I do not own glee or anything to do with it. That belongs to Ryan Murphy and FOX. I also don't own any of the songs used in the chapter these all belong to their respective artists.
I decided to start a new fanfic on what I would like to happen in season 3. So it's a multi couple's fic. I hope you all enjoy and please don't forget to review. Oh and thanks to Kristin (classicbookworm) for inspiration of use of `Summer Nights`.
Season 3: My way
Chapter one: Introductions
(The halls of Mc Kinley were kinda quiet to say it was the first day back after the summer break. However for the teachers they had to return earlier than the kids. And Will Schuester was one of them. Sitting at the piano he thought about the past summer he shared with his friend but could be maybe more, Emma Pillsbury and gave a soft smile. Hitting some keys on the piano he started to hum a tune under his breath not noticing Emma was watching him from the doorway of the choir room
"Summer lovin' had me a blast" Will sung and Emma sang along walking into the choir room
"Summer lovin', happened so fast" she sang smiling gently as she sat next to Will at the piano
"I met a girl crazy for me" Will sang and Emma slightly blushed – "I met a boy, cute as can be" she added
"Summer days driftin' away, to uh-oh those summer nights" Will carried on playing the piano then stopped "What do you think I thought I could teach it to the kids a sort of what you did this summer". He grinned staring at Emma who`s face slightly dropped. She thought that he was singing about her and their great summer they had. Since she had started taking the meds she had managed to go out a lot more and Emma had a great time.
"That` great Will but maybe the kids would like something a little more cool. But Finn and Rachel would sound great on it" Emma mused
"Actually about that I`m going to try and get more of the kids this year to take the lead. Finn and Rachel cost us Nationals" Will was then interrupted by Emma
"Only Jessie thinks that and well maybe their kiss was a little inappropriate but they were only ding what they were thinking" Emma glanced at Will
"Well yeah but the auditions with Jessie got me thinking. Santana has a great voice and Kurt isn't really appreciated around here. And Mercedes too some of the kids have great voices and I have just been using Rachel and Finn all the time. Maybe it's time to change" Will glanced at Emma who nodded
"Y-Your right" she nodded "A fresh year a fresh start" she smiled as she stood up from the piano bench
"Walk to the faculty lounge with me" Will smiled and linking arms with Emma walked out of the choir room "So did you hear Sue running for congress this year" Will`s voice faded away as the door closed behind them
Glee!
"Welcome back guys" Will grinned glancing around the choir room "I see you all made it back in one piece"
"Barely I see Frodo and frankenteen over there are all lovey dovey" Santana muttered crossing her arms and pulling her dress past her ankles and glaring at Finn and Rachel, Finn with his arm around Rachel who shrugged it off to look at Santana
"First of all that is rather insulting" Rachel started to say but was interrupted by Will
"Anyway like I was saying welcome back and hope you are ready for a new term. Sectionals will be before you know it and I have decided not to have any auditions this year" A ripple of noise went through the group before Artie lifted his hand and Will nodded
"Why is that Mr Schue" he replied pushing his glasses up his nose
"Because well I feel we work better as a team when there are no new faces in. Lauren was different we needed her but I feel if we have new faces some of you could not make them feel rather welcome" Rachel and Santana shot looks at one another
"At least Rachel can't send them to a crack house like last time" Quinn replied cattily
"Crack I like that" Brittany smiled brightly. The room fell silent in embarrassment
"Ok then..." Will replied "The assignment this week is to find a song that summed up your summer. Could be anything. Romances you may have, friends, holidays anything. Prepare it and bring it next time" he announced as the bell rang. The group filed out, Sam and Mercedes walking together which Santana gave a strange look at and Mike wheeling Artie, Finn was the last one remaining but he walked towards Mr Schuester as he needed to have a word with him
"Mr Schue can we talk?" Finn glanced at Will who nodded shuffling some sheet music
"Sure what is it?" Will replied
"Well as you know me and Rachel are dating again but I feel some of the members don't really like it and Rachel feels uncomfortable. So I was wondering if you could ask Miss Pillsbury to have a word with her" Finn started to carry on but was interrupted by Will
"Hang on how do you know me and E-Miss Pillsbury have been talking together" Will looked confused
"Rachel saw you at the Lima bean when she went with Blaine and Kurt. She didn't want to tell in case you were keeping the friendship a secret and well Kurt and Blaine didn't see because they were too busy..." Finn trailed off clearly embarrassed to say. Will nodded
"Thanks Finn. For not saying anything. Miss Pillsbury wants to take things kinda slow" Will replied
"Any time Mr Schue" Finn replied as he left the choir room leaving Will standing at the piano bench.
