Summary: Damian fears that Cameron could be facing elimination, he's also pretty jealous that Lindsay kissed him during Baby It's Cold Outside.
Rating: T
A/N: This was my first ever Dameron fanfic!
Damian had to admit, he was worried. Scared even. Cameron was in the bottom three along with Matheus and Alex. He felt awful, he couldn't help but wish that it wouldn't be Cameron who faced elimination. He found himself praying that Matheus or Alex would be the one to go. He just wasn't ready for his best friend to go just yet. Not when they haven't cleared things up yet, which equally made Damian scared. What if Cameron hated him?
And why would Cameron hate the Irish lad you ask? Well let's re-wind a bit.
It all started earlier that same day. The task of the day was pairability which was exciting enough for the young contenders, they hadn't had the chance yet to perform duets and frankly it just sounded like a lot of fun.
Damian caught Cameron's eye, there was something hidden in the blonde boys gaze, his eyes were dark behind his heavily rimmed glasses and there was a slight glint in the intenseness of his pupils, it unnerved Damian as he shifted uncomfortably where he stood. Their visions were locked on one another before Lindsey nudged Damian to go sit down.
During the performance of 'Need You Now' everyone was pulling out all the stops to impress Darren Criss, Damian barely felt intimidated in the presence of the curly haired man, he just oozed positivity and confidence. Damian's duet with Hannah was lively unlike the rest of the contenders; he just couldn't take it seriously.
Cameron however was a completely different story.
Damian was awestruck at his best friend's performance, Cameron seemed genuine, moody and hurt and it definitely showed.
Marissa leant in the crook of his neck and Cameron's face twisted in pain. Damian's heart broke. He had to try everything in his will to not just reach out and touch Cameron; Damian decided to just fidget a little bit instead.
Marissa won, naturally, and Damian wasn't surprised in the least, he was surprised however when Marissa chose Samuel as her partner over Cameron. The Irish lad flinched at the hurt evident on his best friends face.
"Hannah and Alex" Darren smiled, assigning duet partners.
Please let me be with Cameron, Damian found himself wishing.
"Lindsay and Cameron" Damian's heart dropped, he looked over to Matheus who was looking expectantly at him, he smiled and winked at the small boy.
Damian chanced another look at Cameron, dark eyes pierced into his light blue ones. Damian hated the mystery surrounding Cameron's eyes, he could never tell what the blonde boy was thinking and that annoyed the hell out of him.
The day went on with each group busy with filming, Damian joined Samuel, Marissa, Alex, Hannah and Matheus in the rehearsal room to watch Cameron and Lindsay's performance of 'Baby It's Cold Outside.'
Their performance was flawless, Damian smiled at the screen, maybe he won't be in the bottom three after all this week.
Suddenly, Lindsay leant in and pressed her lips against Cameron's, who didn't flinch away.
Everything stopped suddenly. Damian's heart slowed down, his eyes were wide and they started to sting with tears threatening to fall. He felt empty. He felt numb.
He suddenly remembered how to breathe again, taking in a deep blissful breath. He focused on breathing for a while to deter his thoughts.
He felt torn, shattered, completely and utterly hopeless. But why? It was a staged kiss that was all. Damian knew for one that Cameron had a girlfriend, everyone knew that. So why did he feel like his heart was breaking in two.
After Lindsay and Cameron's performance everyone was due for a lunch break which Damian couldn't be happier for. He excused himself gruffly from the other contenders and made his way to the boy's dorm.
"I feel like I cheated, Mom." Cameron's voice came from the boy's dorm. Damian froze sharply, he listened to Cameron's shaking voice. He sounded like he was trying everything he could to not break down.
"Okay, yeah I love you too Mom. Bye." Suddenly Damian heard a small sob. He knocked nervously on the door; Cameron sniffed quickly and looked up catching the ice blue eyes of his best friend.
"Cam?" Damian sounded hesitant; he wasn't sure whether he should intrude on this moment. As if he read his mind Cameron nodded and gestured for his Irish friend to come in.
Damian gingerly entered and made his way over to the self-proclaimed nerd.
"I didn't want Lindsay to kiss me." Cameron admitted, his eyes never once unlocked from Damian's, which was one trait of his friend Damian would never be able to get used to.
"I feel like I've cheated on Macy" he carried on, finally breaking his intense gaze to look sheepishly at the floor.
