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Chapter 7
Kurt watched as the rest of the student body evacuated school in a semi-chaotic manner. Someone (Puck) had anonymously called the school and informed them that there was a volatile mixture somewhere in the school that would be highly damaging. So in response the school was quickly being evacuated and a bomb squad brought in. What most people didn't realize was that last night there had been a football game and that there was a huge English test today. Since there was no studying last night for the football team the certain someone had decided that it would be a good idea to get class canceled, by any means necessary.
Most of the members of glee club had guessed that it was probably Puck who was behind all of this, but no one wanted to say anything. First of all, Puck would be very unhappy with anyone who ratted him out. Second, they were getting out of class. Last of all was that Puck would be VERY unhappy. Self preservation was the reasoning behind keeping their mouths shut, and few if any would advise anything different.
As the last of the student body left the school Kurt turned around just in time to see Puck and Finn walking towards him. Finn looked like a little kid who had been caught stealing candy while Puck was the embodiment of contentment. It didn't take a genius to guess why and it was all Kurt could do just to keep from bursting out laughing at the sight of them. Kurt held his cool, if only barely, as Puck came up and asked "So, who do you think did it?"
Kurt's only response to this question was to shove his arm into his mouth to muffle the laughter that was spilling out of him. Several people nearby noticed this but after seeing who was involved decided that grass was far more interesting than the antics of the three glee club members.
After about two minutes of uncontrollable muffled laughter Kurt was able to calm down just enough to shakily say "Not a clue in the world."
This reply caused even Finn to smirk a bit, and all three quickly felt all tension drain away. Ever since Kurt's accident Puck's behavior had changed dramatically. At first it had just been a decrease in the jibes and comments about his looks, behavior etc. But now all forms of bullying had ceased all together, and Kurt was almost positive that Puck had spread the word that Kurt was 'off limits' to any form of tyrannizing. While Kurt appreciated this immensely, he wasn't sure exactly where he and Puck stood. So far the two of them hadn't had much interaction as it had only been about a week and a half since Kurt had been released from the hospital. However, it looked like Puck was going to broach the subject now, and Kurt was all ears to whatever the big football player had to say.
Without any preamble Puck said "Kurt, I'm sorry. I know I've been a jerk to you for years now. I guess I really didn't see anything wrong with it. But then when Azimio, you know, well I was forced to look back at what I'd done as well. It was stupid. Lets just move forward and be cool, ok?"
Kurt stood there stunned for a second, not sure how he should respond. Puck, the guy who had terrorized him for quite some time, was apologizing to him. From the lack of shock from Finn's face he had obviously already heard this little speech, or else known it was coming. Since the second was highly unlikely, given that Finn was almost as clueless as Brittany at times, it meant that Puck had actually talked about this beforehand. This was way out of character for Puck, and Kurt could only surmise that it was due to his near death experience. It must have hit Puck hard.
Once speech became available to Kurt again he replied with "Yeah, we're cool. Now I don't have to spend nearly as much on dry cleaning. My dad nearly had apoplexy last time he saw the bill."
All three of them had a good laugh over this, and while they were distracted the bomb squad showed up and began to do their thing. After about thirty minutes of searching while the students milled they finally reappeared, shaking their heads in a mixture of amusement and exasperation. They made their way over to the group consisting of cops and school officials, spoke for a few minutes, and then headed back to their vehicle to leave. Principle Figgins, looking like he had just eaten a very displeasing thing, left the group and told the teachers to bring their classes back inside, and that the events of today would be dealt with later.
Puck chuckled in response to this as Finn began to turn slightly green at the thought of getting caught. Kurt for his part just smiled but said nothing, and started walking back into the school. As he did this Kurt accidentally bumped into another student and, like always, ended up on his ass. As if the fates had decided to spite him the person who he had bumped into turned out to be none other than Dan Cooper. Upon realizing this Kurt only had one thought.
:Shit:
Daniel was only slightly surprised this time when Kurt collided with him, as it was very difficult to move through this throng of people. It was a little odd though that it happened. He idly wondered if someone was twisting fate and manipulating him and Kurt to have more interaction than would normal.
Seeing Kurt brushing himself off and attempting to rise brought Daniel out of his internal thoughts and reminded him of what he should do. He held out a hand to Kurt and said "Here, let me help you up."
Kurt looked up at Daniel, stopping at his hand for a second, and then trailing his eyes up till their gazes locked. For a second all the unwanted questions that had arose during their last interaction pushed their way to the forefront of his mind, but Daniel quickly shoved them aside. Kurt just liked him cause he had saved Kurt's life. That had to be it. There was no reason to think it meant anything at all. This was what he told himself, and used it as a justification for why he was helping Kurt up right now.
Daniel gripped Kurt's hand when Kurt grabbed it, and pulled back to help bring the other boy up. Fate being what it was though made this moment the exact second a freshman girl noticed a sizable spider on the ground and quickly backed away from it by reflex. This pushed Kurt forward so that he was right against Daniel's chest. For a second neither of them moved. Daniel stood there, feeling Kurt's heartbeat and warm semi-embrace. Kurt stood there relishing the moment, savoring the enticing scent of Dan's deodorant,and enjoying the warmth of the other boy's body. Although the moment only lasted a few seconds it felt like an eternity for the two boys caught up in it.
Time abruptly returned to its' normal flow and both boys separated, albeit a little reluctantly. With a fierce blush on his face Daniel turned away from Kurt and said "I guess I'll, uh, see you later."
Kurt nodded slightly and said "Yeah... later..."
Quinn watched the actions of the two boys as the people around her attempted to head back inside. She had only noticed Kurt by chance, and had been about to go over to help him out when Daniel had held out a hand to help the other boy up. At first she had thought that Daniel had pushed him down and had been thoroughly surprised by the offer of help. It meant that what had happened had been an accident, instead of an act of vile intent.
What happened next though shocked her to her core. A random freshman girl bumped into Kurt from behind and caused the two boys to be extremely close. In another situation Quinn would have said they were embracing. That alone would not have shocked her, except for the fact that neither seemed to be willing to separate. With a shock Quinn realized something, and also realized that she would have to intervene quickly, or else there would be no chance of this ending well. With this on her mind Quinn returned to the rush of people heading into the school, intent on getting Daniel's address by the end of school that day.
Author's note
I would like to apologize here for any confusion my story may have caused. I do not in any way believe that all Christians act in the way that I portrayed Joyce and Daniel. I myself am Christian and are using an extreme at one end of the spectrum as a plot device. If anyone was offended by this I again apologize for this, and will attempt to be as clear as possible with this in the future. I hope you enjoy this chapter, and will get chapter 8 out as soon as I can.
