So, hi everyone. This is my very first fan-fiction with the pairing of Wert (That is Wes and Kurt in Glee). Before we begin, the old saying still rules: If you don't like it, don't read it. This story was loosely based on the U.S. TV Series "Glee" and can be considered as a sequel to the fantastic "The Asian Mystery" by the wonderful author: Eraman AND I got her permission in doing a sequel so no accusing fingers. This brilliant author wrote the story so well that it turned me as a Klainer to a Werter now (Do people call themselves like this? I wonder.). And for your information, I have watched one episode of Glee, Season 2 only due to the heavy study load in university, damn it, so it may not be what you've seen or expected. Besides, English is not my first language, I'm a Chinese living in Hong Kong, so there will be some grammar mistakes (Loads of them, actually.). Hope that I won't be off the topic. XD
Disclaimer: I owned nothing other than the plot, Glee and its characters are FOX's while the relationship settings belongs to Eraman.
Chapter 1: Reconciliation
It has been three months since Wes Montgomery graduated in glory from Dalton Academy and went to NYADA, New York Academy for Dramatic Arts, leaving his beloved boyfriend Kurt Hummel and his brothers Mike Chang and Chris Montgomery in Lima, Ohio. Here, another story unveiled…
"So," A boy with pale skin, blue eyes and a high-pitch voice for a male talked to an Asian boy through Skype. "How did you do in New York?"
"I'm doing very well. I adapted to it much faster than I expected." The Asian boy answered and smiled lovingly. "The only thing that bothers me is that you are not here. Kurt."
"Come on, Wes. You and I Skype almost every day and we will meet in New York just a couple of days later!" Kurt Hummel said.
"But it's not the same." Wes pouted and Kurt had to fight the urge to giggle. "I missed you, baby. I woke up every morning and try to hug on your smooth, sweet-smelling body but got disappointed every time."
Kurt blushed.
"Awwww, you still look cute when you blush." Wes said, grinning.
"Wesley Montgomery, I'm going offline if you say those things in public again."
"NO! I'm sorry, dear." Wes apologized in a hurry with puppy-looking eyes. Kurt just couldn't stand that.
"Sigh, I just can't be mad with you." Kurt said with a smile, "Anyway, I knew you can do it and it's just a matter of time when you will become a shining star in NYADA."
"Yeah, but it will be even better if I can share my glory and happiness with you." Wes said. "So now, enough talking about me. Let's talk more on you, I just heard that your brother and your friends were about to release from the reform school, are they doing well?"
"You still have the big heart you used to have." Kurt said. "And yes, they are released, but only Finn and Mercedes. Artie is still in jail for intent murder. I hope they can learn from their mistakes and turn a new leaf. I just miss the old-Finn and old-Mercedes."
"They are," Wes comforted Kurt. "you went to visit them once a week and judging from what you said, they are changing for good, I promise. You will have your step-brother and your best girl-friend back."
"Thanks, Wes." Kurt said, smiling.
"Kurt, it's time to sleep. We need to take Finn and Mercedes home early in the morning." Burt called outside the door.
"Ok. Just another minute, please." Kurt called back. "Sorry, Wes. I have to go. See you in a few days later. Good night."
"That's okay." Wes said. "Go to sleep."
"Bye."
"Wait. Wait! Wait! Wait! Love."
"?"
"I love you. Kurt."
"Love you too, Wes." Then Kurt turned his computer off, fell to sleep as soon as he hit his bed and dreamt about his romantic future with Wes.
***The next morning, just outside the reform school where Finn and Mercedes stayed.***
"You know, you don't need to come with us so early, sweetie." Carole told Rachel as the two women, together with Kurt, Burt got out the car.
"No, I need to make sure that the old-Finn is back." Rachel said.
"You two are staying here, okay?" Burt told them as he and Carole, with the Jones, got to the door. "We'll be right back."
After a while, the couples came out the building with a tall guy and an African-American girl. Kurt smiled and ran to the boy, ramming into him and gave a hug so hard that Rachel thought they were going to merge.
"Finn!" Kurt smiled as he hugged the tall guy. "I missed you so much."
"Uhh… Kurt, you are breaking my ribs." The tall guy, Finn Hudson said, not knowing whether to hug Kurt back or not.
"Oops, sorry." Kurt let Finn go and turned to Mercedes, whose parents let go of her and let Kurt to approach. "You know, things were never the same without you. I missed the feeling when we shopped together. Rachel is a good shopping partner, but you are the only female friend that knows me this well, except Wes."
Kurt said as he held on to Mercedes's hand and slowly pulled her into a gentle hug.
"Kurt," A soft sound came from the girl in his chest. "Will you forgive me? And Finn? After what we all did to you and to Wes and his family?"
"Huh, come on. `cedes. If I didn't forgive you, I wouldn't even come here to pick you two up, right? Rachel." Kurt hugged Mercedes even tighter and Finn snapped up his head as the diva approached them.
"Hi, Finn." Rachel said as she came closer and the diva glared at Finn. Finn opened his mouth, trying to say something but nothing came out as Rachel slapped him hard in the face.
