Everything Happens For A Reason (MikeXOMC!)

Chap. 2 Good Times And Popcorn

"All right Damian. Don't fuck this up." Feeling extremely nervous, Damian was trying to give himself a boost of confidence before he messed everything up. He was a nervous wreck, and when he's nervous he tries his hardest to avoid stairs or just walking in general. Damian was the biggest klutz ever! And when he's nervous, his clumsiness just gets worse. So far today, he's already dropped two plates, almost fell down the stairs, and has tripped over his own feet a million times and it was just now one in the afternoon.

"What's the worst thing that could happen? I mean, it's not like you haven't made a fool of yourself in front of a cute girl before. Sometimes cute girls like a clumsy guy." Damian laughed as he said that. A few years ago, he was trying to impress a girl he liked, but he ended up falling down a steep hill that was covered in snow. In the end, the girl laughed and told him he was cute. Score!

Damian nervously ran his fingers through his hair to fix it, even though it wasn't messed up. He was wearing a white t-shirt with a pair of swimming trunks. He only owned one pair of swimming trucks and they were red on one side with the word Canada on it, while the other side is white with a red maple leaf on them.

Damian sighed loudly and walked out of the bathroom after he turned the lights out. He eventually made himself walk out the door, and now he found himself debating on going back home or actually staying. Once Damian reached his neighbor's door, he didn't know what to do. 'Should I knock or ring the doorbell?' He silently questioned himself, but eventually he found the courage to ring the doorbell.

'Ding Dong'

He looked down at his feet while he waited for someone to open the door. A few seconds later the door finally opened. He looked up to see Beth, who was trying her hardest to not blush. "Hey hockey boy! You came!" Damian laughed as he nodded.

"Is that like a permanent nickname now or something?" He asked as she let him into the house.

"Maybeee." She teased. "Come on, everyone else is already in the back yard." Beth informed him before leading him to everyone. Damian quickly noticed that Beth was wearing a dark blue two piece swim suit. He could feel his face heat up, half from embarrassment for not noticing, and half for thinking she was good looking.

Damian smiled at everyone, who greeted him happily when he walked out of the house. The back yard was large and there was a patio. The pool was to the right of the patio. It was a big underground pool that made Damian wonder if there was one in the backyard of his house since he has yet to explore his new home.

"Hockey boy finally made it!" Mike yelled from the pool. Everyone was already in the pool except for Jess and Emily, who looked like they were tanning.

"Beth here refused to get in the pool until you got here. She stayed inside the entire time just waiting to see if you'd come." Josh said. Damian's face slowly grew red, as did Beth's. The others laughed at the pair before telling them to get in the pool. Beth went ahead and got in while Damian took his shirt off before getting in. He was pale, but he wasn't extremely pale. He's never really been self conscious about the way he looked since he had a good build, but it probably wouldn't hurt him to get an actual tan.

"You guys settled in over there yet?" Matt asked.

"Mostly. There's still some things that need to be unpacked."

"Oh! You're going to school tomorrow, right?"Jessica asked as she and Emily finally got inside the pool.

"Definitely! My parents enrolled me before they even told me that we were moving." Damian responded with a small laugh. He caught Jess staring at him like he was a piece of meat while she swam closer to him.