hear me." The two boys inside gave a thumbs up," Okay. Now Aidan, I want you to head over to the recording microphone, that way I can record your voice while you sing, got it?" Aidan nodded and headed towards the microphone," Ass—I mean Oliver, go to the stool over there, there's a microphone there to record your guitar playing." Oliver nodded as well and sat down on the stool, opening his guitar case and began tuning his guitar. Aaron looked at Ethan," Now Chang, what you're going to do is listen to them, if they sound bad, you tell me. If they sound good, just stay quiet." Ethan nodded.

"Aye, aye captain!" Ethan saluted him.

Aaron rolled his eyes and turned to the other two boys," You guys good?" the two boys gave a thumbs up," Okay Aidan, I don't want you to just sing. If you really want Dani to know how you feel and how much you want to be with her, then you show it through this song. You picked an amazing song, so do an awesome job."

Aidan rubbed the back of his neck," How do I do that?" he knew he was madly in love with Dani, but he couldn't quite think of how to show it in the song.

Aaron smiled and leaned closer," Okay…close your eyes." Aidan raised an eyebrow," Close your fucking eyes Flanagan!" Aidan right away closed his eyes and Aaron let out a sigh," Okay, now…picture Dani. Every single detail about her, from the smallest to biggest detail. Are you doing that?" Aidan nodded, smiling as he imagined Dani standing in front of him with a grin," Okay, I want you to dig really deep…deep in your heart. She's standing there, she's looking confused because she has no idea what she's doing here. You need to show her why she's here, and make her understand that through the song. Dig deep, bring out something in there about her that's going to pour out that one emotion that really gives power to this song." Aaron paused," Think of…her. Everything about her. From her flaws to her quirks to her beauty inside and out. Picture all of that. And then…you look at her, and you sing. Vent out everything you've been feeling through that song. Got it?"

Aidan nodded. He was ready to sing this song. He was ready to show Dani exactly what he felt.

"Ready Aidan?" Aaron asked.

Aidan nodded, smiling," Ready."

Aaron nodded," Okay…1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4…"

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

The next day, Dorothy was walking down the hallways with Grayson hand-in-hand. Dorothy noticed the dirty looks sent and whispers behind their backs. And she couldn't help but feel bad about it.

She let go of Grayson's hand and they continued walking down the hallways quietly.

Grayson raised an eyebrow and took her hand again," What's wrong?" he asked, concerned.

Dorothy shook her head," Nothing…I just…how can you be so okay with this?" she asked, referencing the two.

"How can I not?" he retorted.

Dorothy looked down," I mean…you picked me over Delilah. She's really pretty and popular and I'm just—"

"Beautiful, talented, amazing, and possibly the sweetest girl in the entire universe." He cut off, smiling," Dory, I don't care about that, I care about you because I like you. I don't care what anyone thinks right now because I'm really happy right now, with you. And if anyone has to say anything about that, then they could just go screw themselves." He laughed.

Dorothy giggled," Are you sure about this Grayson?" she asked.

Grayson nodded with certainty," More than anything."

Dorothy smiled and kissed his cheek," Thank you."

Grayson grinned," You don't have to thank me." He laughed, checking his Nixon gold watch," Shoot! I have Football practice right now!" he looked at Dory," I'll see you later, yeah?" Dorothy nodded and Grayson grinned, giving her a quick kiss before walking away.

Dorothy grinned, blushing still from kissing Grayson. It sounded weird, saying "Grayson" and "boyfriend" in the same sentence…but it still sounded…right.

She continued grinning as she walked to her locker, organizing its contents and taking out her textbook and binder for her next class.

Dorothy closed the locker and slung her backpack back onto her shoulders, turning to leave.

And got hit with a cupful of ice cold purple slush.

"That's for ruining my life." She heard a voice hiss. And as she wiped the worst of the corn syrup from her eyes, she recognized Delilah glaring down at her. "And this," she continued loudly, causing Dorothy to sputter as she got thrown yet another Big Gulp," is for thinking you can get away with it."

Dorothy stood there frozen, shivering at the cold hits. Delilah smirked in satisfaction, turning her heel and starting to walk away when she heard someone behind her speak up," What is your deal with me?!"

Delilah turned back to the shivering girl and raised an eyebrow," Are you seriously asking me that question?" the blonde stepped closer to her," Look, I know you spend most of your time living in a fabulous, burst-into-song-to-solve-my-problems world that you have no idea how the real world works. So let me refresh your memory." Delilah glared daggers at the girl," You don't just snatch a girl's boyfriend thinking you can get away with it. You may have thought it wasn't bad to do, but you just made things worse. Karma can be a bitch Dorothy," Delilah's eyes narrowed," and you just met her."

Delilah turned to leave," You're just angry because he chose me over you!" Dorothy spoke up again, gaining some weird confidence in her.

The blonde turned around again," Yeah, you're right." Delilah agreed," I am angry." She nodded," But I have a right to, because while he did choose you over me—god knows how he made that choice," Delilah rolled her eyes," that doesn't mean you have him with you for certain dearie." Delilah smirked," He can always come back on his knees to me, you never know." The blonde shrugged.

Dorothy crossed her arms, shaking her head, the chunks of ice and slush dripping out of hair," No, Grayson wouldn't do that to me."

Delilah raised an eyebrow and laughed bitterly," Didn't think he'd dump me for you, life has many surprises in store Dorothy." She retorted.

Dorothy sighed, stepping closer to Delilah," Delilah…I know that you're hurt. And you're really sad right now. But it doesn't mean you have to be this…mean person. It only makes you seem desperate to be honest." She crossed her arms.

Delilah looked at her and then burst out laughing," Me? Desperate? You make me laugh!" Delilah laughed," Was I the one who took my sloppy seconds?"

"Look, I didn't ask for Grayson to suddenly want to be with me." She replied, raising her voice.

"Oh really?" Delilah questioned," I didn't see you try to back away when he kissed you at Rowan's party!" she brought up.

Dorothy's eyes widened and she looked down," You—you saw that?" she said lowly.

Delilah nodded," Yeah…"Delilah said, sadly, looking down. She shook her head, she refused to show weakness—especially to Dorothy," I think we've had enough chit-chat Hobbit." She snapped her fingers," Boys!" Delilah strutted away and Dorothy raised an eyebrow, but was quickly met with two more purple slushys.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Adeline and Scotty were in the library studying for a test for tomorrow in Algebra class. Adeline bit her lip, clicking her pen rapidly as other thoughts consumed her that weren't about solving systems of equations.

"Something's troubling you." Scotty spoke up, not looking up from her notebook.

Adeline stopped clicking her pen," N-no, what are you talking about?" she denied, looking back down at her textbook.

Scotty sighed and looked up," You click your pen or tap you fingers when you're nervous or thinking about something." She shook her head, chuckling," I've known you since birth Addie, don't even try lying to me."

Adeline bit her lip," You're friends with Mason right?"

Scotty raised an eyebrow, but nodded," Yeah, why?"

The other brunette leaned closer," Have you been noticing something…different about him?" she questioned.

"Define different."

Adeline ran her hand through her brown locks," He's not the Mason I know. He's being reckless and rude and mean and…" she paused," he also looks broken and sad. Have you not seen that? Have you not noticed him pushing people away? Or how he's suddenly appearing with bruises?"

"Well you know Mason, he's kind of a rebel." Scotty replied.

Adeline sighed," Am I the only one seeing him fall apart?"

"What do you mean?"

Adeline rested her chin on her palm," I think he's doing bad things." She admitted.

"What do you mean, 'bad things'?" Scotty asked. Scotty had noticed Mason acting different lately. They still talked, but they weren't as close as they use to be. And he would always ask her to cover for him because he had somewhere to go…

Addie shrugged," I don't know, but it's not something good. I know that for sure." She sighed," I still care about him. I may be moving on from him, but that doesn't change the fact that I grew up with him. And I want to see him happy…but he's not."

Scotty pursed her lips," Look, if you want, I'll talk to him." She offered.

"Talk to who?" Rowan asked, walking up to them.

"Mason." Adeline replied.

Rowan sighed, sitting with the two girls," What did he do now?"

"Nothing. Adeline's just worried about him because she told me he's been acting differently. And she fears he's doing something bad because she noticed bruises on him." Scotty explained.

Rowan nodded," Well you shouldn't care what shit he's getting into, that's his problem. He clearly established he wants nothing from you, so do just that." She replied.

"I can't okay? Because no matter what happens, I'm always going to care about him!" Adeline exclaimed, the librarian looked at them and "shh!" them," Sorry." Adeline whispered, leaning closer to the girls," I grew up with Mason, so I know almost everything about him. I know how he is, and this isn't him."

Scotty and Rowan looked at each other and then to Addie," Well what do you want to do about it?" Scotty asked.

Adeline shrugged her shoulders," I don't know. But I want to help him. If something's going on with him, I want to help him. I know with Saphirra dying, he's been hurting. And I don't want him to think he's alone in this. He has people who care, but he's so stubborn, he can't see it!"

Scotty nodded," Okay, if you think something is bad with him, then we'll help him. We can talk to him—"

"Do you really think that's going to work? You saw what happened with Adeline, he'll ignore us or tell us to fuck off." Rowan cut off," We need to approach it another way."

"How do you think of doing that?" Scotty asked.

"Well I have an idea…"

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Delilah barged into her room, shutting the door behind her. Tears stinged her eyes as she let out a shaky breath. Her mind reflected on what had happened today. She threw two slushys to Dorothy and the girl had guts, she thought, she told her a lot of things. But Delilah told her a lot of things back too.

"Stupid Dorothy." She mumbled angrily.

Heather was once again a bitch to her, looks like being head cheerleader didn't stop Heather from calling her those harsh words. Even if those harsh words are true.

"Is it me Delilah or have you gained some weight? Better cut off that ice cream and chocolate, no wonder Grayson dumped your ass, fatty." Heather's venomous voice spat.

The blonde sighed leaning her head against the door, she had been feeling herself gain some weight. She just couldn't say no to dessert for dinner tonight now couldn't she?

"Idiot." She muttered to herself as she walked towards her full length mirror.

Her reflection said a lot of things, Golden girl. Head cheerleader. Popular. Dancer. Perfect. Yeah…right. All Delilah could see was an overweight girl looking at her. That girl was her. Why couldn't she be skinny? She saw girls like Emily, or Nikki, or Rowan. They all were perfect, and skinny. Without even trying! They ate normally and looked perfectly fine. While she, she looked possibly horrid.

"No wonder Grayson dumped you." She said to her reflection," Look at you. Fat and disgusting. No one can love a fat girl." She spat angrily as tears rushed down her face.

She saw them together. He was at her locker, he gave her a single flower. A daisy. She blushed and giggled, giving him a quick kiss and the two walked off. Hand in hand. Happy. In-love. Something she use to have…until she took it away. No. She didn't take him away…she basically handed Dorothy to Grayson! Why, who would like a girl who was fat? No wonder he left her. Fat. That's in her mind now.

