Hey there people who will actually take the time to read this! I was just sitting here one day, when an idea came into my head: What if Kurt had said no to Burt and Carole and stayed behind at McKinley? What would've happened with Karofsky? And Blaine? I wasn't sure, but the idea has been spinning around in my head for like a month now (seriously) and it's gotten to the point where I actually have a plot all planned out and everything. Finally, I couldn't take it anymore and decided to write it out and publish it here. I hope you like it! Read and review please!

P.S.

I seem to do my best when writing angst and drama and other stuff…it's just what I do, and the ideas come to me better. So, this will be filled with tons and tons of angst and bad things. If you don't think you will like that, then stop now. I promise it won't be all angst, and there will be some Klaine fluff! It probably won't be that well written in my opinion, but it'll be there. And also, while I do not picture Karofsky actually being as cruel as he is in my story (nor do I want him to be) I am intrigued by what would happen if he was. So, thanks to my dark and fairly creepy imagination, that's exactly what's going to happen.

Disclaimer:

*phone rings*

*answers*

"Hello?"

"Hey!"

"Who is this?"

"Oh just a really big fan…no like seriously Chris I like love you and if you weren't gay I'd totally wanna go out with you…and I just wanted to know…can I own you and the other Glee cast members and the scripts and stuff?"

"…"

*hangs up*

"Is that a no?"

So yeah…I don't own Glee…although there would be a lot more Kurt if I did and Blaine would be dating him by now

"What?" I asked, completely stunned by the question.

"Well Kurt," Carole said, "like we just said, your father and I have been talking, and we want to send you to Dalton Academy. If you want to go."

I didn't know what to say. Going to Dalton would be a dream. No more Karofsky, no more being terrified of what he might do every single day. No more bullying from the other jocks either.

Then there was Blaine…I truly had fallen for that boy. I can't explain it, but from the moment I saw him on the stairs I was starting to crush on him. I had tried to push my feelings aside because of the whole duets debacle. I hadn't known whether or not he was gay at the time, and if by some chance that New Directions found out I liked him, Finn would probably accuse me of trying to seduce another straight guy. Of course I didn't think that now, because 1) Blaine was in fact gay and 2) Finn and I were brothers now and he had proven to me at the wedding that he wouldn't do something like that. Once I found out he was gay, it opened up a new realm of possibilities for me, and I was falling even further after we had hung out at Breadstix and the production of Rent. He had also been the only one I could turn to about the kiss. The whole thing still makes me shudder. I hadn't told him yet about the death threat or the incident with the wedding topper though. Blaine seemed to be somewhat protective of me, and I know he would probably want to confront Karofsky once he knew, which would have alerted Karofsky to the fact that I told about the threat. I guess it didn't matter now, because I would be going to Dalton.

All of a sudden though, it hit me, "I can't go."

"What? " My dad looked confused at my statement. "Kurt, you said yourself, you don't feel safe here, and you talk about Dalton a lot. And by Dalton, I mean Blaine. I can tell that kid is a good friend for you and you can't stay here, so why not go to a place with no tolerance for bullying and where you already have a friend who would show you around and help you?"

I thought about that. I knew I couldn't accept though.

Finn had promised to protect me and be there for me from now on and he was so happy to have a new brother…I couldn't do that to him.

Mercedes…she'd be devastated. We hadn't been extremely close lately because of me spending time with Blaine, and I was trying to fix that, but no matter what I was closer to her than anyone else in Glee. She would no doubt be one of the ones to take it the hardest.

Mike, Artie, Sam, and I guess Puck too. They'd all stood up for me, and I know they would again. They'd be disappointed if after all they did, I just ran away.

Rachel. I wasn't sure how I felt about her, but I'd heard she was the one who rallied up Tina, Quinn, and Brittany to convince the guys to stand up to Karofsky, and for that I was grateful. To all of them really, and I knew they'd be heartbroken too. I wasn't sure about Santana, but I knew under all that rough exterior, she did somewhat care.

There was also Coach Sylvester. I could tell that she did care no matter what she tried to say. She was outraged by the fact that Karofsky was getting away with what he was doing to me. She had promised that she would be an extra pair of eyes in the hall to watch out for me, and I knew that when Coach Sylvester made a promise, she meant it and kept it if she was able to.

