Be My Hero Chapter 21, a glee fanfic

I wanted to post this chapter yesterday but it was my husband's birthday and I completely forgot about updating...

I would like to thank Sofia Michelle and angelalexandra for reviewing the previous chapter. Poor Burt!:D Don't worry, everything's going to be alright.

Okay, that's not true.:) They still have a villain to deal with.

Kurt felt numb. He was sitting in the waiting area of the hospital, staring at the white wall in front of him. Beside him, his father was talking on his phone, giving orders to several people to deal with the trouble he had caused. But he was barely aware of what Burt was talking about. Blaine was somewhere inside of the rooms behind the large door on his left side and he was so worried about him, he couldn't think of anything else.

Deep in his mind, he knew what he had done was right. Blaine could have been dead if he hadn't found him in time. But still... he felt like Blaine's injury was his fault. He should have saved him and not let his shield down. It should have worked.

"Are you alright?"

Kurt looked up at his father who was standing beside him, watching him in concern. He nodded and turned back to the wall.

"Don't worry, Schuester changed the memories of those men. They won't remember you" Burt said.

"Thank you, Dad" Kurt said quietly.

"Are you worried about him?" Burt asked uncertainly. He wanted to be angry with Kurt because he had ignored his orders and had gone out alone but his son seemed so scared, he couldn't help but feel bad.

"He will be alright" Kurt said but he didn't know if it was true.

"Of course" Burt said and sat down beside him, putting a hand on Kurt's shoulder. "I know it seemed bad but it's just his shoulder. The doctors can fix it easily."

Kurt nodded again. He should have trusted his father, he had seen injuries like this multiple times, but he didn't make Kurt feel better. Not at all.

"Are you still angry with me?" he asked quietly.

"What do you mean?" Burt asked in confusion.

"Me and Blaine" Kurt said, looking up at his father. "I know I should have told you about us but I was worried you wouldn't let us see each other."

"Look..."

Burt fell silent as he saw the doctor coming through the door. He motioned towards him and stood up.

"How is he?" he asked, watching his son from the corner of his eyes. Kurt turned even paler than he had been earlier.

"He's gonna be alright" the doctor smiled. "The bullet didn't hit the bone, it only caused a minor damage. He had to stay here for a day, though, but if everything goes well, he can leave tomorrow."

"Can we see him?" Kurt asked.

"Of course" the doctor nodded and led them to Blaine's room.

They were left alone at the door and Kurt looked at his father hesitantly. He wanted to see Blaine but he wasn't sure bringing his father with him would be a good idea.

"I'm going to wait here" Burt said, taking a step back.

Kurt smiled at him and opened the door. Blaine was lying in the bed, his arm in a sling, staring at the ceiling. When he heard the door opening, he turned towards it and smiled when he saw Kurt.

"Hey" Kurt greeted him quietly and stepped closer to the bed.

"Hey" Blaine said. He was pale with dark circles under his eyes but he seemed happy to see Kurt.

"You scared me to death, you know that?" Kurt asked and sat down onto the chair beside the bed.

"I could say the same" Blaine replied. "God, Kurt, you shouldn't have done that. It could have ended badly."

"I had to do something" Kurt said, taking Blaine's uninjured hand. "I saw you, Baine. In my vision. You could have died and I couldn't let it happen."

"I should have been more careful. I didn't check if they had weapons" Blaine sighed. "You saved me."

"That's our job, right?" Kurt smiled.

Blaine nodded sadly and looked down.

"You were right" he said, still avoiding Kurt's gaze. "You have your power now and you can defend yourself. You don't need me to tell you what to do."

"No, I was wrong" Kurt disagreed. "I thought that I'm invincible. That nobody can hurt me but I proved last night that I'm not ready for this. Not yet."

"I'm sure your father will be happy to help you with your training" Blaine said, looking towards the door. He could see Burt watching them through the glass.

"I think we make a better duo" Kurt smiled.

"And I'm sure Burt would never let it happen" Blaine replied.

