1x05: Can't Hold Us

Episode Synopsis: As an extracurricular activity, Finn joins the NYADA Glee Club. But, after the kids want him to lead the club, he finds himself butting heads with the stubborn yet mysterious Vicky (Victoria Justice). Rachel finds herself at odds with her dance teacher Cassandra July (Kate Hudson) and begins to question her friendship with Brody after he doesn't defend her in class.

{Finn walks along the hallways of NYADA as the see's all the clubs that there are to sign up for}

Finn Voice Over:

NYADA has been really great to me so far and I'm not sure if it's because I've gotten the hang of it or if it's because Rachel is here with me. But I really want to do something with my extra time here. I don't want to go to classes, then go straight home and rely on Rachel to keep me entertained. I want to do something with my spare time. Rachel decided to take up an afterschool dance class so it could prepare her for her second semester. And when she told me about it last night after round 3 of our lovemaking, that's when I realized, I needed to do something too. But the question was, what was I going to do? There were so many choices that were interesting, and not enough time. So I decided that I was going to take a look at the clubs list.

{Finn gets to the list and starts reading the long list of clubs}

Hmm, let's see. We do have Wrestling, although I'm not sure that I could do that. I think if I tried to wrestle then I would break all my bones. Ballet. I don't want the entire student body thinking I'm gay because I took ballet as an afterschool class instead of it being mandated. Theatre. And wear the darkish costumes and get on that stage with the chance of people hurling tomatoes at me? No thanks. Hmm, what class should I pick?

"Hey you!" Finn was knocked out of his thoughts by a girl who was walking over to him with a piece of paper and pen. "Why don't you try out for the Glee Club. It's exclusive and amazing!" Finn continued to stare at the girl, not seeming convinced.

Finn Voice Over:

Did she seriously want me to join the NYADA Glee Club? I mean sure, McKinley had the Glee Club and I was in it, but that was different. I'm in college now, not a high school student who had no direction of his life. Then again, it did sound like it would be fun. And Rachel would be so excited to hear that I was going to be in a Glee Club again. She loved Glee Club. It's what helped her get into NYADA. So I thought to myself, why not. Why not take that chance and get off on the right foot? That would help. It would also give me a chance to meet other kids here in a musical environment.

"Sure, I'll join." Finn's smile widened as he took the girls paper and signed it. He only saw three names on the paper, but it didn't really bother him. Maybe it was as exclusive as the girl said it would. Finn handed the paper back to the girl as she ran along to find more recruiters. Yep, Finn was going to be in Glee Club again. It was almost as if history was going to repeat itself.

Finn entered the apartment that afternoon to find Rachel sitting at the kitchen table, filling out some forms. Finn wanted to ask what the forms were about, but when he saw how stressed she was, he thought against it. Instead, Finn walked over to her and sat down in the seat next to Rachel. Rachel looked up to see Finn still staring at her, causing her to give him a small grin.

"Hey you." Rachel smiled then looked back down to the papers in frustration. Finn wrapped his arms around Rachel, looking down at what had Rachel so frazzled.

"You're filling out waivers for dance class?" Finn elevated an eyebrow.

"Apparently Cassandra July's class is tough. I just don't want to put the school of NYADA in danger because of me slipping and falling." Rachel said. Finn nodded his head, still observing the papers.

"So Rachel, I was wondering if I could talk to you for a minute." Finn said, sounding practically motivated. Rachel looked to Finn, folding her hands on the table, seeing that he was as giddy as a little kid entering a candy store was. "So, I decided to go and find a club for me to join at NYADA since you're doing your dance class afterschool and I won't be alone. I think I found the perfect one."

"Finn, I'm so proud of you." Rachel rubbed Finn's shoulder, giving him a grin. "You found something to do all by yourself. See, I knew you weren't lost. Now, tell me, what club did you join? Did you join the theatre or did you join fencing? I mean there were so many options!"

"Better than all those." Finn said. "I joined the Glee Club!" Rachel's smile vanished, still staring at Finn, hoping that he was joking. Finn realized Rachel's stare, noticing that she wasn't quite happy with his choice. "Is something wrong with the Glee Club? I mean…we used to do Glee Club when we were in high school."

"I know we did…" Rachel nodded her head, taking his hand. "But that was in high school, Finn. We're in college now. I mean, why you joined the NYADA Glee Club? They're not that good…at all."

"Neither were we." Finn explained. "And look at us now. We were on a Glee Club that won a National Championship! I mean, there's nothing better than that."

"Well…are you sure that this is what you want?" Rachel asked. Finn didn't even have to think twice. He nodded his head, causing Rachel to release a moan. "I'm still very proud of you, and I hope the Glee Club does well." Rachel kissed Finn softly before turning back to her papers.

"If we do make it to a competition, will you come and watch?" Finn wondered. Rachel stared at Finn once more, nodding her head.

"For you, anything." Rachel grinned. Rachel put the papers in the envelope, moving into Finn's lap as she sat down with a smile. "You're going to do great. I know you will."

