A/N yay another update. Unfortunately, since this is the sectionals chapter, you all are going to have to wait for the next chapter to find out what's going on with Trent, and even longer to sort things our with Blaine sorry (evil laugh) but you do get to learn more about Jeff in this chapter and his story will go more in depth in future chapters too so yay. Enjoy and please review :)

Chap 7

The week leading up to Sectionals was, as Jeff put it, "Disasterific". The Warblers were completely out of sync between the almost constant fighting between Kurt and Trent and Blaine ignoring just about everyone. Kurt was extremely frustrated, not just because Trent disliked him so much, but also because Blaine had barely spoken to him since Sunday.

Wes also seemed particularly tense and frustrated with Blaine. So, needless to say, the Warblers' spirits as they loaded up the bus for Sectionals were quite low. "I don't see how we're possibly going to pull it together in time for the competition," Wes muttered into David's ear as they sat down beside each other on the bus.

"I know if we go up there like this, we're doomed," David said, putting his head in his hands wearily. No matter how often and how hard they had practiced their set list, the Warblers had been unable to put their personal problems aside and perform with any sense of unity. Wes glanced over his shoulder to where Kurt was sitting alone, saving the seat beside him in the hopes that Blaine would sit there, but when Blaine got on the bus, he glanced around and found an empty seat at the back of the bus.

"I can't believe their situation actually got worse," Wes sighed, turning back to David.

"I don't think Blaine can keep away from Kurt for very long though," David said, "He really does want to be happy, no matter what he says, and Kurt brings him that."

"I hope you right," Wes muttered.

The ride to Sectionals was uneventful, the Warblers were uncharacteristically quiet, no one wanting to increase the already unbearable tension. When they arrived, they immediately went to their room. They had about an hour and a half to kill before their performance. Some of the Warblers went through vocal warmups, but most of them either paced or sat staring blankly at the wall.

Kurt, unable to take it anymore, got up to get some water. He was walking through the lobby to a water fountain, when he was suddenly tackled by a very small, but surprisingly strong girl. "Rachel!" he yelped.

"Kurt!" she squealed, hugging him tightly, "We haven't seen you in forever."

"It was only two week," Kurt pointed out.

"Well, you'll never guess what happened," and with that, Rachel began filling Kurt in on everything that had happened since he left. By the time she had told him everything, the other members of New Directions had also found him.

"I've really missed you guys," Kurt admitted as he hugged Brittany.

"We've missed you too," Mercedes said, smiling up at her best friend.

"They'd better be treating you right at that prep school of yours," Puck said, glaring at the door that lead to the room where the Warblers were gathered.

"Trust me the Warblers are great," Kurt reassured them, "I mean they're completely insane, but I'm used to insane."

"Well they'd better be ready for this competition, because we are going to kick your asses," Santana said, smiling slyly at him, ignoring Rachel's glare.

"Umm.." but Kurt was saved from answering by Thad, who chose that moment to poke his head out of the door.

"Hey Kurt," he said, "Emergency Warblers meeting."

Kurt frowned, curious, but quickly said goodbye to his friends, before following Thad into the Warblers' room.

The Warblers were gathered in a circle around Jeff, who looked flushed and happy. Kurt sat beside Nick. When everybody was seated, Jeff spoke, "My sister's here," he said breathlessly. The Warblers clapped, beaming a the blonde boy. "So I talked to Wes, Thad, and David and they said we're going through with the plan." there were shouts of approval. "Well I'm going to go see my sister," Jeff said excitedly, darting out of the room.

As soon as he left, Nick stood up and walked to the center of the circle. He glared around at the Warblers, "I don't care about your stupid personal problems, because you all know what this means to Jeff. So for this one performance you all are just going to have to forget about who's mad at who and who's right and who's wrong. You know this might be the only time Jeff's sister sees him perform at a competition, and if you ruin that for him I don't think he'd ever be able to get over it. So you had better go out there and work your asses off and sing, because it doesn't matter if we win or lose, we just have to be amazing."

The Warblers nodded earnestly and began talking amongst themselves an doing vocal warmups, and Nick went to find Jeff. Kurt turned to Wes, "What is everybody talking about?" he asked completely confused.

"Oh shit! You don't know the plan for if Jeff's sister came," Wes' eyes widened. "Jeff's going to perform a solo instead of Blaine singing Teenage Dream. It's an agreement we made among the Warblers that of Jeff's sister was ever well enough to come to a competition, Jeff would get to sing this song. I can run you through your parts though, it's really simple."

"I still don't get why we're doing this," Kurt said, trying to keep up.

"Jeff's sister has cancer."

Kurt's eyes widened, "I had no idea."

"Yeah," Wes said softly, "he keeps it to himself most of the time. His sister, Hannah, is in the hospital a lot, so she's never seen him perform. He really loves his sister and this means the world to him, so it was the least we could do."

Kurt nodded and began going through the backup vocals with Jeff. At the mention of Hannah having cancer, Kurt hadn't been able to stop himself from remembering his mom, and he understood how important this was to Jeff.

After the Hipsters had performed, the Warblers prepared for their fist number, "Hey Soul Sister". Overall, this number went pretty well in Kurt's opinion, it was definitely better than any of the times they had rehearsed it at practice. For their second number, Jeff took center stage with the Warblers in the background, and began to sing.

