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Chapter 3

Andrew was getting the hang of going back to school and he was getting along with Kurt, even though he was angry with Kurt for taking his guitar but he supposed Kurt did it to help him.

Kurt was beyond pleased that Andrew was in Glee with him, even though the slushie facials were getting him really annoyed.

As they were walking to school a couple of days after he joined Glee Kurt was doing his best to make sure that Andrew didn't do anything drastic and before they went to school Andrew took him to a coffee place and Kurt said, "Come on Andrew, I know you hate being bullied but it's part of high school life."

"Yeah, I know," Andrew said, "But it's wrong, you just don't sit down and take it, you gotta stand up to them sometimes."

"Please," Kurt said I know but you don't win fights by being violent

Andrew sighed and patted Kurt on the back and decided he wouldn't get mad, besides he didn't want to have a reputation as a troublemaker.

They walked onto the parking lot and Andrew suddenly saw five jocks surround them, Kurt handed them his bags and said, "Watch the hair," and Andrew saw Kurt get tossed into the dumpster, and his eye began to twitch.

Puck and his group walked off while Andrew pulled Kurt out and said, "Kurt, you going to have stand up for yourself, there's a difference between getting beat up and just taking it."

Kurt looked down and said, "I don't mind it, I mean I'm happy to know that one day they'll be working for me and also, thanks for not going all violent on them."

Andrew began to brush off the garbage when Will drove by and waved at them and said, "How's things?"

"Good," Andrew said as he pulled a bit of an orange peel off Kurt's hair.

"Great to hear," Will said as he walked off.

"But seriously Kurt," Andrew said, "Why do you let those guys do that to you?" But as he talked he noticed that Kurt was staring at one of the jocks with a look on his face and Andrew suddenly got it and said, "Which one of them are you into?"

Kurt snapped to attention and said, "I'm not gay," and walked off.

Andrew sighed and followed his cousin up the stairs into school as he still had to pick up his books for his classes, he looked at which classes he had and thought, 'Spanish? That seems cool.' He was about to leave for his first class when a red haired woman stood in his way, Andrew nodded said, "Uhh, hi there."

"Hi there," she said, "I'm Emma Pillsbury; I'm the school guidance counsellor, Principal Figgins wanted me to talk you," as Andrew stuck out his hand to shake it she smiled and said, "Sorry, I don't touch people. Germs, you know."

She took him to her office and sat him down and said, "Let's talk about what you want for your education and also I would like to hear why you missed out on high school for the first time, if you feel comfortable of course."

They talked for a couple of hours and Andrew winced as he wanted to get to class on time, Emma smiled and said, "It's alright, I got permission for you to be here."

After the talk Andrew left and walked out, shaking his head; she seemed nice but she needed to loosen up, like a lot. He walked past Sue who stopped him and said, "Hey, I understand that you joined Glee club, isn't that just great, trying to recapture your glory days?"

Andrew walked past her, ignoring her. She looked at him and said, "Didn't you hear what I said?"

"Yes," Andrew said, "But I ignore people who I don't plan to have any dealings with," and walked off.

Sue looked at him and decided that Andrew Wells might be on her list as a potential ally, or enemy.

Andrew walked to the cafeteria and sat next to Kurt who asked, "Andrew, where were you?"

"Umm, talking to Ms Pillsbury," Andrew said as he looked at the food Kurt was eating.

Mercedes looked at Andrew and said, "Yeah, she's cool sometimes," and looked Andrew over and said, "From Sunnydale? That had to suck, seeing your town collapse into a sinkhole."

Andrew looked up and said, "Sunnydale was a good town but at the end it wasn't home anymore."

She nodded and Rachel said, "I bet seeing your town collapse into the ground that must have had some negative impacts on your psyche?"

'If she only knew,' Andrew thought, 'If she only knew that the Hellmouth closing freed me.'

Rachel said, "So where did that song you sang yesterday come from?"

"A friend," Andrew said, "A dear friend, he was one of my best friends in New York."

Andrew's thoughts went back to when he would spend whole days learning to play the guitar or Mimi showing him some her dance moves to him, though she admitted that he had some nice moves too, he shook his head clear.

Kurt took Andrew's hand and led them to their next class, Andrew smiled, 'Spanish sounds fun,' and walked in to the class, he could speak quite a bit of Spanish thanks to his time with Angel and Mimi, he sighed again; the memories felt fresh, like they happened yesterday. His face darkened, he hated his parents for doing this too him, he hated them so much.

Will frowned, 'Andrew seems to space out like that quite a lot, was there something wrong with him?' He didn't know much about Andrew's past, only that he had to redo high school, 'Wow, that dark look, now that is scary!'

After class Andrew was stopped by Will, who looked a bit uneasy and Andrew looked at him and said, "Is there something wrong Mister Schuester?"

"No," Will said, "You looked a bit angry back there, anything you want to talk about? I mean I'm here if you want to talk."

