The news of their victory got around the school pretty fast and soon, everyone was congratulating them. They knew that there was very little chance that any of the other teams of the school would win anything so they had to support whoever they could.
"You look pretty proud of yourself here freak!" Elena told Rachel right after a history class where Rachel had the best grade at the pop quiz.
Rachel saw a little crowd gathering and decided to make a stand for herself before Tyler or Caroline could defend her.
"Well Elena you know what they say… It takes one to know one!" Rachel smirked in a way that would have made her father proud at this minute.
"What did you just say to me?" Elena screeched.
"I believe I outsmarted you once again… Didn't I? Or maybe you didn't hear me clearly? Do you need me to repeat it or simply to explain it to you?"
Everyone was surprised at her.
"My girl is hot! Deal with it people!" Tyler said before he grabbed Rachel's arm and escorted her to her next class.
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Class president elections were coming up too and Matt was planning on running, along with another guy.
Rachel thought about it a long time and even discussed it with her father. It would look great on a college application and she was pretty sure of winning a lot of votes by being the only girl who was running. Of course she liked Matt and he was a friend but she still wanted to try her chance at being class president…
Being president of the junior class didn't have the same importance as being the president of the senior class but she would still hold a pretty important place in the student government... It could be a great experience...
"I hope you're not mad at me for running against you Matt…" Rachel told him the next morning, right after she announced her decision.
"Of course not… A little competition is always healthy!" He replied.
"You should know that I'm aiming to win!" She said.
"So do I…" Matt smiled.
"Let's face it babe, the last few class presidents were boys for the past decade… It's not going to change now!" Tyler said.
"We'll see about that honey!" Rachel said smugly before she headed to class, planning a little something special for the lunch period.
She quickly texted Caroline, told her what she wanted to do and asked her for help. Caroline replied that she was in.
The rest of the morning went by pretty quickly until lunch came around and Rachel met with Caroline who was waiting for her with a mike.
"It's wired through the system and we have authorisation from the principal." Caroline said.
"Great! Thanks from doing this for me!" Rachel replied.
"No problem, you're here to defend girls, I'm in! Hell, even Bonnie and Elena are in. They want to sing chorus if you don't mind." Caroline knew that Elena hadn't always been nice to Rachel but she hoped Rachel would be the better person.
"Sure, the more the merrier!" The youngest Salvatore replied before they made their entrance.
They took a few minutes to set things up with the other girls, decide who would sing what and make sure they all knew most of the dance moves. After that Rachel turned on the mike and started addressing the people in the lunchroom. She knew the whole school could listen and she could see a sophomore girl who directed the school's blog taping it all. She had been warned and Rachel knew that it would be all over the school and the town very fast. She hoped her father would like it.
"I'm sure you've seen my posters people! I'm Rachel Salvatore and I'm running for Class president. I've been told that women's place was not in politics and I've learned that for the past decades, only men got elected in this school! This need to change and I'm here to convince you! I think Beyoncé said it better than me so I will be borrowing her words and sing for you people! Enjoy your lunch!" Rachel said before she nodded at Caroline who started the music and positioned herself behind Rachel along with the other Glee girls, Elena and Bonnie.
RACHEL (other girls) :
Girls, we run this motha (yeah!)
Girls, we run this motha (yeah!)
Girls, we run this motha (yeah!)
Girls, we run this motha (yeah!)
GIRLS!
Rachel and the other girls danced through the cafeteria and all the eyes were on them. The principal and some teachers even joined them to see better.
RACHEL:
Who run the world? Girls!
CAROLINE:
Who run the world? Girls!
RACHEL:
Who run this motha? Girls!
CAROLINE:
Who run this motha? Girls!
RACHEL:
Who run the world? Girls!
CAROLINE:
Who run the world? Girls!
"Man you're loosing votes by the second!" Tyler told Matt who had his eyes on Caroline.
"I'm voting for Rachel…" Jeremy said.
"Watch it Gilbert, don't drool all over my girl!" Tyler snapped with a small smile.
RACHEL:
Some of them men think they freak this like we do
But no they don't
Make your cheques come at they neck,
Disrespect us no they won't
"I'm surprised Rachel let Elena help with this!" Matt said.
"Man, this is a gender war, it's bigger than Elena not liking Rachel!" Stefan told them as he took a seat next to them to see better.
"You might be right…" Matt replied.
"Man they're hot!" Tyler said again.
