This was originally posted over on AO3, so if it sounds similar, you probably read it from my account over there. My username is the same.

Full Summary:

AU where everyone is either a Dom or a sub and your soulmates name appears on your left wrist.

Kurt Hummel, a 17 year old Dom who attends McKinley School for Dominate Relations, has a secret. Instead of the usual one soulmate, he has two. Though its rare, it isn't impossible.

Once a month the local school for submissives, Dalton Academy for submissive Teachings, has a Witness Ceremony, a day where all the Doms from McKinley come to watch what goes on in an average day at Dalton. There's nothing Kurt hates more then the Witness Ceremony because the training the subs are subjected to at Dalton goes against everything he believes in. He shows up to the mandatory event only to realize that the Doms are going to witness a severe punishment, something that makes Kurt want to turn around and leave right away. Things go from bad to worse when Kurt realizes the two boys who are being severely punished are Blaine Anderson and Sebastian Smythe, otherwise known as his soulmates.

Background Information:

Soulmate/D/s AU where everyone is either a Dom or a sub, a mark just under the crook of your right elbow appears on your 16th birthday depicting which one you are. Open circle for subs, closed for Doms. Exactly one week after your birthday, your soulmate's name appears on your left wrist. It's not required to keep it covered, but most people choose to for privacy reasons.

Doms are sent to McKinley School for Dominate Relations where they are take classes such as Domination 101, Praise or Punish, General sub Care, as well as the normal classes like History and English. McKinley is an average High School with just the added classes that are specific for learning how to be a good Dom.

Subs are sent to Dalton Academy for submissive Teaching where they take classes such as Obedience 101, The Art of Kneeling, Sexual Favors, and Cooking and Cleaning. They don't take normal classes, once they are claimed, it is up to their Dom if they want to allow their subs to further their education. The school is extremely strict, subs are kept on rigorous schedules where they hardly get time to relax. They are kept on a strict diet and are forced to do heavy work outs to keep their bodies in shape for their eventual Doms. Disobedience is punished severely, spankings, whippings, and starvation are some of the more common punishments. The right to walk or sit is commonly taken away from the subs, and sometimes they have to sleep in a cage depending on what they did.

Once a month the Doms from McKinley visit Dalton Academy. They witness an average day at the school, watch as subs practice obeying, and if there is one on the day they go, they watch a punishment. After typical school hours, the Doms are allowed to go through the school and basically do whatever they want. This is the only day a month where Doms are allowed to have sexual contact of any kind with the subs. Its a way to allow Doms to expend their sexual attention and practice on a sub before they find their soul mate. There are no limitations to what the Doms are allowed to do. A lot of Doms use this to take advantage of the helpless subs, but some can't bear the thought of hurting someone else's sub and leave.

"It's almost that time of month again," Rachel said, leaning against the locker beside Kurt's with her arms crossed over the stack of books she held in her arms. "You can't miss this one Kurt, you've missed the past two sessions."

"You don't need to remind me, Rachel," Kurt said, slamming his locker shut. "I got the letter today. If I miss another Witness Ceremony "appropriate action," he said, making air quotes, "will be administered. Bull shit." There wasn't anything he hated more than the Witness Ceremony the school administrators forced the Doms of McKinley School for Dominate Relations to attend the last Friday of every month. It was intended so that the Doms in Lima could see sub training first hand, but in reality, it was just a day Kurt was forced to witness the abusive teachings Dalton Academy for submissive Teachings forced upon its students. Teachings, he might add, that he did not agree with.

"I don't understand the hatred you have for the Witness Ceremony," Rachel said as she and Kurt made their way to their next class. "It's an opportunity for us to see how subs are supposed to be treated, not to mention the chance it gives us to interact and practice on a compliant sub before we begin the search for our soulmates. Whether you like it or not, the school has a state approved schedule that is essential for a submissive's success later on in life. Nothing they do is illegal."

"You mean a schedule of strict classes that teaches the subs that they are second class humans, exist only to serve their intended Dom, and allows a group of horny sex deprived teenagers to have their way with a group of individuals who are too terrified to do anything but take whatever the Dom wants once a month, regardless of whether or not they are permanently injured in the process?" Kurt said, stopping in the middle of the hallway. His voice only seemed to get louder the more fired up he got. "I don't know about you Rachel, but withholding food, walking/sitting privileges, and forcing the subs to sleep in cages they can't even sit up in are punishments that should be illegal everywhere. It's a sick excuse for an educational facility and I do not believe in what that school subjects those poor subs to nor will I partake in the disgusting claiming hour the Witness Ceremony allows afterwards, even if it is only for that night."

