I feel like I always apologize for taking so long, so I won't. I'll just tell you why. I've been planning Formal for weeks and last week was crazy with planning, and now I'm getting ready for a band concert and I've had to catch up on my reading so I don't fail my English class. Other than those reasons, I'm a lazy bum lol but the good news is that I only have three weeks of school left and after that, I'll be writing all the time!
I have to, as usual, thank the wonderful people that have come into my life and that have inspired me and that continue to inspire me everyday. First, my lovely friend Tricia, who is so sweet and the best virtual friend a person could ask for :) and of course her wonderful partner in crime Taye. Together they own the best Klaine role play ever (kurtiehummel15 & blainey_baby) And I couldn't forget my amazing friend Aaliyah who, for four years, has been there through all the ups and downs life has thrown at us. There's many more people that I'd like to mention, but I won't, so as not to bore you with my life ;)
And of course, thank you to all of you who read this and make me want to continue to write, you're all awesome!
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(I do NOT own Glee, if I did it would be all about Klaine and rainbows, or maybe Klaine rainbows hehe)
Together We Are
Chapter 9
Scars
"So I'll meet you there after school?" Blaine asked, getting excited.
"Yeah, but are you sure you don't want to meet somewhere closer to you?" Kurt asked.
"No, it's fine, I like going to Lima." Blaine looked up when he heard a knock on his door. "I have to go, I'll see you this afternoon."
"Alright, bye."
Blaine heard a click on the other end, and got up to get his bag.
"Blaine! Open up!" someone shouted from the other side of the door.
"It's open!" Blaine shouted back.
The door opened and Dustin, the new head of Simul walked in. "It's time to go," he said.
"I coming, geez," Blaine said, though he still couldn't stop smiling.
"What are you so happy about this morning?" Dustin asked, staring him down.
Blaine just smiled and walked past him and out of his room.
Dustin closed his door and followed behind.
The rest of the day passed slow for Blaine, he was looking forward to meeting Kurt for coffee again.
The last bell finally rang and Blaine headed straight for the parking lot.
"Hey Blaine! Wait up!" David shouted from behind him.
"Oh, hey David," Blaine said, quickening his pace.
"I was just wondering if you had decided what we're gonna sing for sectionals next week," David said slowly.
"Um, not really," Blaine said, distracted. "Why?"
"I just had an idea for a song that I want to sing," David said.
"Oh, um, yeah, can we talk about in practice tomorrow?"
"Sure, are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'm fine, I just need to go," Blaine said, walking even faster.
"Alright, well I'll see you later then," David said, walking away, a little worried about why Blaine was acting so weird.
Blaine didn't give it a second thought. He hurried off to his car.
His mind was racing the whole way there, just like it had been all day.
When he pulled into the Lima Bean, he saw Kurt leaning up against a small convertible, laughing and talking to someone on the phone.
Blaine got out of the car and walked over to him.
Kurt looked up and smiled. "She's Santana, of course she's a bitch," he said into the phone.
When Blaine heard the name, he immediately thought of the girl he met in the hospital and on the beach. He figured it wasn't the same one. The girl he met was really nice. So he just let it go.
"I gotta go Rachel, he's here, I'll see you tonight."
The girl on the other end responded and then Kurt shoved the phone back in his pocket.
"Hi," he said to Blaine, smiling again.
"Hi," Blaine said, smiling too.
Kurt laughed to himself and walked in the coffee shop.
After they ordered, they sat down at the same table they had last time.
The second they sat down, Kurt's phone buzzed. He looked down at it and sighed.
"She just won't leave me alone," Kurt said, putting the phone in his bag.
Blaine smiled at Kurt's expression. "Who?"
"My soon to be stepbrother's girlfriend. Well I guess she was my friend first, but she keeps bothering me with their relationship crap like I care. And I can't get it through her head that I really don't want to hear about my brother's sex life, or lack there of," Kurt said, groaning when he heard his phone buzz again.
Blaine giggled.
"Oh, you think that's funny?" Kurt asked, smiling too.
Blaine nodded. "Just a little."
Kurt laughed, looking away and becoming self conscience from Blaine staring at him.
"What?" Kurt asked quietly.
"Nothing, it's just-" Blaine finally looked away. "Never mind."
Kurt smiled softly at him, wondering what he was going to say, but decided not to ask.
Blaine looked up at the counter just as a tall, blonde haired girl picked up two cups. She had bright blue eyes that looked so familiar to him.
She noticed him staring at her and she stared back, as if trying to figure out who he was too. A look of realization crossed her face and she hurried out to the parking lot, getting into the passengers side of a car and handing one of the cups to the driver.
Blaine would have recognized that car anywhere, and he gasped as he remembered the blue eyes that had gazed into his so many times.
"What's wrong?" Kurt asked, concerned now.
Blaine stared into the car, and their eyes met for the first time in months.
A small smile crossed Blue's face as he watched Kurt reach across the table and take Blaine's hand. He smile a moment longer and nodded before backing out.
"Blaine? Are you okay?" Kurt asked, turning to look in the direction he was looking.
Blaine looked down at their hands and then up at him and smiled. "I'm fine," he answered. And for the first time after being asked that question, he meant it.
"You sure?" Kurt asked, relaxing his grip on Blaine's hand.
"Yeah," Blaine said, squeezing Kurt's hand.
Kurt smiled, though he wasn't sure if he believed him.
Blaine felt his phone vibrate in his pocket and he pulled it out, not letting go of Kurt's hand.
"Hey Cam, what's up?" Blaine said into the phone.
"Blaine, she was here with him an- and a baby, and it's mine, and I don't know what to do," Cameron said so fast that Blaine could barely understand him.
