1x21: We Own The Night

Episode Synopsis: Rachel has her callback for Funny Girl but has to deal with a Simone-sized dilemma. Finn and Cassandra wage war upon each other after Cassandra ruins Finn's property for Sectionals. Brody questions his loyalty to Cassandra.

"I CAN SING HIGH AND SING LOW!"

Finn exited the bedroom rubbing his eyes as he made his way to the bathroom. Normally when he'd wake up he would be in a great mood—this morning was a little different. For one thing, Rachel was warming up her vocal cords in the shower. Finn didn't usually have a problem with Rachel warming up her voice, he actually liked hearing her loosen her voice up so that she could sing to the best of her ability. He just didn't like hearing Rachel warm up her vocal cords at 4:30 in the morning. Finn opened the bathroom door, hearing Rachel in the shower as he walked over to the shower and crossed his arms.

"Rachel." Finn sounded almost annoyed. Rachel stopped warming up her vocals and opened the shower curtain slightly, noticing that Finn wasn't amused. "Rachel, it's 4:30 in the morning and I'm trying to sleep. I didn't sleep last night."

"I recall that you didn't sleep last night because you were too busy playing Call of Duty with Puck." Rachel reminded him. Finn thought back to the memory, trying to remember what happened the night before.

"I'm gonna find you Puckerman, and when I do you're a dead man." Finn spoke into his headset as he played the video game on the living room couch. "Oh you think that you can get away from me, I don't think so!" Finn was too busy playing that he didn't notice Santana entering the room, grabbing Finn's spare controller and started to play herself. "Santana? Santana what are you doing? You're messing up the mission! No!" Santana found Puck in the video game, using the weapons to shoot his character. A few presses of the buttons—and Santana killed both Finn and Puck's soldiers. Santana handed the controller back to Finn, leaving Finn in a state of shock.

"It's 2:30 in the morning. Go to bed." Santana turned away from Finn as she entered her bedroom, leaving Finn to sit on the couch in tremor.

"Dude…she killed us." Finn said into the headset.

"All right, so I was playing Call of Duty till almost three in the morning." Finn shrugged his shoulders. "I'm a dude. It happens."

"Finn I don't know if you remembered but I have an audition later today, so I'm just trying to make sure my vocal cords are as loose as possible." Rachel said. Finn's brain was still in a fog, but he managed to remember that Rachel did have an audition, and she was probably trying to calm her nerves.

"That's right, I forgot. The Funny Girl callbacks are today, right?" Finn rubbed his eyes while Rachel nodded her head. Finn let out a tired sigh, as he got closer to Rachel. "It's going to be fine. You were made for this role. You just have to put your own stamp on it, that's all."

"And how do I do that?" Rachel sounded worried. "I want the producers to see how different I am, but to be honest, there's nothing that's different about me. Maybe I should just give up. I mean, there are other community plays that are out there that I can do."

"Rachel." Finn shook his head slowly. "You're not going to give up on this. I refuse to let you. You're going to go to the callback, you're going to wow them and then you're going to get the part. I can already see it happening. Besides, you're not the only one that's nervous about something."

"And what do you possibly have to be nervous about?" Rachel wondered.

"Sectionals are next week." Finn let out a chuckle. "Why do you think I've been buying a bunch of video games and sit there for hours playing them? I'm trying to block it out because I'm nervous and scared I'll let everyone down. It's not the right way to deal with my problems but sometimes you need a distraction."

"That's true." Rachel nodded her head with a small grin. "But you're going to be fine, Finn. You've done an amazing job with the team and everything's going to work out. And through good or bad, I'll be there to hold your hand. All right?"

"All right." Finn nodded his head, a smirk appearing on his face. "And I hope you know you just gave yourself advice." Rachel thought about what she said to Finn, noticing that he was forcing her to give herself some encouraging words. "Look, I know this is new and it's a little scary for you…but I know that you can do this Rachel. Like you said just now…good or bad, I'll be there to hold your hand." Rachel grinned at Finn, leaning in and pressing a kiss on his lips. Finn smiled into the kiss, nuzzling her nose as he began to part his lips from hers. "Now…since I'm probably not going to sleep tonight, I'm going to the kitchen to make some coffee. Do you want me to make you some tea for when you're done?"

"I would love that." Rachel nodded her head. "Oh, Finn?" Rachel called as Finn started to make his way to the exit of the bathroom. Finn turned around, stuffing his hands in his pajama pants pockets. "I love you so much."

"I love you more, Rachel." Finn said back with a grin as he left the bathroom.

"I don't think that's possible." Rachel playfully called out to him, closing the curtain so she could take her shower.

Finn sat at the kitchen table, drinking a cup of coffee while reading the newspaper as Rachel entered the room wearing a regular black dress, her hair and bangs straightened and black pumps. Finn looked up at her, staring as if he was in a daze, Rachel pulling at the hem of her skirt and biting her lower lip.

"So?" Rachel looked to Finn, letting out a sigh. "How do I look?" Finn got up from the table, making his way to Rachel as he put both his hands on her arms, giving her arms a loving squeeze.

"You look like a million bucks." Finn earnestly said as a smile flashed on his face. Rachel looked up at him and pressed a kiss to his lips. Finn broke the kiss, noticing Rachel was releasing a sigh. "Something wrong?"