"It's not the Glee Club, I'm worried about." Finn smiled. "I mean, the girl that was in the club seemed nice and they look very motivated."

"That's nice and all, Finn…but have you heard them sing?" Rachel questioned. Finn thought for a minute, shaking his head.

"No, I haven't, but they can't be that bad, I mean after all…they are in Glee Club…"

Finn sat in his auditorium seat absolutely mortified. The four kids that were in the Glee Club started to sing Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" but they weren't on the right key; they weren't even singing together. All of them wanted to be the star of the Glee Club, reminding Finn of someone he knew very well. The only difference was Rachel had extreme talent. These kids couldn't compare to Rachel's vocals. Finn covered his ears as they screeched throughout the chorus. Finally, he got up from the chair and slammed the radio, causing the music to shut off and the four kids to stare over at him. Finn looked to them, the four students staring back at him.

"All right, that was…" Finn tried to find some nice words to say, realizing that he couldn't. "That was terrible. If my girlfriend heard you do that to that Journey song, she'd faint and probably wouldn't wake up until I found a pack of gold star stickers somewhere."

"Really? We were bad?" One of the girls sounded timid as she looked over to Finn. Finn nodded his head sympathetically.

"Yeah, that kind of sucked." Finn put his hands in his pockets. "Look, I get that you like this kind of music but you have to find a song that's right for your voice. You can't sing every song that's out there because it's not going to fit you."

"And what do you know about Glee Club?" One of the girls crossed her arms, giving Finn an attitude. "I mean, you signed up for this club, so why are you even here critiquing us?"

"I'm critiquing you because I know what good singing sounds like. All right, I know exactly what it's supposed to sound like. What you guys did…wasn't even good singing. A bear wouldn't want to eat you if he heard you sing like that." Finn hated being brutally honest, but if there was any shot of Rachel seeing this Glee Club in action, then he was going to have to whip them into shape.

"Right and you know about being in a successful Glee Club, how?" The girl smirked. Finn could see this girl was going to be a problem. "I mean, you don't know the first thing about being in a Glee Club, do you?"

"Actually I was in a successful Glee club in high school…um…what is your name?" Finn pointed towards the girl.

"Vicky Martinez." The boy answered for Vicky. Vicky stared over at the boy, causing him to move a step to the side.

"Vicky…right." Finn sighed. "I was in a Glee Club that went to Nationals two years in a row. We won last year."

"What happened to the year before?" The timid girl questioned Finn.

"We're not going to go into details about that." Finn quickly brushed off, still staring at Vicky. "I know a thing or two about being in a Glee Club. So, if you don't like the way that I critique, I could walk out of that door right now and find another club to join."

"If you're such a hot shot, why don't you sing for us?" Vicky crossed her arms, giving Finn a look. "I mean after all you were a 'national champion'." Finn appreciated the challenge as he got on the stage with a smirk.

"Fine, I will sing for you. And if you like the way I sing after the performance then you'd have to shut up." Finn answered. They looked at Finn as they took a seat in the chairs. Just as Finn was about to sing, Rachel entered the auditorium, walking towards him with a grin. She noticed the other Glee Club members, stopping in her tracks. The other members noticed Rachel, causing her to feel slightly awkward about walking into their rehearsal. "Rachel, hey. What are you doing here?"

"Um…I was going to come and tell you that my class was cancelled today and that I was going to head home…" Rachel walked forward towards the stage, looking at the Glee Club. "But since you're here on stage about to sing for your friends, I figured why not join in the fun."

"We're not his friends." Vicky snarled at Rachel. Finn gave a glare over to Vicky as the other Glee Club members gave Vicky an uneasy glance.

"Rachel, since you're here…why don't we both sing for the Glee kids?" Finn suggested. Rachel stuffed her hands in her jean pockets, looking at Finn. "I mean we were an awesome team during High School, weren't we?" Rachel nodded her head with a smile, getting on stage with Finn. As they both eyed one another, Finn turned to the Glee kids with a smirk. "Hey…kid, press play." Finn motioned to the boy. The boy pressed the play button on the radio, and then Finn and Rachel filled the auditorium with their harmonious voices.

[Finn]

I know your insides are feeling so hollow

And it's a hard pill for you to swallow

[Rachel]

But if I fall for you, I'd never recover

If I fall for you, I'll never be the same

[Finn and Rachel]

I really wanna love somebody

I really wanna dance the night away

I know we're only halfway there

But you take me all the way

You take me all the way

I really wanna touch somebody

I think about you every single day

I know we're only halfway there

But you take me all the way

You take me all the way

[Finn]

You're such a hard act for me to follow

Love me today, don't leave me tomorrow

[Rachel]

But if I fall for you, I'd never recover

If I fall for you, I'll never be the same

[Finn and Rachel with the NYADA Glee Club]

I really wanna love somebody

I really wanna dance the night away

I know we're only halfway there

But you take me all the way

You take me all the way

I really wanna touch somebody

I think about you every single day

I know we're only halfway there

But you take me all the way

You take me all the way

Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, Oh, Oh, Oh

Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, Oh, Oh, Oh

[Finn]

I don't know where to start

I'm just a little lost

I wanna feel like we're never gonna ever gonna stop

[Finn and Rachel]

I don't know what to do

I'm right in front of you

I'm asking you to stay

You should stay, stay, stay

Stay with me tonight! (Finn: Yeah!)

