A/N: Alright….so at first I tried to do these chapters from each prominent character's perspective….but 3rd person is soooooo much easier and I'm not so good at doing 1st person. So from now on it's all 3rd person. I really hope you guys like this. My original plans have changed so much….and I don't really know why…mostly likely to build on my summer sequel and season 2….uh…triquel?...or…uh never mind, the story after the summer arc. Yeah..that. Either way, I'm so sorry about the last chapter…it was so sad and angsty…but don't worry….it'll only get better…after a few more riffs of course! Hahahaha! I love being a bitch. Anyway….on with the show!
Henry cautiously entered his old home, his heart beating faster and faster, his palms sweating and his mind racing. What am I doing here! He thought. They're going to kill me on sight! What am I even going to say?...I've lost them…because of Kurt…I have to get something back….
"Hello?" Henry asked the empty living room. "Anyone home?".
As he finished his last question, his mother peered out of the kitchen doorway, startled eyes. But as soon as she saw her son, her face darkened. "You shouldn't be here honey." She stated quietly, with not hate in her voice, just concern. "You're dad's home and if he sees you…"
"I know mom…." Henry said sadly, looking at their carpet. "I have to talk to you two."
"Honey, I don't think that's-" His mom was cut off by the door to her husband's office opening, revealing Henry's father.
"Tracy, do you know where my stapler….." Henry's father trailed off as his eyes landed on his abandoned son. His face slowly twisted into a sneer of disgust. "What are you doing here, boy?" He growled.
Henry was panicking, he wiped the sweat off his palms on his jeans and took a deep breath. "I wanted to talk to you two."
"Why? There's nothing to discuss. What you're doing is wrong and we will have nothing to do with it…or you."
"I'm….not." Henry sputtered out.
"What? Not what? A homo, a dancing, flaming, faggot?"
"NO!...I'm not…I….I made a mistake. I thought that I was…but everything changed so quickly and …..I'm not…I'm not gay."
"And why should we believe that?" His father asked with less hate that before, he was quieter now.
"I…I…" Shit…what do I say…well…something! Anything to get them back! "I couldn't stand that prissy bitch Hummel. I thought that since he was the only gay kid at school, he'd help me find myself…but I was wrong…well…he did help…he helped me realize that I'm not some stupid homo…I'm straight…I'm your son…I'm…normal…." Henry finished with fake confidence.
"Honey..." His mom sighed with relief.
Henry stood there, looking at his dad, looking for something, anything that signaled for his hopeful return home. His father stood there as well, looking into his son's eyes for the truth. As if actually seeing the truth he wanted, he walked up to Henry and hugged him.
"I'm so glad…I'm so proud…I've got my son back." His father sighed happily.
His mom charged into them with a huge hug, crying. "Oh, I've have my baby boy…my baby."
Henry stood there enveloped by his parents once again, except the smile he had tried to create was only a grimace.
The next day at school, Henry arrived as normally, except there was no stopping at Kurt's locker, no witty conversation ending with a sweet kiss goodbye. But there was also no slushie, no locker checks, and no crude words.
Everything was back to normal.
Henry went throughout his day as if Kurt had never existed, that is until he passed him in the hall between 6th and 7th period. Henry was on his was to chemistry as he saw his ex-boyfriend slowly trudge through the hallway in his opposite direction. His heart tugged at the smaller boy. Kurt was wearing sweatpants and a zip up hoodie, his face blotchy and hair a tousled mess. Other students seemed to notice the imminent interaction, they quieted and looked on in anticipation. Kurt managed to look up and notice Henry some 15 feet in front of him, his eyes widened and his whole body froze. Henry looked over him and continued walking right past Kurt. Kurt couldn't even look back, he lowered his head as the tears began to slide down his face.
Henry went through the day as usual, except for when Kurt or any glee clubber came into sight. Henry would emit not response to Kurt or Finn, but gave a small sad smile to the others, but the glee clubbers had no clue what to do in this situation, so they returned the same smile. Once he saw Mike however, he was stopped by the other boy.