"What if I tank my audition?" Rachel said abruptly. "What if the whole NYADA audition fiasco happens all over again? What if I forget the words or…or if I'm off key?"

"Rachel, you are not going to forget." Finn firmly yet softly said. "You're going to be amazing and you're going to knock then dead. Then you're going to get the role and you're going to be on Broadway and I'm going to be sitting up front watching you and we're going to live happily ever after! The end!" Rachel giggled at Finn's quick storytelling, embracing him into a hug.

"Thank you for everything, Finn." Rachel softly muttered, breathing in his scent. "You really are the only one that fully believes in me."

"I'll always believe in you, Rachel." Finn said, rubbing her back in small circles. "But you have to believe in yourself. It's the only way that you're going to get far; believing in your talent and your strength." Rachel nodded her head to Finn, looking over to the table spotting that Finn had a cup of tea waiting for her.

"And you made me tea…" Rachel grinned as she faced back to him. "You really are the greatest in the entire world."

"I know I am." Finn put the cup of coffee to his lips, drinking the caffeinated drink as Rachel's eyebrows arched.

"Wait a minute…don't you hate coffee?" Rachel sounded perplexed.

"I do hate coffee, but it's the only way I'm going to focus today." Finn sighed looking down at his cup. "This coffee tastes extremely bitter." Rachel thought of an idea as she went over to the cabinet, taking out one her packets of hazelnut coffee and quickly making a cup for Finn. "Oh no, this isn't going to end up like the Starbucks experiment, is it?"

"No, silly." Rachel giggled, handing Finn the cup of hazelnut coffee. Finn had to admit that it did smell pretty good, noticing that he was taking another whiff of it. After a minute of reluctance, Finn took the cup from Rachel slowly, smelling the coffee and eyeing her. "Aren't you going to drink it?" Rachel questioned.

"Wait, this has to be done just right." Finn put his hand up as he continued to look at the coffee. "All right…here it goes." Finn took a sip from the coffee, raising his eyebrows quizzically as he continued slurping. After a few moments, Finn removed his lips from the cup, staring at it and a small smile appearing on his face.

"Well?" Rachel couldn't help but smile at Finn.

"Hazelnut coffee, huh?" Finn muttered, looking at Rachel. "This stuff's not bad. What brand is this?"

"Nestle." Rachel smirked as she made her way over to Finn. "So does coffee taste good?"

"Coffee tastes all right. I still hate every other brand though." Finn shrugged. Rachel giggled, pressing her lips to Finn's as he held her tightly.

"I love you, Finn." Rachel mumbled after she parted her lips from his.

"I love you too, Rachel." Finn affectionately said back.

Finn, Santana and Kurt walked along the NYADA hallway later that morning, but as Finn tried to focus on his Glee Club and the fact Sectionals were next week, his mind continued to wander over to Rachel. How was Rachel's audition so far? Did she perform for Mr. Campion? Did she wow the other producers? Did she get the part? So many questions were going through Finn's head that he almost didn't notice Kurt snapping his fingers in front of him.

"Hudson, this is your captain speaking." Kurt chided as Santana let out a small giggle. "We need to know if you're listening." Finn stared at Kurt as he stuffed his hands in his pockets, letting out a small sigh.

"Sorry, I was just thinking about other things." Finn admitted.

"You were thinking about other things?" Santana teased, walking circles around Finn. "What could possibly go on in that brain of yours, Hudson?"

"I was thinking about Rachel's audition." Finn said. "I just want to know if it went okay."

"I'm sure it's going fine." Kurt assured his brother. "If you want you can text her about it. I'm sure that there's nothing that she'd love more than her fiancé showing concern and support."

"You know what." Finn snapped his fingers and pointed at Kurt with a small smile. "You're right Kurt. I'm going to text her and ask her how her audition is. She's sure to be amazing."

"Aww, now there's the supportive Finn Hudson that we all know and love." Santana patted Finn's shoulder supportively. Kurt, Santana and Finn heard someone running towards them, noticing that it was Vicky and Dustin. Something had to have went wrong; Finn just knew it.

"What's going on?" Finn asked, looking at Dustin and Vicky.

"You have to come to the auditorium." Dustin said, motioning for Finn, Santana and Kurt to follow them. Santana, Kurt and Finn rushed over to the auditorium, noticing that the place—was in shambles. There were papers all over the place, the backdrops were torn and the sheet music was ripped in half. Finn didn't understand. Who would do something like this?

"What happened in here?" Finn turned to Dustin and Vicky in shock. "Who would do something like this?"

"If we told you, you probably wouldn't believe us." Vicky said.

"Try me." Finn's voice turned serious as he faced his two teammates.

"It was Cassandra July." Dustin answered, looking at his mentor. "Vicky and I were running our lines for Sectionals and all of a sudden, Cassandra comes storming in here, rips the backdrops, tears apart the sheet music and then tosses all the bits on the floor like it was confetti. You should have seen the mess in here."

"Cassandra July is ruthless and there's nothing stopping her." Vicky spoke with a tremor of fear. "She really doesn't want our NYADA Glee Club to win Sectionals. We didn't even get a chance to finish learning the song and we can't change the song because Sectionals are next week."

"I'll think of something, don't worry." Finn assured them. "In the meantime we should probably clean up. It won't look any good if Madame Tibideaux saw her auditorium a wreck thinking that we did it."

