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'I'd Lie' by Taylor Swift

Chapter 7-He'd Never Tell You

The following morning, Kurt drove to school and parked his car before sliding gracefully out of his car seat. Securing his bag on his shoulder, he looked about his surroundings with an air of superiority before heading up the main doors, swinging his hips on his way.

On the way to his locker, he came across Finn, Quinn and Puck. The couple were questioning Puck about the heavy bruise around his eye but they didn't seem to be getting any answers.

Kurt intended to just walk past but Puck looked over Quinn's shoulder and caught his eye. Noticing that Puck's attention had been diverted, Quinn looked over her should to find out what he was looking at. Upon seeing Kurt she smiled and beckoned him over.

With a sigh, Kurt sauntered over to the trio forcing a false smile onto his glossed lips.

"Hey Barbie girl." Kurt greeted as he and Quinn shared a one-armed hug accompanied by a soft kiss to one another's cheeks. "Good morning Finn."

"Hey Kurt." Finn replied.

"Are you looking forward to performing in Glee club this afternoon?" Kurt asked the freakishly tall boy. He decided that if he kept a conversation going, it would help him to try and ignore Puck.

"Sure, it should be fun right." Finn shrugged. "Me and Mike didn't get a whole lot of practice in but it should be good. Of course Rachel will be the best, she has such an incredible voice."

Upon hearing her boyfriend praise Rachel's talent, Quinn's face fell ever so slightly but it was only Kurt who noticed.

"Well I look forward to seeing you perform Finn." Kurt told him as he looped Quinn's arm with his own. "Now if you'll excuse us, Miss Fabray and I need to talk about hair products."

Without once looking at Puck, Kurt led Quinn away.

"Kurt, can I trust you to be honest with me?" Quinn asked him once they were out of hearing distance of the two boys.

"Of course." He assured her. "Let's find an empty classroom so we can discuss this in private."

They found themselves a room and Quinn shut the door whilst Kurt sat down delicately on one of the desks with one leg crossed over the other.

"Do you think I'm losing him?" Quinn asked as she looked down at the floor, her head tilted in such a way that her blonde hair obscured her face.

"Finn?" Kurt asked and the girl nodded in confirmation. "No, absolutely not. He thinks the world of you."

"Then why does he mention her all the time?" Quinn asked resentfully and Kurt immediately knew the 'her' referred to one Rachel Berry.

"He only stated what everybody already knows." Kurt replied. "Rachel, as much as I hate to admit it, is ridiculously talented. She's our star."

"I know that." Quinn sighed. "But I don't feel the need to bring her up in every conversation. Last night on the phone, I was telling Finn about daddy's little dinner party and the cookies my mum had baked and he started talking about how delicious Rachel's cookies were. Lately, every conversation he and I have somehow leads to talking about her. But that's not how it should be. I'm the one he should be talking about all the time… not her."

"Quinny, we'll be singing today." Kurt reminded her as he moved off the desk to comfort her. "After Finn hears your song and realises how you're feeling, things will get better, I know they will."

"No they won't." Quinn replied as she looked at him with tears sparkling in her eyes. "He won't even notice what I'm singing, not when she's in the room. Then when he hears her song, which we both know will be some form of love declaration to him, he'll leave me."

"Sweetheart, you can't know that." Kurt said reasonably. "You're just feeling a little insecure right now and that's causing you to over-analyze everything and it's making you paranoid."

"Kurt, you don't have to lie to spare my feelings." Quinn told him. "I've already accepted that he's going to leave me. He's a nice guy so he'll let me down gently. I suppose I should be thankful for that. By the way, I've changed my song choice."

"So what are you singing now?" He asked.

"You'll see." She replied with a smile that clearly had no strength behind it. "Oh, did you see Puck's eye earlier? That's a nasty bruise. Whoever hit him must have a really strong punch."

"Well there's no doubt in my mind that the fashion-challenged asshole deserved it." Kurt commented with a frosty bite to his tone.

