1x17: Michael 2.0

Episode Synopsis: Finn, Santana, Kurt, Rachel and New Directions decide to pay tribute to Michael Jackson again after New Directions suggest Michael's music will allow Finn to become more confident and finally stand up to his father. Santana deals with Brittany's return to New York while Dani is away.

"Finn!" Kurt yelled walking throughout the loft and heading to Rachel and Finn's bedroom. Kurt knocked on the door, crossing his arms while letting out an exasperated sigh. Ever since Finn had seen Christopher, he had been more on edge than usual—and that resulted in Finn hiding from the world in his bedroom. Just when they thought that they were making progress in making Finn feel better, there his father went, having to bring Finn back to square one. "Finn, please come out. You can't hide in there forever."

"Yes I can!" Finn yelled from behind the door. Kurt continued knocking on the door, twisting the doorknob in hopes that he can open the door. Kurt leaned against the wall, letting out a smirk.

"Finn, you have someone who wants to see you." Kurt looked around, still gazing at the door. "It's Rachel. She wants to see you." A moment later, Finn opened the door, but when he saw that Rachel wasn't at the front door, it made Finn turn to Kurt in annoyance. Instead—it was the members of New Directions standing (well, in Artie's case sitting) in front of Finn's door, giving him worried looks.

"Kurt?" Finn spoke, feeling shivers going up and down his spine. "What is all of this about?"

"What this is all about how you took twenty steps back and went back into hiding." Kurt said. "New Directions decided they're going to stay for a little while so they can help you get back on your feet."

"Oh really? I don't see how." Finn scoffed. "I mean come on now. My dad is in New York after I thought that he was in jail! How did he find me and how did he get out of jail? That's what I want to know."

"Well, I don't think we can tell you that…" Artie looked at Finn, causing Finn to give them suspicious looks.

"Is there something I don't know that you guys do know?" Finn questioned, staring at Kurt. "Because I want to know and I kind of want to know now. How did he know that I was here and why?"

"Okay, I can only answer a part of your question," Kurt said. "I had no idea that your dad was here and no one knows how he found out. But he was released from jail because the cops didn't read him his Miranda Rights."

"Wait, how did you know this?" Finn forgot New Directions was standing there, focusing on just his brother. "How did you know this, Kurt?"

"Because…" Kurt let out a deep breath. "Burt told me. That's why he came to New York. Look, Finn he tried to tell you, but you were so busy with work. That's why we showed up at your school when you were on your way to work. I'm sorry, Finn." Kurt expected Finn to blow up at any moment, screaming at the top of his lungs—but instead, Kurt felt Finn pat his shoulder, Finn giving him a small smile.

"I guess it's kind of my fault." Finn shrugged his shoulders. "I didn't listen to you when I should have. I just want to know how he knew I was here."

"Oh we can kind of answer that one." Blaine said. "Principal Sylvester gave him the directions straight to your school, house and the local Starbucks you and Rachel go to every morning before school."

"Wait, back up a minute." Finn found this information was hard to swallow all at once. "You said Principal Sylvester. What happened to Principal Figgins?"

"Right…about that…" Marley twiddled her thumbs. "Apparently Coach Sylvester planted Playboy magazines all over his office so now he's a lowlife janitor. And that's what you missed on…"

"Glee!" All of New Directions sang, causing Finn to chuckle. He then remembered his issues, running a hand through his hair.

"Look, I don't want to be scared of my father, I really don't." Finn admitted. "But I'm just afraid because he hasn't exactly been the kindest warmest person. Just tell that to my eye."

"Yeah, your poor eye." Kurt patted his brother's back lightly.

"The point is, I'm scared of him." Finn looked to the New Directions, stuffing his hands in his pockets. "And right now I don't really know what I'm going to do."

"Well then, we know just the thing that you're going to do." Artie wheeled over to Finn as the others stared at him.

"What's that thing we're going to do?" Finn asked.

"We're as a Glee Club are going to give you an assignment of your own. We need you to be 100% Finn if we're going to have any chance of you helping us when Regionals come around." Artie said. "So, we've been thinking tributes."

"At first we thought that we were going to do Britney Spears again, but only Brittany voted for that one." Tina looked to Brittany, seeing the cheerleader looked a bit sad.

"I just wanted to say 'It's Brittany, bitch' again—then sing Britney Spears." Brittany nonchalantly said.

"Also I think as a Glee Club we killed Britney Spears songs to death so can we just bury her songs in a ditch and move on?" Jake added.

"We tried many artists that were there, maybe Sir Elton John, Bryan Adams, Michael Bolton—but then," Artie's face curled into a surprising smile. "We realized how much you loved Michael Jackson week when we did it last year. You felt it in your bones; we even heard that you sang a Michael Jackson to Rachel in the choir room when you proposed the first time."

