Hey there,
this is my second version of this fic, I've made a few changes and alterations to the original story.
Anyway I hope you enjoy it! Constructive criticisms is welcomed!
Anyway, Blaine is the main protagonist of my story but I may do a few chapters from Kurt's POV.
Characters: Blaine, Kurt, Burt, Sebastian, Dalton boys (Jeff,Nick &co), and two OC (Nadine and Melanie, respectively Kurt's and Blaine's mothers)
Genre: Romance (it's sorta forbidden and a slow burn), Mystery, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, and Drama, lots of Drama.
This first chapter is a sort of introduction to the real story...
I obviously don't own Glee.
Chapter I
But don't you come here and say I didn't warn you
About the way your world can alter
And oh how you try to command it all still
Every single time it all shifts one way or the other
And I'm a goddamn coward, but then again so are you
And the lion's roar, the lion's roar
Has me evading and hollering for you
And I never really knew what to do
- The Lion's Roar, First Aid Kit
After: The day of the truth, night
"You are an Anderson." The boy whispered to himself. "You are an Anderson."
His tears didn't cease, they just kept falling down.
He did not mind.
It wasn't weakness that had made him fall to his knees a few hours before.
It wasn't weakness that had made his whole body shake.
It wasn't much more powerful and dangerous.
Every fiber of his being was screaming.
It was a desperate and primal feeling.
"Anderson,"He repeated.
"Anderson."
He spent the rest of the night forcing his rightful name out of his lips.
He hoped that by dawn he would never think of himself as a Hummel again.
Before
Since a very young age Blaine Hummel had always been aware of the strangeness of his family.
Unlike his friends he didn't live with his parents, but instead he lived with a woman he referred to as his grandmother, even if he was quite certain the woman wasn't really related to his mother. .His real mother -who was often mistaken as his sister- was seen in few occasions,her rare and sudden appearances always ended up in Blaine being dragged away from his cozy home for a few days on a trip. They didn't go on holidays, the destinations of those journeys usually involved meeting his father,Burt.
He tried not to let his bohemian family disrupt him.
After all he had been one of those children who craved attention so he made sure to be kind,friendly and nice to everyone so he could be liked and treated just as any other kid. Some days he was capable of forgetting his parents completely.
In other occasions, it wasn't as easy. And Blaine was a child, and in some situations he would act as such.
"They are not my brothers!"He hissed,stomping a foot for good measure.
His mother,who was seated beside him wearing an impeccably elegant attire-sighed. "Half-brothers doesn't sound too nice, does it?Can you at least avoid acting like a spaz in front of them?Just once, pretend you like them. Like I do.…"
Blaine bit his lip settling back into his could hear a baby crying from the far end of the plane,he wished he could do the same.
It didn't help that he'd always disliked flying,airplanes terrified him. His mother knew that, so why did she insist on taking them?
Blaine shuddered at the thought of falling,trapped in a cage of metal unable to escape,he wished his feet could be planted on the safe and solid ground.
When would that flight end?
Closing his eyes he wished he could have stayed in Ohio with his grandmother,he missed her already, and he knew that he would feel a lot better with one of her snarky remarks.
For most of the school year they lived alone,his mother rare visits were always unwelcomed by both him and his grandmother.
He didn't see why he should leave his home to see his father,he could hardly remember the man.
He knew he was rich and that he had married another woman with whom he had two sons with. Even at the age of ten, Blaine realized that if they were both older than him it meant that his father was already married to another woman when he was born,but Blaine wasn't allowed to delve on things like that. His mother always said 'the past belongs with the past'.
Truth be told he was jealous of his siblings,not only they both had parents at all times but they also were -filthy- rich and studying in France!
Blaine instead had a mother who didn't even try to hide the fact that she didn't like him and a father who he had seen in four different occasions;both were absent from his was only allowed in their presence when it was necessary, he didn't think it was fair.
Shaking away those negative thoughts he drifted off into a restless slumber.
...
"Remember what I told you,don't you?"
Blaine huffed,shrugging. "I'm his son and I study here in America."
"And?"His mother prodded him.
"You are my nanny."
His mother's lips formed a thin line,her nodding the only sign of approval. " 't go into detail."
"I know mother,"he muttered under his breath.
After a last warning glance she stepped through the entrance of the very expensive looking hotel,head high she walked to the reception.
The receptionist offered them a polite smile." ,would you wish for your bags to be taken to your rooms?"
His mother gave her a dismissive once-over and smiled coolly. "Please do,"
Blaine's attention was captured by the hotel interior,the marble floor was practically shining,white columns and paintings decorated the room. The guests were wearing brand names.
Blaine was in awe.
His mother interrupted his daydreaming capturing his arm in a strong hold.
Blaine followed her into an elevator which was just as fancy as the rest of the hotel.
