Jasmine Rodriguez walked into school on her second day, her black hair swaying behind her. She wanted to do something fun at this private school that she had been sent to. Being at school longer meant that she didn't have to go home. Her parents weren't that old, only in their early 30s. She already had tried out for Dalton's cheerleading squad, but she wanted more. She wanted a way let out some of her feelings because she didn't want to come off as bully even though she could be brutally honest at times. She was also interested in finding a boyfriend because that would give her more time to be anywhere else.
She scanned through the school and she couldn't help but be drawn to an African-American guy. He wasn't too tall, probably about 5'10, which did easily tower over her at 5'1. He had a bit of a mustache growing.
His name was Mustafa Emenike, he was the son of a Nigeria immigrant and he was also a scholarship student. His mother was the assistant to the Dean of Girls, but it meant that he got to go to the school for free. He was also a Muslim, but his interest wasn't restricted to dating another Muslim and wouldn't force a girl to cover up their body either. As long as they were okay with some of less sexist practices, he was fine. He noticed the short girl with dark hair and smiled.
"Hey." She greeted him.
"What is your name, Miss?" He asked with a smile.
"It's Jasmine Rodriguez." She answered. "But you can call me Jazz."
"You know that Jazz happens to my favorite style of music." He responded. "I am Mustafa Emenike."
"I'm going to need you to teach me how to spell that." She said with a smile. "So if you like jazz, do you sing?"
"Yes, I like to sing a lot of everything, no matter how much of a dick the singer is in real life." Mustafa answered. "You know I heard that there's going to be a Glee Club this year. Maybe we could join it."
"That sounds like a good idea." Jazz agreed as she looked at the signup sheet which already had six names on it, one of them written in blue. She handed the pen to him and he signed his name before she signed hers. "Well I will see you in auditions or maybe sooner."
The chance of them seeing each other wasn't that high because they were in different grades.
Later in the day, Adalynn Chan walked out of class. It was the second day and she had already had a crush. The girl's name was Cori Danbury-Stevens and she saw several traits that she found attractive, her blue hair and her accent were breathtaking. She knew that she probably couldn't say anything to the girl, but she did want to get to know her at least. She wasn't sure how she was going to do that.
Addie's most known trait was her love for feminism. She was thrilled that the school had ended its misogynistic practice of only allowing boys because one gender schools were unhealthy. She took a bite out of her granola bar as she noticed that there was a signup sheet for Glee Club and that Cori's name was on it. There had been auditions yesterday, but she had been busy, but she was free after school. She took the pen that provided and signed her name.
Even though she was big on feminism, sometimes she wished that she was at an all-girls school, because she did have a deep-rooted fear of men because of some things that her father had done to her and her sisters when she was younger. He didn't get away with it and currently was in jail for life. It was one of the main reasons that her crushes tended to be on girls, but she didn't like to call herself gay or even bisexual. She finished her granola bar and then headed to the bathroom because she always brushed her teeth after every meal or snack. Dental hygiene was very important to her as she had been voted best smile at her old school, even though it typically went to seniors.
Chace Matthews walked out of the bathroom and loosened his tie. His dad was former baseball player Trevor Matthews who had played 10 years for the Cincinnati Reds. He wanted to make his dad proud and play baseball, but he was more interested in becoming an actor. He was very good at baseball due to the dance classes that he had taken when he was younger.
One thing that most people knew about Chace was that he was gay, but that wasn't why he was at Dalton. He hadn't too many problems with being bullied. He did have to admit that he liked Dalton's no bullying policy. The other thing that people knew about him was that he was Australian. His family had moved because of his father's desire to play in America. It did lead to him having the nickname of Kangaroo, even though he thought that would more appropriate for a boxer than a baseball player. It was at that moment that he noticed a signup sheet for Glee Club. That was definitely something that he wanted to do and he didn't have to worry about baseball until the spring, so he would be free. He signed his name on the sheet.
At lunch, Justin Pearson went to go meet his sister Natalie. The two of them were really close and he was really grateful that she was going to school with him. They were both new to the school since it was the first year that they were allowing girls.
"So how are you enjoying high school?" She asked him.
"Well it's definitely a lot different from middle school." Justin replied. While Justin was at a good height of six feet, she was very short, being only 5'2". Some people might think that he was the older one. "I'm not sure what I want to do yet."
The pair came across the bulletin board and Natalie's eyes were drawn to the signup sheet for Glee club.
"There's something that you can do." She suggested. "Plus Glee Club is definitely a good place for you to meet girls."
"Why don't you go there to meet girls then?" He challenged cheekily.