"Okay, so what's your point?" Finn asked, not seeing where everyone was getting.

"We're going to do—Michael Week…again!" Artie clapped his hands.

"Or as Blaine cleverly called it, 'Michael 2.0'." Kurt smiled. "I mean, Michael was put into tight spots himself in his life and we feel that if you sing Michael Jackson, you're going to relate to him. Think about it, aside from the millions of dollars, you and Michael Jackson are pretty much alike. I mean, his father worked him and his brothers to become talented superstars and he wasn't exactly the kindest father in the world—at least that's what I gathered from that Jackson 5 biopic."

"So what do you say, Finn?" Tina asked, flashing him a grin. "Are you down for Michael Week?"

"Am I down for Michael Week?" Finn thought for a moment, finally reciprocating a grin. "Hell yeah, I'm down for some Michael Jackson!"

"All right, and we have just the song that we wanted to get started, if you don't mind." Artie said.

"Of course, yeah." Finn nodded his head. "Especially since I know the perfect place where we could strut our stuff…"

{Scene changes to the diner as New Directions wears Michael Jackson inspired costumes, pulling Finn to dance with them while Santana, Kurt and Rachel smile behind the counter with a smile}

[Artie]

Lovely is the feeling now

Fever, temperature's rising now

Power (Marley: Ah, power) is the force the vow

That makes it happen it asks no questions why

So get closer (Marley: Closer now)

To my body now, just love me

Till you don't know how

[Artie, Marley, Brittany and Finn with New Directions]

Keep on with the force don't

Don't stop till you get enough

Keep on with the force don't

Don't stop till you get enough

Keep on with the force don't

Don't stop till you get enough

Keep on with the force don't

Don't stop till you get enough

[Marley]

Touch me and I feel on fire

Ain't nothing like a love desire

I'm melting (Finn: I'm melting)

Like hot candle wax sensation (Finn: Ah, sensation)

Lovely where we're at (Finn: Ooh)

So let love take us through the hours

I won't be complaining

Cause this is love power (Finn: Ooh!)

[Marley, Finn, Artie and Brittany with New Directions]

Keep on with the force don't

Don't stop till you get enough

Keep on with the force don't

Don't stop till you get enough

Keep on with the force don't

Don't stop till you get enough

Keep on with the force don't

Don't stop till you get enough

{Santana, Kurt and Rachel jump over the counter with the other diner waitresses as New Directions and Finn dance with them with a smile}

[Brittany]

Heartbreak is the feeling now

I won't be complaining (Artie: OW!)

The force is love power

[Brittany, Artie, Marley and Finn with New Directions]

Keep on with the force don't

Don't stop till you get enough

Keep on with the force don't

Don't stop till you get enough

Keep on with the force don't

Don't stop till you get enough

Keep on with the force don't

Don't stop till you get enough

Keep on with the force don't

Don't stop till you get enough

Keep on with the force don't

Don't stop till you get enough

Keep on with the force don't

Don't stop till you get enough

Keep on with the force don't

Don't stop till you get enough

Keep on with the force don't

Don't stop till you get enough

Keep on with the force don't

Don't stop till you get enough

Keep on with the force don't

Don't stop till you get enough

Keep on with the force don't

Don't stop till you get enough

The whole diner shook with applause, the New Directions members bowing their heads in excitement. They all turned to Finn, wondering what he was thinking, and that was when they saw his face was in thinking mode. The members went to go take a seat on the counter as Kurt motioned them in order to give them free milkshakes in reward to performing with the group, but Brittany continued to keep her eyes on Santana, stuffing her hands in her pocket. Santana knew that she had to at least make things amicable with Brittany, so on she went to her ex-girlfriend.

"Wow Brittany, that was great." Santana sincerely said. "That…that was really great."

"Yeah, well…I doubt that Dani would be able to dance Michael Jackson as well as I do." Brittany shrugged her shoulders. "So by the way, where is Dani anyway? Doesn't she work here?"

"She's out of town for the week." Santana explained. "She went with her cousin to see the Daft Punk concert in Oakland. They could have gotten tickets to the New York show in a couple of months but Dani said she wanted the adventure."

"I'm surprised you didn't go with them." Brittany glanced over at Santana. "I figured since you and Dani are so serious and all…"

"We're not that serious." Santana stopped Brittany before she got even farther in her conversation. "I mean, we've been together for a bit and although she's exciting and has a lot of love for art and music, we just haven't…clicked. She's more like that cricket that's on your shoulder that tells you right from wrong."

"That's…nice." Brittany nodded her head slowly, trying to think for a moment. "So you're not sure if you're going to be interested in Dani is what you're saying."

