AN-This chapter will feature more of the characters in school, and we will begin to read into the life that Blaine has at the moment.
Just so you know when I use the letters POV that stands for point of view and the word AN stands for Authors Note.
DISCLAIMER- I do not own GLEE, or any of its characters or the songs I use in this story.
-GLEE-
4:20 PM Oakwood Avenue, Blaine's POV:
I feel different today, my first day at McKinley is over and I'm now walking home. I can't explain it really, I just feel different. Maybe it's just starting a new school that's making me feel like this, but either way I feel different.
Oakwood Avenue is a lovely neighbourhood, the neighbours are some of the nicest people I've met in a long time. There's Mrs Adams, the elderly lady next door. Mr and Mrs Foster the newly weds, and the Taylor's down the street. It's a pretty small neighbourhood but it's a great place to live, even if Cooper's girlfriend hates my guts…but the feeling's mutual.
I walked down the pathway to the front door, before ruffling through my bag to try and fish out my keys. I swear that my keys just want to hide in the most awkward of places just to keep me waiting. I sighed in relief as I heard someone unlock the door, at least I could count on Cooper to let me in.
"Oh, you're home." I looked up with a glare of disgust, speak of the devil and she will appear, in a slutty dress and heels that make her look like she belongs in the circus.
"Yes." I said briefly before walking past her into the house.
"Well, whatever. I'm going out shopping if Cooper wants to know" Tiffani said stomping out onto the front porch.
"If shopping is your way of saying that you're going back to see Mark, then I'll be sure to tell him." I replied.
"Shut your mouth, I didn't cheat on Cooper. Mark was just in a really bad position at the time." She snapped.
"Oh I'm sure that the position he had the two of you in was quite inconvenient, having Cooper catch you two doing it outside in the bushes must have been terrible." I argued slamming the door in her face, sometimes I wonder just how long my brother was going to put up with her bullshit.
I climbed up the staircase, groaning as I reached the top. Sometimes I wish he'd install an elevator in here, I'm far too lazy to climb myself up these death stairs. Seriously, these stairs remind me of every horror movie staircase since the beginning of film. If someone was trying to kill me and my only option was to climb up these stairs, then I would be screwed without a doubt.
After dragging myself up the last few steps I strolled down the hallway, coughing. Tiffani wears enough perfume to poison a man, maybe it's the perfume that's keeping Cooper from kicking her out. I think that I need to stop making these theories, if I want to survive high school then I need to stop being such a nerd, but she's totally Poison Ivy, does that make Cooper Batman, Robin or Bane? Hmm, decisions, decisions.
I opened my bedroom door and tossed my bag down almost if not immediately. I need to rest before I head down to the shelter, I want to be full of energy for all the sweethearts down there.
I volunteer three times a week at the animal shelter, I've been doing it since the summer. Barely anyone volunteers and it makes me sad, I wish that the animals would get to see more than just Marley and I. Marley is one of the sweetest girls I know, she and her mother own the shelter and run it on a day to day basis, I wish I could spend that much time there but because it isn't a paying job I still have to find a source of income.
I refuse to rely on Cooper for anything but shelter, if I want something then I will earn the money for it and buy it myself. Sometimes you just can't beat a man's pride, besides if I didn't pay for anything by myself then I'd have Tiffani constantly complaining to Cooper that she can't get anything because he's always buying things for me.
I yawn gently against my hand, I'll set my alarm for 5:20 and then wake up and get ready to see the cutest little creatures in all of Ohio. I yawned again before throwing myself down onto my bed tiredly, a quick nap is just what I need to relax.
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5:15 PM North Park, Sam's POV:
Just a few more push ups and I'll have done my last set of the day. I'm pretty strict about a lot of things, my body being one of them. I may not have the best grades in school, I may not be able to fix all of the worlds problems. But I'd be lying if I said that I didn't have a great bod.
My schedule is pretty booked lately, I have to drive home for a specific time and then I have to complete my sets, then I need to hit the books and then finally I get some dinner and its off to bed for me and then the cycle begins again.