[Finn and Rachel with the NYADA Glee Club]

I really wanna love somebody

I really wanna dance the night away

I know we're only halfway there

But you take me all the way

You take me all the way

I really wanna touch somebody

I think about you every single day

I know we're only halfway there

But you take me all the way

You take me all the way

Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, Oh, Oh, Oh

Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, Oh, Oh, Oh

[Finn]

You take me all the way

You take me all the way, yeah

The kids that were in the auditorium became in awe of Rachel and Finn. However, Vicky was unconvinced. There was something that she didn't like about Finn, she just wasn't sure what it was. The other three members of the Glee Club walked over to Finn and Rachel, looking at Finn as if he was some sort of a god. Finn turned to Rachel, still unsure whether he was supposed to say something. Rachel simply gave Finn a smile, seeing that they were so intrigued with him.

"Wow, that was amazing Finn!" The boy answered, still gaping at Finn.

"Gee, thanks." Finn smiled. "I'm glad you liked it." Finn focused his attention to Vicky but realized that she wasn't interested in even staring at Finn. Finn didn't know what he did wrong to get on the wrong foot with Vicky, but he knew that he had to try and attempt to see what was wrong.

"Finn, look…we stink." The shy girl told him. "And we don't know how we're going to get this Glee Club into shape."

"Yeah, we're a laughing stock to the entire school." The boy added. "No one wants to join the Glee Club."

"We need someone to lead us." The second girl said. "I mean, you're a champion in High School…why can't you lead our club?"

"Yeah, that's a great idea!" The boy agreed. "Finn could lead the Glee Club."

"But if Finn is going to lead then we're going to need a killer name for our Glee Club." The girl turned to her Glee Club members, staring back at Finn.

"So what should we call ourselves?" The boy wondered, everyone staring back at Finn as if Finn had the answer.

"Look, I just joined the club today. I don't have any idea." Finn put his hands up in defense. Everyone continued to stare at Finn until the boy came up with an idea.

"I got it! Since Finn is the star of the Glee Club, we can call it…the Finn Harmonic!" The boy snapped his fingers while Rachel stared blankly at the boy.

"The Finn Harmonic?" Rachel crossed her arms, still staring at him.

"Yeah, the Finn Harmonic. Kind of like the Philharmonic. Instead of Phil…Finn." The boy looked to Finn who was rubbing his chin thoughtfully.

"All right, the Finn Harmonic sounds good…if everyone agrees to it." Finn noticed the other members nodding their head vigorously. Finn looked up to Vicky, but she simply turned away from Finn. Finn let out a sigh, turning to the other members and grinned from ear to ear. "All right, the Finn Harmonic. I like it. Now, first order of business…I need your names because I've been here for 45 minutes and I still don't know any of your names, well except for Vicky."

"Oh that should be easy." The girls walked over to Rachel and Finn holding out their hands. "I'm Melissa Stewart and that's Celina Jones."

"I'm Dustin Shafer." Dustin shook Finn's hand with a grin. "Can't wait to work with you to bring this Glee Club into shape."

"Yeah, I can't wait either…" Finn was still a little winded about the fact that they named the Glee Club after him. They couldn't be serious. Finn was going to be the leader of a Glee Club, kind of like his mentor Mr. Schuester. This was all so surreal.

Finn took Rachel to a Broadway Diner after Glee Club finished in order to eat a dinner with just the two of them. With Kurt working at Vogue and Santana working at the art gallery, that meant Finn and Rachel would have to find food for themselves. As Rachel and Finn sat in one of the booths of the diner, Finn looked at the menu, humming slightly while Rachel couldn't help but chuckle at him. Finn stopped his humming, then focused on Rachel's smile.

"What?" Finn sounded a bit amused.

"It's nothing, nothing…" Rachel shook her head, putting her hand in Finn's. "It's just that…I never thought you out of all people would take over the NYADA Glee Club. I thought that they would have had a director."

"You know, I would have thought that too." Finn said as he stared into Rachel's eyes. "Thanks for helping me today. I know that your dance class was cancelled but…it was nice that you helped."

"You're welcome." Rachel smiled warmly towards him. "I think it's kind of funny though."

"What's kind of funny?" Finn raised an eyebrow to Rachel, not sure what she was getting at.

"You're like Mr. Schuester." Rachel shrugged her shoulders. "I mean, you're leading a Glee Club to at least the College Sectionals. But, you need to know that it's not as easy as when we were in High School. Leading these outcasts are going to be tough, but I know that you're the right man for the job."

