Chapter 10
McKinley High - weight room immediately after Jeff and Kurt exit
Coach Beiste rushed into the room to find out what was going on. She saw Karofsky on the ground crying in pain and most of the football team standing around looking stunned.
She quickly checked the boy for injuries and discovered that his shoulder was dislocated.
"Someone call 911" she ordered. "He going to need to go to the emergency room. In the mean time, Dave, I'm going to need to pop this back in. This is going to hurt - do you understand? Trust me, I'm trained and I've done it lots of times. OK?"
Once she'd gotten Dave Karofsky stabilized and the paramedics were on the way she stood up and asked "What the hell happened here?"
Sam spoke first saying "Coach, I was in the shower, I didn't see anything."
"Me neither" add Puck.
"I was lifting weights with my back to him" supplied Mike.
"Tina, Mercedes, why are you girls in here?"
"Mike was showing off his muscles for me" answered Tina.
"Coach, I really need to lose some weight and I thought I'd try weight lifting."
Coach Beiste went over to Karofsky and knelt down.
"Son, I know you're in a lot of pain but can you tell me what happened here?"
"I was ...lifting...no spotter... lost my grip."
"Really? You dislocated your shoulder lifting weights?"
"It's true coach. I was supposed to be spotting him but I got distracted by Mercedes. 'cause that girl is fine" claimed Azimio.
Coach Beiste didn't believe a word they were saying but if no one would talk she didn't know what she could do.
"Finn? What about you? Did you see what happened?"
"No coach. I missed the whole thing" he claimed stonily.
The paramedics came and took Karofsky away. Coach Beiste couldn't help but notice that divide in the room with the glee kids on one side and the rest of the jocks on the other. Something had gone down and she knew it.
Principle Figgins Office
"Shannon, why are you insisting on trying to prove something else happened? If the boy was ignoring the safely rules the school cannot be sued. We are in the clear."
"Because something else happened. Don't you want the truth?"
"Why would they all lie? If the boy got the injury some other way then why is he telling you a story that puts all the blame on himself?"
"I don't know but I'm going to talk to Will about this. I thought all of the problems between the jocks and glee had settled down but I'm sure that was the root of the conflict."
"Shannon, there was no conflict. Please don't make trouble for the school. We can't afford a lawsuit."
The Hummel - Hudson House after school
"Dude, what were you thinking?" yelled Finn "We had everything under control and you came swooping in wearing that stupid gay uniform..."
"Finn!" interrupted Kurt.
"Sorry, stupid prep school uniform, you dislocated Karofsky's shoulder and he had to go to the hospital. Do you know what that means for his chances at pro ball?"
"Do I look like I care?" replied Jeff "Do you have any idea what he has done to your brother? You were supposed to be in charge of protecting him - where were you?"
"In class, dude. I can't be Kurt's bodyguard 24/7. And he isn't the one in a shoulder sling. How bad could it have been? Kurt is fine."
"You don't know what you are talking about" insisted Jeff.
"Don't, just don't, Jeff. Finn doesn't need to understand. But what can I do now? I can't ask to go back to Dalton again. Even if I hadn't asked to come back, the tuition was really a strain on Dad and Carol so I was going to have to go back to McKinley eventually."
"Kurt, what are you talking about, just show up tomorrow. Karofsky sure isn't going to bother you now. And your crazy boyfriend is in the clear."
"What do you mean?" asked Jeff. "I've been waiting all afternoon for the cops to come and take me away. How is it that it hasn't happened yet?"
"Because Karofsky claimed he hurt himself lifting weights and we all backed him. No one is going to spill about your Rambo imitation."
"Jeff, let's go to my room, we need to talk strategy" said Kurt as he got up and took Jeff by the hand.
"Tactics, beautiful, I'm pretty sure we need to stick to tactics for now."
"Whatever. Strategy, tactics, I don't care what you call it, we need to talk it."
"There's more I have to tell you, Jeff, that I don't want Finn to know" Kurt said as soon as they had settled on his bed.
"You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to. I got the gist of what he did."
"He groped me and he enjoyed it. I was so freaked out by it." Kurt shivered just thinking about it.
"He won't do that ever again. I promise. I wish I could make him pay more than I did but I'm sure I got my point across. He won't touch you again."
"That's not the worst part. He's crazy, Jeff. He seems to think that I'm in some kind of relationship with him. He...He told me to meet him in the locker room and he really expected me to do it."
