Eat, Prey, Love

by Sydnie Australia

The new and improved Eat, Suck, Love. 164 year old vampire, Blaine has come back to Lima for one thing, Kurt. Puck, Blaine's brother, has his own agenda in Lima. What happens to Kurt when he enters a world of old love and a dangerous past? Based off The Vampire Diaries. Klaine, Puckurt, Finncedes, Finchel, Hevans etc.

26. There Were Poodle Skirts

Chapter 26

Emma, dressed up in a cute '50s outfit, is cleaning up the living room. Kurt walks in the room.

"Spoke to the insurance company. Your car's totaled. You can keep using mine for now," says Emma, informing Kurt about his car.

"So, you're coming to the dance?" asks Kurt.

"Will asked me to be his date at school," answers Emma, smiling.

Emma walks around the couch and leans against it. Kurt, not looking at her, picks up an apple and is about to take a bite, but turns around and looks accusingly at Emma.

"Why didn't you tell me, Emma?"

Emma looks slightly startled by this sudden change of topic.

"Your dad was gonna do it eventually. I never thought I'd have to."

"If my dad were here right now and I asked, he'd tell me the truth."

Emma sighs, finally giving in and telling Kurt what happened. "Your dad was about to leave the tire shop one night when this girl showed up with a broken-down car. She was sixteen, a runaway, and about to give birth. While he was working on her car, her water broke. He took her to the hospital, and he gave her a place to stay afterwards, but a few days later, she disappeared. And there you were. Burt and Elizabeth were trying so hard to have a baby. I-it just wasn't happening. All Elizabeth ever wanted was to be a mom."

"Well, why were my parents' names on the birth certificate?" asked Kurt.

"Your dad was a very connected man in the community, Kurt. He had someone take care of it. They didn't wanna lose you, so they kept it quiet, told as few people as possible, but if anyone ever wanted proof, they had documentation."

"What else do you know about her? The girl?"

"Just her name. Terri."

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Puck is sitting at a desk in the home library, jotting down names of the Founders of Lima. Blaine walks into the library, holding something behind his back. He approaches Puck.

"You got the hair right," says Puck as he looks up and sees Blaine's hair for the dance. Blaine drops a journal down on the desk in front of Puck. "Why are you bringing me dad's journal?"

"Cuz you were looking for it," Blaine answers simply.

"And why would I want it?"

"Gee, I don't know, Puck. Maybe you wanna do a little bit of posthumous bonding. Go ahead. Enjoy it. Read it. I have. Nowhere in it does it say anything about Kristian, or the tomb, or how to open it."

Puck retrieves the journal from the end of the desk and flips through the pages. "I'm not surprised. Man could barely spell his own name."

"I'm really sorry that it won't be of any help with your diabolical plan, the sequel," says Blaine. Puck laughs. "You know, I could help you."

"You? Help me? Aw, I don't know. Seems a little unnatural."

"I'll do anything to get you out of this town, even release Kristian."

"What about the other 26 vampires?"

"No, no, no. They can't come," says Blaine adamantly. "They have to stay put, but Kristian, I would consider that."

"What are you doin'? Hmm? What's your angle?" asks Puck, being really skeptical of his brother.

"Think about it."

"Why would I trust you?"

"See that's your problem, Puck. You apply all your shortcomings to everybody else. If history's any indication, there's only one liar among us." Blaine grimaces at Puck, pats the journal, and leaves the room.

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Kurt is in his bedroom, adding the finishing touches to his '50s hairstyle. He walks into the bathroom and blow dries his hair as he pulls a round brush through it. In his bedroom, Kurt has left the vampire compass on his bed. Suddenly, the needle starts to whirl around, but Kurt cannot hear it over the noise of the blow dryer. Kurt, satisfied with his hair, turns the dryer off and walks out of the bathroom. The needle of the compass is pointing at his closet which Kurt is heading towards. He opens the closet, dramatically the compass starts whirring again, and no one is hiding in the closet. Kurt retrieves a red scarf from a hanger. Kurt shuts the closet door and walks over to his doorway, poking his head into the hall.

"Hey, Emma. Emma? Finn?"