The girl frowned in response to his words feeling extremely thankful that the hostility behind them was not directed at her.

"What's going on?" Quinn asked observing his face carefully so she could see if he was lying or not.

"I punched him." Kurt admitted and at first, Quinn looked shocked but then she simply looked impressed.

"Wow, wait… why did you hit him? What did he do?" She questioned.

Looking down at his wristwatch, Kurt saw that there was still ten minutes to go before first period started so he took a breath, before revealing everything to Quinn, his secret love for Puck, the diary, the shower and Puck's cruelty in the parking lot.

***

By lunchtime, Noah Puckerman had a bright red Quinn-shaped hand print across his face to go with his bruise.

***

At the end of the school day, all the Gleeks met up in the choir room where Mr. Schue was already waiting to greet them. He smiled and clapped his hands together enthusiastically as he surveyed them all.

"Well guys, who wants to go first?" Mr. Schue asked and unsurprisingly, Rachel's hand was up in the air in an instant. "Ok Rachel, show us what you got."

In the blink of an eye, Rachel was stood before her fellow members eager to sing and be in the spotlight. She waited for her music to start before looking directly at Finn as she aimed the lyrics at him. The self-proclaimed star was so obvious that even Brittany knew she was singing to Finn.

"You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset

She's going off about something that you said

'Cause she doesn't get your humour like I do

I'm in the room, it's a typical Tuesday night

I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like

And she'll never know your story like I do

But she wears short skirts, I wear T-shirts

She's Cheer Captain and I'm on the bleachers

Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find

That what you're looking for has been here the whole time…"

As Rachel continued to sing, her face morphed into that psycho look she sometimes got. Finn's eyes were fixated on her as she sang to him whilst Quinn was staring down at her lap. From the blonde's side, Kurt reached his hand over and gently threaded their fingers together and Quinn squeezed his hand in gratitude. Kurt also noticed that Puck, who was slouched in the chair behind Quinn, leaned forwards and lightly placed a comforting hand on her shoulder despite the fact she had smacked him across the face for the way he had treated Kurt.

"If you could see that I'm the one who understands you

Been here all along, so why can't you see?

You belong with me, you belong with me."

Through the progression of the song, Rachel began to look crazier and crazier but of course she still gave a perfect vocal. When she finished she was met with the customary applause, though it was only Finn who seemed genuinely enthusiastic.

"Good Rachel." Mr. Schue praised. "Santana, how about you next?"

After applying a fresh layer of lip-gloss to her mouth, Santana made her way up to the performance area and Brittany applauded her friend before she'd even began singing.

A few minutes later when Santana had sang through her rendition of 'Don't Cha' by 'The Pussycat Dolls'.

"Good job." Mr. Schue smiled as he clapped along with the others. "Would anyone like to volunteer to sing next?"

"I will Mr. Schue." Quinn said decisively as she let go of Kurt's hand and moved to stand in the centre of the designated performing area. "This is for Finn." She told them all and Finn sat up a fraction straighter as the music began to play.

Kurt recognised the song immediately and felt his heart pang for the blonde girl.

"You and me

We used to be together

Everyday together always

I really feel

That I'm losing my best friend

I can't believe

This could be the end

It looks as though you're letting go

And if it's real

Well I don't want to know

Don't speak

I know just what you're saying

So please stop explaining

Don't tell me cause it hurts

Don't speak

I know what you're thinking

I don't need your reasons

Don't tell me cause it hurts…"

Even Rachel couldn't help but feel a little heartbroken as Quinn sang with such emotion and vulnerability. Finn was looking down at his large feet, his forehead crinkled as he listened to the words his girlfriend sang to him.

"Our memories

Well, they can be inviting

But some are altogether

Mighty frightening

As we die, both you and I

With my head in my hands

I sit and cry…"

As Quinn sang the word 'cry', a single tear fell from Kurt's eye and he wanted nothing more than to stand up and pull the girl into his arms and tell her everything was going to be ok. He felt a hand rest on his shoulder and give a comforting squeeze. Somewhere in his mind, he knew the hand belonged to Puck but he did not shove the hand away. Instead, he brought one hand up and rested his small hand over Puck's larger one.

