Summary: AU. When Sam and his friends return to McKinley after the holidays, a new boy arrives. A shy, misterious curly-haired guy with hidden issues and an easy smile that drives Sam crazy. Soon Sebastian will show his interest for him, but can Sam step aside and let his best friend go for who could possibly the love of the blond's life? Or will his feelings for Blaine be stronger than him? SLASH Blam, one-sided Blaine/Sebastian

Warning: TW: Child abuse, violence (though nothing too explicit)

CHAPTER 1

The sun was shining brightly in the sky when Sam made his way up the front steps of McKinley high school for the first time that year. It was a really nice and warm day, clearly still a Summer day, and the last thing he felt like doing was shutting himself up in a building, much less in school. But well, what could he do? At least he got to see his friends again, as he had not been able to see them much while on summer, due to his job at the ice-cream parlor.

Sam smiled when he reached the top of the stairs and saw his three best friends hanging around their usual spot. If he didn't know better, he would have thought they hadn't moved from there since July. They looked pretty much the same, a little more tanned if anything. Was it possible that Sebastian had grown even a little more over the summer? He looked really tall!

All of them turned at once towards their friend to acknowledge his arrival, and a few hugs and smiles were exchanged before they started chatting to get up to date with each other.

"I can't believe it's September again already!" Puck complained, apparently not for the first time since he had arrived by the way both Sebastian and Mike rolled their eyes. "I need more holidays!"

"Will you stop whining?" Sam asked of him, only half joking. "You have done absolutely nothing all summer! What about me, eh? I've been working at the ice-cream parlor since we finished on July. It's me who needs a holiday!"

"Stop it, please, Sam, I'm getting exhausted just by listening to you!" Puck groaned, eliciting a chuckle from the other three. "Maybe we could play hooky"

"On our first day?" Sebastian asked, bewildered. "Don't count on me. I have to be serious this year if I want to make it into a good college"

"Are you still thinking about that?" Puck asked. "I thought we all wanted to go into the music business"

"That's just a hobby. And even if it wasn't, what if it doesn't work out?"

"That's the confidence you have in the band?" Mike asked, mockingly offended.

"You know what I think about the band, boys. I love it, but it's like it isn't complete, like something was missing..."

"Well, I suggest we head for our classroom while we look for that something" Sam joked, not really in the mood to talk about the future and College, as he didn't think he would be able to make it. "It's almost time for the first class to begin"

"You are practically late, as usual, may I add, and now you're rushing us? You haven't changed one bit, I tell you!" Puck playfully groaned, earning himself a rap on the head from Sam and a chuckle from the other two.

When they arrived to their new classroom, and after greeting some of their old classmates who were already there, they found some free seats for them and sat down as they waited for the teacher.

"Look! There's a new guy!" Mike alerted the others, and the other three turned their gazes around to look at the door and to the boy who, as Mike had said, was coming through it for the first time.

Sam's eyes got wide-eyed with amazement as he observed the curly-haired boy a few feet away from him. He didn't thought he had ever seen a boy as handsome as that one. In fact, he was so perfect that Sam thought the adjective beautiful suited him much better. He was kind of short –surely shorter than any of them– but he looked strong, and there was a warmth on his huge golden eyes –and yes, they really looked as if they were made of liquid gold– that immediately made Sam feel as if he knew him already. As if he had known him all his life. He had never believed in love at first sight, but the attraction he was feeling towards that mysterious boy, who was waiting near the door, probably for the teacher to come and introduce him to his classmates, could not be ignored.

"Wow!" Sam was pulled back from his own thoughts by Sebastian's exclamation. "Did you see that guy? He sure is gorgeous!"

Sam wanted to agree, but he found his tongue had lost its ability to talk.

"Is he?" Puck asked in a joking tone. "I mean, yeah, sure, he looks pretty. But he's not my type"

"No, we all know your type is a bit more feminine..." Sebastian answered with a sardonic smile, as they all know how much of a womanizer Puck was. "Fine by me, though, I don't want any competition when I try to get off with him. And that goes for you two as well" Sebastian warned both Mike and Sam in a joking tone. "I saw him first"

"Don't worry" Mike answered, looking dreamily at their classmate Tina, sitting only a couple of rows away from them. "You know I've got my eyes set on someone else"

Everybody failed to notice how Sam hadn't said a word about the new boy and how he couldn't take his eyes off of him, although now a slight expression of rage had settled on his features. How could have been so slow? He had felt terribly attracted to the boy from second one, why hadn't he said anything before Sebastian did? Sebastian was his best friend, he couldn't go and try something with this guy if Sebastian had shown an interest about him before he did, right? Well, Sebastian himself had made that perfectly clear, Sam knew him enough to know he was not entirely joking when he had warned them to stay away from the new boy. Damn it.

"Do you guys mind if I invite him to sit with us?" Sebastian asked, already standing up to go and meet the guy.

"I guess not, but if he just happens to be an asshole we're holding you responsible" Puck answered, not that interested in the new boy as Sebastian –and Sam– was.

