Blaine got to McKinley pretty fast. He mostly drove the speed limit but there wasn't much traffic. Pulling into the parking lot, he was taken with how big the school building was. He guessed there were probably four or five times as many students at McKinley as at little old Dalton. The Sadie Hawkins thing had been in the spring of eighth grade. If he hadn't transferred out, maybe he'd be at this ginormous school now too. Maybe Kurt and him would be friends and he'd never have heard of the Warblers. It was wild to think about.
Getting out of the car, he saw some commotion over by the dumpster. He was confused at first- why are all those kids crowded around a dumpster? But then he saw that there were two guys putting other kids INTO the dumpster. Which Blaine found rather horrifying. Oh right. That's why I left public school. Blaine wondered if one of them was Karofsky. He kind of hoped not, because those guys were pretty big. His resolve was shaking now that he was really here. If he got caught his Dad would tan his hide for sure. He could just imagine the lecture, about how the Andersons were spending good money on tuition and here he was skipping school... This was a little crazy. If he left now he could get back in time to-
"Hey."
One look at Kurt's face and he remembered why he was there. He looked so miserable, and yet... relieved at the same time. This kid really needed a friend. And Blaine was going to help him. No matter what.
"Hey." Blaine smiled and put an arm on Kurt's shoulder.
"You sure you want to do this?"
"Positive. I keep my word."
"You're not going to get in trouble at school are you?"
"Nah, I'm not worried about it." Blaine tried to project confidence.
"Well, I usually see him somewhere this way..." Kurt started up the stairs and Blaine followed. "Thanks for doing this."
"Of course Kurt. Just let me do the talking."
"That's him."
Blaine took a breath. "I got your back."