Summary: This is set for when Barry is in Ohio for High School. He is now Sebastian Smythe and this is his High School life Bartholomew Henry Allen went to Ohio for a little visit but what happens when he gets enrolled into the private school; Dalton Academy?
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN GLEE OR THE FLASH OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS
A/N: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE SONGS MENTIONED
It was the day of Regionals; the most anticipated day of the year for all of the Glee Clubs.
After Santana had stormed out of the New Directions' rehearsals, she had headed off to Dalton Academy and hunted down her boyfriend, who was in the middle of rehearsals with the Warblers himself. After getting some much needed advice from him, she remained at Dalton until the next morning, having to rush around so she could get to McKinley on time.
All of the Warblers were seated in the bus that was waiting to take them to the venue. After much convincing, Nick, Thad, Jeff and David had managed to get Sebastian to perform 'Dying in LA'. With their performance dedicated solely to Dave Karofsky, maybe, just maybe, Sebastian might be able to change his image from a self-absorbed prep student to a likeable, humble kid from a well-off family.
"Win or lose," Sebastian began, he was standing at the front of the bus, speaking directly to all of the Warblers, "let's go out there, and have some fun!"
The smile was really bright on his face as everyone began cheering, they enjoyed the nicer side to Sebastian Smythe more than they enjoyed the bitchy facade he put on display 99% of the time. Thad mirrored Sebastian's optimism, it was seriously contagious. Whilst everyone else blamed Santana's influence on the boy, only Thad knew how personal this was.
I've been seeing lonely people in crowded rooms
Covering their old heartbreaks with new tattoos
It's all about smoke screens and cigarettes
Looking through low lights at silhouettes
But all I see is lonely people in crowded rooms
This city's gonna break my heart
This city's gonna love me then leave me alone
This city's got me chasing stars
It's been a couple months since I felt like I'm home
Am I getting closer to knowing where I belong?
This city's gonna break my heart
She's always gonna break your heart, oh
I remember mornings when my head didn't hurt
And I remember nights when art didn't feel like work
She wakes up at noon and she's out 'til three
She leaves her perfume all over me
But I remember mornings when my head didn't hurt
Oh, this city's gonna break my heart (it's gonna break my heart)
This city's gonna love me then leave me alone
This city's got me chasing stars (got me chasing stars)
It's been a couple months since I felt like I'm home (oh)
Am I getting closer to knowing where I belong?
This city's gonna break my heart
She's always gonna break your heart
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, oh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
She got a hold on me
She got me wrapped 'round her finger
She got a hold on me
She got me wrapped 'round her finger
This city's gonna break my heart (oh, yeah)
This city's gonna love me then leave me alone (it's gonna love me then leave me alone)
This city's got me chasing stars (oh)
It's been a couple months since I felt like I'm home
Am I getting closer to knowing where I belong?
This city's gonna break my heart (hey, yeah)
She's always gonna break your heart
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah
Love
This city's gonna break my heart, hey
She's always gonna break your heart
Everyone clapped as Jeff sang, it was unexpected of course but they all loved it, even the bus driver. Sebastian internally smiled to himself as he felt the happiest he's ever been in a long time. He's got an amazing girlfriend, an amazing group of friends and is loving life right now. Thad looked at Sebastian incredulously as the man suddenly grabbed his phone out of his pocket and began texting someone. As he read the contact name he smiled, he knew they hadn't spoken in a long time; Iris.
Barry hey iris
Iris someone's happy
Iris what's the occasion?
Barry there isn't one
Barry I'm just very happy
Iris well I'm glad that you're very happy there Bartholomew
Barry srsly? Full name?
Iris love u bear
Barry love u too iris
Iris I gotta go, dad's driving me to school today
Barry good luck wit that, tell Joe I say hi
Iris okay, bye bear
Barry bye iris
When Sebastian put his phone away, he looked up to find Thad smirking at him. Rolling his eyes, he playfully whacked Thad around the head and tried his best to keep the amused smirk off of his face. Whilst Thad looked genuinely hurt, it made Sebastian want to start laughing even more.
In a hushed voice, Thad whispered, "You're gonna pay for that, Allen"
"No, I don't think I will, Harwood" Sebastian returned, a smirk placed on his face.
