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"Is there anyone that we can talk to?"

"Why can't you just tell me?" Blaine demanded. He was very aware that the doctor was getting very annoyed with him but Blaine didn't care. His feelings had come back very strongly after he had seen Kurt get wheeled through into the ER and he wanted answers more than anything. Blaine was sure that he was still running on adrenaline and shock which was the reason that he hadn't fully and completely broken down.

"Because you are not a family member and you are not 18." The doctor said in what was supposed to be a patient tone.

"I don't care. He's my boyfriend." Blaine knew he was pushing it and just being Kurt's boyfriend would get him nowhere but he was still trying.

"Please Blaine, do you have any contact numbers for Kurt's family members? We need to contact them, or you can if you would like." The doctor said and Blaine sighed.

"I have his dad's phone number. I can call him and explain?" Blaine suggested.

"Sounds good. I need to get back to Kurt but I will be back later. I hope his parents will be here by then because I cannot tell you anything Blaine."

The doctor walked off, leaving Blaine grumbling as he pulled out his phone. Realizing what he was about to do, he stared at his phone. He was about to call Burt, telling him that his son was in the hospital in critical condition and that this had happened when he was supposed to be at school and not in the hospital.

"I guess I just have to do this." He mumbled to himself as he dialed Burt's cellphone.

"Burt Hummel speaking?"

"Hi Mr. Hummel, this is Blaine."

"How many times have I told you to call me Burt Blaine? Why are you calling me? Shouldn't you be in class right now?"

"There's sort of an issue."

"What's wrong? Where's Kurt? Is he okay?"

"No." Blaine replied and that was when the real tears hit. He started to sob over the phone, sobs racking his entire body. He was vaguely aware of Burt trying to get him to talk but Blaine couldn't catch his breath enough to speak. The phone dropped onto the floor as he himself sank to the floor, holding his head in his hands. He was aware that there were other voices around him but he didn't recognize them until one directly spoke to him.

"Blaine, who are you talking to?"

"Kurt's dad." Blaine responded to David's question.

"Just let it out." Wes' voice said as someone put their hand on Blaine's shoulder.

And let it out Blaine did. He cried for about 10 more minutes before he finally lifted his head up. When he did, he could see the other Warblers who had been at the beach with him. David was just hanging up the phone looking at him, Wes was the one with his hand on Blaine's shoulder and Jeff and Nick were sitting on the floor beside Wes.

"Explained things to his dad. He said he'll be here soon." David said putting the phone out for Blaine to take.

"Did you tell him how it was my fault?" Blaine asked, feeling miserable. The other four all looked at him.

"What on earth are you talking about?" Nick asked.

"It's my fault. He had mentioned that his stomach hurt and I still let him go into that water. I didn't stop him." Blaine replied. He started at a spot on the floor, not looking at the other four.

"Blaine!" Wes snapped and Blaine looked up. "There is no way that it is your fault. We know Kurt; he wouldn't have let a small stomachache stop him."

"If it's anyone's fault Blaine, it's mine." David said plopping himself onto the ground. "I could tell that he was off when we were at the buoy and I didn't stop him from going back. And then I swam in front of him, instead of behind him. I could have gotten to him quicker."

"Okay, this is going to turn into a game of "Who is more at fault" here so let's stop right now. There is no one at fault." Nick said quickly. "We could all say that we could have done something else quicker or better. This wasn't anyone's fault, this was an accident. Accidents happen."

"I was completely unhelpful though." Blaine said. He was so angry at himself for not doing anything and now he couldn't stop his feelings from coming out.

"Now what do you mean?" Jeff asked, his eyes narrowed.

"I did nothing on that beach. Wes performed CPR; David was the one to get him out of the water, Nick called 9-1-1 and he and Jeff got the paramedics over to us. I basically sat there like a lemon, doing nothing but beg." Blaine said.

"Enough Blaine. Would you please stop blaming yourself for this? You were in shock on the beach and we get that. Luckily we are all prepared for your complete unhelpful nature." Jeff said.

Blaine looked up, new tears forming in his eyes.

"That was a joke Blaine." Jeff sighed.

"Blaine, you need to stop though. Jeff is right, you were in shock. The day turned from such a happy day to almost tragic in about 5 minutes. I think all of us were in shock at some point and then running on adrenaline." David said.

"I broke down in the car on the way over here." Nick stated.

"What did they say? Were you told anything? As to why he suddenly got a cramp there?" Wes asked and Blaine broke down into a new round of tears.

