True Friends Are Never Apart, Maybe In Distance But Never In Heart - Unknown


Kurt was already dreading his day when he once again dragged himself out of his bed and forced himself to get ready. His walk in the rain the previous day was still affecting him seeing as he was freezing and seemed to have a head cold. He looked at himself in his mirror once he was fully ready for his return back to school and his looks alone made him want to call it quits, get back in bed and try again tomorrow.

None of his injuries had fully healed. He still had to wear the air cast for his ankle, Carol had gotten him a brace for his wrist, his bruises were starting to fade but were taking their sweet time and still covered his face and his stomach was still black and blue. Carol had told him that she didn't think there was any internal damage but that if the bruises didn't fade soon that she would have to take him to get them checked out so he was hoping that they wouldn't stay for too much longer.

Behind the bruises, his skin was paler than normal and he was shaking slightly but he blamed it on being nervous. Even though they hadn't gotten the police involved, everyone in Lima knew about his attack. His dad and Carol had been set to go back to DC last week, the day after he was attacked but had cancelled and had a different representative go. And of course they had to have a reason for not being to go and of course they told the truth and had said that he had been attacked. And of course no one in Lima can keep their mouth's shut so he had become the latest gossip around town. He wasn't looking forward to the questions he would get or the whispers he would hear. He wasn't looking forward to anymore more pitying looks or people asking him how he was. He was only going to lie to them anyway.

But he had to go to school. He was a senior and he probably had a bunch of work from all his classes waiting for him. He couldn't hide himself away anymore, he had to be strong and face the world. And that also meant facing Blaine. He knew that Blaine was going to try and talk to him, that he wasn't going to accept the fact that they were broken up and that he was going to act like nothing was wrong. He knew that no one really liked Blaine and that they knew that they were broken up but that didn't stop him from worrying that they would take Blaine's side. Or that Blaine would find him and would get him alone so that he could talk to him or hurt him again. That's what was really keeping him away from school and it didn't seem like Blaine was transferring back to Dalton anytime soon since he technically couldn't go back until the second semester. That would mean that Kurt would have to deal with him being around for about three more months which was way too long for his liking.

He sighed to himself before grabbing his bag and his phone and heading downstairs. He heard talking coming from the kitchen and entered the room to find the rest of his family sitting around the table, Carol and his dad talking about their trip to DC that they were going to once the kids have left for school and Finn and Sam talking about something glee club related. He didn't feel like sitting down with them so he just grabbed a piece of fruit and stood over the trash can as he peeled it.

"Hey champ," His dad greeted him.

"Hi dad," Kurt said, not looking up and focusing on his orange.

"You're up early," His dad continued to say and Kurt had realized that he hadn't told anyone but Finn on his plans to return to school.

"Yeah, I'm going to school," He said, casually like it was obvious what he was doing. He saw out of the corner of his eye that his dad and Carol exchanged a knowing look and he wanted to roll his eyes. It wasn't like he could just stay home for the rest of his life, he still had dreams of going to New York and college (even though they weren't a priority of his at the moment) and he needed to go to school if he wanted those things.

"Oh," Carol said, surprised. "That's wonderful Kurt. Are you sure you're ready for that? No one's forcing you to go,"

"Yeah, what if you just give yourself one more day," His dad suggested.

"I think I'm ready," Kurt lied. He finished peeling his orange, at this point he just wanted to throw it away having lost his appetite and picked up his bag again before turning to look at his brothers. "I'll be waiting in the car if you want a ride,"

"Ok," Finn said, not noticing the tension between his parents. "We'll be out in a few,"

"Okay," Kurt nodded before turning back to his parents, "Goodbye dad, goodbye Carol, I'll see you when you get back from DC," And with that he turned and walked out of the kitchen, to the front door and opened it to get inside his car.

"He's not ready is he?" Burt asked the rest of his family.

"No," Sam answered.

"Not at all," Carol added and Finn shook his head. "But it's his choice, Burt. Maybe he is ready. I mean I don't think he would go if he didn't feel comfortable considering what happened,"

"We'll look out for him," Sam assured the both of them. "And so will the rest of his friends."

"I know you will, sweetie," Carol told him. "But I don't want him to get too stressed out. And Blaine will be there too won't he?"

