Here you are you lovely people :D another chapter for you ^.^

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This chapter is dedicated to Sabaku no Sable :D

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Noah arrived in his truck to pick Kurt up for school the next morning. He rang the doorbell and the door opened a second later.

'Kurt! Noah's here' Burt called. The man looked calm and fond as he often did. But as he glanced back into the house, Noah saw a deep sadness etched in his eyes. Kurt had wanted to talk about his mother last night. He did sometimes, when he felt he was losing her or had been reminded of her. Sometimes they were happy conversations, filled with laughter, other times, they were sad conversations, filled with tears and hugs and attempts at comfort on both sides. Noah suspected one of the latter. Especially after the song that Kurt had sung. Talking about his dead wife always upset him, but he never denied Kurt the chance and he wouldn't hold back information from him, no matter how sad or irrelevant. He held firm to the belief that it would help them to heal if they could talk about her rather than locking her away in a box and pretending she didn't exist. Something for which Kurt was truly grateful and something that increased Noah's respect for the man. No matter how much it hurt, he would dwell on bad times to help his son.

'Look after him' was all Burt said before Kurt appeared behind his father. Noah nodded to Burt in answer and reached under his arm to take Kurt's hand. He almost pulled the counter-tenor to his truck and opened Kurt's door for him before going around the other side to the drivers seat. The drive was silent, but not uncomfortably so, it was peaceful and Kurt looked happier than he did yesterday. Talking to Burt about his mother always made him feel better later. He felt as if he knew her better and she didn't feel so far away.

'So, Noah said before opening Kurt's door to let him out 'What are you going to sing on Friday?' Kurt blinked up at him

'What?'

'Well you kicked butt during that song Kurt. You obviously won' Noah said with the air of someone who knew what they were talking about. Kurt smiled a little sadly

'Nah, I walked out.' he said, linking Noah's arm. He would allow this small contact when he was in a good mood, confident that Noah would scare away any unwanted attention. 'They'll have given it to Rachel, assuming I didn't want it.'

'Do you want it?' Noah asked conversationally, as if he didn't care about the answer, he just wanted to know. Which was true. If Kurt didn't want to sing in front of the whole school then he wouldn't blame him, wouldn't try to change his mind and would let Berry take over. But if he did, then Berry be damned Kurt was getting up on that stage and singing his little heart out. Kurt shrugged

'I don't know' he said honestly, there was no point in lying to Noah so he never did 'It'd be nice in the moment, but leading up to it would be terrifying. Singing that song in front of Glee was hard enough, singing something that relates to myself in front of the school? It would kind of give all the jocks licence to bully me again. Singing about my feelings to the entire school.' Noah flexed his arm around Kurt's

'You know I wouldn't let that happen' he said protectively, rewarded with a Kurt blush he continued 'And the in the moment feeling would be pretty sweet.' Kurt laughed and nodded

'Yeah, it would be'

Later on, in the choir room, everyone was seated and Mr Schue announced that Kurt had indeed won and if he wanted to, would proceed to round three. Kurt paled and glanced at Noah, who raised one eyebrow. That was all it took for him to be reminded of their conversation this morning and how it would feel to get out on stage and sing his heart out in front of the jocks and douches that had bullied him for years.

So Kurt nodded his head and smiled, mainly he was smiling at the expression on Rachel's face.

So there you have it. Just two more chapters to go I think.

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