"Hey, what happened yesterday? I mean, I saw what happened here at school…but where'd you go…you never came home?" Mike asked concerned.
It was true, Henry never went back to the Chang's the day before. He had stayed with his parents and tried to work everything out. Now it was time to break the news.
"Yeah…I sort of went to my parent's house." Henry replied quietly.
"WHAT? Why? Are you alright? Did he hit you again?" Mike exploded with horrific concern, looking Henry over for any busies or cuts.
"No! Not at all….I talked to them…and I get to go move back in with them…"
Mike went from concerned to confused quickly. "But…why? Don't you remember what they did? What they said? Why would you go back to that?"
"Because, Mike." Henry bit slightly annoyed, "They are my parents and no matter what I still love them." Lie "And if I had to give up so much for Kurt, who would just drop me for the chance to be with Finn, then leaving him would allow me to get my family back." Not so much of a lie.
"Henry….you're not making any sense. I thought they kicked you out because you are gay…not because of Kurt."
"Right, but I came out for Kurt."
"So you went back in the closet." Mike finished disappointedly.
Henry sighed sadly. "Yes. But Mike, you're my best friend and that is why I'm telling you this. I didn't want to go back in the closet, but if my parents believed me… I'd go to my grave swearing I'm straight. I…I love my family Mike, I really do. And I gave it all up for Kurt. And he just threw it all away for Finn… and I deserve to be happy, and my family is what will make me happy now. I won't go back in the closet here at school, there's no use trying anyway, but at home, it's back to the way things were…when I was happy. Please, I'm telling this only to you, there is no need to go spread this around the glee club, it's none of their business."
"Henry…" Mike frowned, but slowly gave in with a sigh. "Alright, but remember, if anything does happen, you come right back to our place, okay?"
Henry smiled for the first time in a while. "Deal."
Today was a glee day, so when it came time to go, Henry was a little unsure. Should I go to glee? Do I even belong there? I can quit, I mean, there's still Jesse who just got back from his spring break….but that would imply something right? If I didn't go? I just don't know what that would imply….I should go.
After all this thinking, Henry arrived at the bell, being the last one into the choir room. As he entered, all eyes shot to him. Most were shock, I guess they thought I'd quit, except for Finn and Kurt who wouldn't make eye contact with him. Kurt was almost crying again. Mr. Shue caught sign of all this and quickly started rehearsal.
"Alright….so…this week's assignment is going to be…" Mr. Shue started. Oh man, I just started talking so I could fill this huge awkward silence. I don't even have an assignment planned yet. "A free for all pair's battle!" What…what does that even mean? Mr. Shue thought.
Most of the kids started confused. "What does that even mean?" Santana read Mr. Shue's mind.
"Well, I will pair you up, courtesy of the 'hat of fate'" everyone groaned at this, "and you and your partner will have free control to do whatever you want. Solos, duets, mash-up, ballads, anything! As long as you both sing! And the winner…." Everyone perked up at the hint at a little competition, "will have complete control over next week's assignment."
Everyone began to talk to one another, save Henry, Kurt, and Finn who all just looked depressed. "Now the 'hat of fate'!" Mr. Shue announced way too excitedly for his own good. I'm totally bs-ing here…I just hope this works out. "First, Brittany and Mike" Good, those two will do an excellent dance number. Mr. Shue thought. "Then Artie and Puck" alright, a guitar heavy song will do them both good, "Mercedes and Rachel" crap... here comes another diva-off, "Jesse and Quinn" hmm…interesting combination, "Tina and Matt" I have no clue what they'll do…but either way, this isn't looking good, the three people I'm trying to split up are left…with Santana. "Next are Kurt and…Finn" oh thank god…but still, this isn't what I wanted exactly… "And that leaves Santana and Henry. Now the rest of the time today is to get started."
Everyone jumped into conversation with their partners. Mercedes and Rachel had started fighting instantly, Puck and Artie whipped out their guitars, Mike and Brittany were dancing, and Kurt and Finn looked solemnly at each other.
"So,,," Finn started.
"Yeah…" Kurt trailed off.
"What do you want to do?"