"Well I'm interested…but I don't know how interested I am." Santana said. Brittany simply nodded her head, making her way over to the counter to get a milkshake, as Santana stood there almost dumbfounded. Well at least Brittany didn't sound like she was terribly mad at her. Now all she had to do was convince Brittany that she wanted to make amends. It couldn't have been that hard, right?

Finn sat down on the living room couch that night watching a random reality T.V. series, trying to get his mind off his father and the fact that he was in the city. However, the more Finn tried to distract himself, the more he felt his mind going back to his father. Finn heard the telephone ring, turning to it and staring at his watch. Rachel was supposed to be home later in the evening, so maybe she was calling to check up on him. Finn picked up his phone, realizing that it was a number he had never seen before. He contemplated, finally answering the phone so that he could talk.

"Hello?" Finn asked absentmindedly.

"Finn?" Finn tensed up, looking at the phone number and putting the phone to his ear again.

"How did you get my number?" Finn softly asked, not wanting to bring attention to himself, especially with Blaine staying over with Kurt and Santana in her room.

"That's not important. Finn, look I just wanted to call and say that I'm sorry." Finn scoffed, rubbing his temples with his free hand.

"When are you going to realize that I don't' want anything to do with you, Christopher." Finn sternly said. "You think I'm stupid? You think I'm just going to fall putty in your hands, then you come out of nowhere and slap me again? What are you going to do this time? Bring a knife to the party and stab me when you get the chance? I don't think so."

"Finn, I'm apologizing here. What more do you want me to say?" Christopher sounded like he was begging, but Finn's mood didn't' change.

"I don't care if you're apologizing." Finn snarled. "You hurt me in more ways than you could possibly imagine. I wanted to get to know you, I did…but if getting to know you means being abused every time you lose your damn temper then I don't want to get to know you. I will tell you this though: you stay away from my family. Stay away from Burt, mom, Kurt and especially Rachel or I swear to god I will kill you. I won't kick your ass, I'll kill you with my bare hands. Got that? Don't get in contact with them, or get into contact with me."

"Finn, I'm trying to make amends with you." Christopher said. "I promise that I won't hit you ever again, I promise. I had anger management classes in the short time I was in jail. I just wanted you to know that."

"You did?" Finn's voice softened before it hardened again. "That's too bad. I don't want anything to do with you. You're dead to me." Finn hung up the phone, leaning back on the sofa as he covered his eyes with his hands. Finn got up from sofa a moment later to head into the kitchen in order to get something to eat. As he searched through the fridge for food, he heard the door open, hearing Rachel's shoes as she turned her head to him. "Hey babe." Finn said, his eyes still on the fridge.

"Hi yourself." Rachel wrapped her arms around Finn's neck, pressing a kiss to his cheek. "What are you doing?"

"I'm getting some food to eat, but the problem is I can't decide what I want." Finn continued scanning the fridge, sounding almost distracted. Rachel noticed the distraction in Finn's voice, turning him to her as she put her hands on his cheeks.

"Are you okay, Finn?" Rachel wondered, still gazing into his eyes. Finn let out a deep breath, shaking his head slowly.

"My father called me." Finn admitted, still keeping his eyes on Rachel. "He's trying to apologize but every time I forgive him, he does something to hurt me."

"Finn…" Rachel embraced him, Finn resting his chin on the top of Rachel's head as his eyes closed. "Finn, I think it's time that you go to the police and at least get a restraining order."

"I can't just get a restraining order, Rachel." Finn sighed. "A piece of paper is not going to stop him from getting in contact with me. It's not like there's a gigantic force field between me and him once that paper goes into effect."

"I realize that, Finn." Rachel said. "But you need to do something about him. To be honest baby…he's not going to stop unless he gets what he wants." Finn thought about Rachel's words, snapping his fingers as a smile plastered on his face.

"I have an idea." Finn broke the embrace, going over to his phone as he started dialing the hotel number for his father.

"What's your idea?" Rachel asked, crossing her arms as she stared at him.

"I'm going to meet him, just like he wanted."

"Finn are you crazy?!" Rachel went to grab the phone from him, but Finn used his height as a gain, putting the phone out of her reach. "Finn, you can't do this! You're not going to be alone with him." Finn's smirk was still there, his mind thinking of a plan.

"Who said that I was going to meet him alone?"

Santana was able to convince Brittany to meet her for lunch the next afternoon, so the two of them went to a café in order to talk about how they've been. Santana looked over at Brittany who was still gazing at the menu, trying to figure out if she should say something to her. Brittany finally put the menu down, looking over at Santana, folding her hands in front of her.

"So Brittany…" Santana cleared her throat. "How long is New Directions staying in New York? I mean, this is pretty…insane."