His mother didn't seem fazed by their surroundings and Blaine wondered if she was used to such certainly wasn't.
His mother lead him through a large corridor with a red carpet,a valet was standing in front of one of the doors and seeing her he opened the door,the suite was truly breathtaking.
Fancy looking furniture,large windows that offered a beautiful view.
A man was standing in the room,he faced the windows but Blaine could have recognized the rigid posture anywhere.
His mother nudged him forward,Blaine cleared his voice, " ."
His father turned around,facing them,tall and intimidating looking;he was wearing a designer suit and Blaine felt out of place in his simple hand-me-down shirt and trousers.
His father smiled. "Good to see you have arrived safely,"after a quick glance in Blaine's direction,his eyes fixated on Blaine's mother as if Blaine wasn't even worthy of his time, "Melanie,always a pleasure."
Melanie returned the polite smile. "I see you're taste hasn't changed,Burton."
He laughed cooly and to Blaine it sounded hollow,fake.
"Where is your lovely wife?Bathing in her private pool?"
"No,she's actually with the kids,"the casual tone made Blaine grit his teeth,jealousy wasn't usually one of his usual traits, "and I must join them too,I'll see you at dinner."
He left the room leaving Blaine alone with his mother -who was already pouring herself a drink at the bar- Blaine instead wandered through the suite.
His room was huge,the windows at the far end of it offered The Grand Del Mar's breathtaking view.
It was surreal.
...
By dinner time Blaine anxiousness had reached sky highs,his stomach was knotted and the idea of eating in front of his father made him had changed into a lovely evening dress,something that empathized her beauty while Blaine felt ridiculous in compare.
Melanie was tall and slim with lovely golden locks and blazing blue eyes,she was the picture of however was shorter than his classmates,making him look younger than his actual age of ten,his curls were dark and untamable, he stood awkwardly in his own body.
"Stop pouting Blaine,"Melanie leered striding towards the hotel's restaurant which was -not to Blaine's surprise- just as deluxe as the rest of the five star hotel.
Compared to the massive dining room he felt .
With greek-like columns and a white marble floors,the room was unlike anything Blaine had ever seen let alone imagine to be dining in.
He returned his attention on his mother and followed her to a table near to the windowscapes that seemed to be quite numerous in the hotel.
Burton was already sitting at the table with another man,they were talking animatedly and by their gestures Blaine could guess it was work related.
"Burton,will you introduce me to your dashing friend?"her voice was pitched and sweet, unlike the usual tone his mother used.
Burton chuckled straightening himself, "Charles,this is Melanie she works for us,the young man over there is my son,Bryan."
As Melanie exchanged pleasantries with the men,Blaine was concentrating on holding back the tears that verged to own father had forgotten his was focusing so hard on the tablecloth pattern he didn't notice that his mother was sitting down,quickly he recovered sitting beside her and avoiding the disapproving look she sent his way.
"So does Bryan study in America?"Charles asked,his small eyes seemed to twinkle in the light reminding of Blaine of a rodent,in all fairness he did seem ratty.
"Yes,he does,he wasn't interested in studying in Paris with his brothers,"Burton sounded really believable and Blaine once again regarded him with bitterness,had he really been offered the chance to study in Paris he wouldn't have hesitated to do had no choice in the matter and now he was stuck in Ohio's faulty schooling system,cohabiting with his granny in a small apartment and forced to helplessly watch the person he loved the most worrying about bills and money.
Liars -he thought- all of them,lying shamelessly in front of others,they should just admit it out loud that I was a mistake and it would have been better if I never existed in the first place.
"Melanie,do you also watch over Bryan?"Charles question was met with a nod on Melanie's part,he then turned towards Burt, "Don't you miss being away from your son?"
Maybe Blaine had judged the man too quickly,at the moment he wanted to hug him for making his parents looked particularly troubled by the question and was saved by the waitress.
"Do you wish to order some starters?"
Burt smiled,more thankful than he should have been for her intervention. "Yes,thought we should wait for my wife..."his eyes focused at the far end of the room, "speaking of she has finally honored us with her presence,give us another ten minutes,"he made a dismissive hand gesture and the waitress was quick to leave.
"Charles,you have met my wife,Nadine you remember my good colleague and friend? "As he was saying so a lovely woman had walked up to the table,wearing a refined black dress,like Burt she was older than Melanie however she managed to look more suave than her.
"Always a pleasure,"her accent made Blaine's ears perk up,he suddenly wanted to hear her talking all evening, "Melanie,as pretty as always,"her eyes held no maliciousness, "and Blaine you look really nice in that shirt."
Blaine's cheeks grew warm at the compliment,he repressed a giant grin knowing his real mother wouldn't have appreciated.
"Blaine?I thought it was Bryan…"
Nadine brow furrowed but before she could reply Melanie spoke, "It's his second name,though he prefers being called Bryan."
