Chapter 12

"This house filled with three bedrooms and two a half bathroom. Two bathrooms inside the master bedrooms upstairs. And the half one is near the kitchen and laundry room downstairs along with the small guest room. The water condition here is really good. 24 hours security in this avenue so dont worry about the security. And also you got little backyard." The agent says to us.

I'm just looking around and checking the room one by one. "Okay, this is should be my room. There is little walk in closet here. Is that okay, dad?" I grin at dad.

"It's up to you." Dad nodded.

"So, how, Mr. Schuester?" The agent asks dad.

"We'll take it." Dad says to her.

"Alright, we have some form to fill out first." She said to dad.

"No one died in this house before right?" I ask.

"Paris..." Dad turns his face at me.

"Just wondering, I watched the Amityville and The Conjuring." I frown at dad.

"No. The former owner moved to Vegas last week." That woman says to us.

"Too much watch horror movie." Dad chuckles and rubs my hair. "Alright, where I have to sign?"

"Here, here, here." That woman says to dad and shows him some paper.

I just look around. This house is kinda belong for dad and I. I mean, not really big but quiet enough for both of us. Besides from now on, if grandma and grandpa comes we have a room for them so they can stay for a night here.

Dad and that woman are talking about the payment of this house. I cant wait to move to this house. I will have a classy house here soon. And I will decorate my own room with some things new.

"It's nice to have a business with you, Mr. Schuester. Enjoy your new house." That woman smiles at us then walk out from this house.

"You like it, right?" Dad asks me.

"Yes. When we can move in?" I ask dad.

"In two days maybe." Dad says to me.

"I want a simple bedroom but cool. I can decorate my own bedroom right?" I said to dad.

"Yes. You can. Come on. Let's go back to our apartment and pack our stuff." Dad says to me and walks lead me.

I hold my slingbag and walk following him to go out from this house. Dad locks the door then walk to his car. I just walk to his car and get into the front passenger seat.

"Want to have dinner at home or Breadstix?" Dad asks me.

"Dad, you were wrong to asked me that. My answer is obviously Breadstix." I said to dad.

"Alright, princess." Dad chuckles and rubs my hair.

"By the way, Kurt and Finn only lived one block away from our new house." I said to him.

"Really? How could you know that?"

"I usually went to Kurt's house." I simply said.

"Oh I see. We need to have extra energy to clean the house right." Dad grins at me.

"Yes. Right." I nodded.

"Hey, we got another bigger place to live with a backyard and neighbor. It will be fun." Dad smiles at me.

"I know that. But part of me still want to stay in the rooftop and watching the night sky." I said to dad.

"You can live in an apartment when you enter college." Dad says to me.

"For what? I'm planning to enter Ohio State University so I can go back home everyday and only have two hours drive each day as long as you want to buy me a car." I grin at dad.

"After you get your license." Dad simply nodded.

"Or you can buy me a car after I officially get into college." I said to dad.

"Fair enough." Dad nodded.

Dad parks his car in front of Breadstix and went out from his car. I hold my slingbag and walk out from his car and walk follow him to Breadstix.

"Will!"

I turn my face as someone called dad. I see coach Beiste is sitting down while eating his food alone. Dad walks to her table so I'm following him.

"Hey coach." I smile at coach Beiste and sit down next to dad.

"Hey, kiddo. You guys didnt cook at home?" Coach Beiste asks us.

"We just went out to see our new house and she said that she wanna come here so we went here for dinner." Dad says to her.

"Umm I want beef lasagna with extra mozarela cheese and diet coke." I said to the waitress.

"Same but no extra cheese. Thank you." Dad says to the waitress.

"A new house?" Coach Beiste asks us.

"Yes. I bought a new house in Whitman Avenue. Only a small house with three bedrooms." Dad says to her.

"Yeah big enough for both of us." I nodded.

"When you guys will move in? Think I can help maybe." Coach Beiste says to us.

"You dont need to, Shannon." Dad says to her.

"Thank you." I said to the waitress as she bring the food for dad and I.

