A/N:Ok, so I decided to start writing another story (*facepalm*). I was planning only to focus on my other fic (Perfect for You, if you haven't read it and you like Kurt/Finn pairing, go read it if you haven't!), and it was working for a while. For that story, I'm having one of my best friends who is also a talented writer be my Beta Reader, since there are numerous errors in my chapters that I'd like to have fixed before I post them...trouble was I waited until the last minute and she now has to read all 8 chapters that are up for that story so she knows what's going on, and then read chapter 9 so it can be posted! (I love her for that!) So, this is my sort of way of giving some of readers some drabble, it will basically be a bunch of one shot ideas, involving all different characters, quite with a special ending when it is all complete, and idea that I'm not sure will work, but I'll try it out when I get to it!...If you guys spot any you think would like to see continued, let me know and I'll make note of it!-not a promise that I will definitely continue it, but I will take it into consideration and you could very well see it continued. As always, reviews are greatly appreciated so if you like what you see (or you don't), please submit a review when you're done reading, it makes me happy and makes me want to write more! Also, if there are any scenarios for one shots you would like to see written, submit it in a review or PM me and I'll write it into this fic and put your pen name at the top in a dedication-type thing! I will begin each chapter with who the one-shot will focus on. Hope you guys enjoy, let's get started!
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FinnxKurt (brotherly stuff, no slash)
"Dude," Finn said as his step-brother approached his truck after prom. Finn had been thrown out of the dance, and he was pretty much over all the drama that ensued, but even he was curious to know how Kurt had walked away with the Prom Queen's tiara. It seemed logical that any girl would hang on to that tiara for dear life. "Don't even joke right now, how did you steal a tiara away from Prom Queen?"
"Trust me Finn," Kurt looked down at the ground as he approached. "I honestly wish this was a joke, or at least had some cutesy adventure-type tale about how I got this."
"Yeah," Finn chuckled, as if he still thought it was all a joke, and that Kurt would smile and tell him all about how he snuck into the girl's bathroom and stole the tiara and how they had to book it out of the school parking lot so they wouldn't get caught. Kurt, however, stopped and looked up at Finn, his face streaked with tears, his eyes red and puffy, indicating he had been crying for quite some time. "Wait, you didn't-? You weren't elected-? You're Prom Queen?" Finn's voice seemed to raise a bit as he realized the situation. Kurt nodded, half sullenly, half indifferently, and Finn made to push past him and head back into the school.
"Finn, stop," Kurt grabbed at Finn's arm before he passed, turning him back around so the two were facing each other, anger written on Finn's face as he stared down at his shorter step-brother, who wiped away any tears and looked up at him, giving the best smile he could. "It's over," Kurt continued, sniffling slightly. "It's done...Prom happened, I honestly just want to go home now and forget about this."
Finn didn't want to just leave the situation, he had promised Burt he would be there for Kurt, but because he had to go and get into some stupid fight with Jesse, he got thrown out and Kurt got humiliated and Finn wasn't there to support him. After, taking a deep breath and sighing, Finn's expression softened only slightly as he looked into the eyes of the new Prom Queen.
"Did you at least get to dance?" Finn asked, his tone still holding a bit of hardness to it. As if he planned on really making a scene if the school didn't let Kurt dance with another boy.
"Karofsky got Prom King," Kurt said, and Finn almost turned around again, but Kurt held his arm tight. "He wouldn't dance with me, so Blaine and I danced."
"Yeah, I heard the music from out here," Finn was kicking the dirt with his shoes, waiting for Kurt to scold him about that. "I didn't know 'Dancing Queen' was on you slow dance list."
"It's not," Kurt said without skipping a beat, sighing as if he knew Finn had caught him confessing to his less than perfect night. "It was good enough. I just want to get out of here, please..."
Finn was still tempted to walk right up to Principle Figgins and tell him exactly what he thought of what happened. How, after everything that happened to Kurt between having to transfer schools, then agreeing to transfer back to McKinley because he was told it was a safe environment now...and then this happens? He is made a joke out of because some small-minded it idiots thought it would be funny if a gay guy was Prom Queen? Finn almost got lost in anger before he snapped back to his senses and saw Kurt's pleading face.