She was fat.

She was ugly.

She was nothing.

"Pathetic." She whispered angrily, staring at her reflection.

She had to get this…filth off her stomach. Delilah walked towards her bathroom, shutting the door behind her and kneeling in front of the toilet. She held her hair in a ponytail, staring at her reflection in the clear water. The blonde stuck her index and middle finger into her mouth, gagging and coughing non-stop until all the contents in her stomach lied on the toilet bowl. She leaned against the wall next to her, breathing heavily as she burst into tears.

Why couldn't she be pretty? She belonged to a family of perfects, but she wasn't perfect. She was the ugly duckling of the clan. Her mother was the gorgeous Oscar-winning actress. Her father was the sexy businessman. Her sister Nikki was the beautiful blonde who can bring out some insane dance moves. Her brother Connor was the intelligent, perfect Quarterback. And her twin-brother was the attractive artist with a bad boy side to him. And what was she? The fat and ugly member of the family. She was nothing. What did she have? A couple of dance moves here and there? At the end of the day, Delilah felt she was nothing.

Pain. That's what she had. A lot of it. She could feel it, even if it wasn't there physically. Not just with the break-up, but with herself. She was just so…pathetic. She was nothing. Everyone may see her as the "perfect golden girl", the "head cheerleader", the "graceful ballet dancer", and "Mini-Quinn", but at the end of the day…none of that mattered to her. Because she knew what she truly was: Nothing. She was just this fat, ugly, stupid little bitch.

Words hurt. And one thing about them is the bad ones always stay. They never truly go away.

"My cheerios aren't fat Puckerman, lose the 10 pounds or you're off the cheerios." Coach Jeanette.

"Try not to trip over your fat rolls, Tubbers." Heather.

"Dancers are…fit Ms. Puckerman. If you aspire to be a dancer, you have to not only be perfect, you must look the part as well. And so far…you're not looking like it." Her dance teacher.

"You fat, pathetic, ugly little bitch." Her.

Words hurt. And with hurt, caused pain. She continued crying, until she couldn't cry anymore. She sniffed and wiped the tears, standing up and feeling light-headed. It would pass in a moment. She flushed the toilet, destroying any evidence of what she had done. She brushed her teeth, getting rid of the taste of vomit from her mouth. She spit in the sink and rinsed, she put away her toothbrush and looked through her cabinet until she took out the pills. The pills that made her thin. Delilah took 2. She put the pills back in the cabinet, her hands were shaking so she had accidentally pushed some things to the ground.

"Crap!" she muttered, kneeling down to pick out the items fallen.

She put nearly everything away, but suddenly, she noticed something silver lying on the tile floor. She sighed, her dad was shaving in her bathroom again. She should really consider locking her door…

Carelessly, she picked up the razor, cutting her finger accidentally.

"Ow!" she dropped the razor and looked at her finger that right away began bleeding. Delilah watched as her finger bled. It didn't hurt as much as she expected. It almost felt like…nothing. She knelt down to the cold tile floor, picking up the razor and examining it. It was thin, it could cut easily. The bathroom light made the razor shine. She continued staring at it.

Moments later she found herself lifting up her skirt, staring at her large thighs.

"Just this once." She said to herself.

She turned to her right thigh and watched as the razor came in contact with her skin. She squeezed her eyes shut as she carved 'F' on her thigh. She opened her eyes and blood was surely coming out. But it didn't hurt. A single tear streamed down her face as she cut on her thigh, 'A'. More tears streamed down and she cut the final letter, 'T'. She dropped the razor and sobbed as she saw the word bleeding from her thigh:

FAT.

This wasn't bad, she thought. She was simply matching the inside, to the outside.

Delilah continued sobbing, feeling a stinging sensation from the cuts. She stood up, reaching for a towel and placing it to her bleeding thigh. She grabbed the Band-Aids from the cabinet, gingerly placing them on her bleeding thigh. It was only one time, she wouldn't do it again.

"You simply matched the inside with the outside…" she told herself.

FAT. UGLY. PATHETIC.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

The next day, it was Vocal Adrenaline's Regionals competition. And everyone knew that Vocal Adrenaline would obviously win. With their impeccable vocals, flawless dance moves, and amazing stage presence, they were a shoe-in!

Malina was retouching her lips with pink lip-gloss in the mirror. This was a piece of cake for her and she wasn't nervous in the slightest. If anything, she was excited!

"Well doesn't someone look sexy?" a voice behind her spoke up.

Malina looked at the left side of the mirror and saw Adrian behind her with a smile. She turned around and grinned," Hey! You came!" she hugged Adrian and gave her a quick kiss.

Adrian giggled," Of course I'd come! What kind of girlfriend would I be if I didn't?" she replied.

"A pretty terrible one." Malina retorted, grinning," I'm really glad you're here."

"I am too. You're going to be amazing out there!" Adrian assured.

"Well of course I am!" she joked," Have you not seen me perform?"

Adrian playfully pushed her," I have such a cocky girlfriend." She rolled her eyes.

Malina laughed," But you must admit, you still love me for it!"

"Maybe…" Adrian chuckled," Good luck out there."

Malina smiled," With my lucky charm out in the audience, I will surely have luck by my side."

Adrian blushed," Shut up." She laughed.

"It's true!" Malina assured.

"Malina! We're next!" Angel called, looking at Adrian with a look. Adrian looked down, remembering what he had told her.

Malina nodded," I'll be right there!" she shouted back. She turned to Adrian," Well, there's my cue!" she kissed Adrian," See you after?"

Adrian smiled softly and nodded," Yeah, sure." She said, not really paying attention.

The Brazilian raised an eyebrow," You okay Adrian?"

Adrian nodded, smiling softly," Yeah, fine. Good luck out there." She mumbled before walking away towards the audience. Malina watched her leave, confused. She walked towards the stage, curtains closed.

"Showtime guys!" Beth called from the sidelines," Make sure to be flawless as always. Remember I'll be watching!" she warned, before walking away.

Malina turned to her team," You heard her guys! Let's give an awesome performance as always!" she said encouragingly before the curtains opened.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Vocal Adrenaline members stood in perfect rows. Malina was in the middle, showcasing her most. The girls wore pink dresses with silver platform sandals and a fishtail braid. The boys wore pink button up shirts with black suspenders and a white bowtie and a white suit jacket over it with white high tops.

Palms to the sky, Malina sang, as all the members raised theirs palms up gracefully.

We unite

I'm feeling, I'm feeling it, feel-feeling it

We rise tonight, she belted as the boys jumped to the front of the stage and began dancing in synch a hip-hop type of dance.

(Hey, take a look at you)

(Hey, take a look at you), the boys sang, retreating back to where the girls were.

Malina stepped forward, singing while they did a perfectly choreographed routine, I'm checking you out in your sweet desire

I'm coming over to make you mine

It's a crime, boy, you're so fine, she winked at the audience.

I'm taking you out, boy, it's a green light

I'm glad you came over, it was about time

It feels right, boy, you're so fine, Malina sang with a smirk as she integrated with the rest of the group.

Vocal Adrenaline began doing a fast-paced dance. Filled with quick hand movements and quick steps, This goes radioactive

Drop the ball, let me feel the beat

This goes radioactive

Drop the ball, let me feel the beat, Vocal Adrenaline sang.

"I must admit one thing," Izzy began. Everybody turned to look at her," I'd fuck him, I'd fuck her, I'd fuck him, I'd fuck the fuck out of him, I'd fuck her, I'd fuck her, and I'd fuck him." She said. She pointed to Xavier, Camille, Henry, Gavin, Malina, Jasmine, and Angel.

Everybody rolled their eyes," Thirsty ass." Aaron commented.

Izzy grabbed her neck and leaned over to Aaron with hungry eyes," Parched." She said groggily. Aaron burst out laughing.

Vocal Adrenaline fist pumped and danced, Palms to the sky

You know,

I'm feeling, I'm feeling it, feel-feeling it

We rise tonight

Palms to the sky

We unite,

I'm feeling, I'm feeling it, feel-feeling it

We rise tonight, they sang in perfect synch.

"I kind of wish I brought white flags again…" Scotty trailed off as she leaned her head back and groaned," Why must they be flawless in an annoying way?" she asked aloud.

Moving on me as the world ends

This nuclear heat is a beautiful air

You might not live to tell, Malina sang as Angel and Xavier did backflips across the stage, causing the audience to cheer.

The VA girls stepped forward with Malina and did a dance routine, This goes radioactive

Drop the ball, let me feel the beat

This goes radioactive

Drop the ball, let me feel the beat

"Curse their flawless dance moves!" Ethan murmured," I curse it!" he exclaimed.

"But you have to admit, this is pretty hot." Oliver replied," I mean, look at Aidan. He's pretty much drooling over Dani there." The two turned to Aidan who was watching the performance entranced.

The VA boys joined them and they danced together a complicated routine, Palms to the sky

You know,

I'm feeling, I'm feeling it, feel-feeling it

We rise tonight

Palms to the sky

We unite,

I'm feeling, I'm feeling it, feel-feeling it

We rise tonight, they all sang.

(Hey, take a look at you)

Malina sang as she spotted Adrian and sent her a wink. Adrian blushed and cheered, Palms to the sky

You and I

Palms to the sky

You and I

Palms to the sky

You and I

We rise tonight

"I'm getting a headache…" Nikki moaned as she rubbed her forehead.

Cheryl smirked," I can fix that." She winked.

Palms to the sky

You know,

I'm feeling, I'm feeling it, feel-feeling it

We rise tonight, Malina belted as the members partnered up and danced a quick-paced dance that had eyes bulge out and people cheer in awe.

Palms to the sky

We unite,

I'm feeling, I'm feeling it, feel-feeling it

We rise tonight

Aaron stood up," Fuck this! I'm done! DONE!" he shouted, raising his hands up in surrender," I can't! I can't even—NO!"

Orion looked up at his boyfriend," Aaron calm down, sit back down." He said softly.

Aaron grabbed Orion's face and directed it to the performance," Look at them! Look at their perfectly flawless bodies twirling around the stage! AND YOU EXPECT ME TO CALM DOWN?!" he exclaimed. Orion shook his head," Thought so."

We unite,

You and I are right tonight, Malina sang as she bit her lip and began dancing a hip-hop like dance.

We unite,

You and I are right tonight,

We unite,

You and I are right tonight

You and I are right tonight, Malina finished the song and let out a breath as everyone stood up from their seats and cheered loudly.

The music changed to a more ethnic and Latin flare and the audience cheered. Henry leaned to Jasmine and whispered," Good luck." Since she and Xavier were lead dancers.

Xavier grabbed Jasmine and the two began doing a salsa-styled dance. Jasmine shook her hips slowly and Xavier spun her around.

(Loca, Loca) , Malina sang.

(No te ponga bruto, Loca), Angel sang seductively.

