After a few minutes more of coasting through the streets of Lima, Karofsky received a text from Hudson explaining that the group was going to meet at the south end of the park to discuss a search plan.
"Kurt is going to be there..." Thought Dave after tossing his phone in the passenger seat.
"Should I go? I mean, I've already covered most of the inner parts of the city."
Then Dave considered the fact that if he didn't go, the group might search in places that he's already been; wasting precious time in the process.
With that in mind, Dave made a quick U-turn and headed towards the park.
It wasn't long before he spotted the semi-large group of uniformed boys (and Finn). Karofsky started to jog over but slowed to a halt when he saw Kurt Hummel standing on the edges of the group.
Even though he was wearing the same attire as the rest of the boys, Kurt still stood out like candle in a dark room.
Karofsky watched Kurt for a few more seconds, all-the-while resisting the urge to just go back to his car and continue the search on his own.
Then he noticed the boy standing next to Kurt. It was that guy that Kurt kept a picture of in his locker when he was back at Mckinley. What was his name? Blake?... No. Blaine.
Blaine just happened to glance his way and spotted Karofsky almost immediately.
"Hello, David." Blaine called out loud enough for the rest of the group to hear. His tone made it hard to tell what his thoughts really were.
Dave could see Kurt tense up when he joined the group. Blaine subtly took the boy's hand and softly stroked it with his thumb.
"'The hell's that about?" Thought Karofsky.
Dave was about to make a comment about it but decided against it when he felt the eyes of the Warblers glaring down on him (which strangely reminded Karofsky of Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds").
"Ok..." Said Finn, who was obviously feeling the tension in the atmosphere. "Now that Karofsky's here, guess we can get started."
After explaining to the group where he had searched (which was most of the far east side), Dave recommended a plan. The group could spread themselves out in sort of a giant line and move from east to west. They would keep in constant contact with each other so if they found a suggestion that Derek may be in a certain place, they could move to that area and restart the "scan" in a tighter line.
"Sounds good enough." Stated Blaine after Dave finished explaining.
Blaine let go of Kurt's hand and pulled out his cell phone. He punched in a few buttons before stepping towards the center of the group. He then began assigning streets and subdivisions to each Warbler (As he did this, Blaine glanced at Karofsky every few seconds as if making sure that Dave wouldn't get too close to Kurt).
Karofsky didn't mind too much that Blaine was taking over. It was clear that he was used to having at least some control over a situation. It was pointless to deny him that, especially since he was doing a good job so far.
Dave just made sure to keep his distance from Kurt as it was clear that most of the Warblers were aware of his bullying history. But did they know about the kiss? A slight chill when through Dave when he considered the thought.
Once Blaine was finished, the group briefly discussed a few minor details before dispersing to their cars to begin the search. Dave was about to turn around when he heard Blaine call out his name. He reluctantly turned around.
Blaine turned to Kurt and told him something that Dave couldn't hear before heading over to the jock. Kurt stood motionless, observing the two only for a second before heading over to the parking lot.
"I'm coming with you." Said Blaine as he came within talking distance.
"Wait- What?" Dave stuttered.
"I want to talk to you about Derek and I think that it would be better if we talk while we are looking for him."
Blaine put his hand on Karofsky's shoulder and gently pushed him in the direction of his car. Dave complied and began walking.
"I'm just going to ask you this flat out." Blaine began after about ten minutes of silence while Dave drove down the street.
"Do you like this guy? And not a 'he's pretty cool' kind of 'like'. I mean do you really care for him."
Karofsky was about to throw up his tough guy defenses but Blaine saw them coming.
"I know your secret, Karofsky. There's no point in pretending that day never happened."
Dozens of thoughts flew around in Dave's head. Half were considering just telling Blaine, the other half was simply considering if these feelings were real.
"What does it matter?" Asked Dave after a few moments.
"Because I'm afraid that if you are, you might have done something to Derek like you did to Kurt."
Apparently Dave's thoughts were not as hidden as he had hoped. Blaine's expression became very serious.
"... Tell me you didn't..."
"Didn't what?"
"You know what I'm talking about, David!" Blaine closed his eyes and calmed himself before speaking again.
"Did you... do anything to Derek last night?... Did you kiss him?"
Dave ran his hand through his hair. Blaine was already suspicious of what had happened. He might as well stop denying it.
"Ok, fine." He said "I made out with him. Ok? I was really waisted and I made out with him in his car. Afterwards, he totally freaked out. He punched me then started rambling about some shit I couldn't understand; then he just drove off."
Blaine let his head fall back on the head rest.
"David... Did you ever consider the fact that sexually assaulting someone could be very traumatizing for that person?"
"...Kurt was Ok-"
"- It was just a kiss with Kurt. And he's told me that you were still a living nightmare after that day. Transferring to Dalton was his last chance to truly be safe from you. As for Derek... God knows what you did to Derek."
"I didn't rape him if that's what you're saying-"
"Oh, so that makes it alright?"
"No, but-"
David couldn't finish his sentence. He slowly realized that there was no way that he could justify what he had done to both Derek or even Kurt. He had violated both of them for his own selfish needs... He saw that now.
Suddenly, Blaine's cellphone rang. Blaine glanced at the caller ID before answering it.
"Kurt, you find something?" He began.
"Whoa whoa, slow down, Kurt. I can't... what?"
A chill came to Blaine's voice.
"Is... Is he breathing?"
Karofsky's heart skipped a beat.
"What's wrong?" He asked; but Blaine held up his free hand, signaling Dave not to talk.
"...Oh, shit... Alright, so you called an ambulance. Right?... Good... Ok... We'll um... We're on our way. Just try to keep him alert. Don't let him black out... Ok... We'll be right there..."
Blaine disconnected the call.
"Get to Haller Street as fast as you can."
Without question, Karofsky turned into a side street that he knew would eventually merge into Haller.
"What happened?" Asked David. Trying to hold down his panic.
It took a moment for Blaine to answer.
"Kurt found Derek... He landed on the roof of his car."
"He what?"
"Kurt was driving through the street when his roof caved in a few inches and he heard something fall off the side of the car... He stopped immediately looked out window to see Derek lying in the middle of the street..."
"...Oh fuck..."
"Kurt said that Derek was drifting in and out of consciousness... He's called an ambulance but... We shouldn't get distracted now... We need to get there."
The two boys were quiet for the rest of the drive.