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Chapter 11: A kind act

Thursday rolled around faster than Kurt had expected and when he woke up his stomach felt queasy. He swallowed and got out of bed, shutting of his alarm. He hadn't gotten much sleep, his nightmare keeping him awake. He jumped in the shower, washing the night off him and going through his morning routine with shaking hands.

He dressed in his uniform and grabbed his bag, heading downstairs. Carol had cooked up some toast for him with honey and placed it in front of him with a smile.
"Morning Kurt," Carol beamed, before shuffling back into the kitchen. Burt was already at the table, dressed in his overalls and reading the paper. Kurt barley ate any of his toast, too nervous to eat anything.

"You're not eating," Burt said, looking up from the paper. Kurt shook his head, pushing the plate away.
'Can't' Kurt signed.
"Why not?" Burt demanded.
'To nervous' Kurt signed, looking down. Burt gently patted Kurt on the shoulder and Kurt flinched a little.

"It will be OK," Burt said. "I'll pick you up after school."
Kurt nodded and fiddled with his tie.
"If you're not eating we may as well leave," Burt said and Kurt nodded, slipping on his blazer and picking up his bag. The ride to Dalton was silent and Kurt continued to fiddle with his blazer.
Burt pulled up and Kurt thanked him silently and slipped out.

"I'll see you tonight," Burt said and Kurt nodded and shut the door, watching his dad drive away. When he turned around his found Blaine waiting for him as usual. Kurt headed to him and accepted the hug from Blaine.
"You OK?" Blaine asked, looking concerned. He ran a thumb under Kurt's eyes and frowned.
"Bad night?" Blaine guessed.

'Couldn't sleep,' Kurt signed.
"The dreams?" Blaine asked and Kurt nodded.
"I'm so sorry Kurt," Blaine said. Kurt sighed and leaned against Blaine chest.
'I'm nervous too,' Kurt admitted and Blaine ran his hands up and down Kurt's arms.
"That's normal Kurt," Blaine assured him. "But I know you and you are going to be amazing and you will talk again."

Kurt looked Blaine in the eyes and smiled. Kurt gently leaned up and placed a kiss under Blaine's jaw and trailed kisses down his neck. Blaine swallowed and lost himself in the sensation of Kurt kissing his neck because they hadn't gone past kissing on the lips and Kurt was taking the initiative.
Kurt removed his lips from Blaine's neck and smiled at him.
'How do you always know what to say?' Kurt signed and Blaine chuckled.

Blaine leant up and kissed Kurt's neck, nibbling slightly and Kurt's breath hitched, his hands clutching at Blaine's blazer.
"You just have to relax and everything will be fine," Blaine murmured against his skin and Kurt nodded. The bell rang and Blaine pulled away, smiling. He held out his hand and Kurt took it and they headed into the halls of Dalton. They were about to step into their first class when a voice stopped them.

"Kurt Hummel," Hannah, the principles assistant, was striding towards them, heels clicking on the ground. She smiled as she reached them and spoke gently.
"Principle Dalton would like to have a word with you in his office," Hannah smiled. Kurt's grip tightened painfully in Blaine's and he started to shake.

Hannah noticed this and her smile quickly fell.
"You're not in trouble," Hannah quickly assured him. "He would just like to speak to you."
Kurt nodded and hesitantly removed his hand from Blaine. Blaine tried to smile reassuringly but he was worried about Kurt. Kurt followed Hannah to the office, head down and trying to stop his hands from shaking.

Hannah led him to the office and straight to Gary Dalton's office. The door was open and they went right in. Gary looked up and smiled at Kurt.
"Kurt Hummel. Please, take a seat," Gary said and Kurt nervously sat down, keeping rigid in his seat. Hannah shared a concerned look with Gary before leaving, closing the door behind her.
"There is no need to be nervous Kurt," Gary assured him gently. "I just wanted to see how you were going here at Dalton."

Kurt's eyes with surprise and he took the pen and pad he was being offered. He quickly scribbled down a note and showed Gary.

Everyone has been very accommodating, especially the Warblers.

Gary smiled and nodded.
"Yes, I heard you have been going to rehearsal's. You seem better than the last time I saw you," Gary said. Kurt nodded shyly.
"Here at Dalton we offer counselling to our emergency transfer students," Gary explained. "I've been monitoring you, like we do with all our students, and felt you didn't need it but if you ever do, don't hesitate to ask."

Kurt nodded and quickly scribbled down a note.

I start speech therapy this afternoon. Apart of it is talking about what happened so that I don't sub consciously force myself not to speak out of fear.

Gary nodded.
"That's good to hear. That's all I wanted to talk to you about, see how you were doing. I'll check in again next month," Gary smiled and Kurt nodded, standing up. "Is there anything you wanted to talk about?"
Kurt shook his head quickly and Gary nodded.
"Hannah will give you a late pass for your next class," Gary said and Kurt nodded. Kurt stood and walked out, feeling that his heart beat had returned to normal during the conversation. He could hardly believe that what had just happened was real.

