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Thanks everyone for the reviews! They're like the fuel that keeps my writing fire burning. haha. This chapter kicks off the Duets arc. This is kind of short and not that good in my opinion. I'm so sorry for not updating, I am still sick and I really wanted to upload a chapter so you guys won't lose interest in the story. Hope you'll like this. Read and Review. :)
It was a dreary Tuesday morning at Lima, Ohio.
It took three days to take off all the twenty four inches of snow that the blizzard left.
Lindsay Pearce stepped off the bus.
She preferred to take the bus instead of having her driver drive her to school beacuse she did not want anyone to know about her family's wealthy background.
She was in high spirits. She finally found someone who might turn out to be the best person she'll have in her entire life who'll make her feel truly appreciated.
Lindsay smiled and stepped inside McKinley High. She can't wait to see Damian again.
A cold force slapped onto her face. Lindsay momentarily felt frozen, and then she realized she had been hit by a slushy again.
"You better get used to it." A cheerleader said, then smirked.
The cheerleader walked off with her friends and laughed.
A hand grabbed Lindsay's arm and yanked her into the girls bathroom.
Lindsay swiped her hand across her face and looked at the person who just pulled her.
It was Rachel Berry.
Rachel took out a handkerchief from her pocket and gave it to Lindsay.
"Thank you." Lindsay said, she was extremely happy to know that her role model ,Rachel, had helped her.
"You're welcome." Rachel replied, smiling. "Is this your first time getting slushied?"
"No, I'm actually used to it." Lindsay replied while wiping her neck.
"Good then." Rachel said. "I actually have something to tell you."
Lindsay faced Rachel and smiled. "Sure, what is it?"
"I paid those cheerleaders to slushy you." Rachel said, fixing her gaze on her reflection on the mirror.
Lindsay's eyes widened. Her face formed a questioning look meant for Rachel.
"What? Why did you do that?" Lindsay asked.
"Since you are my chosen successor, I figured I should start putting you through what I've been through." Rachel said dramatically.
Lindsay looked at Rachel with a skeptical look, but she was honored Rachel chose her to be the next Glee Captain.
"I will personally train you for you to be in my caliber. In other words, for you to be as good as me" Rachel said.
"I must say I'm incredibly honored that you chose me." Lindsay said, beaming.
"You should be." Rachel said. "Finn is already briefing your boyfriend. We chose you two to be the next power couple of the New Directions." she said with a dramatic swipe of her hand.
"What? Boyfriend?" Lindsay asked, completely confused.
"Yes. That Irish student, what was his name again?" Rachel said, thinking. "That's right, Damian McGinty."
"You must be mistaken Ms. Berry. Damian's not my boyfriend." Lindsay said, her cheeks turning to a rosy color.
"Save it, Lindsay. I also hired someone to follow you. It will only take a matter of time before you two will go steady. I can see it written in the stars." Rachel said, looking up on the ceiling for added effect.
Lindsay heaved a sigh. She doesn't want to rush things but she really hoped for that to happen.
"As you know, I'd stop at nothing to ensure that the club we have worked hard for won't go to waste. You'll be as good as me, well maybe not as good but decent enough to lead the New Directions to back to back victories." Rachel said in almost one breath.
The school bell rang across the whole school. Lindsay took off her wet jacket and grabbed her stuff.
Rachel and she exited the bathroom to go to their respective classes.
They were met by two ice cold red slushies to the face.
The two girls' faces revealed nothing else but shock.
"This, I did not plan." Rachel said.
Lindsay was still catching her breath.
-Another Part of The School-
While Lindsay was with Rachel, Damian had a companion of his own too.
Damian opened his locker and got his history book.
He had an annoyed look on his face.
It was because the football team's quarterback was tailing him.
"I told you already, I am not interested in your offer." Damian said. He was obviously exasperated.
Finn shrugged coolly. "Listen, dude. I am really popular in this school. You can be popular in no time too if you follow my orders." he said then gave off his trademark 'gassy infant' grin.
"Not everyone wants to be popular, Mr. Hudson." Damian said then closed his locker and walked off.
