"Kurt?" He looked up from his coffee and gave Rachel a nod, signalling her to continue. "Ever since we became friends I've been meaning to ask you, what made you blow the high F when we sang Defying Gravity?" Kurt nearly spat his the hot drink out and quickly swallowed before saying,"How...How did you know about that?" Rachel ducked her head slightly and replied,"I saw you practicing in the choir room and I couldn't resist scoping out the competition. I'm sorry, I know it was wrong for me to spy on you but I heard you singing and you would've blown it out of the water."
"That's okay, Rach, I just assumed no one knew." He sighed deeply and Rachel waited for him to continue. "I was going to but my dad, he got a call about me and I just couldn't make it worse for him. If I sang that note, who knows what might have happened? What would have been said about me? He called me a fag and I could see how much it hurt my dad, I couldn't do that to him. Do you know how it feels to receive a call like that?" He sat back in his seat when he got a reaction he hadn't expected. The brunette opposite him nodded slowly.
"I haven't forgotten. My dads are gay, remember? The first time I got one was when I was eight, I'm pretty sure it was Russell Fabray but that's beside the point, he told me that my dads were better off dead, that they should just kill themselves. Many followed after that, but I never told my dads." Kurt reached across the table and put a hand on the diva's arm, rubbing it soothingly as he noticed the tears welling up in her eyes at the memories. "I think it's partly why I get bullied so much." She sighed before wiping at her eyes and laughing in a watery voice," Here I am crying about getting picked on when you have the strength to stand up for yourself and get help."
He wiped a stray tear that rolled down her cheek and said, "Rachel, I'm pretty sure if I opened a dictionary and looked up the word 'strength', there would be a picture of you. You are so strong and I'm sorry that I ever took partin bringing you down. While I admit your wadrobe could use my magic touch, I never should have said such mean things and I really regret giving you that horrible makeover to destroy your chances with Finn. I'm very sorry, please forgive me?" He took her tiny hand in his and squeezed it lightly.
"Of course, I knew you were just jealous, I would never hold it against you." He knew the girl had a big heart but he just never knew how big. "That reminds me," he said, "I never got the chance to thank you properly." "For what?" She asked, furrowing her brows in confusion. "When I was feeling lonely, you were the only one who noticed and despite my insults, you reached out to me and then again when you rallied the glee girls to get their boyfriends to help me. When Tina told me it was you, I coudn't believe it but now I see how wrong I was, you are a great person Rachel Berry. Thank you." She squeezed his hand lightly and smiled genuinely before saying,"So are you, Kurt Hummel, you are the only person who's apologized to me, not even Finn's done that and you were the only who told me how beautiful I was when I was feeling insecure. Thank you."
Kurt smiled. A few months ago if you told him he would be best friends with the petite diva, he would have laughed in your face and made a comment about your hideious clothes but now, he couldn't stop thinking about how lucky he was to have her and he knew she felt the same.
A/N Another short one-shot. (Unpretty happened before this) Hope you enjoyed it!