Chapter 35:

Puck entered the court room. There were two cops on each side of him, the scene was exactly the same as when he had been thrown in juvie. But this time was different, this time he was the victim and he was never going back there. Right ?

He walked down the alley surrounded by benches crowded with people he didn't know. None of his friends were there. No one of his family. Kurt was not there. He was alone in the sea of people who were there to judge him. To judge if he was lying or not, they were all giving him suspicious stares as if wondering if he was worth ruining somebody else's life. But he was the one whose life had been ruined and there were evidence to show that. People should be looking at him with sorry eyes, they should pity him instead of judge him. Puck tried to find comfort in the two cops around him, they were supposed to be here to protect him, they could not judge him. Yet, when he turned to face them, they were all professional, there were no feelings in their eyes, they walked him to his seat like robots, not even looking at him.

When he was about to sit he saw him. He was sitting on a seat on the other side of the alley. He was watching him. Puck had known since he had first told the story to the cops that the hardest part would be to face him. But now, it was harder than anything he had expected. He was looking at him with this hatred, there was no more tenderness in his eyes. Puck had thought he would be glad not to see this stare anymore, but this hatred was ten times worse. Sweat started to pearl on his forehead. His hands were moist. His hands, he could see Max's hands handcuffed resting on the little table in front of him. Those hands that had been touching him, that had been hurting him and killing him.

As much as he wanted to, he could not turn his eyes away from him. It was like they were only the two of them in the room. Staring at each other. Puck didn't manage to hide the fear the man inspired him and Max saw it and hardened his stare.

Puck was still in the alley, he had yet to sit down. But when he made a move towards his seat it happened. It was insignificant, no one else in the room saw it. But Puck did, he saw the little smile on Max's face, he saw the tenderness, the same one he had given him when they first met. The one he had given him every time he was about to take a little bit more of him. He saw it and understood that nothing he could do, nothing he could say, nothing could erase all of that. Max was there, he would have to speak. Puck would have to hear his voice. That voice he had heard too many times screaming his name in pleasure. Saying how he was wonderfully tight and how he was his favorite and...

"I can't do this." Puck said before storming out of the room. When he was in the corridor he ran into Kurt.

"Calm down Noah." Kurt said tenderly.

"Where have you been ? I couldn't … I couldn't." Puck said he was almost hyperventilating.

"I was just in the kitchen Noah, calm down it was just a dream. Open your eyes now." Kurt said.

Puck opened his eyes and found himself in his boyfriend's arms in their room in San Francisco. None of this had been real. It was just a dream.

Mr Noah Puckerman, you have been summoned by the High Court of Ohio to plead as prosecutor against Mr Maximilian Saint. You must be present at the High Court of Columbus on june 13th at 8pm.

Here is what the letter said. Well, there were other things written but Puck didn't understand them so they weren't important.

It was June 11th and they had to take the plane today to reach Lima. Puck had been having the same nightmare for the three last nights, since the day they had received the convocation.

"It will soon be over Noah." Kurt said. "Max will spend his life in jail and you will be free for the rest of yours."

"Thank you Kurt." Puck said before kissing him.

"What about me jumping on him and cutting his hands and cock ?" Puck said when they were sitting in the plane. Kurt chuckled.

"As much as I'd love to see it, and believe me I'd love to, I don't think the judge would think the same." Kurt answered.

"I'm not sure I want you to come with me for the trial." Puck said.

"Why ?" Kurt asked astonished.

"I don't want you to see him. I don't want him to see you, I don't want him to be able to hurt you." Puck explained.

"But I want to see him Noah. I want him to see that you've overcome what he's done to you. And he won't be able to hurt me, if he makes a move ten cops will jump on him." Kurt said. " I want to be here for you."

"Then you'll be." Puck smiled to him.

"Do you know who will be there ?" Puck asked. They had landed in Lima and were now in front of Kurt's house for dinner.

"My dad, Carole, Finn, your mom and Sarah I assume." Kurt answered.

"Oh I so want to see Finn's face when I kiss you, it will be priceless." Puck said grinning.

"We'll see it, the only fact of him seeing us holding hands will make him almost faint for sure." Kurt answered. They knocked at the door because they had not told anyone at what time they'd be back.

"Noaaaaah !" Sarah shrieked when she opened the door. She jumped in his arms and hugged him like she had never hugged him. She didn't know what had happened to her brother, she was too young for that. "I've so missed you !" She said.

"I've missed you too squirt." Puck answered. " I bought you a whole bunch of souvenirs from where we were." He told her, making her smile widely. They entered the house and Puck put Sarah down.

"Is he your boyfriend ?" She asked pointing at Kurt who blushed instantly.