"Sure, hop in," Finn sighed, nodding to his truck. Kurt seemed to give a small smile, giving Finn's arm a tight squeeze and letting go to head around and hop in Finn's truck. Finn took his seat, his mind wandering with all of the happenings of that night, slowly putting his keys in the ignition and starting the truck. Finn put his seat belt on and was about to pull out of the parking lot, when he stopped. "Do you trust me?" He asked, staring over at Kurt, his face gentle, his eyes soft and caring.
Kurt arched an eyebrow, nodding slowly. He didn't know what Finn was doing, but he knew they wouldn't be going straight home.
"What are you up to?" Kurt was almost afraid to ask.
"I though you trusted me," Finn said, almost smiling.
"Well, of course I trust you, within reason," Kurt said, blinking as Finn put the truck in reverse and then drove out of the parking lot. "As long as you promise-"
"I promise where I'm taking you will make your night," Finn said, his eyes on the road. "If it doesn't, you can go through my closet and toss whatever ten articles of clothing you choose."
"Make it twenty and I won't say a word until we get there." Kurt said almost instantly.
"Fifteen and I'll give you money to take me shopping to replace the clothes you throw out, no questions asked...final offer." Finn replied, knowing how his step-brother's mind worked.
"Deal." Kurt said difinitively, looking out the window and wondering where Finn would be taking him.
Finn drove towards the house where they had been living together with their parents, and for a second Kurt just though Finn was bringing him to the liquor store down the road, as if getting drunk after their junior prom wasn't something everyone else did, not to mention tacky and cliché. To Kurt's surprise, Finn drove not only past their house, but past the liquore store, continuing down the road and heading in a direction that didn't look too familiar.
"Finn, where are we-"
"Don't do it, Hummel," Finn cut Kurt off before he could finish his question. "Remember, not a word until we get there. You've been here before, but not for a long time, and I'm taking a road you haven't taken to get there before, but you'll have to trust me here." Finn didn't want to give too much away, this was a surprise after all.
Finn continued driving for about ten minutes, leaving more of the town behind, and going out into the more quiet, less populated part of town. Kurt was definitely not familiar with any of this, he was almost thinking Finn was going to just keep driving until they ran out of gas or the car broke down.
"Here it is," Finn finally said, putting on his turn-signal and slowing down before pulling into an old parking lot, completely vacant. Kurt looked out the front windshield and felt a little tug at his heart strings. A feeling that could be seen on his face by Finn, who smiled. "So, you remember this old place?" he asked, smiling and putting his hand on Kurt's shoulder. "Since they built that new one by the elementary school, hardly anyone comes out here. It's a good place to visit if you just need to get away from everything."
A short distance from the car was what was left of a very old playground that Finn and Kurt used to come to as kids. Although it was old, and not many people used it, some people did come here to enjoy being away from everything, so the equipment wasn't totally breaking down from not being used. Kurt, still feeling warm on the inside, unbuckled himself and got out of the truck, walking a short distance away. Kurt closed his eyes, listening to the swings squeeking from the light breeze that pushed them forward before the fell back, the smell of the grass and the hint of an old sandbox a short distance away.
"You know," Kurt heard Finn coming up from behind him. "If you keep your eyes closed, you're going to miss the real reason why I brought you out here."
"Shh," Kurt felt his hand grabbing thin air before he finally found Finn's arm, sliding his hand down to take hold of Finn's. "I just want to remember this moment for a second, just to re-live how simple things were back then. When the biggest drama in your life was when you couldn't make the perfect sandcastle, or when you tried swinging real high and jumping off, hoping you would land wrong and skin your knee." Finn gave Kurt's hand a tight squeeze which Kurt returned with a smile. Finn stood behind Kurt, his hand in Kurt's, his other hand on Kurt's shoulder, giving him a comforting rub. Kurt took a deep breath in again, and exhaled deeply before opening his eyes. Turning, he looked at Finn with a smile on his face.