"All right." Dustin and Vicky went over to pick up some of the papers. Finn grabbed a sheet of paper on the floor and gazed at it for a few moments, feeling the anger course through his body. Kurt and Santana were almost afraid to ask Finn if all was well. Finn took the sheet of paper and crumpled it up, throwing it to the wall as he let out an aggravated yell. There was nothing Finn could do to stop Cassandra July. She was someone who threatened his very existence in the Glee Club.

"Finn, we know that you're frustrated." Kurt whispered while Santana nodded her head. "But you can't let Cassandra get to you. She's doing this to see how little it takes to make you crack. It's like what Sue Sylvester would do to Mr. Schue. She knew that she could get under Mr. Schue's skin and did whatever it took to break his armor. You're strong and you're going to figure this out."

"Kurt, you don't understand." Finn turned around, feeling flustered. "I had the song choices picked out and now there's no way that the team can learn who sings what since the papers are ripped and torn to pieces. Also I don't have the sheet music with me on my flash drive so there's no way in hell I can prepare myself for a lesson today! I'm a failure, Kurt! I'm going to let everyone down and it's going to be all my fault."

"Do you need me to slap you again, Finn?" Santana spoke up; noticing Finn shook his head quickly. "Frankenteen, you've been through a lot in your short years of life but you need to hold it together, man. There's no way that the Glee Club is going to be prepared if you don't hold it together. Are you mad about the whole Cassandra thing? Sure. But you need to keep it together man. If you don't keep it together, Cassandra is going to think she has won. Do you want Cassandra to think she beat you Finn?"

"No." Finn quickly answered, Santana wrapping an arm around his shoulder.

"Then you better pull your Frankenweenie boxers in a bunch because these kids need a strong leader…and that's you, Frankenteen." Santana sighed. Finn thought about Santana's words, nodding his heads as if the words she said were inspiring. Finn's face twisted into misperception, gazing at Santana as if she had known too much.

"Wait, how did you know that my boxers were Frankenweenie?" Finn asked. "Not even Rachel knows I own a pair."

"I found them when I was snooping through your drawers." Santana nonchalantly stated. "By the way…you might want to hide your condoms in a safer place…where no one like Rachel's fathers could find them." Santana patted Finn's back, making her way over to Dustin and Vicky in order to pick up the sheets of paper that were on the floor. Finn simply stood there, traversing his arms as he looked like he was in thought. Maybe there was a way to get through Cassandra July—and maybe there was a way that he could win both Sectionals and Cassandra's little game.

Cassandra July made her way to the dance studio in order to get some stretching in. She never told anyone in the school, but when her dreams of being a Broadway actress were shot, she was absolutely heartbroken. That was probably the reason that Cassandra hated all her students—except for the ones that make it into the business of course. Then she would pretend to be happy, wait for them to leave and then pour some alcohol into a drink in order to drown her sorrows. She was knocked out of her thoughts when Brody walked over to her, wondering if he could speak to Cassandra for a moment.

"Cassie, was that you that tore up the auditorium?" Brody asked, staring at her.

"What if I did, what if I didn't?" Cassandra wasn't even hiding the fact that she was the one who had ruined Finn's place of sanctuary.

"You can't…you can't just do that." Brody slightly argued. "Cassandra that's where the Glee Club works. They need a place to work, why did you destroy that?"

"I'm sorry; I was too busy listening to how much you actually care about the Glee Club." Cassandra shook her head. "That's not a part of the plan Brody. The plan is you go in there and cause hate between that freakish giant and Schwimmer. The plan was not for you to hold hands with everyone and sing around the campfire like this is Barney."

"Cassandra, what did Finn actually do to you?" Brody questioned. "I mean, you must hate him for a reason. What's that reason?"

"He's a smartass, that's why." Cassandra answered. "He thinks he's so smart and that he can actually lead those kids to a Sectionals championship. The showcase is full of talented people. They will eat him up alive."

"What if I said he was doing a great job with the club?" Brody sighed. "Everyone wants to be there. I'm going on a hunch here, but I think Simone likes the Glee Club too. Why are you trying to tear it down? I read this in the handbook. If the Glee Club loses sectionals, the school has the right to cut funding from the program, meaning it will cease to exist."

"All the money will go to the dance program." Cassandra answered with a smirk. "Finn loses his confidence—possibly his mind, I get all the funding from the defunct club. This makes perfect sense. Brody, when you signed on with me to be a student teacher that meant you had to do all the dirty work I asked you. We're going to tear Finn's confidence to the ground and make sure that Schwimmer sees him for the sad, pathetic sap he is."

"I know but…" Brody began to protest.

"Are you getting soft, Brody?" Cassandra glared at him. "Is the Glee Club making you soft like the Pillsbury Dough Boy? Let me tell you something, it ain't tasty. Now, I'm going to go to my dance studio and forget that we ever had this conversation. You're upsetting me Brody, and I don't like it." Cassandra walked over to the dance studio and opened the door but her eyes widened as she looked around the room in shock. The leotards were thrown all over the floor, the dance shoes were hanging from the ceiling and Cassandra was sure that the bars had wax on them to make whoever held them fall to the ground. "Who did this to my dance studio?!" Cassandra looked to the side, spotting a note on top of one of the thrown away leotards. Cassandra picked up the note, her anger boiling as she read each word:

Enjoy your renovated dance studio!

