Glee | Brothers at Arms: 7. Farewell, Brother | Kurt & Co, Matt (7 of 7)
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 29th. Now cycle 30!
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"BROTHERS AT ARMS: 7. FAREWELL, BROTHER"
Kurt & Co, Matt
Micki was taken into the custody of both sides’ security, ready to be taken away, but with a look to his brother, Ricky spoke up. “Wyatt, Sophia,” he called them back. They stepped up, eyes forward, ready to take on whatever punishment their respective bosses saw fit. It never came.
“You have two choices. You can leave, together, do as you please. Or you can choose to stay, become part of a new age in this family.” The pair’s eyes turned to look at the brothers; Johnny was looking at Ricky, who turned back to him. “How about it, John? Think we can turn this around?” he held out his hand. Like before, all eyes were on them.
“I think we can, Richard,” Johnny finally put his hand out and shook his brother’s. There was a collective cheer, somewhere halfway between being in and out of character.
“First order of business: Bill, Mac, Tom, over here,” he indicated where Wyatt and Sophia stood, so the pair moved off, hand in hand. Now the Reynolds brothers took center stage. “I’m making you the same offer. You can leave, or stay and work things out. And if I can speak for Bill,” he indicated his man. “The choice he made, to come work for me, is not one you should rest on. Fact is, he’s been looking out for you, whether he knew I knew or not.” Mac and Tom looked to their brother. No words were said, but the message was clear. Finally, there was a pause. “Sally would always tell me what a shame it was, that me and Johnny were pulled apart this way. Whatever happens now, let’s honor her, and make something she would be proud of,” he spoke evenly. Slowly, people left their sides, gathering in the middle, as one.
The lights flashed, and all turned to find it was Brittany’s doing, by Matt’s signal. “Well, as they say in show business, that’s a wrap on Matt Rutherford in the New Directions Murder Mystery company.” Everyone cheered for him. “But if you’re ever back in Lima, we’d be happy to have you back, Kurt went on.
“Yeah, no doubt,” Matt smiled.
“Now, if I may direct everyone this way, the party is not over,” Kurt moved to the door, leading the group to the last room he’d set up. It was a surprise to everyone.
“Cake, thank goodness,” Tina gasped. “Need to get the fake booze taste to go away. Said cake was served around, music played. There were proper drinks waiting for them when they needed them, though all in moderation; they didn’t want to lose access to their Mystery play area.
“So if I played both the victim and the killer, does that make it like… suicide?” Brittany frowned as she was passing cake plates around. The question remained unanswered; not as though they knew how to respond to it.
“You guys were really good,” Rachel complimented both Matt and Puck, the brothers Stone.
“Thanks,” Matt smiled, while Puck opted for a mock bow.
“Yeah, you really took charge. I was impressed,” Kurt carried on.
“I know I don’t really talk a lot,” Matt nodded slowly.
“Yeah, for sure,” Mike smirked, and Matt and the others standing around him laughed.
“I still can’t believe you’re leaving us…” Rachel spoke, returning the mood squarely in sadness. “We had this second chance, to get the club going again, and now…”
“Well you’re going to make it through Regionals next year, I’m sure,” Matt nodded. “And then Nationals.” The smiles returned there, voices cheering in agreement. “But it is going to feel strange, not coming to Glee Club anymore,” he admitted. “I mean I had football, basketball, all of that… But none of them felt like being here,” he spoke, taking this up-and-down rollercoaster of emotions back for another nose dive.
“Alright, let’s not do this,” Santana cut in. “We’re not going to stand around and mope about this now. We are going to have this party, and if I see one of you cry, you’re going down before you get me started…” the last part trailed off slightly, the better not to let them all hear. “Okay? Alright,” she cranked up the music, and so they got to dance, leaving behind the impending separation.
