A.N./ Hello, I am back with the the second chapter from Sebastian's point of view, so we'll get to know him a little bit more. Anyway, I hope you'll like it!
Disclaimer: I don't own Glee nor any of its characters.
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"So If you want to do it..." Sebastian said in Brooke's ear as he leaned against the lockers.
She wasn't his friend, or a girl he had a crush on. She was just in a few of his classes. But she was hot, and that was all Sebastian needed to know about her.
"Yeah, I mean of course I want to." The girl answered.
"Okay, then... my place at 3 pm?" He said flirty.
"But... we have biology." She said.
"Let's just skip it." He said with a wink.
"Okay." She said, smiling.
He noticed Rachel watching him from the lockers on the opposite wall. When she saw him watching her she rolled her eyes at him. Sebastian chuckled. He knew Rachel didn't approve of his principle being 'fuck'em and leave them', but he knew she wasn't opposed to it either. She would tell him it wasn't a good thing for him and the people he slept with, but she also let him do whatever the fuck he wanted to do.
"I have to go so... I'll see you later." He said to Brooke.
She nodded, playing with a strand of her hair, and he winked before leaving her and walking towards Rachel.
"Being you're usual self as I see." Rachel said.
"What can I say? Ever since puberty everybody stares at me, boys, girls, I can't help it baby." He said with a mischievous smile.
"Did you... did you just quote Rent?" She asked, incredulous.
"Yes, yes indeed." He said.
Sebastian saw as the corner of her mouth raised a little before lowering, as if she was trying to suppress a smile. She was trying to hide it, but he knew she somehow was proud of him.
"I impressed you, didn't I?" He said, very proud of himself for quoting a song from one of his best friend's favorite musicals.
"I have to admit it, you did." She said, and they both laughed.
"Anyway, I just..." He started before he was interrupted.
"Hi, babe." Finn said as he interrupted Sebastian.
He and Rachel kissed and Sebastian just stood there with his arms crossed. Rachel and Finn had been dating for about two weeks now. He wasn't against the idea of them dating, but he didn't like it either. And he couldn't get used to the idea that this was happening. Rachel had crushed on Finn since Frenchman year. And it was cute to see her blush and become awkward whenever he was near her. But now she was dating him? She hadn't even dated anyone before, and her first boyfriend was going to be the football team's quarterback who had just broken up with his cheerleader girlfriend. How could Sebastian not be worried?
"Oh, hey Sebastian." Finn said after the kissing session.
"You know who I am?" Sebastian. "Oh, yeah, Rachel probably..."
"No, it's just... most people know who you are. Not that you're popular or anything, for obvious reasons..." Finn said as he scanned Sebastian from the bottom to the top.
Oh yeah, there was also that. Sebastian hated Finn. Mostly because he was dumb and arrogant. And he was fine with Rachel having a crush on him, but she wasn't supposed to date him! He couldn't stand him.
"But yeah, people know you." Finn continued. "And the entire football team is scarred of you since they know you protect Rachel. Oh, by the way, that won't be needed since I will be the one to protect her from now on." He said with a kiss on Rachel's cheek who smiled from ear to ear.
Sebastian chuckled. The fact that Finn dated Rachel only meant that he would have to protect her even more. Because it was just a matter of time before Finn broke Rachel's heart, he knew it and he didn't trust him. And Sebastian didn't want to see her hurting. He knew she wouldn't want him to protect her, but he was going to do it anyway.
"Anyway," Sebastian said as he turned to Rachel, "you're still coming tonight?"
He was talking about the movie night they had planned for this Friday. The atmosphere at Rachel's home had become more and more tense as her parents' fights had become worse than ever. So as a good best friend, Sebastian wanted to help Rachel forget about that and spend some good time.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you I'm seeing Santana and Brittany tonight." She said.
"Santana and Brittany?" He asked.
"Yeah. They want us to have a sleepover at Brittany's house." She said.
He nodded. Santana Lopez and Brittany Pierce were in the cheerleading team and they hated Quinn Fabray since she had stolen Santana's captain spot in Sophomore Year. He had no interest in them since he wasn't really into cheerleaders but he kept an eye on them. It was weird that they had suddenly became friend with Rachel, who they used to consider as a loser, when she started to date Finn, so he didn't think it was a good idea for Rachel to be friend with them. But he nodded, because she was going to do whatever she wanted to do anyway.
"Okay. We'll do it another time then."
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Sebastian opened his bedroom's door as he kissed Brooke. They entered and started to really make out.
"My mother will be home soon so let's make it quick." He said as he broke the kiss.
Brooke nodded and he took out her shirt.
When they were finished, they put on their clothes and get out the room, going downstairs. He wanted Brooke to be out of the house before his mom was back because he didn't want to have to explain anything.
