Childhood Friendship (Glee Fanfiction)

Chapter 16

Glee Club

I'm sitting down on a seat in choir room next to Sam as he keep his hand on me. Finn is standing near the piano and playing along with Artie and that's make me wanna laugh when he made funny expression.

"Alright, New Directions." Mr. Schue walks in. The others walk to their seat and sitting down. "Big news. As you all know, Vocal Adrenaline came in second last year at nationals." Mr. Schue says to us.

"The only good thing to come out of that lost weekend." Finn says.

"Well, the boosters at Carmel don’t donate tens of thousands of dollars every year to come in second, so they fired Dustin Goolsby." Mr. Schue says.

"So handsome." Artie mumbles.

"And they’re having trouble finding a new coach. It seems that no-one wants to take on that pressure cooker." Mr. Schue says.

"That means they’re vulnerable." Tina says.

"Yes, and if we work hard enough, we can beat them. Which is why I realize that, umm, I can’t direct the musical this year." Mr. Schue sighs.

"No, Mr. Schue, you can’t cancel the musical. My New York dreams depend on it." Rachel protest.

"I’m not canceling it. I’m just not directing it. My sole focus has to be in here. Nationals, Nationals, Nationals! And it’s not just me that’s gonna have to focus harder this year. I’ve been too easy on you, so everyday after choir practice I am instituting a mandatory Booty Camp." Mr. Schue says and write 'Booty Camp' on the white board. "So that we can work on our dancing. Now, it’s not for all of you. Just the people that I think need help. Like..." Mr. Schue says

"FINN." Finn shaking his head.

"How did you know? And Puckerman, Hummel." Mr. Schue says.

"I must protest." Kurt raises his hand.

"You kinda have one move, Kurt. It’s like this sashay and it’s super distracting." Mike says to Kurt.

"Jones." Mr. Schue points at Mercedes.

"What? Hell to the nizzy - no." Mercedes shakes her head.

"You told me once that you were Beyonce. You don’t think she spends extra time in the dance studio? Mike Chang has offered to be my assistant and we start tomorrow and yes, Puckerman it is mandatory." Mr. Schue says.

"We can still have our date after school." Sam grins at me.

"Oh yes, you too, Sam. You make a lot of those wave chest move." Mr. Schue points at Sam.

"Wh-what?" Sam frowns.

"Bye bye." I smirk at Sam.

"Mr. Schuester, would you mind if I dropped by for a little bit. I really need to catch up with you guys." Blaine raises his hand.

"Okay, Mr. Schue, I’m glad that you’re so concerned with our special-needs members, but what about me. Okay, who’s gonna direct the musical?" Rachel asks.

"Ladies and gentleman, your co-musical directors. Ms. Pillsbury and Coach Beiste." Mr. Schue says anf points to the door as coach Beiste and Ms. Pillsbury walks in.

"Now, Ms. Pillsbury did such a good job helping me out with Rocky Horror last year that I knew she could handle the job." Mr. Schue says to us.

"And I’m here to keep the football guys in line and I’ve also talked them into playing the Jets." Coach Beiste says.

"Mr. Schue, with all due respect to Ms. Pillsbury and Coach Beiste, this is crazy - they have absolutely zero experience in directing a musical." Rachel protest again.

"Not true: In college I was in “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. I played the forum." Coach Beiste says.

"The teachers at this school are already overworked and unfortunately a lot of them agree with Sue that the arts are a waste of time. Besides, they are gonna have some help. I have decided to include student director this year." Mr. Schue grins at us.

"Mr. Schue, I’m honored, but Barbra was forty when she directed herself in Yentl so it’s just, it’s too soon." Rachel says proudly.

The others just raises their eyebrows and frown. Even Mr. Schue and Ms. Pillsbury hide their laugh because of Rachel over confidence.

"I hate you." Brittany says to Rachel.

"I was actually hoping that Artie would take the job." Mr. Schue smiles at Artie.

"Me? I’ve developed my whole personal around conflict avoidance." Artie says.

"Come on, Artie. You’ve made short films. Directing is your dream. You can do it." Tina says to Artie.

"I’m in." Artie grins and nodded.

"Alright. That’s what I like to hear, buddy." Mr. Schue grins at Artie.

"You're have a big potential, Artie. You can do it." I said to Artie.

