In the Words of... 10/18
Title: In the Words of
Author: laotse4
Rating: pg-13
Chapter 9
Rachel stood at her locker, she was trying to find one of her notebooks that she needed for the class that she was about to go to when she heard someone.
“Berry.” Rachel looked up and she saw the three cheerios standing there.
“Santana.” Rachel greeted as it was Santana who had called for her attention. “What can I do for you today?”
“You are going to be singing with us, and the rest of the glee girls.” Santana said as she looked at Rachel, Rachel moved her eyes from Santana to Quinn and then to Brittany and they just nodded, well Quinn just stared at her, Brittany was just smiling.
“We are going to do Spice Girls.” Brittany said and she let go of Santana’s pinky before she clapped her hands.
“As great the message that Spice Girls once had, about girl power I have another song in mind for this assignment that I was going to sing.”
“You listen to me, dwarf.” Santana said and she glared at Rachel. “B, wants to do this so you are doing this with us, and I have to talk to Wheezy, and the rest of them and all of the will do this.”
“You know Brittany will cry if you don’t do it.” Quinn said, as she raised an eyebrow. “And you don’t want to make Brittany cry.”
“So what song are you thinking of doing?” Rachel asked, as she started to think of different Spice Girls songs that would fit in with the assignment but she had no luck figure out what song they were going to do.
“Don’t worry about that, we will have it covered.” Santana said as the three of them started to walk away, and the Latina turned around. “You just make sure that you are ready to perform with us the day after tomorrow.”
Rachel just stood there shocked; she had no idea on what just happened.
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Rachel sat together with both Sam and Puck during lunch that same day and she needed to figure out what was going on and she hoped that the two football players might be able to help her with this.
“So what song are you doing?” Sam asked as he placed his tray on the table before he sat down in front of her.
“I’m sure that you will do some Broadway song.” Puck said as he just sat down at a chair next to Rachel before he took a couple of her apple slices.
“I can tell you that I won’t do a Broadway song.” Rachel said before she took a slice of the apple.
“But I was kind of hoping to hear you sing something that you love.” Sam said as he poked around in the salad that he had gotten and he didn’t even know why he had chosen that one.
“So was I.” Rachel sighed and looked between the two football players. “But I was corned by Santana, who demanded that I would sing with her, Quinn and Brittany and I guess the rest of the girls.”
“So you are singing with them?” Sam asked as he eyed Rachel, the girl just nodded before she ran her fingers through her hair. “So what are you singing?”
“I don’t know.” Rachel said trying to see if she could spot either one of the girls from Glee, maybe they would know something more.
“You have to know what you are singing.” Puck said, and he was about to laugh when he realized that it was probably Brittany’s idea that Rachel was going to sing with them there was no chance that either Quinn or Santana would come up with the idea of using Rachel and all of the rest of the Glee girls.
“All I know is that Brittany wants to do Spice Girls.” Rachel said and that made Puck laugh and spit out the water that he had in his mouth and Sam was about to do the same and Rachel just glared at them. “Just you laugh, I can tell you that Spice Girls are one of the most iconic groups from the 90’s, and they had a great message to tell all of the women around the world and men too actually.” Rachel got up from her seat after she had told them that.
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“What was all that about?” Puck asked as Rachel had left and he looked at Sam who just sat at the table surprised and he had no idea on what just had happened.
“If I knew I would tell you.” Sam said and scratched the back of his head. “But I think that we insulted her in some way.”
“I got that much too.” Puck said, and he saw that Rachel had left her tray and there was still some food left. “And this storm out was almost as good as the ones that she uses in Glee.”
“Don’t.” Was all that Sam could say as he picture Rachel storming out from Glee practices and what they just had seen. “I think that they will kick our asses, think about it.”
“You are right, we need to figure out a song that we can use.” Puck said and Sam could see how the mohawked boy started to think about what songs they could use. “You know if they are doing Spice Girls we should try and find a song by a group or artist that is as iconic or even more so.”
“You are right.” Sam said and he nodded his head. “And I think that I have a great song for that.”
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“Great.” Santana said as she saw that all of the Glee girls was in the auditorium, they needed to do some practice before they were singing this for the rest of the group. “So we have the song here, and I have given everyone a small part to sing for themselves, well as good as I could.”
Rachel looked through the song and how Santana had divided it between all of them. “If I may, I would like to give a suggestion to how we could do some parts of the chorus if it’s okay with all of you.”
“Just speak hobbit.” Santana said. “We don’t have time for this; some of us have other things to do too.”
“All I would suggest was that there are parts that are almost back up like so someone should do those or a couple of us, just to make it better, it would sound more like the original arrangement.”
