Noah, are you ok? Chapter 2, a glee fanfic

Title: "Noah, are you ok?"
Author: BlueSpottedDog
Summary: What would have happened if Kurt had followed Puck after he walked away, upset, in 'Preggers'?
Spoilers: 'Preggers' and 'The Rhodes Not Taken'
Disclaimer: If I owned Glee, Will would be married to Emma, Rachel would be pregnant with Finn's baby and Puck and Kurt would be together. So obviously I don't own Glee.

Ok. So I lied to whoever I told that this would be a one-shot. It took four or five people to convince me, but here is the second chapter. (It's unbetaed because my beta never got back to me). Enjoy!

Even though Puck and Kurt spent the majority of football practice watching, staring and talking to each other, none of the team (except Mike, Matt and Finn) caught on about what was happening between them. Although, after practice, a few of Puck's teammates decided to confront him about it. 'What the hell were you doing talking to that gay kid? Nobody, except Finn, likes him.' Puck just smiled. 'Have you guys ever actually spoken to him?' The older player, Andrew, nodded. 'I needed his help with the dancing. He's even worse to talk to. And his face…it's just…ugh. Don't get me started on his clothes either.'

Puck looked past the group surrounding him and saw Kurt watching him. Suddenly Kurt smirked and pushed his way through the group. Andrew shoved Kurt when he reached the front but Puck caught him. Kurt stood up and dusted off his clothes. 'Is there something you want to tell them Kurt?' Kurt looked up at Puck. Puck raised an eyebrow and Kurt smirked again. He grabbed Puck's neck and yanked his head down. Puck grinned and then their lips met. Half the team gasped and the other half (minus Finn, Matt and Mike) just stared in shock at the two boys.

Puck pulled away a minute later. He stood up straight and turned to face the group. 'Any questions?' Nobody, not even Andrew, spoke. 'Alright then. I'll see you guys on Thursday then.' Puck grabbed Kurt's hand and dragged him away from the group and out the door. Kurt looked up at Puck. 'You know that makes whatever this is official now?' Puck shrugged. 'I just wanted those guys off my back.' Kurt laughed. 'That made it worse. They will slushie you now. You're one of us.' Puck stopped walking. They were at the school entrance. 'I've fucked this up now, haven't I?'

Kurt squeezed Puck's hand. 'Depends. Do you mind being bashed? By the people you used to call friends?' Puck glanced back into the school. Three of his football buddies were heading his way. And they didn't look happy. 'If they lay a hand on you, they're so gone!' The football boys had reached them. 'Aw look, it's the gay dork couple! They will probably get a song to sing for Geek Club now!' Puck just stared at the boys. 'What the hell do you want? Don't even think about laying a hand on him or so help me, I'll kill you!'

The older of the boys, Stephen Caverman, laughed. 'So if I was to say, do this,' Stephen put his hand on Kurt's shoulder and gave it a squeeze, 'then you would kill me?' Puck's eyes darkened. Kurt pulled him away from the boys. 'Don't Noah. Please. They're not worth it!' Puck glared back at the boys. 'Fine. Whatever.' Stephen just grinned at Puck. 'Hey Puckerman, since you're gay now and all, how are you going to play football with no balls?'

Kurt's eyes widened as Puck's body clenched. 'That's it Caverman! You're dead!' Puck launched at Stephen and tackled him to the ground. Puck began laying punches into him and kids began surrounding them. 'Fight! Fight! Fight!' Stephen caught Puck off-guard and laid a punch into his jaw. Puck's eyes darkened again and he swung at Stephen's face, hitting him square on the nose. A crack rumbled through the air. Mr Schuester picked that time to pull Puck off the other boy. Coach Tanaka had pulled Stephen off the ground too. 'What the hell is wrong with you Puck?' Puck wiped some blood from his lip. 'Stephen said I had no balls now that I was with Kurt.'

Mr Shue sighed. 'Puck, going out with Kurt is going to set you up with some horrible things to put up with. You're going to have to decide if being with him is really worth all of this.' Puck looked up at Mr Shue. 'Alright. Thanks Mr Shue. I'm assuming I'm going to have to go see Principal Figgins now?' Mr Shue nodded. 'Yes Puck. Fighting is not allowed. You know that!'

'So tell me again, what happened?' Puck just stared at his mum. 'I already told you once. Stephen said I had no balls, so I hit him. And just kept hitting him.' 'Yeah, I understand that. But why? Why did Stephen say that?' Oh shit! Now I have to tell her! 'Uh, well, it's probably because I am gay…or at least bi.' Puck's mum's eyes widened a little. 'Pardon?' 'I'm gay Mum. As in I like guys. Well actually, no, that's wrong. I like one guy. It's so strange.'

Puck's mum pulled him into a hug. 'Oh honey!' Puck shut his eyes and dropped his head onto his mother's shoulder. 'Mum, I don't know if I can do this.' Puck's mum pulled away and stared at her son. He was barely holding back tears and he looked a mess. She really had no idea what was going on in his head these days. 'Ok Noah, how about you tell me how all this mess started and we will work from there, ok?'

