Felicity's POV
Here it was: senior year. It felt like junior year was forever ago. So many things had changed since then. I had left my boyfriend and now had a girlfriend. My mom was now married and I was living in a new…apartment. Yes, Quinn and I had moved into an apartment together with Beth. It wasn't always easy, but it was the first step of getting used to life on our own. We hadn't decided what we were going to do for college yet, but we had a little bit of time before applications were due. There was also the fact that scouts were going to start coming to our games. It turned out going undefeated for two years got people talking.
I was also doing some coaching on the side. A local middle school traveling team was looking for a coach and Coach Tweedy set me up. I was even earning school credit for it. It did mean that I wouldn't be able to go to Glee club every day, but we probably met too much as it was.
"Are you ready to go?" I asked Quinn as I walked into the kitchen. She was holding Beth.
"Yeah, just about." She replied. We were going to take Beth to her mom's house and pick her up after school.
"You know I love living here." I commented as I looked out the window. "It feels so free."
Looking out a dirty old window
Down below the cars in the city go rushing by
I sit here alone and I wonder
Friday night and everyone's moving
I can feel the heat but it's soothing heading down
I search for the beat in this dirty town
Downtown the young ones are going
Downtown the young ones are growing
We're the kids in America whoa
We're the kids in America whoa
Everybody live for the music go round
Come closer honey that's better
Gotta get a brand new experience feeling right
Oh don't try to stop baby
New York to California
There's a New Direction coming we warn ya
We're the kids in America whoa
We're the kids in America whoa
Everybody live for the music go round
We're the kids, we're the kids, we're the kids in America
We're the kids, we're the kids, we're the kids in America
We're the kids, we're the kids, we're the kids in America
Kate's POV
I was getting ready for the new school year. I wasn't sure if I wanted to go with any extracurriculars this year, at least not sports. I could have rejoined the Cheerios. I could have tried out for the soccer team again even though Sara was pretty good in the goal. I wanted to see if there was some kind of musical this year. I wanted to be on Broadway, so if I got the chance to do that, I would. I would apply to all of the colleges with the best theatre programs, as long as they were close to New York.
Blake and I were still together, but things were different than they were before. It was weird ever since we were out in the open. It wasn't like I wasn't into her, but things weren't easy with us going to different schools. Of course, that wasn't the main reason we weren't as close. Something else was in the way…or rather someone. Ever since Sara came out, things had been different. I was dreaming of her. The Sara that bullied me last year seemed like a completely different person from the one that I knew now.
I made my way to school. I didn't know what my senior year would bring. I did know the Glee club would be different because Noah Puckerman was in jail for several crimes that I don't even want to talk about. I wore a blue jacket with a red T-shirt that stopped above my bellybutton and a pair of jean shorts. I wanted to check out the choir room, but I couldn't help but be surprised at who was there when I got there.
"Miss Corcoran? What are you doing here?" I asked. Was she the Glee club teacher now? When did that happen? How did that happen?
"Well it turned out that the show Will was going to be in had a much higher salary than he thought. He asked me if I could teach Glee, at least for this year." She explained. "I'm sorry that I haven't had the chance to learn everyone's names yet. It's Katherine, right?"
"Kate." I corrected. Before she could say anything else, we were interrupted.
"Am I in the right place?" A voice asked. It was a voice that I knew pretty well, one that I had heard in my dreams. I looked at her and she was wearing a preppy blue sweater and pink pleated skirt.
"That would depend on what you're here for." Miss Corcoran declared.
"I wanted to try out for the Glee club." Sara stated with a blush on her face. You know I felt bad for this, but I didn't even know that she could sing.
"Well first it's called auditioning." Miss Corcoran replied. "And second they're not until after school."
"I know that but I'm just really nervous because I've never done this before. I would really prefer if I could do it without a bunch of people watching." Sara responded.
"Well if you're going to perform, you need to get over stage fright, but I suppose you can audition right now and perhaps we can work on it in the future." The teacher replied.
She looked around the room before going to the piano. I also did not know that she played. She sat down and started to play. I could see Miss Corcoran encouraging her to sing a little louder.
I can almost see it that dream I'm dreaming
But there's a voice inside my head saying "you'll never reach it"
Every step I'm taking, every move I make feels
Lost with no direction, my faith is shaking
But I, I gotta keep tryin'
Gotta keep my head held high
There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Aint about how fast I get there
Aint about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb
Oh my god. Why did I want to kiss her so much? I realized that I needed to get to my locker because I would probably have to get ready for my first class.
