Hold On
Chapter 2
Laying down on his new bed, Kurt stared up at the ceiling and just thought. How could have things gone that badly in the span of a few weeks? Why him? Why does everything bad have to happen to him? Those were the thoughts that were running through Kurt's head as he heard the door to his new dorm room open and close. Looking away from the ceiling, Kurt's eyes were lead to the door to see the curly haired boy who went by the name of Blaine Anderson, other wise known as his new roommate. Blaine caught Kurt's eyes and smiled as he did so.
"Hey." He simply stated. Slipping off his shoes, Blaine crawled onto his bed that was sitting across from Kurt's. Kurt kept his gaze on Blaine's as he moved around the room and then onto his bed. "How are you?" Blaine asked the younger boy that was lying on the bed across from him. Kurt shrugged, not really knowing how to answer that question. Sighing, Kurt sat up and swallowed thickly.
"Do you want an honest answer or the answer you want to hear?" He asked, looking Blaine dead in the eye.
"Honest please.." Blaine said, kind of afraid for the young boy to tell him what was really on his mind.
"I'm not so good...I'm scared of this place and I'm mad at myself." Kurt said, honesty and a hint of sadness dripping from his voice. Blaine bit his lip and stood up from his bed, walking over to Kurt's.
"Why are you scared of this place?" He asked, furrowing his brow as he couldn't think of a reason why anyone would be scared of Dalton Academy. Kurt shrugged yet again.
"I-I'm afraid of being bullied." Kurt said, looking away from Blaine. Blaine opened his mouth to speak, but Kurt began to cut him off. "Yes, I know there's a zero tolerance bullying policy, but you don't know what kids are capable of." Kurt whispered, not daring to look at Blaine. Sighing, Blaine climbed onto the opposite side of the taller boy's bed and criss-crossed his legs in a pretzel form. Kurt looked over to the older boy in confusion. Blaine smiled sadly.
"I actually do know what kids are capable of, Kurt. I was bullied before I came here as well.." He started. "I was tormented, Kurt, and I ran away from my tormenters. I know what it's like to be afraid of even stepping into the one place you should know you're safe in." Blaine started to tear up a bit, but he wiped away his tears and smiled. "But I'm here now, somewhere I'm happy and you can be happy too if you let yourself be." Kurt looked up at Blaine and smiled ever so slightly.
"I want to be happy, so badly." Kurt admitted to Blaine. Blaine grinned his 1000 watt grin and placed his hand over Kurt's. Instantly between the two boys, there was a spark that ran through each other their bodies. Kurt blushed intensely and looked anywhere but Blaine's eyes. Blaine blushed as well, but he kept his eyes on Kurt.
"Come to Warblers practice with me." He said, trying to catch Kurt's gaze. Turning towards Blaine, Kurt nodded.
"Okay." He said, pulling his hand back to himself and hopping off his bed as he walked to the door and waited for Blaine to catch up with him.
As the two boys walked into the Commons, Kurt's nerves began to get worse and worse. He didn't know anyone who was in the Warblers, seeing as it was only his second day at the school and it was Sunday. Taking in a deep breath, Kurt put on a brave face and smiled to the boys who smiled at him. Blaine guided Kurt over to his friends to introduce them to each other. Jeff, Nick, Wes and David all held out their hands for Kurt to shake. Kurt took David's hand into his first.
"Hey Kurt, I'm David." He said, smiling to Kurt. David was tall, bald and fairly handsome, but not as handsome as Blaine. Kurt smiled and nodded to David and then shook Wes' hand. Wes had dark hair, much like Blaine and was short. Turning to Nick, Kurt smiled and shook his hand as well. Nick was also dark haired and short, and Kurt also noticed that he was holding Jeff's hand. Jeff grinned over to Kurt and pulled him into a hug. Kurt was immediately thrown off guard and looked over to Blaine for help. Blaine couldn't help but chuckle a bit.
"This is normal Jeff, Kurt, get used to it." He said, smiling as he pulled Kurt away from Jeff. Kurt nodded and smiled slightly. David looked over to Kurt and placed a gentle hand on his shoulder. Kurt jumped slightly and then turned around to see that it was only David, a new friend.
"Do you want to see how the Warblers do it?" He asked, smiling. Kurt nodded enthusiastically. "I'd love to." He finally spoke. The five Warblers grinned and got into position to start singing Teenage Dream by Katy Perry. Blaine secured his eyes on Kurt and started to sing. Kurt internally swooned throughout the entire performance. As soon as the Warblers finished their song, Kurt applauded them enthusiastically.
"That was..amazing." He said, at a lost for words. Blaine and the rest of the Warblers grinned and all surrounded Kurt.
"Now it's your turn to sing, Kurt." Jeff said, smirking. Kurt shook his head, blushing.
"Come on Kurt, we're all friends here." Wes said as Kurt looked over to Blaine for encouragement. Blaine nodded, grinning at the other boy. Taking in a deep breath, Kurt nodded.
"Okay..I'll do it." This was the first time Kurt had ever sang in front of anyone in his life. Swallowing thickly, Kurt positioned himself to the middle of the room. This was it. It was time to show everyone the real him and his raw talent. There was no turning back now. Kurt closed his eyes and began to sing Being Alive from the musical Company.
To be continued.