The next day during Glee….
Will Shuester was on the verge of pulling his hair out. He watched the relatively simple dance steps be butchered by his rag tag group of teenagers. Mike, Brittany, and Santana were the saving grace when it came to dancing but for this number all the kids had to dance.
He shook his head at Finn. The boy didn't know his left from his right some days and with Rachel critiquing each movement she just made him fumble more.
Quinn and Sam were at odds with one another, ie they were fighting/broke up, and it showed in their moves. Quinn was fighting the way Sam held her and Sam kept staring at Santana and Puck.
Tina was watching Artie and Brittany with a look that showed she was clearly not happy with the blonde ex cheerio sitting on Artie's lap wiggling all over him. Mike wasn't happy with the looks his girlfriend was giving her ex boyfriend. So that threw him off and out of step.
Santana kept slapping Puck every time he puts his hands around her waist, letting her know that Fish Lips was her man and the only man allowed to touch her anymore. Puck, using language that Will would later tell him was inappropriate, told her where she could stick Fish Lips.
Kurt was having a hard time with Mercedes as she was depressed over her credit card being taken away from her. When the hell did these kids get credit cards? Every step was off and she was sluggishly moving around Kurt. Kurt was becoming frustrated being the perfectionist he is and had walked away more than once.
Will had finally had enough after a fight erupted between Puck and Fish Lips. Sam, dammit, Sam….
"Okay people! Let's all take a seat and regroup. These steps are so simple and you guys are…Well lets just say everyone is off today…That includes you too Rachel…" Will doesn't even have to look at her to know she has opened her mouth to say she was perfect.
"I have an idea that should work. I am going to pair each of you with a same sex partner and your assignment is going to be, perform a dance number…NO SINGING! JUST DANCING! Maybe that will help each of you come out of your comfort zone…To be able to work with your opposite, and be able to put aside your differences."
"So here are your partners…The girls…Quinn and Santana….Rachel and Mercedes ….Brittany and Tina …No swapping either…The guys…Finn and Sam…Mike and Artie…Puck and Kurt…You guys cant swap around either….I expect all of you to be ready by…its Tuesday now….Friday…That should give you all time to learn a dance routine…And it cant be this one…Google dance routines…There are so many to chose from…The Tango…The Waltz…I expect all of you to do your best…See you guys Friday in the auditorium….And have your dancing shoes on…"
Will can only hope that no one will kill each other and then he remembers Kurt and Puck dancing yesterday. The way they moved together even though they bickered the whole time, was amazing. He walks to his office hearing the war starting already behind him….
Finn keeps telling Puck that he will dance with Kurt so that he will be more comfortable cause Kurt's gay and all. Puck finally hears enough and tells Finn that, Shue said no changing partners and he wasn't afraid to dance with Kurt. Puck knows that the real reason behind Finn wanting to change, Quinn cheated on Sam with Finn…Remind you of another triangle? So not going there.
Finn is distracted in his pursiut of Puck's partner when a fight erupts between Quinn and Santana. The words bitch and slut being thrown around by each girl along with open handed slaps. Sam pulls Santana away as Finn pulls Quinn away. Again the words bitch and slut are thrown around except it is by the boys. Fists and faces are meeting each other and not for the first time.
Kurt has had enough and texts Puck who is watching the fight. Meet me in our spot in fifteen minutes. K3N He calmly walks out of the room and heads to his Navigator.
Puck reads the text in between cheering for Finn to knock off Sam's fish lips. He smiles at his phone. He answers quickly. On my way princess…Pfckng3K He exits quietly, no one is paying him any attention anyways. The fight is starting to spread to Mike and Tina and Artie. Puck just smiles as he hears the yelling and screaming as he walks down the hall.
Both boys arrive at the small secluded park that is all the way across town. Puck pulls Kurt against him as soon as the boys are with in touching distance. The kiss that follows is urgent, cherry and vanilla chap stick flavoring both boys tongues. Kurt pulls away first.
"I think Mr. Shue has lost his mind this time. Pairing up everyone that hates each other to dance. This assignment is not going to end well." Kurt watches Puck's face for his reaction.