(Que te la mueve)

(Dance or Die), Jasmine slid under Xavier's legs and did a body roll. Xavier stood in back of her and grabbed her and spun her around. Doing quick steps while salsa-dancing.

(Loca, Loca)

El esta por mi

Y por ti borro

Eso que tu tienes to-o!

Y yo ni un kiki, Malina sang seductively as she shook her hips.

El esta por mi

Y por ti borro (borro)

Eso que tu tienes to-o!

Y yo ni un kiki

Malina shook her hips while spinning around exactly like Shakira herself would while singing, Ella se hace la bruta por contestar

Cinco minutitos de su saldo del celu contigo

Te cotorrea al oido por tenerte nada

Ella muere por ti y tu por mi si matas, Xavier and Jasmine spun around. Xavier was nearly on the floor while he spun around slowly as if they were a carousel ride.

Soy golondrina como una paloma declina

Mientra ella se pasea en su BM lo domina

Yo de aqui no me voy

Se que esto es pa mi, the two dancers did many spins and turns. And looked at each other seductively while doing so.

Ninguna va a poder quitarme de un tiro, Malina smirked as she sang.

Yo soy loca con mi tigre loca, loca loca!

Soy loca con mi tigre loca, loca, loca!

Yo soy loca con mi tigre, she sang and Angel after, (loca, loca, loca)

Soy loca con mi tigre

(Loca, loca, loca)

Jasmine leaned backwards, not holding on to anything, while Xavier took off his jacket and smirked. He threw it towards the audience and put his hand forward, Jasmine went back up on her own and he grabbed her, spinning her around and dancing again, El esta por mi

Y por ti borro (borro)

Eso que tu tienes to-o!

Y yo ni un kiki

El esta por mi

Y por ti borro (borro)

Eso que tu tienes to-o!, Jasmine and Xavier began doing many turns back and forth.

Y yo ni un kiki

Mientras ella te complace con todos tus caprichos

Yo te llevo un? por un caminito

Me dices que tu novia ahora anda con un rifle

Por que tu no? pa quitar a los, Malina sang seductively.

Yo no tengo la culpa de que tu te enamores

Mientra el te compra flores yo compro con... HUU!, Angel sang while he grabbed Malina and they salsa danced along with other Vocal Adrenaline members while Xavier and Jasmine did a more complicated and precise salsa routine.

Jasmine shook her hips seductively while Xavier did the same and they danced, Yo soy loca con mi tigre

Cuando amarro ya no?

Mira eso es lo que dicen

Yo soy loca con mi tigre loca, loca loca!

Soy loca con mi tigre loca, loca, loca!, Xavier spun Jasmine foward and Jasmine flipped backwards. They began dancing again with a lot of turns.

Yo soy loca con mi tigre, Malina sang and Angel after, (loca, loca, loca)

Soy loca con mi tigre, Malina sang.

Dios mio!, Malina exclaimed seductively.

Ah ah!

(Volando el rey cata)

(No te pongas bruto)

(Loca, loca, loca), Angel sang with a smirk.

Malina put her han don Angel's chest before spinning around and shaking her hips slowly and singing, El esta por mi

Y por ti borro (borro)

Eso que tu tienes to-o!

Y yo ni un kiki.

Yo soy loca con mi tigre loca, loca loca!

Soy loca con mi tigre loca, loca, loca!, Malina sang as Angel spun her around.

(Loca, loca, loca), Angel sang, smirking. Xavier dipped Jasmine and the crowd burst into cheers.

The New Directions looked at the performance with mouths wide open.

"Oh." Cheryl said, shocked.

"My." Gabe said next.

"God!" they all said together.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

After Regionals, which Vocal Adrenaline had won by a landslide, Christian and Eli were talking with Henry backstage.

"That was an amazing performance! How do you guys do it?" Eli asked, still trying to comprehend the amazing performance.

"3 to 8 hours of intense performances following with 3 energy drinks—preferably Red Bulls. If some of us get tired from the intense rehearsal, they put IV drips on them." He replied casually.

Eli and Christian laughed, thinking he was joking, but Henry kept his serious face on," Oh, you weren't kidding?" Eli asked.

Henry shook his head," Nope, that's Vocal Adrenaline to you."

"Whoa…that sounds dangerous and illegal." Christian said.

Henry shrugged," Eh, it is what it is." He looked at the two," So you guys seem to be spending A LOT of time together…" he smirked, winking at Christian.

The two blushed and Eli nodded," Yeah, we've become good friends."

Henry nodded, crossing his arms," Yeah, I can tell. Really good friends…" Christian sent him a glare and Henry winked.

Eli chuckled nervously while rubbing the back of his neck," Yeah…" Eli had to admit, he did find Christian pretty cute. But Christian seemed set on being just friends…

Christian had to admit, he really did like Eli. Like, more than a friend. But Eli seemed to be set on being just friends…

Oh boy…

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Aidan was sitting on one of the seats in the large auditorium. It was empty now, most people were backstage congratulating the winners while sympathetically looking at the losers. He stared at the mix-tape, unsure what to do with it. He ran his fingers over the tape that had written in Sharpie, "For Dani". He sighed, what was he thinking? It's never going to work! She's not going to say yes…or be with him. He was just Aidan the Dork…she was…perfect.

"You're looking quite lonely here." A voice spoke up.

He turned his head and smiled softly," Dani."

She smiled," Aidan." She took a seat next to him," Why so isolated?"

He pursed his lips," Just thinking."

"About?" she questioned.

"Things…personal things." He replied before looking at her," Congrats on the win. I knew you'd guys would win. You were amazing up there."

She blushed and grinned," Thank you. That's what hours of rehearsing does." She joked.

He laughed and looked at the tape," So…I have something for you." It was worth a shot.

She straightened up and looked at him curiously," Something for me? Well what is it?" she asked.

He looked down," Um—well…some friends and I made a mix-tape last night…for you." Aidan handed the mix-tape to her," Here…um…I hope you like it. I worked really hard on it." Aidan rubbed the back of his neck nervously," Yeah, just…just take a listen to it, and we'll go from there."

Dani inspected the mix-tape, raising an eyebrow, but smiling nonetheless," Thank you Aidan. This is really sweet." She told him," I'll listen to it later. Thanks." She pulled him in for a hug and Aidan blushed, smiling to himself.

He hoped it would win her heart. And he could be with her. Something he has been waiting for what seems to be…an eternity.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Mason was outside the auditorium, smoking a cigarette in the cold air. He sighed, letting out a puff of smoke. Regionals were tomorrow and he really wasn't in the mood to perform. But he was somehow picked one of the leads for the boys group performance so he kind of had to.

His phone vibrated and he took it out. He was about to open to see the text when the door opened and his head turned to the direction of the sound. It was a brunette girl, he couldn't see her face. Just her walking.

Suddenly the girl's heel broke off and she fell forward, a thud heard as she fell to the ground. Immediately, Mason stood up, dropping the cigarette and stomping on it with his leather boots before running to the girl's aid.

"Hey, you okay?" he spoke up, helping her up.

She nodded," Fine. I'm fine." She said softly.

"You sure?" he asked.

She turned to him," Yes I'm fin—"she stopped herself, immediately recognizing him. And Mason seemed to recognize her too.

"I've seen you before." He stated, raising an eyebrow," At the party. Rowan's party, right?"

Jasmine nodded," Yeah, I think so. Hi, again." She smiled softly.

He chuckled," I'm Mason. "he introduced himself," Mason Puckerman."

"Jasmine Alvarez." She replied.

"Pretty—your name." he complimented lamely.

She blushed," Thanks." She grunted, her ankle killing her from the fall.

"Are you sure you're okay?" he asked.

"Yeah. It's probably just sprained. My feet are still killing me from the competition I did moments ago." She explained.

"So you were the dancer?" he questioned," You were insanely good!" he exclaimed, grinning.

Jasmine turned red," Thanks." She said sheepishly.

The two remained quiet, an awkward silence coming in between them.

Suddenly Jasmine spoke up," Why did you call me Saphirra? At the party?" she asked curiously.

Mason turned to her," Oh, uh, you reminded me of someone I use to know." He said sadly.

She nodded," Oh." She turned to look at him," I'm sorry for being nosy, but who?"

Mason and she began walking towards the bench he was sitting on previously," Um, she was my girlfriend." Jasmine took off her high heels, since there was no point in having them on anymore since one of them broke," She died." He looked down, reminded of her tragic death.

"Oh gosh, I'm such an idiot." She muttered," I'm so sorry for asking—"

"No." he cut off," It's okay."

"She's in a better place now." Jasmine assured, placing a hand on his shoulder. She felt bad for asking.

Mason nodded, swallowing the lump in his throat," Yeah…"

Jasmine sighed, taking out a pen from her bag and a napkin that was in there too," I know you just met me, but," she wrote down her number on the napkin," if you need to talk to someone, I'm just a phone call away." She explained, handing the napkin to him.

Mason took the napkin and smiled softly," Thanks."

Jasmine nodded and smiled softly. Suddenly a car pulled in and honked the horn," That's my ride. I'll see you around Mason." She said, standing up and waving to him before getting in the car and driving off.

Mason stuffed the napkin in his pocket. He wouldn't call her. If he did, she'd try to "fix him". And he didn't need fixing.

Recalling the text, he took out his phone and opened up the message:

Fight Club tomorrow at 4. You in?

Regionals were at that time. He looked at the text for a while before replying:

I'm in.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

The doorbell ringed in the Hudson household and Adeline shouted," Mom can you get that?" her and Dorothy were in her room getting ready to see a local production of, "Once" since Dorothy promised to make Adeline feel better after the bitter break-up with Hayden.

Rachel sighed and stepped off the couch, walking to open the door. She opened it and Jonathan was standing there wearing a black suit and bowtie. She immediately switched from a frown to a grin," Jonathan! How nice to see you!" she exclaimed. She has always had a soft-spot for the boy. Back when she and Jonathan were in "Oliver!" together, she found the boy extremely talented and going wonders with his life. Now, seeing him again all grown up and as charming as ever made her quite happy.

Jonathan smiled politely," Hello Mrs. Hudson." He greeted," I'm here to pick up Adeline and Dorothy since I'm accompanying them to see the musical." He explained.

Rachel nodded, "Oh Jonathan, we've known each other for years!" she laughed," Call me Rachel, I'm not that old." She joked.

Jonathan laughed," Sorry Mrs. Hud—I mean Rachel."

"That's more like it." She smiled, opening the door for Jonathan to enter," Come in, come in! Make yourself at home Jonathan!"

Jonathan nodded, walking in," Thank you Rachel." He looked around the luxurious home," You have a wonderful home." He complimented.

Rachel closed the door and smiled," Thank you Jonathan." She walked up to him," Come, let's sit in the living room while you wait for the girls." She offered.

Jonathan nodded," Thank you." The two walked in the living room, Bernie was laying down on the floor and upon seeing Jonathan, his head perked up and he wagged his tail running to Jonathan.

