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And I am so sorry guys, but things aren't so good anymore... there will be lots of angst and sadness in the next chapters so don't say I haven't warned you.

Many many thanks to my beta reader Kenzie!

Read and enjoy!

Chapter 11

"Kurt calm down, there wasn't anyone following us. Why are you so paranoid lately?"

"Paranoid? I'm not! I'm just careful, I have this weird feeling..."

"Come on, you're tensed the whole time and every time when we're with someone you don't even touch me and you barely talk to me then. What's going on? Did I do something wrong?"

"What? No, you didn't!"

"Are you sure? Because it feels a little bit like you're ashamed to be seen with me. No, don't interrupt me please. I've been noticing it for a few weeks now. You seem so far away lately. We don't meet as much as we did before and when we're in public you even hesitate to talk to me! What was it today that you rather walked with Tina and Mike and not with me? Or yesterday when I called after you, you looked at me and then you ran away. What am I supposed to think?"

"Blaine, it has nothing to do with you."

"Then tell me what's going on! Kurt, I cannot stand being away from you. You're the love of my life and you can tell me everything. Talk to me."

"You wouldn't believe me."

"Try me."

They were sitting in Blaine's room. It was snowing outside. Kurt had agreed to spend the weekend at Blaine's although he didn't like the idea very much.

Blaine was sitting on his bed, while Kurt was sitting on the ground and looked up to his boyfriend.

Kurt knew that he had acted strange the last few weeks. He thought himself that he was going crazy. Everywhere he was going he saw Karofsky at school, at the Lima Bean, at the way home. He seemed to be everywhere where he and Blaine were going. He didn't say anything; Even the few times when Kurt had asked him what was going on, he just smiled at him and left without saying a single word.

Kurt was scared but he didn't say a single word either, knowing that nobody would believe him. Karofsky didn't do anything to him the last few months so everybody was thinking that he has finally comes to terms with Kurt being gay. Kurt knew that it was wrong.

He knew that Karofsky was planning something. It had been too quiet for too long.

"It's...it's about Karofsky."

Blaine sighed and rolled his eyes.

"Kurt, I already told you, there's nothing going on."

"You don't know that!"

"Listen, we are dating for four months now. Don't you think that he would have done something in that time if he had a problem?"

"Maybe he is just waiting..."

"Waiting for what?"

"I don't know!"

Kurt stood up. He was angry and disappointed that he didn't believe him.

"Kurt, you heard what Finn told you. Karofsky said to him that he doesn't care whether you're dating me or a chick, as long as you're not dating his chick. I haven't noticed anything weird about him."

"You don't know him the way I do!"

"I know guys like him as well, Kurt! You always seem to think that you are the only one here who knows how it feels to be bullied! I experienced it myself long enough! Alright, maybe I don't know Karofsky as well as you. But don't act like I don't know what I'm talking, Kurt! I spend so many years being in constant fear that somebody would come to me and beat the shit out of me again! It was a lot of hard work to overcome that fear. You're right, I'm not season somebody who wants to harm me in every corner but you do! Kurt, this isn't right. I think you need help."

Kurt was shocked by the things Blaine had just told him. He didn't have a single idea that he was getting beaten before... but when he heard the last words Blaine said, his pity for him was gone.

"Help? You think I am crazy? Blaine, I though you would stand up for me! I thought you would be by my side and not sending me to some mind doctor?!"

"Kurt I really want to help you. I've already been where you are right now and I don't want you to experience this any longer than you have to. I just want you to be happy again, to laugh with you, to walk with you in the park... I love you so much and I just want us to be happy."

Kurt could see tears in his boyfriend's eyes and calmed down a little bit.

"You were scared like this before?" He asked quietly.

"Yes, and I know what it feels. Please, Kurt, sit down."

Kurt sat down on the bed, watching his boyfriend carefully.

"Why?"

"Let's just say that I had some pretty bad times, okay? Those guys they were everything, at least that's what I thought. They had some fun with me at school and when I saw them at a cafe or so, I automatically thought they were here for me. At first it wasn't that bad. But later on I didn't want to leave the house anymore, I didn't eat, I got sick and so on. Sometime my father came to visit and he saw what kind of wreck I have been, so he decided to get a doctor for me to help. It was a long way and it was pretty hart, but I did it. It really helped and now you know I am walking around on my own without seeing guys like that in every corner."

