Three Times The Hummel Verse

Shannon

Carson walked to class with his head down. He had already attended North Western University for three years now. One more to go. College was way better than he ever thought it would be. While it was like high school in some aspects, it was completely different in all the others. In high school, if you walked with your head down, you were pegged as a wimp or a loser. In college, walking with your head down basically meant that you considered yourself above everyone else, and that no one was worth your time.

With only two months of classes left for the year, Carson just wanted to continue on the way he had been before; ignoring everybody. 

Today was different however.

Twice a month, Carson and his brothers, Chris and Kurt, had gone out of their way to set time aside from their daily lives to visit one another. They took turns traveling to each other's campus'. Kurt attended NYADA, the New York Academy for Dramatic Arts, and Chris went to NYU. Today, Kurt and Chris were coming to North Western.

Carson only had one more class for the day before he could meet up with his brothers. He had just come into view of his classroom door when he was knocked to the floor. Startled, he looked around for someone to blame and yell at.

In front of him, also on the floor, was a girl with long, straight chocolate brown hair. Taking a closer look, Carson also noticed that her eyes were the same color as her hair. For some reason, he couldn't look away from them. He had seen brown eyes before, and had never really considered the color to have any beauty to it, but her eyes were different. He had never seen such solid brown eyes with so much life in them before. Carson began to think he was hallucinating because in his mind, her eyes seemed to dance. 

Realizing he hadn't said anything yet, and fearing he had a stupid expression on his face, he began to stand. After quickly reaching a decision, he walked forward and offered her his hand. "My name's Carson."

The girl stared at his hand for a moment before accepting his help. She stood quickly, then dropped Carson's hand. "Sorry for running into you, I wasn't paying attention." She said awkwardly, not looking at him. This bothered Carson.  He really wanted to look into her eyes again.

Not wanting her to walk away, and not understanding why he didn't want her to, he gave her a soft smile. "It's ok. I was equally at fault. I was off in my thoughts, not watching where I was going."

She returned a smile before looking around at the now empty hallways. "Sorry again." She said as she began to walk around Carson.

In a last ditch effort, he turned to follow her, his class completely forgotten from his mind. "I don't quite think I caught your name." The girl gave him a shy smile before answering.

"My name's Shannon."

Carson grinned. Happy he could now place a name with the face. She smiled as well, and the two stood in silence that for some reason didn't feel strange or uncomfortable at all. It felt right.

"Well, I've got to get to a class, and I'm assuming you do too since you were in quite a hurry before." Shannon said with a smirk on her lips, breaking the silence that seemed to be going on forever.

Remembering again, Carson nodded. He was a little unsure of how to leave without seeming rude or in a rush. After thinking this, he began to wonder why he cared so much, or at all for that matter. In all honestly, he could care less if he showed up to his class or not.

Shannon seemed to be thinking along the same lines because she said "See you around Carson." Before turning away. Carson didn't say anything, he just watched her walk down the hall and go around the corner out of sight. The last thing he saw was the swish of her dark hair before she disappeared.

"See you around Shannon." Carson whispered into the empty corridor.

Deciding to skip his class, he began to head outside to meet up with his brothers.

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Ok so I've had this story written for ages, and I really love it. This is the story of how Carson met Shannon, the girl from the Truth Or Dare chapter (that takes place about two and a half years after this one). Now I have many more stories that include Shannon, so please tell me if you like her so far or not. I understand she isn't cannon, but I think she's perfect for Carson, and if you don't love her yet, I have more stories to win you over with. Please leave a comment and story ideas! Love you guys!