"But I have favor to ask you." Dad says to coach Beiste. "Maybe, you could handle school musical? You can also keep the football guy in line." Dad says to her.

"What happen with you, Will? That's your job." Coach Beiste says to dad.

"I've been thinking that I just want to focus for nationals so I'm gonna handle the glee club and Booty Camp for some students. I asked Emma about this and she said she'd be happy to help." Dad says to coach Beiste.

"I'd be happy to help too." Coach Beiste nodded.

"And I've been thinking that you should try to be one of the directors too." Dad turns his face at me. I stop eating my pasta and turn my face at him then shake my head. "Chew your food first, Paris." Dad says to me and give me my water.

I take my glass and chewing my food then swallow it then turn my face at dad. "I cant direct the musical, dad. I'm planning to help Mike with his vocal and his singing skill." I said to dad.

"I'm sure you can do that. You have a talent as a director, honey. Middle school, when you directed class drama, you can do that." Dad frowns at me.

"Talent as a director or doctor? Dad, that was totally different. That was class drama and this is school play. I cant do that." I shake my head.

"See? This is why people are kinda confused why my daughter isnt shine in glee club." Dad says to coach Beiste.

"You wont be alone, kid. There will be me and Emma." Coach Beiste says to me.

"Also Artie." Dad added. "I've been thinking that he has his inner director talent." Dad says to us.

"What about I help you with Booty Camp? Not this one? It's just too soon, dad." I said to dad.

"Okay, okay, it's up to you. I know it's really hard to convience you." Dad sighs.

"Thank you." I grin at him.

Dad just smiles at me and rubs my hair. I just continue eating my food. Yeah I love playing as a director since I was little but directing in real life is not my thing.

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I pour the milk to my bowl with cereals and having my breakfast while sitting down in the minibar table and dad just making toast bread.

"We forgot to buy cream cheese?" Dad asks while cheking out the cupboard.

"Not us but you, dad." I simply said.

Suddenly the door bell rings. I stand up from my seat and walk to the door. "Tell your mom to take you to the dentist this Thrusday." Dad shouts.

I roll my eyes and open the door. "Hey, mom." I smile at her and hug her.

"Hey, honey. You ready?" Mom smiles at me.

"Yes, I'm gonna take my bag." I said to her and walk away.

"Honey, tell your dad that he has to take you to the dentist this Thrusday." Mom shouts.

I turn around and let out a sigh. "Why dont you guys talk each other? You're supposed to be adult and I'm just a child." I roll my eyes. "Besides, the dentist is on Friday." I grin at them and walk to my room.

I take my ransel from my room. Dad and I already half-packed our stuff and tonight we will move our things to our new house.

After that I walked out from my room and hold my ransel on my back. I walk to the kitchen and drink my left milk.

"See you, dad. Good luck with the school meeting board." I said to dad.

"See you in Glee club." Dad kisses my head and smiles at me.

I walk to the door. "Bye bye Brown. See you after school." I turn my face at Brown then walk to the door as my mom is waiting on the door. "Let's go." I grin at mom.

"Where is your dad going to?" Mom asks me.

"Umm Columbus for school board meeting about the school play. You wanna come?" I turn my face at mom.

"Unless you will play or not." Mom raises her eyebrows at me.

"Probably not. I want to focus with my study and I'm helping Mike with his singing skill, so..." I shrug. "But I might play but not as the main cast." I said to mom.

"I see that." Mom simply nodded.

"Dad and I will move out tonight to Whitman Avenue." I said to mom.

"I have something to do tonight, honey." Mom turns her face at me.

"That's okay. You can visit us next time and I'm planning to sleepover at yours this weekend." I grin at her.

"Sure." Mom nodded and get into her car.

I just get into the passenger seat as mom start driving away. Dad said that he has something to do in Columbus first so he will come to McKinley late and my mom said that she wanna carry me to school also go to her work.

"Mom, you dont bring my sketch book? I have my sketch for arts project." I said to her.