"He knows about us" Kurt said. "He was angry at first but I think he accepted it."

"I hope so. I survived a shooting, I so not want to die by Silver Bear's hands" Blaine laughed but winced as pain shot through his shoulder.

"I'm so sorry, Blaine" Kurt said, looking away, ashamed. "I didn't want to say those things."

"I know" Blaine smiled weakly.

"I've never thought that I would act like that. I was wrong and I knew it, I just..."

"Just forget about it" Blaine said quietly. "We were both running on adrenaline then. None of us was right and we know that."

"I would love to kiss you right now" Kurt said.

"I don't think we can do that" Blaine said, looking back at Burt. He would have loved to be left alone with Kurt, just for a minute, but he knew it was impossible.

"No. But soon" Kurt said resolutely.

~ o ~

Outside of the room, Burt watched the boys thoughtfully. They were reserved because of his presence but he could still see the affection between them. And he didn't know how to deal with it. It would have been hard with any other boy but after what Blaine had done, it was extremely difficult to accept their relationship. He knew, of course, that there was nothing he could do against it. His son wasn't a little child anymore and he would be with Blaine no matter what. He should just accept it. But his pride didn't let him.

"Young love" he heard the quiet, calm voice behind him and he smiled as he turned around to face Carole.

"What are you doing here?" he asked.

"I wanted to check on you. I was worried and Finn refused to go to sleep without knowing that Blaine was fine" Carole answered.

"It's just a minor injury, he will be alright soon" Burt replied.

Carole nodded and looked back at the boys in the room.

"You should forgive them" she said after a minute of silence.

"I don't know" Burt said uncertainly.

"They've done nothing wrong" Carole said.

"They lied to me, both of them" Burt said stubbornly. "I'm disappointed in them, especially Kurt. I didn't raise him like this. He should have known that he was in danger, I talked to him about it. And... and I thought he trusted me."

"He's a teenager. You know kids in his age go crazy. But it has to be this way" Carole smiled.

"I'm not sure I'm okay with this" Burt said, nodding towards the room.

"Come on" Carole said and took his hand. "You need a coffee."

"But what about..." Burt started, pointing at the door in front of them.

"Just give them some privacy. They won't do anything wrong. Let's go" Carole said, pulling Burt away from the door.

"Fine" Burt sighed, following Carole.

~ o ~

The next day passed quickly. Kurt didn't go to school, he stayed home to get some sleep and go back to visit Blaine. He was afraid of his father's reaction but Burt didn't say a word. He just muttered something Kurt couldn't understand and went to search for his keys as Kurt grabbed his jacket. On the way to the hospital, Kurt asked him to stop at the store to buy a few things for Blaine. Burt didn't say a word just nodded and when they stopped, he gave his son his credit card, telling him to hurry. Kurt smiled and rushed inside, buying what he thought Blaine would need in the hospital.

When they reached the hospital, Kurt got out of the car but his father didn't follow him. He leaned back on his seat, searching on the radio.

"You aren't coming?" Kurt asked in confusion.

"No" Burt sighed and turned to his son, pressing his phone into his hand. "You have twenty minutes. If he's well enough to leave, tell him that we will bring him back to the motel."

Kurt frowned but didn't dare say a word. He was happy that he was allowed to have some time alone with Blaine and didn't want to ruin anything. He nodded and left quickly, smiling. Maybe his father would change his mind and accept him and Blaine being together.

He ran up the stairs and didn't slow down until he reached Blaine's room. The door was open but he knocked anyway to let Blaine know he was there. Blaine seemed to be in a better shape, he wasn't pale like before and he was out of the bed, taking a few careful steps around the bed. When he saw Kurt, his eyes brightened.

"Hey" he said quietly.

"Hey" Kurt said and stepped to Blaine to kiss him. "I see you're doing better."

"Yeah. The doctor said I could leave today" Blaine said.

"That's great!" Kurt smiled. "Uhm... I bought you a few things. Food, mostly. If you're going home, you will need it."

