Hey everyone! I'm currently sick, so if this chapter isn't the best, apologies. But I really wanted to get a chapter out for you guys:) Because I'm not feeling well, I'm only going to introduce three characters in this chapter. Which means that in the next chapter, I'll introduce five and then I'll introduce the remaining characters in the chapter after. Enjoy!

Tayla Mallory's POV:

Tayla strut down the halls, her smooth, black hair tied back into a high ponytail. Her fellow Cheerios, Abby and Lindsay, struggle to keep up with Tayla as she makes her way down the halls. Tayla stopped abruptly in front of the notice board, causing the two girls to crash into her back.

Tayla spun around slowly, 'What are you two idiots doing?'

"Uhm..eh.." The two girls mumbled.

Tayla sighed heavily and turned back around.

"Pen." Tayla said.

Abby hurriedly shoved a pen into Tayla's hand and Tayla grunted a thanks. She looked through the various sign-up sheets and her eyes fell upon the Glee Club sign-up sheet. One name caught her eye in particular, Avalon Brickstone.

"She must be doing it ironically." Tayla said under her breath.

"What was that, Tayla?" Lindsay asked.

"None of your damn business, pig-nose." Tayla replied.

She did love singing, but she couldn't sign-up in front of the girls. She has a reputation. Just then, a small girl ran up to the notice board and began to scrawl her name on the Cheerios' sign-up sheet.

"Ehm, excuse you? What are you doing?" Tayla said to the girl.

The girl looked up at Tayla with terrified eyes.

"Uhm... signing up for Ch-Cheerios." The girl replied slowly.

"No, no honey." Tayla said, shaking her head.

The girl turned her head quizzically, but continued to write down her name.

"Did you not hear me?" Tayla said, raising her voice.

"Uhm... yes," The girl gulped, 'But I was told by the co-head Cheerio to join...'

Tayla sighed. Avalon was too nice sometimes.

"Yeah? Well I'm the other co-captain and I'm telling you that you have no chance, so why don't you run along and play with traffic?" Tayla snarled.

The little girl stood there, staring at Tayla with big, sad eyes. Tayla reached forward, knocked the girl's pen out of her hand and stomped in it, shattering it into a collection of tiny pieces. The girl ran off crying and Tayla high-fived Abby and Lindsay.

"That was amazing, Tay!" Abby shrieked with delight.

"Don't call me Tay," Tayla asserted, 'Now go away, you're annoying me.'

The two girls nodded and hurried down the halls. Tayla looked around her before quickly signing her name on the Glee Club sheet. Happy, Tayla threw Abby's pen in the bin and started towards her new locker. On her way there, she got checked out by a ridiculous amount of guys.

Tayla was stunning, or so she was told. She has flawless, caramel coloured skin and weighs around 125 pounds. She has a thin build and stands at 5'8. When people first meet Tayla, her eyes are always what they first notice. They're a shocking hazel colour, but when she laughs, they turn from hazel to gold. She has an angled face, with a small nose and big lips. A small scar runs down her neck from an accident as a child.

Tayla's fingernails are always painted a different colour each day depending on her mood. For example, today they're painted black, to show that Tayla feels powerful.

After piling her books into her locker and decorating it a bit, Tayla shut her locker. She jumped when she noticed Avalon standing behind her.

"You scared the crap out of me!" Tayla yelled, holding her hand to her heart.

Avalon erupted into a fit of giggles and Tayla smiled. She always found Avalon's giggles really cute.

"Oh, did you tell some hopeless girl to sign up for the Cheerios?" Tayla enquired.

Avalon stopped giggling, 'What did you do?'

"I..uhm...," Tayla looked down at the ground, 'I told her to play with traffic and then I smashed her pen...'

"Tayla!" Avalon screeched, her eyes wide.

"I'm sorry! Abby and Lindsay were there and-" Tayla began.

"You shouldn't have to act any different around them! You're never mean when it's just me and you. You need to let other people see you..." Avalon trailed off and laid a hand on Tayla's shoulder before continuing, '...the way I see you.'

Tayla looked up into Avalon's dark, blue eyes. They stood there for a minute, their eyes locked.

"Whatever," Tayla said, averting her gaze, 'See you later.'

Tayla turned on her heels and ran down the corridor, ignoring the confused cries from her friend.

Charlotte Rosalina Hudson's POV:

Charlotte propelled herself through the water. She swam till the end of the pool and back again about ten times. Whenever Charlotte was stressed or upset, you would always find her swimming. After the death of her cousin, Finn, it seemed that she spent most of her time in the water.

Charlotte climbed out of the pool and grabbed her towels. She shoved her feet into her flip-flops and walked to the changing rooms. She opened her sports locker and took out her clothes. Charlotte dried herself before getting changed. She tied her damp, brown hair into a ponytail and shoved her swimming gear back into her locker.

On her way out of the changing rooms, she caught a glance of her reflection in the mirror. Charlotte wasn't terrible looking. She was pretty short, but skinny with curves. She has very long brown hair with red streaks in it. Her hair is long because she can't afford the hairdressers, and it's usually in a ponytail or a messy bun. She has chubby cheeks, which her brothers always make fun of. Her eyes are very peculiar, one is light blue and the other is a deep green. Her parents used to tell her that they made her look distinguished, that is, before they took off.

