Blair had been crashing at Kurt's house since Sue got fired from McKinley. She needed some alone time at her condo in Boca, but now she was back. Not just back in Lima, but back at McKinley. Presently Blair was sitting across from Sue at the kitchen table, trying to figure out how that happened.

"So you're saying just after a little dinner with Figgins you managed to convince him to hire you back?" Yeah, Blair wasn't buying it for a second.

"Is that so hard to believe?" Sue smirked and got up from the table to bring her breakfast dishes to the sink.

"With you? Yeah," Blair laughed as she did the same.

Just then there was a knock at the door so Blair sprinted ahead to answer it and see who it was. When she opened it, to say she wasn't expecting who was standing there would have been an understatement. Blair's eyes widened as she saw the guy from Sectionals standing there.

"Two questions – Who the hell are you and what are you doing here?" Blair did not believe in coincidences and wanted answers.

Sue heard Blair's greeting to whoever was at the door and joined her there. Seeing who it was caused her face to harden. "Go to your room, Blair."

"You know who this is?" Blair wanted to know.

There was something in the way Blair spoke that made Sue ask, "Do you?"

"Can I say something here?" the man interjected, hoping to get a word in at some point.

"No," Sue and Blair answered together before Sue once again told Blair to go to her room.

Blair rolled her eyes with a scoff and did just that, but made sure to keep the door opened a bit so she could head. It was times like this that she was glad her bedroom was in a close proximity to everything else.

Sue crossed her arms and stood firmly as she looked at the man. "If you're here for the funeral you're a little late, Kai."

Kai Han scoffed incredulously. "I didn't even know there was a funeral to attend until a few weeks ago. I've been out of the country, Sue. And one message – really? You couldn't have put more effort into finding me and letting me know my brother died?"

"Half-brother," Sue corrected. "The half Jae couldn't stand if memory serves right. Which it does since that girl in there doesn't even know who you are."

Kai let that go because he had more important matters to discuss. "She will get ample opportunity to know me seeing as I'm her guardian." He handed over an envelope. "Their will stipulated that you would get custody if there was no other living next of kin. Seeing as I am Jae's brother that makes me the next of kin. I paid a visit to their lawyer and my own for clarification. Blair is to come live with me."

Sue had snatched the paperwork from his hands and read it over as he spoke and by now she was fuming. "Like hell she is. You are not going anywhere with my goddaughter."

"Those legal papers say otherwise." Kai countered. "Jae hated me, and you're honoring him by hating me as well, but so what. Viv didn't hate me which is probably why it wasn't made clear that I was to never be Blair's guardian should anything happen. Feel free to talk to your lawyer but it won't make any difference."

Blair, who had overheard everything, stormed out of her room and started yelling at Kai who was still standing in the doorway. "Like hell it won't! I have no damn clue who you are! You're just the guy I saw in passing at Sectionals and that's it! If my parents wanted me to know about you then they would have told me and newsflash, they didn't. So don't you dare try to uproot my life and get the hell away from me."

Kai wasn't surprised by Blair's outburst, it was a family trait. "I understand this is a lot to digest, Blair, but if I was notified in a timely fashion then you would have already been living with me. Being a father myself, I am far more qualified to be your guardian."

Blair stepped forward with such a force to her person that Kai had to back up or else she would have collided with him. "You don't know shit. I'm not going anywhere with you. You have a problem with that? See you in court!" She stepped back and slammed the door in his face.

She turned around and shouted, "The nerve of that guy! I don't care what genetics say, he is not my family. He's just some stranger trying to take me away from my family!" Blair went straight to her room and slammed the door behind her after declaring that.

Sue was in a bit of shocked awe for more than one reason, but the number was reason was that Blair had referred to her as family.

Later that day at school, Blair had filled in Finn about the events from earlier that day. She was leaned against his row of lockers as she finished the tale.

Finn was swapping out his books for the classes and needed to shake his head a bit to process the influx of information she had given him. "So you have an uncle you never knew existed who's trying to take you away from Sue? You're not going to leave Lima are you?" He couldn't imagine Blair not being around anymore.

