AN: HEY GUYS HERE IS CHAPTER 2. THIS TOOK AWHILE TO GET RIGHT AND I WAS HAVING SOME TROUBLE WITH IT….. BUT NEVER MIND THAT I HOPE THIS OKAY? THIS IS MY FIRST TIME WRITING MERCEDES AND KURT. I WAS SUPER NERVOUS BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW HOW I WAS GOING TO WRITE THEM. ANYWAY I HOPE YOU LIKE. :)

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BOLD ITALICS ARE DAVE'S TEXTS.

I DON'T OWN GLEE.

Chapter 2

"Who are you texting? It's the middle of the afternoon and this our time to catch up. "

Mercedes Jones eyes her best friend Kurt Hummel from Glee club suspiciously. As Kurt was firing off another text, ignoring his friend's stares.

"Oh Cede's if you are looking for your business none of it is over here"

Kurt playfully smiles then he grabs a French fry and tosses it to Mercedes who couldn't but smile at Kurt's silliness.

It is Monday afternoon and the two best pals are currently gabbing away in the cafeteria in their usual spot with the rest of the Glee Club and alongside that table a few inches away is the Jock table. Where all the popular meat-heads are throwing different spitballs and trash toward Kurt's and Mercedes's table like they did every day.

The Glee Club ignores the rowdy football players as best they could. They were used to this type of treatment at the hands of them and everyone else who thought they were losers.

Mercedes gawks evilly at one of the jocks. Who had a wad of wet paper seemingly about to throw it her way, into her hair.

He thinks twice about what he was about to do. As he notices her giving him a look like: "I dare you, if one part of that shit gets in my weave….I will cut you". He then has a horrified look in return to her expression and settles the wet spilled paper down glancing away from her.

"Yeah that's I thought"

Mercedes whispers knowing one glance of "The Look of Death" could scare even the biggest of assholes.

"I don't know what to do, He knows something is wrong"-D

"I can't do this anymore; shit Kurt I am freaking out! He can't know!-D

"I mean he's my best friend…..Shit. Kurt we need to talk can we meet somewhere?"-D

Kurt frowns and sighs as he looks back at his phone and sees the panic stricken messages that were sent moments earlier by Dave Karofsky.

No one knew this but Dave and Kurt were sort of like secret friends. With the type of history they have Kurt has thought of if he has truly gone mad to agree to be secret friends with his once former tormentor. The guy made his life hell for years, and shouldn't have been given a second chance. At least that is what Kurt knows everyone will think if they ever found out He was friends with Karofsky.

But Kurt knew his secret and knew the type agony he was going through being in the closet so after weeks of Dave trying to prove he wants to change by no longer torturing Kurt's friends he reluctantly gave Dave a chance. Kurt didn't like the idea of being secret friends but he knew what Dave had to lose if he were to come out with them being friends or to come out period. He wants to be there for Dave.

He grew a soft spot for him. He didn't know when it happened but it had. Maybe it was when Dave apologized to Kurt one day when they in the empty school hallways? He looked so lost and helpless that Kurt couldn't help but feel for him. Either way he's finding out that maybe there might hope for his new found secret friend yet.

Don't get him wrong they still have a lot issues to get through but Kurt promised to give Dave a shoulder to lean on when he needs it. Kurt never breaks his promises.

So here now Kurt is reading over the dozens of texts that Dave has sent about his best friend Azimio Adams and the argument they had over the weekend. Dave told Kurt everything even about the breakdown he later had after Azimio left. Kurt detested Azimio all of the time and he had no problem showing that he did but it seemed to Kurt at least the way Dave explained it was that Azimio was actually trying to be good friend to Dave. Kurt doesn't know how he feels about this because he doesn't think that Azimio was capable of having one good gene in his body.

He decides to send one last text confirming they should meet after school of course after Glee club and football practice that way they could talk face to face. The frown is still plastered on his face as he types the message. All of this was exhausting but Kurt knew that being Dave's friend was going to be challenging, he gladly faced it on.