"Is it that bad?" Jeff asked, his voice sounding extremely worried.

"Appendix burst." Blaine managed to get out between sobs.

"His appendix burst? Is that why his stomach was hurting?" David asked. Blaine nodded as the tears continued to pour down his face.

"They do surgery for that right?" Jeff asked.

"Paramedic-said-said-it-was-com-complicated with him-near-nearly-dying." Blaine said between gasps of air.

"Blaine, you need to calm down. I know you are upset and probably coming off the adrenaline high right now but you need to calm down. I'm afraid a nurse will come over here with a sedative and we really don't want that and neither do you." Wes said. Blaine looked at his face and saw that Wes looked absolutely alarmed at the state that Blaine was in right now.

"Kurt Hummel. We're his parents." A familiar voice made Blaine look up. He could see Kurt's dad and step-mom standing at the receptionist desk.

"Burt." Blaine called and the man looked around, his face concerned and growing more concerned when he saw the five boys sitting on the ground, Blaine's face tear-stained and puffy. He strode over to Blaine, Carole following.

"What happened?" He demanded, getting so close to Blaine's face that Blaine actually flinched back.

"Burt. Nicer words. You're scaring him." Carole said softly.

"I want to know what happened. You are supposed to be at school, in class, and I get a phone call from you which you then proceed to break down on and I talk to someone I don't actually know."

"That would be me." David said.

"Blaine, why were you skipping school and what happened?" Carole asked more softly than Burt had. She reached over and stroked Blaine's cheek, the gesture almost enough to start Blaine off again.

"We went to the beach that we rented out. It was a stupid decision but we did it anyways. Everything was fine except Kurt had complained once about his stomach hurting. He and I were on the beach and then he went into the water. I asked him about his stomach and he said it was fine." Blaine stopped to take a breath and before he could start again, David started.

"We were racing out to a buoy a little ways out. He seemed really puffed when we reached the buoy and I asked him if he was okay, which he said he was. We followed the others back to the beach and I was just in front of him. Jeff yelled at me to turn around and I saw him go under the first time. He went under 3 times and didn't come back up after the 3rd. I pulled him up and dragged him back to land where we called 911 and Wes performed CPR." David explained.

"The paramedic shocked him twice to get him back. She then realized his appendix might have burst." Blaine looked at Burt as he said this. Burt looked like he had aged a good 20 years in the past 5 minutes hearing this. If Blaine hadn't been blaming himself so badly for the incident, he would have felt terrible for the man.

"Is there a doctor around here anywhere?" Carole asked.

"There was one. He said he'd be back in a little while." Blaine replied.

"Burt, you should sit down." Carole helped Burt into one of the plastic chairs that were a few yards away while the five boys remained on the floor.

"Blaine? Do you want to sit in one of the chairs too?" Nick asked Blaine gently. Blaine just shook his head, staring at the floor.

"Blaine." Blaine lifted his head to the sound of his voice. He wasn't aware when he had fallen asleep but he was aware that he was lying down on three of the plastic chairs. He sat up and saw Nick on his left; he was the one who had called to Blaine.

"What time is it?" Blaine asked, trying to rub his eyes to get the sleep out of them.

"Half past five. Wes and David went back to Dalton for Warbler practice so Jeff and I are here until they come back to get us with the car." Nick nodded to the other side of Blaine and Blaine could see Jeff sitting there. He gave Blaine a tight smile. "We have to tell them about everything though."

"Where are Carole and Burt? And Kurt? How is he? Nick, did you hear anything?" Blaine sat up so suddenly it made his head spin for a moment and Nick put his hand on Blaine's shoulder.

"Steady there." Nick said. After a few moments, he removed his arm. "Kurt's parents went to talk to the doctor. I woke you up because they just came into the room."

Blaine jerked his head towards where he saw Burt and Carole coming into the room. He wanted to run over to them and demand to know what they had been told but he held his composure, asking them when they got closer instead. Burt shook his head and went to sit down while Carole occupied the chair where Blaine's feet had been.

"Blaine, before I start to tell you this, it's not great news. Okay?" Carole's eyes were sad and Blaine had to swallow hard before nodding.

"His appendix did indeed burst. And it happened in the water. The doctor doesn't understand why he didn't show any symptoms besides his stomach hurting a bit though. Usually people throw up or have a fever and it didn't appear that Kurt showed any of that, unless he just didn't say anything."

"I wouldn't put that past him." Blaine muttered. "Sorry, go on."