"Wait, slow down, tell me what happened," Blaine said, a little worried now.
"Blaine? This is Brian."
"Hey, what's wrong? What happened?" Blaine asked.
"Well you know Paige? Um, Blue's sister?" Brian asked quietly, not wanting to be the one to ask that question.
Blaine took a deep breath. "Yeah, Cam told me about her. And they were just in the parking lot at the Lima Bean, I saw them."
Kurt looked out the window to where Blaine had been staring a few moments before, and then saw the pained expression on Blaine's face.
"Oh, well- wait, what are you doing there?" Brian asked.
"It doesn't matter, I'll tell you later. So what about Paige?" Blaine asked, still wondering what happened.
"She just left her baby outside of the building with a note, telling Cam that it's his, and to take care of it," Brian said slowly.
Blaine just stared, opened mouthed, straight past Kurt.
"Blaine? Is everything okay?" Kurt asked, squeezing his hand and trying to get his attention.
"Blaine? You there? Who just said that?" Brian asked.
"Do you need me there?" Blaine finally asked, ignoring his question.
"I'm not sure. I mean, Cam won't talk to anyone, he's just sitting in a corner of his room crying and rocking back and forth."
Blaine sighed. "Alright, I'll be there in a little while."
"You don't have to rush, don't cut your afternoon short, he'll be fine until you get here," Brian said.
"Okay, I'll see you later Brian," Blaine said, hanging up and putting the phone on the table.
Blaine squeezed Kurt's hand and laid his head down on his arm, groaning.
"Is everything okay?" Kurt asked again.
Blaine looked up, laughing. "Everything's fantastic." He was becoming a little hysterical.
"What happened?" Kurt asked.
Blaine looked up at the ceiling, shaking his head. "God, what hasn't happened?" he said to himself. He sighed and looked back at Kurt. "One of my friends' ex-girlfriends just dropped his baby off outside our door and told him to take care of it."
Kurt's eyes got wide. "Oh my god, is he okay?"
"He's just sitting in his room, rocking back and forth," Blaine said quietly.
"Do you wanna go?" Kurt asked.
Blaine shook his head. "No, I don't want to cut our time together short again."
Kurt smiled at his word choice and he squeezed Blaine's hand.
Blaine smiled back, relaxing when he felt Kurt's grip on his hand.
"How are things with you?" Blaine asked.
"Um, well, he hasn't really done anything lately," Kurt said.
"That's good, I just wish he didn't have to hide who he is," Blaine said, frowning.
"Let's talk about something else," Kurt said, sighing.
Blaine nodded, looking down and noticing that Kurt still had his hand. He pulled his hand away slowly, not looking up at Kurt.
"Are you looking forward to sectionals?" Kurt asked after a moment of silence.
Blaine's face lit up a little. "Yeah, I hear we'll be competing against each other," he said, smiling.
Kurt smiled too, laughing a little.
They talked about their glee clubs and their friends and sectionals for another hour, until Blaine decided that he had to go.
"This was fun. We should do it again sometime," Kurt said as they walked back to their cars.
"Yeah, we should," Blaine said.
Kurt smiled. "I'll text you."
Blaine nodded. "Yeah, I'll see you later."
"Yeah, later." Kurt wrapped his arms around Blaine briefly and then walked back to his car.
Blaine walked slowly back to his car too, still smiling.
When he got back to Dalton, he was still beyond happy. But as he walked into Simul, the feeling immediately disappeared.
"Where is he?" Blaine asked Brian, who was sitting on the couch, cradling a sleeping baby.
"Up in his room still," Brian said quietly.
Blaine nodded and walked up to Cameron's room. He opened the door slowly and walked over to where he was sitting on the floor.
"Hey, are you alright?" Blaine asked, sitting down beside him.
Cameron just stared forward and shook his head. "I- I didn't want this," he said quietly.
"Look Cam, I can't say I know what you're going through, because I don't. But this isn't what you should be doing. That's your kid down there, and whether you like it or not, it's your responsibility. I know it must be hard to have her throw this on you, but she did and I don't know what's gonna happen, but I think you should go down there and spend some time with it before anything does."
Cameron took a deep, shaky breath, wiping the tears from his eyes. He nodded slowly. "You're right," he whispered.
Blaine stood up. "Come on." He held his hand out to Cameron, who took it and let Blaine pull him off the floor.
They walked downstairs side by side.
Cameron walked to where Brian was and held his arms out.
Brian was hesitant, but gently laid the baby in his arms and then walked over to Blaine.
"Hi," Cameron whispered, rocking the baby in his arms.
"The note said her name is Lexi," Brian said.
Cameron smiled. "Lexi, I like it."
Brian smiled too. "What'd you say to him?" he asked Blaine quietly.
Blaine ignored him and just smiled, watching Cameron.
"What's going on?" Dustin asked, walking down the stairs.
"Shit," Brian whispered.
"What? You didn't tell him?" Blaine asked, flabbergasted.
Brian shook his head slowly, and then turned to Dustin, smiling innocently.
"I asked a question," Dustin said, looking over the Cameron's shoulder. "Is that a baby?"
"Yeah," Cameron said, completely oblivious to the situation, still focused on Lexi's eyes.
Dustin turned and walked towards the phone.
"No! Dustin please? Let us explain," Brian pleaded.
Dustin sighed. "I'm listening."
"His ex just showed up and dropped her off at the door with a note. Please don't take her away from him, please Dustin." Brian was getting upset, fearing what Dustin would do.
"Look guys, I can't just let this go. I mean, what are you gonna do with her while you're all at school?" Dustin questioned.
Cameron was finally out of his trance and was silent, along with the other two boys who were just staring at Dustin.
