Title: I Promise You (3/?)
Author: briandoyle86
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Puck/Kurt, Brief Kurt/OMC
Beta: breea1
Summary: Puck witnesses a fight between Kurt and his boyfriend that turns physical when Kurt ends things with the other boy. Rushing to Kurt's defence, two vows are made to Kurt that day. One promises safety, the other promises anguish.
Disclaimer: SOOO not mine! I'm totally playing with someone else's Barbie dolls.
Warnings: AU-ish, Abuse, Graphically Explicit Male on Male Sex, Violence, Romance, Swearing
Word Count: 4194
A/N: Once again many thanks goes out to all the lovely people alerting and favouriting this story, it means a lot to know that people like this story enough to want it as one of their favourites, *grins sheepishly* Please feel free to review though, I would love to know what you think. Speaking of reviewing, many thanks as well goes out to the very lovely people who have reviewed so far, you're all fabulous! I just want to say that I do have a beta that goes over all my work for me, so if there are still some grammatical errors then I apologize but I don't edit/proofread my work my beta does, I only fix what she tells me too, when it comes to tenses and grammar she fixes all that for me. Any and all grammar errors are mine and I do apologize. Hahaha anyways now that that is over, Enjoy chapter 3 my lovies!
Tony glanced at his watch and took a sip of his scalding black coffee. He was sitting in his car parked in the school parking lot. It was eight o'clock in the morning, which meant Kurt should be arriving at any moment. He was hoping to intercept him on his way in to the school so he could apologize. He knew Kurt was just mad, he hadn't really meant to break up with him. Once the soprano saw how much Tony loved him he'd take him back instantly - it worked every time. Whenever he did something that made Kurt mad he'd just tell Kurt how much he loved him, how crazy it drove him seeing other people around him or touching him. No one could love Kurt like he did, which is why he wanted him to drop his friends. They weren't right for him, all they cared about was Kurt's money; they didn't care about him. He really didn't like that Puck guy either. All handsome and rugged and white-knight-in-fucking-shining-armour! Tony knew from the start that he'd be trouble for him and Kurt and he was fucking right! They way he looked at him, deep gazes filled with want and desire and longing. No one else could see it, not even Kurt, and he had to admit the guy was good at hiding it. It wasn't lost on Tony though. He could see it written all over the jock's face. Every time Kurt walked in the room, every time Kurt talked to him, every time Kurt so much as breathed in his direction, Puck was up and ready and doing anything Kurt wanted him too. It made him sick! He saw Kurt's SUV pull into a parking spot not too far from his car, he smirked "Perfect!"
Just as Tony reached for the door he saw the fucking mohawked "hero" walk up to Kurt's car, a smile taking up his entire face. Tony felt anger fill his body as he watched the jock help Kurt out of his car. Puck said something to Kurt, causing the smaller boy to throw his head back in laughter. Tony used to make Kurt laugh like that. Tony scowled when Puck leaned toward Kurt and went to take a sip of his coffee; he missed his mouth completely when their lips connected pouring the hot contents of the cup onto his leg "Ouch! Shit" He growled and got out of his car, slamming the door shut. He was about to walk over there and yank them apart when he saw Kurt press further into Puck's arms when he caught sight of Tony. Fuck, that hurt. Was Kurt really afraid of him? Puck was glaring at him daring Tony to walk over. He let out a huff and headed into the school in another direction. He'd talk to Kurt when he could get him alone. Puck proved to be too much of a threat; he really didn't need his injuries to be any worse.
Kurt pulled into the school and parked in his usual spot. He paused for a moment, thinking about how nice it was going to be to not have to worry if he was going to be able to see his friends today or not. No one telling him what to eat, or how much to drink, who he could talk to. He'd never really noticed just how controlling his ex was until he broke up with him. He smiled and now there was Puck. He'd be lying if he said he wasn't a little scared about dating the running back. He was so sure that Tony was a great guy and then he turned out to be this- this psycho! Who was to say his judgment about Puck could be any different? Although, Kurt thought, Puck was a gentleman - Tony wasn't. Puck already had him beaten in that department. Tony never did anything sweet for Kurt, never opened doors, never gave him flowers just because, never gave him his jacket when Kurt was cold. Kurt smiled as thoughts of Puck kissing him flooded his mind; Puck was a much better kisser too. He could still feel his lips tingling from the kisses they shared last night. Puck never went farther than that either, like the true gentleman he was he never pushed for more. All Tony did was pressure Kurt and he was so glad that he never gave his ex his virginity. He wanted Puck to be his first and, not for the first time, Kurt thought that maybe he had always secretly wanted Puck to be his first. The thought gave him butterflies. He opened his door with a silly grin on his face and jumped slightly when big, warm, tan, fingers connected with his own, opening the door fully.