Kurt was silent. Maybe Blaine was right. Karofsky didn't do anything; he was just there... staring...

"Kurt I know that this is hard but please promise me that you're gonna try to stop this, okay? And if you see that if doesn't work, please tell me so I can help you."

He looked at him; there was no pity in Blaine's eyes. There was only understanding and love. Slowly Kurt nodded.

"Okay." He cleared his throat. "I'm gonna try. But what if…"

"There is no if, Kurt. You can do this, trust me. Karofsky won't do you any harm."

"I hope you understand that I cannot change my mind about this from one moment to the other."

"Of course you can't, Kurt. This is gonna take some time. Come on, I'm in the mood for some coffee, let's go to the Lima Bean. Is it okay for you if you're driving? I cannot find my driver's license."

The joke didn't reach Kurt's ears.

"What? You want to go to the Lima Bean? You cannot go there! There are so many people they could see us and what if…"

"Of course there will be people around. We cannot hide forever Kurt. Let's go there and try, it's the first step for you to get some courage, okay?"

Kurt began to panic.

"No! Look at the weather, it snowing out there, maybe we won't even get there, We should really stay here and watch a movie, Mercedes told me about a good one…"

Blaine smiled and out his hands on Kurt's cheeks.

"Look me in the eyes, Kurt. I would never force you to do something that you don't want to do. But I really think that it would be good for you to get out and to prove yourself that you don't need to be scared. This will be a very nice afternoon with the two of us drinking our favorite coffee, okay?"

"Blaine, I…"

"Please. Let's try this, you need to try this. And you won't be alone, I'll be there every step on the way. There's nothing gonna happen to you."

"I am not scared about myself, I'm scared about you."

Blaine kissed him softly on the forehead.

"We will take care of each other, okay? Together we are strong and we can do everything we want to. So come on. I really like that beautiful face of yours better when there's a smile."

Kurt looked at him and slowly a small smile appeared on his face. Blaine laughed.

"Well, that wasn't a real smile, but it's a start. Now come on, get on those fancy shoes you got and then let's go."

It was just like Blaine had told him- nobody was watching them. Well, of course there were people watching but that was mostly because of Blaine's legs and the way he walked on his crutches. Kurt didn't like it, but Blaine had told him that it was okay for him, so he tried to act like that as well. It didn't really work. He was angry at those people for staring at Blaine like that and for the things he thought they were thinking. He shook his head and went to a table in the middle of the room, since the ones at the windows were already taken.

Blaine sat down and Kurt took his crutches to the near wall, so they wouldn't be in someone's way. He would get them later for Blaine when they were leaving.

Five minutes later they were sitting there, drinking their coffee.

Blaine tried to make Kurt laugh but he could see that Kurt wasn't relaxed at all.

"Hey Kurt look over there. There are Tina and Mike."

Blaine waved towards them and then Kurt saw the two coming to them.

"Hey. I'm sorry, but we just wanted to go. Mike has to go to his daddy."

There was a tone in Tina's voice that showed that she wasn't really in a good mood and about to scream around. Mike didn't look happy as well and rolled his eyes.

"Tina, I told you at least a hundred times that…"

"No Mike Chang! I heard enough of this, let's just go. Bye Kurt, bye Blaine. Have a nice day!"

With an annoyed look at Mike she went out, Mike shared one last look with the boys and followed her. Blaine and Kurt could see them fighting on the parking space before they drove away.

"Well, they didn't look really happy, didn't they?" Blaine asked.

"Yeah, I think Tina is angry because Mike wants to go to the college his father chose for him and not the college he want to go to."

"Really? Well, from what Mike had told me his father can be pretty… dominant."

"Yes he is as far as I know, but I can understand Tina. I wouldn't give up my biggest dream just because my father wants something different from me."

"Well Kurt, it's pretty easy for you to say so. Your father stands behind you no matter what. He accepted you the way you are long ago and he would support you in almost everything. Other people aren't so happy to have a dad like you."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean that for Mike it seems to be really important what his father thinks of him and from what he told me, his father would be more than just disappointed if he wouldn't go to that college. I can understand that he does want to make his father proud. I guess he is scared to see what's going to happen if he rejects his wishes."

"Are you Dumbledore now, or why are you so wise today?"

