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𝐏𝐨𝐭 𝐎' 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝

CHAPTER IV : POT O' GOLD

In Glee Club the next day, Tina was crying. Mike and I had been trying to comfort but it wasn't working "You know what, Girl Chang? If you cry every time someone gets a hangnail, it kind of starts to lose its effect" Santana said rudely "It's not a hangnail. Mercedes was one of Glee's original members. I feel naked in here without her" Tina said sadly, wiping her eyes with her tissue. I sighed and got up from where I was crouched beside Tina. I went to sit back down in my seat beside Blaine as Puck started talking "Yeah, well, get used to it, 'cause, without her singing for us, we're going to have to perform naked for the judges to vote for us at Sectionals" Puck said snarkily "No. I will not let this setback crush our spirits. I mean we have handled worse" Mr. Schue said "Than losing one of our best singers?" Mike questioned "Kind of hard not to blame you, Mr. Schue. Think you were too hard on her at Booty Camp" Quinn said, crossing her arms "I blame Artie. Why couldn't you have just given Maria to Mercedes?" Tina asked frustratedly "Because that would have damaged my integrity as an artist," Artie said defensively "Sorry I'm late," Rachel said cheerfully, as she came striding into the room "I was putting up posters for my...for my campaign," She said, hesitating when she spotted Kurt "Did you airbrush out your jowls?" Kurt called out snidely and I stifled a chuckle "No" She called back in annoyance "Look, let's stop it, everybody. So we lost a singer. So they canceled the musical" Finn said and I sat up straight in my seat "Wait. What?" Rachel and I both said in unison "No, no, no, no. You can't cancel my musical!" She said "Our musical" I pointed out "Right, our musical" "Sue cut the funding" Mike explained to the two of us and I slouched back in my seat. Blaine, reached out to me, taking my hand in his comfortingly "The point is, right now, we shouldn't be turning on each other" Finn said. Blaine nodded his head from beside me and spoke up "I agree" Blaine said, standing up and letting go of my hand "I can only speak from my experience with the Warblers, but no show choir is just one person; it's a team. When we lost a Warbler, we just replaced him with another one" Blaine said, I nodded agreeing with everything my boyfriend said "Which is easy when your waiting list has a waiting list. Dude, I know you're a big deal at Dalton or whatever, but we don't wear blazers here, so have a seat—I'm trying to give a pep talk" Finn said sneeringly. Blaine frowned and I glared at Finn "Didn't you just say something about us not turning on each other?"Blaine asked sadly, sitting back down. I took his hand in mine, squeezing it reassuringly, and scooted my chair closer to him, resting my head on his shoulder "No, you can't cancel my musical. I was considering changing my name to Maria" "Our musical" I said again, annoyed "The musical is not canceled. As for Mercedes, yes, that is a huge loss for us, but we will deal with replacing her later. Right now, we need to focus on putting on this musical" Mr. Schue said, trying to remain cheerful "How?" Tina asked "We sell ads in the program. I figured maybe we can get 10 maybe 20 bucks a piece for them" Mr. Schue said, holding up a program "So we'll only have to sell about 200" Quinn pointed out "Yeah, Mr. Schue, that seems like a bad idea" I said, lifting my head off of Blaine's shoulder slightly "Well, I think it's a brilliant idea. And I volunteer to spearhead the charge. It'll give me a great opportunity to, uh, bust out my Banana Republic Mad Men collection" Kurt said and I threw him a confused look "All right. Let's break off into smaller groups, figure out who's going to canvass which parts of the city" Mr. Schue said as the bell rang and people prepared to leave "And guys, I don't care what Sue does or who leaves us- everyone in this group's dreams is going to come true this year. Let's do it!" As everyone started to head out the door Finn called out, stopping everybody "Hey, Santana? Ready to help out the team?" Finn asked superciliously "Yeah, of course. Why?" Santana asked, confused as to why she was being called out "Just checking" Finn vaguely said. I rolled my eyes and allowed Blaine to pull me out of the room and off to our first class.
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The stress was building up. We had to find the money for the musical, and find a substitute singer for Mercedes, Finn was being unnecessarily rude to Blaine and everyone was turning on each other. My first month at McKinley had just been so hectic and then things started calming down, and now everything has gone wild again. I was on the stage in the auditorium, lying in a starfish position with my arms crossed over my face. I had planned on spending time on my own, trying to think about what we could do to raise money for the musical but I had no ideas. I let out a frustrated shout and sat up straight. I slammed my hand against my head trying to, like, turn it on or something, but I just ended up hurting myself "Ow" I said, rubbing the side of my head, before pushing myself to my feet. I noticed the band walking in and pulled a sheet of music out of my back pocket. I walked over to them, handed them the sheet, and then went to the microphone stand I had set up before lying on the floor. I placed my hands around the microphone and looked over my shoulder, nodding at the band.
