Previously on Friends, Foes, Lovers, and the Gray Areas;
There is always an effect to a cause, and the Glee kids learn that. Samuel asks out Marissa, Cameron his annoyed, Santana opens up to Damian and they form a fake relationship only they know about. The New Directions have six new members but it seems like Glee Club is split in two groups.
Cameron yawned as he grabbed his backpack from the table while his mom and sister were baking some thing. Alexis, his sister, was too young yet to go to school until next year. "Bye Cameron!" she said while he pulled his shoes on. She was sitting on the counter, swinging her legs in a yellow sundress.
"Bye Lexi." he said.
"Hug!" she yelled.
He groaned. "I have to go Lex, Damo is here."
"Cameron." his mother warned. He rolled his eyes but crossed the kitchen so his sister could give him one tight hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"Bye." he said to them, opening the door and leaving his trailer. He jumped off his porch and ran to Damians silver car and slid in. "Hey man."
"Hello." he said, starting his car back up.
"So." Cameron started, grinning. "How was your date?"
Something in Damians face twisted. "Good."
Camerons mouth fell open. "Good? What do you mean. I thought you were all terrified of her."
"I... Saw another side of her last night." Damian worded carefully. "I actually like her."
Camerons eye narrowed. "What aren't you telling me?" he watched as Damian squirmed. They both knew eachother well, too well even. They had a bromance like no one could dream off, and Cameron could tell by the look on his friends face that he was lying, added to the fact that he was suddenly tapping a rapid beat on the steering wheel. He was suddenly too jittery. "Damo."
Damian groaned. "Look, I promised I wouldn't say anything. Please don't make me say it."
Cameron was thoroughly confused at this, but he wasn't going to put Damian into a position where he would potentially betray someone just to feed Camerons curiosity. But some story of explanation was needing. "Alright, sorry."
"All I can say is we are..." he made air quotations. "dating for the next week or so."
"Well, okay." Cameron said as they pulled into the parking lot.
Once they got out of the car, Damian sighed. "Well, let's hurry. My girlfriend is waiting.
Rachel Berry had done something she was told not to do.
She may or may not have creeped on the new lead for the Warblers facebook page. His name was Ronald Newman, somewhere close to a little chubby with handsome auburn hair and green eyes. She watched some of his videos of singing and... he was great, he was Blaine good.
She needed to get more dirt on them, but to do so she would need help. All though she had an amazingly perfect boyfriend, he wasn't spy material. She would have to go to someone as good as she was, and that meant butting aside major differences.
She found Lindsay with Hannah, at one of their lockers. She bit her pride and walked up to them. "Hello, ladies." she said, smiling brightly.
"What do you want." Lindsay stated, glaring at her. She was suspicious.
Rachel sighed. "Okay, I know both of you have been in Glee for barely a week, but I would like to ask for some assistance. I looked into the Warblers new lead, and he is great, and the Warblers seem to be better than last year."
Hannah glanced at Lindsay. "Mr. Schue said we weren't allowed to spy."
Rachel ignored her, looking straight at her rival. "I hate coming to you for help. But I think if we work together, we could easily get an edge on the competition."
Lindsay seemed to be considering Rachel when Hannah gasped. "What the hell?" the two brunette girls looked down the hall to see many other students with shocked expressions. Than Rachel found the reason why.
A very red faced Damian was walking down the hall, on one side of him his friend Cameron, and on the other side, hand in his, Santana Lopez. She was smirking her superior I'm better and hotter than you smirk while people looked down right bewildered. Lindsay had her jaw dropped, eyes wide. "When did that happen?"
"Santana violated him at the party and caused him to run away from the house." Hannah said, same look on her face as Damian made eye contact with her, his face blushing even brighter. "Up until yesterday he seemed terrified of her."
"Oh..." Lindsay went on to say, closing her mouth and frowning. She shook her head slightly.
Rachel snapped her fingers. "Hello, I'm still here." she said. "Look, I read that three council from the Warblers are meeting at the Coffee Grounds Monday after school to talk about their set list. We will just happen to over hear what it is."
Hannah frowned. "Seems kind of shady."
"Don't you want to win?"
Lindsay and Hannah looked at eachother. "I'll do it." Lindsay said.
Hannah sighed. "Fine, I'm in."
"Excellent!" Rachel clapped her hands, adrenaline pumping her like she was on fire-
And just as quickly, the fire was put out when a slushy was thrown at the three girls.
Lindsay gasped as the cold ice hit her. It was thrown right in her face, and not only did it hurt, it was humiliating.
