Disclaimer: I do not own Glee/Characters.
Next day, Rachel made a beeline for Mr. Schuster office after her last class, half excitedly, half nervously.
"Knock, knock. Hi, Mr. Schue. Can I talk to you for a minute?" Rachel peeked in the office.
Will looked up from whatever paper he checked on the desk to her. "Oh, hi, Rachel. What's wrong?"
Feeling her nervousness was overcoming her excitement, she broached her plan to him. "I am fully aware that they disliked my idea, but I would very much appreciate you guys' reconsidering it."
"Why do you insist?" Will asked.
"First of all, Sue's never going to stop ruining whatever we plan for Regionals. You know that, Mr. Schue. Did you know Sue incited me and Mercedes to Diva-off and tempted us to become estranged?" Rachel inhaled deeply, "second of all, we really need something unique, something special to win Regionals. Not only Regionals, but to win Nationals, we need solidarity and confident boost, which I believe that you are on the same page."
She continued as Will kept listening intently, nodding slightly as if he encourage her to keep going. "I wrote down my plan. I'd like you to look over." Rachel handed a piece of paper to Will.
1. New Directions should try to write original songs for Regionals, since there can highly be concern over sabotage (again) by Miss Sue Sylvester.
2. We, however, should pretend to work on My Chemical Romance ostensibly. It is best to be cautious. It is hereinafter referred to as OOS (the Operation Original Song).
3. When we commence OOS, we should divide three groups, a) Solo Group consisted of members who want to sing solo, b) Duet Group consisted of members who want to sing duet, c) Group Number Team consisted of members who don't belong to either solo or duet.
4. As for solo, s/he can work by her/himself or ask other members to help.
5. As for duet, s/he can choose another member who s/he wants to pair up with and work together.
6. As for group number, we all should discuss a theme first. After that, the team should report the progression status on daily basis, sending Mass e-mail or on Glee meetings. The team should make the choreography at the same time (which means Mr. Schue is a team supervisor).
7. To avoid time restrains and heavy work load, everyone should be allowed to choose any one of the groups since nobody has experienced songwriting (if s/he has enough time or wants to try, s/he can try to involve all of the groups).
8. Date to showcase: Solo Group on Tuesday three weeks from now, Duet Group on Wednesday three weeks from now, and Group Number Team Tuesday two weeks from now.
9. To decide whose song to use for Regionals, we will put it to a vote soon after all the performances finish (both Solo Group and Duet Group).
10. Lastly, I, Rachel Berry, resign from co-captain as of today, to smooth the progress (which means Finn Hudson will be promoted to Captain, or someone should take her place. In case of putting up a candidate for co-captain, s/he should be a sophomore, considering sophomores has to fill the part and put new/old member together after juniors' graduation).
Rachel Babra Berry *
When Will almost finished perusing her plan, he shot his head up. Surprised, his eyes widened. "W-What is this?" He pointed the tenth item with his finger. "Why do you want to resign? Is that because everyone refused your idea?"
"No. Well, you can say that it's sort of relevant." Rachel replied honestly. "Look, I am a planner and good at bring up various ideas out of my head. But I'm not a leader who puts people together or utilizes the merits of all the different opinions, although I believe that I'm not a follower either. Mr. Schue, Finn Hudson is the leader. Don't you think so?"
"No doubt about it." His tone contained earnest. "Does he know this? Because…"
Rachel cut him off. "No, he doesn't know I am going to resign co-captain. But he agreed with me about writing an original song. He said that after the meeting yesterday."
"Don't you think it's better for you guys to talk about it first? It's kind of ambush to him, you know." Will concerned, crossing his arms in front of his chest.
After Rachel gave her teacher as the same excuse as she did to Kurt, she pleaded with him. "If you don't mind, could you tell him about my resignation before today's meeting? And could you broach the whole plan about original song to not just Finn but the other members? As your plan?"
"Hmm…" Rachel almost rolled her eyes when she saw his same reaction as Kurt's. "All right. I feel like I steal your thunder and I don't like that, but I'm going to give a shot."
"Thank you, Mr. Schue." Relieved, Rachel stood up from the chair, about to walk out of the office. "Oh, I almost forgot. I can't make it today's meeting."
Will held the door open for her, surprised. "Whoa, you skip the meeting today? Something's wrong?"
"I have an appointment at 5." Rachel casually looked away from his teacher.
Will frowned his brows, concerned. "Of what? Doctor appointment or something? Rachel, are you okay?"
Rachel dismissed him off immediately. "No, no. It's for a tutoring session, to be honest. Actually, I'm already working on an original song." She stuck out the tip of her tongue. "My tutor's schedule is really tight and all I can do is going along with it. I'll tell you the detail next time. But don't tell anyone right now. I don't want them to think I jump the gun or cheat. Once your plan is launched, I'll tell them, you know, for helping." She looked up at the clock on the wall.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Schue, I have to go. Thank you for understanding. See you tomorrow!" Rachel hightailed it in the hall way, waving her hand.
"See you tomorrow." Will watched after her, having a good feeling about Regionals and Nationals this year.
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