So, here is the first update in a while the very first Glee/Grey's Anatomy story! The story takes place after Izzie has left Seattle Grace and started her life over in... Ohio? Whatever, it works-ish. So, I failed my driver's test today... twice. The joy of Canada, you can take your written twice in a day AND fail twice in a day! I'm redoing it tomorrow, but also getting my wisdom teeth out, which means no updates for either story. Sorry. Anyway, no songs, not too shocking, there probably won't be any, but I hope you enjoy! Oh, no perspectives, only 3rd and past tense.
"Perfect, so, your father has been contacted, and once the paperwork is filled out and everything, you'll be all set to go. If you need anything, my name is Dr. Stevens, just ask and I'll do my best to help you out." Kurt didn't want to feel like he was imposing, but Dr. Stevens seemed like the kind of person who wouldn't mind requests, so he decided to take a leap of faith.
"Actually, I was wondering, who gets to go to Seattle with me?" Dr. Stevens looked around the room to see the anxious faces of the Glee club students and quickly caught onto what Kurt was asking. Many doctors would stop the patient right there and inform them that such a request could not be fulfilled, seeing as these friends weren't recognized as family under state law. Luckily, Dr. Stevens wasn't most doctors.
"If you can make a list of up to five people who you'd like to go with you, I promise you I can get them on that helicopter to Seattle." Kurt's face lit up, and she knew then that patient care was about more than just cutting people open and stitching them back up, but also about making people healthy, happy, and comfortable. If having a bunch of geeky adolescents in the room will make him feel better, then why not?
"That sounds great. Wait, does that include my dad?" This was the part that she wasn't looking forward to, so she took a seat down on his bed, and looked him in the eyes, softening her voice and putting her chart down.
"Kurt, we spoke to your father, and while he is very concerned, he said that he cannot go with you to Seattle. He will pay for your surgery and fill out your hospital forms, but he won't be able to come with you." She wanted to say that she was sorry, but she knew that may upset him more. Kurt didn't know where to begin with his anger, the fact that he probably chose Carole over him, or that he didn't think it was important enough, and that hospital bills and money meant more than love? Finn's face finally showed through the crowd, and even with concern on it, Kurt felt reassured.
"OK, I understand, I'll, uh, I'll make my list of friends. Thank you." Dr. Stevens gave Kurt a small wave, walking off, until she found herself confronted by a panicked Will Schuester. The Glee club coach definitely was not the picture of a calm teacher, in fact, quite the opposite, so much so that even the surprise on her face didn't tell him to let go of her arm.
"Listen, Dr. Stevens, I know you're probably a really busy woman and such, but I can't have Kurt go to Seattle without an adult that he trusts. I know it sounds crazy, and that I shouldn't be asking you this, but-"
"Will, is it?" The sweating teacher gave a fast head nod, and she just laughed back. "If you are asking me to go to Seattle, as much as I hate to say it, I'll make the call and see what I can do." The sigh of relief that Will let out was loud enough to be heard in the opposite wing of the hospital, but the sound was cut off by him throwing her into a tight hug. Dr. Stevens had no problem with any kind of intimacy with patients, other than too much so, but this felt a tad uncomfortable, not that she would say anything, since her divorce, it wasn't like many cute guys were barging down her door to wrap their arms around her.
"Thank you so much, Dr. Stevens."
"Please, call me Izzie." And with that, she grabbed her charts, gave him a sly wink, and went to continue on her way. Mr. Schuester took a few seconds to recover from the fact that was the first willing possible bacteria moment he had had with a woman in months, and decided to get a coffee to calm his nerves. Both of them, though, definitely were thinking of the other.
"Look, guys, I know you're all concerned about me, and I just want you to know that I really care about all of you, just not all of you can go. So, why don't we start with who doesn't desperately want to go to Seattle with me?" Santana was the first, with her manicured hand shooting right up.
