Chapter 2,

National Treasure?

Kurt was sitting in third period French when the door opened and the principal's secretary was standing there. Hearing his name called he turned to look at the woman.

"Yes" he asked.

"Please gather your things and come with me Mr. Hummel" the secretary asked, remembering the two army men behind her.

Not at all sure what was going on and beginning to worry about his father, Kurt hurriedly grabbed his things and walked to the door. Stepping out he was surprised to see the two men dressed in army fatigues. The small group was silent as the walked to the principal's office. Once arriving, the secretary motioned towards the office and said "go right in Mr. Hummel."

Entering the office Kurt was confused by the presence of the older man in the army uniform. He was even more surprised when the man stood and looked at him before extending his hand in greeting saying "Mr. Hummel, it's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Major General Thomas Reynolds, please have a seat and everything will be explained to you."

Shaking the man's hand, Kurt nervously took a seat and waited.

Holding out his hand to the principal for the letter the general began "Mr. Hummel, I am here on direct orders of the President of the United States of America. This letter is a good starting point of our discussion, please read it and then I will continue."

Taking the letter and reading it in silence, Kurt looked up and asked "what, what does this mean?"

"It means Mr. Hummel that the President of the United States and the First Lady have taken a personal interest in you. My job, and that of the men with me, is to protect you, encourage you and assist you in achieving whatever goals you may have in life. I have already informed Principal Figgins that you will now be escorted by one of my men at all times. You will no longer be subject to any type of harassment. Anyone that tries can be arrested and tried in court for treason against the United States. A National Treasure, such as you've been named, is one of this countries greatest resources and I will protect you." the army general stated firmly.

Turning to look at the principal, the general asked "Mr. Figgins, will you now call all students and staff to the gym for a short announcement? If you read that letter from the President and I say a few words, we shouldn't have any problems come up. I'm just trying to be preemptive here to avoid any complications later on."

"Of course, I'll just step out and call for it right now. Mr. Hummel can lead you to the gym in a moment." the principal said as he quickly left his own office.

"May I ask how the President and his wife heard about me? I mean, why me?" Kurt asked.

Giving a brief recap of his conversation in the Oval Office, the general omitted the part concerning the young man taking his own life and concentrated on the part where the President wanted him to be protected and encouraged. As he finished he added "and may I say, you're performance of 'Le Jazz Hot' was exceptional."

Surprised at what he had just been told, Kurt almost missed the last statement and quickly covered his surprise with a simple thank you.

At the two of them exited the office the general introduced Kurt to the two men escorting them and informed that the others would be introduced later. What he didn't tell the young man is that every member of his detail had bees specifically chosen for one reason. Yes, they were all Army Rangers, they were all exceptional at their jobs and they were all elite members of their chosen specialties. In addition, they were all gay. While DADT may have been the rule, it wasn't necessarily followed at all times. Quite a few men were able to be out and still in the army regardless of what the higher ups thought. He figured that either Kurt would figure it out on his own or one of the men would tell him at some point.

Entering the gym, the general noted that it appeared that everyone was present. Escorting Kurt to the front, he handed the letter once again to Principal Figgins to read.

Getting the attention of the student body and the staff present, Principal Figgins simply read the letter out loud and then introduced the general.

Stepping up to the microphone, the general simply told the assembled group what he had told the principal earlier, ending with "it is the job and duty of the rangers to protect Mr. Hummel with their lives. They are trained in hand to hand combat and will remove any threat to Mr. Hummel without question. You have been warned and this is the only warning you will get."

Finished with what he had to say, he motioned to Kurt, and followed by the two rangers walked out of the gym to stunned silence. Just outside the doors they were stopped by a tall figure in a red track suit.

"General, it's good to see you again." Sue Sylvester said as she planted herself in front of the group adding "it's nice to see someone besides myself finally appreciating the gift in our midst."

"Sue Sylvester, I didn't realize you were here. I had heard you were teaching now. How is your sister?" the general said quite calmly, not showing his surprise at encountering the woman unexpectedly.

Smiling in response to the question she said "she is doing great, I'll let her know you asked after her."

"Please do. Now if you will excuse us, we need to get going." the general stated as he waited for her to get out of their way.

"As you wish, anytime your men wish to train, let me know and I'll reserve the Cherrio's workout rooms and gym for them" the coach said as she stepped aside.

"Thank you" the general said as he started to move. Motioning Kurt up next to him he asked him where he wanted to go. When Kurt said to the choir room (as he knew most of glee club would go there to get answers he figured he might as well get the interrogation over with) the general nodded and indicating one of the rangers behind him said "that will be fine, Captain Taylor will escort you the rest of the day and to your home after school. Please inform your father I will arrive at 7pm to discuss the events of today and what the future may hold."

"Yes General, I will see you this evening then" Kurt told the man before turning to the Captain and saying "if you will follow me, I'll show you where the choir room is."