The funeral was a week and a half after the fateful night that ended Sam Evans life and changed everyone else's.
Mr. and Mrs. Evans asked that the New Directions, both past and present members, sing at the funeral. Mr. Schue told them he'd try to see if they could. He wasn't sure if it'd be possible.
He asked the old members to come to a glee meeting after school the week before the funeral and they all sat in silence, not wanting to look at the empty chair they all knew was Sam's.
"Guys," Mr. Schue choked out after a minute. "S…Sam's parents have asked us to sing at the funeral next week."
No one spoke. They knew they had to; it was just that no one knew how to do that. Blaine never wanted to sing again. The fire in his soul that caused him to sing every day in his life had been drown in a never ending wave of sorrow and he wasn't sure it'd ever start again.
Brittany began to cry but tried to speak anyway. She had put off going to MIT. She wasn't going to leave now. The admissions office at MIT was told what had happened and agreed to let her come in the fall. It wasn't ideal, but there was no way Brittany was going to leave now.
"Mr. Schue…" Brittany said quietly.
Santana squeezed Brittany's hand that was now adorned with a ring from Sam's grandmother. Brittany had met Sam's parents over Christmas after they didn't die in the Mayan apocalypse. They liked her and she loved them. They were good people. They loved that she had been with him and when Brittany had to return the wedding rings to Burt and Carol, Sam's mother gave Brittany the ring she would have given to Sam to give to his future wife.
"I… I wrote a song. It's… the only thing I've been able to do for the past couple days." Brittany's big hit had been 'My Cup' and no one really knew she had the ability to write an actual song.
"I'm sorry… I might not be able to even get through it, but Santana's gonna help me. Sam would have wanted everyone to know the last words he said… they were meant for everyone… not just for me."
Brittany and Santana sat on stools in the middle of the room after handing the band the sheet music. Brittany closed her eyes and began to sing quietly.
She's sitting at the table, the hours get later
He was supposed to be here
She's sure he would have called
She waits a little longer, there's no one in the driveway
No one's said they've seen him
Why, is something wrong?
She looks back to the window
Suddenly the phone rings
A voice says something's happened
That she should come right now
Her mind goes to December
She thinks of when he asked her
He bent down on his knees first
And he said
I want you forever, forever and always
Through the good and the bad and the ugly
We'll grow old together
Forever and always
Brittany could feel a sob force its way through her body and Santana took over the next verse.
She pulls up to the entrance
She walks right to the front desk
They lead her down a million halls, a maze that's never ending
They talk about what happened but she can barely hear them
She tries to keep a straight face as she walks into the room
She sits by his bedside, holds his hand too tight
They talk about the kids they're gonna have and the good life
The house on the hillside, where they would stay
Stay there forever, forever and always
Through the good and the bad and the ugly
We'll grow old together, and always remember
Whether rich or for poor or for better
We'll still love each other, forever and always
Then she gets an idea and calls in the nurses
Brings up the chaplain and he says a couple verses
She borrows some rings from the couple next door
Everybody's laughing as the tears fall on the floor
She looks into his eyes, and she says
I want you forever, forever and always
Through the good and the bad and the ugly
We'll grow old together, and always remember
Whether happy or sad or whatever
We'll still love each other, forever and always
Forever and always, forever and always
Brittany wiped the tears from her eyes and gathered her voice enough to sing with Santana.
She finishes the vows but the beeps are getting too slow
His voice is almost too low
As he says, I love you forever, forever and always
Please just remember even if I'm not there
I'll always love you, forever and always
Santana let Brittany finish the last line on her own as the Latina began to let her own tears fall as well. She and Sam had had their fight over Brittany, but she and Sam had also dated for a while. She really did love Sam, she had just loved Brittany more, and she let that over take her friendship with Sam. She really hoped Sam knew how she felt.
Everyone was in tears. No one was even trying to fight it. Hearing everything that had happened that night in Sam's last moments in such a beautiful song was more than they could handle. They all knew it wouldn't be easy to sing at Sam's funeral, but singing Sam's last words was something no one imagined they'd be able to do.
Surprising everyone, they were able to sing. It was difficult and they were all in tears as they stood with Sam's casket at the front of the small church, but they did it. Sam's parents had never loved a group of teens more than they did in that moment.
The New Directions won Nationals that year. They won singing Brittany and Sam's song. Life was never the same for anyone without Sam, but they knew he was always there. He was there in the final chord of their favorite songs and in the feeling they'd get before they'd laugh at something. He was there in the sunrises and sunsets, the stars and the clouds. That's just the kind of person Sam was. He loved everyone he'd ever met. And he'd never stop.
So, thanks for reading. Let me know if the ending was too cheesy. I seriously love Sam and Brit together more than anyone else.