Glee
Friendships Grow as well as as Friendships
Can't believe it's been over (2) months since I last updated!
I have decided to update most of the stories I had stopped updating over the months. I have received a few 'reviews, story alerts, and favorite story' messages on my other stories, and because I had gotten a lot more now, I am writing a chapter for each of them (well, four of them including this one). Sorry for the long wait by the way! I am going to have a very busy year now apparently. And so far it has been quite tiring!
By the way, this chapter is focused on the episode 'Furt' in the show. I know that 'Furt' is eight episodes into Season 2, but I just wanted to write the chapter on this episode. Plus, I loved that the characters danced down the aisle, and I just loved the wedding scene and 'Just the Way You Are' performance. I changed the ending so that it isn't the same as the episode though.
So, if you have not watched the episode yet (which I think is kind of unbelievable), watch it. NOW. Because the beginning (When Kurt tells Finn the news) is similar to the beginning of the episode and the 'Friday' part of the chapter in mainly focused on the wedding.
Anyways, I have split this part of the story into two parts. This way, I can update a bit faster and I won't have such a long chapter (If I didn't split this, there would possibly be over 12,000 words). Considering how the last chapter was 10,000 words, I find it likely that this would be a super long chapter. Anyways, enjoy 'Part 1'!
Reviews are appreciated, so don't be afraid to comment about the story so far!
Disclaimer: I apparently do not own Glee. Ryan Murphy does (although I wish I did). And I also do not own the original plot of the story, just this chapter!
Wednesday-Marry You
Part 1
So this is what you missed in the last chapter.
Kurt tells Burt about Karofsky giving him the bruises in the morning. Burt goes to the school and confronts Karofsky but Will stops him from doing anything harmful. Will brings him to Sue for help and Sue decides to lend him a hand.
"I can stop him whenever I see him bullying you in the hallway. I can also get little Emmie in the counselor's office to help you. For now, I'm sorry to say, is all I can do to help." -Sue
After Spanish, Kurt goes to Emma's office to talk to her about Karofsky. Emma soon tells him a bit about her first 'special' time with Will at the end of one her high school years. She then tells Kurt a bit of advice and then her time with Carl and Will at BreadStix on Monday night. Kurt says he is there for Emma if she needs any help and Emma takes him back to class. At lunch Emma tells Will not to deny ideas the Glee kids have at practice. Carl comes to Glee practice with Emma and Will isn't there. Rachel and the others act out their plan and half of them go to Emma while the others wen to Carl. They ask Emma's opinion of Mr. Schue.
"I'm really good friends with Will. We talk a lot at lunch and we're close."-Emma
The other group of kids go to Carl but he gets annoyed with all of the questions they ask on his relationship with Emma. Will soon comes in and wants to know what's going on on. Carl tells him about the kids asking them questions about him and Emma. After Will says he will take care of the kids Carl leaves without Emma, who wanted to listen to the teens perform. Emma suggests the teens create their own songs, or original songs. Will agrees with the idea and makes it the singers' assignment. After practice is over, Kurt and Rachel are the only ones left in the room. Rachel offers Kurt her help again but is denied. Kurt leaves, wanting to know why she wants to help him so badly. Rachel sends him a text message, telling him she is worried about him.
And that's what happened, in the last chapter of this story about-
Glee!
Wednesday
Finn took some of his books out of his locker, and put his bag inside. He was still tired from this morning, but that wasn't the thing he was thinking of at the moment. Finn wondered why his mom left him at the house alone after dinner. He woke up and went to the kitchen and found a note on the fridge.
Finn,
So sorry I left you last night alone, but by the time I came back to the house, you were already sound asleep in your bed. I had to go to Burt's house that night because on the phone (if you remember me answering it when it rang during dinner) he told me he had something very important for me. Believe me though, I have some great news for you!
Love you,
Carole
Finn was fine with his mother going to Burt's house, but why did it have to be at night? Before he closed his locker, he looked around, trying to find someone nearby he could speak to. He would've expected Rachel to come to his locker right now, but after she had asked him for help via text message, he knew she would be busy right now. Finn closed his locker and was about to walk away from it when he saw a cheerful Kurt Hummel with Carole and Burt coming towards him. When they stopped in front of Finn, Kurt was practically bouncing up and down with joy, with a huge grin on his face.
"Finn, we have something very important to tell you," Kurt said, hopping up and down happily.
"Um, what is it?" Finn asked.
Carole hugged Burt with a smile. "Finn, you obviously know that Burt and I have been dating for a while, and we are in love."
"So... I proposed," Burt told him, returning the hug and kissing Carole on the forehead, "We're getting married. That was the important thing I had to tell her the night before."
"We chose Sunday as the wedding day! Kurt agreed too," Carole said happily, waving her hand towards Kurt.
"Really?" Finn was surprised. He didn't think Burt would actually propose to Carole now, especially after everything that had happened during the past few weeks. Not after the heart attack, Finn calling what Kurt had designed their room fa- the 'F' word Kurt doesn't like at all. Now, though, Burt was going to be Finn's new father- Finn's step father. He didn't know how to react to this now, and he only stared at the three of them with a blank look.
"What's the matter Finn? Why aren't you excited?" Carole asked, noticing he wasn't oozing joy like Kurt. Kurt's smile started to disappear from Finn's reaction to this wonderful news.
"I am. I'm happy for you guys," Finn replied quickly and giving them a small smile, not wanting to ruin Carole and Kurt's cheerful moods. "But, uh, why does it have to be on Sunday? Doesn't that give us a little less time to plan this whole thing out?"
"Hm, that is true," Carole agreed.
"What date would you prefer, Kurt?" Burt asked his son.
"Let's see... How about... Wednesday! That gives me a whole week to plan this wedding!" Burt and Carole agreed, and Finn nodded his head. Kurt clapped his hands, his huge smile returning. "Then I need to get this wedding planned! We are going to need to get the best wedding dress for you, Miss Hudson! And I need to get you a dashing tuxedo, dad! We also need a great wedding cake, and I already have the wedding cake topper, but don't ask how I got it though!" He didn't let his smile dwindle, despite telling himself how he had found the cake topper. "Then we need people to perform at the wedding, and I have the perfect people!" Finn and the two adults looked at him, wanting to know who those people were. "New Directions is going to perform at your wedding!" Carole and Burt laughed, hugging Kurt while Finn looked at them with a confused look. He had thought he saw Kurt's smile lessen just a bit at the mention of the cake topper and made a mental note to ask him about it later.
Main Entrance of McKinley High School
"Well, well, well, if it isn't the singing cheerleader coming for her slushie facial!" Karofsky joked when Quinn entered the school. Her face showed no emotion, but on the inside, she felt fear. Even though the big football bullies hadn't slushied her before, Quinn remembered the times she had seen the other Glee clubbers get slushied. She didn't think she- Quinn Fabray- would be the one getting the same treatment.
"Leave me alone, Karofsky," Quinn simply replied, walking past him. When she did, he blocked her path, and she stepped back. "You shouldn't even be doing this to me. I am the head Cheerio."
