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.
TRIGGER WARNING: PANIC ATTACK
It was finally Halloween, the one day of the year (excluding April fools) that Nick and Jeff could show how creative they could be with scaring half of the student body at death. The only person who seemed immune to anything horror related just so happened to be Sebastian Smythe.
They had tried everything to try and get a flinch out of the man, but nothing worked. Even Santana had been trying to get the slightest example of fear out of her boyfriend but nothing was working. They didn't know what to do.
Sebastian, Nick, Jeff and Thad were all sitting in Nick and Seb's dorm room when someone began video calling Sebastian. The smile on his face was nice to see on the Captain.
"Hey, Iris," He greeted, smiling wide, "You remember Thad, Nick and Jeff right?"
He motioned for them to walk into frame, all of them waving to her and greeting her. Only Thad knew why he had mentioned them, he didn't want Iris to call him Barry. He didn't want to answer the hard questions Nick and Jeff surely would've asked.
"Yes, I do remember them" She replied, waving back to them. The quartet spoke to Iris for quite some time, forgetting about the homework they had to do. It didn't matter though, none of them were going to use the Spanish Armada in the future.
"Hey, Iris. Can I ask you a question?" Nick asked once Sebastian had walked out of the room. With him being Captain of Lacrosse as well, it required him to have meetings with the Coach as much as possible to develop successful plays for their season next year.
"What would you like to ask me, Nicholas?" She asked innocently, laughing as Nick's face went mortified at the mention of his first name. How did she know that? Surely, Sebastian hadn't told her right? He pushed the shock aside though, if she told him what he wanted to know then maybe he'd be able to get Sebastian back anyway.
"How do we go about making Sebastian scared?"
Iris sighed, struggling to think on what they could do that wouldn't result in Barry having to answer these damning questions about his life in Central City. It took her a good 5 minutes to think of something.
"Well, Bar-Sebastian is terrified of-"
Sebastian held a content smile on his face the whole day. He had passed both Biology and Chemistry tests with flying colours, he had free period after French and all in all, he just felt happy for the day. Tomorrow was officially Halloween, and Santana had asked him if they could dress up and take Stacey and her little brother out trick-or-treating for the night. He had agreed after she had mentioned it, it would be a good idea for their siblings to connect and become friends after all.
Sebastian entered his French class in a daze, whilst he may have been happy before he sauntered into the room, he just didn't know what to feel anymore. One second he was fine, and the next, his chest felt like it was caving in. It felt weird.
He pushed through his final lesson of the day though, determined not to let it distract him from his education but it did. He hadn't paid attention the whole lesson, his mind too far away from his body. Trent had shot him a couple of concerned looks every now and again, as had Thad, but he didn't notice them.
When free period arrived, Sebastian slowly made his way to the commons room, his mind completely fuzzy. He had felt this before, a long time ago but he just couldn't put a name on to what it was.
The Warblers all stared at their Captain in concern throughout the practise, none of them knowing how to approach him when he seemed distant. Zayn, David, Thad, Nick and Jeff were the only ones who seemed truly concerned for their friend, the others just wanted to look like they cared.
By the time practise was over, Sebastian had managed to stay in his own little headspace the entire time. He didn't respond when Nick had punched him in the arm, nor had he noticed when David and Jon decided to scream at him. It was like he wasn't even there.
When the bell rang, telling them it was time to return to their dorms until Dinner, Sebastian had moved in autopilot, his mind still not fully there. Nick had eyed his roommate in concern, trailing behind him as he made sure Sebastian made it to their dorm okay. His mind had completely gone blank from the prank they had set up for him.
The dorm room was quiet when Sebastian mutely flicked the lights on. Nick had tried to start a conversation with the man but it went most unnoticed to him as he had walked through the students all rushing to their dorms.
He thought the room was fine until he looked at his bed. Thousands of spiders were there, sitting, watching him as he dropped his bag on to the floor, his face suddenly extremely pale. Nick watched in shock as he backed up until he hit the wall, his breathing had stopped once he made contact with the oak wall. Iris had told them that he was terrified of spiders, but from what Iris had told them, he had never reacted like this before. It was like he had just witnessed a murder and he had fallen into shock.
