Yes or no - Book 4 - S.E.

100

A/N: Posting earlier today because yes. I was going to put an extra scene in there, but I figured it would work best for a future part of the story. In any case, I hope you enjoy this chapter!

Everyone was whispering about it and, really, how could they not? It had been a while since the Unholy Squad walked down the hallways of the school together. Sure, only one of them was still in school, but as the four girls strolled past the people by their lockers with Santana and Brittany holding their pinkies together and Emily holding onto Quinn's arm and not sparing anyone else a single glance, it truly felt like they had never really left.

The four of them talked and laughed together, sharing stories and talking about their lives, ignoring all around them. That is, until they reached the choir room and it was a breath of fresh air as soon as they stepped inside.

"Unholy Squad in the house, yo!" Artie called out as everyone laughed and cheered a bit for the girls.

They smiled at them all, greeting them briefly before Santana and Brittany moved to sit down at the back of the choir room just like the old days and Quinn and Emily moved closer to Mercedes, who was talking to Unique, so the four of them could discuss Mercedes' upcoming album.

From the corner of her eye, Emily could see Rachel talking to Sam, Blaine and Tina about her Broadway debut and she could tell she was basking in the attention, much like Mercedes. Nudging Quinn a bit, the two girls exchanged a look and that was all it took for them to understand. Yet another diva-off between Rachel and Mercedes was brewing, they could tell.

Before they could even say anything, however, Mr. Schue arrived, walking inside the choir room as everyone moved to take a seat. As Rachel and Mercedes glared at each other, Quinn wrapped her hands around Emily's arm as she tugged her best friend forward.

"Let's go take a seat, Em." She whispered, an amused smile on her face as the two walked toward a pair of chairs while Rachel and Mercedes rushed toward the one chair right at the front and right in the middle of the room.

"Greet each other." Kurt practically growled at the two of them as Emily chuckled.

"Hello, Rachel." Mercedes sent the girl a fake smile as she fixed her jacket over her shoulders. "I am so happy to hear about all of your success."

"Oh, thank you so much, Mercedes." Rachel responded in the same fake tone. "And you are looking well."

"Thank you. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll make my way to the back of the bus."

As Mercedes moved to sit beside Kurt in the second row, Mr. Schue walked toward the white board, writing down 100. As she sat with Quinn beside her and Brittany and Santana directly behind them, she suddenly felt transported to the golden years of the glee club, when all of her best friends were always just a few chairs away from her.

"100 lessons." The teacher announced as they all cheered a bit.

"Hey, can I get Finn's plaque when we clear this place out?" Puck asked as Mr. Schue shook his head.

"No, the plaque stays here." He said. "Lillian and Finn belong here at McKinley. It means so much to me that so many of you came back on such short notice to celebrate the past few years. To sit in this room one last time and sing. Your assignment is to sing one of the songs we sang in here, but reinvented in some way. Way back in the old days when I started the glee club, I would give an assignment, and then I would... I would give a little demonstration of what I was looking for."

Again, the kids cheered.

"See, you all cheer now, but just wait till he starts rapping." Santana said as everyone laughed a bit.