"We only wanted to say 'hi' to you by giving you a nice refreshing drink. Plus, you're fine now without that baby, and you might be someone who tried to make what Coach Sylvester said on the news happen." Quinn closed her eyes, not wanting to watch the slushies fly toward her face. However, the feeling did not come for some reason.
"Hey, Karofsky, get away from her." Quinn opened her eyes and looked at the source of the voice, now facing Sam. He walked towards her and stood next to her. "He didn't do anything to you yet?"
"No, but thanks for coming. I really need to get them away from me right now." Quinn smiled at him, happy that he was here to help her.
"Don't worry. I'll help you get rid of them."
"What, is blondie here your boyfriend now?" Karofsky mocked, "Maybe you two are gonna make the new Barbie and Ken dolls!"
"Go. Don't do anything horrible to Quinn."
"And what are you going to do about it, trout-lips?" Sam almost flinched from the comment, but he didn't since Karofsky suddenly pushed him. Quinn caught him by the shoulders when he was about to fall back. Sam stood up straight and was wondering whether or not he should counter the bully's move or try to get him and the others to leave without more actions that could lead to a fight.
"Sam?" Quinn and Sam turned their heads and saw Finn coming towards them. "What's... going on?"
"Karofsky was about to throw a slushie at Quinn's face," Sam told him. Finn looked at Karofsky with anger in his eyes.
"Don't touch either of them again," Finn menacingly said to the jock.
"Now what is this, some kind of fairy tale? Two little princes comin' to save the princess?" Finn just glared at him, and Sam stood in front of Quinn. "Let's go, I don't want to deal with both of them right now. I already know the real target I'm looking for, and I am not wasting my time on these guys." Karofsky walked past the three Glee clubbers, the rest of the football team following behind him.
"Thanks, the both of you. I almost got that freezing 'facial'," Quinn thanked the two boys.
"When this was happening, I was just walking around the hallway, since I had been looking for people to talk to. Then, I didn't really know what was happening with you and the football team until I saw the cups in their hands, but I was glad to be here for you anyways," Finn said to her, smiling that odd smile of his.
"Thanks for coming to back me up by the way," Sam added to the thank-you, "If things started to get ugly and you hadn't come along, I would be kicked, slushied, and bruised so many times you wouldn't even recognize me." Finn looked down when he heard 'bruised', remembering Kurt's incident with Karofsky Monday morning. "Something wrong? ... Wait, was it about what happened to Kurt?"
"Yeah, what happened with him? How did he get the bruises?" Quinn asked, a look of concern on her face. She hadn't really interacted with Kurt a lot, besides dance rehearsals sometimes when they were dance partners, but she had somehow came to care for him- just like how she did for the rest of the group.
"Well... I can't tell you. Kurt just... doesn't want a lot of people to know."
"Alright then. If he doesn't want so many people to know, that's fine with me," Sam replied, understanding. If he had gone through what Kurt had, then Sam wouldn't tell a load of people about what happened either. Well, maybe he would tell Quinn...
"It's fine with me, too," Quinn agreed. She really did agree. Even though she didn't talk to Kurt a lot, he had been her partner sometimes when practicing choreography, and they would talk. They really did, only when they were alone if no one could see either of them talking. Despite that fact, she had grown to like Kurt more and considered him a friend.
"Okay. I gotta get to homeroom," Sam immediately said, looking up at the clock over the main entrance doors.
"But homeroom doesn't start for another ten minutes," Finn reminded him.
"I know, but my teacher is sort of strict with time for some reason and he wants the students in his class to get to his class early. It's weird, but well... He's just my teacher. See you guys later."
"Sam, wait." He spun around when he heard Quinn's voice. She came up to him and gave him a quick peck on the lips.
"Thanks." She gave him a smile, feeling happy that it was returned. Sam turned and walked past the other two teens, speeding up to his classroom as he dodged some students he would almost bump into.
"Again, Finn," Quinn turned to him, "Thanks for coming."
"Anytime," he replied. They both stared at each other for a few more seconds before Finn said, "So, um, I'll see you in Spanish?"
"Yeah. Bye," she said, heading down the hall to her locker. Luckily, she had eight minutes left to reach her locker and get all of her school things, and maybe talk to other Glee club members (possibly Mercedes.) Quinn had started to hang out with Mercedes more now after speaking to her about the baby. The reason why Quinn had spoken to her in the first place was so that she could bond with another girl besides Brittany and Santana. Quinn was fine with talking to the non-cheerio, and was glad she finally started to bond with a girl that did not hang out with another person who seemed to be her opposite. At the moment though, Quinn was just grateful that she had Finn and Sam at her sides to help her with the bullies. She wondered though, as to who they slushied instead...
Brittany and Santana's Lockers
"Santana, I really don't like what we did," Brittany said, tightening her ponytail.
The other girl sighed. "Look, Britt, it's a thing of the past. We don't have to remember it right now anyway."
"I still don't like it."
"Do you think I feel okay with it? Because I am not okay, since we got caught by someone. It's worse because it was Coach Sylvester. We were lucky she had them blur the photo at all. If she hadn't, then we would be the laughing stock of the school. Or at least, we'd be getting more slushies than Rachel ever had, so maybe that's even worse."
"Santana, I didn't want to though. You just told me to do what we did."
"Did you like what we did though?" Brittany looked down, not wanting to respond. She felt guilty about it, even though Santana didn't. Brittany didn't want to do something like that again, but Santana had somehow persuaded her to do it again. It was bad enough she had taken Artie's innocence first, and now she had repeated what she did with him to Santana (only she had already lost her innocence to another guy). There was another thing that had Brittany in a sort of confusion: she liked Artie too. Sure, Brittany liked Santana, although not in the way similar to what they did. However, she liked Artie too, in a more boyfriend-to-girlfriend way, except she didn't know if Artie liked her the same way.
"Britt?" Santana's voice sent her back to reality.
"Yeah?" Brittany answered. She turned around to see what Santana was looking at, and she saw the football team approaching them. Then, she noticed something. "Hey, San? Where's Karofsky?"
Noticing that he wasn't there, Santana replied, "I don't know, but at least that's one less sweater wearing bull here." The team stopped in front of both Cheerios, and the girls were suddenly slushied with no warning. Lucky for them, they had learned from the other glee clubbers to close their eyes as soon as they thought all the slush left the cups. When no more ice and water met their faces, they opened their eyes.
"Sorry Karofsky's not here. He had to go to that little boy flower in your club," Azimio (Karofsky's 'second in command') 'apologized', obviously not meaning 'sorry'. "Didn't mean he didn't tell us who to slushie though." He and the rest of the team laughed while leaving the soaking cheerleaders. Both girls faced each other.
"We really have to clean off these uniforms before Coach Sylvester finds us," Brittany said. Santana only sighed angrily, mad that the football team targeted them, and not anyone else.
