Glee | LATGHAOT They Are Hopeful | Multiship (10 of 20)
Started my daily ficlets to make the hiatus pass, then decided to keep going with a 2nd cycle and then a 3rd, all through to a 22nd. Now cycle 23!
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LOVE & THE GENTLE HEART ARE ONE THING - [For the full explanation, please refer to Chapter 1
Chapter 10 of 20 They Are Determined
"LOVE & THE GENTLE HEART ARE ONE THING
10. THEY ARE HOPEFUL"
Multiship
Kurt made his way across the gym, toward Mercedes and Anthony. As he went, he craned his neck, tried to see Blaine… He was making his way across as well, to Mr. Schuester.
“Excuse me, Mr…” he started, as he reached him. Will had been mid-turn already, and he startled.
“Hello…” he frowned, recognizing him. “You’re… Blaine, from the Dalton Warblers, yes?”
“That’s right,” he nodded. “I was wondering… The others told Kurt and I about what you have going on here, with the songs.” Will nodded. “I’d really appreciate it if you’d let me do one, sort of a… gift for a friend of ours. I know I’m not a student here, or in your Glee Club, but..”
“No, it’s fine, absolutely,” he promised. “We’re not competitors in here,” he gave him a smile and offered the bowl.
“Thank you,” Blaine bowed his head before reaching in and pulling out a card. “Ah,” he read the card.
“You can pick another one if this one doesn’t work,” Will insisted. Blaine considered the card, then nodded and put it back, pulled another one. The new title got a smile and a nod out of him. He looked back to Will, tapping the card against his hand.
“This one will do.”
“Okay, well when the stage is clear, just go up to Brad, our pianist, and give him the card, he’ll know what to do,” Will explained. Blaine nodded, looking at the stage, then his card, then across the gym…
“Hey, guys,” Kurt went up to Mercedes and Anthony.
“Hey, uh, Anthony, this is Kurt; Kurt, Anthony,” she introduced.
“Yeah, we’ve met. Played with us and cheered for us,” Anthony pointed out.
“Oh, right…” Mercedes shook her head, remembering.”Where’s Blaine?” she looked around.
“Oh, he’s around,” Kurt played innocent. “How’s the evening going so far?” he asked Mercedes more than Anthony, though he did shift the look to him as well. He would never have bothered trying to direct Mercedes toward him if he didn’t think he would be good for her, would treat her the way she deserved to be treated. His motives may have been slightly distracted at first, but now that the dust had cleared, he really believed this was the best for her… and tonight they would make sure it was only the beginning.
“It’s great,” Mercedes smiled, stealing a quick look to Anthony, almost to make sure he also saw it as such; he smiled back, and her face brightened even further as she looked back to Kurt. He couldn’t help smiling as well, seeing his friend so happy. “We’ve been dancing a few times,” she nodded, and then, well did you see what happened with Tina?”
“No, what happened?” he looked around, concerned.
“She fell, hurt her ankle. She was sitting over there with Mike earlier,” she pointed. “I should go check on her,” she started to move, and there Kurt saw an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. He looked to the stage and saw Blaine hand the card over. Brad signalled a two to the band, and they began. Kurt looked back to Mercedes.
“I’ll go. You two should get back in there,” he indicated the dance floor.
“Won’t say no to that,” Anthony nodded. Mercedes still hesitated. Kurt leaned in to her ear.
“Go on, this one’s for you,” he whispered, indicating the stage with his head. Mercedes saw Blaine and she looked back. Kurt gave her a smile and a silent ‘go.’ Mercedes had a hand offered to her, and she wouldn’t dream of refusing it… so she took it, and she followed Anthony on to the dance floor, as Blaine began his song.
[B] “Dancin' where the stars go blue / Dancin' where the evening fell / Dancin' in your wooden shoes / In a wedding gown
Dancin' out on 7th street / Dancin' through the underground / Dancin' little marionette / Are you happy now?”
She wanted to get past that feeling… the one where she still waited for the dream to end and to find herself back in her bed, or asleep in algebra… You waited long enough for something to happen, and then one of two things happened… Either you got yourself convinced that it was normal life, would always be normal life, and started fooling yourself into thinking you were okay with it, or when you found yourself face to face with something that didn’t fit the norm, then you needed just a little more time to convince yourself it was really real, and someone wasn’t waiting to pull out the rug from under you. She was confident, she loved herself; that wasn’t the issue… It was just that other people had never seemed to clue in on that.
