Chapter Ten

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Turned out Quinn didn't have to out anyone, as no one knew most of the jocks already knew. After one of them hearing Puck's declaration texted the others and they waited till school let out to corner Puck deciding to corner Finn when Puck was 'taken care of'. Puck didn't see any of the jocks as he walked to Finn's car; he had to talk to Mr. Shu for a minute after class so he told him he'd wait for him in the car. It was Azimio who walked out from behind the car first. Puck felt his blood run cold, he knew Azimio wouldn't come alone, he just wondered when the rest of the idiots would show their faces.

"Hey PUCK!" he yelled.

Puck moved to put the key in the lock to hopefully get away from the ambush he knew was coming.

"Leave me alone, just back off I'm not scared of you", Puck yelled back at him.

That's when a hockey stick hit his wrist; he heard a snap and his keys fell to the ground. He shut his eyes tightly, keeping the scream inside him, not giving these assholes the satisfaction of knowing they hurt him.

"We heard your little song to Hudson; you should've known better you FAG. We don't like FAGS at our school..we really don't like when they turn people like you and Hudson. So don't worry, we're not stopping with you!"

Puck couldn't think, Kurt and Blaine, he knew they were on their way out of the school, and they were now behind his car, so they wouldn't see them. He wished he could warn them, but he knew he couldn't and just then he heard them walking out of the school talking and laughing. He just prayed they'd go easy on them, but he knew it'd be just as bad for them. He was being held with his arms behind his back, as Azimio landed punch after punch on his face and stomach, kneeing him more than once in the groin. Puck just stared forward at him, only flinching when he hit him. Blood was pouring from his mouth, his nose, somewhere on his face. His stomach felt like a knife was in it twisting. Just as he felt the blows stop he heard Kurt screaming, and Blaine screaming at him to run. They pulled Puck to the side of his car, that's when he saw Blaine being held much the way he was, and was silently thankful at least two of the four were somewhat safe somewhere. Until he heard running and yelling, he used his one good eye to look over and he saw his worst fear. Yes Kurt ran, but he ran to get Finn, and they were both running towards them. Puck had no energy; it hurt to breathe, so he couldn't even yell at them to turn around. He saw three guys grab them both from behind, dragging them to stand in front of their boyfriends. Kurt was openly crying, knowing how scary this had to be for Blaine, for this to be happening again. Finn just looked angry, fought against his restraint, hopelessly. As their yells grew at the boys abusing their boyfriends, they put tape over Kurt's and Finn's mouths, and drug all four into the woods behind the school. None of them saw Mr. Shu seeing them leave, his phone in his hand, 911 already called..he just prayed they'd get here in time.

Once in the woods they tied Finn and Kurt together still facing the torment of watching their boyfriends get beaten up. They both received kicks and a few punches, but nothing like what Puck and Blaine were getting. Finn was worried for both of them, neither were crying out, neither were fighting, both had a faraway look in their eyes. Finn saw a flash, something was flashing, he hoped at first it was the cops..then he realized it was a knife.

They held the knife to Puck, "Now Puck, you stay away from Finn and we might let you live".

That's when Puck spoke for the first time, locking eyes with Finn, "Never".

"Fine, just know that soon the world will be rid of two fags, knowing these two", gesturing to Finn and Kurt, "won't be brave enough to try this whole gay thing again".

That's when Finn and Kurt tried screaming again, both getting a kick to shut them up..so they settled for silently crying.

Puck's eyes were locked with Finn's, and before the knife plunged in his stomach, he said "I told you I'd die for you, and I will, nothing they do will make me not love you..remember that".

All the declaration did was make Finn cry harder, as he watched Puck's eyes widen as the knife plunged in, silent tears in his eyes.

Kurt watched Blaine much the same way, locking eyes, Blaine telling Kurt "I'll always always love you", before he too was stabbed. Kurt sobbed, silently begging them to stop, for someone to help them.

As Blaine cried, they heard shouting coming from the direction of the school. They heard guns cock and police yelling at them to drop the boys and the knives. They all dropped Blaine and Puck, Blaine crying in pain, Puck gasping for breath, neither looking away from the boys in front of them. The police rounded up the jocks, slapping handcuffs on them, while the others tended to the two wounded boys, and untied Kurt and Finn, who despite their own pain rushed to the sides of their boyfriends.

The ambulance got there, they heard them talking about a shallow stab wound to Blaine, the jock had been stopped before the knife had a chance to get buried to the hilt. Finn rode with Puck, Kurt with Blaine. In Blaine's ambulance, he was awake, crying to Kurt telling him how sorry he was that he didn't see this coming. Kurt just holding his hand, telling him there was nothing he could've done, that they made it out alive and those jocks would get what was coming to them.

In Puck's ambulance however, Puck was barely awake, he pulled the mask off his face before he passed out to tell Finn one last time, "I love you". They put a tube down his throat after that, and he was no longer awake and Finn no longer could hold himself together.

Before they got out of the ambulance he grabbed Puck's hand, "I never told you to die for me..so don't you dare Noah..don't you fucking dare die for me".

Then they wheeled him into the hospital, followed by Blaine. Finn turned to see Kurt and they ran to each other, hugging the other, so glad that this wasn't worse, Finn knew in his heart Puck would be fine, he'd be okay. They didn't come this far for it to end like this..it just couldn't end like this.

After being examined, and with a few bruises, a broken rib for each boy, they were released each walking into the waiting area only to see their parents, and Blaine's parents come running in the hospital. They caught sight of the two boys in front of them, neither one holding themselves together in the presence of their parents. Carole ran to Finn, as he collapsed in her arms, "they stabbed him mom, they stabbed him for loving me". Blaine's mother and Burt enveloped Kurt in their arms, him muttering much the same words as Finn.

"What happened Finn?", his mother asked.

"Puck came out to the Glee club, I guess someone overheard it, they jumped him at my car as I was getting sheet music from Mr. Shu. Kurt and Blaine walked out there I guess, and they only managed to hold onto Blaine as Kurt ran back inside to find me. We couldn't find Mr. Shu but Kurt was yelling at me about what was going on, so I guess he heard, he's the only one who could've called the police. Once we ran back outside they were waiting for us, they beat us up some, but not like they did them. They made us watch them beat the crap out of them, I assumed they'd do the same to us once they were done with them. Then they basically told Puck and Blaine if they'd leave us alone they'd live..neither would. So they both..they both..said..they..loved us..then.."

Finn couldn't continue, breaking down, all of the adults figuring out what it was he couldn't say. Blaine's mom was comforting Kurt, as Blaine's dad and Burt went to the desk to get information. Puck was signed away to Burt by his mother, so he was acting guardian and could get information about him. All they were told was both boys were in surgery, and when there was news someone would be out there to talk to them. They were escorted to the surgery waiting area, within an hour were joined by Blaine's friends from Dalton, Rachel and her dads, and much of the rest of the glee club sans Quinn.

When a doctor finally came into the room, they took Blaine's parents in a private room, Blaine's mother dragging Kurt with her, making Burt smile. When they came out, they were crying, but not the sobbing crying they'd be doing if it was bad news. Kurt sat down between his brother and father, "he's going to be okay, he's really going to be okay". Finn was happy for him, but couldn't smile, could hardly breathe, he needed to know Puck was okay...he had to be okay.

When the other doctor came in, they wouldn't let Finn in the room, only Burt went in, in case it was bad news he wanted to break it to Finn himself. Finn knew, when Burt came out of that room, he just knew..everyone jumped when Burt put his fist through the wall.