Reverse Directions Chapter 4: Halloween, a glee fanfic

Halloween was this week. One thing that I knew that I didn't want to do was dress Beth. I don't want her to have to wear a costume when she has no say in the matter. I knew that it was her first Halloween, but she wouldn't even remember it. Waiting to have her dress up until she was 3 or 4 would be a better experience for everyone, not to mention that she couldn't have candy yet. I also had my own costume picked out.

Puck was still in Juvie. I wasn't sure if I should visit him or not. I didn't owe to him. I also couldn't help but what kind of sentence his crime would carry. It was his first offense, so that had to mean something.

There was going to be a no-costumes-at-school policy, however, there was going to be a Halloween dance. I had a feeling that the Glee club was going to be singing at it. It was a great way for us to practice in front of people. I imagined that we would be singing some sort of Halloween songs. I just hoped that we would be singing better stuff than "Monster Mash" and "Ghostbusters".

I went to Glee club and I took a seat next to Lucy. I couldn't help but wonder what Jessa was going to do for Halloween. I would have to check Facebook for that. I didn't really like Facebook, but it was really the best way to keep track of what Jessa was doing. I was friends with everyone in New Directions, but I mostly just had it for Jessa.

"Good morning, guys and gals." Will stated as he entered the room. "So, as you know, the Halloween dance is coming up and Principal Figgins asked us to provide music for it."

"Do you think we can try to put a new spin on Halloween music?" I requested.

"What do you mean?" He asked me.

"Well even at our age, we've all songs like 'Thriller' and 'Superstition' a hundred times and I doubt that anyone at the dance is going to want to hear them. We should sing some newer songs that still have a Halloween feel to them. I even have an example for you."

The secret side of me, I never let you see
I keep it caged but I can't control it
So stay away from me, the beast is ugly
I feel the rage and I just can't hold it

It's scratching on the walls, in the closet in the halls
It comes awake and I can't control it
Hiding under the bed, in my body, in my head
Why won't somebody come and save me from this make it end

I feel it deep within, it's just beneath my skin
I must confess that I feel like a monster
I hate what I've become, the nightmare's just begun
I must confess that I feel like a monster
I, I feel like a monster
I, I feel like a monster

It's hiding in the dark, its teeth are razor sharp
There's no escape for me, it wants my soul, it wants my heart
No one can hear me scream, maybe it's just a dream
Maybe it's inside of me, stop this monster

I feel it deep within, it's just beneath my skin
I must confess that I FEEL LIKE A MONSTER
I hate what I've become, the nightmare's just begun
I must confess that I feel like a monster

I feel it deep within, it's just beneath my skin
I must confess that I feel like a monster
I've gotta lose control, it's something radical
I must confess that I feel like a monster
I, I feel like a monster
I, I feel like a monster
I, I feel like a monster
I, I feel like a monster

"Okay, I'll let you guys try to come up with a set list of songs." Will agreed. "But one thing that I do want you to do is to perform in costume. I don't want you to wear anything that you wouldn't wear trick-r-treating."

I knew that my costume was appropriate and I was pretty sure that Lucy's would be as well. I wasn't sure about Brittany or Santana. She might try to push the boundaries as much as possible and possibly even too much.

That night, I decided to try my costume on again to see if it fit. It was a Supergirl costume with a blue long-sleeved top with a red miniskirt and cape with red knee-high boots. Sure it wasn't something that I would normally wear, but it was Supergirl. She was awesome and I didn't care that I wasn't a blonde. I really hoped that there would be a TV show about her. There had been probably 5 different Superman shows, but none of Supergirl other than a really bad movie.

I decided to go on Facebook and couldn't help but notice that Jessa was live-casting a show. I went to the website and saw that she was wearing a black cloaked with a red corset dress and black knee boots with a pair of fangs in her mouth. You know if vampires looked like her (or were real) I wouldn't mind becoming one.

Down to you,
You're pushing and pulling me down to you
But I don't know what I,

Now when I caught myself, I had to stop myself
From saying something that I should have never thought
Now when I caught myself, I had to stop myself
From saying something that I should have never thought of you, of you

You're pushing and pulling me down to you,
But I don't know what I want, No I don't know what I want

You got it, you got it, some kind of magic
Hypnotic, hypnotic, you're leaving me breathless
I hate this, I hate this, you're not the one I believe in
With God as my witness

Now when I caught myself, I had to stop myself,
From saying something that I should have never thought
Now when I caught myself, I had to stop myself,
From saying something that I should have never thought of you, of you

Don't know what I want
But I know it's not you
Keep pushing and pulling me down,
But I know in my heart it's not you

Now when I caught myself, I had to stop myself,
From saying something that I should have never thought
Now when I caught myself, I had to stop myself,
From saying something that I should have never thought of you, of you

Down to you,
You're pushing and pulling me down to you
But I don't know what I,

You're pushing and pulling me down to you,
But I don't know what I want, No I don't know what I want

You got it, you got it, some kind of magic
Hypnotic, hypnotic, you're leaving me breathless
I hate this, I hate this, you're not the one I believe in
With God as my witness

Don't know what I want
But I know it's not you
Keep pushing and pulling me down,
But I know in my heart it's not you

The following night was the Halloween Dance. Lucy was dressed as Wonder Woman. It might have made more sense if she as the blonde dressed as Supergirl and I dressed as Wonder Woman, but I didn't really like Wonder Woman and I didn't particularly feel like wearing the costume.

