The rehearsal was fantastic. Everyone had renewed energy at Kurt's surprise appearance and put on a fantastic performance. In the middle, everyone bursting with excitement, Quinn and Tina had rushed forward and pulled Kurt out of the seats, dragging him to the middle of the room to sing with them. It was the most fun Kurt had had in a while, singing and dancing with all his old friends again.
At the end, everyone gathered their things but hung back, talking and laughing. Kurt pulled his phone from his bag and checked his messages. He had one new message from Blaine:
Hey Kurt! What are you up to? I was wondering if you wanted to hang out tomorrow? Call me ;)
Kurt smiled at his phone, feeling stupid but gleeful at the prospect of spending time with Blaine tomorrow. He quickly typed a reply:
Wouldn't miss it! With Finn and people right now. I'll call you when I get home. Expect my ring in like 30?
He felt a light punch make contact with his shoulder as he clicked send and turned to see Finn smiling next to him, his arm around Rachel's shoulders and her arms wrapped around his waist.
"Hey man, a bunch of us are gonna go get something to eat. You in?"
Kurt smiled at Finn and Rachel, and nodded. Mercedes walked up next to Rachel. "Hey Kurt, you coming with us?" she smiled, and he nodded again.
"Great! Let me go see who else is going…"
Soon word had spread around the room and the group had grown from Kurt, Finn, Rachel, Mercedes and Puck to the whole club. Everyone started making their way towards the parking lot, planning to meet up at the nearby all night diner, when Finn stopped halfway to the school's exit.
"Aw crap, I'll be right back guys. I left my jersey in the locker room from practice today and I need it for tomorrow's pickup game."
"Not to worry," Kurt smiled at his stepbrother. "I'll get it."
"Hey, thanks man. We'll wait out in the car." He said, taking Rachel's hand and leading her and Mercedes through the exit.
Kurt turned and strolled back towards the locker room. He looked around his old school as he walked, recalling all the memories that came with it... He hummed to himself as he pushed the door to the locker room open and turned the corner to where Finn's locker waited. He stopped dead.
Apparently Finn wasn't the only one who'd left something behind. About 5 feet away, alone and looking just as shocked as Kurt, stood Dave Karofsky.
A/N: Sorry this chapter was pretty short! Next chapter's the most intense so keep going!
