Chapter 13: Broken Off
Sam was in the locker room the next day when Kurt dissolved their partnership in the duet.
Sam had just turned on the water and stepped under it, soaking his hair and body when Kurt approached.
"Mmm-Hmmm." Kurt cleared his throat, making his presence known. Sam jerked his head around, having trouble seeing clearly with the water in his eyes.
"Don't worry, I'm not going to go all Shawshank on you." Kurt joked.
"This is kinda weird." Sam said. "Guys usually don't talk to each other in here."
Sam had to concentrate on not getting hard.
"Well, this can't wait." Kurt said apologetically. "I'm setting you free. You can do your duet with someone else in Glee. Someone that the world deems more appropriate."
"Did I do something to offend you?" Sam asked, worried and a bit upset at losing Kurt as his partner. He had been hoping for the chance to get to know him better.
"NO!" Kurt shook his head. "I-"
Kurt had trouble finding the right words.
"It's not you, it's me." He said, trying not to look upset. "You've been honorable, actually."
Sam pursed his lips, and shook his head.
'Finn got to you, didn't he?' Sam thought, his brain snapping.
"And I wish you the best." Kurt went on. "But I realize I need to sing with someone that matches my passion and talent level."
"Who's that?" Sam said, smiling and trying not to laugh.
Kurt smiles without divulging any information.
He smiles and looks at Sam's shampoo before saying:
"You know, they make special shampoo for color-treated hair..."
Sam watches Kurt wordlessly as he walks away.
"I DON'T dye my hair!" He calls out after the boy.
"Uh-huh." He heard Kurt reply. He watched Kurt's hips sway as he walked, until Kurt was out of sight.
'Damn. I just lost the perfect partner.' He thought. 'Now what do I do?
The next day in Glee, Kurt announced to the class that he no longer had a duet partner.
Sam's face was downcast as told told everyone that due to sensitivity issue, he had dissolved the partnership.
Finn and Rachel were shocked. Everyone was even more shocked, and confused, when Kurt said he was going to sing a duet with himself.
"When you're different, when you're special, sometimes you have to get used to being alone." Kurt said, and Sam felt pain for him. He knew what it was like to be outcast because you liked guys.
"I've asked a few members of the Glee Club, as well as some Cheerios, to help me out." Kurt went on.
"How can you do a duet by yourself?" Santana asked. "That's like doing vocal masturbation or something."
Some of the Glee Club laughed at what Santana said.
Kurt explained the song he was going to sing and started performing.
During the song, Sam watched Kurt intently, smiling at the boys' talent. He licked his lips and smiled before he had to cross his legs and hide his raging hard on he gotten from seeing Kurt perform.
Sam stood up and clapped with everyone when Kurt finished his song. He smiled shyly at the boy on stage, clapping still.
'God, he's amazing!' Sam thought.
Awhile later, Sam asked Kurt to walk with him and talk. Sam knew they both had free periods, so it wasn't a problem. Kurt agreed nervously. They walked in silence for a few minutes before Sam led them into the vacant science room.
"I love astronomy." Sam said, as Kurt walked beside him in the class. "Something about all that space makes my problem seem kind of small. That one's Venus, Planet of Love."
Sam pointed to a planet on the mobile hanging from the ceiling.
"Actually, it's Mars, Planet of War." Kurt said, looking up.
Sam pauses for a minute before asking:
"Which one are we on?"
He gazed at Kurt. He hoped Kurt could see he was trying to flirt. But he didn't think Kurt did, because he said:
"Earth. And I want you to come back to it because you wanted to talk about the duets."
"Yeah." Sam said. "First, I wanted to tell you that you were great in yours."
Kurt gave a small smile.
"And, I wanted to ask you who you thought I should do mine with, seeing as you know which of the Glee kids are the best singers." Sam went on.
"Well, the only one that doesn't have a partner, would be Quinn." Kurt said, walking around, and looking at the mobile planets on the ceiling. "She's a really good singer. Not as good as I am, but pretty close."
Sam laughed.
"Thanks." Kurt looked over and the two stared into each others eyes, smiling, before Kurt answered:
"You're welcome."
The day came for Sam and Quinn to perform their duet. Kurt tried not to look as miserable as he felt when Sam stood up in front of everyone and said:
"Okay, I just wanted to say: I'm really excited and that I couldn't have asked for a better partner."
'Of course I could, but Kurt backed out.' He thought as he and Quinn started to perform.
They performed beautifully, but the whole time, Sam wished that it was Kurt he was performing with.
It wasn't long before the time came for Mr. Schue to tally up the votes for the competition, and Sam and Quinn ended up winning the dinner for two at Breadstix.
As Sam and Quinn went up to collect their Dinner for Two coupon from Mr. Schue, Rachel looked up at Kurt. Her heart broke when she saw how quiet he was. She knew the quieter Kurt was, the more upset and hurt he was feeling.
She knew she had to do something to cheer him up.