Before Charlotte was born, her father used to be in the army, but he was honorably discharged. Charlotte was seven when her brothers, Champ and Chandler, were born. When her younger twin-brothers were born, Charlotte noticed that her parents didn't do much to look after them. Then six months ago, they took off without a word. A month later, Charlotte received a letter from them saying they'd be back in a month, but they still haven't returned. She hasn't heard anything from them since. Charlotte is afraid to tell anyone incase Champ, Chandler and herself are split up and put into foster-care. Also, she didn't want to worry Burt and Carole, her aunt and uncle, any further. They've had enough grief recently.

Charlotte pushed a strand of hair out of her face as she walked up to the notice board. She immediately signed up for swimming team. She was about to walk away when the Glee Club sheet caught her eye. She loves singing, but she's never sang in front of anyone before. She hastily signed her name anyway and started for her locker.

Upon arriving at her locker, she noticed Tayla Mallory speeding down the hall, Avalon Brickstone calling after her. Tayla ran into the girl's bathroom. Charlotte hesitated before following her in.

She saw Tayla standing in front of the mirror whispering something to herself. She noticed that all of the cubicles were empty; so Tayla and Charlotte were alone.

"Uhm... Tayla? Are you okay?" Charlotte said in a small voice.

Tayla turned around, her eyes red and puffy.

"Get. Out." Tayla said through gritted teeth.

Charlotte reluctantly took a step closer to Tayla and put a hand on her shoulder. Tayla shoved Charlotte onto the ground.

"I said get out!" Tayla bellowed.

Charlotte scrambled up and fled from the bathroom.

"That was weird." Charlotte whispered to herself.

She began to walk down the halls towards Chemistry class when Mr. Schuester stopped in front of her.

"Hey, you're Finn Hudson's cousin, aren't you?" He said in a friendly tone.

Charlotte nodded. She was never lucky enough to have Mr. Schuester as a teacher. Just then, Santana Lopez walked up beside Mr. Schuester and looked Charlotte up and down.

Charlotte had met Santana a few times before, and they don't get along at all. Santana turned her nose up at Charlotte and Charlotte made a face back at her.

"You should sign up for Glee Club." Mr. Schuester said, shooting Santana a stern look.

"What? Her? Please, look at her!" Santana moaned.

"I already have." Charlotte replied, ignoring Santana.

Mr. Schuester smiled, 'Great, see you tomorrow then!'

Mr. Schuester and Santana walked away and Charlotte continued towards Chemistry.

Joshua Salvatore Shapiro's POV:

Joshua placed his books in his locker carefully and grabbed his blue, glittery denim jacket. He closed his locker door and threw on his jacket.

"Nice jacket, queer." A senior snarled, shoving Joshua into his locker.

Joshua frowned for a moment, but then he just brushed it off and started down the halls. He stopped in front of the notice board and signed up for Cheerios, Prom Committee and Yearbook Club. He also signed up for Glee since Kurt Hummel, his role model, used to be in Glee. Also, his voice wasn't too bad either.

Happy, Joshua continued down the halls and entered his Spanish class. He sat at the back and took out his books. Spanish class passed very quickly, and so did his next three classes. Joshua got his new books from his locker and made his way to the cafeteria.

Upon arriving at the cafeteria, Joshua sat down at the nearest table alone. He was used to being alone, though. He wasn't ugly or anything, which is why most people tended to be alone nowadays. Joshua has glossy brown hair and chocolate-brown eyes. He's tall, at 5'10 and weighs in at about 164 pounds. He has pale skin, which he hates.

People tend to shy away from him because of how he dressed or how he acted, not to mention the fact that some people are such homophobes.

He took out his lunch and took a bite out of his apple. A boy with impeccably styled black hair sat down at the table with Joshua.

"Hi, I noticed that you were sitting here alone, so I came over to keep you company," The boy said, smiling.

"Oh, thanks." Joshua replied dumbfounded.

"I'm Austen," The boy smiled, holding out his hand.

"Joshua." Joshua replied simply, shaking Austen's hand.

"So, have you signed up for any clubs yet?" Austen asked, taking a bite of his sandwich.

"Yep. Cheerios, Prom Committee, Yearbook and Glee." Joshua stated.

"Oh, I signed up for Glee too!" Austen exclaimed, 'And I was offered a place on the Cheerios, but I declined.'

"Really? I can see why you were offered a place on the Cheerios." Joshua blurted out, immediately regretting what he had said.

"What do you mean?" Austen asked, curious.

"Uhm, ugh, well..." Joshua mumbled, blushing, 'Nevermind.'

Austen laughed and stood up, 'Okay then. Listen, I have to get to class, but I'll see you around.'

"Okay, bye!" Joshua shouted after him.

Im sorry that this chapter is so short, but I don't want to mess up anyone's character while I'm sick. I'll be updating again within the week. Review and let me know how you like the characters!