Cosette had been taken away from her parents by Child Protective Services and she was sent to Ohio, far enough away where they couldn’t reach her. She was walking around the new school, wearing long sleeves and pants to cover up her scars, when she heard music coming from a room. She followed it and it was kids singing, dancing, having fun. The thing she only saw in movies. She looked into the room, the irresistible sound that they were making was amazing.
Blaine slid down off his perch on top of the piano as the song came to an end. Breathless and beaming when Rachel wrapped her arms around him and gave him a tight hug. There was absolutely nothing better than starting the day out with a little bit of Hairspray (in spite of Brittany asking him if he should participate and possibly make his choice of hair care product jealous) and the company of his friends. They were about to launch into a Mercedes, Tina, Rachel version of Big, Blonde and Beautiful of when he caught a glimpse of a girl he’d never seen lingering by the door. A squeeze to Kurt’s hand later–Blaine took a few curious steps towards her and gave her a warm, sincere smile in greeting. “Hi. You’re more than welcome to come in, you know,” he offered her his arm and thumbed over his shoulder with the other hand. “I promise you’re about to be in for a treat.”