Slowly fading away

You're lost and so afraid

Where is the hope in a world so cold

Looking for a distant light

Someone who could save a life

You're living in fear that no one will hear your cries

Can you save me now

I am with you

I will carry you through it all

I won't leave you I will catch you

When you feel like letting go

Cause your not, your not alone

Jeff sang with an honesty and openness that truly made his performance breathtaking. Kurt couldn't help but smile as he spotted the girl Jeff was singing to. Hannah was in the front row. She was pale, thin, and had a blue scarf wrapped around her head, but she looked full of life and happiness, gazing up at her brother with so much admiration and love.

Your heart is full of broken dreams

Just a fading memory

And everything's gone but the pain carries on

Lost in the rain again

When will it ever end

The arms of relief seem so out of reach

But I, I am here

I am with you

I will carry you through it all

I won't leave you I will catch you

When you feel like letting go

Cause your not, your not alone

And I'll be your hope when you feel like its over

And I will pick you up when your whole world shatters

And when you're finally in my arms

Look up and see love has a face

Kurt could tell that Jeff and his sisters eyes were overly bright with unshed tears at this moment they had both obviously waited so long for.

I am with you

I will carry you through it all

I won't leave you I will catch you

When you feel like letting go

Cause you're not, you're not alone

And I will be your hope

And I will pick you up

And I will be your hope

And I will be your hope

Slow fading away

Your lost and so afraid

Where is the hope in a world so cold

The song ended and the audience and the Warblers burst into applause for Jeff, who for the first time since Kurt had met him, blushed shyly. The Warblers left the stage and went noisily to their room, chatting noisily about the performance. They all quieted down when David cleared his throat. They gathered around the council member as he spoke, "That certainly wasn't our worst performance. I think we've beaten The Hipsters, but we still have to see New Directions perform. I'm glad that you all put your personal problems aside and had a solid performance. Now let's go out there and watch the New Directions."

The Warblers whooped and hollered, back in usual Warbler fashion, as they piles out of the room and went to find seats. Kurt enjoyed watching the New Directions, even though he didn't get to perform with them, especially enjoying it not just being a Rachel Berry concert.

When the performance was over, they clapped politely and waited nervously backstage for the judges decision. "I think we one," Flint said confidently.

"I don't know, the New Directions' dance moves were really good," Blaine commented.

"Yeah, but our vocals were better," Nick said, squeezing his boyfriend's hand. Conversation went on like this until at last, after what felt like hours, they were called back on stage.

They group breathed a sigh of relief when The Hipsters got third, though it wasn't completely unexpected. "And the winner is," the speakers seemed to pause for an eternity, "it's a tie!"

Both groups stood in shocked silence for a moment. A tie? So they were both going to Regionals? The Warblers and New Directions realized what it meant and burst into cheers at the same time. Kurt jumped up and down and hugged the nearest Warbler, who happened to be Thad. Nick kissed Jeff full on the mouth. Wes nodded at Blaine almost approvingly, and Blaine smiled politely back.

The Warbler council members quickly congratulated the group before letting them to, some were going back to Dalton on the bus for the weekend, and others, like Kurt, were going home with their families for the weekend.

Jeff went immediately to his sister, pulling her into a gentle, warm hug. "You were amazing," she said, beaming at her brother.

"It was all for you Hannah," he said grinning at her.

"It was beautiful, so when do I get to meet the newest Warbler you were telling me about?" she asked.

"Kurt's just over there," Jeff said, spotting the other boy, "I'll go grab him." with that he quite literally grabbed Kurt and dragged him over to his sister. "Kurt, this is my twin sister Hannah," he indicated the small girl, "Hannah this is Kurt."

"Nice to meet you," Kurt said, smiling.

"Nice to meet you too Kurt. Now, to get down to business, I hear your interested in Blaine?" she said in a very businesslike manner.

"Umm.." was all Kurt could manage as Jeff laughed at his embarrassment. "I have no idea what Jeff told you, but Blaine and I are just friends," he spluttered out, glaring at the blonde boy.

"Of course you like Blaine," Hannah said, grinning evilly, the spitting image of her brother, "Why wouldn't you? Don't worry I'll tell Blaine to get his act together," she said, patting Kurt's shoulder reassuringly as the other boy just gaped at her, "even if it requires me threatening him with burning a Harry Potter book in front of his very eyes."

Hannah left the two boys to find Blaine. Kurt stared after her open mouthed and then turned to Jeff, who simply said, "I can't believe I didn't think of that."

"I am so glad your sister doesn't go to Dalton," Kurt laughed, "one of you is more than enough."

Kurt quickly said goodbye to all of his friends, before finding his family.

"Great job up there kiddo," Burt said, hugging his son.

"Thanks dad," Kurt grinned. He turned to his brother and said, "You guys did great too. Congratulations."

"Yeah, well, if we would have had you, we'd probably have won," Finn said, hugging Kurt quickly.

"True," Kurt conceded, causing his family to laugh. As they walked to the car, Kurt looked forward to the weekend. He loved the Warblers, but even he needed a break from their insanity, whatever was going on with him and Blaine, and from Trent constantly glaring at him. He would get to deal with all of that next week though.

In the next chapter: Kurt finally confronts Trent. Trent tells Kurt why he's so hostile towards him, but it's not what Kurt was expecting at all.