Finn's Locker
Finn walked back to his locker, finding nothing else to do. He didn't feel like walking to another person's locker though, and Rachel wasn't at hers for a reason unknown to him. He thought back to the news Kurt, Burt, and Carole had told him. They were really getting married. Burt would be his step-father, and Kurt would be his... step-brother. He now started to think... Would it be awkward now? Not that it wasn't great that his mother was getting married and he would have a step-brother, but Kurt did have a crush on him before Sectionals. Finn thought that it should be pretty weird having a guy that used to have a crush on him become his new step brother. The boy was going to be a part of his family now...
"Finn?" A high pitched voice brought Finn out of his train of thought. The voice was... Rachel's.
"Oh, hey, Rach."
"Why do you look like you're day dreaming?" Rachel asked. She knew he was lost in thought because he had that look on his face that said 'I-am-not-focused-right-now-and-I-am-just-thinking-of-something-that-is-in-my-mind'. "Is it Kurt, by any chance?"
"Yeah, kind of. Look, I want to help him with Karofsky, but he isn't going to let me. How can he after-"
"Thank goodness you understand!" Rachel interrupted, "I am really worried about him now. What will happen if he gets so hurt that it damages his voice and he can't sing with us at Sectionals? We'll have one less good voice in the club that we might just lose!" Finn looked at her with a 'why would you say that now' face. "Sorry." Rachel is worried about Kurt, but she also wanted their chances at getting through Sectionals to be high. "So, I need you and the rest of the boys to help Kurt, even when he doesn't know it. That means you have to keep an eye on him through-out the school day."
"What if we can't? He could have a class with Karofsky in it, and we aren't in there with him."
"Well we'll just have to hope for the best that he doesn't get hurt. Maybe you can get in there after class and watch out for him if he's in the classroom alone with Karofsky."
"Okay... Wait, what are the girls going to do if the guys are already doing most of the protecting?"
"I don't know yet. I'm still trying to think of something, since you and the other boys can defend yourselves better if you get into a fight. Me and the girls will try to help Kurt in a more non-violent way, which means in words or just in fashion."
"Fashion?" Finn questioned. Kurt was all about fashion, and he had to admit, he did have good taste in clothes. However, Kurt might not like Rachel's sense of fashion. "Rachel, doesn't Kurt not like your... fashion?"
"That is true, but I still want to help him. Despite our different styles of clothing, I feel that if we get in touch with Kurt's style, we might just be able to make him a bit happier if he's upset after a bit of bullying from that rude, no-brains football player." Rachel looked at her watch (which she had just bought and might never wear again after today). "I have to get to my homeroom. I'll check on Kurt, since I am going to pass his locker on the way. We'll talk at lunch," Rachel finished, smiling and leaving. When she was gone, Finn headed to his homeroom class. Homeroom was going to start in five minutes.
Kurt felt like just standing there, at his locker, for the rest of the time he had left before going to homeroom. Then again, he didn't want to get hurt by Karofsky again, since the bully walked past his locker everyday just to hurt the soprano. Burt and Carole had already left after they met Mr. Schue to tell him about their wedding and that Kurt planned on having New Directions perform there. Mr. Schue was happy to accept the invitation and said that he would have suggestions for the song they would perform right away. Kurt smiled at the thought of the wedding and took out the bride and groom cake topper. He hugged it, holding it to his chest.
"This is going to be a wedding no one will forget!"Kurt whispered happily to himself. Rachel walked around the corner and saw Kurt hugging the little statue. She smiled to herself, happy that he was happy right now. However, she was pushed aside by someone walking by, and by the time she realized it was Karofsky, the bully had reached Kurt.
"Hey, Hummel. Can I have whatever's in your hands?" Karofsky asked in a fake-sweet tone. Kurt didn't respond, only staring at the bully in front of him with fear. The football player took the cake topper out of the glee clubber's hands and said, "Thanks." Kurt stood still, and Karofsky pushed him into the locker, hard enough to make Kurt.
"David!" Both boys turned their heads and saw Coach Sylvester coming their way. "Is David bullying you, Little Gaga?" Sue asked the other boy. Kurt's eyes looked at Karofsky, who looked back with a face that said "Don't you dare".
After a moment, Kurt responded, "Yes. Yes, he is. He took that wedding cake topper from me and pushed me."
"Alright. Nice to know the truth. David, you are going to be serving one detention with me. I know about you're football practice today, so I will be informing Mr. Tanaka of this. Do not let me catch you bullying Baby Face here again. I'll be giving this back." Sue took the topper away from Karofsky and gave it back to Kurt. "Now get to class." Karofsky, not being able to give Kurt a glare with Sue being next to him, walked to the direction of his homeroom class.
"Thank you, Coach Sylvester," Kurt said. He was glad that she had been here to help him with Karofsky and get the cake topper back. Despite feeling that it wasn't a coincidence she had been out of the principal's office and near his locker, Kurt was still thankful. He gave a barely visible smile.
"Despite how much I want to get rid of this glee club, I have to protect you kids right now to keep my position as principal, even if my place is temporary."
"Well, thanks for the help anyway." Sue nodded and walked back to her office. When she was gone, Rachel grinned as she saw Kurt hug the little cake topper again before putting it back into his locker and getting his books. She turned around and jumped when she saw Finn in front of her.
"Oh, uh, sorry Rach," Finn apologized.
"It's fine. Don't worry."
"Where have you been this morning?"
"That's a question I should be asking you. When I came by your locker this morning, you weren't there. I didn't know where you went, so I waited there for a while. Maybe by the time you came by, I was here."
"Why?" Finn looked around and spotted Kurt, closing his locker. "Oh, you were checking up on Kurt?"
"Yes, I was. Although there was Karofsky, who started a problem by taking something from Kurt. Coach Sylvester saved him though and returned the item after giving Karofsky a detention after school."
"Really? It's great that he finally got some sort of punishment for the bullying... Wait, did you just say that Karofsky came over to Kurt and started the problem?"
"Yes, he did, but as I said, Coach Sylvester saved Kurt."
"You didn't do anything? You just watched this happen?" Finn asked quickly.
"Kurt told me not to get involved, remember? Also, Karofsky pushed his way past me and I didn't even notice it was Karofsky until he was at Kurt's locker, and I didn't want to get noticed by Kurt because he might think I really am trying to get involved at the moment and going against what he wants or I am just following him around to monitor his every move," Rachel explained. "Now I want to know where you were this morning."
"Okay. I was just at my locker and my mom, Carole, Kurt, and his dad, Burt, came by and told me the news that my mom and his dad were getting married. After Kurt went to his locker and Carole and Burt went to Mr. Schue to talk about having New Directions sing at the wedding, we talked about Kurt and how to protect him when I noticed that the football team, led by Karofsky, were walking down the hallway to the school entrance. I followed them and watched behind a corner when they came to Quinn," Finn said, "I was going to step in when Sam came in and tried to get the team to leave. I couldn't hear what they said clearly, but when Karofsky pushed him, I came up to them. I pretended I had no clue what was going on, and Sam just told me they were going to slushie Quinn. So, I tried to get Karofsky and the rest of his team to back off. At first, he only made a joke about us and I thought we were going to get in a fight, but then, he said he was going to find his 'real' target and they left."
