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Blaine stayed in Kurt's room way after the boy had run away. He could have gone after him and caught Kurt easily but... but he didn't want to. The moment Kurt had hit him, he had come out of that weird trance or anything he had been in and unfortunately for him, he had remembered everything, every single detail he had done. He felt disgusted with himself. He had attempted the most horrible thing he could do to Kurt and there was no excuse for his behaviour. No matter why he had done it, Kurt surely hadn't deserved it.

And now Kurt was gone, probably for forever. It was all his fault. He wanted to love Kurt and he wanted the boy to love him back, but it was impossible if he couldn't even keep Kurt safe. Kurt must have hated him for what he had done. Blaine had kidnapped him, he had held him captive in a house full of dangerous creatures and on the top of that, he had endangered Kurt's safety himself.

Blaine ran his hands through his hair and closed his eyes as he felt the first teardrops escape his eyes. He hadn't cried for who knew how long, he wasn't even sure he was still capable of emotions that caused tears. He hadn't felt anything for so long but now there was that burning sensation in his chest that made him unable to breath, he fell forward and buried his head into Kurt's pillow.

Kurt.

He was gone. Forever. Kurt was scared of him, Kurt hated him and he wouldn't come back to him, ever. It was all his fault.

Kurt was surely halfway back home, he would tell everybody about Blaine, they would come for him and kill him. But it didn't matter anymore. As the horrible scene of him trying to rape Kurt ran through his mind over and over again, Blaine slowly convinced himself that it was the best that could happen to him. He was a heartless monster, he deserved to die. Kurt had begged him to stop but he hadn't listened to him. Blaine remembered those fearful eyes, he remembered every single word, every touch he had forced onto Kurt and he got sick of himself. How could he be such a monster?

"Blaine!"

Cooper burst into the room, breathing heavily. The old man had run through the house as fast as he could and he was close to faint. He had seen Kurt leave the manor and run into the forest, and it made his blood run cold. He had to tell Blaine.

"Blaine, are you listening?" Cooper asked as he ran to his brother. "Blaine!"

"What?" Blaine growled.

"Kurt left" Cooper said simply.

"I know" Blaine replied.

"What the hell have you done?" Cooper shouted.

"I ruined everything, Coop" Blaine cried.

Cooper frowned as he saw his brother cry. It reminded him on the old Blaine, his little brother he had loved so much.

"What happened?" Cooper asked as he ran his fingers through Blaine's hair. He used to do that when Blaine had been young and upset because of their parents.

"I hurt him" Blaine cried. "He begged me to stop but I didn't listen. And now he's gone. He won't come back."

Blaine opened his eyes and looked up at Cooper. There was so much desperation in his hazel eyes... Wait. Blaine's eyes changed back?

Cooper would have been happy for his brother's long lost self if the circumstances had been others. But they couldn't do that now that Kurt was in danger.

"Blaine, listen to me" Cooper said and forced Blaine to look at him. "Kurt's out in the forest all alone. We have to go after him."

"No, Cooper, I..."

Cooper slapped his brother, hard.

"Blaine, don't you understand? Kurt might be in danger. We have to find him!" Cooper practically yelled at him.

Blaine blinked in surprise. He was so lost in his grief that he forgot how dangerous the forest was in the middle of the night. If something found Kurt before he could make it out of the woods...

Blaine jumped out of the bed and rushed towards the door with unnatural speed. Cooper followed him as fast as he could but Blaine was at the gates before Cooper could leave the house. There was nothing the old man could do. He had to hope that Blaine was able to find Kurt and bring him back safely.

~ o ~

Kurt was shaking out of his skin as he waited for the wolves to make their move. He could hear their heavy footsteps getting closer to him, he felt the rotten smell of their breaths on his face and their soft fur that didn't even felt like real fur on his skin as they accidentally touched him. But nothing else happened for a while and Kurt opened his eyes to see what was going on.

The monsters didn't disappear, of course, they walked around him in a tight circle, not leaving Kurt a gap to escape. They were waiting for something but Kurt had no idea what it was. Did they want him to try to run for his life? Did they expect him to fight?

