Title: Just a little crush (2/9)
Rating: PG-13
Pairing(s): Sam/Kurt
Genre: Romance
Spoilers: S1, S2 up to ep 14
Disclaimer: Glee is not mine. The songs in this chapter don't belong to me either.
Summary: Sam was willing to admit, if only to himself, that it was possible that he might have a slight crush on Kurt Hummel.
A/N: Set after Kurt's return and written before "Sexy" aired so Klaine never happened in this fic. Thanks for all the favourites/alerts - if you like it please review :)
Sam had been watching Kurt talk animatedly with Mercedes out of the corner of his eye for a few minutes so he saw them coming long before Kurt. Four jocks were walking down the corridor, each holding a slushie, smirking and whispering heading straight towards Kurt who was dressed head to toe in white. Pushing dawdling kids out of the way Sam ran to his friends quickly shoving the boy behind him so that as the slushies were thrown they hit Sam full in the face and torso. The smirks dropped off the footballers faces as they realised they had slushied their team mate, a team mate who looked like he was going to kill the lot of them.
"Get gone" he growled, both fists clenched.
Mercedes and Kurt stared with matching gobsmacked expressions. "Well if that doesn't prove it I don't know what will" she told Kurt pointedly.
"Cedes don't" he shook his head vigorously. Sam wanted to ask what they were talking about but the shock of being hit with that amount of ice was messing with his brain so he just stood there and shivered. "Come on lets clean you up" Kurt tugged on his arm and led him to the boys bathroom. "Do you have any spare clothes here? Football kit or something?"
Normally he would but he didn't have practice that day and his stuff was in the wash. "N-no... at h-home."
Kurt nodded "Well your jeans don't look too bad and I think I have a top you can borrow, hang on." He left the room quickly and Sam pulled his shirt off with a sigh. Why was it always his favourite shirt that got slushied? Maybe he should take it as a sign and stop wearing a bulls-eye to school. Sam turned his head as the door swung open "Oh sorry" Kurt stared at his abs for a few seconds then quickly turned away.
"Dude you've seen me naked why so shy?"
"Naked?" he screeched turning back.
Sam laughed "Yeah when I was in the shower and we had that little chat."
Kurt suddenly looked incredibly pissed off "For your information I didn't look" he snapped.
Of course he hadn't, he wasn't interested in Sam that way and even if he were he was far too honourable to do that. Great now he had practically accused his friend of being a pervert. "Sorry. Course you wouldn't. I was just teasing."
Kurt sniffed giving Sam a look of distain "Whatever."
"So umm clothes?"
He stared at Sam with narrow eyes for a moment then sighed "Let's wash your hair out first."
Kurt was going to wash his hair? Oh God he didn't know if he could handle that. "I can do it on my own" he blurted.
"Don't be silly Sam" he rested his hands on his hips.
Appreciating the fact that he hadn't called Sam stupid and not wanting to upset him again Sam nodded and let Kurt guide him to the chair he had pulled up to the sink. Kurt's hands felt amazing rubbing the shampoo through his hair firmly but gently then rinsing it out giving him a little massage which sent electric tingles down Sam's spine. He moaned quietly causing Kurt to quickly step away from him.
"All done." They looked at anything but each other for a minute until Kurt tried to break the awkward tension. "Well at least it's blue."
"Excuse me?"
"Blue, you always wear blue" Kurt murmured.
Sam couldn't help but stare. Kurt noticed what he wore? Then logic seeped in – well duh of course he would, he's into fashion.
"And you like Avatar."
"You know I like Avatar?"
Flustered Kurt nodded "Here" he thrust a t-shirt towards Sam. It was the one the Glee guys had all worn when they performed New York just after Sam had transferred. Kurt's t-shirt was a lot tighter than the other guys' shirts though and he wasn't sure if it would fit.
"The arms will probably be a little tight but you can pull the stitches to slacken it or we could cut them if we need to. I won't wear it again so it doesn't matter."
Sam nodded trying not to hyperventilate – Kurt was giving him a piece of his clothing.
He yanked at the sleeves a few times listening for a criiick noise as the stitches ripped then pulled on the shirt. It was skin tight and a little uncomfortable but it would do. Rooting around in his bag Kurt pulled out a purple zip up hoodie and passed it over. It was fancy and obviously designer but woah Kurt Hummel actually owned a hoodie.
"It's a bit big for me. I ordered the wrong size so usually wear it when I'm hanging out and get cold. I just got it back from Cedes. I left it at her house" he rambled.