Mercedes watches her friend with caution when she sees him frown sadly at whatever texts he has been receiving all lunch period.

She was bothered and really annoyed that Kurt wasn't paying mind to anything the Diva had to say. Usually he was so enthralled and into their conversations that he would be giddy with excitement chatting with his best gal pal, not today. Today was different; something was off about the way Kurt was behaving. He seemed to be answering all her questions on auto pilot. He was there physically but his mind was on his cell phone. Even that momentary smile on Kurt's face when he threw the French fry at her, he wasn't really there. The diva knew when Kurt was hiding something they'd been friends way too long for her not to.

She needs to know who had the audacity to take her Boo's attention away from her and she was gonna find out whether she has to pry her way into his conversation, then so be it.

"Kurt, what's wrong? Why are you frowning? Is it your dad?"

Mercedes asks softly but still alarmed on the inside but careful not show it on her face. It was just in case she if she predicted was true. Kurt doesn't need her freaking out if something bad were to happen to his dad again. She gently places her hand on top Kurt's soft hand rubbing in circular motions.

Mercedes was worried his dad might be sick again since he had his heart attack a while back. She saw Kurt at his worst when it happened and would never want for him to go through that again. No one should have to watch the one they love suffer something so horrific.

Kurt smile warms as his eyes dart to her hand on top of his. He really did have the most beautiful best friend in the world and really appreciated her concern.

It also made him feel guilty that he is keeping something from her. But it wasn't his secret to spill. He couldn't just blab what was really going on. He doesn't believe in outing even if she was his best friend. If he were to say something he knows deep down Mercedes can keep a secret but given her past involving Dave she really didn't care for him. So Kurt wasn't comfortable enough to let her in just yet, maybe in time, but not now.

Dave trusts him and Kurt isn't certain because he really isn't sure about their friendship but Dave seems to trust him more than Azimio. He understands why because Azimio doesn't seem like the understanding accepting type at least that is how Kurt feels due to all the bullying he faced with Dave's best friend.

He wants to share this with her so bad he can taste it. He can't do it though, he just can't. He has to bite back his emotions and thinking about Dave's hurt wounded face if Kurt were to betray him is enough for him not to spill the beans.

"No it isn't that Mercedes, my dad is fine. Thanks for asking but he's okay. Has been for a while"

Kurt breathes out again hoping she stops with her questions. She doesn't in fact she asks even more questions.

"Then if it's not your father, is it a guy? Do you have a boyfriend I don't know about?"

Mercedes asks teasingly poking her plastic fork she had in her hand playfully at Kurt's side, Kurt laughs at this playfulness. Soon after this friendly display Mercedes and Kurt both stop there conversation mid-way to look up for a second distracted by another wad of spit soaked napkins flying across the other side of the room, nearly hitting Tina Cohen Chang in the face. She was eating her salad not aware of it until it was too late.

She shrieks in shock ducking for cover but that wasn't necessary because it doesn't stick to Tina. Instead it lands on the floor along with the rest of its buddies that were launched earlier that hour. The floor is full of waded up paper; there must've been at least twenty or thirty pieces of trash and other various things on the floor. No one envies the person who has to clean up this mess.

One of the Football jocks- A kid with blonde hair Kurt doesn't really know his name curses at his failed attempt to be cruelly funny.

"Fuck I missed"

Kurt could hear the kid with short blonde hair that was swept to the side, with blue eyes hiss under his breath as another football player laughs at his friend.

Kurt purses his lips in disgusts at their behavior. He and Mercedes share the same look of repulsion at the "Neanderthals" as Kurt likes to describe everyone on the football team except the guys in Glee Club and Dave.

"You okay Tina?"