No one responds to Kurt. The compass's needle continues to spin around and Kurt, hearing the noise, turns his head towards the compass. He finally sees the needle spinning out of control. Kurt walks over to the bed, quickly, and picks up the compass, looking at the needle. He picks up his phone and dials Blaine's number before quickly walking out of the room.

Puck, still sitting at the desk, hears Blaine's phone go off. He walks over to it and picks it up, seeing that it's Kurt. "Blaine's phone. How may I help you?"

Kurt quickly walks down the stairs and anxiously speaks to Puck. "Where is he?"

"He's on his way to you. Forgot his phone," answers Puck.

Kurt stops in the living room. "Oh, thank God. This compass was spinning." Right above Kurt, Nick is braced to the ceiling looking down at Kurt. "Blaine must be here. Thank you."

"You're welcome." Puck hangs up.

Kurt hangs up. Suddenly, Nick jumps down from the ceiling. Kurt spins around and gasps. Nick grabs Kurt and extends his fangs, getting ready to bite his neck. Kurt screams. Before Nick can bite him, Blaine yells from the kitchen and rushes in.

"Kurt!"

Blaine pulls Nick off Kurt and throws him over the couch. Kurt loses his balance and falls to the floor. Blaine looks down at him, worried. Nick grunts and gets up from the floor and vamp-speeds out of the house. When Blaine is certain that Nick won't be returning, Blaine dashes over to Kurt. Kurt pushes himself off the floor and Blaine embraces him. Kurt, still frightened, tightly holds on to Blaine.

"Are you ok? Are you ok?"

Kurt looks at the front door, still worried that his attacker will return.

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Blaine and Kurt have been joined at the house by Puck. Puck paces around the living room while Blaine and Kurt sit on the couch next to each other.

"How did he get in?" asks Puck.

"He was invited in," says Kurt.

"He posed as a pizza delivery guy last night," explains Blaine.

"Well, he gets points for that. Did he say what he wanted?" asks Puck.

"No. He was too busy trying to kill me," Kurt says cynically.

"And you have no idea who this is?" Blaine asks Puck.

"No," replies Puck. Blaine looks unconvinced. "Don't look at me like that. I told you we had company."

"You think there's more than one?" asks Kurt.

"We don't know," says Puck. Puck sits on the arm of the couch.

"Puck, he was invited in," says Blaine. Puck nods, understanding what Blaine is hinting at.

"Then we go get him tonight. You up for it?" Puck asks Kurt.

"What do I have to do?" Kurt asks.

"Let your boyfriend take you to the dance. We'll see who shows up."

"That's a bad idea," says Blaine.

"Till we get him, this house isn't safe. For anyone who lives in it," explains Puck. "It's worth a shot."

"I'll do it," says Kurt, determined. Blaine looks anxious. Puck nods, agreeing. Kurt grabs Blaine's hand in his own and looks at him. "I'll be with the two of you. I'll be safe."

Blaine nods and looks up at Puck, who shrugs his shoulder.

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The '50s dance. The students of William McKinley are dressed in their best '50s getups and dancing to "This Magic Moment". Quinn and Mercedes are dancing together on the dance floor. Kurt and Blaine, arms linked, walk into the dance, with Puck standing on the other side of Kurt. They look around the dance floor for any sign of danger. Will spots Puck from the other side of the room and the smile falls from his face as he recognizes who Puck is. Suddenly, Emma approaches Will.

"Will."

"Hey, look at you," replies Will.

"Me? Look at you! You look great!"

"Heh heh. Well, thank you," replies Will. "Can I get you a drink? I hear the punch is real boss." Will smiles and the two of them share a laugh. Will and Emma walk off together.

Kurt is standing by the punch bowl, nervously fidgeting with his scarf. Quinn and Mercedes approach him.

"Having fun?" asks Kurt.

"No, but this took about two hours, so I'm at least staying half of that." Quinn and Kurt laugh. Mercedes looks off into the distance and sees Puck.

"What's Puck doing here?" asks Mercedes, a little pissed.

Kurt and Quinn turn to look at Puck, who is standing with Blaine. Kurt turns back around. "He wanted to come. I promise. He'll behave," answers Kurt.

