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sapphiresfic)Fandom: Glee
Pairing/Characters: Rachel, Puck, Rachel/Puck, the Glee clubbers
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 5,401
Spoilers: Up to 1x22 ~ Journey; just to be safe
Series: 'Starlight' (List of all the parts on my LJ)
Summary1: He's the star who just wants to be a high school student; she's the loser, who dreams of her name in lights on Broadway... When they meet at WMHS on the first day of a new school year; how will they take each other? ~ AU from the eps.
Summary2: Taylor meets New Directions.
Disclaimer: I am just borrowing them for the fun of writing, BUT I do own the plot, ideas and original characters.
A/N: I edited this chapter, so all mistakes are mine.
A/N2: Feedback keeps me writing, so please comment or review. :D
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A/N3: Keep in mind, within this AU... There is no Puck/Quinn, no Finn/Rachel, Quinn is NOT pregnant at all, Puck's dad never left when he was a kid and Puck will be OOC so yes, totally AU, though you'll see similarities to the episodes.
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"Could I have everyone's attention please?" Principal Figgins voice came over the intercom about ten minutes before the last class of the day got out and Noah knew what it was for. Rachel, along with Mike, Brittany, Kurt and Mercedes also knew, but no one else did; everyone at school was speculating why two large unmarked semi-trucks were parked near the gym; both with New York license plates and police guarding them.
"You may have seen the papers floating around the school with an odd schedule on them. All six classes will be shortened down to fifteen minutes tomorrow, with ten minutes between each class, and after sixth period, you will have lunch at almost your normal time and from eleven on, everyone will be in the gymnasium for a concert. As many of you have noticed, there are two large trucks parked near the gym with New York license plates and have police officers guarding them. They contain equipment for the concert. It has been a plan for some time, and now you all are getting a special treat. Mr. Noah Puckerman, as many of you know as 'Puck', will be putting on a concert for McKinley tomorrow as a holiday gift. This is only for students of McKinley and staff, and after the concert, he will sign autographs, pose for pictures and allow only you to experience something that not many have had the opportunity to see... Don't forget your cameras and Noah will be glad to sign a few things of yours, or he'll have his own pictures to sign; just remember, this is a school, so I don't want to see anyone wanting inappropriate things signed... There will be many new faces in the building tomorrow, but everyone here with Noah will be wearing a special pass so you know why they are here. Be respectful and remember, Noah is one of us, so let's make this a fun and enjoyable time for everyone involved," he paused, "and staff, immediately after school will be a meeting in the lounge, please come up as soon as your classes are empty," the principal finished.
A loud click over the intercom ended the announcement, and the entire class erupted in various states of excitement, many of them turning to ask him if he's really doing the concert.
"Yes, I am," Noah nodded from his seat in the back of the class room.
"Thank you!" "This is so awesome!" "You're awesome, Noah!"
"Thanks everyone," Noah replied, "it's for you, so I hope you enjoy it."
"We will!"
As the bell rang to end class, everyone got up and made their way out to the hallway, but Noah tried to stall, "oh come on, scaredy cat," Mercedes laughed, nudging him towards the door.
Noah sighed and threw his bag over his shoulder as Mike and Brittany went out of the classroom first and then Noah and Rachel followed, with Kurt and Mercedes behind them. As soon as Noah was in the hallway, everyone started screaming and cheering for him, but thankfully no one was rushing towards him. He waved at them all, "hope you guys all enjoy the show tomorrow!" He called out. "This went over great," Noah thought, "they're excited, but no one is trying to tackle me. I love my school," he smiled, as they all paused at Rachel, Kurt and Mercedes' lockers.
School normally thinned out pretty quickly, so even though they were buzzing, and students were passing by, waving at him, thanking him or giving him high-fives, they were still going home, excited for the next day, which was also the last day of school before two weeks off.
Rachel closed her locker as she finished switching out books and looked at him, "are you ready for Glee?" She asked.
"I have to stop at my locker and get my books," he thought for a moment, "and then get something out of my car for Glee," he said.
"Oh, alright. Do you need help?" She asked.
"Sure, I could use an extra set of hands," he nodded.
Tina and Artie had joined them, and then once they had their things, the whole group made their way to where the other lockers were, which was also on the way to the choir room. Noah only had a few classes with homework over the break, so once he had his books and binders in his bag, he and Rachel excused themselves to head out to his SUV, so he could drop off his bag and get what he needed.
