Summery: AU. A more twisted version of Sam comes to McKinley with a much darker outlook on the world and discovers that there are others like him, but only one person he really wants. Features Samchel and the rest of the McKinley high gang.
Walking into the School building for the first time Sam Evans immediately knew he was going to hate this place. Stupid jocks with inflated egos, slutty cheerleaders with low self esteem, pathetic nerds that allow themselves to be pushed around, and worst of all the mindless and worthless people in between who stand idly by and don't do a damn thing. Yep, this place was shit. At least back in Tennessee he had the occasional desperate and wide eyed teen girl to keep him entertained.
As the day passed however he found exactly what he was looking for. It was out in the courtyard when he first saw her. She was singing Empire State of Mind with the rest of the supposed Glee Club and he was dazzled by her. He'd seen her before in the hall at school hanging all over her jock boyfriend with a plastic smile on her face as he playfully flirted with some of the school's cheerleaders. The fact of the matter was that Sam liked trophies – like that collar or the pocket watch he kept as reminders of "misfortune accidents" from his past. She was beautiful, talented and desperate to keep someone by her side. If he got her she'd do whatever he wanted easily. He just needed to get closer to her.
His opportunity arises when Finn Hudson hears him singing in the locker room and asks him to audition for Glee Club. It's pretty creepy considering he's in the shower and Finn immediately annoys him, but then he remembers a few things. One is that Finn's the quarterback of the football team and staying on his good side would serve him well. The second is that the girl he saw earlier is Finn's girlfriend and stealing her away would now be so much sweeter. The third is that both Finn and the girl were in Glee Club. So he joins and hopes that the slushy to the face he'll earn later is worth it.
He finds out he girl's name is Rachel and is surprised when he finds outs she's not the innocent little girl he'd though she was. He laughs internally when he hears about how she sent some girl – who she perceived as competition – to a crack house. He actually kind of admires her for it. She had gone about it all wrong of course by making herself obvious in her attempts to scare the other girl away, but being ruthless and manipulative while looking like a naive schoolgirl was impressive. He realizes that she would definitely be someone he'd need to get to know better.
Of course this new development set him back in finding a new plaything, but watching Finn get kicked off the football team and taking his place is still a pretty good way to end the day.
The first time Sam kills something it's purely out of curiosity. He's an innocent 12 year old kid with no fears and nothing to lose. One day when his father's at work and his mother has to make a quick run to the grocery store with his 4 year old siblings he's left home alone at the house. Being the adventurous type he finds himself unable to stay inside the house and ventures out into the backyard. There he finds a stray cat.
He has no idea when and why he decided to kill it, but suddenly he's pulled out the pocket knife his uncle gave him for Christmas and is viciously stabbing the cat. The kill itself is just thrilling and once he's started he can't stop himself. During the act he just feels powerful. Like he suddenly has this control and nothing can touch him. And then...and then it's over.
He feels nothing afterward. No surprise, no fear, no guilt...just...nothing. So having no feelings of attachment he leaves the cat just lying there in the backyard. Except for the cat collar, he takes that as a souvenir. And later on when his parents find the cat and worry about some stray dogs or rabid racoons he realizes that it's not just the kill that's exciting. It's watching everyone scramble to figure out what to do afterward.
Sam's new plaything comes in the form of Quinn. Hot, blonde, popular, damaged, insecure, needy...she was perfect. He easily charms her with a few unoriginal and overused lines and suddenly they're a thing. He'll never call her his girlfriend, partly because he's not interested in the label, but mostly because he knows a girl like Quinn will eventually try to do whatever she can to please him simply because he doesn't stand in awe of her. He knows it's the reason Quinn hates Rachel and Sam is intrigued by her. Rachel is bold and unabashed and girls (or guys) like Quinn don't faze her. She sees right through them just as he does. Through this acknowledgment he's even more determined to steal her from Finn. Quinn is just a distraction until he reaches the prize.
When his first day of glee club rolls around and the duet competition is announced Sam has no problem being Kurt's partner. He's sure it'll get him into Rachel's good graces and what's even better about it is that it's exactly the opposite of what Finn (and Quinn) want him to do. Kurt also seemed pretty tolerable (even if he was constantly hitting on him). This original plan hits a snag when Kurt decides he'll be his own duet partner. Sam's sure it's because Finn bullied him out of it and Kurt – wanting to spare him from bullying – had bowed out as his partner. Sam made sure to file that away for another day. People who helped him were never forgotten and he'd make sure to pay the other boy back in the future.
He's less upset when he runs into Rachel who tries to convince him to partner up with Quinn. Finn had already tried and failed at this tactic and Sam is almost annoyed by the fact that he sent his girlfriend to do his dirty work for him, but it also sets him up with a perfect opportunity.