- Finn

"That little son of a bitch!" Cassandra crumpled the note in her hand, turning to Brody. "I am going to report him to Madame Tibideaux!"

"There's a problem with that." Brody pointed out. "If you tell Madame Tibideaux that Finn destroyed your dance studio, then Finn can tell her that you destroyed the auditorium."

"And what proof would he have?" Cassandra growled.

"There are cameras everywhere." Brody answered.

"Well then…" Cassandra stared down at the note in her hand, a plot forming through her mind. "If that's the way Finn Hudson wants to play, then we can play his little game…"

"Technically it's your game." Brody pointed to Cassandra. "You were the one that started the game after all."

"Brody?" Cassandra faced Brody, staring at him with a scowl on her face. "Just…go." Brody quickly made his way out of the dance studio to leave Cassandra alone for a minute. Cassandra was forming a plot in her mind, a devious smile appearing on her face. "Finn Hudson…you just declared war."

"No." Finn walked down the auditorium ramp with Kurt in tow while Kurt was reading ideas off a list.

"But come on. Gentleman by Psy is one of the most iconic Korean Pop songs. I'm sure that the NYADA board would love diversity." Kurt argued with his brother.

"Or they could call me a racist for having the Glee Club sing a song that they can't even pronounce the lyrics to and I'm kicked out of school." Finn turned back to Kurt, shaking his head. "The answer is no. Anything else?"

"All right, how about What Does the Fox Say?" Kurt shrugged his shoulders.

"Fun performance but not for Sectionals." Finn sighed. "It's not appropriate for a serious competition."

"What's gotten into you?" Kurt looked over to Finn. Finn turned around, not understanding what made Kurt so upset. "What is wrong with you? I thought that Glee Club was supposed to be about fun. I get that this is a serious thing too, but Finn…Glee Club is supposed to be fun. I don't want everyone to have fun and then you're miserable because you're not enjoying yourself."

"I am enjoying myself." Finn argued.

"No, you look angry…and sad…and twenty other emotions I can't seem to describe right now." Kurt said. "Finn, you're stressed…and I get the feeling that it's not just about Sectionals."

"What are you talking about Kurt?" Finn shook his head.

"You're worried about Rachel's audition." Kurt patted Finn's shoulder. "Rachel is going to do fine. She always does fine. She's going to be great."

"But what if she doesn't get the role?" Finn sighed. "What if they tell her that they don't think she's right for the performance and then she's sad the rest of her life? I don't want her to be depressed. I want her to succeed."

"And she will succeed, whether she gets the role or not." Kurt assured Finn. "She has you, me and Santana to lean on when the going gets rough. She's going to be just fine, Finn. I guarantee it."

"Well, I hope that you're right Kurt." Finn sighed. "Rachel's been through a lot the last four years. I just want her to be happy."

"And apparently you're not there when you spend time with her." Kurt chuckled. "Rachel is happy…when she's with you. Whether she gets the role or not, she's happy being there with you…" Kurt's thoughts trailed off as he stared at the stage, a look of horror appearing on his face. Kurt rushed past Finn up to the stage where he noticed the Sectionals costumes were thrown on the floor—and had paint splattered all over them. "Oh my god! These costumes took weeks to make! That paint splatter will never come off! Oh my god! I think I'm going to faint!" Finn ran up to the stage to console his brother, but as he made his way to Kurt, he noticed there was a sheet of paper on the floor. Finn reached down to pick it up, his teeth clenching at the note:

Hope you enjoy your costume makeover. This…means…WAR!

- Cassandra July

"Who would do such a thing like this!" Kurt exclaimed in anger. Finn handed Kurt the note, Kurt skimming through it as he shared the same angered expression as his brother. "That's it. Cassandra July is dead!"

"We have to think of something extremely big!" Finn proclaimed. "Cassandra thinks that she's going to get to me. Well, we're just going to have to one up her."

"And how do we one up her?" Kurt sighed. "We already trashed her dance studio."

"By taking it to the next level…" Finn smirked as he held the note. "We trash the one thing that means the world to her."

Santana, Finn and Kurt walked along the NYADA parking lot holding spray paint cans, Finn looking down at a piece of paper that he had in his hand. As they walked along the parking lot, Kurt began to feel a little nervous.

"I don't know Finn…I don't think we should even be here." Kurt stated.

"Relax, Kurt." Finn smirked. "I got Cassandra July's car parking spot from Madame Tibideaux."

"Why would Madame Tibideaux give you Cassandra July's car parking spot?" Santana inquired.

"I don't know." Finn shrugged his shoulders, holding one of the spray paint cans towards her. "She also gave me this can of spray paint."

"No one likes Cassandra July…do they?" Santana questioned. Santana looked at the sheet of paper in Finn's hand, staring at the car in front of them. "So what do we do now that we've found the car?"

"We spray paint it, that's what we do." Finn took the cap off the spray paint, walking over to the car. "What should I write on it? Maybe I should write 'I was here'."

"That's lame Finnocence." Santana smirked. "I mean really lame." Finn realized Santana was right, thinking it over for a bit. Finally Finn tagged the window of the car with spray paint, blowing on the nozzle when he finished writing.

"Let's get out of here before Cassandra freaks." Finn, Kurt and Santana ran off the NYADA parking lot—at the same time that Cassandra was walking to her car. Cassandra looked at the front, letting out a growl as she clenched her fists.

