Love Can't Wait

Hello, fellow FanFiction readers/writers! It is I, Pixie Longforest! Author of Santa Fe, Her Diamonds, and Would You?. I am now starting a TGP story and it is going to be a story about THE Cameron Mitchell and my OC, Natalie, inspired by my Twinzy. (THIS IS FOR YOU ELYSE AND NATALIE AKA TWINZY FOR BEING AWESOME AND STANDING BY ME! I LOVE YOU BOTH!)

And sorry to all you Ellis fans, but I'm replacing her with Natalie. Sorry, but she didn't really fit and I wanted an even 12.

I took a deep breath as I stepped of my mother's car and looked at the small thing that Lima, Ohio called a "high school". In New York, my cafeteria was about the size of this "school", if that's even what it was. I don't mean to sound like a spoiled brat, but I was used to private schools with uniforms and snotty blondes and lacrosse jocks. Now my parents are making me go to this place of snotty cheerleaders and football jocks. I had even heard that kids on the higher part of the food chain "slushy" students below them. What kind of preposterous place was I going to? And why did my parents love it here so much? This was not the safe haven they had described it to be when they attended. What have I gotten myself into?

I walked in myself, asking a few kids where the office was. The first three kids I asked just turned their heads the other way and made a disgusted noise. I have never felt more like dirt at that moment. A dark-haired girl came up to me; a little bit too bubbly, but who was I to talk? I was always known as "the energetic type". "Hi, I'm Lindsay! Are you," she stopped to look down at a piece of paper, which I guessed that she was checking what my name was, before continuing, "Natalie Rogers?" She looked up hopefully and gave a million-watt smile when I nodded in return. She stuck out her hand and said, "I'm your tour guide for the day. They placed you in all of my classes so I can show you around." I grabbed her hand and she vigorously shook my hand. I like this girl; she seems like a happy camper. She held on to my hand as she led me to what I presumed was my locker, and handed me my schedule which had my locker combination on it also. While I unpacked my bag, Lindsay grabbed her stuff for our first class in her locker, which was right next to mine.

When I was done, she grabbed my hand and dragged me to our first class, which was History. She dragged me into the classroom, and sat me down in the empty seat next to her. She leaned in close to me and whispered in my ear, "The teacher for this class is practically the devil. Her name's Miss Crossfields and people say that she's so evil because she had a horrible breakup with her boyfriend a couple years back and still hasn't gotten over it. They say of you look closely, you can see her horns." I snorted at this, but stopped when I saw Lindsay's scared reaction when a woman walked in the door. The woman was actually very pretty; she looked like she was only 30 with her blonde hair and green eyes. I gave Lindsay a confused look and I saw her widened eyes and terrified which made me even more terrified. "It looks like we have some fresh meat," the teacher sneered as she gave me an evil smirk. I swear, at that moment, my face was even more terrified than Lindsay's.

After class, I walked out of the class in a daze. And not a good one. That had to be the worse teacher I have ever seen in my life. I looked at Lindsay and she let out a shaky laugh. "The only thing that gets me through that class is that I know we have Spanish next. The teacher, Mr. Schuester, is a million times nicer than Miss Crossfields. Let's go," she said, grabbing my hand and dragging me off again.

"My friend, Cameron's in this class. You'll love him," she said, giving me a jokingly flirtatious smile. I tilted my head in confusion, wondering what she meant by that. She continued dragging me along and took a sharp left into the classroom that I assumed was Spanish. The teacher wasn't there yet so everyone formed in their cliques and started talking and laughing. Lindsay dragged me over to a really cute boy with blondish hair and cute nerd glasses. "Hi Cameron; this is my new best friend Natalie. Natalie, this is Cameron." I shot her a weird look when she wasn't looking; I'd only known her since the beginning of this morning and I was already her best friend. Cameron and I shook hands and didn't break eye contact once. "Cameron and I are in Glee Club and Mr. Schue is the teacher for the club. Do you sing?" I laughed at the question; singing and dancing around was my hobby. "I sing all the time." Lindsay smiled that bright smile of hers and said "Then you should join!" My first day and I was already trying out for Glee Club.