"I had a really great summer" Mercedes smiled at Sam who grinned back "And don't worry about your impressions I think they are really cute"
"Thanks" Sam grinned "To be honest you're the first girl who I have been out with that liked them. Quinn liked them but then started to grow bored of them"
"Listen can we keep this a secret for a bit. I mean it could get a bit awkward in Glee club, you saw how they reacted to Finn and Rachel and since this is our graduation year we really need to win Nationals this year" Mercedes looked down at the ground as Sam nodded
"Ok" he replied "But just until Sectionals. That way we will have won one competition and it gives them time till Regionals. Oh and if anyone says anything just say we started hanging out over the summer and got to be good friends. Nothing wrong with that" he laughed
"No" Mercedes gave a small smile then continued smiling as Sam walked down the hall towards his next class.
"Sam is really sweet and kind" she thought "I can't believe it only took me till Prom to see it." She started walking down the hallway as the tune to `Let's hear it for the boy started to play
"My baby, he don't talk sweet And maybe he don't dress fine Let's hear it for the boy
He ain't got much to say
But he loves me, loves me, loves me
I know that he loves me anyway
But I don't really mind
'cuz every time he pulls me near
I just wanna cheer:
Oh, let's give the boy a hand
Let's hear it for my baby
You know you gotta understand
Maybe he's no Romeo
But he's my loving one man show
Let's hear it for the boy!
(Mercedes then entered the auditorium where she continued with the song)
My baby may not be rich And maybe he sings off key
He's watching every dime
But he loves me loves me loves me
And we always have a real good time
That's all right by me
But what he does, he does so well
Makes me wanna yell:
Let's hear it for the boy
Oh, let's give the boy a hand
Let's hear it for my baby
You know you gotta understand
Maybe he's no Romeo
But he's my loving one man show
Let's hear it for the boy!
(Mercedes then ended the song just as Quinn entered the auditorium)
"So who`s the lucky guy then" she smiled as Mercedes face turned crimson,
(Will walked down the hallway towards Emma`s office when all of a sudden he noticed Sue standing by the water fountain. His steps became slower as he walked towards the Cheerio's coach)
"Hello Sue" Will glanced at Sue "How was your summer?"
"William just because we made a pact to be nicer to one another doesn't mean you can be all pally pally with me" Sue replied looking down the hallway. "I have a reputation to keep up with" Will slightly smiled as he walked next to Sue
"It was ok. Felt kinda lonely without Jean. I made some headway on running for Congress. But however that means the Cheerio's will have to take a backseat this term. I'm about to break the bad news to them" Will looked concerned as he stopped and glanced at Sue
"What you mean quit coaching all together. That`s not like you Sue" Will crossed his arms
"Not exactly. But I feel Jean needs me to do this and well she`s the most important person in my life and if I can honour her memory then so be it. I'm sure the Cheerio's will understand" Sue gave a shrug as Will slightly nodded "Ill see you around Will" Sue replied as she walked down the corridor leaving Will standing alone feeling confused at what Sue had just said. He then walked down the hallway and into Emma`s office where she was just filing some papers away
"Hey" Emma smiled at Will as he sat down
"Hey" Will grinned back "I just came to ask you if you had any spare appointments for this afternoon?" Emma nodded
"I think I have one or two. Why?" Emma replied as she sat down opposite Will flicking through her appointment book
"Finn came to see me and explained that he feels there`s a bad atmosphere in the group because of what happened with him and Rachel at Nationals. So he asked if you could have a word with Rachel. Tell her there`s nothing to worry about" Will replied as Emma nodded
"Yeah ill be able to squeeze her in" Emma replied "Being the first day back though I`m pretty busy but any member of the glee club I'm sure I can find room" She smiled gently at Will who glanced at her and gave a grin back
"Listen I was wondering if you wanted to come round tonight. Ill cook. And we could talk about how the day went. Being the first day back is quite stressful" Will replied as Emma nodded
"Sure" she slightly smiled as Will stood up and left the office Emma slightly breathing heavily and with a soft grin on her face. Even if she and Will had decided to take things slow she couldn't help how she felt about him. She brushed a strand of red hair from her face and opened up her appointment book when there was a knock on the door, and then a boy with dark curly hair entered the room. Emma looked confused as she had never seen this boy before, maybe he was a new student, and she wondered how he knew who she was.