Her mouth hung open slightly as the jocks laughed as her openly, like a bunch of animals. Why did they get so much pleasure from this? It was sick, she couldn't imagine doing such a thing to someone. She was dripping cold and she had never felt so alone. Lindsay had stayed off of anyones radars the past year and a half, and no one had ever been so malicious toward her.
She did a walk of shame while she went to her locker to get her clothes. She went to the locker room and took off all of her clothes and stepped into one of the showers. She thought about Damian and Santana.
She didn't even recall them making out until just minutes ago. Damian was so sweet and cute, what was he even doing with her? It wasn't a secret that he didn't go out with girls, for whatever reason.
Lindsay hated the sick feeling in her stomach. It shouldn't surprise her that Damian wants to be with Santana, she is gorgeous and has the best body in the school. But maybe she had thought, for just a second, that maybe he liked Lindsay a little. Maybe it was in her head, just because he smiled at her and was so sweet to her didn't mean anything. That was just how Damian was. Oh well, like it mattered. She couldn't have distractions anyway.
Could lunch get more awkward?
First of all, it was the normal Fantastic Four; Hannah, Damian, Marissa, and Cameron. But now they were joined by Lindsay and Rachel, and they huddled around Hannah whispering quietly and secretively. Hannah had given no hint that they were coming other when she smiled at Cameron in explanation when they sat down; they were up to something and he didn't want to know.
To make it even more weird, Santana was with them; a bunch of normal kids and a highly known cheerleader. She was staring at a table that was empty, as if waiting for something.
Cameron looked at Marissa, who noticed looked as uncomfortable as he felt. Other than the whispering girls, it was silent. Marissa and him shared a look, talking about it through eye contact. Suddenly, Santana perked up.
"Let's go Damian." she said, standing up.
Damian looked at his friends, smiling helplessly. "We are going to go sit with her friends." he explained.
She groaned impatiently, tugging on his arm. He sighed, standing up and got dragged away. "See ya Damo." Cameron called out.
"What is up with that?" Marissa asked, a shocked smile on her face.
Cameron shook his head. "I don't even know."
She shrugged, pushing her food away, untouched. Cameron raised his eyebrow. "You are done?"
"Hmm? Oh, yeah. I had a lot to eat for breakfast." the obvious lie didn't go over Camerons head, but he figure he was just over thinking.
Suddenly, Rachel got up and left, looking too happy. Hannah looked at Cameron. "Don't ask." she picked up her fork. "So, we got slushied today." Lindsay nodded along.
"I did too last week." Marissa said.
"As did me and Damo."
"Since we joined Glee, I have been getting cold shoulders everywhere. I'm thinking about quitting." Hannah admitted. "It's not worth it. Its not worth it to just be stuck in the background. We all know Rachel and Finn will get all the parts."
Cameron nodded. The new Glee members have not felt the magic yet that the New Directions felt everyday. They weren't apart of that family that gets healed by breaking out into song. "I agree."
Marissa nodded. "I was in the bathroom yesterday and I got five girls giving me this mean look and leaving as soon as I walked in. I don't need the social isolation."
Lindsay was staring at the table, blinking her eyes rapidly. Cameron frowned at her. "Are you okay?"
She nodded, hiding her head. Cameron scooted closer to her, trying to catch her eye. He knew of her before Glee, but he never talked to he. At the same time, he saw that she didn't have any relationships that weren't considered professional. She went to the library alone during lunch, and never hung out with people. She immersed herself into clubs, for whatever reason unknown to Cameron but he knew she didn't really have friends by her own choice. Obviously, being bullied was knew to her.
He nudged her. "Hey, we are friends now." she sniffed and he realized she was crying. He wrapped his long arms around her, Cameron was a friendly, touchy-feely person and would extend it to anyone who felt down. She gripped the arm that was wrapped in front of her chest with both of her hands, crying softly. He hummed encouraging words telling her to feel better as Marissa picked up her chair so move it next to Lindsay, putting a comforting hand on her knee.
Maybe they were just better off quitting. At least they had made a new friend out of it.
"This is my boyfriend, Damian." he gulped, the first time any girl had been able to say that about him. And it wasn't even true, really.
It was some of the other Glee kids who were in football and cheerleading, with some other people from the two sports who didn't care a lot that they were in Glee. They all had the same shocked looks every other person in the school had. "Is that okay, losers?" Santana rolled her eyes, and gestured for Damian to sit down. When he did, she immediately sat on his lap. The table quickly regained themselves and averted their eyes.
Damian had his hands awkwardly by his sides. Santana shot him a barely visible apologetic look, grabbed his hands and placed them on her hips. She did it more for his benefit, to make him feel less awkward.
