More Than Friends (Glee Fanfiction)

Chapter 20

I'm sitting down on the carpet floor in my room and make some desing on my sketch book. From now on, I dont have anything to do after school. So I just can go home or ask dad to teach me how to drive or make some design and eat potato chips too much.

I'm considering to leaving Glee club. I'm done with that. I though this year gonna be my year but the fact it isnt. It's enough for me to sing "ahhs" and "oohhs" when Rachel, Mercedes, and Santana have solo. Now they graduated and I though this year is gonna be my year and it's not. I'm done with that.

"Hey, I brough you ice cream and potato chips." Sam standing in front of my room door and hold a grocery bag.

"Arent you supposed to be in Grease rehearsal now?" I ask him.

"It's already done." Sam says and sit down next to me. "You okay?"

"Yeah. I'm just making some design in my sketch book. How could you find me here?"

"Carole was downstairs and she told me that you are here." Sam simply said and take the ice cream from grocery bag and give it to me. "Vanilla. Your favorite one." Sam says to me.

"Thanks, Sam." I half-smiled at him.

"You know that you can go back to the musical you know." Sam says to me.

"No." I shake my head and eat the ice cream. "I'm considering to leaving glee club."

"Kate, that's crazy." Sam frowns at me.

"I'm tired, Sam. I mean, it's enough for me to sit down in that choir room singing 'ahss' and 'ohhs'. For three years, I just being quiet and last year, I didnt protest because it was those alumni year but this year, I dont wanna be like any one of that anymore. I want to shine. I want to be on one of those spotlight. Why cant I get one?" Tears slowly fall down to my face.

"Hey, this is just school play." Sam grabs my body and hugs me.

"I'm exhauted, Sam." I'm crying.

Sam's POV

"I'm exhauted, Sam." Kate's crying.

I dont know what to say. I know this is really hurt her. I just can hugging her and comfort her and rub her hair. I went here because I want to make herself feel better but the fact she is still sad about what just happened.

"I will quit from the school play too." I said to Sam.

"Sam, dont." Kate shakes her head and leave my chest.

"Why? We auditioned together and this is unfair if I got the part I want but you didnt. We can protest and banned that school play." I said to her.

"No. Just dont. You want that right? Last time you played in Rocky Horror you only wearing a gold boxer. But this time you should be on the spotlight. I'm fine." Kate half-smiled at me and wipe her tears away.

I wipe her tears away and smile at her. "Or you wanna exchange with me? I can play Martie and you can play Kenickie."

"If you were a girl, I want to exchange but no." Kate shakes her head.

"Then, dont cry. I will cry if you cry." I said to her.

"I'm not. But I dont wanna play that role. Still." Kate says to me.

"Although Finn give you the part you want?" I raise my eyebrows at her.

"Yes. I'm still dont wanna play. I have to cry first to get the role I want? No way. I dont want to play. I just wanna focus with my future. That's it." Kate half-smiled at me.

"That's your choice." I said to her.

"Thank you for come here and bring me this." Kate says and lean her head on my shoulder.

"That's what a bestfriend should do." I make an impression.

Kate just chuckle and still leaning her head on my shoulder. I put my hand around her shoulder and rub her sleeve. I did this because I love her. I dont want to see her cry or at least I want to be someone who she lean on when she wanna cry.

I turn my face and kiss her head. She is mine. No one else. I wont let Puck's brother or that new guy get her because it seems like they both are into her. She is mine, no matter what.

"Sam, stay here." Kate simply said.

"I'll stay. I'm here." I rub her back.

Kate is still leaning her head on my shoulder. I just can comfort her at least until she stop crying. I really love her. I close my heart to anyone else. She is like my guilty pleasure.

"You will come to the show right?" I ask her.

No answer. I turn my face and I guess I have magic in my hand or my body that can always make her fall asleep like something warm maybe.

She fell asleep after crying because of that school play and she fell asleep in my arms. I let out a sigh and lift her body up to her bed. I lay her body on her bed and pull the blanket to cover her body.

I take the grocery bag and close the ice cream cover. This ice cream almost melted. I place the grocery bag with some bags of potato chips inside on her study table and eat the ice cream I bough her.

After that I take my ransel and walk out from her room. At least she finally stop crying. And I just hope that tomorrow she will feel better and no more crying or anything.

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"Bro, Finn said that we cant have rehearsal in auditorium and he gave us this address." Joe says to me and give me a card.

I read that card and it's Kate's father tires shop. "I know this address." I nodded. "By the way, do you see Blaine?"

"Nope." Joe shakes his head.

"Alright. We will go there for rehearsal. I have something urgent with Blaine first." I said to Joe and shut my locker then walk away.