"I don't care." Alert! Kurt is so not fine! Finn thought.
"You're still upset." Finn deadpanned.
"Of course. Today he wouldn't even look at me, I don't know what to do, and I can't even bother to dress well today."
"Well…maybe we can do a duet. A song to apologize to him. Besides, we don't present until next week so he'll have time to cool down."
Kurt light up momentarily, but soon returned to his depressive state. "Yeah….but there's Santana."
Finn frowned. "Yeah…I don't know what she's going to do with him….he's hurt right now too, and she feeds of that kind of stuff."
"I just hope he'll listen to us." Kurt trails off, looking in Henry's direction.
Across the room, Henry and Santana were staring at each other, neither one giving in on their assumed staring contest.
"So you're still depressive Henry? Lame." Santana mocked.
"Shut up, whore." Henry snapped.
"Gonna make me fairy?"
Henry shot up, "I'm already fed up with your shit Santana! Why can't you just be nice and somewhat sensitive rather than a frigid bitch!"
Everyone looked at his little outburst, Henry blushed in embarrassment and quickly sat down again. "Please…A lot has happened since yesterday, and I …I want to be happy again…so just lay off, please."
"You're right…I am a frigid bitch, but that doesn't give me the right to rag on you. You are one of Brittany's best friends, and I love Brittany more than anything, so if you make her happy, you're one step ahead in my book. I saw your confrontation with Finnocence and Ladyface, yesterday. I didn't know it was that bad…. I respect you, you know, for doing what you did. You giving up so much for love…Hummel should have known better, and I also respect you for dumping him for your happiness back. It took balls."
"…Thanks. You know, you're not so bad after all. Brittany does talk about you a lot at dance." Henry smiled at her.
"Aw, well you're not too bad yourself." Santana smirked, but without her usual sarcasm.
"So…I kind of have an idea for our…whatever it is that our assignment is called."
"Well shoot boy, I wanna see what the great 'Vocal Run King' can do." Santana said, air quotes and all.
"'Vocal Run King'?"
"Yeah, you totally kill all your vocal runs in every song you do, all the girls are basically in love with your voice."
Henry blushed. "Well thanks! So I was thinking we'd do something more…shocking, you know I'm always into being a pervert."
"Mmmmm, I like that." Santana purred, looking Henry up and down.
"Uh…I meant the song. I meant do a more…provocative song."
"It's gotta be sexy too." Santana added with a slight wink.
"Uhhh, yeah! Sexy and shocking! Perfect! So how about we look for some songs and meet up tomorrow?"
"Sure thing." Santana smirked.
The groups discussed their song choices for a while longer until glee ended. As everyone began to pack up, Henry felt a hand grasp his shoulder. He instantly tensed up, assuming it was Kurt, wanting to talk.
"I have nothing to say to you, Kurt." Henry said calmly without turning around.
"Would you have something to say if I wasn't Kurt?" A female voice rang.
Henry spun around to reveal a very pregnant Quinn, her amber eyes peering sadly into his ice cold blue eyes.
"Oh, Quinn. I…I thought-" Henry stammered, clearly embarrassed.
"It's alright, I understand. But I do want to talk to you, if that's alright?" Quinn asked sweetly.
"Yeah, sure, let's talk." They walked over to a pair of chairs in the empty choir room and Quinn began.
"So, I saw what happened yesterday."
Henry's wall instantly came up. "Is this what you're here to talk about? Because I'm not interested in anything anyone has to say. It's my life, my choice."
"Trust me, if anyone knows about 'my life, my choice' it's me. I wanted to make sure you were okay, that's all."
"Oh…well, I mean, I'm alright. I'm still upset about it all, and I haven't said a word to Kurt of Finn. I don't think I could even if I wanted to. I just…I wanted to be happy again, and Kurt…he just, threw everything away."
"I know that you lost a lot by coming out and being with Kurt, and nothing changed for Kurt. It seemed that you got the short end of the stick, huh?"
