A Child's Hand

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Glee

Chapter 1: Why

Noah Puckerman awoke in the hospital. He felt a small hand holding onto his arm, and the voice of Liza Marie Anderson said, "Uncle Nono, can you see me?"

Noah replied, "No, I can't. What happened?"

He then hears Quinn ask, "Don't you remember anything, Puck?"

Noah clears his throat and says, "The only thing I remember, I guess, was when Z almost killed Kurt and Blaine at Rachel's. Before I tried to get the gun away from him."

Then Liza Marie says, "They're all dead. I am living with Auntie Queenie! G' Pa Burt is in a deep sleep along with Auntie Tana, and so is Uncle Pooper! Uncle Pooper saved me and Auntie Queenie!"

Then Noah hears Burt say, "Puck, I just woke up too, and we are sharing a room."

Then Quinn says, "Sorry, Puck and Mr. H. you missed the funeral and I moved into Mr. H's old house that had the basement bedroom. Ha, the basement staircase is now a ramp that leads to Liza Marie's new room. Um, Puck, you were shot in the head and back."

Then Liza Marie says, "You still have your legs, and you were my shield from getting hit before Auntie Queenie got me out."

Soon, Noah says, "Mr. H., would you like to move in with us? Look, I know I'm not Kurt or Finn here. But you are Liza Marie's Grandpa, and I will need somebody to be my eyes when Liza Marie starts to date."

Then Liza Marie says, "Daddy Nono, G' Pa taught me how to use a shotgun and what if G' Pa goes blind before I start to date? Did you think of that?"

This makes Noah say with a raised eyebrow, "I can just have machine guns rigged with motion sensors. Did you ever think of that, young lady?"

Before Burt says, "I think your new daddy's gotcha there, Kiddo." And he hears her climbing his bed before he feels her hand holding his. Then he felt her lay her head on his chest before she broke down.

Santana woke up a week later, and Cooper died that same day. Since Liza Marie had already been through her dad's funerals. Liza Marie's Grandpa Patrick thought she shouldn't go. So, no one even told her, but she did find out. When she was watching TV, on the day of the funeral. Liza Marie didn't come out of her room, for days after that. When Noah and Burt were allowed to go home, Burt went to check on her and saw her sleeping with a photo album lying next to her.

As he put Liza Marie to bed and put the photo album on her nightstand. He says, "Sorry, Kiddo."

As he leaves the room, she says, "Z is a big dumb meanie, G'Pa Burt. Why did he have to kill people we love? " Burt didn't have an answer, so he just says, "I don't know, Kiddo. Now, get some sleep."

When Burt went into the living room, he heard Noah outside yelling at someone saying, "You have ten seconds to get off my property, Assholes!" Then he hears machine guns going off and someone yells, "Holy shit! Let's get out of here! Move, move, move! " Before they heard tires squealing.

Then he chuckled as Noah came back in with Quinn behind him. Then, Quinn says, "Puck, bought the house before he went overseas and set up the security system. I didn't know the code to turn it on and have been dealing with punk kids egging the house."

Soon, there was a knock at the door, and Burt answered, seeing an old lady. The old lady introduced herself as Ester Turner and asked Noah if he would like to be part of the neighborhood watch. Noah agreed, and after Ester left, they busted out, laughing. Before, Quinn says, "I swear, I thought she was going to say something about calling the cops or something!" Noah and Burt tried to stifle their laughter as they said, "Same here."

Chapter 2 will be up soon