"Wait, so they're outcasts as well?" Finn's eyes widened. "Wow, it totally mirrors high school…except you're not pretending that you're pregnant and we're not married."

"I don't know Finn; I think we could get married one day." Rachel slyly grinned at him. Finn let out a smile towards her, bringing her hand to his lips as he kissed it.

"I hope that's true then." Finn then noticed that Rachel was simply looking down at her menu, realizing that she was a bit distracted. "Hey, are you okay?" Rachel looked up to see Finn's concerned face, wondering if she should tell Finn what was on her mind.

"Dance class wasn't cancelled." Rachel admitted, still staring into Finn's eyes. Finn wasn't sure what Rachel was talking about, becoming more confused. "I left the class on my own."

"What?" Finn leaned closer, staring at Rachel with interest. "What happened? Did Brody do something to you?"

"Well, it was also Cassandra July, the dance teacher…" Rachel ran a hand through her hair. Finn got up from his side of the booth and sat next to Rachel, wrapping an arm around her and pressing a kiss to her forehead.

"Do you want to tell me about it?" Finn softly questioned. Rachel pondered, finally nodding her head as she began to tell the story.

Rachel's Voice Over:

It started as a normal dance class. I mean, Cassandra July never really bothered me before during the afterschool dance sessions but today was different. For one thing, Brody decided to join our class, something he never did. I had to wonder if maybe he was sleeping with Cassandra since they were unusually close. Her taunting started as we started dancing around the room. I felt pretty good about my dancing, I thought I was doing great…until…

"WAIT!" Cassandra stopped the whole class, staring right at Rachel who was confused as to why she was the center of attention. Cassandra walked over to Rachel, doing circles around her, causing her to release a sigh. "So…you must be little miss big star…" Cassandra looked right into Rachel's eyes, seeing that she was shocked. Rachel didn't think she was better than anyone in this classroom. NYADA was different from McKinley.

"I don't think I'm a big star…" Rachel shook her head, trying to get Cassandra to stop focusing on her.

"Really?" Cassandra raised an eyebrow. "Because from what I've been hearing about you, you think that you're some hot shot. So you were able to convince Carmen Tibideaux that you were some type of special child and deserved another chance. I heard all about that. You think that you're special. Well, I don't know what anyone and especially your boyfriend Frankenteen has been telling you, but you're not special."

"I didn't come here to be special." Rachel firmly told Cassandra. "I came here to be the best." Cassandra gave a smug chuckle and walked around Rachel with interest.

"You think you're so tough, don't you." Cassandra shook her head, her face turning stone cold. "Well I'm the toughest bitch around here and if you don't like it, too bad for you." Rachel crossed her arms, beginning to feel a little hurt. Why was Rachel being the one that was picked on? Rachel turned her head to Brody, hoping that he would say something, but instead he just looked quietly towards Cassandra. Rachel looked back to Cassandra, seeing that she was walking away from her, but headed towards the radio. "You think you're hot stuff Schwimmer? Let me see how you dance. Me. You. Right now." Rachel didn't want to look like one of those girls that weren't going to stand up for themselves, so she nodded her head and walked over to the middle of the room. "Well, let's see what you got." Cassandra pressed play on the machine and it was on: Rachel vs. Cassandra.

{Cassandra grabs some NYADA dancers as she starts dancing with them, giving Rachel snide glares}

[Cassandra]

I stand here waiting

For you to bang the gong

To crash the critics saying

is it right or is it wrong

If only fame had an IV

Baby could I bare

Being away from you

I found the vein, put it here

I live for the applause, applause, applause

I live for the applause, plause

Live for the applause, plause

Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me

The applause, applause, applause

Give me the thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)

Put your hands up make them touch (Make it real loud)

Give me the thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)

Put your hands up make them touch (Make it real loud)

A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Make it real loud)

Put your hands up make them touch, touch

A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Make it real loud)

Put your hands up make them touch, touch

{Rachel grabs a couple of dancers and starts dancing as she releases a smirk towards Cassandra}

[Rachel]

I overheard your theory

Nostalgia's for geeks

I guess sir if you say so

Some of us just like to read

One second I'm a Koons

And suddenly the Koons is me

Pop culture was an art

Now, art's in pop culture in me

I live for the applause, applause, applause

I live for the applause, plause

Live for the applause, plause

Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me

The applause, applause, applause

[Cassandra and Rachel with NYADA dance students]

Give me the thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)

Put your hands up make them touch (Make it real loud)

Give me the thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)

Put your hands up make them touch (Make it real loud)

A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Make it real loud)

Put your hands up make them touch, touch

A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Make it real loud)

Put your hands up make them touch, touch

[Rachel]

Touch, touch

Touch, touch

[Cassandra]

I live for the applause, applause, applause

I live for the applause, plause

Live for the applause, plause

Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me

The applause, applause, applause

{The entire NYADA dance studio starts dancing as Cassandra and Rachel stare at each other}

[Rachel and Cassandra]

Give me the thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)

Put your hands up make them touch (Make it real loud)

Give me the thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)

Put your hands up make them touch (Make it real loud)

A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Make it real loud)

Put your hands up make them touch, touch

A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Make it real loud)

Put your hands up make them touch, touch

A-R-T-P-O-P

{Cassandra trips Rachel and Rachel falls to the floor as some of the other dancers start to laugh}

Rachel stared up at Cassandra, realizing that Cassandra was the one that had tripped her, trying to process what exactly was going on here. Cassandra looked down at Rachel, simply shaking her head.

