Rory and Cameron were sitting together as they kept practicing the song on the piano. It was an original song and they wanted it to be perfect. Harmony and Hanna were working on some dance steps while the rest of the club was practicing Matheus ´and Marissa´s song. Bryce had rejected any solo and had assured them that he felt more comfortable playing the drums. Alex was fighting with Emily because they both wanted a part of the song that had a high note at the end. Ellis, Mickey and Matheus were kind of the only ones that were practicing the songs. The problem was that if there wasn´t all the people they couldn´t practice as easily. They were just two away from regionals and they didn´t have anything finished except the dresses and almost the whole medley.

Rory looked up for some seconds and sighed. Everyone was doing such a great job he was practically sure they would win regionals. The only thing that bothered him at that moment was the absence of Marissa and Sam. He hadn´t told anybody but Sam had called him hours ago. Marissa was at the hospital because she was feeling awful and she had thrown up blood that morning twice.

"Is there something wrong?" asked Cameron as he touched Rory´s cheek with his finger tips. Rory shocked his head and put all his attention back to Cameron and the song. He was pretty excited about after all. It represented everything that club was.

Cameron couldn´t help to ignore the sad look on his boyfriend look so with a quick movement he hugged the small boy as he kissed his forehead. Rory also hugged Cameron back as he sighed once again. He liked that, being so near Cameron. It was an odd feeling, but a good one after all.

"You look so cute!" screamed Hanna as she looked at the couple with puppy eyes. The rest of the club turned around and almost everyone made the same kind of comments about Cameron and Rory cuddling on the piano seat.

Rory blushed fiercely and so Cameron. They weren´t still kind of used of having all the attention of the room. After all, they were the newest couple and they had made almost the same thing, forts with Ellis and Matheus, and then with Bryce and Hanna.

"Well, it is pretty difficult to not look cute when you have Rory by your side." joked Mickey, Rory looked down ashamed but the girl gave him a true smile.

"I am pretty lucky having my own pot of gold after all." Cameron hugged Rory a little bit more tightly. Rory looked up and tried to fight the urge to kiss Cameron. They weren´t still used of public displays of affection. If they ever kissed it was on Cameron´s car or at Rory´s room.

"Kiss, kiss, kiss!" everyone urged them. After all, they hadn´t look over a kiss of the couple and they were really curious.

Rory laughed nervously still thinking if they should or shouldn´t. Cameron took the leadership and kiss Rory in the lips softly and almost to quickly. A serious of 'awwww' filled the place.

"So what if now you show us part of the song. I mean, that is the only one missing and I think you have it almost done." Emily and Alex placed themselves behind the piano and waited with puppy looks.

"Okay, we will show it to you." accepted Cameron. Alex was right, it was almost finished.

He pressed the first key and then the second one. He loved that piano, he loved the music and how it made him feel. It made him feel special, of value and for the first time visible. He played the next one without so many spaces between them. He wasn´t looking at anybody, it was only him and the notes. He knew that song would also have guitar and drums. He could hear them even thought the only thing playing was the piano. It was like if the whole song was already in his head, voice included. The first voice would be Hanna. He could hear her even though he was the one singing. He could see her lips and her eyes. He could feel the music running thrw her sweet voice. He could see, sense and hear the music.

Suddenly everything was broken, a third sound made the notes fall to the floor and lose everything. At first it was a door slamming and then it were screams. He knew the voice, the voice that broke notes and keys.

"Cameron!" he screamed. He was mad, he was furious.

Cameron let his fingers slip form the piano and didn´t looked up. He could hear everyone´s gasp. He could feel Rory´s hand holding him by the wrist. Cameron knew that was a reaction that meant that Rory wanted to protect him. But it would be useless after all. Nobody ever faced up his dad.

.-.-.-.—

Rory felt himself being pushed away and then fall tot eh floor by the old ma. He was out of his mind. He took Cameron by the arm and lifted him, like if he was only a five year old boy. Now he looked like a five year old boy, a terrified little boy.

"At the library; right?" said the old man as he shocked Cameron rudely. Surprising, Cameron's dad was about 10 centimeters taller than the high school student.

"Dad, please, let me explain it to you." tried to beg Cameron but his dad ¿gave him no time. With one simple kick he destroyed the piano seat.

Rory, that was still on the floor, looked at the scene horrified. He knew the scene, he knew the feeling of being the one being pushed and kicked around. He was trying to find the straight to stand up and help Cameron but his knees were too weak. He was as terrified as Cameron.

"We are going home now!" Cameron´s dad pulled him roughly as he guided him toward the exit.

