The Dalton Exchange Program Chapter 8: The Fourth Day, a glee fanfic

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This chapter is rated T

Chapter 8: The Fourth Day

The following morning, Kurt was at his locker, alone for the first time all week, when a shadow appeared over his shoulder.

"Finally, you are alone. I've been trying to talk to you all week, except you were always with your gay club, prep school boys, or hobbit boyfriend."

Kurt sucked in his breath. "What do you want Karofsky?"

"You know what I want." The bully told him. "You left for that gay prep school, trying to avoid me, but you never can."

Kurt shut his locker. "I never told anyone Karofsky." Except Blaine, but both of them already knew that. "I'm not that kind of person. And I'm happy with Blaine, just give up."

"You know I never will." Karofsky told him, before disappearing as quickly as he came.

Kurt shuddered before heading to class. Luckily, he would only have to deal with Karofsky for two more days. This encounter only drove home the reason why he wouldn't leave Dalton.

Santana, who was watching from around the corner, sighed. As a closest lesbian, except to the New Directions and Warblers, she had an amazing gay-dar. And this altercation only solidified her theory that Karofsky was gay. Suddenly, everything that had happened made sense. Kurt's decision to leave McKinley, and not return. Karofsky's bullying of Kurt. Karofsky had a crush on Kurt, and Kurt knew, and was being threatened so he wouldn't tell. Santana went back the direction she came, not sure what to do about this information.

That afternoon at rehearsal, Mr. Schue was, for once, not the last person in the room. "So, our week is drawing to a close. Today, we will do the last of our performances for the week. Who would like to go first?"

Quinn stood up, Artie following her. "I'll go first."

Quinn (Artie):
Uh-huh, uh-huh (Yeah, Rihanna)
Uh-huh, uh-huh (Good Girl Gone Bad)
Uh-huh, uh-huh (Take three, action)
Uh-huh, uh-huh (Hov)

Artie:
No clouds in my stones
Let it rain, I hydroplane in the bank
Coming down with the Dow Jones
When the clouds come, we gone, we Roc-A-Fella
We fly higher than weather, in G5's or better
You know me (You know me)
In anticipation for precipitation, stack chips for the rainy day
Jay—Rain Man is back
With Little Miss Sunshine, Rihanna, where you at?

Quinn:
You have my heart
And we'll never be worlds apart
Maybe in magazines
But you'll still be my star
Baby, 'cause in the dark
You can't see shiny cars
And that's when you need me there
With you, I'll always share
Because

When the sun shine, we shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be your friend
Took an oath, I'ma stick it out to the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh
Under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh
Under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh
Under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh-eh

These fancy things
Will never come in between
You're part of my entity
Here for infinity
When the war has took its part
When the world has dealt its cards
If the hand is hard
Together we'll mend your heart
Because

You can run into my arms
It's okay, don't be alarmed
Come into me
There's no distance in between our love
So gon' and let the rain pour
I'll be all you need and more
Because

It's rainin', rainin'
Ooh, baby, it's rainin', rainin'
Baby, come here to me
Come into me
It's rainin', rainin'
Ooh, baby, it's rainin', rainin'
You can always come into me
Come into me
It's pourin' rain
It's pourin' rain
Come here to me
Come into me
It's pourin' rain
It's pourin' rain

The group exploded into applause and Mr. Schue smiled. "Good job you two. Whose next?"

"I am." Mercedes said, standing up and going towards the front of the room.

Aye, aye, aye-aye
Aye, aye, aye-aye
Aye, aye, aye-aye
Aye, aye, aye-aye

You said I'm stubborn and I never give in
I think you're stubborn 'cept you're always softening
You say I'm selfish, I agree with you on that
I think you're giving nothing way too much, in fact
I say we've only known each other a year
You say, "*Pfft*, I've known you longer, my dear"
You like to be so close, I like to be alone
I like to sit on chairs and you prefer the floor
Walking with each other, think we'll never match at all
But we do, but we do, do-do-do
But we do, but we do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do

I thought I knew myself, somehow you know me more
I've never known this, never before
You're the first to make up whenever we argue
I don't know who I'd be if I didn't know you
You're so provocative, I'm so conservative
You're so adventurous, I'm so very cautious, combining
You'd think we wouldn't, we do, but we do, do-do-do
But we do, but we do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do

Aye, aye, aye-aye
Aye, aye, aye-aye
Your, your-your, your
Your, your-your, your...
Favoritism ain't my thing but
In this situation, I'll be glad
Favoritism ain't my thing but
In this situation, I'll be glad to make an exception (Woah, oh)

Kurt smiled at her as Mercedes finished singing. He knew the message Mercedes was trying to say.