"And you too, Madison." Mr. Schue says to me.

I turn my face at Mr. Schue and frown. "What?"

"I got a video about musical theatre in your former school and I just realized that you were the one who directed that..."

"No, no it was sucks." I shake my head.

"It was amazing. You got all the talent from your dad and for now I want you to go out from your comfort zone and direct this musical drama along with Ms. Pillsbury, coach Beiste, and Artie." Mr. Schue smiles at me.

I just being quiet and thinking. It was when I was sophomore year and London citizen was different than Lima citizen.

"Just say yes, it's a big chance for you to get to Pace University, Maddy." Finn suddenly said.

"To enter Pace University, you have to had experience in arts and theater before." Ms. Pillsbury smirks at me.

"I'll do it." I nodded and smile at them.

"Great! That's the thing I want to hear." Mr. Schue grins at me.

The others just applauding. I turn my face at Finn and smile at him. He just smile back at me and nodded. He is the only one who know that I wanna enter Pace University. Well, both of us. He is really my best friend.

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"Why you didnt tell me you want to go to Pace University? I'm your boyfriend." Sam asks me while I'm organizing my locker.

"Well, I was thinking about arts university since couple days ago." I said to Sam.

"But why Finn knew that and I didnt? You know that you should tell me first than him." Sam frowns at me.

"It was because we discussed it together along with his mom." I said and turn my face at my locker.

"When you meet his mom?" Sam frowns.

"Almost every night when I went to Finn's house." I simply said.

"You went to Finn's house every night?" Sam raises his eyebrows at me.

"I have to help him for his chemistry and geography so he can graduate and wont lost his scholarship." I turn my face at Sam.

"And you didnt tell me?" Sam asks.

"Sam, we just dating about two weeks okay." I frown at him.

"Then why? You should tell me about everything you did and not like this. Did Finn also know about that musical theater?" Sam asks me.

"I showed him the full video." I said. "Okay, I will show you the video after this." I grin at him.

"See? There are still many thing I didnt know about you. I'm your boyfriend and I feel like I'm nothing to you. When the fact that I planned everything. Like where we live when we get married, how many kids we have, our future, my future jobs, and many things..."

"Hold up, you plan all those things? And dont tell me that you already plan about baby's name." I raise my eyebrows.

"Well. I didnt. But I read a book and there is a girl named Stefanie and it's kinda cool." Sam says to me.

"What book you read?" I ask him.

"100.000 of Best Baby Name." Sam says innocently.

"Okay you know what? You freak me out. We just dating about two weeks and you already plan all those things? I just have my first two weeks as senior here." I grunt.

"Fine. We can forget about those future thing. Now I wanna ask you why Finn know all those thing and I didnt? You didnt tell me anything, Madison." Sam frowns at me.

"Because Finn is my best friend." I simply said.

"And I'm nothing to you?" Sam raises his eyebrows at me.

"No, not like that, Sam. You're my boyfriend. I was about to tell you after this actually." I giggle.

"So I'm the second one? Wow cool. You dont have to tell me because I already know that from Finn." Sam says and walk off.

"Sam! Sam Evans!" I shout.

Sam didnt turn around and keep walking in the hallways. I know he is jealous with Finn and this is really unbelievable. God.

Finn's POV

I walk in the hallways to get into my locker. I keep walking until I get my locker and the opposite three locker away from mine is Madison's locker and seems like she is talking with Sam because I can hear that clearly.

I open my locker and pretend like I didnt hear any of their conversation when the fact I heard that and they have argue.

"Okay you know what? You freak me out. We just dating about two weeks and you already plan all those things? I just have my first two weeks as senior here." Madison says.

"Fine. We can forget about those future thing. Now I wanna ask you why Finn know all those thing and I didnt? You didnt tell me anything, Madison." Sam says.

"Because Finn is my best friend." Madison says.

So they fight because of me? Sam jealous with me? Wow. That's really cool.

"And I'm nothing to you?" Sam asks.

"No, not like that, Sam. You're my boyfriend. I was about to tell you after this actually." Madison says.

"So I'm the second one? Wow cool. You dont have to tell me because I already know that from Finn." Sam says and walk off.

"Sam! Sam Evans!" Madison shout.