Puck nodded. 'Right well, after our last football game, you know the one where Kurt played for the first time?' 'That new kicker?' 'Yeah, well after the game, I saw Finn and Quinn being all lovey-dovey and I got jealous. I walked off, away from everyone else. Kurt followed. I don't know why. He hates me. Or at least, he used to. Anyway, he said he wanted to see if I was ok since I was his teammate and I really wanted to kiss him, so I did. Then I worked out what I was doing and I ran away. I spent that night lying in bed trying to work out what the hell was happening to me. I realised that I actually liked Kurt. Like I really liked him. And it was shocking to me.'

'Then the next day at school, at Glee practice, I couldn't concentrate and Kurt was making me go all weird. I couldn't dance, so I just walked out. Mr Shue followed me and told me to sort out whatever problems I had with Kurt. So we talked, and kissed and sorted it all out. Then today I told the rest of the football team. They didn't take it as well as the Glee club did. Then three came up to us after school and that's when I hit Stephen.'

Puck's mum just stared at her son. He had gone through so much, in less then a week. She had no idea what to say to him. 'Noah, honey. It seems you really like Kurt. And it's going to be a hard journey for the two of you. If you're willing to take things as they come, then I say, go for it. Be with Kurt. Be happy. But if you can't deal with all the teasing and the talking behind your back, then maybe you should just let Kurt go.'

Puck looked up at his mother. She was right, as usual. 'Wow Mum. Thanks. You've given me a lot to think about. I think I'll go to bed now. Goodnight.' Puck rose from the couch, kissed his mother on the cheek and headed to his bedroom.

Puck didn't sleep at all that night. At least by the time his mother came in to tell him to get ready for school, he had come up with a conclusion on what he was going to do. 'So, you think about what I said last night?' Puck nodded as he pulled on a nearby shirt. It didn't reek too badly. Nothing some good old cologne couldn't fix. 'Did you work out what you're going to do?' Puck nodded again. 'I'm going to tell Kurt that I can't do it. I can't take it. He's stronger then me. He took it from me after all these years. I-I'm just…I'm not strong. Not on the inside. And all the stuff Stephen said, it hurt real bad, and I don't know how much more I can actually take.'

Puck's mum just walked over and hugged her son. He was strong. Telling Kurt all of this was going to take some courage. Noah certainly had a lot of that. But the one thing she didn't know was how badly this would affect Noah. Knowing that he liked Kurt, but only being able to watch from afar. Noah didn't realise this yet, and she was hoping he would before he made his decision.

Puck should've known that the second he had walked through the school doors, the halls would go quiet and everyone would just stare at him. He glared at the majority of people who just stared at him and most of them went back to what they were doing. Others were actually brave enough to come up to him. 'Are you really gay?' (Uh no. Of course not. That's why I'm sticking my tongue down another guy's throat!) 'Are you and Kurt Hummel an item?' (Nope doofus. I just kiss him on a daily basis because I feel like it.) 'Are you still badass with no balls?' (That one really hurt. Nobody challenges his badassness!) 'So what's cock like?' (Some dumb freshman kid, who was obviously bi-curious)

Puck noticed then that Kurt was heading towards him from the other end of the hallway. Some of the kids noticed too and some even wolf-whistled. Others just looked completely disgusted. Kurt reached him and Puck leant down and kissed him. Kurt was smiling when Puck pulled back. 'Hey Kurt, can we talk for a minute? Elsewhere?' Kurt nodded and Puck grabbed his hand and dragged him into a nearby empty classroom.

'You know Noah, most people out there probably think we are gonna fuck in here.' Puck just shrugged. 'Let them believe what they want.' Kurt nodded. Then he reached up to pull Puck's head down to meet his lips. Puck savoured the kiss, since it would probably be their last. Especially once Kurt heard what he was going to say. 'So what did you want to talk about? Or did you not actually want to talk? Did you want to just make out with me?'

Actually, that did sound promising to Puck, but he had to go through with this. It wasn't fair to either of them if he didn't. 'I did actually want to talk to you. You know what happened yesterday with Stephen and the others?' Kurt nodded, his head tipping to the side. Damn, he's being adorable. I can't be serious while he does that! 'Yeah well, I talked to Mum last night. I told her about you and she seemed ok with it.' 'So what's the problem then?'

'She also said something else. She said, if I stay with you, more of that stuff is going to happen. What happened in the hall, that was nothing compared to what I'm going to get. A-and…I don't know if I can deal with all that right now. I have a lot on my plate. I have my football, I have Glee and I have Quinn to deal with…' 'Quinn?' 'Oh, never mind. What I'm trying to say is…I don't think I can deal with pain. I have enough pain to deal with.' Kurt studied Puck for a moment. 'So what you're trying to say is that I'm going to cause you pain, and I'm not worth it because you have enough pain to deal with already?' Ah crap. He's angry now.

'Um. Kind of. I was kind of just going for the fact that I'm not strong enough to put up with the crap that you get about being gay and all.' Kurt's eyes were darkening. Puck took a step back. 'So what you're saying is…you're too weak to date me. Is that it? Or you're trying to let me down gently? Well guess what? That didn't work! Obviously I made a mistake thinking you had changed. You're still the same person Puck. You're still the same old Noah Puckerman. So, I don't want anything to do with you. Got it?'

'Yep.' 'Good.' Then Kurt stormed out. 'Ah crap!'

So how was it? Got any ideas? Lay them into me in your review! Kthnxbye!