Blaine had to bite his tongue from shouting seriously?! She could have said he prefers his real name instead of covering for Burton.
"Oh,my wife has arrived,"Charles eyes lit up just as a woman had walked to their table,she was also wearing a stylish dress and must have been around Nadine's age.
"Excuse my lateness but this place is a labyrinth,"she laughed and after air kissing Nadine she sat next to her husband, "Burton,I haven't seen you in a while,how are you?"
Before they could exchange pleasantries three boys had walked up to the table and to Blaine's growing displeasure they were all charming looking,the eldest must have been in his early twenties and he was wearing an impeccable suit,his smile showed his perfect white teeth and it was easy to see the resemblance to his mother;the other two boys must have been a year or so older than Blaine himself,one was slightly taller than the other but they both had milky white skin and chestnut brown hair tastefully combed.
Blaine couldn't have felt more at unease,he truly was out of his comfort zone and he feared -with certainty- that they all knew he was a fraud,that even if Burton was his biological father he had no resemblance to the rest of his family.
Panic was quick to grow once he realized that his mother had omitted the vital information that he had three brothers not two.
"Boys,we have been waiting for a while,"Burton's voice thought sober held no anger.
"Burton,you know how kids are,always out and about," Charles's wife who had paid no attention to Blaine himself was know ogling his half brothers.
I wish I could have stayed with granny,we would be cooking together and watch a movie after we would go out for a 's probably eating alone now.
"Amy you're right still there is a time and place for certain things?"Nadine's gave a loving look towards her boys something that made Blaine's green eyed beast growl.
How cruel the woman was for flaunting her love in front of him.
"Sorry,mum,"the older boy apologized sitting down at the table, "Mr and Mrs Abbot,I hope you're enjoying your stay in The Grand Del Mar?"
Amy giggled -glad to be talking again."Yes,so far I am,Charles however was too busy with work so I haven't had the opportunity to visit anything other the pool,"
Charles rolled his eyes -used to hear his wife's complaints regarding his working schedules- and Burt gave him a small conspiratorial smirk.
"I would be glad to accompany you to visit America's Finest City,"
Amy's smile widened. "Nadine you're son is truly a catch!Has he brought any nice girl home yet?"
One of the younger boy snickered earning a glare from his older brother.
"Cooper is focused on studying now," Burt pride was practically palpable contrasting with his usual somber remarks, "he's in Harvard now,"
"That's truly remarkable!"Amy cooed.
Cooper simply smiled his eyes meeting Blaine's,his expression changed ever so slightly and Blaine was quick to look away.
"I've heard from Charles that the younger ones study in Paris?"
"Yes,Sebastian and Kurt study in the American school in Paris,"
"Your family is truly scattered through the globe!"Amy joked patting Nadine's arm, "a good education however is essential these days!"
"I imagine between studying in France and you're mother's heritage you speak fluent french?"
Sebastian and Kurt eyed each other -Blaine couldn't tell who was whom- they then spoke in a language Blaine could not understand and again he felt envy prying his heart open.
"I'll take that as a yes!"
Amy conquered with her husband. "You must be really proud Nadine,they sound French!"
Before the other woman could reply Amy's gaze stopped on Blaine making his blood run dry,he tentatively smiled while wishing he could have stayed invisible for the course of the meal.
"And you are?"Amy asked him with a perplexed expression.
The boy swallowed, "I'm B-Bryan,"he stuttered reminding himself that apparently he preferred another name to his own.
They all wore similar expression,curious glances from the adults and pure spite from his brothers.
Great way to make an impression.
If his accent was any indication Amy could tell he didn't study in France nor in any fancy private school,Charles intervened, "he studies here in the states,Melanie is his.."
"Nanny."One of the younger boy whispered loudly enough for Blaine to hear,the other one sniggered.
"I'm his caretaker," Melanie politely reminded the man.
"Oh."Amy looked at Blaine again, "I didn't mean to pry but I didn't know you had four children."
That stung but Blaine didn't have time to crawl in self-pity he kept his head down for the whole evening,ignoring how surreal was eating something he didn't prepare and food so exquisite looking he wished he could take a picture to show his granny,for obvious reasons he restrained to do so.
He tuned out of the conversation mid course the first dish and was glad to follow Melanie back to their room.
Putting his hand in his pocket he noticed he had taken his napkin with him,panicked he left Melanie's side to retrace his steps back to the dining room he heard their voices before reaching the table and stopped dead in his by a column he felt nauseous again.
The Abbots had already left the table leaving his father,his wife and sons.
"Is Blaine a bit touched in the head?"One of the younger boys asked,Blaine was quite certain it was Sebastian.
"Bas,how many times do I have to tell you not to speak of him like that?"