"Welcome to Dance101 Schwimmer. We're going to have so much fun all year." Cassandra got up from her position and went to teach the other students, leaving Rachel on the ground, feeling as sick as ever and worst of all—alone.

As soon as Rachel finished telling her story to Finn, she felt a couple of tears stream down her face, wiping them to prevent her makeup from smudging. Finn felt anger course through his body, realizing that Cassandra made a fool out of Rachel—and Brody did nothing to stop her.

"That bitch!" Finn exclaimed, causing Rachel to turn to him in shock. She had never heard Finn use that type of language, but seeing that he was upset probably was what caused a lapse in judgment. "So Brody did nothing to help you? Some friend he is."

"Finn, you seem mad." Rachel winced slightly.

"Damn right I'm mad." Finn shook his head, running a hand through his hair. "Who gave Cassandra a job?! I mean I know she's unbearable but to embarrass you in front of the entire class?! I'm gonna find Brody, beat the crap out of him, find Cassandra and then make her wish that she was never born."

"Finn you can't do that." Rachel shook her head to him, trying to take his face into her hands. "I know you're mad, but you can't do that. Cassandra is your teacher. She can fail you just for saying the wrong thing. Finn, I am begging you please do not do something that you are going to regret. I don't need this to be a Sue Sylvester, Mr. Schuester feud at NYADA. Besides, I don't want you to get into any trouble. This isn't worth it."

"Yes this is worth it, Rachel." Finn became serious. "Because she embarrassed you in front of everyone. Don't you dare believe a word Cassandra says. You are special, you are beautiful, and you are the sexiest person I know. She's jealous because she's a bitter hag working as a dance teacher." Finn put his forehead on Rachel's, playing with a strand of her blondish brown hair.

"You really think I'm sexy?" Rachel whispered as Finn nuzzled his nose with hers.

"The sexiest." Finn answered. "I mean, you just do these things that make me feel so proud. You put me on cloud 9 every day and every night. You don't have to do much to turn me on, all you have to do is just give me that smile. I love you and I love the way you make me feel. Screw Cassandra and screw Brody…" Finn thought about his words, slightly chuckling. "On second thought, don't screw Brody." Rachel laughed, pressing a kiss to Finn's lips.

"I love you, Finn." Rachel muttered, pressing another kiss on his lips. "I hope I never lose you again…"

"You're not going to lose me." Finn assured her, still looking at her. "You're never going to lose me again. I promise." Rachel looked into Finn's eyes, gave Finn one more kiss and grabbed her menu to look down at what she was going to have. "Pick whatever you want from the menu." Finn kissed her forehead. "I'm buying dinner."

"Finn…" Rachel shook her head, not wanting to feel like a burden. "You don't have to."

"Yes I do." Finn took the menu that was originally on his side of the table and started skimming through it. "Because, I need to make sure my baby is happy. Aw, there's that smile." Finn saw Rachel's smile widened as she stared at Finn, putting her hand in his.

"Well then I guess when we get home, I have to make my baby happy." Rachel slyly said, staring back at her menu. Finn cleared his throat, looking back down at the menu, until he realized there was something on his mind. Rachel noticed Finn's hesitance as she nodded her head. "What's wrong?"

"There is one thing that I have to think about though…how am I going to get Vicky to trust me enough to let me lead the club?" Finn asked, circling his finger on the table.

"I'm sure that you'll think of something." Rachel patted Finn's back. "After all, you were the one that brought our Glee Club together. You are a leader Finn…and you even were able to bring friendships together. Do you think Puck and I would have talked if it weren't for you?"

"No, I don't think so…" Finn honestly said. "And you know what, you're right. I can do this."

"See, there's your confidence." Rachel looked to the waiter who was coming towards her. Rachel recognized the water, poking Finn in his shoulder. Finn turned back towards the waiter, his eyes widening.

"Rachel that's…" Finn whispered. Coming up to Rachel and Finn was Dani, the same Dani that worked with Santana at the art gallery. "Dani? Wow. Hi."

"Finn? Rachel? Hi there." Dani gave them a sweet smile. "It's great to see you."

"Dani, do you work here as well?" Rachel probed, seeing Finn was still in shock.

"Yeah, it's just to make some extra money for some art supplies." Dani answered. "Can you believe that my job doesn't pay for art supplies and I have to go into my pocket and get it myself? Oh, by the way I haven't seen Santana since when Brittany came to New York. Is everything okay with her?"