Kurt being the good friend that he likes to consider himself asks calling out to Tina while glaring hard at the idiot who threw the paper. The idiot in question didn't see the glare because he interested himself in his circle going back to his moronic friends. Tina says nothing obviously embarrassed from the way her cheeks are turning a bright shade of red, nods her head saying she really was okay.

Mercedes and Kurt return to their conversation as if nothing had happened moments earlier.

Kurt suddenly feels sick because he knows what's coming. Not even Tina's momentary scene could get him out of this. He knows he has to look in his best friends eyes and boldly lie to her face or at least withhold some information about Dave and his situation regarding his secret friendship. In order to protect the guy he is starting to care for maybe a little. Kurt's finds this whole thing just lovely and he's being sarcastic as he thinks this that Mercedes thinks it's a boyfriend that he's hiding. Kurt so wanted that to be the case, which would be way easier than the truth. She'd freak if she knew the truth. Tell him he was crazy for helping out a guy who made his life hell. Kurt didn't need her to remind him of everything Dave put him through.

Kurt is trying to be the bigger man and move past everything that has happened in the past and help out someone who is terrified of losing everything if this secret were to come out. Kurt shares with Mercedes what he could careful not to give everything away.

"I don't have a boyfriend, believe me if I did you'd be the first person I'd tell."

Kurt simply states, smiles at the girl next to him. Mercedes beams at his statement. He really did have a good friend. The knot in his stomach became tighter. All of this secrecy was really wearing him out but it was for Dave. He had to keep remind himself of why he was doing this.

"Okay I believe you, you don't have a boyfriend. Than what has my friend so down on himself staring at his phone like his puppy got ran over?"

Mercedes asks with a truly concerned expression in her eyes as she waits for Kurt to continue. She really did believe Kurt, why would he lie to her? Kurt wasn't like a liar. In their whole entire friendship he never once lied to her. He wouldn't start now or ever. She decides to let him to tell her his news when he is ready.

"Fine, I'll share with you what I can but first things first; can I ask my best friend in the whole world about how her test went before I get into what is going on with me?" Kurt says as he leans in waiting for Mercedes to continue.

As Kurt was listening to Mercedes go on about what went on in her life regarding her test his mind couldn't help but go back to Dave and he was about to say about this whole ordeal.

"Okay Boo, now that I shared with you my day are you ready to share with me? I am here if you need advice."

Mercedes flashes a small smile when she was done discussing her day that made Kurt feel even guiltier. The moment of truth or rather some truth was about to be revealed and Kurt had no clue what he wanted to say until the words just came tumbling out with surprising ease. He could do this.

"First things first, pinky promise me you will not share this with a single soul? I mean it Mercedes, this can't leave here. No one can know what I am about to tell you for now."

Kurt makes Mercedes pinky swear which meant if Kurt made Mercedes pinky swear whatever he was keeping from her had to be big. She nods her head confirming he can go on and lets him continue without saying another word. They pinky promise and Kurt begins to speak.

As Kurt was going to reveal something to his friend behind them sat at the jocks table a very still nonchalant Azimio Adams waiting for Kurt to say something. Normally he wouldn't give two shits as to what is going with the Glee "Losers" but he has been eaves dropping unknowingly to the Glee Club best friends this entire time during Kurt's and Mercedes conversation.

He needed to know why Dave and Kurt were suddenly being buddies with each other out of nowhere. He wanted to get down as to why Dave was so touchy about that Glee kid loser Hummel and why was he off limits to the torture that he was supposed to be getting along with the rest of his friends. Azimio would never admit this out loud but he had a hint of jealously with Dave and the loser, it made him mad because these two guys who couldn't have anything in common and couldn't be any more different from each other were randomly connected at the hip in recent days. So if Azimio was gonna get the answers he was looking for he needed to pay attention to see what information he could get and what to go on to take it from there.

Azimio stopped eating for a minute to pay attention to this conversation.

