𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 | s. lopez + b. pierce

Twelve

a/n - double update!

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"Why are we here?" Matti asked as she walked into the choir room hand-in-hand with Marley. "I thought Mr. Schue was sick."

"Why are we here?" Tina questioned.

"I was wondering the same thing," Unique agreed.

Jayden sat down on top of the piano next to Brittany and leaned her head onto her shoulder. She ate a few blue M&M's out of the small bag in her lap – she had bought a huge bag and separated all the colors into different containers so that she could create her own packs with an equal number of every color in each one and gave any leftovers to Brittany.

"Oh, come on, guys," Blaine chuckled. "Regionals is only a few weeks away. Even without an adviser, we can't afford to miss one week of preparation."

"Which is why Blaine and I asked you all to come here." Sam clapped his hands together and ran over to the whiteboard. "We have come up with an assignment for this week."

"Please be songs about sweaters," Brittany said.

Sam wrote Guilty Pleasures! on the board and turned around to face the New Directions with a grin.

"Huh?" Blaine smiled and motioned around the room with his hands. "Guilty pleasures. Come on. We all have some musical shame. You know what I'm talking about. You know, that secret love we dare not speak, but when it comes on the radio, we can't help but turn up the volume and sing along?"

"We're supposed to sing one of those songs for regionals?" Ryder frowned.

"No," Blaine shook his head. "Sam and I were speaking earlier just, like, shooting the crap like two bros do, you know...And we felt really safe with each other, so we decided to reveal our guilty pleasures."

"And it felt amazing," Sam gushed. "I mean, I...Letting go of this big secret made me feel so good."

"Are they fucking each other on the side, or something?" Leilani frowned as she exchanged a look with August, who giggled quietly and covered her mouth with her hand.

"And we figured if we all share a musical shame with each other, we could all become a more cohesive team for regionals," Blaine declared.

"Unique knows no shame, baby." Unique shook her head with a playful grin.

"So, besides Unique, does anybody else have something they would like to share?" Sam asked.

Jayden ate a yellow M&M, holding it in her mouth and allowing the candy shell to melt.

"Guys, this is a great team-building exercise," Blaine insisted.

"Okay. Well, then you guys go first," Jake shrugged.

"I need a nap," Iris mumbled, shaking her head as she ran a hand through her hair.

"We thought instead of telling you we could..." Sam and Blaine both unzipped their jackets, "show you!"

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"Fondue for Two! Fondue for Two! That's some hot dish! Fondue for Two!"

Jayden patted the spot next to her on Brittany's bed, and Stitch jumped up. He spun around in a circle before lying down next to his human and resting his head on her leg. She rubbed his head, gently scratching him behind the ears.