Jamming? Yes? (Salem.)

[Cameron Osiris]

Cam hadn’t seen Salem in a dog’s age. It was pretty normal for them to have the occasional jam session, and honestly, Salem was pretty to look at. Cam usually flirted with the boy, and he had missed the company. Salem was someone who liked to keep to himself, so Cam was hoping he didn’t keep up with the rumors around Hammel – that was all he needed, another punch in the face. Between getting Tak pregnant and cheating on Declyn with his soulmate Chester, well, last year had been pretty interesting.

The light manipulator was constantly reminded of those he missed all the time. But there was nothing he could do about the people who were missing. All he could do was carrying and try to make more friends. He had just written a new song and was dying to share it with someone, and Salem was someone who came to mind.

Strolling over to Salem’s dorm, Cam gave the door four knocks, and then leaned against the frame. He didn’t really know what else to do with himself, and whoever happened to answer would be greeted by a handsome blond holding a guitar. Hopefully an equally handsome blond would be answering the door.

[Salem Hirch]

"Crap..." Salem sighed loudly as his brand new string snapped as he was tightening it. All he wanted was to play his guitar and forget about a few things. Several to be exact and they were things he was not willing to share with anyone. At least, not yet. Fumbling with the little box of strings he pulled another out and strung it up.

"Finally!" He fumed as his fingers strummed out across the semi perfectly tuned strings of his guitar. His roommates were all out for the day, so he was sitting comfortably on the couch as he started to play. Salem's eyes shut as he leaned back and started to play. It was just a random slow song. Something he played a lot actually...okay...so it was a Disney song. So what?

"Feed the Birds", from Mary Poppins to be exact. It was a very happy childhood memory for him, that and his mother would hum it to him while he was falling asleep. Now, Salem was far away. Off in his own little world when...

KNOCK...KNOCK...KNOCK...KNOCK

Rolling his eyes a bit, Salem knew who it was. Only one of his friends knocked like that. He stood and pulled the door open and sure enough, there was Draco...er...Cam. The blonde had actually been missing his friend a little and smiled. "Hey Cam, finally pulled yourself from your cave?"

[Cameron Osiris]

Cam laughed and ran a hand through his hair, glad is was Salem at the door. "Yeah, figured it was time for some sun," he said, making the lights in the hallway shine extremely bright for a second, aware that given any more juice they were burst. He pulled Salem into a hug, as he did with most of his friends, and let himself into the dorm. "It's good to see you man, hope you don't mind some company." Cam lifted his guitar by way of explanation.

"I heard what you were playing before," Cam said, plopping down on the couch, "what was that? It was nice." Cam secretly loved Disney movies, and had watched them with a few of his female friends before. All of his guy friends acted too macho for the films, but he knew that everyone actually loved Disney and just didn't want to admit it.

Cam started tuning his own guitar, murmuring something to himself about how he wanted the sound to, well, sound like. "So how ya been Sa?" Cam asked while he tinkered. "When can I make a YouTube video of us jammin'?" He asked with a bright grin. Cam was a little performer, and he definitely loved his art.

[Salem Hirch]

He rolled his eyes at his friend then winced a little at the sudden bright light. Cam never really got on Salem's nerves or anything, but like most people with blonde hair and blue eyes, the boy was a little sensitive to light. That and the headaches he would get. Yet, he would never complain, because that's just how his friend was and as far as Salem knew the boy never did it out of malice.

When the lights faded back to normal, he was pulled into a hug. The young man always stiffened a bit at these, but had gotten so used to Cam's that he just hugged him back a little. After which he moved as he let himself in. "Yeah, all the roomies are gone, so I was getting a bit lonely." Okay, maybe he enjoyed his alone time, but he was starting to feel lonely lately anyway.