Blaine smiled and softly beat Kurt's arm.

"Hey! I am always wise and smart!"

"Yes, when you're sleeping and when you're on those heavy pain killers."

"Kurt Elizabeth Hummel, you shall not tell lies!"

"I'm not lying. I'm just wondering why you seem to know everything today. You have an answer to every single question."

"No I don't. I wish I do, but there are many, many things that I know nothing of. It's just… I don't want to disappoint my dad either. I only see him once a year sometimes even less and… I know that he is not happy with my life. Neither with me being gay nor with me being a cripple. Now, Kurt, don't interrupt. Basically I am a cripple. He always tried to help me but every time I look into his eyes I have the feeling that he is dreaming, that he doesn't see me but the boy I could have become. I want to make him proud, that's why I probably act the same as Mike does."

"You would give up you dream just to make your father's wish come true?"

"If that's what he wants… I don't really know Kurt, I haven't thought of college yet. But I know that it would be a very hard decision for me."

"I still don't get that."

"You don't need to. Burt is awesome; I guess you will never have to deal with something like that."

"If you say so."

"Yes, I say so."

Blaine smiled at Kurt and took his hand into his. At first Kurt wanted to put his hand back from him, but Blaine didn't let him go.

"Blaine, we cannot…"

"Yes we can, Kurt. Look around, nobody is watching us and the world still exists. Everything's fine. Now you haven't told me about your shopping trip with Mercedes this morning yet. I want to know everything you have seen."

Blaine's plan worked. He wanted to detract Kurt from his own thoughts and talking about shopping trips always made Kurt forget everything else.

They were sitting like that for over an hour, holding hands and talking. With every single minute Kurt relaxed a little bit more.

"Red and purple? Now way, that cannot be the combination of the future! I mean, I am open to many new fashion trends but that's just…"

"You have a good fashion taste, Blaine but trust me I know that fashion of tomorrow and I am telling you that next year there will be those colors everywhere for you to see."

"I don't know, it just… crazy."

"You know people said the same about-"

Kurt didn't finish the sentence. He was looking out of the window, it was still snowing and right there on the parking lot, looking through the windows was…Karofsky. Kurt's heart stopped and, panicked, he let go of Blaine's hands.

Karofsky looked towards them. Shocked Kurt let go of Blaine's hand and stared at Blaine. How could he be so stupid? He knew that going out in public wasn't a good idea. What if Karofsky was going to hunt them from now on?

Blaine looked at him, Kurt could see his lips moving but no sound came to his ears.

"Kurt."

"Kurt."

"Kurt, what's going on? Talk to me?"

Slowly Blaine's voice reached his ears. Kurt looked out of the window again but Karofsky was still standing there and put his index finger on his lips to show Kurt to shut up. Then he turned around and left.

"Kurt!"

He looked at his boyfriend who seemed to be pretty worried about him.

"What?"

"One minute we were talking and holding hands and everything was fine and then in the next moment you look like a haunted rabbit and let go of my hand. Are you alright?"

"Sure I am. I think we should go, the weather is getting worse. I drive you home."

He stood up and put on his jacket while Blaine was still sitting and watching him. He didn't know what was going on here.

"Kurt, are you sure you're alright? We can stay a little bit here or if you're uncomfortable with me being here we can go to your house and talk about this."

"Stop that Blaine! I'm not sick or something, I just don't want to be stuck here in the snow and I guess you're mom is already waiting for you."

"Hey..." Blaine tried to touch Kurt's hand but he just went one step back, out of his reach.

Blaine looked at Kurt with sad eyes.

"Kurt, I know that this is hard but you did so well. Let's go and talk about this, okay?"

"There is nothing to talk about Blaine Anderson! I'm gonna drive you home and then everything's gonna be fine."

"You need to talk about this; I am here for you, always."

"Well, I don't want to talk with you right now, okay? Let's just go."

With one last angry glance at Blaine, Kurt went out in the snow, walking towards his car, leaving Blaine behind.

He didn't know what was going on. Kurt had been fine and relaxed one minute and then out of nowhere he totally changed his mood. Yes, it was snowing outside, but it was getting less snow and not more. The roads were still good.