I walk in the hallways and looking for Blaine. I have to tell Blaine and help me to stop Kate to quit the glee club. Three of us are like BFF now even though I have special feeling for Kate but no one is left behind.

"Finally, found you here, dude." I said to Blaine as he is standing in front of his locker.

"What's wrong?" Blaine frowns at me.

"Yesterday, after Grease rehearsal, I went to Kate's house. She cried and told me that she wanna leave the glee club." I said to Blaine.

"Just because of the school play?" Blaine frowns at me.

"I guess that she really mad at Finn. I know how bad she want that part and now she aint get it. I cant stop her. And I guess she want to listen to you since you are smarter than me. Three of us are like BFF now and no one is left behind." I said to Blaine.

"You sounds like someone who's into her, dude." Blaine chuckles.

"What? I'm not." I shake my head.

"I though. I will try my best to talk to her." Blaine says to me and walk away.

I let out a sigh and lean on the locker rack. Yes, I'm into her but I dont want anyone else know or Kate will find out and she will shout me out. I dont want let that happen. I'm still want to be next to her.

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Kate's POV

The bell rings

"Blaine, will you have Grease rehearsal after this?" I ask Blaine and put my book inside my ransel.

"Nope. I only have one scene and I dont really need that kind of rehearsal. Why?" Blaine raises his eyebrows at me.

"Can you carry me to my dad's shop?" I ask him.

"Yeah sure." Blaine nodded and walk out from the classroom.

I let out a sigh and walk out from the classroom and walk next to him. "I really like your cardigan." I said to Blaine.

"Kurt was the one who gave me that." Blaine chuckles. "I wanna ask you something."

"What?" I turn my face at him.

"Sam told me that you're considering to leave the glee club. Why? Only because of the school play?" Blaine frowns at me.

"I'm exhauted to be team player. I want to be in the spotlight. Last year I might be quiet but this year I dont want to. This is my senior year, Blaine." I said to Blaine.

Blaine just being quiet and half-smiled at me. I made up my mind and I wont change it. After this school play I will be officially leaving glee club. I might will join cheerios or any other club that can help me shine. This is senior year.

Blaine walks into his car. I get into the passenger seat and wear my seatbelt. "Have Kurt answer your call?" I ask Blaine.

"Nope. I guess he really dont wanna talk to me anymore." Blaine sighs and start driving.

"If you both are mean to be together, you'll be together." I half-smiled at Blaine.

"I hope so." Blaine nodded.

I turn my face to the street and looking at the street. It's less than three weeks until my birthday and I guess it will be nothing special. I have no glee club now and I will living alone. But I dont care. I can shine bright alone. Or should I call Miss Corcoran to rebuild The Troubletones? I dont know where is she now.

"Well, it's arrived." Blaine says and stops his car in front of dad's tires shop.

"Thanks, Blaine. You dont wanna come for coffee maybe? Or change your tires?" I turn my face at him.

"No. Thank you. I wanna go home." Blaine shakes his head.

"Alright, I'll see you tomorrow." I smile at him and went out from his car.

I hold my ransel on my back and get into the shop. Dad promise me to teach me how to drive and since I have no activity after school so I can learn how to drive.

I look around and Finn is here and suddenly turn his face at me. I just turn my face away and didnt say anything to him. I dont wanna talk to him ever again.

"Dad?" I call dad and look around.

"What?" Dad suddenly came out from under the car and really shocked me.

"You promised me that you wanna teach me how to drive." I said to him.

"I do. But I have to finish this first okay. Two staff are absent today and this is have to be done today." Dad says to me and stand up.

"Okay. I will wait." I nodded and sit down on the bench.

"You hungry? Already have lunch? I have donuts in my office." Dad says to me.

"Can I get one?" I ask him.

"Sure. I told you to eat that." Dad simply said.

I stand up from my seat and walk to his office. I open the door and get in. I'm sitting down on dad's chair and open the donut box and take the donuts. I'm hungry actually.

Dad suddenly walks in and drink his coffee. "One more car and it will finish. Just wait okay." Dad says to me.

"I will wait." I nodded.

"Alright." Dad nodded and walk out from his office.

I'm still sitting down on dad's chair and keep eating the donut. I dont know if I have a car then how could I fix that but glad dad know how to fix that. I cant wait for the day I will get a new car.

I take my phone from my ransel and texting Kurt. I really want to tell him about this school play but if I tell him, he will tell dad, and dad will yell at Finn. This is only a problem between Finn and I. Kurt and dad doesnt need to get in.

"Okay. It's done and I wanna change my clothes first and we can learn how to drive." Dad says to me.

"Wash your black hand." I frown at him.

"I will. Without you tell me." Dad simply said and walk out from his office.

I take my ransel and went out from dad's office and eat the last pieces of donut. I look around and throw the box to the trashcan. I turn my face and the guys from Grease cast are here.