"I'm totally forget, honey. I dont even know where you left that." Mom simply said.

"On the table in my room. But it's okay." I sigh.

"I'm sorry, sweetheart. You didnt tell me before." Mom frowns at me.

"Yes, my bad." I nodded. Mom parks her car in front of McKinley building. I hold my ransel and went out from her car. "Bye mom. I'll call you." I said to her and turn around.

"Paris, honey, wait. Hold on, hold on." Mom stops me.

I turn my face at her and raise my eyebrows at her. Mom just take a paperbag from the backseat of her car then give it to me.

"What is this?" I ask her.

"This is your lunch. Who knows that school food isnt health. I made one for you and this is totally health. So you have to eat this okay." Mom says to me.

"Alright." I nodded.

"Alright, have fun, sweety." Mom smiles at me and give pat on my cheek then walks yo her car.

"See you." I wave her a goodbye and get into McKinley building.

I open the paperbag a bit and I see some lunch boxes there with vegetables and mayo. I roll my eyes and sigh and walk in the hallways. I know my mom is kinda weird sometimes but I do love her. I mean, she loves me and cares about me.

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I'm standing in front of my locker and put my book inside my locker. "Hey, I'm hungry. Do you wanna have lunch?" Mike suddenly hugs me from behind.

"Sure but first, let go of your hand." I said to him.

Mike left my body then standing next to my locker. I take the paper bag from my locker then shut my locker and cross my hand around his elbow.

"What's that?" Mike asks me.

"Lunch from my mom." I said to him.

"You went to your mom's house last night? But when we were had skyping, it was your room." Mike frowns at me.

"No. She took me here. Dad went to Columbus for school board and I was about to call you actually but my mom called me first." I said to Mike.

"I see that." Mike simply nodded.

"By the way, we have to work for our singing skill. We can start have rehearsal after school but first help me decorate my new room." I grin at him.

"Anything for you, princess." Mike smiles at me.

"You are like the best. Literally, the best." I smile back at him.

Mike and I keep walking in the hallways then walks to the cafetaria. I walk to glee club table as Mike walks to take his foodtray and I'm just sitting down next to Mercedes and take off the lunch box from my paperbag.

"Eww those are monster's food." Mercedes simply said then turn her face at my lunch boxes.

"Those are healthy, Mercedes." Kurt rolls his eyes.

"Do you wanna exchange with me. You eat this, and I will buy another lunch." I grin at Kurt.

"No. Appreciate what your dad already made for you." Kurt shakes his head.

"Actually my mom made this." I simply said.

"Your mom who ever gave us Vitamin D?" Tina frowns.

"Who else it could be? I dont have another mom." I roll my eyes.

"Hey, guys." Mike greets the other and sit down next to me.

"By the way, do you bring your sketch book about the art project?" Artie asks me.

"I left my sketch book in my mom's house." I let out a sigh.

"I though you were living with your dad." Tina frowns at me.

"Yes, but every weekend I have sleepover at my mom's. My dad having me from Monday to Friday. I'm just doing the custody, what can I say?" I shrug and eat my food.

"I know divorcing is sucks." Tina simply said.

"Divorcing is not really bad. Every month I got two envelope of my money. One from my dad and one from my mom." I grin at them. "And actually that was better than listening to my parents yelled and shouted at each other like every hour." I said to them.

"Yeah because when your parents are together, you only get one." Artie nodded.

"Exactly." I nodded as agree. "By the way, Kurt we will be neighbor." I grin at Kurt.

"What do you mean?" Kurt frowns at me.

"My dad bought a house in Whitman Avenue. It's only one block away from you." I said to him.

"So you and Mr. Schue are no longer stay in that apartment?" Mercedes asks me.

"Nope." I shake my head. "We will move out tonight." I said to them.

"That's pretty cool. We can hangin out together like always." Kurt chuckles.

"Yeah right." I giggle.

Everyone start chuckling to each other. I'm still eating my food. Vegetable salad with toast bread and mayo also boil egg. Really health. I know these food tastes awkward since it's healthy food but I dont mind to eat that because my mom was the one who made that for me.