"That's what I thought," Dustin said quietly, picking up the phone.
"Wait!" Blaine shouted. "Isn't there that nursery for teachers with kids?"
Dustin closed his eyes. "I don't have time for this right now," he said. "Okay, if you don't have something figured out in an hour, I'm calling the dean."
Blaine and Brian sighed in relief and nodded.
Dustin set the phone down and walked back upstairs to his room.
The three boys stood in silence, not really sure of what to do.
"I have an idea," Blaine said, picking up the phone.
"What is it?" Brian asked.
Blaine held up a finger to stop him.
"Mr. Mike? Hi, we kind of have a problem."
"Come in!" Blaine shouted towards the door.
"Hey boys," Mr. Mike said as he walked in.
Brian didn't even look up, he was pacing back and forth across the room and becoming upset.
"So are the students allowed to use the nursery?" Blaine asked, getting right to the point.
"Um, I don't know. You boys should really talk to the dean about this," he said slowly.
"That's what I said," Dustin said, walking back downstairs.
"Fine," Cameron said, standing up, Lexi still in his arms. "But can it wait till tomorrow?"
"Sure, it's late and we should all go to bed anyway. But if I get woken up by it," he pointed towards Lexi. "None of you will be happy."
The boys nodded and watched him walk up the stairs again.
"Look boys," Mr. Mike said, turning back to them. "I'm gonna do everything I can to let Cam keep her, but I don't want you to get your hopes up, this is a school," he finished quietly.
"That's what you said last time, and look what happened," Brian whispered.
Blaine looked up at Brian, confused. "Wh-what are you talking about?" he questioned.
Brian glanced at Blaine and then back at Mr. Mike, ignoring Blaine's question for the moment.
"It's late," Brian stated simply.
Mr. Mike nodded. "You boys try and get some sleep."
The boys nodded, and watched him walk to the door.
"Goodnight," Mr. Mike said, walking out and closing the door behind him.
Cameron sighed in relief when the door closed.
Blaine turned to Brian. "What do you mean, like last time?" he questioned again.
Brian sighed. "A few months before you got here, a boy that went here got a girl pregnant. She had a boyfriend at the time, and tried to convince him that it was his, but it didn't work out. She finally convinced him, with the help of another guy she cheated on him with, that the baby was his. So he never found out about the boy from here. They were planning on giving up the baby, but he didn't want to, so once she was born, he took her and kept her here. He turned to Mr. Mike for help, and the plan was to keep the baby hidden from the dean." Brian took a deep breath and sat down on the couch.
"That didn't work out to well though," Cameron chimed in.
"It didn't," Brian continued. "One day, Mr. Mike was taking the baby to get a checkup and he left her in his car while he went back to his office to get something. The dean walked past his car and questioned him about it, but he couldn't convince the dean that it was his. The boy told the dean that it was his, and the dean told him that he either had to give it back to the mother, or hand it over to social services. A week later, the baby was adopted by the mother of the one of the real mother's friends. They left town and he chased after them. No one heard from him for weeksl, and when he did come back, he wasn't the same person he was when he left. He wouldn't tell us where he had gone or what had happened. All he said was that he had found his true self, and that he was gay. He was violent and cruel. He lied to people and got a thrill out of breaking someone's heart. He was suspended multiple times for "accidentally" trying to blow up a building, and was finally expelled for trying to kill someone," Brian finished quietly, but looked away as of there was something else.
"That's a terrible thing to happen to someone," Blaine said softly. "I feel sorry for him."
Cameron let out a laugh. "You of all people can't feel sorry for him."
Blaine stared at him, confused. He watched as a tear slid down Cameron's cheek. "Why not?" he questioned.
Brian looked up. "Because he tried to kill you. Twice."
The next morning, Mr. Mike and Cameron were going to see the dean. They had a little more hope than they did before, since there was a new dean, but they weren't too excited yet.
Blaine walked to class half asleep. The baby and Cameron had slept in the extra room in Blaine, Jeff, and Nick's room because it was the farthest room from Dustin's.
The baby had woken up multiple times during the night, which had woken up all four boys.
So Nick, Jeff, and Blaine walked to class in silence that morning. They all barely kept their eyes open during class, and when they got home that afternoon, they didn't even bother with the homework they had. They all went straight upstairs. Blaine went to his room, and Nick and Jeff went to Nick's room.
"I don't know if I can take another night of that," Nick said, flopping down on his bed and throwing his arms over his face.
Jeff smiled at the boy laying on the bed. He walked over to him slowly and laid down beside him on his side, waiting for Nick to uncover his face.
"Hey," Jeff whispered, pulling one of his arms off his face. "Look at me."
Nick slowly moved his other arm from his face and stared at Jeff.
"I love you," he whispered, kissing him softly, not giving him a chance to answer.
Nick smiled. "I love you too." He kissed him again, pulling him closer.
Jeff pulled away, resting his head on Nick's chest.
Nick ran his fingers through Jeff's blonde hair with one hand, and playing with the collar of his blazer with the other.
"We should go downstairs and see how Cam is," Nick whispered.
"Mmm, I don't wanna," Jeff mumbled into Nick's chest.
Nick laughed. "Come on," he said, pushing Jeff up.
They walked downstairs hand in hand. They found Cameron sitting on the couch with Lexi in his lap and a bottle in his hand. He was holding a little stuffed animal up to her face and laughing at her reaction.
Blaine was curled up in a chair across from the tv, asleep.
"Hey Cam," Nick whispered, pulling Jeff towards the couch slowly, trying not to wake Blaine up.
"Hey guys," Cameron said, looking up from Lexi.
