22~ Thanksgiving Surprise

A month later, I returned to Ohio for Thanksgiving, along with the rest of the graduates of 2012. Except Kurt and Rachel, however; they wanted to stay in New York and celebrate Thanksgiving there. I didn't mind, as long as I had good friends to celebrate with I couldn't care less.

We were at Breakstix for dinner, with Puck telling us a funny story of these two girls he met in LA, I didn't get it though, I just laughed because he had no more hair. I mean, Puck with no hair would be like Pee Wee Herman without his clown make-up; you end up doing the double-take and realize that that is something nobody should ever witness.

"But you know seriously, I'd like to make a toast: to almost all of us keeping our promise to come home for Thanksgiving." he said. I knew what he meant by almost.

"Cheers!" we raised our glasses and clinked, nearly spilling over several sodas, and some fruity drink with an umbrella that Santana seemed to be enjoying a little too much.

"Reese, have you heard from Rachel or Kurt?" Santana asked me. I shook my head.

"No, they just... I don't know. They didn't really want to talk about it." I replied. Finn sighed.

"I know Blaine's been texting him but Kurt won't text back." Mike said.

"Well Rachel emailed me, she said she's not really sure what's she's doing for the holidays yet." Quinn said. "I'm sorry about what went down between the two of you." she said to Finn.

"No, it's cool. It's for the best." Finn replied, I'm pretty sure he was lying, though.

"Well, I think that it's sweet that you and Rachel keep in touch, Quinn." Mercedes said.

"Well, she basically emails me every other week to remind me that I still haven't used the train ticket she gave me." I snickered, that sounded like Rachel, "I'm just -- I'm trying to keep straight A's, and I just got tapped to be in the whole female secret society at Yale." she continued, "Former members: Hilary Clinton, Jennifer Beals."

"You go..." Puck took some of his drink from his straw and put it into hers, "Girl."

"Well, I for one, would love to talk about everybody who is here." Finn said.

"I want to talk about Sectionals this year, you guys going to go?" Mike asked.

"Yeah."

"Totally."

"You know for all the new kids in the Glee club, I want them to just see how amazing we all were when we in the glee club." he continued. That gave me an idea.

"Hey, I know this is kind of short notice before Sectionals and all but... I got an idea." I said.

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"A reminder that the American Legion Turkey Shoot begins at 6:00 PM, so please drive carefully." the announcer at the competition said. Since when did Ohio have turkey shoots? Wasn't that totally 15... whenever the pilgrims settled here and chased out the indigenous?

"Now, put your hands together for our distinguished panel of judges!" this should be good...

"Lima News Obituary Editor, Stan Cook!" creep.

"Chief Historian of the Locomotive Museum, Harrison Paolucci!" bore.

"And then the 2012 Defiance County Catfish Queen, Alison Metcalf!" bitch.

"You guys ready?" Santana asked.

"Totally, let's show 'em what we got." Mercedes replied.

"But first, we have a special surprise for our competitors. From the 2012 National Championship, put your hands together for the 2012 New Directions!"

"My heart skips-skips-skips-skips-skips-skips a beat.

[Reese:]

I can see you're not yourself

Even when you're here with me

I know that you're somewhere else

[Quinn & Santana:]

So put another record on

Kiss and leave me on

Nothing really matters when we're dancing

[Reese:]

Listen to the same sad song playing on repeat

[Finn:]

'Cause every time we come this close, my heart skips, skips a beat

[All:]

So come on, spin me around

Now I don't wanna go home

Cause when you hold me like this you know my heart skips, skips a beat

I know I should, but I can't leave it alone

And when you hold me like this that's when my heart skips, skips a beat

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

[Rap: Puck & Mike]

New Directions, Yeah

At the start of the night I was like, what?