"So, what is this, like, a threesome now, you and the brothers?" asks Quinn.

"No, but if I'm gonna be with Blaine, then I have to learn to tolerate Puck. It's not like I can kill him," says Kurt.

"Hmm. There's a thought," says Mercedes.

"Mmm. I'll help," replies Quinn.

Quinn and Mercedes clink their glasses together. Kurt looks down, trying hard not to smile at his friends' comments.

Will and Emma walk across the dance floor, punch cups in hand.

"I'm really starting to see a change in Finn. Finally," Emma.

"Uh, losing someone you love so suddenly, the, uh—the trauma and the grief there are some of the tougher things he'll face in life," replies Will.

They stop in front of the projection screen and face each other.

"From someone who knows. You have no idea what happened?" asks Emma.

"That's the hard part, not knowing."

"Is it ok to talk about your wife?" asks Emma.

"Heh. There's not much to talk about."

"That must be impossible to deal with, not having any answers."

"I'd be lying to you if I told you it didn't keep me up at night. Wondering why, by who."

"Maybe one day."

"Hope so," says Will. Will looks off into the distance. "I hope so." Will is looking at Puck, who is standing across the room, his arms folded over his chest.

Mercedes and Quinn are still mingling around the punch bowl. Puck approaches them.

"Hi, Mercedes. Wanna dance?" asks Puck.

"I'm out of here," replies Mercedes.

Mercedes and Quinn look at him with disgust. Mercedes starts to walk away but Puck blocks her with his body.

"Please give me another chance," says Puck.

Mercedes doesn't respond and moves around Puck, walking away from him. Quinn glares at Puck.

"Back off, Puck," says Quinn.

Quinn follows Mercedes. Puck watches them leave. Blaine and Kurt approach Puck.

"Where did they go?" asks Kurt.

"I don't know," replies Puck.

"What did you say to them?" asks Blaine.

"I was perfectly polite. Kurt…Would you like to dance?" asks Puck.

"I would love to," replies Kurt. Kurt looks up at Blaine. "May I have this dance?"

Blaine lends him his arm and he takes it. Kurt looks up Puck with a devilish smile. Puck rolls his eyes. Kurt and Blaine go onto the dance floor. Blaine twirls Kurt around and pulls Kurt into him. Kurt wraps his arms around Blaine's neck, smiling brightly, as they sway to the music. Across the room, Nick, the boy with the hoodie, watches Kurt.

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Kurt and Blaine are still on the dance floor. Kurt still has his arms wrapped around Blaine's neck and Blaine has his hands placed on Kurt's hips. While they dance, Blaine looks around for any signs of the vampire.

"Shouldn't you guys be able to sense each other or something?" asks Kurt.

"No. Doesn't work that way," answers Blaine. "See him anywhere?"

"Not unless he has a pompadour."

"Heh. Wow. Not one of the better fashion trends."

"Come on. I'm sure you looked great back then. Are there pictures?" asks Kurt, smiling.

"No. Burned. Buried," says Blaine, straight-faced.

"Seriously, what was it like, the fifties? Cause in my mind, I have this picture of somewhere between 'American Bandstand,' 'Grease.' It's all varsity sweaters and milkshakes."

"Well, that and, you know, McCarthyism and segregation and nuclear arms race," says Blaine, bringing Kurt back down to earth.

"Ok, but there were poodle skirts?"

"There were poodle skirts," answers Blaine. Blaine spins Kurt around and pulls him back in.

"You're so teaching me how to do the hand jive."

"No. That's not gonna happen."

"Ooh!" Kurt rests his head on Blaine's shoulder as Blaine continues to watch out for the vampire.

Across the room, Finn is manning the punch bowl. Anna comes out of nowhere and walks up to him.

"You neglected to mention this was a theme party."

"What are you doing here?" asks a surprised Finn.

"Well, seeing as you also neglected to invite me, I took matters into my own hands."

"You're doin' that thing again."

"What thing would that be?" asks Anna.

"That thing where you pretend we're dating, even though we're not," replies Finn.