"That was beautiful Mercedes." Mr. Schue told her, as the group applauded. "Who is next?"

"We are." Wes said, as him, Blaine, Kurt, and the rest of the Warblers stood up.

Wes:
Mmm-hmm, mmm-hmm, hmm
Yeah, yeah, yeah-hey, mmm-hmm

Kurt and Nick:
We are friends for life, hold that deep inside
Let this be your drive to survive
And just stand high and tall
Make sure you give your all
And if you ever fall, know that I'm right here

The Warblers (Nick):
We'll always be together, don't you worry
(Woah, ooh, oh, oh-oh-oh)
I'll always be by your side, don't you worry
(Don't worry, no, no, no)
The circle will never end, just know that we'll meet again
And we'll always be together, forever always (Oh-oh, ooh-ooh)
I am here

Wes and Blaine:
Find me in the sky, dancing with the moon and night
Your heartbeat is disguised as my lullaby
Be happy and know that I'm watching you travel far and wide
Waiting for us to meet again, oh

The Warblers (Blaine):
We'll always be together, don't you worry
(Don't you worry, hey, eh-eh)
I'll always be by your side, don't you worry (Don't you worry)
The circle will never end (It never ends)
Just know that we'll meet again (We'll meet again, no-oh)
And we'll always be together, forever always (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
I am here

Kurt with Wes and Nick:
If you need me (Yeah), I'm in the wind
Look for me friend, I'm in the stars (I'm in the stars)
When you need me, the heavens will send
A message within

The Warblers (Blaine):
Straight to your heart
(Woah, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, woah, oh-oh-oh-oh)

Wes, Kurt, Blaine, Nick, and the Warblers:
We'll always be together, don't you worry
(Don't you worry, no-oh-ooh)
I'll always be by your side, don't you worry
(Never worry 'bout a thing, no, no, no, no, no, no, no)
The circle will never end (It never ends)
Just know that we'll meet again (We'll meet again, oh)
And we'll always be together, forever always
(Don't you worry), I am here (I am here)

Kurt, Wes, and Nick:
I am here (Yeah-hey-ey)
I am here
I am here
(I am—, I am—, I am—, I am—, I am—, I am—, I am—, I am—)

"That was amazing guys." Mr. Schue told the Warblers. "Now, since everyone has gone, let's head to the auditorium to practice."

"Wait, Mr. Schue." Finn told the teacher, stopping him in his tracks. "This week, the Warblers and the New Directions were talking, and we wanted to do a number for you. So sit down."

Blaine nodded to the band, and the music started.

Blaine:
Have you ever felt like nobody was there?
Have you ever felt forgotten in the middle of nowhere?
Have you ever felt like you could disappear?
Like you could fall, and no one would hear?

But see, see the thing is when I looked up Connor was there
That was the gift he gave me, to show me that I wasn't alone
To show me that I mattered. Everybody does
That's the gift that he gave all of us. I just wish, I wish I could have given that to him...

Well, let that lonely feeling wash away
Maybe there's a reason to believe you'll be okay
'Cause when you don't feel strong enough to stand
You can reach, reach out your hand

And oh, someone will come running
And I know, they'll take you home

Even when the dark comes crashing through
When you need a friend to carry you
And when you're broken on the ground
You will be found

So let the sun come streaming in
'Cause you'll reach up and you'll rise again
Lift your head and look around
You will be found
You will be found
You will be found
You will be found
You will be found

Santana:
Have you seen this? Someone put a video of your speech online.

Blaine:
My speech?