Liam who walked up to them just in time to hear Finn's last question, asked, "You're leaving? Why are you leaving?"

"Not if I can help it." Blair crossed her arms in a determined manner. "Apparently my dad has a brother who I was never told about and since he's technically the next of kin he's got legal rights to being my guardian."

Liam thought for a second then. "Whoa, hold on, is this the same guy you thought looked like your dad at Sectionals?"

When Blair nodded, Finn closed his locker. "So he stalked you?"

"Sounds like it doesn't it?" Blair was getting real tired and stressed out over this entire situation.

Before anyone else could say another word, Rachel came up with a couple of cat calendars in hand. "Hi, Finn, I made us his and hers couple calendars so we always know what the other one is up to and you can't use the excuse of not remembering our dates anymore."

Blair scoffed at how Rachel interrupted their conversation like that and also because of the fact that Finn and Rachel were dating. "When you told me you two were going out I thought you were joking."

"Well that's not a nice thing to say." Rachel was clearly offended.

"Well it's not nice to cut into an important conversation either," Blair shot back.

Finn sided with Blair on this. "Can we talk later, Rachel? We were kinda talking about something pretty important."

To avoid any potential drama, Blair walked off saying, "It's fine, whatever."

Liam went off with her, leaving Finn who looked like his head was being forcefully held under water in his wake.

Blair turned the corner and found Puck talking to Quinn so she turned around and went in the opposite direction. She still hadn't really spoken to Puck or Quinn and would like to keep it that way. It was either fight or flight and she did not have the energy to fight so flight it was.

Liam followed suit and caught up with her. "You got plans after school today?"

"Sue was going to try to get an emergency meeting with her lawyer but if that doesn't happen then nope." Blair looked at him curiously. "Why?"

Liam shrugged a bit innocently. "Thought you might like a distraction."

Blair sure as hell could use one. "I'm game." The bell rang, cutting their conversation short. "See you in class."

Liam smiled because Blair agreed to his outing idea and repeated her words back to her. "See you in class."

The assignment for that week in Glee was 'Hello'. Mr. Schue they needed new New Directions and thus needed a new 'hello'. So they had to come up with a fresh number as long as 'hello' was in the song title.

Blair had no idea what song she should sing where 'hello' was concerned, especially since she wasn't in much of a 'hello' mood but more in a 'get the hell out of my life' one. That feeling seemed to increase tenfold when after school at the meeting with Sue's lawyer he confirmed that legally Kai Han was Blair's guardian. It wouldn't have been the case if he didn't pursue the logistics of the will, but he did.

Sue swore that as long as it was what Blair wanted, that she wasn't going to let Blair go without a fight. It made Sue grin when Blair told her to give him hell.

Blair was putting up a strong front about all this but it was sending her in a tailspin because in her Reality she knew for a fact that her father was an only child so why did her Alter have an uncle in this Reality? Blair had no idea how to figure that one out and it wasn't like she could talk to anyone about it.

Due to Blair's headspace, she cancelled her distraction plans with Liam because she didn't want to deal with anything. All Blair wanted to do was watch a movie on TV with a hell of a lot of extra-extra buttered popcorn.

Thankfully Sue was happy to oblige and even popped in Stick It so she could commentary on it all over again. No matter how many times they watched that movie Sue always found something new to complain about and Blair loved it every time.

It wasn't until the end of the movie that Blair talked about what was bothering her. "Why didn't he say anything at Sectionals? He just shows up and stays for the performance then vanishes before I leave the stage? What the hell? And why didn't you ever tell me about him either?"

Sue turned off the TV and moved to face her better on the couch. "I can't explain Kai's behavior, I can speculate the hell out of it but I can't explain it. As for not telling you about him, I was respecting you father's wishes. Jae didn't want anything to do with him, he didn't want to talk about him, he didn't want to acknowledge his existence. Your mother and I both obliged, and honestly I forget he existed for awhile. It wasn't until your parents died that I looked up his number and notified. If I thought for a second he would try and take you away I never would have called him."

Despite the explanation, Blair was still confused. "I don't understand, Sue. Why didn't dad want anything to do with him? Is it because Kai is Jae's half-brother? So what, they're still brothers."