Nobody, not one teacher (apart from Sue Sylvester but she was a class of her own) had ever asked or just checked how Kurt was doing. This stunned Kurt and he wasn't sure how he was meant to feel. He found himself standing in front of the desk Hannah was sitting behind.
"Here is your late pass Kurt," Hannah said, handing him a pink slip. Kurt took it, nodding once.

"Are you feeling OK? You look pale," Hannah said, looking concerned. "And your shaking."
Kurt looked at his hands and found that he was indeed shaking. Kurt swallowed loudly.
"I'll take you to the nurses office, you should lay down," Hannah said. She came around the desk and Kurt followed her down the hall again into the nurses office. The nurse was an older woman, her hair starting to grey.

"Nurse Amelia, this is Kurt Hummel," Hannah said. "He's needs to lay down for a while."
Amelia nodded and led Kurt to a single bed where he sat down. He shrugged off his blazer and laid down, curling up.
"If you need anything just holler," Amelia smiled and closed a curtain around the bed.

Kurt couldn't stop shaking, his talk with Gary bringing up emotions in him. With the lack of sleep and his nervousness the tears came easily. The dribbled down his face and Kurt buried his face in the pillow. He sobbed soundlessly, body shaking. He knew he was being stupid. A simple kind gesture shouldn't bring up such an emotional response in him. He thought he had been doing better, thought that maybe he was healing. His throat was getting better, he had friends who cared, a wonderful boyfriend. Things with Finn and New Directions were still tense but Kurt was slowly making contact with them.

Kurt didn't know how long he stayed there with his head buried in the pillow, crying silently. He heard the bell ring in the distance but couldn't bring himself to move. He flinched slightly when the curtain drew back but he didn't lift his head. He felt the bed dip and a hand was suddenly on his back rubbing it gently.
"Kurt?" Blaine's voice whispered gently.

Kurt sighed and shifted but didn't lift his head.
"Kurt? Are you OK?" Blaine asked quietly. "I was worried when you didn't turn up to class."
Kurt slowly turned his head and looked at Blaine. Blaine face feel at Kurt's face.
"Oh babe," Blaine breathed, briefly wondering where the pet name had come from. "What happened?"

Kurt just stared at Blaine, a tear slipping from his eye. He rolled over and pulled out his phone and slowly typed out a message.

I thought that I was getting better...I felt that I was getting better.

Blaine sat closer to Kurt, laying a hand on his thigh.
"What happened Kurt?" Blaine asked quietly.

Mr Dalton asked how I was doing, if I was settling in OK.

Blaine read it a couple of times and then looked at Kurt and saw his devastated look. It suddenly clicked in his head. Nobody at his old school had ever just checked in on him without an ulterior motive. Blaine hadn't realized just how alone he had been at his old school. Sure with Blaine at his old school the staff had been sympathetic but for Kurt, he had nobody.

"Oh Kurt," Blaine breathed and laid down beside him, bringing Kurt close so that he was tucked into his chest. Kurt sniffed and sobbed against Blaine who rubbed Kurt's back. Kurt took his phone and typed another message.

I thought I was doing better.

"You are," Blaine insisted. "Kurt you have no idea how far you've come and I'm so proud of you."
Kurt just shook his head. Blaine placed a finger under his chin and forced him to look at him.
"Kurt Hummel listen to me," Blaine said forcefully and Kurt blinked in surprise. "You have so much courage and have been through much more than any adult. They were idiots at your old school and couldn't see the amazing person that we do. They should be begging you to come back to them because you are amazing."

"Don't let anyone tell you different Kurt. You are getting better OK and I will be here with you every step of the way. You will have bad days and I'll be there to make them better, I promise."
Kurt blinked and surged forward, attaching his lips to Blaine and kissing him passionately, forcing his tongue in Blaine's mouth. Blaine was shocked but kissed Kurt back. Blaine pulled away slowly, they were in the nurses office after all and rested his forehead against Kurt's.

"Are you OK to go to class?" Blaine asked, gently wiping Kurt's tears away. Kurt nodded slightly and sat up. They both stood and smoothed their clothes. Blaine grabbed Kurt's bag as he shrugged back into his blazer. Kurt took Blaine's hand in his and stood there for a moment. Blaine waited and watched as Kurt took a deep breath and let it out.
"Ready?" Blaine asked gently.

Kurt squeezed his hand and nodded and they headed out together. The nurse gave them late passes and they headed to their class together. Before they went in though Kurt stopped and Blaine looked to him confused.
'Thank you' Kurt mouthed, squeezing his hand tightly.
"Anything for you Kurt," Blaine smiled and squeezed his hand back, loving them smile Kurt gave him in return.

When they entered the classroom they handed in their passes (Kurt keeping his head down) and went and sat down together. Nick and Jeff shared concerned looks along with the rest of their friends. Blaine made a gesture that he would talk to them later and they nodded. Kurt didn't look up for the rest of the lesson and Blaine kept subtly touching him, reminding Kurt that he was there for him.

Please review! Hope you liked that chapter! It was meant to be the therapy but this just came out instead! Funny what your mind churns out :D Thanks for your understanding about updates being slower too! Oh and to top it off I now have a cold. Great!