"Oh, ya did huh?" He shook his own blonde hair and flopped onto his spot on the couch. "Thanks. It was um..Feed The Birds from Mary Poppins." Salem had no problem admitting he liked Disney movies, or the music from them. In fact, they were his constant source of entertainment when he was younger. Even now really, and he never really got why most guys wouldn't just say they liked them. He thought they were great.

He chuckled softly as he watched the other blonde and shook his head. Salem set his own guitar in his lap and leaned back some as he got comfortable. "I've been okay, I guess. Nothing to write home about if that's what you mean." He paused for a moment to think then smiled. "How've you been holding up?" The question seemed silly for some reason, but this train of thought was halted by the mention of Youtube.

As an answer to Cam's question Salem just stared at him for a moment. "You can put me on youtube, when cows learn to tap dance." Sure he loved to play, and loved to play with and for his friends, but to have who knows how many people watching him? Yeah, that wasn't going to fly. Though he was sure at some point Anthony would get wind of this and tell Cam to force it. Or Cam would force it himself and Salem would cave in as usual.

[Cameron Osiris]

Cam's eyes went wide with glee. "I knew it! I knew I knew that song!" The blond laughed a little in wonder. "I haven't seen that movie in forever, we should watch it some time." Cam wasn't afraid to admit to what he enjoyed, in hobbies or relationships or anything really.

"I've been pretty good," Cam replied, "just got back from California. Was visiting my dad, clearing my head, you know..." It had been a good reprieve. He had spent the warm days outside playing guitar and spending time with his dog. And Magpie. Even when it was raining, he was still outside. He had had a lot of healing to do, and he didn't really want to talk about it.

"Tap dancing cows?" Cam asked as he tinkered with his guitar. He wasn't going to force Salem into anything, but he wasn't going to stop teasing the other blond either. "Pretty sure that would be awesome to put on YouTube," he added, giving all of his strings a strum. They sounded great, and Cam was ready to walk. He loved his Gibson, and he loved making sweet sweet love to it.

"Here's my new original," Cam announced, beginning to play a song that was upbeat, and had a lot of rhythm. It would be something you could dance to, and Cam tapped his foot as he played, a smile on his face. He was in the zone, and he hoped Salem would enjoy it.

[Salem Hirch]

A deep blush spread across his cheeks as Cam laughed and got excited. Sure he was used to his friend being a bit loud, but his laugh always made him blush. "Ye..yeah..we could totally watch it together whenever you want...I have it here with me..." Salem stammered over his words. That was a bit unusual around Cam. Usually he was pretty relaxed around him.

Listening to the other blonde talk, Salem felt like slipping into the couch and he didn't know why. "So that's where you've been?" Truth be told, he had missed Cam. A lot. "Well, I'm glad you had a good time, but I'm glad you're back. And it makes me miss home pretty bad actually, but hopefully for Christmas." He nodded a little. "So uh, what did you need to clear from you're head?" Sure, he knew him fairly well, but that didn't mean he knew everything about the boy.

"Yes, tap dancing cows." He smiled and set up a little, moving closer to hear better, since he knew Cam would start playing soon. "Put what on youtube? Me? Why would anyone wanna watch me play guitar?"
Salem gave a slight chuckle. He knew very well that he was being teased, but it didn't bother him. The sound of his first strum caught his attention now and he sighed happily. He had missed hearing him play as well.

Cameron was so passionate about his music, it made Salem a little jealous to be honest. For now though, he was very happy to listen to this very happy and upbeat song. Salem sort of hummed a little tune in his head, almost like he was writing words to it, but trying to be quiet about. Closing his eyes, he just listened, thoroughly enjoying it.

[Cameron Osiris]

Cam noticed Salem's blush and brushed it off as being due to the fact that he had been gone for a few months. Honestly, it wasn't like the other blond was as outgoing as he was, so it would make sense that he could be off putting - he liked having normal friends. "You do?" Cam asked, carrying on in order to put Salem at ease. "Let's watch it later!" It only made sense to him.

