(4) Perfect Timing
Kurt held Amy in his arms. It had been six uneventful weeks since he and the rest of the New Directions! had taken her under their wing. But she was especially close to Kurt. She was the daughter that he'd always wanted, and he was the father that she so desperately needed. Whenever they didn't find a building to sleep in, they always shared a tent. He'd read old copies of 'Vogue' to her and when she fell asleep, he'd wrap her in a blanket so that she wouldn't get a cold.
Ever since the outbreak, the weather had been bipolar. Blazing during the day, freezing during the night. Artie came up with the theory, that the mass amount of dead bodies had released carbon, nitrogen, and other gasses, screwing with the atmosphere, hence, the bipolar weather.
Kurt was twirling her blonde curls around his fingers. They were softer than the silk pajamas he used to have. He never wanted to let her go, but right now, she needed him to. You see, a few days ago, the New Directions! had run low on water. They had a few bottles left, and everyone was dehydrated. They stopped at many places to search, with no luck so far. Everyone was thirsty, but Amy had taken the hardest hit. Within the first two days, she had grown weak and feverish. Now, Kurt had to go out and find water, before it was too late.
He laid her down in their tent and gently kissed her forehead. "Goodbye, angel. I'll be back for you. I love you." he walked out of the tent and faced Quinn. "Tell her, that I love her and that I'll be back before she even knows I'm gone." Quinn smiled and nodded.
Kurt grabbed the three gallon bottle that they had found and fashioned a strap on, and threw it on his back. The rest of the New Directions! were sitting around a campfire. He walked towards them. "I'll be back guys." they all nodded and the only thing that anyone could hear was the crackling of the fire. He knew what everyone was thinking. That he wouldn't come back. But he'd prove them wrong, if only for Amy.
And with that in mind, he walked away, the setting sun casting a long shadow ahead of him.
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The Warblers were in Jeff's van jamming out to the few CDs he had. Blaine was staring out the window, daydreaming about those eyes he had seen only once about six weeks ago.
Suddenly in the distance, walking the same way they were heading, was a dark, tall figure. As they came closer, the figure became clearer. It was a tall chestnut haired boy, wearing rolled up khaki pants and a green-gray muscle shirt. He had a camouflage cloth tied around his head.
"Guys!" exclaimed Blaine. "Look! Another person! Speed up! Catch up to him!"
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Kurt Hummel walked down the road, the sun blazing down on his skin. 'Oh Gaga,' he thought. 'I am going to freckle so badly.' it was his first day on his water hunt and he'd been disappointingly unsuccessful.
Suddenly he heard a familiar sound from behind him. The sound of tires against the gravel. Kurt looked behind him to see a dark green van making it's way towards him. "Shit!" he cried out "Vultures!" vultures was the nickname that the New Directions! had given any pirates that crossed their path.
Kurt took off running. The van was getting closer, and closer. "Oh shitshitshit! Why did I promise I'd make it back? Now I'll never see Amy again!" he was near tears by now. He was so caught up getting away that he didn't realize that his shoe was untied. He tripped on his shoelace and went flying through the air, only to bang his head against the ground, sending him into unconsciousness.
Kurt briefly faded into consciousness. Then out again. Then in, gathering bits and pieces of a conversation.
"You think he's still alive?"
"Looks like he's breathing..."
"Where'd he come from...?"
"Another city..."
"Is he awake yet?"
"Buddy- hey, hey dude wake up!"
"Don't call me dude..." he finally managed to mumble. Kurt managed to open his eyes, only to find himself staring into the most gorgeous hazel eyes he'd ever seen, accompanied by short, but unruly, dark, curly hair.
Blaine thought the boy looked vaguely familiar. That is, until he opened his eyes. Blaine had seen those eyes before. The pain in them. The ever-changing sea colors. Yes, he was sure he'd seen them. But he wasn't sure how it was possible. It couldn't be, could it? But there was no denying that those were the eyes that he'd seen in his dream.
Kurt suddenly scrambled so that he sat up, panting, wondering who these boys were and where they came from. "Who-who are you?" he asked. "What do you want? Where did you come from?"
"We could ask the same about you," said the curly haired one. At that moment, Kurt realized there was five other guys. A black one, an Asian, one with long blonde hair, one with long dark hair, and one tall one with short black hair.
Kurt scoffed. "Um, excuse me, but you were the ones who came to me! Why should I have to explain myself!"
"Because," said the Asian. "There are five of us and one of you, so I suggest you talk."
"Fine," Kurt huffed. He got on his knees, dusted off his pants, and stood up. He was fine until about five seconds later when he felt his knees wobble, and suddenly, they gave out. He would have crashed straight into the ground, had it not been for the curly haired boy who caught him.