"So what happened today?" Nick asked, watching as Jeff sat down beside Cameron and placed a finger on Lexi's tiny fist. She grabbed it and giggled delightfully, which made Jeff laugh too.
Cameron smiled at them. "The dean was very understanding. He said that I can use the nursery during the day, and she can stay here at night. But the first problem he hears about, she has to go," he finished quietly, looking back down at Lexi.
"Hey," Nick said, getting his attention again. "We won't let that happen," he said softly, placing a hand on his shoulder.
Cameron smiled at him. "Thanks."
They heard Blaine sigh and they all looked up at him. He sat up and stretched.
"Hi guys," he said mid-stretch.
"Good morning sunshine," Cameron said, laughing.
Blaine smirked at them. "Ha ha. Very funny," he said, though he was smiling too.
"Your phone rang like three times, I tried to wake you up, but you were dead to the world," Cameron said, handing him his phone.
"Thanks," Blaine said, taking his phone and looking down at it. He smiled when he saw Kurt's number on his screen. He got up and walked to the kitchen, sat down on one of the stools, and dialed Kurt's number.
"Hello?" the familiar voice said.
"Hey," Blaine replied.
Blaine could hear the change in his voice when he realized who it was. "Oh, hey."
"Sorry I didn't answer earlier, I fell asleep," Blaine said, laughing nervously.
"It's alright, I was just wondering if we could get coffee or something tomorrow," he said quietly.
"Yeah, sure. Is something wrong Kurt?" he asked softly.
"No," he said automatically, before remembering that he could trust Blaine. "Well, sort of," he said as quietly as before.
"What's wrong?" Blaine asked, becoming worried.
Kurt hesitated. "Um, can we talk about it tomorrow?"
Blaine's heart broke when he heard the sadness in his voice. "Yeah, of course."
"I'll be there in a minute Finn!" Kurt shouted, and then to Blaine, "I have to go, so I'll see you tomorrow after school?"
"Yeah, and text me if you need anything," Blaine said.
"Thank you Blaine," Kurt whispered, close to tears.
"Of course. Bye Kurt."
"Bye."
Blaine set his phone down and laid his head down on the counter.
"Is everything alright?" Jeff asked, walking up behind him.
When Blaine didn't answer, he pulled a stool up next to him and sat down. "Who was on the phone?" he asked.
"Kurt," Blaine whispered.
"Is he alright?"
"I'm not sure, he wouldn't tell me what was wrong," Blaine said, still not lifting his head up.
Jeff rubbed his back gently, not saying anything.
Blaine took a deep breath and sat up.
"I'm gonna go to bed," Blaine said quietly.
"Alright, goodnight." Jeff watched as he walked slowly up the stairs. He walked back into the living room to find Nick playing with Lexi and Cameron passed out on the couch.
"Hey, we should probably wake him up," Jeff whispered, gesturing towards Cameron.
Nick nodded and started to shake his shoulder. "Cam? You need to wake up."
Cameron's eyes opened an he looked around, yawning.
"Let's go to bed," Nick said, handing Lexi back to Cameron.
The three walked back upstairs and into their room.
"Goodnight guys," Cameron said, walking up the their extra room.
Nick and Jeff smiled at him and waited until they heard his door close upstairs to hug each other.
Jeff closed his eyes and relaxed into Nick's touch.
"We should go to bed," Nick said, pulling back and taking Jeff's hand in his.
Jeff just nodded and let him pull him up the stairs.
They walked to Jeff's room and curled up together on his bed. They fell asleep soon after.
But an hour later, they were all woken up by Lexi's crying. Again.
The next morning was just like the first one. All the boys were tired and walked to class in silence, barely keeping their eyes open during class.
At the end of the day, Blaine was looking forward to going to see Kurt again, but he wasn't running to his car like he usually did.
When he pulled into the Lima Bean, he saw the same small convertible, but Kurt wasn't laughing as he had been last time. He was talking on the phone again, but he had a very upset expression on his face. He looked close to tears, just as he had sounded the night before.
Blaine watched him for a moment, and then got out of his car and walked over to him. He didn't say anything this time, he just leaned on the car next to him.
"I know Rachel, but please don't try to relate that to me, it's a completely different situation," Kurt said quietly.
Blaine could hear the girl on the other end.
"Look Kurt, I understand. We were all just trying to make you feel better. We know that what they're saying isn't true. Just let us be there for you," Rachel said.
Kurt closed his eyes and didn't say anything for a long moment. "I have to go Rachel. I'll see you tomorrow," he finally whispered.
Blaine watched as a tear slid down the side of Kurt's face. He put a hand on his cheek and wiped the tear away with his thumb.
Kurt closed his eyes again at the touch. "Love you too Rach, bye." He put the phone in his pocket, his eyes still closed.
Blaine reached down and gently took Kurt's hand, intertwining their fingers. He watched as more tears spilled over and he started crying. He let go of his hand and wrapped his arms around him.
Kurt relaxed into him and started to calm down. He pulled back a few moments later.
"I'm sorry," he said quietly, wiping the tears from his eyes.
Blaine shook his head. "Don't be sorry. Will you tell me what happened?" he asked softly. He didn't want to press him, but he wanted to know why he was so upset.
"Can we go inside?" Kurt asked.
Blaine nodded. He took his hand and pulled him inside. They ordered, and instead of their usual table, Kurt walked to a table in the back.
Blaine waited patiently while Kurt took a deep breath and stared down at his coffee.
"You don't have to tell me Kurt," Blaine whispered.
"My dad Is getting married in a month," Kurt finally said, though it was so quiet that Blaine barely heard him.
"Why is that such a bad thing?" he asked almost as quietly.
