It was the last five minutes of Glee club's Wednesday meeting. Kurt shook desperately as he spoke before his fellow members of the Glee club. His public announcements usually ended in a musical number, and this would prove to be no such occasion.
"As you all know, Karofsky has been tormenting me for some time now, and, recently, it's gotten very serious." He could already see their faces beginning to drop. "I love Glee club and I love all of you. You have brought me so much more than I ever could have imagined when I signed up to audition last year. But I don't feel safe at McKinley anymore."
He finished his speech, "So, I'm transferring to Welton Academy, an all boys-."
Before he could even finish, the rest of the club burst out in protest. "But we need you, Kurt!" Tina cried.
Rachel said, probably without thinking, "What if I need a last minute makeover?"
Even Puck chimed in, "Yeah, dude, you're voice is totally sick."
Kurt's muscles tensed up, "While I appreciate how much you all seem to care about my presence here, none of you seem to care about my safety. Welton is just outside of Akron, so it's far enough away that Karofsky won't be able to find me."
Finn, who was nearly always as stoic as a boulder (as well as dumb as one) shed a tear and said, "We want what's best for you, Kurt. I guess it's hard to think of you anywhere but here."
Kurt nodded to him. "Well, the papers are already signed. This is my last week at McKinley."
"Well, we're all certainly going to miss you, Kurt." Mr. Schuester said, placing a comforting hand on Kurt's shoulder.
"Thanks, Mr. Schue." Kurt said, smiling a little. And despite the fact that Mr. Schue had never really been there for him and had been such a bad Spanish teacher that he transferred to French - Kurt would miss them. He would miss all of them.
And as they pulled in for a final group hug, Kurt even let himself shed a few tears. In less than three days, he would be in an entirely new situation, starting a new school and making new friends. In that group hug, he allowed his mixed emotions of anxiety and anticipation wash away - he let himself be sad about leaving.
Even if only just for that moment.