=Chapter 1=

T h a t G u y

The sweat dripped down his brow mercilessly. It was hot, far hotter than it should have been for October. Then again, it was now an upside down world he lived in, and there was nothing he could do to change it.

Blaine's eyes glanced wearily out of the brush; small rays of light lined his face as he peeked out, the sun being disoriented by the thick forest canopy up above. He was listening for something particular. Nothing but the labored breathing of he and his comrade could be heard amongst the foliage, however, and the silence gave him permission to relax.

"I think we lost 'em."

"I think that you're right." The other male responded, relieving his tension slightly while staying alert. They both knew there was no such thing as actual safety.

Suddenly his companion burst out into a mad, wild laughter. Blaine, not much sane himself, would have joined in but held fast to his senses and tackled him to the ground, slapping his hand across the other's mouth.

The atmosphere had changed in a heartbeat.

"Does this look like a time to laugh? The enemy… they're still out there, and I'm not risking my life because you thought it was OK to laugh." Blaine whispered violently, keeping him low on the ground and hidden. The other man had shut up, staring back at Blaine intensely. The two had come to an understanding. Blaine rolled off of him and stood up.

"Come on, we best be going." He said sternly and began walking off. They had to leave now if they were to get back to the campground and see if the others had made it back. They'd been separated, which was why Blaine had been left with only this guy.

The walk back was a silent one after that, neither much willing to talk to the other.

"Hey, why don't you ever refer to me directly?" The question asked out of the blue, causing Blaine to flinch. He didn't acknowledge him however, and kept on walking.

"He-Hey, I am talking to you!" He yelled at first, but piped his voice down as he realized what he was doing. Instead he reached forward to grasp Blaine's shoulder and pull him back.

Gunfire rang out immediately.

"SHIT." Blaine yelled clearly, pulling his gun to the ready as he quickened his pace into a run. He was convinced that they hadn't been spotted, but he sure as hell wasn't going to take the risk. "Come on C- come on!" He yelled out to his comrade, who looked almost paralyzed but managed to get his feet moving.

It wasn't long before the gunfire stopped; they were lucky to have gotten away. Breathing heavily once more, Blaine had turned to scold his partner regardless.

"Thi-"

"Curt." Blaine grew stiff at the mention of the name, twitching slightly. " Curt,Curt, Curt."

"Stop it." Blaine said, gritting his teeth as he stood up.

"My name, it bothers you doesn't it?" Blaine only glanced back at him sadly, gave him a look, and continued walking.

A.N: I don't own any of the characters directly affiliated with the show Glee

Oh, if at the top 'Chapter 1' is shifted to the left it is because this site hates me. It is perfectly fine in the preview.