"Oh no, that's bad. If he's delusional...That's really bad. We need to get a restraining order against him."
"Really?" Kurt asked giving Jeff his bitch, please look. "maybe in the world you live in where you call your father to warn him you're going to need a lawyer but I don't see how I'm going to get a restraining order. I have no proof at all."
"OK, we need to put aside the issue of long term and talk about tomorrow. You can't go to school tomorrow. Can you get away with skipping? Can you come to Westerville and spend the day there? You can just read in the library at Dalton and I can see you between classes. That would mean we'd have the whole weekend to figure out what we are going to do about Karofsky."
"If I can keep Finn from ratting me out, I could just go to homeroom for attendance and skip from there. Lots of kids do it, I never did but Puck is a master at not bothering to show up for class. On the other hand, he's never going to graduate."
"It's just one day. I'd rather you weren't anywhere on campus. What if his friends decide to take revenge on you? I don't want to risk it. Can't you just tell your parents that you're sick?"
"And make an miraculous recovery by the end of the day?"
"Sure, even if they know you're faking, you're a good kid with great grades, is your dad really going to call you on it? Or better yet, is there any way you can get some one to cover for you at school? I don't know how it works at a public school."
"I can get Puck to help me. I've never skipped school but how hard can it be? I'll meet you at Dalton in the morning. I'll tell my dad that I'm going straight to Westerville to see you after school. He already knows that we'll be going out tomorrow night."
"Good, that gives us until Monday. Next problem,what are you willing for anyone else to know? So far, we've only been telling people that he's a bully. If that was all there was to it, everything should already be fine. I'm not sure if we can come up with a plan without letting everyone know that he is gay and obsessed with you. Well, not everyone but at least some people on a need to know."
"I don't want to but you're right. No one is going to understand why I can't go back as long as he's there if they don't know that part."
"Would you come back to Dalton if you could? If money wasn't an issue?"
"Jeff, I miss Dalton and the friends I made there. I hate that you and I are so far apart but I really don't belong there. I know you don't really get it because you love it so much. I'd want to come back if we can't find a way to handle the Karofsky problem but I'd rather be at McKinley. Even if he was just bullying me the way he did before he became obsessed with me, I'd be OK. I just can't now...I mean, what if he had...If I hadn't gotten away..."
Kurt shivered and couldn't continue as tears started falling down his face. Jeff held Kurt in his arms as they laid on the bed, Kurt with his head on Jeff's chest. Jeff kissing the top of his head as he murmured assurances. He wasn't going to let anything happen to Kurt. Never again.
When Kurt stopped crying, Jeff asked him "Can you come home and sleep with me tonight? I don't want to leave you here."
"I'll tell my dad that I'm sleeping over with Mercedes. She'll cover for me. But you should leave before he's home and I'll come over later."
Herrmann House - Dad's study
"Son, what is happening to you? You always been so good - no perfect. Perfect grades, perfect attendance, perfect at every sport you've shown any interest in. Now you meet this boy and I'm getting a call from the head master saying you ran out of school in the middle of class. You call me to say you might need a lawyer. I waited all afternoon, worried about you. What kind of trouble has Kurt gotten you into?"
"Don't do that. Don't try to blame Kurt for what's happening. It isn't his fault that some creep is hurting him. No one deserves that."
"He's not my priority, you are."
"He's my priority. Dad, I love him."
"You're only seventeen. He's your first boyfriend. What do you know about love?"
"Plenty. I've seen it my whole life. You and mom love each other and you love us. I know that I love Kurt. I'm not good with words. I can't give you some flowery speech to prove it. But someone is hurting him and I can't live with that. I can't live if that happens."
"Start from the beginning and tell me what happened today."
"Kurt called me and he was hysterical. So I left Dalton and drove to McKinley."
"You drove 88 miles because your boyfriend called. If he was hurt why didn't he get a teacher or one of his friends. Or his parents?"
"I don't know why he called me first. But that was the reason I was so upset. He was clearly not thinking straight which means things were bad. Really bad. There's a guy at his school who has bullied him for a very long time. Last fall this guy out of the blue kisses Kurt and then threatens to kill him if he told anyone. Things just got worse after that so Kurt transferred to Dalton. That same guy is now obsessed with Kurt. He...Dad, do I have to really tell you?"
