Glee | Speak No Evil | Sue, Brittany, Kurt & Co (3 of 3)
Started my daily ficlets to make the hiatus pass, then decided to keep going with a 2nd cycle, and then a 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th , 12th, 13th and 14th cycle. Now cycle 15!
Yes, another hiatus is upon us! I'm working to plan out those summer cycles, so if you have things you would like to see get written, pleeease drop by the suggestion box. The link is further down!
"SPEAK NO EVIL"
Sue, Brittany, Kurt & Co
After class, the feeling came to grow in him that he’d gone and screwed something up. He tried not to let himself think that he was about to get his ass handed to him… But then he saw Mercedes, Tina and Artie go by, with Mercedes leaning in to whisper to Tina… Oh, this was not over…
Much like the way it’d been up until then, he didn’t see the big picture. If he did, he’d have realized he was being handled, like a puppet. Then there was the one, both puppet and ‘assistant puppeteer,’ who just minutes before class had been instructed to ask Kurt about the -fake - audition, even if she didn’t understand the goal of this task was to be heard. Having seen no issue to this, Brittany had done as told.
By the time Glee practice was about to start, it seemed the news of Kurt’s mystery audition had made the rounds. Details were still scarce, but it was clear apprehension hung in the air. All had heard, but none spoke up just yet, especially as Mr. Schuester had come along, a stack of sheets in hand.
“Alright, guys, take your seats,” he instructed, and the twelve did so. “I have a new number for you, and this one is not an unfamiliar concept; it’s about passion, drive… something each one of us knows, feels,” he looked around. Kurt kept his eyes right on target, not wanting to find out whether he was getting looks from left and/or right. “Hold your dream,” he declared, handing out the sheets. Brittany looked up, and Will gave her a nod. “It’s your song,” he clarified, and she smiled. “Okay, let’s get started.” They got up, moving into position. “Let’s give it a shot,” he told them after a while. They started, everyone doing their part. They made it maybe halfway through before Mr. Schuester made them stop. “Where’s your focus today, guys?” he looked around to the group.
“Just curious, I guess,” Mercedes spoke up, identifying herself as speaking for the lot.
“Curious about what?” Will pulled on.
“Kurt had an audition,” Tina revealed, looking at the boy, who focused on finding a neutral place to look.
“Oh?” Will turned to look at him. “An audition for what?” Kurt tried to brush it off, which only brought more curiosity from the others. “What’s the matter, don’t want to talk about it?” Kurt shook his head. Brittany’s attention had wandered, and there she caught a glimpse of Coach Sylvester in the door window, giving her a look. Brittany snapped back ahead, doing what was called of her.
“One undiscovered small town talent, to be bound for the stages of Broadway,” she recited to the eager group. The reaction was immediate and swift, especially with Rachel.
“How is this the first time I’ve heard about this?” she asked, sounding almost alarmed to have missed this. Brittany looked to Kurt.
“You didn’t tell her?” she asked with relative sincerity. Kurt closed his eyes, feeling what was to come, and then there it was, the rush of voices, one of them cutting above the rest.
“Why didn’t you tell me?” Rachel asked him, and the others quieted down, almost just to hear what he’d say. He saw no way for him to get away with a lie, so he chose carefully.
“It’s a, uh… Well, it’s almost a compliment, really, I… I thought if I had to worry about one person upstaging me, it’d be you… You’re too good,” he gave her a smile. She seemed very near willing to accept that as comp lately valid reason. It wasn’t Rachel who spoke in response to his explanation.
“Why didn’t you tell me?” Mercedes looked at him. Kurt hesitated, not wanting to say he’d never thought of it.
“I didn’t think you’d be into it…” he spoke slowly.
“Why not? I’d want it just as much as you two,” Mercedes insisted, and now they were all looking at her.