"Well, I don't know. Principal Sylvester said that the school was going to be closed for a bit because she believes education is a waste of our precious youth and it will only teach us how to be robotic drones that listen to every word one hooligan says—kind of like The Smurfs."

"Seriously, who made Coach Sylvester principal? Do I have to go Lima Adjacent on that school?" Santana scoffed, thinking that Coach Sylvester wouldn't be the right person to lead the school.

"She pretty much has Janitor Figgins wrapped around her finger." Brittany added.

"Okay, if Figgins is the janitor and Sue is the principal, then Finn must be the president and Rachel must be his secretary that he's screwing in the oval office." Santana rolled her eyes.

"Wait, Finn is Barack Obama in disguise?" Brittany's eyes widened, causing Santana to restrain letting out a groan. "That explains why he keeps trying to change people…and why his ideas cause conflict."

"Anyway…" Santana decided to change the subject. "This whole Michael Jackson assignment better work because I'm running out of ideas in order to help entertain Finn. I'm telling you, Finn must be really depressed because I have never seen him so down before." Santana's phone started to ring, causing Brittany to look interested. Santana pressed a button on her phone, putting it to her ear. "What do you want, Frankenteen?" Brittany continued to stare at Santana, noticing her face was softening. "All right, sure." Santana hung up the phone a moment later, looking over at Brittany. "That was Finn. We're supposed to meet him in some alley tonight, although I'm not sure why."

"I know why…" Brittany let out a small smile as Santana smiled back. "It's the power of…the Thriller."

"If I wanted to crawl through an alley, I would have probably done it by now." Jake sighed, looking over at Finn as the New Directions, Kurt, Santana, Rachel and Finn walked through the dark abandoned alleyway. "Where are we going?"

"We're going to meet someone." Finn mentioned, noticing that the others were a bit confused.

"In a dark alley?" Artie wheeled next to Finn. "Finn, we're not meeting a drug dealer are we? Because we're going to stop you right here and let you know that it's not okay."

"No, we're not meeting a drug dealer." Finn sighed. "It's someone who is pretty much as toxic as a drug dealer without you having to take anything."

"This looks like a scene out of Beat It." Kitty stared at the empty alley, noticing they were all wearing some form of black leather. "Finn, this is a little creepy. Can we please get out of here?"

"We can leave in a minute." Finn looked out into the horizon, spotting a person walking towards them. Finn adjusted his black leather jacket close to him, his eyebrows furrowing as he stared into the distance. "He's here…"

"Finn, please be careful." Rachel whispered as Finn started to make his way over to Christopher. Christopher saw Finn, then noticed the New Directions, Kurt, Santana and Rachel were right behind him. Christopher gazed at Finn in confusion, wondering what Finn had up his sleeve.

"What happened? You couldn't leave without your posse?" Christopher gave a hollow chuckle. "Where were they in Lima?"

"I figured in case you tried anything, I wanted to bring my posse just to make sure." Finn shrugged his shoulders. "Never hurts to have backup."

"All right Finn, so what prompted you to call me and ask to meet in an alley? I'm just curious you know." Christopher started circling around Finn, Finn suddenly feeling confident.

"Remember how you said that singing isn't how to become a man?" Finn didn't stare at his father in fear that his confidence would disappear. "Well you're wrong. It's made me more of a man than you will ever be."

"Oh really?" Christopher sneered. "So singing and dancing makes you into a man? No. Singing and dancing isthe gayest thing that you could do. It's so…fruity." Finn felt his face twist into anger, looking over to Christopher.

"How dare you." Finn's voice sounded like it was eerily calm.

"What? Did I offend you or something?" Christopher cackled, as the other New Directions members looked a bit startled.

"No, you didn't offend me…" Finn turned his head towards Blaine and Kurt, then back to Christopher. "But you did offend them. 'Gay' is not a word that can be thrown around like it means nothing. It means something and it means something good to people like my brother and his boyfriend. If you want to be a jackass and a homophobe then you can be one somewhere else…but you're not going to stand here and insult my brother's sexual orientation or anyone's sexual orientation because you're old fashioned. The truth is this is what life is now. All right? It's okay for people of the same gender to get married because of love…love is love." Finn felt himself becoming stronger as he started walking towards Christopher with a devilish smirk. "So I don't EVER want to hear you use the word 'gay' like that again. It's not cool with me." Christopher felt threatened by Finn, the first time that he had seen Finn as a stronger person. Christopher didn't like strong Finn…so he took a swung at him. Finn grabbed Christopher's wrist, still glaring at his father, not showing any type of fear. "How about an eye for an eye?" Finn pushed Christopher to the ground, the other New Directions members circling around Christopher in anger. "You think that music is stupid? Well then you're about to get a load of 'stupid'." Finn and the others backed away from Christopher, Christopher staring at the New Directions, Kurt, Santana, Rachel and Finn, wondering what they were going to do to him next.