"What do you have to get?" Rachel asked.
Noah smiled, "remember when I first gave you all my CDs and DVDs and I told you I had another concert DVD coming out soon?" He asked.
"Yes, you said later this year," she replied.
"I just got my case in the mail last week, and it's being released on Tuesday, so I'm giving everyone a copy of it, and besides you and Finn, I've never given anyone anything signed, just signed some of their stuff, so I'm giving them all copies of my CDs and all three DVDs," he said reaching the SUV and unlocking the back end.
Rachel smiled, "that's a great gift, Noah," she commented, setting her own bag in the back, since she wouldn't need it for Glee and he had picked her up that day.
In the back end was a storage box fully of many gift bags, exactly the same. Noah pulled out something and handed it to her, "this one is yours," he smiled.
Rachel took it and noticed the familiar autograph she had on all the to her things he'd given her, but then at the bottom she saw Hebrew, saying 'Happy Hanukkah'. "Happy Hanukkah, to you, too, Noah," she replied pressing a kiss to his lips, "thank you."
"You're welcome," he replied picking up a few bags and handing them to her, "I want to leave the box here, so we can carry these in," he told her.
Rachel took a few bags and counted what she had and what he had, "I think you have the right amount," she commented.
"I do. I double checked like three times before I left home," he laughed, before making sure she had her purse and closing the back end of his SUV. Walking together, they started back to the school, but they made a slight detour to the visitor parking area.
"Noah, what are we doing?" Rachel asked.
He motioned towards his dad's SUV, "to get something from dad's SUV," he said.
"Oh, alright, do you have his keys?"
"Don't need them," Noah shifted all the bags to one hand and then instead of going to the back end or the backseat, he knocked on the front passenger window and motioned to someone inside to get out.
It only took seconds for Rachel to realize who it was; Taylor, and as she watched him hop out of the SUV and hand Noah his dad's keys, her mouth fell open.
"Surprise for the club," Noah smirked, seeing her face.
"Ethan had to be at the staff meeting, so I came with him and the plan was to hang in the car until school was out and Noah came to get me," Taylor explained putting his headphones away and slipping his iPhone back into his pocket.
"You do realize that Kurt might collapse, right?" Rachel grinned.
"Hopefully not," Noah laughed, slipping his free arm around Rachel's shoulders as the three walked into the school.
"Nice hat, Taylor," Rachel said.
Taylor smirked, "thanks. I figured it probably wasn't a good idea to wear a Michigan hat, so I picked up an OSU hat when I saw one at a sports store last week," he admitted.
"Good call," Noah replied as they reached the choir room, "hang out here a second, man, let Rachel and I go in and make sure everyone is here."
"Yeah, cool," Taylor nodded, and leaned against the wall.
The couple walked into the room and moved to the piano and set the bags on it.
"Presents?" Kurt grinned, "what are they?"
Noah laughed, "you'll have to wait and see."
"Is it a duck?" Brittany asked.
"No, it's not a duck, sorry Brittany," he replied calmly, trying not to burst out laughing. Letting his eyes drift around the room, he confirmed that everyone was there, minus Mr. Schuester and his dad, "I have a surprise for you all," Noah said. Confused at what he was saying, everyone watched Noah walk to the door and motion for someone outside. "Though I don't think he needs an introduction, I'd like to introduce one of my best friends, Taylor Lautner," Noah replied as Taylor walked into the room.
"Oh my God!" "Are you serious?" "Am I seeing things?" "No way!"
Finn got up calmly, "hey Taylor, nice to see you again," he said shaking his hand and patting him on the back.
Taylor smiled at him, "you, too, Finn. Can't believe it's been like five months since I saw you last," he admitted.
Finn thought for a moment, "wow, it really has been five months."
"Is he talking to him?" "Did I miss something?" "Oh my God!" "Does he know him?"
Rachel giggled from where she was, because all Kurt was saying was 'oh my God', but they expected it.
