A.N. soo guys... here it is.. chapter 4... i hope you like it...! song credits at the bottom... dont want to give away the name of the guy who sings the mystery song :P anyways... i stilll dont, of course, own glee or any of the characters :( but i hope you enjoy this chapter and chapter 5 will be added within the next couple of days as ive already written it :) And also.. please please PLEASE don't forget to REVIEW :) I LOVE reviews.. not that many people have taken the time to review yet :(
Puck's POV
"So how about it, you gonna come over mine later and watch me and Brittany make out again?" Santana asked, a look in her eyes that I couldn't quite distinguish between anger/seductiveness and pleading… but then again, maybe if I was paying more attention to her and not trying to look where Hummel was it would have been easier to tell the difference.
Shit, there he goes…I better get to him quick… or I'll never find him in the hallway…
"Umm nah, don't feel like it, gotta finish my song… I'll text you or something" I muttered as I practically ran after Kurt.. Not daring to turn round as I could already feel Santana's scowl burning a hole in my back.
"KURT"… I shouted as I left the choir room, maybe slightly too loudly.. Half the students in the rapidly filling hallway turned to look me obviously wondering if I was going to push him headfirst into his locker or something.. Yea… like that's going to happen when I have soo much resting on his help with my song, it has to be perfect.. I want to show Rachel that she's not the only star in the Glee club.
"Noah Puckerman.." Kurt began, turning to face me, with a look that was either what a surprise to see you there, or what the heck do you want. I couldn't quite figure it out. "And what can I do for you?"
"Well, I kind of overheard Mercedes blowing you off after rehearsals and was wondering if maybe you could help me with my song tonight, you heard Mr. Shue, it has to be ready for Monday, and I need all the help I can get…" I said, trying to look as innocently as I could without losing all my badass creditability…
Kurt seemed to be thinking my request over for what seemed like hours before finally he slammed his locker shut.. "Well I guess I could squeeze you in between now and my nightly moisturising routine, but only for a couple of hours, my dad will kill me if I have a boy in my room past 9pm…."
"Um, ok, what time shall I be there?" I said hastily, looking around quickly to make sure no one was watching… shit.. There's Karofsky heading straight for me, well, in all truthfulness, he's probably on his way to humiliate Hummel, as normal…
"Why don't you follow me home now, you can call your mum from mine if you want, let her know where you are.." Kurt said as he started walking towards the parking lot at a quickening pace, he had obviously seen Karofsky coming straight for us and decided it was best he left sharpish.
"Ergh, I guess I'll meet you by your car then.." I called after him, though I doubt he heard me over the throng of students that had filled the hallway around us, engorging him as soon as he got five paces away from me…
Kurt's POV
As I turned and walked briskly away, as to avoid the intimidation of Karofsky who was steamrollering towards me, I think I heard Noah say he would meet me by my car in a minute but I could be wrong.
"I guess the only way to find out is to stand here and wait like a lemon until he shows up" I thought to myself sighing heavily. The sky doesn't look too bright and I really don't want it to rain onto my new Marc Jacobs jacket!
As I stopped pondering over the current weather situation, I heard Noah's voice calling my name as he approached me, looking slightly out of puff, almost as if he had been running…. Running away from Karofsky maybe?
"Kurt…" he panted at me, stopping a few feet short of me hunching over the bonnet of my baby to catch his breath…. "Sorry… Karofsky… coming…. Go….. Now….." as he leapt round to the passenger seat and jumped in waving his arms over at the drivers side, as if desperately wanting me to get in…
I jumped in the car, started the engine and reversed out of my space just in time to see a very out of breath Karofsky skid round the corner of the gym building shouting at the top of his voice…
"PUCKERMAN, HUMMEL GET BACK HERE NOW.. THIS ISN'T OVER…. WATCH OUT TOMORROW LADIES"….
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT ABOUT?" I couldn't help but scream at Noah as we drove back to my house…. "What did you say to him, why was he chasing you? Don't you think I worry enough about him ruining my clothes on a daily basis without you upsetting him as well?"
"Kurt, its not what you think, I promise, at first he was cool with me, just wanted to know if I was going round his with some of the other guys from the Hockey and Football teams for drinks and stuff, he just flipped when I mentioned I was coming over to your place to work on my Glee project with you…" he finished.. His breathing finally beginning to return to normal
"Fine, but why did you have to run for?" I said, glancing over to him quickly with a puzzled look on my face as I tried to keep an eye on the road ahead.
"Had to get you away obviously Hummel.." Noah stated.. Turning his head slightly giving me a flash of his best cheeky grin… " I need you on fighting form tonight if we're going to have my song perfected in a few hours…"
"ever the charmer I see Noah, but next time, please DO NOT lean on my baby when you're all panting and sweaty like that…" I started before turning to glare at Noah to make sure he felt the full affect of what I was saying… " I only got her cleaned the other day…"
Puck's POV
The rest of the drive back to Kurt's house was pretty uneventful, apart from getting my head bitten off for attempting to change the CD over… which.. apparently no one is allowed to do.. not even Mercedes…
As we pulled into the driveway I spotted another car parked there..
"Umm.. Kurt…. I didn't realise your dad was gunna be here… what if he like, kicks me out or something.." I mumbled.. Shit… Hummel totally thinks I'm a pussy for making out like I'm gunna be scared of his dad for freaks sake!
"Noah, you're forgetting my dad owns a car garage, there's always cars outside my house, this isn't even his car.." he said, sarcastically before seeing the look on my face and adding.. "You have nothing to worry about Noah! Come on, lets get inside, its cold out here!"