My Heart Will Go On — Celine Dion (Sung By Naya)
[Naya]
Every night in my dreams
I see you, I feel you
That is how I know you go on
Far across the distance
And spaces between us
You have come to show you go on
Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on
Once more, you open the door
And you're here in my heart
And my heart with go on and on
Love can touch us one time
And last for a lifetime
And never let go til we're gone
Love was when I loved you
One true time I'd hold to
In my life, we'll always go on
Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on
(Why does the heart go on?)
And you're here in my heart
And my heart with go on and on
[Instrumental Bridge]
You're here, there's nothing I fear
And I know that my heart with go
We'll stay forever this way
You are safe in my heart
And my heart will go on and on
Mm, mm-mm.
I exhaled loudly when the song finished and flopped back down on the floor.
Singing had always been a great stress relief for me but this time, it was the cause of my stress and that just made me...tired. I heard footsteps walking onto the stage, but I didn't bother to look at who was disturbing my alone time. The person lied down next to me and took my hand in theirs, I looked to the side and smiled softly when I realized it was Blaine "You really are an amazing singer" He said, smiling back at me. I sighed and moved closer to him, he wrapped his arms around me, and I wrapped my arms around him. He pressed a kiss to my forehead and ran his hand through my hair "Are you okay?" "I'm tired," I said quietly "I know, but everything will be fine" I nodded my head and buried my face in his chest "Naya?" "Yes?" "Do you realize we're hugging, lying down on the stage? If anyone walked in, this would look really weird" "Right" I said, sitting up straight. He sat up as well and stood up, extending a hand down to me. I accepted his hand and he pulled me to my feet, into his arms "Dance with me" He said, putting his hand on the small of my back "What?" I asked, chuckling. He nodded to Brad, the piano man, and soft music began to play "Dance with me, destress" I chuckled, nodding my head, and placed a hand on his shoulder. I put my hand in his other one, so we were in a ballroom stance. We started to dance around the stage, spinning each other around and just generally having a good time. The music slowed to a stop, as did we and I leaned forward, wrapping my arms around Blaine's neck "Feel better?" He asked, holding me close to him "Yes, thank you" I replied, smiling softly up at him. He smiled back and leaned down to kiss me. He pulled away and tucked a piece of hair behind my ear "If your ever feeling stressed, you can come to me. And I'll always be there for you, okay?" I nodded my head and moved my arms from around his neck to around his waist. I leaned my head on his shoulder and sighed softly "Okay"
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In Glee Club the next day, I sat in between Blaine and Tina. I held Blaine's hand in my tightly, whilst Tina had her head rested on my shoulder. We watched as Mr. Schue wrote The Magic's Back' on the whiteboard. I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion as he turned to face us "Okay, everyone, I have some very exciting news. Due to the collective spirit of this club—particularly the hard sales work of Kurt and the generosity of the entire Hummel-Hudson household it's my pleasure to announce that we have raised the money to do West Side Story this year" Mr. Schue announced, exchanged an excited look with both Blaine and Mike as everyone in the room began to cheer and clap "Good job, everyone, great job!" As the clapping died down, Mr. Schue pointed to Blaine "Blaine, you had something you wanted to say, right?" Mr. Schue said. Tina lifted her head from my shoulder and I threw Blaine a confused look "Yes I did" He said, getting up from his seat and walking to the front of the room "I just want to acknowledge that we've all had a rough week, what with Mercedes leaving. So I prepared a little something to show what Mr. Schue just said—that the magic is still here. So this is to remind us of what Glee is all about, which is just fun. Naya, come up here with me" I furrowed my eyebrows but nodded my head and joined my boyfriend up at the front. He took my hand, spinning me around before pointing at the band and winking.