But when they arrived downstairs his mom was there.
"Oh, hi," She said as she walked towards Brooke, "I'm Sophie, Sebastian's mother."
"And I'm..." Brooke started.
"She was just leaving anyway." Sebastian interrupted her as he made her understand that she indeed had to leave.
She said goodbye and left.
"So... I thought you were dating that guy you were with last week, I saw him leaving your room a couple of times so I figured..." She said.
"We weren't dating." Sebastian said.
He would never date someone. It just wasn't his thing. Yes, he and Aaron had slept together more than one time, but it was just sex, and he didn't want more.
"You know I love you, mon cœur, I just want you to be happy. And I would be so happy if one day you brought a girl or a boy here as your girlfriend or your boyfriend." She said.
"Mom, I don't want to date anyone, not now." He said and she nodded.
"Wait... aren't you supposed to be in class right now? Did you skip class Sebastian?" She said.
"Yes, yes I did." He answered as he climbed the stairs to go into his room.
He didn't know what was the problem with skipping class. He had very good grades, almost as good as Rachel's, even if he didn't go to class and didn't listen when he went to. So he didn't see what was the point to even go to class. He didn't even know what he wanted to do, or what he wanted to study. He didn't even know if he wanted to go to College. So yeah, basically he didn't care about school. It wasn't like he had plans for his future or anything.
He went to his room and closed the door, only for his mom to knock on it half an hour later.
"Yes?" He said.
"Hey, I thought Rachel was supposed to come here today?" She said.
"She was, but she has other plans." He answered.
"Oh, okay." She said. "It seems like she is coming less and less."
"Yeah, well, you know, since she is dating Finn and all.." Sebastian said.
"Oh right, that's the guy she has had a crush for for all this years, right?" Sophie asked.
"Yeah." Sebastian answered.
"Oh well, that is such a good thing happening to her!" She said with a smile.
Sebastian simply nodded even if he thought it was the worst thing that could ever happened to her. It seemed he was the only one to worry about how this would end. And Rachel had changed since she was dating that guy. Yes, it had only been a week and they hadn't have been major changes but she was almost not hanging out with Mercedes and Kurt anymore, and she was also less hanging out with himself. Not that he was possessive, but it just wasn't her.
He glanced at his mother who was still standing there with her arms crossed.
"Yes?" He asked.
"I want to talk about you skipping class." She said, determined.
"But mom, I don't see where the big deal is, I just..." He said as his mother interrupted him.
"No, don't give me this 'it doesn't matter' talk like you always do!" She said. "I know you think that as long as you have good grades you can go to school whenever you want to, but that'a not how the world work, Seb, and you will understand it when you'll go to College" She said.
"But mom, I don't even want to..."
"No, you always say that you don't want to go to College, but that's just because you don't know what you want to do, and this is what you need to discover. I want you to do what you love." She said.
Sophie sat next to Sebastian on his bed and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"I just don't want you to wake up one day with regrets." She said before kissing his forehead. "Je t'aime, mon cœur." She said.
Sebastian knew his mom loved him, and he also loved her more than anything. She was all he had after his dad left them. Then her mom had marry another man, Matthew Smythe, who had adopted him. He had loved him, and Sebastian considered him more like his father than his biological father. But then Matthew had died, and Sophie and Sebastian were alone once more. It had been hard for her, and Sebastian just wanted her to be happy.
"Je t'aime aussi." He said.
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The bell rang and Sebastian started to leave the classroom until Mr Johnson, the English teacher called his name.
"Sebastian?" He called, and Sebastian stopped in his track. "Can you stay for a minute."
Sebastian walked up to his seat and sighted, knowing it was probably going to be about the class he had missed the previous week.
When all the students had left the classroom, Mr Johnson walked up to Sebastian and sat on the table that was in front of his.
"Do you have an idea of why I wanted to talk to you?" He asked.
Sebastian simply nodded.
"You're probably thinking it's because of the class you keep skipping, because that's usually what I want to talk to you about, and you know what, you're right. Because skipping class is not a good thing for yourself or your future, not with all the talent you have."
Sebastian raised his eyebrow at the end of his teacher's speech, not really understanding what he was talking about.
"I read the last homework you gave to me," the teacher said, "the one were you had to pretend to be a journalist and document about an event and give your opinion. It was brilliant. I already knew you were really good in writing but this one was particularly good. You have such a very clear view on the world, but at the same time, you seem to be able to be open minded about what other people could teach you or about opinions differing yours."
Sebastian looked at Mr Johnson. He didn't really know why he was saying that and what was the point.
"I know you aren't really thinking about your future, but have you thought about journalism?" Mr. Johnson asked.
"Journalism?" Sebastian asked as if it was a joke.
"Yes, you have the qualities for it." He said.
