Dave's fist hit the wall was a loud thud. Kurt opened his eyes and looked at the hole that
was now in the wall beside him.
"Shit!" Dave yelled and punched another hole in the wall.
"Dammit , I'm such a fucking idiot!" Another punch, another hole. Kurt reached out and grabbed Dave's arm before he could throw another punch.
"What the hell, Karofsky? You need to calm the fuck down before you hurt some one." Kurt knew he should run but he couldn't get his legs to work.
"Don't fucking touch me" Dave yanked his arm out of Kurt's grasp and Turned away from the small boy.
"What's your Problem? I mean, seriously, what happened to you to make you so damn scared of being gay that you threatened to kill me?" Dave looked at Kurt with hatred in his eyes but it was not hatred for the boy. He had already started to confess everything so he might as well continue.
"When I was 7 my Family went on vacation to Florida and I made a friend at the hotel. His name was Jonathan. He was awesome and had really cool parents that took us out for Ice cream and then to the beach. But Jonathan was….. A lot like you actually, and some kids started to pick on him, so I stopped it. He was really happy about it and gave me a kiss on the cheek. His dad flipped out. He came over and grabbed Jonathan roughly and said we were going back to the hotel. He yelled at Him the whole way back telling him that he couldn't do things like that because if he did he would turn into a fag. And he told me that I wasn't allowed to hang out with Jonathan anymore. When we got back to the hotel his dad drug him off to their room and his mom took me back to mine.
"I saw him the next day and he had a black eye and bruises all over. I went and talked to him not caring if I would get in trouble he told me his dad did it because he wasn't going to have a queer son. His dad had beat the shit out of him for kissing me on the cheek. It terrified me." Dave shook his head as he tried to stop the tears from coming.
"And then, a few years ago my mom pulled out some old photos and there was one of the two of us and it got me thinking so I decided to look him up. I typed his name in a search box and I found him. The first three pages where from news websites covering his death." His voice started to break "He had been killed the year before by his father. Turns out Jonathan was gay and his dad walked in on him making out with another guy. His dad was so mad he got his gun and shot his son and then himself. The other boy is still in a mental institution. I was in shock. I already knew I was…Different and that man had reminded me so much of my father. If that man can kill his son, whose to say my dad won't." Dave inhaled deeply and dropped his gaze.
"That's horrible. I'm so sorry. " Kurt said as he reached out to comfort the taller boy but Dave jerked back so he let his hand fall to his side. They stood in silence for a moment before Kurt took a deep breath. he needed to get out of there before the weather got much worse.
"Look I need to go or my dad is going to worry" Kurt opened the door and froze.
There was no way he was leaving this building. he couldn't see anything but white, couldn't hear anything but the wind and couldn't feel anything but extreme cold seep into his skin. He quickly closed the door and turned to look at his former tormenter.
"Great, I'm going to die! It's Christmas eve and I am stuck in a storage building
with a Neanderthal! I am going to freeze to death, starve or you're going to kill me!
Could my life get any worse" he flung he arms up in defeat and sat down.
"You are such a fucking drama Queen. I am not going to hurt you, Hummel." Dave turned to look down on the smaller boy "And you won't starve or freeze either." Kurt was looking at him with a confused and disbelieving expression so he continued
"Azimo told me that some of the other guys come here after dark to get some action so they put a blanket and some snacks in a cabinet, just in case" he turned and opened a cabinet door but found nothing but rags. He moved to the next one and found what he was looking for. He pulled out the blanket and a bag of chips and handed them to Kurt. He sat back down across from the small singer.
"thank you." Kurt took the blanket and covered himself with it. He wasn't hungry so he sat the chips to the side and looked at the floor.
"I'm surprised your not spending Christmas with your boyfriend." Dave said disgust clear in his voice."Blaine is not my boyfriend." Kurt hated that everyone assumed they were dating."Really?" Dave rolled his eyes and his voice sounded disbelieving."Yeah, he is more like my mentor. I mean, I like him but it's never going to be more then
friendship. He has a boyfriend now anyway." Kurt couldn't believe he was having this
conversation with Dave.
"Oh" was all Dave said.
They sat in an awkward silence for god only knows how long. Kurt finally looked back
up at Dave and realized the he was shivering.
"Are you ok?" Kurt asked, his eyebrow raised
"Y-yeah, I'm f-fine" Dave willed himself to stop shaking but it did no good.
"No, Your not. Your shaking pretty bad. You need to warm up"
"can't" Dave looked at Kurt.
"Is there another blanket?" Kurt asked hoping the answer was yes."No"
of course not. Kurt thought for a moment. He knew he couldn't let him freeze but the thought of Dave near made him shiver in a way that had nothing to do with the cold. But shrugging his feelings aside he held one corner up and looked at Dave, waiting. When he didn't move Kurt rolled his eyes
"Your going to freeze to death if you stay over there. I can't believe I am about to let you near me but you saved my life so I guess it's the least I can do."
Dave looked and Him Shocked. Was he really offering to let him sit that close to him. He couldn't believe it.
"look its not like I am happy with this but unlike you and your Neanderthal friends I have a conscious and I can't let you freeze. So come on before I change my mind." Dave Slowly moved across the small space and sat beside Kurt. His whole body was aching to touch him but he couldn't do that, not now that Kurt was being nice to him.
"thanks" Dave pulled the blanket over him and looked at Kurt. He was so close it made his heart hurt. He shifted his gaze to the floor.
"No problem." Kurt was clearly uncomfortable with the closeness but decided to ignore his feelings since Dave had saved him.
"I'm Sorry, you know. I know you won't ever forgive me but I want you to know that I feel awful about what I did. I hate myself for it." Dave looked at Kurt as he continued "When you left I lost it and I skipped a week of school because I couldn't go in there without thinking about you and how I drove you off. I still skip French because I can't stand to be in that room since that was the only class we had together. I even thought about killing myself but I hate myself to much to let me get off that easy. I know that's fucked up but it's true. And I know that you don't care about what I'm saying but this is the only chance I will ever get, so, I'm sorry." Dave Dropped his head in shame.
"Well thank you for apologizing but I don't think I can forgive you. Not yet anyway. You caused me so much pain, physically and emotionally. But thank you for being honest. You really need to get some help for your issues because that is one of the most messed up things I have ever heard."
"I know. I talked to Mrs. Pillsbury-well I guess its Howell now- about seeing a professional and she gave me a number. I have an appointment after new years. I told her that I became depressed after I got expelled and it hasn't gotten better since I came back. I am going to do whatever it takes to make things right. I am going to fix the inside and then fix the outside. That includes making things right with you." Dave glanced up at Kurt. Kurt Turned to look at Dave and as their eyes meet, he felt something. Dave started to speak but Kurt Shut him up with a finger on his lips. He moved his hand to Dave's cheek and leaned in….