"Noah, you scared the bejesus out of me!" Kurt said, pressing a hand against his wildly beating heart willing himself to calm down.
Puck chuckled and kissed his cheek, resting his hands on Kurt's waist "Sorry, baby, didn't mean to scare you." When Kurt made a move to hop out of the car Puck gently lifted him into the air and the young fashionista smiled, rolling his eyes as he was set back down on the ground. They locked eyes, standing mere inches apart. Kurt bit his lip shyly and Puck smirked as he leaned forward, "God you're sexy when you let me do shit for you."
Kurt threw his head back and laughed. He wasn't sure when or how Puck developed this chivalrous behaviour, but he loved it. Yes, he was his own person, yes, he was quite capable of doing things for himself, and yes, he never expected the behaviour, but he loved it none the less. It was sweet and romantic and he knew how much Noah loved to do it. Quite frankly, he wasn't about to complain. "Uh-oh, is someone getting a little turned on? I didn't know I had this much of an effect on you."
Puck smirked. "You always have this much of an effect on me." He grabbed his crotch for emphasis.
Kurt laughed again and shook his head. "Good to know. Now kiss me before more people arrive!"
Puck grinned, not needing to be told twice. He slowly leaned forward and pressed his lips against Kurt's kissing him softly as he wrapped his arms around his waist and pulled him closer against his body. Kurt let out a soft sigh and threw his arms around the bigger boy's neck, fingers lightly playing with the back of his hair. Kurt let out a quiet moan and Puck lazily slid his tongue past Kurt's plush lips and into his warm sweet mouth. Their tongues tangled together as they shared a slow languid kiss. After a few minutes they broke apart the need for air becoming too great. Puck rested his forehead against Kurt's. "God...I'm the luckiest man in Lima. What did I ever do to deserve you?"
They heard a car door slam shut causing them both to jump and look over in the direction it came from. Tony, Kurt thought, he pressed against Puck as he watched his ex hesitate and look at them before heading towards the school. Puck's arms wrapped around Kurt in a protective hold as he locked eyes with Tony glaring at him before watching him disappear into the building.
"This is going to be awkward isn't it?" Kurt said, looking up at Puck.
"Don't worry about him, Princess," Puck replied softly, kissing Kurt's forehead before continuing, "He won't try anything if he values being able to breath without a machine."
Kurt hugged Puck tightly, breathing in the scent of axe body spray and boy before reluctantly pulling away. More people were starting to arrive and he didn't want to arouse any suspicion. "We better head inside before people start wondering why we're standing so close together."
Puck frowned slightly. Oh yeah, he thought, people didn't know about him yet. Puck had been so caught up with the whole Tony drama and finally winning Kurt's affection he completely forgot the most important part - coming out. Puck thought about that for a second. After months of keeping it secret, was he really finally ready to come out? Yes, he thought, definitely.
Puck had thought about it a lot over the months that had passed by. Kurt's relationship with Tony had prompted his thoughts on the subject into action. He knew without a shadow of a doubt that if Kurt was ever going to even look at Puck that way he'd have to be ready to come out. Kurt deserved no less, yet here he was willing to keep Puck's secret. The funny thing was Puck didn't want it to be secret anymore. He knew the consequences, knew it wasn't gonna be rainbows and sunshine, and shit, but that didn't matter. Kurt was the only thing that mattered to him and as long as he had Kurt he could deal with the rest. He was happy to realize how much he actually really wanted this. Smiling, he tipped Kurt's face up towards him, "Hey." he kissed the soprano softly before continuing, "Let them wonder. When I said you deserve a guy who can be a man, I meant it."
"But Noah-" Before Kurt could argue back Puck cut him off with a kiss, a gentle smile on his face.
