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Chapter 9:
Blaine practically ran through the doors of the hospital when they got there.
"Blaine slow down!" yelled Josh.
Blaine didn't. He ran so fast he didn't see Finn and Rachel, and collided with a few chairs in the waiting room.
Finn helped him up off of the ground.
"Thanks." Blaine mumbled. "I didn't see you..."
"It's cool," Finn said quietly. "Listen, I'll be right back - Burt and Mom asked me to let them know when you got here."
He darted down the hall and disappeared into one of the hospital rooms.
Blaine and Rachel were left standing awkwardly in the middle of the waiting room. Rachel fiddled with a piece of hair, biting her lip nervously.
Blaine looked at the floor (which was difficult as he had noticed the disgusting red sweater she was wearing, paired with a dark plaid skirt. Kurt would have been revolted).
"I-I'm so sorry, Blaine." she whispered.
"I know." he said flatly.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw his mother and brother approaching.
"I shouldn't have shouted anyway." he continued. "Kurt never said anything, but I probably scared the shit out of him...I don't normally yell when I get angry."
"You had a right to be," she replied, reaching over to take his hand. "We should have cared more, and we should have questioned Santana's intentions -"
His head jerked up in surprise.
"Wait, what about Santana?" he asked.
Rachel frowned.
"The week before Kurt came back, Santana told us all she and Karofsky were dating...and that they started the Bully Whip thing..."
Blaine was white in the face. Rachel noticed, and panicked.
"No, she - she wouldn't help him, Blaine," she said, "She - She may be a - She may be a total bitch, but she wouldn't do that. She and Kurt at least tolerated each other, there's no way -"
He held up a hand to stop her.
"I just want to see Kurt, alright?" he said softly. "I don't want to think about any - please -"
She nodded.
"Blaine you moron, you should've waited - oh hi." he said noticing Rachel, eyes
Blaine rolled his eyes.
"Rachel, this is my brother Josh, and my mom Valerie." he said as his mother joined them. "Mom, Josh, this is Rachel Berry. She's in New Directions with Kurt at McKinley."
"Nice to meet you," said Valerie, and Rachel smiled at her.
"Blaine!"
He turned to see Finn in the hall. He nodded and walked over.
Finn gripped his shoulder tightly.
"Just so you know man, it's bad." he said softly, pointing to a door to his left.
"That's what my mom and brother told me." said Blaine, swallowing the lump in his throat.
He placed a hand on the door and pushed it open.
The first thing Blaine noticed about the hospital room was how quiet it was, apart from the steady beeping that signalled Kurt was alive.
Burt turned around when he heard the door close.
"Blaine." he said, getting up out of his chair.
He didn't answer; his eyes locked on Kurt. Finn, Josh and his mother hadn't been kidding - the countertenor looked terrible.
Burt answered the unspoken question when his son's boyfriend looked at him pleadingly.
"It's okay, he's just sleeping." he said reassuringly. "Doctors said he was in a lot of pain when he was brought in, and then he freaked when a nurse tried to check him out -"
"Male nurse." supplied Blaine, edging carefully into Burt's vacated seat. He took Kurt's hand and held it carefully.
Burt nodded.
"He's sedated." he explained. "They say he'll be fine."
"What about Karofsky." It wasn't a question.
Carole placed her hand on Blaine's arm.
"Nothing. The police can't do anything until Kurt wakes up." she said softly.
Blaine reached over to touch the stitched up wound on the side of Kurt's head. Burt grabbed his wrist.
"It's infected." he said quietly, letting go of the teenager's hand. "The doctors said he was lucky not to get septic."
Blaine frowned.
"They said it meant that the infection hadn't spread, into his bloodstream." Carole told him.
Blaine looked back at Kurt.
"Can I sit with him alone, please?" he whispered.
He felt Carole squeeze his arm and then she and Burt were gone.
For what seemed like ages, Blaine just sat there in silence, still gripping Kurt's hand like it was his lifeline.
Then he spoke:
"I missed you...so much it hurt, Kurt." he paused. "You know I even got New Directions and the Warblers ready to form search parties so I could find you?" he laughed weakly. "I was desperate...and thinking of Karofsky - what he was doing to you...It's my fault. I should have been more careful and taken you back to your house instead."
Kurt whimpered. Blaine squeezed his hand, wondering if it meant he was coming out of the sedation.
"It's okay. I'm right here." he whispered. "I won't ever let him touch you again, I mean it."
Kurt shifted suddenly on the bed, turning his head toward Blaine as he opened his eyes.
Blaine didn't say anything.
A tear slid down Kurt's cheek.
"Blaine." he whispered.
I promise Klaine fluff in the next chapter!
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