One of the wolves pushed Kurt forward and the boy fell right onto the other one. He gasped and pushed himself away as fast as he could. The wolves made sounds, it seemed like they were laughing at him.

Was it possible?

"Please, let me go" Kurt said quietly.

He heard them laugh again. Yes, it was certainly laughter. He didn't know what these creatures could be but they weren't real wolves, that was sure.

"What do you want from me?" Kurt asked again.

The biggest wolf stepped closer to him and took a deep breath. Kurt was frozen in place, watching the creature in horror. Its eyes were glowing red and Kurt could see more malevolence in them that he had ever experienced while living with Blaine. Whatever they planned for him, it was a lot worse than what could have happened to him back at the manor.

The wolf behind Kurt stepped closer and rubbed its head to the boy's back. Kurt cried out in fear and stepped forward, only to be stopped by the other wolf.

"Stop!" he shouted.

Kurt found himself stuck between the wolves who didn't even leave him enough space to move. They sniffled him again, the one behind his back even licked his neck, making him shiver. He wanted it to finally be over. The night was horrible and he knew very well how it would end. He couldn't bear more torture before it happened.

Suddenly, the wolves moved away from him and turned around, growling into the darkness. Kurt turned, too, and let out a shaky breath as he saw the person stepping out from behind the tree. It was Blaine. Kurt knew he should have been afraid of him, he was the person he had been running from but still... For some stupid reason, he was glad to see Blaine.

"Let him go" Blaine said, his voice dangerously calm.

The biggest wolf growled and took a step towards Blaine. Kurt watched in horror as the huge creature walked closer to Blaine but the man didn't move the slightest. He didn't seem to be afraid of it at all. The other two wolves stayed behind and forced Kurt to take a few steps back.

"I won't tell you again. Let him go" Blaine said.

"Or what?"

To Kurt's surprise, it was the wolf. It was able to speak!

"Don't test me" Blaine replied.

The wolf laughed again and took another step towards Blaine.

"Be careful" Kurt whispered.

The wolf attacked Blaine suddenly and Kurt screamed as he watched Blaine disappear under the animal. He was pretty sure that the wolf killed Blaine, there was no way for him to survive the attack of such a huge and dangerous creature but the wolf was thrown away in the next second and Blaine jumped back to his feet. He had a bleeding wound on his right arm but he seemed to be fine.

"I told you" Blaine said and jumped up at the back of the wolf.

The wolf was fast but Blaine was faster. And he was strong. Kurt didn't know Blaine was so strong. He hit the wolf hard on its back and it fell to the ground. Blaine jumped down from its back and kicked him, sending the wolf flying back towards the trees. The man ran after the animal and found it on the ground, he put his hands around the wolf's neck, and squeezed it, hard. The wolf was struggling in Blaine's grip but it couldn't break free. As the seconds passed, the wolf became weaker and weaker and after a few minutes, it didn't move anymore. Blaine kept his hands around its neck, making sure he killed the wolf.

The other wolves left Kurt and went to help their partner. They attacked Blaine at the same time who had to let go of the dead animal and fight against the two remaining creautures at the same time. Kurt couldn't see much, they were moving too fast for his human eyes and it was dark around them, but whatever Blaine did, it was enough to scare away the two wolves. They backed away from him and turned to leave. They disappeared from Kurt's eyes before the boy could blink.

The forest fell silent again, the only sound Kurt could hear was Blaine's rapid breathing. The man walked back to the dead wolf and checked it, just in case. Kurt stepped closer to them, watching the wolf carefully. It was already fading away, the most of its body was missing and he couldn't see much of its head. Kurt sighed in relief. The danger was gone.

"Are you alright?"

Kurt looked at Blaine who was now standing beside a tree, gripping the closest branch to support his weight. Even in the darkness, Kurt could see how weak and pale he seemed. Something was wrong.