"I guess Kurt was his 'real' target," Rachel figured out, "I wish I did something to help Kurt now... Also, I should ask you what you asked me. Why did you just watch and do nothing when it was happening?"
"At least I did something and tried to defend Quinn! If it was Kurt, I would have done the same thing, especially since he is going to be my new step-brother," Finn replied, "Rach, why were you watching Kurt?"
"To keep an eye on him of course," she answered, "You and I are the only ones who know about how to protect Kurt right now, since everyone is probably heading to homeroom and we really can't just walk into classrooms and disrupt class to talk to them. Remember what I told you before? I was going to have a meeting with the girls while you have one with the boys, except without Kurt."
"Wait, how are we going to have meetings without Kurt noticing we're gone?"
"Well, I am going to have my meeting after glee club today with the girls once all the boys are gone. That way, no one would be interrupting."
"What about Mr. Schue?"
"I'll tell him that we have to have a meeting that involves protecting Kurt from Karofsky. He'll understand. We have to do this for Kurt, Finn," Rachel said, "He is going to be your new step brother, so that means you have to protect him too. That also means you'll have to stand up for him more often now."
"What do you mean? I would protect him! I have stood up to Karofsky before!" Finn replied.
"Yes, but did you stand up to him the other times you've seen him bully Kurt? Like when he was always thrown in the dumpsters over and over again?"
"I... I know I didn't, but that's going to change now. I'm going to do what I can as a step-brother to protect him now." Finn took out his cell phone and looked at the time. "We should really get to class."
Rachel glanced at the time shown on the phone and nodded in agreement. "Yes we should. See you at Spanish. By the way, you should consider having your meeting with the other boys at lunch, maybe. At least, you can have the meeting at a time that's different from mine and you have a bit of free time after that." She turned around and headed for class. Finn considered what she said for a moment, and then decided his meeting would take place during lunch, maybe in another empty classroom. He sighed and started thinking about some other ways to protect Kurt with the other boys as he walked to class.
Teacher Lounge, Lunch
"Could you tell me what Rachel was talking about with you in the hallway outside the choir room?" Emma asked Will as she wiped the grape in her hand with a moist towelette.
"Well, she said she wanted to have some sort of meeting in the choir room after glee club today," Will said, "Rachel said that it was about protecting Kurt from David."
"Then it's nice that she's trying to help him. This morning, I saw Sue helping Kurt at his locker after David pushed him into it." Emma popped the grape into her mouth.
"Wait, Sue was helping him?"
"Yes. I only saw this because I was coming from the other end of the hallway and I could see them from that point. Sue had gotten David to leave, so she really is helping to protect him too."
"I find that hard to believe, though. It's not that I don't want someone helping Kurt. It's just that it's hard to believe Sue's doing it, especially since she is trying to destroy the club," Will told her. He did like that Kurt was allowing someone to help him, but why it had to be Sue was something that he didn't understand. Was it because Sue was the principal (temporarily, of course)?
"I think so too, actually, but at least Kurt has some help."
"I've noticed that he doesn't like to have people help him..."
"He says he doesn't want to have people involved in his problems, mainly, this one. Kurt kindly rejected my help though. I really want to do something for him now. Maybe you should too, Will." Emma waited for him to respond as he looked down, probably thinking. What could he do about this bullying problem Kurt was having? The boy wouldn't accept his, Emma's, or even the other glee kids' help (Rachel had told him about this when she spoke with him). Will sighed and looked back up at Emma.
"I don't know what to do about this, Emma. Kurt's just not that willing to accept our help."
"Well, I've been thinking about talking to him again to speak about what had happened this morning, since I don't know what the situation was."
"Thanks for telling me, Em." Will gave her a smile, and she returned it before eating another grape she had wiped.
"By the way Will, I'm sorry about what happened between you and Carl on Monday. I didn't think he would tell you... what he said." Emma looked down in guilt. She didn't want Carl to act like that to Will now, even after the Rocky Horror Glee Show. Carl had never said that before about anyone (that she knew of), but there was no way he could be that jealous of Will. He liked (more like loved, from what she thought and how he acted) her a lot, and she had felt the same for Will before the club had started. "And I'm sorry that he had talked to the kids like that. I thought that he really liked them, but maybe that was just what I wanted..."
"Don't worry. It's okay, Em. I should be the one to say sorry. If I had said no to your invitation to BreadStix, then maybe what happened wouldn't have happened. Also, I'm sorry about how the kids yelled at him for saying that to me. I wouldn't have wanted them to yell at him for that, since I'm okay. Besides, you already know that I wouldn't do or want to do what he told me." Will took a moist towelette and a grape from the small container near Emma's bag and started wiping it. After almost a minute passed, Will, using the moist towelette, put the grape in Emma's hand. She smiled at him and chewed the grape as he spoke again. "I think the kids should be apologizing to Carl though."
"Oh. See, Carl said that he didn't want to come back and see the kids after they yelled at them. So, it's okay." There was a short silence after Emma stopped talking.
"I just remembered to tell you, Em, that Kurt's father and Finn's mother are getting married!" Will told her with a grin. Th same little smile showed up on Emma's face.
"Really? That's wonderful news!"
"Kurt's father said that Kurt wanted our glee club to sing at their wedding! I accepted the offer, so now, I am going to have the kids think of suggestions for the song we're going to sing!"
"That is so sweet of Kurt to suggest you and the other kids perform. It is something he would do, of course, considering how close all of you are," Emma said, her smile becoming a bit bigger.
Will agreed, handing her another wiped grape. "Yes, he would. He and the others are a lot more closer than the other students don't think."
Empty English Room, During Lunch
"The reason why I had all of you come here is because I needed to talk about Kurt," Finn said, standing in front of the classroom. He had found all of the boys, except Kurt, and had gotten them to leave the cafeteria after they had finished their lunches. Kurt hadn't noticed the boys were gone, since he had been telling the girls about the wedding and that New Directions would perform. In his excitement, he hadn't noticed the other boys following Finn out of the cafeteria.
"What's wrong with him?" Mike asked.
"He's still being bullied by Karofsky, but Rachel and I have decided that we would try to help and protect Kurt, even when he doesn't know it. I have all of you here now because I wanted to tell you how we're going to keep an eye on Kurt without him seeing us doing that. We'll have to watch his back in the morning, since that's the first time Karofsky starts bullying Kurt. Then, someone's going to have to watch him when he leaves a class that's near Karofsky's, especially if they're in the same class."
"My locker's kind of close to his, so I'll watch in case Karofsky comes by," Puck told him, "If he does something that really hurts Kurt, can I kick the guy's ass?"
"No. Just try to get him to back off, at least. We don't want you to get in trouble and then not be there to protect Kurt again the next day," Finn responded.
"Fine, but I might just fake a punch or something to get him to leave."