"Hey, everyone." Sam said on stage. He was dressed as Aquaman and with Sadie who was a mermaid. "I hope you're all having a fun Halloween. We have got some music for you. It wouldn't be Halloween if you didn't feel like you were being stalked."

I'm an average man with an average life
I work from 9 to 5 and hell I pay the price
Just wanna be left alone in my average home
But why do I always feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone

I always feel like somebody's watching me (And I have no privacy)
I always feel like somebody's watching me (Tell me if it's just a dream)

When I come home at night, I bolt the door real tight
People call me on the phone, trying to avoid
Can the people on TV see me or am I just paranoid
When I'm in the shower, I'm afraid to wash my hair
Cause I might open my eyes and find someone standing there
People say I'm crazy, I'm just a little touched
Maybe showers remind me of Psycho too much

I always feel like somebody's watching me (And I have no privacy)
I always feel like somebody's watching me (Tell me if it's just a dream)
I always feel like somebody's watching me (And I have no privacy)
I always feel like somebody's watching me (Tell me if it's just a dream)

"So you sure look super tonight." Lucy told me.

"Okay, I don't really need that pun." I declared. "So do you think I made the right call by not dressing Beth up?"

"You are her mother and you should be the one making most of the decisions." She explained. "It's probably for the best since the best that you could get out of it is some embarrassing baby pictures, which she'll probably be glad that you didn't take later when she's older."

"I should probably get ready for my performance." I declared. I wasn't sure why everyone loved my voice so much. I never thought that I would become the captain when I only joined because I wanted to keep Rachel away from my girlfriend. I imagined that she probably wasn't happy with all of the praise that I was getting for my voice she was kind of an attention whore. I then headed up to the stage and grabbed the microphone. "So we're going to keep that theme of craziness."

Bum, bum be-dum bum, bum be-dum
Bum, bum be-dum bum, bum be-dum
Bum, bum be-dum bum, bum be-dum
Bum, bum be-dum bum, bum be-dum

What's wrong with me
Why do I feel like this
I'm going crazy now

No more gas in the rig, can't even get it started
Nothing heard, nothing said can't even speak about it
Out my life, out my head don't wanna think about it
Feels like I'm going insane yeah

It's the thief in the night come and grab you
It can creep up inside you and consume you
A disease of the mind it can control you
It's too close for comfort

Put on your brake lights, you're in the city of wonder
Aint gonna play nice, watch out you might just go under
Better think twice your train of thought will be altered
So if you must falter be wise

Your mind's in disturbia, it's like the darkness is the light
Disturbia am I scaring you tonight
Disturbia aint used to what you like
Disturbia, disturbia

At that point, the lights went out and I heard a few people scream. I really hoped that when they came back on that there wouldn't be a dead body. I had to do my best to calm the crowd.

"Calm down, everyone, it's all part of the show." I told them.

At that point, the lights came back on and I couldn't help but notice that Will was no longer in the gym. I decided to get up and go look for him. The hallways were dark, lit with only colored fluorescent lights. It looked pretty scary. I knew that nothing would happen because I wasn't in a horror movie.

I ended up finding him coming out of the janitor's closet.

"What are you doing?" I asked him. I was relieved that he was okay, but still scared.

"I was turning on the generator." He explained. "I remembered where it was from when I used to work as a nighttime janitor here to get some extra cash."

"Why did you do that?" I questioned.

"I thought that my wife was pregnant." He answered. That seemed like a pretty good reason. "So we should probably head back to the gym right now."

After we got back, we all headed to the stage where we were going to do a group. It was more about being scared than anything that was really scary, but it was still a good song.

At night I hear it creeping, at night I hear it move
I'll never sleep here anymore
I wish you never told me, I wish I never knew
I wake up screaming, it's all because of you

So real these voices in my head
When it comes back you won't be

Scared and lonely, you won't be scared
You won't be and lonely
You won't be scared and lonely
You won't be scared you won't be lonely

It's because of you, I wish you never told me
I wake up screaming now, so real these voices in my head
So real these voices in my head, I wake up screaming
I wish you never told me, I wish I never knew

Scared and lonely, you won't be scared
You won't be and lonely
You won't be scared and lonely
You won't be scared you won't be lonely

It was raining when the dance was over and I didn't have an umbrella. I rushed out to my car where it was dry and waited for the rain to stop while I began to cry to myself.

So it's a Halloween episode. Puck is still in Juvie and Will remembered how to fix the lights. The songs are "Monster" by Skillet, "I Caught Myself" by Paramore, "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell featuring Michael Jackson, "Disturbia" by The Cab, and "Scared" by Three Days Grace. Please don't forget to review.