Getting out of the car I noticed how very big his house looked… I swear it never used to look this big when I was younger…..
"Noah! Hurry up, we haven't got all day you know… I do have other things to do tonight besides helping you out…." I looked around to see Kurt already making his way to the front door beckoning me to follow him… off I go then I thought, better get this over and done with…
Once inside Kurt set me up with a soda and we headed down to his basement room.. holy crap I thought… its HUGE down here.. So that I could practice and he could offer me advice…. As I sat on his couch.. My god this thing is the comfiest ting I've sat on EVER.. I realised I left my guitar in my car. Which was sat in the school car park.
"Err… Kurt… I have a problem.. My guitar.. It's in my truck" I said, trying to look as sorry as I felt inside..
"Oh Noah.. Whatever are we going to do with you eh?" Kurt said, chuckling to himself as he jumped up from where he was sat on the edge of his dresser and walked into his closet…. Coming back out after a minute or two holding a hardly used guitar in his hands…. "There you go, I haven't used it much since my mum died, but you're more than welcome to practice with it here tonight"
" Thanks Kurt, you're a life saver…." I smiled back… attempting to give him by best not flirting yet charming grin…
He sat there just staring at me… waiting patiently (for a change I feel I should add.. Hummel doesn't usually bother with patience…. One of the few things he and berry have in common….) as I cleared my throat before I started to sing….
I'm so tired of being here,
Suppressed by all my childish fears,
And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
'Cause your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone
These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase
When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have
All of me
You used to captivate me
By your resonating light
Now I'm bound by the life you left behind
Your face it ears
My once pleasant dreams
Your voice it chased away
All the sanity in me
These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase
When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have
All of me
I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone
But though you're still with me
I've been alone all along
As I finished the song and stood the guitar on the floor next to the coach, I looked over to see Kurt struggling to hold back the tears….
"Kurt… dude…. You ok?" I said as I slowly stood up and made my way across the room to him… reaching out to touch his shoulder.. In a total badass way of course…
"Yes I'm fine Noah, its just, that song, is amazing… and to be honest.. I'm surprised you managed to think of it yourself… let alone remember it five minutes after you thought it up….."
I have to admit, that last comment hurt me a little.. Did he seriously think that low of me? "Thanks for the support there Hummel" I said, jokingly as I leant over to shove his shoulder playfully… "I have something else too you know… that's not the only song I've ever written"
"Seriously Noah, like I'm going to believe that…" Kurt started before I interrupted him… "I do… why do you find it so hard to understand…. did that song not tell you anything about me… Noah…. Not the Puck the Neanderthal jock from school…"
"Well come on then Noah lets hear it… while you're here… might as well prove me wrong….."
So I picked up his guitar again.. Strumming slowly before picking up the pace and singing.. softly.. like the last time..
Pardon me but can I please just ask a stupid question,
What is living for,
Honestly I'm partially consumed by indirection,
And I find I'm wanting more,
Metaphors' and dinosaurs led to this proclamation,
You can't change history,
Until then lets just pretend it's good to be proactive,
But I'm still dreaming, just because hopefully,
As I sang into the chorus I looked over at Kurt to see his eyes shut and his feet tapping slightly against the side of the bed.. He clearly liked this song… despite what he would probably tell me afterwards…
Somewhere, something is waiting for us,
I will say it over and over,
I don't care what you believe in,
Just hang out and be cool,
When birds decide which way to fly,
Its not like its an issue,
It happens naturally,
Just like them I tend to move on similar migration,
We can still agree,
Just as long as when you're wrong, nobody is afflicted,
All your dreams come true,
Meet me in the street so I can offer you a high five,
'Cos you're my friend and I know you feel it too,
Somewhere, something is waiting for us,
I will say it over and over,
I don't care what you believe in,
Just hang out and be cool,
You can follow me to a final destination,
Whatever you need to achieve your salvation,
And quite possibly,
We could find a higher power,
And finally we see the flock is the same body,
Somewhere something is waiting for us,
I will say it over and over,
I don't care what you believe in,
Just hang out and be cool,
Just hang out and be cool,
Just hang out and be cool.
As I strummed out the last few notes of the song softly, Kurt practically jumped up off of the bed clapping his hands excitedly as he burst out…
"ohmygosh Noah! amazing! even better than the first song.. not quite so emotional! You have to sing that in Glee on Monday…it will RUIN Rachel… she will hate that you could think of something so brilliant all by yourself…"
"WHOOAAA…. Slow down there Kurt… that wasn't the song Mr Shue wants to hear… he wants the depressing one.. The one that had everyone in tears… I can't just change the song…"
"oh Noah, Mr Shue won't care which song you sing, as long as you sing something… and make it sound good…." Kurt retorted, looking fiercer than Mercedes when she was mad.
"uhmm well yea, ok, I guess I'll sing the second song then.." I stumbled… quite frankly I was amazed at what Kurt had just said, he was usually such a teachers pet. To see him talk about Mr Shue was quite hilarious really.
"Good, now then, since that's all sorted out, and to be honest, I don't think we really need to do any work on either of your songs, I'd like you to leave, unless you'd rather help me with my nightly moisturising routine…" Kurt said trying to hide his laughter at the obvious thought of me moisturising.. Which is, of course, totally for girls only… and clearly Hummel..
"Fine… I'll see myself out…" I said as I picked up my bag and headed towards the stairs back up into the house… turning as I got to the top… "see you at school Kurt"
So guys.. i hope you liked it! songs used were My Immortal by Evanescence and Migration by the amazing Mark Salling.. which.. obviously I HAD to have Puck singing :D hope you all enjoyed it! don't forget to review :)