"Kate, what are you doing here?" Sam asks me.

"Waiting for my dad." I simply said. "The question is what are you doing here?"

"Grease rehearsal." Sam says to me.

"Alright, I'm all done and we can go. Oh those are your friends right?" Dad says to me.

"Yep." I nodded.

Dad take his car key from his office and then walk out from his office and hold his coffee cup. "Hold this." Dad give me the cup.

"Dad, why that car is in cover? The owner give it to you?" I ask dad and point to a car.

"No. I havent fix that yet." Dad says to me.

"Really? But why in cover?" I frown and walk closer to that car. "Dad, I guess we can use this car to learn how to drive." I said and open the cover. I gasped when I see this car. This is the car that I want.

"Kate, come on!" Dad shouts and ready to go out from the shop.

"Dad, what is this? I'm not stupid. This is a new car." I said to him.

Dad walk closer to me and shake his head. "See? This is the problem that I cant make any surprise for you or Kurt. You both always can find that." Dad says.

"This is mine?" I ask excitedly.

"Not yet. Until you officially get your license or I will sell this car on ebay." Dad says to me.

"But this is for me right? Yes, right?" I grin at him. "It's about two weeks away, dad." I said to him.

"I dont wanna miss it anymore. On your sixth birthday, after your mom passed, I forgot that. You didnt wanna talk to me. Not even a word. You just being quiet and locked yourself in your room. Until Kurt told me, I pulled you out from your room. I brough you to the car and drove you to the mall and I let you choose anything you wanted and what you took? Only a replica of your mom's shoes and the same bottle parfume like hers. And that was the first time I saw my daughter smiled after her mom died. And since that day I promised to myself that I wont forget those things anymore but sometimes I forgot." Dad half-smiled at me. "And this time I dont wanna miss that so right after you told me what you want, I called the dealer and this is just came yesterday. I hid it here so you cant find it but you're here now. You saw that. And yes, this is for you."

"Dad, thank you so much." I smile at him and hug him.

"You happy now? And I actually dont know since yesterday you just being quiet all day. You locked yourself in your room so I just hope that this is could make you smile again." Dad says to me.

"Thank you, dad." I smile at him.

"And no, you are not allowed to use this until you get license. So you have to pass the drive test or I will send this car to New York and give it to Kurt or Finn." Dad says to me.

"I will get that one. I will." I nodded.

"Alright, come on. You said you want me teach you how to drive right?" Dad says and covered up that car again then walk away.

"Can we go to Breadstix afterwards?" I ask dad and walk out from the shop.

"Pass your drive test first, Kate." Dad simply said.

"Ugh alright." I let out a sigh.

Sam's POV

"Seems like somebody cant stop starring at my beloved ex-girlfriend's butt." Artie says.

I turn my face. I didnt stare at Kate's butt. I was looking at those tires. How could it be so black and shine.

"I'm talking to you, Ryder." Artie says to Ryder.

"Uh me?" Ryder chuckles. "I didnt. I mean, I mean she is beautiful. Like really." Ryder chuckles.

"Yeah? You think she will say yes with a guy who even never change oil in his car?" Jake frowns at Ryder.

"She is considering leaving glee club." I said to them.

"What?!" They frown.

"She told me okay and I told Blaine and I dont know Blaine can convience her to not quit or not." I shrug.

"Just because of school play?" Artie frowns. "That's not Kate."

"Those all my fault. She even didnt wanna talk to me. Since yesterday she just locked herself in her room. Avoiding me. I know how bad she want that part." Finn exhales. "I will convience her to not leave. I know my step-sister. I used to date her so I know her."

"You dated your step-sister?" Ryder frowns.

"When she was freshman and I was sophomore. Before our parents get married. Our parents get married about one year ago." Finn says to him.

"Yeah then you made out with her one week before the wedding." I simply said.

"How could you know that?" Finn frowns at me.

"She told me. Blaine, her, and I are BFF now. We cry and laugh together." I said to them.

"Hey, is that car for sale?" A man come to Finn and points to a car in a cover.

"Oh nope. No. I'm sorry but no." Finn shakes his head.

"Whose that car? New one. Mazda 3 hatchback with white colour handsomely equipped with the Grand Touring’s standard leather-trimmed interior, power seats, and 7.0-inch touchscreen infotainment display with redundant rotary controller. It also carried the $1600 Premium Equipment package include LED lighting, adaptive headlights, navigation, and a heated steering wheel and the $1100 Active Safety package such as lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assist, adaptive cruise control, and Mazda’s Smart Braking System, a form of automated-braking assist." Mike says. We turn our face at him and frown. "What? I red car magazine. That car is become trending topic." Mike says to us.

"That's Kate's. Burt buy that for her 17th birthday." Finn says to us and walk to that car and cover it up again.

