I don't even do PE!
With the only thing on anyones mind right now being Sectionals, the New Directions and The Trouble Tones had become extremely competitive. Mr Schue and Shelby had invited both groups to the auditorium in hopes of easing the tension, and they had announced a mash off between both groups.
However, the competitiveness was increasing still, and with Finn and Santana being the leaders of the charge, neither one of them would be backing down. They were both very determined that their group was the best show choir and they would stop at nothing to prove that.
"Okay guys, we have our work cut out for us this week with this mash-off." Mr Schue said at the start of the glee meeting.
Charlotte walked into the Choir room together, taking a seat between Puck and Mike with a sigh. Charlotte hated the fact she was going against her best friends to try and find out who was the best.
"The trouble tones have a lot of powerful voices so song selection is key." Mr Schue said. "Any suggestions?"
"What about The Clash?" Artie suggested with a small shrug.
"uh, The Police!" Blaine contributed.
"REM!" Mike offered
Pointing a finger, Kurt looked over to Charlotte. "Spice girls."
"Yeah! I love the Spice girls!" She grinned, leaning over to give Kurt a high five.
"The Jonas Brothers!" Puck shouted out.
"No, guys, we can't do any of those bands." Finn decided, shaking his head at their suggestions. "The only thing they all have in common is that they've all broken up. And right now, the new directions need to feel united."
"I like what you're saying here, Finn." Mr schue nodded. "It's not just about the music but where it comes from"
"who do you think we should use?" Tina asked, turning in her seat to look at Finn.
"How about this?" Finn started, getting up from his seat and moving to the front, standing beside Mr Schue. "People think Hall and Oates are famous for their cool, puffy hair and that dudes banging 'stache, but they're also awesome for staying together for the long haul"
"Just like us, despite our differences." Rachel smiled, looking around to all her friends.
"I think we should give the solo to the new guy." Finn turned to Rory with a smile. "Get him prepared for what's in store when the stakes get high. Rory, i'll think you'll do a great job"
Charlotte turned to see an unsure look on Rory's face. He gave the glee club a small smile and shook his head. "Thanks finn, but I don't think I'm ready for that honour just yet."
Blaine quickly spinned in his seat and made sure Rory knew they all believed in him. "Come on, you're totally ready, Rory. It's a great idea, Finn."
"Thanks." Finn smiled.
"Yeah, we will all help you out." Charlotte smiled over to the boy. "Don't worry, you'll be great."
"Exactly!" Finn pointed to his sister before turning back to Rory. "So what'd you say?"
Rory looked around seeing the supportive looks on everyone's faces and he smiled "I'll do it."
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Somehow, the two rivalling Glee Clubs had found themselves preparing for a game of dodgeball. The New Direction girls gathered together, slightly worried because they knew that for Santana and Finn this was war and they were deadly serious about this game.
Stood next to Puck, shuffling on her feet, Charlotte was terrified. "I don't know if it's hot in here or if it's just me."
"Stop worrying, you'll be fine." Puck laughed at her but she still wasn't very convinced.
"I don't even do PE!" She stressed. "I just walk around and no one seems to care."
Coming up behind her, Finn gave her a pat on the back. "Well, it's fine, just get hit and hope it knocks enough sense into you so you break up with your asshole boyfriend."
"Why are you all so against him?" Charlotte asked with a huff, although she knew he wasn't very nice to them a lot and she hated that he couldn't just get along with them for her.
With a loud groan, Puck shook her shoulders a couple of times. "Lottie, i'm not smart but even I can tell he's a douche."
"Okay, okay, I get it, you hate him." She shook her head, wanting to just move on from this topic. "Anyway, let's stop with the Jack talk, back to dodgeball."
"Excuse me." Rory said, bringing the attention to him. "I've never heard of this game of dodging balls before. What's the rules?"
"Don't die." Puck smirked, giving some very unhelpful advice.
"Oh shut up, Puckerman." Charlotte rolled her eyes at Puck, shoving his shoulder before looking to Rory. "It's pretty easy, you'll pick it up."
"You're going down, baby Hudson." Santana smirked over to Charlotte who backed behind her brother slightly in fear.
When the game started, Mike and Puck seemed to be using Charlotte as a shield which kind of confused her considering she probably needed more protecting than them. Charlotte couldn't really aim the balls properly and with two boys fighting to stay behind her, she was finding this game very difficult.
Finally she had hit someone, maybe it didn't count because it was just Mike because he was annoying her and she couldn't deal with him and Puck, but she did hit him with the ball. However, she did get into the game when some of The Trouble Tones got hit out, giving her more confidence in her team.
