Showmance

Angie's Outfits
1. Freak Out 

2. Gold Digger/Celibacy Club

3. Secret Glee Club meeting/Push It

4. I Say a Little Prayer

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    The seven members of New Directions were unenthusiastically rehearsing "Freak Out" in the choir room — Rachel Berry being the only member truly showing any kind of energy throughout the performance. It isn't that the kids hate the choreography; they just hate disco! It's boring.

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[Freak Out by New Directions]

    "Energy, guys! It's disco. Good with the hands. John Travolta hands. All right. We're freaking out. Let's go. And up and out and down. Good. Good. Good. Good, guys," Mr. Shue compliments. Even with these compliments, the kids are still lacking energy.

    Rachel was getting into the routine a little too much, and almost hit Mercedes' face in the process. Whether it be on accident or on purpose, Mercedes Jones will hit anyone that hits her beautiful face.

    "Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hell to the no! First of all, you try to hit my face again and I will cut you," she tells Rachel before turning to Mr. Shue. "And second, this song is terrible."

"No, no, no. It's not the song. You guys just need to get into it." Mr. Shue tries.

"No, it's the song. It's really gay," Kurt states bluntly. Angie nods in agreement.

"We need modern music." Artie pipes up. Artie's statement gets a supportive nod from Angie.

    "Yeah, Mr. Shue. Can't we perform songs by newer artists like Rihanna or Taylor Swift?" Angie asks.

    "I'm sorry, guys. We don't have time to discuss this. We're doing this song on Friday at the pep assembly," Mr. Shue replies, insincerity lacing his voice.

"I-In f-front of the w-whole s-school?" Tina asks incredulously.

"Exactly." Mr. Shue grins.

"They're gonna throw food at us. And I just had a facial." Kurt complains.

"I'll press charges if they do." Rachel quips.

    "Guys, I cannot express how important this assembly is. We need recruits. There are only seven of you. We need twelve to qualify for Regionals. We have no choice or the club is over. I know you guys don't like the song, but we took Nationals back in '93 with 'Freak Out.' It's a crowd-pleaser. Trust me. From the top." Mr. Shue says.

    Angie silently retreats back to her spot between Mercedes and Tina. "Mr. Shue really thinks a disco song performed at Nationals 16 years ago is going to encourage other students to join. He doesn't even acknowledge our ideas. If I die on Friday, at least I won't have to listen to Quinn, Brittany and Santana lecture me about joining glee club." Angie says in her head.

"I'm dead." Finn states, bringing Angie out of her daze. Finn returns to his spot in the back.

On that note, the New Directions continue to unwillingly practice.

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    During glee practice the next day, Kurt and Mercedes were having another argument. Of course, it was about Mercedes's wardrobe choice, and her 'lack of fashion,' as Kurt put it.

"You need to call me before you dress yourself." Kurt tells Mercedes.

Mercedes just rolls her eyes. "Whatever. Whatever." She shrugs.

    "You look like a technicolor zebra." Kurt comments. Angie bites back a laugh at this comment.

"You're a hater, that's what you are," Mercedes bites back.

"You're trying to copy me."

"It looks like I planned it."

    "You two act like an old married couple." Angie states, which ends the argument then and there just as Mr. Shue walks into the choir room.

    "Alright, guys. How about a little Kanye?" Mr. Shue asks as he hands out the sheet music to his students.

"For the assembly?" Mercedes asks hopefully.

    "No. We won't be ready in time. We're still doing disco. But we can fold this into our repertoire and it'll be awesome at Regionals. Communication is the foundation of any successful music group. If we're gonna succeed, we need to communicate. You guys said you wanted modern music, I'm listening." Mr. Shue says.

    "Mr. Shue, we really don't want to do disco at the assembly." Artie says to the Spanish teacher.

    Ignoring Artie's request, Mr. Shue looks at the quarterback. "Finn, you're going to take the solo."

    "What? No, Mr. Shue I-I can't do the solo. I'm still learning how to sing and walk at the same time," Finn stutters.

    Angie looks at Finn with a raise of her blonde eyebrow. "Do you even listen to Kanye West, Finn?" She asks.

Finn blushes. "Not really." He admits.

"No problem. I'll walk you through it." Mr. Shue says with a determined look on his face.

"Oooh." The glee club says.

"Challenge accepted." Angie states.

"Hey, Mercedes. You know this?" Mr. Shue questions the aforementioned girl.

"Oh, I got this," Mercedes says confidently.

"Hell yeah you do." Angie compliments, causing Mercedes to smile at the blonde girl.

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[Gold Digger by Mr. Shue and New Directions]

Once the performance ends, Mr. Shue smiles at his students.

"Just like that. Ready?" He asks.

"Oh yeah. My middle name is ready," Angie says with a smile.

