Disclaimer: I own nothing. Oh, and the song in this song is 'Don't You' by Mr Darren Criss himself, I couldn't resist.
"Fors? What did you just say?" Trent, looking with his friend. Meanwhile, Theo had followed his brother's gaze, tuned into his twins thoughts from all the years of living together whilst being shipped from school to school. Immediately, his jaw dropped open and, for a moment, forgot how to breathe. Soon, he joined in with Fors' coughing.
"What the- Theo? Fors? Do you guys need a cup of water or..?" David asked, banging Theo on the back as he wondered if the two were choking- they hadn't eaten anything before they started coughing though. He looked at Theo's face and saw the surprised eyes, curiously beginning to follow them. Luckily, Theo managed to stop him before he turned around.
"No!" David stopped, giving the gremlin a weird look who quickly backtracked, "I mean no.. no pets indoors! Yeah."
David exchanged a confused look with Wes whilst Blaine and Kurt watched the scene, eyebrows raised. In the split second they did this, Theo took the opportunity to stamp on his brother's foot, wireless telling him to shut up.
"Are you okay Theo?"
"What? Uh, yeah..yeah-"
"SNAKE!"
Everyone in the food hall's heads snapped around, some in curiosity, others in fright.
"Fors, stop messing about- it's not funny."
"I'm not- there's a SNAKE!"
Jeff, previously grinning at Fors' joke, decided to follow the boy's pointing to see if there was any truth in the statement. Within the next blink of the eye, he was standing on top of a table, quivering as he watched the long creature look up as if to try and find the source of the disruption.
"Jeff..?" Nick asked as his boyfriend pulled him up onto the table with him before looking back to where he had been standing. He swore loudly and took a protective step in front of Jeff- "SNAKE!"
Slowly, the other boys began to spot the reptile and everyone took a long step back, the cornered ones climbing onto the table and joining Nick and Jeff on the table.
"Is- is it poisonous?" One of the boys in the crowd asked timidly.
"I don't know- are you planning on eating it?" Came the scornful reply.
Some of the on looking teenagers had by now rushed off to try and find a teacher, whilst Wes, David, Nick, Jeff and Trent stood still on the table, holding onto eachother in their attempt to keep their balance on the small surface.
Somewhere during this time, Kurt and Blaine had disappeared. Now the only people within a ten foot radius of the serpent were Theo and Fors who were each wondering if it was venomous so they could get some and use it in the future.
"Okay, everyone step away from the snake!"
The crowd of adolescents parted in two and The Dean walked through, followed by a group of boys who must have left to get him. He quickly summarised the situation, noting the boys clutching eachother on the table and the twins who were getting precariously closer to the snake as they attempted to- well, he wasn't sure what they were trying to do but he was sure it would end up in at least one of them getting hurt.
"Theo, Fors, get over here now."
Reluctantly, the twins obliged and joined the crowd, mingling until The Dean stopped paying attention. It was then the two disappeared after hearing the man call for someone to get 'pest control.' That didn't sound very good as the two wanted that snake alive.
Meanwhile, The Dean was beginning to try an evacuate the room, first getting rid of the crowd before looking worriedly at the cornered group standing on the table. He couldn't risk and of them getting hurt and he wasn't sure what breed the snake was, or if it kill. However, he was pretty sure snakes could climb so how long they'd be safe, he didn't know.
"Aaah!" A sudden shout broke the tense silence and The Dean's eyes widened as he realised what had happened. Somehow, Jeff had fallen off the table, landing awkwardly and falling over, almost right next to the snake. Nick immediately began fighting the other boys so he could get to the blond but luckily they reacted quickly, restraining the teen from behind so he couldn't move.
"Nick! Stop struggling!" Wes shouted over the boy's angry cries, gripping his arm tighter so he wouldn't get hit again as the teen fought for freedom. "Nick!"
"Jeff!"