Last Friday Night — Katy Perry (Sung By Blaine, Naya & The New Directions)
During the song, everyone got up and danced apart from Santana—which was a bit strange—but I brushed it off. As the song went on I felt all my stress just wash away and just felt happy. I danced with everyone at some point, even Rachel, and as we sat back in our seats I felt like I could finally relax "You guys, that song is amazing. I think we should do it for Sectionals!" Rachel said, and for once I actually agreed with her "So...no concerns about showcasing any other voices this year at the competition?" Santana said, getting up out of her seat "Oh, come on, Santana. You were featured last year at Sectionals" Mr. Schue pointed out as Santana approached him and Blaine "Yeah, I know. And we won" She said pointedly "Oh, No you know what? I get it. Since Mercedes is gone this year, it's going to be the Blaine and Rachel show. Yay!" "Santana, back off of Blaine," I said defensively from my seat "Oh please Naya we all know it's true, you're just trying to defend your boyfriend's precious pride" I stood up from my seat, and walked over to her, arms crossed "So what if I am? You would do the same if you had a partner. You're just attacking Blaine for no reason. Rachel, I understand, I heard what Mercedes said at Booty Camp but I'm just saying you need to lay off Blaine" I said, narrowing my eyes at her. Blaine put his hands on my shoulders and shook his head "It's fine Naya, just go sit back down" I didn't move, just stayed glaring at Santana "Please" "Fine" I said, giving up and going to sit back down "Thank you, Santana and Naya" Mr. Schue mumbled under his breath as Santana walked out.
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I walked through the halls of McKinley quickly, rushing to get to my car. I had somewhere I needed to bed and I could not be late "Hey!" Blaine said, coming up beside me, wrapping his arm around my shoulder, and kissing my cheek "Hi! What's up?" I said, smiling up at him "Nothing, just wanted to spend time with you" He said, pulling me slightly closer "As much as I would love to spend time with you, and I really would love to, I have somewhere I need to be" I said as I pushed the school doors open "Where?" He asked, walking with me to my car "My sister and brother-in-law are busy tonight and they need someone to look after my nieces and nephews, and my parents are away so I offered" I said as we crossed the parking lot to my car "I love my nieces and nephews but they are a pain too try and calm down" I huffed as I unlocked the car "Well, why don't I come with you? You'll get a helping hand and we can spend some time together" Blaine suggested. I studied his face, he genuinely wanted to spend time with me and that warmed my heart "Are you sure? My sister's kids can be nightmares" I said, leaning on the roof of my car "Yes" He said sincerely. I nodded my head and got in the car with Blaine. We started driving and I hummed along to the music subconsciously "How many kids does your sister have?" Blaine asked, snapping me out of my daydream "4, a set of twins, a daughter and then a son. All under the age of 6" I said "Wow" He said in shock "What are their names?" "The twins are Oliver and Esme, they are 5, Evangeline, who is 4, and then there is little Arthur who is 2," I said, turning a corner "What about your sister?" He asked as I went around a roundabout "She's ten years older than me, 26, and her name is Moriah" I said as we finally pulled up at my house. We got out of the car and just before I unlocked my door, I placed my hands on Blaine's chest "This is your last chance to run away. Are you sure you want to help me look after four little children?" He placed his arms around my waist and pulled me closer "I'm sure, I would happily do anything with you" I blushed and looked down, smiling softly as he pressed a kiss to my forehead "Ewwww" I groaned and moved out of Blaine's arms, turning to see my sister, my brother-in-law and their four children. My sister grabbed her two eldest hands whilst her husband—Jordan—picked up Arthur and held Evangeline's hand "Sorry, Naya, I tried to stop them from interrupting your..." She looked between, Blaine and me, smirking "Moment" I narrowed my eyes at her and walked over to her. Moriah let go of Oliver and Esme, hugging me tightly as her kids dodged around my legs "How are you?" She asked, tilting my head from side to side as if checking for injuries. I swatted her hands away and tucked my hair behind my ears "I've been really good actually" I said, glancing over my shoulder at Blaine who had Oliver and Esme clinging to his legs. She spotted me looking at Blaine and poked my arm "When I get home, you're telling me everything about him" I blushed and shyly nodded my head. I turned around to see Blaine, now with Evangeline also clinging onto his legs "Oi, leave the poor boy alone" Moriah shouted at her kids. They giggled loudly and ran over to me. I bent down, pulling