BRUISED HEART ♕ glee

SIXTEEN

I sat in the choir room, looking at Tina who was wearing a jumper and sweatpants. It was different from her goth style, and I frowned at her.

"I don't know if I'm looking at Tina or some boring clone version of yourself? It's weird." I said, speaking up.

"Phoenix." Quinn says looking at me and I shrugged my shoulders.

"It is weird." Artie says and I pointed at him looking at Quinn.

"This is so not you." Finn adds.

"I feel like an Asian Branch Davidian." Tina says and I frowned my eyebrows still looking at her.

"Tina are there any other looks you can try?" Mr Schue says, looking at the poor girl.

"Biker chick?"

"Cowgirl?"

"Hood rat?"

"Computer programmer?"

"Cross-country skier?"

"Catholic schoolgirl?" Puck adds up beside me and I elbowed him in the side soon as he did. He gives me a look and I give him a bored one, soon he smiles making me roll my eyes. I turned my head, fighting off the small smile that came onto my face.

"A Happy Meal, no onions." Brittany speaks up, "Or a chicken."

"Look, I appreciate it, guys but it just isn't me. I know who I am, and I'm not allowed to show it. It's like communism."

"Guys, we have a serious problem." Rachel says walking in, "I've been doing some deep background on Vocal Adrenaline."

"Isn't that against the rules?" Artie asked, looking up at her.

"No, not at all. Or probably. Whatever. Anyway what I figured out, I rooted through the dumpsters behind the Carmel auditorium and I found 18 empty boxes of Christmas lights." Rachel says, and immediately I see panic come across some of the faces.

"Oh, no."

"Which led me to Joelle Fabrics. I asked them about red Chantilly lace and they were sold out!" Rachel exclaims and I raised an eyebrow confused.

"Oh, sweet Jesus."

"Oh my."

"What?" Mr Schue says, looking around confused and frankly so was I.

"They're doing Gaga." Kurt says.

"This is it. it's over." Mercedes says from beside Kurt.

"We should have guessed it. they're going for full-out theatricality. They know it's the easiest way to beat us."

"What's up with this Gaga dude? He just like dresses weird right? Like Bowie?" Puck says, and I sighed looking at him.

"You are by far one of the stupidest pretty boys I've met." I said, shaking my head at him.

"Lady Gaga is a woman! She's only the biggest pop act to come along in decades. She's boundary-pushing. The most theatrical performer of our generation. She changes her look faster than Britt changes sexual partners." Kurt says in a rushed tone.

"That's true." Brittany says smiling.

"It makes sense that Vocal Adrenaline would pay homage. It's a brilliant move. She's a perfect fit for them." Artie says, shrugging.

"Now, hold on a second. We might be able to kill two birds with one stone here. We can help Tina find a new look and find a competitive number for regionals. This week your assignment: Gaga." Mr Schue says and I smirked looking at Quinn, already thinking of ideas.