Sam pulled on the hoodie and breathed in the scent of Kurt as he zipped it up. "How do I look?" he asked doing a little twirl.
Kurt smirked "Passable. Not as good as me of course."
"Of course" Sam laughed. "Thanks for helping me clean up."
Kurt became serious again "No. Thank you for what you did. It was sweet. Completely crazy but sweet."
"Well we couldn't have your couture dyed blue could we? Seriously dude all white, kinda asking for it" he teased.
Kurt rolled his eyes but gave a small smile. "My couture thanks you sir" he said pretending to doff an invisible cap.
An hour later the impossibly small arm holes were driving Sam crazy so borrowing a pair of scissors he cut the arms off turning Kurt's shirt into a tank top, then he slipped the expensive looking hoodie back on. By the time Glee Club rolled around he had been asked if it was dress like a fag day, if dressing like Hummel was an attempt to mock him and if he'd stolen the gay kid's clothes.
He noticed the surprised looks on some of his team mates faces as they entered the choir room. Finn raised his eyebrows and shot a questioning look at Kurt who rolled his eyes and said "Slushie" leading Mercedes to the chairs next to Sam.
"Puck, you ready?" Mr Schue asked giving Sam an odd look which by now he was getting sick of. Sure it was kind of fancy looking but it wasn't like Sam wore terrible clothes normally so he didn't get why everyone was being weird.
Kurt turned towards him as Puck went over to have a quick word with the band "So how are the arms holding up?"
"Afraid I had to customise your shirt a bit, they were starting to hurt." Sam admitted.
"Don't worry you're arms are somewhat bigger than mine." Kurt gazed at his hoodie clad arms "And I'm all for customising" he added with a grin.
Their attention was claimed by Puck who was standing with his back to them attempting to draw something on his forehead without a mirror. Sam laughed along with the rest of the club as Puck turned around wearing round glasses and a thickly drawn wobbly lightning bolt on his forehead.
"Yeah, Yeah. So as some of you know I have a slight fondness for the boy who lived" he gave Quinn a small smile then looked away. "And yes I may have cried when I read the last book..."
"Puck can read?" Brittany sounded genuinely confused.
"... but it doesn't make me any less of a badass and if you say you read it with dry eyes you're either lying or you're not human" he continued. "So this is a little tribute to the genius that is Harry Potter and I'm hoping some of you know it coz I'm gunna need some backup."
Underneath these stairs
I hear the sneers and feel glares of
my cousin, my uncle and my aunt.
Oh My God! Puck knew A Very Potter Musical. Why weren't they better friends? He glanced around the room to see who else got it – Mr Schue looked dumbstruck and Artie, Finn and Tina were laughing so they had obviously seen it before. Quinn was smiling indulgently like she knew all about Puck's Harry Potter obsession and Kurt was mouthing along with a big grin on his face.
Can't believe how cruel they are
And it stings my lighting scar
To know that they'll never ever give me what I want.
I know I don't deserve these
Awful rules made by the Dursleys
Here on Privet drive.
This had to be the best Glee assignment ever Sam thought as he mouthed the words along with Puck.
Can't take all of these muggles,
But despite all of my struggles,
I'm still alive.
Kurt noticed Sam mouthing along too and if possible his grin got wider making Sam feel a little giddy.
I'm sick of summer and this waiting around.
Man, its September, so I'm skipping this town
Hey It's no mystery, there's nothing here for me now
I gotta get back to Hogwarts,
I gotta get back to school.
I gotta get myself to Hogwarts,
Where everybody knows I'm cool.
Sam and Kurt leant in towards each other and they both exaggeratedly mouthed coooooooool.
Back to witches and wizards, and magical beasts,
To goblins and ghosts and to magical feasts.
Its all that I love, and it's all that I need.
AT HOGWARTS, HOGWARTS, I think I'm going back-
Puck was really into his performance making everyone grin or laugh with his dramatic poses and dance moves, it was all kinds of ridiculous but in a totally awesome way.
I'll see my friends, gonna laugh 'til we cry
take my Firebolt, gonna take to the sky
NO WAY this year anyone's gonna die, and it's gonna be totally awesome
I'll cast some spells, with a flick of my wand
Defeat the dark arts, yeah bring it on!
And do it all with my best friend Ron, 'cuz together we're totally awesome
Puck pointed to Sam when he sang Ron and waved at him to come join him. Finn pouted slightly but he wasn't singing or mouthing along so he couldn't be that much of a fan Sam decided. Grinning manically he started singing Ron's verse.