"Oh, you mean stalking. Yeah." Anna laughs. "Get over yourself. Come on. I've never been to a school dance before. Humor me."

Finn smiles at Anna.

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Sam is bussing tables at Breadstix. He looks up as Quinn and Mercedes enter, still in their '50s garb. Mercedes looks earnestly up at the bar.

"Let's sit up there," says Mercedes.

Quinn stops and crosses her arms, teasing Mercedes. "Be a little more obvious, 'Cedes."

"Don't rain on my hot-guy parade."

Without them noticing, Sam has come up behind them, carrying dirty dishes in a bin.

"What? It's just a drizzle. Ben McKittrick? Really?" asks Quinn disapprovingly.

"He's hot," replies Mercedes.

"He's a washed-up jock who pours drinks for a living. You could do way better." Sam, having paused to hear the conversation, looks down and walks past Quinn, who finally notices him. "Hey," says Quinn to greet Sam.

"What's up?" asks Sam, coldly. Not even looking back.

Quinn's smile falters at his lack of enthusiasm of seeing her.

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Blaine and Kurt, both smiling broadly, continue to dance to a fast-paced song. Puck watches them from off the dance floor. Will approaches Puck.

"Yeah, I don't recognize you. How'd you get roped into chaperoning? Will Shuester. I'm the new history teacher."

Will and Puck shake hands.

"Ah, the, uh, cursed faculty position," says Puck.

"So, I've been told."

"Noah Anderson Puckerman. Also, known as Puck."

"Anderson, as in, uh, Blaine?

"He's my little brother. I'm his legal guardian, hence the chaperoning," replies Will.

"I hear he's very bright, not that I've had a chance to see for myself."

"Well, his attendance record's a little spotty. Family drama," replies Puck.

"No parents?"

"Mm, it's just the two of us now," explains Puck.

"You, uh—you live here your whole life?"

"On and off. Traveled a bit."

"Really? Where? Around the states?" Puck looks at him with raised eyebrows. "Heh. I'm sorry. I'm nosy. I…I don't mean to pry. Look, it was nice meeting you."

"You, too."

"Enjoy the rest of the dance." Will pats Puck on the arm and walks past him. Puck watches him leave.

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Quinn and Mercedes are sitting at a table. Mercedes stares at Ben behind the bar and Quinn sulks.

"Tonight, was so much better on paper."

"Ah, you're just feeling sorry for yourself. Go and talk to him. Be bold and fearless."

"Yeah, this coming from the girl who's been eye stalking the bartender."

"You're right," says Mercedes as a matter of fact-ly. Mercedes boldly gets up and walks over to the bar. Quinn watches her, looking impressed. Mercedes stops in front of the bar and speaks to Ben.

"Hi," says Mercedes.

"Twice in one day. Lucky me," says Ben with a smirk.

"I'm proving something to my friend," explains Mercedes.

"Oh, yeah? What's that?" asks Ben.

"That you don't have to sit around and wait for a guy to come up to you."

"Does that mean that you're asking me out on a date?"

"Does that mean you want me to?"

"Well, what did you have in mind?" asks Ben.

"Do you like karaoke?" asks Mercedes, trying to think of an idea.

"No," answers Ben. Mercedes looks dejected. "But I would really like to go on a date with you." Ben leans closer towards Mercedes and smiles. Mercedes smiles back, flirtatiously.

Back at their table, Quinn watches with disdain. Sam walks past her table, but completely ignores her.

"Seriously?" asks Quinn, frustrated.

Sam stops and looks at her. "Is that for me?" asks Sam in an annoyed tone.

"Do you see anyone else in the vicinity?" asks Quinn, snidely.

"Do you need something?"

"Are you mad at me or something?"

"No, Q. I'm not mad. I…"

"Well, then why are you being so weird?"

"I'm not. I'm working."

"You're avoiding."

"No. I have a table to clean. You know, that's the kind of thing that washed-up jocks do to make a living." Sam walks away. Quinn, realizing that he heard what she said earlier, sighs.

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Anna carries three stacks of paper cups over to Finn who takes them from her.

"You don't go to school here. You know, you don't have to help."