But tonight is a special occasion, the little rascals Stevie and Stacie somehow managed to convince Mom and Dad to bring in a new family member. Instead of buying a brand new puppy or kitten we've decided that it's best if we go to the animal shelter to pick out a pet, it just seems like the right thing to do. Speaking of which, I think I can hear the little monsters talking about it already.
"We're gonna get a cute little girl cat, I'm gonna dress her up in some skirts and get her a jewelled collar too!" Stacie said as I entered the living room.
"No way! We're getting a cool boy dog, maybe a Rottweiler or something like that. He'll scare off all of the stupid cats in the neighbourhood and be awesome and stuff." Stevie argued.
"Hey, remember what Mom and Dad said. You need to make a decision on what you both want before we leave. Why don't you two find something that you both like?" I suggested trying to stop an argument that was bound to happen between the two.
"It's no use Sam, I've talked with the two of them and I still can't get them to make their minds up. They're as stubborn as your mother" I chuckled for a moment, but regretted it as I felt a sharp smack hit the back of my head, sounds like Dad got one too.
"Don't call me stubborn, I just have a strong opinion that I don't like changing" My Mom replied.
"That's called being stubborn dear" I kept my mouth shut this time.
"Well excuse me for standing by what I say" She said defensively starting a somewhat playful argument with Dad.
I chose this moment to escape the living room knowing that the two arguments in the room were bound to get louder, maybe I should practice some songs for Glee club. I haven't been keeping up with the others lately, sometimes I just like to stay in the back and let the others have the spotlight. Rachel, Mercedes and Santana seem to be fine singing solos, I myself just like being back-up, it's a lot less stressful than being centre stage.
Let's see, I know a few songs that have pretty simple chords, maybe I should test one out. I walked over to my bed and sat down on the comfy mattress, reaching over and lifting my guitar off of its stand. I got it into position then began to play.
"Well you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go" I sang softly, hoping not to let my family hear, it's not that they aren't supportive of me or anything. They just tend to try and join in, which is cute when your little brother and sister do it but extremely embarrassing when your parents try to join in.
Maybe that could be a piece I perform? It sounds nice but it's too sad for my liking, I like songs that are somewhat upbeat and positive. It sucks when people are down, sometimes they just need to hear a happy song to help them cheer up.
"Sam!" I placed my guitar down and walked into the living room.
"Yeah?"
"They've decided on what they want to adopt," Mom said.
"Cool, what did you guys decide on?" I asked the smiling duo.
"We're gonna get a girl puppy!" Stacie said cheerfully.
"Yeah, we're gonna get a girl but a tough looking girl" Stevie added.
I chuckled and ruffled the duo's heads "Well if that's what you guys want then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" I said feeling pretty pumped myself. The twins cheered in glee and ran to get their shoes on.
"Well I suppose that's our cue to get ready" Dad said chuckling himself.
"I suppose" Mom replied.
I chuckled at the two of them, honestly they gave such blunt and boring answers to each other at times.
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5:20 PM Oakwood Avenue Blaine's POV:
*Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Buzz* I moaned in discontent hearing the repetitive buzzes from my phone, I swear if it weren't for the sheer fact that I'd be seeing such cute little kittens, puppies and bunnies then I'd probably have a rage that's over 9000. I snorted at that lame joke, I really need to stop watching Dragon Ball Z before bed its brainwashing me.
I sat up and rubbed my eyes fiercely, reaching over to my desk to try and grab hold of my glasses. I don't feel like wearing my contacts outside of school, they make my eyes feel all dried up. I stood up and stretched, making a small noise of pleasure as my back cracked, was that weird?
Okay, these contacts need to come out before I rip my eyes out of their sockets. I walked into the bathroom and turned the light on, my hair looked terrible and the mirror didn't seem to help hide the horror.
With a shrug of my shoulders I turned the tap unleashing the warm water into the sink, I reached across and poured some liquid soap onto my hands, rubbing it until my hands were covered. I then put my hands under the water to get them wet and clear the soap off. I then reached over to my contact case, pulling the lids off and using the small bottle of solution to fill them up halfway.