Bryce and Alex tried to stop him but the old man pushed them like if they were nothing. The girls screamed at him and begged him to listen. Rory was just watching unable to move. Even the words had become too difficult to understand. Then, the touch of a delicate hand made him return to reality. He looked up and saw Harmony´s face full of tears. He had made a promise, he needed to protect Cameron.

Rory stood up and ran downstairs as he screamed Cameron at the top of his lungs. When he got the street he was able to find Cameron´s car. His dad had just pushed him inside and locked the door with a noisy smash. Rory ran toward the car and tried to open Cameron´s door. It was locked form the inside.

"Cameron!" he said as he hit the window with his palm. Cameron was trying to look calm and keep the tears for himself but still his eyes were full of sorrow and fear. "Open the window!" ordered Rory but the old man was quicker. He turned on the car and ran down the street. Rory jumped back before the car passed over him.

"CAMERON!" he screamed as he looked the car disappear. He needed to get to the house. He needed to know Cameron was going to be fine and save. He put his hands on each side of his head and tried to think. He couldn´t run till the house, it was too far. He needed a ride. Who of his friends had a car? Bryce!

The young guy was at the door step looking at the street with all the girls behind his back.

"Give me a ride home!" ordered Rory out of his mind. Bryce looked over him and then to Mickey. She was crying just like the rest of the girls. They were also scared of the sudden appearance of Cam´s dad.

"Rory, the man was out of his mind." whispered Alex.

"That is why I need to get there. I am not leaving Cameron alone with that monster!"

Bryce was in the middle of his thought when he felt someone pushing him. He looked back and found himself being observed by Mickey.

"He is right, go now." Mickey waited a few seconds and after she saw Bryce wasn´t still moving she pushed him again, this time harder. "If it was me the one that was in trouble you wouldn´t be here. He is like our brother now! You have to take Rory!" she urged him. Bryce nodded and then both, Rory and Bryce entered to the car.

.-.-..-.

Rory jumped out of the car and ran toward the house. He didn´t have a plan, eh didn´t called anybody else or he wasn´t even sure what he would say if Cam´s dad answered to the door.

"Cameron!" he totally forgot about of the door bell. He just started hitting the door with his both fists. Bryce was looking at Rory from the street not knowing what to say or do.

Rory kept hitting and screaming. Some neighbors that were able to hear the younger guy stepped out of their houses to look at the show. Everyone knew the Mitchell's family. Good Christians, with an only child and almost the perfect family. Even the Pierce family went out oif his house to see the mess his guest was making.

After some minutes of horrible waiting, Cameron walked out of the door and pushed Rory as hard as he could. Rory watched Cameron and noticed he had a hit on his face.

"Did he hit you?" he thought he would scream that part but then he noticed he could barely speak, his throat was hurting him for screaming for so long. Cameron took Rory by the shoulders and tried to guide him out of the property.

"You have to go now." He ordered but Rory wasn´t going to leave him alone.

"You can´t stay with him by your own." Rory was trying to stop Cameron but the blonde one was taller and stronger than him. "He hurt you."

Cameron wanted to tell Rory he was going to be alright. He really wanted things to be alright. But his dad was out of his nerves and he was angry as hell. He wouldn´t stop cursing and slap him in the face. He was terrified but he couldn´t show that to Rory. He would worry and he would try to face his dad. If that happened, he wouldn´t forgive himself if his dad hurt the beautiful guy.

"Leave, now!"

"NO!"

When Rory screamed the last part he was able to see how Cameron´s dad stepped out of the house with a gun in his hand. The two boys gasped in shock. Cameron wasn´t moving anymore, he couldn´t. The only thing he was able to do was putting himself in front of Rory in a protective way. A little bit useless because his dad pushed him aside rudely.

"Get out, you devil." mumbled the man as he pointed the gun toward Rory. The younger one could barely breathe. In his mind he was trying to pray the old man wouldn´t really shot him; or Cameron.

Mr. Pierce , that had been watching everything, ran toward the garden and grabbed Rory by the arms.

"Mr. Mitchell, you should keep it down" said the man softly and calmly.

Rory was being held tightly by the hips by Britt´s dad. He wasn't sure if Mr. Pierce wanted to stop Cam´s dad for shooting of him to go running toward Cameron. His boyfriend was standing next to his mom that was also holding him tightly by the arm. She still had tears on her eyes.

"Take the boy and warn him I don´t want him near Cameron ever again." Said the old man as he lowered the gun and put it on his pocket.

Rory wanted to say something; he wanted to talk to Cam´s dad. But the moment he felt being pulled by Mr. Pierce he completely lost it. He watched as Cam´s dad took the blonde one and pushed him inside the house.