Evangeline into my arms as Oliver and Esme ran circles around me "Thanks for doing this Nay-Nay, I'm sorry we have to dash off as this" Moriah said, handing her bag over to me "Don't worry about it M, I'll happily look after these nightmares anytime" I said, poking Evangeline's nose. Evangeline giggled and I put her down quickly, taking Arthur from Jordan's arms "And thanks..." Moriah trailed off, not knowing Blaine's name. Blaine quickly crossed over to us and held out his hand "Blaine. Blaine Anderson. I'm Naya's boyfriend" Moriah's eyes widened as she shook Blaine's hand "Okay, you guys should get going," I said, practically pushing Moriah back towards her car "Yep, yes. Bye, kids!" She called out as she got in the car. All four kids waved to their parents happily as Moriah and Jordan drove away. I turned around, walked back to the house, and unlocked the door. The kids all ran into the house, Oliver and Esme running straight up to my room. I sighed internally—I knew exactly what they were getting. I placed Arthur down on the sofa quickly, going to fix all the kids a quick snack, knowing how cranky they could get. Blaine followed me, wrapping his arms around me from behind "Nay-Nay?" He said teasingly. I rolled my eyes, sighing as he chuckled softly. He placed his head on my shoulder as I reached up to the cupboard, grabbing four packs of apple chips "It's a nickname from when Moriah and I were kids. She called me Nay-Nat, I was too young to say her name properly so I called her M" I said, reaching towards another cupboard and getting four plastic cups out. I moved out of his arms quickly, grabbing the orange juice out of the fridge. I moved back into his arms and poured the orange juice into the cups. I turned around in Blaine's arms, handing him two cups and two packs of apple chips. He took them and carried them into the living as I did the same with the leftovers "Auntie Naya! Come help us!" I heard Oliver shout from upstairs. I sighed and placed the cups and apple chips on the coffee table "Stay here and entertain, Evangeline and Arthur. I'll go see what they want" I said, kissing Blaine on the cheek before hurrying upstairs. I walked into my room to see Oliver and Esme trying to lift my amp. I chuckled softly and walked over to the two 5-year-olds "I think that's a bit too heavy for you two" I said, ruffling Oliver's hair. Oliver huffed, flattening out his hair quickly. I straightened up and pointed at my electric guitar "You two, take that downstairs carefully, call Blaine if you need help. I'll get this down there okay?" They nodded enthusiastically and lifted my guitar carefully walking very slowly out of the room. 1 placed my hands on my hips, tilting my head to the side as I tried to work out a way to get the amp downstairs without breaking my back. Eventually, I just decided to risk it and if I needed help, I would call Blaine. I lifted into my arms, struggling slightly, and walked very slowly out of my room and down the stairs. I peered over the top of the amp, almost missing a step. I let out a small sound of the alarm and Esme came running to the stairs "Uncle Blaine! Auntie Naya needs help!" She called loudly, I almost fell again hearing her call Blaine 'uncle'. Blaine came to the stairs, letting out an accidental laugh when he saw how much I was struggling "Stop laughing and help me" I said frustratedly as I almost fell again "Right, sorry, Nay-Nay" He said coming to meet me a step-down. He wrapped his arms around the amp and carefully walked back down the stairs as he helped me carry the amp down. We eventually got downstairs and I plugged in the amp without any help. Oliver and Esme cautiously passed me the guitar and I plugged that in too. I slung the guitar strap around my neck and checked the guitar was in tune  "Sing with me?" I asked Blaine, and he nodded.
Somethin' Stupid — Frank & Nancy Sinatra (Sung By Blaine & Naya)
[Blaine & Naya]
I know I stand in line until you think you have the time to spend an evening with me
And if we go someplace to dance, I know that there's a chance you won't be leaving with me
Then afterward we drop into a quiet little place and have a drink or two
And then I go and spoil it all by saying somethin' stupid like, "I love you"
I can see it in your eyes, that you despise the same old lies you heard the night before
And though it's just a line to you, for me it's true, and never seemed so right before
I practice every day to find some clever lines to say to make the meaning come true
But then I think I'II wait until the evening gets late, and I'm alone with you The time is right, your perfume fills my head, the stars get red, and, oh, the night's so blue
And then I go and spoil it all by saying somethin' stupid like, "I love you"
The time is right, your perfume fills my head, the stars get red, and, oh, the night's so blue
And then I go and spoil it all by saying somethin' stupid like, "I love you"
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you.