The blond looked up at Nick with wide eyes, shuffling backwards from the snake as it stared down at him with curious eyes. Slowly, it began to slither towards him and Jeff's breath came out in shudders. Watching as it advanced, Jeff maneuvered himself backwards again, his heart nearly stopping when he felt his back collide with the wall. By now, Nick was going crazy whilst everyone else looked on with panicked, helpless eyes.
Slowly, Jeff turned back to the snake, waiting for the moment when it sank its teeth into his own fleshy arm.
"Well that was one heck of a distraction, where'd you get the snake?" Theo asked, shutting the door to their dorm behind him. Unbeknownst to most people, they had installed soundproofing long ago, the teachers were still unaware of it. They had installed it themselves and it actually worked rather well. The twins prided themselves in the fact that they could do anything if they set their minds to it; this was proof of that.
"I didn't."
"Wait, so where did the snake come from?"
"I don't know.."
"Oh..it's not dangerous though is I? Because that would be kinda awesome."
"Dunno, I didn't recognise any of the markings.."
"Neither did I"
"However, that doesn't really matter, someone else can sort that out."
"Yeah.. so what are we going to do about Kurt? I mean, he had the same shoes as the boy in the video?"
"I don't know- we should probably find out if it was him first. Make certain, because if it is him...No, it can't be!"
"What do you mean?"
"It can't be him- he can't talk!"
"Not true."
"Huh?"
"Not true, he never actually said that- for all we know, he could just be extremely shy or something. We don't know he can't talk for definite."
"Yes, but-"
"You've got to consider all the possibilities...however, I agree there's a very low chance it actually is Kurt."
"Yeah..but we can't just go and ask him 'oh, hi! Are you the boy Blaine's fallen in love with?' If anything, we'd just scare him."
"So, what should we do then..we need to make sure it's him at least before we start stalking him."
Theo suddenly gave a massive, Cheshire grin as he turned to his brother, eyes wide with impishness, "how does a game of breaking and entering sound to you?"
"Why, I thought you'd never ask."
Blaine had never really like snakes after his old school, he had nothing against the creatures, in fact he found them fascinating, it was just that had been the name of the football team back them, a snake as their mascot. Until now, this had settled in his unconscious but now he remembered. He refused to think about it too much though, instead disappearing to the auditorium, away from the madness. He was sure Kurt preferred it there anyway, he'd looked a bit shaken when everything erupted. Okay, a lot.
But, nowadays, both boys considered the auditorium as a safe room, somewhere they could go if they were in trouble or just wanted to get away from everything. The seclusion from the rest of the school provided a comfort to both of them and the fact it could easily be locked supported this, along with the sea of chairs they could hide between if anyone did manage to get in.
"You know, Kurt, this is where I first heard him. As you know, I didn't see him, but his voice... it was of an angel."
Kurt swallowed and forced his face to remain indifferent, it was constantly gaining difficulty as the threat of Blaine realising it had been him loomed closer. But Blaine probably- hopefully- didn't think it was him. After all, for all Blaine knew, he couldn't talk, let alone sing. He crossed his fingers in the hope he'd be safe for a bit longer.
"Anyway, I'm guessing he must have been stood up there, on the stage. And he sung so perfectly- he was definitely a counter-tenor at least Kurt, and my, if you'd heard his range... but y'know what? The others would laugh but his voice? None of that really matters.. it was the pain I heard in his voice. It reminded me of my own and I knew in that instant I wanted to save him. Because I'd never heard anything so raw and emotional, something that touched me so much, than that."
Kurt tilted his head, listening with curiosity as Blaine jumped to his feet, bounding onto the stage.
"So anyway, I was wondering if I could have your opinion on something I've been working on. I've been thinking about how I don't even know their name and how nobody's come up to me, not that I really expected it. But I was thinking, if I ever did find out who it was, what would I say? And then I found this song..anyway..it- it goes like this."
Kurt hid a smile as Blaine gave a miniscule gulp; the lead vocalist of the warblers, scared? He lost his thoughts though, when the music began to play.
Say, wasn't that a funny day?
Gee, you had a funny way- way about you.
A kind of glow of something new.