“Okay, guys, come on, that’s enough,” Will barely managed to say before the voices exploded, loud and all over the place just as his words were. Accusations started to fly, of such-and-such person not thinking they had a chance or reason to go on and get at the audition. Will tried to stop them, but there were twelve of them and one of him and he wasn’t getting through to anyone. In the end, all he could do was to watch helplessly as the argument grew and degenerated and finally led to them all leaving, parting ways, leaving the Glee Club director and pianist both struck silent.
It would be one week, a dark cloud permanently hanging over them as Glee Club remained split to the winds, until one Cheerio standing on a chair in the middle of the cafeteria worked like an emergency recall. Maybe none of them remembered too well what had caused their break, but somewhere deep down, Brittany knew it was up to her to help mend what was broken. The endeavour wasn’t without obstacle, and this had come in the shape of Coach Sylvester, up until then victorious and settled in her mission and unwilling to relinquish her crown. But then her demand for them to stop was challenged, by the very one she’d selected as the focus to her plan continuing the call for Glee Club to stand together once again. Before long they had stood, twelve strong once more.
Sue had returned to her office, stomping mad. Just when she’d allowed herself to think she was home free, there they’d come to prove her so very wrong. Maybe it didn’t seem right, to manipulate and affect these kids this way, but it had long been put in the clear as far as she was concerned, so she made no apologies.
A few weeks later, Kurt would spot a familiar-looking man waiting tables at Breadstix and, after heavy inspection would remember the audition his memory had blocked. It’d come back to him, all of it, so much so that suddenly some things made sense at last… He sort of wished it didn’t.
THE END
* IN CONSTRUCTION! *
PREVIOUS DAYS
[Cycle 01] [Cycle 02] [Cycle 03] [Cycle 04]
[Cycle 05] [Cycle 06] [Cycle 07] [Cycle 08]
[Cycle 09] [Cycle 10] [Cycle 11] [Cycle 12]
[Cycle 13] [Cycle 14]
[Cycle 15]
[295] [296] [297] [298]
Suggestion Drop Off
Title: "Speak No Evil"
Pairing: None; Sue, Brittany, Kurt & Co
Rating: G
Summary: [3/3] Sue has a master plan to set in motion, and she knows how.
Spoilers: None really
Yes, another hiatus is upon us! I'm working to plan out those summer cycles, so if you have things you would like to see get written, pleeease drop by the suggestion box. The link is further down!
"SPEAK NO EVIL"
Sue, Brittany, Kurt & Co
After class, the feeling came to grow in him that he’d gone and screwed something up. He tried not to let himself think that he was about to get his ass handed to him… But then he saw Mercedes, Tina and Artie go by, with Mercedes leaning in to whisper to Tina… Oh, this was not over…
Much like the way it’d been up until then, he didn’t see the big picture. If he did, he’d have realized he was being handled, like a puppet. Then there was the one, both puppet and ‘assistant puppeteer,’ who just minutes before class had been instructed to ask Kurt about the -fake - audition, even if she didn’t understand the goal of this task was to be heard. Having seen no issue to this, Brittany had done as told.
By the time Glee practice was about to start, it seemed the news of Kurt’s mystery audition had made the rounds. Details were still scarce, but it was clear apprehension hung in the air. All had heard, but none spoke up just yet, especially as Mr. Schuester had come along, a stack of sheets in hand.
“Alright, guys, take your seats,” he instructed, and the twelve did so. “I have a new number for you, and this one is not an unfamiliar concept; it’s about passion, drive… something each one of us knows, feels,” he looked around. Kurt kept his eyes right on target, not wanting to find out whether he was getting looks from left and/or right. “Hold your dream,” he declared, handing out the sheets. Brittany looked up, and Will gave her a nod. “It’s your song,” he clarified, and she smiled. “Okay, let’s get started.” They got up, moving into position. “Let’s give it a shot,” he told them after a while. They started, everyone doing their part. They made it maybe halfway through before Mr. Schuester made them stop. “Where’s your focus today, guys?” he looked around to the group.
“Just curious, I guess,” Mercedes spoke up, identifying herself as speaking for the lot.