"Shit," the curly haired boy said. "Guys, we need to get him to the van STAT, he's bleeding!"
"What?" squeaked Kurt. He brought his hand to the back of his head and flinched at the sting when his hand touched the wound. He brought his hand in front of his face and his eyes widened when he saw the blood. His eyes rolled to the back of his head and his body went limp in Blaine's arms.
Blaine rolled his eyes. "Great," he muttered to himself. Then louder, he said, "Guys! He fainted! Help me get him to the van!" David came over and grabbed the boys legs, while Blaine supported his torso. They walked over to where they parked the van and opened the back door. Blaine gently placed the tall, but light boy on the back.
Kurt's eyes fluttered open, and he attempted to sit up. "Whoa, whoa, whoa!" said the curly haired boy. "Don't even try to sit up, lay back down..." he gently pushed Kurt back down. Kurt realized that this boy had muscular arms... "I'm Blaine, by the way... Blaine Anderson."
"Kurt, Kurt Hummel." Blaine froze. Could it be? It was too insane, though. "You know," said Kurt with a smirk "If you keep your mouth open like that, you're gonna catch flies,"
Blaine shook his head. "I'm- I'm uh, sorry. It's just... You remind me of someone I met once..." Kurt began to sit up again. "You need to stay down or else you'll get dizzy." he said trying to keep Kurt down.
But Kurt shook him off. "I may look like I'm made of porcelain, but I don't break as easily. This whole... Situation... Along with years of bullying, have made me hard." Kurt's face suddenly flushed, and Blaine suppressed a laugh. "No! Not like that! God! Get your mind out of the gutter!"
"Hanging out with these guys," Blaine gestured towards the Warblers, laughing, "My mind is permanently in the gutter. But, if I'm not overstepping, why were you bullied."
Kurt shrugged. "My sexuality. Being in Glee club. Being different."
"Wait, you mean you're...?"
Kurt rolled his eyes. The last thing he needed right now was to deal with a homophobe. "Yes, I'm gay, and if you have a problem with it, then I'll just be on my way!" he snapped.
Blaine laughed. "Trust me, I don't have a problem with it. Far from it, I was bullied at my old school, too, for being gay, before I moved to Dalton."
Kurt gave him his best 'Bitch Please' look and scoffed. "You're kidding, right?" Blaine just shook his head. "Wow, I just, didn't expect that." they sat in a comfortable silence for a while before Kurt broke it. "Well, I should be going. I need to find water. My family was running low when I left to go find some last night." he got off the van and started to walk away before a hand on his shoulder stopped him.
"Wait, please don't go yet." Blaine pleaded. "We have plenty of water. We can give you some, but only if you promise to stay the night. I couldn't live with myself if you were walking and collapsed or something. We'll drive you back to your family tomorrow, with water."
Kurt thought about it for a moment before agreeing. After all, what harm could one night do?
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Brittany, Santana, and Mercedes were all standing just outside the campsite, staring at the direction Kurt had left from the evening before. The sun was setting fast, and their hopes that he'd return were falling even faster.
"He'll come back..." said Mercedes. "He has to."
"Tana?" Brittany called.
"Yeah, Britt?"
"Is my dolphin gonna come back?" her eyes were watering now.
"I don't know, Britt, I don't know..."
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The Warblers decide to camp out that night. They had four tents and there was seven of them, meaning someone would get their own tent.
As soon as they realized this, Thad called out, "SHOTGUN!" which meant that the rest would split up into pairs.
"Jeff and I share a tent!" called out Nick.
Blaine looked at Kurt and explained that the two were dating.
"Well, I'm sharing with Wes!" called David. "No WAY I'm sharing with Blaine, again!" Blaine shot him a dirty look. "What?" He asked "You cuddle too much!"
"I guess that leaves me with you," Kurt said to Blaine. For some odd reason, bit their hearts had leapt at the thought of sharing a tent, and possibly cuddling.
They set up their tents, and threw down some blankets. Blaine fell asleep instantly, but Kurt wasn't so lucky. He was staring at the roof of the tent, listening to the wind flap against the synthetic material. He was suddenly startled by a mumbling, sleeping, Blaine.
"Cooper." he mumbled. "Coop..."
'Of course' thought Kurt. 'Of course someone like Blaine has a boyfriend! Why did I even get my hopes up?'
Blaine suddenly put his arms around Kurt's waist. Kurt gasped, but didn't try to move Blaine. Instead, he placed his arms around Blaine's, and slept better than he had in over a month, for once, finally feeling safe.
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