"Was Kurt sexually assaulted, Jeff? We have to call the police if that's what happened."
"There's no proof. He grabbed Kurt and felt him up. Everything was over clothes but Kurt feels violated. Do you understand why I attacked the guy now?"
"I understand but you know it wasn't the right thing to do. Kurt should have gone to the authorities."
"No one is going to believe him."
"Unfortunately, you're right about that. What exactly did you do to him?"
"I dislocated his shoulder."
"That showed remarkable restraint on your part. And why hasn't he pressed charges? Is he afraid of what Kurt might say?"
"I honestly don't know. Apparently he and everyone else is claiming he hurt himself working out."
"Witnesses? There are witnesses? That's bad Jeff. They could start talking at any moment. Fortunately, a dislocated shoulder, while serious, isn't likely to move a jury. A DA isn't going to want to prosecute if there is any evidence at all of a mutual fight. Given that you are two teenagers boys the worse we can expect is that his family will try to sue. I can handle that. I'll have my lawyers prepared for all contingencies."
"I've asked Kurt to spend the night with me tonight."
"I said I'd allow it and I'm not going to go back on my word. Just please promise that you won't escalate this conflict with that boy."
"I promise I won't attack him unprovoked."
"That's terribly qualified, Jeff. I've always trusted you and I want to continue that but Kurt is a bad influence on you. I've never had to worry about you like this."
"I can handle myself, you know I can."
"Jeff that's the problem. I'm not worried for your immediate physical safety but I need to know that you aren't going to do something that's going to get you sent to prison. I can't believe I'm even having to say something like this to you. It's never even occurred to me before. Promise me at least that you won't do anything illegal tomorrow. Give me some time to figure out what is really going on here."
"I'll be at school all day tomorrow and Kurt will be safe with me so I can promise you that."
"That'll have to due for now. I'm very disappointed in you, Jeff, but you know I love you no matter what, right?"
"I know."
Jeff's Room - later the same day
Nick and Jeff sat on the floor as Jeff explained everything to his best friend.
"So nothing is off the table now, Nick. The only mission parameter is that no one on our side get caught or hurt."
"You don't think what you did today is enough?"
"No, I really don't."
"Well, that's what you get for being a good guy. Don't you know by now that when you show mercy on the bad guy, you just have to take him down later anyway?"
"This isn't some movie. He just a teenage boy. Unfortunately, he is a delusional teenage boy with a dangerous obsession for my boyfriend."
"Are you sure about that? Maybe he's just a perve and warning him off would be enough."
"I can't take that chance. Kurt can't go back to that school until he's gone. I'd rather he came back to Dalton but I don't know how to make that happen."
"Simple, tell Kurt's father what happened."
"Kurt would hate me."
"So Kurt's affection is more important than his safety? Now, I understand your motivations."
"Asshole. I'd rather have both, so OK that's on the table but as a last resort. If we can't get rid of him by Monday."
"According to intel, his family is very religious, so outing him might be all we need to do."
"We need more than a rumor. We need some proof."
"Gay porn in his locker?"
"He might have that already. It needs to be public."
"We can have Blaine serenade him with a really gay sexually suggestive song."
"I really like that one."
"Send a male prostitute to his house?"
They went on for some time just throwing out ideas, some crazier than others but Jeff didn't shoot any down outright.
There were going through the list, rating items by probabilities of success and risk involved in implementation. They were still working on that when Kurt walked in.
"Nick, this one is too ambitious by far. I don't even own a chain saw and Ohio is land locked so exactly how are we supposed to take a boat to dump parts into the ocean?"
"Um, hey guys, what are you working on?"
Jeff looked at the list he and Nick had been working on then back at Kurt then Nick. He punched Nick in the arm saying "Damn Nick why'd you let me do this? This list is useless. We watch entirely too much TV. I'm sorry Kurt, Nick and I just been jerking off instead of doing serious work."
Kurt's shocked look prompted Nick to clarify "Not literally. He meant that we have been indulging in over the top fantasies about dismembering that dude at McKinley instead of coming up with a realistic plan. But in my defense, Jeff, it totally made you feel better."
Kurt sat down next to his boyfriend, took his face in his hands and said "Hey, you don't have to rescue me. Really, what you did for me today was fantastic but I have to deal with this."
"I don't want to let you down. I know we haven't come up with anything viable yet but we have all weekend."
