Ch 14: Somewhere to Stay …

Santana walked into the choir room with a look of determination on her face, she was going to do anything she needed to help her Birdy.

"Mr. Schue, I need to ask a question of everyone if I may." Schue nodded and Santana turned to face the room.

"A couple of nights ago Blaine showed up on my doorstep. He was covered in bruises and all he had on him was his clothes. I brought him into my house and cleaned him up the best I could and then put him to bed and called Kurt to come get him. He couldn't stay with me; my father would never allow it. Either way, Blaine needs somewhere to stay for the next four months, Kurt's dad said that he needs somewhere to stay until he is 18 which is only four months. Can he stay with one of you for the next four months?"

Santana stopped talking and waited for the rush of sound that she knew would come.

"Oh hell to the no, why didn't Kurt tell me this?" Mercedes shouted.

"Oh no, so that's why they weren't here yesterday." That was Rachel, surprisingly calm.

Those were the only two that Santana could make out; the rest of everyone was just a rush of sound. Santana's eyes rested on Finn who said nothing, just sat there. Santana raised a hand and everyone shut up.

"Finn. Why aren't you surprised at this?"

"Because, I have known this since yesterday. I knew that Blaine couldn't stay at the house with us. I just wasn't going to say anything; I figured he would take care of it."

Santana saw red. "You knew about this as well and you didn't say anything really Finn. You've seen how badly bruised he is and how much he needs Kurt right now …"

"Yeah and I heard it last night too, just how much he NEEDS Kurt." Finn interrupted her.

Santana walked toward Finn and got right up in his face her voice a fierce whisper.

"You listen and you listen well Finn Hudson. You may be Kurt's brother, but you have no right to determine why Blaine is a bad person or why he doesn't deserve to be happy. You have no idea what he is going through, when he showed up at my house a couple nights ago he had blood dripping down his face and he had a horrible bruise on his face. Now you may have slammed the door in his face had he shown up at your door, but my Birdy means more to me than that. So now if you'll excuse me."

She took three steps back from Finn and was walking back towards the piano when she heard Puck speak up from behind her.

"Santana. Blaine can stay with me. I live on my own anyways in an apartment complex not too far from the school. If he would like to he can stay with me for the next four months, all he need help with is food."

Santana turned with a smile on her face and walked over to Puck hugging him solidly.

"Thank you Puck, thank you. Mr. Schue I am going to go call the boys right now okay?"

Again Mr. Schue nodded and Santana walked out to go call Kurt and Blaine

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Blaine rolled over in bed to see Kurt sitting in the window sill the sunlight glistening around him. Blaine admired his body silently, savoring the line of his back and the strength clearly visible in his arms and legs, even in the sweats he had on. There was one thing that was new however and that was a wrapping of gauze on Kurt's right wrist. Kurt was actively running his fingers over the gauze as he looked out the window in a clear daydream. Blaine rolled easily off the bed and walked over to sit across from Kurt on the window sill. That pulled Kurt out of his revere. He smiled over at Blaine and let his right arm fall between his legs and out of Blaine's sight. Blaine shook his head slightly and reached for Kurt's arm and pulled it gently towards him his eyes never leaving Kurt's. He was looking for that slight panic, or waiting to feel the motion of him pulling back, but it never came. Kurt's eyes were full of trust as Blaine put his fingers to the gauze on his lover's wrist and began to unwrap it gently and slowly, his eyes never leaving Kurt's. It wasn't until he unwrapped the last circle of gauze that he looked down at Kurt's wrist and his reaction was not what Kurt expected at all. Blaine examined his wrist and ran a finger gently over the gash that was there. He shook his head sadly and pulled gently on Kurt's wrist forcing Kurt to move so that he was laying in Blaine's lap. Blaine pressed a gentle kiss to Kurt's forehead and rocked him back and forth as the tears that Kurt had been holding in for hours finally released and flowed down his face. They sat like that for a long while as Kurt's tears flowed freely. Only when they had finally receded did Blaine open his eyes and pull Kurt up to him kissing him sweetly. Just as Kurt went to deepen the kiss his phone started to ring. He sighed deeply and got up to answer it, upon seeing that it was Santana he answered quickly and walked out of the room smiling back at Blaine. Blaine smiled back and turned to stare out the window watching the midday sun shine coldly onto the ground. When he heard the door open he stood up to meet Kurt in a hug.

"What's up, who was that?"

"That was Santana and she was calling to tell me that you can stay with Puck for the next four months."

Blaine looked at Kurt in pure shock.

"Really?" he asked his eyes sparkled with happiness.

"Yes really, and he lives in an apartment complex close to the school."

Blaine captured Kurt's lips in a firm and deep kiss, pushing him backwards toward the bed. The back of Kurt's knees hit the edge of the bed and he fell back pulling Blaine with him.

"I am guessing that this means you are okay with this?"

"Of course I am baby, of course I am.' Blaine smiled and nibbled on Kurt's neck for a moment before sitting back onto his haunches, 'but first I think we should go get my car from Santana's don't you think?"

Kurt chuckled, "Yeah I guess we should, puck said to meet him at the apartment at 430 so we will do that. Let's go get you settled honey."

They smiled at each other and left the house hand in hand, little did they know that they were being followed.