By the time all was said and done, it looked as though Kurt wouldn’t have much to bring back home, all food was eaten, all beverages consumed… This left everyone with varying degrees of general ‘merriment,’ fuelled by sugar and/or alcohol, and zero desire to cry, only to see their friend, their club mate, their brother go off to this new life of his, outside of Lima. Kurt would stay back to clean up and close up, along with Quinn and Mercedes, but not before they’d said their goodbyes to Matt. Those took place, of course, in the Glee room. They stood there, quietly at first.
“Should we sing?” Brittany spoke up.
“No…” Finn replied. “Our last song together was pretty great as it was, I think... It meant so much to all of us, to Schuester… It’s our last song,” he nodded, and there was quiet agreement.
“I think we should do something though,” Artie rolled up to the chairs, lined up in a couple of rows facing the piano. He took hold of one and dragged it over to the group. “Tina, can you get that marker over there?” he pointed, and she went to get it. Once she did, he took the marker and handed it to Matt before flipping the chair over, presenting the underside of the seat. “Sign here.” Matt hesitated, but then smiled and did as told. Once he was done, Artie brought the chair back to its place. “This is your place,” he nodded. Whether you’re here or not.”
“Isn’t that vandalism?” They turned back, finding of all people that it was Puck who made the comment.
“What they don’t know won’t hurt them,” Rachel shook her head.
“Besides, what are they going to do, expel him?” Santana added, getting a laugh.
“I should probably go,” Matt told them. “I promised I wouldn’t get home too late. We still have a lot to do before we go.” There were some disappointed sounds, but they all lead him out to the door, seeing him out of McKinley High for the last time, a Glee Club united.
THE END
* 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] [Cycle 24] [Cycle 25]
[Cycle 26] [Cycle 27] [Cycle 28] [Cycle 29]
[Cycle 30]
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Suggestion Drop Off
Title: "Brothers at Arms: 7. Farewell, Brother"
Pairing: None: Kurt & Co, Matt
Rating: G
Summary: Matt is moving away, and Kurt sees no better send off than one last Murder Mystery, all 12 of them.
Spoilers: Season 1
if you have things you would like to see get written, pleeease drop by the suggestion box. The link is further down!
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"BROTHERS AT ARMS: 7. FAREWELL, BROTHER"
Kurt & Co, Matt
Micki was taken into the custody of both sides’ security, ready to be taken away, but with a look to his brother, Ricky spoke up. “Wyatt, Sophia,” he called them back. They stepped up, eyes forward, ready to take on whatever punishment their respective bosses saw fit. It never came.
“You have two choices. You can leave, together, do as you please. Or you can choose to stay, become part of a new age in this family.” The pair’s eyes turned to look at the brothers; Johnny was looking at Ricky, who turned back to him. “How about it, John? Think we can turn this around?” he held out his hand. Like before, all eyes were on them.
“I think we can, Richard,” Johnny finally put his hand out and shook his brother’s. There was a collective cheer, somewhere halfway between being in and out of character.
“First order of business: Bill, Mac, Tom, over here,” he indicated where Wyatt and Sophia stood, so the pair moved off, hand in hand. Now the Reynolds brothers took center stage. “I’m making you the same offer. You can leave, or stay and work things out. And if I can speak for Bill,” he indicated his man. “The choice he made, to come work for me, is not one you should rest on. Fact is, he’s been looking out for you, whether he knew I knew or not.” Mac and Tom looked to their brother. No words were said, but the message was clear. Finally, there was a pause. “Sally would always tell me what a shame it was, that me and Johnny were pulled apart this way. Whatever happens now, let’s honor her, and make something she would be proud of,” he spoke evenly. Slowly, people left their sides, gathering in the middle, as one.
The lights flashed, and all turned to find it was Brittany’s doing, by Matt’s signal. “Well, as they say in show business, that’s a wrap on Matt Rutherford in the New Directions Murder Mystery company.” Everyone cheered for him. “But if you’re ever back in Lima, we’d be happy to have you back, Kurt went on.
“Yeah, no doubt,” Matt smiled.