    Finn's smile disappears and a confused look replaces it. "I thought your middle name was Elizabeth?"

Angie groans in frustration and rubs her temples.

"Finn... remind me again how you managed to make it to the 10th grade?"

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    Angie is at her locker, placing her books and binder from her previous class back in her locker when the locker slams shut. Angie looks at who the culprit is:  Rachel freaking Berry.

"Are you out of your damn mind?" Angie hisses.

    "Look Angie, I know things haven't exactly been good between us since last week. But I was hoping you would consider joining me for the upcoming Celibacy Club meeting in 15 minutes? I would go by myself, but I would make a total fool of myself. It would be nice to go with a friend." Rachel explains.

    "Just because we're in glee club together doesn't mean we're friends, Rachel. But if you're that desperate to go to the Celibacy Club meeting, I'll go with you. But this does not make us friends. Besides... you can make a fool of yourself on your own," Angie says.

    Rachel smiles, despite the insults. "Good. I'm glad you decided to come with me. Quinn Fabray is the president of the Celibacy Club, and she doesn't really like me, so I thought — " Rachel is cut off by Angie.

    "Look Rachel. If this is a way for you to gain some type of popularity because of my friendship with Quinn, you're even more delusional than usual. Plus she has a reason to not like you. You have a crush on her boyfriend." Angie reminds.

    Rachel says nothing, and just keeps her head down as they walk together to the Celibacy Club meeting.

Angie wonders how anyone can stand Rachel Berry.

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    As soon as Rachel and Angie walk into the classroom, Angie is pulled into the swarm of Cheerios by Santana. Rachel is left standing in the middle of the room by herself, receiving glares from every single Cheerio.

"Angie! Manhands." Quinn greets.

"Hey Q. Mind if we join the Celibacy Club or whatever?" Angie asks.

    Quinn smiles at Angie. "I don't mind if you join, Angie. But what are you doing here with her?" She asks as she sends Rachel a glare.

"We're friends. We're in glee club together." Rachel informs.

    Angie glares hard at Rachel. "First of all, I told you we aren't friends, Midget. But she's right; we're in glee club together." Angie backs up.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Quinn asks.

    "Cause I knew you tried to get Finn to quit. And I actually like it... despite Miss Crazy Pants over there. Also, I get to bond more with Artie over music and performing," Angie tells the head cheerleader.

    Quinn sighs. "Fine. Come sit with us Angie." She tells one of her best friends. Quinn makes her way to the other seated Cheerios, patting an open seat next to her.

    Angie sits in between Quinn and Brittany, while Rachel sits all alone at a table across from Angie and the Cheerios.

Quinn grabs her gavel and bangs it against a sound board.

    "The Celibacy Club is now in session. Thanks to a school rule that says we have to let anyone join the club, we're welcoming two new members this week — Angie Abrams and Rachel what's-her-face." Quinn announces.

"Where are all the boys?" Rachel asks.

    "Down the hall. First half hour we separate, then we come together to share our faith." Quinn informs the annoying Jewish girl.

"Are those skirts as short as they seem to be?" Rachel wonders aloud.

    Santana smiles before making her way to the middle of the room, twirling around in her skirt. This elicits cheers from both Brittany and Angie.

"Pretty much, yeah." Santana answers.

    "God bless the perv that invented these. Remember the motto, girls." Quinn tells the Cheerios with an amused expression.

    "It's all about the teasing and not about the pleasing." The Cheerios and Angie recite. Angie knew the motto because of how much time she spends with Quinn, Santana and Brittany. Soon the Cheerios begin dancing. Brittany takes Angie's hand, and brings her over to Quinn and Santana.

"Dance with us Angie." Brittany says.

Angie gives in and begins dancing with three of her best friends.

Rachel looks on in annoyance and rolls her eyes at their behavior.

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    After the first half hour of the meeting is over, the boys enter the room. Finn is shocked to see Angie and Rachel at the meeting, but is quickly pulled out of his thoughts when Quinn pulls him to her side.

    "Let's pair up for the 'Immaculate Affection.' Now, remember. If the balloon pops, the noise makes the angels cry." Quinn announces, holding a balloon in her hand.

    All the girls and boys are paired up together. Angie is stuck being partners with Dave Karofsky, one of the football players. He's a total asshole, but Angie tries to be civil with him... even though he helps Puck throw Kurt into the dumpster. All the couples were to hold a red balloon in between each other at genital level.

"Looking good Angie." Karofsky winks.

Angie gags. "Screw you." She snaps.

"Name the time and place," he smirks.

    Angie glares at him. "So you're a bully, a pervert, and an asshole. Congratulations Karofsky. You have made it to my list of people I despise." She says with a fake smile and a sickly sweet tone in her voice.

    Before he could say something else, Karofsky is interrupted when he and Angie look over at Puck and Santana.

