Chapter 52: There Is Life
The next day at school, Friday, in Glee, Quinn sat beside Sam and held an ice pack she got for him to his bruised eye as Kurt sat on the floor between Sam's legs, his head resting back on Sam's abs.
The two had made up that morning before classes started.
Flashback Starts
Sam approached Kurt from behind silently as Kurt was at his locker. Sam put his hand in front of Kurt's face, making Kurt look at the rose he was holding. Kurt looked at the pretty flower, and the note attached that said 'I'm sorry.'
Kurt took the rose from Sam's hand and turned around.
"Kurt, I'm so sorry." Sam said.
"No, I'm the one that should be sorry." Kurt said. "I shouldn't have pushed like that, especially with your family in the house. I sounded needy, and it was wrong."
"It's understandable. But I still want our first time to be perfect. I want it to be special and romantic." Sam said. "You deserve that."
"I kinda want it that way too." Kurt admitted. "But I still stand by what I said. As long as it's with you, I could care less about how romantic and planned out it is."
Sam wrapped his arms around Kurt, sliding his hands down into the back pockets of Kurt's jeans.
"I'm still gonna make it as perfect as I can, just for you." Sam said as Kurt let his arms circle his neck.
"You're too good for me." Kurt said, gazing into his boyfriend's eyes.
"No, I'm exactly right for you." Sam said, hugging Kurt close to his chest and heart. "You have no idea how much I love you."
"Believe me, I do." Kurt said, breathing in Sam's scent. "I love you, Babe."
Sam pulled back and cupped Kurt's face.
"That's the first time you've ever called me 'Babe'." Sam said.
"Get used to it. I plan to say it a lot more." Kurt said, kissing Sam, making him wince from the bruise around his eye. "Sorry. What did your Mom and Dad say about it?"
"Not much." Sam said as Kurt lightly touched the sore spot. "They just wanted to know how I got it."
"What did you tell them?" Kurt asked.
Sam saw Karofsky coming down the hall. Once the bigger boy was in earshot, he said:
"I told them I got it from defending my boyfriend and friends from a jackass, a homophobic asshole."
Karofsky looked at the two when Sam said that, glaring at the two: Kurt wearing Sam's letterman jacket, and Sam's arms around his boyfriend, protectively.
Sam and Kurt watched Karofsky leave, Kurt letting out the breath he didn't realize he was holding.
"Don't worry. Me and the Glee Club have your back from now on." Sam held Kurt close, pressing a kiss to his temple.
Flashback Ends
"Dude was a wild animal." Mike said, the boys from Glee that were on the football team recanted the story of what happened the afternoon before to the rest of the class.
"A Manimal." Artie said, sitting between his girlfriend, Brittany, and Sam.
"I'm so turned on by you right now." Brittany said, fussing with Artie's bruises.
"How bad does it look?" Sam asked, hoping Kurt would answer him. Instead, it was Quinn that replied.
"It's pretty hot, actually." She grinned. She wasn't flirting, she knew Sam and Kurt were completely in love.
"You have no idea how hard it was for me not to jump into that beatdown!" Puck said, frustrated. As he spoke, Tina gently rubbed Mike's sore shoulders, and Kurt, Sam and Quinn looked up at him.
"Where were you, Finn?" Santana asked, turning her head to look at the boy.
"I was still out on the field, okay?" He said, not looking at anyone, even though Kurt was watching him.
"I totally would have given him a beat-down if I had been there though." Finn lied, hoping no one could tell.
"The fact is, it shouldn't have gone down without you, Finn." Mercedes said. "You should have been leading the charge."
"Lay off Finn, everyone." Kurt said quietly, still sitting between Sam's legs on the floor. "It isn't his problem. It's none of your problems, actually."
He sat up straighter on the spot.
"But thank you for what you did." He said. "Especially you, Sam."
Kurt looked up at his boyfriend's bruised face.
'That's because he stood up for me.' Kurt thought. As if reading his mind, Sam said:
"I'd rather get my face beaten like this than have anyone insult you, Babe." Sam leaned down, cupping Kurt's face and capturing Kurt's lips with his softly, pulling back when Mike spoke.
"Seriously. An epitomy of a leader." Mike said, and Sam smiled down at Kurt, running his fingers over Kurt's hair from where he sat on the floor.
"What's going on?" Mr. Schue asked, walking into the room. "What happened to Sam's eye?"
"He stood up to Karofsky." Quinn said, adjusting her hold on the ice pack on Sam's face.
"All the guys did." Tina said. "Well...not Finn."
Tina looked over at Finn, and he looked straight ahead.
"Is everyone okay?" Mr. Schue asked. "Do we all need to go talk to Principle Sylvester?"
Artie and Mike looked at each other, their eyes widening.
"No, uh..." Sam started. "I got in a few good lugs too, so we can just call it even."
