April 3, 2012

"Kurt, look, I get that you don't understand why this matters to me but I need you to just respect it."

"I'd understand if you just explained it to me!"

"I have, and I won't again. If you don't understand, then you don't understand. I'm tired of going around in circles fighting with you. Seriously, it's just the same thing over and over again. Can't we just let it go? Please? I'm tired of it, really-"

"Blaine, look out!"

A deer had run out into the middle of the road. Blaine swerved to avoid it, and suddenly we're surrounded by trees as his car falls down the embankment at breakneck speed. And then, everything was dark.

When I woke up, the first thing I was aware of was a sharp pain radiating up my leg, and a stabbing in my side. The front of the vehicle has been pushed in on my side, and the dash is pinning my leg tight to my seat.

I look to my left, fully expecting Blaine to be as aware as I am. But he's not. There's a gash in his forehead, and immediately my heart starts to race.

"Blaine?"

No response

"Blaine, babe, wake up."

Still no response.

This is bad. Really bad. I reach my hand into my pocket, praying to every God that man ever created that my phone was still there. I can't help the tiny sob that escapes my lips when I feel the rectangular frame in the palm of my hand. Shaking, I pull it out and dial 911. I get through four rings before someone finally answers.

"911, please hold."
"No wait! Please we need help-" The phone clicks.

Well shit. This isn't good.

Panic truly beginning to set in at the lack of emergency response and Blaine still lying unconcious beside me, I hang up and dial the first number that comes to mind.

"Hummel Tires and Lube."

"Dad..."

"What's wrong, Kiddo?"

"Dad, Blaine and I were in a car accident. My leg is stuck under the dash and he won't wake up. Oh god, Dad he won't wake up!" Just saying it makes me realize the reality of our situation. This is really bad.

"Ok, ok." He's trying to stay calm, but I can hear the panic in his voice. "Where are you?"

"I...I don't know. Somewhere in between Blaine's house and ours." My voice is starting to get really soft, and my hand is shaking the phone against my ear. Is this what going into shock feels like?

"Alright, I'm coming to find you."

"Please hurry, Dad. Oh god, please."

"I will, Kurt. I love you."

"I love you too, Dad."

The phone clicks, and Blaine and I are alone again.

I must have passed out again at some point, because the next thing I know I hear my Dad's voice.

"Kurt!"

"DAD!"

He appears at my door and together we're able to pry it open despite my lack of mobility from my leg.

"Dad, please, he still hasn't woken up. Please." I know how desperate I sound, but right now I don't know what else to do but beg. Beg to my Dad, beg to God even. Just begging that everything was going to be okay. Or better yet, that time could be reversed and this never would have happened in the first place.

Dad walks over to the other side of the car and pries open Blaine's door, and I immediately see his face go pale.

"Dad? What's wrong? He's going to be okay, isn't he?" For the first time that night I lift myself up a bit to peer over to see Blaine fully. There's the gash in his forehead that I noticed earlier, and his arm is at a gutwrenching angle. But when I see his chest everything turns cold, and the desperation of the situation finally sinks in.

There's a branch through the middle of his chest.

A/N So. Feel free to kill me now. I really don't know what inspired this bit of angst, but I decided to roll with it. This is just the prologue, I'll probably throw up the first actual chapter within the next 24 hours. I have a plan for this story, and I'm hoping to see it through to the end which, despite my 8 years of on-and-off fanfiction writing has never actually happened before. I'm taking this one seriously though and I'm actually planning to sit down and make a layout for the chapters at some point tomorrow.

Anyway, long authors note. The title will make sense within the next chapter or two.

Also, I apologize now for the use of "KB" as a section break. FFnet wouldn't read the break I originally put. Any better ideas? Let me know in a review!