Speechless (Kurt Hummel x OC) Glee AU

CHAPTER SEVENTY TWO

Season 4, Episode 6:  Glease

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

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Will smiles as he walks into the choir room.

"All right, guys, listen up. I have an announcement to make." He says.

"Adele is dead." Brittany states.

"No. I have been asked to join a blue ribbon panel to rewrite the arts curriculum nationwide." Will says.

"Wow! Congratulations." Charlie says.

Will smiles. "Thank you. I'll be taking a short sabbatical, which means I'm leaving McKinley at the end of the week."

"What? This is crazy." Violet remarks.

"But Glee Club is your life." Artie reminds their teacher.

"Which is why this is only temporary. I'll be back right after sectionals." Will informs.

"Wait... after sectionals?! Whoa!" Marley exclaims.

"Guys, guys, calm down. Look, I knew I needed to find a replacement, which is why I brought in Finn Hudson." Will says.

Violet cheers, hearing that her future brother-in-law will be Will's replacement.

"Mr. Shue, Finn cannot take over Glee Club. He doesn't know what he's doing at all. Sorry, Finn." Tina says.

"Guys, I know I can do this. And I've got some really great ideas for sectionals." Finn says.

"We'll all be dead by then!" Tina bites back.

"Tina." Violet growls.

"Finn doesn't know how to direct a musical!" Tina tells her teammates.

"Finn Hudson, Schuester. Figgins' office, right now." Sue says as she walks into the choir room.

Violet glares at Tina.

"So much for team spirit, Tina."

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"We are not going to see it." Rachel states as she and Kurt are rehearsing in a NYADA dance studio.

Cassandra July walks in. "Not gonna see what? What are you doing in my studio, Schwimmer? Practicing for your big audition?"

"Yeah, this is actually my roommate Kurt. He's helping me with it." Rachel says.

"It's an honor to meet you, Ms. July, and... Ooh, y-you've got some abs!" Kurt says.

"That's sweet. So, you were saying. Not gonna see what?" Cassandra repeats herself.

"Her recently broken-up-with ex-boyfriend is directing my fiancée  in a school production of Grease, and we've got a bunch of friends in it, so we were debating whether or not we should go." Kurt explains.

"When is it?" Cassandra asks.

"This weekend." Kurt answers.

"Oh. You need to go. It's a perfect opportunity for closure." Cassandra tells Rachel.

Rachel stands up a bit straighter. "I have closure."

Cassandra nods. "Okay. Then go have fun, Schwim. Or go because it's Grease. Go because it's your friends, it's your high school."

"Rachel, I'm going. I need to see her. I haven't seen her since you and Finn broke up. I miss her like crazy, and I don't want to go alone." Kurt practically begs.