"Rachel… What… Ow!" Finn yelped in pain as Rachel slapped again, this time on his arm.
"This is for you! New-jerk-like Finn!" Rachel said, before her glare broke into a warm smile and hugged Finn with her arms. Finn got confused, unaware that his cheek was beginning to swell.
"With these slaps, the new-jerk-like Finn is gone forever," The small diva said. "The old-Finn is back. The old-Finn who we all love whether in the family and the Glee club. Welcome back."
Kurt laughed as Finn held to Rachel tightly and broke into tears, Carole and Burt put their hands onto the shoulder of the shaking boy.
"Oh, Mercedes." Rachel turned and almost skipped to Kurt and Mercedes happily. "Welcome back. I simply can't wait another shopping trip with you two. Why don't we go tomorrow?"
"Rachel…" Kurt sighed.
"You… You forgive what I did? After all the mean, stupid things I said." Mercedes asked uncertainly.
"We all did." Rachel said, "Everyone makes mistakes, though you guys went a bit too far. But friends are meant to love and trust. We choose to forgive you and Finn because you are our friends and we choose to trust that you have all changed for good because you are our friends. Well, brothers maybe, in Kurt's case."
Mercedes cried. Kurt and Rachel group hugged her.
It has been a couple of minutes and Mercedes finally calm down and Rachel said, "So are you coming? The shopping trip tomorrow, will you come with us?"
"I'd love to." Mercedes smiled, it was at this time that Kurt and Rachel knew that their closest friends (and brother) were back to them and they were so happy for that.
"So it has been a bit late, why don't we all go lunch together?" Carole announced and turned to the Jones, "Would you come with us?"
"Yeah, and thanks for forgiving us." Mrs. Jones said.
"Oh, come on, dear." Carole said, wrapping the crying mother with her arms and said, "Everybody makes mistakes, like the children said."
They got into their cars and headed to the Hudson-Hummel's house. At the front door, Kurt got hold to Finn's hand and said, "Welcome home, Finn." As he opened the door and let him go in. Finn missed the smell of his home, during the three months in reform school he and Mercedes had thought again what they all had done and how much hurt they had brought to their families, who visited them weeks after weeks. It was their love changed them back to good and they realized why Wes was so popular wherever he went, because he knew how to love.
The next day, after their shopping trip, Mercedes and Finn were surprised when they saw the members of the New Direction and The Warblers in Kurt's house. More surprising though, it was Chris who approached Finn first.
"So, Kurtie told us that his old step-brother and BFFs returned from darkness." The sunny, joyful Asian said happily, "Now, let me have a look on you two." Chris stared into their eyes for a while then said, "Kurtie's right. They are back. We can be friends with them again!"
One by one, the ND approached to their old friends and formed a huge group hug. Brittany kissed Finn and Mercedes in their cheek too. Just then Santana came.
"Welcome back, and I missed you two too. I hope ND will be a family again." Santana said happily but then her face darkened, "but if you hurt Wert, Tike or Rais again, we'll end you."
"We won't." Mercedes said and Santana pulled the two into a hug.
Kurt and Rachel looked at each other and decided something.
"Okay, ladies and gentlemen. Listen up." Kurt announced and everybody turned to look at them.
"What?" Mike joked, "You two are engaged?" earning a death glare from Chris, Kurt, Rachel, Tina and Santana.
"Screw it." Kurt said, "Wes told us that he will perform a gender-bended Wicked in Broadway in three days' time, I just wonder whether you guys…"
"Oh, I know what you want." Fred said, "We are going. We must watch our beloved former-leader performed and stunned the hearts of the audience out."
"And don't forget about us." Santana cut in, "We are actually planning to go travel but we haven't come up with an agreement. Now, NDs, shall we go to New York and watch that wonderful performance?"
The NDs all nodded.
***New York***
The Warblers and New Directions were waiting for Kurt and Rachel and they were getting pissed, all except Mike, Chris, Tina and Santana. The show would begin soon but they still hadn't shown up.
"That's it!" Puck said, "I'm not waiting anymore. Don't wait for them and enjoy the show ourselves." The others agree and entered the theatre, and didn't see the smirk on the face of four people.
In the backstage,
"I can't believe this. Am I dreaming?" Kurt, who was in the costume of Glinda said in a dreamy voice. "We are going to perform Wicked on a real Broadway stage!"
"No, love. It's real." Came a voice behind him and he got into a hug from the back. Wes Montgomery, dressed in black and put the green costume on, placed a kiss on the top of his boyfriend's head.
"Wes, thanks." Kurt turned and hugged his boyfriend back, carefully not to blur their costume or there will be another scold again.
"Hey, it's time." Thomas the director announced that it's time for the "Good Witch in the North" to appear on stage and sang Defying Gravity with Elphaba, the "Wicked Witch in the West". They had already done this on last year's Nationals and their stunning performance made them win. Kurt took a deep breath and saw Wes went on stage again, he peeped from the curtain (I don't know the stage setting, just my memory of how a stage would be in my secondary school. -_-|||) and saw his friends in both Dalton and McKinley and his parents were sitting in the first line. Kurt took a deep breath, muttered, "Mom, please be with me. Give me courage." And quickly got himself into Glinda, who looked angry as he stepped onto the stage and said:
"Elphaba!" Kurt heard a few gasp from the front line and grinned in his heart, his face show no emotion other than anger as he continued, "Why couldn't you have stayed calm for once, instead of flying off the handle!" The introduction of Defying Gravity began and Kurt sang: (Kurt, Both, Wes, Chorus)
I hope you're happy!