Felicity's POV
I was not surprised to see that Mr. Schue was gone…because Coach Tweedy had told me about it. His decision to leave had resulted in their breakup and naturally I had to be the one to console her over it. I was not qualified as a therapist, so it led to a few interesting nights. Since I was 18, she even took me to some bars. I was able to go to them, even though I couldn't drink. That was the point that I told her that she needed to do something else because it obviously wasn't working.
In retrospect, I probably should have told people other than Quinn, but we didn't really talk over the summer. I definitely should have told Kate, but not living with her anymore made it to harder to talk about things with her. I was once again wondering if getting an apartment was the right idea. I mean liked the alone time with Quinn but it came with a sense of isolation at times. I could also mitigate it by visiting home more. Maybe that was the solution.
Needless to say, everyone else seemed to be shocked when Shelby walked into the room.
"Good morning, everyone." She said. "So as you may have heard, Mr. Schuester went to Broadway and he asked me to teach you. I realize that I don't really know any of you besides Rex. I'm going to have all of you audition, but your spots in the club will basically be guaranteed since I can't really afford to be that picky right now.
We really couldn't afford to be picky, because Sam had to move because of his dad's new job. It left us kind of lacking in terms of male voices only have Artie, Rhys, Rex and Mike, the latter who couldn't even sing. We would have to see if we could find more people. That was not the easiest thing to do though.
"The first order of business is I want to welcome the newest member of New Directions, Sara Morrison." She announced as Sara walked into the room. Oh. I didn't see that coming. I mean I knew that she was returning as our goalie, but I didn't know that she sang at all. "Now you will all be required to audition after school today. If you can't make it, come and see me."
The thing was today was a half day, so we would be getting out pretty early. It also wouldn't interfere with practice, because that wouldn't be until much later. Coach wanted us to come back at the normal time and it wasn't like I couldn't do it.
As for classes, there wasn't much to say. We had a new Spanish teacher since Shelby was only doing Glee club. He seemed like he actually knew Spanish. The History teacher was a Nazi. I was not joking there. She was literally a Nazi. I had no idea what she was doing there.
Kate's POV
I was nervous about having to audition again, even though I knew that I didn't need to. I supposed it made sense because Ms. Corcoran probably hadn't heard many of us sing before. I couldn't help but wonder what Mike was going to do. I needed to talk to someone about it.
"Hey Kate." Sara greeted me.
"Hi." I responded.
"How was your summer?" She asked.
"It was okay." I stated. I definitely did not want to tell her that I had been dreaming about her. "What about yours? I see that you're still on the soccer team."
"Yeah, I like it more than being a cheerleader. Plus I don't have to deal with Sue anymore and none of the girls seem to care that I'm a lesbian." She responded.
"Yeah, I liked that part." I admitted. The locker was pretty accepting.
"Hey, Kate. I need to talk to you." Miss Pillsbury interrupted. "Can you come to my office?"
"Okay…" I replied as I went to her office with her.
I found out that Rex was also there.
"So, what are we doing here?" He asked.
"I wanted to ask if either of you had applied for any colleges yet." She responded. I had not.
"Kate and I were going to apply for the most prestigious performing arts school: Julliard." Rex answered. We were? That was news to me. Okay I was thinking about it, but I hadn't made a decision yet.
"Are you sure? Julliard doesn't have a Musical Theatre program." Miss Pillsbury replied. They didn't? Why not? They were literally in the Musical Theatre capital of the world. "I have an option for you: The New York Academy of the Dramatic Arts or NYADA."
"That doesn't sound like a real school." I commented. I felt like I would have heard of it if it was real.
"It's real. They have pamphlets." She responded as she produced some for us. "There is a mixer tomorrow night that I think you two should go to."
I didn't have anything better to do, so I supposed I could go.
The first thing that I was worried about was auditions. I needed to find the right song. I went there with everyone else. Sara probably didn't need to be there since she was already in, but I wouldn't be surprised if she wanted to see me sing. I wouldn't be surprised if she still liked me. It started out a little awkward.
"So who's going to go first? How about you Mike?" Miss Corcoran asked.
"I don't really sing." Mike replied.
"I know that, but you can still show me your dancing." She declared. He did some moves. "Not bad. I know it's hard to dance when you're not sure what to do. Now who's next? The sooner that everyone goes, the sooner we can leave."
I decided to go. I was nervous.
Easy come, easy go that's just how you live
Oh 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 it in the trash yes you did
To give me all your love is all I ever asked
Cause what you don't understand is
I'd catch a grenade for you
Throw my hand on a blade for you
I'd jump in front of a train for you
You know I'd do anything for you
Oh I would go through all this pain
Take a bullet straight my brain
Yes I would die for you baby
But you won't do the same
"You know you were close to going off-key during the high votes." She stated. "You have a good voice, but you have to watch your pitch control."