"Oh, I don't mind. It's fun. Oh, um, yeah. Before I forget, can I borrow your ancestor's journal?" asks Anna.

"Why?" asks Finn, confused.

"You said I could read it."

"Well, uh, I don't have it."

"Oh. Well, obviously, you didn't bring it here, uh, but I can walk you home."

"No. I mean, I gave it to my history teacher."

"Wait. Why did you give it to him?"

"Because he wanted to read it," answers Finn simply.

"You know, you shouldn't be giving that to just anybody," says Anna in strict tone.

"But I should give it to you?" asks Finn.

"Loan. Loan it to me," clarified Anna.

"Well, I loaned it to Mr. Shuester."

"Maybe he's in his classroom. We can get it back."

"What's the big deal with this stupid journal?" asks Finn, getting annoyed.

Finn leans across the table towards Anna. Suddenly, Anna's eyes begin to change.

"Your eye," says Finn, commenting on it.

Anna blinks and turns around. "Um, there's something in it. Forget it. I…I gotta go. Anna leaves. Finn looks at her as she leaves with a confusing look on face.

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Kurt and Blaine are swaying on the dance floor and looking around for the vampire.

"Maybe he's not gonna show," says Kurt, hoping for the best.

"You mean we did all this dancing for nothing?" asks Blaine in a joking manner.

Kurt throws his head back and moves his hands down to Blaine's chest. "Ahh. The horror."

They both smile.

"I'm really sorry for all this," says Blaine feeling bad that Kurt has to go through this.

"It's my choice. I decided to be here. I officially signed up for it, so I don't wanna hear you apologizing anymore." Kurt makes his point by poking Blaine in the chest as he says the last few words.

Suddenly, the music starts to pick up. Blaine looks up at the speakers, realizing he will have to dance faster. Kurt smiles broadly, grabs Blaine's hands and starts to twist his hips, but Blaine remains still.

"Show me how it's done in the fifties."

"Uh, no."

"Come on. One move?" says Kurt with puppy dog eyes.

Blaine shakes his head. Kurt nods persistently. Blaine shakes his head again. Kurt groans and starts to walk off the dance floor, but Blaine grabs Kurt by the arm and twirls Kurt back towards him. He picks Kurt up and dips his on one side and then the other, holding him in the dip for a moment. Kurt smiles up at him, surprised. Blaine straightens them back up and places Kurt on the floor, grabs his face in his hands, and kisses him with intense passion.

"Now you remember that, because it's never gonna happen again," says Blaine adamantly.

Kurt giggles and they kiss again.

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Anna is walking down the darkened corridors of the school. She stops at the end of one and sees Nick at the other end. Anna vamp speeds over to him. He looks down at her with a devilish smile.

"What are you doing here?

"Trying to get the journal, as in sticking to the plan, something you're not doing," says Anna. She sighs loudly. "Leave the boy alone."

"I like him. He looks like Kristian."

"He's not Kristian. Ok? Kristian is in the tomb."

"I know, but until we open that tomb, I got him to play with."

"Don't be stupid. That boy is with the Anderson brothers."

"They don't scare me. They never have."

"Please, Nick. Don't do this. You're gonna ruin everything."

"You got nothing to worry about. I'm not gonna let anything happen to you. You will get what you came for. Just let me have my fun," says Nick as if it's an acceptable excuse. "He looks like Kristian."

Nick walks past Anna, placing his hood over his head.

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Back out on the dance floor, Puck has found a girl to dance with. He gropes her bottom and they glide across the dance floor. Kurt watches from the punch bowl with Blaine. He laughs and looks up at Blaine.

"You really can't take him anywhere, can you?" asks Kurt.

"Uh, no."

Kurt looks across the floor and sees Nick in his hoodie. He turns back to Blaine. "Blaine, the back corner."

Blaine looks in the corner. "Get Puck."

Blaine quickly walks across the dance floor, pushing students out of his way. The boy in the hoodie has exited the dance and walks down a crowded corridor into another darker corridor. Blaine enters the corridor and sees the boy turn the corner. Blaine jogs after him, then when they are in the darkened corridor, he vamp speeds over to the boy, grabs him by his hoodie and slams him into the lockers.