"Ignore your mother boys,Blaine is different from you,I'm not going to pretend otherwise,still he is your brother so try not to make your dislike for him obvious,okay?You won't see him often anyway.I'm off,me and Charles are going to have a drink."Burt's answer made Blaine shudder,he wanted to disappear that very moment but his feet seemed stuck to the ground.
A chair scraped the floor and Blaine's father walked out of the dining room.
"I feel sorry for him,"Cooper's voice sounded disdainful, "his mother was Melanie,right?From what dad told me she's an alchy or a money he sends her for Blaine doesn't even go for his tuition,he studies in a public school."
Blaine's vision seemed to narrow,their voices sounded muffled and afar.
Nadine's reply however reached him loud and clear. "She's a junkie and a whore."
Blaine stumbled away from them,dropping the napkin on the ran back to his room not even caring if he bumped into a few people.
His mother wasn't entered her room and before he could process what he was doing he grabbed her through her belongings he found what he was looking for.
A metal flask,just like in the movies.
Holding the flask he closed himself in his room,he sat on the floor facing the windows.
The view was truly amazing,the green grass seemed endless and the swimming pools glistened in the night.
He looked at the flask.
He was torn between doing something silly and forgetting the conversation he had overhead.
She had money and she kept it to herself.
With that thought he got up and once reached his bathroom -he still couldn't believe he had his own private one- he flushed the flasks contents into the sink.
He then threw the empty flask into the bin and made his way back to the main room were a small collection of bottles emptied each one of them before returning to his bed where he lay for a while crying himself into sleep.
...
Blaine woke up with his head splitting open.
He examined his whereabouts remembering why he wasn't in his own bed.
He was in San Diego pretending to be part of a family he didn't even know.
The headache seemed to grow stronger by the minute and he flinched when someone knocked loudly on his door and before he could say otherwise his mother was in his room.
"Get ready we're meeting in half an hour by the pool,"she walked back in the corridor, "and next time you touch my stuff I'll break both your hands,got it?"
Blaine only managed to half nod his head felt about to explode.
He had been stupid and immature into wanting to wrong his hadn't said what he hoped her to,which would have been something on the lines of 'Blaine!How could you?!No,it's also my fault.I'm sorry for being such a horrible mother,I'll stop drinking and I'll be around more can leave right now,let's go back to Ohio!'.
Maybe he was delusional.
That would explain a lot of things.
He dragged himself to the bathroom adjacent to his room and after a quick shower he managed to dress mother was waiting for him in the suite's hall.
Her sunglasses were covering her eyes and she was wearing a summery dress.
"Nice attire,"her remark was not a compliment,he could tell by the perfect eyebrow popping over her shades.
He twiddled his thumbs nervous,did he look funny?He was wearing simple beige cargo shorts and a unicolor bow-ties or bright colours.
"Try not to look anyone in the eye,your eyes are red,I understand you're hatred towards these people but keep it under wraps for our stay here."
Ask her he told himself ask her about the money!
She wouldn't answer honestly so why bother?
Because you're a wuss.
"Move it Blaine."
...
The outer grounds were just as ridiculously fancy as the interiors.
His mother was again unfazed by the view,probably because she's used to it,who knows what kind of ritze hotels she frequents with the money father gives her.
Nadine was sitting on a lounger,Amy was next to her looking relaxed in her both were wearing bikinis that showed off their tan.
Melanie hesitated for a second and then announced her presence with a strong confident voice. "Good morning Nadine,"she drew the word for longer than necessary, " ,I see you're enjoying the sun,I might join you soon,"
Nadine smiled encouragingly at Blaine but the boy didn't wasn't a nice person,she was just good at pretending might have resented his mother but no one could insult her like had done,in front of her children none the less.
"Before you do,could you grab us a drink?"Amy asked Melanie who for a moment stayed then nodded and left for the bar leaving Blaine alone with the person who was pretending to be his mother and the woman who had just ordered his mother around as if she were a member of the hotel's staff.
"I'm surprised you leave your youngest son with another woman,isn't he tad old?"She questioned as if he weren't standing a mere few feet from her.
"She simply takes care of our residence in Ohio were Blaine stays to 's the housekeeper and her most important duty is to keep and eye on Blaine while I'm gone."
Maybe they were all liars.
"Don't you miss your brothers?You could have studied with them.."
"I've always preferred the States to other countries,"maybe I'm a liar "but I do miss my mother and brothers terribly ma'am."
Amy chuckled."What a polite boy,off you go now.I won't keep you from joining your brothers I've been told it's been months since you last saw them."
Blaine obeyed,although there were three different pools he soon spotted his brothers.
Cooper was chatting with a girl while Sebastian and Kurt had their feet in the water and were talking animatedly.
He wished he could just spend the day alone,he was usually quite outgoing but in presence of people who were clearly on a totally different social class it wasn't so easy.