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Glee Club

"Hey, daddy cool." I walk enter the choir room and smile at dad.

"Hey there my little sweet pea." Dad turns his face at me and smiles at me.

I'm just smiling back at him then sit down on my seat in the middle row until the rest walk in and Mike sit down next to me then put his hand around my shoulder.

"Alright, New Directions. Big news. As you all know, Vocal Adrenaline came in second last year at nationals." Dad says to us.

"The only good thing to come out of that lost weekend." Finn simply said.

"Well, the boosters at Carmel don't donate tens of thousands of dollars every year to come in second, so they fired Dustin Goolsby." Dad says to us.

"So handsome." Artie says.

"And they're having trouble finding a new coach. It seems that no-one wants to take on that pressure cooker." Dad says.

"That means they're vulnerable." Tina simply said.

"Yes, and if we work hard enough, we can beat them. Which is why I realize that, umm, I can't direct the musical this year." Dad half-smiled at us.

"No, Mr. Schue, you can't cancel the musical. My New York dreams depend on it." Rachel protest.

"I'm not canceling it. I'm just not directing it. My sole focus has to be in here. Nationals, Nationals, Nationals! And it's not just me that's gonna have to focus harder this year. I've been too easy on you, so everyday after choir practice I am instituting a mandatory Booty Camp so that we can work on our dancing. Now, it's not for all of you. Just the people that I think need help. Like..." Dad says and write 'booty camp' on the white board.

"Finn." Finn simply said.

"How did you know?" Dad chuckles at Finn. "And Puckerman, Hummel."

"I must protest." Kurt frowns.

"You kinda have one move, Kurt. It's like this sashay and it's super distracting." Mike simply said and picturing Kurt's move.

"Jones." Dad says and points to Mercedes.

"What? Hell to the nizzy - no." Mercedes protest.

"You told me once that you were Beyonce. You don't think she spends extra time in the dance studio? Mike Chang has offered to be my assistant and we start tomorrow and yes, Puckerman it is mandatory." Dad says to us.

"Mr. Schuester, would  you mind if I dropped by for a little bit. I really need to catch up with you guys." Blaine says to dad.

"Okay, Mr. Schue, I'm glad that you're so concerned with our special-needs members, but what about me. Okay, who's gonna direct the musical?" Rachel asks.

"Ladies and gentleman, your co-musical directors. Ms. Pillsbury and Coach Beiste." Dad says and points to the door as Ms. Pillsburry and coach Beiste walk in. "Now, Ms. Pillsbury did such a good job helping me out with Rocky Horror last year that I knew she could handle the job."

"And I'm here to keep the football guys in line and I've also talked them into playing the Jets." Coach Beiste says to us.

"Mr. Schue, with all due respect to Ms. Pillsbury and Coach Beiste, this is crazy - they have absolutely zero experience in directing a musical." Rachel protest.

"Be glad that you have two teachers who want to direct the musical than the musical cancelled." I roll my eyes.

"Paris..." Dad turns his face at me.

"I can handle this. Well, that's not true: In college I was in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. I played the forum." Coach Beiste says to us.

"The teachers at this school are already overworked and unfortunately a lot of them agree with Sue that the arts are a waste of time. Besides, they are gonna have some help. I have decided to include a student director this year." Dad says to usn

"Mr. Schue, I'm honored, but Barbra was forty when she directed herself in Yentl so it's just, it's too soon." Rachel says proudly.

"I hate you." Brittany says to Rachel.

"I was actually hoping that Artie would take the job." Dad points at Artie.

"Me? I've developed my whole personal around conflict avoidance." Artie frowns.

"Come on, Artie. You've made short films. Directing is your dream. You can do it." Tina says to Artie.

"I'm in." Artie grins at us.

"Alright. That's what I like to hear, buddy." Dad smiles at him.

Everyone start applauding for Artie as he turn his face at us one by one and smiling at us. Glad that my dad didnt mention my name since I refused for that.