"Hi I'm Blaine Anderson and I have just moved here from Dalton. I just wanted to have a quick word" Blaine swallowed nervously as he sat down in one of the chairs as Emma glanced across to him
"So everything is in order" Kurt grinned at Blaine as they walked next to each other. Blaine nodded
"Yeah" he replied "Miss Pillsbury seems nice though, a little odd but nice. You say her and Mr Schuester had some sort of relationship?" he glanced at Kurt who nodded
"Long story" he sighed "And I missed the best chunk of it while I was at Dalton. They seriously need to get their act together." He shook his head as Blaine slightly laughed
"Well I'm sure you can tell me all about it after school at the Lima Bean. Make sure you have my coffee order" Blaine grinned at Kurt who nodded
"I always remember it. Like you do mine" he grinned as he waved and left Blaine alone. Blaine grinned as he made his way to the auditorium where he had an audition for New Directions. He hadn't told Kurt about it even though he hated keeping secrets but Mr Schuester had promised him not to tell. He entered the auditorium to see Will sitting there and walked up to him
"Blaine hi" Will grinned "You got all the paperwork sorted". Blaine nodded
"Yeah" he replied "Principal Figgins said it should be filed in a few days. And I went to see Miss Pillsbury and she gave me some great advice on how to act around the school. Mr Schuester?" Blaine said puzzled noticing how Will had drifted off when he mentioned Emma`s name
"Oh sorry Blaine. First day back and everything I kinda drifted off" Will nervously laughed "Oh and you can call me Mr Schue now you're a student. Everyone else does" Will replied as Blaine nodded
"Great" Blaine nodded
"So what have you chosen for your audition piece" Will looked at Blaine
"Maroon five this love but a slower version. Puck taught me how to play guitar over the summer and Finn gave me his old guitar. Thought it would give us an advantage" Blaine replied and Will grinned. He liked the older boy and really he was only giving him an audition to calm his nerves. He knew how talented Blaine was from the Sectionals and Regionals the previous year
"Great well show us what you got" Will grinned as Blaine got his guitar out, stood on stage and started to strum the guitar
"I was so high I did not recognize This love has taken its toll on me
The fire burning in her eyes
The chaos that controlled my mind
Whispered goodbye and she got on a plane
Never to return again
But always in my heart
She said goodbye too many times before
And her heart is breaking in front of me
I have no choice cause I won't say goodbye anymore. Anymore"
(Blaine finished the song and stood up glancing at Will who burst into applause)
"That was brilliant Blaine" he grinned "Welcome to New Directions" he clasped a hand on the shoulder of Blaine who looked relieved
(Artie rolled himself up in his wheelchair and sighed as he saw Brittany and Santana stood next to their lockers giggling to one another. Artie had tried to talk to Brittany all summer but whenever he rang her up she was always out with Santana. Santana then walked away from Brittany as she gave a soft smile as Artie rolled up)
"Oh hey Artie" Brittany replied. "Sorry about the summer. I guess me and San lost track of time"
"Brit I know I was a jerk calling you stupid but I wish I could have a second chance" Artie pleaded with her as Brittany looked confused "Just listen to my song at glee club today and maybe it can let you know how I feel". Artie then rolled away leaving Brittany standing there. Later on at glee club the kids just sat around talking waiting for Mr Schuester to come into the room.
