Like I said, CPCoulter, the author of Dalton, inspired me to start writing this, but Curt Mega has been my inspiration to keep writing. He started Project Create, which is a project to create something new everyday for 30 days. So everyday (or almost everyday) I "go forth and create" a new part to this story. A lot of times, when I start writing, I don't know where I'm going with what I write, but I just create a new twist, or a new secret. I've loved writing this story, and I hope you keep reading and that you enjoy it. I'd love to hear more of what you think. Just hit the review button and tell me what you think. Thanks for reading.
(I do NOT own Glee. If I did, Klaine fans would love me!)
Together We Are
Chapter 3
Answers
"Michael? Michael where are you?" Blue walked into the room to find Michael standing at the window, which was broken. "Oh my god! Michael! What are you doing?"
"I have to Blue! It's the only answer. Its the only way I'll ever see him again! Just let me do this!"
"What? No! I won't let you do this! And it's not the answer! We're here for you! Whatever you need! Please! Just, don't do this! I'm begging you Michael..." Blue was out of breath, mostly because he ran all the way from the music hall, but he knew that Michael might actually do this. "Please." he begged once again.
"Blue, I have to..." there were tears streaming down his face. "It is the only way, he showed me, he told me what I could have with him again."
"No! He lied Michael! He's a liar! Why would you listen to him?"
"Because... Because it made sense. I'm sorry, but it has to be this way. Goodbye Blue."
"No! Michael! Don't!"
With one last glance at Blue, he jumped from the fifth floor window.
"Michael!" Blue was sobbing, he tried to grab him before he jumped, but he was already gone.
"What's with all the yelling?" Jeff asked, running in. Blue turned around and Jeff saw he was crying. "Whats wrong?"
"He jumped. Michael, he jumped. He's dead." he could barely speak he was crying so hard.
Jeff was left speechless. He slowly walked towards the window and looked over. He gasped when he saw the familiar face with blood pouring out of the side of it.
"Blue... Oh my god. This isn't happening."
"What's going on guys? What's wrong?" Nick asked, walking in and seeing the looks on the boys faces.
"Nick." Jeff said walking towards his boyfriend. "It's Michael, he jumped."
"What? No!" Nick shouted, running towards the broken window. As he looked over the side, he almost screamed. He didn't believe them at first, but when he looked over the side, there was his best friend, lying motionless and dead, on the ground below.
The scene flashed through Blue's mind when he saw Sebastian at the door. He looked to Nick and Jeff, but the two boys were staring at each other, not sure of what to do. Blue abruptly stood up, scaring the two boys at the table.
Dan stood up too, though he didn't have the same intentions as Blue did. "Blue, please don't, it's not worth it, he's not worth it."
"But he is Dan, he is." He walked a few feet towards the door, with Dan following behind. "What do you think you're doing here, Sebastian?"
"Oh, hello there Blue, it's nice to see you too. And Dan, my good friend."
"We were never friends." Dan clarified.
"I know, I was just being polite. And to answer your question Blue, I've just come to get the rest of my things, I thought I'd stop by and say hello to my old friends though."
"You're not welcomed here anymore. I thought we made that very clear." Said Nick walking to Blue to stand beside him.
"Alright then, I'll just be going. It was good to see all your wonderful faces again. Goodbye old friends." And with that, he was gone.
Blue turned to Nick. "Thanks, I-"
"Trust me, I didn't do it for your benefit. You could have done something Blue! You could've stopped him! This didn't have to-"
"Enough." Jeff said, pulling his boyfriend away from Blue. "This is tiresome, just stop please. Let's go Nick."
Blue turned back to the table where Blaine was sitting. He looked confused and shocked. He was just staring at Blue.
"Blue, I have to go. I'll see you after class." Dan said, and walked off without another word.
Blue walked back to the table and sat down.
Blaine just stared at him. "Wh..what was that?" he asked, sounding a little scared again."
Blue wasn't sure how to answer this. He didn't really want Blaine to know. But then again he did, maybe he could do something to convince everyone that it wasn't his fault.
"Here's not the place to talk about it." he finally answered.
"But, will you tell me?" Blaine asked.
"Yeah, but not here. I will tonight, back at home."
Blaine found it strange that they all said "at home" instead of at the room or dorms. He realized that this was his home too. He had no other place.
"Alright" he answered.
Blue tried to give a reassuring smile, but it failed miserably.
Blaine could see past it. He could see the pain and the sadness lurking in his eyes. He wanted to hug him, to tell him it was okay, but he had no idea what was causing it. He knew it had something to do with the Sebastian boy, but he didn't know what. He sure as hell would find out though. So he just tried to smile back.
Blue was just about to say something, but the bell rang just as he opened his mouth.
