A/N: Hey guys! Here's the next chapter! Hope you enjoy it!


-RECAP-

"Wow, he's skinny. And...why does he look familiar?" Santana's eyes widen when he gets closer. She looks at all of them who avoid her gaze. "It can't be..." She whispers. Just at that moment, Kurt comes to the table, not even noticing Santana just yet.
"I got the job guys!" He exclaims, smiling happily. Santana gasps.
"Holy fucking shit. Kurt?" She asks, not believing her eyes. He jumps at her voice and looks to her and pales a bit. Blaine, Nick, and Jeff just sit and watch not knowing how this will unfold.


"Umm..h-hi S-santana." Kurt stammered nervously. She was looking at him like she couldn't believe he was right in front of her. He and Santana were never really that close, so he really wasn't expecting her to throw her arms around him and hug him tightly.

"I can't believe it...you're alive." She said laughing slightly. He was about to hug her back but then she pulled back and shoved him away angrily and slapped him hard across the face. The boys sitting down gaped in their direction, and they were all aware of the scene Santana was causing. Kurt was highly confused and frightened by the conflicting emotions he was getting from Santana, he barely even registered the slap. "Where the hell have you been all these years? We've been worried about you for three fucking years, and now you just show up like it was nothing?" She snapped before turning to the boys sitting down in the booth, glaring at them hard. "And why the hell do you losers know before any of us do?" They all looked at her, a little scared to speak. "¡Ay dios mio! One of you idiots speak!" She demands, slamming her hands on the table.

"Listen, Santana." Kurt says quietly, "Here is not the place to talk about this. Can we please go back to their apartment and I'll tell you what you want to know." She looked at him for a long minute before sighing.

"My shift is over in half an hour, and I need to pick up Brittany from her dance class." She said, "So I'll be over by 5." They nod. Santana turns to leave but looks at Kurt again. "Was whatever happened bad?" She asked in a low voice. Kurt swallowed thickly.

"We'll talk later." He said shortly. Her eyes soften and she brought her hand up to squeeze his arm shortly before going back to work. Kurt sits down quietly, and for a while no one says anything.

"So..." Nick coughs, "You got the job?" Kurt smiles weakly.

"I start next week Monday." Blaine smiles at him.

"See, I knew you could do it." Blaine said taking Kurt hand and holding it. Kurt blushes and looks down, with a small smile on his face. Jeff reaches across the table to poke at his cheek, making Kurt flinch a bit.

"That slap was intense." Jeff says, retracting his hand when Kurt bats it away.

"It'll probably leave a mark, my skin is really sensitive." Kurt sighs, unhappily. "But I deserved it." They all look at him in surprise.

"No you didn't! That was completely out of line!" Nick disagrees.

"I didn't realize how much I hurt everyone." Kurt murmurs. "I didn't realize any of you cared that much."

"How could we not Kurt?" Blaine asks, putting his finger under Kurt's chin to make him look at him. "You're an amazing person. More amazing than you give yourself credit for. Of course we cared for you that much, we still care for you that much." Kurt blushed heavily under Blaine's gaze and because of his words. Nick and Jeff refrained from rolling their eyes at how obviously in love the two were with each other. Blaine was completely oblivious and Kurt felt like the world had something against him. They knew it would be a while before the two of them got their act together.

"I...Y-you.." Kurt looked away and stared at the table. "You guys shouldn't care that much. I hurt you guys and I didn't even care enough to think about telling you guys why I left."

"Kurt, we're serious when we say we understand. You were scared and you wanted to take care of your father." Nick said with a sympathetic look on his face.

"And it doesn't matter what you did back then, because you're here now." Jeff smiled at him.

"Exactly Kurt. You're here and we're here to help you. Okay? No arguments." Blaine added when Kurt opened him mouth again. Kurt looked at each of them with a small smile.

"I guess we should head back to the apartment and wait for Santana to come." Kurt said. The others agreed, none of them actually hungry anymore.


"Why wont you tell me why we're going to Blaine's apartment." Brittany frowned. Santana sighed. She still couldn't believe Kurt was alive. That idiot made everyone cry and whine over him for years and he comes back and the only people who knew were his little gay buddies from high school.

"Because Blaine and his nauseating friends have been keeping a secret from us that we deserved to know." Santana said simply as they walked into the building.

"Why do you seem happy about it though?" Brittany always knew her better than anyone else. Brittany wasn't stupid. She picked up on little details and see's the world from a completely unique perspective. Santana was always in awe of her girlfriend, and how well she knew her.

"Let's just say, you'll be happily surprised when you see what I've found out." Santana smiled at her softly as they walked up to the apartment door. She knocked a few times before looking back at Brittany. "Try not to tackle hug him too hard." Brittany frowned again.

"Wha-" The door opened revealing a less than pleased Nick. Santana and Nick have never really gotten along at all.

"Come in, I guess." Nick sighed as Santana just pushed passed him, dragging Brittany along with her. Jeff was sitting on the couch alone watching a movie. Santana scanned the apartment for the two missing boys.

"Blaine, she's here." Nick called out. They heard rustling and Blaine's bedroom door opened and two people walked out. Brittany glanced at Santana.

"This is what we're here about? Blaine's got a new boyfriend?" She asked curiously. Santana snorted.

"Look closely Britt." She told her. Brittany looked at the boy next to Blaine, who was looking back at her nervously. Something clicked and she gasped. Suddenly, Kurt had an armful of a sobbing Brittany.