Andrew looked at him and said, "No, nothing at all Mr Schuester," and walked away, leaving Will concerned.

'He seems so angry right now,' Will thought to himself, 'Maybe I'd better keep an eye on him, just in case he does need help or just to talk.'

As Andrew walked home he decided that he wanted find out what was happening with the council and he wanted to talk to Buffy about sending what was left of his things to his Uncle's place,

Andrew began to hum a tune of his own; Kurt was at the mall with Mercedes and he was walking home feeling a bit alone

Burt saw Andrew walk in; he walked over and said, "Here's some letters for you."

"Alright," Andrew said, he looked at one of them; Buffy sent him a letter, he opened the letter: out came a check and a note which Andrew began to read out"

Andrew.

We finally settled your parents business and knowing you, you probably didn't want anything with to do with their things, most of the stuff we sold for you and sent you the profits. After all they did to you; please use the money however you see fit.

Buffy.

Andrew nearly choked on his tongue when he saw the amount on the check, 'This was a lot of money, no way was my parent's stuff worth this much,' he didn't even know what he wanted to do with the money, hell he didn't want any part of the money.

Burt whistled at the check and said, "That's an impressive amount of money Andrew, what are you going to do with it?"

"Not sure really," Andrew said with shrug, "I might move out to my own place, that way I won't be putting you guys out."

"No," Burt said, "Andrew, I want you to stay here with us and your family, you aren't putting us out."

Andrew smiled softly and sat down in the living room and started to read a book, 'He's quiet,' Burt thought, maybe he should think about getting Andrew into therapy, he had no idea what his parents had done as Andrew hadn't gone into details about what they did but he would suggest it later.

As Andrew read he sighed; his first couple of days here were really crappy. He hated this; he was back in high school, though it was necessary but it still sucked a bit and those slushie facials things, he was so going to do the coffee thing tomorrow or maybe he'd take a page from Xander's playbook and go for the groin.

Kurt came back, holding several bags of clothing and he smiled at Andrew, who was reading quietly and said, "You should've come with us to the Mall."

"It's never been my thing, to go shopping," Andrew said with a smile, "I'm more of a homebody."

"Well next time you're coming with me and Mercedes," Kurt said, "And besides, you need some new clothes."

"Why?" Andrew said with a smile, "Most of my clothes still fit and the clothes that I have from New York can still fit me."

"Because you could look so good if you let me help you with the same routine that I do," Kurt said.

"The same routine that takes you two hours?" Andrew asked, just a bit afraid.

"It's a price but it works for me," Kurt said with a bit of pride.

Andrew shook his head and said, "I'm happy with the way I look right now."

Kurt nodded and said, "You look gorgeous but you could look so much better Andrew, trust me; maybe get a new hair cut and some new clothes, come on," Kurt said with a pout, "It could be a bonding moment for us."

"I'll consider it, if you tell me which one of those jocks you have crush on?" Andrew said with a smile.

"I don't have a crush on any of them," Kurt said, looking a bit nervous.

Andrew smiled and said, "Kurt, I've been there before and I can help you deal with it, if you want."

"Umm," Kurt looked hopeful and said, "You can't suddenly force someone to love me, can you?"

"No," Andrew said, "Love can't be forced. So, who is it that you want?"

Kurt sighed and said, "Finn Hudson; he's the quarterback for the football team."

"You mean the guy who plays the drums in the group?" Andrew said and added, "I can see that he's cute but he's straight and nothing's going to change that, all you're going to do is hurt yourself."

"Andrew," Kurt said, "I've had a crush on Finn for years, even when he was bullying me I still like him."

"There's gotta be some other guy you could like," Andrew said, "You're only going to get hurt."

"There's only Finn," Kurt said with certainty.

"Come on Kurt you're better than this; pining for a guy you aren't going to have," Andrew said as he hugged Kurt.

As Kurt sat there Andrew continued, "You want to impress him? Maybe stand up for yourself, you know; don't sit back and take it."

"You mean when I get a slushie facial, punch someone in the face?" Kurt said with smile.

"No," Andrew said, "A friend of mine said violence doesn't solve things, I'm just saying; be willing to stand up for yourself. You might not even have to get physical, bullies are cowards; they pick on the weak, looking or outcasts because we won't fight back."

Kurt listened to Andrew talk and it did make sense to him, maybe if he didn't show his nervousness around Karofsky or Puck they might leave him alone.

"Besides," Andrew said, "I do know how to fight and I also personally know some scary people and I can intimidate someone if I need to."

"Alright," Kurt said, "If I start doing this will you let me get you some new clothes and a nice haircut?"

"I suppose so," Andrew said, "But you should do this because you want to stand up for yourself and who knows, maybe Finn's waiting for you to stand up for yourself, right?"

Kurt got a smile on his face and he said, "Yeah, maybe you're right Andrew."

TBC

A/N: Alright, a friend gave me the idea for an Andrew/Will; the guy in charge of Glee. With other pairings: TBA, but of course I'll listen to your ideas.

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