"Yeah." Puck says as he grinds on Santana.

"Stop it!" Santana exclaims.

    Right after, a loud POP can be heard within the entire vicinity of the classroom. Quinn and Finn's balloon had popped.

"Finn!" Quinn scolds the tall boy.

"It must have hit my zipper!" Finn excuses.

    Angie takes this opportunity to back away from Karofsky, brushing her clothes off as she does so.

    "You know what? This is a joke. Did you know that studies have demonstrated that celibacy doesn't work in high schools? Our hormones are driving us too crazy to abstain. The second we start telling ourselves that there's no room for compromise, we act out. The only way to deal with teen sexuality is to be prepared. That's what contraception is for." Rachel rants.

Angie facepalms, knowing Rachel crossed a line with the word 'contraception.'

"Don't you dare use the C word." Quinn challenges.

    "You want to know a dirty little secret that none of them want you to know? Girls want sex just as much as guys do." Rachel states before storming out of the classroom.

"I-Is that accurate?" Jacob Ben Israel asks.

    Angie glares at him, which makes him look to the floor. She then makes her way to Finn and Quinn.

"I am so sorry about Rachel, Quinn." Angie says.

Quinn shakes her head. "It's not your fault, Angie." She tells the blonde girl.

Finn nods in agreement. "Yeah. If anything, Rachel needs to apologize for being rude." He says.

Angie laughs gently at Finn's statement.

"Thanks, guys. Now I don't have to feel any embarrassment."

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    After the horror of the Celibacy Club meeting, Angie and Finn left the school to Finn's house. Angie's mom, Nancy, was able to pick up Artie from school. Angie and Finn are partners for a Spanish project.

    When the pair walk inside the Hudson house, they place their bags on the couch in the living room. Carole — Finn's mother — walks in and smiles when she sees Angie.

    "Finn, honey, I didn't know you were having Angie over." Carole says. "How have you been sweetheart?" She asks.

Angie smiles. "I've been good, Mrs. Hudson," Angie answers.

    Carole smiles motherly. "Oh please. Call me Carole." She insists. Angie nods in acknowledgement.

"We're gonna work on our Spanish project, Mom." Finn states.

    Carole nods. "Alright. Finn, I have to take a late shift tonight. Will you two be alright for dinner?" She asks the two teenagers.

    Angie smiles. "We'll be just fine, Carole. If anything, I can whip up some French toast for dinner." She answers.

"I do like your French toast." Finn says with a smile.

    "Okay. You kids have fun. Get your work done. Finn, make sure she gets home safely. It was nice seeing you again Angie." Carole says before walking out the door.

"Bye, Mom." Finn says.

"Bye, Carole." Angie adds.

    Angie and Finn pull out their materials for their Spanish project. While thinking of something to write down, Angie looks over at Finn to find his piece of paper is completely blank, with the exception of his name.

    "Finn you haven't written anything down. You do know this is a two-person project?" Angie asks.

    Finn sighs. "I'm sorry Angie. I just have a hard time understanding Spanish. I don't get why you have to use so many words and why you have to spell them weirdly." He says with a small frown.

Angie frowns. "Why didn't you just tell me when we started this project?" She asks.

    "Because I'm embarrassed, okay? The language comes to you so easily; you're the best Spanish speaker in our class. I feel really dumb because I can't understand it." Finn reveals.

    Angie gently places a hand on his shoulder, which causes him to look at her. "Finn, there's nothing you need to be embarrassed about. If you need help, just ask. You're not dumb either. You just need an extra push in the right direction. I'll help you, okay? And if you really want me to, I can tutor you in Spanish." She says.

"You'd do that for me?" Finn asks.

Angie nods. "Well yeah. You're my friend, Finn. Friends help each other out."

Finn smiles and hugs Angie, taking her by surprise. "Thanks Angie."

Angie smiles and hugs back.

"You're welcome, Finn."

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    The next day at glee rehearsal, Rachel gathers everyone into the choir room without Mr. Shue being present.

    "I officially call this glee club meeting in session." Rachel says after banging her gavel against a sound board, similar to what Quinn had done yesterday at the Celibacy Club meeting.

"But Mr. Shue isn't here." Artie points out.

"Mr. Shue isn't coming. I paid a freshman to ask him for help on irregular verbs." Rachel explains.

"I'm tired of hearing you squawk, Eva Péron." Mercedes groans.

"Let her talk." Finn defends, causing Rachel to smile genuinely.

"I have another idea for the assembly." Rachel claims.

"Can I, once again, stress my most strenuous objections to this attempted suicide?" Artie asks.

"They're not gonna kill us. Because we're gonna give them what they want." Rachel informs.

"Blood?" Kurt suggests.

"A mental breakdown?" Angie offers.

"Better than those:  Sex." Rachel says smugly.