"Yeah he will be but he hasn't been coming to glee and I haven't really seen him around so hopefully he'll just stay away, right?" Finn asked. "We won't let Kurt anywhere near him unless he wants to talk to Blaine. Maybe he'll want some closure,"

Sam looked a little nervous when Finn said that but he stood up with Finn and grabbed his bag before sending a wave goodbye to his parents and leaving the house. He knew that Kurt wasn't going to want to talk to Blaine and even if he did, he wasn't going to allow it. Blaine was a jerk and he was just going to hurt Kurt even more than he already had whether it was physically or emotionally. He was going to stay with Kurt the whole time he was at school and wasn't going to let him out of his sight. Blaine was to go nowhere near him. Both boys got into the car, Sam calling shotgun while Finn sat in the back.

"Hi Kurt," Finn said, buckling his seatbelt. "You ready?"

"Ready as I'll ever be," Kurt mumbled as he started his car and drove out of the driveway. He was going to be fine, he kept assuring himself of this but he wasn't fully believing himself. The past week of his life had been horrible and he wasn't sure how it could get any better. Maybe if Sebastian responded to one of the thousands of texts or calls that Kurt had made but that probably wasn't going to happen. He wanted to go back in time.


The boys drove to school in silence, Kurt focusing on driving while Sam and Finn focused on their phones. When they arrived at school, Kurt admittedly parked the car and got out before walking as fast as he possibly could away from everyone. He didn't want to be noticed by anyone and he knew it was going to be hard enough with the sound his boot made as he walked.

"Hey Kurt, wait up," Finn shouted after him and Kurt groaned, rolling his eyes as he stopped in his tracks and waiting for Sam and Finn to catch up with him.

"What is it Finn?" Kurt asked him, not even trying to hide his annoyance. "I have to get to class,"

"Well seeing that we all have glee club this morning I thought we could walk together," Finn said, smiling. "Everyone else is already waiting for us inside,"

"I don't want to see them," Kurt blurted out. "I just want to go to school like it's any other normal day because that's what it is, normal. I'm going to be fine and I don't need any protection or…" Kurt continued rambling and started breathing heavily, getting overwhelmed and nervous. Finn and Sam exchanged a nervous look before cutting Kurt off.

"Kurt, it's fine," Sam assured him, taking him aside with Finn so that no one would see him. "Everyone just misses you and we aren't going to treat you any differently. You need to calm down,"

"Why don't you want to see anyone?" Finn asked him.

"I just don't," Kurt said, starting to cry. "I thought I could do it but I can't and I don't want to see them or Blaine or anyone," Kurt finished before starting to sob and leaning into San's chest so no one would see him crying. He wasn't ready to face anyone, he wasn't brave enough.

"Do you want me to call your dad?" Sam offered, rubbing his back but Kurt shook his head. He was still worried about upsetting his father and he had to get to DC. He couldn't keep his dad away from his job again.

"Well do you want to talk to Ms. Pillsbury?" Finn suggested. "Or Coach Sue, she likes you,"

"No," Kurt said, straightening himself up and wiping his tears. "I don't want to talk to anyone, I just want to… I just want to go to my classes and get my work done."

"Are you sure?" Finn asked, raising an eyebrow. "Because you can always just go back home and come back when you feel up to it."

"Everyone understands what you're going through Kurt," Sam told him. "You don't need to act brave or anything, we're here for you."

"I'm sure," Kurt nodded. "I'll be fine,"

He knew that Sam and Finn were about to say something else to make him change his mind so he started walking away and since they didn't want to leave him alone, he knew they would follow. They walked inside the building and Kurt kept his head down and is noticed everyone in the hallways staring at him.

"Oh my god, it's him,"

"Did you hear what happened to him?"

"No, what?"

"Well I heard he got into a car accident,"

"No, he got into a fight, that's what Jason said,"

"Emma told me that he tried to kill himself,"

"The fag deserved it,"

"I'll have to thank whoever beat the crap out of him,"

"Too bad it didn't work, the world would've been a better place without him,"

This is what he heard as he walked to the choir room. People were "whispering" about him but it was like they wanted him to hear it. At least none of them knew the truth but then again, why would someone think that he tried to kill himself? Or that he got into a fight? Sure he had been depressed in the past but before that night he had been pretty happy. And he wasn't a violent person in the least bit. Sam and Finn shot glares at everyone as Kurt continued walking in the middle of them with his head down. They arrived at the choir room and all three of them stopped right outside the door. Kurt could see that everyone else was indeed already there, fooling around and talking to one another.

"You sure you want to do this?" Finn asked him one more time. "No," Kurt thought to himself but a different answer came out of his mouth.

"Yes," He said, bracing himself as he walked into the choir room. Everyone stopped and stared at him as he stood in the center of the room with Finn and Sam still at his side.

"Hi," He greeted them, talking slowly and briefly.