"We haven't noticed Santana actually." Finn admitted. "You see, we've been a little busy with school and now I'm running the Glee Club."

"You're running the NYADA Glee Club?" Dani stifled a chuckle until she realized she was getting looks from both Finn and Rachel. "Sorry, it's just that I've seen them before and they are not very good. No one has been able to whip them into shape."

"How do you know about the NYADA Glee Club? Have you seen them perform?" Rachel piqued with interest.

"I've seen them perform and they kind of are bad." Dani answered. "Hopefully Finn could be the answer. Santana and Kurt were telling me that Finn was great as a part of the Glee Club in your high school." Finn continued to stare at Dani feeling more confident than ever. He looked to Rachel who simply nodded her head at him. "I wish the NYADA Glee Club the best of luck, Finn. So can I take your order?"

Finn entered the dance studio the next afternoon, looking around to see if he could spot Cassandra July. He had some words for her after she had made Rachel cry the other night. Finn spotted Cassandra doing her stretching as he walked over, becoming sterner with every step he took. Cassandra noticed Finn standing right before her, shaking her head in disgust.

"So, it's you." Cassandra smirked. Finn gripped onto the dance bar, his face contorting in anger. "I heard if you keep that face expression it never goes away."

"Listen to me…" Finn's voice became gruff. "You leave Rachel alone, do you understand me? She has enough on her plate and she doesn't need you trying to make her feel like she doesn't belong."

"Oh…scary." Cassandra sardonically said, staring over at Finn. "Finn, let me be frank here. I push all my students. You know about that since I push you on a weekly basis."

"But tripping her in front of the whole class is pushing your students?" Finn sounded disgusted. "That's not teaching, that's bullying!"

"Bullying? You think I'm bullying Schwimmer?" Cassandra smirked. Finn's face twisted in rage, feeling the urge to push Cassandra, but knew better than to put a hand on a woman. "I come up with names for everyone Frankenteen. Get used to it."

"You can call me any name you want." Finn crossed his arms. "But you cannot belittle Rachel. I'm not going to have it."

"Have it your way. But this is my teaching method." Cassandra turned away from Finn, stretching out in front of him. "If you don't like the way I teach, then there's the door." Finn muttered under his breath towards Cassandra, turning away from her. Something came over Finn, and he wasn't sure what it was. Finn turned back around, clutching his hands together.

"If you ever make Rachel cry again, I will make you sorry." Finn growled at her. "If you do anything to hurt her, I will make sure I make your life hell." Cassandra walked over to Finn, both of them standing eye to eye.

"I accept your challenge." Cassandra smirked, backing away and facing towards the mirror, ignoring Finn. Finn exited the dance studio, feeling his hands shaking from the rage he felt moments before. He wasn't just worried…he was scared for Rachel. On his way to the auditorium, he noticed a couple of kids taunting someone, Finn tried to get a better look at the person that was being taunted, realizing that it was Vicky getting picked on by the drama kids.

"I don't get why you dress like that anyway." One of the kids made fun of Vicky's black hat over her brown hair with blue and purple streaks. "You don't dress like the rest of us, you dress like a freak." Vicky continued to look at the boys, feeling stuck. Finn knew he had to do something to stop them from bothering her. The last thing he wanted was someone making fun of someone who was in the Glee club.

"Hey, hey, HEY!" Finn shouted, walking over to Vicky and the two drama nerds. "You think it's funny? Making fun of someone because of the way they dress and the way they look? You should be ashamed of yourself."

"And who are you?" The second drama nerd stared at Finn's outfit. "You look like you went digging in your dead grandfather's closet."

"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Finn yelled, looking at both of them. "If you both don't get out of here then I am going to make sure that your lives are hell. What are you waiting for? Scram!" The two boys started walking away from Finn, muttering to themselves. As they turned the corner, Finn looked to Vicky, seeing her tough demeanor return.

"You didn't have to defend me." Vicky smirked at Finn. "I'm a big girl. I think I can defend myself."

"Well judging the way that you looked like Bambi five seconds ago, I don't think so." Finn retorted. He let out a tired sigh, shaking his head to Vicky. "I don't get it. Why do you hate me? I never did anything to you."

"Oh really?" Vicky pushed her way past Finn, heading towards the auditorium. "I'll let you lead the Glee Club here, but don't think for a moment that you're going to get me to soften up for you."

"Oh, really? Because a friend of mine was the same way." Finn crossed his arms. "She thought she wasn't going to soften up to Rachel…ever. As a matter of fact, everyone thought that Rachel was annoying. But after seeing her talent shine through, they realized that they needed Rachel. We all became a family. And if we are going to have any chance of even reaching the Sectional Showcase, you have to trust me here. I know what I'm doing." Vicky considered softening up for a moment, but proved that she wasn't going to budge as she turned around, shaking her head.