"I'm afraid the news gets even worse from there. They had to get Kurt stable from the near-drowning before they could even think of putting him under an anesthesia and operating. By the time they had done that, the poison from Kurt's appendix bursting had spread. They operated because they had to, not because they wanted to, and they lost him three times on the table."

Carole's eyes were sparkling with tears and Blaine was finding it hard to breathe. He was aware of Nick's hand on his shoulder and he could feel it shaking.

"He survived and they got through the surgery. He's on a ventilator now and in the ICU. They were able to get rid of a lot of the poison but Kurt is still extremely sick. He's unconscious right now and they aren't sure when he will wake up. They don't believe he is in a coma, they just don't know. There could also be complications. Kurt also has a fever right now and they are trying to bring that down."

Blaine started sobbing again and he felt, rather than saw, Carole put her arms around him. He leaned his head on her shoulder and just let the tears flow. When he looked up a short time later, he didn't see Nick or Jeff, just Carole looking at him, sadly.

"Your friends? They went to find coffee." Carole said looking at him. She moved back a little, keeping Blaine at arm's length as he looked at him. "Do you really blame yourself Blaine?"

"Who told you that?" Blaine mumbled.

"The dark haired boy. Is that Nick?" Carole asked and Blaine nodded.

"Blaine, this wasn't anyone's fault."

"Burt was so angry when he came in though."

"Oh Blaine. You know Burt, he's a big softie at heart. He's just very concerned about Kurt right now, as we all are. And Burt doesn't like hospitals, can you blame him?" Carole asked.

"Blaine!" Jeff said as he walked over to where Carole and Blaine were.

"What?"

"We have to go. David is here and you have to come too. The headmaster found out and wants all of us in his office as soon as we get back to Dalton." Jeff said. "Nick is already in the car but I was told to come and get you."

"What?" Blaine sputtered. "I can't leave!"

"Blaine, we don't have a choice right now. We are in trouble enough. Please don't extend that." Jeff said, sounding serious.

"Blaine, you should go. I have your phone number; I'll text you and let you know. You need to get some sleep and eat something. Come back tomorrow okay?" Carole said. Blaine looked at her for a few minutes before getting up and following Jeff out of the room, to where David and Nick were waiting.

"You are all lucky I am suspending any of you." The principal said seriously. He had Blaine, Wes, David, Nick and Jeff in his office and had been talking to them for the past 10 minutes. Blaine had been staring at the same point on his desk for those 10 minutes, not partaking in any of the conversation.

"Mr. Anderson, what do you have to say for yourself?" Blaine jumped when he realized he was being addressed. He realized he had no idea what the last comment the principal had made was.

"About what?"

"About what you did today?"

"It was one of the worst days of my life and that includes all of the hospital visits I have endured due to bullying. I thought I was going to lose one of the most important people in my life and there is still a strong chance that I could." Blaine replied. The principal looked shocked and the other four were looking at Blaine with mixed expressions of shock and awe on their faces.

"Yes, because of all of your foolish decisions today, one of your classmates nearly died and could still die. You boys did not make good decisions today." The principal replied.

"Sir, Kurt would probably still be in the hospital right now even if we had stayed at Dalton and not skipped classes. His appendix probably would have still burst and we would be in a very familiar situation as we are now, except you wouldn't be meeting with us right now and we'd all still be at the hospital." Jeff spoke up.

"Be as it may boys, you will all receive detention for the next 10 days. You will still be able to attend Warbler practice due to Sectionals next week but nothing else. And I will hear no complaining about this." The principal held his hands up against the protests that had come out of Wes', Nick's and Jeff's mouths. David was looking at Blaine who was staring at the desk again. The detention meant it would be very difficult for Blaine to get to Lima to visit Kurt unless he skipped class again, or skipped detention.

He got up with the others as they left the principals' office and they made it out into the hallway before anyone said anything.

"Blaine, I know that look. Do not skip these detentions. You could get into more trouble and that would not help you or Kurt out." David said.

"How can I go see him otherwise David? I can't skip class again and after school and Warbler practice is the only time I can go see him!" Blaine nearly screamed.

"Whoa. You can go see him on Saturday and Sunday." Wes suggested.

"It's Tuesday Wes. I can't wait until Saturday." Blaine snapped back. "I should be there right now."

"Okay Blaine, we get that you are upset about this. We are too, and extremely worried. But please stop taking it out on us when we are the only ones who really know what happened and won't be asking you loads of questions about it." Jeff responded.

"All of the other Warblers know something is up and they will ask you what is wrong Blaine. So don't push us away when we can help you with those, okay?" Wes asked.