"Hi Kurtie," Brittany exclaimed, just as bubbly as the last time he saw her and she ran up to him giving him a big hug. This time Kurt hugged her back although he still wasn't too comfortable with the contact. "I missed you," She said, when she pulled away from him.

"I missed you too, boo," Kurt said, smiling a little.

"Who hurt your face, Kurtie?" She asked him, lowering her voice so that only he could hear her.

"It doesn't matter Britt," He assured her. "I'm okay,"

"Good," She beamed before grabbing his hand and pulling him over to the rest of the group.

The rest of the group greeted him and he received hugs and pats on the back from them. He felt a little better out being there although he was still feeling a little uneasy and was still bothered by the comments from the kids in the hallway. He knew that he shouldn't let it bother him so much but he couldn't help it. People saying that he deserved to die and that the world would be a much better place without him only made him feel worse about himself and his situation. Why did people have to be so unsympathetic and cruel? Why couldn't they just keep their mouths shut and their opinions to themselves?

His thoughts were cut off as Mr. Schue walked into the room, late as usual. He walked over to the whiteboard when he caught sight of Kurt and paused for a moment. Kurt gave him a small smile which his teacher returned and thankful Mr. Schue didn't call him out. He just continued telling his students what the lesson was for that day and sent everyone off to work.

Kurt was starting to think that maybe he had been worrying about nothing and that his day would be fine. Blaine was nowhere in sight and he was feeling better about having decided to go in today. Things were going to be fine. That's what he thought at least but he was soon to be proven wrong.


After glee club Kurt had gone on to his other classes. His second period class was English which he shared with Mercedes and Quinn and she sat in between the two of them. Both girls shot anyone who dared to look at them with dirty looks and Kurt was very grateful for them. He continued to keep his head down and did his work for that day but was also handed a huge stack of missed work from the previous week. His teacher had told him that he was to take as much time as he needed in the work and that if he had any questions that he could ask her. Kurt thanked her and was even more grateful when she didn't make any comments about his absence or his face. Even though he knew that she knew about the incident, he was glad she hadn't brought it up. He didn't want to think about it.

After English he went to History which thankfully Mr. Schue taught, making Kurt feel more comfortable. Another bonus was that a lot of the other glee kids were in the class with him so he was surrounded by them, like they were his shield. He sat in between Rachel and Finn with Puck and Mike behind him and Artie and Santana in front of him. No one looked at him and even though he was once again given a huge stack of papers for him to do, he was doing okay.

Things turned to shit after his second period before lunch. He went to his locker by himself, telling everyone that he would just be a minute and that he wanted to put his extra work away. He was granted this and stood at his locker, taking some time for himself. Yes, he was grateful for his friend's protection but he needed some space. He was a very private person who valued personal space and boundaries and sometimes he just didn't want to be around people, regardless of his attack. But he shouldn't have gone alone because just when things were starting to look up for him, they looked back down.

He heard footsteps coming down the hallway and didn't think much of it so he continued staring into his locker when the footsteps approached his locker. He heard some clear their throat and he snapped out of his trance, jumping back and closing his locker. His eyes widened when he saw the figure standing in front of him. It was Blaine.

"I think I should go," Kurt said, his heart starting to beat fast as he turned around and tried to walk away. Blaine grabbed at his wrist (the one that he had previously damaged) and tugged him back.

"Let go of me Blaine," Kurt hissed but Blaine didn't listen.

"Hey babe," He said, smiling like nothing was wrong and Kurt thought he was going to be sick. "Haven't seen you around in a couple of days. Why is that?"

"You know very well why that is," Kurt huffed. "You know what you did Blaine. This…" He gestured to his body, "... is from you."

"Don't be so dramatic Kurt," Blaine snapped, his eyes turning dark again. "You know what you did to me and I think you owe me an apology,"

"I owe you an apology?" Kurt asked angrily. "You aren't the one with a dislocated ankle Blaine. Or a sprained wrist. Or a bruised stomach. You did that to me and I owe you an apology? When all I ever did was hang out around other people? When I never did anything to you to make you not trust me but because you were jealous and…" His voice broke and he started talking shakily, "... paranoid… because you didn't trust me you hurt me."

"You hurt me first Kurt," Blaine snarled. "You couldn't say that you loved me and that hurt. I wasn't about to put up with you, with that because I don't deserve to. I deserve someone that loves me and who puts me first. And you…" He said, pressing his finger into Kurt's chest just like he had done that night, "... don't put me first."

