And here it is! The final, show stopping number and the cheesy ending you've all been waiting for. Ok, maybe you all haven't been waiting for this, but I certainly have. I wrote the first draft of it all the way back in chapter two!
Hopefully it gives you all warm fluffy feelings in your tummies. Enjoy.
"Mr. Schue? Blaine and I were hoping to sing something today."
"Sure Kurt, go ahead." Kurt stepped to the front of the class, while Blaine rummaged through his bag for their sheet music.
"Before we begin, I just want to thank you all for the support you've shown me. I'm so happy to be back with New Directions, and I'm grateful to have all of you as my friends. It really means a lot to me."
"And I really want to thank all of you for making me feel so welcome," Blaine said, walking down the risers to stand by Kurt. "When I was younger, I had to put up with a lot of bullying at my school, and I never had anyone to stand up for me. I know you all have been on the receiving end of bullying at one time or another, and if there's something I've learned from being here this past week, as long as people stick together, they can take on anything."
Blaine handed the sheet music to the pianist and the band while Kurt pulled two stools out for them. They took their seats, and the band began playing.
"I've been alone," Blaine sang, his eyes closed.
"Surrounded by darkness
I've seen how heartless
The world can be."
"I've seen you crying," he opened his eyes, taking Kurt's hand and giving him a warm smile.
"You felt like it's hopeless
I'll always do my best
To make you see."
"Baby you're not alone
'Cause you're here with me
and nothings ever gonna bring us down
'Cause nothing can keep me from loving you
and you know it's true
it don't matter what'll come to be
our love is all we need to make it through."
"Now I know it ain't easy," Kurt sang.
"But it ain't hard trying."
"It's so hard trying," Blaine chimed in.
"Every time I see you smiling
And I feel you so close to me
And you tell me."
Kurt and Blaine's voices blended together as they sang the chorus. Kurt looked away from Blaine to the audience, smiling at his friends.
"Baby you're not alone
'Cause you're here with me
And nothing's ever gonna bring us down
'Cause nothing can keep me from loving you
And you know it's true
It don't matter what'll come to be
Our love is all we need to make it through"
"Well I still have trouble," Blaine sang.
"I trip and stumble trying to make sense of things sometimes
I look for reasons
But I don't need 'em
All I need is to look in your eyes
And I'll realize,"
"Baby I'm not alone," As Kurt and Blaine moved back to the chorus, another voice joined theirs. Mercedes stood up and walked over to where they sat, placing a hand on Kurt's shoulder and singing along with them.
"'Cause you're here with me
And nothing's ever gonna take us down
'Cause nothing can keep me from loving you." By now, the rest of New Directions had joined in, some of them coming to stand by Kurt and Blaine and others just sitting in their seats, holding hands with people next to them or leaning into their boyfriend or girlfriend's arms.
"And you know it's true
It don't matter what'll come to be
Out love is all we need to make it through."
"Oh cause you're here with me," Blaine's voice rang out above the others before joining back in with the entire class as they sang,
"And nothing's ever gonna bring us down
Cause nothing, nothing, nothing can keep me from loving you
And you know it's true
It don't matter what'll come to be
You know our love is all we need."
"Our love is all we need," Kurt sang softly. Everyone else was silent now, and Kurt looked at Blaine as the two of them sang the last lines.
"To make it
Through."
Mr. Shue watched his students from his seat next to the piano as they sang this love song to each other. As a teacher, it was always a fine line to walk between caring for your students and becoming too attached. Will was certain that he'd crossed that line long ago with the students before him. He cared deeply about every one of them, and it always made his heart ache to see them in pain. Whether that was the pain of being bullied or a particularly bad break up, Will felt for each and every one of them.
Will was happy that Kurt had found someone, and even though he still didn't know Blaine as well as the others, he could feel his affection for that boy growing. He was a nice kid, and he needed Glee Club just as much as everyone else in that room.
But most of all, what Will felt as he sat there watching his students was pride. High School was hell for most students. Will knew that. But it was times like this that made it bearable. Through all the troubles they would have in life, they would always have each other. They would always be there to support each other and love each other, and there was nothing more powerful in the world than that.
No matter what happened at regional's that year, no matter whether they won or lost or if Glee Club was canceled forever, those kids would have each other, and things would be OK.
Ugh. Not Alone was a bitch to narrate. So far, the songs have not been terribly difficult for me to write into this fic, but this one definitely was.
Anyway, thank you to everyone who has stuck with me this long. At last count, I had 111 people who were following Not Alone on the Story Alerts, so I want to thank each and every one of you, along with all the people who were following this without adding it to their alerts and anyone who started reading this after it was complete. You guys have been awesome and I really appreciate all of the reviews and support you've given me while I wrote this.
If anyone is interested, I do have another Klaine fic that will be going up sometime today, along with several new fics that will be popping up either today or within the next few weeks, so keep an eye out for all that stuff. ^.^