"Thank you," he said, his eyes beginning to water. "Thank you so much for doing this for me."
"Nah don't thank me," Finn smiled and shook his head. "I just wanted to see you smile is all."
"That's very thoughtful of you," Kurt said. "Although I am curious, what is the real reason you brought me here?" Finn pointed up towards the sky. Gazing upwards, Kurt was pleasantly surprised.
The night sky was clear, the stars shining bright and the trees around them swaying gently in the breeze. Kurt could make out the Big and Little Dipper and a few more constellations, and thought he even saw the last second of a shooting star miles away. Looking down again, he noticed Finn was back at his truck turning the lights on and fussing with his iPod before plugging it in to the cassette player. Pressing play, Finn cranked the volume on both his iPod and the car radio, as Imogen Heap's "Hide and Seek" started playing. Finn walked a short distance away from his truck, so that he was halfway between Kurt and the vehicle, standing alone in the grass as the light breeze gently pushing around his tie.
"Come on," Finn called to Kurt, motioning to him. "Come here for a second."
"What are you doing, Hudson?" Kurt called over the music. "I thought you were bringing me here to enjoy the night sky?"
"It was a distraction," Finn called back. "I knew you would get all sappy with looking up at the stars so it would give me time to set this all up, but I gotta tell you, Kurt...I came here not to give you a sentimental trip down memory lane, or to marvel at mother nature and the atmosphere of the night sky," Finn looked at his step-brother with a gaze so serious, Kurt felt Finn's eyes lock on him, and he instantly felt like he was part of Finn's world and for the first time, he was the only one there. "I came to make sure you got your dance. It may not be a perfect song, but it's slow...and it's almost half over and that's the only slow song I have on my iPod 'cause I didn't really plan on having this heart-to-heart moment last longer than the song."
Kurt smiled the biggest smile, feeling the tears come to his eyes as he walked over to Finn and almost falling into his step-brother's arms. Finn grabbed hold of Kurt and placed their hands carefully: Kurt's hands resting gently on Finn's shoulders, and Finn's hands delicately holding Kurt at his tiny waist. Finn began swaying back and forth, before pulling Kurt into a tight embrace, still swaying slowly back and forth. Finn gave Kurt a tight hug, before relaxing his grip a little and burying his face in Kurt's hair. Kurt was crying at this point, and even almost lifted his head so he wouldn't get tears on Finn's nice shirt, but Finn just gently stroked Kurt's hair, allowing the smaller boy to nuzzle his face into the quarterback's chest.
"See," Finn whispered in Kurt's ear. "I keep my promises."
"So I see," Kurt sniffled, resting his head on Finn's chest. "It's a shame you will get to keep some of those hideous articles of clothing for at least a small while longer." Finn chuckled at this, rubbing Kurt's back and gently kissing the top of his head.
"Well bro, maybe we can try like, maybe getting rid of five things in my closet when we get home."
"Make it ten and you've got a deal," Kurt sniffled again.
"No," Finn said gently, giving Kurt another tight squeeze and nuzzling his nose in the smaller boy's hair. "Just five because I actually don't have the money to go out and buy more than five things where you shop."
"So, what would you have done if I didn't feel better when you brought me here?" Kurt asked, hiding a hiccup. "You agreed to fifteen."
"I would have begged for mercy," Finn chuckled. "and if that didn't work, I probably would have just gotten in the truck and drove away."
"You suck." Kurt said, sniffling and hugging Finn as tight as he could."
"Love you too, bro." Finn said smiling.
A/N: Aww, how cute was that? Well...I thought it was cute anyway. It was something I considered using in my other fic, but it just didn't work out, and I like it better as a one-shot of the brotherly relationship Kurt and Finn have. I hope you all enjoyed it and please please please submit a review on your way out, I will be posting more chapters with more characters and trying out different pairings...let me know what you guys think! See you all in the next installment! :)