Then there was Karofsky himself. I couldn't run away. I was terrified and I might go crazy from worry of what he might do, but I wouldn't run. I didn't want him to know just how badly he'd shaken me up, though he probably already knew, and he'd probably hunt me down anyway even if I went to Dalton. Plus if I was here, there were the other Glee kids to protect me. I knew it wasn't guaranteed safety because they couldn't always be around, but they would definitely help if they could. And besides, if anything did happen, I'd rather be surrounded by my friends who knew what I was going through rather than be surrounded by all guys with whom I had no sort of relationship at all and wouldn't know me at all.

I knew my answer. I couldn't go to Dalton; I couldn't leave my friends behind and run away. It was the one thing Blaine kept saying," don't run away, have courage." I also wouldn't let my father and Carole waste their honeymoon to pay for me to go to a school I didn't really need to go to. I knew that's how he was going to pay for it and I wouldn't let him do it.

I took a deep breath and started to speak, "I'm sorry Dad, but I don't want to run away. I want to stay here with my friends and sing with them and argue and tell Rachel off for being such a solo hogging diva. I don't want to go to Dalton where I only know one person, no matter how great that person may be. I can handle Karofsky even though I'm terrified when he's around, and it will continue tomorrow no matter how much I don't want it to. I can't go back to being terrified all the time like I said in Principal-" I cut myself off quickly during my little speech to correct myself, "or well I guess it's Coach Sylvester now, but anyway, in her office, but I can't leave my friends behind either. If I'm here I'll have them to look out for me, especially Finn and surprisingly enough Rachel. It may not be perfect but I'd prefer it." I finished talking and looked at my dad expectantly. He didn't really agree with me from the look on his face.

"Kurt-"he began, but I cut him off.

"Dad, I want to stay here. Please let me."

"At least think about it Kurt, and if you still don't want to go in the morning I'll bring you back to school. Back here."

"Thank you dad!" I hugged him tightly, causing a few people to stare for a second before continuing their business. I pulled back after a moment and then, because I knew I would definitely be coming back, I started to feel sick. Karofsky was going to be back tomorrow too.

"Umm, do you guys think we could just go home for now? I'm still in shock that he'll be back and I really don't think I'll be able to focus on singing right now. And like you said, I do need to think about this, even though I'm pretty sure of my answer." I said this quickly and somewhat nervously.

"Sure Kiddo," my dad told me, a sad smile on his face.

"Do you want us to let Mr. Schuester you won't be there for Glee?" Carole asked me.

"No, that's alright." I smiled slightly, "I'll text Finn and let him know what's going on. We're brothers now and I think he'd like to hear this from me rather than Mr. Schue."

"Ok then. Well, let's get you both home," my dad said.

Once we go out to the car, I climbed into the backseat (Finn had driven me to school as yet another way to prove that he was going to be a good brother), pulled out my cell phone, and began to text Finn.

"Hey, just thought I'd let you know I'm not going to be there for Glee today…can you tell everyone else?"

It took a second for him to respond but soon he sent back a message.

"Sure dude, but why? I'm here with everyone and they want to know too."

I grimaced, he should know by now that I hate being called dude almost as much as I hate being called Lady. I was hesitant too. I was hoping he wouldn't ask me that, but now that he had, I decided I might as well tell him the truth. He was going to find out anyway. Then I decided to send out a mass text to all the Glee kids just as we pulled up to the house.

"Karofsky's coming back tomorrow."

I was walking into Glee with Rachel. When I looked around, I saw that everyone was there already, except for Kurt and Mr. Schue. Rachel was talking to me about something. I wasn't really paying much attention to what she was saying. I probably should be, but I just didn't feel like it. I was too happy about having a new brother, although I was curious about why he was called out of last class. I decided to text him the same time that my phone vibrated in my pocket. I pulled it out and smiled when I saw that it was Kurt.

"Hey, just thought I'd let you know I'm not going to be there for Glee today…can you tell everyone else?"

"He's missing Glee?" Rachel asked after reading the message herself, "Why?"

Then everyone was asking the same question.

"I'll ask him, just hold on a minute," I told them before typing a quick answer.

"Sure dude, but why? I'm here with everyone and they want to know too."

After I pressed send, I knew he'd be annoyed about the dude part. He didn't really like being called that for some reason but I couldn't stop myself. I just hoped he didn't get too mad at me for it. I didn't want anything to mess up our new relationship as brothers. I was so distracted by my train of thoughts I almost didn't hear the sound of all 11 phones of the Glee Club members go off at the same time. I guess Kurt sent out a mass text or something, probably to save me the trouble of explaining it to everyone. I froze though when I saw what it said. We all did.