Jonathan laughed and petted the dog," Hey there!" the dog licked his hand and sniffed him.

" Bernie seems to like you. He's pretty sweet—don't tell Adeline I said that, she assumes I despise the dog—which is kind of true…" Rachel spoke up," Would you like anything to drink? Or anything?" she asked, changing the subject.

Jonathan shook his head, petting Bernie's head," Oh no, I'm fine Rachel, thanks."

The two sat down and Bernie laid down on the floor beside them. Rachel nodded," Very well. So tell me Jonathan, how have you been?" she asked, wanting to get reacquainted.

Jonathan shrugged," I've been good. Just balancing school with theatre, glee club, and dance. You can never have enough practice really." He replied.

Rachel nodded," Very true. Even at my experienced age, I need to run those vocal chords every now and then."

Jonathan chuckled," I doubt you need to improve your voice, it's amazing." He complimented.

"Well I won't deny that." She smirked playfully.

Jonathan laughed," Yes, so is Adeline okay?" he asked," I mean, Dorothy suddenly asked me to go with them to see a musical because they needed a ride. And it all seemed so sudden. Usually these things happen when Dorothy is either in a mood or trying to comfort someone."

Rachel sighed," Well, she recently went through a rough break-up with Hayden—her ex-boyfriend. It's not like I liked him anyway." She huffed. She found the boy too…bland for her liking. Yes, he was sweet and charming, but he didn't seem to fit for her daughter. And her kids deserved the best really.

Jonathan frowned," Oh, I'm really sorry for her." He said sympathetically.

Rachel nodded," Yes, but she'll find someone new—maybe better."

"I'm sure she will. Adeline's an amazing girl, any guy will be lucky to have her." He replied.

Rachel smiled at his response. She had to admit to herself, she had always wanted to have Jonathan date one of her daughters. But being that Cheryl wasn't attracted to boys in the slightest, she always imagined Jonathan and Adeline being the Broadway power couple. And both were very good looking so they'd be a cute couple. She had tried to talk to Adeline about Jonathan but…

"Mom! I just got out of a relationship a couple of days ago and you already want me dating someone else? Besides, Jonathan would never be interested in me. And I'm not interested in him!"

This gave Rachel a heart attack. She knew these two were a match made in heaven! But both didn't have a slightest interest in each other…yet. That's when a light bulb moment hit Rachel. She had always wanted to be Cupid and match up a couple. So why not start now?

"You know Jonathan," she began, leaning closer to Jonathan," I shouldn't be telling you this, but the reason Hayden and Adeline broke up is because…" Rachel leaned closer to Jonathan," Adeline has a crush on you." She whispered. This was a small little lie, they'd thank her later.

Jonathan, taken back, raised an eyebrow," Really? She has a crush on me?" he hadn't realized Adeline had a crush on him. Though it really wasn't a surprise because, well, look at him!

Rachel nodded, pursing her lips," Yup, don't tell her I told you though."

Jonathan zipped his lips," My lips are sealed." He had to investigate on that later.

"Good." Suddenly Dorothy and Adeline walked in the living room.

"Oh Jonathan! You're here! That's great!" Adeline smiled.

Jonathan smirked," Oh I bet you are excited to see me…" he thought to himself. He nodded," Oh yeah, well you know me, I like being on time."

Adeline nodded," Well thanks for taking the time to come, you didn't have to."

"Oh, it's no problem really." He assured," This is probably a dream come true for you anyway." He smirked again.

Adeline smiled softly at him and Rachel watched the two interact with a grin. She definitely made the right choice.

"Well," Dorothy spoke up," we should get going before we're late."

Jonathan nodded and looked at Rachel," It was nice seeing you again Mrs.—I mean Rachel. I'll see you again soon?"

Rachel nodded," Of course." She hugged the boy goodbye and Jonathan walked to the door and opened it.

"Ladies first." He gave a charming smile.

Dorothy and Adeline smiled softly," Thanks." Adeline said.

"No problem." He flashed his charming grin.

Adeline nodded and they walked out. Jonathan closed the door behind him and Rachel watched them leave from the window. The moment they left Rachel smiled to herself.

"Rachel Hudson, you are a genius!" she said to herself. Bernie looked at Rachel and barked. Rachel looked at the dog," Oh hush you, I'm doing the right thing!" she exclaimed. Bernie whined and Rachel sighed," I'm sorry for yelling at you." She walked up to him and petted his head," You can be such a drama queen sometimes, you know that? You're certainly a Hudson."

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Dani was in her room, sketching something in her sketchpad. Suddenly the led of her sharpened pencil broke. She sighed," Damn it." She muttered, reaching for another pencil on her nightstand. She suddenly felt something else. She turned her head and noticed the mix-tape laying on her nightstand. The one Aidan had gave to her. She grabbed it, looking at it.

"For Dani" it said in sharpie. She tapped the mix-tape on her chin before getting out of her bed and heading over to her old cassette player and popping in the tape.

Dani pressed play and headed back to her bed, picking up another pencil and continuing to sketch.

"Hey Dani…it's me—Aidan." She turned her head towards the cassette player and raised an eyebrow," I-I made this mix-tape for you…I hope you get the message of what I'm trying to tell you…because it's what I've been wanting to say for a long time. So yeah—here goes."

1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, a voice that wasn't Aidan counted. An acoustic guitar began playing and immediately Aidan joined in to sing.

Stay for tonight

If you want to

I can show you

What my dreams are made of

As I'm dreaming of your face, Aidan's sang, coming out of the cassette player.

I've been away for a long time

Such a long time

And I miss you there

I can't imagine being anywhere else

I can't imagine being anywhere else but here, he sang softly but hauntingly. Dani looked at the cassette tape with a shocked look.

Aidan was in the studio, recording the song. His eyes were closed still, Dani's face still clear in his mind. He couldn't imagine being anywhere else than singing to Dani. Right here, right now. He vented out everything he felt about her through the song, How the hell did you ever pick me?

Honestly, 'cause I could sing you a song

But I don't think words can express your beauty, Aidan sang, showing off his impeccable falsetto voice. He imagined her. Everything about her. Her warm brown eyes that he got lost in, her light brown curly hair that smelled like strawberries, her soft pale skin that had a warm tan glow, her thin and pink lips that he still could feel on his when he kissed her…every small detail was on his mind. Danielle Ambrose: the girl that took his heart and turned it into something new.

It's singing to me

How the hell did we end up like this?

You bring out the beast in me

I fell in love from the moment we kissed

Since then we've been history, Aidan sang his heart out, scrunching up his nose as he grinned.

He knew it was hard for her—he did. But he knew in his heart that he'd never do what that bastard did to her. He knew she was a mystery. He knew there was more to her that he had yet to learn. But he wanted to know. He wanted to know every single thing possible about her. It didn't matter what it was, he wanted to know Dani. He wanted to love her. Cherish her. Care for her. He wanted to give her everything she was scared to have.

They say that love is forever

Your forever is all that I need

Please stay as long as you need

Can't promise that things won't be broken

But I swear that I will never leave

Please stay forever with me, he sang out. His eyes remained closed, his cheeks turning pink from the thought of Dani.

(If you want to, I can show you.)

(If you want to, I can show you.)

She was special. He knew that from the moment they met. She was different from other girls. She was confident, even if inside she was scared and alone. She was tough, even if she was falling apart at the same time. She was strong, and he can never deny that about her. She picked herself up when she was in the lowest of lows, she remade herself…Dani was like a super heroine. Only she saved herself.

It goes to show, I hope that you know that you are

What my dreams are made of

And I can't fall asleep,

I lay in my bed awake at nights, Aidan poured his soul out. It was like he exposed himself fully. Nothing was hidden, he was being completely honest to Dani through the song. No secrets. No regrets.

And I'll fall in love, you'll fall in love

It could mean everything, everything to me

Ooh this could mean everything to me

Aidan intoned, eyes closed in concentration, They say that love is forever

Your forever is all that I need

Please stay as long as you need

Can't promise that things won't be broken

But I swear that I will never leave

Please stay forever...

He loved her. He knew he did. He never felt this way before. Not with Delilah. Not with anyone. But when he met Dani, sparks ignited. He couldn't sleep, couldn't think, couldn't anything. All he thought about was her and those brown eyes. He didn't care how messed up she claimed she was. Nobody was perfect in this world, everyone was flawed. He would accept every single one of hers. And he would love them just the same.

The guitar playing softened. And Aidan smiled to himself, touching his heart and singing, The way that we are

Is the reason I stay

As long as you're here with me

I know we'll be Ok

Please say that love is forever

Your forever is all that I need, Aidan sang softly.

Please stay, please stay as long as you need

Can't promise that things won't be broken

But I swear that I will never leave, he could never leave her. No matter what obstacle, what roadblock, what stupid fight at 3 o' clock in the morning they'll have…he'll never leave her side. He'll be there to hug her, to kiss her, to wipe the tears, to take away the pain, anything. But he'll never leave.

Please stay forever with me

(It goes to show, I hope that you know that you are

What my dreams are made of)

(It goes to show, I hope that you know that you are)

Please stay, please stay as long as you need

(What my dreams are made of), he sang softly, showing off his falsetto.

He had many dreams. But right now, he was only focused on one: Danielle Ambrose. He dreamed of one day being able to call her," girlfriend". He dreamed of the day he can say," I love you." And she'll say it back. He dreamed of a life with her. He knew it was too soon, but he couldn't help it. He was madly in love with her. She was his biggest dream.

(They say that love is forever

Your forever is all that I need

They say that love is forever)

Please stay forever with me, Aidan let the last note drag out before finishing. He opened his eyes and smiled to himself contently.

The mix-tape made a static noise, showing the tape was done. Dani looked at the cassette player, tears streaming down her face. She knew he liked her, a lot. And she did too, but she was still scared. Could she trust Aidan with her heart? The last time she trusted someone, things didn't end up right.

But this…

It felt so…

Right.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Today was the day. Regionals. Everyone felt nerves and excitement at the same time for the event occurring later on today. But before performing at Regionals, they had to deal with the wonders of school first.

Scotty walked down the hallways, heading off to Algebra class. She grinned at the thought of solving equations. Even with her new make-over, that didn't change her nerdy and dorky side of her. And she was fine with that.

Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Mason walk into an empty classroom with an upperclassman. She raised an eyebrow, suddenly remembering the conversations she had with both Rowan and Adeline. Scotty sneakily walked towards the empty classroom, peering close to the door to hear what they were talking about.

"Okay Puckerman, Fight Club is at 4. You go to Drew's Pub and then make a right turn down the alley and knock 4 times and they'll let you in. Got it?" the upperclassman explained.

"Yeah, I got it. I'll be there, I promise." Mason assured.

"All right, I trust you Puckerman. No one can know our spot, it'll blow our cover! Don't talk about Fight Club, okay?"