"Thank you" Blaine said and wanted to take the bag from Kurt but he was still too weak to do so.

"Just sit down, I will take care of everything" Kurt said and put dow the bag on his way to the nightstand. "That's all what you have here?"

"Yeah" Blaine said and sat down. "Just my things from yesterday."

"You can't go home in this" Kurt said, wincing as he found the bloody T-shirt Blaine had worn the previous night.

"I don't have anything else with me" Blaine shrugged but he regretted it immediately as pain shot through his arm.

"That's fine, my dad's parking outside. We can go and grab some clothes for you" Kurt said. "And then we will bring you home."

Blaine raised an eyebrow. He was almost sure Burt would never agree with Kurt's idea.

"It was his idea, not mine" Kurt replied.

"Am I still dreaming?" Blaine muttered.

"Nah, you know my father isn't that bad. I think he feels sorry and wants to help you" Kurt said.

"I would be surprised" Blaine replied.

"You will see that I'm right. Stay here, we will be back soon" Kurt said, grabbing Blaine's keys and disappearing before the young superhero could protest.

~ o ~

Driving to the motel and getting back with the new clothes didn't take them more than twenty minutes. Burt told Kurt to wait outside again as the boy went back for Blaine. He helped him get into his new clothes and after getting Blaine's papers, they left together. They were completely silent in the car, none of them said a single word. The boys shared careful looks and Burt kept his eyes on the road the whole time. When they reached the motel, Burt stopped the car and turned to face them.

"Kurt, help Blaine with his stuff and unpacking. I will be waiting here. Be quick" he said.

"Yes, Dad" Kurt said and stepped outside, helping Blaine climb out after him.

"Thank you, Burt" Blaine said as Kurt went back to the trunk to get his things.

Burt hummed and nodded. Blaine expected him to say something but the man turned away, so he knew their brief conversation was over. He followed Kurt upstairs and let the boy open the door for him. He walked to the bed and sat down. He was tired and couldn't wait to have a good sleep, preferably with Kurt in his arms, but he knew it was impossible.

"I have to go now but I will be back as soon as I can" Kurt promised. "I will try to convince my father to let me come check on you tonight."

"I'm fine, Kurt. You don't have to worry about me" Blaine smiled weakly.

"I still do. You shouldn't be alone in this state, so I will come back, no matter what" Kurt said seriously.

"I can't wait" Blaine smiled. "Thank you for everything."

"It's the minimum after getting you shot" Kurt sighed.

"Stop blaming yourself, it wasn't your fault" Blaine replied.

"I will try" Kurt promised and gave Blaine a kiss before leaving.

~ o ~

After getting home, Kurt wanted to text Blaine to know if he was fine and get some sleep but his father didn't let him. He ordered Kurt to go to the study with Adam and work on his powers. Kurt wasn't happy to be left alone with the man but he could do nothing. He knew he had to do what his father told him, so maybe he could visit Blaine later.

His training with Adam was similar to the one he had had with his father. They tried several relaxing techniques, although none of them worked as Kurt couldn't stop thinking about Blaine. But after that, they worked on his shield and Kurt enjoyed stopping Adam's attacks and send him flying back through the room. He still couldn't forgive the man for searching through his mind and punishing him for that felt amazing.

When they were done, Kurt went back to his room to have some rest before dinner. Unfortunately, he wasn't alone. As he went down the stairs, he saw Rachel sitting on his bed.

"Hey, Rachel. What are you doing here?" he asked tiredly.

"You didn't come to school today" the girl said.

"I know" Kurt sighed. "Blaine was shot last night. I had to be with him."

"I know he's important for you, but you shouldn't skip glee rehearsals right before Sectionals" Rachel said.

"I'm gonna sing a solo. I don't need to be there to watch you practice" Kurt replied, rubbing his forehead. His head hurt like hell and he just wanted to sleep.

"You aren't working on your solo either" Rachel said seriously.

"I am" Kurt lied.

