Just Me Chapter 13, a glee fanfic

So here's what you missed on Just Me

Liz got suspended for punching Julia, but Kurt and Blaine didn't punish her. How cool is that? Mr. Schuester announced the annual Girls vs Boys competition. Wonder which side will win... And Liz followed Andy and Anna. Something is definitely wrong there. But when she tried to tell Matthew, he didn't believe her. Which totally isn't good.

And that's what you missed!

Oh, and I don't own the songs in this chapter (or any chapter, for that matter) but I did come up with mashups. Hope they don't suck!

Over the next few days, the girls and I practiced our mashup - Anna only half-heartedly, if she even bothered trying at all. We had planned on giving her a solo since there was some notes in there that she would sound awesome belting out, but she flat out refused. So we'd given the part to Riley, who was almost as good as Anna.

On Friday, the day of the competition, I had a really good feeling about our chances of winning, despite the fact that Anna was more or less catatonic. Our mashup was killer and we'd chosen the best singers - me, Charlotte, and Riley - to perform it.

The boys didn't stand a chance.

I walked into the auditorium and sat down with the rest of the girls, not even so much as glancing at the boys. Ever since that phone call, Matthew and I hadn't spoken. I understand that he and Andy were friends, but I was his girlfriend. My whole life, I'd grown up knowing that you stand by the one you're with, no matter what. But I guess he's never learned that lesson because he'd just blown the whole thing off without even giving me a chance to explain.

Just then, Mr. Schue walked down to where we were sitting, five people accompanying him. "All right, guys. You ready for this?" Everyone cheered and my brothers yelled "You know it!" Mr. Schue laughed. "Great. Well, let me introduce you to your judges. You already know Kurt and Blaine. But this is Santana Lopez and Finn and Rachel Hudson. They're all former glee clubbers and Rachel and Kurt used to be on Broadway so..."

"Uh... Mr. Schue?" Natalie said from the seat behind me. "I don't mean any disrespect, but don't you think they're a little biased? I mean, they are related to some of the kids in here."

"That's true, but it's not just on one side," he replied. "Plus, I trust them all enough to be impartial and fair." I swore he gave Aunt Rachel a look when he said that. "So, who wants to go first."

"We do," the guys chorused before us girls had the chance. Mr. Schue nodded and gave them the floor... er, stage.

Oh her eyes, her eyes
Make the stars look like they're not shining
Her hair, her hair
Falls perfectly without her trying
She's so beautiful
And I tell her every day

You make me
Feel like
I'm living a teenage dream
There's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
The way you turn me on
I can't sleep
Let's runaway
And don't ever look back
Don't ever look back
Because you're amazing
Just the way you are

My heart stops
(Her lips, her lips)
When you look at me
(I could kiss them all day if she'd let me)
Just one touch
(Her laugh, her laugh)
Now baby, I believe
(She hates, but I think it's so sexy)
This is real
(She's so beautiful)
So take a chance
(And I tell her every day)

You make me
Feel like
I'm living a teenage dream
Just the way you are

The music ended and everyone applauded. When the clapping subsided, Charlotte and I looked at each other and said, "No fair! They cheated!"

"Did not!" Gabe and Ian rebutted.

"Really?" Charlotte said, looking straight at her boyfriend. "So you just happened to pick two songs that you know mean a lot to Kurt?" Uncle Finn had sang "Just The Way You Are" to him at their parents' wedding as a way of telling him that he accepted him (Uncle Finn had been kind of rude to him before that). And "Teenage Dream" was the first song he'd heard Daddy B sing (he said it was what made him fall in love).

"Yes," Ian laughed. "Babe, think about it. We didn't even know who the judges were until about ten minutes ago. It was a total coincidence."

Charlotte and I slumped in our seats, defeated by logic. "I hate you," Charlotte grumbled, just loud enough for Ian to hear.

"Love you, too, Char." She childishly stuck her tongue out at him and he smiled back. God, I envy them, I thought as I avoided Matthew's gaze.

The boys got off the stage and us girls replaced them. As I waited for the music to start, I looked over at Anna to make sure she was at least standing up. She didn't look good, but I couldn't dwell on it because the music started and I had to sing.

Every single day
I walk down the street
I hear people say
"Baby's so sweet"
Ever since puberty
Everybody stares at me
Boys, girls
I can't help it baby
So be kind
And don't lose your mind
Just remember
That I'm your baby

This is real, this is me
(Take me for what I am)
I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be, now
(Who I was meant to be)
Gonna let the light, shine on me
Now I've found, who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I want to be
(And if you give a damn)
This is me
Take me baby or leave me
Take me baby or leave me

You're the voice I hear inside my head
You are the one I choose
Folks would kill to fill your shoes
You're the missing piece I need
So be mine
And don't waste my time...