"What did I do?" asks the random boy.

Blaine looks at the boy, confused. "Where is he?"

"I was getting a soda, and then this guy gave me his hoodie," replies the innocent boy.

Blaine looks around, realizing he's been tricked into leaving Kurt alone.

Kurt walks across the dance floor, searching for Puck. His cell phone rings. He takes it out of his pocket and answers it.

"Hello, Kurt." Kurt pauses on the floor, terrified. "Here's what you're going to do…" Kurt looks around for the source of the call. "There's an exit door behind you. You have five seconds."

"No," says Kurt adamantly.

"Or your brother dies."

Kurt looks over at the punch bowl where Finn is serving punch. Kurt sees Nick standing near Finn, on his phone with Kurt.

"I can snap his neck so fast I bet there's not even a witness. Now, start walking."

"Don't you dare touch him," says Kurt as he starts backing up towards the door.

"Keep walking. Through the door."

Kurt keeps walking backwards across the floor. Nick starts walking past Finn. Kurt, worried, continues to watch him, but Nick passes Finn without even touching him. Kurt hangs up his phone and runs out the exit. Kurt runs down the corridor, looking behind him to see if Nick is following. He turns into another corridor and comes to a set of doors. He attempts to open the doors but they are chained shut. He turns back around and sees Nick walking calmly towards him. Kurt rushes down a different corridor and opens the door to the cafeteria. He runs across the room and tries to open another set of doors which are also locked. Across the room, Nick flings open a set of double doors and before Kurt can move, he vamp-speeds towards him. Kurt attempts to bolt but Nick grabs him by his scarf and Kurt screams and struggles to get away. Nick pulls Kurt in towards him then throws him across a table. Kurt lands hard on the floor. Nick tosses the table aside and strides towards Kurt. Kurt frantically grabs at a pencil on the floor and sits up.

Nick grabs Kurt from off the floor and pushes him against the wall. He extends his fangs and prepares to bite Kurt, but Kurt stabs him in the stomach with a pencil. Nick, unprepared for this, takes the pencil out of his stomach and starts towards Kurt again. Kurt prepares to attack again and Nick raises his hand to defend himself, but Kurt's pencil weapon goes straight through the palm of his hand. Nick looks down at his hand and while he's distracted, Kurt stabs him with another pencil and pushes Nick to the floor.

As Nick struggles to get up, Kurt walks backwards and bumps into a mop bucket. He turns around and grabs the mop from the bucket and uses his knee to break the handle in two to create a stake. Nick rips the pencil out of his hand and gets up. As he advances towards Kurt, he thrusts the stake towards him, but he is too quick and grabs Kurt's wrist. Nick takes the stake out of Kurt's hand and tosses it aside. He then goes in to bite hid neck. Kurt screams, but before Nick can bite him, Blaine rips him away from Kurt and tosses him to the ground. Nick gets up from the floor.

"Hey, asshole," says Puck. Nick looks back at Puck, who has a stake in his hand. "Nobody wants to kill you. We just wanna talk."

Nick smiles and rushes back towards Kurt. Puck throws the stake to Blaine, who grabs it and stakes Nick in the stomach. Nick grunts and falls to his knees. Puck walks over towards Kurt and Blaine so they can interrogate Nick.

"Now you feel like talkin'?" asks Blaine.

"Screw you," replies Nick weakly.

Blaine digs the stake in deeper. Nick groans in pain. "Wrong answer. Why are you doing this?" asks Blaine angrily.

"Because it's fun," answers Nick smugly.

Blaine digs the stake in a little bit more. "What do you want with Kurt?"

"He looks like Kristian."

Blaine, Kurt, and Puck all look shocked.

"You knew Kristian?" asks Puck

"Oh. You thought you were the only ones." Nick laughs and gasps. "You don't even remember me."

Puck leans over towards Nick. "Tell me how to get in the tomb. Hmm?"

"No."

Blaine leans back down and drives the stake in deeper.

"The grimoire," Nick answers quickly.

"Where is it?" asks Puck.

Blaine drives the stake in deeper. Nick gasps. "Check the journal. The journal. Jonathan's journal. Johnathan Hummel's."