Taylor looked around, "hey everyone," he said, "it's nice to finally meet all of you," he looked around the room, names popping into his head as he saw everyone in person; Noah had given him a brief explanation of each member, and it helped that Noah was friends with all of them on Facebook and he had pictures of them posted on his page, "hopefully I remember everyone's names," he replied, "Quinn, Santana and Brittany," he said looking at the three girls in Cheerios uniforms, then turned to the next few, "Matt, Mike," he nodded at them; easy to tell since they were in their Letterman's jackets, matching Noah's and Finn's. "Artie, Ryan," he smiled at them, not recognizing Ryan by looks, only by knowing he was the newest member to the group, "and Mercedes, Tina and Kurt," he finished, "I think I got them right, right?"
Artie, Matt, Mike and Ryan were the first to move towards the teen actor, "yeah you got it all right," Mike said, "nice to meet you, man."
Taylor shook their hands and nodded at them, relaxing. He had been a bit nervous to meet them, even if he knew they were 'cool' from Noah's point of view. He still was apprehensive to meet new people, because, like Noah, he was used to screaming fans.
The last six in the room got up as the guys cleared away, not wanting to crowd around Taylor all at once. He offered hugs to the girls, who were all still pretty shocked, but Taylor was one of the guys they all liked, so this was a big deal. "When Noah said you were coming, and then when you said 'see you soon New Directions' on TV, we were all shocked, but it's really awesome that you're here. It's an honor to meet you," Tina said hugging him.
Taylor smiled at her, "thanks, and it is awesome to be here. It really nice to finally meet the people Noah talks about," he explained.
Noah's eyes widened in shock, "did you just call me Noah?"
"Yeah, I did. That is your name, right?" Taylor asked curiously.
"Well, yeah, it is, but you've always called me Puck," Noah admitted.
"Yeah, but after seeing you in LA last month, it finally clicked that I'm best friends with Noah, and Puck is just part of you. I should have been calling you Noah all along, but you were introduced to me as Puck and you never corrected it, or told me you'd rather be called Noah, so I just went with it, but now, seeing you at home, with your friends and family, it's time I start using your real name," Taylor explained.
Noah walked over to him and held out his hand, "hi, I'm Noah Puckerman, one of your best friends. Born and raised in Lima, Ohio and am a Junior at William McKinley High School. When I'm not spending time with my girlfriend, friends, or family, going to school or hanging out in Lima, the rest of the time, I'm Puck, international pop star," Noah grinned.
Taylor laughed lightly, but shook his hand, "it's nice to meet you, Noah."
"Awww..." "That's so sweet..."
"I think we just witnessed history in the making," Finn commented with a grin.
"Does anyone have a camera with them?" Mercedes asked, "because I'm not going to deny I want a picture with Taylor and Noah," she commented with a grin.
"I have mine in my bag," Rachel admitted.
For the next little bit, each member of the group stood between Taylor and Noah and got their picture taken with Rachel's camera; this was the whole point of Taylor coming that day; he could meet Noah's close friends without being overwhelmed with other students wanting his attention once they found out he was also there.
Will and Ethan still hadn't arrived from the meeting and it was well after the time the club should have started, but they still had time, so Noah moved over to the piano where the gift bags were sitting, "I've got something for you guys," he said.
"What are they?" Tina asked.
"Since I don't celebrate Christmas, but most of you do, I decided for a holiday gift, I'd give you guys these. Most of you haven't asked me to sign anything for you, which is fine, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to give you each a copy of all my CDs and DVDs, signed by me," he explained handing out bags to everyone, minus Finn, Rachel and Taylor, but Noah handed Finn a copy of his new DVD.
"Whoa, when did you get this?" Finn asked looking at the back of the DVD cover.
"Got my shipment last week---"
"Oh my God! This isn't even out yet!" Kurt exclaimed.
Noah smirked, "no, the 'Who I Am' concert tour DVD isn't going to be released until Tuesday," Noah told them, "so I knew you guys wouldn't have that," he added.
A chorus of 'thank yous' came from everyone in the room, most of them looking over the new DVD. "Where was it filmed?" Finn asked as he looked it over.
"Same place my other one was filmed, too," Noah replied, "Columbus."
"What?" Kurt exclaimed, "this is from the concert tour you just ended before you came back to McKinley, right?"
Noah nodded, "yep, which means you, Tina, Mercedes, Finn, his mom and my family are there somewhere in the audience. I haven't watched it yet, but I'm sure we'll be able to see you guys."
Finn wasn't too surprised, but Tina, Mercedes and Kurt all had looks of shock on their faces, "um, do you," Mercedes glanced over to the TV by the front of the room, "do you think Mr. Schuester would mind if we put it in? I'm curious now," she admitted.