Her fun only lasted for a little while, and soon enough Mike and Puck had lost their shield. "It's all up to you now, guys." she said to the two boys, sending them finger guns before skipping off to the side to meet the other people who were already out.
In the end, only Finn and Santana were left.
Neither of them wanted to lose and they each tried their hardest to get the other one out in hopes of declaring victory for their own team. However, eventually, Santana launched a ball, hitting Finn right across the face, meaning her and the Trouble Tones had won.
Despite the divide in teams, Charlotte made sure to be fair and congratulate Santana, Brittany and Mercedes and she also sent Sugar Motta a small smile of acknowledgment before walking back over to Mike and Tina to complain about their loss.
"Boy, oh boy, that was a cracker." Rory smiled, quite excited after the game.
Santana shared a look with her team before the girls threw a load of dodgeball balls straight at Rory who fell to the floor in pain. Kurt ran over to the boy in absolute shock.
"Stop it, stop it!" He yelled, horrified. "For Gods sake, he's bleeding!"
Charlotte leant down beside Kurt to help the boy who was groaning in pain, his nose now bleeding. She frowned at the very out-of-character outburst from her friends.
"Maybe that's how the others treat us around here, but we don't do this to each other!" Kurt said, sending a look to Santana. "We're better than this."
"God, calm down Grandma." Santana mocked and Charlotte sent her a disappointed look.
"This game is over!" Charlotte said, trying her best to help Rory.
"We still won." Sugar shrugged.
***
After The New Directions mash-up of I Can't Go For That and You're Making My Dreams Come True, The Trouble Tones were almost ready to take to the stage. While The New Directions waited, Charlotte was giggling as her and Tina talked about how awesome their costumes had been, making sure to tease Mike about his wig and cool moustache.
Soon enough, The Trouble Tones were taking to the stage to perform their mash-up. Their powerful performance of Rumour Has It and Someone Like You by Adele gave Charlotte goosebumps and she could tell that there was a lot of emotion behind it.
Everyone cheered for the girls, having had enjoyed witnessing even more of their talent that always managed to wow them. Instead of soaking up the well deserved applause, Santana frowned as she jumped off the stage, marching towards Finn who was sat talking and smiling about the mash-up with Rachel.
"What did you just say to her?" Santana demanded, very stern with her voice.
Shocked by Santana's tone and scared at her growing anger, Finn looked up at the girl, slightly nervous. "I said I thought you were great"
"No, you're lying." Santana shook her head, not believing him at all and ignoring Rachel's attempt to defend him. "You tell her too? Everyone's gonna know now, because of you"
Finn sighed, not seeing the big deal with Santana's problem that was clearly affecting her. "The whole school already knows and you know what they don't care-"
"Not just the school, you idiot! Everyone!" Santana yelled, cutting him off.
"what are you talking-" Finn started, but was cut off by Santana slapping him around the face with as much force as she could find.
The rest of the room gasped, leaving their mouths hung open in shock as Finn winced in pain. Santana stepped back with hurt in her eyes, on the brink of tears.
***
When everything had calmed down to an extent and everyone had filed out the room after the awkward encounter, Santana stayed behind. Before leaving, Charlotte noticed the girl sat on the edge of the stage with sadness in her eyes as she let some of her tears fall.
"Santana?" Charlotte called softly, getting the girl to look up into her eyes. "Can I sit?"
Santana simply shrugged, letting Charlotte jump up onto the stage. After a few moments of silence, Santana sighed. "Your stupid brother...Someone overheard a conversation I had with him, everyone's going to know."
Hearing her voice break, Charlotte immediately wrapped the girl up in a comforting hug, knowing she was talking about her sexuality. "Santana, I can't imagine how you're feeling right now, but I love you and I'm here for you, okay?"
"I haven't even told my parents." Santana mumbled, holding on tight to the girl beside her.
Charlotte took a moment to think, unsure what was the right thing to say in a moment like this. "I am so sorry, Santana. I promise, I'll be right here no matter what. Is there anything I could do to make you feel better, even if it's just for a little while?"
Santana shrugged again. "Could you just stay here. Talk to me about something funny."
"I can do that." Charlotte smiled softly at the girl, letting her hug her for however long she needed as she cracked as many jokes as she could in hopes of distracting her from her sadness.
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A/N~ Hi, just here to say that the next episode would be I kissed A Girl, but I'm not going to be writing a chapter for that one. I know that the episode with Finn's idea came from a good place, but I don't think it's right that Finn didn't get some sort of punishment for outing Santana and that it was sort of brushed over, and I just feel like it could've been dealt with better on the show.
However that means the next chapter is Hold Onto Sixteen which means we get to have our white chocolate back !!!