"Are you injured?" Kurt asked and rushed to Blaine to check him over for injuries. There was a long cut on his arm and a few smaller on his neck and his chest, he was covered in dirt and seemed to be ready to faint in any second.

"I'm fine" Blaine said. He expected Kurt to run from him again but what the boy did surprised him.

Kurt took his hands gently and helped him stand on his feet.

"What are you doing?" Blaine asked.

"I have to get you back into the house" Kurt said and threw one of Blaine's arms over his shoulder.

"I thought you wanted to leave" Blaine smiled weakly.

"Let's talk about it later" Kurt said.

"I can walk on my own" Blaine said and pushed himself away from Kurt but he almost fell without the boy's help.

"Let me help you" Kurt said.

"I don't need your help. I-I never need help" Blaine said and took a shaky step forward.

"Right" Kurt rolled his eyes and put his arm around Blaine's waist.

This time, Blaine didn't push him away. He was too weak to protest, so he just let Kurt help him get back to the manor. They were completely silent on the way. Blaine kept his eyes on the trees, searching for creatures hiding in the darkness and Kurt watched the path that led them back to the house.

"Thank you" Kurt said after a while.

"For what?" Blaine asked quietly.

"For saving my life" Kurt answered.

Blaine only nodded. There was nothing to say. Kurt was surely just relieved to survive such a dangerous situation, he would be back to his normal self soon.

Blaine forced himself to stay awake until they got inside the manor. But once the gates were closed behind them, he wasn't able to stand on his feet any longer. He was injured, although it wouldn't kill him, but he was so exhausted. He needed to rest. Once the thought ran through his mind, he closed his eyes and slumped forward.

"Blaine!"

~ o ~

Blaine smiled as he came to. He was lying in a comfortable bed, probably in his own, and he felt gentle fingers play on his skin. He didn't remember what had happened before he fell asleep but he didn't care. He enjoyed the situation.

Without opening his eyes, he reached for the person over him, grabbed his wrist and pulled him into the bed.

"Hey! What are you doing?"

Blaine's eyes snapped open and he blinked in confusion when he found an angry looking Kurt over him.

"Uhm... sorry" he muttered and let go of Kurt. The boy jumped up and away from him in no time.

The slight fear in Kurt's eyes was enough for Blaine to remember what had happened before he passed out. It explained why Kurt pulled away from him so suddenly, of course. Blaine had done something horrible to him and Kurt had almost been killed because of his stupid behaviour. It was a wonder that the boy was here with him instead of trying to run from him again.

"Kurt, I..."

"How are you?" Kurt interrupted him seriously.

"Fine" Blaine answered.

Kurt raised an eyebrow. Blaine didn't know why he didn't believe him, but as he looked down at himself, he understood. He was half naked and there were several injuries on his chest and arms, but the one on his right arm seemed to be the worst.

"It's nothing" Blaine shrugged but hissed in pain, regretting the movement immediately. "I heal fast."

"I figured out" Kurt replied. "Your injuries are already healing."

"How long was I out?" Blaine asked when Kurt fell silent. It was obvious that the boy didn't want to be near him and didn't want to talk to him at all, and Blaine felt so bad because of his previous actions, he had to do something to keep Kurt here. So he asked the first question that came into his mind, even if it didn't really matter.

"Only ten minutes or so" Kurt said shortly.

Blaine nodded.

"So you brought me here?" he asked.

"Yes."

Blaine took a deep breath. It was frustrating that Kurt didn't really want to talk to him.

"Are you alright?" he asked, trying to make conversation again.

"Yes."

Blaine growled and turned to hit the wall behind him. He was trying to be nice, why couldn't Kurt see that?

He knew that he made a mistake because Kurt's eyes widened in fear and took a few steps back.

"I'm sorry" Blaine said quietly. "I don't want to scare you, I just... I'm trying to make a conversation here but you barely reply."

"What exactly do you expect me to do?" Kurt asked, his anger rising.

"Well, you should at least be nicer to me. I saved you" Blaine said.

"You tried to rape me" Kurt replied.

