METANOIA. glee.

1. fresh start

"𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛? 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐢 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛?"

"it's really cool. we sing and dance and stuff like that. you should join it." my friend finn hudson follows behind me, being very persistent. i turn suddenly and he stops, almost tripping over his feet. "i'll think about it. thanks finn." i lightly punch his shoulder and smile, turning back and walking away. i mean what have i got to lose if i join it? my popularity, i guess. i've always been pretty popular, so it would suck to lose that. but singing and dancing kinda seems fun? and i'm sure finn would appreciate me joining.

i head to my locker and pass by a short brunette girl named rachel berry, getting slushied. i feel so bad for her. it's kinda the tradition to slush the glee kids. but, that doesn't mean it's ok.

"guys, back off. haven't you slushied her enough?" i say, and they look over at me. "but ivy-" i cut them off. "ok, i really shouldn't tell you." i say, deciding to put on a show. the football player holding the cup steps towards me. "tell me what?" "puck was totally saying he was stronger than you. he said you were built like a girl." the football player leaves, definitely about to talk to puck and his group follows him. i look over to the girl. "come on, i'll help you get that stuff off you."

we walk in silence until she turns to me and quickly speaks. "was that stuff about puck true?" i laugh. "no, but they'll find out soon enough." she smiles. "i'm rachel berry, by the way." she says, looking at me. she seems a bit nervous. "i know. i'm ivy. why do you let them do that to you?" i ask her as i grab paper towels. "it's useless trying to fight back. i've tried yelling at them before but they only slushied me worse afterwards." i wipe the slush off her face. "ok. promise me every time they slushie you that you'll come to me? i'll deal with them." i say as she smiles. "ok, i promise." i finish cleaning her off, and smile.

"rachel, do you think i should join glee club?" she looks up at me. she seems to be conflicted thinking about what to say. "you should. we need new members." she finally says, and i'm relieved. finn told me rachel takes glee club a little too seriously, and that shes pretty dramatic. so i guess getting her 'approval' was a good thing.

after last period, i see finn at his locker. i walk over. "hey finn!" he looks over to me and smiles. "ivy! did you change your mind about glee?" i sigh. "yeah. i want in." i say and he smiles even wider. he closes his locker and we walk side by side. "what made you change your mind?" he asks. "i just thought if people like you and me are in the club, the others wouldn't get bullied as much." we stop outside a classroom and i see rachel in it, along with other kids.

"you ready?" finn asks. "as i'll ever be" i say as i open the door.

we both step into the classroom and everyone turns to us. mr schuester grins. "ivy, its very nice to see you." finn stands beside me. "everyone, this is ivy. she's joining glee." i wave shyly. "y-yeah, we know who she is. she's p-popular like you." a small asian girl with a stutter says, i think her name was tina? "why would you want to join glee club? i mean no offense to everyone else, but we're kinda lame." the kid in the wheelchair says. "it was finn who encouraged me to join. and you guys seem pretty cool to me." i say. "ok ivy, can you sing something for us?" mr schue asks. here we go. "um, is there anything specific you want?" i nervously ask. i can feel everyone's eyes on me. "sing whatever you want. it's up to you." he says, and i tell the band the song. everyone sits as i stand in the center of the classroom. finn gives me a thumbs-up and i take a deep breath.

"The One That Got Away" performed by ivy

i finish the song, and they clap. i let out a sigh of relief. "i can also dance pretty well if that helps." i meekly say. mercedes smirks. "i like her already." she says. mr schue smiles. "welcome to the glee club ivy. now, onto the assignment for the week."