"It's not. It's not at all," Kurt said quickly. "But some of the kids at school found out and they were teasing me."
"They were teasing you because your dad is getting married?" Blaine asked, making sure he understood.
"No, they kept saying that my dad couldn't have really loved my mom if he's already getting remarried." He looked away. "I think that she'd be happy for him," he said, barely audible again.
"She doesn't know?" Blaine asked.
Kurt bit his lip to keep from sobbing. He tried to stop it, but the tears spilled over again.
Blaine reached across the table and took his hand again. "Hey, it's alright," he whispered.
Kurt shook his head. "She's dead Blaine."
Blaine walked over to him and pulled him up and they walked out to his car. They both slid into the backseat.
The second Blaine wrapped his arms around him, he started sobbing.
"Shh," Blaine whispered in his ear. He rocked him gently, rubbing circles on his back.
Kurt finally calmed down a few minutes later and he rested his head on Blaine's shoulder.
Blaine relaxed a little as Kurt did. He was worried for his friend, and he didn't know what to do for him.
Kurt sat up, but didn't look at Blaine. "I'm sorry," he said again.
"Kurt, don't be sorry. Please," Blaine whispered.
Kurt finally looked at him, but looked away instantly as he saw the concern on Blaine's face grow when he saw the pain in Kurt's eyes.
"Come here," Blaine said, pulling Kurt into his embrace again.
When they pulled away again, Blaine didn't take his eyes off of Kurt.
"How long ago did she..." Blaine didn't finish his question.
"Four years ago," Kurt whispered.
"I'm so sorry Kurt," Blaine said, leaning back against the seat and taking his hand again.
Kurt nodded and looked away. "I miss her. I miss the times that we sat in my room talking about fashion and broadway. And she'd take me to the mall to go shopping and we'd go home and try on all our clothes together. She understood me." He had a small smile on his face when he finished.
Blaine was smiling too. "My mom was sorta like that too."
"Was?" Kurt asked.
"Yeah, I haven't seen her since last year, I probably won't ever see her again," he said quietly.
"Why's that?" Kurt asked softly.
Blaine sighed. "My dad kicked me out like I told you. And he probably would've kicked her out too if he knew that she supported me. I mean, he tried to kill me. He killed Coop." His last words were a whisper.
Kurt looked at him sympathetically and pulled him into a tight hug.
Blaine took a deep breath an hugged him back, trying not to let the tears spill over.
Kurt pulled away as he heard a phone vibrating in the car.
Blaine groaned an leaned forward, picking up his phone that was in the front seat. He looked down and saw that it was Cameron.
"Every time," Blaine said to Kurt.
Kurt smiled. "It's alright."
"Hey Cam, what's up?" Blaine said into the phone.
"Hey, sorry, am I interrupting something?" Cameron asked.
Blaine sighed. "What do you need Cam?"
"I am. Are you with him?" Cameron asked laughing.
"Cameron!" Blaine shouted at him. "What do you want?"
"Oh, right. Where'd you put Lexi's bottle? I can't find it."
"Um, I think I put it in our kitchen. If not, look in my room," Blaine said.
"Okay, thanks," Cameron said, still laughing a little.
Blaine threw the phone back in the front seat.
"Is everything alright?" Kurt asked, looking amused at the way Blaine had acted towards his friend.
Blaine smiled a little. "Yeah, everything's fine," he said, yawning.
Kurt noticed him yawn and saw the dark circles under his eyes. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," Blaine said, smiling to convince him.
"No you're not, you look like you could pass out at any minute," Kurt said, rubbing his back gently.
Blaine closed his eyes and leaned into the seat again. "The baby's kept us up for two nights now, I haven't gotten much sleep."
Kurt frowned. "You should go home and try to get some sleep."
Blaine nodded. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah," Kurt answered quietly. He hugged him again, pulling him as close as he could. "Thank you," he whispered to him.
"Of course," Blaine whispered back. "I'm always here."
Kurt squeezed him for a moment and then pulled back. He reached down and took Blaine's hand, opening the door and pulling him out of the car.
"I'll see you later," Kurt said quietly.
"Yeah," Blaine said, squeezing his hand before finally letting go.
Kurt smiled and then walked back to his car.
Blaine watched him get in the car and back out before getting into his car.
When he got back to Simul, he went straight up to his room and got into bed. He fell asleep not long after.
"No! Dad stop! Don't hurt him! Please! Do something mom!" Blaine screamed, only to be ignored by everyone in the room.
His dad was trying to kill Coop, right in front of him.
"Mom! Help! Don't let him hurt me either!" Blaine screamed again.
Sebastian appeared in the scene then, holding a knife.
"Hi Blaine." He lunged the knife into Blaine's stomach an he screamed.
"Blaine," someone said. "Blaine wake up."
Blaine opened his eyes and backed into the wall.
"Shh, it's alright, calm down," Jeff whispered beside him, running a hand through his un-gelled curls.
Blaine relaxed a little. It was just another nightmare. He had stopped having them a while ago, but ever since he had talked to Kurt about his mom, they had come back. It was a week after they had talked about it, and they hadn't seen each other since. Both their glee clubs had had practice after school everyday to prepare for sectionals, which was that morning.
Jeff watched Blaine slowly stop shaking while he rubbed his back. He was sitting up, holding his knees to his chest and rocking back and forth. They had already done this so many times that it seemed routine.
"You should go back to sleep," Jeff whispered when Blaine had finally calmed down. "We have sectionals this afternoon and you need to be rested."
"No, I can't sleep again after that," Blaine said quietly.
Jeff nodded. "Then let's go downstairs and I'll make some coffee."
"Alright," Blaine said.