"You tried to leave me!" Blaine almost shouted.

"I'm not your possession, Blaine. You can't keep me like a pet and expect me to do what you want" Kurt said.

"I tried to change for you! I tried so hard to be good enough for you but you always push me away! You destroy me completely." Blaine said. "I... I hate you!"

"I hate you, too" Kurt said heatedly.

"But I hate you more" Blaine replied like a small child who couldn't get what he wanted.

"You totally like each other."

Both of them turned towards a smiling Cooper who just arrived with a bowl and fresh clothes.

"Here, Kurt. I brought you everything you need" Cooper said.

"Thank you" Kurt said and turned towards Blaine. "I have to clean up your injuries. Lie down."

"I don't need your help. I can do it on my own" Blaine said stubbornly.

"Would you stop your tantrum and let me help you?" Kurt asked in frustration. "You act like a spoiled, pouting child. Grow up and stop this."

Blaine pressed his lips together and turned away from Kurt but lifted his arm towards the boy to let him clean up the wounds. Kurt rolled his eyes but didn't say anything. He knelt down beside Blaine and grabbed the wet washcloth from the bowl. He was as gentle as possible, barely touching Blaine's skin, but the man still hissed and pulled his arm back. Kurt grabbed it again and tried to clean the wound from dirt again. Blaine hissed a little louder and yanked his arm away from Kurt again.

"Stay still" Kurt said and pressed the cloth to the wound.

"It hurts" Blaine said and jumped away from Kurt so quickly that he almost fell from the bed.

Cooper who stayed back at the wall, watched them in amusement.

"I have to do it, so you don't get an infection. You might be hard to kill but I'm sure you don't want to feel any worse" Kurt said.

"I wouldn't need this if you stayed in the house for the night" Blaine said. "How did you come up with such a stupid thought? Those wolves could have killed you."

"I didn't think" Kurt said.

"I figured out" Blaine said sarcastically.

"You know what? I should let you take care of yourself. If I'm lucky, you will die from your injuries soon" Kurt said in anger.

"That's what you're waiting for, right?" Blaine replied.

"Guys, stop" Cooper said calmly. He enjoyed the conversation so far, but he didn't want the others to fight.

"You're crazy" Kurt said, a lot calmer this time. "I might not like you but I would never wish your death. I'm not like that."

Blaine looked up at Kurt, trying to make eye contact. He was certain that Kurt wanted to leave, so could get help to kill him but... What if he told him the truth? Kurt was surely a nice person or Blaine had thought so before that night. If he was honest to himself, he didn't remember where the impression of Kurt trying to kill him came from.

"You don't want to kill me?" Blaine asked.

Kurt kept his eyes on the wound and didn't say anything until he finished bandaging Blaine's most severe injuries. Blaine was about to ask him again when Kurt looked up into his eyes.

"No, Blaine. I still believe that you can change" Kurt said, his voice barely more than a whisper.

"You do?" Blaine asked in surprise.

"Yes" Kurt answered honestly.

They were silent for a while. Kurt was still looking into his eyes and Blaine could tell that he told him the truth. Kurt really believed in him. Kurt knew that he could change.

"You should rest" Kurt said finally and got up from the bed, breaking eye contact. "I will check on you in the morning."

"Alright" Blaine whispered.

Kurt gathered the dirty and bloody clothes and the bowl and walked to the door. Blaine followed him with gaze, so he didn't see Cooper's smile. The older man noticed the change in Blaine's eyes again and was so happy to see it. He knew what it meant but decided not to tell anyone. Blaine had to figure out on his own what was happening to him.

"Good night, little brother" Cooper said as he followed Kurt outside.

Blaine let his head fall back against the pillows and looked up at the ceiling, thinking. There was that weird feeling in his chest again, the one that caused so much pain but it meant something else, too. It meant happiness.

Blaine smiled. He hadn't known that he was still capable of such feelings but it looked like Kurt did something to him that helped him feel alive again. As he closed his eyes and drifted down into sleep, he promised himself that he wouldn't let Kurt down again.