"Well I'll see you after class?" Blue asked.
"Yeah, I'll meet you back at home."
Blaine decided to try out the word, "home" then, and he turned, leaving Blue staring after him.
Blue smiled, it usually took the boys longer than a day to start calling this place home, but Blaine had said that his home had never felt like a home, so he figured that was why.
As Blue left the café to head to class, he thought he saw a black leather jacket dart across the hall, but when he looked again, it was gone. "Must be my imagination." Blue said to himself.
It wasn't though. Sebastian had been standing at the other end of the hall, almost seen by a teacher when he ran across. He wanted to find the boy that Blue had been sitting with, he didn't know why, but he just wanted to find out who he was.
As the hall cleared, he started walking in the direction he went but was stopped when a boy jumped out in front of him.
"You shouldn't be here Sebastian." hissed the boy.
"You're the one that told me to come Dan."
"I know, but it didn't go quite as I had planned."
"And what was it you had planned exactly?"
"To have Blue and Nick be civil long enough to figure out that it wasn't Blue's fault." Dan whispered, pulling Sebastian into a corner.
"Well I'm sorry your little plan didn't work out, but mines only just beginning."
"And what would that be?"
"You'll see soon enough Dan, don't you worry."
"See that worries me even more." Dan said slowly.
"Oh well, it won't do harm to you, I don't think." Sebastian said thoughtfully.
"You'd do best to get out of this school and never look back. You've ruined enough lives here, literally, go reck havoc somewhere else, because I've had enough of you and your shit. Just leave, please."
"Oh, the boys begging now, that's always entertaining. Now as to what you're begging for, let me think, um, no. I don't plan on not coming back. It's too fun here. I'm leaving for now though, but I'll be back. And when I get back, if you stand in my way, you will get hurt, and you will be sorry, trust me." his voice didn't have the hint of sarcasm in it as it did before, he was serious, and Dan knew it. Sebastian wasn't one to mess around with.
Dan just nodded.
"Good, I'm glad we have an understanding. Now, I have a plane to catch. I'll see you later old friend." he smiled and walked towards the door.
Dan just leaned back on the wall. What was he going to do? What had he just gotten himself into was a better question. Asking him to come here was a big mistake. He didn't have time to deal with it now. He pushed himself off the wall, took a deep breath, and walked off to class.
Blaine couldn't concentrate the rest of the day, he knew he should, since it was his first day, but he was lost in thought.
When the bell rang at the end of his last class, he was day dreaming and he nearly jumped a foot in the air. He calmed himself down and started packing his things up. When he got to the door, Nick was waiting for him. And again when Blaine saw him, he nearly jumped a foot in the air.
"Woah, you okay there?" Nick asked a little worried.
"Yeah, sorry, you just scared me."
"I can see that." Nick was still looking at him in concern, but eventually decided to let it go. "So how was your first day of class?"
"Not bad, I made some new friends, the classes aren't too hard, and I haven't gotten punched in the face, so it's actually been a pretty good day." Blaine answered.
"Well that's good. Did that happen a lot? You getting punched in the face?" Nick asked slowly.
Blaine hesitated a moment, "Yeah, almost everyday. See this." he lifted up the hair on the side of his face. He had bruises all up and down the side of his face and neck, and one on the top of his forehead.
Nick gasped as he saw that he had them on his hands too, and figured they went all the way up his arms, though they looked newer than the ones on his face.
Blaine saw him staring at his hands and said, "Oh, those aren't from being punched, obviously."
"What are they from then?" Nick asked, trying not to pry too much.
"My, um, dad hit my with a baseball bat."
Nick put a hand to his mouth. "Why?" he asked softly.
"Because he found out I was gay." he stated simply.
"So he beat you? I'm so sorry Blaine."
"Don't apologize, it's not your fault."
"When did that happen?" Nick asked, still looking at his scared hands.
"Two nights ago. Right before my mother put me on a plane to Ohio."
Nick was at a loss for words, so he jut put a hand on his shoulder, and once again said, "I'm so sorry."
This time Blaine didn't say anything, he just nodded.
They walked the rest of the way back to Simul in silence. When they got there, they found Blue waiting at the door for Blaine.
"Hi" Blue said, looking at Blaine.
Nick just nodded at the boy and kept walking.
After staring at each other for a moment Blue said, "Come on, let's go inside." Blaine followed behind silently.
Blue's room was different than the others. It was just like his bedroom, but with the small kitchen, dining, and living room in the same place.
Blaine walked over to the couch and sat down, waiting for Blue. When he came over to him, he sat in the chair across from him.
They stared at each other for a minute. "It's a long story." Blue finally said.
"I've got time."
"Well, at the beginning of the year, a new boy transferred here, his name was Michael."
