Sorry it took so long to post this guys! I've been insanely busy what with school and it certainly didn't help that I got sick. I'm also working on a fifty prompt Kinn fic so that took up a lot of inspiration (and I'm barely on prompt twenty something…) Thanks go out to Gleek263, and Bloody L for their reviews! Thanks also go out to all those wonderful people who faved and alerted. Now without further ado, chapter 3 of Clandestine Affairs.
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Sam didn't know what to make of what he'd seen behind the storage shed the other day. Sam sighed and rolled over onto his stomach. The smaller boy, who he now knew as Kurt, was openly gay that much was apparent by all the names that many on the football team called him. However, Finn, the quarterback, as far as he knew, wasn't. It really wasn't any of his business what those two did behind closed doors, or in this case behind storage sheds, but he had always been the curious sort. Always questioning, always looking for answers that he probably would never get- yet, in despite of that, he wasn't put off by any mystery. Especially not the mystery of what the quarterback was doing with the gay diva.
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"Excuse me white boy! Can you run that by me again?"
Kurt stared at Mercedes, a thick blush on his cheeks. He smiled and then fixed his bangs.
"Finn and I are… dating."
Mercedes looked at him in disbelief.
"You mean to tell me that, after months of pining over that idiot, you're dating him? That you're forgiving him for all the hell he's put you through, that all those times that he stood by and let the rest of the football team throw you in the dumpster and slushy you, you're going to forgive all of that?"
Kurt bit his lip; letting it go quickly for fear that, he'd break the skin. When Mercedes put it that way…
"Mercedes, it's a lot more complicated than that! Finn… was struggling with his feelings for me. At least, that's what he told me."
He straightened up, finding his conviction.
"I believe him. Oh, Mercedes… I thought you would be happy for me."
Mercedes put her hands on her hips and gave him her 'm-hmm' look.
"I am happy for you white boy, but if Finn is just messing around with you he's going to have hell to pay."
Kurt smiled, ecstatic that his friend was happy for him, and pulled her into a hug.
"Oh thank you Mercedes… I knew you'd support us."
"Yeah, yeah. Just remind Finn that if he so much as ruffles a hair on your head…"
Kurt just hugged her harder in response.
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Finn was adjusting his shoulder pad when the new kid came up to him, an inquisitive smile on his face.
"Hey Finn. I wanted to ask you something."
Finn nodded, trying desperately to remember the new kid's name. Dan? Sam?
"Sure. It's Sam right?"
The other boy nodded then stuck a casual pose of leaning against his locker.
"I'm gonna come right out and ask you. Are you dating Hummel?"
Finn's eyes widened and he felt his jaw drop. Sure, he had been planning on outing himself sometime in the very near future. He had planned on talking to the Glee Club first though… He hadn't planned on being ousted from the closet in the middle of the boy's locker room- not when none of the guys had made their way out to the field yet.
"What are you on about Evans? Hudson dating Hummel? That's crazy. We all know that our boy here dissed the fag a few weeks ago when the fairy tried to infect him with a case of the gay."
Azimio laughed and the rest of the football team joined in. Finn felt his neck flush in anger and his fists clenched of their own accord. Usually he'd just stay quiet and silently hope that all of them got hit by a eighteen-wheeler- not today though. They were talking about Kurt, the boy he loved.
Finn turned away from his locker to face Azimio, and then stared straight into the boy's eyes.
"Lay off my boyfriend Azimio."
Azimio's eyes widened and then he spread his arms out, eyes wild with shock and filled to the brim with laughter.
"Oh. Really? You, Finn Hudson, the quarterback are dating Hummel? I always knew that joining that Glee nonsense and living with the little queer would turn you Hudson! "
Azimio moved closer to him, as did the rest of the team and Finn gulped involuntarily before the deep-seated anger took hold of him. He'd had enough of Azimio badmouthing Kurt. He'd had enough of the bullying and of the prejudice! Without thinking, his fist swung upward, catching the football player in the jaw. Azimio stumbled and then readied himself to send a punch of his own towards Finn when a tanned hand shot out of nowhere, catching the larger boy in the gut.
Finn's eyes widened when he saw Puck materialize right next to him.
"Gay or not, nobody lays a hand on my boy. You of all people should know that Azimio."
Azimio glared at the two boys, a sick sort of smile spreading across his face.
"You standing up for the queer too Puck? Have you caught a bad case of the gay too?"
Before Finn could react, Puck charged at the larger boy, lifted him up easily by the scruff of his letterman jacket (he had barely walked into the locker room when Sam asked Finn if he was dating Kurt), and slammed him against the locker.
"Listen here dickwad, if you don't back down, by the time I'm done with you, not even your own mother will be able to recognize it."
Puck let go of Azimio's jacket and the larger boy dusted off imaginary dust from the lapels.
"That's how you wanna roll Puckerman- defending the homos? Fine. That's fine by me. Mark my words though; all three of you are gonna pay- you, Hudson, and the little queer that started all of this nonsense."
With that, Azimio swept out of the locker room and with one glare courtesy of Puck, the crowd of disappointed, and slightly weirded out, football players disbanded and began heading out to the football field. It was only when Finn noticed a certain blonde mop exiting as well that he moved.
"Whoa! Where do you think you're going?"
He grabbed Sam by the shoulder and turned him around so that they were facing each other. Sam looked down, suddenly very interested in the floor.
"How did you find out about me and Kurt?"
Sam shifted uncomfortably before looking up at Finn, eyes wide with fear; Finn inwardly sighed. The poor kid was probably scared of receiving treatment similar to Azimio. Finn sighed then put his hand on the smaller boy's shoulder.
"Look, I'm not angry. I'm just wondering how you knew, considering that Kurt and I only decided to go public yesterday and hadn't even come out yet."
Sam bit his lip before speaking.
"A few days after I transferred in, I was out running when I stopped to cool down. I stopped around the storage shed and when I was passing by, I noticed you and Kurt having an argument of sorts. I was about to intervene when you guys began kissing. I've been meaning to ask you but I hadn't been able to work up the nerve…"
Sam's gaze shifted back to the worn tile of the locker room and Finn smiled softly at the kid, glad that it was an isolated incident, or so he hoped. Azimio probably wouldn't tell anyone but Karofsky, so he should be safe until Glee. Then he and Kurt could make the official announcement.
"Look, I'm really sorry. I should've known that this wasn't the right time or place, but I was just really curious and when I saw you there… the words just kind of came out before I even really thought about it."
Finn patted Sam on the back, giving the blonde a reassuring smile.
"Stop beating yourself up; Azimio blowing up like that? I was expecting it. It just caught me off guard, considering that we didn't decide to go public till yesterday. Now get out onto the field before Tanaka blows a gasket of his own. "
Sam nodded and flashed him a smile before jogging out of the locker room. Finn took a deep breath then turned to face his best friend, ready for anything. Puck was leaning up against the lockers, arms crossed over his chest- his signature badass stance. Finn pursed his lips, readying himself for a mini-explosion, but much to his surprise, Puck just uncrossed his arms and then patted him on the back.
"I hope it works out between you and Hummel."
With that, Finn was left alone in the locker room, left to contemplate what had just transpired.
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Whoo! Another chapter done. I hope I got everyone in character. I hope I didn't make Azimio too violent… Well drop me a review to tell me what you think?