"Seb?" Nick asked softly, guiding the teen to the floor, letting him process what was going on in that very moment in time.
The way his chest was heaving for breath worried Nick, surely Sebastian was fine, right? His frantic eyes darted all around the room as Nick got rid of the spiders displayed all on the boy's bed. It took awhile, some of them almost biting him, but he did it. He had removed all 22 tarantulas and other poisonous spiders from Sebastian's bed within 20 minutes. He turned his attention back onto the man slumped against the wall, his head hidden in his hands as he rocked himself slowly, mumbling incoherent things. Nick ran to Sebastian, scared of whether he could touch him in this state. Would it make him worse?
"Sebastian, you there?" Nick asked softly, rubbing a small circle into the teen's wrist as he tried to get his attention. Maybe he should've called someone, anyone, but he stayed with Sebastian, waiting until a knock on their door suddenly brought him back to reality. Nick ran and opened the door, not wanting to be away from his friend.
"Nick, you and Sebastian are gonna be late for dinner," Mr. Malik explained, a frown forming on his face as he heard rough breathing from inside the room. Nick willingly let Mr. Malik into the room.
"Sebastian?" He asked, walking over to him. He was shaking now, Nick noted. Mr. Malik crouched down in front of him, talking to the man slowly, placing a hand on his back, rubbing it softly.
"How long has he been like this?" Mr. Malik asked Nick, still rubbing Sebastian's back. There was no anger in his voice though, only concern.
"A while, maybe 30 minutes or more" Nick winced as he explained how long Sebastian had been like that. He had been like that for just over a half hour and he couldn't help the man in that timeframe at all. What kind of friend was he?
Mr. Malik simply shook his head, his concern for Sebastian overruling the anger he had that Nick hadn't bothered to get anyone. It took a second for Mr. Malik decide whether to let Nick go to Dinner or go at a later time with Sebastian. He ended up shooing the boy away, leaving him and Sebastian alone in the room.
"Bas, you're okay.." He whispered to the trembling man in front of him, relief warming his chest as he heard Sebastian's breathing slowly even out, "You're okay.. You're safe"
Another excruciatingly long 10 minutes before Sebastian's head slowly rose from the safety of his arms, tears streaming down his face. Instead of questioning him, Mr. Malik just pulled the boy into his arms, letting him cry everything out.
He'd get to the bottom of what had caused this. If it was the last thing he ever did as a teacher at Dalton.
Mr. Malik
There was a time, I used to look into my father's eyes
In a happy home, I was a king I had a golden throne
Those days are gone, now the memories are on the wall
I hear the sounds from the places where I was born
Up on the hill across the blue lake
That's where I had my first heart break
I still remember how it all changed
My father said
Don't you worry, don't you worry child
See heaven's got a plan for you
Don't you worry, don't you worry now, yeah
Don't you worry, don't you worry child
See heaven's got a plan for you
Don't you worry, don't you worry now, yeah
There was a time, I met a girl of a different kind
We ruled the world,
Thought I'll never lose her out of sight
We were so young
I think of her now and then
I still hear the songs, reminding me of a friend
Up on the hill across the blue lake
That's where I had my first heart break
I still remember how it all changed
My father said
Don't you worry, don't you worry child
See heaven's got a plan for you
Don't you worry, don't you worry now, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
See heaven's got a plan for you
Don't you worry, don't you worry child
See heaven's got a plan for you
Don't you worry, don't you worry now, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah
Despite his inability to sing, Mr. Malik had successfully managed to calm Sebastian down. Feeling relieved that singing had actually helped in this situation. He had nothing against singing, with the Warblers being at the top of the food chain rather than the bottom, but it didn't help every world issue there ever was. He did see why Sebastian had turned to singing the day he heard about Karofsky's attempt. He used it to release unwanted emotions.