[B] “Where do you go when you're lonely / Where do you go when you're blue / Where do you go when you're lonely / I'll follow you / When the stars go blue / The stars go blue / The stars go blue / The stars go blue”
No one had ever looked at her the way Anthony did that night, as they danced… It was changing everything for her, so she could afford to be a little scared… She didn’t see the fear as being bad, it was necessary… the fear was what made it all come to light, to life… The more time went on, the better she got at quieting the voice that tried to ruin her happiness and convince her it would all come crashing down. She was going to dance, and have fun, and just watch Anthony Rashad look at her the way he did.
[B] “Laughing with your pretty mouth / Laughing with your broken eyes / Laughing with your lover's tongue / In a lullaby
Where do you go when you're lonely / Where do you go when you're blue / Where do you go when you're lonely / I'll follow you / When the stars go blue / The stars go blue / The stars go blue / The stars go blue
The stars go blue / The stars go blue / The stars go blue / The stars go blue”
Kurt had watched them dance for a moment before tracking down Tina and Mike. They were back on the chairs, with Tina seated sideways on one, Mike sitting by her side with his jacket rolled up and supporting her ankle in his lap, the ice once again held to it. “Hey, are you okay?” Kurt asked when he came up to them, crouching.
“Yeah, it was stupid,” she shrugged. “I just need to rest it, really, it’s fine, it’s just… Well, I wanted to dance,” she looked back to Mike as she said this.
“Plenty of time for that,” he told her, and she nodded before turning to Kurt.
“But you’re here!” she was grinning now, and Kurt moved up to hug her.
“We do miss you back in Glee Club,” Mike piped in, and it made Kurt’s heart warm.
“I miss you guys, too.”
Not too far off the stage, Will and Holly were sitting, watching the kids dance. Or, in fact, Will was trying to watch the kids but then would have to suddenly pull the bowl away, to keep Holly from feeding her curiosity and reading all the titles; he wanted her to stay surprised. Every time a song would start, she’d react to it, and he wasn’t going to take it away.
“I just want to hold it,” she swore, “Don’t you have friends out there, other teachers, or something, you could dance with one of them.”
“I came here to dance with you,” he pointed out with a smile as though to say ‘I know what you’re doing here and you’re not getting the bowl.’ She smiled like a kid caught red handed.
“We’ve got all evening,” she insisted. “And I’m serious, what about… what about that one you were telling me about, the guidance counsellor?”
“E-Emma?” he paused. “I… No, I mean, she’s married…” he shrugged.
“So? You were married before; are you going to tell me you never danced with anyone else while you were married?” He didn’t respond. “Are you still friends?”
“W… Yeah, yes, of course,” he nodded, blinking. She held out her hand for the bowl, nodded her head to it. He looked at her with a sigh, finally handed it over. “We will dance, you and me,” he swore.
“I know,” she smiled, shooed him off. After a moment he went off through the crowd. After a moment, she dipped her hand in the bowl and pulled out a card. She read the title and thought… She had an idea and smiled. With a quick scan of the crowd, she spotted her target and whistled.
“Finn Hudson, over here!” she called, and both he and Rachel startled and turned to look. “Come here!” she waved her hand. After a moment, the two of them walked up.
“Did we do something wrong?” Finn asked the chaperone.
“No, not at all. How would you like to go up next?” she handed him the card. “I can keep her company,” she indicated Rachel with a smirk. The couple shared a look, and Rachel gave a good nod.
“Right, okay, I can do that.”
TO BE CONTINUED (TOMORROW)
* IN CONSTRUCTION! *
PREVIOUS DAYS
[Cycle 01] [Cycle 02] [Cycle 03] [Cycle 04] [Cycle 05]
[Cycle 06] [Cycle 07] [Cycle 08] [Cycle 09] [Cycle 10]
[Cycle 11] [Cycle 12] [Cycle 13] [Cycle 14] [Cycle 15]
[Cycle 16] [Cycle 17] [Cycle 18] [Cycle 19] [Cycle 20]
[Cycle 21] [Cycle 22]
[Cycle 23]
[463] [464] [465] [466] [467]
[468] [469] [470] [471]
Suggestion Drop Off
Title: "Love & the Gentle Heart Are One Thing: 10. They Are Hopeful"
Pairing: [Capitalized = in this chapter] Carl/Emma, FINN/RACHEL, KURT/BLAINE, Artie/Brittany, MIKE/TINA, Sam/Quinn, Puck/Santana, ANTHONY/MERCEDES, WILL/HOLLY, Puck/Quinn, Will/Emma, Burt/Carole, Brittany/Santana, Artie/Tina and more to come!
Rating: G
Summary: Valentine's Day is coming, and it's shaping up to be a very Glee kind of dance...
