Speechless (Kurt Hummel x OC) Glee AU

CHAPTER NINE

Season 1, Episode 9:  Wheels

Ownership of Glee:  FOX, Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk

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Violet was sitting next to Kurt in the choir room when she happened to overhear Quinn and Finn's conversation. "What about target?" Quinn asks.

Finn sighs. "Tried. Not hiring."

Quinn rubs at her temples. "Another doctor bill came to my parents' house last night, Finn. We're lucky that I'm clever and intercepted it. But we have to start paying these doctor's bills or they're going to go to a collection agency and then my parents are going to find out that I'm with child. Your child."

Will walks in and starts handing out sheet music. "All right, guys. We're doing a new number for Sectionals. I know that pop songs have sort of been our signature pieces, but I did a little research on past winners, and it turns out that the judges like songs that are more accessible. Stuff they know. Uh, standards, Broadway."

Kurt looks at the sheet music excitedly. "'Defying Gravity?' I have an iPod shuffle dedicated exclusively to selections from Wicked. This is amazing." He says. Violet lets out a squeal of excitement. Will smiles at them.

"Think you can handle it, Rachel?" He asks. Violet's grin fades quickly.

Rachel smirks. "It's my go-to shower song. It's also my ring tone."

Kurt looks crushed. Violet places a comforting hand on his shoulder.

Mercedes pipes in. "Why do we have to go all vanilla on this song? See, what we need is my chocolate thunder."

Will smiles. "Okay, we don't have time to rearrange a song for you, Mercedes. Rachel is singing it. Don't worry, we'll find something for you to dip in chocolate. On to item two. The school won't pay for the special bus we need to take Artie and his wheelchair with us to Sectionals." He reveals.

Tina gapes. "W-w-what?!"

"That's completely unfair." Rachel says.

"I agree. Mr. Shue, the school budget is whack. Most of the money goes to football and Cheerios." Violet states. She quickly glances at Brittany, Santana, and the football boys. "No offense to you guys."

Will sighs. "So we're going to have to raise money to pay for it ourselves. See, when I was in glee club, and we needed new silk cummerbunds for Regionals, we held a bake sale." He announces.

There's a pause before there's scattered laughter.

"You're joking, right? I mean, bake sales are kind of bougie." Santana claims.

"So hip people stopped eating delicious sugary treats?" Will asks.

"It's not that. It's most of us don't know how to bake. I find recipes confusing." Brittany says.

"My family is fully committed to takeout." Rachel proudly states. Violet's heart breaks when Rachel doesn't include Violet in her 'family.'

Finn nods. "Yeah, Mr. Schue, kids are busier than when you went here. We've got homework and football and teen pregnancy ... lunch."

"Can't Artie's dad just take him?" Mercedes asks. Violet bites back a snarky comment.

"I can't believe how insensitive you're all being. Are you a team?" Will asks.

Quinn sighs. "Of course. But Artie understands, don't you, Artie?" She asks.

Artie looks dejected. "Oh... Of course. I-It's cool. Anything that takes away our time from rehearsing doesn't serve the team." He says.