Blaine noted how he said "was", but didn't say anything.
"We were sort of together, but we were never consistent."
"He was my best friend." said Nick from the doorway.
"Oh, hi Nick." Blue said, a little surprised. "Would you like to stay?"
"No, I'd rather not listen to the lie that is your story. If you want him to know everything, you might want to consider the truth, but since that won't happen, Blaine if you want to hear the real story, you know where to find me." He said, looking at Blaine with warning in his eyes. Then he turned and walked out of the room.
Blaine looked at Blue, confused. "Why wouldn't you tell me the truth?"
"I am going to tell you the truth, Nick is just convinced that my side of what happened isn't the truth."
"Well, I'd love to hear both sides, and decide for myself."
"Alright, well Michael started making friends, just like you have, and one of them was Sebastian. He wasn't as much of a jackass back then and he was good for Michael at first. He pushed him to do things to bring him out of his shell. He showed him, in Michael's words, that the world wasn't as scary as he thought it was. But at one point, he stopped hanging out with him as much. He didn't tell us why at first." Blue wasn't looking at Blaine anymore. "Michael's brother died the summer before he came here, and he talked about him a lot. He missed him, and at first he was lost. Sebastian had always told him that he would be with him again."
This was the first time Blaine interrupted, "What did he mean by that?"
"He meant that he would see him again in, "the after life", as he put it. Unfortunately, we didn't know at the time what he meant. Michael didn't know what to make of that, it confused him. And then Sebastian started coming on to him, he tried to make him stop seeing me, which didn't work at all. Michael told me all of this and he tried to distance himself from him. Sebastian got the message, and a few weeks later they were back to being friends." Blue looked up from where he was staring. He had tears in his eyes.
"You don't have to finish right now if you don't want to." Blaine said, trying to catch his eyes, but he wouldn't look at him.
"No, it's okay." Blue said, wiping away the tears. "He told me that Sebastian was still telling him that he would be with his brother again. But I still didn't know what he meant by that." He looked up, as if remembering something. "One day he came home crying. Sebastian had been talking to him about his brother and he was upset." The tears were back, but he kept going, even when they spilled over. "That was the day before I found him in his room about to jump from the window. He had thrown a book through the window and punched the rest of the glass out. He was saying that he had to do it, that it was the only way he could see him again. He said Sebastian told him that he had to kill himself. He looked at me and said goodbye, he looked me dead in the eye, and then...then he ju-"
"No, stop, shh." Blaine was walking the the chair he was sitting on. He pulled him up, and then pulled him to the couch. They sat down and Blaine held him in his arms while he cried. He was sobbing and Blaine didn't know what to do. He tried to calm him down, but it wasn't working. He could tell that he had been holding this in for a long time, so he decided to just hold him, saying "It's okay, I'm here", from time to time.
Blue finally calmed down enough to sit up. Blaine looked at him in concern, his arm still wrapped around his waist. Blue looked at him, his eyes were red and he couldn't breathe. He just laid his head down on Blaine's shoulder and he tried to pull Blue closer to him. They sat like that for a while.
Blaine finally whispered, "Are you alright?"
"Not really." Blue said simply. "They think I could have stopped him. They think I knew what Sebastian was doing, but I didn't and they don't believe me." He was looking up now, but Blaine pulled his head back down to his shoulder and leaned against him.
"I believe you." Blaine said after a moment of silence.
Blue looked up again, "Why?" he asked as though questioning his sanity.
"Because someone who was lying wouldn't act like you just did. And I've gotten very good at telling if people are lying." Blaine gave him a small reassuring smile.
Blue couldn't return the smile, he just stared at the other boy smiling at him. Nobody had ever believed his story, though it was true. "Thank you." he whispered and laid his head back down on Blaine's shoulder.
Blaine just held him again until the tears stopped. He looked down at him. "You're gonna be okay." he stated simply. Then he leaned down and kissed him gently. When he pulled back he was smiling again.
Blue hadn't opened his eyes yet, and he was breathing hard. When he did open his eyes, he wrapped an arm around Blaine's waist, pulled him closer, and leaned up and kissed him again. He then just smiled and laid his head back down.
Blaine just pulled him closer again. He didn't know how he got here. He didn't know how he had gone from being a closeted, gay outcast that was hated by everyone, including his father, to sitting here, kissing another boy that he barely knew. He didn't care though, he just welcomed the happiness that it brought him. Blue made him happy. And he could tell the feelings went both ways. He could've sat there forever, but they were interrupted by a knock on the door.
"Hey Blue, it's me." said Dan from the other side of the door.
Blue rolled his eyes and just said, "Come in."