"Hey," Rachel said, following after Kurt as they left the Choir Room. "I had something I want to talk to you about.
"Please, not another pregnancy." Kurt said, heading for his locker. Kurt unlocked his locker as Rachel stood beside him, talking.
"I-I think that you and I are a little more similar than you think." She said.
Kurt opened the door of his locker while looking at the Jewish girl.
He took out his can of hairspray and opened it as he said:
"That's a terrible thing to say." He shook the can and sprayed his hair. He placed the can in his locker as Rachel took a minute to think before she spoke.
"I know you're lonely." She said softly. Kurt shifted his eyes towards Rachel slightly.
'Is it that obvious?' He thought.
"I can't even imagine how hard it must to have feelings you can't act on, for fear of being humiliated, or ridiculed, or worse." Rachel said, as Kurt stared down into his locker. "We're going to win Nationals this year. And you know how we're going to do that? Because we have YOU."
Kurt glanced at the shorter girl.
"That's true." He nodded, agreeing softly.
"That's twelve people who love you, just for being exactly the way that you are." The corners of Kurt's mouth turned up slightly as he looked at the brunette beside him.
They looked at each other quietly before Rachel spoke again.
"Look, I know you're lonely, but...you're not alone." She said, both holding back tears; Kurt more so than her.
"So." Rachel smiled. "I was wondering if you would maybe want to sing a duet with me."
Kurt looked at Rachel, surprised. He opened his mouth to speak, but Rachel hurried to say:
"I think you'll be happy with my song selection. It's sort of everything that you and I love."
Kurt shut his locker while Rachel spoke.
"But...the, uh, duet competition is over." Kurt said softly, shaking his head in confusion.
"I know." Rachel shrugged. "I just- I thought this one could be for me and you."
Kurt smiled, cheering up a little as the bell rang.
That evening, Sam and Quinn went to Breadstix.
"You know," Quinn said, picking up some breadsticks. "I hear they don't even make these fresh; they fly them in frozen from some factory in the Dominican Republic."
"I once got some really sweet ways down in the Dominican." Sam said in an accent. "Hey, hey, hey."
Quinn looked at Sam weirdly.
"Uh..." She said, not sure how to react.
"Come on, that's my Matthew McConaughey impression!" Sam said. "'Come on!'."
Sam did the accent again.
"Did this stuff, the impersonations, work on the girls at your old school?" Quinn asked while Sam picked up his drink and took a sip.
"I don't know." He admitted, putting his glass back down. "I went to an all boys boarding school."
"Mmmmm, makes sense." Quinn said.
Sam tried not to look embarrassed as he sat uncomfortably. He couldn't help wishing it was Kurt sitting across from him right now.
"Must be hard." Sam said, looking away from Quinn. "When I think, if I went through what you went through last year, I would have transfered to a school on the moon out of embarrassment."
Quinn made a face, schocked Sam would bring up last year, when she had to give up hers and Puck's baby girl for adoption.
"Okay, that didn't come out right." Sam said, noticing Quinn's face. "I mean, you're really brave to come back like you have."
Quinn stayed quiet, allowing Sam to continue.
"I don't judge you or anything. I know what it's like to have a, a secret you're ashamed of."
Quinn thought she knew what Sam was talking about.
"Oh. Oh, my God." She said.
"So you- so you are gay?" She whispered.
"What? No. I mean, yes, I'm Bisexual, but that's not what I'm ashamed of." Quinn's eyes widened when he said he was bisexual. She listened as he went on.
"Figured if I looked like Swayze and Point Break, you would only think I was a surfer or something." Quinn gives a small laugh. "I didn't think that very clearly, so..."
Sam paused.
"I put lemon juice in my hair."
Both he and Quinn laughed.
"I would have gotten away with it, if it hadn't been for Kurt. His sixth sense."
Quinn watched as Sam's face lit up when he mentioned Kurt.
"You like him, don't you?" She asked, tilting her head. "Kurt?"
"Uhmm, I- well- I mean..." Sam stuttered.
"You do." Quinn nodded. "I think it looks cute."
Quinn looked at Sam's hair.
"Really?" He said, suppressing a huge smile.
"Yeah." Quinn nodded. "And I'm sure Kurt would, too."
Quinn looked at Sam before picking up the Dinner for Two coupon and putting it in her purse.
"What are you doing?" Sam questioned as he watched the blonde girl in front of him put away the coupon.
"We're not using that." She said, turning back. "We're both paying tonight."
"Why?"
"Because, this isn't a date. We'll save that for you to use when you go on a date with Kurt." She said softly.
Even though Quinn acted like a Bitch at school, she had a soft spot for Kurt, and for new love.
Sam gave Quinn an appreciative smile as the waitress came to take their orders.
Once placed and the waitress left, Sam turned to Quinn.
"So, any chance you can tell me more about Kurt?" He asked.
As Quinn started telling Sam about Kurt, both were unaware they were being listened to by Brittany.