As Noah opened his mouth to respond, the man in question, along with his dad and manager walked into the room all carrying large boxes. Noah knew his dad and Will would be there, but seeing Elliott for the first time in months was a big shocker, "Elliott, what are you doing here?" Noah asked moving over to the man to greet him.
Elliott was in his late forties, with salt and pepper hair that he keeps short, is average build at just under six-feet tall and though was business most of the time, but currently he was dressed casually. He's been managing clients for almost twenty years and is working with several at the moment, and while he lets Ethan manage Noah's day-to-day life with anything from photo shoots, interviews, going to award shows, and so on, Elliott is able to work with his other clients and keeps in touch with Ethan and they discuss important things involving 'Puck' which is also why Elliott is there now; the concert isn't something normally done and he wants to be there to witness it.
The older man sat a box down that he was carrying and laughed lightly, "I was in the neighborhood and thought I'd stop by," he replied, shaking Noah's hand. "Actually I was going to drop off all the passes and bracelets for tomorrow to your place, but your dad said he was coming up here with Taylor, so I stopped by to save a step," he explained.
"Oh, nice," Noah nodded, not really sure what to say, but then turned around, "uh, everyone, this is my official manager Elliott Case. Elliott this is New Directions," Noah explained, motioning around to the club sitting in various spots in the room.
Elliott nodded at everyone, "hello. It's nice to meet you. I've done my homework and hopefully I remember everyone's names," he said, looking at each one and saying their name, getting them all right, just like Taylor had. Elliott then turned to Rachel, "and you're Rachel Berry. It's about time I got to meet you," he said holding his hand out to her.
Rachel nodded and shook his hand, "it's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Case. I've always heard about you, but I'm surprised it has taken us so long to meet," Rachel admitted.
"Please, call me Elliott, and that goes for everyone," he looked around, but turned to Rachel again, "I feel like I already know you from what Ethan, Deborah and Noah have said about you."
She blushed, "they talk about me?"
Elliott nodded, "it's all good, I promise," he replied with a smile, "Noah's in love and Ethan and Deborah say you're part of the family now."
"Both true," Noah replied walking over to the piano and picking up the final gift on the table and then moved to Will, "hey Mr. Schue, it's not much, but I wanted to give everyone a signed copy of my CDs and DVDs," he said.
"Thank you Noah," Will took the bag, and glanced inside, "I have your newest CD, but I admit, I don't have the others or the DVDs, so this is great," he replied with a smile.
"You're welcome," Noah then turned to Taylor, "Taylor, this is Mr. Will Schuester, Mr. Schue, this is one of my best friends, Taylor Lautner."
"Taylor, nice to finally meet you," Will admitted, shaking his hand.
"You, too, Mr. Schue, I've heard a lot about you," Taylor replied with a smile.
Once greetings were finally done and everyone was finally over the shock of Taylor being there, Will was able to start Glee, but it was a little different day than most. "Okay, guys, sorry for running late from our meeting, but Ethan, Elliott, Tim and Alex were talking to the staff about tomorrow, which brings us to our first order of business, Ethan," Will turned to him.
Ethan stood up and moved over to one of the boxes and pulled out a bundle of red plastic bracelets and a stack of 'All Access' passes hanging from black lanyards. "Alright, these," he held up the bracelets, "were given to the staff this afternoon and will be given to all the students tomorrow. This way we know you're supposed to be here, but these," he showed them the passes, "are only for close friends, family, and anyone involved directly with either Noah or Taylor and gives you access to them without question. On the front you'll see 'All Access' written over a picture of Noah and Taylor and then on the back," he flipped them over, "are your names. The bracelets are waterproof, so you can put them on now, or later, and I suggest that you not show the pass around to anyone tomorrow until the concert," Ethan added handing out the bracelets and then the passes to each of them, including Taylor and Noah and also gave Finn a bracelet and a pass with Carole's name on it for her, and gave Rachel the ones for her dads.
The teens put the bracelets on and passed around a pair of scissors to trim off the excess, "isn't this a little excessive?" Mercedes asked looking at the passes, "it mean, it's cool and all, but all this for a concert here at school?"