"Because I am not blessed with the gift of song like you are." Natalie reminded him. "I'm going to sign you up, so you might as well go to tryouts."
"They're called auditions." Justin corrected.
"See that is why you need to go." She replied as she signed his name for him. "You can use your voice to do some great things."
Justin just shrugged and decided that he would go with it. His sister usually had good ideas, except for constantly setting him up with girls in middle school. He later found out that it was an extension of her lesbianism and she was overcompensating and also hoping that one of the girls might be interested in her. She just hoped that it wouldn't continue now that she had come out.
It was just before the end of the day when Abby Rogers-Maddox noticed something on the bulletin board. She struggled to read it because she was dyslexic, but she hadn't told her teachers about that because she was shy. After much struggle, she managed to figure out that she managed to figure out that it was a signup sheet for the Glee Club. She didn't know that there was a glee club at the school. That wasn't in the video brochure that she had seen. She was already on the cheerleading squad, but she also loved to sing.
Abby's other secret was that she was a lesbian. She actually had two mothers herself but was still afraid to tell people about it. Her parents didn't have a problem with her being gay obviously, but her non-biological mother Alison really didn't like the fact that she was dyslexic. Abby felt it was kind of hypocritical, but she didn't say anything about it. She needed to meet with a guidance counselor so she could get set up with a curriculum that would benefit her because she didn't want to fail anything because she could barely read. She signed her name on the board.
At auditions, Sebastian was pleased that he managed to get six more people to sign up. He did notice that he had more girls than boys, but he did have the twelve person minimum. As long as everyone sounded good, he would probably be able to take them to competitions. He saw the first one was a very short girl with brown hair.
"My name is Abby Rogers-Maddox and I will be singing 'Set Fire to the Rain' by Adele." She announced. Sebastian thought that was a big song for such a small girl.
I let it fall my heart and as it fell you rose to claim it
It was dark and I was over until you kissed my lips and you saved me
My hands they were but my knees were far too weak
To stand in your arms, without falling to your feet
But there's a side to you that I never knew never knew
All the things you'd say they were never true never true
And the games you played you would always win always win
But I set fire to the rain, watched it pour as I touched your face
Well it burned when I cried cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name
I set fire to the rain and I threw us into the flames
Well it fell something died cause I knew that that was the last time, the last time
Jazz was the next one to take the stage with a confident smile.
"My name is Jasmine Rodriguez and I will be singing 'Breakaway' by Kelly Clarkson." She told Sebastian.
Grew up in a small town
And when the rain would fall down I just stare out my window
Dreaming of a could be
And if I end up happy I would pray
Trying not to reach out
But when I tried to speak out felt like no one could hear me
Wanted to belong, but something felt so wrong here so I'd pray I could break away
I'll spread my wings and learn how to fly
I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky
And I'll make a wish, take a chance, make a change and breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won't forget the place I come from
I'll take a risk, take a chance, make a change and breakaway
After she was done, Justin walked onto the stage.
"I'm Justin Pearson and I will be singing 'Never Gonna Give You Up' by Rick Astley." He announced. Sebastian couldn't believe he was being Rickrolled at the auditions.
We're no strangers to love
You know the rules and so do I
A full commitment is what I'm thinking of
You wouldn't get this from any other guy
I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
Gotta make you understand
Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
The last performance of the day was from Chace. He actually was thinking of his dad in the song at least for parts of it.
"My name is Chace Matthews and I will be singing 'Grenade' by Bruno Mars." He stated.
Easy come, easy go that's just how you live
Take, take, take it all but you never give
Should've known you was trouble from the first kiss
Had your eyes wide open, why were they open
Gave you all I had and you tossed it in the trash, you tossed in the trash yes you did
To give me all your love is I ever asked cause what you understand is
I would catch a grenade for ya, throw my hand on a blade for ya
I'd step in front of a train for ya
Oh, I would go through all this pain, take a bullet straight through my brain
Yes I would die for you baby, but you wouldn't do the same.
The next day, Sebastian posted the list outside on the bulletin board.
Girls
Cori Danbury-Stevens
Abby Rogers-Maddox
Kayla Adams
Jasmine Rodriguez
Milla Johansson
Jacobi Wallowbrook
Adalynn Chan
Boys
Justin Pearson
Danny Rodriguez
Chace Matthews
Mustafa Emenike
Emerson Jackson
So this chapter was about getting to know the other characters and we may have our first couple as well. There's also Natalie who is played Britt Robertson. Now that the Glee Club is full, there will be a theme for the next chapter. Please don't forget to review.