"Yeah… Things only got better for him and worse for me. And he never appreciated all that I did. We had a few confrontations on our dates and he would always get pissed for me getting into fights protecting us! I was trying to help us and he just took it as me being a dumb jock, and then he turned to Finn, and well…you know the rest."
"Yes, I do. But did you ever think that Kurt did what he did for a reason?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, in your relationship with Kurt, he was the 'girl' correct?"
"Well, uh…yeah, but…he didn't want to be."
"Exactly , he wanted to be equal in the relationship right? So you treating him like the girl by fighting and protecting him only turned him off. Finn on the other hand, had always been a 'gentleman' with me, as he probably was with Kurt. I don't mean to say that he treated Kurt like he was dating him, it's just that Finn is always so sweet but also very sensitive to how people feel and changes his actions around that, well, to somewhat of a degree. He's a people pleaser, and Kurt likes that about him."
"I get that…but what does that have to do with what he did?"
"Now, I don't really know if Kurt was actually trying to seduce Finn or not. But from what I can tell, I bet he was feeling guilty."
"Guilty." Henry reiterated.
"Yes, he felt guilty that you had to bear the brunt of the pains of your guys' relationship. He wanted to help in making it better for you, but you never let him because you stepped into the 'man's' role of a classic boy-girl relationship. You basically blocked him off from helping you. And I guess he got irritated by it, and for some strange reason, probably his long time crush kicking in, he went after Finn. What he did was wrong, that much is true, but he's a teenage boy, stuff like this happens. Just because you guys are not what society deems a 'normal' relationship, doesn't mean you don't have normal relationship problems."
"Damn, Quinn. When'd you get so smart?" Henry smiled at her.
"Getting pregnant changes your perspective, you grow up a little." She giggled.
"Well, I guess you have a point…but I'm at a point in my life that….I just can't take much more, you know? And what Kurt did really hurt…I, I just can't forgive and forget."
"Understandable. I just want to let you know that you still belong here with us in glee and you still have friends here. You're not alone."
"Thanks Quinn, you're a total sweetheart."
"Hmmm, from Head Bitch, to total sweetheart? I can live with that." She said as she embraced Henry with a hug. After the hug, she looked at him seriously. "Also, watch out for Santana."
"Huh? Why?"
"Ever since Puck has been known to be the father of our baby, he's been off limits with her. She's looking for a new sex toy, and she feeds off rebounds, of the hurt and vulnerable."
"So, she's after me? But I'm…gay."
"I don't think that really matters to her. She just wants some pawn to take my old Head Bitch position."
"I mean, she was really nice to me today…well after I called her a frigid bitch, but you're right…she did seem a little sexual here and there."
"I'm only warning you. Like you said, it's your life, your choices. But remember, Kurt still wants to be with you. Oh, and you two are so cute together!" Quinn squealed as she got up, kissed Henry on the check and walked away.
Henry drove back to the Chang's to pack up his stuff, but was soon bombarded by Mr. and Mrs. Chang, who have already heard all the new form Mike.
"Honey, you can't go, they…they'll only hurt you again." Mrs. Chang pleaded.
"Henry, I, I don't want you to go. It's not safe there." Mr. Chang said.
"Dude, come on, just stay here!" Mike added.
"You guys, I really, REALLY, appreciate all that you've done for me, I really do. It's just…I want my old life back…I was happy, content with my life before I met Kurt, before glee club." Henry replied, and Mike looked down as Henry talked about being happy before glee club, he was the one who got him to audition in the first place. "I was happy…and I want to be happy again…I think I deserve that."
"Just…just let us know if you need anything, alright?" Mrs. Chang asked.
"Sure."
So Henry moved back into the Landon house, after having his first old family dinner in ages, he made his way to his new 'old' room and began his search for a song for Santana and him to sing.
Hmmm…so Santana's after me huh? Well, I would need to prove my… 'straightness' to my parents…and I also want to teach Kurt a lesson…and we do want to do a sexy more provocative song….oh! This look perfect! And it's a duet! Sweet!
After practicing for a few days, Henry and Santana were in the auditorium running through it one more time before presenting the next day. They were going over the choreography when Santana 'tripped' on 'something' and landed in Henry's arms.