"It's not that I don't like you, Kurt, it's just that I think you deserve someone who isn't a total bitch when you are getting your brain sliced open." The group all laughed at this, and Kurt felt good that she was showing her concern at all, even in a strange way. Mike Chang and Matt Rutherford were the next with their hands up, and even though Kurt did like them, he totally understood; they weren't that close, and it would feel very weird there. Puck raised his hand up too, which required no explanation at all, but did give a little wink at Kurt, which was enough to not make him feel total loathing from the boy with the mohawk. Tina, Artie, Finn, Quinn, Mercedes, Rachel, and Brittany were all still standing, and none of them looked ready to put their hands up. Kurt was a little frustrated that Rachel's hand was still up at all, considering they almost never saw eye to eye, but tried his best to assume that it wasn't out of an insane want for drama in her life.
"Look, Kurt, I-I-I really want to go with you, but it's just, I don't know how it's going to be with Artie and everything, so I mean, I just think i-i-if I stay here with him, and you call us once every f-f-few hours, we can be y-y-y-our voice for all the people staying here." Tina felt guilty that she had to be the one to remind Artie of his disability, and Artie looked guilty that he was the reason Tina couldn't go. Kurt, however, looked pleased at the selflessness of his friends to not go to Seattle so people in Lima wouldn't worry about him.
"You guys are amazing, don't worry about it, I'll call you every possible second. So, I guess that means we have our group." Rachel hurriedly pulled a pen and paper out of her purse and gave it to Kurt. While she could be a little annoying, Kurt figured the silver lining was that she probably carried around all kinds of ridiculous things, and besides, on morphine, she's probably pretty hilarious. Kurt began writing out the list and speaking it out loud, everyone smiling as he said their name. "Mercedes Jones, Rachel Berry, Quinn Fabray, Brittany, and Finn Hudson." Finn beamed at the boy with the list, and Kurt just about melted into a puddle on his hospital bed.
"This is great, OK, guys, I say we meet in an hour and a half with packed suitcases, and-" Izzie Stevens had been walking outside Kurt Hummel's hospital room, when she overheard Rachel's tirade about packing, and couldn't help but interrupt.
"I'm sorry, guys, but this isn't a plane, we can't fit on full luggage. Maybe bring a bag full of real necessities, like some spare clothes, but I would say mostly money, because only Kurt will be getting the amazingly exquisite Seattle Grace jello." Rachel looked like someone had just crushed all of her hopes and dreams, but no one in the room seemed all too concerned, especially considering a large backpack could definitely fit in quite a bit of things.
"So, Dr. Stevens, when will we be going to Seattle for the surgery?" Finn tried to talk to her as casually as possible, but his nerves definitely came across to anyone with eyes and not an insane crush on the football player; which left everybody but poor Kurt and Rachel.
"Well, if everything goes to plan, I would say four hours is about right. Oh, Kurt, do you have that list for me?" Kurt excitedly handed Izzie the list, looking forward to making this final before some kind administration could stop his friends from going.
"Alright, this sounds great. One thing that I hate to tell you guys, but if you're name isn't on this list here, then I'm going to have to ask you to say goodbye to Kurt, wish him good luck, and then go back home. The less people in this room, the better, the last thing we need are nurses going crazy on us." The room filled with an uncomfortable silence, until Mike and Matt came forward to Kurt, and both gave him a large bear hug at the same time, nearly suffocating the small soprano.
"Good luck, Kurt, not that you need it, though. You're tough, I know you'll be fine." Matt almost never talked, but through his sheepish smile, Kurt felt oddly warm inside, even though Finn felt something that could only be described as a horrible burning sensation as he watched his hand linger upon Kurt's. The two boys left, and although their sentiment was that Kurt would be OK, their faces bore the irrational fear of any family member. And that was what Glee club at McKinley had become, a huge family. Santana came forward, and as strange as it was for the girl, she wrapped Kurt in a genuine embrace, holding it for a period of time one might think it would take for Santana's ice heart to melt.
"I'll kick your ass if you die on me, Kurt Hummel, because I don't do tears, I do boys. As much as I like doing boys, my favorite boy is one I don't screw, and he's right in front of me. So you better come back in one piece, got it?" Kurt smiled at the latina through his tears, noting that with everything she said, it was obvious she never had an ice heart to begin with. Tina and Artie came forward, Tina shaking through the tears streaming down her face, and Artie only facing the floor.
"We're rooting for you, Kurt." Artie's short statement was oddly comforting to Kurt, who felt like monologues were coming at him left right and centre since his condition had been made public. Tina, though, stood forward, her facing covered in tears, and threw herself at his chest, wrapping herself tightly around him, making Kurt feel like it may be Tina who needed the hug more.