Jeff helped him up and they walked down to the main living room together.
Wes, David, and Trent were already up playing video games and Nick was sitting on a couch watching them.
Blaine curled up on the couch next to Nick while Jeff made coffee.
Nick smiled as he sat down. "Hey, are you alright?"
Blaine nodded and smiled back, though he knew that it never fooled Nick.
A few minutes later, Jeff came in carrying three cups of coffee. He handed one to Nick and Blaine and kept the other one, sitting down on the other side of Nick.
All of a sudden there was a knock on the door.
"Really? At 6:30?" Jeff said, walking to the door.
He opened it and found Kimmy.
"Oh, hey Kimmy," he greeted her.
"Hey Jeff, I just wanted to let you guys know that we're leaving at nine. They changed the time so we have to be there early."
"Alright, we'll be there," Jeff said.
Kimmy smiled and glanced at Blaine. She nodded at him and then walked away.
"What'd she want?" Nick asked.
"Just to let us know that we're leaving at nine," Jeff said, sitting back down.
Blaine smiled. The sooner he could see Kurt, the better.
A few hours later, they were pulling into the Lima High parking lot.
"Okay boys, there should be escorts at the doors to show us to our green room, please do not get sidetracked, Trent," Kimmy said, pointing at him.
"Okay, it only happened once and I got lost, I'm sorry," Trent said.
Kimmy laughed and got off the bus.
Blaine saw the Mckinley bus already empty. He walked inside, following Jeff.
"Blaine!" someone shouted from ahead of them.
Blaine smiled at the familiar voice.
Jeff watched as Blaine ran ahead of him and embraced the tall blonde headed boy that had called his name.
"So this is the famous Kurt," Jeff said, walking up behind his best friend.
Kurt smiled at him, remembering that he had stopped Puck from throwing him in the dumpster, who was now standing behind him.
"Hey man!" Puck said, walking up to Jeff and shaking his hand.
Blaine turned back to Kurt. There was now a tall slender brunette girl standing next to him. He remembered seeing her in the coffee shop the first time he went.
"Blaine, this is Rachel," Kurt said, gesturing to his friend.
"Hi Blaine!" Rachel said, hugging him.
"Oh, hi," Blaine said, a little surprised but still hugged her back.
"Blaine!" shouted another familiar voice.
Blaine gasped when he saw her. "Santana!" he said, giving her a tight hug.
"You two know each other?" Kurt asked.
"Yeah, we met in the hospital last year," Blaine said quietly.
"And don't forget on the beach in Miami," Santana said happily.
"Oh trust me, I'd never forget that," Blaine said so quietly that only Kurt heard him.
"Who's this, Santana? A hobbit?" a skinny blonde girl asked.
"No, this is Blaine, Blaine this is-"
"You must be Brittany," Blaine said, cutting off Santana. He hugged Brittany like they were old friends.
Brittany giggled. "The hobbit hugged me."
"Alright everybody! We can do this later!" said a tall man with curly blonde hair who was walking next to a short red haired woman.
"Emma!" Blaine said, hugging her briefly when she walked up to him.
"Hey Blaine. How are you?" she asked.
"Great," he said, smiling.
"That's good. Hey Will, come here," she said and the tall blonde man walked up to them.
"Will, this is Blaine. Blaine this is the New Directions coach, Will Schuester."
"Hi Blaine, I've heard a lot about you," he said, shaking his hand.
"You mean how good I am?" Blaine asked, laughing, though he knew that wasn't what he meant.
"Is that a challenge?" Will asked, laughing too.
"Only if you want it to be," Blaine said.
"Hey Mr. Schue," Kurt said, walking up behind Blaine again and taking his hand gently.
"Hey Kurt. Well we should all probably get going," Will said. "I need to go have a word with Kimmy. Do you know where she is Blaine?"
Blaine shook his head. "Sorry. But good luck to you guys."
"Good luck to you too," Will said, walking off and pulling Emma behind him.
When they rounded the corner, Blaine pulled Kurt into another embrace.
"Good luck," Kurt whispered.
"Yeah, you too," Blaine whispered back.
Kurt noticed the circles under Blaine's eyes were darker than they were before. He ran his thumb softly under his eye.
"You look even more exhausted than before," Kurt said quietly.
"I'm fine," Blaine said smiling. He pulled Kurt's hand from his face and took it in both of his. "I promise."
Kurt didn't look convinced, but he didn't press it anymore.
"Kurt?" Rachel called.
"We have to go," Kurt said, hugging him one last time.
"See ya on the ice," Blaine said, and watched Kurt run down the hall to meet his friend.
"Blaine?" Jeff called. "There you are, come on let's go." Then he noticed the way he was staring at the place where Kurt had just disappeared. "You alright?"
"Yeah," Blaine said. "Let's go." He walked past Jeff and around the corner.
Jeff just laughed and shook his head.
"You ready?" Jeff asked.
Blaine took a deep breath. "Yep."
"We got this. You saw the first group, our only worry is the New Directions."
Blaine turned around and glared at him.
"I'm not helping, am I?" Jeff asked quietly.
Blaine kept glaring and shook his head.
"Sorry," he said, and jumped when he heard the announcer's voice.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Dalton Academy Warblers!" the announcer shouted.
The boys walked out on stage in their block, with Blaine in front.
Your lipstick stains on the front lobe of my left side brains
I knew I wouldn't forget you
And so I went and let you blow my mind
Your sweet moonbeam
The smell of you in every single dream I dream
I knew when we collided you're the one I have decided
Who's one of my kind
Blaine found Kurt's green eyes in the crowd and smiled at him as he sang.