“I’m with Rachel.” Mercedes said, she had seen that she didn’t have that much to sing and she wanted to have some more to sing. “The more we sound like them the better even if I don’t see the point with doing this song.”
“B, wanted to do Spice Girls and there for we are doing Spice Girls and I’m sure that Mr. Schuester will let you do a song of your own too if you ask.” Santana said and she could see that Brittany was smiling. “So let’s start.”
“So I’ll start and then S will take the next part and then there is a group thing and so on.” Quinn said as she looked at the lyrics she wasn’t sure if this song really was about friendship, but she knew that they were going to do this song anyway, Brittany wanted and then it would be done in one way or another.
“Yes, that is how it looks right now.” Rachel said as she studied what was in front of her. “So I think that we should start.”
“The time is now or never to fit the missing piece. To take this song together, you make me feel complete.” Quinn was the first to sing the first few lines of the song and they all knew that there was more to it but the blonde didn’t continue on with the singing. “As much as I like the idea of singing Spice Girls, I don’t think this song is about friendship.
“Q, just keep your mouth closed and continue on, we need to get through this and you can find another song for this assignment later.” Santana snapped.
“Fine.” Quinn mumbled before she first started over from the top and she soon was back where she had stopped the first time. “We fall into the future, and through the looking glass. The light shines over our heads and so it comes to pass.”
All of the girls looked at each other, Brittany was just standing with them smiling as she looked at Santana waiting for her to continue with the song. “To go beyond the surface, to reach into your soul, this love is not demanding, my heart has told me so.” Santana just shook her head, Quinn had been right and so had all of them that had said that this wasn’t a song about friendship but it was Brittany who had chosen the song, she somehow had managed to Google it and this what she had gotten. “I hold on to my hero with faith enough to find, the power to imagine will keep this love alive.”
They all moved so that they were standing together and they all sang, “Let’s make the headlines loud and true, I wanna tell the world I’m givin’ it all to you. Let’s make the headlines loud and clear, the best thing suddenly happen when you are here.” The girls looked at each other, almost every one of them felt somewhat uncomfortable when they sang together, it didn’t feel right. “If I lost my way you’d carry me home. Take me all the way to heaven never leave me alone, and it’s just like everything matter when you are near.”
“Matters when you are near.” Mercedes sang and she shook her head, this was not right; all of them knew that there were better songs that they could have chosen if they were going to do Spice Girls.
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“Okay, so we have a performance today for you, it seems like all of the girls have decided to try and make a song together so why don’t we give them a hand.” Mr. Schuester said as he took a seat and all of the girls walked up and they were sitting on some stools.
“And it feels so good every bells gonna ring. This love is alive and its making me sing. I could fly, wanna cry, want the whole world to know, we are together, come one baby lets go.” Rachel sang, and she had no idea on where she was going to keep her eyes, if she had had a boyfriend it would have been so much easier, she could have looked at him, now her eyes were just all over the place.
“And words yet to be spoken. Will fall upon the page. Spelling out true devotion. Is all we need to say.” Tina sang as she looked at Mike, she had someone that she could look on, Rachel almost wished that she had changed with Tina; it wouldn’t have been that awkward.
“Let’s make the headlines, loud and true.” The girls sang together and then Mercedes backed them up as she sang, “Say you love me and I’ll say I love you too.”
“I wanna tell the world I’m giving it all to you.” All of the girls except Mercedes sang, they had taken in to consideration what Rachel had said and she had been right when she had said that it would sound better if there was someone that sang a few lines behind them.
“Just remember what simple words can do.” Mercedes sang and they had done some more dividing between them so almost every one of them would be some back up for the rest of them during the chorus.
“Let’s make the headlines, loud and clear.” They sang as they had stood up from the stools and they were now standing together and they were almost swaying next to each other from right to left and then from left to right.
“All that I have I give to you my friend.” Tina sang, and she looked at the Glee girls before the rest of the girls sang the next line.
“The best things suddenly happen when you are here.”
“Just remember friendship never ends.” Tina sang as she reach for Rachel’s hand how was standing next to her and Rachel did the same and all of the girls were now holding hands.
“And if I lost my way you’d carry me home.” <7i>Santana had one of her arms around Brittany’s waist and the blonde had one of her arms around the Latina’s waist. All girls sang together, “Take me all the way to heaven, never leave me alone” And there was a few single words that was needed to be sung as back up and this time it was Rachel’s turn to do so, “Everything.”
“And it’s like everything matters when you are near.” All of the girls were now standing even closer to one another.