"Anyway, who has at least one class with Kurt?"
"Me and Mike do," Artie answered, "We have science with him, but I can't really do anything if we find Karofsky."
"We'll look out for him in the hallway when Kurt leaves the room," Mike said.
Sam got out of the chair in the middle of two student desks and sat on one desk. "Besides Spanish and History, I don't have any other classes with Kurt. I'll watch his back on the way to class and when he leaves."
"Great. So, we all have places we can protect Kurt," Finn concluded.
"I just want to say," Sam started, "that I kind of feel like we'd be 'stalking' Kurt. If you just think about it, it kind of seems that way. We're going to be following him around for most of the day, and as you told us, the girls are doing the same."
"Sam's kind of right," Mike agreed, "We are, in a way, stalking Kurt."
"Are you sure you thought this through Finn?" Artie asked, sounding a bit unsure.
"Yeah, what happens if Kurt finds out that we're following him around all day? Because if that ever happened to me, I would just find it creepy," Puck said, crossing his arms and leaning against the wall, a bit far away from the door. No one noticed they had left it open.
Finn thought of a response to the questions. What would Kurt do if he found out about his friends protecting him (except, Kurt might think of it as doing this 'behind his back')? Kurt obviously did not want anyone's help with Karofsky, but Finn couldn't just let the bully hurt Kurt like this, especially now that they were going to be step-brothers. "I... I don't know what's going to happen is he finds out, but I know that it's better if we help Kurt. It's better than not doing anything at all and letting him get hurt! It's something I really should be doing now that I'm about to be his step-brother."
Sam understood how Finn felt, even though no one else knew. He nodded his head in agreement. "You're right. We should go through with this. I'll try to protect Kurt as much as I can if Karofsky shows up."
"I will too," Artie said, "I may not be able to hurt him physically though."
"Artie and I'll do the same," Mike added.
"I'll try not to punch him too hard or shove him," Puck told Finn, "Just don't expect me to be all nice to Karofsky if he pisses me off too much."
"Okay then. We should get back to lunch soon. Kurt could be looking for us by now, or he could be asking the girls where we went," Finn said, heading to the door. The other four boys followed and went back to the cafeteria."
Cafeteria
Rachel and Kurt were sitting alone at the table the glee kids normally sat at. The boys, who had been having their meeting, were not back yet. Kurt didn't feel like asking where they went and only finished his lunch. Quinn and Mercedes had went to their next class early (even though class did not start for another 10 minutes) to just talk. Mercedes, noticing that Tina (besides Rachel) would have no other person to talk to since Mike and Artie were with Finn, invited her to join her and Quinn. Tina accepted and followed them, knowing that she would have to go to her class when lunch is over and everyone would be in the hallway. Brittany and Santana went to the closest bathroom to try and get rid of the last few hints of slushie left on their uniforms. Lucky for them, the stains were actually coming of.
"So, Kurt, do you want to maybe go shopping on Saturday?" Rachel asked, not knowing what else to ask. She knew Kurt normally went out to the mall to buy clothes with Mercedes most of the time, and she felt that maybe she could spend time with him to strengthen the friendship (she thinks they have). Kurt stopped drinking the bottle of spring water in his hand and raised his eyebrow at the question.
"You, Rachel, want to go shopping with me?" Kurt questioned, a bit surprised.
"Yeah, you could help me get a better set of clothes! Something that's at least better than what I have now..." Rachel responded, pointing down at the clothes she was wearing. Today, she had worn a blue and gray argyle sweater with a gray skirt and black leggings. Kurt gave her a look that said 'Why...?' "My dads bought it just yesterday and wanted me to wear this. I didn't want to be rude and tell them 'no', since this was one of the very few times they had bought me new clothes themselves. So, yes, I do want to go with you."
"Hm. I would say no, but considering how horrible you look in that outfit right now, I just have to help you." Kurt looked at her outfit again and added, "I can't believe your dads had bought that for you instead of something."
"Well, they don't have the best sense of style like you do," she said, smiling a bit while giving the compliment.
"Clearly..." When Rachel didn't respond and continued just sitting there, possibly daydreaming about Broadway or something he didn't feel like , Kurt said, "So, I hear you're worried about me?"
Rachel looked at him and answered, "Well... yes. You really need some help, Kurt. You know that."
"I don't want help. Someone can get hurt, especially since it's Karofsky we're talking about-the guy that continuously bullied me throughout the year and is on the football team and punched and bruised my face. The same thing could happen to the rest of you and I really can't let that happen."
"So you're just going to let him do this to you over and over again?" Rachel asked, feeling slightly frustrated.
Kurt sighed. "Rachel, if you haven't noticed, I am fine with his bullying. I'm not affected by this."
"Oh, really? You missed easy questions on Spanish homework! If there is one thing we know, you are the best at that class. Why would you miss them?"
"I was bruised the other day remember? I couldn't let my dad see my face so I stayed in my room on my bed. My dad was in the living room most of the time, so I couldn't go over there to get my bag and my homework. I had finished the questions that would be more challenging first so that at home, I could do them there. However, because of the beating my face had received from Karofsky on Monday, I couldn't get to my bag without my dad noticing me. So, I kind of just... forgot to do them the next day before Spanish."
Rachel's head cocked to the side slightly. "You forgot? That's not something I would think you'd do!"
Another sigh came from Kurt. "Like you would know me enough to know I would?" No answer came. "Exactly." The both of them stopped talking for a few minutes, Rachel only staring at the ground thinking and Kurt just finishing up his water bottle.
"So, do you still want to go shopping?" Rachel asked.
"Yes, of course I have to get you better clothes, and by that, I mean clothes that are better than the ones you've worn everyday." Kurt glanced at her outfit again. "Ugh, especially better than what you're wearing today." He stood up and walked over to the nearest trash can, throwing his now empty water bottle in. He sat back in his seat next to Rachel. "Also, I know you can't drive yet, so I will have to pick you up. Maybe around twelve we'll go. Although, the wedding is going to start at around 8 at night, so we'll have be be back at our homes a few hours before than to get ready."
"Great, then I guess I know what I am going to do on Saturday!" Rachel said with a smile.
Kurt looked at his cell phone screen for the time. "Oh, I have to go to Ms. Pillsbury!" He started to leave, but turned around. "And Rachel? Please don't make some sort of reference to Phineas and Ferb. It just does not suit you to do something like that." With that said, he headed for the doors. Rachel thought of what he said. Phineas and Ferb... Oh, it was that colorful show I saw while I was going through random channels, Rachel thought, I did only watch one episode but I did catch what that boy (was it Phineas?) was saying... Was it 'Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today!'? ... Now that I think about it, Kurt is kind of right. This just does not suit me.
Counselor Office
Kurt knocked on the office door, despite it being open already. Emma looked up and smiled when she saw him.
"Hello, Kurt," she greeted him, sitting up straight and putting her hands in her lap.
"Good afternoon, Ms. Pillsbury." Kurt stood in the space between the empty chair and the counselor's desk in front of it. "I would like to ask you something."