I hope you're happy now
I hope you're happy how you
Hurt your cause forever
I hope you think you're clever!
I hope you're happy
I hope you're happy, too
I hope you're proud how you
Would grovel in submission
To feed your own ambition
So though I can't imagine how
I hope you're happy right now
Kurt walked up to Wes and took his hand and said:
"Elphie, listen to me. Just say you're sorry."
You can still be with the Wizard
What you've worked and waited for
You can have all you ever wanted
Wes pulled his hand loose slowly.
"I know", he said.
But I don't want it
No, I can't want it
Anymore
Wes turned to the audience and sang his heart out.
Something has changed within me
Something is not the same
I'm through with playing by the rules
Of someone else's game
Too late for second-guessing
Too late to go back to sleep
It's time to trust my instincts
Close my eyes and leap!
Wes walked up to the edge and reached out to the audience. Kurt was looking at him in confusion.
It's time to try
Defying gravity
I think I'll try
Defying gravity
And you can't pull me down!
Can't I make you understand?
You're having delusions of grandeur
Wes ran back past Kurt and onto the stairs and stood at the top singing.
I'm through accepting limits
'Cuz someone says they're so
Some things I cannot change
But till I try, I'll never know!
The New Directions and The Warblers were gaped, completely dumbstruck, they knew Wes was performing but they had no idea that Kurt and Rachel were on it too. Rachel starred Fiyera so well that it took them some time to find that it was her performing. Now Kurt did the even bigger surprise.
Too long I've been afraid of
Losing love I guess I've lost
Well, if that's love
It comes at much too high a cost!
Kurt was watching his boyfriend with a big smile on his face and Wes ran down the stairs again.
I'd sooner buy
Defying gravity
Kiss me goodbye
I'm defying gravity
And you can't pull me down
Wes stopped the dancing he was doing and turned to Kurt.
"Glinda", he said and held out his hand to Kurt. "Come with me. Think of what we could do, together."
Unlimited
Together we're unlimited
Together we'll be the greatest team
There's ever been
Glinda -
Dreams, the way we planned 'em
If we work in tandem – Kurt took Wes' hand as they sang this and they turned to face the audience that were watching them in awe because these two boys' voices merged fantastically.
There's no fight we cannot win
Just you and I
Defying gravity
With you and I
Defying gravity
They'll never bring us down!
Wes smiled at Kurt and headed for the side of the stage.
"Well?" Wes asked. "Are you coming?"
Kurt bit his lip and backed away from Wes, looking sad.
I hope you're happy
Now that you're choosing this
"You too", Wes said and smiled at him.
I hope it brings you bliss
I really hope you get it
And you don't live to regret it
I hope you're happy in the end
I hope you're happy, my friend
The extras began to get on stage as Wes ran out of the centre of the stage again and sang his heart out so loud and so touching that it seemed the heaven would his voice too. The audience swayed with his singing.
So if you care to find me
Look to the western sky!
As someone told me lately:
"Ev'ryone deserves the chance to fly!"
And if I'm flying solo
At least I'm flying free
To those who'd ground me
Take a message back from me
Tell them how I am
Defying gravity
I'm flying high
Defying gravity
And soon I'll match them in renown
Wes backed backwards slowly and the boys parted into, as he did and Kurt smiled at him, Wes did too while he sang:
And nobody in all of Oz
No Wizard that there is or was
Is ever gonna bring me down!
I hope you're happy!
Look at him, he's wicked!
Get him!
Bring me down!
No one mourns the wicked
So we've got to bring him
Ahhh!
Down!
There were a couple of seconds of silence as the final note faded into the air. Then the roof would come down because of the cheering and roaring of the audience. The performance was so well that it was even better than the original cast. Kurt and Wes's families and his friends were all screaming and bouncing on their feet. There were tears in their eyes. They were moved by the pair's fantastic performance. Wes and Kurt held hand in hand, bowed while Kurt got Rachel too. The three bowed again and the cheering and applauding got even louder. Thomas came on stage, clapping his hands and announced to the audience with pride, "Ladies and Gentlemen. Please welcome the new Golden Trio!" They earned another standing ovation. Joy filled their chest and they could feel their heart soar. It was not a dream anymore, their dream were coming true.
TBC…
A/N: So I hope you like it. The only thing that I am not pleased with "The Asian Mystery" is how Mercedes and Finn changed in the latter part of the story, particularly when Kurt decided to stay at Dalton rather than transferring back to McKinley. Mercedes is supposed to be a very nice lady with a considerate heart and lovely voice while Finn is kind of caring person but is weak in letting the others know. So I want to changed them back to their old-self, the version who was loved by the others, like Rachel said, "We need the old Finn back in Glee…the one we all love."