Fade Away

Kurt lied on the hospital bed, Blaine in the chair next to him and Finn on his other side.

"How're you feeling dude?" Finn asked.

"About as good as I did the first several times you asked me that," Kurt croaked.

"Sorry," Finn said sheepishly, "I just don't know what else to do."

"It's alright Finn," Kurt tried to smile at the other boy, "Thank you for staying."

"Of course dude," Finn said, "Wasn't going to leave you guys here. And mom and dad should be here soon." Just as he said that, the doors opened and Burt and Carole burst in.

"Kurt! Blaine! Are you boys alright?" Burt rushed over to them.

"We're fine dad," Kurt said.

"You're not fine, you're lying in a hospital bed!" Burt exclaimed.

"Blaine, let me see you," Carole said, examining his face.

"I'm fine Carole, they only hit me a couple of times," Blaine told her.

"Who was it Kurt?" Burt asked.

"The football team..." Kurt said quietly, "They blame me for Karofsky." He blinked rapidly. "Dad, we were so stupid! We walked out there expecting nothing to happen! I'm so sorry!"

"Hey now, stop that," Burt said, "If there's one thing I don't want you boys to do it's hide who you are, alright? Now, listen to me carefully, both of you. This. Was. Not. Your. Fault. Understand?" He looked between Kurt and Blaine and they both nodded.

"Yeah, dudes, this was the football team's fault," Finn said, "And they're not gonna get away with it, alright?"

"No, definitely not," Carole said firmly, "We're going to talk to the principle at the school and to the police and we'll sort this out, okay? These boys are not going to get away with this, I promise."

"I believe you dad," Kurt smiled at him, "Right now though, I just want to go home."

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Kurt had to stay at the hospital over night, but was able to leave first thing the next morning. After dropping the boys off at home, Burt and Carole drove to the police station.

They returned home several hours later to find Kurt, Blaine, and Finn waiting anxiously for them.

"What did they say?" Finn asked as soon as they walked in.

"The police have contacted Principle Figgins and are going to be investigating," Carole said, "The officer we spoke to said it is very likely that they will be charged for what they did."

Kurt sighed in relief and hugged his dad tightly. Hopefully the boys would be charged and then this whole nightmare could just fade away.

Alright, so it only took me two, almost three, years to get part two of this out. I know the second half might seem a little rushed or out of place, but I didn't want to leave it hanging and then write part three just in case it took me another two years to write that one.

So, I hope that despite the long wait you enjoyed this! Thanks so much for reading and let me know what you think!