Blaine could feel the people in the Lima Bean staring at him, their little fight hadn't been unnoticed by them. He looked outside to see Kurt sitting in his car. Blaine sighed and wanted to stand up when he noticed that his crutches were near the wall, Kurt had took them there so they wouldn't be in somebody's way and he was supposed to give them to Blaine once he needed them. Now they were out of reach. Although Blaine could walk a few steps without them, he still needed somebody to help him in case he would fall. And he fell a lot when he was walking on his own. Nevertheless it was hurting like hell and he wasn't in the mood to try that in the middle of a café.

"Excuse me." The waitress just passed by his table. "Could you...um...those crutches over there, those are mine and I need them. My friend forgot to give them to me so could you please..." The waitress gave him a fake smile and said: "Of course hon, I'll get them for you." While she was taking his crutches he put on his jacket. When she came back she handed him the crutches, clearly expecting him to stand up on his own.

"Um...I need them to stand up." She looked at him like some kind of freak, gave him the crutches and went away, although Blaine knew that she was still looking at him. Slowly he got up. His legs were stiff from the long sitting in one position so he struggled a little bit until he got his balance. He looked to the waitress and saw that she was eyeing his legs with a disgusting look at her face. Blaine didn't think his heart could sink deeper into his chest after the fight with Kurt, but it could. Slowly he turned around and walked outside and tried to ignore the looks the other costumers gave him. Shortly before he reached the door he heard an old woman say:" Poor boy, look at his legs, they're disgusting. He cannot even walk really on his own. I would give myself a gun if I had to walk around like that."

Blaine clenched his jaw and opened the door and went out in the snow.

"Damn it!"

It was hard to walk on his crutches on the snow. He didn't really got a hold of the ground and slowly he walked towards the car. He could see Kurt watching him in the rear view mirror and he gave him a small smile, he hoped that he could talk to Kurt once he was in the car.

Suddenly one of his crutches slipped over the smooth ground and he fell hard on his right arm. He let out a cry of pain when his back screamed in agony and a sharp pain appeared in his shoulder.

He looked to Kurt, expecting him to come out of the car to help him, but Kurt wasn't moving. He just stared at him in shock and didn't move at all.

Blaine didn't understand what was going on. Why wasn't Kurt helping him? He couldn't be that angry, couldn't he?

Slowly he tried to get up but his back and his shoulder let him fall back almost instantly. He wouldn't be able to stand up without help. Suddenly he heard a car starting and looked up. With our shock he saw that it was Kurt's car that was leaving the parking lot. For a small moment he saw Kurt crying in the rear view mirror and then he was gone and Blaine was alone on the cold ground of the parking lot.

In the meantime on the parking lot

Kurt was running out of the Lima Bean towards his car. He couldn't believe all of this. It had been so great; he was nearly relaxed when he was sitting with Blaine inside. But then Karofsky came... What was he doing here? Was he watching him? It was stupid of him to think that everything would gonna be alright. He really wanted to believe Blaine but he knew that Karofsky was planning something.

When he reached the car he felt bad for leaving Blaine in there but he just needed a few moments for himself to clear his mind.

He opened the car door and sat down on the driver seat, waiting for Blaine with his eyes closed.

"That was such a nice little faggot show."

Kurt's heart stopped. The voice was coming from the backseat and he knew that voice. It was the voice he was hearing every single night in his dreams. It was Karofsky.

"No, don't turn around and pretend like I am not here."

"What do you want from me? Why are you in my car?"

"I just wanted to talk to you alone before your crippled friend comes. Because he's so freaking slow we should get a few minutes to clear some things."

"Don't talk about him like that you stupid bastard!"

"Oh Kurt... If I were you, I would be really, really nice to me. Do you know what I can do to your crippled boyfriend? I have a knife in my pocket and it's pretty sharp. So if you don't do what I tell you, he will suffer incredible pain. Do you want him to suffer?"

Kurt paled.

"Please, leave Blaine alone."

"I will, but only if you play by my rules."

Kurt's heart stopped. What should he do? He cannot let Karofsky hurt Blaine, Blaine had suffered enough in his life. He believed Karofsky that he would hurt him.

He looked to the cafe. Blaine was nowhere to see, he was still inside.

He swallowed.

"What do you want me to do?"

Karofsky let out an ugly laugh.

