This takes place during Furt.
Warning: Contains offensive language.
Disclaimer: I don't own Glee.
Rachel Berry walked away from her boyfriend, Finn Hudson. As much as she loved him she couldn't believe him. He had just completely shut down her idea of him taking on Karofsky for Kurt. Kurt was his team mate. Kurt was his friend. Kurt was about to be his step brother. Kurt was suffering from whatever torture Karofsky was putting him through. That should have been enough for Finn to want to do something on his own. He shouldn't have had to wait until his girlfriend asked. It didn't matter though. He had shut the idea down quickly.
She sat beside Finn in the choir room the next day. Sam had a black eye. Artie and Mike were both bruised and battered as well. Finn… Finn was in perfect health. Not a scratch on him. Why, you ask. Simply because the tall boy hadn't been there to help his friends. Since nobody else was going to do something she decided to matters into her own hands.
That is how she found herself. It was Wednesday afternoon and she was about to confront the school Neanderthal. She took a deep breath and squared her tiny shoulders. She then began to walk to his locker. When she reached it, she felt the nerves kick in. She swallowed them though. She marched up to him. "You need to stop harassing Kurt." The statement didn't have the desired effect. It was actually the opposite of what she wanted. Karofsky laughed. "You and what army, midget?" Rachel took in a deep breath. "What you are doing is barbaric and childish," she said. Karofsky looked confused then his expression morphed into one of irritation. "Look you little Broadway freak, the homo is a homo. He probably has a crush on me. He might be depressed because of that. Now you would know all about homos wouldn't you, fag spawn?" He asked a smirk on his face.
Rachel was fed up. She poked her finger in his chest and spoke, "You need to leave Kurt alone. You're just jealous because you can't be your true self like Kurt can. He is twice the man you will ever be." Before she knew what happened she felt a searing pain in her gut and she collapsed to the ground. Karofsky was on her in a minute. He rolled her flat on her back. He was practically shaking with anger as he pulled back his fist and released it onto her face. She squealed in shock and she then felt tears rushing to her eyes. She felt his weight being pulled off of her then and she was shaking with fear. She bit her lip as she heard a commotion. Then she felt two hands under her arms, lifting her to her feet. She was ushered into a bathroom. She then got a clear look on the person who had taken her away from the scene. Kurt was looking at her with shock and sympathy.
She looked at the boy in front of her. He was clearly observing her. She tried to keep her face in different even though she was in a intense amount of pain. He sighed and said, "Why would you talk to him?" He is a stupid jock who doesn't think. Anyone could have guessed this would have happened. Do you know how much damage he could have done if Mr. Shuster didn't come around when he did? He could have killed you. He is psychotic," Kurt scolded her. She sighed. "I'm aware of the fact," she said. "Then what in the world would posses you to do such a stupid thing?" Kurt asked. Rachel looked at her lap and said, "I did it to protect you." That shocked Kurt. "What?" He asked, attempting to get into her head and figure out how that little head of hers worked. She sighed. "Kurt… I don't know what he is doing to you but you and I both know that whatever it is, it's scaring you. I just thought that if nobody else would stand with me I would stand alone," she explained in a quiet, sincere voice. Kurt looked at her. "You got a black eye," he stated. She looked him in his own eyes and said, "It was worth taking a hit if it means he'll leave you alone." As the two teenagers looked at each other, a bond was formed between them. As Kurt helped her nurse her wound, Kurt realized that Rachel Berry wasn't so bad. Anyone that was willing to get injured for him was clearly a friend no matter how obnoxious she could be.
Author's Note:
Just a quick one-shot I thought of as I watched Furt. I thought it would be nice to see a KurtXRachel friendship. Hope you all enjoyed it. Please review.