"We don't hate each other princess, do we? I don't hate you…I..um…love you…you know that right?" Puck doesn't like the way Kurt included them into the everyone category. He thought Kurt loves him as much as he loves Kurt. He scuffs his shoes in the gravel looking everywhere except at Kurt.
"Yes I know that you love me. And I love my Neanderthal Cave Man. But to the world we hate each other. We don't speak at school, we avoid each other." Kurt pulls Puck's face around to look at him. "We treat each other as if we don't exist as school, so unless you want to change that.."
Puck jerks his head away and cuts Kurt off, "What if I do want to change that Princess? What if I don't care who knows about us anymore? What if I am ready to come out to our friends?"
"Are you sure Noah? Are you sure that you can handle what the rest of the school will think or say or even the physical violence against you or me?"
"Yeah...I'm sure…We could use this dance thing to do it…The way we dance is so real, emotional…There is no way they wont know we are together…I love the way you feel in my arms princess…" Noah looks at Kurt before he slowly kisses him. He takes his time, letting his tongue sweep across Kurt's bottom lip asking for access. A deep moan from Kurt and he is granted access.
Later after a long make out session, the song and dance were decided by both boys.
Thursday afternoon rolls around finding Kurt and Puck back in the deserted choir room. The music of Carlos Santana filling the room. Both boys moving in sync with the music, but bickering the whole time.
Will has been watching from his doorway feeling like a perverted voyeur. But he cant take his eyes of the pair. The dance moves are sensual and smooth. Even with the bickering, the way Puck's eyes never leave Kurt's. The soft subtle touches that only lovers know about each other. If they dance like this tomorrow everyone will know about them…Maybe this wasn't such a good idea…
"Er, um…Guys…Hello?" Will tries not to scare the teenagers but Kurt makes a high squeaked noise when he hears the teacher behind them.
"Uh, hey Mr. Shue. We were just practicing for tomorrow." Puck looks at Will. He decides at the moment he really doesn't care who knows about him and Kurt. He pulls a protesting Kurt against him and wraps his arms around the flailing shorter teen.
"Would you stop it Noah! Mr. Shue this isn't what it looks like…Like Noah said we were just rehearsing…Let me go you Neanderthal." Kurt struggles in Puck's arms, smacking at his hands. Puck just holds onto him tighter, kissing his neck.
"It's okay Kurt. I saw you guys the other night when you were practicing a tango. You two really surprised me, I had no idea that you were a couple." Will scratches the back of his neck. He looks at the blush that is turning Kurt's ears red. Puck is just smiling at him. "You guys are really good. I gave out the assignment because of it."
"You saw us the other night…Oh my Gaga!" Kurt's face bright red from embarrassment. He is still struggling against Puck's arms.
"Will you be still princess? He already knows about us and if you don't stop squirming…" Puck waggles his eyebrows at Kurt.
"Kurt please calm down…I don't need Puck to finish the rest of that statement…I am not going to tell anyone about you…I need to talk to you both though…If you don't mind?" Will gestures to the chairs behind them. After everyone takes a seat he begins to explain.
"Like I said before…I saw you guys the other night…You two are really good…So it gave me the idea for the assignment that is due tomorrow afternoon…I just wanted to tell you that if you want to back out you can…I know your relationship is still private…I just don't want either one of you to get hurt because you cant hide how much you care about each other when you dance…" Will looks at both boys hoping they will make the right decision.
"We can handle it Mr. Shue…We know what we are in for…Hell I used to do it to Kurt…I'm not going to let anything happen to princess…I love him…" Puck smiles at Kurt and reaches for his hand.
"Mr. Shue there is no way we are backing out of this assignment. We love to dance together. It's physical, it's emotional for us…We know we cant hide our feelings when we dance, it's why we do it…." Kurt looks at Will with determined eyes. He squeezes Puck's hand and pulls him back up. "So if you will excuse us….We need to practice.."
"I have the perfect outfits for us Puck….Black leather….skin tight…"
"No feathers Princess….I hate feathers…"
Will walks back into his office with a smile. Those two are tough..