“Matter when you’re near.” Rachel sang and she gave Sam a small glance as she smiled at him. “Say you love me and I’ll say I love you too.” She was looking at Noah, and both of them knew what this was about, Puck knew that Rachel was his best friend; she was almost like a sister to him.
“Let’s make the headline true this time.”
“Just remember what simple words can do.” Santana sang as she looked at Brittany, and gave the blonde a small smile, and she received a big smile from the girl, as the stood even closer than the rest of the girls.
“There’s no hiding from this magical state of mind.”
“I feel loved with you, I feel loved with you.” Santana sang, and all of the girls smiled, as they continued on with the song.
“And if I lost my way you’d carry me home.”
“I know you take me all the way to heaven.” Quinn sang softly as she looked at Finn, she had no idea why she looked at him.
“Take me all the way to heaven, never leave me alone.”
“Everything.” <7i>Brittany sang, she was happy that she was singing some part of the song she had been the one that decided on the song but she didn’t know what part she wanted to sing.
“And it’s just like everything matter when you are near.” Santana sang, there was a decision that she and Brittany would split the last few lines between each other of the last chorus.
“Matters when you’re near.” Brittany sang and she linked her pinky with Santana before she took Quinn’s hand with her other hand. “Everything matters, it really matters.”
“Cause I’m giving it all. Yeah I’m giving it all to you.” Mercedes ended the song, and as the last note was sung, there were some applauds from the guys, but it was nothing big.
“That was great guys.” Mr. Schuester said as he stood up from where he had been seated. “So I think that it was great that you all managed to get along to do a song like this together.”
“I would agree with you Mr. Schue.” Rachel said as she was about to sit down on a seat between Puck and Sam. “And I would like to take this opportunity to say that I would like to perform a song later this week or next week of my own choice that I think will reflect friendship in another way if that is possible.”
“That sounds great Rachel.” Mr. Schuester said as he looked at her but she could tell that he wasn’t really listening to what it was that she had said. “And I hope that we might be able to get you boys to do something like this together too, to show the girls that you can do something together too.”
“Actually.” Puck said and looked at Sam, asking him if they should perform their song now or wait, Sam just shook his head.
“Puck?”
“Never mind.” Puck said as he saw the look in Sam eyes. Sam had the idea that it would be better to wait, and let the girls have their moment today; well it was more like letting Rachel bask in some of the glory that had been this performance.
Author: laotse4
Rating: pg-13
Chapter 9
Rachel stood at her locker, she was trying to find one of her notebooks that she needed for the class that she was about to go to when she heard someone.
“Berry.” Rachel looked up and she saw the three cheerios standing there.
“Santana.” Rachel greeted as it was Santana who had called for her attention. “What can I do for you today?”
“You are going to be singing with us, and the rest of the glee girls.” Santana said as she looked at Rachel, Rachel moved her eyes from Santana to Quinn and then to Brittany and they just nodded, well Quinn just stared at her, Brittany was just smiling.
“We are going to do Spice Girls.” Brittany said and she let go of Santana’s pinky before she clapped her hands.
“As great the message that Spice Girls once had, about girl power I have another song in mind for this assignment that I was going to sing.”
“You listen to me, dwarf.” Santana said and she glared at Rachel. “B, wants to do this so you are doing this with us, and I have to talk to Wheezy, and the rest of them and all of the will do this.”
“You know Brittany will cry if you don’t do it.” Quinn said, as she raised an eyebrow. “And you don’t want to make Brittany cry.”
“So what song are you thinking of doing?” Rachel asked, as she started to think of different Spice Girls songs that would fit in with the assignment but she had no luck figure out what song they were going to do.
“Don’t worry about that, we will have it covered.” Santana said as the three of them started to walk away, and the Latina turned around. “You just make sure that you are ready to perform with us the day after tomorrow.”
Rachel just stood there shocked; she had no idea on what just happened.
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Rachel sat together with both Sam and Puck during lunch that same day and she needed to figure out what was going on and she hoped that the two football players might be able to help her with this.
“So what song are you doing?” Sam asked as he placed his tray on the table before he sat down in front of her.
“I’m sure that you will do some Broadway song.” Puck said as he just sat down at a chair next to Rachel before he took a couple of her apple slices.
“I can tell you that I won’t do a Broadway song.” Rachel said before she took a slice of the apple.
“But I was kind of hoping to hear you sing something that you love.” Sam said as he poked around in the salad that he had gotten and he didn’t even know why he had chosen that one.
“So was I.” Rachel sighed and looked between the two football players. “But I was corned by Santana, who demanded that I would sing with her, Quinn and Brittany and I guess the rest of the girls.”