Finn continued to follow him anyway.
He managed to get in front of Damian.
"Look, man. I'm gonna graduate soon and I need someone to fill in my giant shoes. Someone who can't dance..."
Damian eyed him at that statement.
"...but has an amazing voice." Finn continued.
Damian doesn't want to be the new male lead of the Glee Club. He'll be out of the New Directions once the Soccer program is reinstated at the school.
Sue Sylvester walked by and shoved Damian towards the lockers.
Damian hit the lockers hard and fell to the floor. His things scattered across the halls.
"My, you look a little green. You might want to carry a four leafed clover around when you are in the same building as me." Sue said, smirking.
Sue whistled an Irish tune and walked smugly away.
Damian glared at Sue. He can't wait to take his revenge.
Finn held out his hand for Damian.
Damian took it and stood up. He thanked Finn.
Hannah McIalwain handed Damian's things to him.
"Thank you." Damian said, smiling.
"Gosh, what pretty eyes, and I just can't get enough of that accent." Hannah thought dreamily.
Hannah snapped out of her thoughts. "I crush on people way too much" she thought.
"See you both at Glee Club!" Hannah called out cheerfully as she walked away.
"I'll talk to you again later, bye!" Finn said then left Damian.
Damian sighed.
High School's finally showing the drama it has in store for him.
-WMHS Cafeteria-
-12:00 noon-
Marissa and Emily were in the long line of students who were waiting to get their lunches.
Marissa looked at Cameron in his table.
Cameron looked vacant. All his other friends on the table are either chatting or playing with food.
Emily frowned when she saw Marissa's blank face again.
She slapped her best friend's cheek lightly.
"You're staring into nothing again. Is your brain still frozen from the snow storm?" Emily asked.
"Huh? No, I am, uh, just thinking about something." Marissa replied.
"C'mon, spill it. I'm your best friend you know." Emily said as they finally got their turn in getting their food.
Marissa just took 3 apple slices.
Emily raised her eyebrows. "Girl, you trippin'?" Emily asked Marissa, while pointing to Marissa's plate.
"I ate a whole lot for breakfast, I'm just compensating." Marissa answered her defensively.
"Whatever girl, you need energy, here." Emily said then put a slice of banana bread and a package of yogurt on Marissa's plate.
"Em, I swear I'm fine. I don't need all that food." Marissa said.
"All that food? Honey, it's just a slice of bread and some yogurt, it won't make you fat." Emily said.
"Alright, already." Marissa said in a resigning tone. She already has a plan in mind.
Marissa and Emily sat on their table.
"So what were you thinking about?" Emily asked Marissa, while taking a bite out of an apple.
"Um, nothing important really. It's just that the tryouts to be the next Cheerios captain are fast approaching." Marissa replied.
"I know you got that position in the bag. Just don't place at the bottom of the pyramid when you are the captain, I'm too pretty for that." Emily said then smiled.
Marissa just smiled at her.
What she doesn't know is that Emily is watching her eat the food on her plate.
Marissa caught Emily's eyes and reluctantly ate the banana bread.
At that point, Samuel suddenly sat on their table, he kissed Emily on the cheek.
"When did that happen?" Marissa thought, completely confused.
"Hey boo." Emily told Samuel and smiled flirtatiously.
Marissa cleared her throat.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, this is Samuel Larsen, my boyfriend." Emily said.
"Yeah, I know who he is; I just didn't know he was your boyfriend." Marissa said.
She gave Emily a look that could only just have said: "Why didn't you tell me about this?"
"Well, you know now." Emily said then she and Samuel kissed.
Marissa asked herself to be excused.
She stood up from the table and walked away.
Her and Cameron's eyes met as she passed Cameron's table.
Cameron looked away. He was still thinking about what happened in the snow storm.
Matheus and McKynleigh were talking about their song for the duets competition.
Damain and Warren were playing with their food.
Maybe Cameron didn't think through things enough. He rushed into a decision he didn't feel completely confident about.
Cameron buried his face in his hands due to frustration.