Hey soul sister, ain't that mister mister on the radio, stereo
The way you move ain't fair you know
Hey soul sister, I don't wanna miss a single thing you do tonight
Jeff watched the way that Blaine and Kurt watched each other and he smiled.
The way you can cut a rug
Watching you is the only drug I need
So gangster, I'm so thug
You're the only one I'm dreaming of
You see I can be myself now finally
In fact there's nothing I can't be
I want the world to see you being with me
Hey soul sister, ain't that mister mister on the radio, stereo
The way you move ain't fair you know
Hey soul sister, I don't wanna miss a single thing you do tonight
Hey soul sister, I don't wanna miss a single thing you do tonight
The end of the song went straight into the start of the next.
Blaine finally looked away from Kurt and looked towards the door to see Blue leaning against it. He looked to Jeff who saw him too and nodded encouragingly.
So now you're running, it's hard to see clearly
When I make you angry, you're stuck in the past
And now you're screaming, so can you forgive me?
I've treated you badly, but I am still here
Sometimes I wonder, why I'm still waiting
Sometimes I'm shaking, that's how you make me
Sometimes I question why I'm still here
Sometimes I think I'm going crazy
Can you help me understand?
Blaine was watching Blue, gauging his reaction. But also trying not to cry.
Kurt saw the look on Blaine's face and looked in the direction he was looking. He only saw a tall boy leaning against the wall. He assumed that was who Kurt was looking at, because he was staring back.
And now you wish that you meant something
And now you wish that you meant something to somebody else
And now you wish that you met someone
And now you wish that you meant something to somebody else
You look at me through clouded eyes,
I know you see through my lies
See the sky, see the stars;
All of this could be ours
Out of sight, out of mind,
We've been through this a thousand times
Turn your back and then you make me feel so crazy
Can you help me understand?
Jeff didn't know why Blue was here, and he didn't care. All he knew was that he would pay for it.
And now you wish that you meant something
And now you wish that you meant something to somebody else
And now you wish that you met someone
And now you wish that you meant something to somebody else
And I'm the one that should mean something
But still you wish that you meant something to somebody else
Something to somebody else, something to somebody else
The second Blaine stopped singing, Jeff walked to the front of the stage and jumped off. He walked down the isle and straight towards Blue.
"Jeff," Blaine said, jumping off after him.
"What are you doing here? You think you can just come back whenever you please?" Jeff shouted at Blue. "You left with no explanation. You're best friend is as good as dead and you turned your back on him! You left him with a note! A note!" He gestured to Blaine. "He loved you! He loved you Blue!"
"Jeff, stop," Blaine said with tears streaming down his face.
"Sebastian almost killed him because of you. Twice! He killed your best friend Blue! And the minute things got too hard, you packed your bags and left! You're a coward Blue! You-"
"Jeff, stop this now," Puck said, grabbing him and pulling him back.
Jeff tried to get away from him, but Puck was much stronger.
Blue was crying and he no longer cared about the onlookers. "I think I had a right to run away. He killed Michael too."
Jeff stopped fighting and Puck felt him start to shake.
"Michael? You're really bringing Michael into this? You may have thought that you were in love with him. You may still think you are. Well I know you do, because that's what you told Blaine. But the truth is, you didn't know a damn thing about Michael. You never did. You just needed an excuse to get away." Jeff yanked his arms away from Puck and started to walk away.
When Puck chased after him he held his hands up in surrender.
"I'm done Puck, I swear. And I'm done with you and your bullshit!" he shouted at Blue. He walked to Nick, who wrapped an arm around his waist and led him out of the auditorium.
"Blaine, did he really try to kill you again?" Blue asked quietly, taking a step towards him.
Blaine stared at him in disbelief. "That's what you have to say?" he questioned quietly.
"I'm sorry Blaine, I told you that, you knew that I meant it," he said as he took another step towards him.
"Don't," Blaine said, holding up a hand. "And no, I thought that you meant it, just like when you said you loved me. I should have known better." He started to walk away, but then turned around.
He pulled his blazer off and ripped open his shirt, exposing the slices across his chest and stomach. "Yeah, he tried to kill me. Because he couldn't get to you." He turned and ran towards the door that Nick and Jeff left from.
Kurt got up out of his seat and ran after Blaine.
"It's time for you to go," Puck said, walking towards Blue.
Blue took a shaky breath, turned, and left.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we'll be taking a short break now. We'll let you know when we're going to resume," the announcer said.
"Blaine?" Kurt asked quietly, walking through the hallway. He didn't know what he was doing. He had no idea what he would get himself in to after seeing and hearing what just happened. But he didn't care. He cared about Blaine, and he kept reminding himself that that was why he was going to find him.
He heard him crying before he saw him. He rounded a corner and found Blaine sitting in between a wall and a row of lockers. He had his arms wrapped around his legs that were pulled to his chest and his head was resting on his knees. He was sobbing and shaking uncontrollably.
Kurt sat down next to him and tried to wrap an arm around his shoulder, but as he did, Blaine tried to scoot away from him.
"Don't. Please. It can't happen again," Blaine said, trying to scoot even farther away but ran into the wall.
"Blaine," Kurt said softly. "I'm not gonna hurt you. Now or ever, I promise."
Blaine shifted a little, moving his still unbuttoned shirt, and exposing part of one of his scars.
Kurt gasped a little. It was different seeing it up close. He reached down and ran a hand over it. He could tell that it had been a deep cut.
Blaine shuddered slightly and then relaxed, leaning his head against the wall.
Kurt sat back against the wall and pulled Blaine over to him, and let him lay his head on his shoulder. The second Kurt put his arm around him, another sob racked through his body.