"Oh! You alright Santana?" Henry asked with real concern.
"Oh…yeah, I'm good, even better now." Santana smirked with fake breathlessness.
"You know we could…uh, take a break if you wanted, you seem a little tired."
"I'd like that." She said as she sauntered her way to the piano bench. "Come sit with me." She purred.
Henry made his way to Santana, This is her game plan? Sad…but what the hell, I'll go for it. "So you think we'll win?" He asked.
"Oh yeah, we'll totally win, and then you can easily do the girls versus guys thing you wanted to do." Santana said as she scooted closer to him.
"Yeah, and we can definitely rock that assignment too!" Henry exclaimed, looking into her eyes with feign lust.
"Yeah…we could…just…" Santana trailed off as she closed in on Henry's mouth, attacking him with a forceful kiss. Henry did not pull back, instead he leaned in and kissed back. If I can…be 'normal' again….I can truly have my family back, I can be with girls, my dad will be proud of me, my mom will love me. I just…I need to be attracted to this, kissing Santana…kissing girls.
They made out for a while, pulling apart to breathe, Santana looked at Henry with an impressed look.
"Damn, that was hot. Didn't know you could do that, Henry." She panted.
"Heh, just because I'm…gay, doesn't mean I don't know how to kiss, or do other things." He breathed back.
"Well that's good to know, 'cause I've got plans for us."
"Oh really now?" Henry asked playfully.
"Oh definitely, we are going to be the school's biggest, bitchiest power couple. I'll be head cheerleader, and you will be King of McKinley."
So, she IS just using me…well, I am just using her too, so…. "Sounds like a great plan to me. We'll rule this school."
The next day in glee, Mr. Shue asked if anyone was ready to perform. Rachel immediately shot up and dragged Mercedes with her. They performed a mash-up of "Popular" from Wicked, and "Touch My Body" by Mariah Carey. What the hell was that? That has to be the worst mash-up ever. I guess they couldn't agree on anything then. Mr. Shue thought disappointedly. After the awkward applause from the club, Santana stood up and walked to the center of the room, not even asking to go next. Henry soon followed.
"We're next, but we gotta change first." Henry said happily as Santana pulled him out the door. When they came back, Santana was dressed in belted red dress that barely made it past her lacy thong. Henry was dressed in a tight black v-neck and the skinniest jeans to rival Kurt's.
"So, since we two are the finest pieces of ass here, we'd thought we'd teach you all a lesson on who to really be popular." Santana smirked. "Hit it."
The beat started and Santana strutted her stuff.
(A/N: Again, I'm not so good at writing dance moves in, so just imagine what slutty stuff Santana could do, and Henry being just as slutty. Santana groping Henry, Henry doing some sexy 'bend and snap' with his ass to Santana's crotch. It's one big ole slut dance! Thanks!)
SANTANA:
Am I throwing you off?
HERNY:
Nope
SANTANA:
Didn't think so
HENRY:
How you doin' young lady
That feelin' that you givin' really drives me crazy
You don't have to play about the joke
I was at a loss of words first time that we spokeSANTANA:
You're looking for a girl that'll treat you right
You lookin' for her in the day time with the light
HENRY:
You might be the type if I play my cards right
I'll find out by the end of the night
SANTANA:
You expect me to just let you hit it
But will you still respect me if you get itHENRY:
All I can do is try, gimme one chance
What's the problem I don't see no ring on your handI be the first to admit it, I'm curious about you, you seem so innocentSANTANA:
You wanna get in my world, get lost in it
Boy I'm tired of running, lets walk for a minuteHENRY:
Promiscuous girl
Wherever you are
I'm all alone
And it's you that I wantSANTANA:
Promiscuous boy
You already know
That I'm all yours
What you waiting for?HENRY:
Promiscuous girl
You're teasing me
You know what I want
And I got what you needSANTANA:
Promiscuous boy
Let's get to the point
Cause we're on a roll
Are you ready?SANTANA:
Roses are red
Some diamonds are blue
Chivalry is dead
But you're still kinda cuteHENRY:
Hey! I can't keep my mind off you
Where you at, do you mind if I come throughSANTANA:
I'm out of this world come with me to my planet
Get you on my level do you think that you can handle it?HENRY:
They call me Thomas
last name Crown
Recognize game
I'm a lay mine's down
SANTANA:
I'm a big girl I can handle myself
But if I get lonely I'ma need your help
Pay attention to me I don't talk for my healthHENRY:
I want you on my team
SANTANA:
So does everybody else.HENRY:
Baby we can keep it on the low
Let your guard down ain't nobody gotta know
If you with it girl I know a place we can goSANTANA:
What kind of girl do you take me for?HENRY:
Don't be mad, don't get mean
SANTANA:
Don't get mad, don't be meanHENRY:
Hey! Don't be mad, don't get mean
SANTANA:
Don't get mad, don't be meanHENRY:
Wait! I don't mean no harm
I can see you with my t-shirt onSANTANA:
I can see you with nothing on
feeling on me before you bring that onHENRY:
Bring that on?