"And maybe this will send a message to Karofsky, telling him to back off my man." Sam went on, as Mr. Schue approached Kurt. He stopped at the boy sitting on the floor, his head resting on Sam's knee, while Sam's hand brushed through Kurt's perfectly styled hair.
"You okay, Kurt?" Mr. Schue asked, leaning down and lightly touching Kurt's shoulder. Kurt nodded, keeping his head on his boyfriends' knee.
"Alright, guys," Mr. Schue started, Kurt curling closer to Sam. "Let's take our place in the Auditorium. It's time for Mike's performance with his song."
Everyone stood up and headed for the door, on their way to the Auditorium. Sam helped Kurt to his feet, before tucking his boyfriend protectively under his arm as they left the Choir Room.
The whole way to the Auditorium, Sam held Kurt protectively beside him, especially when the Glee Club walked past a bunch of jocks. Sam rubbed Kurt's shoulder comfortingly, and smiled at him. They took seats in the Auditorium, and waited for Mike's performance.
"Mr. Schue, could I start?" Mike asked.
"Sure, Mike. If you're ready." He was told.
"Okay, so, my favorite Disney movie is 'Bambi 2', and my favorite song is sung by Alison Krauss. It's called 'There Is Life'."
Under the snow
Beneath the frozen streams
There is life
You'll have to know
When nature sleeps she dreams
There is life
And the colder the winter
The warmer the spring
The deeper the sorrow
The more our hearts sing
Even when you can't see it
Inside everything
There is Life...
Oh...
After the Rain
The sun will reappear
There is life
After the pain
The joy will still be here
There is life
For it's out of the darkness
That we learn to see
And out of the silence
That songs come to be
And all that we dream of
Awaits patiently
There is life
There is life
Ohohoohooo
"That was a short song, Mike, but you did great singing it. How does it speak to you though?" Mr. Schue asked.
"Like the song says, Mr. Schue. Through everything we have to face and endure, we have life to keep us going. Sure, it may not be great at times, but that's life's way of testing us, making us reach and work for what we want from it."
"I couldn't have said it better myself, Mike." Mr. Schue said.
Mike jumped off the stage and took his seat.
"I don't need to remind you, next week we'll have our final four performances, starting with Brittany on Monday, then Finn following on Tuesday. Wednesday, as you well know, I'm not here. Thursday, you'll perform your song, Kurt, and Sam sings last on Friday, concluding our assignment." Mr. Schue said, reading off his paper. He looked at his class before continuing.
"The following week, we have a special assignment I'm planning for Hallowe'en. I hope you all plan to wear a costume."
"Why? Will we need it for our assignment?" Santana griped.
"Most likely, yes." Mr. Schue said. "But I'll tell you more about it next week. For now, I want the remaining students to plan out their performances for next week."
"Easier said then done." Sam said, nuzzling Kurt's neck, making his boyfriend giggle.
"Hey, can I talk to you about something later?" Kurt asked.
"Of course, when though?" Sam asked.
"Maybe lunch, if we can find somewhere quiet." Kurt said.
"Locker room won't be in use. I don't think Beiste would mind if we talked there." Sam suggested.
"Do you want me to meet you there or...?" Kurt said, trailing off.
"Meet me at my locker. I'll feel safer with you being with me than walking alone." Sam said, Kurt realizing he meant because of Karofsky.
"Okay, your locker at lunch." Kurt said, nuzzling up to Sam.
Kurt waited for Sam at his locker as soon as the bell rang for lunch. Sam was late to show up by ten minutes almost.
"Sorry, Babe!" He said, planting a quick kiss on Kurt's lips. "Teacher held me back because my math grade is dropping. She suggested I get a tutor."
"If you're grade is that bad, why didn't you come to me?" Kurt asked, waiting for Sam to get what he needed from his locker. "You know I'm really good with numbers."
"Honestly, it never even crossed my mind." Sam said. "And I didn't know they were so bad that I could get kicked off the football team."
Sam closed his locker door and held his hand out to Kurt. Kurt linked hands and fingers with Sam, and they made their way to the locker room. Sam squeezed Kurt's hand in his before realizing he was touching something cool.
Sam lifted Kurt's hand in his and pulled him to a stop.
"Is that...?"
"The promise ring? Yes, it is." Kurt said, holding back a smile.
"How did you...?" Sam sputtered. "That was in-"
"Your locker? I know." Kurt said. "I cracked your locker combination while I was waiting for you to show up."
"Sneaky, aren't you?" Sam said, kissing Kurt's nose. "Since you're wearing it, I guess you've accepted the proposal?"
"Yep." Kurt said. "You proved yourself when you defended me and our friends from Karofsky. Kinda makes you my hero."
"Awww, Babe." Sam leaned in for a kiss.
"NO PDA, PILLOW-LIPS!" They heard. They looked up to see Sue Sylvester down the hall.
"Just wait until we get to the locker room." Kurt whispered, leading the two off so they could talk.