"This is a private event. There will be a lot of police and security guards here and have been told if they see anyone without a red bracelet or one of these passes, they're to be escorted to the office to either get a bracelet or find out why they are there. Now that the school knows that this is going on, word will spread and by tomorrow there may be a lot of people trying to come for the concert, but no one is being let into the gym without a bracelet on. If you have these passes, you'll get to sit with us and after the show, when the guys are signing autographs, you can be with them if you want. I know this seems like a lot, but this isn't just a concert at school. Even though Noah is a student here, and everyone has been very welcoming to him being here, once he puts himself out there as 'Puck' things are going to be a little different and Taylor being here is really going to stir up things, too, so this is more of a safety precaution than it is anything else. We want to keep everyone safe," Ethan replied retaking his seat at the piano, once everyone had their passes and bracelets.
"When you put it like that, it's not excessive," Mercedes agreed.
Settled down from that, Will moved into his office, and returned holding a DVD case, "I know this is the last meeting before the new year, so I figured we could discuss music for Regionals and maybe watch our performance from Sectionals," Will said.
"Oh, dude, this I gotta see," Taylor grinned.
Noah blushed as everyone took seats and now they knew why the TV was set up in front of the classroom; that had been Will's plan all along.
"Mr. Schuester, who filmed the performances?" Rachel asked.
Will set up the DVD in the player and took the remote to his seat, "the Show Choir Board always records the performances for the schools," Will explained.
"We don't have to watch the other schools do we?" Kurt asked.
"No," Will shook his head, "I don't think any of us want to watch that again," he replied, skipping right to the beginning of their performance.
The camera was focused on the stage, but as soon as Rachel came out from the back, it panned to her and followed her to the stage. The sound was amazing for what it was picking up, and everyone in the choir room cheered at the video, "I knew you could belt it on the fly," Kurt grinned, patting Rachel on the shoulder.
Rachel ducked her head with a blush, but then continued to watch the screen, holding her boyfriend's hand. As the rest of the club appeared on the screen and they moved into their next song, Noah's first solo came up and you could definitely hear the 'Puck' fans screaming in the background, but thankfully it didn't pick up too much and they were still able to hear Noah. After the final notes of their last song, the screen went black and it skipped right to the announcement of the winners and as New Directions was handed their trophy, the video stopped and went back to the menu, ending the short video.
Will stood up and turned the TV off, "after overcoming everything that happened this weekend, I think you guys did absolutely amazing. Regionals here we come. So now, I think we should start talking about some songs for it."
Rachel's arm went up before he could even finishing speaking, "Mr. Schuester, I have a few suggestions, or ideas I'd like to bring up."
"Not surprising," Noah laughed sitting back in his seat.
Will smiled, "alright, come on up, Rachel," he said, stepping aside.
Rachel let go of her boyfriend's hand and stood up, turning to face Will, "we're still required to have a ballad and two other songs, correct?"
"Yes we are," Will nodded.
"When we agreed before that Mercedes would sing the ballad for Sectionals, we went with it and with the unfortunate events of the weekend, I had to use one of my ballads for it. Since she was unable to sing hers," Rachel looked right at Mercedes, "you should get your chance to sing one, Mercedes," she smiled.
"I... Really? You guys want me to?" Mercedes asked in shock.
"All in favor of Mercedes singing the ballad for Regionals, raise their hand," Rachel said, holding up her hand. Everyone's hands flew up, including Ethan and Will. Even Taylor and Elliott did, having heard enough from her solo in 'Somebody to Love' to know she had a strong voice. "It's unanimous, you're singing the ballad," Rachel smiled.
"Thanks everyone, that means a lot, but I don't know what to sing now," she admitted.
"Well, there's all sorts of music to choose from; things that go back to Etta James, or even more current like Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera---"
"Hold up," Mercedes grinned, "I got one."
"Got what?" Rachel asked.
"The song. As soon as you said Christina Aguilera, I knew what song," she said, "it's from her second album. 'Beautiful'. I love that song," Mercedes explained.
"That would be a perfect ballad for Regionals," Will replied, "I say let's go for it. I can get the music and the band can start learning it as soon as we get back from the break," he said.
Rachel nodded, "and also, Taylor, Noah and I were watching Grease last night and Noah and I both had the same idea. 'Your The One That I Want' seems to be the best song from it that would be appropriate for a school competition and is already a duet, so we wouldn't have to do any arranging to go from a single vocalist to two, like we did for 'Keep Holding On'," Rachel explained.