"I know how you feel Kurt, and I agree that some of Dalton's… methods of training are slightly outlandish, but it's a prestigious training school for submissives where they get the treatment and training they need to be able to please their future Dom," Rachel said.

"You mean it's a school that brainwashes its students into believing that they are second class citizens simply because they have an open circle on their arm. They are made to believe that any Dom they get will only want complete obedience, and will torture, rape, and objectify them in ways that will cause them physical, mental, and emotional pain and they have no say in what happens to them," Kurt said, a hard edge of fury in his tone. "I am not going to argue with you on this Rachel because we both know our viewpoints on the ways subs should be treated are two completely different things."

"Kurt you know very well there are aspects of Dalton Academy that I don't agree with but you know it helps give the training the subs need. You know their parents have the choice of sending them to Dalton are having them home trained, it's something their parents want for them. And attending Dalton's Witness Ceremony is a requirement, you can't miss this month's," Rachel said, in that quick paced tone of her that left no place for any sort of argument.

"I know," Kurt snapped. "I don't need you to remind me." He finally arrived at his next class, Domination 101, and stormed into the classroom without another glance towards Rachel. Rachel sighed and turned down the hall on her way towards her next class, History. He knew he was being too hard on her, but he couldn't help it. He would never understand the way she could just openly defend a school that went against everything he believed in. It took absolute control over the submissives that resided there, and Kurt believed that was wrong.

They students were subjected to a schedule that included a strict diet and exercise plan, classes such as: Obedience 101, The Art of Kneeling, Sexual Favors, Cooking and Cleaning, and punishments that ranged from spankings to food deprivation to being forced to sleep in cages. It was wrong. It went against every belief he held, and he hated the Witness Ceremony McKinley was forced to attend every month. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath as he took his seat.

Domination 101 was taught by William Schuester, or Mr. Schue, a Dom who also taught the school's Glee Club. Though McKinley wasn't nearly as bad as Dalton, mainly because it was a school for Doms, a lot of the teachers still believed in the old teachings that went along with the beliefs of Dalton. Mr. Schue was one of the "new age" teachers and his sub, Mrs. Pillsbury, was the guidance counselor. He was Kurt's favorite teacher, not only because he was his Glee Club teacher, but also because he was one of the only teachers at McKinley who hated the Witness Ceremony, and basically everything Dalton taught, as much as he did.

Written up on the board were the words, guest speaker, and Kurt groaned. He had forgotten that today they were supposed to get a guest speaker who was a teacher at Dalton. Mr. Schue had assured him he wouldn't allow any "old age" teacher to spout nonsense to his class, but he was still affiliated with a school he hated. He laid his head down on the desk and closed his eyes. Today was going to be a long day.

Later that night Kurt was laying on his bed flicking through the newest fashion magazine when he heard a knock on the door. He sat up and tossed the magazine aside, calling a quiet come in. It wasn't long before the balding head of Kurt's father appeared in his doorway.

"Carole told me about the letter that came today," he said, taking a seat in his desk chair. Carole was Burt's sub, they had both lost their soulmates years ago and Kurt was happy to know that they had found happiness and love in each other. "Look, I'm not mad at you, and I fully understand why you've been skipping the Witness Ceremonies, but it's something you have to go to."

Kurt sighed. He had been expecting this conversation all day. "You know how that school is Dad. It isn't right. Every time I show up there I get so… so angry. The way they treat the subs… it's barbaric Dad. I can't be the only one who sees that."

Burt sighed and took off his hat, rubbing a hand over his head before replacing it. "Trust me, you aren't. They didn't have Witness Ceremonies when I was your age but from what you've told me, they aren't pretty. But it's something you have to attend, you can't keep skipping them. I wish to God you didn't have to attend something that makes you so upset, but there's nothing I can do about it. People have been trying for years to disband Dalton, but it's not going to happen. It's the only training school in this area for subs, and since it isn't mandatory and completely up to their parents if they attend it or not, there's not much that can be done."

"You don't get it Dad, you've never attended a Witness Ceremony. The last one I went to was two months ago and two subs, a boy and a girl, were punished. It's rare when a punishment session that severe happens on a Witness Ceremony and they made everyone attend. I don't know what they did, but they whipped them so badly they had bloody welts covering their backs. They got a quick check up with the nurse there before they were sentenced to confinement for the rest of the weekend, and ordered to only be given bread and water the rest of the week. How can a punishment that severe be justified, let alone legal?"