"At first I want to see the cripple suffer. No worries- I won't hurt him. You will. You will be very, very mean to him and in a few days you will break up with him. Do you understand what I'm saying? You will tell no one about this and every day after school you will secretly come to my house. Then I will make you mine. If you tell anyone I will kill you crippled boyfriend. And I mean what I say. Do you believe me?"

Kurt couldn't say anything. He was paralyzed by shock and fear.

"I asked you something handsome. Do you believe me?"

Kurt swallowed. This couldn't be happening. Karofsky threatened him! He was about to hurt Blaine if he wouldn't do what he want. In this moment Kurt knew that he has no chance. Even the thought to hurt Blaine like that shattered his heart in thousand pieces. It wasn't fair. After all this time he finally found someone he could share everything with, someone who listened to him and was there for him if he needed someone. And now he should let all of this go?

"How long did you plan all this?"

"Oh I've been watching you for a few weeks now Kurt. I couldn't stand to see you hanging out with that cripple. You deserve better. And now I want to see him suffer. He deserves it."

"He doesn't."

"Don't disagree with me or he will suffer even more!"

Kurt started to cry. This couldn't be real, it just couldn't!

"What... what are you gonna do with me when I am coming to your... your house?"

"Oh I won't tell you that. It's gonna be a surprise. Ah look, the little cripple is coming. Shh! Don't you dare to get out to him."

The moment Kurt saw Blaine appearing in the rear view mirror, he wanted to get out and get as far away with him as he could.

"But I...I have to drive him home..."

"Didn't you listen what I have just told you? You will hurt him as much as a person can hurt another one. This is where it starts. Start the engine."

Kurt couldn't move, he looked back to Blaine who was looking so sad and he saw that he had trouble walking on the snow. The moment Blaine fell Kurt let out a cry and wanted to get out when he suddenly felt something cold and sharp against his throat.

"No, no, no honey. You won't help him. If you're lucky he's gonna freeze to death. We're driving."

"I can't..."

"Stop crying Hummel! I know where you're friends lives. If he does make it out of here alive then I will come to him and visit him with my nice knife. So start the engine, now."

Kurt had no chance but to start the car. He cried and started to drive. One last look in the rear view mirror showed him a struggling Blaine who was lying on the ground, his face full of irritation and sadness. After he turned around the corner, the knife on his throat disappeared.

"Kurt... Kurt!"

Blaine was still lying on the ground, slowly crying after Kurt although his car was already gone.

"Kurt. "

He was totally exhausted, not only physical but emotionally as well. He couldn't understand any of this. Why did Kurt leave him here alone? Why hadn't he even helped him? That wasn't the Kurt he knew. No matter how angry he would have been, he would have helped him.

Blaine didn't even feel his body getting colder, he was shocked and his heart was hurting more than his back ever had. He started shivering after a while. He knew he should call for help but he didn't have the strength, all he could do was thinking of Kurt.

Sometime later a car came into the parking space. He stopped the car and got out, noticing Blaine on the ground, next to him his crutches.

"Hey kid, you need some help?"

Slowly Blaine looked up and only then he noticed that he didn't care whether he helped him or not. He felt warm hands touching his face.

„Damn it kid, you're freezing and your lips starting to turn blue. Come on, try to stand up."

The man tried to get Blaine to stand, but he couldn't feel his legs anymore, so he would have fallen down, if the man hadn't held him.

Blaine didn't seem to notice any of this. He wasn't reacting anymore and finally his world went back.

"Kid come on, you need to stay awake! Come on, I'm gonna get you to the hospital."

He lift the boy upon his shoulders and got him to his car. The boy was ice cold, and his lips were starting to turn blue. He noticed that he wasn't even shivering any more. He couldn't think what would have happened to the kid if he hadn't had the desire for a good strong coffee? After he placed him in the backseat and put a blanket over him and the heater on full, he went back to get the crutches. This kid seemed to have trouble with his legs, they were pretty skinny... When he took the crutches he looked to the cafe, the few people inside were watching him and he shot them an angry glance.

How could those people let the boy lying here in the snow? How could they be so cruel?

If it hadn't been for the kid, he would have gone in there and told him his opinion but he didn't have the time now. The kid needed to get to a hospital, as soon as possible.

So... poor Klaine! The good times are over... No! :'( Stay tuned for more and please, please leave a review. Kurt and Blaine would love to know that you care and I promise I will try to send them a note about it. xD

~Jesssy