"Wait!" he tried to break free from the embrace but Mr. Pierce was pretty strong. He almost lifted him in the air and carried toward the house. Rory was creaming and hitting like crazy. He didn´t want to leave Cameron alone. It wasn´t right, it wasn´t fair.

"Rory stop it!" ordered Mr. Pierce but Rory wasn´t listening anymore. Suddenly, the moment he felt he was about to break free, two more hands took him and finally threw him inside the house. It had been Bryce.

Rory tried to run again but Mrs. Pierce locked the door and Bryce and Mr. Pierced dragged him into the living room.

"How could you?" asked Rory as he stood up from the couch. The whole Pierce family was looking at him worried. Even Bryce was looking at him with eyes full of pity. "You leave Cameron alone with him!"

"He is with his father; he has the right to punish his son if he disobeys his rules." Said Mr. Pierce trying to sound convincing. Even Rory was able to catch that he was trying to convince himself first.

"Would you hit Brittany if you ever got mad at her?" demanded Rory.

"You don´t know if he hit Cameron. You are just supposing."

"Yeah, the bruise on his face was just my imagination; and also his tears."

Mr. Pierce stood silent. He didn´t know what to say anymore. Rory was able to read that too.

"I am calling the police." announced Bryce as he took his cell-phone. Rory sighed relieved, at least there was someone else capable of think clearly.

"No, leave it like this. Don´t call anybody." ordered Mr. Pierce. Rory felt the urge to go and hit the man straight to his face. What did he meant by leaving things alone? Bryce looked up but still he didn´t put down his phone.

"He threaten Rory with a gun, it is illegal having a gun."

"Not if he is a policeman. He can have gun and also he didn´t shot anybody so it is not a crime. Also he was kind of in his right, Rory was on his property and he wasn´t willing to leave so…"

"So you don't have the courage to do anything?" Rory was trying not to cry. He felt so useless. He felt so little and fragile. He felt like if he had gone back home.

Mr. Pierce looked down while Mrs. Pierce was hugging Britt and stared over the guys and his husband conversation. She wanted to interfere but she knew it was useless. Brittany seemed unable to understand the situation. In his mind she couldn´t stand the thought of a dad hitting his son or being mad at them. After all, her parents were amazing. Always caressing her and telling her they loved her even though her eccentricities and her way of living. It was just so wrong to think Cameron dad would hit him. She knew the man was mean and strict but that, that was impossible.

Rory looked away and then he took a big breathe.

"At home a neighbor heard how my dad gave me this." He lifted his shirt and showed some burn marks on his side of the torso. Mrs. Pierce and Brittany gasped at the same time. Bryce looked away wishing he was somewhere else. Mr. Pierce was the only one that was looking straight to Rory´s eyes. "He made them with a cigarette a week before coming to America. Don´t you think I wished that neighbor had called the police? Don´t you think I wished he had come and knocked the door to see if I was okay?" he paused as he let a tear escape from his eyes. "Don´t you think I wished someone would care enough to help me? To save me?"

"How do you know he heard you?" asked Brittany suddenly.

"Because the next day he couldn´t look me in the eye. He was too ashamed or maybe to scared of my dad." he answered as he cleaned his tears. "But that doesn´t matter. It doesn´t matter anymore, I mean. I am going back in 7 months. And you will be able to forget you ever saw this scars. You are going to be able to ignore everything, just like the rest of this idiotic country does to everything. "

When he said the last part he out an extra emphasis of making the other ones feel hurt. He even wanted Bryce to feel bad, after all he hadn´t been a lot of help except dragging him into the house against his will. He passed next to Mr. Pierce and then he ran upstairs. He entered to his room and closed the door behind him. After the door was locked he let himself fall to the floor and start crying. He cuddled between his bed and the wall, just like he did in his own room in Derry and cried. For some moment he thought he was able to hear Cameron´s cries and hits but then he realized it was only his imagination.

"Cameron." He whispered.

He had said that name so many times it had almost lost the meaning. But he didn´t care if the next morning he wasn´t able to say anything more. He repeated the name over and over again as he prayed in his mind. He wasn´t used to that but then he knew that Cameron had a strong faith and he felt maybe it would work with him. He prayed for Cameron and a little for him. He just wished Cameron would be okay. That his dad wouldn´t give him a hard time and that he would go to school like always. He wanted Cameron to be okay. He needed Cameron to be okay, because deep inside his heart, he felt like everything was his fault.

So lots of Drama, and there will be more. I hope you like it and keep reviewing. Each time I see my mail with new reviews, seriously, you make my day :D