Mercedes and Kurt didn't see Azimio sitting there with their backs turned away from the football player but he could hear everything they were trying to whisper about crystal clear. Despite the loud ruckus going on in the cafeteria, Azimio had super hearing and could sense whatever was going on would be worth listening in on.

"Okay, Yes I was texting a guy-And no it wasn't a boyfriend or anything like that at all. As I said I am still single"

Kurt quickly adds as Mercedes opens her mouth no doubt to say she knew it was a guy. Kurt knew her so well, he knows the things she would say a moment before she has a chance to speak.

"Can you tell me who it is? I promise I won't say anything to anyone."

Mercedes pleads but Kurt doesn't give in. He can't-do that to Dave, he won't.

"I am sorry Mercedes but out of respect for what I am about to tell you next I respectfully ask that you not question me about his name. I can't tell you- yet."

Kurt says and he really wants to tell her but again refrains from doing so.

"I understand, Kurt that is fine. So is everything alright with this mystery guy?" Mercedes asks truly worried about someone she has never met, well at least as far as she is aware. She has met Dave and to Kurt's dismay she doesn't like Dave.

Meanwhile Azimio gets frustrated as he waits for Hummel to again reveal whatever was bothering him. He didn't think waiting for gossip would ever make him this crazy because he is not the gossiping type but here he is on the edge of his seat wanting to know everything, right then and there now.

"No, Mercedes he's far from alright, I am actually really worried about him. He's really upset of what happened over the weekend"

Azimio ears perk up at the mention of the word "weekend". He doesn't know why that word grabbed his attention but it did, he again waits as patiently as he could for more news.

Kurt takes a deep breath as Mercedes speaks attempting to calm Kurt down as she sees him shaking a little. She felt awful at the sight of her best friend.

"What is it? What happened?"

Mercedes asks really worried now. She didn't know what exactly was going but whatever it was it wasn't good and it has got her "Boo" so depressed.

"Oh sweetie I am sure whatever it is, he's gonna be okay. I mean if he's got you helping him he'll bounce back at whatever's bothering him"

Mercedes smiled gaining Kurt's attention. He wasn't aware that he was staring at the table, head down until he looked into her trusting eyes. Kurt knew at the very second he could tell her things but not mention Dave or anything else too bad. Mercedes had his back. Kurt could hug her for that but he needed to focus and let out what he could. He had to; he can't keep all of this in. As much as he suddenly cares for Dave, Kurt's afraid if he kept everything in, he could break at any moment.

Kurt speaks knowing exactly now what he was going to say and how he was going to go about it.

"Alright Mercedes I am ready to tell you but this doesn't leave the table, remember?" Kurt says determinedly while Mercedes points to her pinky and reminds Kurt that she pinky swore she wasn't gonna say anything and she meant it.

"Kurt, I swore didn't I?"

Mercedes rolls her eyes but smiles as she waits for Kurt to continue. Kurt fixes himself in his seat. He's very feeling antsy. He is ready to let this out, well some of it.

"Here it goes… This guy that has been texting me has been having trouble with himself and at home for a while and to top that off he had a fight with his best friend….. He's scared Mercedes…Um"

Kurt stops for a second. Kurt is getting very nervous he just wants to let this out already but Kurt is having trouble, thank whoever was on Kurt's side that Mercedes began talking interrupting him so he doesn't have to speak for now.

"Fight with his best friend?"

Azimio mouths the words to himself confused at first but then something clicks and it's starting to make some sense as to what Kurt is talking about. He listens in further. He thinks back and he's starting to put things together. He needs more to go on before he could question or accuse anyone of anything else. Again he waits and listens.

"What's he scared of Kurt? Is he getting abused at home? Is his friend harming him in any way? Because if that is the case we have to-"

Mercedes is horrified as she assumes Dave or rather "Mystery Person" is getting abused, she feels sick to her very core that people could do that to their own children. She's pissed but she keeps her emotions in check as Kurt interrupts her.

