Damian didn't want to go to school. Everything was just too new. He didn't like new.
"It's time to get out of the car, Damian." His mother instructed, offering a hand to help him down from his seat.
"No. I won't go." Damian objected to his mother, crossing his arms defiantly.
Damian and his family had moved to the United States over a month ago and Damian still hated it. He hated how everyone smiled at him, he hated how everyone sounded different then he did but mostly he hated how sunny it was all the time. He wanted it to be gross outside, like how he had described it to his friends back in Ireland before he had been forced to abandon them because of his father's new job.
"Don't make this harder than it has to be. Please." His mother asked of him, her eyes brimming with frustrated tears.
To say that Damian had given his parents hell for the last month would be an understatement. He gave them the full on devil-child experience. He would rampage through the house, refuse to eat and scream at all hours of the night, keeping his entire household awake. In his mind, if he was going to be tortured by the relocation, so was everyone else.
"No, mommy. No. No. No." He said, screaming and kicking at her every time she tried to get close to him.
That's when he spotted a blond boy with big glasses on passing by the car. He was carrying a little black case that held some sort of instrument. When the mystery boy passed by the car, Damian stopped his thrashing and was suddenly calmed. The boy paused for a moment and gave Damian a tentative smile before he was urged on by his own mother. Damian's curiousity had been so sparked by the exchange that he silently took of his own seatbelt and slipped out of the car and past his mom.
"Okay. I think this might be okay." Damian explained to his mummy, holding out his hand for her to take.
She was taken aback by his sudden change in demeanor but decided to say nothing about it in fear that it might cause another tantrum. She passed him his Ninja turtles backpack and he put it on his back. They walked into the school and every inch of him was itching with wonder as he searched around for the blond boy.
"Damian, here's your class. Do you think you're fine to go on without me now?" Damian's mother asked patiently.
Damian peered into the classroom and saw the little blond boy unpacking his instrument in the cloakroom. Damian giggled to himself excitedly and nodded to his mom. "I'm a big boy, mom. I'm gonna be great." He explained before hugging her tightly.
Damian scampered into the classroom after they had said her goodbyes. He took off his backpack and put it up on a hook next to the blond boy.
"Hi, I'm Damian. I'm new." Damian introduced himself, jutting out his little hand toward the boy.
The boy looked at it in awe and stared up at Damian as if he were a very interesting alien. Damian realized that the boy was shy, but that was okay with him. He liked the mystery that came with shyness. It was like his new friend was a big question mark.
"I'm Cameron." The blond muttered and Damian smiled triumphantly.
"Ca-mer-on. Three syllables. I like that." Damian shared with Cameron. Cameron's jaw dropped at the big words that Damian used and the weirdly unique way that the brunette said them.
"You're from far away, aren't you?" Cameron asked, tilting his head in interest.
Damian scowled for a moment, he had almost forgotten about Ireland for a moment but if Cameron was wondering, he was going to have to answer in a nice tone of voice. "I am. You ever heard of Ireland?" Damian answered.
"I have! You're not a leprechaun, are you?" Cameron wondered, his eyebrows shooting up in surprise.
"No, silly! Leprechauns aren't real." Damian responded, laughing at the ridiculous question. Cameron eyes sparkled at Damian's laugh and soon, he was laughing along with his new friend.
"You should sit next to me." Cameron suggested, and with a burst of confidence, he took Damian's hand in his and led him to his desk.
"Perfect." Damian agreed, taking a seat in the desk next to Cameron's.
The class began and throughout Cameron and Damian made funny faces at each other, which kept them thoroughly entertained throughout the class.