The rest of the journey to the venue was surprisingly quiet, and that's saying something with both Nick and Jeff on the bus and seated next to each other. Sebastian didn't actually remember a lot from the ride, he was too deep in his thoughts after his and Thad's brief conversation. He was thinking about everything back in Central City, thinking about his father, his school, Iris, Joe and even Tony Woodward—the main reason as to why he moved up to Ohio in the first place. It hurt leaving his family behind, it hurt so much that he had to leave his father behind. Don't get Sebastian wrong, he loved it there but Central City was his home, he felt more connected to his parents there then he did staying with his uncle. Thad looked at Sebastian once more, slightly concerned and slightly content, as he admired the man's posture. He only ever put his walls down when with him and in his dorm room with Nick, no-one else had really heard about his previous life other than he used to live in Paris and that he transferred from a boarding school because of his bitchy side. Then Karofsky attempted and only he and Wes knew why Sebastian was so serious when it came to that kind of stuff; because he had been in a bad place before.
They arrived at the venue 20 minutes later, they weren't surprised to find that they were outside of McKinley, considering that's where they held Sectionals. Whilst everyone else started making their way to their changing room, Sebastian led Thad to the New Directions changing room, obviously so he could see Santana without getting beat the shit out of just before their number.
When they entered the room, Santana's face lit up like a Christmas tree and she ran straight into Sebastian's arms, getting awe's from the New Directions members who supported their relationship. Thad just innocently smiled as he made eye contact with both Mercedes and Tina, he kind of had a thing for both of them but didn't dare try to date either of them, considering he was a hopeless romantic.
"You'll be amazing" Sebastian whispered into Santana's ear, kissing her temple.
They didn't pull away for another 5 minutes, and when they did, Santana eagerly kissed him. When they both pulled away from that, smiles were on both of their faces.
"See you out there, lover boy" Santana whispered hotly to Sebastian, getting a groan out of Thad, as he clearly overheard their whispered exchange of words.
Sebastian and Thad walked aimlessly around the halls of McKinley as they attempted to locate their changing room. It was a difficult mission but they did it, and when they entered the room, it was in chaos. Everyone was running around; Nick and Jeff seemed like the only controlled people in there—even David was freaking out. Sighing, Sebastian whistled really loudly, gaining everyone's attention.
"Get yourselves together, Warblers" Sebastian demanded, the room becoming freakishly more controlled than it was before. Thad just smiled innocently as he 'gently' nudged Nick off of Jeff, prompting the boys to go get themselves together. They both grumpily stood up and slowly manoeuvred around the changing room, grabbing all of the stuff they would need.
"So, what's the order of the setlist again?" Thad asked Sebastian, the two of them had just finished helping some of the Warblers with the dance moves.
"It'll go Stand, Glad you came and Dying in LA" he answered, brushing some fluff off of his blazer.
"you think they'll be good songs to honour Dave by?" Thad questioned once more. It had been a struggle for them to come up with songs after convincing Sebastian to sing 'Dying in LA'.
"I hope so" he replied honestly, sighing as he flopped down on to a couch they had in their room.
Whilst he wasn't showing it, Thad knew that Sebastian was internally stressing about the whole performance. Although they weren't doing it to win anymore, he could tell that the Captain was still getting stressed. It was going to be one hell of a competition, with them not even wanting to win and with everyone else trying their hardest to beat the two best teams there; The Warblers and the New Directions.
"We're going to be fine" Zayn intercepted, sitting himself down next to Sebastian.
Ever since Sebastian first joined the group, Zayn had been like a little brother to him, the pair were actually really close—closer than anyone thought anyway. When Sebastian would get himself stressed, Zayn always knew how to either annoy him or help build his confidence back up before the other's even realised that there was an issue with Sebastian. They truly were a family.
An hour later, it was finally time for them to perform. This was a very anticipated moment, because regardless if they wanted to win or not, they were going to face a lot of people, and no-one knew if they were ready for that or not. One mistake, and they would be living with that for the rest of their lives.
"And now, from Westerville, Ohio, the Dalton Academy Warblers!"
Come on, stand, up again
Stand, you're gonna run again
Sebastian gazed around the audience, his eyes trying to locate his girlfriend. He knew she was either watching them or getting ready with the New Directions.