"Hey guys sorry I'm late. Artie I think you said you had a song prepared" he looked at Artie who nodded
"Me, Finn, Puck and Mike do Mr Schue" Artie replied wheeling himself to the centre of the room while Puck and Finn sat with their guitars. "We decided to do Mc flys `All about you` as a tribute to our favourite girls". Mike looked at Tina while Finn and Puck looked at Rachel and Lauren. However Brittany looked confused and Santana looked furious. Puck started to strum his guitar as Artie started to sing
Artie: It's all about you Finn: Yesterday, you asked me something I thought you knew. Artie: And I would answer all you're wishes, if you asked me to. All: And I would answer all you're wishes, if you asked me to.
Puck It's about you)
Artie: It's all about you, baby
Puck It's all about you)
Artie: It's all about you
Puck: It's about you)
Both: It's all about you
So I told you with a smile 'It's all about you'
Then you whispered in my ear and you told me too,
Say 'If you make my life worthwhile, it's all about you'
But if you deny me one of your kisses, don't know what I'd do.
So hold me close and say three words, like you used to do.
Dancing on the kitchen tiles, it's all about you.
Yeah...
But if you deny me one of your kisses, don't know what I'd do.
So hold me close and say three words, like you used to do.
Dancing on the kitchen tiles,
Yes you make my life worthwhile,
So I told you with a smile...
It's all about you.
Artie: It's all about you
Finn: It's about you)
Puck: It's all about you, baby
Mike: It's all about you)
Puck: It's all about you
Finn: It's about you)
Artie: It's all about you
(The song finished and the group applauded Rachel slightly blushing and Tina and Lauren giving Mike and Puck swats on the arms. Brittany just sat there in silence as the bell rang then walked over to Artie)
"Artie I..." she started to say
"I thought if you wouldn't listen to me in words then maybe I could do it in song" Artie started to say
"No I loved it but Artie I just don't have those feelings for you anymore" Brittany replied
"But you do for Santana" Artie muttered
"I-I don't know" Brittany replied "I need some time to think things through. I'm sorry Artie" Brittany replied as she ran out of the room as Artie just sat there distraught
"Now before we start our class for today I have an announcement to make" Will smiled "I know I said no more additions but that was before I found out Blaine was transferring. So I asked him to audition and so here he is" he grinned as Blaine walked into the choir room. However the room fell into silence with Rachel looking steamed, Finn confused and Kurt angry
"Blaine why didn't you tell me you were auditioning. You know we don't have any secrets" Kurt said angrily
"Kurt I thought if I told you, you wouldn't want me to join New Directions. Since we are going to stand out anyway being in New Directions would stand me out more. So that`s why I didn't tell you" Blaine replied standing next to Will
"Blaine auditioned just like everyone else in this room has. And he`s a member of this school now he enrolled yesterday so it's not against the rules" Will added
"I guess we could do with another male vocalist" Mercedes added
"And he and Kurt could bring another vibe to the group. You saw them at Regionals with their duet" Quinn replied as Kurt gave a small smile towards Blaine as he stood up and walked towards Blaine
"Ok but no more secrets" he replied as he hugged Blaine with a soft smile. The rest of the room nodded and agreed with Kurt while Rachel just sat in silence then raised her hand
"I suppose it could work" she replied quietly
"Ok Blaine welcome to New Directions" Will said happily as Blaine linked hands with Kurt as he sat back down. Will then started the lesson off as the door closed behind New Directions as another new term started at McKinley High
Chapter two preview
It's the annual pep rally and this year Will has agreed to let the kids choose what they want to sing. But could this lead to disaster or could everything work out well. Meanwhile Rachel starts to make her plans for New York, Emma and Will`s feelings of friendship start to change and Blaine starts to wonder if he made a mistake joining New Directions when some of the footballers corner him
Ok so there is the first chapter. I hope you enjoyed it and please don't forget to review, Couples wise I`m going to stick to the canon couples but will include Wemma, Brittana, Finchel, Samercedes, Tike, Luck and Klaine. Oh and sorry for the heavy Will chapter ill try and calm it down in the future. Also if you don't want me to add the songs to the chapters just say and I won't. Anyway please review and the next chapter should be out in about a week