“Curious about what?” Will pulled on.
“Kurt had an audition,” Tina revealed, looking at the boy, who focused on finding a neutral place to look.
“Oh?” Will turned to look at him. “An audition for what?” Kurt tried to brush it off, which only brought more curiosity from the others. “What’s the matter, don’t want to talk about it?” Kurt shook his head. Brittany’s attention had wandered, and there she caught a glimpse of Coach Sylvester in the door window, giving her a look. Brittany snapped back ahead, doing what was called of her.
“One undiscovered small town talent, to be bound for the stages of Broadway,” she recited to the eager group. The reaction was immediate and swift, especially with Rachel.
“How is this the first time I’ve heard about this?” she asked, sounding almost alarmed to have missed this. Brittany looked to Kurt.
“You didn’t tell her?” she asked with relative sincerity. Kurt closed his eyes, feeling what was to come, and then there it was, the rush of voices, one of them cutting above the rest.
“Why didn’t you tell me?” Rachel asked him, and the others quieted down, almost just to hear what he’d say. He saw no way for him to get away with a lie, so he chose carefully.
“It’s a, uh… Well, it’s almost a compliment, really, I… I thought if I had to worry about one person upstaging me, it’d be you… You’re too good,” he gave her a smile. She seemed very near willing to accept that as comp lately valid reason. It wasn’t Rachel who spoke in response to his explanation.
“Why didn’t you tell me?” Mercedes looked at him. Kurt hesitated, not wanting to say he’d never thought of it.
“I didn’t think you’d be into it…” he spoke slowly.
“Why not? I’d want it just as much as you two,” Mercedes insisted, and now they were all looking at her.
“Okay, guys, come on, that’s enough,” Will barely managed to say before the voices exploded, loud and all over the place just as his words were. Accusations started to fly, of such-and-such person not thinking they had a chance or reason to go on and get at the audition. Will tried to stop them, but there were twelve of them and one of him and he wasn’t getting through to anyone. In the end, all he could do was to watch helplessly as the argument grew and degenerated and finally led to them all leaving, parting ways, leaving the Glee Club director and pianist both struck silent.
It would be one week, a dark cloud permanently hanging over them as Glee Club remained split to the winds, until one Cheerio standing on a chair in the middle of the cafeteria worked like an emergency recall. Maybe none of them remembered too well what had caused their break, but somewhere deep down, Brittany knew it was up to her to help mend what was broken. The endeavour wasn’t without obstacle, and this had come in the shape of Coach Sylvester, up until then victorious and settled in her mission and unwilling to relinquish her crown. But then her demand for them to stop was challenged, by the very one she’d selected as the focus to her plan continuing the call for Glee Club to stand together once again. Before long they had stood, twelve strong once more.
Sue had returned to her office, stomping mad. Just when she’d allowed herself to think she was home free, there they’d come to prove her so very wrong. Maybe it didn’t seem right, to manipulate and affect these kids this way, but it had long been put in the clear as far as she was concerned, so she made no apologies.
A few weeks later, Kurt would spot a familiar-looking man waiting tables at Breadstix and, after heavy inspection would remember the audition his memory had blocked. It’d come back to him, all of it, so much so that suddenly some things made sense at last… He sort of wished it didn’t.
THE END
* IN CONSTRUCTION! *
PREVIOUS DAYS
[Cycle 01] [Cycle 02] [Cycle 03] [Cycle 04]
[Cycle 05] [Cycle 06] [Cycle 07] [Cycle 08]
[Cycle 09] [Cycle 10] [Cycle 11] [Cycle 12]
[Cycle 13] [Cycle 14]
[Cycle 15]
[295] [296] [297] [298]
Suggestion Drop Off
Title: "Speak No Evil"
Pairing: None; Sue, Brittany, Kurt & Co
Rating: G
Summary: [3/3] Sue has a master plan to set in motion, and she knows how.
Spoilers: None really