He also would have had to retain from pushing them in the pool.
Sebastian noticed him and his smile turned into a sneer,he bumped his shoulder with his brother jutting his chin towards him.
Great,he forced a smile and wondered closer to the other boys keeping still a certain distance for good sat on an empty chair and opened his book ready for a few hours of peaceful reading.A shadow obscured his page and lifting his eyes he met his brother's unfriendly faces.
"So,you're our half-brother?"the shorter one asked, "you certainly don't look like it.."
"Maybe because like you just said, we are half brothers?"Blaine replied before he could think better of it. Why couldn't he just think things through?
Sebastian laughed at his response, his eyes however were slits of pure hatred. "We know what you are. A parasite,sucking on are family just like your mother."
Blaine stood up,his hands curling into fists. "Need I remind you that we share part of the same pool gene?Your father is also my gives me money because he feels guilty about not wanting me,it's no brats,"
Kurt's nose scrunched up in indignation,Blaine hated to admit it, but right then he could see just how different he was from them. He looked nothing like them.
"You are a cause of stress for dad,got it?"
"Good!"
"Hey,you rascals!"Cooper swung his arms around his brothers,"leave your brother alone,you Blaine,they have no manners."
Blaine nodded in understanding wanting to appear more mature than he was. "It's fine,I also crossed the line,sorry.I'm just..."
"Not used to it?"Cooper offered alongside one of his seemingly signature smiles.
"You could say that twice."
Kurt shrugged free from his brother's hold and walked back to the pool,Sebastian immediately followed.
"Sorry for those two,"
"No need to apologize, 's not a normal situation and I may seem like a threat to your family,I get it."
Cooper's eyebrows rose in bit his lip before letting out a frustrated sigh.
"I was going to take my brothers out later,care to join us?"
Don't,remember what he said about Melanie?
They are not your family.
He is my brother,can't I just enjoy it while it lasts?
"So is it a yes or a no?"
,no,no.
"I would love to,if it's not a problem."
Cooper's hand clasped his shoulder. "Ease up,Blaine.I would be glad to spend an afternoon with all of my brothers."
...
The weekend seemed to pass rather quickly.
Blaine's headache was gone after that afternoon -he had also swore off his mothers touching his mother belongings for ever- he had discovered that Cooper was a really likable person,Sebastian and Kurt were another story,they didn't open up as was particularly hostiles in his regards.
Melanie didn't seem irritated by his spending constantly time with them so Blaine had been in their company since their meeting by the pool.
They were now in Cooper's own private suite,Blaine was hanging on every word the boy was couldn't help but to admire him.
"Coop!"Sebastian's voice made Blaine want to sigh,fun time was over.
"What is Bryan doing here?"
"Kurt,you know it's Blaine.I'm not sure why the Abbots and dad keep calling you that,"
Blaine let out a small laugh at that,earning curious glances from his brothers.
"He forgot my my first day here,he called me Bryan in front of and since then he kind of just used that."
Sebastian started to laugh loudly holding his sides, "No way!That is so bad of dad!"
"I can't believe that,"mumbled Kurt,he always seemed to idolize their had learned that soon enough.
"That is ridiculous.I can't imagine how you felt."
Blaine's cheek grew warm with embarrassment,he coughed and swayed in his hand. "It was nothing really,I'm not fussed by it."
"I would be angry,I mean you are his son."Cooper was interrupted by a knock at the door,his expression suddenly looked like a kid in a candy shop.
Two girls were on the other side giggling,Cooper turned back towards them a pleading look in his eyes. "Do you mind if I leave for a couple of hours?"
Kurt batted his lashes earning a snicker from Sebastian,he then rolled his eyes. "Don't worry Cooper,we won't eat will behave."
Cooper seemed reviled by this and closed the door behind him leaving Blaine with his less favourite brothers.
"Relax,we're not going to eat if Kurt is hungry later we could just have a quick bite,"
"I'm not afraid of you two."Blaine said meeting their gazes.
"Good,we wouldn't want our half brother to fear us."
Kurt didn't smile like his brother,his mouth was in a taught line that reminded Blaine of their father. "Look Blainey we don't like you ."
Blaine had to stop from biting his lip,he didn't want to appear nervous in front of them,"The same goes for me."
Sebastian grinned leaning in his seat,"You don't like yourself?"
"That's n-not what I m-m-meant."
"When you stutter you sound like an idiot,"Kurt practically hissed.
"You should know Blainey,Coop hangs out with you because he feels guilty,not because he likes you."
"He feels bad about poor people in general."
Blaine was wanted to grab both of them and hurl them out of the window,he also wanted to curl up in ball and did neither.
"You should go to your ma' and leave,"Kurt's voice carried on,Blaine's cheek were by now hot in had a limit.