"I-I-I'm going to m-m-miss you, K-Kurt. I-I-I n-n-never told you this, b-b-but I think of you as my b-b-b-best fri-fri-friend, so be OK, K-Kurt, p-p-please, be OK." Tina was bursting into tears every second, and the entire room felt sympathy, but also irritation, because the sadness they felt building up felt ready to blow at any second after Tina's scene. Puck, though, was the last of the people leaving, and after giving Quinn a good luck kiss, came forward to Kurt.
"You know, Kurt, if anything happened, I would blame myself for the rest of my life. I know it's not related, but I'd regret every single time I threw a slushie at your head or flung you in the dumpster head first. I regret it anyway. Sorry for being such a dick." Kurt hadn't been able to say anything before to those saying goodbye, but he felt it was only fitting to respond to the boy who had almost never spoken to him.
"You know, Puck, that was the first time you called me Kurt, not Hummel. Just don't worry, because once-" Kurt cringed as he said it, but he figured this could be his last chance to say anything, "Puckzilla is worried, we all should be." Puck laughed, and would produce a liquid in his tear ducts that he would deny for the rest of his life were actual tears, and not a reaction to a medicine in the room. The hug that Puck gave Kurt was one so real and urgent that the people in the room were all left somewhat breathless at the sight of a former bully crying over his victim.
"Bye, Kurt." Puck left impossibly slowly, and although Kurt had said goodbye to everyone already, it really felt like this was the point of no return. What if he died while he was away? What would everyone at McKinley High remember him as? The gay kid? Whatever Tina would tell them on the phone? What Brittany would tell the Cheerios, or Rachel would use in a Tony acceptance speech? Kurt didn't want to think about the fact that all of these kids would now only remember him as a sick boy in a hospital bed, oppose to the strong person he really was. But as that strong person, he couldn't look back, he had to just keep going forward. Mr. Schuester came into the room, completely silent, and with a nod of recognition, prompted Dr. Stevens to start talking to the kids.
"So, at the request of your Glee coach, Mr. Schuester, it has been decided that I am going to be going on this little trip to Seattle with you all." The room lit up just the way Mr. Schue had thought it would, and Izzie couldn't help but feel happy at the way she had managed to make them feel comfortable. She turned to Will and gave him a bright smile, which he returned equally cheerily, almost blinding the inhabitants of the room with all the showing of bleached white teeth. "Now, I figure that you all should feel safe to talk to me on this trip as your only supervisor, so-"
"Woah, hold up, uh, Dr. Stevens, I thought I was coming with him as well, I mean, I am his teacher." Izzie couldn't help but be a little annoyed at the way the cute Spanish teacher had so blatantly blind sided her. He didn't think of mentioning it when he begged her to take the kids so that Kurt wouldn't have to go "without an adult that he trusts"?
"I'm sorry, but I thought that's why you asked me in the first place." Now the room was beginning to feel very awkward, and the normally exuberant teens now knew that their lives were put on the back burner for a bit.
"I asked you because he needs a familiar face as a doctor, and he needs more than just one teacher trying to be there as an adult support. Please, let me go with Kurt, you won't regret it." Dr. Stevens sighed loudly, and although the tension was still there, everyone else in the room realized that as a sign she was going to agree. She knew there was absolutely no point in arguing with him, and she figured with six teenagers that she was going to need a sane adult with her- although she wasn't so sure about the sane part.
