After the first few weeks at McKinley High, Damian was pretty much in the flow of things. He was now best friends with Cameron Mitchell and Hannah McIlwain (?). He was still crushing on Lindsay, but from a distance. He joined the glee club, the 'soccer' team, and was a running back on the football team. With only a few slushies a month, Damian considered himself a fortunate guy. He also became friends with Marissa Von Bleiken (?) and Samuel Larson, the two were awkward at first, but gradually became more comfortable with each other's presence. Sue gave him hell every day, but usually either Mr. Shue, or Damian's aunt, Shannon Beist, was often right around the corner and ready to help.
On a boring Tuesday, Damian was sitting in an excruciatingly terrible math class. The atmosphere was that of any high school classroom with a seventy two year old teacher: dull and obsolete. While the class went over how to solve liner equations for the umpteenth time, Damian reflected on his new life. He had great friends, he managed to be in the social suicide club in school and not get slushied every day, and he was happier than he ever was in Ireland. America really was the perfect place for him. Everything in the classroom was normal and silent, listening to Ms. Styler or spacing out, when an earsplitting scream rang throughout the whole school.
Damian shot out of his chair. That scream had come from the mouth of Lindsay! He sprinted down the now bustling hallways; it seemed everyone thought the scream came from a different room. The only one who knew for sure where it came from was Damian. Earlier that day when he and Lindsay were practicing for a glee duet she rambled about having to go see Coach Sylvester in sixth period, which happened to be Damian's math period. He reached Coach Sylvester's office in time to catch a fainting Lindsay. He looked to her desk and saw Sue Sylvester sitting limp in her chair. The barely conscious Lindsay whispered, "I checked her pulse. Coach Sylvester is... is… Damian, she's dead." Then Lindsay passed out and her sudden dead weight brought Damian to the ground. Then the lights went out. A snickering voice came over the speaker. "Hello students, here's the chase. I am a cat. You are all mice."