Sue took a deep breath because she was starting to get a sense of where this was going even if Blair didn't realize it herself. "Do you want to get to know him, Blair?"

Blair was taken aback by that question. "What? No. Just because I want answers doesn't mean I want to know him."

Sue pointed the hole in her logic there. "I don't have all the answers, Blair. If you want more answers then you're gonna have to ask Kai."

Blair crossed her arms and slouched in her seat. "I don't want to ask Kai." An idea suddenly came to her mind. "But if I did…could we use that to our advantage?"

Sue wasn't quite on her thought train yet. "What do you mean?"

"Do you think he'd be willing to trade contact in exchange for letting you stay my guardian?" Blair was willing to deal with a guy she didn't want to know in order to stay with Sue – to stay home.

Sue wasn't expecting to hear that. "Are you sure that's something you want to do? You've been quite adamant about wanting nothing to do with him."

"I don't want anything to do with him but I'd rather give an inch than have a mile forcefully taken away from me." Blair sat up straighter, asking, "You knew he existed so you already know of him better than I do. Think he'd go for it?"

Sue was willing to fight tooth and nail to keep Blair in her custody but hated the fact that Kai had a point – he was a father and Blair's blood-family and Sue wasn't related. Odds were that Kai would win the case and that was the last thing she wanted. So she was willing – albeit reluctantly – to get on board with her plan.

After a few moments of thought, Sue answered Blair's question. "I can't say for certain but he left his number. I'll set up a meeting and the three of us can discuss."

Blair shook her head at that. "No. Just me and him."

"Are you sure?" Sue didn't like the idea but this was Blair's rodeo, so she was going to following Doc's advice and give Blair the opportunity to take control.

Blair took a moment to think then nodded. "Yes, I'm sure. But I'll keep you open on speed-dial just in case."

Sue accepted that. To change topics to something lighter, she pointed towards the TV. "Care to watch it again?"

Blair smiled wide, "Oh, absolutely."

During a brief conversation with Kai it was planned for he and Blair to go out for dinner and discuss things. If Kai thought Blair wouldn't make a scene in public then he'd be horribly wrong – She had no issues with making a scene if the situation called for it.

Presently the newly united uncle and niece sat across from each other at a table in Breadstix. So far neither of them had said a word beyond a generic greeting. Well, they did speak to the waiter, but with each other? – Not yet.

Blair had been waiting for Kai to be the one to crack and say something but he was holding out just as long as she was. This wasn't going to get either of them anywhere so she caved and spoke. "For the record, just because we're breaking bread doesn't mean I'm going to let you take me to live with you. My life has already been turned upside down and just when I finally feel at home you show up and want to flip it all over again? That's not going to happen. I won't let that happen."

Kai took a deep breath before drinking some water from the glass in front of him. "You do not pull any punches, do you?"

"Not when I don't have a good reason." Blair crossed her arms and stared him down. "What do you want, Kai? Why are you doing this? You want to take in a complete stranger just because we share the same blood? Who the hell cares if we share the same blood. I don't know you and you do not know me."

Kai cut in there a little bit by saying, "Sue Sylvester is not qualified…"

"To be a parent?" Blair figured that's where he was going with that sentence and based of his expression, she knew she was right. It's not like Blair could disagree with that but that wasn't going to stop her from making her point.

"I am well aware of her qualifications, Kai," Blair shot back. "She's been my guardian all this time. And guess what, she may be insane on so many levels but she cares about me. She actually loves me. Sue's methods are far from the best and I swear Dr. Lipschitz would end up crying in a corner after talking to her, but her heart is in the right place. Sue knows me. She knows my demons and does whatever she feels like to keep them at bay."

Blair took allowed herself a mild chuckle before saying, "You're right. Sue Sylvester is not qualified to be a parent, but that's exactly what she is. She is my parent. She may not be my blood but she is my family. And you, you may be my blood but you are not my family. You're just a guy that looks like my dad so much it's freaky as hell."