"I don't call my mother,ma'!And my name is Blaine so do not call me Blainey!"He shouted standing up ready to leave he was blocked by Sebastian who was at least a head taller than him. Blaine involuntary found himself backing away.
Sebastian laughed, while Kurt stood and joined his brother's side. It was peculiar, but they reminded Blaine of the two siamese cats -Si and Am- from Lady and the Tramp. He wouldn't have been surprised if they started singing The Siamese Cat Song. At least that would be entertaining.
"You make dad upset,nobody wants you me,not Bas,not Coop,not mum and certainly not dad!He didn't even remember your name,don't you get it?"
Blaine opened his mouth as to answer but found himself truly regretted telling them the Bryan incident, he should have seen it coming. He'd known them for what,two days?They might have been the brothers he had many fantasized of having, however they probably never thought of him,he was just the Hummel's dirty little secret.
Sebastian looked vaguely bored and left the room,disappearing in what Blaine suspected was Cooper's bedroom. Kurt however stayed in front of him,feet planted firmly to the ground.
"Are you listening?!"Kurt shouted, "You and your mother should leave us alone."
"Stop it!You think you have it hard?In your pricey hotels and expensive schools?Poor you!I bet you don't care for your parents,how many times do you see them,twice a year?It's you who should leave me alone!If Burt didn't want me why even make me come here?!"
"He's a good dad!"
Blaine scoffed. "Kurt,just let me trough."
He made a move towards the door but Kurt yanked his arm pulling him face to face probably ready for another string of insults,Blaine had other shoved the taller boy away. For an instant Kurt looked visibly surprised and then he fell backwards hitting the marble wore an angry expression and was pulling himself up,Sebastian was at his side wearing a similar had forgotten of Sebastian who had disappeared mid argument.
"Did you just push my brother?!"
Blaine backed away towards the door. "Look I didn't mean it...he grabbed me and I just..wanted to l-l-leave."
Kurt seemed ready to cry while Sebastian was practically snarling.
In a hand he had a glass -containing what probably was a drink from Cooper's fridge- and with a simple gesture he sent the glass flying right towards the door hitting Blaine in the process.
The boy didn't have time to duck or cover himself and for an instant he admired Sebastian's aim,before pain exploded seemingly everywhere in his body.
He hit the floor with a howl,his eyes pried could hear voices above the sound were melting with one another the only thing left was sharp pain.
His shaky fingers touched his face and Blaine didn't need to have his eyes open to realize that they were sticky with his own blood.
...
"Warblers meeting adjourned!"Wes's voice boomed through the room and was followed by the rapid growing chatter between the club's members.
Blaine like always wished for the meetings to continue sadly the school year had come to an end and the Warblers wouldn't be meeting until the beginning of the following semester.
It wasn't a secret,Blaine loved being the lead singer of the Warblers so he was feeling quite sad in having the entire summer without his glee club to look forward to.
He had a plan to spend the break in his dorm,he knew many of the other students would be soon leaving to rejoin their on his part hadn't seen his mother in nearly two years,she had seemingly dropped off the face of the world a few weeks before his grandmother died leaving a barely fourteen year old on his own.
After the 'incident' at San Diego where Blaine had been nearly blinded by his brother he had seen that side of the family in a few occasion prior his grandmother's death.
His mother usually came -with no announcement- and took him to either a fancy dinner with them or to an hotel where they were all visits were always cut short -to Blaine's relief- but once Melanie went MIA,Blaine hadn't heard from Burt nor Nadine.
He lived alone in his gran's apartment juggling a part time job -stocking shelves in a supermarket- and frequenting 9th Grade.
His life took a sharp turn after he attended the Sadie Hawkins went to the dance with his first real boyfriend,which did not end well for either of the boys.
He woke up in a hospital room two days after the dance,a nurse had listed the various wounds he had encountered and when he had pleaded the woman if he could see his date, she had refused informing him that the other boy had been discharged the previous day.
Blaine had never felt so though he had been courageous,going to dance with another had been reckless instead ,not only he was trapped into a hospital bed with a broken arm,two broken fingers,a possible concussion,bruises covering nearly every inch of his skin,it had also been brought to light the fact that a fourteen year old lived on his own.
The fourth day Nadine had walked into the room,his first eyes had been red and a pained expression crossed her lovely hugged him,and murmured a tearful apology,she had no idea what had happened to him -that he was living alone and Melanie was nowhere to be found.
"I let my feelings for your mother get in the way,I should have seen it and I had no idea she wasn't living with you...I let my son nearly blind you and I didn't even check on you.."
Blaine who had always been a sweet boy had admitted that he was too at fault,disliking her too,in the beginning.
Burt came to visit him a few days later,unlike his wife he wasn't crying but he wore a pained and Nadine had his custody and decided he could not attend anymore public schools and instead they moved him to the 'zero tolerance' private school Dalton Academy for Boys.