Spoilers: Through 210 A Very Glee Christmas
if you have things you would like to see get written, pleeease drop by the suggestion box. The link is further down!
LOVE & THE GENTLE HEART ARE ONE THING - [For the full explanation, please refer to Chapter 1
Chapter 10 of 20 They Are Determined
"LOVE & THE GENTLE HEART ARE ONE THING
10. THEY ARE HOPEFUL"
Multiship
Kurt made his way across the gym, toward Mercedes and Anthony. As he went, he craned his neck, tried to see Blaine… He was making his way across as well, to Mr. Schuester.
“Excuse me, Mr…” he started, as he reached him. Will had been mid-turn already, and he startled.
“Hello…” he frowned, recognizing him. “You’re… Blaine, from the Dalton Warblers, yes?”
“That’s right,” he nodded. “I was wondering… The others told Kurt and I about what you have going on here, with the songs.” Will nodded. “I’d really appreciate it if you’d let me do one, sort of a… gift for a friend of ours. I know I’m not a student here, or in your Glee Club, but..”
“No, it’s fine, absolutely,” he promised. “We’re not competitors in here,” he gave him a smile and offered the bowl.
“Thank you,” Blaine bowed his head before reaching in and pulling out a card. “Ah,” he read the card.
“You can pick another one if this one doesn’t work,” Will insisted. Blaine considered the card, then nodded and put it back, pulled another one. The new title got a smile and a nod out of him. He looked back to Will, tapping the card against his hand.
“This one will do.”
“Okay, well when the stage is clear, just go up to Brad, our pianist, and give him the card, he’ll know what to do,” Will explained. Blaine nodded, looking at the stage, then his card, then across the gym…
“Hey, guys,” Kurt went up to Mercedes and Anthony.
“Hey, uh, Anthony, this is Kurt; Kurt, Anthony,” she introduced.
“Yeah, we’ve met. Played with us and cheered for us,” Anthony pointed out.
“Oh, right…” Mercedes shook her head, remembering.”Where’s Blaine?” she looked around.
“Oh, he’s around,” Kurt played innocent. “How’s the evening going so far?” he asked Mercedes more than Anthony, though he did shift the look to him as well. He would never have bothered trying to direct Mercedes toward him if he didn’t think he would be good for her, would treat her the way she deserved to be treated. His motives may have been slightly distracted at first, but now that the dust had cleared, he really believed this was the best for her… and tonight they would make sure it was only the beginning.
“It’s great,” Mercedes smiled, stealing a quick look to Anthony, almost to make sure he also saw it as such; he smiled back, and her face brightened even further as she looked back to Kurt. He couldn’t help smiling as well, seeing his friend so happy. “We’ve been dancing a few times,” she nodded, and then, well did you see what happened with Tina?”
“No, what happened?” he looked around, concerned.
“She fell, hurt her ankle. She was sitting over there with Mike earlier,” she pointed. “I should go check on her,” she started to move, and there Kurt saw an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. He looked to the stage and saw Blaine hand the card over. Brad signalled a two to the band, and they began. Kurt looked back to Mercedes.
“I’ll go. You two should get back in there,” he indicated the dance floor.
“Won’t say no to that,” Anthony nodded. Mercedes still hesitated. Kurt leaned in to her ear.
“Go on, this one’s for you,” he whispered, indicating the stage with his head. Mercedes saw Blaine and she looked back. Kurt gave her a smile and a silent ‘go.’ Mercedes had a hand offered to her, and she wouldn’t dream of refusing it… so she took it, and she followed Anthony on to the dance floor, as Blaine began his song.
[B] “Dancin' where the stars go blue / Dancin' where the evening fell / Dancin' in your wooden shoes / In a wedding gown
Dancin' out on 7th street / Dancin' through the underground / Dancin' little marionette / Are you happy now?”
She wanted to get past that feeling… the one where she still waited for the dream to end and to find herself back in her bed, or asleep in algebra… You waited long enough for something to happen, and then one of two things happened… Either you got yourself convinced that it was normal life, would always be normal life, and started fooling yourself into thinking you were okay with it, or when you found yourself face to face with something that didn’t fit the norm, then you needed just a little more time to convince yourself it was really real, and someone wasn’t waiting to pull out the rug from under you. She was confident, she loved herself; that wasn’t the issue… It was just that other people had never seemed to clue in on that.