"I'll take my chances." Vicky walked away from Finn, leaving him standing in the hallway by himself.

"I don't get why you're joining the Glee Club." Brody protested as he and Rachel walked along the hallway. "I mean, I get that's what you've done when you were in High School, but this is NYADA now. You can't just join the lamest club there is." Rachel turned her head to Brody, shaking her head sadly.

"I don't feel comfortable in Cassie's dance class." Rachel admitted. "And I don't get why you didn't defend me."

"Look, I'm sorry, okay?" Brody apologized, giving Rachel a look of guilt. "I wanted to, but we all know that Cassie would eat anyone alive that would defy her. She's a tough cookie."

"Yeah, I wonder what gave that idea." Rachel sighed. "The fact that she ripped me to shreds in front of everyone or the fact I ended up on the floor after she tripped me."

"That's just how Cassie is." Brody said. "I'm sure she didn't mean anything by it. She ridicules everyone."

"Right, she ridicules everyone…" Rachel huffed, standing in front of the dance studio. "Being in dance class isn't what I envisioned when I saw Cassie the Terrible. Look, I love NYADA. I don't want to start hating it because of Cassie. I want to love my time here…which is why I'm going to help Finn get the NYADA Glee club in shape."

"Oh I see now." Brody started following Rachel as she made her way to the auditorium. "This has nothing to do with the Glee Club. This has something to do with being near Finn. He can't really be that good in bed that he has you following him everywhere."

"Brody, I don't get why you're jealous of Finn." Rachel sighed. "What is there to be jealous about?"

"Because he has you, Rachel." Brody blurted out, not noticing that Rachel's face turned into shock. "What he's doing isn't being a man. He only joined NYADA in order to win you back and you're rewarding him by screwing him!" Rachel stood there for a moment, finally letting out a sigh.

"I chose Finn, Brody. Not you." Rachel's voice turned ice cold, her gaze turning steely. "Get over it." Rachel made her way back towards the auditorium, feeling a bit confused about the whole ordeal. Was she right to tell Brody off like that? She did need someone who wasn't Finn at this school to like her. She was a little bit lonely, she had to admit. Rachel entered the auditorium, seeing Finn working with some of the Glee Club on a musical number. Finn looked over to Rachel, seeing that she was staring at him. Finn held his finger up to some of the members, leaving them for the moment to talk to Rachel.

"Rach. Babe, what are you doing here?" Finn walked up to Rachel, putting a hand around her waist, as he got closer. "Cassandra being unbelievable again?"

"Actually, there was something I wanted to talk you about." Rachel put her hands in Finn's, staring into his eyes. "I want to join the Glee Club."

"What?" Finn raised an eyebrow in confusion, then became concerned. "Baby, this has nothing to do with what Cassandra did to you, does it?" Rachel's train of thought was lost, staring at Finn.

"Did you just call me 'baby'?" Rachel asked, a smirk appearing on her face.

"I, uh…why? You don't like it?" Finn questioned, seeing Rachel come closer to him.

"I love it…" Rachel pressed her lips to Finn's, parting after a moment. "And no, I didn't quit Cassandra's dance class. I needed a break."

"You needed a break?" Finn chuckled slightly. "Look, I love that you want to join the Glee Club but you need to get out of your comfort zone."

"So you're not going to let me join?" Rachel pouted slightly. Finn put his hand on Rachel's cheek, looking her in the eye.

"I love you, Rachel….but you need to go and test yourself. How about this though…" Finn smirked thinking about a proposition. "How about you help me run this Glee Club? We could be the Ms. Pillsbury and Mr. Schuester of this NYADA club…and Cassandra could be Sue." Rachel's smile widened as she nodded her head.

"I don't see why we can't help them together." Rachel wrapped her arms around Finn's neck. "We were the power duo of the Glee Club back in our day."

"That's my girl." Finn pressed a kiss to Rachel's lips, almost getting lost in the passion, until…

"Hey, stop making out with your girlfriend." Vicky walked past Finn and Rachel, releasing a smirk. "I thought you were going to whip us kids into shape." Finn turned his head to Vicky, Rachel shaking her head with a slight grin.

"Don't let her get to you." Rachel softly said.

"Yeah, well she's getting to me." Finn sighed. He decided to change the subject, a smile tugging at his lips. "So I was wondering if you would like to join us for our musical number. It's our first one and it's going to be amazing…" Rachel pretended to think about it, causing Finn to playfully groan.

"Well, if I do join in then you owe me." Rachel looked into Finn's eyes, running a hand through his hair.

"All right then." Finn smirked, giving Rachel another kiss as he led her to the stage along with the other NYADA members. "All right Finn Harmonic…this feels really odd to say."

"What that you have a Glee Club named after you?" Dustin joked with the others laughing. Finn chuckled along with them, looking to Rachel.