Don't give up,
You're gonna see tomorrow
That you'll be on your feet again
As the Warblers danced, the New Directions walked in, sitting down in the vacant seats next to the Golden Goblets. Santana tried her hardest to maintain eye contact with Sebastian but it didn't work.
Sometimes the world's gonna knock you over
But you will see who are your friends
Ooooo!
Come on, stand, up again
Come on, stand,
Stand, you're gonna run again
You have the power to face your demons
No matter how they go at times
And rid yourself of your fear and weakness
So you can start to live your life
Ooooo!
Finn stood up, clapping along to the song with the other audience members. Whilst Santana admired Finn for supporting them, one of the Golden Goblets member's didn't. But when she heard Finn defend them as well, she couldn't help herself but to stand up as well and cheer her boyfriend on.
Come on, stand, up again
Come on, stand,
Stand, you're gonna run again
Come on!
Come on, stand, up again
Come on baby
Stand yeah!
Come on, stand,
You can baby!
Stand, you're gonna run again
Pick up your will
And put on your face
If you need to, just take my hand
Take my hand
It's time to demonstrate, don't hesitate
Don't hesitate
Just get up and say "Yes, I can"
"Yes, I can"
Come on, stand, up again
Come on baby! Stand yeah!
Come on, stand,
Come on you can baby!
Stand, you're gonna run again
Stand, you're gonna run again
Seeing that smile on Sebastian's face made her feel so happy as well, she knew not only was his smile contagious, he also radiated a happiness she thought only Brittany carried around.
Come on, stand, up again
Ohhhh stand yeah!
Stand up again!
Come on, stand,
Ohhhh come on baby!
Stand, you're gonna run again
Stand stand!
Stand, you're gonna run again
Come on!
Stand, you're gonna run again
Gonna run again!
The song ended and everyone applauded, Santana cheering for her boyfriend louder than any of the New Directions were, and that caused her to get a couple of stares but when she turned around to them, everyone directed their gazes away.
"Thank you" Sebastian began addressing the crowd, "Just a reminder to please make a donation to one of our charity baskets. We're set up all around the auditorium. Just look for the Dalton blazer"
"Please… give what you can" Sebastian added, stepping out of the spotlight and back into position with the Warblers.
The sun goes down
The stars come out
And all that counts
Is here and now
My universe will never be the same
I'm glad you came
Everyone began cheering as they sang, within seconds the room had came alive. The song suited Sebastian's voice really well, Santana thought.
You cast a spell on me, spell on me
You hit me like the sky fell on me, fell on me
And I decided you look well on me, well on me
So let's go somewhere no-one else can see, you and me
Turn the lights out now
Now I'll take you by the hand
Hand you another drink
Drink it if you can
Can you spend a little time,
Time is slipping away,
Away from us so stay,
Stay with me I can make,
Make you glad you came
Everyone was impressed with The Warblers dance moves. Blaine had told them that they could dance but this was a lot better than when they saw them under Blaine's management. Maybe Sebastian pushed them to their limits or they were just underrated dancers, either way it was amazing.
The sun goes down
The stars come out
And all that counts
Is here and now
My universe will never be the same
I'm glad you came
I'm glad you came
You cast a spell on me, spell on me
You hit me like the sky fell on me, fell on me
And I decided you look well on me, well on me
So let's go somewhere no-one else can see, you and me
Turn the lights out now
Now I'll take you by the hand
Hand you another drink
Drink it if you can
Can you spend a little time,
Time is slipping away,
Away from us so stay,
Stay with me I can make,
Make you glad you came
The sun goes down
The stars come out
And all that counts
Is here and now
My universe will never be the same
I'm glad you came
I'm glad you came
I'm glad you came
I'm glad you came
I'm glad you came
Everyone was clapping as they got into position for one more song, clearly they weren't done. No-one other than The Warblers knew why they were playing it safe with the last song, no-one even knew what the last song was.
The sun goes down
The stars come out
And all that counts
Is here and now
My universe will never be the same
I'm glad you came
I'm glad you came
Santana was confused when the Regionals officials gave Sebastian a microphone, they weren't allowed to do extremely long speeches, so unless he had a solo she didn't know about then she had no idea what he was doing.