"So Natalie, where are you from?" Cameron asked. "New York City," I said proudly. He raised an eyebrow and then asked "Then what are you doing in a dumpy town like Lima, Ohio?" I didn't know if I was supposed to take offence to that, so I just laughed lightly and said, "My parents attended McKinley when they were my age and they loved it. I guess they can't get out of the past." Cameron laughed and I let out a sigh of relief. "Sorry I'm late, class," a man said as he walked into the room. I assumed the man was Mr. Schue, and let me tell ya, he totally makes up for that horrible History class I was just in. He was really cute, in his early 30s, adorable brown curly hair, and the cutest dimples. I was so signing up for Glee Club now.

"You must be Natalie, I'm Mr. Schue. Welcome to McKinley," he said quickly, shaking my hand. I smiled warmly before taking my seat in between Cameron and Lindsay. Mr. Schue went on teaching Spanish, and as he taught, I learned why Lindsay spoke so highly of him. He seemed like the kind of guy that would go easy if you forgot your homework and would actually listen to his students when they talked.

At lunch, I saw a table of ten people and Lindsay pulled me behind her and sat at the table. I recognized Cameron, Damian, who Lindsay had told me about ("He's the cutest guy in the world with his Irish accent and gorgeous blue eyes. He's mine, so hands off. Don't tell him though, because he doesn't know about our relationship yet."), McKynleigh from English, Matheus and Alex from Calculus, and Marissa and Hannah from Art. The rest I hadn't met yet.

"Hey Emily, Sam and Bryce; this is my new best friend Natalie," Lindsay introduced one by one. I saw Emily roll her eyes at Lindsay and I wondered why. "Natalie, these are all of my friends from Glee club. Guys, she's joining us!" Everyone cheered, while Hannah and Alex high-fived each other. Lindsay saw my confused expression and explained by saying, "We need 12 members to compete." I smiled brightly and said, "Well, I'm glad I can be used as an advantage." Everyone laughed and I took my seat across from Cameron at the end of the table next to Lindsay, because she wanted to sit across from Damian. Lindsay was gabbing away to Damian so I turned to Cameron. "So, do you play any instruments?" he asked me. I nodded and said, "Cello, violin, piano and guitar. Do you?" He nodded and played and air guitar and making a really goofy face. I let out a light life and saw Cameron smile.

After school, Lindsay pulled me into the choir room where she sat next to Damian, and I decided to take a seat next to Marissa which was in front of Lindsay. Mr. Schue walked in and smiled when he saw me. "Are you trying out for Glee, Natalie?" I nodded and then Mr. Schue told me to "take it away". I smiled to myself and walked over to the orchestra and whispered my song suggestion. They all smiled, obviously knowing the song and I sat on the piano. I smirked at everyone, knowing they were going to be blown away. "Hi, I'm Natalie and I'll be singing Before the Parade Passes By from Hello, Dolly!," I said quickly before hearing the orchestra cue me in.

(AN: I am the laziest person alive so I'm usually not going to put lyrics in unless it's necessary)

When I finished, I looked up. Most people had their jaws hitting the floor; Marissa, Hannah and Alex were tearing up, whereas Lindsay was full on crying and Damian was trying to shut her up. Lindsay stood up, wiped her eyes, and said, "I knew there was a reason I picked you as my best friend. Brava!" She clapped her hands and motioned for everyone to stand up and I was awarded a standing ovation. Mr. Schue came up to me and put an arm around my shoulders. "Welcome to Glee Club, Natalie!"

After Glee Club, Lindsay finally let me walk on my own, so we walked side by side. "Hey, I gotta go to my house quickly to get my stuff for the sleepover that you suggested," Lindsay said quickly. "Wait! I didn't suggest a-"it was too late because she was already off. How does she even know where I live? "Don't worry, Lindsay's always crazy like that," I heard a voice say behind me. I jumped a bit from shock but turned around to see that it was just Cameron. "Yeah, but she was the first person to be nice to me at this school," I said, thinking back to earlier when those football jocks and snobby cheerleaders treated me like dirt. "Yeah, she used to be the loner of the group. It's nice to see her happy and socializing with someone." I almost frowned at his comment, but put on a fake smile and asked "You like her, don't you?" His eyes widened and he quickly shook his head. "No, she's practically my sister." I inwardly let out a sigh of relief, and smiled. "OK, well, I gotta go. Lindsay's probably at my house already, somehow." Cameron let out a quick laugh gave me a one armed hug before saying bye and walking off. I waved at the back of his head, even though I knew he couldn't see me. I ran out the door and walked home, finding Lindsay on my doorstep.

