You cant always get what you want
Summary: set after sectionals. Kurt is feeling down after being stood up by a date, and he knows who he wants to comfort him, but is it who he needs? Chapters named after Zanna Don't songs for a reason, not just me being random. Rated m just to be sure, kurt/oc, eventual Kurt/puck.
I don't not own glee or glee related products (believe me, if I did, there would be a lot more Kurt and Puck action), oh, I also don't own any zanna, don't songs (damn, I don't own anything cool :( ) oh, and in reference to this chapter, I don't own any of the songs in the second paragraph.
Chapter four
Ride'em
When Kurt got home after rehearsals, he placed his bag down and flopped on the sofa. He just couldn't believe it. Not only would have to watch Rachel kiss the man he was meant to be with, but he had to kiss his nemesis. His homophobic nemesis. That should be fun. Not. Just as he was thinking this, he heard his phone ringing from his trouser pocket. He picked it up, and held it to his ear.
"Hello,"
"Hey Kurt, it's me, Rachel."
"Oh, hey Rachel."
"I needed to ask a favour."
"What is it?"
"Well, I've been looking through the script, and I'm wondering, how in the hell do they expect me to ride a mechanical bull?"
"Let me guess, you're talking about the song Ride'em?"
"Yeah."
"Well, it won't be a real mechanical bull. It will be fake thing with someone rocking it from behind. I thought you knew this play?"
"I do, sort of. I don't know the story very well, just the songs."
"Rachel, do you know the story at all?"
"Erm… maybe. I know it's about this guy who's a matchmaker." Kurt listened in shock. How could no one know this musical? Why did they audition if they didn't know it? He proceeded to tell her the story, and after hearing that her character ended up with Finns character, she was adamant she was going to continue.
"Well, I'm not one to quit." She explained, but Kurt could hear the cockiness in her voice, she was obviously over the moon she would get to kiss Finn. They had sort of been dating anyway, but nothing serious. He certainly hadn't seen them kiss, or hug, or even hold hands. She had been wearing this dorky t-shirt at his game saying 'team Finn' though, but he looked more embarrassed than happy at that. Not that he had noticed, he was mainly checking out how good Finn looked in a basketball jersey.
The next day, at glee practise, Mr. Schue had a surprise for them. He had brought in some guitars and gave one each to all the boys.
"Right guys, for regionals, I want to do an acoustic number. This will be a solo, and I want one of the guys to take it. But I want to be fair, and I'm gonna audition you guys, and the girls will pick who does it. Who wants to go first?" everyone looked around nervously, including Kurt, even though guitar was one of his secret talents.
"I'll go first Mr Schue." Everyone looked at the person that matched that voice. Puck. He got up, sat on a seat in front of everyone, and started to play
Where is the moment we needed the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
You tell me your blue skies fade to grey
They tell me your passions gone away
And I don't need no carrying on
Kurt looked at puck, and noticed something. Puck was looking at him, singing to him. It was subtle of course, but Kurt could see it, even if no one else could.
You stand in the line, just to hit a new low
You're faking a smile with a coffee to go
They tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces every time
And I don't need no carrying on
Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing this sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
They tell me don't lie
You work up a smile
And you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down
And you really don't mind
You had a bad day
You had a bad day.
Puck finished there, and simply said "anyone want to challenge that, or should I just take the solo now?" this is when Kurt had a surge of confidence, and decided to teach puck a lesson right there.
"I will." Kurt said, as he walked to the spot where puck was sitting, and started to perform:
the sidewalk is rushing at my head again
I'm lying on the street in the rain and wind
From doing forward rolls down avenue 8
With my guitar on my back don't let it end this way
Somehow I dialled my cell
I didn't know I could get service in hell
How quickly can you get there
Don't know where I am dear
Finally the world actually seems to be revolving around me
Sho-be-doo-be-doo-wop
I over did it at the soda shop
Thanks for being my girl
At the 'I don't know when to stop' sock hop. He stopped there, and looked at puck, knowing he had won.
"Wow" Mr Schue said, interrupting Kurt's moment of self satisfaction. "Does anyone else want to compete for it?" everyone looked down, and all muttered
"No"
"Right, then girls, time to vote." Only Santana Brittany and Quinn voted for puck. Everyone else voted for Kurt.
"Right, then Kurt, you can sing that for regionals." Kurt looked at puck, who slightly smiled at Kurt, seeming impressed.