In the middle of the song, I heard a horrible retching sound coming from my right. We all froze and I turned towards the noise. Anna was on her hands and knees, coughing up a mixture of bile and blood.

"ANNA!" Uncle Finn screamed, rushing onto the stage. He knelt beside her, holding her hair out of her face and rubbing her back. I distantly heard someone shouting something about calling an ambulance.

"Daddy," she choked out between coughing fits. "I'm scared."

"Don't be, baby." I could hear the tears in his voice. "It's going to be all right. Just... just stay with me, okay?" He continued to rub her back until she stopped coughing and then she curled herself the way she used to when we were little. She buried her face in his neck as he started to sing "Butterfly Kisses" to her, gently rocking her back and forth, staying that way until the ambulance arrived.

At the hospital, I sat with Uncle Finn and Aunt Rachel by Anna's bed, waiting for the doctor. Anna was wearing one of those flimsy hospital gowns and when they'd put it on her, we were all able to clearly see the bruises that peppered her arms, chest and back. Some were yellowing and others were a nasty shade of purple. When we'd asked about them, she'd mumbled something about being clumsy, but we all knew that was a lie. Anna was one of the most coordinated people on the planet. Since she was in so much distress, we hadn't pressed the matter further, but I knew what had really happened - the bruise on her bicep was the exact shape and size of Andy Austin's hand.

"Annabel Hudson?" a young woman asked, slipping into the room. Anna opened her heavy eyelids and glanced at the doctor. "Hi, Annabel. I'm Dr. Greenberg."

"Anna," she choked out, her voice rough like sandpaper.

"Sorry?"

"My name... is... Anna."

"Well, Anna, I heard you gave everybody quite the scare. Now, I'm just going to check you out - make sure you're okay." Good luck with that, Doc. Dr. Greenberg listened to her heart and lungs, looking somewhat concerned. She examined the bruises. "Where did you get all of these?"

"Fell," she whispered.

Dr. Greenberg nodded like she'd seen all of this before. She checked inside her mouth, ears, nose, and eyes. She looked at the fact that Anna was quickly becoming so skinny that you could almost see her ribs. "Anna, how tall are you?"

"She's 5'10"," Uncle Finn replied so Anna wouldn't have to.

"How much does she weigh?" We all looked at each other, none of us knowing the answer. "Well, from what I can see, I think she is underweight. Has she been eating well?"

"Not lately, but she says she hasn't been feeling well."

"Mr. and Mrs. Hudson," Dr. Greenberg said gently, "I think your daughter may have an eating disorder."

"That's bullshit," Uncle Finn said. "She's just been sick. That's why she hasn't been eating."

"Either way, I also think she may be anemic due to a lack of iron in her bloodstream But I'm going to need to do a blood test to be sure." Uncle Finn and Aunt Rachel consented and Dr. Greenberg paged one of those doctors who takes the blood. It took him forever to find a vein, and when he did, he couldn't draw a lot out. "That's okay, though. It'll be enough." Both doctors left and we all waited the eternity for the test results came back.

When Dr. Greenberg came back, Uncle Finn spoke first. "Well?" he demanded.

"She is anemic, but that is treatable. But she's also..."

"Also what?" I could practically see the various diagnoses running through Uncle Finn's mind.

"Well... I don't know exactly know how to say this, but your daughter is... pregnant."

"What?"

"Blood tests are very accurate, Mr. Hudson. I know you probably don't want to hear it, but Anna is pregnant."

Aunt Rachel looked shocked, whipping her head between the doctor and Anna. I just sat there, thinking I should have known when she tried to tell me the other day in that empty classroom. But Uncle Finn looked positively heartbroken. "Anna," he whispered. "Why? After everything I taught you... I thought you were better than that."

"I didn't..."

"Don't tell me you didn't have sex, Annabel Barbra. You're pregnant."

"Daddy, please... I didn't do it..."

"Anna..." His tone was a mixture of warning and sadness.

"Daddy... he raped me."

"He who?" Uncle Finn was dangerously close to punching something now.

"Andy."

(Insert Evil Laugh Here) I'm so awful, aren't I? Anyways...

And next time...

Rachel: Finn, calm down.
Finn: No, Rachel. I'm going to kill him.

Kurt: Blaine, you can't do this!
Blaine: I have to, Kurt. It's my job!

Anna: I don't want it...

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