Cameron Mitchell was walking to school with his best friend, Damian McGinty. He had recently transferred schools from Texas and was now starting high school at McKinley with his long, lost Irish Brother, Damian.
"How do you feel about your first day at McKinley?" Damian asked Cameron.
"Pretty good." Cameron grinned. They opened the doors to the school.
"Are you going to try out for any clubs?" Damian asked, as people busily pushed by them.
"Oh yeah," Cameron said, as they approached their lockers. "I was thinking about the Glee Club. I love singing and playing music. Are y-"
He was interrupted by a Latina Girl in a cheerleading uniform tapping him on the back.
"Hi," she said, batting her eyelashes. "I'm Emily but you can call me whatever you like."
"Umm…hi," Cameron said, confused. Was this girl – Emily – trying to flirt with him? "I'm Cameron and I think I'll stick with Emily."
"Your cute…in a nerdy sort of way. Where are you from?"
"Ummm…Fox Worth, Texas. I just transferred here – I'm Brittany Pierce's cousin."
"Brittany's a sweet girl. I'm the cousin of Santana Lopez, her best friend. So…you got a girlfriend back in Texas?"
"No, not at the moment." Why was she talking to him? Everything about him said 'nerd' and he never thought that someone like her would ever want to be with him.
"Well, would you like one? I'd be a very good girlfriend," Emily asked, flirtatiously.
"What? Sorry Emily, but I just got to this school. I'm still adjusting to the routine around here. I don't mean to hurt your feelings but I'm not looking for a girlfriend right now. And no offense, but you're not really my type."
Emily's flirtatious smile quickly turned to a glare as she shot a killer look at Cameron. "You're going to regret this. I should be able to get any guy I want."
"I am sorry, Emily. You do seem like a nice girl," Cameron replied, defensively. "I guess you just can't get every guy. I'm sorry but I'm not interested."
She scoffed. "You have no idea what you just got yourself into. What you just did. Watch your back, nerd, because you don't know what I'm capable of."
The Latina – Emily Vásquez – flipped her hair and stalked off. The jock glared at Cam, then rammed him violently into the locker, causing him to drop his textbooks on the ground, then stalked off behind Emily. Cam groaned, rubbing his head.
"God, Cam, are you okay?" Damian asked, frantically.
"Ya," Cameron said, bending over to pick up his textbooks. The warning bell sounded throughout the hallways. "I have Biology first period today. I'll see you at lunch."
"Okay. I'll introduce you to Marissa at lunch. She's one of my other best friends here."
"Sure thing," Cameron said, walking off towards the Biology classroom. It was then that he realized that life at McKinley would be a lot more difficult that he anticipated.
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After the first morning of classes, Cameron realized how crazy the school was. As the new kid, he was pushed around all morning. He was never the most coordinated person and people kept bumping into him, causing him to crash into the walls or drop his textbooks.
Lunch in hand, he made his way over to the cafeteria, looking for Damian. He finally spotted him, talking to a girl with hazel eyes and long, curly ginger hair.
"Cam!" Damian exclaimed when he saw his friend. Cam made his way over to their table and spread out his lunch. "Cam, this is Marissa Von Bleicken. Mars, this is Cameron Mitchell," Damian said introducing the two.
"Oh! He's your 'Long Lost Irish Brother'!" Marissa said, giggling at Cameron's expression.
"I guess I am," Cameron said. "Nice to meet you."
"Same to you. So, Cam, how are you enjoying your first day of school?"
"Ehh…okay I guess. I met Emily Vásquez who I don't think I made the best impression on," Cameron said, picking at his food.
"Oh, she's the worst. She used to be my best friend until she befriended me and told everyone in the school that I was a-"
"What's wrong Marissa?" Cameron said, as the girl turned red, staring at her food. He also noticed that Damian had become silent and zoned out. What had happened to her?
"Conversation for another time," Marissa whispered, taking a deep breath. "Let's talk about something else. Damian said you might be interested in joining Glee Club?"
Cameron gave Damian a look. "Maybe…I mean I love to sing and I write some original songs."
"You should totally join, Cam!" exclaimed Marissa. "We could use some new members."
"Marissa is in the Glee Club. My audition for it is today, you should join," Damian grinned.
"I guess I could. I just finished writing an original song so I can sing that. It's called 'Love Can Wait'."
"Sounds great Cam," Damian said. "I'll see you at auditions."
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Cam played the final chord of his song. He felt he performed the song really well. What really surprised him was Damian's audition – Damian had sung Beyond the Sea and his voice was so unique and amazing. The auditorium filled with Glee veterans erupted into cheers. Cam grinned, and for the first time in the day, he felt accepted into a real group of friends.
"That was amazing, Cameron," Mr. Schuester said, standing and clapping. "You're an amazing songwriter – welcome to the Glee Club. We will definitely consider performing 'Love Can Wait', maybe a duet between you and Damian. Thank-you once again, we look forward to seeing you next Glee Club rehearsal. We are now working on Vulnerability week – I want you to share your vulnerability with a close group of friends. This will help you put more emotion into the group performance at the end of the week. Thank-you again for your auditions – well done!"
The glee club veterans all clapped for Cameron and Damian, who had now joined him onstage. Most of the veterans were giving them encouraging smiles. Marissa gave them a standing ovation but beside her, he did notice a few glares against him. Shaking them off, he gave Damian a smile.
Maybe life at McKinley in the Glee Club wouldn't be so bad.