SANTANA:
You know what I meanHENRY:
Girl, I'm a freak you shouldn't say those thingsSANTANA:
I'm only trying to get inside your brain
To see if you can work me the way you say
HENRY:
It's OK, it's alright
I got something that you gonna likeSANTANA:
Hey is that the truth or are you talking trash
Is your game M.V.P. like Steve NashHENRY:
Promiscuous Girl
Wherever you are
I'm all alone
And it's you that I want
SANTANA:
Promiscuous Boy
I'm calling your name
But you're driving me crazy
The way you're making me waitHENRY:
Promiscuous Girl
You're teasing me
You know what I want
And I got what you need
SANTANA:
Promiscuous Boy
We're one in the same
So we don't gotta play games no more
As the song ended everyone looked shocked, most of the guys, save Kurt, were leering at Santana, while all the girls were blushing at Henry.
"That was…" Mr. Shue started.
"Highly inappropriate." Rachel scolded.
"Hot." Brittany deadpanned.
"Yeah…really hot." Tina muttered.
"Dude…" Puck groaned.
"Damn." Mercedes sighed.
"Well, we're glad you all liked it!" Henry replied to the short but approving comments. They sat back down and watched everyone else perform. When it was finally Kurt and Finn's turn, everyone tensed up. They all knew what could possibly happen if things got out of hand. The two boys made their way to the center of the room. Kurt only looked down sadly while Finn started.
"So…uh, well I guess that you all know what happened the other day. You know with Kurt and Henry." You could practically smell the awkward emanating from Finn as he spoke. "We…Kurt and I, we really want to talk to you Henry. We want to explain ourselves to you, and hopefully makes things right. So we thought we'd start with a song."
The piano started and both boys just stood there. When the vocals were to begin, Kurt looked up and looked right at Henry.
KURT:
I'm not a perfect person
There's many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to knowKURT/ FINN:
I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you
KURT:
I'm sorry that I hurt you
It's something I must live with everyday
And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears
Thats why I need you to hear
KURT/ FINN:
I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you.KURT:
I'm not a perfect person
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know
KURT/ FINN:
I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you
KURT:
I've found a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you
By the end of the song, Kurt was silently crying, tears just floating down his face. After the song ended, everyone, except Henry, quietly clapped. Kurt took a large breath and looked Henry in the eye, his tear-filled green meeting frozen blue.
"Henry…I really, really never meant for this to happen. I know that what I did was so, so stupid and foolish, and I regret it all the time. I understand now how much pain you went through to be with me. Losing your family and home, I never understood until I actually thought how I could fare if my dad kicked me out. I could never handle it. You are so strong for dealing with all that and still coming to school smiling and being your normal self. I should have appreciated all that you did for us sooner, I was just so locked up in being angry at you for treating me like a girl, that I never saw how much pain you were in. I should have done something, said something, to help you, but I didn't, and I'm sorry for that too. I'm sorry for ever hurting you, and for putting you down and treating you like Karofsky or Azimio. I…I'm just so sorry…please, forgive me."
