A week had gone by and he was still getting stared at. For what, he wasn't sure any more. He still hung out with Lindsay during class and even walked home with her a few times but he never learned anything about her.
He hadn't even mentioned glee club for fear that she would turn tail and run the other direction but when he brought it up as they were staring at the signup board yet again she said that she was thinking about auditioning and he should too.
That ties it. He almost kissed her…again. Hoping that some form of intimate contact would help her open up. Leaning in for the kiss, it turned into a hug at the last second.
She giggled again.
"What's so funny?" Damian made sure that his eye brows were dancing and that he was wearing a smirk.
"You!" She pushed him playfully and started running down the halls while Damian chased her until they got yelled at by a teacher and went their separate ways for class.
"Meet you in front of the theatre later!" He made sure to yell this while she was down at the other end of the hallway so everyone could hear.
She shot him a dirty look then started laughing then turned the corner and disappeared.
He was nervous for this audition. It was his first…ever. Sure, he had tried out for sports teams but that was different. This was something new, something he had never done before…well, not in front of people.
His singing voice was okay and even though the signup sheet said all accepted he figured that he would be the exception.
Once Lindsay got there they entered to find a group of maybe ten or so just goofing off then someone spotted them and yelled "Hey!" really loudly.
"We are just waiting for the rest of the club and anyone else who wanted to audition," the tall boy said. "Sit down anywhere."
But they didn't sit down. Lindsay dragged him over to the blonde cheerleader who had gotten slushied and introduced him to her and the other two cheer leaders who were standing right next to her.
"Damian, this is Quinn, Santana, and Brittany." She had pointed to the main one, the dark haired one from earlier, and a new girl whom he didn't know.
"Hi, I'm Damian," he replied. Shaking their hands in turn…minus Brittany's.
"What did he just say?" She looked really really confused.
"He just said hey Britt," Santana never stopped looking at Damian while she said this.
Brittany, he figured, was what his friends had warned him about. The not so smart cheer leader and they were right to warn him. He wanted to fall for her then thought about how that would work out. He scrunched his nose.
"What are you doing with your nose?" Brittany's eyes were slightly wide but her voice was flat.
"Umm…it's nothing." I have got to get away from her. He found an excuse to sit next to the guy in the wheel chair and another of the foot ball players.
Just as he sat down the adult there, who was also Damian's Spanish teacher, Mr. Shue, stood up and welcomed them all. Everyone started clapping and, personally, Damian felt left out. His nerves got the best of him and he didn't hear anything until the Mr. Shue was looking at him…and so was everyone else. He took this as instruction to stand up and walk up to the stage so he did so. It didn't feel like he thought it would feel like. Yes, he was nervous, but no, he was not scared. Since he sung You and Me he felt like he was just singing to Ily and it made him feel better.
Once he was done he got off stage and sat down, but this time next to Lindsay as she stood up to go sing. She sang a song called Falling for You and Damian loved it. It felt like she was singing it to him and he was happy. Once she was done he started clapping then she exited the stage and took her seat next to Damian.
"How was I?" She asked, as if there was any answer but amazing. So that is what he said.
"Thanks," her face was glowing with pride as she complemented him on his song.
Mr. Shue got up in front of the stage and announced the dates and times for rehearsals and then let us all go.
He left with Lindsay and they walked home together. As they reached her house, which was only a ten minute walk from the school, Damian noticed a leaf had caught in her hair and stopped her to get it out. Before he knew it she had kissed him.
It was amazing, only a second long but amazing. Even though it wasn't his first kiss it reminded him of his first kiss…with Ily.
They ended the kiss with a hug and Damian kept walking towards his house. He didn't know where he was going with Lindsay, but he felt that he liked it.