Yeah, 'cause together we're totally awesome!
It's been so long, but we're going back
Don't go for work, don't go there for class
Puck:
As long as were together-
Sam:
- gonna kick some ass
Sam and Puck high fived then jumped bumping off each other's chests then began to sing together.
... and it's gonna be totally awesome!
This year we'll take everybody by storm,
Stay up all night, sneak out of our dorm
Sam ran forward grabbing Kurt by the hand and pulled him in between Puck and himself. Kurt seemed to be enjoying the song so much he didn't even bother to moan about being the girl and began to sing Hermione's verse.
But let's not forget that we need to perform well in class
If we want to pass our OWLS!
I may be frumpy, but I'm super smart
Check out my grades, they're "A's" for a start
What I lack in looks well I make up in heart,
And well guys, yeah, that's totally awesome
Kurt pretended to be looking down his nose at a book and twirled around doing a super model pose. Then he winked at Mercedes as he sang the line about lacking looks, putting his hand on his heart and then pointed to her.
Sam:
that would be cool if you were actually hot
Sam threw an arm around Kurt's shoulders and ruffled his hair which earned him a mock glare and a slap on the shoulder as he pulled away.
Puck:
Hey Ron, come on, we're the only friends that she's got!
Puck looked like he was having the time of his life especially getting to pretend-mock Kurt.
Sam:
And that's cool...
Kurt:
... And that's totally awesome
All:
Yeah it's so cool, and it's totally awesome!
We're sick of summer and this waiting around
It's like we're sitting in the lost and found
Don't take no sorcery
For anyone to see how...
They started jumping up and down, really going for it and slung arms around each other with Kurt squished in the middle. Sam was pretty sure he had never had this much fun at school ever.
We gotta get back to hogwarts
We gotta get back to school
We gotta get back to hogwarts
Where everything is magic-cooooool
They let go of each other to dance manically. Everyone was now either dancing along laughing or staring dumbstruck as Lima's self proclaimed badass danced crazily with another dude and the gay kid. Artie, Quinn, Tina and Finn all joined in for the last verse.
Back to witches and wizards, and magical beasts
To goblins and ghosts and to magical feasts
It's all that I love, and it's all that I need at
HOGWARTS, HOGWARTS
Puck, Sam and Kurt all high fived again then fell into their seats panting and laughing hysterically. "Why have I not heard of this musical?" Rachel squealed pulling out her phone to Google it.
"Well I think I probably just broke my streak of only singing songs by Jewish artists but it was so worth it."
"Wow guys that was amazing! I have no idea what just happened but it really was totally awesome. So any guesses?" Mr Schue asked the rest of the club grinning like a Cheshire cat.
"Puck cried at Harry Potter!" Artie yelled and everyone laughed and jeered again.
"Whatever losers you totally did as well, I'm just man enough to admit it" Puck grinned to himself.
"What a great start! I knew this would be a good assignment" Mr Schue seemed incredibly pleased with himself. "Okay Finn you're up."
Finn shuffled to the front of the room "So I decided to write about my feelings and stuff so umm yeah this is what I came up with." He took a deep breath and looked straight at Rachel who was sitting at the opposite side of the room to Sam close to Puck and Quinn.
I saw you there last night
Standing in the dark
You were acting so in love
With your hand upon his heart
He winced as he sang his heartglancing at Puck who sunk into his seat with an incredibly guilty expression. Okay way to kill the good mood.
But you were just friends
At least that's what you said
Now I know better from his fingers in your hair
I forgive you for what you've done
If you say that I'm the one
I've had other options too
But all I want is you
Girl your body fits me like a glove
And you shower me with words of love
Everyone else was staring at Finn and Rachel watching their reactions play off each other so Sam took the opportunity to take a peek at Kurt. He flinched as his brother sang about other options and looked down at his lap with a pained expression. What was that about?
While you were just friends
At least that's what you said
Now I know better from his fingers in your hair
I forgive you for what you've done
If you say that I'm the one
It's not my style to lay it in on the line
But you don't leave me with a choice this time
Why weren't you true?