"Yes?"
"I wanted to know if you wanted to go to a wedding. My dad and Finn's mom are getting married."
"Oh, of course! Will already told me about it! It is quite nice of you to plan the wedding for them. Yes, I will go," Emma replied, her doe eyes sparkling.
Kurt grinned at the answer. "Great! We have another person coming to the wedding! It's going to be at around 8! If you want maybe you should ask Mr. Schue to drive with you! Although, considering the fact that you will be bringing Mr. Howell with you..."
"Oh, I'm not going to be inviting Carl. After what had happened on Tuesday with you and the other kids, I don't think it would be a good idea for him to come." Emma's eyes looked at her hands for a quick moment before looking back at Kurt. "I would find it a bit rude though, not inviting Carl to a wedding."
"Well, he doesn't know any of us very well and he doesn't get along with Mr. Schue. Also, he seems to not like us because of Mr. Schue or he just finds us annoying."
"I am sorry about Carl on Tuesday. If I may ask, why were you and the rest of the Glee kids asking Carl and I about our relationship?"
"We're sorry about asking about that. It's just that, well, don't tell any of the others, but we would like to see you and Mr. Schue back together," Kurt told her. He probably wouldn't have told Emma this, but he thought that because of how much closer he had become to her after talking to her these past few days, it was worth telling her. "It sort of upset a few of us a bit that you and Mr. Schue were over, and that you and Mr. Howell are in a relationship right now. In my opinion, Mr. Schue is a better match for you. What caused you to break up with him?"
"Well," Emma started, clearing her throat, "Will had been seeing other women behind my back. I don't see why he would have to do something like that since we were finally in a relationship. So, I confronted him about it and broke up with him in front of most of the staff."
"Oh. Hm, I see why you would confront him. Although, why would you still not date him?"
"I-uh, have Carl now. He is helping me with my, um, health issue. Will hasn't helped me like Carl has." Kurt understood what she meant by 'health issue' (her OCD). "Carl is helpful and he has helped me get over my OCD, or at least, start to get over it."
"Ms. Pillsbury, is Mr. Howell nice to you? Because how he acted towards me and the other glee clubbers makes him 'seem' not as nice as we thought."
"Of course he's nice. It's just that... he sort of has an issue with Will after what had happened at BreadStix and the 'Rocky Horror Glee Show'. I guess he was just letting some of the anger after our date at BreadStix out on you kids by being annoyed somehow."
"Okay. I have to go now. I have to go speak to Rachel again. Sorry to end the conversation so fast, Ms. Pillsbury."
"It's fine, Kurt. Wait, did you say, um, Rachel?"
"Yes. She wanted to go shopping with me on Saturday. I'm not sure why, but I have to say yes. Mercedes can't come because she was going to hang out with Quinn before the wedding, and because I think they should have a bit of 'bonding' time alone, I decided to leave them to their time together."
"Not that this is an issue, but why are you bringing Rachel with you?"
"She offered. I don't know why, but I know she has a reason for asking me of all people to go shopping with her. Although I think that it is a perfect time to try and update her wardrobe at least. Truthfully, she dresses in an eccentric way similar to a miniature Willy Wonka. By that, I mean the original. If you'd like, you can come with us Ms. Pillsbury."
"Thank you for the offer Kurt, but I think I'll pass. I have to talk to Will again, and I have to tell him that I'm coming to the wedding. Then, I'll have to ask him for a ride because Carl is not going to come if Will is."
"Alright. I'll see you at the wedding, then." Kurt gave her a smile and left the office, walking back to the cafeteria. Emma took out her cell phone and saw that she had a new message- and luckily, it was from the man she wanted to talk to. She smiled a bit and responded to the message.
Glee Club
"Okay, everyone! We need to think of a good song to sing at the wedding!" Will said, writing 'Wedding Songs' on the white board hanging on the choir room's wall, "This is a really special occasion and we need to make it a really great performance with a really great song! So, does anyone have a request right now?" The teens started talking to each other, actually talking about songs for the wedding. Mercedes was busy talking to Quinn, Rachel quickly turned to Finn and the two of them started their conversation, Rachel doing most of the song suggesting. Tina, Mike, and Artie were sitting in a sort-of triangle and were thinking of a bit of choreography with their song. Santana and Brittany sat next to each other and, because everyone else was so busy chatting, started to talk about what had happened on the news. Brittany, of course, was not okay with the subject. Quinn and Mercedes allowed Sam to join their little group when they noticed he was sitting alone, looking around him at all the other singers. He saw Kurt, who was only sitting in his seat with his eyes closed and his hands in his lap, for less than a second before he was pulled out of his seat by the two girls and put into the chair closest to their seats.
Will, seeing that the glee clubbers were busy discussing songs, decided to let them think for a few more minutes and sat on the piano seat. He thought about texting Emma for a moment, but decided not to, even though he really wanted to. He had to concentrate on finding a good song for the wedding. Then again, he could just ask her for a bit of help-if she wanted to, of course. Will took his iPhone out of his pocket and sent a text message to Emma. She had told him that she was going to the wedding, after Kurt invited her. Emma asked for a ride, knowing that Carl was obviously going to have a problem with her going to a wedding with him.
"Hey, Kurt," Rachel called, seeing that he was alone. He opened his eyes and looked at her.
"What is it?" he asked in a bored tone. He wasn't actually bored, but he only sounded like he was anyway. She had taken him out of his thoughts, which were about songs for the wedding and the wedding dress and tuxedo he was trying to picture for Carole and his dad.
"Would you like to join me and Finn in our conversation?" Finn looked over at Kurt, hoping he would say yes. Finn wanted to talk to Kurt more before the wedding, about anything that was on his mind. He at least wanted to bond with Kurt a bit. Kurt held the sigh that was about to escape his lips.
"Okay," he replied. He pulled a chair closer to them and sat down. "So, any sort of wedding songs in mind yet?" He smiled a bit while asking. Rachel and Finn (mostly Rachel) told him a few ideas while Kurt listened to each one, thinking about each of them and wondering which would be good for the wedding.
"Britt, you know that no one else knows it was us," Santana told her fellow Cheerio, "and there's nothing to worry about. The picture was blurred and most of the people in this school are so stupid they won't even recognize anything in the photo that looks like us. Plus, they won't even suspect anything, so we're fine."
"Santana, I still don't agree with what we did though. I feel really bad about it," Brittany replied. She wasn't okay going behind Artie's back, now that they were dating. Even though Brittany had taken Artie's virginity before (and lost him as her duet partner), she still felt guilty. "I don't like going behind his back."
"Well, Britt are you going to tell him? It would be better for him not to know, obviously." They both glanced over at Artie, who was laughing with Tina as Mike who was moving his hands as if he was dancing. Brittany turned back to Santana.
"I won't tell him... I just feel guilty about what we did." They both continued their conversation for the rest of the time they had before Mr. Schue decided to speak to everyone. Sam listened to Mercedes and Quinn's song suggestions but did not suggest any. He didn't really know a good song for the wedding, and the last time he had suggested a wedding song was at his cousin's wedding somewhere in a different state. Although he didn't remember what happened after the wedding.