"No, Kurt. I mean it." He raised his hand to Kurt's face caressing the soft skin "You mean the world to me, Princess. I swore to myself that I'd do right by you. For once in my life, I'm gonna act like a man."
Kurt's breath caught in his throat. No, Kurt thought, Noah couldn't mean what he thought he did. He looked up at Puck through his lashes. "Noah... what are you saying?"
"I wanna come out."
"Oh Noah, you don't have to do that for me. Not yet. I understand this is all new and weird and different. I would never expect you to do that just to make me happy. You alone make me happy. You don't need to do that just to prove to me you're serious-"
Puck kissed Kurt again, interrupting his rambling speech, "I am serious though. I've never been more serious about anything in my life. I want to do this Kurt, not just for you, but for me too; for us. I told you I'd do anything to prove to you that you could trust me... that I could be that man for you."
"Oh my god... Noah... Are you sure?" Kurt could hardly breathe.
Puck rubbed his thumb back and forth across Kurt's cheekbone. "I've never been more sure of anything in my life, Princess"
This was actually happening, Kurt thought. Puck was coming out of the closet. For him. For them. Puck wrapped an arm around Kurt as they walked towards the entrance of the school.
Karofsky and two other jocks approached them from behind as Puck escorted Kurt to his locker. "Well, well, well! Look what we have here boys! Looks like our resident fairy got himself a boyfri-Puckerman?"
Karofsky was shocked speechless when the resident stud whirled around and let out a growl, shooting them a death glare. The last person he ever expected to find with Kurt was Puckerman. "Well shit..." he cast a glance over at his two buddies who simply stood there too dumbfounded to even blink. Well shit, he thought again. He had no idea what to do. He didn't really want to hate on Puckerman and he'd never admit this to anyone but the running back scared the shit out of him!
Puck shot them all a glare before finally settling on Karofsky, pushing Kurt slightly behind him as he spoke up, "Got a problem," he raised an eyebrow, "Karofsky?"
Karofsky stared back. "Maybe - you turning gay on us now, Puckerman? Did the little fairy drug you and then seduce yo-"
His sentence was cut short when Puck grabbed the boy by the throat and slammed him against the lockers. The other two jock's eyes widened in fear and they took off down the hallway; having already encountered Puck's rage when it came to sticking up for Kurt they knew better than to pick a fight. Karofsky felt his insides twist in fear when he heard their footsteps fade into the distance and he let out a sharp cry as his head collided against the hard metal again. This is it, he thought to himself, I'm gonna die right here.
"Noah, stop!" Kurt rested his hand on Puck's bicep trying to gain his attention. "Noah, he's not worth it. Let's just go."
Karofsky swallowed and silently praised the little fag. If he made it out of this without a crushed windpipe he'd promise he wouldn't harass them... well, at least physically. He grasped at Puck's hand trying to get air back into his lungs and he choked out, "Yeah, Noah... come on... Listen to your girlfriend... you don't wan- Ah!" the boy groaned in pain when Puck tightened his grip and slammed him against the lockers again, this time raising him a bit off the floor.
"The name's PUCK! It'd do you some good to learn it!"
Karofsky grasped onto Puck's hand, fighting to remove himself from the tight grip, gasping in response, "Puck... sorry... yes... Puck. I know...I know your name..."
Kurt tried again, pulling at Puck's arm. "Noah please, just leave him."
Puck's eyes flickered over to Kurt and then back. He sighed, reluctantly giving in, and loosened his grip from around Karofsky's neck. He dropped him on the ground and the boy's hands flew to his throat as he breathed heavily, panting for air. Thank you God, he cheered in his head.
Puck put a hand on Karofsky's chest and pushed him up against the lockers again before getting in his face and whispering fiercely, "You're a lucky son-of-a-bitch that my boyfriend's a saint because he's the only reason you're getting out of this alive! You bother me or him – especially him - again and I promise you, you'll regret it!"
Karofsky just nodded his head vehemently and Puck continued, "Now lets try this again! Hey Karofsky, Kurt's my boyfriend, got a fuckin' problem with that?"
Karofsky shook his head. "No man."
"Good. That's what I thought you said. Now get the fuck out of here." Puck snarled at him and watched him take off down the hallway before turning back to Kurt. "Baby, are you okay?"
