A/N: Hello :) Here's chapter three, set a couple of days after the previous chapters. Since I think it would've been mentioned if a situation like this one had taken place on the show, this story is now also AU.
Anyway, to ramble about the show for a bit (might be spoilers, so watch out): as much as it's probably in character for Rachel, I still cannot believe that she actually did what she did last episode. She was doing so well lately - I hope, though, that she will realise how it must've felt for Kurt, and I kind of want to see ND's reactions to her short... relationship with Blaine (were they even really in one, though? I thought it was only one date...). Should be good :P Aaaand... Sue. I wonder why she's suddenly stalking Kurt (and Blaine) in the coffeeshop, but I guess we'll have to wait (1,5 week :( ) to see. Plus, if AI is really doing the number they're rumoured to be doing for Regionals, I can't help but think that's a little hypocritical of Sue, after the whole Grilled Cheesus thing.
I think I'm done rambling by now. Hopefully, you'll enjoy the chapter :)
Blaine was heading towards his second class of the day when all of a sudden, his phone went off. As he was in the middle of a crowded hallway, it took him some time to pick up, but when he did, he could only make out some panicked voices in the background.
"Hello?" he asked, unsure of what this could mean. He didn't know the number, so he had no idea what to expect. "Who is this?"
"Blaine!" a voice shouted from the other end. "I'm so glad you picked up!"
"Finn?" Blaine frowned. "What are you – why are you calling me? How did you get my number?"
"I had to bribe Mercedes for it," Finn admitted. "But that's not the point of the matter. The point is – "
"Where's Kurt? Have you seen Kurt?" another voice cut in, and Blaine thought he recognised Rachel.
"No, not yet," Blaine told her, slightly worried by Rachel's obvious distress. "Why? Has he gone missing? I'm supposed to have French with him now…"
"Okay," Rachel breathed. "Okay, no need to panic. Let us know when he's not there, okay?"
"Uh – sure." Blaine started walking in the direction of his classroom, while looking around for Kurt as well. The other boy was usually one of the first to arrive in French class, but he wasn't there yet – even though class was about to start.
Hastily, Blaine jerked his head out of the room again, before the teacher could notice him. "No, he's not there," he said hurriedly, making his way to the cafeteria instead. If something was wrong with Kurt, skipping class was a sacrifice he'd gladly make. "Why?"
It seemed that Finn had regained control over the phone once more. "We think he's been abducted."
Again, Blaine frowned – both because that idea sounded a little weird, and because he didn't know Finn knew words like 'abducted'. "Abducted, Finn? Are you sure?"
"He normally calls when he arrives at Dalton," Finn informed him. "He didn't call this morning. And if he's not in class, like you say, something must've happened."
"But why should he be abducted?" Blaine asked, still sceptical. Granted, the idea of Kurt getting in a car accident wasn't a very nice one either, but abduction just sounded so… crazy and improbable.
There was a lot of talking going on at the background, it seemed – as if reading Blaine's mind, Finn told him gravely, "We're all in the choir room, trying to come up with a plan. To get him back," he clarified.
"He doesn't pick up his phone?" Blaine asked. As if they hadn't thought of that themselves, he scolded himself mentally.
"No, he doesn't." It was clear that Finn became more and more anxious every second. "Oh, you asked why we think he's been abducted. Well – coach Sylvester's missing too."
"The cheerleading coach?" Blaine asked. "What does she – oh." And then he remembered. It was only a few days ago that they had received the news about Aural Intensity's new director. And she had promptly called Kurt to make him join the other group.
"Yeah," Finn was saying. "We think she kidnapped him and took him across the border."
"You make it sound like she took him to Canada," Blaine replied with a small smile. "Does anyone even know where in Indiana this school's supposed to be?"
"Rachel probably does," Finn told him. "Wait, I'll ask her."
After a few seconds, Rachel came to the phone. "Yeah, I know where it is. I've done quite some spying last year, if I do say so myself. We want to… kidnap him back. I mean – yes, he's the competition now but so is Aural Intensity and Kurt's still our friend and – " She droned on for over a minute before taking a breath, it seemed. "Anyway," she concluded. "Want to come and help us? You can bring some other Warblers, if you want to. We can use all the assistance we can get when faced with Sue Sylvester."
"I'll come," Blaine told her. "When will you be leaving? It does take some time getting to Lima from Westerville."
"How about we meet at some gas station?" Rachel suggested. "That way, you won't have to drive all the way through Lima itself and back towards the highway. We're still making plans here, but just let us know when you're on your way, and we'll figure something out."
