A/N: Beloved readers, you have reached If We Hold On Together, the sequel to Putting It Together. Enjoy!
A week had passed since Sebastian was taken away, and Rory was now attending weekly meetings for rape victims. The new semester had started at William McKinley High and many worries were looming over the Glee club, but something even worse was dawning.
"One more semester of high school and then I'm free," Sam said excitedly to Rory as the two boys walked into school together.
"But there's still another year for me," Rory said, sounding sad.
"Aw, I'm gonna stick around and be with you, baby. Don't worry; I'm never leaving you alone again." Sam took his boyfriend's hand and they parted ways to their homerooms. Sam knew Blaine was in Rory's homeroom and would protect him.
"Class, we have a new student today," Mrs. Myers said as Sam sat down. "This is Kevin Slater, who just transferred from Shermer High School in Chicago. Kevin, there's a seat there next to Sam," the teacher pointed at the vacant seat beside Sam. "Now we are going to start…"
"'Sup, I'm Sam," Sam extended his hand to the other boy, who shook it and smiled.
"Kevin, nice to meet you," Kevin smiled in return; he pulled out his notebook and wrote something down. "Oh, this is my journal," he said, seeing Sam glancing over. "I write down everything that happens to me, the people I meet, the cute guys I encounter."
"You think I'm cute?" Sam asked teasingly.
"Honestly, dude, you're hot," Kevin replied.
"Well, I have a boyfriend, but I think you're pretty attractive yourself," Sam said.
Sam and Kevin chatted for the remainder of the period and left the classroom together. Rory hurried over to Sam and kissed him in plain view of the world.
"Hey, baby," Sam kissed him back. "This is Kevin, he's new. Kevin, this is my boyfriend, Rory." Rory shook Kevin's hand and turned back to Sam.
"Sam, can I talk you alone for a second?" he asked nervously.
"Yeah, sure; Kevin, I'll see you later, okay?" Sam said and Kevin nodded.
"What is it, baby? Are you okay?" Sam asked when Rory pulled him into the boys' room.
"I can't stop thinking about…you know," Rory said quietly. Sam embraced Rory and held him tight.
"Rory, you're okay. He's gone and he will never touch you again, I promise. I love you so much, babe," Sam whispered as Rory clung onto him.
"I love you, Sam," Rory said.
"Come on, let's get you to your next class," Sam held Rory's hand, walking to Rory's class.
During lunch, Sam waved Kevin over the Glee club table.
"Guys, this is Kevin Slater, he's new. He's in my homeroom," Sam introduced Kevin. "This is Finn and Rachel," indicating the couple, "you met Rory. This is Kurt and Blaine," the two waved, "Mercedes, Mike, Tina, Puck, Quinn, Brittany, Santana, and Sugar."
"Hi, everybody," Kevin sat down at the end of the table and pulled out a water bottle. "It's nice to meet you all. I've seen videos of your Glee club at Nationals. Finn and Rachel making out for like 10 minutes, or it seemed like it." This comment made Finn and Rachel blush and slump in their chairs.
"Yeah, that kiss between the T-Rex and the Jew cost us the competition," Santana remarked.
"And we remember how mad you were in the hotel afterwards," Tina said.
"So many times I've had to hold you back from attacking Rachel," Sam recalled. "Remember when Mr. Schue was out sick and Rachel tried to take over?"
"Oh, she deserved it," Santana replied.
The bell rang, signaling the end of lunch period and everyone traveled to their separate classes.
A/N2: So that's the first chapter. Please review; it makes me so happy when people review my stories.