Lilly-Rae (similar look, but slightly darker skintone).
I know The Secret Student Files didn't really go well, so I'm refreshing my fanfic and renaming it 'Be My Loser!'
It also features new characters Lilly-Rae Ted (just known as Lilly) and Frank Thompson, a sophmore couple who transfer from local Rettree Lima High School. Lilly's part-Latina and lives with her Aunt Inez, her mother's, Sherice's, younger sister; and Frank's part-Italian and lives with his dad Marcus.
Lilly hits it off with Rachel straight away after bonding over their love for Broadway musicals and she persuades her to audition for Glee Club, but she refuses, saying she's a bad singer. After school that day, Rachel brings her to the Auditorium and asks her to sing her favourite musical number. She sings 'Tomorrow,' originally from the musical Annie. Rachel finds out that Lilly was lying and is almost moved to tears.
Let's start the story from the day after that:
"Sing that song at Glee and you'll be a shoo-in!" Rachel tried to encourage Lilly to audition, but she was still unhappy with the idea. "Rachel, I just... I, um, am..." Lilly looked more depressed and Rachel started thinking it was her fault. "Sorry if I tried pressuring you, I have that affect on people sometimes." She shook her head at her, "It's just... Frank hates singing." "Who's Frank?" Lilly realised what she said and tried getting out of it, "It's a guy I know, so, anyway, how're you?" Her eyes told the truth and Rachel read them like a book. "He's you boyfriend, isn't he?" She let out a big sigh, grabbed hold of Rachel's wrist and they rushed into the girls' toilets. "Is he?" "Yeah. Me and Frank've been dating since we were 14 and her said he absolutely hates singing and dancing." "Why?" "He said it can make people think of you differently and make them hate you." Rachel stepped back one step back. "Make them hate you? What does that--?" "It means it makes you an easier target for bullying." Lilly interrupted. Rachel nodded slightly and realised what he meant. "Glee's been going downhill, yes, but it isn't that bad. We've won Sectionals two times in a row, won Regionals once and got 12th place in Nationals." Lilly rushed to a sink, pulled a wet-wipe out of her bag and wiped her face. "Yeah, well... He's banned me!" She applied mascara, starting with her left eye. "Rachel, you don't know what it's like when you got a boyfriend who supports you one minute and completely hates you the next!" "YES I DO!"
Lilly's mouth was sewn shut. She was in shock. "What...?" Rachel and her walked into a stall, locked the dorr and talked. "Lilly, have you heard of Finn Hudson?" "Finn Hudson..." Lilly whispered under her breath. She did know of him, as they met before. The bell rang after a few seconds and both her and Rachel got out of the stall. "Thank God, any longer and I'd die!" Rachel shouts in disgust. Her and Lilly share a laugh then walk out. "Glee's on now. Wanna come and see what it's like?" "But... Frank'll think--" Rachel places her hand over Lilly's mouth. "Forget about Frank for a sec and come to the Music Room." She nods, Rachel removed her hand and they walked.
"Hello, friends. This is Lilly-Rae Ted. She'll be auditioning--" "No, no! I'm not auditioning!" Lilly interrupted. "Yeah, you are. C'mon!" "Fine. Okay, I'm auditioning!" She takes a seat next to Rachel and Mercedes. "Hey, nice to know you're joining Glee Club." Mercedes welcomes Lilly. "You new?" "Yes, yes, I am. I'm from Rettree." "If you ever need help with a song, call me up!" They laugh together, "Sure thing. What's your name, sorry?" "Mercedes. Mercedes Jones." Lilly smiles. "Well," Rachel turns to her, "what'll you be singing?" A look of confusion flashed onto Lilly's face. "I don't know." "What songs d'you like?" Mercedes asks her. "Well... I like musical numbers, of course, and... No, you'll hate her!" "We won't, guaranteed." Rachel responds, and Lilly smiles again. "Well, I'm a big fan of Selena Gomez. I grew up with her and her music always made me believe; also, Alex is a super girl and... Well, I love Alex!" "Awesome, a Selena fan!" Tina smiles at Lilly. "Yeah, sing one of her songs." "Um, okay... How about 'Magic?' I learnt it in her vocal range and I can sure pull it off." All the girls cheered her on and she stood up. "Hold on a sec..." Rachel reached into her bag for her phone. "I downloaded 'Magic' so I can sing it to cheer me up... Go!" The melody started and like nature, Lilly sang her heart out.
"# Oh, oh, oh, it's magic, you know. Never believe it's not so... It's magic, you know. Never believe it's not so... I've never been away, I've never seen the day break. Leaning on my pillow in the morning... #" Everyone was astounded at her, and noticed how great her voice was. Soon, the song was over and everyone cheered; but one person in particular caught her eye: Finn. She don't know how, but when she saw or thought about him, she'd be happier and smile. "Thanks."
At the end of the day, she met up with Frank. "Hey, Lils. I didn't see you for the afternoon classes. Where were you?" She felt guilty, but she knew she didn't really needed to. "I, uh, hung out with Rach that afternoon. She was part of the study team and we meet ever Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons." She felt a heavy weight on her mind after lying. "Okay. Also, did you hear that Glee Club? They have this new girl auditioning and apparently she's 'good.' Ha, I heard cats screeching while being stabbed sound better," A knife went through her heart after hearing her boyfriend calling her a bad singer. "Oh, really? Okay..." "Cheer up!" He kissed her on her cheek. "It's not like it was you!" She fake-laughed. Sh efelt more terrible inside. When they were at his house, she knew what she had to do. "Franky, we need to talk..." "Okay. Come in." "No, out here." He closed the door and turned to her. "What is it, Lils?" "Well, I know you hate musicals, singing and dancing of all sorts, but that girl, singing at Glee, was... Was me! I know, but you're not my boss! I have to break free and control myself. I have to break up with you... Sorry." She reached out for a hug but he moved out of the way. "What? How can you go there?" "I'm sorry---" "No, that's fine! We're definitely through! Don't try calling or anything... I'm transferring back! I thought you loved me." "I did but--" "No, you don't! Sorry. Go home, Lils! GO!"
Lilly ran home, crying and feeling no better after. She was in her bedroom, sobbing on her pillow and wishing for the pain to go away. She got a phone call, it was Rachel. "Hey, Rachel." She was still crying and Rachel heard. "You okay? You sound like you're crying." "I am! Me and Frank broke up!" "Oh, so, so sorry. Is it...?" "Yeah, because of Glee Club. I told him I'm not his slave and I finished it. And I think I'm in love with someone else... A boy a year older than me." "Who is it?" She sounded intrigued, and Lilly bit her lip, thinking if it was appropriate to say. "Well... His name's... Finn Hudson." Rachel was silent. Lilly wanted her to talk. "Is that okay with you?" "Uh, um, uh..." She couldn't speak. "Look, I gotta go. See you at school, Lils." "Okay..." Rachel hung up and Lilly turned off her phone.
Wait for part 2... :)
-AnimeTomboy1998 xxx