CAROLINE:
Boy don't even try to touch this
Boy this beat is crazy
This is how they made me
Houston, Texas baby
"It would be wrong of me to vote for Rachel, against myself, just because Caroline is hot and on her side right?" Matt asked, making them all chuckled.
None of them looked away from the girls, dancing like Beyoncé on the music video.
RACHEL:
This goes out to all my girls
That's in the club rocking the latest
Who will buy it for themselves and get more money later
The girl who was taping it all made sure to always have Rachel in view. She could also see a lot of other people taping everything with their phones. She was planning on collecting everything to have everything she needed to make one hell of a video of this… She wanted to have every angles.
BONNIE:
I think I need a barber
None of these ** can fade me
RACHEL:
I'm so good with this,
I remind you I'm so hood with this
Boy I'm just playing, come here baby
ELENA:
Hope you still like me, ** pay me
RACHEL:
My persuasion can build a nation
Endless power, our love we can devour
"Oh yeah, she can persuade me to do anything right now!" Jeremy said, escaping Tyler's small punch with a laugh.
ELENA:
You'll do anything for me
Elena had walked up to Stefan for her line and she sang it while looking him in the eyes and putting her hands on his knees.
Everyone laughed when Stefan nodded his agreement to it all.
RACHEL:
Who run the world? Girls!
CAROLINE:
Who run the world? Girls!
RACHEL:
Who run this motha? Girls!
CAROLINE:
Who run this motha? Girls!
RACHEL:
Who run the world? Girls!
CAROLINE:
Who run the world? Girls!
"You better watch out Tyler, looks like a lot of the boys here want a chance with your girl!" A football player told him.
RACHEL:
It's hot up in here
DJ don't be scared to run this, run this back
I'm repping for the girls who taking over the world
Have me raise a glass for the college grads
Anyone rolling I'll let you know what time it is
You can't hold me
I broke my 9 to 5 and copped my cheque
This goes out to all the women getting it in,
Get on your grind
To the other men that respect what I do
Please accept my shine
"Matt man close your eyes or you're going to be tempted to vote for your concurrence!" Jeremy told him.
All Matt could do is nod. He didn't close his eyes though… there was too much to see.
CAROLINE:
Boy you know you love it
Caroline sung this right in front of Matt. Yep… He had better think hard on a way to pounce back or he would loose to Rachel… Even he was tempted to vote for her right now! He was lucky that the votes didn't happen right away.
BONNIE:
How we're smart enough to make these millions
Jeremy was seeing Bonnie with new eyes. Had she always been this hot? Why was she flirting with these jocks? Didn't she know that she was worth much more than them?
RACHEL:
Strong enough to bare the children
Then get back to business
See, you better not play me
Don't come here baby
Hope you still like me
All the girls:
** pay me!
RACHEL:
My persuasion can build a nation
Endless power
Our love we can devour
You'll do anything for me
Rachel sang the last line sitting on Tyler's lap, looking him in the eyes and she could see the other girls doing the same, either with their boyfriends or with other boys. She felt his excitement and knew she would be able to get him to vote for her, even if Matt was like a brother to him.
RACHEL and all the other girls:
Who run the world? Girls!
Who run the world? Girls!
Who run the world? Girls!
Who run the world? Girls!
Who run this motha? Girls!
Who run this motha? Girls!
Who run this motha? Girls!
Who run this motha? Girls!
Who run the world? Girls!
Who run the world? Girls!
Who run the world? Girls!
Who run the world? Girls!
The girls made their way all around the cafeteria and could feels eyes on them. Rachel could also feel the power that this little show was giving her. Along with the great program she had in mind, she would for sure be the next class president.
RACHEL:
Who are we?
What we run?
THE GIRLS:
The world!
RACHEL:
Who run this motha?
Who are we?
What we run?
We run the world!
RACHEL and the other girls:
Who run the world? Girls!
A thunder of applause met the end of their number. Rachel thanked everyone and reminded them to vote for her before she gave Caroline the mike and went to grab some lunch.
"You were great babe!" Tyler told her when she sat down next to him.
"Thanks! You'll vote for me right?" she asked in a small voice that she knew would world its magic on him.
"Of course!" He replied before throwing Matt a sorry look.
Matt sighted: He had lost. He just knew it.
So, what did you think of this extra long chapter?
Will Elena and Rachel become friend or will Elena simply bury the hatchet?
Review and let me know what you think.
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Lorelei Candice Black