Henry sighed deeply and stood up. Kurt instantly tensed up, waiting for his reaction. Henry walked toward the two but passed between them, bumping them both in the shoulders.
"Despite Rachel and Mr. Shuester's belief, you can't just fix everything with a song. Come talk to me again when you're back in the real world." Henry said, annoyed, as he left the choir room with a slam of the door.
Kurt quickly fell to the floor, sobbing. Finn came down to help him as Quinn hurriedly waddled out the room. She made her way to Henry's retreating form as fast as she could.
"Henry!" She yelled. He stopped and slowly turned around, unshed tears brimming his eyes. "Henry…" She cooed sadly as she hugged him gently.
"I can't do this again. I'm not going to let him do this to me again, I don't want to be hurt again….I can't…"
"Shh, shh, it's alright, everything's going to be okay. Come on, let's take you home."
Back in the choir room, everyone was trying to help Kurt stop crying, but no one seemed to know what to do.
"Baby, just give him some more time, he's obviously still hurting, this was just too soon." Mercedes said sadly.
"Yeah, and in the meantime, Mike lives with him, he can see how Henry's doing. Right?" Finn asked Mike who quickly turned white.
"Mike?" Brittany asked worriedly.
"Oh…uh…I probably shouldn't tell you this…but, he moved back in with his parents." Mike answered, slowly curling in on himself in shame.
"WHAT?" Finn yelled. "Why would he do that, his dad beat him!"
"Finn!" Mercedes yelled, pointing at a now almost hysterical Kurt. Kurt was a shriveled mess of crying sweats, clinging to Mercedes.
"I knew it…" Kurt sobbed. "I pushed him so far away, right back into the closet! I'll never get him back now!"
Over at the Landon house, Quinn walked Henry to the front door. "So you moved back in I take it." She said.
"Yeah… Come in." Henry replied emptily; void of emotion.
Both of his parent's were at work, so Quinn and Henry sat in the living room. He just sat there looking at the coffee table with glazed eyes. Quinn sat in the recliner biting her lip, thinking of something to say.
"I know you don't want to her this, but you should give Kurt a chance."
"Why, so he can hurt me all over again!"
Quinn quickly got annoyed. "Quit pitying yourself, you're more of a drama queen than Kurt." That seemed to shut him up. "He apologized, and was crying, if that doesn't say 'I'm sorry' I don't know what does. I'm not saying to take him back and all, just hear him out, Finn too. They want to talk to you, they want to apologize and explain themselves to you. And you just blowing them off and leaving glee isn't going to help anyone."
"Quinn…I'm … I'm scared." Henry shuddered through his tears.
"What of?" She looked around the room. "Your parents?"
Henry nodded. "I can't lose them again, I just got them back. If I got back together with Kurt later on, I would be kicked right out again."
"Well, I'm sure the Changs will take you in again."
"That's not the point!" He cried. "I…I love my family. I want to keep them as long as I can."
"You still love them after all they said and did to you?" Quinn asked, slightly expecting the answer.
"I…no, I don't…but family is important to me. It's my only tie to my little brother."
"Well, I'm sure you could see him outside of the house, it's not that hard."
"He's dead Quinn."
"Oh…I really stepped in this one….I'm sorry…but you don't need to be here to remember him. This is going to sound super cheesy but…you just need to look inside your heart and think of all the memories you shared with him; remember them and then he's right there with you."
"You're right, that did sound super cheesy…but you're right. I don't need the house and the pictures and my parents to be close to him…I just need my own memories….. Quinn, you're the best, you know that?"
"Well, I've never been told that…especially after all this." She says pointing to her growing stomach. "But you know, you've gotten so close to Kurt and completely put down his wall, now all of us can enjoy the true Kurt, and I want to keep that. You two are so great together and you both are my friends."
"You know, I have and older sister…but I think you make a much better one." Henry smiled at her.
"I've always wanted a brother." She giggled at him.
They both embraced and just held each other. Quinn knowing that she really did the right thing for once. And Henry knowing that he has a lot of work to do.