I winced knowing that the worst part was coming up, I reached up and used my fingers to keep my eye open, then peeled the contact off. One down, one to go. I repeated the process until the other contact was out and then shoved my thick framed glasses on immediately. I hate it when I can't see properly, it makes me feel dizzy and disorientated.
I grabbed my hair brush and yanked it through my hair until it wasn't as crazy as it normally is without gel. Marley and her mom think that it's best I don't wear hair gel when I'm around the animals, they say it's a bit too strong and the animals might not like the smell. Personally I think they just don't like my hair when it's gelled, but oh well you can't please everyone in life.
I took my phone out and looked at the time, crap I'm going to be late if I don't leave quickly. I ran through to my room, grabbing my sneakers and pulling them on in a rush whilst also grabbing my keys because I know that I'll end up sleeping on the front porch without them.
I ran down the stairs quickly and practically tore the door open, running out to make sure I wasn't late. It's only a ten minute walk but I just hate when I'm not punctual, I stopped running after a few minutes to catch my breath, I'm out of shape. Rolling my eyes at that fact I began to speed walk, if I was early that'd be even better.
The walk along was quite a pleasant walk, I don't enjoy the sound of traffic when going to the shelter but I suppose it could be worse. According to Marley there's a man who rides up and down the street outside of the shelter blaring music out of his car and screaming at the top of his lungs every night. Apparently they can't report him to the police because he doesn't even have a license plate, pretty ridiculous.
I couldn't contain my excitement as I jogged through the parking lot outside of the shelter, I hope that my little angel is there, part of me thinks it might be selfish that I don't want anyone to adopt her. But I can't help it, she's the cutest and softest little spaniel I've ever seen in my whole life.
I calmed myself down before opening the door to the shelter, welcoming in the delightful chime of the bell that the door made "Blaine! Hi!" I smiled as Marley welcomed me in a huge hug.
I hugged her back cheerfully "Hey Marley! How are you?" I asked feeling my mood suddenly perk up out of control.
"I'm okay thanks! How is McKinley?" She asked already knowing about my situation.
"A lot nicer than I expected, I met a really nice teacher, and I met a huge jerk but apart from that it was pretty much what I expected it to be" I replied.
"I'm glad that it wasn't as big of a deal as you thought it was going to be, tell me about this jerk," She demanded whilst giggling.
I made a noise of derision "Well, he was assigned the job of showing me around the school. I tried to be nice to him but clearly he didn't seem to get that, he shouted at me because I called him by the name that I was told was his name. He decided that he'd show me around properly after I called him out on his bullshit," I explained.
"What did he say?" She asked leaning on the counter with her hand holding her head up.
"He told me that I use too much gel, so I told him that I could see he dyes his hair. He was all bark and no bite." I said shaking my head.
Marley laughed gently "Just be careful on who you call out, I know that you're not scared to get into a fight. But please, for the people who care for you, don't try to start any fights" She begged making me chuckle.
"I wouldn't start any fights, I use my words." I said trying to put her at ease, Marley and her mother both cared for me as I cared for them. Before Cooper came to collect me from the orphanage, Marley and her mother let me spend some nights here when I wanted to. It was a nice escape from all the drama that happened.
"I know you do, but using your words might end up getting you into a fight. Just be careful" She said giving me a small smile.
"I will Marley, jeez you're younger than me but still treat me like your little brother" I said chuckling at the observation.
"Well I am technically taller than you,"
"Oh ha ha very funny, a short joke. I haven't heard any of those before," I said sarcastically to which she just laughed "Hey, I'm going to go and see Sophie, I'll take over the front desk afterwards!" I said, running out the back door leading to the indoor dog kennels.
I smiled and said hello to all the dogs as I passed them before opening the door to Sophie's cage "Hello beautiful!" I said in a childish voice, kneeling down. I giggled as she jumped up and placed her paws on both of my shoulders.
"Did you miss me? I missed you cutiepie!" I said with a huge grin plastered on my face.
She responded to me by barking in delight and licking my cheek, I chuckled and released her from the hug "Okay, now do you want a treat?" I asked her as I rose to my feet, she jumped up and spun in a circle while barking.