"I'm sorry sir, but I don't think it's for me." Sebastian said before getting up and walking towards the exit.
"It's your senior year." Mr Johnson said as Sebastian stopped right in front of the door. "We're already in October and it would be time to think a little bit about tomorrow, for once. I understand if you just want to forget this talk, but if you want me to help you, I will be there."
"Goodbye." Sebastian just said as he left the classroom.
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Sebastian would be lying if he said that he hadn't thought about Mr Johnson's words. He had never really thought about what he actually wanted to do, and it was the first time that someone had told him that he had talent in something. He just didn't know if doing something about it was really worth it.
But Mr Johnson was willing to help him, he seemed to believe in him, so maybe that counted for something?
He had thought about it for days and it was still in his head. For some reason, he wanted to listen to his English teacher and maybe set a goal for himself. But he didn't know why he suddenly felt like it was a good idea. Maybe he just wanted his mom to be proud of him. He knew in theory she would be proud of him no matter what, but he didn't want her to worry about him.
Which is probably why he found himself in front of Mr Johnson's classroom the next day after his classes. Mr Johnson exited his classroom and started to lock the door when he noticed Sebastian who was against the wall.
"Sebastian, may I help you?" He asked.
"Well, yeah." Sebastian said.
"Can you be more specific?" The teacher asked with an eyebrow raised.
"For the thing you told me!" He said, as if it was obvious. "About journalism or whatever... You know what, just forget it it was a bad idea anyway." He said as he started to walk away.
"Hold on," Mr Johnson said, and Sebastian stopped in his track.
Mr Johnson started to walk towards the exit and Sebastian wondered if he actually was going to leave. Wasn't he the one who had said that he would help him if he wanted?
"Well?" Mr. Johnson asked as he turned around. "Are you coming?"
So Sebastian followed Mr Johnson, because what else was he supposed to do anyway?
They walked out of McKinley High School, walked in Lima, Sebastian not knowing where they were going and he chuckled when they stopped in front of the library.
"You're kidding, right?" Sebastian asked as Mr Johnson looked at him dead in the eyes.
"You've never been to the town library, I presume?" He said.
"Not really my thing." Sebastian answered.
"As I supposed." He said.
Mr Johnson entered the building and Sebastian followed him inside.
"Hello Mr Berry." The teacher said to Hiram who was sat at the reception desk, sorting returned books.
"Hello Mr Johnson," Hiram said as he lifted his head and noticed Sebastian, "Sebastian! How are you?" He asked as he smiled.
"Fine and you Hiram?" The boy said.
Sebastian had always appreciated Hiram. He wasn't like a father to him, because Sebastian had had a father for a long time while knowing Hiram, but he was definitely a father figure.
"I'm fine, I'm fine. What are you here for?" He asked.
"We are here to work." The teacher answered.
"Well, I'll let you get on it." Hiram said with a smile.
Mr Johnson and Sebastian started to walk towards a table as Sebastian looked around him. It was actually the first time that he had ever been into the library. He had been to the school library, of course, when he had to do group projects for example, but this library was so much bigger, there was so many books. A bookworm would probably say that this place held so much knowledge, but Sebastian didn't exactly see it that way. It wasn't that he didn't like reading, he liked it, actually. He just didn't find interesting enough books most of the time.
"I didn't know you knew Mr Berry." Mr Johnson said.
"Well yeah, he's Rachel's father." Sebastian said.
"Oh, right, that girl you hang out with at school" He said, Sebastian raising an eyebrow because he and Rachel didn't hang out together a lot at school. "You're seen with a lot of people, but she seems to be the only one to be with you more than one time. It's a good thing if you have someone who supports you."
Mr Johnson dropped his bag on one of the table and Sebastian sat at it.
"I'm just going to take something." The teacher said as he walked away in one of the row.
Mr Johnson came back a few minutes later and dropped a book in front of Sebastian.
"The Elements of style...? Seriously?" He asked.
"We need to start with the basics. I want you to read this." Mr Johnson said.
"I thought we were going to so something more... concrete." Sebastian said.
"This is important. And you need to learn how to study. You only work when you ultimately have no other choices and you think that as long as you have good grades, working is not important. But once you'll be in College, everything will be different. Plus, this book will teach you the basics of style and you will need to know everything about it for the essays you need to write for school's applications." Mr Johnson took a deep breath and looked at Sebastian in the eyes. "I need to know if you really are committed to this and if you are going to work for it."
"Yes." Sebastian said with a sight.
"No, I want an honest answer." Mr Johnson said.
Sebastian took a deep breath. "I am committed to this." He said.
"Perfect."
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It was probably 7pm when Sebastian heard a knock on his bedroom's door. He got up and opened it, finding Rachel standing there.