"Okay." The two continued the conversation and Scotty stood there with wide eyes. So Adeline's suspicions were true! How could she not have noticed? Then again, Mason has always been good at hiding—especially his feelings and whereabouts.

She heard the two boys say their goodbyes and right away she stepped into the hallways again, met with a cold, green slushy.

"You may have a make-over where you're somewhat tolerable to look at, but you're still the same loser." Heather spat.

Scotty, not having it, wiped off some slushy off her face," And you're still the same slut." She spat back before walking off to look for a certain two people.

Scotty spotted Rowan and Adeline together by Rowan's locker. She was lucky, she didn't have to go on a hunt for both of them," Adeline! Rowan!" she called out, catching their attention.

"Scotty! Who slushied you? Are you okay? I have extra clothes at my locker—"Adeline said right away at noticing Scotty's damp state.

Scotty shook her head," Ignore my current state and listen to me!" she cut off, nervous.

"Well what is it?" Rowan asked.

She leaned closer to them," You were right Adeline." She began," Mason isn't up to any good."

Adeline's eyes widened," What—"

"Are you serious Scotty?" Rowan asked in a serious tone.

"Why would I lie?" Scotty retorted.

Rowan nodded," Continue."

"I overheard him talking to this upperclassman about going to fight club today at 4." She continued.

"But that's during—"Adeline said.

"Regionals. I know." Scotty cut in.

The three remained quiet before Rowan spoke up," Well we have to follow him."

The other two looked at her," What?!" they chorused.

"But we'll miss Regionals!" Adeline exclaimed.

Rowan shook her head," We won't. We need to confirm this with our own eyes. If we want to prove that he's up to no good, we need evidence! We have to follow him! This is probably our only chance!" she explained.

"But—"Adeline tried.

"You care about Mason don't you?" Rowan cut off. Adeline nodded," Then prove it!"

Adeline sighed," Promise we won't miss Regionals?"

Rowan nodded," I promise. So you're in?

Adeline nodded," I'm in."

Rowan turned to Scotty," You in?"

"Consider us Team Scodowan." Scotty said. Rowan and Adeline looked at her confusingly," It's our names put together! Sco-do-wan. It's our team name!" she explained.

Rowan shook her head," Whatever." She paused," Meet me by my locker before the bus heads off to Regionals. We'll follow Mason out. We have last period together and he always passes by my locker. So meet me here, got it?"

The other two nodded and then the three headed their separate ways.

Two words: Uh oh.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

In the boys' locker room the football players were fresh out of practice and changing in the locker rooms and continue on with their school days.

Grayson held the ice pack to his shoulder as he glared daggers at Connor who smirked in satisfaction. During practice Connor had tackled Grayson pretty hard and hit his shoulder.

"Asshole." Grayson muttered, but enough for Connor to overhear.

Connor rolled his eyes," I think you lost the right to say that word to anyone else after what you did." He retorted calmly as he buttoned up his white uniform shirt.

Grayson stood up," Look, I know she's your sister and all, but can you quit bitching at me?" he growled," I'm sorry, okay? I didn't mean to hurt her but I didn't want to keep playing her and make her think I only like her when it wasn't the case."

Connor scoffed as he put on his tie," That doesn't make it right for you to date someone else when five minutes earlier, you had broken up with her! That's a douchebag move Grayson, seriously." He spat angrily.

"I didn't want things to end the way they did, but, things happen." Grayson replied softly.

Connor laughed and shook his head, putting on his blazer," Yeah Grayson," he pushed Grayson violently towards a locker," things happen." Grayson groaned from his throbbing shoulder.

Connor grabbed his backpack and was about to leave when Grayson shouted," You know, just because Emily dumped your large ass doesn't mean you have to be a fucking dick to everyone else!"

Connor stopped and turned around," Again, you don't have the right to say shit like that after what you did." He spat.

Grayson narrowed his eyes," Again, I'm sorry! How many times do I have to say it?" he exclaimed.

Connor scoffed," Say it all you want, but that doesn't mean squat when I see my little sister hold back the urge to cry every time you and your little girlfriend walk down the hallways acting so in love because you know what Grayson?" Connor's jaw clenched," You use to do the same with her, so sorry for caring about others feelings when you clearly don't." and with that, Connor walked away.

Oliver, on the other side of the locker room was quietly putting on his school uniform, a rarity for him. Craig raised an eyebrow," Something up your ass Hudson?" Craig said smugly.

Oliver grunted, he was still quite mad with his dad when he yelled at him. But at the same time he couldn't help but feel disappointed in himself that he couldn't live up to his dad's expectations.

"Leave him alone Ferguson." Orion stepped in, rolling his eyes at him.

"What? I'm just worried about the well-being of my fellow team mate!" Craig retorted, patting Oliver's back.

Orion sighed," Whatever." He turned to Oliver," You coming Ollie?" he asked, putting his backpack over his shoulders.

Oliver shook his head," I'll be out in a minute, you go one without me. Besides, your boyfriend will lose his head if he sees you and me exchanging words that don't involve insulting me."

Orion chuckled," Fine. See you later before Regionals." And Orion walked off.

Oliver tied his black dress shoes and Craig looked at him with his arms crossed," What's up Hudson, seriously?"

"Nothing. Just leave me alone."

Craig took a seat next to him," Bullshit. What's up in that tiny brain of yours?"

Oliver rolled his eyes and stood up, putting his backpack on," Talking to me like that won't get me to open up to you." He snapped.

Craig stood up," All right, sorry." He said sarcastically.

The two stood there for a moment before Oliver asked," How are you such a good football player?" Oliver noticed Craig being incredibly strong and quick lately and has been curious to how he got so good suddenly.

Craig smirked," Do you really want to know?" Oliver nodded and Craig motioned him to come closer and Oliver did so," Steroids man." He whispered.

Ollie's eyes widened," WHAT—"

Craig shushed him," Calm your horses Hudson! It ain't that bad."

"You're taking drugs to be better, you're breaking the rules!" Oliver whispered-yelled.

Craig shrugged," Well they make me perform better in football so I'm not going to complain. Besides, it's not breaking the rules if no one knows." He winked.

Oliver looked down, shuffling his feet," Do they really work?" he asked softly. At this point, he was willing to do anything to please his dad.

"You've seen me out in the field." Craig retorted.

Oliver nodded," So where do you get it?"

Craig smirked," Welcome to the club Ollie."

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Santana walked in her home earlier than usual. The house was quiet, since the kids were still at school.

"Britts!" she shouted," I'm home!"

Brittany walked down the stairs with a raised eyebrow," San? You're home early…" she replied, confused.

Santana nodded," I finished work early."

"Oh." Brittany replied stupidly," That's odd, you usually stay overtime anyway." She muttered to herself.

Santana frowned," Y-yeah, I-I know." She looked at Brittany," But I don't want to lose my family because of my job."

Brittany raised an eyebrow," What?"

"I know I work a lot—too much really." Santana confessed," But I…I just…" Santana sighed and sat down on the stairs, putting her hands on her face.

Brittany looked at her wife concerned and sat down next to her, putting her arms around her," San, what's wrong? You know you can tell me anything, right? We're not just a married couple, we're best friends too." She assured.

Santana looked up with tears in her eyes," Did I fuck up Britts? Did I?" she questioned," I-I mean all I did—do is work my damn butt off…" Santana trailed off. She looked at Brittany," I did fuck up didn't I?"

Brittany frowned," Santana—"

"I missed so many things because I wanted to provide for my family." Santana cut off," No," she shook her head," I'm lying to myself. I knew I had missed so many things…but I still worked. I piled myself with so much work to avoid the fact that in a couple of months Gabe and Adrian are leaving. And two years later, Keegan will. And a year after, Rowan will. So what will I have? What memories will I be able to retell over and over again? Wait, I got one. 'Hey, remember that time I missed everything in your life? Yeah, fun times, right?" tears spilled down Santana's face," I'm sorry…I'm so sorry." Santana muttered, burying her face on her hands.

Brittany hugged Santana tightly," San, listen to me." Brittany lifted up Santana's face," Santana, look at me." Santana looked at her," You did not fuck up. Want to know why?" Brittany paused," Because you still have time to fix things. Between us, between the kids, everything. But all you have to do is try, really try."

"What if it's too late?" Santana croaked.

Brittany laughed, shaking her head and wiping Santana's tears," It's never too late." Brittany hugged her tightly," I'm so glad you admitted to this sooner."

Santana nodded," So what can I do? To fix things?" she asked.

"You fix things. You spend time with your family and show our kids that you're their mother—a crazy mother, but still a mother." Brittany joked.

Santana laughed," Do you think I still have time?"

"There's always time."

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Malina walked in Carmel's auditorium earlier than usual. Vocal Adrenaline was going to see the New Directions perform at Regionals.

She noticed she wasn't the only one in the auditorium. Danielle was pacing back and forth the stage, tapping something with the palm of her hand. The girl looked distressed and Malina couldn't help but worry. She had a soft spot for the girl since Dani opened up to her about things that happened to her.

"Hey." Malina greeted, making Dani jumped," You okay? You look…stressed." She noticed.

Danielle turned to her," I'm fine." She muttered.

Malina crossed her arms," You're lacking in acting skills Ambrose, what's really wrong?" she asked," You know you can tell me anything, right?"

Dani sighed and sat down on the edge of the stage, Malina joining her seconds later," I'm just really…torn right now." She confessed.

"What's making you torn?" Malina asked.

Dani handed the mix-tape to Mina," Aidan made that for me." She told her," He…he wants to be with me…"

Malina looked at the tape and then Dani," Well I have met Aidan before, he's a nice guy. Really nice."

"I know." Dani nodded," He's amazing."

"Well it looks like he really cares about you…in that way." Malina told her.

"He does." Dani nodded," And I do too…" Dani mumbled.

Malina smiled," Really? That's so sweet! You guys would make a really cute couple!" she gushed.

"I can't be with him though."

"Why not?" Malina paused," Do you think he's going to do what Travis did to you?" Dani looked away and Malina sighed," Look Dani, I know it's hard for you. I know you're scared, but all living in fear does to you is make you unhappy and bitter. I'm not saying that you can forget what happened to you—I know you can't. But you have to move on. All you're doing is giving Travis the satisfaction that he won. Do you want him to win? You're strong Dani, you don't need to be scared. And if you really do care about Aidan, and he cares about you, you should go for it because if you don't try, you're never going to know what could've happened." Malina smiled," He seems like a really nice guy, think about it." Malina hugged the girl.

Dani smiled softly," Thanks."

"No problem." She looked at Dani," I'm just saying Ambrose, this boy made a mix-tape for you! Shit, if I was straight, I'd go for him!" she joked.

Dani laughed and playfully pushed her," Shut up."

"Jealous now aren't we?" Dani blushed," I knew it!"

Dani rolled her eyes," You may be crazy sometimes," she turned to her," But you're a really good friend. Thanks."