"He would still be a gorgeous asshole, so I'm taking the risk" Sebastian replied, and the others laughed –except for Sam, who was still cursing his bad luck that the first time he had been that interested in a person, his best friend happened to be interested too. And quicker.

Sebastian had never been a shy person, so he resolutely directed himself to the door to introduce himself to the boy who had aroused so many emotions amongst two best friends without even trying.

"Hi" Sebastian greeted him, confidently.

"Hi" the boy answered, in a much shier way.

"My name is Sebastian" Sebastian went on, trying to sound friendly as he offered his hand for the other boy to shake.

"I'm Blaine" the boy answered with a shy smile that made him look even more beautiful to Sam's eyes, as he was intently watching their interaction.

"You're new here, aren't you?" Sebastian asked, even as he obviously knew the answer to his own question.

"It seems like I am" Blaine answered with a chuckle.

"I know being the new guy sucks. Why don't you come and sit with me and my friends?" Sebastian offered, trying to sound kind enough so as not to scare Blaine away.

"Sure" Blaine answered with the slightest hesitation, a bit overwhelmed with Sebastian's directness, and he followed him towards a group of guys who were looking at them, and who seemed nice enough.

"Guys, this is Blaine" Sebastian introduced him, as if they were old friends.

"Hello, everyone" Blaine greeted them, kind of timidly.

"Blaine, this is Mike" Sebastian pointed at the most dapper of them, who seemed to be very friendly with the warm smile he was offering him.

"Nice to meet you, Blaine" Mike offered, and Blaine smiled back at him.

"This one who looks quite happy with himself is Puck" Sebastian continued, eliciting a chuckle from the others.

"Don't mind him, he's just jealous of me because I'm so much funnier than he is" Puck explained playfully, and Blaine decided he also seemed nice enough.

"And that one there is my good friend Sam" Sebastian introduced the last one of his friends, and Blaine's eyes turned to the boy furthest away from him.

Blaine was left speechless for a second as he stared at the boy Sebastian had introduced as Sam. He could tell he was very attractive –he had the most gorgeous and fullest lips ever and soft blond hair that almost made him look like an angel–, but what impressed him the most was the feeling Blaine got when their gazes met. It was as if he already knew that boy, as if there was a familiarity in him that made Blaine feel at ease, which didn't happen to him often. He surely wanted to know more about that one.

"Why don't you sit here with us? Boys, make room for him!" Sebastian ordered, trying to get them to move so Blaine could sit at his side.

"Oh no, please, don't bother!" Blaine was quick to stop them. "I'll just sit there with... Sam, was it?" Blaine tried to feign a little indifference so as not to show how much he was dying to get to know that guy better.

"Oh... ok" Sebastian said, obviously disappointed, as he had to watch Blaine move away from him and go to sit next to Sam. Well, it didn't matter, he'd have plenty of other opportunities if they were going to share their last year of school together.

"Hi, Sam" Blaine said warmly as he sat by his side, with a big smile that brightened his whole face, and Sam found he could only reciprocate it.

"Hello, Blaine" Sam answered, offering his hand for the other boy to shake it.

"Nice to meet you" Blaine offered, as kindly as before, and Sam could almost feel his own shyness vanishing at that boy's warmth.

"Nice to meet you too" Sam agreed, trying to begin a conversation before he started blushing. "Does being the new guy suck as much I think?" Sam asked, mentally kicking himself for saying such a stupid thing, though Blaine didn't seem to think it was so stupid.

"Well, let's say it's not funny" Blaine answered with a big smile. "Though you lot are making it so much easier. Sebastian was very kind to introduce himself to me that way"

Sam sighed, feeling almost jealous about Blaine throwing compliments to someone who was not him, but then he remembered Sebastian was his best friend, and he was supposed to help him with Blaine.

"Yes, Sebastian is great, you'll see"

"Well, you all seem nice enough" Blaine said, and Sam could have sworn than when Blaine had said you all he really had meant you, and with nice enough he had meant really nice. Or at least that was what Sam would have liked to hear, that was for sure. He really needed to change the subject before things got out of hand.

"You've been here long? I mean in Lima?" Sam asked.

"Err..." Blaine seemed to hesitate, uncomfortable with the question, and Sam could have kicked his own shin at getting off to a bad start. "Not too long, about a month, maybe a little more. So how's this place?" Blaine asked, obviously trying to change the subject as if it made him uncomfortable, so Sam feigned not noticing.

"It's not that bad, I guess" Sam answered, shrugging his shoulders.

"I feel like I'm going to be okay here" Blaine said, and to Sam it seemed like he was more thinking out loud this time than really talking to him.

"I hope so" Sam answered, not knowing what else to say, and Blaine just smiled at him gratefully. Oh God, Sam thought, that smile was going to be the death of him. Damn you, Sebastian!

A/N: I know it seems pretty silly right now but please, give it a chance! Wait for the drama, you know it's coming! ;)