Chapter 2: Darkness

Author's Note: Don't own them, the usual stuff.
Author's Note 2: There's one point, a little ways down, that will probably make you go "Wtf?" but trust me, it all works out in the end. It was hard for me to write it. Bare with me! =D

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When Wes leaned into Blaine to envelop him into a hug, their lips brushed. Blaine froze. It wasn't a secret that before Kurt, he had a crush on Wes. Everyone at Dalton had known it. But that was almost two years ago, when Wes wasn't interested in Blaine in that way. Blaine never thought that that had changed.

"Um," Blaine mumbled, pulling back. "What was that?"

Wes cleared his throat and shrugged, "Accident?"

Blaine raised one eyebrow at his friend.

"Look, I know you liked me. And I liked you but I was never able to say anything. Then you found Kurt and I knew that I lost my chance."

Blaine stood up quickly, trying to shake it off. "This isn't right. I think I'll just get a hotel..."

Wes jumped off the couch. "Don't be ridiculous. Let's just forget it happened. Sleep on my couch. It's late."

Blaine gave in after a few more minutes of Wes' pleading, grabbed a blanket and tried to sleep but Kurt kept running through his mind.

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Kurt opened the cabinet under the sink and dug around for a minute before finding the bottle of vodka he'd stashed under there. He unscrewed the lid and took a long sip.

"I hope this makes me forget," he mumbled to himself before taking another swig.

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"4 AM, and I can't sleep," Blaine said aloud, staring at the ceiling as he'd been doing for the last hour and a half.

He rolled over and shuffled over to Wes' room, knocking gently.

"Come in," came through the door.

Blaine opened it and stuck his head in the softly lit room. "I hope I didn't wake you. I couldn't sleep still and if you were up, I thought we could talk, or watch TV or something of the sort."

Wes put his book down. "Sure, I was just reading. Couldn't sleep either. I don't know what it is."

Blaine walked over and sat on the foot of the bed. "From this high up, you have a great view of the..."

He was interrupted by Wes kissing him, hard. Blaine was kissing him back. Suddenly he was oblivious to the world around him. The hurt and sadness melted away.

In that moment, Blaine was happy.

Wes turned out the light.
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A loud thud resonated from behind the closed bathroom door. Finn ran over and jiggled the handled but of course, Kurt had locked it.

"BREAK IT DOWN!" Rachel yelled at him.

"Finally, football has paid off after high school," he replied, ramming his shoulder into the wooden door.

Rachel was a few inches behind him when they saw Kurt on the tile floor, empty bottle of vodka on one side and an empty bottle of pills on the other.

She already had her phone on her ear, dialing 9-1-1. "Please, hurry, I think he might be dead," Rachel cried into the phone.

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Blaine was pulling Wes's white t-shirt over his head, the moonlight casting gentle light over the bed. Wes kissed him, wrapping his arms around Blaine's neck.

In the next room, a phone rang. It seemed to be far away. Neither of them acknowledged it, they were too wrapped up in each other. Legs and arms intertwined, kissing, touching, holding.

It rang 5 more times before Wes sighed and kissed Blaine before getting out of bed to see who was calling at this hour. "It better be important!" Blaine teased him, watching the other boy walk out of the room, nearly naked.

A few moments later, he re-entered, looking pale, before handing Blaine the phone.

"Hello?"

"It's Finn. Kurt's in the hospital," came the response. He was holding back tears. "The doctor's don't know if he'll be okay. Can you come?"

"Of-of course. General Hospital? Yeah, I'll be there soon." He clicked the phone off, jumping out of bed to grab his scattered clothes.

"Would you like me to come?" Wes asked, pulling boxers, pants and a t-shirt back on.

"Yeah, I'd appreciate it."

Blaine tried to smile but it just turned to tears.

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Finn, Rachel and Blaine gathered around Kurt's beside. Wes opted to stay in the waiting room.

"What did he take?" Blaine asked somberly.

"A whole bottle of vodka, he'd hidden under your bathroom sink and a bottle of some pills," Rachel replied, squeezing Kurt's hand gently.

"Oh God. What if he never recovers?" Finn said gently. "I hate to say it but the doctor's said it's a possibility."

No one answered. Blaine held his lover's other hand, brushing his bangs back and kissing his cool forehead. "I'm here. I'm sorry. I love you."

Finn and Rachel took the hint and went out into the hallway to give him privacy.

Blaine got onto the hospital bed and laid down next to the man that he loved so dearly.

So, for tonight
I'll stay here with you
Yes, for tonight
I'll lay here with you

When Blaine awoke the sun was coming through the large window. At first he forget that this was a hospital until he rolled over to see Kurt hooked up to all the machines, and the IV's going into his skin.

He wandered out into the hallway to find Finn, Rachel and Kurt's dad, Burt, all asleep on hospital chairs. A nurse walked over. "Good morning."

"How is he doing?" he asked quietly. "Any change? Any major damage?"

The nurse sighed. "We don't know yet. The emergency room pumped his stomach, but he's been in a coma since he was admitted."

Blaine turned to look through the glass window of Kurt's room at his sleeping form. "What can be done?"

"Right now, more tests," she said. "We're keeping him comfortable. Don't worry, he's in good hands."

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Burt was the first to wake up. "Good morning, sir," Blaine said respectively. He had been pacing the hallway for the past hour.

"You can call me, Burt. You are a part of my son's life and a part of mine now."

"Thank you. I appreciate hearing that from you."

"How's he doing?"

"Still in a coma. No medical prognosis yet. We have to sit, and wait."

Burt stood suddenly. "I can't just sit here and wait while my only son is laying there helpless. They need to do something. Make him okay. I can't lose him too." And he started to cry.

"I know, Burt, I know." Blaine squeezed his hand and they shed a tear together.

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Author's Note: Okay, I'll admit. I cried writing the ending of this chapter. And writing about Blaine and Wes wasn't easy but hey, it worked. Chapter 3 is coming soon.

The song is, "What If You" By Joshua Radin.