Damian woke up that Saturday with a horrible headache because of all the previous crying and the pain in his cheek. He looked around and found himself surrounded by the other three finalists. He sat on the edge of the bed and with his finger he touched his black eye. He whined because of the pain. A single touch soared him more than the hit itself. He stood up and walked over Lindsay´s stuff. He wasn´t the one that would take other people things but he needed something that only Lindsay could have.

He inspected on her bag and when he find nothing he went to the girls common bathroom. When he left the room he was extra careful of not waking up anyone. Last night he had been lucky; only by the excuse of not being hungry and tired he managed to escape from Lindsay´s and Samuel´s vision. He knew that they moment they knew about what Cameron had done they would run to tell Ryan and Robert. He didn´t want Cameron to be in trouble. Not because of him.

He entered to the bathroom and found the little plastic bag he had been searching. He opened and threw everything to the sink. He searched for the makeup base and a sponge to put it on it.

In Ireland he had a girlfriend that wanted to be a makeup artist and she had practice with his face so many times he had learned how to do it himself. He looked over the mirror and he was shocked of what he saw. It was a boy, a black haired boy with his same blue eyes. But the guy in the mirror looked way different than him. His black eye made him look like a ghost (or maybe he was) and you could see that his eyes were red because of crying.

Damian looked away and tried to control himself, he needed to stay calm and do this well. If he cried during the process the makeup would end up being a mess and everyone would see his black eye. He didn´t want that, he just wanted it to go away. He just wanted to be the normal Damian and the normal Cameron. He looked at his wrist and then to the bruises it had because of Cameron´s fingers. He would never be brand new again. Nothing could ever go back to normal again.

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"So this week everyone will be making a last performance in front of Ryan." said Robert as he gazed over the now terrified teenagers. They hadn´t predicted any of this and now none of them felt prepared. "And for one of you it will be the last time."

Damian gulped worried, he didn´t felt in the mood of singing and less of leaving home. He had gone too far. It could not end there.

Robert gave everyone their songs and they left to rehears each of the songs. Damian was about to enter to his practice room when Cameron stopped him.

"Damian, wait!" the younger one jumped surprised. He hadn´t talk to Cameron all day long and he hadn´t expect him to talk to him either.

"Yes?" he said with a soft voice. Damn it, he couldn't stop shaking.

"Your eye, it looks…" tried to say Cameron but Damian cut him off.

"It is makeup. My ex-girlfriend taught me. I am not a bad student after all." tried to joke Damian but it sounded fake; over acted.

"Look about what happened last night. I feel awful." apologize Cameron as he took Damian by the hand.

"You should." Damian didn´t want to sound so harsh but he wasn´t in the mood of puppy faces and apologies.

"I´m serious Damian."

"And what about the others? Were just lies?"

Cameron couldn´t believe it. Damian was fighting back. For the first time he was really defending himself. Cameron would have felt proud but that face, that nub face drove him crazy. He still couldn´t understand why Damian´s insistence of being insensitive.

"Damian please forgive me." He almost begged as he hugged the boy tightly. Damian didn´t answered. "I promise it will never happen again."

For the first time Damian didn´t accepted the apology or forgave him. He just broke free of the embrace and walked into the practice room without adding anything more.

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Damian was the third one to sing. He sang "It´s gotta be me" and by the way the judges had smiled at him he thought he had done it pretty well.

"So Damian, how was your week working with those kids?" asked Ryan in his always monotone voice.

"Well, it was a pretty funny week. At the end the kid taught me how to play the drums instead of me teaching him something." Ryan smiled at the comment and Damian faked a smile. He couldn´t stop about Cameron and the previous fight. He couldn´t stop remembering the slap and the horrible words Cameron had told him that and the previous weeks.

"So thank you Damian. You may go now."

Damian smiled and waved goodbye to Ryan and the other judges. He was nervous about the eliminatory but others thing kept his mind too busy to really worry about anything else. He leaned over the wall and let the flash backs hit him freely. He closed his eyes and let the memories full him; the good and bad memories about him and Cameron.

The first thing that came to his mind was the first day at the rooms. They had become friends almost after a hour after meeting. He tried to remember if the attraction had started there or later. After some seconds he decided it had started later, around vulnerability and dance abilities week. The second thing that came t him was the day Cameron had convinced him to speak in American accent. He remembered how they laughed and played for hours like little kids. He missed those days, those simple and worriless days.

"Blackbird singing in the dead of night." Damian heard Cameron´s voice far away. He turned around and started walking toward the stage. If he hid well none would notice him sneaking toward Cameron´s last performance.

He hid behind a column and looked over Cameron with sad eyes. There he was, so perfect and looking so innocent. Suddenly he asked himself something; who was really Cameron? Was that good looking guy, the innocent and the cute one or…Was he the monster that had hurt him so badly?

"You were only waiting for the moment to arise." finished Cameron´s song. Damian took a last look over him and let a small tear fall from his eye. He wanted Cameron badly, he loved him and he really had enjoyed his company. But not anymore.

"Great job Cameron." said Ryan as he clapped toward Cameron that just smiled and blushed ashamed. Damian looked down and tightened his fists. Now he knew what was needed to do. He needed to cut Cameron off his life and he needed to do that now. He turned around and ignored what Cameron had answered to Ryan´s question.


Sorry this was shorter than the previous obe but it´s only becuase I´m warming you up for the next chapter wher I promise you lots of drama... Please leave your coments. Coments make me happy )