They said their goodbyes, and Blaine looked around the cafeteria. There were no Warblers there, unfortunately. He snuck out, back towards the dorms, hoping to run into someone he knew on his way over – except for teachers, of course. In his dorm, he changed into something less conspicuous than his uniform and grabbed his car keys before heading out again – only to walk headfirst into Wes.
"Wes!" he exclaimed excitedly. Of all Warblers, the council members should be most willing to help out a member in need – or danger, even, perhaps. Right? "David! I'm so glad to see you!"
One look at their faces told him that they thought he'd gone mad. "Blaine," Wes greeted him, eyeing him oddly. "We're happy to see you too. Out of uniform, I might add…"
"Oh, yeah!" Blaine suddenly remembered what he was going to do again. "Come on, I need your help!"
"Where are we going?" David complained as he was dragged out of the building and towards the parking lot.
"I'll explain it later," Blaine told him urgently. "Now we just need to get going. Come on, come on, hurry up! Get in, and be quiet."
The two seniors were almost thrown into the back of the car and Blaine quickly sat down in front of them and started his car – at least if they were driving, he reasoned, the two wouldn't try to escape the car.
"Why are you abducting us, Blaine, in the middle of a school day?" Wes asked, sounding rather pissed off now.
"I'm not abducting you," Blaine shushed him, because really, it was for a good cause, right? So it didn't count as abducting, as opposed to what had happened to Kurt now. "Now be quiet – I need to make a call."
He was glad he'd had the common sense earlier on to save Finn's number (or whoever's number is was) into his contacts, so he could easily call him back now. "Finn?" he asked when the phone was picked up. "Oh – Rachel. We're on our way." He noticed Wes and David exchanging weary glances in his backseat, but they didn't say anything. "Everyone was in class, so I just grabbed the only two Warblers I could find. Yeah – oh, alright. We'll meet you there."
"Blaine?" David said tentatively when he'd hung up. "What are we doing here? Who are Finn and Rachel? Where are we going?"
"You owe us quite the explanation," Wes said with a sour face. "And we need to be back in time for Warbler practice."
"There's no practice today," David reminded him. "It's Friday."
"We're heading towards Indiana," Blaine informed them happily.
"Indiana?" the two other boys echoed, and then they groaned.
"Blaine," Wes started, "we're not going to spy on Aural Intensity, if that's what you're planning."
"Not entirely," Blaine admitted. "But it has to do with them, yes."
"Finn and Rachel?" David repeated his earlier words. "Are they from Aural Intensity?"
"No, not quite," Blaine responded, hoping that he wouldn't be subjected to these kinds of questions for the entire ride to Lima. "They're the captains of New Directions."
"Of course they had to be involved," Wes muttered. "So what are we going to do in Indiana? And why do we need New Directions for that?"
"Remember earlier this week, when you told us about the new director Aural Intensity has?" Blaine asked them, looking in the rear view mirror. "That Sue Sylvester woman?"
"The crazy cheerleading coach from McKinley," Wes said. "Yeah, why?"
"The one who called Kurt to get him to join her new team?" David continued. "Her? What does she have to do with anything?"
"Finn called me," Blaine told them. "He's – he's Kurt's stepbrother. They – New Directions, that is – think Sue Sylvester… uh – abducted Kurt."
"Why?" Wes asked immediately, causing David to roll his eyes.
"Well, to make him join Aural Intensity, obviously," he said. "So we're – we're going to – what are we going to do, Blaine?"
"They want to kidnap him back," Blaine replied. "So – I thought the least we could do was help. Since he's a Warbler, and all… it wouldn't be fair to let them do all the work."
"Why are they even helping him? He's not on their team anymore." Clearly, Wes wasn't completely awake yet.
"He's their friend. He didn't leave them because he wanted to. Plus, as I just said, Finn is his stepbrother." Blaine hesitated for a moment. "And… I'm not really sure what we're going to do. We're going to meet the New Directions kids – knowing them, they'll all come – at the first gas station after Lima. They'll probably tell us the plan."
"It had better be good," David muttered, staring out of the window.
"And Kurt had better be grateful," Wes said, crossing his arms. "I can't believe we're doing this." Frankly, Blaine had to agree. This wasn't quite what he had expected of his day when he'd woken up that morning.
A/N: So, what do you think? I have to admit, I'm not too sure how to continue this, so if you have any ideas - about what Sue's planning exactly, or what New Directions came up with, or if something else entirely is going on... So, if you have any ideas, or comments or opinions to share (or questions), please leave a review! :)