“So you are singing with them?” Sam asked as he eyed Rachel, the girl just nodded before she ran her fingers through her hair. “So what are you singing?”
“I don’t know.” Rachel said trying to see if she could spot either one of the girls from Glee, maybe they would know something more.
“You have to know what you are singing.” Puck said, and he was about to laugh when he realized that it was probably Brittany’s idea that Rachel was going to sing with them there was no chance that either Quinn or Santana would come up with the idea of using Rachel and all of the rest of the Glee girls.
“All I know is that Brittany wants to do Spice Girls.” Rachel said and that made Puck laugh and spit out the water that he had in his mouth and Sam was about to do the same and Rachel just glared at them. “Just you laugh, I can tell you that Spice Girls are one of the most iconic groups from the 90’s, and they had a great message to tell all of the women around the world and men too actually.” Rachel got up from her seat after she had told them that.
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“What was all that about?” Puck asked as Rachel had left and he looked at Sam who just sat at the table surprised and he had no idea on what just had happened.
“If I knew I would tell you.” Sam said and scratched the back of his head. “But I think that we insulted her in some way.”
“I got that much too.” Puck said, and he saw that Rachel had left her tray and there was still some food left. “And this storm out was almost as good as the ones that she uses in Glee.”
“Don’t.” Was all that Sam could say as he picture Rachel storming out from Glee practices and what they just had seen. “I think that they will kick our asses, think about it.”
“You are right, we need to figure out a song that we can use.” Puck said and Sam could see how the mohawked boy started to think about what songs they could use. “You know if they are doing Spice Girls we should try and find a song by a group or artist that is as iconic or even more so.”
“You are right.” Sam said and he nodded his head. “And I think that I have a great song for that.”
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“Great.” Santana said as she saw that all of the Glee girls was in the auditorium, they needed to do some practice before they were singing this for the rest of the group. “So we have the song here, and I have given everyone a small part to sing for themselves, well as good as I could.”
Rachel looked through the song and how Santana had divided it between all of them. “If I may, I would like to give a suggestion to how we could do some parts of the chorus if it’s okay with all of you.”
“Just speak hobbit.” Santana said. “We don’t have time for this; some of us have other things to do too.”
“All I would suggest was that there are parts that are almost back up like so someone should do those or a couple of us, just to make it better, it would sound more like the original arrangement.”
“I’m with Rachel.” Mercedes said, she had seen that she didn’t have that much to sing and she wanted to have some more to sing. “The more we sound like them the better even if I don’t see the point with doing this song.”
“B, wanted to do Spice Girls and there for we are doing Spice Girls and I’m sure that Mr. Schuester will let you do a song of your own too if you ask.” Santana said and she could see that Brittany was smiling. “So let’s start.”
“So I’ll start and then S will take the next part and then there is a group thing and so on.” Quinn said as she looked at the lyrics she wasn’t sure if this song really was about friendship, but she knew that they were going to do this song anyway, Brittany wanted and then it would be done in one way or another.
“Yes, that is how it looks right now.” Rachel said as she studied what was in front of her. “So I think that we should start.”
“The time is now or never to fit the missing piece. To take this song together, you make me feel complete.” Quinn was the first to sing the first few lines of the song and they all knew that there was more to it but the blonde didn’t continue on with the singing. “As much as I like the idea of singing Spice Girls, I don’t think this song is about friendship.
“Q, just keep your mouth closed and continue on, we need to get through this and you can find another song for this assignment later.” Santana snapped.
“Fine.” Quinn mumbled before she first started over from the top and she soon was back where she had stopped the first time. “We fall into the future, and through the looking glass. The light shines over our heads and so it comes to pass.”
All of the girls looked at each other, Brittany was just standing with them smiling as she looked at Santana waiting for her to continue with the song. “To go beyond the surface, to reach into your soul, this love is not demanding, my heart has told me so.” Santana just shook her head, Quinn had been right and so had all of them that had said that this wasn’t a song about friendship but it was Brittany who had chosen the song, she somehow had managed to Google it and this what she had gotten. “I hold on to my hero with faith enough to find, the power to imagine will keep this love alive.”
They all moved so that they were standing together and they all sang, “Let’s make the headlines loud and true, I wanna tell the world I’m givin’ it all to you. Let’s make the headlines loud and clear, the best thing suddenly happen when you are here.” The girls looked at each other, almost every one of them felt somewhat uncomfortable when they sang together, it didn’t feel right. “If I lost my way you’d carry me home. Take me all the way to heaven never leave me alone, and it’s just like everything matter when you are near.”
