A/N: Thanks again for all your reviews, you're awesome.
Same as in a previous chapter, I don't encourage the taking of any drugs (and there won't be drug use in every chapter don't worry.)
I don't have a beta so I'm sorry for any mistakes there could be, I read my chapters before updating the story but it's often at night time like now so I may be a little sleepy.
Love you all and enjoy your reading, I really hope you'll like this chapter.
Chapter 12 :
Kurt had turned on his heels and left Puck in the middle of the hallway. Puck was torn between the desire of running behind Kurt and comforting him, and going back home to smoke weed until forgetting everything. He watched Kurt rushing into the restrooms and stood there feeling worse than ever. He decided to head back home when he saw Karofsky storming into the restrooms with an enraged look on his face. Puck didn't know what to do, he wanted to run into the restrooms and beat the crap out of the bastard but he would end up in juvie and Kurt would have really no one to protect him. He rushed into the teachers' room to find coach Bieste and Mr Schue talking and drinking coffee.
"Mr Schue, Karofsky's gonna beat Kurt up in the restrooms, come with me !" he said in a breath before storming out and running to the restrooms.
He opened the door to find Karofsky holding Kurt by the collar. The boy already had a bleeding lip and his left cheek was red. When Kurt saw Puck a surprised expression lit up his face. Coach Bieste yelled at Karofsky.
"Karofsky you put Hummel on the floor right now !" Her voice was like a roar and Karofsky immediately let Kurt fall on the floor. Puck and Mr Schue rushed by his side while Bieste took Karofsky to the principal's office.
"I'm okay, he didn't have time to do much to me" Kurt said, trying to stand up "Why did you come Puck ? I thought you didn't want to-"
"I said I'd protect you" Puck said shrugging then he stood up and left after checking that Kurt was okay.
At the thought of getting Karofsky expelled Puck grinned. He was certain he would be expelled since it was a hate crime. Someone grabbed Puck's arm, he turned around to see Mr Schue watching him.
"Noah, I wondered why did you come and find us ? I... you usually would have beaten Karofsky up..." Mr Schue seemed embarrassed.
" I really don't wanna go back in juvie and if I had done it myself I would've been expelled and Karofsky wouldn't, now he will be expelled and leave Kurt alone." Puck shrugged.
"Well that was very clever of you and I'm glad to see that you care so much about Kurt."
"Nobody would if I didn't, seriously when we were throwing him into the dumpsters you thought we were playing I don't know which game ! Nobody gives a damn about him in this school ! Do you know that he's been beaten up last Friday ? He had cracked ribs and a black eye and nobody saw fuckin' anything !" Puck was yelling now.
"What ? But who could've-" Mr Schue looked bewildered;
"Who do you think ?" Puck glared at Mr Schue before rushing out of the school.
He went back home and laid down on his bed. The silence was killing him, he stood up, went to his turntable and put on a vinyl of Pink Floyd, The Wall. He always listened to it when he was upset. He
received a call from Kurt but didn't take it. He fell asleep with the calm rhythm of the Pink Floyd.
"Puck ?" It was Kurt's voice, Puck was dreaming of Kurt again, great. "Puck wake up !" Kurt was in front of him, ordering him to wake up, it was weird for a dream. He felt a hand shaking his shoulder softly. He opened his eyes to find a very much real Kurt standing in front of him. He had a bruise on his cheek and a split lip.
"What are you doing here ?" Puck mumbled.
" I think we need to talk Puck." Kurt stated softly.
"How did you get into my house ?" Puck asked still half asleep.
"Your mother let me in when I said that I came to see you." Kurt said, sitting down on the edge of Puck's bed.
"My mother's here ?" He asked, suddenly fully awake
"Yep, she gave me glass of milk for you since she thought you were being sick." He took a glass on the desk and gave it to Puck.
"She wasn't supposed to be here" Puck said, taking a sip of his drink as he tried to deflect the conversation.
"Well she is. So can we talk now ?" Kurt asked worried.
"Do I have a choice ?" Puck asked bitterly.
"No you don't. Thanks for what you did this morning, it was very clever of you to call the teachers instead of running into Karofsky" Kurt said with a shy smile.