He looked at Brittany, who was staring at him with confused blue eyes. It was impossible to deny that she didn't look happy that he was there, and that was good, for Santana at least. He was there to help Brittany realize she wanted to be with Santana. She may have been confused on her feelings, but all they were really doing was helping her figure out if it hurt her to see her best friend with some one. With some guy.
He glanced to the table with his friends and found them all huddled around Lindsay. He saw her look up momentarily with red eyes and Damian instantly had an urge to go find out what was wrong. She always looked so confident and content, seeing her in such a weak state, put this feeling in him that took him by surprise. He had been so numb, this sudden rush of... Anger? Protectiveness? Whatever it was, it confused him. All he could make out inside of him was that he wanted to know why she was crying.
Lunch passed by quickly and he apologized to Santana, saying he had to go talk to Cameron. She shrugged and walked away, and he was relieved. He turned to find his friends, but Hannah and Lindsay were gone. "Where is Hannah and Lindsay?" he asked when he made his way to them.
"Hannah is walking Lindsay to class." Cameron said, frowning.
"Why was she crying?" he asked.
"She got slushied this morning." Marissa answered.
Cameron nodded. "She is usually not on anyones radar, so we guessed that anyone attacking her is new for her. We talked about leaving Glee." Damian frowned. If they quit, he was definitely quitting, even if he did like the singing and dancing. "So, me and Damo have football try outs."
Marissa raised an eyebrow. "Really? Haven't learned your lesson yet?"
"She doesn't know what she's talking about." Cameron said seriously to Damian. "Anyway, I have an idea to get back at Azimio for making Lindsay cry."
Marissa glared at him. "Two negatives don't make a positive."
"I thought you took an advanced math class." he said, smiling brightly. She rolled her eyes. "Anyway, think of it like this; In war, Harry Potter used unforgivable curses even though he was a good guy. All is fair in war, and Harry knew that."
"You already know I don't understand your Harry Potter talk." she told him.
"It means see you later." Damian said, tugging Cameron by the arm. They said bye to her and made their way to the locker room. "What's the plan?"
"Obviously, I'm going to slushy him back." his friend said fearlessly.
"They will kill you."
Cameron snorted. "You have known me too long to know my plan is not as simple as running up to them and throwing it in their face. You should know by now my plan is more complex than that."
Damian grinned. "Well, I can't wait."
Coach Beiste looked at the two boys, and she did not seem impressed. "At least you have a little bulk on you." she said to Damian. "You look like you are all bones. And you are tall."
They stood side by side, both decked out in football gear. "That just means I'm fast." Cameron said brightly. "You know, like more aerodynamic."
She stared at Damian. "Do you even know how to play American football?"
After all the boring hours he had spent with Cameron watching it and having it explained to him? He felt like an expert. "Yes."
She sighed. "You didn't completely suck at try outs. I don't see how much damage you could do warming up the bunches." they high fived. "Don't get too excited ladies."
The two boys left the locker room with their jerseys on. As soon as they walked the halls they caught everyones eye. "I'm going to go find Marissa." Cameron said.
Damian found Lindsay alone. "You go ahead." he walked up to the brunette girl who looked at him curiously. "Hey. Are you okay?"
She blushed. "Oh, God I'm fine. I'm just embarrassed I got so upset about it."
He shook his head. "You shouldn't be sorry. It's perfectly justified to be upset. I saw you... being upset and I wanted to go to the table but I was a bit incapacitated."
A frown flickered across her face, but she smiled. "Congrats on getting the prettiest girl in school."
Damian looked down. He didn't know why, but he just had the feeling to tell her it was a mutual decision to date just for show, and let her know they weren't dating. But why did he want her to know that so badly? Instead he just coughed. "Oh, that... Well, yeah... It's complicated..."
"I like the jersey." she said, changing the subject.
"Yeah, Cameron and I just made it on the team." he grinned. "But anyway, I just want to tell you that Monday, after lunch, you should swing by the elevators."
She looked at him in confusion. "Why?"
He grinned. "Cameron and I will have a surprise for you."
That day in Glee, the new members all generally agreed that they no longer wanted to be apart of it. So when Mr. Schue came in, looking excited, everyone looked to Cameron as their spokesperson. He raised his hand. "Mr. Schue? On behalf of the new member, we want to... quit."
Rachel gasped loudly, causing Santana, who was practically in Damians lap, to roll her eyes. "Quit? We need back up dancers and people to take our place when we leave!"
"Yeah, that's kind of the point." Hannah said, speaking up. "We are taking a lot of flack, and it doesn't seem worth it."