[B] “Where do you go when you're lonely / Where do you go when you're blue / Where do you go when you're lonely / I'll follow you / When the stars go blue / The stars go blue / The stars go blue / The stars go blue”
No one had ever looked at her the way Anthony did that night, as they danced… It was changing everything for her, so she could afford to be a little scared… She didn’t see the fear as being bad, it was necessary… the fear was what made it all come to light, to life… The more time went on, the better she got at quieting the voice that tried to ruin her happiness and convince her it would all come crashing down. She was going to dance, and have fun, and just watch Anthony Rashad look at her the way he did.
[B] “Laughing with your pretty mouth / Laughing with your broken eyes / Laughing with your lover's tongue / In a lullaby
Where do you go when you're lonely / Where do you go when you're blue / Where do you go when you're lonely / I'll follow you / When the stars go blue / The stars go blue / The stars go blue / The stars go blue
The stars go blue / The stars go blue / The stars go blue / The stars go blue”
Kurt had watched them dance for a moment before tracking down Tina and Mike. They were back on the chairs, with Tina seated sideways on one, Mike sitting by her side with his jacket rolled up and supporting her ankle in his lap, the ice once again held to it. “Hey, are you okay?” Kurt asked when he came up to them, crouching.
“Yeah, it was stupid,” she shrugged. “I just need to rest it, really, it’s fine, it’s just… Well, I wanted to dance,” she looked back to Mike as she said this.
“Plenty of time for that,” he told her, and she nodded before turning to Kurt.
“But you’re here!” she was grinning now, and Kurt moved up to hug her.
“We do miss you back in Glee Club,” Mike piped in, and it made Kurt’s heart warm.
“I miss you guys, too.”
Not too far off the stage, Will and Holly were sitting, watching the kids dance. Or, in fact, Will was trying to watch the kids but then would have to suddenly pull the bowl away, to keep Holly from feeding her curiosity and reading all the titles; he wanted her to stay surprised. Every time a song would start, she’d react to it, and he wasn’t going to take it away.
“I just want to hold it,” she swore, “Don’t you have friends out there, other teachers, or something, you could dance with one of them.”
“I came here to dance with you,” he pointed out with a smile as though to say ‘I know what you’re doing here and you’re not getting the bowl.’ She smiled like a kid caught red handed.
“We’ve got all evening,” she insisted. “And I’m serious, what about… what about that one you were telling me about, the guidance counsellor?”
“E-Emma?” he paused. “I… No, I mean, she’s married…” he shrugged.
“So? You were married before; are you going to tell me you never danced with anyone else while you were married?” He didn’t respond. “Are you still friends?”
“W… Yeah, yes, of course,” he nodded, blinking. She held out her hand for the bowl, nodded her head to it. He looked at her with a sigh, finally handed it over. “We will dance, you and me,” he swore.
“I know,” she smiled, shooed him off. After a moment he went off through the crowd. After a moment, she dipped her hand in the bowl and pulled out a card. She read the title and thought… She had an idea and smiled. With a quick scan of the crowd, she spotted her target and whistled.
“Finn Hudson, over here!” she called, and both he and Rachel startled and turned to look. “Come here!” she waved her hand. After a moment, the two of them walked up.
“Did we do something wrong?” Finn asked the chaperone.
“No, not at all. How would you like to go up next?” she handed him the card. “I can keep her company,” she indicated Rachel with a smirk. The couple shared a look, and Rachel gave a good nod.
“Right, okay, I can do that.”
TO BE CONTINUED (TOMORROW)
* IN CONSTRUCTION! *
PREVIOUS DAYS
[Cycle 01] [Cycle 02] [Cycle 03] [Cycle 04] [Cycle 05]
[Cycle 06] [Cycle 07] [Cycle 08] [Cycle 09] [Cycle 10]
[Cycle 11] [Cycle 12] [Cycle 13] [Cycle 14] [Cycle 15]
[Cycle 16] [Cycle 17] [Cycle 18] [Cycle 19] [Cycle 20]
[Cycle 21] [Cycle 22]
[Cycle 23]
[463] [464] [465] [466] [467]
[468] [469] [470] [471]
Suggestion Drop Off
Title: "Love & the Gentle Heart Are One Thing: 10. They Are Hopeful"
Pairing: [Capitalized = in this chapter] Carl/Emma, FINN/RACHEL, KURT/BLAINE, Artie/Brittany, MIKE/TINA, Sam/Quinn, Puck/Santana, ANTHONY/MERCEDES, WILL/HOLLY, Puck/Quinn, Will/Emma, Burt/Carole, Brittany/Santana, Artie/Tina and more to come!
Rating: G
Summary: Valentine's Day is coming, and it's shaping up to be a very Glee kind of dance...
Spoilers: Through 210 A Very Glee Christmas