"Sam have any suggestions?" Mercedes asked with a sweet smile. Quinn gave him the same one, waiting for his answer.
"Well, I actually don't have any in mind. I haven't been to a wedding in a few years."
"In a few years?" Quinn asked, curious.
"I went to my cousin's wedding a few years ago, although I suggested the song that would be sung. Then again, I can't remember what happened after the wedding, or even the song I picked. So for now, I don't know what song we should sing."
"We could ask Kurt. He's been excited about this wedding since this morning. I just hope he doesn't go overboard." Quinn glanced over at Kurt, who was talking to Finn and Rachel. She couldn't help but feel a bit jealous at the sight of her ex-boyfriend sitting with Rachel. Sure, she told herself she was happy that Finn was happy, but she could have been wrong. "He's been so happy lately."
"Of course he is," Mercedes said, "Something as big as this has got to make him happy. Although he might have to take all of us girls to the mall to go 'dress shopping'."
"He told the guys that he was going to take us shopping for tuxedos tomorrow," Sam told them, "He said we had to look as 'sharp as a dagger' and more 'handsome than the Prince Charmings told in fairy tales'. I have no idea where he came up with those words. But... sharp as a dagger?" The three of them laughed at the odd similarity Kurt created.
Kurt was smiling as big as his smile could get. He told Finn and Rachel all about his plans to buy the boys tuxedos and the girls their dresses, the wedding decorations, the cake, and finding the right place to have the party. Finn and Rachel stayed quiet to listen to his plans. Both of them were glad to see Kurt in such a good mood. He wanted the wedding to be the best wedding he, Burt, Carole, and the glee club would ever see in their entire lives. Well, at least until Mr. Schuester and Ms. Pillsbury get married.
Emma stood up from her desk, about to head to the choir room to see the Glee kids and Will. She didn't have another reason to leave Carl waiting at the apartment they shared, but it wasn't like they had any other plans. He would be home a few hours later anyway. She picked up her bag and started to head for the door. However Emma received a text message just as she was about to open it. She looked at the screen and saw the message was from Carl. After reading it, she sighed, not knowing how to reply. After a moment, she decided she wouldn't, but she knew she would have to explain to Carl why she didn't reply. Emma put her cellphone back in her bag and headed for the choir room.
"Speaking of that, when are we going to continue that little plan we all came up with?" Kurt asked. He wondered what they were were going to do now.
"Well, uh... Actually, I don't know, we haven't really thought about it since Carl left our last practice," Finn replied, "Rach, do you know what we're gonna do?"
"I'm not sure now. I mean, after Carl became so annoyed with us last time, I don't even know if it's a good idea to continue," Rachel answered, glancing over at Will who was greeting Emma. "I want to continue the plan. It's just that- Well what if Carl figured out we were trying to get Mr. Schue and Ms. Pillsbury together? That would be a big problem for us considering how Carl and Mr. Schue are on bad terms and Ms. Pillsbury is basically caught in a love triangle!" I have to admit, I have felt how she must feel now, Rachel thought, remembering what had happened with her and Jessie.
"We can't stop now, you know. We've already started this plan to have Mr. Schue and Ms. Pillsbury get together and we shouldn't stop now," Kurt told them, "Although I have to say, I cannot believe we were so oblivious to how Ms. Pillsbury was basically infatuated with Mr. Schue before Regionals. Honestly, how could I have missed that fact?"
"We have only started to pay attention to their relationship now," Finn said, "Before Regionals, we would sometimes just go to Ms. Pillsbury for help on really small things. Well, sometimes they're not so small, but still."
"We're going to continue with this plan until they end up together!" Rachel said. "Kurt, didn't you say she was coming to the wedding?"
"Yes. I invited her." He smiled. "After all, I just wanted to do something nice for her considering how we've been talking a bit in the last couple of days. Oh, I just remembered, I need to get her a good dress!"
"Can't she just buy one by herself?" Finn asked.
"Finn, do you not remember Ms. Pillsbury enjoys wearing bright-colored clothes with cardigans and skirts? Believe me, I need to help her with a dress too. I might talk to her tomorrow about going shopping tomorrow, since I am going to take the boys to the mall tomorrow to get tuxedos and get Rachel and the other girls their dresses."
Rachel looked at him, surprised. "Wait, you're going to bring the boys?"
"Yes, hopefully, if they all agree. If they don't then I will just have to drag them against their wills. Well except Puck. He's going to be a problem." The three of them looked up at Mr. Schue, along with the other glee kids. Ms. Pillsbury stood behind him, smiling again.
Will clapped his hands and said, "Okay, so any song suggestions yet?"
"Well, what about 'I Could've Danced All Night'?" Rachel asked, "It's a romantic song!"
"Alright, that one's a good suggestion! Anything else?"
"We could try 'Just the Way you Are'," Finn said.
"Anyone else?"
The glee kids told Will the rest of the suggestions they had. Emma stood near the piano behind him, thinking about each of the songs.
"Okay, these are great songs, guys! I'll think about each one. You guys should problably get ready for the wedding, starting with clothes," Will told them. Kurt stood up and clapped to get everyone's attention.
"I will be taking the boys shopping on Friday at the mall. Ms. Pillsbury will be coming with me tomorrow so that I can find her a beautiful dress to wear when she goes. Mr. Schue, would you like to come with us, by any chance?"
"I guess I could come. I don't have any other plans to go anywhere before the wedding anyway." Emma smiled a bit when he agreed to go.
Kurt smiled. "Great! On Saturday I will be bringing Rachel and the rest of the girls to get their dresses. And believe me, I will get only the best clothes for everyone!"
"Just remember I don't want to stay for long," Puck reminded them, "I don't like going to the mall."
"We'll make sure he doesn't take anything 'on accident'," Sam said.
"Hey, I am not going to steal anything!"
"Anyway, I will be picking Rachel up first because she- surprisingly -wanted to go shopping with me on Saturday," Kurt continued, "Rachel, I will be picking you up at 10. Then I will pick up the other girls after 12. Boys I will just bring all of you to the mall right afterschool on Friday. Relax, we'll only be there for one or two hours," he added when he noticed Puck's slight glare and raised eyebrow.
"Wait a minute, you're picking Rachel up first?" Quinn asked. "And you are still planning on taking her?"
"That's a huge shock," Santana said, not looking surprised at all, "Since when did you and Hummel start hanging out?"
"We only started to because we had to work together for the duet assignment," Rachel told her, "Why does it matter so much that I am going to be picked up first anyway?"
"It's just weird that Frankenstein's girlfriend is going to the mall with his soon-to-be baby brother," Santana said in a bored voice.
"Who says I am his 'baby' step-brother?" Kurt asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I did. Even if you're not the baby brother you still look like one."
"Santana, don't insult him," Finn said.
"Oh no, it's fine," Kurt replied, "I don't take that as an offence. Why would it be anyway?"