"I didn't say I loved you because I don't Blaine," Kurt cried. "I never have and… and I never will. For two years all I've done was commit to this relationship, if you could even call it that and you never put anything into it. I deserve someone who loves me way more than you do because unlike you, I tried. I tried loving you, being with you and it was obviously a waste of time because… god Blaine… it's like I don't even know you. I would've never thought that you out of all people would hit me the way you did. Yes, I expect it from bullies but not from you. You broke us, not the other way around."

"And there you go blaming everything on me," Blaine said, throwing his arms up in the air. "You were out of line Kurt. It's my right as your boyfriend to be able to know who you hang out with and who you talk to. I didn't trust you."

"That's the problem Blaine," Kurt yelled. "I didn't do anything to make you not trust me, it's all in your head. I loved you and only you until you did that to me. I trusted you until you did that to me. And it's not your right to control who I'm friends with. You were my boyfriend, not my boss. I can do whatever I want."

"You're such a priss," Blaine yelled back, his face red with anger and his fist balled up. Kurt started backing up, scared that Blaine would hit him again but once again, Blaine only followed. "I can't believe you're doing this to me,"

"What am I doing?" Kurt cried. "Standing up for myself? Standing up against you? I should've done this a long time ago. In fact I should've never gotten together with you in the first place. All you ever did was lead me on and everyone said, 'You can do better,' and 'And don't like him,' but did I listen? No I didn't and I gave you a chance and you… you took advantage of me, of that chance. I'm not doing anything to you Blaine, you did it to yourself."

He knew that he had gone too far with his last comment because before he knew it, Blaine had struck him in his face. The punch rattled his brain as he fell to the floor and he backed up against a locker, away from Blaine. Thankfully Blaine didn't come any closer

"Look what you made me do," Blaine cried. "I don't want to hurt you Kurt, I love you but you obviously don't know when you've crossed a line and gone too far,"

"Get away from me," Kurt whispered loud enough for Blaine to hear. "I don't want you anywhere near me. I told you… that I wouldn't tell anyone what you did to me, what you're still doing to me if you stayed away but you obviously can't take a hint. I hate you Blaine and it's no one's fault but yours. Stay away from me and I never want to hear from you or see you again. I already told you that I was through with you so I don't even know why you tried to come and talk to me. You can't manipulate me into forgiving you anymore. I know better now,"

"Fine," Blaine yelled. "Fine, if that's what you want then that's what'll you get but I hope you know that you are a terrible person and that you deserve what's coming to you," Blaine huffed before turning to walk away, leaving Kurt on the ground alone.

Kurt was shaking, his body curled up in a ball while he tried to make himself as small as possible while he started to cry again. He shouldn't have gone alone, he shouldn't have said he needed some space, he should've just dealt without in order to avoid that. It was all his fault that he had gotten hit. He had made Blaine angry, knowing what he was capable of and he had paid for it. How was he supposed to deal with this? Was he ever going to be able to be alone again? Was he going to have to deal with the fact that he may have to go the rest of his life fearing that he may get hurt, if not from Blaine, then someone else? Why him?

He took out his phone and dialed a number before placing it to his ear. He couldn't get up, his body wouldn't let him move and he needed someone to come calm him down and help him up.

"Hello?" He heard Sam ask when he answered the phone.

"Sam?" Kurt asked, his voice uneven and broken.

"Kurt?" Sam asked, his voice laced with worry and concern. "Where are you dude, I'm getting worried." He paused, taking into consideration how upset Kurt sounded. "Oh no, Blaine didn't find you did he?"

"I need you," was all Kurt could say.

"I'm coming now," Sam said and Kurt could hear in the background that he was making some excuse for why he had to leave and then as he started walking. "Where are you?"

"Near my locker," Kurt answered. "Please hurry Sam, it hurts,"

"Did he hit you again?" Sam asked.

"Yes,"

"Son of a bitch," Sam cussed into the phone. "What happened?"

"I wanted to put all the work that I got in my locker and I asked to go alone because… I don't know, I was feeling overwhelmed by being around everyone but it was a mistake. He came up to me and started calling me babe and I told him to get away from me but he didn't listen and when I tried to get away he grabbed my bad wrist and started yelling at me. I yelled back and then he said I crossed the line and he punched me in my face and it just hurts and I don't know what to do. I shouldn't have gone alone Sam, I'm so stupid," Kurt explained.

"No Kurt, don't say that. It's not your fault that this happened, it's his. And I promise I won't tell anyone if it makes you feel better," Sam assured him.

"Thank you," Kurt said,

"I'm going to hang up now but I'm almost there, okay?"

"Okay,"

Sam ended the call and just as Kurt put his phone down he saw Sam turning the corner before running up to him.