"Fine, you can come, whatever, here, do you mind going down to the cafeteria and getting some food?" Mr. Schuester looked incredulously at her, like a pompous brat asked to clean the dishes after dinner, but quickly controlled his face, and then reluctantly accepted her twenty dollar bill. "Everyone like blueberry muffins and chai lattes?" Everyone nodded, some more enthusiastic than others, others being Finn, who spent the time nodding to try and figure out what a chai is. "Go on, personal assistant, you heard your students, lattes and muffins." Normally Will would be annoyed that this woman he barely knew was bossing him around, but a certain twinkle in her eye made him think maybe, just maybe, that she could be flirting with him. They both shared a smile as he went out the door, the students giggling amongst themselves about the sexual tension. "So, guys, I'll be travelling with you all to Seattle, so I think I should learn more about you all. Tell me anything and everything, from how you know Kurt to your own personal life. Let's start with me and go in a circle like this." With her hands, she mapped out the order of their sharing activity. "So, my name is Izzie Stevens, and I know Kurt Hummel because he is a patient of mine. I am from Seattle, and until a year or two ago, worked at Seattle Grace Hospital, which would be where you are going for the surgery. I also am a cancer survivor and have been living cancer free for quite a while now, which is something I am very proud of." The silence was warm and friendly, seeing as Izzie managed to share just about as much as she could think of. These weren't just stupid kids, these were practically adults, and deserved to be cared for in a way that was more human than pretending they don't exist. "Your turn."
"Hi, I'm Mercedes Jones, and Kurt and I met through Glee club, where we have been best friends ever since. We go shopping way too often, gossip about our classmates all the time, but we're definitely like brother and sister to each other. I am going to be a world famous recording artist one day, so definitely remember the name Mercedes Jones." Kurt and the rest of the room laughed at this as Izzie smiled and politely shook the diva's hand.
"Hi, I'm Quinn, and Kurt and I met through Glee club. Last year I found out I was pregnant with a baby girl that belonged to my boyfriend Puck, and just a few months ago, I had to give that baby up for adoption." Finn winced at hearing this story recounted, but Izzie just looked interested, and kept on listening to the girl. "This is was incredibly hard for me, but the little girl was given to someone who I know I can trust with my kid, so I am coping. The Glee club supported me a lot when I got pregnant and helped me through all the problems I had with being kicked off the cheerleading team and my dad kicking me out of the house, so I will do whatever I can to help Kurt through this." Izzie couldn't help but feel sorry for this girl, who so clearly had lived a totally different life before getting pregnant. Where she was from, getting knocked up as a teenager was frowned upon, but really quite common, and while it was difficult to get through, your life didn't really change too much. Then again, there's not much else to go from rock bottom.
"Hi, I'm Brittany, Kurt is one of my bestest friends, and we met at school. I think. A lot of people don't know this, but I am pretty smart, like, I could tell you that one plus one doesn't equal anything, cause they cancel out and stuff. Kurt is awesome, and he's a great kisser." Finn looked incredulously at Kurt, who just went bright red with embarrassment. Izzie was far from judgemental, but she was quite certain at this point that her patient wasn't interested in girls, so was definitely a little surprised at the airhead's statement.
"Hello, my name is Rachel Barbra Berry, and it is a pleasure to meet you. Kurt and I have been acquaintances since the beginning of Glee club's creation, and while we have not always gotten along so well, I like to think I know something about compassion and treating others. My two gay dads tell me that you should always look after those who can't look after themselves, and I think that while Kurt, strong and independent in good health, may object, is current condition would suggest he needs some moral support, which I can provide more than enough of! You should also know that I am going to be a huge star on Broadway one day, although many people refuse to acknowledge this fact. My favorite color is pink, my favorite day of the week would have to be-" Based alone by the sounds the other students made as Rachel talked incessantly, Izzie could have guessed what kind of girl she was. It was encouraging to see such an amazing overachiever from a small town, but by the second sentence that she was rambling on with, Izzie was already tired of her. She looked to the next person, who happened to be Finn, the boy she only knew as the crying giant in the back of the room. She couldn't help but wonder if he was Kurt's boyfriend, seeing how much he cared about him and how upset he was.
"Hi, I'm Finn Hudson, and I know Kurt from Glee club. When things got kind of messed up in my life, Kurt really helped me out, and since then, he's been a good friend. I haven't always been a good friend, though, but he has been great, no matter what. My mom and Kurt's dad are dating, so we are kind of like brothers now-" Izzie definitely did not see that one coming. Stepbrothers? Although it would be somewhat incestuous, she definitely didn't see why they didn't make a move on each other if they clearly felt something for each other. "I play football and basketball, but also sing in Glee, and it's been hard to fit in with the other guys after joining Glee, but I'm getting past it." The fumbling teen finished his introduction, which only left Kurt.
