A/N: So here's a new chapter. I must say, this one was kind of hard to write, but I think it's mainly filler, so it doesn't really matter. Here, Blaine finds out that Wes read Kurt's journal, so I hope it's okay. I love this, especially the end, because I set it up so perfectly for the next chapter, I'm pretty sure it will work out alright. Let me know what you guys think though... Enjoy, and thank you to all of you who review, alert and favourite. JusticeIsn'tEasy0083. D.
Chapter Eleven: When We Were Young
There are only two things that Blaine knows for sure... one, that he's so much in love with Kurt, he's been slacking off in class, daydreaming about the countertenor, and all the time they've been spending together, both at the centre, and away. The second thing is that his friends, are hiding something, and no matter what it takes, he's going to find out what it is, because if it's something to do with Kurt, then he's not going to let them get away with anything. Santana has been acting weird around Blaine lately too. She's always been the kind of girl accepting of his relationship with Kurt, but lately she's been dodging him at the centre, ignoring his texts, making sure she doesn't speak with him after sessions, or during group. It's becoming rather annoying, and what's more annoying to Blaine, is that right now, he's sitting in Warbler rehearsal, trying to concentrate on their latest number, but in the back of his mind, he knows that half of the Warblers are hiding things from him, and the other half are oblivious to this, yet all act as if they know. The banging of Wes' gavel on the table knocks Blaine back into reality, and to the fact that he's the lead for the Warblers, and all eyes are currently on him to start singing. Grinning sheepishly, and glaring at Wes to let the head councilman know he wants to talk, Blaine stands, walking over to Jeff and Nick, who begin the harmony, whilst Blaine starts singing. It's normal, and like nothing has changed, but Wes still isn't looking at him, and his temper isn't good at the best of times, so when David stops them mid formation to change the routine, Blaine snaps...
'Seriously David, its fucking fine. We've gone over and over this. It's not going to be better than New Directions. The only thing we can do is to put someone else on lead, or have Wes explain to me, why the fuck he's been avoiding me, and what he's hiding...' Blaine said, crossing his arms and turning to Wes, glare firmly planted on his face
'Can we not talk about this here Blaine... can we do it in the hall please?' Wes asked
'No, we're doing this here, because I can't stand to not know what it is any longer. Kurt's been acting strange, and so has Santana, and I want to know...'
'I did something stupid... really, really, fucking stupid... I read Kurt's journal, the one from the centre,' Wes said, cringing at the look on Blaine's face
'You... that... How could you? How much do you know, and how many of you know it?' Blaine asked, as most of the Warblers put their hands up, knowing that they were on thin ice with their lead singer.
There was silence, and then Blaine was storming out of the room, not looking back on any of the Warblers. Wes walked back to the council table, and sat down, letting his head hit the end of the table hard. David was sinking down to the floor, head in his hands, all of the Warblers knowing that, not only have they lost friendship, they've lost their lead singer, all in one day, with one stupid move. They never wanted to know what was in the journal, but Wes was reading it like a story book, and the looks of horror on the Twins' face when they relayed the story to everyone else, it just... we're all dead... without Blaine, we have no shot at National's, or any other gig we're given. It's all Wes' and Elijah's fault... David thought, as this supposed "bro" kept banging his head against the table, muttering nonsense under his breath, the utter silence in the room, only broken by Nick tripping over a chair, and landing face first on the floor, Jeff rushing to help his boyfriend, whilst the others stifled laughs behind their hands. They're all dead when Kurt finds out, and when Santana finds out, so they may as well use their last day on earth to find a way to make it up to them... yeah, like they're going to forgive us... especially Kurt. We don't deserve it... David thought once more, his head hitting the wall behind him as he threw it back in frustration. As the rain started to pour, Blaine made it to his car, and threw his things into the back, before climbing into the front, hitting the steering wheel three times, before letting the tears fall. He wouldn't cry in front of them. He wouldn't let them win, because he has Kurt, and that's all that matters... but right now... he's not sure whether or not telling his boyfriend is a good idea. Everything's been great, and this could make that all fall apart.
Kurt was sitting with Santana and Brittany in the cafeteria, surrounded by the New Directions, each who were asking him questions about his relationship with Blaine, and how long they've been dating for. The countertenor was shocked by the attention, but soon noticed that it was his step-brother's doing. He was having a conversation with Kurt, and the others were only doing it because Finn was. Typical popular boy, always leading the charge... Kurt thought, standing and excusing himself from the group, before dumping his uneaten lunch and leaving the cafeteria, knowing Santana would be right behind him, making sure he doesn't escape to the bathroom to do "anything stupid". Before Kurt can even reach his locker, Santana is beside him, pulling out her phone, and practically glaring at the screen before punching a reply out, and slamming the phone back into her pocket.
To: Santana Lopez
Need to talk to you ASAP. It's about Kurt. The stupid Warblers are so stupid and I want to kill them all... I need to talk to you before I talk to Kurt. Please don't tell him any of this, but do tell him that I will see him after school...
From: Blaine Anderson
Kurt watched his best-friend as she went through a plague of emotions, before turning to face him, smiling, and looking battered, like she'd lost a war with herself, and was about to surrender to the enemy. Britt had caught up to them, and after Santana had told Kurt what Blaine had said, she left her girlfriend and best-friend to meet up with said boy. If what she thought this was about, turned out to be actually the truth, then Blaine isn't the only one who is going to kill the Warblers. The Latina was shocked when she literally bumped into Blaine heading out of the school towards the parking lot. The shorter of the two, grabbed Santana's arm, and pulled her out of sight of the rest of the student body, and around to a small alcove, between the car park, and gym building. He was pissed, Santana could tell. She's only ever seen Blaine get angry a few times, but since he and Kurt have started dating, she's come to see more and more of the hazel-eyed boys personality, and it's not hard to read his emotions when he takes his stupid mask down. They don't talk for a while, and Santana seems to think that Blaine's going to just leave it and head back to Dalton, but when the boy kicks the trash can closest to him, she knows this is only just starting...