"That's stupid, Macy's bound to expect this, it is Glee you know." Damian smiled at Cameron who fidgeted slightly.
"I just wish that you were my partner instead." Cameron admitted, Damien found himself suddenly interested in the floor as he averted his gaze from his friend, his cheeks steadily turning red.
"I'm sorry that must've sounded weird" Cameron trailed off. Damian felt a hard pressure in his heart, it was beating rapidly, he willed himself not to move on instinct. Not to do whatever his heart was urging him to do.
It's funny how these things always turn out.
In one quick movement Damian leaned forward and attached his lips to Cameron's, the kiss started out sweet, with Damian firmly pressing his lips tight against his friends, urging the boy to push him away, to kiss him back, to do something instead of just sit there. Suddenly Damian felt more force against his lips as Cameron opened his mouth in a moan, Damian took this as an invite and he trailed his tongue tentatively across Cameron's bottom lip until he met with Cameron's own tongue.
It all happened too fast, Damian was shoved harshly away from his best friend and he watched, helplessly, as Cameron stood up and glowered down at him.
"I think that I've cheated on Macy so you go and do this as a way of comforting me?" Cameron snarled at his Irish friend, "Gee, Dame, that's the greatest idea ever." The sarcasm hit Damian hard. He opened his mouth to reply but no words came out. Cameron laughed harshly and shook his head in anger; he left Damian sitting there, helpless.
Well there's that numb feeling again.
It was time to find out who is in the bottom three. Damian was nervous, upset and he couldn't help but try and catch Cameron's gaze as he often did. Their eyes locked once more but instead of intensity Damian saw a cold, emptiness. His heart fell, he felt like crying.
"Damian" he looked up suddenly as his name was called, he was safe. He couldn't believe it, he hugged Matheus quickly, he turned to Alex and hugged him as well before standing in front of Cameron. He let in a sharp inhale of breath and wrapped his arms tightly around his former friend.
"You'll be safe Cam, I believe in you." Damian whispered gruffly in Cameron's ear, he felt Cameron shiver and released him to leave the stage, with one last encouraging look at his friend Damian left the performance room.
Which leads on from where we began.
Damian was nervous as hell. Cameron entered the room along with Matheus and Alex who all looked pretty upset. Damian caught Cameron's eyes; they looked less harsh than they did before. Damian wanted to talk to Cam however he was suddenly caught up with the drama of Matheus and Alex.
The three boys were called to check the call back list. The nerves were evident in the room, Damian was surprised that one of them hadn't broken something yet; all three looked ready to beat the shit out of something.
He hugged Cameron once more regardless of whether Cameron would object to it or not.
"You'll be fine I promise." Damian reassured once more, he could have sworn that Cameron smiled slightly at him. He inwardly punched the air.
All three boys left leaving the rest of the contenders pretty nervous for whoever leaves, it was starting to feel more like a competition now that less people were contending. Samuel and Hannah looked over to Damian, when he caught their eyes they both smiled reassuringly at him as if to say 'Cameron will be safe, don't worry'.
Suddenly the door opened, Damian's head shot sharply towards the door, anxious to who it could be. Cameron strolled in with the biggest smile on his face he was followed by Alex. Damian let out a small choked sob as he ran up to Cameron and wrapped his arms around the taller boy in relief. Cameron chuckled and let his hands rest on Damien's hips.
"I take it you would've missed me then, Dame?" Cameron laughed gently; Damian buried his head in the crook of Cameron's neck and sighed shakily in relief.
"I didn't want you to go." He felt Cameron's hold on him tighten. "I'm so sorry" Damian sobbed earning a hush from Cameron.
The boys broke apart and looked around the room to find that everyone had left.
"We better go join the rest of them in sayin' goodbye to Matheus." Damian said, his voice sounded hoarse from his previous crying.
"Wait a minute, Dame." Cameron turned to face Damian once more and suddenly his best friends lips were on his, kissing him softly. Before Damian could register what had happened the warmth of Cameron's lips were gone and he became confused.
"Cam…what?" Damian trailed off as Cameron linked their hands together.
"Maybe I didn't hate you kissing me after all." Cameron smiled sheepishly; Damian laughed for the first time in hours and smiled along with Cameron. Suddenly, he didn't feel as numb anymore.