“Now, if I may direct everyone this way, the party is not over,” Kurt moved to the door, leading the group to the last room he’d set up. It was a surprise to everyone.
“Cake, thank goodness,” Tina gasped. “Need to get the fake booze taste to go away. Said cake was served around, music played. There were proper drinks waiting for them when they needed them, though all in moderation; they didn’t want to lose access to their Mystery play area.
“So if I played both the victim and the killer, does that make it like… suicide?” Brittany frowned as she was passing cake plates around. The question remained unanswered; not as though they knew how to respond to it.
“You guys were really good,” Rachel complimented both Matt and Puck, the brothers Stone.
“Thanks,” Matt smiled, while Puck opted for a mock bow.
“Yeah, you really took charge. I was impressed,” Kurt carried on.
“I know I don’t really talk a lot,” Matt nodded slowly.
“Yeah, for sure,” Mike smirked, and Matt and the others standing around him laughed.
“I still can’t believe you’re leaving us…” Rachel spoke, returning the mood squarely in sadness. “We had this second chance, to get the club going again, and now…”
“Well you’re going to make it through Regionals next year, I’m sure,” Matt nodded. “And then Nationals.” The smiles returned there, voices cheering in agreement. “But it is going to feel strange, not coming to Glee Club anymore,” he admitted. “I mean I had football, basketball, all of that… But none of them felt like being here,” he spoke, taking this up-and-down rollercoaster of emotions back for another nose dive.
“Alright, let’s not do this,” Santana cut in. “We’re not going to stand around and mope about this now. We are going to have this party, and if I see one of you cry, you’re going down before you get me started…” the last part trailed off slightly, the better not to let them all hear. “Okay? Alright,” she cranked up the music, and so they got to dance, leaving behind the impending separation.
By the time all was said and done, it looked as though Kurt wouldn’t have much to bring back home, all food was eaten, all beverages consumed… This left everyone with varying degrees of general ‘merriment,’ fuelled by sugar and/or alcohol, and zero desire to cry, only to see their friend, their club mate, their brother go off to this new life of his, outside of Lima. Kurt would stay back to clean up and close up, along with Quinn and Mercedes, but not before they’d said their goodbyes to Matt. Those took place, of course, in the Glee room. They stood there, quietly at first.
“Should we sing?” Brittany spoke up.
“No…” Finn replied. “Our last song together was pretty great as it was, I think... It meant so much to all of us, to Schuester… It’s our last song,” he nodded, and there was quiet agreement.
“I think we should do something though,” Artie rolled up to the chairs, lined up in a couple of rows facing the piano. He took hold of one and dragged it over to the group. “Tina, can you get that marker over there?” he pointed, and she went to get it. Once she did, he took the marker and handed it to Matt before flipping the chair over, presenting the underside of the seat. “Sign here.” Matt hesitated, but then smiled and did as told. Once he was done, Artie brought the chair back to its place. “This is your place,” he nodded. Whether you’re here or not.”
“Isn’t that vandalism?” They turned back, finding of all people that it was Puck who made the comment.
“What they don’t know won’t hurt them,” Rachel shook her head.
“Besides, what are they going to do, expel him?” Santana added, getting a laugh.
“I should probably go,” Matt told them. “I promised I wouldn’t get home too late. We still have a lot to do before we go.” There were some disappointed sounds, but they all lead him out to the door, seeing him out of McKinley High for the last time, a Glee Club united.
THE END
* 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] [Cycle 24] [Cycle 25]
[Cycle 26] [Cycle 27] [Cycle 28] [Cycle 29]
[Cycle 30]
[610] [611] [612] [613] [614]
[615] [616] [617] [618] [619]
[620] [621] [622] [623] [624]
[625] [626] [627] [628] [629]
Suggestion Drop Off
Title: "Brothers at Arms: 7. Farewell, Brother"
Pairing: None: Kurt & Co, Matt
Rating: G
Summary: Matt is moving away, and Kurt sees no better send off than one last Murder Mystery, all 12 of them.
Spoilers: Season 1