{The New Directions start circling Christopher as Finn gives Christopher steely eyes as he simply walks circles around him. Artie, Jake, Ryder and Blaine walk towards Christopher and snarl at him}

[Artie]

They told him don't you ever come around here

Don't wanna see your face better disappear

The fire's in their eyes and their words are really clear

So beat it, just beat it

[Blaine]

You better run better do what you can

Don't wanna see no blood, be a macho man

You wanna be tough, better do what you can

So beat it, but you wanna be bad

[Artie and Blaine with Finn, Rachel, Kurt, Santana and New Directions]

Just beat it, beat it

Beat it, beat it

No one wants to be defeated

Show them how funky strong is your fight

It doesn't matter who's wrong or right

Just beat it, just beat it

Just beat it, just beat it

Just beat it, just beat it

Just beat it, just beat it

[Santana, Marley and Kurt]

They're out to get you better leave while you can

Don't wanna be a boy you wanna be a man

You wanna stay alive, better do what you can

So beat it, just beat it

[Finn and Rachel]

You have to show them that you're really not scared

You're playing with your life, this ain't no truth or dare

They'll kick you, then they'll beat you

They'll tell you it's fair

So beat it, but you wanna be bad

[Finn, Rachel and Santana with New Directions]

Just beat it, beat it

Beat it, beat it

No one wants to be defeated

Show them how funky strong is your fight

It doesn't matter who's wrong or right

[Artie, Blaine, Marley and Kurt with New Directions]

Just beat it, beat it

Beat it, beat it

No one wants to be defeated

Show them how funky strong is your fight

It doesn't matter who's wrong or right

Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it

{During the musical break, New Directions, Finn, Rachel, Santana and Kurt all do dance moves inspired from the Michael Jackson 'Beat It' music video}

[Artie, Blaine, Santana, Finn, Marley, Rachel and Kurt with New Directions]

Just beat, beat it

Beat it, beat it

No one wants to be defeated

Show them how funky strong is your fight

It doesn't matter who's wrong or right

Just beat it, beat it

Beat it, beat it

No one wants to be defeated

Show them how funky strong is your fight

It doesn't matter who's wrong or right

Just beat it, just beat it

Just beat it, just beat it

[Finn, Rachel and Artie with New Directions]

Just beat it!

Finn slowly walked over to his father, bending down to his level and giving him a glare. Christopher's biggest fear had come to life: Finn was no longer scared of him. Finn had been going through a lot because he thought that he wanted his father's love. Instead, Finn wanted no part of it. He didn't want anyone's love who was destructive and ruthless to their own blood.

"You heard the song," Finn used his leg and kicked Christopher, causing Christopher to let out a groan. "Beat. It." Christopher got up from the floor, walking away from Finn, not realizing that Finn was still eyeing him going down the street, and that tears were flowing down Finn's cheeks. Finn wasn't sure why he was crying, he really didn't know. But maybe this was his body's way of telling him that everything was going to be all right and that all the stress was just coming out after being bottled in for so long. Finn turned his head towards Rachel, seeing that she was smiling at him before he turned back around and crossed his arms with a grin of his own. He did it. He had stood up to his birth father and snapped out of his fear.

That night at the loft, Santana had invited Brittany over for some dinner and a movie. Santana had finished serving her and Brittany some pasta and chicken, bringing both of the plates to the table with a smile. Brittany grinned with gusto, going to eat some food from the plate. Brittany took a bite, her eyes widening from how good it had tasted. Santana sat down next to Brittany, gazing at her and slowly felt her heart melt as she watched Brittany eat. Brittany looked up, noticing that Santana was staring, raising an eyebrow with interest while Santana looked away.

"What's wrong, Santana?" Brittany wondered. Santana looked back to Brittany, seeing that Brittany had put her fork down to look at her. "Is it because I'm slurping too much again?"

"No, it has nothing to do with that." Santana shook her head, feeling a small smile come on her face. "It's just that…well…I was thinking about…well…"

"What is it? Did Lord Tubbington take your tongue again?" Brittany leaned closer to Santana, becoming concerned.

"No, he didn't." Santana shook her head, feeling herself get emotional. "Brittany, I'm really sorry about everything that's happened. I didn't mean to push you aside and make you feel like you weren't wanted. I didn't mean to make you run off back to Lima probably in tears and I didn't mean for you to feel neglected and sad because the last thing I wanted to do was make you cry, Brittany. That was the last thing I ever wanted to do to you." Brittany continued to gaze at Santana, finally releasing a smile.