Kai didn't interrupt Blair through all of that and couldn't believe that he was actually leaning towards letting Blair stay with Sue. "You're a force to be reckoned with, Blair. You actually remind me of my daughter. She's a few years younger than you." He paused for a moment. "You are the last link I have to my brother and I don't want to lose that. Jae and I had a rocky relationship at best but he was my big brother – I always wanted to do right by him. Taking care of you, giving you a good stable home, that's the ultimate way to do just that."

Blair sighed heavily. "As crazy as it is, I have a stable home. I have someone taking care of me. I'm good, Kai. If you want to get to know me and not rip me out of my life, then we can work something out. But if you pursue this, if you try and take me away from Sue then I will make your life a living hell. Believe it or not I'm fully capable of doing it."

Kai thought they were having a nice moment until she turned terrifying. "You're a lot like your father."

"I'm like both my parents," Blair countered. "They were both a couple fiery ones. I never understood why people were so surprised that I was born an inferno."

After that, they shared a relatively pleasant dinner. Kai explained why he and Jae didn't have a good relationship – Jae's father cheated with Kai's mother and Kai was the result which caused Jae's parents to get a divorce. Jae blamed Kai's existence for that and things just got worse as they got older.

Blair had a hard time imagining her father acting like that and made a mental note to ask Sue about it later. She didn't say anything about it then because they seemed to be making a little progress and didn't want to blow up about something she didn't have all the details on.

By the time dessert rolled around Kai and Blair had come to what was basically a visitation arrangement. Whenever Kai could make it to Lima they'd spend time together and he would bring his daughter when he could and so on. Kai would speak to his lawyer about shared custody with Sue – a compromise Blair could get down with – and once that was all said and done, Blair told him more about Glee Club and their 'Hello' assignment.

Blair was talking about Finn's performance in Glee when the dessert came. "Finn was epic but at the end it kinda got ruined when Rachel was all like 'And that's how we say hello'. I mean, seriously? It's like she was taking credit for a song she wasn't even a part of."

Kai was having a hard time keeping up with all the names and connections of those in Glee Club. "Rachel is the one you're sort-of friends with?"

"Pretty much. We are friends but she annoys the hell out of me, so that's where the sort of comes in." Blair took another bite off the cake she ordered for dessert.

"And she's the pregnant one?" Kai didn't think he was right about that and thus needed the clarification.

"That's Quinn, who used to date Finn but now Finn is sort of dating Rachel. And the father of Quinn's baby is my ex and Finn's ex-best friend." Blair popped her lips before eating some more.

Kai felt like he had a hit a bit of an overload. "I feel like I need a cork-board, post-it notes, and some colored string to keep all this straight." He was about to dig into his own dessert but a random thought popped into his head from their previous conversation. "Dr. Lipschitz?"

"Rugrats," Blair answered with a mouthful and almost had a laughing spit-take moment when Kai made an expression that scream 'ah, yes, that makes sense now'.

As much as Blair hated to admit it, she didn't think it'd be so bad getting to know Kai after all.

The next day at school was an interesting one for sure. Mainly because when Rachel sang her assignment she sang 'Gives you Hell' and it was clearly directed at Finn. So after rehearsal, Blair caught up with Finn to get the details.

"What happened to make Rachel so pissed at you?" There was no point in beating around the bush about it.

Finn sighed heavily. "I broke up with her this morning. I was going to text you about it but you've got your own stuff going on and I didn't want to bother you."

Blair stepped in front of Finn and held her hand out to keep him from going any further. "You are not a bother, Finn. We're friends. We talk to each other. We share what's going on with each other. Don't feel like you ever have to keep something from me because it's an inconvenience because it's not and it won't be. Got it?"

Finn nodded to indicate he got it and grinned when he asked, "Does this mean I'm in the running of being your best friend?"

"Why is it that only guys want to be my best friend? I mean, seriously, am I just a turn off to girls wanting to be my friend or something?" Blair resumed walking as she said this.

"Well you are kinda terrifying. I don't think many girls want to deal with that." Finn was pretty much guessing but oh well.

To change the subject, he asked her, "How did that dinner go with your uncle?"

"Better than I thought it would be," she admitted. "Ended the night with him agreeing to share custody with Sue. In fact they're going to see the lawyers today."

