Everything Happens For A Reason (MikeXOMC!)

Random Times: OCD

Anytime you see the chapter titled Random Times instead of saying the chapter number, then the chapter isn't an actual chapter. It's basically flashbacks of Damian's life. Chapters that do have numbers are actual chapters where the story continues.

Flashback: Mike's Mess
As soon as Damian walked into Mike's room, he felt the sudden urge to clean the entire room. To someone else it looked like it was just unorganized with some clothes on the floor. To Damian it looked like a war zone. "You okay bro?" Mike's voice brought Damian back into reality.

"How do you stay in the room? This place looks like a war zone!" Mike shrugged as he looked around his room. To him it wasn't that messy.

"It's not that bad. It could be worse."

"Worse? Mike, I would have to strangle you if your room was any worse than this." Damian started picking up the clothes off of the floor.

"What are you doing?"

"Cleaning. Do you want me to have a panic attack?" Mike laughed, but soon stopped when he saw how serious Damian was. "What do you mean you'll have a panic attack?"

"It's means exactly what it means." Damian replied sarcastically. He looked at Mike and saw how confusedhe still was. "Look I...I'm OCD. I have been for a long time. If anything isn't clean, then I have to clean it or else I'll freak out." Mike nodded as he tried to process the new information. It actually made sense. During class, Damian would randomly tap on the desk frantically. Mike never asked why he did this, because he didn't want to make his friend mad.

Mike then decided to talk about a new movie that just came out as he help Damian clean his room.

Flashback: First Time In Damian's House

Damian's mother opened the door. She smiled sweetly at the ten teenagers. Rebecca had told Damian to invite his friends over for dinner so she could meet them all.

"Wow you're house is so nice ! How do you keep it so clean?" Hannah looked around in awe as did the others.

"My son is how. That boy doesn't stop cleaning. Sometimes I feel lucky to have a son with OCD." Everyone, except Beth and Mike, looked surprised and shocked.

"Really mom?" Damian glared at his mother. He had walked into the room right when his mother told them about his OCD. He made his mother promise a long time ago to never tell any of his friends about it, but she always ended up telling them.

"Oops I'm sorry Damian. I keep forgetting that I'm not supposed to tell everyone." Damian sighed loudly.

"It's okay." He mumbled. They would have found out eventually.

"I'm going to go finish cooking. I'll tell you guys when it's done." His mom then left the group of teenagers alone. There was an awkward silence before Sam broke it.

"Were you ever going to tell us?" Damian nodded as he looked down at the ground.

"I was going to eventually. Beth and Mike already knew." No one knew what to say next. Damian was starting to imagine the worst possible reactions they would have. "Look, I know it's kind of...weird, but I'm still normal like you guys. I'm just always paranoid, and anxious. I've been like this ever sense I was a kid. I don't want you guys to think of me any differently. If you think I'm too weird or whatever, then I understand."

"Why wouldn't we be friends with you? No one is perfect." Ashley said as she gave him a smile to make him feel better. The others smiled at him as well.

"Yeah man, you're our friend. Nothing will change that." Josh said before giving Damian a hug. Josh kind of knew how Damian felt. He knew the fear of being alone just because of they way they happened to act. Sure it might be different reasons, but Josh wanted Damian to know that he wasn't alone.

Everyone agreed with Josh. They've all became close to Damian over the time he's been here. He was important to all of them in different ways and they didn't want him to feel like he was the odd guy.

Damian felt better once they said that. He's never had friends that didn't make fun of him for being OCD. He told them about how he was taking medication and went to therapy once a week. He felt that he didn't have to keep any secrets from them again.