I turn my face a bit but Sam didnt turn around and keep walking in the hallways. I cant believe that this is happening. They just dating about two weeks and they already fighted and because of me?

The cool thing is Madison really playing it cool. I dont know but seems like she take this too easy. I turn my face and she shut her locker and turn her way to the auditorium.

I take my face towel and bagpack then shut my locker and turn my way to the choir room for booty camp. I'm just thinking that Madison and Sam relationship wont last long and I will get my Madison back. That's it.

I enter the choir room and the others already ready to have booty camp. I mean all those people who have to attend the booty camp.

Sam cant stop glares at me. I just take it easy. He know nothing about Madison just like any other guy and I wont down because of that.

"Listen, Mr. Schue. I am all for participating, but Shane says I’m more of a “park and bark,” and I tend to agree." Mercedes says to us.

"A what and what?" I frown.

"Park and Bark. I stand center-stage singing the notes no-one else can while all of you guys dance around me." Mercedes answer.

"Booty Camp is about all of you dancing, Mercedes. In unison. I mean, look at Vocal Adrenaline. When they’re in sync - one big, terrifying machine - they’re unstoppable. Mike, do you’re thing. Let’s go." Mr. Schue says.

"The jazz square, the grapevine, the step-touch, the kick-ball-change, and pivot. We perfect these basics, we’ll win Nationals. Grapevine to the right: 5, 6, 7, 8." Mike says and lead us.

The music is playing and we start dancing with clumsy moves and clumsy legs. Such a terrible one.

"Keep it going." Mr. Schue says to us.

"I. Am. In. Hell." Puck says with a beat.

I keep move my feet and follow Mike until suddenly Sam pushes my body away and glares at me.

"What's wrong with you?" I push his body away.

"You stepped on my feet!" Sam yelled at me.

"Guys, guys, back to the moves!" Mr. Schue stops us.

I just grunt and glare at him. I guess, he is angry not just because of I stepped on his feet when actually I didnt realized it but also because he is jealous with me. That's it.

Sam suddenly kick my feet and make me fall to the ground. I stand up from the ground and glare at him and push his body away.

"Watch your step, dude!" I glare at him.

"No, you watch your step to stop being a man-w***e!" Sam glares at me.

"What did you say?!" I raise my hand and punch him until he fall to the ground.

Sam stand up and about to beat me but Mike hold him and Puck hold my body. "First, you made Quinn cheated on me. And now, you want to make Madison cheat on me? No! I wont let that happen!" Sam says angrily.

"You jelaous on me? I got it! You lose your position as the quarterback and you cant stop picking on me!" I glare at him.

"Just stay away from my girlfriend!" Sam yelled and hit me and make me fall to the ground.

"Guys, enough!" Mr. Schue yelled.

I hold my eyes and glare at him. "I bet Madison also didnt tell you that we will go to Indianapolis this Saturday, right?"

"I dont care how long you've been friend with her, just stay away from her! She is mine!" Sam glares at me and walk out from the choir room.

"She used to be mine." I mumbled.

"Finn, what's wrong with you? That's stupid." Kurt frowns at me.

I sit down on the ground and let out a sigh. "He cant stop picking on me because he is jelaous with me." I protest.

"Okay okay that's enough. Finn, go back to practice. Mike, take a lead." Mr. Schue says.

"Come on, dude. That was cool." Puck hold my shoulder and help me to stand up.

I stand up from my seat and start practice with the others. This punch wont stop me and I wont stop fighting.

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Madison's POV

I'm sitting down on my mini bar table and compress my hand with a bag of ice cube because of those property for the West Side Story.

"Can I come?" Finn show up from my back door.

"You already come." I simply said.

"What's wrong with your hand?" Finn frowns at me.

"Coach Beiste thinks that I'm superwoman like her so she asked me to take those property for the drama." I said to Finn. "It's not hurt just little bit painfull."

"I see." Finn nodded and walk to my fridge and get another back of something cold and throw it to me.

I just chuckle and compress my hand again. "Wait, what's wrong with your fist?" I raise my eyebrows. "And your eyes?"

"Just little beated to someone." Finn says.

"Take this. You need that." I give my ice bag to him and half-smiled at him. "I never beat someone before so I dont know about that." I giggle.

"Just dont." Finn chuckles. "Well, actually your boyfriend who was the one beated me." Finn sighs.