"I'm not crazy!" Malina retorted, getting up," Now come on, let's go see the New Directions at Regionals."

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

The New Directions (most of them anyway) were in the green room in complete chaos.

"Where the fuck are they?!" Nikki exclaimed, referencing Adeline, Scotty, Rowan, and Mason who were missing.

"If we knew Nikki, their asses would be here!" Aaron retorted.

"This isn't the time to be a fucking smartass Evans!" Nikki yelled.

Aaron raised his hand in surrender," Shit…I'm sorry." He rolled his eyes.

"This isn't Adeline to miss something like this." Cheryl said," She would never miss an opportunity to be in the spotlight!"

"It is the case for Mason to bail on us last minute." Grayson spoke up," What was up in Mr. Schue's mind when he chose Mason as one of the leads of the boys' group number?"

Connor turned to him," Well he knew Mason can do a better job than you could Tim McGraw wannabe!"

Grayson glared at him," Will you get off my damn case Puckerman?!"

"If only it were that easy, Abrams." Connor glared back.

Grayson was about to stand up to put Connor in his place but Dorothy grabbed his hand," Grayson." She said softly. Grayson looked at her and calmed down, still glaring at Connor.

Delilah rolled her eyes," Of course, have your girlfriend fight your battles." Delilah snapped.

Izzy looked at Emily," This is all your fault." She deadpanned.

Emily scoffed," What did I do?"

Izzy shrugged," I'm sure you did something…"

Emily rolled her eyes," Can you stop being a bitch for one damn second?!"

"I don't know, can you stop being such a priss?" Izzy retorted.

Emily chuckled dryly," I beat your ass once Isabella Henley, and I swear I can do it again!" Emily lunged at Izzy but Jonathan grabbed her by the waist.

Izzy scoffed," And people say I have issues…"

Mr. Schue walked in to the whole fighting and chaos," I refuse to go on stage with her here!" Emily exclaimed.

"Well I refuse to get on the stage if Douchebag one," Aaron referenced Jonathan," and Douchebag two," Aaron pointed to Keegan, are going on."

"Nobody asked for your opinion Evans!" Jonathan exclaimed.

Keegan nodded," Exactly! Stop getting into people's business that isn't even yours! I have already apologized a billion times!" Keegan exclaimed.

Aaron glared," It is my business if my friend gets hurt. And Jonathan, I just hate you. Your face makes me want to throw acid on it and use it as a mask on Halloween to scare the shit out of people."

Connor nodded," Aaron, I'll help you if you help me deal with douchebag number three." Connor turned to Grayson," I refuse to go on stage with this asshole too!"

Grayson stood up," Well you know what Iron Giant? I refuse to go on stage with you too if it means I have to deal with your ass!"

"Grayson!" Dorothy exclaimed, standing up as well.

Delilah glared," Stop trying to save your little boyfriend from his battles when we all know you're somehow going to wreck it home wrecker!" the blonde growled.

Dorothy crossed her arms," Why can't you just leave alone and move on?! He doesn't like you anymore! Deal with it!" she exclaimed.

Delilah scoffed," You know what? I don't want to pretend on stage that I get along swell with you when in reality I want to push you off the stage. I refuse to get on stage with this boyfriend stealing harlot!"

People who weren't in a heated argument were simply watching the arguments go on or throwing some words out here and there.

Mr. Schue rubbed his forehead before shouting," ENOUGH!" everyone was immediately silenced," Look at you all! This isn't what the New Directions are about!" he scolded," We're a family, and quite frankly, we're not doing a very good job at it!" he yelled," Now, I know we're having some issues with some members missing. So what we're going to have to do is fill them in. There are plenty of us so I'm sure we can do it." Will said encouragingly," Now, we're missing four members. Rowan's one of the leads in the girls' group number, Mason's one of the leads in the boys' group number, and Adeline had the solo. So, who do we want to replace them?"

"Well Aaron can easily take over Mason's part." Orion spoke up.

Aaron grinned," Oh yes I can bitches!"

Jonathan disagreed," Nope, you can't! You already had a solo for Sectionals! It wouldn't be fair for the rest of us who want to perform!" Aaron rolled his eyes and flipped him off.

Mr. Schue nodded," Jonathan does have a point, who else do we think can take over that part?"

"What about Keegan?" Ethan spoke up.

"Oh hell no!" Aaron disagreed immediately.

"Aaron." Mr. Schue looked at the boy warningly and then turned to Keegan," Do you think you can take over Mason's part?"

Keegan shrugged and nodded," Yeah, I can. I practiced with Gabe outside of glee the routine since he's lead as well."

Mr. Schue nodded," Okay, Keegan's the other lead in the boys' group number." He confirmed," Now, we need a girl for the girls' group number. Any suggestions?"

"Well, we need a soulful voice for the girls' number." Cheryl spoke up," And quite frankly, we already have one person doing it which is Adara. And Rowan's missing. The only other person I can see doing it is Adrian really but she's not in the New Directions."

Suddenly someone walked in," Think again." Everybody turned to see Adrian standing there ready to perform in the girls' Regionals outfit.

Everybody grinned," So you're back in?" Cheryl asked hopefully.

Adrian nodded, grinning," I've done a lot of thinking," she replied," And really, I can't help but miss you guys. Glee Club is my home, and I've been feeling really homesick."

Everybody cheered and Mr. Schue smiled," We're glad to have you back Adrian, think you can handle lead?"

Adrian smirked," Oh hell yeah I can!"

Mr. Schue nodded," Okay, so Adrian's the other lead for the girls'. Now, we need someone to take over Adeline's solo."

Everybody stayed quiet for a moment, thinking intensely until Grayson spoke up," I think Dorothy should do it."

"I object." Delilah glared at Dorothy.

Dorothy turned to Grayson," What? I-I don't think I can do it. I mean, I'm not Adeline—" she tried to say, doubting herself.

"No you're not." Grayson said," You're Dorothy Smythe-Karofsky. And you're amazing, if anyone can pull this song off, it's you. You live and breathe Broadway and I don't know anyone else that can do it but you." Dorothy smiled and blushed.

"All in favor of Dorothy taking over Adeline's solo?" Mr. Schue asked. Almost everybody raised their hand," All oppose?" Delilah raised her hand," Well, it looks like we got this."

"Actually Mr. Schue, we have another problem…" Christian spoke up.

"What is it?" Mr. Schue asked.

"My dad's one of the judges for Regionals."

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

"We're going to miss Regionals guys!" Adeline spoke up as they walked down the alley towards the door they watched Mason enter moments earlier.

"We won't." Rowan assured," We have to see what Mason's up to."

Scotty scrunched up her nose," It reeks of alcohol and sex here."

"Deal with it." Rowan replied as they walked up to the door," Now, how many times do we need to knock?"

"Four." Scotty replied. Rowan nodded, knocking on the door 4 times before a large, bald man covered in tattoos opened the door. He looked around his late 40's,

"What the hell do you want?" he questioned gruffly.

"We're here for fight club." Rowan replied.

The man raised an eyebrow," You three for fight club?" he laughed.

Rowan turned to Scotty," Scotty do the move."

Scotty walked up to the man and twisted his arm harshly and pinning him to the ground. The man groaned," Okay! Okay! Get in!" Scotty let go and smiled in satisfaction.

The three walked in and Adeline shifted uncomfortably," It smells like sweat and blood." She spoke up.

"Deal with it." Scotty and Rowan chorused. Adeline huffed.

The air was thick with sweat and exhaustion, hearts were beating fast, breaths were stuck in throats. Ragged. Groans echoed through the empty air of the warehouse, voices whispering, betting, hands writing down numbers on papers, accepting money. There were mostly guys here of different ages, but you'd see some girls here and there.

"I don't like this place." Adeline said uncomfortably.

"It'll be fine. Let's just look for Mase." Scotty assured, not feeling very comfortable here either.

"Just suck it up." Rowan snapped. Though if she was honest, she was pretty uncomfortable being here. Sure she was violent, but she didn't take it this far.

Suddenly, they watched as Mason stepped into the ring. His white t-shirt was stained with blood and dirt. The other opponent looked around 19. He was taller than Mason and much more bulker.

Adeline looked away, closing his eyes," I can't watch this."

"Three, two, one. Fight." The voice was horribly serious and deadpanned.

Both boys leapt at each other and all Adeline could hear was Mason's breath, fast and hard, and Adeline didn't want to look, she just didn't want to look. Grunts. Quick steps and horrible sounds of fists meeting skin.

"Holy shit." Scotty muttered as she looked away. This was bad. This was really bad. What caused Mason to want to do this? At all?

A smack echoed through the air when the older boy's fist hit Mason's left cheek, knocking him down, completely taking his breath away. Mason curled to the side there on the blood stained concrete floor. Blood pouring him out of his face. The other boy kept jumping from one foot to another, "Come on, get up. Get up and fight you coward!" he mocked Mason.. But Mason groaned, pressing his face in agony against the floor.

Adeline opened her eyes and saw Mason slumped on the floor in pain. She could hear his groans and tears were threatened to spill from her eyes. Suddenly Mason stood up again his fists on each side as he stumbled from one side to the other. He was sticky from both sweat and blood and his hair was soaking wet from sweat. His hair was stuck to his face in certain places and he had bruises already forming.

The older boy grinned and threw another punch at Mason's face. Mason spit out blood and kept his head up high as he attempted to swing but failed. The other boy snickered and kicked him in the stomach, causing Mason to stumble back. The other boy began attacking Mason with punches and kicks. And Mason groaned and cried out in agony.

"I can't watch him do this we have to get him out of there!" Adeline exclaimed, trying to go to the ring.

Rowan grabbed her arm," Are you freaking insane?! You can't stop the fight!" Adeline bit her lip and whimpered as Mason was hit with another blow.

Mason fell to the ground and curled up, done fighting at all.

"End of fight." The voice deadpanned again. The other boy smirked proudly and then spit on Mason before walking away to collect his money.

"If you guys aren't going to help him, I will." Adeline said angrily before running over to Mason, "Mason, get up." The tiny brunette gasped, pulling him up, hugging him close, "What are you doing?" she asked to herself, moving away parts of his hair away from his face.

Mason opened his eyes and looked at Adeline with shocked eyes," A-Adeline…what…what are you doing here?" he asked in-between grunts.

"Helping you." Rowan and Scotty walked up to them and slowly the three helped him up.

"You're fucking insane you know that Puckerman?" Rowan questioned as they walked out to the alley.

The 3 girls sat him down an empty crate and Mason groaned," You guys shouldn't be there." He muttered.

"Well you shouldn't either." Rowan retorted," What are you even doing in there Mason?" Scotty took out a first aid kit she had in her bag. She figured they were going to a Fight Club, so they should be prepared.

"Blowing off steam. Just stay out of my business." Mason spat angrily.

"I can't." Adeline spoke up, crossing her arms," I'm worried about you."