"Some styles from the fifties are coming back and we could do poodle skirts, but then again, that won't be very good to wear for our other songs," Kurt commented.
"Actually, Regionals is set up differently than Sectionals," Will said, "it's set up into two rounds. The first round we'll perform our ballad and one other song, then after all the schools have performed they will rank us. The top fifteen go onto the second round and then we do one more song and the top five will go onto Nationals, so you will need two different outfits to wear. We could do the ballad and one more song on the first day and if we move onto the second round, we could do 'You're The One That I Want'," Will said, "are we going to use it?" Will asked.
"I think we should," Tina said.
"Me too. It'll be a fun song to do," Quinn agreed.
Will looked around for anyone to complain, but without one, he looked at Ethan, "you up for it?"
Ethan laughed, "sure. As long as it's not Disco we should be good."
Rachel retook her seat with a smile on her face and then looked at her boyfriend, "any other suggestions?" She asked him, but also the rest of the club.
"Cause we belong together now, yeah. Forever united here somehow, yeah. You got a piece of me and honestly... My life (my life) would suck (would suck) without you..."
"Shit, sorry guys," Taylor tugged his phone from his pocket and ignored the call, "I'll call her back later," he said slipping his phone back into his pocket.
"Was that Kelly Clarkson?" Tina asked.
Taylor nodded, "yeah. It's my ringtone for um, my ex," he admitted.
"I like that song," Brittany said.
"That would be another fun song to do for Regionals," Quinn said, "it's upbeat. Easy to dance to and it's popular, so people will be familiar with it."
"But do we really want to do a popular song? I mean, what happens if someone else picks it?" Mercedes asked.
"I think we're safe with it," Ethan said, "it's not something someone would normally pick for competition," he added.
"I agree," Will nodded, "so let's go for it. Thanks for the idea, Taylor," he grinned.
"Uh, yeah, no problem," he laughed, "it's just my ringtone."
"Doesn't sound like someone's over their ex with a song like that," Santana commented.
"We're still friends and we both still have feelings for each other, so we'll see what the future brings," Taylor replied.
"Alright, well, over the break I'll try and get sheet music for the songs, so the band can start working on them once we get back," Will said.
"I know 'You're The One That I Want' on the guitar," Artie said.
"You do?" Will asked.
"Yeah, and I wouldn't mind playing the guitar for all the songs, actually. I mean, we do now have one more guy than girls and it's not as easy to choreograph a wheelchair into the numbers," Artie explained.
Will looked at him, "are you sure? We wouldn't have a problem coming up with something, but if you're sure you'd rather play guitar, it's up to you."
Artie pushed his glasses up and nodded, "I am, Mr. Schue. I like playing the guitar."
"Okay, we have our songs for Regionals and Artie is playing guitar, I think that makes for a successfully day, so if no one has anything else they'd like to discuss, then you guys are free to head out," Will said looking around.
"Noah, what are you singing tomorrow?" Tina asked curiously.
"Oh, some songs from my first album 'Puck', the second one 'What About Now' and my newest one, 'Who I Am'," he replied vaguely.
They laughed lightly, "I think we all know that, but what songs?" Quinn offered.
"That's for me to know and you guys to find out tomorrow. I want it to be a surprise. Most of the songs are from my new album. There are a few I'm doing that I have never performed before for certain reasons, but now I will," he explained.
"Are you going to shave your head?" Matt asked.
Rachel's eyes widened at the thought and everyone in the room seemed to be shocked at the question; they'd grown used to Noah, and the mohawk was something that set Puck apart from Noah; now that they were mixing Puck and Noah, no one knew.
"Nope, I'm not. Rest in peace, mohawk, it's gone for good," Noah said looking at Elliott with a 'don't even try to pull the manager card' look.
Elliott held up his hands, "I gave up that fight a long time ago," he laughed, "it's your head."
Noah nodded, "thank you."
Rachel relaxed; she'd seen pictures of him with his mohawk, but had never seen him in person with it and she didn't really want to. She knew it had been Puck's signature that set him apart from the other teen celebrities, but she didn't like it, so she was very glad to hear that he wasn't going to go back to it.
As it got later, the students slowly gathered their things and Ethan reminded them to remember their passes and to keep Taylor being there a secret.