"Really? What's the theme of this year's competition?" Rachel challenged.

Kurt looked at her thoughtfully. He was sure Mr Schue had talked about it but he had no idea what he had said.

"Uhm... Improvisation?" he asked uncertainly.

"Heroes, Kurt" Rachel said.

"It's a joke, right?" Kurt asked.

"It's our theme. Who else could sing about heroes better than us? We were born to be heroes, we can feel it in our veins, with every beat of our hearts..."

"Rachel" Kurt rolled his eyes, sighing heavily.

"The point is, that our group numbers will be amazing. Good enough to win the competition. But it's not possible if you don't take it seriously" Rachel said.

"I-I know" Kurt said. He was so tired. He wasn't in the mood to talk to Rachel. And he didn't want to hear abou Sectionals, he had other problems to deal with.

"Luckily for you, I'm your friend and I'm willing to help you with your number" Rachel smiled.

"Thanks, but I can manage on my own" Kurt said.

"No way, Hummel" Rachel said and pulled him up to his feet. "We're going to sing because you need a reminder that no matter what happens, you have to get up and move on."

Rachel danced away from the bed, smiling at Kurt as she started singing.

I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath
Scared to rock the boat and make a mess
So I sit quietly, agree politely
I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything

Kurt shook his head but he couldn't keep himself from smiling. He liked this song and he felt like he needed to dance. So he joined Rachel.

You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like thunder gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)
Get ready 'cause I've had enough
I see it all, I see it now

I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire
'Cause I am a champion and you're gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
'Cause I am a champion and you're gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You're gonna hear me roar

He grabbed Rchel's hands and twirled her around. Then Rachel pulled him after her and Kurt was happy to dance through the room as they slowly reached the end of the song.

When they stopped singing, Rachel flopped down onto Kurt's bed and Kurt followed her closely. They lay there, facing the ceiling, smiling.

"Okay, you were right" Kurt said at the end. "I really needed this."

"Should I help you with your solo?" Rachel asked.

"No" Kurt shook his head, his smile growing wider. "I think I've just gotten the perfect idea for my song."

He just hoped that he was right, that he was good enough to help the New Directions win the competition.

~ o ~

Burt Hummel wasn't a cruel man, especially when it came to his family. He loved Carole and the boys and he would do everything to make sure they were happy. So it was hard to keep himself to his promise, to make sure Kurt didn't leave the house without his permission and he trained with Adam every day. His son tried his best to make up for the trouble he had caused and Burt felt like he should give him something in return. That's why he had agreed to visit Blaine in the hospital and bring him home.

Carole and Finn were completely on Kurt's side as Carole had told him the previous night. She had asked him to give the boys a second chance and let Kurt live. Burt knew he couldn't lock Kurt into the house, he was a teenager and he would meet Blaine with or without his permission. So he thought it would be the best to take the first step himself, so his son could trust him again.

He was thinking about how much he should allow Kurt when he walked into the kitchen. Carole was preparing their dinner and packing several boxes into a bag.

"What are you doing?" he asked as he stepped closer.

"Packing food for Blaine" Carole answered simply. "He can't cook with one hand, we have to help him."

Burt sighed and shook his head. He should have known that Carole wouldn't let the boy starve or live on canned foods. She was a good person, better than he would ever become. That's why he loved Carole so much.

"I can bring them to Blaine after dinner. I have to go out anyway" he volunteered half-heartedly.

"Uhm... I thought the boys could visit him" Carole said, turning to look at Burt uncertainly.

"That's a good idea" Burt said slowly. "I have a lot to do."

It was a lie, of course, and Carole knew it. But Burt would never admit that he had done a mistake and he wanted to make it better.

"Let's eat, so you can go and finish... your business" Carole smiled.

"Right" Burt nodded and disappeared in the dining room.

~ o ~

Kurt was excited to be able to visit Blaine, he didn't even had to ask his father. It was Carole who came up with the idea of bringing some food for Blaine and Kurt held his breath at the table as he waited for his father's response. Burt muttered something about not being late and left with Adam without finishing dinner.