Outside of the cafeteria, Anna looks in, looking helplessly as Nick is tortured. Puck stands up and grimaces.

"Who else is working with you?" asks Blaine.

Out in the hallways, a door open. Anna hears this and runs off before she is caught. Will appears from down the corridor and walks towards the cafeteria.

"Who else is there?" asks Puck.

"No. You're gonna have to kill me," says Nick, his last words.

Puck looks at Blaine, rolls his eyes, and nods. Blaine removes the stake from Nick's stomach. Blaine waits for a moment then stakes Nick in the heart. Kurt gasps in shock. Nick falls to the floor and begins to desiccate.

"What do we…how are you gonna find the others now?" asks Kurt.

"He had to die," says Puck simply.

"But…"

"Kurt, he's been invited in," explains Blaine.

They hear a door open and see Will coming through one of the door's windows. Blaine looks at Puck.

"Go. I got this," Blaine tells Puck.

Puck walks out of the cafeteria. Blaine wraps his arm around Kurt, comforting him.

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Outside, Will is quickly walking down another corridor. Puck turns the corner and sees him. He vamp speeds in front of Will and Will stops abruptly.

"Hey."

Puck starts to compel Will. "What were you doing?" asks Puck.

"Looking for Ms. Pillsbury," answers Will simply.

"Why are you in Lima?"

"I got a job as a teacher."

"Do you know what I am?

"You're my student's brother."

"Is everything you're telling me the truth?"

"Yes."

"Then forget we had this conversation."

Puck walks away. Will stands still for a moment, shaken by the encounter, he looks down at his closed hand and opens it, revealing that he has vervain.

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Blaine and Puck are leaning against a doorway, facing each other, in a corridor, as they talk about the night's events.

"There's no way that fucker was workin' alone," says Puck

"You are," replies Blaine simply. Puck grimaces at him. "So, the grimoire…That was Emily's, right? That's what you need to reverse the spell. When the founding families burned her, they took her things, and you were hoping that dad's journal would tell you where it is."

"Look at you puttin' the pieces together. Good for you. I was half-right. Well, it's out there now. Let the games begin."

"My offer still stands," says Blaine, reminding him.

"Yeah, with some hidden caveats, no doubt."

"No. Nothing hidden about it. No lies. No deception. I'm there when you open up that tomb, you and Kristian go, and the other 26 vampires die."

"If I agree?

"I'll help you."

"Why should I trust you?" asks Puck, being skeptical of his brother.

"Because I'm your brother."

"No, that's not gonna cut it."

"Because I want you gone," says Blaine simply.

Puck pauses for a moment, thinking if this is an acceptable reason to trust Blaine. Then he nods. "Ok."

Blaine nods, sealing the terms to their agreement.

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Sam is cleaning off another table at Breadstix when Quinn walks up to him.

"Look I said something stupid. I'm sorry, but I wasn't even talking about you," says Quinn.

Sam walks off to clean another table and Quinn follows him. "Yes, you were, Quinn. Ben could easily be me. We're just alike."

"That's not true. Are you seriously mad about this? Sam, you know me. Ok, I say stupid things without thinking, and then I have to apologize and take it back, and…I'm a terrible, awful person, but I'm working on it."

"Look, can we just not do this right now?" asks Sam exasperatedly.

"Ok. When do you get off?"

"Look, this thing that we've got, it's nice, and it feels really good, and I know you want to take the next step."

"How do you know that? Have you even asked me?"

"I'm…I'm not over Kurt. I mean, I don't know if I am, but if we go there, then it could mess things up, and we might lose this, and this is the only good thing I've got going for me right now. So, if it doesn't work, I'll just disappoint you and hurt you, and I don't wanna do that."

"Well, big problem, Sam, because you took the next step all by yourself, and you played the whole thing out in your head, and you decided to bail before even giving it a shot. So, this really great thing that we have, don't worry about losing it, 'cuz it's already gone." Quinn storms out of Breadstix. Sam looks displeased with himself as he watches her go.

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Will and Emma walk up the stairs of the front porch and stop outside the front door. Emma hands Will his letter men jacket which she had slung over her shoulder.