Tim and Alex appeared in the choir room just as the kids were beginning to leave, meeting up with Elliott and Ethan. With greetings to them, the teens headed outside to their cars, and Taylor was catching a ride with Noah and Rachel, since Ethan was remaining at McKinley for a few more hours to go over some things.
As the kids dispersed, they waved at their friends, and promised to see them the next day and Taylor felt 'normal'. He didn't feel like 'Noah's visiting friend', and he liked it. Now he understood why Noah loved being back home, and calling these teens his friends.
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Glee songs mentioned:
'Beautiful' - Mercedes (Original Christina Aguilera)
'My Life Would Suck Without You' - Rachel & Tina (Original Kelly Clarkson) (Lyrics mentioned as Taylor's ringtone, too.)
Non-Glee:
'You're The One That I Want' - Grease Soundtrack - Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta
Note: For those of you who have read/are reading 'Out of the Blue' you may remember that I had Puck and Rachel sing lead on 'YTOTIW' at Regionals. At the time I made the decision to use that song, I didn't know that in 'Journey', Olivia Newton-John would be one of the celebrity judges. Since I've seen the episode, I'm gonna use 'YTOTIW' here in 'Starlight', too, so it could stir up some things because Olivia Newton-John will be one of the judges at Regionals here in 'Starlight'.
Yes, I know I used this song in 'Out of the Blue', but now having seen 'Journey', I want to use the song again, and they are both my fics, so I'm free to borrow ideas or song choices between my stories, so I hope you guys don't mind.
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A/N4: Let me know what you guys think. Chapter 22 and 23 will feature the concert. I was going to put it in one chapter, but will all that is going on, it got too long, so it will be split up, but hopefully not posted more than a few days apart. Once you see below you guys will see what my week as been like... Please read and review and let me know what you guys think!
A/N5: I got a rare opportunity today, August 22. Kitsap County, my county here in Washington State, is one of the first counties in the US to get a piece of the World Trade Center. On August 10, two 5,000-pound steel garters were loaded onto a flatbed semi-truck, covered with an American flag and left New York, bound for us. It arrived today, a little after four-pm with over 900 motorcycles as escorts, along with police, fire and other vehicles, that picked it up on the way. I was able to touch the flag and the rusty metal; and it was an honor to be there to witness that piece of history. On the 9th anniversary, which is coming up in a few weeks, the county will announce where it will be displayed as a memorial to the towers and those who lost their lives that day, and on it's 10th anniversary in 2011, the memorial will be complete. I can't wait to see it!
Please read this A/N6: On August 15, I got an idea for a one-shot for my fic table that I couldn't shake for any reason, so I started writing it out. I'm giving away the premise, but basically, Rachel's in New York and is about a month into her 2nd year of college, when she finds out her boyfriend back home, Puck, has been hiding a brain tumor from her for six months, and she only finds out because her dad feels she deserves to be there or not for the surgery he is going in for in a few days to remove it... This leads up to my real life situation... I'm an only child and my dad is disabled; he doesn't walk real well from some back and leg issues, and my mom is pretty much his caregiver. Still writing the fic, mentioned above, on August 19, I got the biggest shock of my life... My mom's gynecologist, found a mass in her cervix that they are pretty sure is cervical cancer, but until we get all the results from the biopsies and blood tests on Monday, August 23, we won't know for sure, and by Tuesday or Wednesday, we will be in Seattle (over an hour away) for possibly surgery to remove it. If she has surgery, she will be laid up for several weeks, which means I will be caring for her and my dad. I'm preparing them at work for me to take a leave of absence, if it comes down to it... I'm telling you this because when my mom woke me up at 9:30am on the 19th to tell me all this (her appointment had been earlier than that) the first thing that popped into my head aside from 'holy fucking shit' and 'I can't lose my mom' was 'now I know where I got the idea for my one-shot; it was a premonition to this news'. We won't know more until Monday. We're hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst... I'm sure I'll have a lot of time to write coming up soon, and will try and post as often as I can, at least once a week, but I wanted to let you know that in case you don't see updates from me for a while, you'll know why. This is being posted on Sunday, August 22, and I will try and get something written within the next week to post, even if it's just a few short scenes to keep the fic going. I always wondered when this day would come and now I'm faced with it. I truly appreciate all of your reviews and kind words, and aside from a few close friends here, you guys are my support, so please keep the reviews coming, I could really use them right now.
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