Hope you enjoy your car makeover!

- LOVE, Finn

Cassandra looked out to the school, thinking that she had to one up Finn. But how was she going to get someone that was a little too smart for her. Then she thought of the perfect way—the way to get to Finn's heart and to make him miserable.

Rachel sat in the waiting room for her audition, staring down at the sheet music she had in her hand. She was going to wow the judges, she was going to make the cast of Funny Girland she was going to make everyone back home in Lima proud. Rachel got up from her seat and adjusted her skirt, feeling slightly nervous about her performance. Rachel looked to see the door open to the auditorium, the secretary giving Rachel a warm and friendly smile.

"Rachel, the directors are going to go for lunch but you'll be the first one to perform when they get back." The secretary said. Rachel nodded her head, giving the secretary a warm smile. There had been a lot of people for the Funny Girl callbacks today. Rachel was actually relieved that she was able to get something to eat. That meant she could call Finn and ask how his day of school was. Rachel got up from the chair, making her way to the entrance of the building to see if she could have better cell reception. When Rachel reached the outside of the building, she looked up and spotted Simone. Rachel looked at Simone with interest, wondering what she was doing here.

"Simone? Hi." Rachel let out a small smile. Simone had something behind her back but Rachel couldn't see it. It can't be bad, right?

"Oh Rachel, I'm glad that I bumped into you." Simone said in a bubbly voice. "There was something that I wanted to give you to wish you a little bit of luck on your callback."

"Oh really?" Rachel gave a warm grin to Simone. "That's so thoughtful. What is it?" Rachel slowly noticed Simone's happy expression turn into a devious one, taking what she had behind her back out into the open for her and Simone to see.

WHAM!

Rachel closed her eyes and started shivering, realizing that she had just been hit with a slushie. Rachel continued feeling cold bouts as Simone took another slushie out and put it over Rachel's head. Rachel looked up at Simone with a heartbreaking expression. She thought that Simone was nice now. She thought that Simone was her friend! Why did Simone slushie her and ruin her clothes, hair and makeup?

"Did you enjoy your slushie bath?" Simone snickered. "Now I'll be guaranteed the role of Fanny Brice since you look like a hot mess. Everyone has to have something stopping their career…I'm just helping you a little bit earlier. And now that you're a hot mess there's no way that you can even go and perform in front of Mr. Campion. He'll think you weren't ready…and once he hears my vocals, Fanny Brice will be all mine. Tata, Rachel Berry." Simone cackled as she walked past Rachel, Rachel looking down to the ground as she emitted crocodile tears. Simone had wrecked her shot of getting Fanny…she might as well just give up. Rachel walked back into the building and headed to the bathroom, closing one of the stall doors and sitting on the toilet as she took out her phone and texted Kurt a few sentences, still sitting and crying her heart out.

Kurt, Santana and Finn were laughing from the rush of tagging Cassandra July's car, high-fiving one another as they went into the auditorium. Kurt felt his phone buzz, taking it out to find a text from Rachel. Kurt opened it, his laughter deceasing while Santana and Finn continued to chortle on.

"Guys." Kurt said, looking at Finn and Santana.

"I want to see how her face looks when she sees the glorious masterpiece we gave her car." Santana told Finn, the both of them still laughing.

"She's probably fuming right now!" Finn agreed, unaware that Kurt was trying to get their attention. Santana, Kurt and Finn heard the auditorium door open, seeing the NYADA Glee Club members enter as they held their phones. Brody walked over to Finn, looking genuinely worried, stopping Finn's laughter as he looked at the junior. "What…what's wrong?" Finn wanted to know. Brody looked down at his text, gripping the phone tightly.

"Something happened to Rachel." Brody said. Finn's smile diminished and he wasn't laughing anymore. Now he was worried.

The NYADA Glee Club group entered the building where Rachel was due to have her audition, noticing that the receptionist there was typing away at her computer. Finn quickly made his way over to the receptionist, staring at her with pleading eyes.

"Hi there…" Finn waved. The receptionist looked up, giving Finn a polite smile. "I'm here to see one of the young ladies auditioning for the role of Fanny Brice. Um, Rachel Berry?"

"Oh, Rachel? Yeah, I saw her go into the bathroom. She was covered in some sticky juice, her hair, clothes and makeup were a complete disaster." The receptionist pointed towards the ladies room. "I don't let anyone just go in there but since you seem to care a lot about her, go ahead." Finn nodded his head giving the receptionist a thankful smile. They made their way to the bathroom, Kurt knocking on the door with a sigh.

"Rachel? We know you're in there." Kurt said. "And we know that you're crying. I can hear you from out here." The door to the bathroom slightly opened with Finn pushing it and seeing Rachel in her state. He couldn't believe this. Who would slushie her in New York City, just moments before her audition? Finn entered the bathroom as Rachel shook her head, still sobbing as she looked away from Finn.

"Rachel." Finn wrapped his arms around her, not caring if he got slushie juice all over him. Instead of accepting Finn's embrace, Rachel pushed him away, looking out the window, as she didn't say a word. "Rachel, what happened? Who did this to you?" Santana and Kurt looked at Brody, Brody letting out a sigh.

"It was Simone, wasn't it?" Brody said, making his way to Finn and Rachel. "She was the one that was doing this to you."