Mason glared at her," Didn't I make it fucking clear to stay away from me? I don't give two shits about you so why don't you do the same?" Adeline looked at him with hurt eyes before walking away towards the main street.

Rowan turned to him with an icy glare," You know, I was starting to give a crap about you." Rowan told him," But now, you can do whatever the fuck you want, see if I care you ungrateful asshole!" she said bitterly before walking away to where Adeline went.

Scotty sighed and shook her head," While I would leave just like they did, I'm not going to because you're really hurt right now." She said softly, while tending to his wounds," Fuck they really did a number on you." She muttered.

Mason grunted and flinched when the alcohol touched his face," Ow!"

"Well I have to clean your wounds." She told him before sighing," Why?" Mason stayed quiet," You can tell me anything you know that? It's just you and me."

Mason shrugged," It's the only way to let my anger out."

"What anger?"

Mason sighed," Saphirra…Adeline…life…" he muttered.

"Look, I know Saphirra's death really hurt you. But it can't define your life." She continued tending his wounds as she talked," There are a lot of people who care about you, and are worried about you. You're not this Mason. This isn't you."

"Well what if it is? I'm nothing but some Lima Loser who's either going to be in prison or dead in 10 years." He replied.

Scotty looked at him," Is that what you really think of yourself? Because let me tell you this right now, you're not a Lima Loser. At all. You're such a talented artist. And an amazing friend. You're going to go places Mason, you just got to start believing in yourself that you can instead of listening what others say about you. Prove them wrong, show them how amazing you really are." She smiled softly," You're not what they think of you. You're more than that."

Mason sighed and looked down," It's hard to believe it when that's all people have told you all your life." He told her," The only person that saw potential in me is dead, so what do I have left?"

"The rest of your life." Scotty retorted," And she's not the only one that saw potential in you, I see it too. Your family sees it. The glee club sees it. The more you doubt, the more you're going to make what they say about you true."

"How can you not give up on me? I'm a lost case Scotty. There's no getting up with me, I'm already lying on the dirt." Mason asked.

Scotty sighed," Because I believe in you, Mason. You're not a lost case if you're lying on the dirt. You can still get the hell up and dust yourself off. You're more than just a troublemaker Mason. You helped me out of a dumpster, remember? You were friends with me when no one wasn't. I can never forget that. You're my best friend and I love you." She smiled.

Mason smiled," Really?"

"Really. Now come on," she opened her arms," let's hug it out!" she hugged Mason who grunted and she right away broke the hug," Oh, my bad."

Mason laughed," It's fine."

"Now, promise me you won't come here ever again? If you need to fight someone Mason, I can always kick your ass." She joked.

Mason laughed," Promise." Though he knew he was lying to himself and Scotty. He had to come back because it was the only thing that felt right in his messed up world.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Baby squirrel, you's a sexy mothertrucker, Gabe said, sending a wink before the rest of the boy jumped in.

Give me your, give me your, give me your attention, baby, Gabe sang as the boys danced a perfectly choreographed routine.

I gotta tell you a little something about yourself

You're wonderful, flawless, ooh, you're a sexy lady

But you walk around here like you wanna be someone else

The boys sang, (Oh whoa-oh-oh), some boys glided to the left while some glided to the right.

I know that you don't know it, but you're fine, so fine, Gabe sang and the boy after harmonized, (fine, so fine)

(Oh whoa-oh-oh), the boys glided again.

Oh girl, I'm gonna show you when you're mine, oh mine, Gabe sang and the boys after, (mine, oh mine)

The boys were wearing a black buttoned up long-sleeved shirt with a gold vest over it, gold suspenders, and gold bowtie. Their jeans were black and high-tops gold. They all danced in synch to the song while singing,

Treasure, that is what you are

Honey, you're my golden star

You know you can make my wish come true

If you let me treasure you

If you let me treasure you

(Whoa-oh-oh-h-h-h), Ethan did flips across the stage before moonwalking and spinning around, making the audience cheer.

Keegan stepped forward, with a smirk on his face, Pretty girl, pretty girl, pretty girl, you should be smiling

A girl like you should never look so blue, he sang while doing a cute frown.

You're everything I see in my dreams

I wouldn't say that to you if it wasn't true

The parents cheered for their kids. Santana cheered for her two boys," Go Keegan! Go Gabe!"

"Where's Mason? I don't see him." Quinn asked.

Puck shrugged," I don't know…"

(Oh whoa-oh-oh), some boys glided to the left while some glided to the right.

I know that you don't know it, but you're fine, so fine, Keegan shook his hips seductively, (fine, so fine)

The boys glided again, (Oh whoa-oh-oh)

Oh girl, I'm gonna show you when you're mine, oh mine, the boys began jumping in synch, (mine, oh mine)

Camille turned to the Vocal Adrenaline members," I don't know about you guys…" she began, smirking," But I'd fuck him, I'd fuck him, I'd fuck the fuck out of him, I'd fuck him, and uff, I'd fuck him!" she exclaimed, pointing to Keegan, Gabe, Jonathan, Ethan, Oliver, Grayson, and Aaron," Seriously is that boy single?" she said pointing to Aaron.

Malina and Henry looked at each other before bursting out laughing.

"What the fuck are you guys laughing about?" which only made them laugh harder.

The boys brought out some funky dance moves as they harmonized, Treasure, that is what you are

Honey, you're my golden star

You know you can make my wish come true

If you let me treasure you

If you let me treasure you

(Whoa-oh-oh-h-h-h), they belted.

Gabe and Keegan danced together and sang, You are my treasure, you are my treasure

You are my treasure, yeah, you, you, you, you are

You are my treasure, you are my treasure

You are my treasure, yeah, you, you, you, you are, they pointed towards the audience.

The warblers watched them perform and bobbed their heads to the song. Daniel basically eye-raped Aaron the whole time," I'd fuck him, I'd fuck him, I'd fuck the shit out of him, I'd fuck him, and I'd fuck him!" he thought to himself.

Logan smirked and looked at the other warblers," Daniel over there is harder than a diamond mine in Africa." He laughed.

Treasure, that is what you are

Honey you're my golden star

You know you could make my wish come true

If you let me treasure you

If you let me treasure you, the New Direction boys sang while bringing out funky disco dance moves.

(whoa-oh-oh-h-h-h), the boys striked a pose and finished with a grin. The audience burst into cheers.

The boys disappeared off the stage and the girls came in, wearing sparkling gold dresses with gold heels. Their make-up was gold eye shadow, nails, and sparkling colored lip-gloss. Their hair was braided in a bun with a flower headband over. And their jewelry was gold.

The girls stood in three rows, Adara and Adrian at the front. They suddenly broke out in scatting and snapping their fingers.

Bring the beat in!, Adrian exclaimed as they began dancing in synch a simple choreography.

Honey, honey

I can see the stars all the way from here

Can't you see the glow on the window pane?

I can feel the sun whenever you're near

Every time you touch me I just melt away, Adrian sang powerfully as the girls danced a simple routine.

Now everybody asks me why I'm smiling out from ear to ear, Adrian grinned as she sang and the girls after, (They say love hurts)

But I know, she intoned, and the girls after, (It's gonna take a little work)

Nothing's perfect, but it's worth it after fighting through my tears

And finally you put me first

Baby it's you.

You're the one I love.

You're the one I need.

You're the only one I see, the girls sang.

Come on baby it's you, the girls sang softly.

"They're like…the girl version of us." Tony commented.

"Only sexier. I mean…" Logan smirked," I'd do her, I'd do her, I'd do her, I'd really do her. And her. And her. And her." He said pointing to Adrian, Cheryl, Emily, Nikki, Izzy, and Sam.

"Horny bastard." Nicholas joked, laughing.

You're the one that gives your all.

You're the one I can always call.

When I need you make everything stop.

Finally you put my love on top, Adrian sang.

Ooh! Come on baby, Adrian ad-libbed.

From each row, the girls put their index finger up and danced, You put my love on top, top, top, top, top

You put my love on top.

Ooh oooh! Come on baby.

You put my love on top, top, top, top, top.

My love on top.

My love on top, the girls sang.

Baby, Baby

I can hear the wind whipping past my face.

As we dance the night away, Adara sang softly but still with the same power in her voice.

Boy your lips taste like a night of champagne.

As I kiss you again, and again, and again and again, she winked towards the audience.

Now everybody asks me why I'm smiling out from ear to ear, Adara sang powerfully and the new directions girls after, (They say love hurts)

But I know, Adara sang, (It's gonna take a little work)

Nothing's perfect, but it's worth it after fighting through my tears.

And finally you put me first, Adara sang, grinning as she smiled at Nick and winked.

Baby it's you.

You're the one I love.

You're the one I need.

You're the only one I see.

Come on baby it's you.

You're the one that gives your all.

You're the one I can always call.

When I need you make everything stop.

Finally you put my love on top, the girls sang as they danced in synch.

"One word: HOT!" Xavier exclaimed.

Dani rolled her eyes," One word: PERVERT!" She retorted.

Xavier rolled his eyes," Whatever Dani!" he looked back at the girls," I'd fuck them all!"

"Get out." Dani turned to him.

Oh! Baby, Adara belted.

You put my love on top, top, top, top, top, From each row, the girls put their index finger up and danced.

You put my love on top.

Oh Oh! Come on baby.

You put my love on top, top, top, top, top.

My love on top, the girls sang.

Baby it's you.

You're the one I love, Adara sang.

You're the one I need

You're the only thing I see, Adrian belted.

Come on baby it's you, the two girls sang.

You're the one that gives your all, Adara sang.

You're the one I can always call, Adrian looked at Malina and winked.

When I need you baby everything stops, the girls stopped dancing.

Finally you put my love on top, they sang, dancing again.

"Wait…where's Rowan?" Brittany asked.

"And where's Scotty?" Blaine asked.

"I think the important question is…where's Adeline?!" Rachel exclaimed. Everyone turned to her," What? She's the one singing the solo! Maybe she's prepping up before the big performance."

"Rachie honey, I love you, but shut up!" Kurt said, rolling his eyes.

Baby, you're the one I love.

Baby, you're all I need.

You're the only one I see.

Come on baby it's you.

You're the one that gives your all.

You're the one I can always call.

When I need you everything stops.

Finally you put my love on top, the New Direction girls sang as they danced.

Baby.

'Cause you're the one that I love, Adrian sang, thinking about Malina and smiling.

Baby you're the one that I need.

You're the only man I see, Adara ad-libbed.

Baby baby it's you, the two harmonized.

You're the one that gives your all.

You're the one I always call.

When I need you everything stops.

Finally you put my love on top

Baby.

'Cause you're the one that I love.

Baby you're the one that I need.

You're the only one I see.

Baby, baby, it's you.

You're the one that gives your all.

You're the one I always call.

When I need you everything stops.

Finally you put my love on top, they ended with their fists in the air and the crowd cheered. The girls but Dorothy disappeared, feeling overwhelming nerves as she stepped towards the microphone.