"Yes, cute isn't he ?" He asked knowing that Kurt's face would soon become a tomato.

"Totally ! Why aren't the guys at my school as cute as you ?" She asked Kurt.

"Hey guys !" Finn said after going down the stairs. He hugged them both which was... awkward for Puck.

"Hi Finn." Kurt smiled at his brother. Finn looked around and said.

"I'm gonna tell the parents you're here." He said walking to the kitchen.

"Ready ?" Puck asked grinning at Kurt. Kurt nodded and when they heard Finn's steps going back towards the living room Puck took Kurt tightly in his arms and kissed him passionately. They heard the steps stop.

"Uh... Okay, guys could you just, I don't know, don't do that right now, Sarah's there." He said hesitantly.

"Oh I don't mind seeing them, they're cute." The little girl answered.

"But … Okay, I admit I think it's kind of weird to see you kissing." Finn admitted finally. Both of the boys burst out laughing. "You did it on purpose ?" Finn asked.

"We wanted to see your reaction, and you didn't disappoint us." Kurt said still laughing.

"Well, you were not the one watching your brother being kissed by your best friend." Finn defended himself.

"No I'm your best friend kissing your brother." Puck stated smiling. "And I'm about to start again by the way." He added leaning on Kurt again.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Burt warned but there was laughter in his voice. Yet Puck immediately stepped aside not to be in contact with Kurt in front of his dad. "I'm glad to see you back boys." He said hugging his son. Puck's mom appeared as well and took her son in her arms.

"I've missed you Noah." She said.

"What are you gonna do after the trial ?" Burt asked when they were having dinner. Puck looked at Kurt who answered

"We're going to stay here until we graduate." He said smiling. Everyone looked very happy to hear that.

"That means that you're going back to school ?" Finn asked.

"Well, since we have missed half of the year we'll catch up what we missed and go back to school when it starts again." Kurt explained.

"And what are you going to do after you graduate ?" Puck's mom asked.

"Going back to San Francisco." Puck answered. Burt dropped his cutlery at the statement.

"You were in San Francisco ? But you could have seen Helen." He said.

"We saw her. Actually, she found us." Kurt answered. "But we asked her not to tell you where we were. She's the one gave us the way to receive letters from you. She helped us a lot and she'll be here for the trial." Kurt explained.

"I'll need to have a word with her." Burt stated.

"Wait, you can't blame her dad she's been all kinds of-"

"Who says I'm gonna blame her ? I need to thank her for all that she did for you." He answered.

"Did you live at her place ?" Finn asked.

"No we lived with students who were really cool." Puck answered.

"Mom, can Noah and Kurt have babies ?" Sarah asked curiously. " I want them to have a baby as cool as they are and he'll be my baby doll." She said. Kurt blushed instantly and Puck was certain that the heat in his cheeks didn't go unnoticed as well.

"They can't have a baby like women do Sarah, you will learn it at school." Rebecca answered smiling.

"That's crap I want them to have a baby !" Sarah pouted.

"Sarah language." Her mom said severely. Everyone around the table laughed.

Puck entered the court room. Kurt and he were late so the room was already crowded with people. They walked along the alley towards their seats. Kurt would have to sit behind Puck, he couldn't sit next to him. But he was there and that was all that mattered. Puck scanned the room, ready to challenge anyone who would dare judging him. But there was no one to judge him. People looked at him with sympathetic eyes. On the front benches were a lot of people he knew, more than he would have expected. He caught sight of Burt, Carole, Finn and his mom. The woman sitting on the other side of Burt was aunt Helen, she smiled at them when they passed by her. She had been so much of a support for them. Puck saw some school faces too. There were Mike, Santana, Artie, Mercedes, Sam, Quinn and Mr Schue. The sight of all his friends being there for him was a blessing. He assumed that the others didn't come because they were too fragile, or in the case of Britanny too innocent, to hear what had happened.

He was not alone. When Puck turned his head to face Max, there was not an ounce of fear in his eyes, the man looked at him with the hardest stare Puck had ever seen, but the Mohawk boy didn't mind, and gave him back his stare. Yet when Max smiled tenderly at Kurt, Puck flinched but Kurt was there and he squeezed his hand to give him the strength to go on, like the first time he had told him his story. And it gave him enough strength to not go back, he gave one last smile to his boyfriend and sat down on his seat. He was going to overcome all this. Was going to win against Max and have a happy life while the monster would be rotting in jail for the rest of his life. He was sure of it.

A/N: Hey ! So here this story comes to an end. Sadly.

I want to thank you all for following me all along, it was a real pleasure to share this story with you.

If you could tell me what you think of the whole story that would be utterly cool from you !

One last time,I love you all !

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Ant.

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