Meeting Artie Abrams(fanfiction)

Glee

Hazels POV

its been about a few weeks since me and artie spoke. he sat in the back and i sat in the front as far from him as possible. But even then I couldn't think straight. Yea Mr. Schuster was a great teacher but I kept thinking of what artie said; "I'm used to this just do you and I'll do me". I'm used to feeling rejected too though. I always have to be someone else and it sucks because I just want to be me.i have to Act a certain way if that makes sense. Being black is hard for many different reasons. To begin with every white person I've ever liked told me they weren't ready for relationships then the next thing I knew their holding hands with a white girl looking me in the eye shrugging like sorry my bad. Don't get me wrong I love white people it's just I have to try extra hard just to get the same treatment they do. It's just exhausting.

"Hazel?" said a faraway voice.

"Hazellllllllll", they said closer now. I jumped. I must've been day dreaming.

"Yes?" I asked looking up to see Mr. Shuster looking worried.

"Uh class is over. Did you hear anything I said?"

"Honestly no. I'm so sorry I just spaced. I'm having one of those confused mixed feeling days".

"Oh I feel ya. Well I'm having open auditions for a glee club I want to bring back. Can you sing? I mean I know you can dance since sue put you on the cheerios".

"Oh my gosh yes I can sing. I've been looking for ways I can be able to sing and dance at this school. It would be good practice for me to do that all during high school. See I want to be a TV actress"

"Wow that's great. Tryouts are after school in the auditorium. Can't wait to see you there"

Today's going pretty well. I mean besides the whole artie thing. I found ways for me to be able to sing and dance and made the cheer team in less than 2 and a half hours. I head to my last couple of classes excitement running through my veins.

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As I walk in to the auditorium I'm shocked to see their way less people at here than I thought. "Wow" I say to myself.

"Ok ok everybody", said Mr. Shuster as he approached the stage where everyone was standing.

"Thanks so much for coming. I promise you've made the right choice. You're free to be whoever you want here and always welcome to express yourself. You are welcome to sing anything you want. Who's first?"

A girl with medium length brown hair and knee high socks raised her hand.

"I would like to go first", she said overly excited. I labeled her: Nerdy cocky showoff.

"Fantastic. Show us what you got"

She immediately broke into song. She scared me. She was so good like how am I supposed to compete with that. Now that I think about it I don't think I really can sing. I looked at my other competition. I saw artie staring an Asian Goth wearing way to much makeup. Hmmm. I was so busy staring at artie I didn't realized she had finished her song.

"Thanks Rachel you were fantastic. Who's next?"

Artie raised his hand. My heart swelled. I would love to hear him sing.

"Ok let's hear ya"

As soon as artie opened his mouth I knew he would be absolutely outstanding. He sang pony by genuine. I wanted to cry even though it wasn't an emotional song. He was amazing. He had one of those voices that you will never hear again. He sang and he sang his heart out. I knew then I was falling for him. Stop! A voice in my head said, he would never like you. Your nothing but a sad ugly black girl with ugly eyes and no body, who grew up in a third class apartment complex with shootings every night. He's too good for you and deserves someone pretty. He finished and I had tears in my eyes. I decided I'm going to sing this time for me.

"Mr. Shue? I'd like to go next"