Kurt nodded and rested a hand on Puck's arm again. "Noah, I've been out for awhile now. I've dealt with a lot worse than Karofsky spouting off insults at me. There's always going to be someone with a nasty thing to say or do... you won't beat them by beating them up all the time. You beat them by rising above it and showing them how much their pathetic insults don't bother you."
Puck looked down sheepishly. "I know baby. I'm sorry, but I can't help it. I just... it's hard to explain, but whenever jerks like that start making trouble around you I just... I loose it. I get this overwhelming feeling to protect you. As long as I'm around I won't let assholes like that bother us - especially you."
Kurt smiled and hugged Puck. "Oh Noah,"
"Oh Noah, indeed!"
They whirled around to find Mercedes and Brittany standing side by side. Mercedes had a fond smile on her face and Brittany looked like she was so happy her head would burst.
"Well so much for waiting, huh?" Mercedes chided jokingly.
Noah blushed slightly and rubbed a hand through his Mohawk. "Yeah, about that..."
"Waiting... what are you talking about?" Kurt was confused.
Brittany spoke up. "Well Puck was supposed to wait for you to get over Tony before sweeping you off your feet, but after Tony... well I think it's just sooo romantic!" She began jumping around in a circle yelping with excitement.
Kurt looked at Puck with a grin as Puck kicked an invisible object on the floor with the toe of his shoe. "Noah... that's actually really sweet of you."
Puck looked up at Kurt with a small smirk on his face, his hands deep in his pockets. "Yeah?"
"Yes. Though I have to say thank God I was ready to move on. I don't think I would have wanted to wait for you to make a move." Kurt gave Puck a big kiss which left the jock with a big goofy grin on his face. He casually threw an arm around Kurt's shoulders and Mercedes rolled her eyes.
"God, ya'll are so sweet you're giving me a damn toothache! So, you guys are out? It's official?"
Brittany squealed in delight causing everyone's ears to start ringing. Puck laced his hand in Kurt's and grinned at the diva. "You got it, Mercy."
She rolled her eyes again, letting out a grunt "Really? You're actually going to continue calling me that?"
Kurt smiled widely. "Mercy...I love it! That's so your new name."
Puck grinned at her. "Sorry, Mercy, you're stuck with the name now."
The diva shook her head. "Ugh, fine whatever. Seriously though, I'm happy for you two. We both are." She gestured to Brittany who simply nodded emphatically.
After a few minutes of chatting, Mercedes and Brittany waved goodbye to the new couple and headed off to class. Puck smiled at Kurt and held his arm out for the brunette to take. "I'll walk you to class."
As they disappeared down the hallway, Tony emerged from his hiding spot in a nearby bathroom.
It was lunch time before Kurt knew it and he hadn't seen Puck since Spanish. Although he and Puck had been texting non-stop Kurt was a little freaked out to say the least - he kept catching glimpses of Tony everywhere. Every time he seemed to turn a corner his ex was there watching him. It was unnerving and he wished he had more classes with Puck other than Math and Spanish.
He sent a quick text to Puck - On my way to the cafeteria, be there in a couple of minutes.
Just as he was about to round the corner into the hallway leading to the lunch room, Tony stepped in front of him blocking his path. "Hey, Kurt,"
Kurt let out a sigh as he rolled his eyes and cocked his hip to one side, crossing his arms. "Tony what do you want?"
Tony shrugged. "Just wanted to chat and apologize for being such an ass the other day."
Kurt shook his head. "Tony, there's nothing to talk about. What's done is done." He tried to walk past his ex only to have his path blocked again.
"You never gave me a chance to explain-"
"Explain what Tony?" Kurt interrupted; fear very slowly starting to make its way through his body "That you're a controlling asshole? You kind of made that obvious the other day when you hit me."
No, Tony thought, No he can't be serious... he can't really think that. "Kurt, I'm sorry! Babe, listen, I was an asshole and I overreacted. I won't do it again and we can still work things out."