Finn was glad to hear this. "So you're staying in Lima?"

"For the foreseeable future, yep." Blair nudged his arm a bit. "Can't get rid of me that easily."

After school, Blair went with Liam to the music store for some 'Hello' inspiration. They gathered up song books of some of their favorite artists but so far no appealing song for the category had popped out at them.

"I'm starting to think I should pick out a 'goodbye' song instead because that's where this search is going." Blair returned the songbooks to the shelves. "Sometimes, as much as I appreciate the message behind the assignments, I really don't like the assignments."

Blair veered into rant mode as she continued. "And why is that every 'hello' song we found is a love song. I don't want to sing a love song. I am so not in the headspace to deal with singing a love song."

Liam had been giving Blair space and not making her talk about everything that went down with Puck but since it seemed like she was cracking the door open a bit, he opened it up wider. "Is it because you still have feelings for Puck even after what happened?"

Blair went to check out a different genre section and didn't answer his question right off. "It's not that. It's more along the lines of me not trusting myself when it comes to love anymore. And now he's whatever he is with Quinn and…" she trailed off because she didn't want to vent about that with Liam.

"I'm not happy with Quinn either, you can say whatever you want." Liam decided to check out the CD section in case there was something there that caught his eye and would look for the music after.

"I'm good." Blair looked at the time on her phone and rolled her eyes. "I gotta go. Sue and I are having dinner with Kai tonight before he leaves town." As she headed for the exit she called out, "If you find something I might like, text me." And instead of saying goodbye, she waved a laughing, "Hello!" and left the store.

Liam chuckled lightly to himself and smiled when an idea for a song popped right into his head.

It was later that night – after a successful dinner with Kai that didn't end in bloodshed despite the three-way verbal sparring that rewarded them with dessert on the house because it was so impressive and entertaining – that Blair got a call from Liam.

Blair looked at the time and saw it was after midnight. This made her worry a bit as she answered. "Liam? Is everything okay?"

"Why do you sound half asleep and worried?" Liam paused to look at his own clock. "Oh, sorry, didn't realize it was that late. I just finished practicing my song and wanted you to hear it before anyone else did. It can wait though."

Blair sat up in bed and rubbed her forehead. "I'm awake now so you might as well go for it."

"Okay, cook, well it might sound weird over the phone but here it is." Liam started strumming the intro to Luke Benward's 'Had me at Hello' before he started singing the lyrics.

Blair froze as she heard the lyrics he sang over the phone. She wasn't sure if he intended to sing this love song to her or just wanted her to hear it but her flight senses kicked in anyway. Blair ended the call and threw it down to the foot of the bed as she bit her nails in thought because there was no way she was ready to deal with that. Honestly, it pissed her off a bit because she made it clear to him earlier that she wasn't ready to deal with anything in regards to love.

Meanwhile, Liam didn't realize she had hung up until the end of the song. Seeing that she had made Liam think he had just screwed up big time.

That feeling only increased the following day at school when Blair pretty much ignored him. He knew it was bad when Blair immersed herself in the rumor mill about Rachel having a thing for a guy in Vocal Adrenaline. Finally Liam had to do something because he couldn't go through another day like this.

Liam stopped Blair at her locker asking, "Was the song really that bad you had to hang up one me? I know it was a bit pitchy but I was hoping you'd be able to help me out on that."

Blair paused in mid-motion of getting her book out of her locker. "You wanted my advice on the song?"

"Yeah…" Liam then laughed, "You didn't think it was for you did you?"

Blair nodded, feeling a bit embarrassed. "Kinda, yeah, and it was freaking me out a bit."

Liam shook his head with laughter. "Didn't we talk about how all 'hello' songs were love songs?"

Blair had a major face-palm moment before smacking his arm. "Don't call me in the middle of the night with song choices anymore."

"Noted." The bell rang and the pair went in separate directions for class. As Liam went down the hall he thought he should consider a career in acting because acting was exactly what he had just done and she believed him.

Oh well, it was worth it. Liam would rather have Blair as a friend if nothing more than an awkward acquaintance any day.

End Season 1 Episode 14