"Hi." She said. "I know it's been a week, but... I wondered if we could do our movie night tonight...?" She asked. "I have some popcorn." She said as she showed the popcorn bucket she was holding in her hands.
"Well, how can I say no to that?" He said as he let her enter the room.
Rachel entered and settled on Sebastian's bed as he went to take his computer on his desk.
"So... it's been a while since we've basically seen each other." Rachel said.
"Well, it's not like I've been the one avoiding you." Sebastian said as he sat next to Rachel on her bed.
"Yeah I know, and I'm really sorry. It's just that with Finn and..." Rachel said before Sebastian interrupted her.
"Is Finn preventing you from seeing me?" Sebastian asked.
"What? No! Absolutely not!" She said. "Even if he didn't want me to see you, I would anyway. You're way too important to me."
"So he doesn't want you to see me." Sebastian said.
"It's not that he doesn't want me to see you, it's more that he doesn't like it." She said.
"Of course he doesn't." Sebastian chuckled.
"I mean, you can't expect him not too. You're... McKinley's hight player in charge, you're hot, and..."
"So you think I'm hot?" Sebastian interrupted her as he playfully shoved her with his elbow.
"Don't change the subject!" Rachel said. "I just think he might feel a bit... threatened. Because we've known each other for so long."
Sebastian chuckled at the fact that Finn Hudson could feel threatened by him, when these days he felt quite the opposite. It didn't really made sense, because he knew Rachel was always going to be by his side, but still, he felt her slowly drifting away. Rachel never had had to feel threatened by any guy or girl that had come and gone in Sebastian's life, because she knew Sebastian didn't feel anything for them and that she would always be the number one in his life. Now, with Rachel dating Finn, everything was different. She may not be in love yet, but she could become in the future, and what if she choose Finn over him? Sebastian liked to think she wouldn't, but after all, he couldn't be sure of it.
"My dad said he saw you at the library yesterday." Rachel said.
"Yeah, well, I'm working with Mr Johnson now." Sebastian said as he searched for a movie.
"Really? What are you working for?" Rachel asked excitingly.
"I may want to study journalism in the future, I'm not sure yet, but maybe." He said.
"Seb, that's awesome!" Rachel said with a genuine big smile. "I'm so happy for you that you found something you want to do."
And as she took him in his arms, he forgot about his fears.
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Weeks passed as Sebastian continued to work with Mr Johnson. They finally worked on more concrete things and Sebastian felt like maybe it would be useful. He was determined to go to College now, and have a career, and be happy. After all, that was what the people who loved him wanted for him.
It was already the beginning of December and Sebastian already felt the cold air when he went outside. Sebastian was walking to the library to meet with his English teacher, something that happened twice a week.
"Hello Hiram." Sebastian said as he stopped in front of the reception desk to greet Rachel's father.
"Hello Sebastian, how is everything going for you?" He asked.
"Good, and you?" Sebastian asked.
"I'm doing very well, thank you. Anyway, I'll let you work." He said.
"See you later then." Sebastian said as he walked away and Hiram waived at him.
He spotted Mr Johnson sat at a table and walked up to him, sitting opposite on him.
"Hello Mr Johnson." He said as he took his pens and notebooks out of his bag.
"Hello Sebastian." The teacher answered before taking a paper sheet out of his bag. "I want you to write an essay today, you have two hours from now."
Sebastian nodded and started to work.
After this work session Sebastian walked the way back to his house. He was tired but he knew all of this would pay off in the end. He arrived and opened the front door.
"Sebastian?" His mother said, sitting on the couch with a book in her hands.
"Yes?" He said.
"Rachel is waiting for you in your room." Sophie said.
Sebastian did not know what was happening. He and Rachel didn't see each other as often as they used to now, even if she tried her best to make time for him. He climbed the stairs and opened the door, finding Rachel pacing the room. She lifted her head and Sebastian saw that there were tears streaming down her face. She immediately ran into his arms.
"Rach, What happened?" He asked.
"It's... Finn." She said between sobs. "He, he... he cheated on me."
Sebastian felt two different emotions at this moment. Firstly, it felt heartbroken to see his best friend having her own heart broken. She seemed so helpless. Secondly, he was furious. Finn had hurt Rachel, and Sebastian wasn't going to get away with it. But for now, all that mattered was Rachel.
"It's going to be okay." He whispered as he held her.
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The end! A little bit of drama at the end of this chapter, but I promise you, this is just the beginning... Also, just a little translation in case you didn't understand everything that Sebastian's mom and Sebastian said in French: "Je t'aime" means "I love you", "Je t'aime aussi" means "I love you too", and "mon cœur" means "my heart" and is a way to call someone you love, like "honey", for example. Anyway, I really hope you liked this chapter and I would love to know what you thought about it and to see you reviews! See you next time for the next chapter, which will be in Rachel's point of view!