He hadn't seen them since though Nadine called him quite often he liked their conversation,the woman was quite down to earth and incredibly witty.
He had never seen his 'date' again.
...
"Blaine!Stop daydreaming!"Nick's voice woke Blaine from his reminiscing.
They were sitting in the school's garden,the typical sunny day in Ohio and Blaine and his friends loved spending time outside.
Blaine had been laying on the grass,hands beneath his head enjoying the summery breeze when Nick's voice startled him awake.
He opened his eyes to find his best friend grinning like an idiot next to him.
"You're already missing your solos?"He taunted.
Blaine pulled himself into a sitting position and simply ignored his friend.
"I was just kidding,god you're such a diva!"
Blaine laughed at this shaking his head. "Nicky,if I'm a diva what does that make you?"
"A weasel!"A third voice chirped in followed by a blonde boy sitting between the other two boys.
"Jeff,you have the grace of an elephant!"
Jeff simply tsked,pushing found himself smiling again,Jeff and Nick -also known as the troublesome duo- had soon become his closest friends at him,they were both sophomores and had a few periods in common and Blaine and Jeff shared a room was a known fact that wherever one of the duo went the other would follow,Jeff was the more outgoing of the two -and frankly a bit of a handful- while Nick prefered having few people around him.
"I really don't want to go with my parents in Spain!"Jeff whined covering his face with his boy loved being dramatic.
Nick snorted and punched his friends arm. "Jeffy,imagine six weeks of pure bliss by the sea?Plus imagine all the hotties you'll find!"
"Or maybe you can visit Barcelona!I've heard it has many interesting museums!"
"Blaine,do you really think Jeff would go to a museum?"
"Hey!"
Blaine's phone interrupted their banter and Blaine left the other boys.
"Blaine Anderson speaking,"
"Blaine!Ever so formal!"The voice at the other end gushed, "a little bird told me you're break started last is going?"
Blaine could recognize the voice anywhere,he had grown used to the slightly emphasized accent. "Nadine!I'm well,don't worry."
"Well,I have some news to.."
With those words Blaine's breath didn't sound promising.
"Don't worry,noting grave has simply wanted you to spend these weeks in our residence in Cali."
Blaine waited for more but nothing came,he replayed in his head the last phrase she had said,biting his lip.Burt asked her?Really?
"So..?Burt has already bought a ticket,you can always decline."
He could tell she was really looking forward for him to spend some quality time with her and -truth be told- he also wanted to see Nadine again.
"Yeah,I would love to see you.I'm not sure about your sons."He was always honest with her,in a way she had saved him and he had soon learned to trust her.
"Cooper can't wait to see you!It's been two years!Kurt and Sebastian aren't as immature as they used to be.I'm sorry for what they did to you,"
Blaine sighed, "Nadine it wasn't your I'm not worried about that,I'll come."
He could feel Nadine grinning on the other side of the line.
...
Blaine was woken by his roommate alarm clock.
He huffed,pushing his face deeper in his pillow hoping that his idiot of a roommate would silence the terrible roommate was apparently deaf.
Blaine swore and crossed the short space between his bed and Jeff's one,he grabbed the alarm clock and jabbed the button to cease the racket.
"Jeff!"He bellowed.
A blonde head peered from the ajar bathroom door. "Why are you shouting early in the morning?"
Blaine groaned and sagged on his friends bed. "I was sleeping until your alarm thingy woke me up!"He checked his watch. "At 6 AM!"
Jeff unperturbed strolled to his wardrobe looking fresh out of a shower.
"And wear something!"
"I am,they are called briefs."
"You know what I meant!"
"Do I?"
Blaine exhaled,Jeff could drain any sanity of him.
Jeff still oblivious dressed himself,it was weird to see the boy wearing something other than his Dalton uniform.
"Are you going to keep ogling me?"
"Dream on Sterling."
Jeff bright expression turned into a scowl.
"You're going to text me right?"
Blaine nodded, "Of course Jeffey,what are you going do with Nick?"
Jeff's cheek became bright red at the mention of their friend,making the shorter boy laugh.
"N-nothing!"the blonde boy threw his arms out in an exasperated gesture, "We can all text each other,'kay?"
Blaine wiggled his eyebrows, "I'm not sure I want to be involved in your sexting sessions."
Jeff grabbed his pillow off under his head. "We do not!You know he isn't like us."
"Speak for yourself,"Blaine stuck his tongue out getting into a sitting position, "unlike you I'm not..what was it?Pentasexual?"
Jeff's let an outraged gasp putting his hand on his heart. "Oh my!Such vulgar words coming from the innocent mouth of a Warbler"
"Nice way to avoid the subject asshat."
"What about you?Worried about meeting your dad?"