“Matters when you are near.” Mercedes sang and she shook her head, this was not right; all of them knew that there were better songs that they could have chosen if they were going to do Spice Girls.
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“Okay, so we have a performance today for you, it seems like all of the girls have decided to try and make a song together so why don’t we give them a hand.” Mr. Schuester said as he took a seat and all of the girls walked up and they were sitting on some stools.
“And it feels so good every bells gonna ring. This love is alive and its making me sing. I could fly, wanna cry, want the whole world to know, we are together, come one baby lets go.” Rachel sang, and she had no idea on where she was going to keep her eyes, if she had had a boyfriend it would have been so much easier, she could have looked at him, now her eyes were just all over the place.
“And words yet to be spoken. Will fall upon the page. Spelling out true devotion. Is all we need to say.” Tina sang as she looked at Mike, she had someone that she could look on, Rachel almost wished that she had changed with Tina; it wouldn’t have been that awkward.
“Let’s make the headlines, loud and true.” The girls sang together and then Mercedes backed them up as she sang, “Say you love me and I’ll say I love you too.”
“I wanna tell the world I’m giving it all to you.” All of the girls except Mercedes sang, they had taken in to consideration what Rachel had said and she had been right when she had said that it would sound better if there was someone that sang a few lines behind them.
“Just remember what simple words can do.” Mercedes sang and they had done some more dividing between them so almost every one of them would be some back up for the rest of them during the chorus.
“Let’s make the headlines, loud and clear.” They sang as they had stood up from the stools and they were now standing together and they were almost swaying next to each other from right to left and then from left to right.
“All that I have I give to you my friend.” Tina sang, and she looked at the Glee girls before the rest of the girls sang the next line.
“The best things suddenly happen when you are here.”
“Just remember friendship never ends.” Tina sang as she reach for Rachel’s hand how was standing next to her and Rachel did the same and all of the girls were now holding hands.
“And if I lost my way you’d carry me home.” <7i>Santana had one of her arms around Brittany’s waist and the blonde had one of her arms around the Latina’s waist. All girls sang together, “Take me all the way to heaven, never leave me alone” And there was a few single words that was needed to be sung as back up and this time it was Rachel’s turn to do so, “Everything.”
“And it’s like everything matters when you are near.” All of the girls were now standing even closer to one another.
“Matter when you’re near.” Rachel sang and she gave Sam a small glance as she smiled at him. “Say you love me and I’ll say I love you too.” She was looking at Noah, and both of them knew what this was about, Puck knew that Rachel was his best friend; she was almost like a sister to him.
“Let’s make the headline true this time.”
“Just remember what simple words can do.” Santana sang as she looked at Brittany, and gave the blonde a small smile, and she received a big smile from the girl, as the stood even closer than the rest of the girls.
“There’s no hiding from this magical state of mind.”
“I feel loved with you, I feel loved with you.” Santana sang, and all of the girls smiled, as they continued on with the song.
“And if I lost my way you’d carry me home.”
“I know you take me all the way to heaven.” Quinn sang softly as she looked at Finn, she had no idea why she looked at him.
“Take me all the way to heaven, never leave me alone.”
“Everything.” <7i>Brittany sang, she was happy that she was singing some part of the song she had been the one that decided on the song but she didn’t know what part she wanted to sing.
“And it’s just like everything matter when you are near.” Santana sang, there was a decision that she and Brittany would split the last few lines between each other of the last chorus.
“Matters when you’re near.” Brittany sang and she linked her pinky with Santana before she took Quinn’s hand with her other hand. “Everything matters, it really matters.”
“Cause I’m giving it all. Yeah I’m giving it all to you.” Mercedes ended the song, and as the last note was sung, there were some applauds from the guys, but it was nothing big.
“That was great guys.” Mr. Schuester said as he stood up from where he had been seated. “So I think that it was great that you all managed to get along to do a song like this together.”
“I would agree with you Mr. Schue.” Rachel said as she was about to sit down on a seat between Puck and Sam. “And I would like to take this opportunity to say that I would like to perform a song later this week or next week of my own choice that I think will reflect friendship in another way if that is possible.”
“That sounds great Rachel.” Mr. Schuester said as he looked at her but she could tell that he wasn’t really listening to what it was that she had said. “And I hope that we might be able to get you boys to do something like this together too, to show the girls that you can do something together too.”
“Actually.” Puck said and looked at Sam, asking him if they should perform their song now or wait, Sam just shook his head.
“Puck?”
“Never mind.” Puck said as he saw the look in Sam eyes. Sam had the idea that it would be better to wait, and let the girls have their moment today; well it was more like letting Rachel bask in some of the glory that had been this performance.