Something felt off about Salem, and Cam wondered if he had done something wrong. Maybe he had interrupted more than just guitar time? Awkward! "I'm glad I'm back too, I've missed you," Cam said, because he had missed all of his friends and was glad to be back. "I mean, my dad is great, but he's gettin' old," he joked, laughing at himself. Cam's light blues flashed for a second, and he sighed. "It's not really a secret, I made some pretty stupid mistakes here a few months ago..." He glanced up at Salem. Were they really going to talk about this?

"Because you're great, obviously," Cam said, shaking his head at Salem's missed opportunity. "Just lemme know if you change your mind, you're pretty easy on the eyes," he said, giving Salem a wink. Honestly, Salem would be great on camera.

Cameron had taught himself how to play guitar and practiced all the time. He didn't jam with other people to brag, he just liked spending time with people, and music, well, it seemed to bring everyone together and make people smile. He hadn't put words to the song yet, and as Salem hummed, Cam added some 'do's' when appropriate. Maybe that would urge Salem on into more lyrics. Cam glanced over at Salem, grinning while he played. "You like it?" He asked, continuing to play, hoping he hadn't broken any spell.

[Salem Hirch]

A few words to the song started to form in Salem's head as he listened. In fact, he was very caught up in the music and almost didn't hear Cam speaking. "Oh, I love it."  And again, the boy felt like slapping himself in the face. Everything he was saying sounded so stupid to him.

"What is wrong with me?"

The thought ran through his head as he watch Cam and his cheeks flushed again. "Sure, we can watch it later, Jam session now...movie later." Salem smiled and nodded. Really, this was a usually thing for them. They would hang out, play guitar, watch a movie and either crash on the couch or one of them would leave. Depending on who's place they happened to be at.

Wait...they usually would crash on the couch...together....

He tried to focus back on the music, but...

Another flush went through Salem and he tried his best to ignore it. Or, at least think of it as just from missing his friend. Cam had been gone awhile and a lot had happened with Salem in that time frame as well. Nothing major really, just a lot of things falling into perspective for the boy. Great, he could feel his mind wanting to wander into a tangent about all of that, but he stopped himself as Cam answered his question. "Oh, yeah...well...mistakes were made...they happen. Just gotta learn from them and move on, right?"

Salem never tried to pry into his friend's private lives, but he did know a little of what had happened with Cam. He felt bad for him, but honestly didn't know how to help. So, he figured a little word of encouragement and then dropping the subject would be the best plan. Wrinkling his nose he nodded to Cam's guitar.

"So, got a name for the song yet?" He asked, trying to draw the attention back to the song.

[Cameron Osiris]

Cam didn’t mind giving Salem a moment to think. The beauty about having music, was that there was never really an awkward moment. It was almost like when you went out with someone and the restaurant was playing something on the radio. The otherwise silence was no longer there, making things comfortable.

“Yeah okay, deal.” No use in rushing what they were doing now. Cam had always thought Salem was attractive, and he flirted with him like crazy, but it never seemed to go anywhere. Sa had always been pretty mellow around him and Cam was hoping he could get that back. But something seemed strained now, and he couldn’t put his finger on it.

Cam glanced back at Salem, noticing his flushed face. Yup, Salem would look really great on Cameron, uh, camera. The light manipulator felt himself turn a little pink too. “Yeah, moving on. That’s what I’m trying to do.” Just because his problems started here didn’t mean he had to run away like a little bitch. He was proving to himself that he could fix the things he had broken, so long as people were willing to forgive him.

“Nope,” he said, giving the ‘p’ more emphasis than was needed, ““Cuz I’m Happy” was already taken.” Cam gave a laugh and played the last verse of the song. He gave a couple extra strums of the last note and let his guitar rest across his lap. “I can’t ever get the words right for these songs,” he said, “it’s usually just a feeling.” Now he wasn’t making any sense – hence how great he was with words.

He nodded towards Salem. “Ya got anything new? Or is it movie time?” Cam asked, wiggling his eyebrows suggestively.