Kurt had to wait for Finn who seemed to eat slower than ever but he couldn't sit there anymore, so when Carole asked Finn if he wanted dessert, Kurt kicked the boy's leg under the table and shook his head to let him know it was time to leave. Finn sighed and stood up sadly. Kurt promised himself to buy Finn some sweets the next day.

When they arrived, Kurt rushed up to Blaine's motel room, leaving Finn with the bag but the boy was still faster, smiling at Kurt as he waited for him outside of the room.

"Hurry, Kurt, we don't have the whole night" Finn laughed.

Kurt rolled his eyes and pushed Finn out of the way, opening the door.

Blaine was lying in his bed, watching TV, with his phone in his hand. Kurt had texted him earlier, letting him know that they would come to see him. When they stepped inside, Blaine sat up and tried to get out of the bed to greet his visitors. Kurt rushed to his side to help him.

"Are you alright?" Kurt asked in concern.

"Yeah" Blaine said, wincing. "I just need some painkillers."

"Where are they?" Kurt asked, running his eyes through the small room.

"In my bag. But I don't want to take them. They make me sleepy and I want to be awake. I'm so happy that you're here" Blaine smiled.

"Don't worry, I will stay with you tonight" Kurt said.

"Has your father allowed it?" Blaine asked, surprised.

"Let's say he's not completely against the idea" Kurt said, looking at Finn for confirmation. The boy was still standing at door awkwardly.

"Uhm, yeah. That's right" he nodded. "I just wanted to see if you're alright. I will leave you alone now."

"Thanks, Finn" Kurt said. He was grateful that they were left alone.

"What's in that?" Blaine asked, pointing at the bag Finn had left at the door when he stepped outside.

"Carole cooked you dinner" Kurt smiled and jumped up to get the food. "Are you hungry?"

"Oh, yes" Blaine nodded. He felt his mouth watering just from the thought of having something Carole had cooked.

"Here" Kurt said as handed him the first box from the top of the bag.

Then he went back to put the rest of the food into the fridge but when he opened its door, he grimanced. There were several left-overs in various states but most of them were so old by their look that Kurt was surprised they hadn't crawled out to attack Blaine.

"Typical man" he sighed and stood up to find a bin liner for the little monsters in the fridge.

"I might have forgotten about them" Blaine muttered when he saw what Kurt was doing. He knew he had left some food in the fridge but they were just small remains of his dinners and he had promised himself to eat them sometime. Well, that time had never come but at least he had something for worse days.

"Don't worry, I will take care of them" Kurt said as he dropped the boxes into the sack and closed it securely. "I will be back in a minute."

He came back a minute later, washed out the fridge and packed the fresh food inside. When he was done, he washed his hands and sat down next to Blaine who had finished his dinner.

"It was delicious, thank you" Blaine said and tried to stand up but Kurt grabbed the empty box from his hand before he could do so. "I'm fine, Kurt, you shouldn't do this."

"But I want to" Kurt said and put the box back into his bag. He could deal with it later. "You should take your medicine and sleep."

"I don't want to" Blaine pouted like a 5-year-old.

"But you have to" Kurt said seriously.

Blaine sighed and took the pills and the glass of water Kurt brought for him. He swallowed all the painkillers and lay back down, closing his eyes. He was tired and he felt his body fighting for sleep before the painkillers could take effect.

"You won't leave, right?" he asked.

"Of course not" Kurt said as he joined Blaine in the bed. Blaine snuggled up to his side, careful to not press his injured shoulder to Kurt but feel his warmth.

"That's good" he muttered, half asleep.

"Good night, Blaine" Kurt whispered and pressed a soft kiss on Blaine's forehead.

Blaine didn't hear him, he was already asleep, Kurt could tell from his steady breathing. But Kurt couldn't fall asleep that night. He stayed awake, making sure Blaine was alright and thinking about the future.