"Okay," I took a treat out of the small box on the door "Sit." I instructed pointing at her, she obliged and sat down obediently "Okay now gimme a paw!" I cheered holding my hand at her level, she lifted her paw and placed it in my hand, I smiled and shook her hand. Then I pointed at her and placed the treat on her nose "Okay, now hold it…hold it still. And go!" I said laughing lightly as she jumped up, tossing the treat into the air and caught it.
"Who's a good girl? You're a good girl!" I said stroking her fur, she simply wagged her tail happily.
"Blaine!" Marley yelled from the counter, I frowned lightly.
"I've gotta go for now, but I'll be back in a bit okay girl?" I said assuming that she knew what I was saying.
I exited her cage and made my way back to the counter "Yeah?" I asked as I entered the room.
"Mom and I need to go and collect some more food, will you watch the counter for us?" Marley asked kindly.
"Of course, just text me when you get back so I can help carry the food back in" I said smiling at Marley and her Mother.
"Okay sweetie, you know the routine. If anyone wants to adopt a pet while we're gone just follow the procedures and you'll be fine" Marley's Mom said before the two of them left.
I hopped onto the counter stool, already the boredom began to sink in. I hate working the counter, I can't pet the animals and feed them or even take the dogs out on walks, and it's just so boring! But I can't help but feel authority as I sit behind the counter.
I placed my elbow down on the counter then dropped my chin onto my hand, slouching down on the stool letting a small yawn escape my lips. I remained like that for a few moments before I heard the door open, I was slightly surprised when I heard it but I couldn't help but smile as I saw two young children come running into the shelter, following them was who I'd assume were their parents.
"Hi there, welcome to the shelter, I'm Blaine. How may I," I paused for a moment as a familiar blond entered the store also "…Help you?" I said returning my attention to the parents.
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Lima Animal Shelter 5:48 PM Sam's POV:
I finished parking the car in the small parking lot outside of the shelter, it looked to be a pretty big place. It had tons of cages leading out from the back of the building for the animals, it wasn't too large height wise but the width of the facility was pretty long.
I got out of the car and made my way into the pet shelter, when I entered the shelter I was hit with a sudden warmth as well as a rather sweet scent that filled the air, looking over to Mom and Dad I saw that they were talking to the person behind the counter, he looks familiar. Did he just look at me?
"Sammy, look at this!" Stevie said yanking my sleeve and pulling me over to one of the hamsters that was in a small cage, it looked to be having fun hanging upside down.
"Yeah he looks like a pretty awesome little fella doesn't he?" I said happily.
"Who said anything about it being a boy" Stacie interjected with an annoyed tone.
"It's a boy, girls can't do cool things like that. Boys only" Stevie argued childishly, though I suppose that is pretty fitting for him.
"Hey, you two behave." Mom scolded the two before giving me a look that said 'Keep them under control' I chuckled but stopped suddenly as I glanced at the boy behind the counter again, was that? Surely it couldn't be that new kid from earlier…It was, it was Blaine.
He looked different, he didn't have any of that stupid gel in his hair and was wearing pretty thick glasses. He reminded me of Harry Potter, I can't wait to start calling him that around school. His hair looked pretty nice without the gel, it was pretty short at the sides and the back but it was thicker on the top, it seemed to just naturally flick itself up at the front giving him a quiff that looked pretty good, I'm thinking of getting a quiff.
"So how does the procedure of adopting an animal go? We've done all of the house checks previously with the owner but we don't really know what happens after that" Mom said to Blaine who offered her a friendly smile.
"Well if you've already passed the home checks then that means you're eligible for almost every animal in this shelter. Did you have anything in mind?" Blaine asked in an overly enthusiastic tone, I could tell that he was faking it because he was holding his jaw.
"Well these little rascals wanted to get a female dog," Stacie tugged at Mom's skirt ushering her to come down and listen to what she had to say. She whispered into her ear and moved back giggling once she was done "Preferably a younger dog." She added.