"No big deal, there is no way I'm going back to juvie." Puck really didn't want to talk. He stood up went to his desk drawer and took his spliff material. He sat back on his bed and started to roll under Kurt's bewildered gaze.
"You want some ?" Puck asked smirking, he really wanted to see what Kurt looked like stoned.
"No way, why do you even smoke that ? It's bad ! It will grill your brain cells !" Kurt said scandalized.
"I kinda need it right now and I'm sure you'd like it but whatever... " Puck said lighting the spliff up.
"You really don't wanna talk do you ?" Kurt said sighing.
"What are we doing right now if not talking ?" Puck asked, getting annoyed.
"You try to deflect the conversation with every single subject that comes to your mind."
"Okay, shoot !" Puck said, beginning to be stoned.
"What have I done for you to avoid me like the plague ?" Kurt asked bluntly.
"Hey ! I fuckin' saved your ass, this morning ! Forgotten already ?" Puck said scandalized.
"Yes and when it was done you flaw away and you didn't look at me even once." Kurt reminded him.
"Maybe I just didn't wanna stay in a restroom for the rest of my life !" Puck answered.
"You're ridiculous, I know there's something you're mad at me about and I'd really love to make it up to you for all that you did for me." Kurt said looking Puck right in the eyes as Puck tried to avoid his gaze.
"And maybe there's nothing and you're making a fuss about me being myself" Puck knew what he said was becoming more stupid every seconds but whatever he just waned this conversation to be over.
"You remember Saturday when I didn't want to tell you anything about what Karofsky had done to me and you came to see me ? I admitted everything, told you what had happened and I felt so much better after that. Can't you just do the same and spill right now what your problem is ?" Kurt said hopeful.
" I don't even know myself what the problem is, how could I explain it to you ?" He stated frustrated.
"What did I do or say to make you upset and rush out yesterday ?" Kurt asked, he seemed decided to get an answer.
"Can't we just talk about something else ?" Puck asked hopeful "What did Karofsky get for what he did to you ?"
"Well they were going to suspend him for two days but when Mr Schue came in Figgins' office and pulled my shirt up in front of everyone to show my bruises to everyone, he got expelled for one month." Kurt said calmly "You told Mr Schue didn't you ? About Friday ?"
" I just told him that you had some cracked ribs didn't tell him all of what happened. He just got a month for hurting you badly ? What the fuck is going on in this school !" Puck exclaimed shocked.
"Well there were no proof that it was him who cracked my ribs so ...But thanks for telling them about it. At least I won't have to deal with him for a while." Kurt said sighing.
"Why did you laugh yesterday when I said that Karofsky thought we were together ?" Puck asked bluntly, he couldn't hold it anymore.
"What ?" Kurt asked bewildered.
"You know when I said that he had been jealous of Finn and Sam and that now he was jealous of me, you laughed like mad and said that it was ridiculous." Puck asked, hurt by the simple memory of Kurt's reaction.
" I... I laughed because it was ridiculous, is that why you were mad at me ?" Kurt had still his eyes wide open in surprise.
"Really ? It's that ridiculous of an idea ?" Puck said, he knew he should stop talking because he was making a fool of himself but he was high and could not really stop himself.
"Yes Puck it is, I'm sorry if it hurts your ego but you're the straightest guy ever, there's no way anyone could even think we are together." Kurt said seriously.
"It's not just my ego" Puck mumbled "It's just that … I … I don't know... let's talk about something else." Puck knew that Kurt wouldn't let it go so easily but he tried because he really didn't want to talk about things he didn't really know what to think about.
"No we won't talk about something else" Kurt said as Puck knew he would. " I'm sorry if I hurt you, it was tactless to laugh this way and I feel bad about it but you can't expect everyone to be attracted to you Puck, you're straight and I'm gay, you really should not feel hurt about it." Kurt said softly.
"Well I am, okay ? And I have no freakin' idea why, so I really don't wanna talk about it." Puck said in an angry tone.
"Maybe you're in some kind of phase of doubts" Kurt tried to explain to reassure Puck. "It will pass and-"
He was stopped by Puck leaning on him and kissing him softly on the lips, Puck broke the kiss suddenly, looked at him in the eyes and said,
"Does that look like a fuckin' phase of doubts ?" Before storming out of the room and of the house.