A/N: I know! I know! I owe you guys both Ryder/Kitty and Finchel. And I'm about to bring you one of them at least. I hope I can interpret this song correctly and do it some kind of justice. Song used is 'The Antidote' by St. Vincent. For now, however…here's Ryder and Kitty
I am the antidote
I'll suck your venom out
Show me where it really hurts
I'll show you where it really hurts
Kitty was tired. She was tired of running from how she felt. She knew that Ryder was the only one who meant anything to her, but she couldn't find him. The last time she saw Ryder, he'd chewed her out because of them breaking up again. He went out of his way to avoid her. Kitty knew that they were in Glee together and that he couldn't avoid her forever. And she was going to make her point. When she arrived at the choir room, nobody was there. This was perfect for her, because she needed these few extra minutes alone to think about what she'd say. She was halfway through her thinking when Ryder stepped into the room. Ryder noticed Kitty sitting in the chair, and went to turn around to leave, when he heard Kitty speak.
"Ryder, wait."
Ryder stopped and turned around. He'd missed Kitty, for sure. And he'd missed talking to her about his dyslexia problem, and how he struggled with it everyday. He knew that he couldn't trust her though, and that's what scared him most. Was the fact that he was going to talk to her again. He turned around and walked over to her and sat down next to her, not really looking at her.
"What?"
"Ry, I can't do this. I can't be without you anymore. I know…I know I pushed you away. I fucked up our relationship Ryder, I did that. And now I'm trying to fix it."
Ryder looked at Kitty. He knew how she felt. Because he felt the same way. He felt like something was burning inside of him, something that felt like loneliness but he couldn't put his finger on it. He sat down next to Kitty and looked at her.
"This back and forth, has to stop. It has to. I miss you, and I want to be serious with you. But I can't be serious if you're going to keep breaking up with me, because James wants to take you to Breadstix."
"I know. I know Ryder, I know. Relationships are hard, and they're scary. But they take work. And I know that. I know now how much work they are, and I want to make it work this time."
Ryder believed her. He always did. He couldn't help it. It was in his nature to be a good guy, and that's exactly why he knew it would work, because he was nice, and forgiving. And Kitty knew that that's what she wanted. Was to be safe.
Should've stopped for the wind
Should've stopped for love
Should've stopped for the wind
Should've stopped for love
Kitty knew getting Ryder back was going to be relatively easy. She genuinely had feelings for him, and being with half the football team, wasn't something she wanted. She felt that connection with him. Sure, the football players wanted her to put out, and normally she did. But with Ryder it was different. It was like he cared what she said, and that's what she'd missed. They had a common bond, and it kept growing stronger everyday. Losing Ryder was her mistake, a mistake she paid dearly for everyday, and she was sad about that. She smiled lovingly at him as the choir room filled up. Blaine walked in last, smiling like always. He looked at his friend and Kitty and grinned widely.
"What's this?"
"Love, Blaine. Something that you should be vaguely familiar with."
Ryder said. Blaine grinned and high fived his friend, taking his seat in the back of the choir room. He knew that things were going to work out with Ryder, because things had been easier for him and Kurt. Speaking of, he took his cell phone out and answered Kurt's text before Schue came in and called the class together. Ryder smiled around the room and knew what he needed to do. He stood up and turned around, addressing the room.
"Kitty and I are back together. And this time it's permanent. And I know we said that last time, but Kitty had some stuff to work out in herself first. And I recognize that. So we're doing it, for keeps this time. I've actually been working on something for a bit."
And Ryder stood up and looked at the band. He started singing, and Kitty looked at him, knowing that Ryder was super talented, and whatever song he'd picked, he'd kill. What she hadn't anticipated was hearing one of her favorite bands coming out of his mouth. She gasped and stood up, knowing that her voice would be even better on this song, and she was right, as she and Ryder performed together.
Honey, your clothes are soaked
Mom leaves my daddy's trapes
Show me where it really hurts
I'll show you where it really hurts
Should've stopped for the wind
Should've stopped for love
Should've stopped for the wind
Should've stopped for love
Ryder looked at Kitty while he was singing, and realized that this was just perfect for them. It was a song about love lost and redemption. Kind of just like them. Ryder held Kitty's hand and smiled. Because he knew that this was perfect for them, and nothing was going to stop them being together again. And Kitty had the same realization. They were going to make it work, and that's what this was. Them making it work, against all odds, against all the mean and hate in the world, at the end of the day, they were going to be together, and that was the end of it.
Should've stopped for the wind
Should've stopped for love
Should've stopped for the wind
Should've stopped for love