"I guess I am.I'm slightly more preoccupied about seeing my brothers,especially the one who almost blinded me."
Jeff sat next to him pulling him into one of his signature affectionately ruffled his hair before pulling away.
"Blaine,if you need me call.I'll come get you anytime,understood?If one of those cretins messes with you,come tell me okay?"
Blaine snickered at his friend serious face. "Don't worry Jeff,you go have fun in Europe,don't mess around with too many gals or gents,remember you have to save you purity for Nick."
"Blaine,I fucking hate you."
...
Jeff left later that morning leaving Blaine alone with Nick for the rest of weekend,his flight was Monday morning while Nick would have stayed at Dalton for another week or so.
During the summer many of the school grounds were closed leaving just the office and library spent their time goofing around and playing with Nick's brand new console.
On Sunday evening after ordering a pizza they were holed up in Nick's room watching some silly show on tv.
"Are you worried you're going to have a roommate next year?"
"Seeing you and Jeff I'm not really bothered.I guess it would be ,sorry to go sappy on you,but I'll miss you man."Nick was obviously out of his comfort zone and the last part was mumbled.
"Same here,"Blaine paused before adding, "you know if you need me you can call,right?I think the same goes for was worried about you,a week alone in this place would drive him insane,but I know so long you have your stuff you'll be fine,right?"
Nick's expression darkened for a second before relaxing into a small smile.
"Thanks, your brothers to go screw themselves from me."
"I'm not sure they'll receive the message anytime soon,it's not really diplomatic."
"I'm not fretting,just tell them."
...
Blaine could safely say that he loved flying in first class, for once flying had been a delight;without Melanie he could finally relax.
When the plane had landed Blaine left -albeit reluctantly- his a churning stomach he passed all the remaining security checks and reached the arrivals.
He scanned the hall -which was full of people hugging and saluting one another- he recognized none of the faces that were swarming around in hand he reached a quieter spot that wasn't in the way of other people way.
Maybe they forgot.
Maybe my plane was early.
Maybe I should call Nadine.
He pondered what do but resigned himself to wait for a longer didn't want to seem needy and incapable.
Twenty minutes later and there was still no sign of Nadine.
His phone vibrated in his pocket,maybe Nadine was simply late and it had just occurred to her to text him.
Hey,asshat!The beach is f-a-b-u-l-o-u-s,but no one compares to my helmet haired friend.
(That's you.)
Love your favourite blonde.-J
Blaine laughed out loud -earning a few odd looks from people nearby.
I'm fine,waiting at the airport.I was in first class!Pretty neat,have you heard from Nick?-B
A few moments later he received a 's texting abilities were truly remarkable.
Yes but he hasn't a there is this total hot chick that's sending me very inviting looks.-J
Maybe she's called Nicky.-B
;( Meany -J
The last text was accompanied by a picture showing off Jeff's pout.
Blaine laughed again and nearly dropped his phone when he heard someone clearing their voice next to him.
His eyes traveled from the owners shining of designer shoes, all the way up seemingly endless toned legs and a stunning pair of piercing blue eyes.
The boy must have been a year so older than Blaine himself. He was taller than Blaine -something easy for many people- by at least five inches;a pair of raybans was sitting on perfectly coiffed chestnut hair.
Blaine had to blink several times to realize that the incredibly good looking boy was his -half- brother,Kurt.
"Blaine,sorry I'm is ridiculous."His voice was deeper than Blaine would have imagined but not overly particular accent was more marked than he could remember.
"N-Not a 's good to see you."That was a lie,and by Kurt's raised eyebrow he didn't sound as convincing as he'd hoped.
"Same you just have that bag?"He pointed at Blaine's bag.
Blaine nodded, "Yes,I prefer to travel Nadine told me not to bring lots of stuff."
Kurt chuckled. "Did she, now?"He didn't wait for a reply and grabbed Blaine's bag off the floor ignoring the shorter boy's protests.
They walked out of the airport in silence,Blaine following his brothers lead.
The sun was blazing in the blue sky,Blaine had forgotten how unforgiving hot summer could be in stopped in front of a black Lamborghini that was parked not far from the airport entrance.
"Wow,"Blaine didn't even own a bike and his half brother drove around in a freaking Lamborghini!
"You like it?"
Do I like it?! "I'm not even into cars and I love it!"
Kurt's grin made Blaine aware that he was practically drooling over his jaw dropping car.
"It has that effect on people."Kurt replied while putting his brother's bag into the boot. "I promised mum not to speed on your first ride,but I can always show you another time."
The insides of the car were just as neat as the relaxed into the drivers seat and between his good looks,his clothes and the car Blaine felt like belonging to a complete different species.
Kurt drove with ease,they didn't talk during the journey to the Hummel's residence and Blaine was glad to rest.