"Well we keep all of the dogs in the shelter categorized, all girls are on the left and boys are on the right. Feel free to go down and have a look" Blaine offered opening the door beside the counter which led out to the dog cages.
"Thank you" Mom said sweetly, taking Stevie and Stacie by the hand and walking out the back with Dad following behind them like he was a lost puppy.
"Well, Hi again" I said to Blaine who appeared to be ignoring me.
I smiled lightly as I saw just how hard he was trying to keep me out of his head "You look like Harry Potter" I teased doing what he did to me earlier, I lifted a strand of his hair and tugged at it gently. I wasn't too surprised when he slapped my hand away but what I was surprised at was the faint flush that coated his cheeks.
"Listen here, I'm going to keep my language clean because there are children around. Leave me alone, I don't need this" Blaine said already annoyed, I loved it. He was too short to pose any threat to me so I continued with my teasing.
"You're really short aren't you?" I said smirking as he narrowed his eyes.
"My height has nothing to do with anything" Blaine argued in a soft tone.
"Well at least you could still fit in the cupboard under the stairs right?" I added on watching his lips form into a large frown, I couldn't explain it but he looked somewhat…cute when he is all fired up. Wait, cute? Where in the hell did that come from?!
"If you don't shut up I'm going to throw you down some stairs" He said looking beyond irritated.
"Okay, okay I give, for now." I said chuckling at the loud sigh was released from his mouth.
"Whatever." Blaine said still refusing to look up to me.
"So how was your first day?" I said trying to lighten the mood.
"It was hell, thanks for asking" Blaine replied shakily.
"Hell? Jeez, I'm sorry man. I didn't mean to be that rough on you…if it makes you feel any better you got me back for what I said about you" I said this to him with a tone of sympathy in my voice, I didn't know he had had such a bad day. I kind of felt like a jerk now.
"I-It's okay, to me you were the easiest to deal with for the day." Blaine replied looking up and making eye contact with me shortly, I liked his eyes, they looked like chocolate.
"So you work here?" I asked curiously.
"I only volunteer, I have a job but this is just to give back to the animals" He explained in a softer tone than I'm used to hearing.
"That's pretty cool of you." I commented offering a somewhat friendly smile.
He didn't smile back but I could tell that he was okay with the gesture "Anyways, shouldn't you be out there picking with you fam-
Blaine was cut off by the twins running through the door excitedly with Mom and Dad following behind them "I assume you've made your decision then?" Blaine asked the twins in a friendly voice.
"Yeah, yeah we've picked our doggy!" Stacie said excitedly as she practically bounced off of every single wall in the shelter.
"Well, if you just show me to her then I'll get her ready for going home with you guys." Blaine said as Stacie grabbed his hand and yanked him outside to the cage with the dog they'd decided on.
"We want her," Stacie said pointing at the dog in the cage, Blaine's face suddenly looked like he was in a shock as he looked at the dog, I wonder why he looks so surprised?
"O-Oh, so you'r- you're sure that you want this dog?" Blaine said sounding like he was almost trying to convince my sister out of choosing that dog.
"Of course we're sure, she's the coolest dog here" Stevie said bouncing up and down himself.
"O-Okay then, If your parents just go through to the counter and sign the paperwork that's been left there then you can take your dog home with you today. But you have to promise me something" Blaine said looking at the twins who looked back ready to make their promises "You have to promise me that you'll take good care of her" Blaine said.
"We promise!" The twins answered.
"That you'll take her on lots of walks"
"We promise!"
"That you'll feed her and make sure she doesn't get thirsty"
"We promise!"
"And most importantly, promise me that you'll love her and give her all of the love you can" Blaine said with another shaky tone.
"We pinky promise!" The two said wrapping their small pinkies around Blaine's.
That day the Evan's went home with a new family member by the name of Sophie.
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So this chapter is the same day as the last one but I decided that I needed to have something that could spark some more conversations between our main characters, I felt pretty bad though giving Sophie to the Evan's family though, poor Blaine. Oh well, with Sophie out of the way Blaine's looking for a friend. I wonder, oh I wonder who his new friend could be. Find out in the next chapter :D
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Thanks for reading!
K.M
