Hey, everyone! Look next installment of the rewrites only a few days after the last one and I hadn't even done anything with this at all when I posted pt.4! I did all of this in my hour of communications class. Just makes my point on how stupid it is. Too bad I can't tell administration or anyone about this to get out of it. Oh well, I get to have an hour three times a week specifically assigned to writing for all of you then! Yay!
Even with being proud of how quickly I am getting this done and posted to you all, I will admit it is my least favorite of the rewrites. The scene got on a bus and left me with nothing but the shells of what I had wanted to do. I definitely wanted this to be much longer and more in depth but I also didn't want to take forever and screw up what I already had by forcing it out. So sorry that it's not my best but I think it is still better than what was originally posted. On with emotional memories pt.5!
Well, maybe we got lost in translation, maybe I asked for too much,
But maybe this thing was a masterpiece 'til you tore it all up.
Running scared, I was there, I remember it all too well.
It had been six months since they started dating and to celebrate their anniversary Kurt was over at Noah's while his mom and sister were gone for a mother-daughter shopping trip. They were cuddled on the couch watching Corpse Bride because it was one of Kurt's favorite movies, and he was completely aghast when Noah said he'd never seen it. Noah was sat in the corner of the couch half sideways so Kurt could sit with his back leaned against Noah's chest. Noah had his arms wrapped around Kurt's waist cuddling him closer.
"Wait, I thought the guy was dead. Why are they making him drink poison?" So maybe Noah wasn't actually watching the movie, but could you blame him? His boyfriend was cuddling up so close he was practically sitting in Noah's lap so focused on the movie that he was quoting certain parts and singing along. It was completely endearing and amazing to watch.
"He's not dead yet. He was never dead. He thought he was practicing the wedding vows on a twig but it was Emily's finger, or at least a symbolized version of it. When he finished it correctly she heard the call and took him down to the underworld with her but she would never kill him herself." Kurt said as he paused the movie and looked to his boyfriend completely bewildered.
"Why was her finger there? And why did he call her? He obviously doesn't want to be there." Noah asked even more confused than before. Kurt pulled away to face Noah completely in astonishment and Noah pouted at the sudden cold feeling to his side.
"Emily was conned by a man who told her he loved her and got her to meet him in secret with all of her money. Then he killed her from behind and took the money. She died in that spot waiting for her love to come marry her and has been waiting ever since. When Victor came to practice for Victoria he accidentally performed his half of the marriage ceremony to Emily thinking it was a twig. Never fulfilling her wedding and still waiting for her true love to meet her was what kept her here in the afterlife, so when a man made the vows correctly and placed the ring on her finger it basically called her to that spot." After a minute of staring at him, "Have you been paying any attention at all?"
"Yes, I know who all those people you mentioned are. And I knew what was going on with Victor's parents wanting him to marry Victoria to make them rich and Victoria's parents hating the marriage between her and Victor because of his clumsiness and social status. But Victor thinks Victoria is the sun and the moon and she thinks he's the cutest and sweetest thing. It's almost sweet actually if you ignore the fact they never really met until the day the wedding preparations were officially being settled." Noah looked at Kurt smiling proudly. Kurt smiled sweetly at him interested in his conclusion.
"What makes you think they feel that way about each other since they have only met once like you said?" Noah shrugged and met Kurt's eyes with a little half smile.
"I don't know really I guess just the way they act towards each other and the way they look at each other. She always has a little half smile and a soft kind look in her eyes when she looks at him. He looks at her with this…I don't know how to exactly explain it…but it's like he thinks she can do no wrong and she has no faults. But it's not in like a worship way it's more like…there may be something about her that someone else sees as a fault but to him it's not a bad thing because it's just a part of her so it's beautiful because she's beautiful. He always gets so clumsy around her because he wants to be as perfect to her as she is to him, but he just tries too hard and gets so nervous. And she always laughs at his clumsiness but it's not in a mean way it's a laugh of…that like…she thinks his clumsiness and nerves are adorable. Like on our first date when I got super nervous about impressing you and kept spilling everything on both of us. You kept smiling and laughing at me but not in a mean-spirited making-fun-of-me way, you just kept laughing out of actual joy and amusement at my nervous jumbling of everything. And how sometimes I wonder why you're with me when I'm such a fuck-up and you're so perfect. Anytime you can just tell I've been thinking about that and you make me talk to you about it you tell me all these things you think are wrong or imperfect with you, but that's just the way I see you. Like you hate the way your face gets all scrunched up and wrinkly when I kiss your nose or something but I think it's adorable and stuff cause it's part of you and your reactions and…stuff….what?" Noah trailed off as he looked up at Kurt to see he was just starring at him with this weird expression Noah couldn't read.
"I love you," Kurt whispered just loud enough Noah could hear and the other male froze in shock. Kurt tensed realizing the thought had been said aloud and spluttered trying to fix the hard, almost emotionless look Noah was now giving him. "I didn't…I mean…It's just…I…"
"My mom and sister should be home soon. You should go before they get here." Noah looked away and stood moving to open the front door.
"Wait, Noah, please can we just talk about this. It just…" Kurt tried to say but Noah cut him off without looking at him.
"I think we've talked enough today. You should go home." Noah wouldn't meet Kurt's eyes as he silently walked up to him. Not knowing what else to do other than leave like Noah said to but still needing to say one last thing, Kurt stopped just in front of his boyfriend. He tried to meet his eye but Noah was adamant about having no contact. He even backed up a space when Kurt reached out a hand to touch his arm.
He looked sadly at his boyfriend as his hand dropped back to his side. There was a regretful and sad yet honest tone to his voice when he spoke. "I love you, Noah. No matter what I always will. Nothing has to change though because of that. And I'm sorry it slipped out like that, but it's the truth and I won't take it back for anything. It doesn't have to change anything."
Kurt went home without another word between them. Later that night he lay in bed clutching his phone hoping Noah would call him or wondering if he should call first. When a text came through Kurt smiled in relief until he read the message. "I don't think we should date anymore. Not working out. Sorry." That was it. Months of trust, openness, and caring for one another just gone. Why? Kurt asked himself that question again and again as he silently cried himself to sleep that night and the next and the next and the next.
As Kurt sang the verse he looked to the back of the risers where Puck was watching him closely. Kurt gave Puck a pointed look and he knew what it meant. They had been perfect together. Okay so maybe not perfect but damn near close! That was until he ran away from whatever had scared him. Kurt knew Noah well enough, or thought he did anyways, to know he was afraid of something. But Puck had made his decision and broken Kurt. They were done now, and Kurt honestly didn't know if they could or think they would ever be that close to perfect again.
So yeah that last little bit in present times is not anything like what I wanted it to be but I didn't want to make it worse and yet when I tried cutting it out the chapter ended up losing part of the emotion I wanted so, meh. At least it's decent enough and better than the original. Hope you all enjoyed it and please review!