Later that night, Karofsky was in his bedroom, staring at the ceiling while on his bed. Hummel had talked to me today like I wasn't a monster. It was nice almost until that asshole Finn got there. Karofsky was near to telling Kurt he was sorry for what he had done before Puck and Finn had come and ruined the moment between them. But Karofsky smiled again. He's coming back. He'll be in the hallways again at McKinley. I'll be able to see him in passing in those hot outfits he wears, minus that Lady Gaga one. Karofsky couldn't be more excited inside to see Kurt in the morning at school again. Then he remembered he had a meeting with Figgins in the morning with his parents. He had come home after the confrontation in the parking lot to his mom saying she got a phone call from the school. She looked worried like Dave had done something criminal again.

"Mom I swear I did nothing wrong. They probably just want to tell me about that Hummel kid." His mom looked confused, and then she somehow understood.

"He's coming back to school then?" Dave answered with a simple nod. "Okay, well they asked that myself and your father to join you in the meeting. So we're leaving early tomorrow morning. The meeting's at 7:30." Dave nodded his head again and walked upstairs to his room.

The meeting shouldn't be too bad. I mean it's just telling me not to bully Hummel anymore. I can do that. My friends on the other hand, they're going to be hard to convince it's a good idea to leave him alone. How was I going to convince Az and the others that Hummel was a waste of their time now? This new obstacle was something Karofsky was worried to confront. Maybe talking to the guidance councilor tomorrow would be a good idea. Get her advice.

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The next morning, Dave, his father, and his mother were sitting in Principal Figgins' office talking about the consequences if Dave were to further bully Kurt Hummel.

"Do you understand David? The slightest shove into a locker or a threatening fist pump will get you expelled faster than Coach Sylvester from the march for obesity last year." Dave was a bit confused about that entire sentence. Fist pump? Really? He was referencing Jersey Shore? And I totally remember that. She called some girl elephant cellulite or something. Dave answered with a nod.

"Yeah, I understand." Dave hadn't expected to walk into that office with Mrs. Pillsbury-Howell there as well. This was good seeing as he wanted to talk to her about his friends treating Kurt, or himself, badly. But Dave really was also worried that she might force him to come out to his parents and the principal then and there. She wouldn't do it. She knew it was serious. She continued to smile reassuringly at David during the talk Principal Figgins was giving. At the end of the meeting she asked Dave to step into her office once his parents left. When he walked in the blinds were already down and she was sitting down waiting for him to do the same.

"Have a seat David." Karofsky did so and just waited for her questions to start.

"How are you doing about this? About Kurt coming back to McKinley? Remember, nothing is repeated." Dave looked at her and nodded.

"I don't know. I feel kind of happy I guess. I like… I like Kurt. I'm just scared of how my friend will react when they see I'm not myself around him."

"You mean not shoving him into lockers and insulting him?" She had crossed her legs and put her hands on her lap waiting patiently for Dave to confirm or deny what she just interpreted.

"Yeah. What do I tell them?" Please don't suggest coming out to them. Please.

"Well, you could tell them you would get in trouble. You just joined the hockey team so you don't want to give that up I'm sure. It's not lying to them and you're not outing yourself yet." She smiled and he smiled back.

"Yeah, that's a good answer. But what if they start hurting Kurt? I don't want to tell them stop but I do at the same time. I can't stand by but I feel if I do try and stop them they'll question me again." Dave was wondering if she had any good advice for that one.

"That's a very good point David. It's hard to tell your peers no when they're constantly making judgments. I think what you need to do is maybe protect Kurt by talking to his friends in the Glee club. There are some students there that can protect Kurt from your friends. That way, you don't have to worry about telling your friends to stop directly. Glee club can do that for you." Dave was a little unsure about that plan. It sounded like a good one but it also sounded a little weird for him to go up to Finn and Puck warning them of Azimio's motives. There was a knock on the door and Mrs. Pillsbury-Howell got up and answered. It was Mr. Shuester.

"Hi, you got a minute?" he said with a smile on his face. Does Shue have the hots for the ginger?

"Can you give me a couple more? Session," she said indicating Karofsky with her head. Mr. Shuester made eye contact with Dave and smiled.

"Yeah, no problem." Mr. Shuester left and Emma had shut the door and walked back to her seat.

"So, David, are you willing to talk to the Glee kids? Help them protect Kurt? I'll also make sure that the faculty is aware of the situation so they can keep an eye out as well." The knowledge of the faculty helping made Dave feel a little bit better in talking to Glee. I guess anything in order to protect Kurt. I want him to feel safe coming back to McKinley.

Dave looked at the guidance councilor and gave her a little smile. "I'll talk to them."

"Great! Well Dave, if you need anything, please don't hesitate to come in." Dave nodded as he got up from his seat and headed for the door. Mr. Shuester was sitting there waiting for Dave and Emma to be finished. As Dave walked out with a nod towards the teacher, Will got up and walked into Emma's office.

"It looks like you're really getting through to him Emma," Will said as he sat in the same seat Karofsky was in.

"Thanks Will. Yeah he's going through a hard time right now."

"So is there anything I need to know? Frankly, maybe I should know?" asked Will.

"Will, you know I can't talk about the situations that come out in this office. It's breaching confidentiality and also ruining my trust with the students. And David needs that trust right now."

"But it involves one of my students." Will seemed a little shocked that Emma wasn't talking to him. Doesn't she know that Kurt's well-being is at risk?

"Will, stop. If David wants you to know about what's going on with him, he'll talk to you on his own time when he's ready. For now, he's not posing a threat to Kurt. It may come as a shock to you but he doesn't mean harm at this point," Emma said. Will looked in her eyes and simply nodded in response. She was more confident lately. She wasn't the meek, shy woman Will knew a year ago. She was happier, and more outgoing. Will hated that it was because of Carl. It was a bit tense between Emma and Will since she got back from the honeymoon last week. He couldn't help but start to stare at the wedding ring she was sporting now. Emma was quick on the uptake and put her hands on her lap and covered her left hand with her right. Will thought this was an excellent time to leave.

"Alright then, well, I'll see you later then." Emma nodded as Will got up and left the office. When he was gone, Emma sighed deeply and looked down at the ring. She looked up and saw him walk by the office down the hallway and couldn't help but start to cry.