Blaine slouched down and was practically laying in Kurt's lap. He buried his head in his chest and let Kurt hold him.
Jeff and Nick walked around the corner hand in hand. They stopped immediately when they saw the two of them.
Kurt just shook his head slightly.
Jeff nodded in understanding and pulled Nick back around the corner.
"Blaine?" Kurt whispered when he had finally calmed down.
"Yeah?" Blaine asked just as quietly.
"Will you tell me something?"
"Mhmm," Blaine answered.
"This," he said, rubbing his finger over the scar on the side of his face. "What happened?"
Blaine buried his face farther into Kurt, not wanting to relive that memory.
"Ask me anything but that," Blaine whispered.
Kurt ran a hand through his hair and pulled him closer. "Who's Blue?"
He figured that would be his next question. "My ex, sort of, I guess," he said quietly.
"Why'd he leave?"
"I'm honestly not sure. He said that he had nothing here. His best friend is practically dead and the person he truly loves is dead. I guess I meant nothing."
"Is Michael the one guy he loves?" Kurt asked.
Blaine nodded. "He killed himself."
Kurt bit his lip so he wouldn't gasp. He had so many more questions, but he didn't think Blaine was up for it.
"There you are Kurt, we've been looking everywhere for you," Finn said, walking up to them. "Mr. Schue! Over here!" he shouted.
Will and Emma came running towards them. They stopped when they saw the two boys on the floor.
Emma kneeled down next to Blaine. "Sweetie, Kurt has to go perform, but he'll be back. You can come sit with us," she said softly.
Blaine hugged Kurt close for a moment and then let go, sitting up slowly.
Emma pulled him into her arms as Kurt got up and followed Will and Finn. She helped him up off the floor and she helped him button his shirt. Then they walked slowly back to the auditorium.
They sat down near the front, away from the all of his friends so he wouldn't get questioned.
Two women joined them shortly after. One was short and stocky, the other tall and lean. They sat down next to Emma and greeted her quietly, and they didn't ask about the boy that had his head on her shoulder.
"Ladies and gentlemen," the announcer started. "Sorry for the delay. But now, please welcome the Mckinley High New Directions!"
Blaine noted that it was Rachel and the boy that had found him and Kurt in the hallway singing a duet.
Highway run
Into the midnight sun
Wheels go round and round
You're on my mind
Restless hearts
Sleep alone tonight
Sending all my love
Along the wire
They say that the road
Ain't no place to start a family
Right down the line
It's been you and me
And lovin' a music man
Ain't always what it's supposed to be
Oh, girl, you stand by me
I'm forever yours
Faithfully
Blaine still wasn't paying much attention, but he loved the notes that Rachel hit.
And being apart
Ain't easy on this love affair
Two strangers learn to fall in love again
I get the joy of rediscovering you
Oh, girl, you stand by me
I'm forever yours
Faithfully
Faithfully
I'm still yours
I'm forever yours
Forever yours
Faithfully
The two bowed as they were joined by the rest of the group for the next number.
Happiness hit her like a train on a track
Coming towards her stuck still no turning back
She hid around corners and she hid under beds
She killed it with kisses and from it she fled
With every bubble she sank with her drink
And washed it away down the kitchen sink
The dog days are over
The dog days are done
The horses are coming
So you better run
Blaine looked up as Kurt came out on stage with them and started singing. It was the first time Blaine had heard Kurt's voice, and it was just as beautiful as he had imagined.
Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father
Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers
Leave all your love and your longing behind
You can't carry it with you if you want to survive
The dog days are over
The dog days are done
Can you hear the horses?
Cause here they come
The dog days are over
The dog days are done
The horses are coming
So you better run
The crowd was on their feet, Blaine included.
Blaine walked backstage to find Kurt and to wait for them to call all performers back on stage.
"Hey," Blaine said when he found Kurt.
"Hey," Kurt said, pulling him into his arms again.
"That was incredible," Blaine whispered.
"Thanks, yours was too," Kurt whispered back.
Blaine pulled back to look at Kurt.
"Here," Kurt said, leaning over and picking up Blaine's blazer off of a table.
Blaine smiled. "Thanks."
Kurt smiled back and was just about to say something when their coaches walked in.
They were all instructed to get in their blocks and get ready to go back on stage.
Kurt stayed at the back of his, and Blaine in the front of his so they could still be next to each other.
"If we could have all the groups back on stage with their coaches please," the announcer said.
Once they had all gotten on stage, the announcer was handed two envelopes.
"Third place goes to," he paused, opening the envelope. "The Lima High Hipsters!"
The group was fairly excited as they walked off stage.
"We had something interesting happen with the other two winners. The Dalton Academy Warblers and the Mckinley High New Directions have tied for first place and you will both be competing in Regionals."
Both groups were jumping up and down with excitement as they walked off stage.
"Congratulations!" Kurt and Blaine both to each other at the same time and they hugged each other backstage.
"Blaine!" Jeff shouted from across the room.
"Jeff, what's wrong?" Blaine asked when he got to them.
"Here," Jeff handed him his cell phone. "It's Cam. He wouldn't tell me anything, he wanted to talk to you."
Blaine looked at in confusion but took the phone. "Hello?"
There was a pause and as Blaine listened and then he dropped the phone and fell to his knees, crying again.
"What is it Blaine?"
Jeff whispered, kneeling down next to him.
He collapsed into Kurt. "I-it's Dan," he said, though they could barely understand.
"What about him? Is he okay?" Jeff asked, though he already knew the answer.
Blaine shook his. "He's dead."
Song List:
Hey Soul Sister - Train
Something - Escape the Fate
Faithfully - Journey
Dog Days are Over - Florence & The Machine