"Karofsky's coming back tomorrow."

Rachel was the first one to break out of it. "We should call him; it'll be easier to get what everyone wants to say said without sending him a million text messages." We all nodded because she had a point. I began dialing the number and put it on speaker phone.

I was sitting in my room waiting for the flood of text messages, feeling sick to my stomach still and somewhat scared of what was to come, when my phone rang. I could tell from the ringtone that it was Finn. So he was calling me? I wonder why…I figured that everyone would just text me, not get Finn to call and be the messenger. I answered anyway.

"Hey Finn"

"Kurt! Hey bro, we all got your text message. You're on speakerphone."

Ah. That explained it. "Ok, hey everyone then." I was too tired to call out any specific names.

"So Kurt," Rachel began talking first of course, "what do you mean when you say Karofsky's coming back tomorrow?"

"Exactly what I said. His parents must have went and appealed to the school board. There wasn't any evidence of him threatening me so his expulsion was overturned and he'll be attending McKinley tomorrow with only a verbal warning." There was silence on the other end before outbursts from everyone could be heard.

"Aww hell naw!"

"Screw the school board!"

"How could they do that?"

"What do you mean no evidence? Someone MUST have seen or heard something!"

I held the phone away from my ear at arm's length, still able to hear what they were saying due to the sheer volume of their shouting. Once it died down I pulled the phone back and said, "Like I said, apparently no one saw anything, just like they never see anything. And without proof, they can't do anything."

"Are you okay Kurt?" My heart almost broke at the sadness in Brittany's voice.

"Yeah Boo, I'm okay. I just wouldn't be able to focus on Glee today, and I wouldn't have been much good with discussing sectionals. I need time to think right now."

"What do you mean Kurt?" I was mildly surprised to hear Mr. Schuester being the one to ask. There was silence on the other end of the phone again, this time waiting for me to answer. I sighed, "I was, and still am, worried about Karofsky coming back. So my parents…well they want me to transfer to Dalton Academy. Immediately."

"What!"

This exclamation came from many of the Glee kids.

"You're not actually going to go are you?" Mercedes said sadly.

"Kurt, you can't leave," Tina said almost inaudibly.

"We can protect you!" Sam called.

"Hold on guys!" I said loudly enough that it got them to calm down and listen. "I didn't say I was going, I really don't think I will. I want to stay with you guys, even if Karofsky will be there. But my dad wants me to think about it, so I'm doing just that. Although there is a good chance I'll be right there with you guys tomorrow."

"Okay then..." Finn said, probably upset that I was thinking about leaving in the first place.

"Well, you guys should get back to Glee. I have to think this over. I'll talk to you guys tomorrow, most likely in person." I smiled. I knew I'd be back and singing with them in no time, but I had promised my dad. A chorus of byes came out of the phone and then I heard it hang up.

I sank back into my pillow and just laid there for a while. I thought about Dalton, New Directions, Blaine, Karofsky…the only reason I would go to Dalton would be to get away from Karofsky and to get closer to Blaine. Like I had been telling myself and everyone else, I can't just run away. I can't be terrified all the time, but if the alternative was to go to a school that was 2 hours away and wouldn't allow me to wear my designer clothes and only had one person I knew and cared about versus the 11 I had at McKinley, I would stay. No one could come after me at Dalton, but I couldn't go there. It would take forever to build the kind of relationships with the Dalton students that I had with New Directions, and if I was ever homesick or worried or stressed out and Blaine wasn't around, I would be screwed. I wouldn't have anyone who understood.

So, I made up my mind. I was going back to McKinley in the morning. I wasn't going to run away.

The Hummels weren't cowards. No one pushes them around. And I am a Hummel damn it

Okay! There we go. I know the first chapter probably isn't that great, but it will (or at least I hope it will) get better! I just hope it's written well, and people like the storyline. I also tried to keep everybody in character (or as in character as possible) but idk how I did, so if you have any complaints then let me know. If you like it and think I did a good job, let me know. If you don't really care, ok, then just sit back and enjoy. As far as I can tell, and if I write it correctly, Karofsky will be the only one actually out of character (because as I stated before, I don't picture him being as cruel as he's going to be).

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By the way, the title is the best I could come up with for now…if I come up with something better (or someone else has a suggestion I like) it will change.