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What Artie, Ms. Pilsberry, and Coach Beiste had said hurt, but if he was being honest with himself he knew that if he wanted that role, and most of the roles he would audition for in the future, he had to prove that he was able to pull off the part of a macho straight guy. Well, as macho as someone dancing around on stage could be, and for that he needed a girl to act opposite him. His first instinct was to go to Rachel, but then he started thinking about how she had seen him as a Glinda instead of a Fearro, and how she had automatically assumed that he would play Frank N Furter last year, and would always hold back when it came to actually being helpful. So instead he decided to go to the girl who he knew would always be honest with him, and could maybe manage to whip me into shape for this role.
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Approaching a conversation with Santana was always slightly terrifying. “Santana, I really need a favor,” Kurt said.
“What do you want Twinkle Toes, and why the hell is it any of my concern?” She responded.
“Well, the favor would be helping me get the role of Tony in the musical this year.” Kurt said. Santana scoffed, but Kurt quickly continued. “Look, I would be willing to drop out of the race for student body president, guaranteeing Brittany’s win, not to mention that it would irk Rachel to no end that her “best gay” chose to go to you for help instead of her.”
“That actually sounds reasonable” admitted Santana, “but I am curious, why did you come to me?”
“Because I know for a fact that you’ll be honest if my ideas just make it even less realistic for me to pass.” said Kurt.
“Ok, pick me up after Cheerios get out, I expect food.” exclaimed Santana before walking away.
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From his stint on the Cheerios Kurt knew when and where to meet Santana. He also luckily knew that Santana was serious about needing sustenance, so when he went to meet her it was with one coffee with one cream, a couple of cookies, a muffin, and his usual non-fat laté. “Ok,” Santana said as she stuffed the muffin in her mouth, “what’s your evil plan to get that role.”
“Well I was thinking that we could do a romantic scene from Romeo and Juliet, show them that not only can I pull off the role, but I also know my way around the source material.” Kurt said excitedly.
“Oh hell no,” responded Santana. “Not only am I refusing to go near Shakespear on principal, but that would only add the idea they have of you as the gayest thing since sliced rainbows. No, we should have some fun, I’m sure at least one of those musicals you’re so obsessed with has at least one good sexy duet.”
“I’m sure I’ll regret agreeing to this, but you’re probably right about Shakespeare, and there is this one song that I’ve always kind of wanted to sing, but thought that I couldn’t pull off…”
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The next day in school:
“Blaine! I need to talk to you for a minute” Kurt said as he catch Blaine’s his arm on his way down stairs. As he starts talking Kurt pulls out a big and beautiful bouquet of yellow and pink flowers. “I was out of line before, you should audition for the part you want, I’m your boyfriend, I want to support you, not hold you back. So may the best Tony win.”
“That is why I love you Kurt,” Blaine responded, “whenever I think that you’re going to zig, you zag.”
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After school that day Kurt and Santana head downstairs to his basement. “The song I picked out is called bad idea, it’s from a new musical by Sara Barelis called waitress. The whole show is amazing, but this song is a total stand out, here let me just pull of the bootleg I found before…”
“So she’s pregnant, married, and hooking up with her doctor who is also married, if anyone had told me that this is what musicals are really about I would have understood the obsession sooner!” After thinking for a moment she added “if you ever repeat that to anyone”
“I know” Kurt interrupted “you’ll go all Lima Heights on my ass”
“At least someone’s catching on” Santana said to herself. After watching that video Santana knows that it will take a lot of work to get Kurt confident enough to feel her up like that, but she had a feeling that when they finally got it, it was going to blow everyone away.
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A couple of days later at the call backs they sing Bad Idea from Waitress, here’s an idea of what the choreography would be: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSekfmYsC3w because it’s glee they have the doctor’s table, but they don’t go for the walls or door. Santana, with a little convincing, and some food bribery, wears the waitress outfit, while Kurt wears black slacks and a simple white button up shirt under the doctor’s coat. Also his hair is a complete mess, which frustrates him to no end, but it’s all worth it, seeing as they totally pull off the number.