Chapter2:
Dave walked in that first day and nearly turned around and walked out. Kurt had on another skin tight t-shirt and pants that looked like they were painted on. He was not going to be concentrate at all. Then Kurt flashed a brilliant smile at him, and Dave felt every nerve fiber and ending in his entire body wake up at once, and he was so overwhelmed by the sensation he just stood there and stared at Kurt's beautiful face.
Kurt was suddenly in front of him, touching a cool hand to his forehead and asking if he was alright. Dave took sudden step backward causing Kurt to tumble straight into his arms. He was a goner. Dave was ready to pivot on his heel and run, when Kurt thanked him, shyly looked up at him through his eyelashes, and smiled with a blush on his face.
Dave just mumbled something under his breath and Kurt led him by the hand to the table to work on his homework.
He was screwed. He was totally and utterly smitten with Kurt Hummel. Fuck.
Kurt was amazing though. He was patient and kind with Dave.
Dave was so grateful when he got his first A on a paper, he hugged Kurt. Kurt looked shocked and a little freaked out, and Dave immediately regretted doing it.
Instead, Dave showed his gratitude in a different way. He convinced the guys on the team to lay off Kurt, because they needed Dave to play on the team, and Dave needed Kurt to keep his grades up. It worked too, Kurt was left alone, and Dave was able to keep his grades up.
The more they worked together, the more they realized how great the other was. Kurt was really into music and would always bring a new mixed tape to Dave every week, and Dave was really into comics and drawing and would draw pictures for Kurt. They started hanging out outside of school then. Kurt would bring over a superhero movie and Dave would make popcorn and they would read comic books and listen to the weekly countdown on the radio. The more time Spent around Kurt, the more in love with him he fell. Kurt taught him to make origami, and Dave tried to teach Kurt how to shoot a basketball and throw a football. Dave didn't even care that Kurt was entirely hopeless when it came to sports; he was just too damn adorable. For a full year, Dave protected Kurt from the jocks, and Kurt helped Dave with his English and they became very good friends.
The only problem was that no one knew about it. Dave would pretend like Kurt didn't exist when they were in the halls of school, and Kurt would turn up his nose at Dave every time they passed each other.
Freshman year came and it was time for Dave to try out of the team. He had put on 30 pounds over the summer, 20 of which was muscle, and had grown four inches. He was huge. Even though he was only a freshman he got chosen for varsity football.
And this year Dave and Kurt were in all different classes except for math, which Dave excelled at.
Dave knew it was exceptional for a freshman to be on the varsity team, and his teammates let him know it every day. He was too cool for the rest of the lose freshmen.
The more Dave started following his teammates, the less he hung out with Kurt. It got to the point that he didn't even say hi to him outside of school.
But he never stopped thinking about him. Every time he'd see Kurt his breath would catch and he'd watch the beautiful boy with the perfect face and ass strut by. He so wished he could've just told his teammates to fuck off and go hang out with Kurt. Be he had a reputation to uphold and a level of popularity to maintain.
Hockey season came along and once again he was chosen. He was beyond ecstatic. His first thought was to call Kurt up and tell him all about it. Then he remembered they weren't friends anymore and hadn't talked since October.
Three days later, Dave walked into school to hear the whole school abuzz. All the kids were talking excitedly and pointing at Kurt as he walked by.
Dave finally couldn't help himself and caught up to him.
"Hey, Hummel. What's got everyone so excited?"
"Nice to see you to, Karofsky. Well they are all excited, because I told Coach Sylvester during class health today I wouldn't need to worry about getting anyone pregnant, seeing as I'm gay."
Dave's entire world came to a halt.
"Wait…WHAT! What do you mean you're gay?"
"Gay as in want to have sex with boys, not girls."
"I know what gay means, Kurt. But, really you're gay? How come you never told me this last year."
"Because you never asked, and because I was still struggling with coming out."
"Oh."
"Do you hate me?"
"Why would I hate you?"
"You know for being gay, for not telling you."
"So you're gay? Who cares?"
Kurt look truly surprised by that, but finally just shrugged his shoulders and walked away.
"I'll talk to you later, Dave. Don't let it be another six months before you talk to me again."
Dave simply watched as Kurt sashayed down the hall.
Life was weird. Kurt was gay and Dave was gay, but Kurt didn't know about Dave. Dave went to Math class and looked at Kurt who was daydreaming. Maybe he could tell Kurt he was gay, and it would turn out well. The more Dave thought about it the more he psyched himself up.
He walked down the hallway, determined to find Kurt and let him know how he felt. Then he turned the corner and saw Kurt talking to Finn Hudson. He was flirting with him.
Dave was crushed. So Kurt was gay, but he liked someone else. Dave didn't stand a chance against Hudson.
While Dave was a gifted athlete, Hudson was taller and thinner and always got the leading roles. He got the girls, he was the most popular, and Dave sweated too much and had a hard time talking to people.
He turned around and walked toward the locker room for practice.
He was done. Kurt was out of his reach, he had nothing left to live for. Except hockey.