New Beginnings (Mia Anderson: Book 2)

Part 11

We were back in the choir room for another rehearsal. Sectionals was up soon and we had to be ready. So much is at stake now. 

(Will) "All right, I don't care what the body's doing. Just make sure the facce is doing something special. A five, six, seven, eight."

They did the number and I wish I could say it was amazing. Ex Warblers great original New Directions... Not so much.  

(Will) "All right, not bad, guys."

(Rachel) "Yay! That was so good, you guys!"

(Will) "Let's take five."

(Christian) "Uh, no, no, no. Let's not take five."

(Rachel) "Excuse me?"

(Christian) "My feet are like an outtake from Black Swan, but you don't hear me complaining..."

(Mark) "Because my fellow Warblers and I understand the stakes involved. May I remind you that if we don't win sectionals, Glee Club no longer exists. Do you think Sue Sylvester is giving Vocal Adrenaline a five minute break? No. This weekend, I saw them walking on hot coals. We suck!"

(Myron) "Okay, you suck!"

(Steve) "Take a nap, Nickelodeon."

Everyone starts to argue. I thought everyone was finally cool with each other...

(Kurt) "Come on, guys. Everyone's improving very nicely. This is not the time to panic."

(Skyler) "But it is time to be pragmatic. With all due respect to our well-meaning teachers, there is zero chance of beating Vocal Adrenaline with rudimentary moves like "Mother, may I point to you?""

(Madison) "I love that move."

(Mason) "It's awesome."

(Will) "Thank you."

(Skyler) "Moreover, the Warblers and I recently had a little sidebar, and we believe it's time for a frank discussion about who should be featured up front. And who should be... hidden in the back."

(Jane) "No. The only three girls in this group are not moving to the back."

(Madison) "Nope."

(Kitty) "Uh-uh."

(Skyler) "Oh, no, no, no. I wasn't talking about the girls. I was talking about..."

(Mark) "Just say it, Skyler. The dead weight."

(Spencer) "Look, we all know that some of us aren't us physically fit as others, but give Roderick some time. He's got a killer voice and he's a quick learner. I guarantee he can get the dance moves, dude."

(Christian) "And when will you get them, dude? You're just as bad as he is."

(Mark) "You're worse! You dance like a blind man with a back brace who hasn't taken a dump in three weeks!"

(Spencer) "Hey, I don't have to dance good. I just need to look good,
and I do."

(Mark) "Get over yourself! We all look good. Even Julianne Moore over there."

(Kitty) "Look, I have to agree with super gay Warbler. I love you guys, but we just can't afford to lose. So, unless you magically get better, like, this second, then I think you should take one for the team and maybe just... stay hidden in the back row."

Well shit...

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Spencer and Roderick asked Kitty and I for our help with the dance and I was happy to.

(Mia) "Okay, you're in the back row, but you're gonna be the best back-row dancers ever. Okay? Here we go."

(Kitty) "A five, six, seven, eight. Step together, step together. Turn. Slide. Kick-ball change."

(Mia) "Okay, guys, good, good, good, good. Um... we're making progress. A for effort, all right?"