"You're damn right you won't do it again because I won't give you the chance too. I already told you Tony, it's over. You lost your chance, now if you'll kindly excuse me, my friends are wait-"
"NO!" Tony shouted hurt and anger crossing his features, Kurt's eyes widened in fear as he took a step back. Tony's voice dropped dangerously low. "It's because of that hero of yours isn't it? That's why you suddenly want nothing to do with me. It is, isn't it...ISN'T IT?"
Kurt swallowed and maintained eye contact with Tony. "Noah is more of a man than you could ever dream of being-"
Tony backed Kurt up against the locker and slammed his fist on the hard metal right beside Kurt's face. "Oh, I'm a better man alright. In fact..." He leaned into Kurt and whispered fervently into his ear "Why don't I show you how much better I am..."
There was a dangerous gleam in Tony's eye that made Kurt swallow hard, fear gripping his body. I wish Noah was here, Kurt thought.
Puck looked around the cafeteria once more, growing impatient. He tapped his fingers on the lunch table and checked his watch one more time. "What's taking him so long?"
"Would you calm yourself already! You're making me nervous. Kurt's fine, he probably stopped off at the washroom on his way over here." Mercedes tried to reason.
Puck shook his head and looked around the room once more. "No, he's taking longer than he should. Something doesn't feel right."
"Maybe he's talking to Tony. I kept seeing him everywhere today." Brittany suggested, twirling her spaghetti onto her fork.
Puck stopped for second and then turned to Brittany, all his attention focused on her and she twitched slightly. "What?"
"We saw Tony this morning in the parking lot when we first arrived. He gave us a look before heading into the school. If you said you've seen him everywhere that means he's probably watching Kurt and waiting for him to be alone - Brittany, when was the last time you saw Tony?"
Brittany scrunched her nose up again, her trademark thinking face. "Mm...maybe like... on my way to the cafeteria... I'm pretty sure he was like, all hovering in the hallway over there..." She pointed in the direction she was talking about and then gasped, "Is Kurt going to die?"
Mercedes rolled her eyes. "Oh don't be ridiculous! Kurt's not going to die. I think we're just overreacting here. I'm telling you any second Kurt is going to come walking through that door, unscathed."
Puck stood up abruptly. "I'm gonna go check on him anyways." He waved at them over his shoulder as he walked out of the cafeteria.
Brittany turned to Mercedes and sighed dreamily, "It's soo romantic how much he cares about Kurt."
Mercedes sighed dramatically. "Don't I know it. Bitch is so in love with Kurt it's not even funny!"
Puck went in the direction Brittany had suggested figuring that was as good a place as any to start looking. He didn't have to walk very far. He rounded the corner and found Kurt plastered against the lockers, Tony looming over him. His blood boiled when he heard Tony grind out, "Why don't I show you how much better I am..." He quickly walked over and tapped a finger on Tony's shoulder. Tony grunted in annoyance at the interruption and turned around just in time to feel a fist connect with his face again. He yowelled and held his jaw in pain.
Puck immediately got between him and Kurt and spat venomously, "I thought I told you to stay the fuck away from him!"
Tony narrowed his eyes at the jock. "Fortunately that's not your decision now is it?"
Kurt spoke up from behind Puck, "Tony please... just go. I told you it's over."
"Kurt, it's not over! It can't be over, I love you!" Tony spoke frantically
Puck sneered at Tony. "He wants you to leave him alone. Now you have three seconds to get out of my sight before I fucking crush your spine."
Tony glared but backed away slowly. He knew better than to challenge Kurt's precious white-knight, he wouldn't win. "This isn't over, Kurt." He took off down the hallway and just like that he was gone.
Puck turned around and cupped Kurt's face. "Baby, did he hurt you?"
Kurt swallowed and shook his head. "No, he - I'm fine. Noah, I'm scared..."
Puck pulled Kurt into his arms and wrapped him up in a protective hold. He kissed Kurt's hair then rested his cheek on his head. "Shh, I'm here, Princess. It's gonna be ok."
Kurt held on to Puck tightly and tears started to fall down his cheeks. "What if it's not though? What if he follows me home? What if it doesn't just stop here?"
Puck kissed Kurt tenderly and gently wiped away his tears. "I told you I was gonna keep you safe and I will."
"But what if -"
"No buts... I will. I'm not going anywhere. No matter what, I promise you, I will keep you safe - even if it means moving in to your place and sleeping there with you."
