"Rachel?"

Kurt had found her again, in the auditorium that he missed dearly.

"Kurt!" She ran over and hugged him this time and he laughed.

"I had another solo audition this afternoon," he smiled "I sang Defying Gravity and I must say it would have put even Miss Rachel Berry herself to shame," He winked, once again the cocky Kurt she had always loved to hate.

"Did you get it?" She asked

"I don't know yet, I've just come from it. They said they wanted time to deliberate and would announce it at tonight's practice. Keep your fingers crossed for me?" He smiled, crossing his own fingers.

Rachel laughed and crossed her fingers. "I'm sure you did great, but I am curious about a certain dapper young Warbler who had that solo at sectionals…" She bobbed her eyebrows with a mischievous grin on her face.

He sighed. "So I'm kind of in love with him." He chuckled a little, enjoying the feel of admitting it.

She squealed. "I've heard so many romantic stories from my dads, I cannot wait 'til you two get together it'll be-"

"Rachel, Rachel, Rachel, once again, you are getting much too far ahead of yourself. Or myself for that sake. I don't even think he likes me like that." He said grimacing a little.

She glared a little. "Well I'm sorry if I'm a tad eager to see you get someone already, Gosh! And why on Earth wouldn't he like you like that? For God's sakes, you're adorable!" She argued.

He laughed and Rachel was pleased. He seemed very happy and really, that and his safety were all that mattered.

Someone opened to auditorium door and Kurt jumped. The smiled drained from his face when he saw a familiar varsity jacket, and Rachel noticed the obvious sigh of relief when he recognized that it was not Karofsky.

So it was that afternoon in mid-December when the football player was sent to find out when the auditorium would be free, that Rachel started to suspect that there was something more Kurt was not letting anyone in on.

There had to be something more. Things just didn't add up. Why would Karofsky threaten death on someone telling that he was a bully? Everyone knew that.

She invited Kurt back to her house for dinner so they could catch up more and he agreed, seeing he had a few hours before he had to be back for Warbler Rehearsal.