A/N Thanks for the awesome reviews guys! I am so happy that someone noticed the RENT quote! I slipped it in there hoping someone would catch it, and you never disappoint! So I had a lot of fun with this chapter. Tina to the rescue time!

Kurt and Tina quickly became attached at the hip, and that's why she was the only one to notice when Kurt started missing weeks of school at a time. Even when he was there, he wasn't actually there. No one else would ever really notice, but Tina knew her friend was holding the world on his small shoulders. She wanted to do something, anything to help him, but she was scared to find out what was wrong. So they skirted around the subject whenever they were together, which was getting to be less and less often. Tina realized how much she had grown used to his company. She was even lonelier than she had been before.

And then he came back to school full time, but he just wasn't the same. Sure, they still talked, but he was never really happy anymore. That amazing smile she had seen the day they had really met refused to reappear. Still, she avoided the subject of why he was upset. She was terrified if she ever figured out what had happened, she wouldn't be able to stop crying. And Kurt didn't need that, he needed a friend. His best friend.

"Please don't..." Tina heard someone sniffle from outside. She had been reading a book, but now she was unable to keep from eavesdropping.

"Only babies play with stuffed animals. Baby girls. Maybe if we get rid of this, you'll finally grow up."

"No! Please don't! Just give it back to me, please!" The voice yelped, sounding oddly familiar. Immediately, Tina looked around the room. She was the only one there, no Kurt. She got up, wanting to help her friend, but scared of the bigger boys.

"Oh, is the baby crying to his mommy?" Someone asked in a baby voice. Tina heard a funny sound, and she risked a peak around the door. It really was Kurt's voice, surrounded by three bigger boys. He had his arms wrapped around his stomach, and his body was shaking violently.

It took her a while to realize he was shaking because he was crying.

She didn't even really think as she ran to them, determined to finally do something. Kurt was so collected, so strong. She had never, ever seen him cry. She pushed the boy directly in front of him, and saw that he was holding a stuffed rabbit.

"Give it back." She said, sounding unusually mean. Or at least she thought she did, but apparently they didn't as they laughed.

"If you two girls want it back, you'll have to go get it!" He said, throwing the rabbit in the air, making it land on the roof with a cruel thud. She heard Kurt choke on a painful sounding sob. She tried to push the boy again, but he pushed her into Kurt, who fell back into the chain link fence. The boys walked happily away, but she didn't waste another glance on them as she turned to face her friend. He had a hand over his mouth, and his face showed sadness so deep that it hurt. He sank to the ground, not even caring that he was getting his jeans dirty. Tina held him as he cried; at least until the monitor came over and saw what was wrong. After Tina explained to her what happened, she pulled Kurt into a hug and took him inside.

After Ms. Miller, made sure Kurt was ok and sent the boys to the principal's office, she sat Tina down and explained everything to her as gently as she could. About how Kurt's mother had been very sick for a long time, and had died last week. How that stuffed bunny had been the last thing she had given him, the object he had let her hold as she took her last breathe. The pain and sadness of the situation took her over, but she couldn't produce tears. It's not fair, it's just not fair. Things like this shouldn't happen, especially to people like Kurt. But as much as the sadness was crushing her, she couldn't cry.

And that's how she ended up on the roof, a ladder to her right, crawling toward that stuffed bunny rabbit. Because Kurt deserved to have that bunny, and if Tina had anything to do with it, he would get it back. She hardly noticed the crowed that was forming below her. The only thing she could think about was getting to that bunny. Well, that and not falling.

"Tina! Come down this instant!" Ms. Miller cried, sounding panicky. She tried to ignore her, but she lost her footing and let out a shrill cry.

"Tina, don't do this! You're going to get hurt!" She held on tight, but turned to face the one voice that could faze her right then. Not a good idea, seeing as she was beginning to feel sick as she thought of how high up she was. Kurt had tears in his eyes again, but this time he didn't really look sad. Just really scared.

"But I have to get your bunny! You need it!" She cried, trying to sound like she wasn't scared out of her mind too.

"Tina, all I need is for you to be ok! I can live without the bunny, but I cant live without you! I cant lose you Tina!" He cried back up to her, his tears falling freely now. She swallowed painfully, looking back at the bunny. It was right in front of her.

"Ok, I'll come down!" She screamed as the adults rushed for the ladder. When she got back down, Kurt ran to her and hugged her so tightly she felt like she couldn't breathe.

"Oh my God, I didn't know if I would ever see you again! Please Tina, never do anything like that for me again! I don't need a stupid bunny as much as I need you!" He said, his voice higher than normal from crying. Tina smiled and pulled away to unzip her jacket.

"I hope you still need it a little bit, because if you don't my Rooftop Adventure will have been just for kicks." She said, holding out the rabbit. His eyes widened as he took it, but then that amazing smile lit up his face and he hugged her again.

"You are so great Tina!" He said, and she smiled, feeling warm and important.