Eli grinned and cheered REALLYloudly," WHOOOOO! DOROTHY!"

"Wait…that's not Adeline…" Rachel trailed off, her eyes wide," W-WHERE IS SHE?!"

Sebastian turned to her," Shut up! My daughter is singing and she's more talented!" Sebastian smirked.

Rachel gasped," How dare you!" the two began bickering and David and Finn rolled their eyes.

"Hey Hobbit, hey Meerkat." Santana called out," Shut up! I want to hear her sing!"

Dorothy sang into the microphone softly, People-people who need people

Are the luckiest people in the world, she belted, the nerves she felt at first slowly fading away.

Where children, needing other children

And yet letting our grown-up pride

Hide all the need inside, Dorothy sang softly.

Acting more like children

Than children, she smiled, getting into the song.

Grayson watched from the side of the stage with a smile full of pride and love. Dorothy was so special—so talented. He loved her very much and thought she was the best person he has ever met.

Delilah was far from Grayson but watched with a glare and a huff, she wasn't done with them. They weren't going to get the happy ending because they didn't deserve it.

Dorothy sang confidently, Lovers are very special people

They're the luckiest people

In the world, she belted loudly.

With one person, one very special person

A feeling deep in your soul

Says you were half,

Now you're whole

No more hunger and thirst

But first be a person

Who needs people, she belted, turning to Grayson who gave her a thumbs up and grinned cheekily. She smiled and turned back to the audience.

People who need people

Are the luckiest people

In the world!, Dorothy sang softly but haunting.

With one person

One very special person, Dorothy thought of Grayson while singing this song. No matter how many people found their relationship wrong, she didn't care. Because she loved him, and he loved her. And quite frankly, nothing else mattered but that.

A feeling deep in your soul

Says you were half,

Now you're whole, Dorothy sang with emotion pouring out of her voice.

No more hunger and thirst

But first be a person

Who needs people.

People who need people, Dorothy belted, releasing her inner-Barbra as she and Adeline would like to call it.

Are the luckiest people

In the world!, Dorothy finished softly.

The audience all rose to their seats and cheered and applauded loudly for the girl. Dorothy turned red and looked to the side sheepishly. She bowed and stepped off the stage.

Immediately she was met with a bunch of people congratulating her and complimenting her hauntingly amazing performance.

"Dorothy, if Barbra herself was here, she'd weep relentlessly because that was beautiful!" Jonathan exclaimed as he hugged his sister.

"Really? I was that good?" she asked.

"Are you kidding me? You were fantastic!" Cheryl exclaimed," You probably did a better job than Adeline would've—no offense to my sister."

"Well, hopefully our performance can make Principal Henley like it." Oliver spoke up," We watched him and he had no changed expression…I don't know if that's a good thing."

"Fuck that asshole." Izzy grumbled.

"He's your dad." Oliver said.

"Your point?"

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Gregory was sitting in a table with two other judges. They were placing their votes in and Gregory tapped his pen on the desk.

He hated admitting this—he really did. But…the New Directions weren't as bad as he originally thought. They looked…happy up there. He noticed Isabella and Christian looking like they were having the time of their lives.

But...

He still believed glee club was a waste of time and amounted to anything.

But…

It didn't seem a waste a time to them. To the kids. And he cared about his students.

But…

To what extent?

He sighed as he began writing down his vote and placing it in the middle of the desk.

He hoped to have made the right choice.

He really did.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

The time came when they were going to announce the winners and see who would be going to Nationals next…and possibly snatching up the National title.

The New Direction stood hand in hand and prayed they were the winners, Nationals meant everything to them…

Gregory walked to the stage with the ballots in his hand," Hello everyone," he said sternly as he opened up the envelope, revealing the winners and losers," In third place…"

Everybody squeezed each other's hands, hoping their name wasn't called.

"Haverbrook School for the Deaf." He deadpanned. The choir took the trophy gratefully and headed back to their spots, cheering.

Principal Gregory rolled his eyes and looked back at the ballot," In second place…the Whiffenpoofs." He said deadpanned again," Which means the New Directions win and are heading off to Nationals held at Orlando, Florida." He said, with a hint of excitement in his voice.

The New Directions broke out into cheers and jumped up and down. They had won! Mr. Schue received their trophy and cheered loudly and laughed.

"New Directions! New Directions! New Directions!" the New Directions began chanting as they cheered.

Gregory smiled softly watching them. He looked at the paper he voted in:

3rd place: Whiffenpoofs

2nd place: Haverbrook School for the Deaf

1st place: McKinley High's New Directions

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

Aidan was sitting in the park by the small pond, watching the ducks swimming in the water. Everyone was off celebrating, and while he was happy they won, he wanted to be happy about something else in particular.

Suddenly, a soccer ball rolled to him. He looked at the ball and then looked around, no one was here. He raised an eyebrow but ignored it, looking back at the lake.

"Aren't you going to kick the ball back?" a voice spoke up behind him.

Aidan turned around and saw Dani standing there with a soft smile. He smiled," Hey."

She sat down next to him," Hey." The two stayed quiet for a moment, watching the ducks quack and swim around the water. Dani turned to him," Don't you just love seeing something so simple like that?" she questioned, referencing the ducks.

"Yeah…" he trailed off.

"It's small but—"

"Big." Aidan finished.

Dani chuckled," Yeah, big." She took out the mix-tape from her bag," Kind of like this."

Aidan looked at the tape and then her," You listened to it?" he asked, smiling.

Dani nodded," 25 times—I counted." She giggled.

Aidan chuckled," So you liked it?"

"I loved it." Dani paused and bit her lip," Like I love you."

Aidan turned to look at her with a shocked look," What?"

"I can't let him take over my life." Dani continued," I don't want him to stop me from being happy and Aidan…you make me really happy." She smiled.

Aidan grinned wide," Does this mean—"

"I want to try." She nodded," Are you sure you can handle me? There's a lot to me that you have yet to discover, and I don't want to lower your expectations…"

Aidan took her hand," Dani, I'm not going to leave you. Ever. I love you and I will love you—flaws and all. Because nobody's perfect…but you're perfect for me…and I can try to be perfect for you."

"You already are." Dani smiled," Are you sure about this?"

"Always." He grinned cheekily.

Dani laughed ran his hands through his hair before embracing him in a passionate kiss. She broke the kiss and grinned," Thank you." She whispered.

"For what?"

"Everything." Aidan smiled and the two kissed again.

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

The New Directions were in the choir room, proudly placing their large 1st place Regionals trophy next to the others. Mr. Schue closed the trophy case and then turned to them with a huge grin," WE DID IT!" He yelled excitingly.

"Even if we had some members missing…" Cheryl trailed off looking at Rowan, Adeline, Scotty, and Mason who came up with an excuse. Mason had fallen off his motorcycle and the girls helped him out. Which everyone believed. Adeline refused to even look at Mason, her kind nature always seemed to backfire on her.

Everyone cheered and Orion exclaimed," I can smell that Nationals trophy now!"

Everyone nodded in agreement," And," Izzy butted in," Glee Club gets to stay and these uniforms," she touched her uniform blazer," Are gone for good!" everyone cheered.

"FUCK YES!" Aaron exclaimed.

Mr. Schue laughed and their parents walked in with big grins," You guys did it!" Mike exclaimed.

"We knew you guys can do it, we're really proud of you." Marley beamed.

"You guys are continuing our legacy, and you're doing a pretty good job!" Finn grinned," You guys are amazing. And…we're really proud that you're creating memories in this choir room just like we did. You guys may be the underdogs here, but you know what? The underdogs always win. And want to know another thing? That's totally awesome." He gave his lopsided grin as everyone cheered.

Mr. Schue nodded," Amazing words Finn. "he turned to the New Directions," Now, I think this calls for a celebration…the New Directions way."

~~New Directions: The Next Generation! ~~

The stage was empty, the background was red, creating swirls and waves. Suddenly, music began and the New Directions stepped on the stage before ripping out their uniforms and taking them off and throwing them off the stage and wearing their regular clothes. The jocks had their letterman jackets, the cheerios their uniforms, and everyone else: the styles that made them, them!

Oh yeah, oh yeah-ah, that gun is loaded, they all sang while dancing around.

I know that I messed up a few times or watcha wanna call it

I know if I fell down, you'd change the way that I saw it, Jonathan sang.

Adeline walked up to him and smiled as she sang, I put it on the line for this time only

(Is that what you really want?), they sang together. Jonathan smirked and Adeline rolled her eyes and smiled.

Oliver swayed left and right while singing, I can't see that I got red hands, I'm colorblind singing, Ethan and Aidan joined him with, (day-oh)

Don't put the blame on me, child, the damn thing gone wild, Oliver sang as he hugged his two friends, (day-oh)

Never wanted to be fooling you, can't believe I was ruining you-oo

(Is that what you really want?), the three musketeers sang.

The New Directions danced around the stage with each other, laughing and singing, Oh yeah, oh yeah-ah, that gun is loaded

That gun is loaded, but it's not in my hand

That gun is loaded, but it's not in my hand

The fire burns, I'm not the one with the match, man

That gun is loaded, but it's not in my hand, the New Directions sang together.

Oh yeah, oh yeah-ah, that gun is loaded, the group belted,.

I've seen it all before, you back out, and everything's changing

I needed something more, you stepped down, so what are you chasing?, Izzy sang.

Christian hugged her from behind and sang, I'd put it on rewind for this time only

(Is that what you really want?), they sang together, smiling.

I realize that I got red hands, I wanna change this, Orion sang and after Eli and Aaron, (day-oh)

Don't ask me why I choose to lie, I stay blind, oh, Orion grinned as he sang and the two boys after, (day-oh)

It's clear to me that you are fuming too, your accusations are burning through-oo, Orion did a funny dance as he sang.

(Is that what you really want?), the three boys sang.

The New Directions jumped around danced, Oh yeah, oh yeah-ah, that gun is loaded

That gun is loaded, but it's not in my hand

That gun is loaded, but it's not in my hand

The fire burns, I'm not the one with the match, man

That gun is loaded, but it's not in my hand, They all sang, forming a huge circle and dancing around.

Oh yeah, oh yeah-ah, that gun is loaded

The underdogs sang the last line together, Oh yeah, oh yeah-ah, that gun is loaded, the song finished and they stepped closer and made a tighter circle, hugging each other and laughing.

Aaaand finished! Wow! Big chapter! But did you guys like it? Let me know!

Songs:

We Are Complicated- Mash up of Taylor Swift and Avril Lavigne - (Raheem D)

Rhythm of Love by Plain White T's

Mermaid-Train

Radioactive-Rita Ora

Loca-Shakira

James Dean and Audrey Hepburn-Sleeping With Sirens (Acoustic Version)

Treasure-Bruno Mars

Love On Top-Beyonce

People-Barbra Streisand

Red Hands by Walk Off the Earth