Chapter 9: The Boys' Locker Room
Chapter song: "Stupid Cupid" – Connie Francis
Time: September

AN: The eighth chapter took place on a Friday and this is supposed to take place the following week. Never mind the fact that these two chapters were uploaded on the same day. Andernfalls, viel Spaß!

Oh god, if I could only stand in here forever, Sam thought with his eyes closed as the warm water ran down his shoulder, stomach, thighs and hit his feet. He was surrounded by steam standing in the boys' locker room, the only one still showering.

Wonder what would happen if I just stayed here… who would be the first to notice? Then he thought of his little sister and how she would react if she found out that her oldest brother had moved into a shower cabin. She'd cry like a baby, he smiled to himself and turned off the water. He grabbed a towel and wrapped it around his waist, dried himself up a bit and then he approached the other boys who were dressing in between the lockers.

"So is he gay or what?" Puck asked pulling up his boxers.

"He's got to be," Mike said. "He's French."

They both chuckled.

Finn shook his head. "I don't know, man. All the girls just seemed pretty, like, into him I guess."

"What do you mean?" Sam asked, suddenly curious, as he discovered who they were talking about.

"Well, I didn't really hear much of their conversation, but apparently Quinn's been seeing him."

"What, outside of school?" Sam asked a bit aggressively.

"Uh, don't know dude." Finn regarded Sam, a little surprised by his reaction. "She was just telling the other girls and Kurt about him and they all looked pretty swallowed up by what she was saying."

"Huh…" Puck started, not really interested in Quinn and the new boy. "So I was thinking, at the next game right, why don't we-"

"What was she telling them?" Sam interrupted Puck in a strict tone.

Finn just shrugged and buttoned his shirt. "I don't know… stuff…"

"What stuff?" Sam snarled

"Relax, man. I was only down there for like two seconds. I think Quinn said something about him complimenting her… like her eyes or something. Yeah, he'd said something nice about her eyes and it did something to her because it was in a foreign language or some shit like that. And then they all squealed."

Sam looked hurt and snorted loudly.

"What's your problem dude?" Puck asked.

"I said something nice about her eyes in a foreign language." Sam cast his eyes downward, fidgeting with his belt buckle.

"What other language?" Finn asked. "Your Spanish is terrible…"

Sam sighed. "In Na'vi, okay, I said she had beautiful eyes in Na'vi. And it was like our first real moment, you know?"

"Na'vi?" Mike asked. "Seriously? Sorry bro, but Na'vi really can't compete with French… it's like the language of looooove."

Finn, Puck and Mike all laughed, but Sam remained serious.

"What else did she say?" he asked Finn.

"Nothing really. I left the basement when Kurt asked her if he was a good kisser."

"Oh man, they've kissed already?" Sam asked seemingly disgusted. "What the hell, she's only known him for like two weeks or something!"

"So what, you tried to kiss her at your first rehearsal!" Finn said, remembering how he and Rachel had struggled to get the two blondes to work together again after Sam had made a move on Quinn in the astronomy class room. "And why do you even care?"

"I don't," Sam hissed and grabbed his bag, quickly tramping out of the locker room.

Finn gathered his things and went after him.

When he got out of the locker room, Rachel was standing beside the door looking a bit shocked.

"Hey, have you seen Sam?" Finn asked looking down the hall.

"Uh, yeah, he just stormed pass me almost knocking me over. His cheeks were all red, and I don't even think he noticed me… what was that all about?"

"I don't know," Finn said as they began walking towards his locker. "We were just talking about that exchange student, and he just freaked out."

"Why? Has he even talked to him?"

"Nah, don't think so. But I kind of told him what I heard Quinn say at Kurt's party last Friday and then he went all crazy."

"Finn, that was probably a bad idea. Quinn and Mercedes aren't even talking yet because Quinn is still so… I don't know, jealous or miserable or lonely or whatever. I can imagine Sam is somewhat affected by their break up too."

"Yeah, I know. I just figured since he's with Mercedes and all, it wouldn't be that big a deal to him."

"Still though, I remember how horrible I felt seeing you and Quinn back together again last year. Even though we were broken up, I still didn't want to see you with anybody else. It hurt so badly."

Finn stopped at his locker and saw the pain in his girlfriend's face. Even though it was a new school year, the events of junior year still weren't that far away.

He took her hands and bent down, meeting her lips with his own.

"I only want to be with you. You know that." He whispered before gently pushing his tongue into her mouth.

After a little while, he pulled away, glad to see the smile on her face, even if it was just a small one.

"I know that," she said squeezing his hands. "Will you follow me to my car?"

"Sure."

They exited the school arm in arm.

Thank you for reading!
I just got this idea like half an hour ago and I felt a sudden need to post it. It was a bit rushed, but I hope you enjoyed it anyhow! Please leave a review, they really boost my ego in the nicest possible way. And for the second time today, have a very nice weekend :-)
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