"What? Sam beated you?" I raise my eyebrows.

"Yeah he warned me to stay away from you." Finn says to me and sit down next to me.

"Well, he freaked me out by planning all those future things." I said to Finn and take the ice bag and compress his eyes.

"That's kinda weird." Finn chuckles.

"And he must be jealous on you because of that Pace University thing." I sigh.

"You didnt tell him that we will go to the Indianapolis this Saturday?" Finn raises his eyebrows at me.

I shake my head. "Nope. I'm just thinking that not everything I should tell him right? I mean, we have rules." I said to Finn and still compress his eyes. "Besides you're my best friend and he has to understand with that. We just dating about two weeks. Oh God." I roll my eyes.

"Ouch." Finn groans.

"I'm sorry." I said to Finn and still compress his eyes.

"That's okay. Just dont tell him that you treated me like this." Finn smirks at me.

"I'm not stupid." I roll my eyes.

"Also our kisses." Finn says to me.

I being quiet for a while then turn my face at him. "That's only best friend kisses right?" I raise my eyebrows.

"Y-yeah right." Finn nodded.

Well, I'm just consider it as a best friend kisses. No more than that even it always feel different. I just want to act normal and make everything is fine.

"Uh I'm forget I have pain cream." I stand up from my seat.

I stand up from my seat and give that ice bag to Finn and open the drawer of the cabinet in living room until I got it and walk back to the kitchen and standing in front of Finn.

"Pain cream and bruise cream is totally different, Madison." Finn frowns at me.

"But it was working when my foot hurt that night you lifted me up. Just close your eyes." I said to Finn.

"If it's hurt, I will kill you." Finn says as he is closing his eyes.

"I will kill you first." I simply said and dabbed this pain cream around his eyes.

"Mad, you should tell Sam that we will go to Indianapolis this weekend." Finn says.

"I will later." I grunt.

"No, it's for the best. I dont get it why you wanna date him when you like this?" Finn open his eyes and frowns at me. "Ouch it's hurt my eyes." Finn wanna rubs his eyes.

"Dont rub your eyes!" I take his hand to stop him and blow his eyes. "Dont open your eyes until I tell you to." I said.

"You didnt answer my question." Finn says.

"I'm just thinking that I have to give him a chance besides he kept texting me every day when I was in Europe and we kind of having summer fling and when I'm back to Lima, he cant stop following me like my tail." I sigh.

"You dont love him?" Finn asks.

"I dont know. I dont even know what I feel right now. I'm kinda lost and it's sucks." I roll my eyes.

"Since when you become like this huh?" Finn open his eyes slowly.

"I said dont open your eyes. Just not now." I whimpered.

"So I cant see your eyes?" Finn raises his eyebrows at me. "Maddy, look at yourself now. You changed a lot. You went to school wearing mini skirt or dress. You let your hair in a ponitail or braids, and that's not you." Finn says to me.

"I'm just trying to be those girl that Sam likes. I meant, he likes cute girl with skirt or dress, and feminim" I said with my head down.

"Remember what happened in choir room today? You were not confident with yourself. When we were in elementary school, you were honored student who would always raise your hand every time the teachers gave questions. And that's not you." Finn hold my sleeve.

"Rachel is there. And she is like the honored-student in our glee club so I dont wanna take that." I shake my head.

"No, you changed yourself for someone to be a person who you're not, Maddy." Finn looking at me.

I just looking at him and raise my eyebrows. Finn take off my hair clip and let my hair like it used to be. He take off his flannel shirt and hanging in on my hips.

"And this is my Madison I know. Walking down in the hallways with short denim pants, sneakers, a flannel shirt hangin on her hips, a tshirt, and she let hair fall down. How cute she is." Finn smiles at me.

"Finn..." I let my head down.

Finn totally right. I changed myself to be someone who I am not. Just because Sam is a cute guy and his type is cute little girl who is not really me so I changed myself for him.

"If someone really loves you, he should love you for the way you are. If he tries to change you in love, then it's not love but it's a compromise. But there is no compromise in love, right?" Finn says to me. "You forget your words that day you told me." Finn stand up from his seat.

I'm just being quiet. I feel like tears wanna fall down to my face. Finn knows me better than anyone else in this world even he knows me better than myself.

