Thank you for doing this, Cav." Sebastian said, holding my hand as we walked down the hallway of McKinley.
"It's my pleasure." I said. "Besides, we need people for sectionals, and maybe the guys would like to be in the musical. We need Greasers." Sebastian laughed.
"I'm sure that they would love to do it." Sebastian said.
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"Ms. R, with all due respect, what the hell are the warblers and their coaches doing in here?" Kitty asked. I smiled at her, and the rest of the room.
"I would also like to know." Rachel said. "Cavanagh doesn't like to tell us things anymore." I couldn't help but roll my eyes at the brunette.
"Well, Mr. Smythe and Mr. Anderson are here to talk to you about something very important. Please show them respect and be nice to the warblers." I said. I took a seat behind the piano.
"Okay, um, thank you." Sebastian said.
"So Sebastian and I didn't really know how to come out and say this to you guys." Blaine said.
"So we decided to be blunt about it." Sebastian said. "Dalton Academy is no longer a school, as most of you know."
"Wait what?" The choir asked together.
"What do you mean Dalton Academy is no longer a school?" Kurt asked sadly.
"Do you guys, like, not watch the news... or pay attention to social media?" Sebastian asked.
"Dalton Academy burned down." Blaine said. All of the warblers in the room looked down at the floor. For most of them, dalton was the place that they called home.
"While that's sad, why are they here again?" Kitty asked.
"They are here because the Dalton Academy warblers are now members of the McKinley High New Directions." I said, smiling. the room went into a frenzy, shouting and scoffing filled the air.
"And you couldn't have let us know?!" Rachel asked.
"Im sorry, Ms. R, but they didn't let me be a warbler, why should I let them be a New Direction?" Jane asked.
"That is a very good point." Mason said.
"Do you all hear yourselves?" I asked. The room fell very quiet. "The New Directions is the home of the misfits, the home of those who don't have anywhere else to go." I said. Sebastian was looking at me. "The Warblers lost their home. They lost their team. They lost what they love to do. Don't deprive them of this."
"We don't care. They are competing against us, not with us." Madison said.
"We understand." Nick said sadly. I could see that this was absolutely crushing them, and their coaches.
"If we don't perform with the warblers, we don't perform at all." I said, getting shocked results from the adults in the room.
"You can't do that, Cavanagh." Jane said.
"Watch me." I said. I was so fed up with the behavior of the kids that I had to leave the room. There was no way I could sit there in good conscience and let them tear these kids down. They already lost so much, no need for them to lose more.
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"I'm so sorry that the kids were acting like that." Kurt said. Sebastian, Blaine, Kurt and I went out for coffee to discuss plans for Sectionals.
"And Rachel." I mumbled.
"It's okay." Blaine said sadly. "Dalton and McKinley are like sworn enemies. It's natural for those kids to not want to perform with them."
"But they shouldn't have acted like that." I said. Sebastian grabbed my hand, squeezing it tightly.
"They never understood what it was like to be a warbler. They didn't get to experience it. They don't know how much being a warbler means. It's not their fault." Sebastian said.
"But you two do understand. Once a Warbler, always a Warbler." Blaines words hit a nerve. There will never be another graduating class of Warblers. That's really sad.
"You know what Nick told me before we left?" Sebastian asked. We all shook our heads. "He said that they would give anything to perform as the warblers one last time. I wish i could give that to them."
"What if we could?" I asked, smiling at the men in front of me.
"What are you talking about?" Blaine asked.
"Kurt, do you still have your blazer?" I asked.
"Yeah I always keep it in my car." Kurt said.
"I have mine hanging up in my office." I said, smiling. "And you two have your blazers on right now."
"Glad that we discussed that we all have our blazers, but what does this have to do with literally anything." Blaine said.
"I say we throw it all the way back to Junior year of high school." I said smiling.
"Youre a beautiful genius." Sebastian said.
"I know." I said smiling.
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Kurt had gathered all of the students into the auditorium, including the warblers. Sebastian and I were hiding backstage with Kurt's blazer. Blaine sat down at the piano, wearing his blazer as he began to sing.
Blaine
Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
"That is a sight that I haven't seen in a very long time." Sebastian said, looking at me in my blazer. I couldn't help but look down in embarrassment. He put his hand under my chin, lifting my face up slowly. "Don't. You look amazing."
"You don't look to bad your self." I said, smiling at him. He was leaning up against the wall. I walked up to him, our faces inches apart. He leaned down to kiss me, and I gladly returned the kiss. This was like no kiss that I've ever had with anyone, not even him. It's a kiss that felt right, a kiss that sent a thousand fire works in your nervous system. I pulled away smiling like a maniac.
I brought my hands to his tie, tightening it for him.
"It was crooked." I said.
Blaine
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
I got ready to go out and sing, when Sebastian straightened my blazer.
Cavanagh and Blaine
Hey Jude, don't be afraid
You were made to go out and get her
The minute you let her under your skin
Then you begin to make it better
Kurt was smiling at us, and so were the Warblers. The kids from McKinley, Rachel, and Sam were all nodding and smiling. I think it's finally hitting them that this means something.
Sebastian with Cavanagh
And anytime you feel the pain
Hey Jude, refrain
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders
For well you know that it's a fool
Who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder
Sebastian spun me around in a circle while we sang together. I smiled and ran down off the stage, looking right at Kurt. Sebastian has placed his blazer on the piano.
Cavanagh, Sebastian, Kurt, and Blaine
Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah
Kurt got onto the stage, putting on his blazer.
Blaine and Cavanagh (Kurt and Sebastian)
Hey Jude, don't let me down
You have found her, now go and get her (let it out and let it in)
Remember (hey Jude) to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
Kurt and Cavanagh
So let it out and let it in, hey Jude, begin
You're waiting for someone to perform with
And don't you know that it's just you, hey Jude, you'll do
The movement you need is on your shoulder
Sebastian and Blaine
Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her under your skin
Then you'll begin to make it better
Sebastian, Kurt and I made our way off the stage, grabbing the hands of the Warblers and pulling them up to sing with us.
Cavanagh, Blaine, Sebastian, Kurt with the Warblers
Better better better better better (oh, yeah, yeah, Jude)
(Oh) (aww oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) nah nah nah nah nah nah
We were all dancing around, hugging one another.
The Warblers, Warbler Alumni (Blaine)
Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Nah nah nah nah, hey Jude (yeah, you know you can make it Jude, Jude you're not gonna break it, yeah)
Nah nah nah (don't make it bad, Jude) (take a sad song and make it better)
Nah nah nah nah, hey Jude (Jude, hey Jude, yeah, ha, ha)
Nah nah nah (woo Jude) nah nah nah nah (yeah)
Nah nah nah nah, hey Jude (hey yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah)
Nah nah nah (hey, yeah) nah nah nah nah (hey, yeah, yeah)
Nah nah nah nah, hey Jude (now Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, yeah)
Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah (whoa yeah, yeah, yeah)
Nah nah nah nah
Hey Jude
We finished. The New Directions were on their feet clapping and cheering. I looked to Rachel who was Smiling and nodding in approval.
"To all of you, Dalton was Just a school." I said. "But to us... the ones who wore this blazer... it was a home."
"A place where I was safe from the haters." Kurt said.
"The place that I made amazing friends at." Blaine said.
"The place where I found my true love." Sebastian said, placing his hand in mine. I smiled, blushing.
"Welcome to the New Directions." Rachel said.