A/N: Sorry for the long update but i didn't know how to end this chapter.
Anyway, here it is, i really hope you'll enjoy it.
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Chapter 14:
The only thing that changed for Puck during the following week was that Keith managed to spend so much time with Kurt that they had no more time to be just the two of them. He treated Kurt like a prince and Puck could not blame the boy for not staying with him. He took him to the restaurant, to the movies, they went to the sea together and Puck even heard Kurt coming for the first time. The trouble was that it gave Puck a hard on like the first time he heard them.
Puck felt worse as time went by. Kurt was his only way not to think of what had happened and he was being taken away from him.
He was alone in the kitchen with Kurt when the opportunity he had been waiting for appeared.
" I think I'm gonna go to Lima." He stated. Kurt looked at him incredulous.
"You mean you want to go home ?"
"No I just need to see my sister and my mother, I'll come back after that."
"But why ? I mean we're happy here, we have a perfect life why do you want to go back there ?"
"I don't know if I'm still happy here, there were flashes of what happened in my mind all week long and I had nightmares. I think I just need a change of air." Puck explained.
" You're really sure you want to go there ? You could go somewhere else."
" I need to see my family Kurt." Puck explained.
"When are you leaving ?" Kurt asked sadly.
"Tomorrow. Will you come with me ?" Puck asked hopeful. Kurt shook his head.
" I can't, Keith's taking me to a show tomorrow night. And anyway I don't want to see the people of Lima." Puck felt a pain in his chest.
"Your father would be really happy you know." Puck tried again.
" I can't do that to Keith. If I give you a letter could you give it to him ?" Kurt was embarrassed.
"Sure I will. I need to pack my bags see you." Puck said before heading to his room. He had thought about it for a while and Kurt's answer showed that he really was not there for him anymore.
When his bags were packed he threw himself into bed and tried to reach slumbers not to think about anything anymore.
When he woke up early in the morning Puck quickly grabbed his bag and left the apartment. He walked to Market St in the silence of the morning. He had no idea if he was doing the right thing but he needed to do it. He had asked Helen for the money he would need for the ride and she had been more than happy to give it to him.
He waited on Union Square because it was too early, the bus would only arrive an hour later. He took a spliff out of a little box, he had stolen it from Keith and smoked it with great pleasure. Kurt's letter was folded in the back pocket of his jeans. He wanted to read it but knew it would mean break Kurt's trust and he didn't want that, even if Kurt would never know. He waited there, thinking of the feeling he had had when he first sat here. He had been feeling amazing, free and new. Now he just felt alone, hurt and dirty.
The bus ride appeared long and short at the same time. He had no idea what he would find in Lima. Maybe nobody wanted to see him anymore. Maybe they had learned what had happened to him and were disgusted by him.
When the bus approached Lima his chest constricted. He tried to calm down, closed his eyes and leaned against the back of his seat. When the bus stopped he took a deep breath and went out of it.
He jumped in his truck and drove to the Hudmel house. He parked in the alley and walked a little reluctantly to the door.
When he knocked he almost hoped no one would open. But of course his hopes were not fulfilled and Burt Hummel opened the door. He looked older than when Puck had last seen him.
"What is it … Puckerman ?" He asked when he realized who was facing him. He looked at him as if to a ghost. "Where is Kurt ?" He asked quickly looking around.
"He didn't come with me." Puck answered.
"What ? You left him alone ? Are you out of your mind ?" Burt asked angry.
" I didn't leave him alone, he's with the guys we live with. And I'm not staying anyway, I just came to see my family. I'll go back to take care of him don't worry." Puck reassured Kurt's dad.
"How is he ?" Burt asked.
"He's doing very well, he's very happy." Puck said honestly.
" I'm glad he is." Burt said in relief. "In the letter you said he had a boyfriend, who's the guy ? Is he good to him ?"
"His boyfriend's name is Keith, and yes he's really good to him, he took him to see a musical yesterday night." Puck winced at his own words but could not give the man more reasons to worry.
"Do you know if he's planning to come back ?" Mr Hummel looked really sad.
" I … I don't know he hasn't made his mind yet. He told me to give you this." Puck fumbled in his back pocket to grab the letter he hadn't read. He handed it to Burt who took it quickly. " I'll go now. Don't worry too much about Kurt I swear he's really happy and all he wants is for you to be happy as well." Puck turned around and walked to his truck.
"Can you promise me one thing ?" Burt asked. Puck turned to face him. "Please promise me you won't let him down, promise me you'll stay with him as long as he's far away." Burt's voice shook at the last words.
" I already intended to but, yes I promise." Puck said before hopping in his car.
He drove to his house and knocked at the door; It felt weird to knock at his own door but he knew his mother would freak out otherwise. When his mother opened the door Puck thought he was in a movie or something like that. His mother literally fainted when she saw him and he took hold of her armpits before she collapsed on the floor. He held her to the couch and waited for her to wake up.
"Mom, wake up." Puck said softly. His mom moved a little and opened her eyes.
"Noah ? You're here ? You're alright ?"
"Yes mom I'm here. Sit up so that we can talk." He helped her to sit on the couch.
"Where were you ? You've been gone for so long I … I feel terrible for not seeing something happened to you." There were tears in her eyes.
"Don't cry mom, it's okay. I'm here for now and I'm alright. Don't blame yourself for what happened to me you couldn't know." He reassured her.
"But what happened to you ?" She asked sadly.
" I can't tell you, I can't tell anyone, but I'm okay as long as I'm away from this place so don't worry about me.
"So you're not staying ?" She asked devastated.
" I can't mom, I can't stand this place anymore, besides, I need to take care of Kurt." Puck explained her.
"Is he here ? Is he okay as well ?"
"He's not here, but yes he's okay, I just saw Burt and talked to him."
"But why did you leave with him Noah ? I had never heard you talking about Kurt before the last time we talked." His mother asked.
" I knew he could help me to go through all the shit I lived in juvie." Puck explained vaguely.
"But I … I heard that Kurt was gay, is he like your boyfriend ?" His mother looked uncomfortable and Puck didn't like it.
"Would it be a problem if he were ?" He asked defensively.
"Oh god, no Noah, not at all ! I actually think that it could be a great thing for you to find someone, boy or girl." She said quickly and Puck was relieved by that statement more than he should have been.
"Okay. Well, no he's not my boyfriend he's got a boyfriend and I'm straight so..." Puck told his mom. He sounded confident but was really confused about that.
"And have you got a girlfriend where you live ?" She asked curious.
"No, I don't feel like being in a relationship right now." He answered honestly.
"You've never felt like been in a relationship anyway." She smiled at him. Puck knew she had no idea how juvie had changed him. She couldn't understand but he was okay with that.
Later that day he saw Sarah when she came back home from school and they stayed alone together in Sarah's room for two hours. She showed him how she played the guitar and Puck was impressed by the amount of things she had learned in a month. They talked about a lot of shit as they had always done and Puck was really glad to spend time with her like before.
When the day was almost over he told them a warm goodbye before going back to the bus station.