"Thanks for the ice bag and pain cream." Finn says and about to walk off.

I catch his hand to make him stop. "Finn, can I borrow a shoulder to lean on?" I turn my face at him.

"Sure." Finn nodded and walk closer to me.

I walk closer to him and hug him really tight until he hug me back. "Thank you. Thank you so much, Finn." I'm sobbing.

"That's what a best friend should do." Finn rubs my back.

I didnt say anything but still crying in his hug. Finn didnt say anything but still comfort me with his warm hug.

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I'm walking in the hallways and hold a pain cream in my hand until I see Sam is standing in front of his locker so I decided to come there.

"Twice a day. Dont open your eyes before the gel dry." I'm standing next to his locker and shows the cream to him.

"What is this?" Sam frowns at me.

"I know you still mad at me. I just wanna apologize for what happened between us yesterday and I'm sorry. I shouldnt treat you like that. You're my boyfriend and I regret it and I know my fault. So how?" I raise my eyebrows at Sam.

"Thanks for the cream." Sam simply said and shut his locker.

"Sam, please I'm really sorry about yesterday. I know you still mad at me because I didnt tell you that I will go to Indianapolis this weekend with Finn but it's just a little reunion with some old friends. No more. I swear." I said to Sam.

"Just stop talking." Sam smiles at me.

"You forgive me?" I chuckle.

"Yes, baby." Sam smiles at me.

"Wanna give me a hug?" I spread my arms.

"Come here." Sam pulls my hand and hug me. "I feel like I wanna kiss you now." Sam chuckles.

I pull his body away and smirks at him. "For now, special for today, I let you to kiss me in public." I giggle.

"Well, Madison, next time dont be so annoying okay." Sam pinch my cheeks and then pull his face closer to me and kisses me as he cup my cheek.

I cup his cheek back and kisses him back. "Okay enough. What about I buy you some lunch?" I ask Sam.

"Gentlemen always paid for every date." Sam chuckles and shows me his hand.

"I want tots, tots, and tots, okay." I grin at him and take his hand.

"I'll think about that." Sam makes an impression.

I just chuckle and hold his hand as we walk together to the cafetaria and have lunch with tots.

Finn's POV

I'm walking in the hallways alone and hold my ransel. I see Madison is walking down in the hallways alone.

I was about to come to her but she turn her way and standing next to Sam's locker. She gave a pain cream to Sam as they both start talking.

Then they built smile on their face until they start hugging each other and share a kiss. They made up? They both start walking together and laughing together in the hallways with holding hands.

I'm just still standing here and looking at them. Why this is really hard? I will never can get over her and I cant say what I feel to her. This is really complicated.

Finn:

It never crossed my mind at all.

It's what I tell myself.

What we had has come and gone.

You're better off with someone else.

It's for the best, I know it is.

But I see you.

Sometimes I try to hide

What I feel inside,

And I turn around.

You're with him now.

I just can't figure it out.

Tell me why you're so hard to forget.

Don't remind me, I'm not over it.

Tell me why I can't seem to face the truth.

I'm just a little too not over you.

Not over you

Memories, supposed to fade.

What's wrong with my heart?

Shake it off, let it go.

Didn't think it'd be this hard.

Should be strong, movin' on.

But I see you.

Sometimes I try to hide

What I feel inside.

And I turn around,

You're with him now.

I just can't figure it out.

Tell me why you're so hard to forget.

Don't remind me, I'm not over it.

Tell me why I can't seem to face the truth.

I'm just a little too not over you.

Maybe I regret everything I said,

No way to take it all back, yeah

Now I'm on my own

How I let you go, I'll never understand.

I'll never understand, yeah, oohh

Oohhh, oohhh, oohhhh

Oohhh, ooohhhh, oohhh

Tell me why you're so hard to forget.

Don't remind me, I'm not over it.

Tell me why I can't seem to face the truth.

I'm just a little too not over you.

Tell me why you're so hard to forget.

Don't remind me, I'm not over it.

Tell me why I can't seem to face the truth.

And I really don't know what to do.

I'm just a little too not over you.

Not over you, oohhh

I just half-smiled and let out a sigh and turn my way to another path. I'll never ever get Madison back to my life. Or maybe for the rest of my life, she might be just think that I'm her bestfriend. No changes.