After dinner, Lindsay and I ran upstairs to my bedroom. She looked around to see my maroon colored walls, queen sized bed with golden sheet set, my two leather arm chairs sitting near the giant window I had, and my posters. I had posters of RENT, Singin' In The Rain, Twilight, Paramore, Degrassi, Wicked, and A Very Potter Musical. She smiled approvingly before hopping on her stomach onto my bed. I laughed and followed her suit. She rolled over to face me and asked, "Do you like Cameron?" I laughed and said, "I think he's cute but I don't really know him". She nodded and sat up. "I have an idea," she said, a sly smirk on her face.

"Hey Cameron, it's Lindsay," she said through her phone, trying not to laugh. She had her phone on speakerphone and I was listening in. "Oh hi Lindsay. You normally don't call me; is something up?" He asked, sounding clueless. "Cameron, what do you think of Natalie?" I heard him cough awkwardly on the phone and then he said, "Aren't you at Natalie's house? Is she listening in? Natalie, are you listening in?" He yelled the last part. Lindsay and I tried not to laugh, before she said, "No, she stepped out for a bit. I won't tell her, I swear." He laughed nervously. "OK, well, I think she's pretty but I don't know her." My eyes widened and then Lindsay quickly said bye and hung up. "Now since I did that for you, you have to do the same for me," she said, laughing. "But Lindsay, I thought you didn't like Cameron," I said confused. She hit my arm and said, "Not for Cameron. For Damian you idiot." I rolled my eyes at myself and got Damian's number from Lindsay's phone before dialing it into my own and calling.

"Uh, hello?" I heard Damian's heavy Irish accent through the speaker. "Um, Damian, this is Natalie. You know, from Glee Club? The new girl? Well, I wanted to know what you thought of Lindsay," I said, trying not to laugh and almost failing. "Is Lindsay there? Is she listening in?" He asked. "No. uh…" I tried to think of an excuse, but I wasn't as smart as Lindsay, so I just added quickly, "Lindsay's in the bathroom. Too much lemonade at dinner, Do you nadame (If you heard Damian McGinty's rap, then you would know what that means)?" I said trying my best Irish accent. Lindsay hit my arm in embarrassment and Damian laughed awkwardly. His voice appeared hushed on the phone when he asked "All right, promise you won't tell her?" I told him I wouldn't and I was practically leaning in anticipation as to what he would say. "I can't tell you because I know she's right next to you." I looked at Lindsay confused before asking "What are you talking about?" I heard him laugh on the other side of the line before he said "I see you". I gave Lindsay a scared look and looked out the window to see Damian sarcastically smiling at us while waving from the sidewalk outside my house. "And Lindsay, nice try", he said before hanging up and walking away. I looked at Lindsay and said, "He is the weirdest boy I have ever met!"

We were sitting on the floor of my bedroom, painting our nails (mine bright green and Lindsay's red). Lindsay looked up from her toenails and said, "Because you're my new best friend, we have to sing a song together in Glee Club! It's a tradition we hold whenever there's a new couple, new friendship, or a new rivalry. And because we're amazing singers, we have to showcase our talent and blow away Cameron and Damian." I let out a frustrated sigh and said, "I don't like Cameron". She dragged out a "right" and laughed. I rolled my eyes and finished painting my nails. I turned my head towards my RENT poster and smirked my devilish grin, and she mirrored me; us thinking the same thing. Cameron and Damian were gonna be blown away.

OK, I have to admit that this was one of my best works and easiest works. I'll probably upload tomorrow or Monday. See you soon!

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