"Don't speak

I know just what you're saying

So please stop explaining

Don't tell me cause it hurts (no, no, no)

Don't speak

I know what you're thinking

And I don't need your reasons

Don't tell me cause it hurts

It's all ending

I gotta stop pretending who we are


You and me I can see us dying…are we?

Don't speak
I know just what you're saying
So please stop explaining
Don't tell me cause it hurts (no, no, no)
Don't speak
I know what you're thinking
I don't need your reasons
Don't tell me cause it hurts
Don't tell me cause it hurts!
I know what you're saying
So please stop explaining

Don't speak,
don't speak,
don't speak,
oh I know what you're thinking
And I don't need your reasons
I know you're good,
I know you're good,
I know you're real good
Oh, la la la la la la La la la la la la
Don't, Don't, uh-huh Hush, hush darlin'
Hush, hush darlin' Hush, hush
don't tell me tell me cause it hurts
Hush, hush darlin' Hush, hush darlin'
Hush, hush don't tell me tell me cause it hurts.
"

She finished the song in no more than a whisper. She received a standing ovation from the majority of the room. Only Rachel and Finn stayed in their seats, and Artie because of his disability but he would have stood if he was able.

"That was beautiful Quinn." Mr. Schue told her. "Very moving."

The blonde showed no sign of having heard the teacher's praise. Her eyes were focused solely upon Finn awaiting his reaction. Eventually, Finn stood up, his eyes still on his feet. He opened his mouth several times but nothing came out. In the end, he simply grabbed his things and left the room at which point Quinn dissolved into tears.

In a heartbeat, Kurt and Brittany were beside her wrapping the slender girl in their arms.

"That's enough for today guys." Mr. Schue announced. "We'll hear everyone else's songs tomorrow."

It took several minutes for Quinn to stop crying and it took Kurt just as long to stop crying silently on her behalf. When she was ready, Brittany took Quinn home. After hugging his friend goodbye and kissing the top of her head, Kurt made his way towards his car to find Puck sat on the bonnet strumming absentmindedly on his guitar.

He'd never tell you but he can play guitar

Kurt cleared his throat to gain his attention.

"Is Quinn ok?" Puck asked gently.

"Of course she isn't ok." Kurt scoffed. "A broken heart is not easily healed."

"Finn's a good guy." Puck said in defence of his best friend. "The dude never planned to hurt Quinn. I doubt if he even knows what's going on right now, the guy's kinda slow."

"Please remove you Lima Loser ass off of my vehicle." Kurt said. "I'm not in the mood to talk, least of all with you."

"So you're still pissed." Puck commented earning himself a heated glare. "I guess I can't blame you. But since my dick is still in one piece I'm guessing you didn't tell your dad about yesterday… so that must mean you still love me no matter how angry you are." His tone was not scathing, but gentle and contemplative.

"If you're not off of my car by the time I've strapped myself in the front seat I will drive regardless to the injury you may be caused." Kurt warned as he moved round to the driver's seat.

Before he could close the door, Puck shoved a book into Kurt's hands.

"My diary." He explained upon receiving Kurt's baffled look. "I read yours so it's only fair that you read mine."

Kurt barely had time to be surprised by the fact Noah Puckerman kept a diary and had handed said diary over for him to read, the mohawked teen had walked off.

For a few minutes, Kurt simply stared at the brown leather bound book in his hands before curiosity got the better of him. He let the diary fall open on a random page and was shocked to find a large paragraph about him finishing with the lines:

I think he can see through everything but my heart

First thought when I wake up is, "My God, he's beautiful"

To Be Continued

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Rachel's song – 'You Belong With Me' by Taylor Swift

Quinn's song – 'Don't Speak' by No Doubt

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