"I'm just glad that I have my best friend back." Brittany hugged Santana tightly, Santana reciprocating the hug.

"You really consider me your best friend still? Even after all that I've done to you?" Santana questioned.

"Yes, yes I do." Brittany nodded her head. "Santana, I just want you to know that you're still always going to be my friend no matter who you're dating or what we do. We have too much history to get in between us. I love you."

"I love you too, Brittany." Santana hugged Brittany once more, but as she hugged Brittany, she felt that Brittany was holding on tightly to her. "Brittany are you okay?"

"Yeah, it's just…" Brittany let go of Santana to gaze at her. "I was just thinking about school. I mean, without talking to you I felt so alone even though I had friends there. It made me think that you were the thing that was missing from my life. Do you kind of understand what I'm saying?"

"Yes, yes I do understand what you're saying." Santana nodded her head. "Finn felt the same way about his dad. Look, it's okay to feel that way, but there's something you have to remember, if you don't mind me giving advice. You're not alone. I mean, Finn has Rachel, he has his parents, he has his friends and family. You have me. You don't have to worry about me going anywhere, I promise."

"Are you sure that I can hold you to that?" Brittany asked, letting a small smile flash on her face. "I mean, I really want to make sure I can hold you that." Santana nodded her head, getting up from the table while holding out her hand for Brittany to take. "Where are we going?"

"We're going somewhere magical." Santana headed towards the living room of the loft, seeing Brittany with a wide grin. "And here we are. Sometimes when I'm not sure about where life is going to take me, I usually turn on the radio and listen to some music. The songs really speak to me, you know?"

"So can we listen to music?" Brittany asked innocently. "I mean, it couldn't hurt."

"No, you're right. It can't hurt." Santana smiled, putting on the radio for the both of them to listen to. Santana and Brittany heard a Michael Jackson song on the radio, facing one another as Santana grinned. "Brittany, I know that we haven't sang since last year but—do you want to sing with me? Some songs work better as a duet than a solo?" Brittany nodded her head, taking Santana's hand in hers as they heard the music come alive while they danced.

{Santana and Brittany start slow dancing around the loft living room as they smile at one another}

[Santana]

Another day has gone

I'm still all alone

How could this be

You're not here with me

You never said goodbye

Someone tell me why

Did you have to go

And leave my world so cold

Everyday I sit and ask myself

How did love slip away

Something whispers in my ears and says

That you are not alone

I am here with you

Though we're far apart

You're always in my heart

But you are not alone

[Santana and Brittany]

Lone

[Santana]

Lone

Why

[Santana and Brittany]

Lone

[Brittany]

Just the other night

I thought I heard you cry

Asking me to come

And hold you in my arms

I can hear your prayers

Your burdens I will bare

But first I need your hand

Then forever can begin

Everyday I sit and ask myself

How did love slip away

Something whispers in my ears and says

[Brittany and Santana]

That you are not alone

I am here with you

Though we're far away

You are here to stay

But you are not alone

That you are not alone

I am here with you

Though we're far apart

You're always in my heart

And you are not alone

[Santana]

Whisper three words and I'll come running

And girl you know that I'll be there

I'll be there

[Santana and Brittany]

That you are not alone

I am here with you

Though we're far away

I am here to stay

But you are not alone

I am here with you

Though we're far apart

You're always in my heart

That you are not alone (Santana: You are not alone)

I am here with you (Santana: I'm here with you)

Though we're far away

I am here to stay

But you are not alone

I am here with you

Though we're far apart (Santana: You are not alone)

You're always in my heart

For you are not…alone….

Santana and Brittany found themselves closer to each other's lips and the next thing they know, Santana crashed her lips onto Brittany's, engulfing her in a passionate kiss. Brittany closed her eyes, holding Santana close to her, not saying a single word. After moments, Santana and Brittany parted their lips, gazing into each other's eyes. Santana looked down at Brittany's feet, then back up towards her.

"You know…I'm not exactly exclusive with Dani…" Santana shrugged her shoulders. Brittany grinned as Santana pulled her towards her bedroom with a sly smile, closing the door behind them so they could spend the rest of the night to themselves.

Finn sat in the NYADA auditorium the next morning, skimming through a couple of song choices for the Sectional Showcase coming up. With the drama with his father, Finn didn't really have time to focus all of his attention on the club. Now, he found the perfect time to do so. Finn heard footsteps enter the auditorium, Finn's signature grin appearing on his face while looking at the sheet of paper. He felt arms go around his neck from behind, looking down at the manicured fingernails that he knew were Rachel's.

"Well hello to you too." Finn smiled, looking up to spot Rachel going over to sit in the seat next to him. Finn gazed over at Rachel, noticing she was fixing her skirt. "Is everything okay?"