Angie stands up, glaring at Rachel. "Count me out of the performance."

"Angie — " Artie is cut off by his sister.

    "Sorry, Artie. I'm not performing a song about sex in front of the entire school. That's not gonna go well with Mr. Shue, Principal Figgins, or Coach Sylvester. So have fun guys. I'm not gonna be a part of this performance." Angie states.

Angie walks out of the choir room, despite Finn calling her name to come back.

She is not going through with this. Not if she has anything to say about it.

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    It was the night of the pep assembly. Every student from William McKinley High School was in attendance, along with parents, guardians, and teachers. Angie was sitting next to Quinn in the audience.

"Aren't you supposed to be performing?" Quinn asks.

"I'm not performing with Rachel after what she's done." Angie answers.

Before Quinn can ask another question, Principal Figgins approaches the microphone.

    "Silence, children. Silence, everyone. Silence. First, an announcement. The toilets are broken again. We are fixing the problem. But let me warn you. There will be zero tolerance for anyone soiling the grounds. We're not going to have a repeat of last time. We are hoping the problem will be fixed as of Monday morning. Now, we have a special treat for you tonight. Mr. Schuester." Principal Figgins announces, calling up the curly haired teacher.

A faint cheer from Emma Pillsbury could be heard.

    "Uh, hi. Uh, when I went to school here, glee club ruled this place. And we're on our way back. But we need some recruits to join the party. Now, I can tell you all about how great Glee is, but, uh, I think I'm gonna let some friends of mine show you instead." Mr. Shue fumbles his way through his speech before walking offstage.

    The curtains lift to reveal the New Directions in blue and black outfits, with Mr. Shue unaware of the set change. They then begin to sing Push It by Salt 'n' Pepa.

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[Push It by New Directions minus Angie]

Angie buries her head into her hands, hoping the nightmare will end.

    Once the performance does end, there's applause from the student body, but Quinn and Angie do not look happy at all.

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    After getting a lecture from Mr. Shue about his disappointment in the performance, Angie stays behind to talk to Mr. Shue alone.

    "Mr. Shue, I'm so sorry. I should've told you what Rachel was planning. I feel responsible for this." Angie says, looking at her feet.

    Mr. Shue sighs. "It's not your fault Angie. You did what you thought was right. And for that, I couldn't be prouder of you. I shouldn't have pushed you guys to do disco so hard. I'll try to be more lenient with future assignments. Deal?" He tells the sophomore.

"Deal." Angie says when she looks up at him.

    The conversation is cut short when Quinn, Brittany and Santana walk into the choir room with a small radio.

"Girls what's going on?" Angie asks.

Quinn shoots Angie a big smile. "We're auditioning for Glee Club." She says.

Angie smiles widely. "This is great!" She states happily.

    "I have to say, I'm really surprised you guys are trying out." Mr. Shue says to 3/4 of the Unholy Quartet.

    "I'm sure you've read about this in the school paper. Finn and I have been an item for a while now. So what kind of girlfriend would I be if I didn't support him? Also, Angie's my best friend, and I've decided to join the glee club to spend more time with her." Quinn replies.

Angie smiles as she sits next to Mr. Shue.

"Well, let's see what you've got." He says and pressed play on the radio.

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[I Say a Little Prayer by The Unholy Trinity]

    Angie claps for the girls once they finish their routine. "You girls were so good!" She compliments.

    Mr. Shue smiles at the three Cheerios. Angie smiles because she knows that her three best girl friends are now in glee club.

After their audition, the Unholy Quartet walks out of the choir room together.

    "Angie... you know that supporting Finn and spending more time with you are two reasons I'm joining glee club, right?" Quinn asks.

    Angie nods. "Let me guess:  you want to make sure that Rachel doesn't try and take Finn away from you?" She asks.

    Quinn nods in agreement. "She was basically undressing him with her eyes last night. It infuriated me. I'm sorry; I'm rambling about boy troubles." She apologizes.

"No sweat, Q. Let's go get some ice cream to celebrate." Angie suggests.

"Ice cream will definitely make me happy." Santana pipes up.

    "I had to stop giving Lord Tubbington ice cream because he keeps selling it for cocaine." Brittany adds.

    The four girls laugh as they each leave campus. While Angie drives with Artie in the backseat, she thinks about what Quinn was saying about Rachel trying to take Finn away. She knows deep down that Quinn can never know the truth.

Quinn can never know that Angie has a crush on Finn Hudson.

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Songs Mentioned/Performed
1. Freak Out - New Directions
2. Gold Digger - Mr. Shue and New Directions
3. Push It - New Directions (minus Angie)
4. I Say a Little Prayer - Unholy Trinity

I know I said this would get uploaded sometime in the next week or two, but I decided to upload it today. Next episode is Acafellas.