"Guys." All of the glee clubbers looked at Will. "Look, it doesn't actually matter if Rachel is picked up first. It was Rachel's choice to go to the mall with him."
"That's right. It was Kurt's decision to allow her to come, and therefore, it is okay with both of them," Emma added, "So, wedding songs?" Most of the teens had forgotten she was even in the room.
"Oh right. Okay guys. I'll take a look at them all and tell you guys tomorrow about what to sing." At that moment, the bell rang, telling everyone in the room that glee club was over for today. "See you guys tomorrow!" He turned to Emma and they both entered Will's office, leaving the teens to get their things and go home.
Mike, Tina, and Artie were walking home together, since Brittany had told Artie she would be going home with Santana to talk. Sam was going to walk home, since he didn't want anyone to know where he lived. Quinn and Mercedes offered him a ride and to walk home with him but he declined. Kurt was going to drive home and offered Finn a ride, which included Rachel just because she was there. Finn said no to the offer because he didn't want to give Kurt the trouble of dropping him off to the Hudson home and then drive back to his own home.
"Finn, are you sure? I don't want to let you walk home ," Kurt said.
"It's fine Kurt, really," Finn assured him, "I am okay with walking home."
"Also I will be walking with you," Rachel told him.
"But aren't one of your dads going to pick you up?"
"No, I would rather walk with you."
"Alright then." Kurt went over to his chair to pick up his things. Rachel tapped Finn's shoulder to get his attention.
"Did you talk to the boys yet?"
"Yeah, we talked in that empty English room near the cafeteria. Did you talk to the girls?" Rachel looked over at Kurt, making sure he wasn't listening.
She whispered to Finn, "No not yet. Once Kurt leaves we're going to. The girls are going to be waiting for me to get them, since they're going to be waiting behind one of the dumpsters outside."
"Why the dumpster?"
"It's the only spot Kurt won't check and he won't see them once he leaves this room. I just hope he leaves soon so they won't have to wait for so long." The both of them looked at Kurt, who was picking up his bag and about to leave. He turned to them and noticed them watching.
"Is there something I can help you with?Why are you guys still here?"
Rachel didn't move her head, but her eyes looked over at Finn. Finn replied, "Well, I was just here waiting for Rachel. She was, uh, just calling her dads to make sure they weren't coming to pick her up before we started walking."
She nodded. "Yeah, I just had to see whether they were going to pick up or not, and they didn't. So I can walk with Finn."
"Alright," Kurt said, "I guess I will see the both of you tomorrow." He walked past them and stopped near the door, turning around. "Oh, and Rachel? Wear something decent to the mall on Saturday. I don't want to go shopping with someone who's wearing a hideous outfit that was made 7 years ago." He then headed out the door.
"Well, that went well... I think," Finn said when he was sure Kurt was gone.
"I guess. For his information though, this outfit was made last year." Rachel looked down at her outfit. She was wearing a yellow cardigan with a lime green skirt, along with plain white knee socks and striped sneakers. "I'll have to go through all the clothes in my closet for something that's 'decent' for Kurt's taste."
"Shouldn't you get the girls now so you can have that meeting?" Finn asked.
"Oh, right!" She opened her cell phone and called Brittany. She had kept the Cheerio's phone number since they had last went to the mall. Brittany went to Toys R' Us afterwards, brought Rachel with her, and bought a pink unicorn that would go along with her blue one in her closet. Brittany wanted to 'express her inner unicorn'.
"Hello?"
"Brittany, it's Rachel. Kurt's gone. Can you and the girls come to the choir room now?"
"Sure, Rach." Rachel heard sounds on the other side of the phone, meaning the girls were heading there now. When the call ended, Rachel put her phone back in her pocket. "They're coming here now. Finn, maybe you should stay out of the room for a bit."
"Why? I already talked to the boys, and I already know what you and the girls are planning on doing."
"Well I would just think it would be better for you to stay out of the meeting right now. It would be kind of fair since there weren't any girls at your meeting."
"Alright, I guess." Finn walked out of the room and leaned against the wall to the right of the door. He saw the girls coming his way.
Kurt sat in his car, thinking of the wedding. He just came to his car after speaking to Ms. Pillsbury, who was cheerful after speaking to Mr. Schuester. The two of them were chatting about having coffee tomorrow since Mr. Howell, as Ms. Pillsbury said, would be at all day after he had to schedule an appointment for a family, where the five children had to get their teeth cleaned. He smiled at the thought of the two adults having coffee together. He reached into one of his pockets in his bag to grab his cell phone and check the time to see if he could get a drink at the Lima Bean before getting to work on his homework, but found nothing. Kurt frowned and checked the other two inside.
"Maybe I left it in the choir room," Kurt told himself, stepping out of his car. He locked his car and headed for the double doors. As he stepped inside he realized that he hadn't seen any of the girls leave and walk home. Mercedes would have said bye and that she would text him later if she had left, and she was leaving with Quinn and Sam. When he entered the school he saw the choir door open slightly, and he thought he could hear Rachel's voice. Kurt raised an eyebrow and walked closer to the choir room and hid behind the door, listening.
"... and hopefully, we might be able to keep Karofsky out of the way and protect Kurt whenever he needs help," Kurt heard Rachel say. He frowned at this. She is still trying to help me? Why can't she just leave me be? He pulled the door open and stepped inside. All of the girls were sitting in chairs, except for Rachel who was standing. Finn had just left Mr. Schuester's office when Kurt entered and stood in front of the door. Everyone looked over at Kurt, not expecting him to be in the room.
"Kurt," Rachel said, looking surprised.
"Rachel, what's going on? Why are all of the girls-and Finn- in here, and what are you talking about?"
Absolutely sorry for the VERY long wait!
I have been trying to update but I have been waaaaay too busy! Marching band and projects have been taking up my freetime, so I had to add bits and pieces to this chapter whenever I can! The next chapter won't be coming for a while, though, so be patient (if you can!) This whole chapter (including these author's notes) make the chapter OVER 13,000 words long! (Exact # of words: 13, 061) Hopefully this chapter can make up for the long wait.
Also, Hummelberry will have more 'hints' later on, but are 'subtle'. As in, they aren't all 'romantic' but are more shown in the friendship that's growing between Kurt and Rachel because of Rachel's worry over Kurt and Kurt's sort-of friendliness towards her after the first 3 chapters. Wemma, in my opinion, has had more hints than Hummelberry so far. Carl won't show up very much now, but there will still be Wemma. To add, Wemma will also continue throughout the whole story and have a small impact on Hummelberry near the end of the story.
I am going to try to add Finnchel hints more (although I don't know when). There is also a few spots of Brittana because of what they 'did' in the early chapters. I don't support Brittana that much because of how different their personalities are and how they don't really fit, but I do support it a little.
Thank you to all of the people who reviewed and added this story to 'Story Alerts', 'Favorites', or added me to 'Favorite Author'. That means a lot :) This is my most popular story so far, so thank you all!
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