You've Taken Everything

Rating: Pg-13

Warnings: Mpreg, angst, slash, and references to rape.

Author's Note: I apologize for the short length of the chapters so far. I assure you that the upcoming ones will be getting progressively longer as we get into the plot of the story. Thank you all so much for reading and reviewing this story. I appreciate any commentary I can get on it, whether it be good or bad.

Chapter 4: Acquiescence, Attitude, Appointment

Despite Kurt's repeated assurance that driving while pregnant is not an issue during the first trimester, Finn insisted on driving him to school. Kurt reluctantly agreed, grateful for Finn's willingness to help but not wanting to give up his autonomy just yet. He didn't want Finn to think that he couldn't do anything for himself. Still, it was nice to see Finn being so friendly to him.

As the pair arrived at school, Kurt caught sight of Karofsky standing across the hall. His expression grew dark and his whole body tensed. Finn seemed to notice.

"Kurt? What's wrong?"

When Kurt didn't answer, Finn followed his gaze down the hall. He saw Karofsky and suddenly realized why Kurt was so shaken. "Kurt…it's okay, let's just go…"

It was too late, though. Karofsky was already headed towards the pair, his eyes locked on Kurt's. Finn moved to get between them, but Karofsky merely shoved him aside. He stepped dangerously close to Kurt and snatched up the small object in his hand. Finn couldn't see what he took, but that didn't matter. Kurt was visibly terrified, yet he did nothing to stop the other boy as he walked off with the stolen object. Finn watched Kurt's face carefully. He looked like he was about to burst into tears. Finn stepped closer to him and lightly touched his arm. He flinched and Finn drew back immediately.

"…what was that?"

Finn had to strain to hear Kurt's reply.

"He always does that…whenever he sees me…he just…" Kurt broke off and tried not to cry. Crying wouldn't make things better. It would only make him seem weaker.

"What did he take?"

"Pack of gum." Kurt drew a shaky breath. "I've found that if I'm holding something, he'll just take it and leave me alone. I get hurt a lot less that way."

Finn said nothing, though he wanted to know why Kurt was letting all this happen to him. He used to be so strong, but now Finn could see that Karofsky was scaring the living hell out of him. Why didn't Kurt stand up for himself? Had the bullying really gotten that bad? And why wasn't Finn aware of any of this?

"All right," Finn said after a few moments of silence, softly nudging Kurt's shoulder. "Let's get to class."

The next few days at school went very similarly to the first. Finn would drive Kurt there, despite the smaller boy's protests, and they would almost always have a run-in with Karofsky in the halls. There were rare occasions when Finn got Kurt to class in time to avoid the jock, but for the most part the boys had to deal with his constant bullying. Finn wasn't able to stand up to the meatheads—he'd tried that once and gotten a detention, plus it hadn't helped a bit.

Once school had ended on Friday, Finn made a beeline for the parking lot, hoping to talk to Kurt about the incident from earlier. As much as he'd tried not to worry about it, the whole situation had been on his mind all week. Maybe now that Kurt was calmed down and they were off school for two days, he could get some answers.

He smiled brightly as the smaller boy came into view from across the lot. Kurt spotted him and sped up, running towards the car with a smile. He jumped into the passenger's seat like a rabbit, and Finn couldn't help but laugh.

"Have a good day?" Finn asked, starting the car.

"Pretty good, yes." Kurt smiled.

"That's awesome."

Finn sat in silence for a moment. He hated to ruin Kurt's good mood, but he really wanted to talk.

"Look, Kurt, I hate to harsh your mellow or whatever, but I kinda wanted to talk about earlier."

Kurt's smile faltered a little. "What about earlier?

"You know what I mean. Monday morning?"

Kurt sighed. "Finn, I told you. He does it all the time. No big deal." His apathy was superficial.

"It is a big deal!" Finn shouted, perhaps a little too loudly. "This crap never used to get you down before, but now you're all paranoid…it's worrying me."

"Finn, I'm fine. It's nothing."

Both of them knew that he was lying.

"I'm just worried about you; that's it."

"Yeah? Well maybe you should stop." Kurt crossed his arms and slumped down in his seat.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"I can handle myself, Finn!" Kurt shouted, his voice getting huffy. Finn opened his mouth to speak, but decided it wasn't worth it. They sat in silence for several minutes.

Kurt was ready to leap out of the car as they approached his house, but Finn continued driving.

"Finn?" he asked, highly confused and slightly angry. "Where are we going?"

"Oh, I didn't tell you?" Finn glanced over for a spilt second before turning the corner and driving downtown. "I got you a doctor's appointment."