Charity.

"Charity, that is our theme this week." Mr. Shue said to the class. Some of them rolled their eyes but Kurt kept an open mind. "This weekend we are going to visit a rehabilitation center in Westerville. So we need to pick a few uplifting songs to cheer them up." He finished and looked out at his unenthusiastic glee members.

"We've been down this road before Mr. Shue - why do we need to get juice boxes thrown at us by a bunch of druggies?" Puck said with irritation in his voice. Kurt remembered the juice box incident from the Children's Hospital they volunteered at before the end of the last school year. He shuddered at the thought; at least it was better than slushies.

"Yes, it's a rehab center, but not everyone there is dealing with drug addictions. A lot of these people are overcoming physical injuries and diseases. What they need right now is a bit of cheerfulness." Mr. Shue said with a reassuring smile and finally, after a long debate the rest of the Glee Club decided that they would do the impromptu show.

Throughout the new few days they worked out a song selection for three songs that would definitely cheer up everyone that was at the center. That Saturday they all got up early in the morning and met each other outside of McKinley High School, boarded the bus and were on their way to the center in Westerville. They stepped into the rec room, there was a long table covered with breakfast pastries, coffee and tea for the patients. On the other side of the room was a small stage that they were going to perform on. As most of the Glee club broke off into groups to practice their numbers once more, the patients that were going to enjoy today's performance started to trickle in and find seats. Some came in with their eyes downcast like they didn't want to be there in the first place. Some seemed excited to have something different in their everyday lives. Some came in on crutches or with the aid of a nurse. About fifteen minutes later, everyone was seated and the head nurse came up to the microphone that stood at the center of the tiny stage.

"From McKinley High School in Lima, the New Directions!" She proclaimed before she quickly stepped off the stage and sat in the first row of seats. Rachel stepped up to the microphone just as the music kicked in.

Kurt stepped out from the lineup with a microphone in his hand and began to sing beside Rachel.

The lights shined on all of them, as they sang united when the music creshendoed around them.

Kurt sang as best he could as he gave the words to everyone in the room. He looked at each and every face while he sang and his eyes fell on one particular boy. He had short curly hair and a layer of stubble on his cheeks. He looked up and they both made eye contact with each other and for a split second, Kurt almost forgot to sing.