Chapter Four – Duets Pt. I

Well, Thursday is here…a bit too soon. I walked down the hallway towards the choir room for my first day with the Glee club.

Azimio and Karofsky rounded the corner and practically ran me over. I moved to dodge them and managed to trip over my own feet and drop my books. Shit…as if I wasn't already embarrassed enough. I'm joining Glee, I dye my hair, and now I'm a klutz. Nice one, Sam.

"Where are you off to in such a hurry Evans?" Azimio sneered.

I didn't say anything, I just finished picking up my books and started walking again with the reddest blush ever. That was REALLY smooth, Sam. I could hear them laughing and making some stupid joke at my expense as they bumbled down the hallway in the other direction, but I didn't let it get to me. Besides, if what I'd been hearing about Finn and the other Glee guys was any indication, a joke about me having clown feet was the very tip of the iceberg to come.

I jogged into the choir room just as Mr. Schue announced my name…okay that timing is kinda creepy. I thought things like that only happened on television or in a bad horror movie. …Awkward.

Speaking of awkward, these guys all looked at me like I had four heads or something. Geez, I'm gay, not a leper. Finn and a short brunette girl were sitting up front, and I saw Artie and Asian Mike in the room too. Then there were a bunch of girls – several Cheerios, an Asian girl, a black girl…and Kurt.

Kurt was sitting in the back examining his nails and not paying the slightest bit of attention to me. I had to sigh to myself. I could feel my eyes being naturally drawn to him, like a magnet. Then there were the girls who were looking at me like a school of piranhas who just saw food.

Mr. Schue was holding out his hand, which I shook.

"Hi everybody, I'm Sam…Sam I am. And I don't like green eggs and ham." Um, well that wasn't the most eloquent thing I've ever said but I thought it was clever. I guess the rest of them didn't because all I got were rolled eyes and smirks.

"Okay, this is gonna be great. You're not gonna regret joining Sam!" Finn bounced up and smiled wide. I was caught a little off guard by his enthusiasm. He wasn't nearly this gleeful at football practice. He pointed to a seat next to him on the end.

Mr. Schue went on and explained the lesson the group was starting. I kinda zoned out thinking about things, mainly about Blaine and this new guy Kurt that I had to stop myself from looking over my shoulder to stare at.

"So this week, I want you all to pair off and sing a duet. And since you guys all seemed to love our Defying Gravity diva-off, I'm making this a competition."

"What's the winner get?" Asian Mike asked.

"Dinner for two, on me, at Breadstix," Mr. Schue grinned. The immediate response was overwhelmingly positive. I'm new here so I didn't really know what they were talking about, but if they all were freaking out like this, it must be good. And as my luck would have it, I had no idea who to sing with or what to sing for that matter. Dammit.

When the Glee meeting was over, I headed down to my locker to get rid of these books. I still was thinking about songs and going home and watching Avatar. I heard footsteps approaching, and wouldn't you know it…there was Kurt, holding his hand out and grinning from ear to ear.

"Hi. I'm Kurt Hummel. I just wanted to personally welcome you to the Glee club."

"Thanks."

"Just tell me…(um what is going on with this guy?)…look, maybe at your old school, you could get away with the whole 'I just stayed in the sun all summer' excuse but I have three gifts. My voice, My ability to spot trends in men's fashion, and my ability to know when it comes from a bottle," he said, eyeing my hair. Shit, it is THAT obvious? DENY!

"I don't dye my dude…" Denied. Shut down. Nope.

"Yes you do. But it's just between friends." I think Kurt might be a ninja or something. I half expected him to whip out some swords and gut me for fibbing about my hair. I wanted to ask him about how his dad was doing, but I didn't for some reason. I just didn't really know what to say…

"Um..I'm gonna go because you're kinda freaking me out." Like I said…NINJA!

I started to walk away, but he was persistent.

"Maybe my instincts were a little off. Let me make it up to you. Team up with me for the duet competition…unless you team up with Rachel, I'm your best bet at winning," he said.

"Aren't duets supposed to be between, like, a girl and a guy?"

"Gene Kelly and Donald O'Conner would protest." Um who?

"Make 'Em Laugh?" …Nothing. "Singin' in the Rain?" …Still nothing. "1952? Nothing?" …Um…no.

"Ok, maybe you are straight…" he mumbled pretty quickly.

"Wha-" Kurt reached out and put his hand on my shoulder.

"Nothing. Look, look up the menu for Breadstix online and call me, because we are gonna win this," he said walking off. My arm still tingled from where he touched it. Crap, Blaine is gonna kill me when he finds out about this.

AN: So... I'd really love to hear who you guys think is going to get together with whom! Will it be Sam and Kurt? Kurt and Blaine? or maybe I'll keep Sam and Blaine in the end? What do you think?