A/N - Soooooooooo . . . It's been a hell of along time hasn't it? I have no excuses. I simple ask that you forgive me for the wait. With out further ado i give you Chapter 10!
Chapter 10: The rainbow side
Puck walked into his bedroom with a towel around his waist, closing the door to block out the sounds of his mother screaming at his little sister to wake up and get ready for school. After pulling on some boxers Puck stood in front of his closet trying to figure out what to wear.
For the first time ever Puck faced a problem. Thinking to himself, "I have nothing to wear. I think I should go shopping and get more clothes." Then regarded the thought with horror muttering "Damnit KURT! You're turning me into you!" Muttering dark things about the fashion savvy boy, Puck just put on some black jeans and a blue tee-shirt that showed off his arms.
After walking downstairs and grabbing his backpack Puck opened the door, shouted a "Bye!" to his mom and sister and walked outside only to be confronted with a certain someone just getting out of his car.
"Puck! Good. Get in my car." Kurt said while adjusting his bangs. Puck just kinda stopped and stared a bit wondering when he had agreed to ride in with Hummel.
With a sigh Kurt walked up to Puck took his arm and dragged him to the passenger side door. "Look Puck I know that this is out of the norm for you but do try and keep up with the ever shifting winds of life. We need to practice our songs. I was thinking that we could save time by simple driving to and from school together. We can practice some of the singing and whatnot while driving and the dance steps at my place after school. I will not be made a of fool of because of you. Now get in the car."
With that Kurt walked around and got in the driver seat. Puck managed to shake off his shock just enough to get in the car and close the door. "So . . . What did you say again?" Puck asked.
"Not you're quickest in the mornings are you?" Kurt said with a sigh. "We need to practice our songs. For the next week, for all intents, you are my bitch."
"What the hell makes you think I'll agree to this?" Puck demanded only slightly scared by the smile that formed on Kurt's face.
"It's quite simple really. If we practice all this week then you will be free to be Blaine's bitch this weekend. He did say that the next date was going to be him taking you out right?" Kurt asked a little too knowingly.
Puck swallowed just a tad before say "Yeah. And?"
"Well thanks to being Blaine's best friend I am already aware of everything that he is thinking about. I won't forgo practicing on the songs just so you can enjoy your time with him but I will make sure that the two of you can enjoy this weekend without worrying about the performance on monday. It goes without saying so that i also can enjoy this weekend without worrying about monday as well."
"So what you're saying is that Blaine has something awesome planned. You know what it is. Ill assume you won't tell me and only told me so that you could torture me by not telling me what it is he told you. And somehow, someway, making me give up all my free time during the week to practice with you is a good thing." Puck said feeling just a little put out that he can't choose anything for the next week.
"In essence. Though this might make you feel better. It's not like you really would be able to see too much of him anyway. Mercedes is doing the same thing with him that I am with you. All four of us need to practice."
Puck opened his mouth to respond but got cut off by Kurt giving him a slashing look and saying "Beside's don't you want to impress Blaine with how well you can sing?"
Puck was quiet for awhile letting that thought sink in finally he said, "I hate you."
Kurt merely smiled and said "No you don't." To which Puck sulkily replied "Yes I do. I need new clothes, it's your fault and I hate you." Kurt just stared at Puck for a few minutes before laughing long and loudly. Longer then Puck liked. Much longer. Finally Kurt wrestled his mirth under control and said "Welcome to the Rainbow Side."
Walking in though the doors on McKinley High Kurt walked straight to his locker and began talking with Mercedes, ignoring Puck instantly scanning the hall looking for Blaine. Feeling a little disappointed that he couldn't find Blaine right away Puck walked towards his locker only to see Blaine leaning on it. Puck felt a warm smile spread over his face which only increased when Blaine turned his head and caught sight of Puck giving a wide smile of welcome.
Forgetting everything, that they were at school, that people were watching, Puck walked right up to Blaine and drew him close for quick, yet passionate kiss. When Puck pulled away Blaine's eye's slowly opened and a light blush rose to color his face.
"Hey." Puck whispered finding the shy smile like a sunrise.
"Hey yourself." Blaine whispered back the blush deepening in color the slightest bit more. The moment stretched on and on, the world falling apart around them, until only they remained. A quiet safe place that felt so right to Puck it was almost scary. A place that Puck had never even begun to believe could exist.
A place that was shattered when an ice cold slushy slammed into them, snapping them both back to the real world. Puck stood frozen in shock feeling the coldness spreading down his body. When Puck looked to his left and saw Blaine was also a target of the attack a white hot rage filled his mind. Wiping off his eye's Puck spotted Karofsky and Azimio laughing while fist bumping each other.
Seeing the slushy cups still in their hands was all it took to snap Puck's self control and send him flying at the two with rage. First slamming Karofsky into a locker with enough force to dent it then turning on Azimio and punching him hard enough in the face that he stumbled backwards clutching his nose.
By this time Karofsky had risen to his feet and saw Azimio bent over in pain, Puck turned around and slammed Karofsky against the locker again, this time using one arm to pin Karofsky's hands above his head and using his other arm to press against Karosky's windpipe.
Before he could act further against the people who dared to hurt Blaine, Coach Sylvester arrived and commanded "MOHAWK, ENOUGH!" In a voice that penetrated the red haze of his mind and made him back off, still glaring at Karofsky.
Coach Sylvester took everything in with a single glance and promptly gave detention to the two jocks all but cowering in fear and pain. Then turned and said. "You redwood," Pointing at Finn, "Get Mohawk cleaned up." Seeing Finn not moving she narrowed her eye's and hissed "Yes I know you're stupid so i'll say this only once. Mohawk, bathroom, NOW!" All but tripping over himself Finn leaped and started dragging Puck away to the nearest Boys room. Looking back Puck saw Blaine in the care of Mercedes and Kurt.