Burt sighed and thought about his next words. "There are still a lot of people in this country that believe subs are second class citizens, and Dalton isn't the only school in the country that treats its students like that. The world is slowly changing and beginning to see submissives differently. Every year more and more schools are forced to change its curriculum to make it safer for the subs that attend the schools. The federal government has allowed local legislation to dictate and decide how submissive training schools are run. States like California and New York are beginning to change how these type of schools are run, and putting in specific laws that protect the rights of subs, but here in Ohio…"

"People aren't as accepting," Kurt cut in and Burt gave a slight nod.

"Exactly. Slowly more and more people are starting to see the error in their old ways, but it's going to take time to change the way things are done here. It doesn't mean we have to like it, it doesn't mean we have to accept it, but we just have to deal with it until our state gets with the program and starts changing its laws."

"I don't want to be that type of Dom," Kurt said. "I want my submissive…" Kurt trailed off, fingering the black leather cuff he wore around his wrist that concealed the names inked into his skin. Traditionally, only one name appears on your wrist after you are marked as either a Dom or sub, the name of your soulmate. But in very rare cases, two names appear on your wrist, and it was something Kurt had only shared with his father. It took a special type of Dom to take on two submissives, and even though he had never meant his soulmates, he loved them more than he loved anything.

"I want my submissives to understand that their thoughts, their feelings, their dreams matter to me. I don't want them to believe that they are second class citizens, or that they exist only to serve me," he said, almost bitterly. "I want them to understand that they are more than just a sub for me to use. If they're at Dalton… if they are in that hell hole, I want them out. I know I'm not allowed to intentionally search for them there, and I won't. I just don't know what I would do if I found out they had been here this entire time and I didn't do anything."

Dalton of course kept a register of all the names of the subs that resided there, as did McKinley. It was against the rules, however, to check that register until the Dom turned 18. When someone turned 18 and graduated McKinley, the first thing they do is check the register of all the local submissive training schools. If their soulmate is there, they can then go and get their soulmate to finish out their training. If their soulmate is not there, they go off and pursue their dreams are continue their search for their soulmate.

There were of course, cases where someone meets there soulmate before the Dom turns 18. Only a couple of months ago Nick, a student Kurt was good friends with at McKinley, bumped into his soulmate Jeff at Dalton. Nick immediately took Jeff out of Dalton and began his own set of training with the help of his mother, who was also a Dom. He still went to McKinley, and enrolled Jeff in the section of McKinley that allowed claimed subs to continue their education. That section of the school however was only for claimed subs. Since Nick was training Jeff, Jeff didn't need any specific training classes and was allowed to take basic education classes such as Math, History, and Science. Nick even allowed Jeff to sing with them on the Glee Club, something he had never been allowed to do before. Kurt was happy for them. Nick was a good Dom who took care of Jeff and got him the help he needed after having attended Dalton.

Burt smiled softly. "You'll find them when the time is right Kurt, everyone does. Fate has a way of bringing together soulmates when the time is right. And no matter what condition they're in, I know you'll take care of them. It doesn't surprise me that you have two names Kurt. It takes a special sort of Dom to take on two submissive, and that's something I know you will excel at."

Kurt smiled softly and Burt continued. "Now I know how much you hate Dalton, but you need to attend tomorrows Witness Ceremony. It's getting late and you have to be up early to make the drive over there, you should probably get some sleep."

Kurt nodded. He knew it was pointless to argue, his father didn't want him going to the Witness Ceremony any more than he did, but there was nothing anyone of them could do. He said goodnight to his father before quickly running through his skin care routine and slipping into bed. He took off his leather cuff as he always did before he went to bed, slowly tracing the intricately inked names in his skin.

Blaine Anderson

Sebastian Smythe

He knew it was cheesy, but he pressed a kiss against the names on his wrist, hoping to bring some sort of comfort to his soulmates. "Wherever you may be," he said quietly, "I hope you know I care about you."

Little over an hour away, two boys who should have been fast asleep in preparation for tomorrow's events, simultaneously felt a pleasant tingle on their wrist. The boys usually shared a room but were placed in separate cages for the night as part of their punishment. They both smiled softly at the covered name on their wrists, pressing soft kisses against the spot where their Doms name would be. Neither one knowing just how much their lives were about to change.