Sure-I'll admit that I'm the same.
Another sucker for the game kids like to play,
And the rules they like to use.
Blaine smiled as he remembered the other boy, it faltering a bit as the memory of the teen disappearing came to mind. But the song was right- it had been a funny day.
Don't you want the way I feel?
Don't you want the way I feel?
Don't you want the way I feel for you?
The sun: telling me the night is done.
Well I refuse to let it stop our fun.
Close your eyes-we'll make it dark again
If the boy wanted to hide, he could...Blaine just wanted to hide with him.
A kiss; there's a thought, so how 'bout this?
Let's pretend that both our lips are made of candy.
After all, we need sweets every now and then.
Don't you want the way I feel?
Don't you want the way I feel?
Don't you want the way I feel for you?
Here we are: two strangers in a very different place.
Who knows what could happen to us next?
Here we are with nothing but this little spark.
It's too cold outside to lay this fire to rest.
Go? How so very apropos:
A goodbye just as soon as I said 'Hello."
Well all right, I'll see you later.
It's true: it's just a fantasy for two.
But what's the difference if it all could have been true?
I guess this is better.
But don't you want the way I feel?
Don't you want the way I feel?
Don't you want the way I feel for you?
Blaine had to stop a tiny sigh escaping his lips. Did the mystery boy not want him? Was he not good enough for him? Did he even know him?
Oh, don't you want the way I feel?
Don't you want the way I feel?
Don't you want the way I feel for you?
Don't you want the way that I feel for you?
Blaine finished with a worried look before Kurt started clapping loudly.
"..so you think they'd like it or was it too much..?" Blaine asked awkwardly.
The other boy smiled, speechless before eventually writing, 'I think they'd love it.'
Slowly, Jeff turned back to the snake, waiting for the moment when it sank its teeth into his own fleshy arm. Jeff didn't feel numb yet, nor did he see a light, coming towards him or an urge to step into one. In fact, he felt completely normal.
He gingerly opened one eye, looking nervously at the serpent. The snake returned his stare, and Jeff wondered at the back of his head why he wasn't dead yet.
Nick had now stopped fighting, instead keeping as quiet as he could in the hope he wouldn't fighten the snake into hurting his boyfriend. The only noise in the room was the stifled whimpers coming from Jeff.
"THERE you are!"
The whole room turned around to see Roddy standing in the doorway, now walking up to the snake seeming completely unafraid.
"Roddy! Roderick! Get away from that snake! It could be venomous- you might scare it." The Dean called out in an angry whisper, stealthily walking forwards and grabbing the boy's coat before he could get too close.
"What? She's perfectly harmless..?"
"She?"
"Well yes... her name's Wonda," Roddy added helpfully, as if it would support his first answer.
"What- you've..you've named it?"
"Of course, I name all my pets..?"
By now, The Dean was turning red with a mixture of anger and annoyance and the boys were starting to wonder for his health. Whilst he did this, Roderick took his chance and carefully slid out of his coat and leaving it in his Principle's arms. He then quickly darted over to pick up his pet, allowing it to wrap around his arm before she got any closer to Jeff and make him faint from hyperventilating... if that was possible. Everyone who stood on the table shot him panicked looks whilst Jeff bowed his head, taking deep breaths.
"RODERICK, PUT THAT SNAKE DOWN!"
Wonda slid up and rested around his neck as she jumped, scared by the loud booming voice coming from The Dean.
"...what snake?"
"Don't try to be smart, the snake you're holding. I can't have you getting bitten, your parents trust me to keep you safe."
"Wait.. Wonda?"
"If that's what you call it."
"Umm, she's not a snake."
"Excuse me?"
"She's not a snake? She's a slow worm- don't worry, it's a common misconception. But if you look closely, you can see the differences between them. Wonda for instance, has-"
"Roderick, my office. Now."
"Oh. Umm, right. Ok."
He turned around to the other boys one final time to see Nick holding Jeff in a tight embrace whilst the others were eying the slow worm from a distance.
"Oops..?"