"I was actually kind of hoping you'd be my duet partner. I think you''re a really good singer." He tells her sweetly. He can tell by her expression that she's both flattered and stunned by his words, but quickly shakes it off. "I'm sorry Sam, but unfortunately I'm already committed to being Finn's partner." She says. "Oh. Ok then." He responds feigning sadness and looking down. Just as he plans she comes back to him later with a bright smile. "Good news. I had spoken to Finn and he agreed to let me be your duet partner." She explains. He smiles back at her. 'Of course he agreed.' Sam thinks to himself. He knew that the club really needed him join so they could have twelve members and if that meant giving up his girlfriend for one assignment then Finn would put up with it. So he ends up with Rachel as his partner and it's ends up better then he could have hoped for.
The two of them laugh and joke around and just get to know one other and have fun. She finds him funny and charming and when she accidentally lets it slip that she's never had this much fun with Finn, he knows he's won the battle before its even started. The two of them, unsurprisingly, win the competition and the dinner at Breadstixs. But to his annoyance it doesn't go much farther then that. Finn somehow convinces Rachel that they should double date and soon he's sitting across from them with Quinn sitting beside him. Internally it's just fuels his desire to knock Finn Hudson down a few pegs, but he has to play nice for Rachel. He's always hated playing nice.
He finds a source to vent his frustrations out on relatively quickly. Santana Lopez is just as angry and sick of the world as he is and when he propositions her she agrees without a second thought. He's soon glad he picked her for this and not another Quinn carbon copy because the Latina isn't likely to become clingy and attached to him. Being in love with another girl will tend to do that. She's also a good fuck and when he rams into her she doesn't just lay there and actually moves with him. When it's over and he gets up to leave there aren't any hurt feelings and they both leave satisfied. He makes a mental note to spend more time with her. She might just make for good conversation sometime.
The school play of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is the biggest joke Sam's ever seen in his entire life. Between the sex scenes and the murder he'd thought he like this play, but it all just turns into a pile of crap. The worst of it is having to watch Rachel be all lovey dovey with Finn. It's made a bit more bearable with Santana making bitterly sarcastic comments in his ear while she makes her best attempt to keep Brittany away from Artie. His only interest is in the show is rehearsing the sex scene with Rachel.
He somehow convinces her that being in full costume would help them get into character and while she's at first hesitant, she trusts him and agrees. So with her in a lacy nightgown and him in his gold board shorts they sing a bit and dance around one another and somehow that leads to him hovering her on the bed. His kisses her with fever and though surprised, she returns the kiss with equal passion. He presses on and kisses her neck and lets his hands roam to her sides. He's holding back, but he's not gentle with her either and the moan he gets in response tells him that she likes it just as much as he does. Things become more heated and pretty soon he's moving his hands up her thighs when suddenly she pushes him away.
"I can't do this." Rachel says sitting up and attempting to move away from him. He manages to wrap his arm around her waist and gently pulls her closer to him. "Why not?" He asks in an innocent tone. He knows the answer before it even leaves her lips. "I'm with Finn. I can't cheat on him. After what happened with Quinn...it would devastate him." She says in her usual dramatic tone. He can tell this less about Finn's feelings and more about protecting her morality, but he doesn't call her on it. Not that it would matter. He knew when he's arrived at her house that nothing was going to happen. It was about creating doubt – about her relationship, her needs, her wants. So he kisses her temple and leaves only to find himself calling Santana. With his plans for Rachel in motion, Sam decides he deserves to have a little fun.
"Have you ever thought about killing someone?" The question is surprising for pillow talk and what's even more surprising is that he isn't the one asking the question. Instead he just ask Santana to explain herself. She's hesitant at first, but the serious and nonjudgmental look in his eyes convinces her that he'll understand. "It's like, sometimes I see someone and I think about how easy it would be. With all the stupid people in this town no one would notice and it would be so easy because –" "Because he's in a wheelchair." Sam finishes. There's a long pause between then before the blond finally speaks up.
"I did kill someone once. Long time ago. I was fourteen I think. My grandfather would only come to visit every once in a while, but every time he did my mother would freeze up. She'd never leave us alone with him and I could never figure out why until one night I saw him in Stacy's room. She was sleeping and he was standing there with his pants down and his hands around his cock. The fucker was getting off right next to his fucking granddaughter. It made me sick. So the next day when he was leaving his room to go downstairs I walked behind him, very quiet, and as soon as he was on the stairs I pushed him. He feel down and broke his stupid neck and everyone believed me when I said it was an accident. No one was sorry he died – hell, they were relieved. And to be honest, it felt pretty damn good." He finished.
There's another silence before it's broken by the Latina. "Wow, kinda makes my shit seems petty." She said. She's not afraid because she understands what he meant when he told her the story. You don't kill just to kill. You need to make it count for something or it's just mindless murder. "It's not petty, you're just going about it all wrong. But I'm going to help you and you're going to help me and we'll get both of our girls." Sam told her as he climbed out of bed and started pulling his clothes back on. He needed to get going. He had a lot more planning to do.