"I knew you weren't dead! I knew it!" She cried squeezing him tightly. Kurt's eyes watered. Did they all seriously miss him that much?

"H-hey Brittany." Kurt said hesitantly. She started pressing kisses to his face and then hugged him again.

"Where were you? Lord Tubbington said you were kidnapped by the rainbow gods for a super secret mission." She asked sweetly and innocently. Kurt stared at her for a minute, not knowing how to respond.

"What are you waiting for Lady Hummel? Where the fuck were you? You were so freaking selfish leaving like that." Santana snapped at him when he just stood there.

"Leave him alone." Nick cut in when Kurt froze. "I don't get why you have to be so mean and rude all the time."

"Stay out of this fruit cake. I wasn't talking to you." She waved him off.

"Santana be nice. Something bad happened." Brittany said staring at Kurt's face as if she we calculating him.

"How about we all take a seat?" Blaine suggested, leading them to the couch and turning off the TV.

"Hey!" Jeff pouted. Nick sat next to him and kissed his temple.

"You have it recorded honey. You can watch it later." Nick told him and Jeff sighed dramatically.

"If I must."

"Hey are you two done yet? I'm waiting for what better be a really good explanation of why Porcelain here ran away." Santana glared at them. Nick rolled his eyes.

"What happened Kurt?" Brittany asked. Kurt took a deep breath.

"I dropped out of school because Dalton was too expensive and my dad was sick." Kurt began, right of the bat. Brittany whimpered and Santana's expression was stoic. "The hospital bills were too much and he...uh..he didn't make it." Both of them gasped.

"Oh my god Kurt." Brittany whispered in shock.

"I...I couldn't take being in Ohio anymore, so I lied to CPS workers and told them I was staying with my aunt and I ran away to New York." Kurt explained.

"You could have told someone Kurt. What you did was stupid." Santana said, crossing her arms.

"Let him finish." Blaine grimaced in Santana's direction. He took Kurt's hand in comfort and gave him a smile telling him to proceed.

"I...um..I went to New York and lived in a crappy apartment and had a crappy job until I got fired and later kicked out. And ever since then I've been homeless." Kurt said. Santana and Brittany sucked in a sharp breath. "And last week, I..I was trying to keep warm in a bush in the park and um...Blaine found me and brought me here." He said quietly, looking up at the two girls, one who was crying and the other whose face was unreadable.

"Oh Kurt!" Brittany cried, pulling him into another hug. "I'm so glad you're okay!" Kurt rubbed her back soothingly.

"Me too Britt." He murmured.

"I don't get why you didn't tell us he was back." Santana glared at Blaine.

"It's Kurt's decision who he wants to see. He wasn't ready yet." Blaine answered, sounding annoyed with her.

"Because he's selfish." Santana said rolling her eyes. Kurt looked away from her, feeling as if she was right.

"Stop 'Tana. You know that isn't true." Brittany said, letting Kurt go. "A lot of the others are going to be complete assholes about Kurt coming back, and you know it." Santana sighed knowing she was right. After all she was one of those people. "Now say sorry."

"Sorry for slapping you." Santana muttered. Brittany looked at her in disbelief. "And for being rude. I...I actually missed you and it's great that you're alive. And I know I wasn't the nicest person in high school, I'm still not much better now." She shrugged. "But I've always sort of admired your bravery and sassiness." Everyone excluding Brittany looked surprised by the confession.

"You were always our special unicorn." Brittany said earnestly. Kurt smiled at them. It was still so surprising how much they missed him. He assumed that they would just all forget about him.

"Thanks. I missed you guys too. A lot actually." He said.

"Don't get all mushy on us Hummel. I've met my daily quota for sweetness." Santana grunted.

"But apparently your bitchiness knows no bounds." Kurt retorted. Santana smirked.

"Oh Hummel, you're just now figuring this out?" Kurt snorted.

"Believe me I've always known." Kurt smirked. Santana smirked back.

"Kurt, I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship." Santana said, surprisingly not sounding sarcastic. Brittany bounced in her seat.

"Yay! Does this mean we'll come over more often?" She asked hopefully. Nick looked terrified.

"Oh please god no." He murmured with wide eyes.

"They might as well make a key for us." Santana said, getting more comfortable on the couch and propping her feet up on the table in front of her.

"This is all Kurt's fault." Nick groaned into his hands. Jeff rubbed his back.

"Hey now. You can't blame Kurt for being fabulous." Jeff said smiling brightly at Kurt.

"I don't know how much Santana this tiny apartment can take honey." Nick said through his teeth.

"It wont be so bad. Right Blaine?" Jeff questioned Blaine who was currently preoccupied with staring at Kurt in awe as he and Santana sent snarky comments back and forth. Nick moaned as if he was in actual pain.

"Is that what he sounds like during sex Blondie? If so, I'm sincerely sorry and I could offer you a gag to muffle those awful sounds." Santana spoke in a sickeningly sweet voice. Nick glares at her but she ignores it in favor of listening to Brittany talk to Kurt.

"I hate her." Jeff kisses his cheek lovingly.

"I know sweetie."


What did you guys think? Let me know with a review! :) Hoped you guys liked the way i wrote Santana and Brittany. And just a heads but i have a thing for Kurtana friendship, so she'll be around a lot.

Hint(s) for next chapter(s): Some angst and some more secrets are revealed by Kurt. Also maybe some other people find out Kurt's alive...will they take it better than Santana? Or will it be worse. You have to be patient to find out ;)