"Wait, Simone? I thought she changed." Finn sounded slightly shocked and heartbroken. "She did change, right?"

"No, she didn't." Santana said feeling the anger in her body. "She didn't change. She only pretended to be Rachel's friend in order to get close to Rachel."

"This is all my fault." Brody felt a pang of guilt go through him as he stared at Finn. "Cassandra was the one that put Simone up to it. I should have stopped it before it got too serious."

"What is Cassandra planning exactly?" Finn was tired of things being hidden from him. It was now time for him to know the truth.

"Cassandra wants to kick you out of school and Simone wants you." Brody explained. "I should have said something and I shouldn't have so naïve. I know that Rachel is never going to love me because she loves you and I should have just accepted it. I didn't know that things were going to go this far. I didn't know that Simone was going to try to ruin Rachel's chances at being Fanny. And Finn…I haven't been entirely honest in our friendship. To be honest I only called a truce at first just so I could keep you close but…the more I got to know you, the more I realized you are a really cool dude. I mean…the work you put in the Glee Club…you actually made me like Glee. You made me love it and these guys here love it too. I'm done with Cassandra, I'm done with Simone and I really hope that you can forgive me for deceiving you. What I did wasn't right and I can swear that if I can stay in the club that I won't be in contact with Cassandra about plotting the Glee Clubs' demise." Finn continued to look at Brody, nodding his head slowly.

"It's not like you slushied me or anything." Finn shrugged his shoulders. "I don't have a problem with you. I do have a problem with Simone because she hurt Rachel."

"Rachel, you have to get out there." Brody focused his attention to Rachel. Rachel simply shook her head, wiping her tears in anger.

"HOW am I supposed to go out there looking like THIS?!" Rachel exclaimed, turning around and pointed to herself for emphasis. "I look terrible! Mr. Campion is going to think that I'm some slob that doesn't care about the role and that I wasted his time! This was a dumb idea! Befriending Simone was a dumb idea! I'm going home!" Rachel walked past Finn and Brody but Finn shook his head.

"RACHEL." Finn's voice came out harder than intended, startling Rachel and causing her to turn back around. "You can't go home. Being Fanny Brice is all you ever dreamed about. Are you really going to let some self-centered bitch take your spotlight, especially after you worked so hard just to get this callback?" Rachel sniffled, crying again as Finn walked over to her slowly. "Rach, you have two options. You can either go home and miss your chance at getting the role…or you can let us help you by letting us fix you up a bit."

"Yeah, I got you a dress from your closet that you can wear…with Kurt's help of course." Santana emphasized by holding up the bag.

"And I also brought your makeup kit and hair straightener so we can fix your hair." Kurt smiled.

"I could also lend you my shoes." Celina added. "I think you should be able to squeeze in them and I always bring flats in case my feet start hurting." Rachel felt truly touched that everyone wanted to help her, she felt like she was going to cry again.

"You're always helping us, Rachel." Melissa said. "Now it's our turn for us to help you…"

{Finn takes a hold of Rachel's hand and looks at her as he smiles at her and the others stare at him}

[Finn]

Hey Jude, don't make it bad

Take a sad song and make it better

Remember to let her into your heart

Then you can start to make it better

{Santana grabs Rachel's hand and leads her to one of the bathroom stalls so they can put on the new dress that they brought for her from home}

[Finn and Santana]

Hey Jude, don't be afraid

You were made to go out and get her

The minute you let her under your skin

Then you begin to make it better

{Celina hands Brody the heels and Brody walks over to the stall, sliding the shoes underneath as he gives a smile to Finn}

[Brody]

And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain

Don't carry the world upon your shoulder

For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool

By making his world a little colder

[Brody and Finn with Finn Harmonic]

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

{Rachel and Santana come out of the stall and Melissa, Celina and Vicky lead Rachel over to the sink so that they can do Rachel's hair. Celina and Melissa smile at one another and they do Rachel's hair and straighten her bangs as Finn smiles at her}

[Finn]

Hey Jude, don't let me down

You have found her now go and get her (Celina and Vicky: Let it out and let it in)

[Finn, Vicky and Celina]

Remember to let her into your heart

Then you can start to make it better

[Dustin and Melissa]

So let it out and let it in, hey Jude, begin

You're waiting for someone to perform with

And don't you know that it's just you, hey Jude, you'll do

the movement you need is on your shoulder

[Dustin and Melissa with Finn Harmonic]

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

{Kurt comes closer to Rachel and he does her makeup as Rachel emits a smile. Santana rubs Rachel's shoulders and Finn grabs one of Rachel's hands as Kurt puts on the makeup}

[Finn, Brody, Kurt and Santana with Finn Harmonic]

Hey Jude, don't make it bad

Take a sad song and make it better

Remember to let her under your skin

then you'll begin to make it better, better, better, better, better, better (Brody: OW!)

{They all look at the finishing touches on Rachel and Rachel looks in the mirror, nodding her head in satisfaction. Rachel leads Finn Harmonic out of the bathroom as Santana and Kurt hold Rachel's hands on each side for support, Rachel releasing a confident grin as they make the lobby. They reach the lobby and Rachel turns to hug Santana tightly. She parts from Santana and goes to hug Kurt tightly. She looks over at Finn and Kurt lets go of the hug, Rachel embracing Finn in a tight hug, Finn putting a kiss in her hair. Rachel backs away and enters the auditorium as Finn Harmonic stand there and sings to her.}

[Finn, Santana and Kurt with Finn Harmonic] (Brody)

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, Hey Jude

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, Hey Jude (You can make it, you can make it better!)