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"If you two done with the abstract thing, bring those paint can to the backyard." Dad says to us and walk away.

Mike and I just looking at each other and chuckle. We both are painting my room with white paint but we both cant stop playing with these paint and make our clothes become white.

Mike suddenly place his brush on the ground then take off his shirt. I just turn my face away and avoid to looking at him especially his abs.

"What's wrong?" Mike asks me.

"Nothing." I shake my head and keep painting the walls.

"Babe, what's going on?"

"Nothing, Mickey." I simply said. "I got to be honest with you that this is first time I saw you topless like that."

"And then? It's just kinda hot because we work together." Mike chuckles. "Okay, I'm gonna put my clothes again." Mike says and wear his tshirt again then grins at me.

"That's better." I giggle.

"Come here." Mike says to me and pulls my hands and place my hands around his waist. "What's wrong with that?"

"You know that this thing is new for me and-and I'm just kinda...you know."

"You know what? I really like you because you're so innocent. You can be cute, innocent, and smart at the same time and that's amazing. I mean, you're amazing. I really love you, Paris." Mike smiles at me.

"I cant believe you said that. I love you too, Mike." I smile back at him.

Mike chuckles then push his face closer to me and kisses me softly. I just kiss him back and put my hand around his shoulder and I feel like no one want to pull our lips away. He's really amazing.

"Okay, that's enough. I'm gonna bring this empty paint can to the backyard so dad can throw it to the trash." I said to Mike and take the empty paint can.

"I will bring your stuff in." Mike says to me.

I nodded and walk out from my room. I walk downstairs and dad just finishing arranging the living room with coach Beiste helps him.

Yeah Mike and coach Beiste helps us to move in. This is gonna be amazing. We will sleep in the new house and I cant wait for that especially with my new room that simple but cool.

I walk to the backyard and place the trashcan there. Dad will pack these stuff that we will throw to the trash can. After that I walk back in to my house and close the back door. The kitchen is already arranged also the guest room downstairs. Only my room, dad's room, and living room left.

I walk to the living room and looking for Brown until I see him is lay down on the sofa and looks like a sleepy puppy I take him and hold him.

"Dad, where is his bed?" I ask dad.

"In the box wrote other stuff, honey." Dad's answer. "Your room is already done?" Dad asks me.

"Yes, 70% done." I nodded.

"Alright, I will call the dinner for us after this." Dad simply nodded.

I just walk upstairs while holding Brown. I look at to some boxes that havent unpacked in the corridor and open the box that dad told me and take Brown stuff.

After that I walk to my room and Mike really did good with decorating my room. "Do you want any changes for this stuff place?" Mike asks me.

"No, this is actually right. I'm wondering how could you read my mind so well?" I chuuckle.

"Wow I'm so proud with that." Mike chuckles.

"Thank you so much, Mike. You are really the best of the best." I said to him and sit down on the edge of my bed.

Mike just sit down next to me and look at me. "Why you dont wanna be the director for that musical?" Mike asks me.

"I dont want to and how could you know that?" I frown at him.

"Mr. Schue told me. Babe, you're amazing. What are you ashamed of? Even for me you are more talented than Rachel." Mike holds my hand and frowns at me.

"I just dont want to. I'm not that smart." I said to him.

"Stop being insecure with yourself. You are truly amazing. You might cant see yourself but I've seen you."

"You cant choose what I want, Mike. You're just my boyfriend nothing more." I simply said.

"I know that." Mike simply said and stand up from his seat.

I turn my face at him and he take his ransel. "Where are you going to?" I ask him.

"Home. I though you dont need me anymore." Mike simply said.

"Mike, I'm so sorry, I-I dont mean to.." I catch his hand.

"I'm tired I wanna go home." Mike pushes my hand away slowly then walk out from my room.

I let out a sigh and lay down in my bed. I guess I was wrong in express myself again this time. Ugh Mike must be mad at me or something. I know I'm really selfish. Even the most one.

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