"Hey," He said, offering Kurt a small smile. "Are you okay? I mean, I know you aren't but I mean, as of right now,"

"No," Kurt said, shaking his head. "I'm so scared Sam, I shouldn't have come here,"

"I know you are but I'm here now and I'm here to help. What do you need?"

"I don't know," Kurt said. He was starting to get that weird, confused feeling again when he lost control and didn't know what was going on. "I'm scared."

"I know, I know," Sam said, kneeling down in front of him. "You're going to be okay. Do you want me to get Finn?"

"No," Kurt said. "He can't know, he'll go and beat up Blaine and then Blaine will know that i told someone and then he'll hurt me even more,"

"Well can you get up? Do I need to get the nurse? Or I can call the ambulance?" Sam suggested.

"No," Kurt said again. "I can get up but I don't want to go to the hospital. I'm fine. I'm just scared, that's all. I don't feel safe anywhere anymore."

"Okay, I'll help you," Sam said, standing back up and offering his hand to Kurt. Kurt grabbed it and Sam helped him to his feet. "You're going to have another bruise from where he hit you. I can see it starting to form. Do you want ice?"

"No," Kurt shook his head. "I don't need ice."

"I'm guessing you don't want to go and sit with everyone else," Sam said and Kurt nodded his head. "Do you want to go to the choir room? I'll sing for you."

"As fun as that sounds, I don't want to go there," Kurt said. "Can we just go outside? I need some air,"

"Yeah, sure," Sam said and they started walking towards the doors and outside. They started walking around the school in silence, Kurt breathing in the fresh air and calming down some.

"Kurt?" Sam asked him.

"Yes,"

"I know you're probably really tired of hearing this from everyone and I know I don't really have anything to be sorry for but… I am sorry. I knew better than anyone that Blaine was an ass and I didn't say anything. And maybe if I had then this would've never happened. I just never thought that him of all people would have the nerve to do something like that. I thought he loved you."

"It's not your fault Sam," Kurt told him. "All that really matters now is that I'm done with him. I just continue to hope that this time he'll listen to me and that he'll leave me alone." Kurt paused before adding on, "Is it bad that I think it's my fault? That he hurt me,"

"Yes, it's very bad," Sam said, "Why would you think that?"

"I don't know, it's just that… maybe I was hanging around everyone else too much. Maybe Blaine's just a high maintenance boyfriend and I wasn't giving him what he needed. That's what people do in relationships, they give each other the things that they need right? I just wished that he would have talked to me about how he was feeling instead of resorting to violence,"

"Kurt, don't make excuses for him and don't blame this on you," Sam said. "This is in no way your fault. He had no reason to be jealous. You're allowed to have other friends besides him and you shouldn't have to worry about how that makes him feel. In fact, he should be happy for you but he wasn't because he's insecure and selfish. We all know how hard it was for you to make friends and him out of all people should know how happy it made you to have those people. You can't defend him this time Kurt, you should've never done it in the first place. It's not fair to you."

"I know," Kurt sighed. "This is just all so hard for me. It's like I've lost everything in my life in the past week and it's too much to handle. Blaine was one thing but Sebastian…"

"You two still aren't talking?" Sam guessed.

"I'm talking," Kurt said, "But he's not. I know I hurt him and I didn't mean to but I don't know how I feel about him. Yes, he's my best friend and it's not like he's ugly or anything but I'm just not really sure about relationships anymore after Blaine. I don't want to ruin our friendship because I rushed into something not knowing how I really felt. I just wished that he would understand that."

"I get it," Sam said. "And I know it's hard right now but we all know Seb and if he really loves you like he says he does then he'll come around. He can't stay away forever,"

Kurt smiled up at him with tears in his eyes. "Thank you Sam, just for everything. It's just been really hard and I really miss him but you and Finn and everyone else have been… just so nice and I really appreciate it."

"Your welcome," Sam said, "You deserve all of this anyway. It's the least I can do really after you helped me out so much last year. You're a good friend Kurt, remember that,"

"I will," Kurt nodded and Sam gave him a hug. His life was truly falling apart and even when he felt at his best, he still felt miserable and like he was missing something. What was happening to him?


I love writing about Kurt and his friendships especially with Sam. Their friendship was such wasted potential. So, Blaine came back (eww) but that may be the last time we see him in this story for at least a while hopefully. We still will hear about him though since Kurt's still dealing with trauma caused by him. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed chapter 5 and please lave any questions, comments or feedback for him because I love hearing what you guys have to say. Thanks for reading and have a good day :)