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, Hey Jude

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, Hey Jude

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, Hey Jude (Brody: Do, do, do, do, do, do, do)

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, Hey Jude

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, Hey Jude

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

[Finn Harmonic]

Hey Jude! (Brody: Oh whoa, whoa!)

"There she goes…" Finn softly said after watching Rachel go into the auditorium. Santana and Kurt noticed the auditorium door was slightly open and the receptionist was too busy to even notice him.

"Finn, go." Santana pushed Finn. Finn gave Santana a crazed look, but they weren't going to have any of that. "Go in there and sit in the back where no one can see you. She still might be a little freaked out about what happened between her and Simone. She needs you right now." Finn did as he was told after a few moments, entering the auditorium and sitting in the very back row. Rachel got on the stage, not noticing that Finn was there—instead her eyes were on Rupert Campion.

"Hi, my name is Rachel Berry and I'm going to be singing Funny Girl from the hit Broadway classic, Funny Girl." Rachel grinned. Rupert nodded his head, folding his hands on the table to give Rachel his undivided attention. Rachel looked out at the back of the audience, noticing that Finn had snuck in the auditorium to see her. Rachel smiled so brightly that you'd need sunglasses to shield your eyes from the illumination. Rachel felt the confidence return to Rachel Berry measures and that was when she put everything: her heart, soul and mind into that performance.

[Rachel]

Funny

Did you hear that?

Funny

Yeah the guy said

"Honey,

You're a funny girl"

That's me I just keep them in stiches

Double in half

And though I may be all wrong for the guy

I'm good for a laugh

I guess it's not funny

Life is far from sunny

When the laugh is over

And the joke's on you

A girl ought to have a sense of humor

That's one thing you really need for sure

When you're a funny girl

The fellow said, "a funny girl"

Funny how it ain't so funny

Funny girl

Rupert couldn't help it…he smiled widely at Rachel. Rachel didn't get too ahead of herself, maybe he was thinking that she was one talent that was out there, but surely there was more to be discovered. Maybe he would force another callback between Rachel and Simone. That was the last thing Rachel needed—seeing Simone after Simone humiliated her.

"Thank you so much, Rachel." Rupert said. "We'll keep in touch." Rachel nodded her head, making her way out of the auditorium. Rupert turned around and saw Finn who was sitting there, looking as if he was marveled by what he saw. "I had feeling she got a burst of confidence from somewhere. She's very talented."

"So how did she do?" Finn asked, looking nervous. Rupert got up from his chair, winking at Finn and heading towards the exit of the auditorium.

"Mum's the word, Mr. Hudson." Rupert cheekily said leaving the premisis as Finn sat there with a wide grin. If that had meant what Rupert meant…Rachel possibly had just gotten the role. Finn got up from the chair, making his way out the door, hoping that Rachel would be there. Instead, she was gone…thinking that Finn had went back to school. School. And Finn's problems suddenly started rushing back to him.

Finn got back to the school that afternoon dreading heading to the auditorium, wondering what surprise Cassandra July had for him there. Finn opened the door to the auditorium, expecting to see a mess. Instead, he saw the auditorium as clean as whistle, the Sectionals outfits pressed and cleaned—and Rachel sitting there, skimming through song pieces. Finn had to admit that he was surprised. He was surprised that Rachel came straight here. Rachel looked up to see Finn entering, his hands stuffed in his pockets. He made his way to the front of the auditorium, sitting on the stage as he observed Rachel gazing at him.

"How did you do all this?" Finn wondered. "I mean, Cassandra destroyed the auditorium earlier. There was no way that I could have fixed it myself…if you know what I mean.

"I know you couldn't have." Rachel chuckled slightly. "Kurt and Santana told me about Simone and Cassandra…how they wanted to get you expelled from NYADA. They also told me that you wrote on a car out of anger…Cassandra's car?"

"It wasn't anger, it was revenge." Finn playfully corrected her.

"All right, revenge." Rachel chuckled, still looking at the sheet music. "If you're asking how, Tina, Blaine and Brittany helped with getting new costumes, I cleaned the auditorium and I think I found something for Sectionals next week." Rachel handed Finn the paper, noticing he was skimming through it. "Is it good?"

"This…this is very good." Finn smiled at her, leaning closer to her as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "I really appreciate you helping me with Sectionals, you truly are the greatest."

"And I have to thank you about my callback today. If it weren't for you being tough, I would have left." Rachel grinned. "You truly are the greatest."

"It would have killed me that you didn't follow your dreams, Rachel." Finn admitted. "I'm always going to be there to protect you from mean people, you know that right?" Rachel gave a puppy dog pout causing Finn to let out a laugh.

"I love you, Finn." Rachel smiled.

"I love you too, Rachel." Finn mumbled, pressing his lips to Rachel's. Rachel and Finn stayed in their kiss, hearing the door open, causing Finn to remove his lips and stare at the person coming in. Of course, it was Simone. Finn got up from the auditorium stage, walking over to Simone and motioned for her to leave with him following. Simone shrugged her shoulders, heading out the auditorium and facing Finn with a smirk. Finn wasn't amused—as a matter of fact, he was furious. "I don't know what stunt you pulled today at the Funny Girlcallbacks, but what you did was completely unacceptable! What do you have to say for yourself?!" Finn realized he sounded a lot like Mr. Schuester when he was yelling at people and if he weren't mad then he would have thought that it was cool.