Santana:
People started sharing it, I guess, and now, I mean—Connor is everywhere.

David:
Your speech is everywhere. This morning The Connor Project page, it only had 56 people following it.

Blaine:
Well, how many does it have now?

David:
Four
thousand five-hundred eighty-two

Quinn:
Sixteen thousand
two-hundred and thirty-nine

Blaine:
I don't understand, what happened?

Quinn:
You did!

Santana
There's a place where we don't have to feel unknown

Kurt:
Oh my god.

Sam:
Everybody needs to see this.

Santana:
And every time that you call out
You're a little less alone

Mercedes:
I can't stop watching this video

Jeff:
Seventeen years old

David:
If you only say the word

Brittany:
Take five minutes.

Nick:
This will make your day

David and Santana:
From across the silence
Your voice is heard

All:
Ah

Tina:
Share it with the people you love

Flint:
Repost

Finn:
The world needs to hear this

Luke:
A beautiful tribute—

All:
Ah

Puck:
Favorite

Wes:
I know someone who really needed to hear this today
So thank you Evan Hansen, for doing what you're doing

All:
Ah ah

Mike:
I never met you Connor, but coming on here, reading everyone's posts...

All:
Someone will come running

James:
It's so easy to feel alone

All:
Ah ah

Artie:
But Evan is exactly right—we're not alone, none of us

Ethan:
We're not alone, none of us

Kurt:
None of us

Seth:
None of us are alone

Mercedes:
Like. Forward

Trent:
Especially now

All:
Ah ah

Brittany:
With everything that you hear in the news—

All:
Someone will come running

Cameron:
Like. Share. Repost. Forward

Puck:
Thank you Evan Hansen
For giving us a space to remember Connor

All:
Ah ah
Someone will come running)

Thad:
To be together

Lauren:
To find each other

Wes:
Sending prayers from Michigan

All:
To take you home, to take you home

Finn:
Vermont.

Seth:
Tampa.

Mike:
Sacramento

Cameron:
Thank you, Evan Hansen

All:
To take you home, to take you home

Tina:
Repost

Trent:
Thank you Evan

Puck:
Thank you Evan Hansen

Ethan:
This video is...

Brittany:
Thanks to Evan

Thad:
This is about...

Mercedes:
Thank you

Flint:
Evan Hansen

All:
Even when the dark comes crashing through
When you need a friend to carry you
When you're broken on the ground
You will be found

So let the sun come streaming in
'Cause you'll reach up and you'll rise again
If you only look around
You will be found (You will be found)
You will be found (You will be found)
You will be found

Out of the shadows
The morning is breaking
And all is new, all is new
It's filling up the empty
And suddenly I see that
All is new, all is new
You are not alone
You are not alone
You are not alone
You are not alone
You are not alone (You are not alone)
You are not alone (You are not alone)
You are not
You are not alone (You are not alone)

Rachel:
Even when the dark comes crashin' through
When you need someone to carry you
When you're broken on the ground

All:
You will be found
So let the sun come streaming in
'Cause you'll reach up and you'll rise again
If you only look around
You will be found
Even when the dark comes crashin' through
You will be found
When you need someone to carry you
You will be found
You will be found

Blaine:
You will be found

Mr. Schue broke into applause as the group finished. "That was amazing guys. I can't believed you planned that. Now, let's go practice."

As Kurt and Blaine left rehearsal that day, Blaine turned to his boyfriend. "Is everything okay Kurt? You've been kinda quiet today."

"Yes." Kurt lied, thinking about his encounter with Karofsky that morning. "I'm fine Blaine, just tired. I would tell you if I wasn't."

"Good." Blaine told him. "I love you and I don't want anything bad to happen to you."

"Let's go home." Kurt said, climbing into the car and ignoring the guilt for lying to his boyfriend.

Songs Used:
Umbrella: Rihanna
My Same: Adele
Always Be Together: Little Mix
You Will Be Found: Cast of Dear Even Hansen

Ahh, the story is heating up. I will be wrapping this story up in the next few chapters, so stay tuned for that. And thank you to everyone who has read and reviewed this story. It means the world to me that you actually like it.

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