A/N: a plot bunny that has been in my head for a while, it's going to be a Kurt/Rachel (friendship) 3-shot (I think)
"What are we all doing here Finn?" Santana asked sharply. "And where's Hummel?"
Finn sighed as he looked around at the other members of New Directions. Tina was seated on Artie's lap, kissing him much too passionately for such a public place. Puck was showing Mike, Matt, and Mercedes' boyfriend Joe something on his PSP. Quinn was painting her nails neon green which even Finn knew would look awful with her Cheerios uniform and Katie, a freshman who admired Quinn way too much was watching her eagerly. Santana was explaining something to Brittany, already having lost interest when he didn't answer her question immediately. Only Rachel and Mercedes were actually paying attention to him.
"Guys!" Okay, he had their attention, now he just had to use his limited time wisely. "Okay, so you all know how Sam very publically and hurtfully dumped Kurt last week right?" There was a chorus of yeses and yeah, duh's. "Well he's still so depressed it's really worrying me. He barely speaks, he only eats enough to keep my mom from getting suspicious, and he's wearing weirder clothes than that one week when he went all wacko and actually dated Britt, no offense. So I was thinking that we should do something to cheer him up." He nodded at Rachel encouragingly; thank goodness she could take over now.
"So, we were thinking that we could express our love for him and the fact that he is one of the most vital members of our team in the way we do best- through song!" There were murmurs of varying agreement throughout the room. Mercedes stood up quickly; she was going to do her best to keep this train on the track.
"Guys, Kurt has always been there for us, can't we do this one thing for him?" One by one every member of new Directions nodded or otherwise signaled their agreement.
"Great!" Rachel said excitedly. "We've already picked out a song." She handed out sheet music to everyone in the room. "Be in the auditorium at three o clock sharp on Thursday, we'll run through it a couple times before Kurt arrives."
On Thursday after school, Kurt Hummel sighed irritatedly at his step-brother as Finn dragged him down the hall toward the auditorium. He really just wanted to go home and nurse his broken heart with a bowl of mint chocolate chip ice cream and some old Disney movies. When they arrived in the auditorium, Finn guided Kurt to a seat in the middle, next to Mr. Schuester.
"Stay." He ordered the smaller boy before disappearing. A few seconds later the curtain opened and Kurt was shocked to see all of his friends seated onstage à la To Sir With Love. Finn looked out at Kurt and smiled before beginning to sing a very familiar song.
{FINN}Oh why you look so sad
The tears are in your eyes
Come on and come to me now
Don't be ashamed to cry
Let me see you through
Cause I've seen the dark side too
{Tina and Artie}When the night falls on you
You don't know what to do
Nothing you confess
Could make me love you less
{All}I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
{Rachel }So if you're mad get mad
Don't hold it all inside
Come on and talk to me now
Hey, what you got to hide
I get angry too
Well I'm a lot like you
(Quinn and Puck}When you're standing at the crossroads
And don't know which path to choose
Let me come along
Cause even if you're wrong
{All}I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
Take me in into you darkest hour
And I'll never desert you
I'll stand by you
{Mercedes}And when, when the night falls on you, baby
You feeling all alone
You won't be on your own
{All}I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
Take me in into you darkest hour
And I'll never desert you
I'll stand by you
{Finn}Oh I'll stand by you
{All}I'll stand by you
As they finished the song, Kurt felt his eyes well up with tears. Mr. Schue pushed him gently toward the stage. As he walked up they all moved to him and enveloped him in a tight hug. He didn't remember the last time he had felt this loved.
"What is this CRAP?" a voice rang out from the back of the auditorium. Kurt turned to look nervously. Sure enough there stood his ex-boyfriend, looking absolutely furious.
A/N: Yeah I know, evil cliffie. Whatever, the next chapter's going to be up soon. Lol
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