"Rachel deserved it." Simone simply said. Finn's frustration was turning into rage at this point.

"NO ONE deserves a slushie to the face! ESPECIALLY right before a callback!" Finn bellowed. "I don't know what rivalry thing you have with Rachel that you're forced to hate her, but the hate stops here! I don't like the way you've been treating her and I don't like the way you've been treating everyone else in the club! This club is not just about you! It's about everyone else!"

"Well maybe it's time for a change." Simone glared at Finn. Finn had just enough of Simone. He released a sigh, nodding his head in anger.

"You're right; it is time for a change." Finn scowled at her. "You're out of the Glee Club." Simone wasn't expecting Finn to say those words. She looked in shock towards Finn, scoffing as if it was a joke.

"You're bluffing." Simone couldn't believe it.

"I'm not bluffing." Finn really was serious. She really was off the club. "I don't care if it's a week from Sectionals. You're no longer welcome in the Glee Club until you can change your attitude! In there we are treated like a family…but you wouldn't know what family looked like unless it slapped you in the face. We may not have enough members now but the show must go…all over the place…or…something." Finn couldn't remember if he said it right. He turned serious again, crossing his arms to Simone. "You're off the team Simone, and that's final." Simone walked away from Finn in a huff, stomping her feet and making her way down the hallway. She turned back around, glaring at her former captain.

"You're going to be sorry that you ever crossed paths with Simone Barberrie, Finn Hudson!" Simone yelled. As Simone turned around…

BAM!

Simone was hit with an ice-cold slushie…and the one delivering the slushie was none other than Kurt and Santana. Simone saw the purple juice going on her dress, letting out a growl as she continued to stomp down the hallway, kids taking out their camera phones in order to watch Simone Barberrie's outburst.

"I always wanted to throw a slushie at someone!" Kurt sounded almost giddy, noticing that Simone was still screaming down the hallway.

"Taste the rainbow, you cold hearted bitch!" Santana yelled out to Simone with a satisfied smirk. She and Kurt made their way to Finn, Finn holding out his hand to high five both of them. Finn wasn't sure what he was going to do with Sectionals so close and down one member—but right now that didn't matter because at least tonight he had his friends and teammates there with him. Knowing that they had each other's backs felt good but knowing that they all had a legitimate chance at a Sectionals trophy made Finn feel great.

{Scene changes back to the auditorium with Finn Harmonic standing on the stage with a smile. Vicky and Celina stand front and center, looking out at the empty auditorium with a smile}

[Vicky]

May your hearts be full

Like our drinks tonight

May we sing and dance

Till we lose our minds

[Celina]

We are only young

if we seize the night

Tonight we own the night

Tonight we own the night

{The other Finn Harmonic members come down on the stage with Celina and Vicky with a grin}

[Kurt with Finn Harmonic]

La, la, la, la, la, la, la la

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la, la

[Finn]

When my time is over

Lying in my grave

Written on my tombstone

I want it to say

[Dustin]

This man was a legend

A legend of his time

When he was at a party

The party never died

[Brody]

Hey, everybody's got a dream

So what do you say, are we making history

[Santana]

May your hearts be full

Like our drinks tonight

May we sing and dance

Till we lose our minds

[Rachel]

We are only young

if we seize the night

Tonight we own the night

Tonight we own the night

[Kurt with Finn Harmonic]

La, la, la, la, la, la, la la

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la, la

[Vicky]

For tonight I'm famous

For tonight I'm king

And I will be remembered

For centuries, they'll say

[Melissa and Kurt]

This man was a hero

A hero of the night

When he was at a party

The party never died

[Brody and Finn]

Hey, I'm a little drunk but I got something to say

[Dustin and Celina]

May your hearts be full

Like our drinks tonight

May we sing and dance

Till we lose our minds

[Brody and Santana]

We are only young

if we seize the night

Tonight we own the night

[Finn and Rachel]

And let us wake up

Inside a strangers bed

Let us drink until

There is nothing left

[Santana and Kurt]

And this night my friends

We will not forget

Tonight we owned the night

Tonight we owned the night

[Brody and Melissa]

May your hearts be full

Like our drinks tonight

May we sing and dance

Till we lose our minds

[Finn and Rachel]

We are only young

if we seize the night

Tonight we own the night

Tonight we own the night

{Scene ends with everyone high-fiving one another and Finn looks with confidence towards the exit of the auditorium}

GUEST STARRING

Ariana Grande as Simone Barberrie

Dean Geyer as Brody Weston

Kate Hudson as Cassandra July

Cassadee Pope as Celina Jones

Olseya Rulin as Melissa Stewart

Jesse McCartney as Dustin Shafer

Victoria Justice as Vicky Martinez

Peter Facinelli as Rupert Campion

SONG(S)

Hey Jude (Originally by The Beatles): Performed by Finn Harmonic

Funny Girl (Originally from the Broadway Musical 'Funny Girl'): Performed by Rachel Berry

We Own The Night (Originally by The Wanted): Performed by Finn Harmonic