"I really should be asking you that." Rachel said, gazing at Finn. "I mean you've been through hell and back the last couple of weeks. It wasn't exactly a fun time for you, you know?"

"Yeah, I know." Finn shrugged his shoulders, closing his book. "I had a lot of time to think last night before I went to bed. I think that there are just some people that shouldn't be in your life for a reason. I think Christopher is one of them. He needs to stay out and he needs to make sure that I don't ever see him again."

"Gee, I didn't know you felt so strongly about this." Rachel turned serious, noticing Finn was folding his hands together. "Of course you have every right to feel that way, I understand completely."

"I have to really, really thank you Rachel." Finn sincerely said, taking her hands in his. "You were there for me at my lowest. At a time where I thought that I needed that lowlife's approval, but in the end I didn't need his approval. All I needed was yours. Besides, I think singing Michael Jackson and then kicking Christopher's ass was the best part." Finn and Rachel laughed, Rachel leaning her head on Finn's shoulder. She looked up at her fiancé, wondering how he was able to stay so strong in such a dark time. Sure he had his moments of breaking down, but he would really try to get better, because he knew that he had other people who loved him as much as he loved himself.

"You're welcome." Rachel intertwined their fingers together, Finn staring down at their hands. "You know Finn, you really are amazing. A lot of people would have found out their father was nothing but a jerk who would put their hands on you when they were angry...and they would do anything to take the pain away. They could cut themselves, commit suicide, end up in rehab because of addictions or eating disorders. But not you…sure, you had a moment where you didn't take care of yourself, but it was because you did too much in a time that it was dark. Those people would probably sit in their rooms all day, finding ways of getting rid of the pain by drinking or smoking or…taking drugs or something. But, you were strong throughout the whole thing. You didn't self-destruct Finn… I don't know how you did it. I guess what I'm trying to say is…I love you so very much, you're my hero…and I am so proud of you." Finn pressed a kiss to the top of Rachel's head, holding her close as they sat in the auditorium.

"Hearing those words really means a lot to me, especially since they're coming from you." Finn softly said, nuzzling his nose with hers. "I couldn't imagine leaving you for a moment, just because of one destructive person. We're going to get married, I'm going to become a teacher and you are going to go on Broadway. Then we're going to have a nice house, you're going to win a few Tony awards and then we're going to smash the glass I bought from Chicago and live happily ever after, the end!" Rachel laughed at Finn's childlike wonder, pressing a kiss to his cheek.

"If only life was as easy as you described it." Rachel chuckled, embracing Finn into another kiss. Rachel parted her lips from Finn's, getting up from the chair. "Come on. Let's go to the dance studio. There's something that Kurt, Blaine and I wanted to show you."

"But I have to think of something for Sectionals." Finn tried to protest, but of course Rachel wasn't going to have it.

"Come on, preparing for Sectionals can wait for five minutes." Finn got up from his chair as Rachel led him down the hallway to the dance studio. Inside he saw Blaine and Kurt wearing Michael Jackson inspired attire, gazing over at Finn and Rachel.

"Isn't Michael 2.0 week over yet?" Finn half laughed. "I mean, I feel okay—I'm not 100% but I'm close to that."

"Can't we just have one more number?" Blaine asked, raising an eyebrow with a smile. "We noticed that you've been singing your feelings to other people—and you also put up that killer display in front of your dad, amazing dude…"

"But no one has sung to you yet." Kurt added. "So we thought that we could do our own rendition of 'The Way You Make Me Feel', Klaine and Finchel style."

"Why that song?" Finn asked, gazing to his three friends.

"Because you bring us so much happiness and love." Rachel said. "It's the way that you make us feel, that and we didn't get to sing it last year, so what better way to celebrate you're amazing return as the triumphant Mr. Hudson than with a love inspired Michael Jackson musical number?"

"And you guys aren't going to leave me alone until I say yes, right?" Finn chuckled.

"And ding, ding, ding! We have a winner!" Kurt grabbed Finn's arm while Blaine turned up the music to sing Finn one last riveting number.

{Blaine starts to dance around Finn, Rachel and Kurt as Rachel smiles with a grin. Finn continues to gaze at his friends, as they dance circles around him}

[Blaine]

Hee-Hee!

Ooh!

Come on girl!

Aaow!

