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Stockholm Syndrome Chapter 13: Bat your Eyes, Ball a Fist

April 12 (The Day before the accident)

Puck didn't have time to put up much of a fight as Dave ripped him away from Kurt and threw him across the hall into the line of lockers. Puck flinched when his spine collided with one of the locks but instantly tried to get Dave off of him.

"Keep out of it, Puckerman. You stay the fuck away from him. He's mine, you hear me? Mine. I will fucking kill you." Puck flinched as Dave's hot breath hit his face. "I'll fucking kill you, then I'll fucking kill both him and me. You hear me, Puckerman? Stay the fuck away from him."

Dave shoved Puck back into the locker one more time before stomping off towards the locker room. Kurt was absolutely shaking and all the color had drained from his face. Puck didn't think twice. Gently grabbing Kurt's arm, Puck lead Kurt through the school to his truck. As they got into the truck, Puck pulled his phone out and dialed his cousin's number.

"Landon?" he asked into the phone. "I know we don't have everything worked out or anything, but we need to put this plan in action now. Yeah, we're leaving the school right now. I'll be there in like half an hour? Something like that. No, I'll have Finn get some of his stuff and meet him later. Yeah, see you in a little bit."

Puck put the truck into gear and pulled out of the parking lot. He kept one hand on Kurt's knee and kept his eyes glued to the road.

"Puck?" Kurt asked quietly. "Where are we going?"

"I'm taking you to my cousin Landon's house. He lives in on the other side of town, so I don't think Karofsky will find us right away. We'll keep you there safe until I can talk to your dad. Hey! Don't give me that look. Things are going too far, Kurt. We have to tell someone."

Kurt sighed but nodded his head in understanding. As Puck entered the freeway, he never saw Dave Karfosky's truck in his rearview mirror.

Landon was waiting at the door as Puck slowly walked Kurt up the stairs. The smaller boy was still terrified and the shaking hadn't seemed to stop. Puck kept a hand on the small of Kurt's back to make sure he didn't fall and gave a weak smile to his older cousin.

"Hey guys!" Landon said, trying to look cheerful. "You must be Kurt. Noah's told me so much about you. I'm Landon. " Landon lead Kurt into the apartment and sat him down on a bar stool at the kitchen counter. Landon was an EMT and was taking pre-med night classes. He quickly talked Kurt into letting him take his shirt off and began working on his injuries there. After cleaning up everything else he could, he talked quietly to Kurt so Puck couldn't hear him.

"Noah said you had been raped…" Landon trailed off. Kurt tensed up but nodded his head. "I can't do much here, but if you'd let me I'd like to make sure there isn't any tearing or…" Kurt's eyes grew wide and he swiveled his head around to look at Puck who was pretending not to watch them. Landon began talking softly again. "Hey, calm down. We'll go in the other room so you can lay down. I won't let Noah come. It'll be okay, I just want to make sure you don't have any serious injuries."

Kurt swayed slightly but grabbed the counter to keep him upright. There was still a lot of pain from his backside, and while he wasn't bleeding that he could tell he was kind of worried. Finally he sighed before nodding. Landon helped him off of the stool and escorted him to his bedroom.

Puck watched as his cousin and secret love walked away from him. He sighed and grabbed his phone. Taking a deep breath, he pressed Finn's name and waited for him to pick up.

"Dude, where are you? I saw you before first period and then you were gone. Everyone's freaking out 'cause Kurt's gone too. I keep texting him but he's not answering me." Finn said in one big breath.

"He's with me, Finn. I have Kurt with me."

"Would you stop trying to make Dave jealous, dude?" Finn asked with a laugh.

"F-Finn I have something to tell you about Dave and Kurt…But I can't tell you over the phone. Actually, Mr. Hummel needs to hear this too. Dave hasn't been treating Kurt that great. More for his safety than anything I took him to Landon's-you remember my cousin Landon, right?-and he's looking over him right now. I just really need you and Burt to get here soon. Please."

Although no one would ever accuse Finn Hudson of being smart, something slowly clicked in his mind.

"D-Dave's been hurting my brother?" He asked, wincing when his voice sounded weird. Puck sighed, running a hand over his face.

"Yeah, man. For a while now. I…It's gotten really bad lately, though. Kurt can't handle it by himself anymore. He needs his dad. And someone who can stop Karofsky. Just please get up here. But…but don't tell Burt about Dave hitting him yet. I don't want him to have another heart attack before he can help his son."

Finn agreed and the two boys hung up their phones. He looked up as Landon walked Kurt back into the living room, his hands up in case he needed to catch the younger boy. Kurt looked a little relieved and Puck guessed that whatever Landon had been checking on had turned out to be okay. Kurt sunk down on the couch, instantly curling himself into the corner. Puck watched him stare into space for a moment before turning back to Landon.

"His step-brother and Dad should be on their way soon. I kind of want to hear what Burt wants to do before getting the cops dragged in, you know? My record kind of goes against me and I don't want to get mistakenly blamed. I can't help if they send my ass back to juvie." Landon smiled slightly, watching Kurt out of the corner of his eyes.

"That's fine for now, Noah. We can talk to his Dad. I know a few good doctor's at the hospital if his Dad wants to take him in."

Noah sat down beside Kurt, placing a hand on the smaller boys forearm. Kurt had finally stopped shaking. He sat hugging his knees to his chest, his forehead resting on his knees. Landon brought in a bowl of soup in and Puck spent a good ten minutes trying to convince Kurt to eat some of it. He had just gotten a text from Finn saying he was heading to the garage to get Burt when he heard it.

"Kurt!" The voice cried from the ground floor. Kurt tensed, his body instantly starting to shake again. Puck launched himself off the couch, yelling at Landon to take care of Kurt as he ran for the front door. Dave Karfosky was making his way up the stairs to Landon's apartment, and Puck planed on keeping his promise; Karofsky was never going to hurt Kurt again.

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