"Hi, my name is Kurt Hummel. My dad and I lived alone since my mom died of brain cancer when I was six, and did, until I kind of got my dad and Finn's mom together-" Finn's head shot up, shocked at the casual confession of his matchmaking attempt. Sure, he suspected it, but he didn't actually think he would have gone through with what really seemed like a really stalkerish plan. He had thought before that Kurt was over him, but he wasn't sure how feelings extreme enough to get your mom to hook up with your dad just went away like that. He knew the fact Kurt did such a creepy thing didn't make his feelings go away, which was one of the few things he was sure about nowadays. "and Finn moved in with us. Last year, I went through a bit of an identity crisis, but now, I am fully confident with saying that I am a fashionable soprano who is proud to be gay." Izzie looked at the boy, lying in bed, hooked up to IV's and monitors, and realized something profoundly interesting. The kid was enormously brave. He is from one of the most homophobic towns in America, and he isn't just out of the closet, but flamboyantly showing how proud he is of his roots. Everyone in the room was also wise beyond their years, not judging their friend because of his sexuality, and supporting Kurt without an inch of fear. Clearly things were getting better for lower class America. Mr. Schuester then entered the room with a bright smile on his face and muffins in hand, and Izzie got visibly redder.
"Hey guys, here are your muffins and lattes, sorry I took so long, I hope you guys didn't have too much fun without me, though." Will smiled at Izzie so exuberantly that she could feel her heart skip rapidly as she looked into his brown eyes. Contrary to popular belief, women didn't just magically gain crushes on the handsome man, but in fact, this chemistry went both ways. If Will had spent approximately 1.7 seconds longer holding the coffees, his wrist would have shaken so much out of the anxiety that came with seeing Izzie that he would have scalded poor Kurt Hummel. As much as they thought they covered up their infatuation, the students weren't fooled, Mercedes even 'awing' when their hands met on the muffin bag, which prompted both Finn and Kurt to glare at her.
"Thanks, you're, uh, you're the best." With that, the both went as red as tomatoes, draining any ounce of comfort from the room. Izzie quietly passed the muffins around to the kids, and Finn helped Mr. Schuester pass around the chai lattes to all of his friends, who met the caffeine with a very enthusiastic thanks. It would be around 7 o'clock when Kurt left, and right now, it was 5:32, all of them anxious to just get up and leave for Seattle to kick the cancer's ass. Or something. Then, something horrific happened that everyone saw, but nobody could stop; Rachel opened her mouth to talk, everyone's blueberry muffins stopping them from shushing or interrupting the girl.
"So, Dr. Stevens, is Dr. Shepard good? I mean, of course he is good, otherwise he wouldn't be a doctor, but I am assuming you know him based on the speed of your referral, so is he exceptional, or just above average?" Mr. Schuester cleared his breath almost apologetically to poor Dr. Stevens for having to answer, but she understood that her non stop talking was probably out of anxiety for her friend. Or she hoped.
"Actually, when I worked at Seattle Grace Hospital, my good friend, roommate, married Dr. Shepard. Trust me, he is an amazing surgeon, he saved my life, I am sure he can save yours." Will looked inquisitively at Kurt across the room, but knowing the connection he shared with Izzie, he felt it best not to interfere, so mimed locking his mouth shut and throwing away the key. "Anyway, you guys should all call your parents, your school, tell them where you will be, and then, in an hour and a bit, you'll all be in Seattle. Any questions?" Rachel started to raise her hand, but saw Kurt's irritated expression in her peripheral vision and quickly put it down, leaving the room completely quesiton-less. "Perfect. I'll see you when the helicopter gets here." Kurt couldn't believe that in the last few hours he had managed to have a headache become a tumor, his father bail on him, say goodbye to his friends, and now go to Seattle. It was all so dramatic, he just hoped it way pay off. There was a lot at stake, and looking at Finn, there was no way he could die on the boy he loved.
Yep, loads of drama. Sorry to fans of Scars, my other story, but I don't know how much more I'll be able to write. It's getting frustrating, this story is a lot better, so I'd rather update this once every two days then once a week and keep on writing for a story I have gotten sick of. I promise to finish it, but it definitely won't be daily from now on. This will be a lot more frequent, though! I hope you enjoyed episode 2 of Kurt's Anatomy, until next time!