You know I trusted you
At this point Finn looked between Quinn and Rachel then stared into Puck's eyes as he sang the last line. Sam had heard different versions of baby-gate, as the club called it, from Quinn and Finn and the rest had been filled in mostly by Santana when they had briefly dated. The whole Rachel and Puck thing... yeah well Sam couldn't feel that bad for Finn considering the dude had kissed Quinn when they were together. He wasn't sure he would ever know what really happened between the four of them but from the sound of it all of them had screwed up and now they were living with the messy aftermath. Also it seemed kind of incestuous.
When you were just friends
At least that's what you said
Now I know better from his fingers in your hair
I forgive you for what you've done
If you say that I'm the one
Sam was openly staring at Kurt now watching sympathy and other unknown emotions flicker across his face, so their eyes met as Kurt turned to look at him. Being caught staring was pretty embarrassing but Kurt just gave him a puzzled look and turned back to watch Finn who was staring longingly at Rachel.
You were just friends
At least that's what you said
Now I know better from his fingers in your hair
I forgive you for what you've done
If you say that I'm the one
I'll forgive you for what you've done
If you say that I'm the one
I'll forgive you for what you've done
If you say I'm the one
I'll forgive you
Rachel looked like she was torn between whether or not to go to him and risk being rejected, she stayed sitting with tear filled eyes. Puck got up and shuffled towards Finn "I really am sorry man" he put a hand on Finn's shoulder. The tall guy nodded stiffly "I know" before pulling his onetime best friend into a hug.
Mr Schue looked as depressed as the rest of the club when he asked them to guess which secret was Finn's. Like it was hard.
"It hurts me when they use him" Rachel whispered looking down at her hands. The room was quiet so everyone heard.
"Yeah. That's it" Finn mumbled walking out of the room.
The next time he saw or rather heard Kurt, Sam was walking past Ms Pillsbury-Howell's office. He didn't mean to eavesdrop, really he didn't but it was sort of hard not to hear through the glass wall.
"I'm sorry Kurt I can't reassign Sam. Not many students are willing to tutor."
"But I really need you to find someone else" Kurt sounded desperate.
"There's no one else. I thought you were friends? He's not bullying you like the other jocks is he?"
"No that's the problem." He then spoke quietly and Sam missed what he said.
"I see" Ms Pillsbury-Howell replied in an understanding tone.
"I just can't tutor him."
Sam stood staring at the pair through the glass wall hurt welling up making his chest ache. He must have made an audible noise because Ms Pills looked up at that moment, her mouth making an O shape as she saw him. Kurt quickly spun around locking eyes with Sam and turned deathly pale. Feeling his eyes prickle Sam speed walked away from the guidance councillor's office. He had ruined everything. Kurt must have been even more upset by that comment about him being naked than he had thought. Oh and don't forget the accidental kiss. He honestly didn't know why Kurt hadn't quit earlier.
"Sam... Sam! Please wait!" Kurt yelled as he ran after him down the corridor oblivious to the looks he was getting from other students. Sam stood by his locker watching Kurt approach him with a sense of foreboding and waited to be friend-dumped or at least yelled at. "I'm so sorry! You weren't meant to hear that." Kurt looked mortified and close to tears.
"It's okay I understand" he shoved his hands in his pockets and stared at the floor.
"Y-you do?"
"Yes of course" Sam glanced back up at Kurt's face and let out a deep breath "I'm very sorry I offended you Kurt and I promise if you give me another chance to be your friend I won't screw up."
Kurt became adorably confused "Offended me?"
"Yeah implying you looked when I was in the shower. I mean why would you?"
Kurt gave a nervous laugh "I'm not offended Sam."
"Really?" Kurt nodded. "Then it must be about the kiss" he whispered. "I'm so sorry it was a total accident but I get why you're upset."
"Th-the kiss? No." Colour flooded his cheeks "Honestly Sam you haven't done anything."
Sam frowned in confusion "Am I that bad?"
"Bad?"
"Yeah at French."
"Oh French. No you're not bad at all" Kurt lied.
"So what is it coz I thought we were friends?" Sam was pretty sure they were anyway, what with being in Glee together and hanging out together the previous night. The dancing in Glee had been amazingly fun too.
"We are. It's not you it's me."
Sam smiled slightly, Kurt had said the same thing when he had interrupted that shower "I've heard that one before Kurt."
"I just have a lot on at the moment and I thought you would benefit from someone who can give you more attention." Sam nodded disappointed that he would be too busy to tutor him. Kurt reached out and squeezed his arm "I'm sorry I hurt your feelings. I'll still tutor you if you'll let me."
"I'd like that but are you sure you have the time?"
"I'll make time."