Let's have a team talk,

Playing with this lady isn't something I'd agree for,

Flaps keep going up and down like a see-saw

Should have just taken her to the cinema to see saw,

Ooh, she let me sit with her, I figured her figure's a sure sure winner,

'Cause I got a lead from the back, I'm a skipper

[All:]

You make my heart skip, skip, skip, skip, skip, skip a beat.

So come on, spin me around

Now I don't wanna go home

Cause when you hold me like this you know my heart skips, skips a beat

I know I should, but I can't leave it alone

And when you hold me like this that's when my heart skips, skips a beat

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

[Mercedes:]

(My heart skips, skips a beat)

[All:] Heart Skips a Beat

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

[Reese:]

My heart skips, skips a beat" I thought that was a pretty good openeing, along with everybody else who was on their feet.

"[Girls:]

Mama told me not to waste my life

She said spread your wings my little butterfly

Don't let what they say keep you up at night

And if they give you shhhh...

Then they can walk on by

[Mercedes:]

My feet, feet can't touch the ground

And I can't hear a sound

But you just keep on running up your mouth yeah

[Santana:]

Walk, walk on over there

'Cause I'm too fly to care, oh yeah

[Reese:]

Your words don't mean a thing

I'm not listening

Keep talking, all I know is

[Girls:]

Mama told me not to waste my life,

She said spread your wings my little butterfly

Don't let what they say keep you up at night

And they can't detain you

'Cause wings are made to fly

And we don't let nobody bring us down

No matter what you say – it won't hurt me

Don't matter if I fall from the sky

These wings are made to fly

(Hey, hey, woo!)

[Quinn:]

I'm firing up on that runway

I know we're gonna get there someday

But we don't need no "Ready. Steady. Go!", no

[Reese:]

Talk, talk turns into air

And I don't even care, oh yeah

[Girls:]

Your words don't mean a thing

I'm not listening

Keep talking, all I know is

Mama told me not to waste my life,

She said spread your wings my little butterfly

Don't let what they say keep you up at night,

And they can't detain you

'Cause wings are made to fly

And we don't let nobody bring us down

No matter what you say – it won't hurt me

Don't matter if I fall from the sky

These wings are made to fly

I don't need no one saying hey, hey, hey, hey

I don't hear no one saying hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

You better keep on walking

I don't wanna hear your talking, boy'd

You better keep on walking

I don't wanna hear your talking, boy'd

[Santana & Mercedes:]

Your words don't mean a thing

I'm not listening

[Reese:]

They're just like water off my wings

[Girls:]

Mama told me not to waste my life

She said spread your wings my little butterfly

[Mercedes:]

(My little butterfly)

[Girls:]

Don't let what they say keep you up at night

And they can't detain you

'Cause wings are made to fly

And we don't let nobody bring us down

No matter what you say – it won't hurt me

Don't matter if I fall from the sky

These wings are made to fly

And we don't let nobody bring us down

No matter what you say – it won't hurt me

Don't matter if I fall from the sky

These wings are made to fly"

Who says girls only sing about love? My foster cousin did, I put his head through a tennis racket.

Then here comes my favorite part (not) my solo...

"Breathe your smoke into my lungs,

In the back of a car with you I stare into the sun,

Still not too old to die young,

But lovers hold on to everything,

And lovers hold on to anything

I chase your love around a figure 8,

I need you more than I can take,

You promise forever and a day,

And then you take it all away,

And then you take it all away

Place a kiss on my cheekbone,

When you vanish me, I'm buried in the snow,

But something tells me I'm not alone,

But lovers hold on to everything,

And lovers hold on to anything

I chase your love around a figure 8,

I need you more than I can take,

You promise forever and a day,

And then you take it all away,

And then you take it all away

So lovers hold on to everything,

And lovers hold on to anything,

So lovers hold on to everything,

And lovers hold on to anything

I chase your love around a figure 8,

I need you more than I can take,

You promise forever and a day,

And then you take it all away,

I chase your love around a figure 8,

I need you more than I can take,

You promise forever and a day,

And then you take it all away,

And then you take it all away"