"I was really upset earlier and I'll admit I was shocked and traumatized but I'm strong, Jeff. I've been through so much in my life and I'm still standing. I'm not going to let a little non-consensual frottage ruin my life."
"Dude, is that as dirty as it sounds? Do I even want to know what that means?" asked Nick.
"Don't focus on the details, the bottom line is that I'm saying that I have to handle this. I have a plan already. It might not be as macho as your ninja moves and it definitely doesn't involve chopping anyone into pieces."
"The details do matter" insisted Jeff. "you said he felt you up. There was more? What exactly are you talking about?"
"I shouldn't have brought it up can we please move on? I want to be able to go back to school on Monday and Karofsky has to be gone for that to happen. Can we just focus on that?"
"What does this plan entail?" asked Jeff cautiously.
"Well, I don't have the details worked out but we have to let Dave Karofsky's parents know that he is obsessed with me. If he really thought that he and I had a relationship then he needs psychiatric help. I need to let go of the anger and get that for him. First, I think we need to confirm that's really what's going on. Is he delusional or was he just coming on to me? I'm going to need to talk to him."
"No. Absolutely not." insisted Jeff.
Kurt fished out a small canister from his bag.
"Pepper spray" he declared triumphantly. "Really simple, I know but effective. You two tend to make everything way too complicated with your plans and contingencies and overly involved probability ratings."
"I'm not going to let you confront him alone" insisted Jeff.
"I won't. I'll need to appear to be alone to get him to talk but I swear we'll come up with a plan with plenty of backup. First off let me show you something that I think we can use to our advantage. Go to this website..."
Kurt and Nick stood behind Jeff as he brought up the website Kurt had given him. He started the video on the front page of the blog.
Jacob Ben Israel's face in close up appeared on the screen.
"Breaking news here at McKinley High, Dave Karofsky was totally pwned by unnamed BAMF boyfriend of Kurt Hummel. Unfortunately we don't have any footage of the actual fight but witnesses say it was an epic battle ending with Dave Karofsky on the ground screaming like a girl. For an eye witness account, we go to Tina Cohen-Chang and her boyfriend other asian. Ms. Chang tell us what you saw."
The video cut to a two shot of Jacob standing next to Tina holding a microphone in front of her face.
"It was totally awesome, this tall blond guy just showed up out of no where like a ninja. He was so hot. You could tell even though he was wearing a dorky boys school uniform. Anyway he was all ninja and 'Kurt is my boyfriend' and Dave was all 'what?' and 'I give up'. It was epic."
Mike Chang jumped into screen and the camera man widened the shot.
"Yeah, he was like mua wap" he said making dramatic moves and sound effects from a bad karate movie.
"I did not do any of that" exclaimed Jeff.
"Don't worry, they called you a BAMF and that's good" soothed Kurt "Keep watching."
"And now let's hear from former badass and current Lauren Zises bitch, Noah Puckerman. Can you tell us what you saw today?"
"I didn't see anything. But if I had seen a fight, I'd be saying way go Kurt. Your boyfriend is really badass and I would know. I own giving beat downs to unsuspecting dudes. But I swear I didn't actually see anything. Now get out of my face." Puck's hand covered the camera and then there was another cut.
"Finn Hudson, star quarterback and step-brother of Kurt Hummel. Finn, what do you say to the rumors that Dave Karofsky had a little something something going on with your step-brother and that was the real reason behind today's epic battle? Is it true that they were actually fighting for the affections of McKinley's most infamous flamer?"
"What? What are you talking about. I don't know anything about any of that. And none of it's true."
"So are you denying that Dave Karofsky is a big fag? Just how queer is the football team Finn? What goes on in those lockers rooms?"
"No, absolutely not. Stop saying that!"
The video cut back to a close up to Jacob Ben Israel.
"So there you have it folks. Was today's epic battle for the heart of one Kurt Hummel? Dave Karofsky was unavailable to confirm or deny these allegations."
Jeff and Nick just stared at Kurt for a bit before Jeff spoke up.
"Does this guy post this kind of stuff all the time?"
"I've seen worse, actually" explained Kurt. "The point is that the rumors are already out there. I propose take the information to Karofsky's parents. I've met his dad and I think he'd want to get help for him. I'm sure once everything is out in the open then they'll be supportive and he can get over this obsession. What he did was creepy and disturbing but I'm trying to be a better person and get help for him instead of focusing on revenge."