"Why Burt give her an expensive car when his daughter almost hit my car to the tree and that's why I never let her to drive my car again." I shake my head.

"You'll know when you have daughter, man." Mike chuckles at me.

"Yeah right." I chuckle.

"Alright, go back to rehearsal. And dont worry, we can go to my house after this. It's only one block away from here. I told my mom to cook for dinner so we will get so much energy to perform tomorrow." Finn says to us.

I nodded and jump from the bench. I dont know Kate will watch that but I guess she doesnt want to watch that since she aint get the part she wanted and that's totally sucks.

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Kate's POV

Tonight is Grease show and I dont wanna watch it even though I found two tickets under my room door and it must be Finn who places that and still I dont wanna go. I even really sure that I will quit from glee club.

So right now I'm just laying on my stomach in my bed. Colouring my design with my colour pen. I will forget about today or any other day.

"Hello Miss Complicated."

I turn my face and Kurt is standing in front of my room door and grins at me. "Oh my God! You're home!" I jump from my bed and hug him.

"Yeah for Grease. You didnt come?" Kurt asks me.

"No. I have to prepare my application letter." I said to him.

"Prepare your application letter or mad because you didnt get the part you want? Tina told me. She said you dont wanna play because of that." Kurt says to me.

"I just cant." I shake my head and sit down on the edge of my bed.

"You sure you dont wanna watch?" Kurt asks me.

"Yes. I'm fine. Oh if you dont wanna pay, there is Grease tickets under that doormat. Finn placed it there." I said to Kurt.

"Kurt, come on! We'll be late!" Rachel's voice. "Oh hey, how are you?" Rachel walks into my room and smiles at me and hugs me.

"I'm good." I smile back at her. "You guys better go before you miss the show." I said to them.

"Alright. We are going. Dont be sad." Kurt half-smiled at me.

"I'm not." I shake my head.

Kurt and Rachel half-smiled at me and walk away from my room. I lay my body in my bed and look at the ceiling. Actually Finn offered me a part to be Rizzo since Wade's parents pull him out the show but I'm already torn and I refuse that so they called Santana for the show.

I dont care anymore. I will leave Glee club. This is really hurt me and I dont wanna be in that club that wont let me shine. For three years I just being quiet but this time I wont be quiet. I will fight for my rights. This is my senior year. I just wanna shine bright.

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I'm laying on my stomach in my bed and drawing some design on my sketch book. The Grease show is already over since Kurt is already home and he is in his room. I bet he met Blaine there. I know that since Blaine got a scene to play.

Suddenly someone knock my room door. I turn my face and Finn is standing in front of my door and half-smiled at me.

"Can I come?" Finn asks me.

"What do you want?" I raise my eyebrows at him and sit up on my bed.

"I know you still mad at me and you really upset about the cast but Kate, trust me I didnt mean to do that. You were great at your audition but the choice wasnt only in me." Finn says to me and sit down on my chair.

"You know how much I want that part right? I even want to bribe you so I can get that part but I didnt get it and what make me mad was Martie. You know I'm not black, I'm blonde, and I'm not into mature guy. That was humiliating. I cant accept that." I said to him.

"I know. I know that and I'm really sorry. I didnt know this fall musical is really matters to you." Finn says.

"I'm done with sit down in the choir room and sing 'ahs' or 'ohs' when everyonr get a chance to have solo. For three years, I just being quiet but this year is my senior year and I just want to shine. Last year, I dont mind to be in costume committee because I think that it was your year, the alumni year but this year is my senior year. I'm exhauted, Finn." I exhale.

"I get it but please dont quit glee club. We need you. We need your voice. I know you are as ambitious as Rachel. But dont be self-centred like this." Finn frowns at me.

"I'm not. I just want my rights. Besides you guys can be so much better without me. I was really hope that this time I could be a female lead but it will never happen, I guess. For three years, I'm just being quiet when Rachel, Santana, or Mercedes have solo. I'm just being quiet when Rachel lead the musical like Rocky Horror and West Side Story. And now they graduated and I though this could be my chance but what? It will never be my chance. I will never get that." I shake my head and half-smiled at him.

"Kate, please. Dont quit. You are one of our best singer with best look. Even Ryder and Jake are crazy about you. Please." Finn begged.

"I wont change my mind." I shake my head. "I'm already disappointed. I'm sleepy, can you please leave?"

"I'm really sorry, Kate. I dont know how much I have to apologize." Finn says to me.

"Just stop apologize." I simply said and close my door as Finn went out from my room.

I walk to my bed and lay my body in my bed. Yeah I quit from glee club. I can call miss Corcoran to rebuild The Troubletones but I dont have money to pay her. Well, I guess I will have my own path without glee club.