"Before we get into this last song, we would like to dedicate our performance to David Karofsky, he was rushed into hospital the other night for a reason we cannot disclose" Sebastian explained, making tears build up in Santana's eyes, "But please, enjoy this last song"
A piano melody filled the room, everyone sat back down in their seats. Blaine turned to Kurt, a confused expression on his face. Blaine didn't know that Sebastian knew Karofsky, he had never seen them anywhere near each other.
The moment you arrived they built you up
The sun was in your eyes
You couldn't believe it
Riches all around, you're walking
Stars are on the ground
You start to believe it
Finn stared at Mr. Schuster, who looked just as shocked as everyone else in the auditorium. Since when could Sebastian Smythe sing like that? Since when could he act vulnerable like that?
Every face along the boulevard is a dreamer just like you
You looked at death in a tarot card and you saw what you had to do
The Warblers all swayed in the background, some were grouping together and wrapping their arms around each other. They were all smiling, they made the room come alive within seconds on the first two songs, now, they were making everyone on the verge of tears.
But nobody knows you now
When you're dying in LA
And nobody owes you now
When you're dying in LA
When you're dying in LA
When you're dying in LA
The power, the power, the power
Oh the power, the power, the power
Of LA
Santana could see the tears shining in Sebastian's eyes as everyone began singing along, she could see how vulnerable he felt during this song.
Nights at the chateau
Trapped in your sunset bungalow
You couldn't escape it, yeah
Drink of paradise
They told you "Put your blood on ice
You're not gonna make it"
Thad walked up to Sebastian and wrapped his arm around the taller boy's shoulders, pulling him into his side as he sang. It was a clear sign of support.
Every face along the boulevard is a dreamer just like you
You looked at death in a tarot card and you saw what you had to do
Santana looked around the auditorium, surprised at how many people had tears streaming down their faces. She knew the song was emotional and that Sebastian had truly shown the world how vulnerable he can be but it was a bit much, in her opinion.
But nobody knows you now
When you're dying in LA
And nobody owes you now
When you're dying in LA
When you're dying in LA
When you're dying in LA
The power, the power, the power
Oh the power, the power, the power
Of LA
The song ended and all of The Warblers had their arms around each other, the whole group taking one huge bow before leaving the stage. Santana knew that they didn't care about winning, but they still had to compete with that. It was no secret that they all felt threatened by them.
When The Warblers entered their changing room, they all shared a group hug, letting some of The Warblers, who were effected by the emotions from the song, let them out. A sound of a phone going off brought them out of their moment. They all turned to look where it came from, surprised to see a girl standing there.
"For fucks sake, Iris" Sebastian groaned, wiping his eyes and walking towards her. He pulled her in for a hug and she reciprocated, snaking her arms around his shoulders.
Everyone else, except Thad, Nick and Jeff, looked confused as they pulled away, smiles on both of their faces. Iris leaned her head on his shoulder as he turned towards his friends, keeping her arm wrapped around the midsection of his back.
"This is Iris, my best friend from my old school" He said simply, The Warblers didn't comment on it though, because he could've gone to a boarding school where girls also attended it. He didn't lie to them.
David's phone going off brought them all out of their silence, clearly they were all intrigued by whatever was making his phone go off.
"We should head to our seats so you can watch Santana perform, Bas" Zayn said, dragging everyone out of the room. Sebastian and Iris trailed behind, they were trying to catch up with what had been going on back in Central City whilst he was up here.
"Who's Santana?" Iris asked teasingly, his genuine smile made her chest tighten up, she loved and missed seeing him smile.
"She's my girlfriend" He said with a shrug, making Iris punch his shoulder.
"Ow" He groaned, rubbing his, now sore, shoulder. Iris really did know how to punch, and she was incredibly strong regardless her punching abilities.
"You failed to mention that you had a girlfriend, Bartholomew" She said softly, not wanting to make a scene.
"Well, you failed to mention earlier that you were coming up here!" He exclaimed, throwing his arms up in the air. Iris simply rolled her eyes and flicked her hair in his face, explaining she would catch up with him later and ran back to find her dad and his uncle.
Sebastian rolled his eyes and caught up with the rest of The Warblers. It was time to watch his girlfriend perform.