Okay, so I was not used to criticism like that.
Felicity's POV
When it came my turn to sing, I decided to just go with "Kids in America" again. You know I never thought how weird it was that that song was sung by a solo artist. Shelby was also giving each of us feedback, which was something that Mr. Schue really did not do.
"You're good. You seem to know what you can do. I can see why Will spoke so highly of you." She stated. I did not know that he spoke highly of me. "Maybe we can try to explore some more range as the year goes on."
There was a bit of a problem. She did not like seem to like Quinn's song choice. I did have to admit it was a bit of an odd one.
"I just can't see you singing Whitney." She said. "I think someone like Taylor Swift, Carly Simon or even Celine. Play to your strengths and don't highlight your weaknesses."
We then started to go pick up Beth. Quinn still seemed a little bit mad when we got there.
"You know she made some good points." I admitted. "I like your voice the way it is. I don't think you need to try to be something you're not."
"I guess hearing the criticism just made me think of my dad. I'm not used to it." She said. The two of us then went inside to get Beth. She was sleeping but when she woke up, she was happy to see us.
Kate's POV
The following night, Rex and I went to the mixer and I was a little bit freaked out. It was like someone who made clones of the two of us and sent them all to the same place. Was it possible that I wasn't as special as I thought I was. No. I could think like that. The moment I started to doubt myself, was the moment that I would start to fail. The two of us left the venue and I couldn't help but notice tears in Rex's eyes as we went to the car.
"Rex, you shouldn't be so hard on yourself." I told him.
"I thought I was special." He wept.
"You are special. Just because these other people exist doesn't make you any less talented. If you can't get past the fact that there are other people with talent, you're never going to succeed in the world of entertainment." I told him.
I still needed someone to vent to. So I called Blake over to meet me after school.
"So we went to the place and there were so many people like me there. I mean maybe I should dye my hair again. I bet I could make punk rock songs. I would be great at that. Why are you smiling like that?" I asked.
"You know you've been so busy ranting that you haven't even noticed that I'm not wearing my Crawford uniform." She declared. It was then that I noticed that she was wearing a seafoam cardigan and pink skirt. Why she not be wearing her uniform. Had she changed or something?
"Okay, why aren't you wearing your uniform?" I questioned. I supposed the only way to get the answer would be to ask her. Her smile got even bigger.
"As of tomorrow, I am officially going to be a student here." She stated. "There was a bit of a snag, but all the transcripts have been transferred."
I grabbed her and kissed her. Maybe her being at school would help me think about Sara less. I could only hope that.
Another thing was even though Miss Corcoran said that everyone would get in, everyone didn't. Santana had freaked out over a little criticism and she was kicked out.
So the next day, Blake basically decided to do her audition in the courtyard. She really seemed to go for the bombast. She even had an electric guitar playing.
I always knew that you'd come back to get me
And you always knew that it wouldn't be easy
To go to the start to see where it all began
Or end up at the bottom to watch how it all ends
You tried to lie and say I was everything
I remember when I said I'm nothing with you
I'm nothing with you
Somehow I found a way to get lost in you
Let me inside let me get close to you
Change your mind I'll get lost if you want me to
Somehow I found a way to get lost in you
Pain of it all, the rise and the fall
I see it all in you
Now every day I find myself saying
"I want to get lost in you"
I'm nothing without you
Somehow I found a way to get lost in you
Let me inside let me get close to you
Change your mind I'll get lost if you want me to
Somehow I found a way to get lost in you
A way to get lost in you
A way to get lost in you
That afternoon, we were all in the choir room for our first full meeting of the year.
"So for starters, I'd like to congratulate everyone who's here." Mrs. Corcoran said. "I want to welcome Blake to New Directions and I want to make an announcement. This year we will be performing a musical in the fall. Now Will thought we should perform West Side Story, but that's not something that people in this school want to see, so we'll be going with something more modern and more mainstream. This year we will be performing Camp Rock. Now you should get ready because auditions will start next week.
So I don't know why I'm posting this now. I have been planning this sequel for a while. There are some storyline changes and Sara is officially part of New Directions now. How will Kate deal with that. And Shelby is the only coach right now. Also Sara is now played by Malese Jow. The songs are "Kids in America" by Kim Wilde, "The Climb" by Miley, "Grenade" by Bruno Mars and "Lost in You" by Three Days Grace. Please don't forget to review.