"Thank you. I needed that," says Emma.

"Well, thank you for—for helping. I…I really appreciate it. You made the evening much more…Well, you made it, period."

"I'm glad I could help," replies Emma with a smile on her face.

"And thank you for putting up with all that wife talk. I…I gotta stop doin' that. It doesn't bode well for dating."

"Is that what this was, a date?" asks Emma.

"No, definitely not a date."

"Oh, says Emma thinking that it was the entire time."

"But Friday…You, me, and dinner and a movie, that could be a date. How about it?"

"Works for me." Emma laughs. "Uh, you can talk about your wife all you want. It's gonna take time to heal. We should just be ourselves."

"Still, I think I'll keep the Terri talk to a minimum."

"Terri?"

"Yeah. That was her name."

"Where was Terri from?"

"Ohio. I mean, not too-not too far from here, actually." Emma looks at Will as if something has clicked into place.

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Quinn walks down a street, her arms folded across her chest. Sam drives up in his truck and yells to her. "Quinn!"

Quinn looks over at him, but continues walking.

"Q, get in the truck," says Sam.

Quinn scoffs and continues to walk. Sam stops the truck, puts it into park, and jumps out. Quinn starts to cross the street in front of Sam's truck as Sam runs towards her. Quinn unfolds her arms.

"What?" asks Quinn in an angry tone.

Sam takes Quinn's face in his hands and kisses her. He pulls away, but keeps his hands on her face. "This'll never work," he says.

They both smile and proceed to kiss again and again.

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Kurt sits on the couch, pulling his scarf through his hands. Blaine is in the kitchen, making warm milk for Kurt.

"Doing ok?" asks Blaine.

Kurt turns around and looks at him. "Is it weird if I say yes?"

"Is it true?"

"I should feel more upset or scared or something, but I…feel kind of exhilarated."

"It's the adrenaline. You'll crash soon enough." Blaine walks back into the living room.

"Yeah, I guess." Kurt smiles and says proudly. "I fought back tonight. It felt good."

"I wish you didn't have to fight at all," says Blaine guiltily.

"Still…"

Blaine sits down next to Kurt and hands him the mug of warm milk which he gratefully takes. Kurt puts the mug to his lips to take a sip. Blaine turns to him and places his hand on Kurt's leg.

"I need to tell you something, and I don't know how you're gonna feel about it," says Blaine anxiously.

Kurt pulls the mug away from his mouth and looks concerned. "What?"

"I told Puck that I'd help him get into that tomb to get Kristian back. But it was a lie. I let him believe that he could trust me."

"Well, then why would you be worried about telling me?" asks Kurt.

"Because he can be very persuasive, and you two have bonded lately."

Kurt scoffs. "That doesn't mean I trust him. It's gonna take a lot more than just a road trip and a rescue for me to forget who Puck is and everything he's done."

"I don't wanna be his enemy, Kurt but I can't let him do it."

"Then don't, and I'll help you, whatever it takes. Ok?"

"Ok. Come here." Blaine wraps his arms around Kurt and pulls him in. Kurt snuggles into Blaine's shoulder.

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Ben exits Breadstix. Across the street, someone watches him. Ben locks Breadstix up and starts to walk down the street. Behind him, Anna stands at the corner, her eyes become red and veiny and she vamp speeds at him, opening her mouth to bite him. Ben screams and grabs Anna, pushing her against a wall. Ben is revealed to also be a vampire.

"Don't sneak up on me," he says.

"You love it." Anna pushes Ben off her, playfully.

"Where's Nick?" he asks.

"His obsession got the best of him, and so did the Anderson brothers."

"They killed him?"

"Tortured and staked."

"You're not very upset."

"I warned him, Ben, and he was just gonna screw everything up anyway. Let's be honest, he wasn't exactly an asset. How'd you do?"

"Oh, the witch is totally crushing on me. Did you get the journal?"

"No, but I know where it is, and I'll get it."

They smile at each other, then Ben leans down and kisses Anna. They pull apart and continue to smile at one another. Ben places his arm around Anna's shoulder and they walk off down the street together.