"Well, since you insist on naming a Glee Club after me and I am honored," Finn put his free hand to his chest, his other hand intertwined with Rachel's. "We still have to do the first assignment…which is inspiration. So…feel free to come on stage if you like so we could have a group performance." Finn pointed over to the musicians who started playing music, causing Finn to hype up the Glee Club. Rachel noticed Vicky was even a bit interested in what Finn was doing. Rachel knew that it would take a while for Vicky to warm up to Finn…but she also knew that Finn would rub onto her, just like everyone else.

{The music starts blaring through the auditorium as Finn starts dancing for fun on stage with Rachel and the other members becoming interested in Finn's performance}

[Finn]

Ay, ay, ay

Good to see you, come on in, let's go!

Yeah, let's go!

Okay, uh, all right, okay

All right, okay

Return of the Mack, get up!

What it is, what it does, what it is, what it isn't

Looking for a better way to get up out of bed

Instead of getting on the internet and checking a new hit

Get up! Fresh out pimp strut walking, a little bit of humble

A little bit of cautious

Somewhere between like Rocky and Cosby. Sweater gang, nope, nope, y'all can't copy

Yup. Bad moon walking, this here is our party, my posse's been on Broadway

And we did it our way

Grown music, I shed my skin and put my bones into everything I record to it

And yet I'm on it

Let that stage light go and shine on down

Got that Bob Barker suit game and plinko in my style

Money, stay on my craft and stick around to those pounds

But I do that to pass the torch and put on for my town

Trust me, On my I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T boy hustler

Chasing dreams since I was fourteen with the four track bussing

Halfway cross the city with the backpack, fat cat, crushing

Labels out there

Now they can't tell me nothing

We give that to the people

Spread it across the country

Labels out there

Now they can't tell me nothing

We give that to the people

Spread it across the country

[Dustin with NYADA Glee Club and Rachel]

Can we go back, to this moment

Tonight is the night, we'll fight till its over

So we throw our hands up like the ceiling can't hold us

Like the ceiling can't hold us

[Dustin and Finn with NYADA Glee Club and Rachel]

Can we go back, to this moment

Tonight is the night, we'll fight till its over

So we throw our hands up like the ceiling can't hold us

Like the ceiling can't hold us

{Scene changes to Rachel sitting in Cassandra's dance class, looking at Brody and Cassandra, becoming confident as she gets up and starts stretching. Scene then goes to Vicky walking down the hallways and spotting Finn talking to Rachel as she holds her books closer to her, still staring at Finn. Scene finally changes to Finn, Rachel and the Finn Harmonic singing on the stage}

[Finn]

Now can I kick it? Thank you. I'm so damn grateful

I grew up, I really want gold fronts

But that's what you get when Wu Tang raised you

Y'all can't stop me, go hard like I got an 808 in my heartbeat

And I'm eating at the beat like you gave a little speed to a great white shark on shark week

RAW, tell me go up. Gone!

Deuces goodbye. I got a world to see, and my girl she wanna see Rome

Caesar make you a believer, now I never ever did it for a throne

That validation comes from giving it back to the people, Now sing this song it goes like

Raise those hands, this is our party

We came here to live life like nobodies watching

I got my city right behind me

If I fall, they got me. Learn from that failure, gain humility and then we keep marching to ourselves

[Dustin with NYADA Glee Club and Rachel]

Can we go back, to this moment

Tonight is the night, we'll fight till its over

So we throw our hands up like the ceiling can't hold us

Like the ceiling can't hold us

[Dustin and Finn with NYADA Glee Club and Rachel]

Can we go back, to this moment

Tonight is the night, we'll fight till its over

So we throw our hands up like the ceiling can't hold us

Like the ceiling can't hold us

[Vicky]

And so we put our hands up

And so we put our hands up

[Finn and Dustin with NYADA Glee Club and Rachel]

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na

Hey

And all my people say

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na

Hey

And all my people say

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na

Hey

And all my people say

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na

[Dustin]

Ma-ckle-more

[Dustin with NYADA Glee Club and Rachel]

Can we go back, to this moment

Tonight is the night, we'll fight till its over

So we throw our hands up like the ceiling can't hold us

Like the ceiling can't hold us

[Dustin and Finn with NYADA Glee Club and Rachel]

Can we go back, to this moment

Tonight is the night, we'll fight till its over

So we throw our hands up like the ceiling can't hold us

Like the ceiling can't hold us

{Scene ends with everyone throwing their hands up in the air as Finn smiles over at Rachel with a grin}

GUEST STARRING

Jesse McCartney as Dustin Shafer

Victoria Justice as Vicky Martinez

Olesya Rulin as Melissa Stewart

Cassadee Pope as Celina Jones

Demi Lovato as Dani

Kate Hudson as Cassandra July

Dean Geyer as Brody Weston

SONG(S):

Love Somebody (Originally by Maroon 5): Performed by Finn Hudson and Rachel Berry

Applause (Originally by Lady Gaga): Performed by Cassandra July and Rachel Berry

Can't Hold Us (Originally by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis): Performed by Finn Hudson with the Finn Harmonic and Rachel Berry