"Hey man, you okay?" Damian asked him.
Warren, Matheus and McKynleigh looked on with concern.
"Yes. I'm fine guys, don't worry." Cameron said, trying to force a smile.
"No, you are not. Just tell us about it, we'll understand." Warren said.
"Seriously guys, maybe I'm just tired." Cameron said.
"Okay, just remember we're here for you if you need someone to talk to." Damian said, patting Cameron on the back.
Cameron nodded and smiled. "Guys, I'm going now. I'm gonna take a walk outside."
Damian and Warren nodded and smiled. They understood, they knew Cameron needs his alone time once in a while.
"See you later." Matheus said.
Cameron waved and exited the canteen.
-Kurt's Table-
"So, I was just talking to Alex about this new men's boutique at the mall." Kurt said.
Seated with him at the table are Mercedes, Alex and Hannah.
"We should go there someday." Kurt told Alex and smiled.
Alex felt his heart beat a little faster.
"Oooh, Hannah girl, where did you get that smokin' necklace?" Mercedes asked Hannah.
"I unearthed it from the Sahara Desert." Hannah said then giggled. "Actually, I got it from a shop at the local mall"
"The four of us should go to the mall together then." Mercedes said.
"I Skadoosh to that!" Hannah said.
"You what?" Kurt asked, his eyebrows raised.
"Sorry, that's my word for everything positive." Hannah said.
Kurt's phone started to ring.
Kurt got his phone and checked it. "It's Blaine." he said and stood up.
"Who's Blaine?" Alex asked his cousin.
"The love of Kurt's life, other than Broadway of course." Mercedes answered.
"Oh." Alex said. He was lost at 'the love of Kurt's life' part.
Kurt returned to their table. "He said he's gonna join us."
"When will we go?" Hannah asked.
"On Saturday, I guess." Kurt said.
"Well, it's settled then." Mercedes said.
Alex only has one thing on his mind. He can't wait to meet this Blaine.
-Womens' Bathroom-
Marissa knelt in front of the toilet bowl.
She's gonna release all the food she ate.
She forced herself to expel the food.
What she didn't know was there was someone else in the bathroom.
It was Quinn Fabray.
Quinn knocked on the stall where Marissa was in causing Marissa to stop vomitting.
She was shocked someone else was there.
Marissa wiped her mouth with her handkerchief, flushed the toilet and composed herself before opening the door.
"Yes?" she asked Quinn.
"Can I come in? I need to use the stall." Quinn asked her.
"No, I'm not done yet." Marissa answered, covering up Quinn's view.
"Look, I know what you're doing. I've been there. You don't have to do this." Quinn said, her eyes filled with concern.
"You don't know anything." Marissa said then rushed out of the restroom.
Quinn just looked on at her sadly.
Marissa broke through the doors. She ran to the school's garden.
She sat down on the bench and buried her face on her hands.
She didn't know that Cameron was sitting on the very same bench.
"You okay?" Cameron asked.
Cameron's voice shocked Marissa.
She raised her head and saw Cameron offering a handkerchief to her.
She hadn't even noticed that she was crying.
She took the handkerchief and mouthed thank you.
"What's the matter?" Cameron asked.
"It's nothing." Marissa said firmly.
Cameron shrugged. He knew when to back off.
"Can I ask you something?" Cameron asked.
Marissa nodded.
"What were you gonna tell me that night before Bryce interrupted you?" Cameron asked her.
Marissa gulped. She thought about telling Cameron, but she considered the fact that Cameron did not want to get back together so she quickly made something up.
"I was going to ask you if you want to pair up for the duet competition, you know, perform a song as our final goodbye." Marissa said, lying.
Cameron smiled. "It'd be my pleasure." he said.
"Good." Marissa said.
She regained her composure again and held out her hand for Cameron.
Cameron shook it.
Then they finally smiled at each other.
A/N: So what do you think about the events in this chapter? Tell me about it! I plan to give EACH character their own storylines, so stay pressed.
Next: An announcement from Mr. Schue and Auditions, still in the Duets arc
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