'How can they do this to me? How can they do this to Kurt? They don't even know him...Seriously, I mean, hasn't he been through enough? What happens when he finds out? Oh my god, he's going to dump me... it's going to be horrible, and I'll die of a broken heart, and then I'll have a reason to actually kill Wes and the others...'
'Wow Blaine, just shut up for a minute. You told me only half of what's going on. I need to know the truth...'
'Wes read Kurt's journal, the one from the centre. He read it, and then the other Warblers found out, and now the whole of Dalton knows, and I just... fuck... I can't fucking believe they would do this to Kurt... to me... I thought they were my friends...'
'Whilst I know that it's wrong, and they shouldn't have done it, and I swear, if you want to go Lima Heights Adjacent on their arses, I will totally help, but you can't get worked up about this Blaine. What about Kurt? Have you spoken to him about transferring to Dalton, because I've seen him here, he's terrified, and I know Burt and the others don't know but... Blaine... put him first in all of this please,' Santana said softly
'I always put Kurt first. He's... I love him...' Blaine said, as Santana snapped her head up to look at him, the uncertainty clear in her eyes, until she read Blaine's and pulled him into a hug...
Since admitting his love for Kurt to Santana, the girl had been talking non-stop about Blaine telling the countertenor his feelings. Blaine, of course, was being the dapper gentlemen that he is... really Blaine? You're dapper, and you think of maiming and killing your friends? Wants to wait for the opportune moment... and what a better moment, than their one month anniversary... Brittany, Kurt, Blaine and Santana were in group together when Wes walked into the room, carrying a stack of files, and a letter addressed to Kurt, from all of the Warblers. Blaine had told Kurt the basics of what had happened, but the countertenor didn't know all the details, which he was sure, would be in that letter. Rather than not trusting Kurt, he didn't say anything, simply smiling when Kurt placed the letter into his bag, and pulled out his journal, raising and eyebrow at Blaine and Wes when they glared at the book, like it had personally offended them. Santana just smirked, and crossed her arms, turning her wrath of Wes, who scurried... yes, scurried out of the room, faster than anyone could say Rachel Berry... Kurt hadn't been paying attention to the exchange. He was wrapped up in something Britt was saying, so Santana took the opportunity to talk to Blaine about what was going to happen when Kurt found out the truth about Wes and the Warblers. She knew that Kurt would be mad, and that it could end in disaster, that disaster being a broken heart, and a razor, locked in a bathroom, with no one but himself and the demons... the ones that were so obviously still there, no matter how hard Kurt tried to hide them...
Kurt Hummel
March 12th 2011
There is something odd going on. I know that Blaine has been avoiding answering the question, and I hope that me writing this down makes you understand that just because you're my mentor, doesn't mean I can't be yours too. We are dating Blaine Anderson, and if you're hiding something from me, it's not going to end well. I suppose I should write down my feelings or what not for today, but I'm buzzing, and I can't seem to sit still. Santana has been clinging to me lately, like, not ever leaving my side. I understand why, she's worried that something with make me snap, and I'll be back in that dark place with nothing but the sharp object, but things have been good. It's been almost a month, and I'm looking forward, actually excited about the prospect of college... not that I know what I want to do or anything, I mean, I don't actually sing much anymore, and Rachel seems to think that the more she pushes me to "participate" in Glee, the more happy I'll be. I don't think she can, or ever will understand, that no matter how much she forces me, I'll never be happy in Glee again. Not even now that Finn has started being a brother to me, and my father, has had this complete change or heart about all matters, including college, Blaine and my well-being. He, Carole and Finn still don't know about the attack, I don't know how to tell them Blaine. I don't know how to tell ND, or my family... It was hard enough telling you, and even then, we'd only been going out one day and you didn't leave, which is shocking... I can't believe someone as pure and beautiful and gorgeous as you, would want someone as damaged and broken as me... but that's thinking negative, and we're working on positive's this week, so I'm going to tell you three things about myself that I actually like... My hair is looking better; my clothes are a little more me, and my newfound attitude towards everything that is you and our relationship. I guess that's about it for this week. I really like you Blaine, and I hope that this doesn't affect that...
Kurt Elizabeth Hummel
Kurt didn't stick around after group, and Blaine knew it was because of the letter. He'd seen his boyfriend reading it during free time, and knew that it wasn't something good, when he saw the beginnings of tears forming in the glasz eyes. Santana had left with Britt and Kurt, informing Blaine that whatever was written in the letter, she would get to the bottom of, and he would be notified. Of course, that doesn't surprise Blaine. Santana could talk her way into the vault of a bank, given the right attitude and guard system... Wes hadn't stuck around for long either, leaving with David and Elijah before Blaine could confront them about the letter. So instead, Blaine headed back to Dalton, no word whether or not the letter was make or break from Santana, and settled into his homework... of course, at some point, all good things, must come to an end, and this was only the beginning...
A/N: So? Good? Bad? It's just filler, so it wasn't meant to carry many main plot points, just a set up for the next chapter. Still looking for your opinions on how Burt, Carole, Finn and ND should find out about the attack, and if you guys would like to see this story continue on beyond them graduating from highschool, let me know also, because I have a few future chapters written for college, and I'd like to try them out. They fit with this story so... Hope you enjoy. JusticeIsn'tEasy0083. D.