Hey pretty baby with the high heels on

You give me fever like I've never ever known

You're just a product of loveliness

I like the groove of your walk, your talk, your dress

I feel your fever from miles around

I'll pick you up in my car and we'll paint the town

Just kiss me baby, and tell me twice

That you're the one for me

The way you make me feel

(Rachel and Kurt: The way you make me feel)

You really turn me on

(Rachel and Kurt: You really turn me on)

You knock me off my feet

(Rachel and Kurt: You knock me off my feet)

My lonely days are gone

(Rachel and Kurt: My lonely days are gone)

{Rachel holds Finn's hand as they start dancing along the dance studio, Finn smiling as Rachel gazes up at him. Kurt and Blaine start dancing with each other and Finn smiles to everyone}

[Rachel]

I like the feeling you're giving me

Just hold me baby and I'm in ecstasy

Oh, I'll be working from nine to five

To buy you things to keep you by my side

I never felt so in love before

Just promise baby you'll love me forevermore

I swear I'm keeping you satisfied

Cause you're the one for me

The way you make me feel

(Blaine, Kurt and Finn: The way you make me feel)

You really turn me on

(Blaine, Kurt and Finn: You really turn me on)

You knock me off my feet

(Blaine, Kurt and Finn: You knock me off my feet)

My lonely days are gone

(Blaine, Kurt and Finn: My lonely days are gone)

[Kurt]

Go on girl!

Hee-Hee

I never felt so in love before

Just promise baby you'll love me forevermore

I swear I'm keeping you satisfied

Cause you're the one for me

[Kurt and Blaine]

The way you make me fee

(Rachel and Finn: The way you make me feel)

You really turn me on

(Rachel and Finn: You really turn me on)

You knock me off my feet

(Rachel and Finn: You knock me off my feet)

My lonely days are gone

(Rachel and Finn: My lonely days are gone)

The way you make me feel

(Rachel and Finn: The way you make me feel)

You really turn me on

(Rachel and Finn: You really turn me on)

You knock me off my feet

(Rachel and Finn: You knock me off my feet)

My lonely days are gone

(Rachel and Finn: My lonely days are gone)

[Blaine, Rachel, Kurt and Finn]

The way you make me feel!

{Finn, Rachel, Blaine and Kurt embark in a group hug as Finn smiles widely}

The next afternoon at the diner, Rachel was busy filling up the sugar bowls for the coffee, taking every moment possible to gaze over to see if Finn was okay. He was currently taking orders since Kurt had to call out and take Blaine to the airport. New Directions had gone back to Lima the night before. Finn looked up from his notepad to give Rachel a quick smile, going back down to write the order and making his way to the kitchen. Rachel turned her head back towards the containers, noticing that Santana was standing in front of her, and that she looked very, very flustered.

"Rachel, can I talk to you for a minute?" Santana asked. "I kind of have a problem."

"Sure, no problem." Rachel motioned for Santana to follower to the top balcony, taking two rags so they could clean the railings that were there. It would give them a chance to talk and make it seem as if they were actually busy. Rachel started cleaning the railings while Santana let out a sigh. "What's wrong?"

"Well, you know how Brittany came to New York to help with Finn and all that?" Santana asked, causing Rachel to nod her head.

"Yeah." Rachel said. Santana let out a sigh, running a hand through her hair.

"Well, Brittany and I talked; we had dinner last night…" Santana leaned against the railing putting a hand to her forehead. "We had a really nice time together."

"That's beautiful, Santana." Rachel smiled, rubbing Santana's back lightly. "But I'm afraid that I don't really see the problem here."

"The problem is…I slept with Brittany." Santana admitted. Rachel gazed at Santana in a bit of confusion as Santana wiped a few tears. "Rachel…I…I cheated on Dani with Brittany." Rachel continued to look at Santana in a shocked manner. That was when Rachel let it all sink in—Santana had cheated, and now Santana didn't know what she was going to do. Rachel hugged Santana tightly while Santana sobbed into her. The two girls stood there on the top balcony, not saying another word, letting the silence and Santana's cries speak for itself.

GUEST STARRING

Kevin McHale as Artie Abrams

Heather Morris as Brittany Pierce

Darren Criss as Blaine Anderson

Melissa Benoist as Marley Rose

Jacob Artist as Jake Puckerman

Blake Jenner as Ryder Lynn

Becca Tobin as Kitty Wilde

Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina Cohen-Chang

Chord Overstreet as Sam Evans

Alex Newell as Wade "Unique" Adams

SONG(S):

Don't Stop Till You Get Enough (Originally by Michael Jackson): Performed by Artie Abrams, Marley Rose, Brittany Pierce and Finn Hudson with New Directions

Beat It (Originally by Michael Jackson): Performed by Artie Abrams, Blaine Anderson, Santana Lopez, Marley Rose, Kurt Hummel, Finn Hudson and Rachel Berry with New Directions

You're Not Alone (Originally by Michael Jackson): Performed by Santana Lopez and Brittany Pierce

The Way You Make Me Feel (Originally by Michael Jackson): Performed by Blaine Anderson, Rachel Berry, Kurt Hummel and Finn Hudson