"No, Honey it's not abuse… This guy… I am just gonna say it…He's gay, Mercedes and he's not out yet, he can't come out because he'll lose everything if he does. I'm sorry to keep this from you but he needs someone to support him, he has no one. He's afraid to come out to his friend or his family for fear of rejection. I've been helping him for a few weeks now. He needs someone on his side if he ever wants to come out and he trusts me. I know with my help he'll be a better person someday."

Kurt feels a ton of weight begin to get off his shoulders while at the same time he feels sicker than before and he doesn't understand how that is. He should feel relieved that finally someone else knows a little bit of the truth but all he feels is guilty that he can't say Dave's name.

"Oh…..um…..my….. Wow Kurt I wasn't expecting that… Does he go to our school?"

Mercedes asks eyes bulged trying not to seem too shocked. She had pictured something more terrifying than this guy being gay. She suddenly feels sympathetic to this guy's situation. She can't ever imagine keeping a secret like this.

Azimio is frozen, whoever Kurt was talking about he wasn't expecting him to say that. He was just as shocked as Mercedes.

"No…. he doesn't, he goes to another school."

Kurt lies through his teeth. He's answering fast, avoiding Mercedes suspicious stares as best as he could.

"Anyway that is why he was texting me. It's because he's tired of hiding. He wanted to tell his friend the truth about himself and he says he came close to but he, and this is his quote "Chickened out" at the last minute. He says his friend kept pestering him to tell him what was wrong and when Kar- I mean when the guy I am helping wouldn't tell his friend anything they had a huge fight while playing some game I can't remember. So that is basically it. He just needed to vent to someone. It's bad Mercedes I just hope he can get through this?"

Kurt accidentally slips up correcting himself quickly. He didn't mean to almost say Karofsky, his mind and heart are racing so fast that he could barely control himself. He was lucky that Mercedes didn't seem to catch his little mistake. Even if she had she certainly didn't show it.

Mercedes continues to listen but not say anything this time.

It takes Azimio several moments to register what Kurt was saying. He unlike Mercedes caught onto Hummel's almost outburst. When he put all the pieces of the puzzle together and what he came up with had him in total shock and disbelief. Along with so many other emotions he can't even register. His worst fear was true. Someone close to him has been lying to his face for years. Azimio felt betrayed. How could this person lie to him like that? Azimio was pissed.

He couldn't listen to anymore. Azimio didn't want to listen to it. He quickly gets up in a furious rage causing his seat to squeak really loud. He storms out of the lunchroom.

The loud noise also causes Mercedes and Kurt's eyes to go him. Both are confused at this behavior. Azimio didn't see Kurt's face because he didn't want to see it. He was disgusted at his discovery and at the person responsible.

The only thing that Azimio knew was Dave is apparently gay. Hummel knew about this the entire time. Maybe even before Dave decided to leave Hummel alone.

Which meant one thing, Hummel turned Dave gay. That had to have been it? Dave wasn't gay as far Azimio knew before Dave met Hummel.

Questions were: How long had they been keeping this from him? When did Hummel find out?

This is all Hummel's fault. Azimio was really angry as he leaves the school's lunchroom with that thought in his mind.

AN: SO THAT IS IT. WHAT DID YOU GUYS THINK? PLEASE REVIEW AND LET ME KNOW. PLEASE BE KIND. ALSO PAUL IS IN THE NEXT CHAPTER I PROMISE. :) MORE WILL BE EXPLAINED AS THIS STORY GOES ON… I HOPE YOU GUYS CONTINUE TO GIVE ME SUPPORT. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS GOOD ENOUGH TO CONTINUE. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING FEEL FREE TO ASK, AS ALWAYS. CONSTRUCTIVE CRITISISMS ARE WELCOMED OF COURSE. I THINK THAT IS ALL I WANTED TO… SO YEAH I HOPE YOU ENJOY. UNTIL NEXT TIME, HAVE A NICE DAY.-ILOVESMESOMEGLEE