Blaine wouldn't even glance at Puck and seemed to be shacking and not, it seemed, just from the cold slushy.
"Lean back now Blaine. Just like that. Keep your eye's closed till we tell you its okay to open them." Kurt said softly. Blaine complied without a word. Kurt was just glad that his trembling had stopped. Sharing a worried look with his best friend Mercedes he went to work cleaning off Blaine.
When most of the slushy had been removed Kurt noticed that Blaine seemed to be shacking again but this time Kurt noticed tears merging in with the water. Looking at Mercedes Kurt mouthed "leave." Mercedes smiled sadly and nodded, silently withdrawing from the bathroom. Kurt reached over and flicked the lock.
Turning off the water Kurt laid a towel on his shoulder and quickly pulled Blaine up and held the other boy so Blaine could cry. Running his hand soothingly over Blaine's back and murmuring soothing nothings.
Once Blaine had calmed down a bit Kurt gently pushed him back a bit to finish cleaning him off. "Blaine, what was that all about? Forgive me for sounding insensitive but why were you crying? Surely a slushy shouldn't have caused such a strong reaction."
Blaine sighed "It wasn't about the slushy Kurt. It was about Puck. He . . . " Blaine let the sentence die in his mouth so Kurt prompted "What did Puck do Blaine?" Kurt asked truly confused.
"He scared me Kurt. He was so violent. The look on his face. I felt. . . He looked like he was going to kill them. I've never seen anyone act like that. I'm starting to think that maybe I. . . " Blaine took a deep shuddering breathe ". . . Maybe I made a mistake in agreeing to go out with him."
Kurt caught his breathe, feeling horrible for Blaine. Yes even Kurt felt that Puck had gone too far and been a little too violent for what had happened to them. But Kurt remembered the look on Puck's face as they walked in different directions. There had been nothing but worry while he had stared at Blaine. Worry and a trace of shock. Maybe Puck had been scared by what he did as well. Maybe Puck had simple been so worried about Blaine.
Kurt was sure he knew why Puck had acted the way he had. But Blane needed to clam down a bit more before he would be willing to listen. And Kurt knew that whatever he said wouldn't change much. Blaine needed to hear this from Puck.
Finn handed Puck a towel and stepped back while Puck finished drying his head and what little hair he had. Standing up Puck felt exhausted both in mind and body. What energy he had left went into worrying about Blaine.
"Dude you okay?" Finn asked.
"Yeah. Ill be fine. Just worried about Blaine." Puck answered. Thoughts kept flowing though mind, all of them centered on Blaine. So he took his cell phone out of his pocket and sent a text. "You okay there babe?"
Placing his phone down on the chair, Puck turned around and looked at Finn. Finn seemed to struggling to find the words to say something so Puck asked, "Dude. What's wrong?"
"When did you go gay?" Finn asked not quite looking at him. Puck sighed and turned around to lean his head against the cool glass of the mirror. He should have known that people would have seen the kiss and assumed he was gay.
"Finn it's a long story. I don't really feel like telling it all right now. Basically I meet Blaine. Liked him. Fought with myself over what I was. Found out I was bi. And went after him. He likes me. I like him. We cool?" Puck turned around and caught Finn smiling like a moron at him. "What's funny?" Puck asked feeling kinda hurt.
Finn just smiled wider and said "Always knew one day you'd run out of girls to fuck and switch to guys." Then Finn doubled over laughing, which helped him not see the shampoo bottle hurtle at his end.
Puck was sitting at the top of the bleachers after school, watching the cheerleaders perform yet another amazing number all under the insults of their coach, waiting for Kurt to meet him like he asked though text.
After watching the big finale of the performance which was breath taking Puck spotted Kurt walking up the bleachers. Sitting down next to him Kurt let out a sigh. "I'm here Noah. And before you say anything I know why you asked me here. First let me say that Blaine is fine. A little. . . Okay a lot shaken up."
"Why is he so shaken up Kurt? He won't answer my texts or my calls." Puck asked quietly afraid of finding out but needing to know anyway.
Kurt was silent for a while before saying quietly, almost in a whisper, "You scared him Noah. He has never been around violence before. And to watch you lose it like that terrified him. I think I helped him see that it was just your reaction to having someone you care about hurt. But right now all he see's is a violent man who lashed out over something small."
"But. . . "Puck tried to say but Kurt cut him off. "I know Noah. Blaine doesn't understand what we used to go though. He also doesn't understand that you have been hurt a lot before and know that he has as well. He doesn't yet know that you will do everything you can to keep him from being hurt, and truthfully. . . " Kurt glanced at Puck for the first time since he sat down. ". . . I think you scared yourself to with how far you'll go to protect someone you truly care about."
Kurt stood up and dusted off his pants before looking down and saying "Come on. You two need to talk this out. Mercedes is taking Blaine to my place right now. Blaine doesn't know you will be there. But you need to fix this before Blaine convinces himself that he made a mistake with you. He doesn't believe it but he's scared and running away from the problem. . ." Kurt took a deep breathe and turned around but not before Puck caught the sight of tears in his eye's ". . . Just like he always does."
A/N - So I know it's getting a bit sad angst ridden at this point. I simple had to let the story flow in the way it was otherwise it would no longer be the story I want to write. So review if you can/want to. It may or may not help me write more. I WILL finish this thing I'm just hoping it doesn't take too much longer.