Dan stopped dead when he saw the two boys on the couch. "You okay?" he questioned slowly.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Did you need something?"
"Um, yeah. The boys hadn't seen you in a while and didn't know if we were having campfire tonight."
"Oh, well, yeah I guess. Tell them I'll be down in a bit."
"Alright." Dan stared for another minute before turning and leaving the boys alone again.
Blaine looked down at Blue again, to make sure he was still alright. When he saw that he was, he pushed him up into a sitting position and ran a hand through his hair, and his hand lingered on the other boys face.
Blue couldn't help but smile, as he looked down at Blaine's hand on his face. His every touch sent chills through his entire body. He couldn't help himself anymore, he leaned down to Blaine and kissed him. He didn't want to hold back this time. One hand was laying on Blaine's face, the other sliding down his waist.
Blaine kissed him back, though he didn't have the same intentions as Blue. As the other boys hand slid down his side, he grabbed it and pulled it away, afraid that he might try to take it too far.
Blue didn't pull back, though he got the message and lightened up a little. When he did pull back, he saw that Blaine was breathing hard and he smiled.
Blaine couldn't catch his breath. But he was so happy, that it didn't matter. He leaned back to Blue and wrapped his arms around him, trying to relax.
Blue could feel his heartbeat, and whispered, "Are you okay?" to him.
"Yeah" Blaine answered.
Blue pulled away a few minutes later and then said, "Let's go get some food."
"Alright, that sounds good."
Blue grabbed his hand and pulled him towards the door.
"Can you see anything?"
"No! I may be tall, but I'm not that tall, and he's not helping much." David hissed at Trent.
"Well, I'm so sorry that I'm not tall enough to lift you up twelve feet!"
"Shhh! Stop shouting!" Nick whispered.
"What are you three doing?" Jeff asked walking around the corner.
The three boys immediately turned around, Trent almost making David fall. They were just staring at the boy that had just appeared.
Jeff was staring back. "Well, I'm waiting."
"It wasn't my idea. I swear!" Said Trent.
Jeff was still calm, though he was getting irritated. "I didn't ask whose idea it was, I asked what you're doing."
"We're trying to see what Blaine and Blue are doing in there." Said David, still trying to steady himself on Trent's shoulders.
Jeff took a deep breath, trying to calm himself. "Okay, now I'm asking whose idea it was."
"It was mine." Said Nick, looking at his boyfriend.
"Why would you do something like that Nick?" Jeff asked.
"Because I don't want things to end up like they did last time."
"Well, if by last time, you mean someone dying, that's about to happen anyway." He said, looking up at David.
"Yeah, um, can I get down now?" David asked.
"Yes, you can." Said Jeff, walking over to him to help him down.
"Come on, let's go inside." Jeff said to the three boys. "Nick, let's go." He said firmly, trying to get him to stop staring up at the window. "This has to stop. This little feud you have going on is getting old. You need to work it out, and soon.
"Fine." Nick finally said, allowing his boyfriend to pull him along. He realized he didn't want it to end. If it did, he wouldn't have anyone here to blame for it. But Jeff was right, it had gone on for too long, but he wasn't ready to forgive him quite yet. He decided he would try though. Eventually.
The days past quickly for Blaine. And by the end of the second week he had developed a routine. By the third, he knew he would never forget it. He hadn't talked about his home life to any of the boys, not even Blue, since that first night. He just sat quietly beside Blue at campfires and listened to the other boys. He found it interesting how easily they opened up to each other. He also started to see how little they trusted Blue. He hadn't noticed it at first, but it became more obvious as the days went by. And it seemed they trusted him less and less everyday. He hoped that would change soon.
One day after class, Nick wasn't waiting outside the classroom like he normally was, so he went looking for him. He couldn't find him or Jeff, so he walked back to Simul, and Blue wasn't waiting outside like he usually was either. They weren't in their rooms and none of the boys knew where they were either. Everyone started searching the campus frantically. No one knew where they were. No one had seen them since after lunch, not even Dan.
"Maybe they left campus." Dan suggested to Blaine.
"But all three of their cars are still in the parking lot." Blaine replied. He was close to breaking down. They had been searching for three hours. They had even gone to teachers, but none of them had seen them after class either.
When they walked past the library for about the sixth time, Dan saw something and stopped.
"What's wrong?" Blaine asked, starting to panic at the look on Dan's face.
"It's him. He's back again. What if..." His voice trailed off, and Blaine turned to see where he was looking. There was a small alley in between the library and the building next to it, and there was a parking lot on the other side. And leaning up against his car in that parking lot, was Sebastian Smythe. Just as Blaine went to pull Dan away, Sebastian looked their way, and smiled that devilish grin. Then he pushed himself off the car, and started walking towards them, still smiling.