The kids all got up and danced during the song and after it was over, they made us sing a lot more songs. Eventually, the songs turned slower as Blaine and I tried to lull them to sleep. Arthur was the first one asleep and I carried him upstairs to the spare room where the kids were sleeping tonight and tucked him in. Blaine did the same when Evangeline fell asleep. A few songs later, Oliver and Esme were slowly falling asleep although they were adamant that they weren't. I picked up Oliver whilst Blaine picked up Esme. We carried them to bed, I discreetly picked up my camera as we left the room. We put the kids to bed and sleepily, Esme reached out to Blaine. She wrapped her arms around him, hugging him tightly "You're nice" She said tiredly as she hugged him. I quickly snapped a picture of the cute moment— that was one for my private collection, like the pictures we had taken at the lake. We left the room, turning the light off as I heard someone knock on the door "I'm so sorry we're so late" Moriah said, pulling me into a hug when I opened the door. I hugged her back slowly, shocked at the force of the hug "It's fine M. They're all asleep upstairs" I said, patting her back gently. She pulled back and looked me straight in the eyes "You got them to sleep? All of them? At the same time?" She asked in shock. I hesitantly nodded my head "How?" Jordan asked, stepping into the house and taking his jacket off "We just sang them to sleep" Blaine said, shrugging his shoulders. Moriah and Jordan nodded their heads, impressed. They went upstairs to say Goodnight to their kids and Blaine pulled me into a hug "I should go, it's getting late" He said; nestling his head in my hair "You have no idea how grateful I am for you. Tonight was so much easier with you here" I said, burying my head into the crook of his neck, breathing in the scent of his cologne "I'll always be here to make things easier for you Naya" He said, rubbing my back soothingly. I pulled back from him and stood on my tiptoes to kiss him, he kissed back. We only broke apart when I heard a little squeal from behind me. I groaned quietly and said a quiet goodbye to Blaine, before turning to Moriah. She grabbed my hand and pulled me to the sofa. She sat me down, quickly running to the kitchen and coming back with two drinks "Champagne for me and soda for you" She said handing me the drink. I smiled gratefully, accepting the drink from her "So tell me everything" She said, slipping her shoes off and getting comfortable "Okay, so. I met him at a coffee shop. I made a friend—Kurt and I ran into him in the coffee shop where he was getting coffee with Blaine. He introduced us, and then he transferred to my school. We became close quickly. Then we went on a little photo shoot, where I realized just how much I liked him. I have the pictures if you want to see them" I said dreamily. Moriah nodded excitedly and I quickly ran upstairs, grabbing my camera. I showed her the one I just took of Esme hugging Blaine, then the ones from the lake "Oh my God, these are adorable." She said "Oh, but, oh this is my favorite one," She said, showing me the picture of Blaine, his hands cupping my face as he kissed my forehead "I mean just look at your little smile, you are smitten," She said. I blushed wildly and nodded my head "I am" I said quietly "Anyway, we're cast as Tony and Maria in West Side Story last week I think and that's when we got together" "Aww, my little sister's in love" She said, wrapping her arms around my shoulders. I smiled softly as I stared down at the photo, my personal favorite was the one we took right after we sang together for the first time. We both had red cheeks from dancing around and his hair had come out of its gel and was becoming curly. All the happiness at that moment had been captured.
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The next day in Glee, the mood was back down low. Santana and Brittany had left and now the room just felt so, lonely, quiet, empty "Awful lot of empty chairs in here" Mike said sadly "This is a disaster. This isn't the way that senior year of Glee Club was supposed to be" Rachel said frustratedly. I sighed and scooted my chair as close to Blaine's as possible. I leaned my back up against him as he wrapped his arm around me holding me in place, I closed my eyes as they spoke "Look guys, I know this is gonna be hard.
This isn't how I pictured starting this year, either" Mr. Schue said, making the mood even sadder "Then I guess we've got our work cut out for us" Finn said, I opened my eyes to see him walking in with the Irish dude I saw Brittany talking too during the week "What happens when the pope dies?" "Heaven you'd think," Kurt said, looking up towards the sky in a joking way "You get a new pope. There's always new talent to be found. Always a new voice, right, Mr. Schue?" Mr. Schue nodded his head, quietly agreeing with Finn "Well, everybody, I'd like to introduce my friend Rory Flanagan. He's interested in joining Glee Club" I smiled warmly at Rory, trying to make him feel welcome "Can this kid even sing?" Quinn asked concernedly "I sing at Mass every Sunday, and I love American music," Rory said, walking to the center of the room "Oh my God, I love his accent" I mumbled quietly, earning a look from Blaine "Relax, I still like you, you jealous baby," I said, with a roll of my eyes which made him chuckle "If you don't mind, I'd like to dedicate this song to my family, who I miss so much," He said, before nodding at the band to start. I made a small noise of adoration and Blaine rolled his eyes, which in turn made me roll my eyes.
Take Care Of Yourself — Teddy Thompson (Sung By Rory)