Ever since the bonfire, Caroline had given up on Stefan and decided she would try to get his big brother but it seemed like Damon Salvatore was hiding… She hadn't seen him much since the Bonfire and when she finally found him, he wasn't receptive to her flirting at all… How could he reject her? Wasn't she hot?

Well, at least Matt was nice to her… He had even driven her home after Mr Tanner was found dead… Was it her imagination or did he try to kiss her?

That's when she decided to stop with the self pity and give herself a chance… She would try and get Matt to like her and, eventually, date her… After all, if Elena was dating Stefan Salvatore, it meant that she was done with Matt right?

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"Do we know who's going to replace Mr Tanner?" Elena asked Caroline as they all waited in history class that morning.

"No, all I know is that we have a new teacher… he should be here soon." Caroline replied.

"I saw him talking with the principal earlier… He looks young enough." Rachel said.

"Nobody asked you freak!" Elena snapped.

"Hey, leave her alone!" Tyler snapped back while Rachel looked down sadly, not knowing why Elena hated her so much when she had never done anything against her.

"Don't be such a bitch Elena!" Matt added as he put a comforting hand on Rachel's shoulder.

Just as Elena was about to reply, a tall man entered the room and closed the door behind him, walked to the desk and announced.

"Hello class! I'm Alaric Salzmann, your new History teacher!"

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"Well, he's not that bad… Seems nice enough!" Rachel said as they left the room.

"Yeah, guy is cool!" Tyler replied before he asked her "So, what are you doing after class today? I was thinking we could go to the grill or something…"

"I'd love to but I'm auditioning for Glee club!" She announced.

"Oh…Cool… I'll go and watch you there then…"

"You could audition. From what I've heard they don't have that many members…" Rachel said with enthusiasm.

"Sure… I'll think about it!" Tyler replied before he headed to his next class.

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At the end of the day, Rachel went to the auditorium to audition. Once she got there, she found that Tyler, Matt and Caroline where there and had saved her a seat between the two boys.

She joined them and listened to the other auditions… She was happy to see that she didn't have any big competition so far. Sure, Caroline had a nice voice, but it was nothing near hers.

"Okay… Next to audition is Miss Rachel Salvatore!" The man announced in a rather bored voice.

Rachel walked on stage so she stood in front of everyone and declared:

"Hello, my name is Rachel Salvatore and I'll be auditioning with 'Taking chances' by Celine Dion." She said it in a very confident tone and as soon as the band started playing she started to sing with her powerful and beautiful voice.

Don't know much about your life.
Don't know much about your world, but
Don't want to be alone tonight,
On this planet they call earth.

Everyone was listening, mesmerised by her presence on stage. She looked like a real professional.

"She's good!" Caroline whispered.

"She's even hotter up there!" Tyler whispered back with a small smile.

"I don't think she's the kind of girl you like Tyler… She seems to be the kind of girl who keeps her legs crossed!" Caroline whispered back, seeing Matt nodding his approval.

"Well, I might be able to make an effort for a girl like her… I can always try and convince her later…" He replied, raising his eyebrows in a suggestive manner.

You don't know about my past, and
I don't have a future figured out.
And maybe this is going too fast.
And maybe it's not meant to last,

Elena, Bonnie and Stefan had snuck in the back of the auditorium. They wanted to know if Caroline was going to be chosen and had been late.

"Wow…She can sing!" Bonnie said.

"She's just showing off!" Elena said.

"I don't think so… She just seems to be…herself on stage… She looks happy to sing…" Stefan replied, not knowing if he liked the girl or not.

"Whatever!" Elena huffed before she sat down, followed by her new boyfriend and her best friend.

"Is Caroline flirting with Matt?" Elena asked as Bonnie replied:

"I don't know… Why do you care, you have Stefan!" She said that in a low voice and Elena rolled her eyes. They didn't know that Stefan could hear them perfectly.

But what do you say to taking chances,
What do you say to jumping off the edge?
Never knowing if there's solid ground below
Or hand to hold, or hell to pay,
What do you say,
What do you say?

Caroline was flirting heavily with Matt and the blond quarterback seemed to be receptive to her attentions.

"Rachel is really good isn't she?" Matt asked her after a while.

"Yeah, she's good." She replied.

"She's nice too… You should give her a chance!" Matt added.

"I'll… I'll try!" Caroline decided. After all, Elena didn't have the right to dictate how she could act!

I just want to start again,
And maybe you could show me how to try,
And maybe you could take me in,
Somewhere underneath your skin?

Rachel looked around and saw everyone looking at her. Her eyes landed on the teacher for a while and she was happy to see that he looked impressed enough. As she kept on looking, she could see Stefan in the back with Elena and Bonnie. He looked pensive and slightly impressed by her… Well, maybe there was hope for her uncle after all.

What do you say to taking chances,
What do you say to jumping off the edge?
Never knowing if there's solid ground below
Or hand to hold, or hell to pay,
What do you say,
What do you say?

As she kept on looking at the room, Rachel noticed her father in a far corner. He was watching her. She smiled even brighter than she did before… She loved that her father cared enough for her to snick into a Glee club audition.

"Man she's even hotter when she smiles like that!" Tyler said.

"Yeah, we get it… You want her!" Matt said, rolling his eyes.

And I had my heart beating down,
But I always come back for more, yeah.
There's nothing like love to pull you up,
When you're laying down on the floor there.
So talk to me, talk to me,
Like lovers do.
Yeah walk with me, walk with me,
Like lovers do,
Like lovers do.

Damon couldn't help but be proud of his daughter as he watched her sing with so much confidence… he had done something right raising her… She was great… His eyes fell on the young Tyler Lockwood and his new roommate Matt Donovan… If Matt seemed to be interested in Rachel as a friend, he could see that Tyler wanted more… He would have to make sure he kept an eye on the boy… He couldn't have this boy stealing his daughter's virginity… Did they still make chastity belts?

What do you say to taking chances,
What do you say to jumping off the edge?
Never knowing if there's solid ground below
Or hand to hold, or hell to pay,
What do you say,
What do you say?
Don't know much about your life
And I don't know much about your world

Everyone stood up and clapped.

"Good job Rachel, I think I speak for everyone when I say 'Welcome to Glee!'" The teacher said as Rachel smiled even brighter than before, if possible.

She walked off the stage and joined Tyler who was waiting for her.

"Matt and Caroline went ahead… I told them we would join them at the Grill." Tyler said.

"Okay… What did you think?" She asked him.

"You were great Rachel… So I was thinking… You know you were singing about Taking Chances and all and I was wondering if you'd like to take a chance on me and go on a date sometimes…" He asked.

"Oh… Hum… Why not…" Rachel replied.

"Great! Let's go!" He said as he took her small hand in his and guided her toward the parking lot, not knowing that he was being watched closely by the father of the girl he wanted to date.

So, what did you think of Rachel's audition? Liked it? Hated it?

Where will Tyler take her on their date? Will Damon try and stop them? See in the next chapter!

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