Mr. Schue looked shocked. "But we are a family."
"You guys are a family." Marissa said. "We are kind of, just here."
"You liar!" Rachel said, glaring at Lindsay. "I thought we had an agreement!"
"Then I got slushied." Lindsay said under her breath, still upset.
"You are weak." Rachel spat."We go through things like this everyday!"
"Hey!" Damian said. "Ease up Rachel. Just because you can handle it doesn't mean we want to."
"I got thrown in the dumpster yesterday." Cameron admitted during the uproar. Damian looked at his best friend, shocked. "Yeah I didn't tell you. They called me a nerd and threw me over."
Rachel huffed. "You get used to it!"
"Being thrown in a dumpster?" Cameron raised an eyebrow, looking at her as if she was an idiot. "Stop being insensitive. Sometimes I don't know if this class is for singing or listening you talk for an hour."
"Don't talk about my girlfriend like that." Finn said, standing up.
Cameron stood up as well. "Do something about it, Hudson!"
"Guys, settle down." Mr. Schue said hotly. "Cameron, Finn, sit down." the boys glared at eachother a moment longer than sat down. "Look, all I ask is that you stick it threw Sectionals. Then you can decide if its worth it." he pleaded. "We will even have auditions for numbers, to make it fair."
"Mr. Schue!" Rachel gasped. "Finn and I are obviously going to do a powered ballad, I will get a solo-"
"Have you learned nothing the past two years?" Quinn snapped.
"Enough!" Mr. Schue shook his head. "We are doing it this way, end of discussion. Please guys, one month. What do you say?"
Marissa glanced at Cameron, who looked to Damian, who looked at Lindsay. The only new member who wasn't quitting Samuel, who seemed content. "I will give it a shot." Marissa said.
Cameron agreed, and Damian waited until Lindsay nodded to say he will give it a shot as well.
"Does this mean no 80's music challenge?" Brittany asked.
The next couple of days included a lot of solos being prepared. Friday after school, Cameron was at Marissa's house while she was getting ready for her date. Cameron laid on her bed, looking at a wall while she undressed and dressed behind his back. "What about this?"
He rolled over for the hundredth time to look. Sighing, he said, "It looks fine-"
"But not great." she finished.
"I like it."
She rolled her eyes. "Samuel will want something more sexy." she started as she began pulling her top off with no warning. He rolled over.
"I thought you wanted to date Sam Evans." he said dully.
"Yeah, but he has a girlfriend. Why should I wait around like a tool when there is a guy around who actually wants to be with me now?" Like me. he thought. "How about this?"
He rolled over, admiring her low slung, almost revealing long sleeved teal thin shirt. She looked at herself uncertainly in the mirror. "You look beautiful."
"It's too thin-" her voice dropped dramatically and she seemed to be saying the next part to herself but he heard it. "-and I look fat."
"What?" he asked, sitting up. "How can you even say that?" She looked embarrassed. "Marissa, you are perfectly thin."
She shrugged. "I should change."
"No." he stopped her. "I think you should wear that, you look great. It will knock him off his feet."
"You think?"
It's knocking me over. "Of course it will."
She sighed, looking at the clock. "He should be here soon."
Cameron heaved himself off the bed. "I will start walking home."
"I can ask him to give you a lift." she offered again.
He shook his head. "No, you don't want to ask your date to bring you home." he said chuckling.
Suddenly Marissa wrapped her arms around his torso in surprise, and instinctually he hugged her back, burying his head in her hair. "Thanks Cam."
"No problem." he said, not wanting to let go. But she pulled away and Cameron left, fiddling with the yarn bracelet on his hand.
A/N
This isn't the best chapter I have, but eh. Hope you like it, it gets better.
I am loving the Damian/Santana friendship love! I liked the idea of Santana opening up to some random person because she was filled with such pain it was about to erupt from her, and I'm glad that person became Damian in this story. I like that he wants to help her, it's so fun to write. And how do people like Cameron and Damian on the football team?... Me neither, they wont be there for long =D Lol but seriously, let me know! I plan on doing something with that.
Next time, things go too well on the Samuel/Marissa date and Cameron isn't happy about it. Cameron and Marissa get in a fight, while Lindsay, Rachel and Hannah spy on the Warblers and Hannah has her first interaction with Ronald. Quinn and Samuel are still playing their little game we learn something about Lindsay, and DAMSAY BEGINS!
And oh, hey, awesome people. Go click that review button. I mean, you already so awesome, but you would be even MORE AWESOME if you went to click it and leave a review.