"Kurt, you're genius. That's an awesome idea" agreed Jeff as Nick gave him a surprised questioning look behind Kurt's head. They both knew that the Karofsky family was deeply religious and belonged to a church with known for anti-gay sentiments. He'd asked to Tori to produce a deep background check on the family and the boy had delivered in spades.
"So I'm thinking that I'll set up a meeting with Dave tomorrow after school. You guys can come with me for backup but he needs to think I'm alone. I'll get Jacob Ben Israel to film it covertly but we'll confiscate the tape. I don't really want this talk on the internet. If it turns out he has a grip on reality, then maybe he will just leave me alone now that he understands you're my boyfriend but if not we'll talk to his parents and use the tape as proof. They probably aren't going to just believe me."
"Alright" agreed Jeff "but with some major modifications. First off, there is no need to get this Jacob sleaze involved. We can do the filming ourselves. Second, we get there first to scope out the terrain, then Nick and I have to be with in sight and hearing of everything. Finally, you keep that pepper spray in your hand at all times."
"OK, it's a plan."
Dinner was pretty typical for the Herrmann house except that Mr. Herrmann seemed to be giving Kurt move hostile looks than usual. He tried to ignore it and no one else seemed to notice. After dinner the band practiced a new cover that Ali wanted to add to their act and Kurt was introduced to the rehearsal space that their parents had built for them in the back yard. For someone who was so reluctant to support singing as a career, their father was certainly generous in supporting it as a hobby. Kurt was beginning to get the fact that they were very rich though he and Jeff and never really talked money.
Jeff's Room - late that night
"Hey beautiful" Jeff said as he started kissing Kurt gently. They kissed softly as they began slowly undressing each other. The usual urgency was missing as they slowly caressed each other and planted gentle kisses on each revealed bit of skin. Naked, they crawled into bed and continued kissing with hands roaming until things moved from sweet to smoldering. Jeff's hands dragging along Kurt's back made him gasp with excitement and he wanted more.
"Make love to me, please" Kurt begged. Not waiting for a reply, he pulled the lube out of the drawer, handed it to Jeff and snuggled against the taller boy with his back to his chest, he could feel Jeff's cock against his ass. "Like this" he clarified. "I love it when you hold me like this."
Jeff kissed Kurt's neck softly as carefully inserted slicked up fingers into Kurt one at a time. He started sucking on Kurt's earlobe then murmured in his ear as he stretched him out.
"Does that feel good? Are you ready for me? You are so beautiful and I love you so much."
"Yes" whispered Kurt "I ready, I want you to make love to me. I'm so ready." Kurt gasped as Jeff entered him slowly. He grasped Kurt's hand in his as pushed all the way in pausing. They were so close, every inch of skin touching, Jeff let go of Kurt's hand and began a slow caress starting at his chest, running down his side and resting on his hip. His skin was so soft he just wanted to touch every part of him.
Kurt whined at the feeling of Jeff filling him. Just holding still and enjoying the fact that they were connected and they fit so perfectly. Finally, Jeff pulled nearly out and plunged back into as deep as he could go causing them to both gasp at the sensation. Kurt was so tight around him, surrounding him and he had to hold back a cry because it was just too much. Kurt was making little umf sounds trying as well to not cry out. Jeff moved his hand back up to Kurt's chest and tried to pull him closer, then just held him, hand splayed across his chest.
They were completely lost together in the sensation as Jeff found a rhythm that made Kurt gasp softly with each thrust. Jeff was breathing raggedly in Kurt's ear, occasionally whispering things like "Kurt, you feel so good, I'm inside you, so tight, so hot, I love you so much". Jeff continued to thrust slowly and deeply as he watched Kurt come completely undone. The smaller boy shoved his hand in his mouth to keep from screaming from the pleasure, finally he begged for release in a strangled whisper. "Please, Jeff, please, oh god now". Jeff grasped Kurt's cock in his hand and in only a few pumps he was coming, biting his fist as he allowed only the tiniest whine to come out.
Jeff bit down on Kurt's shoulder as the boy's spasms sent him over the edge as well. They ended up trembling together as their toes curled and they came down from their peaks. Kurt finally let out a sigh as Jeff held him close still inside.
"Don't leave me" Kurt begged. "Stay this close" he mumbled as he started to fall asleep.
"I'm not going anywhere" Jeff promised as he watched his lover fall asleep.