I have zero excuses...here's chapter 3...
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Inside Kurt's basement, he picks Single Ladies. Kurt, Brittany, and Tina all dance wearing unitards.
Nick chuckled almost to himself as he watched Blaine's expression. The other teen looked like he was in a dream as he watched Kurt in the leotard.
Suddenly Burt's hand pushes a buttonand stops the music. He looks disapproving.
"Dad! You're home early." Kurt squeaks out.
"Deadliest Catch is on." Burt said in explanation walking towards his son before adding. "What are you wearing?"
"Uh oh." Wes and David said together, they were still worrying about the 'homophobic' father.
Blaine, Nick, and Jeff all frowned. They were all worried about how Kurt's father would handle his sexuality.
"It's a unitard." He admits before freezing. "Guys wear them to, uh, work out nowadays. Do sports. They wick sweat from the body." He tried to explain it away.
Jeff winced this time, "Nice try but I'm not sure he's gonna buy it."
Burt puts a finger in Kurt's unitard, letting it snap back into place. He nods in acceptance.
"F-f-f-football!" Tina stutters out in exclamation.
"Still stuttering." Nick said with a nod.
Jeff looked thoughtful, "Must not be long since the first episode."
"I'd give it a week or two." Blaine agreed nodding his head.
Kurt sends a quick glare her way before adding, "Yeah, all the guys in football wear them. They're jock chic." Burt doesn't look convinced.
"I wonder if we could get the Dalton football team to wear them?" Nick asked thoughtfully.
Jeff pouted, "Why the football team? You already have a boyfriend!"
Nick gave a slightly girlish giggle, "Come on, you have to admit that Cameron Davis would look good in one."
Jeff and Blaine looked thoughtful at that as Wes and David rolled their eyes at the gay guys in the group.
Brittany nods, though you can tell she has no idea what she's agreeing to. "Totally. Kurt's on the football team now." Kurt sent a glare her way. "He's the kicker – that's the smallest guy on the field, right?"
Kurt looks like he's deflating a bit, he's worried. "Yeah. Brit and Tina were just helping me with some conditioningwork."
Burt nods, looking his son up and down. "Hmm. Really." Kurt nodded too. "You know, I played in JC before I busted up my knee, popping wheelies on my third bike."
"Cool. I guess we'll have something to talk about, then." Kurt chuckles uncomfortably.
"So one of you two his girlfriend?" Burt blurts out.
Kurt seems to freeze for a minute before grabbing Tina's hand. "But I'm not ready to be exclusive just yet."
There were some winces at that, "Is it bad that I'm like, really worried about a homophobic father?" Wes said with pained eyes.
There were some shaking heads, they all agreed with the Asian with a gavel problem.
Burt hums and nods. "Alright, just keep the music down. I can't hear myself think up there." Burt turns and starts to head up the stairs but he pauses and says, "And hey, Kurt. Be sure to get me a ticketto your first game."
"Oh shit."
"Well now he's screwed."
"How's he gonna get out of this one?"
Blaine and Nick rolled their eyes at the other three boys who were entirely to invested in the videos. Not like they were any different.
Kurt nods very quickly, once his had is up the stairs his face falls. He finally realizes what he's gotten himself into.
In the choir room all of the club members have left except for Finn and Kurt who are on their way out.
Kurt stops Finn before he can reach the door. "Finn? I needed to ask you something."
Finn freezes, he's uncomfortable but he's trying not to show it. "Thanks, but I already have a date to the prom. But I'm flattered! I know how important dances are to teen gays."
Kurt was quick to respond, "I'm not gay."
"At least he doesn't seem homophobic." Jeff said with a small grin.
Blaine rolled his eyes, "It still sucks that they all assume he's gay. I mean, we know he is, he told that Mercedes girl. But I feel bad that his closet is made of glass."
"It would really suck if he really were straight." Nick said with a thoughtful expression. "Then everyone would think he was gay when he really wasn't."
Wes just gave Nick a 'what the hell' look, "Then let's just be glad that the kid really is gay."
"We don't even know if this is real!" David exclaimed looking at the other boys with wide eyes.
Blaine shrugged, "I think we gave up denying it at this point. We're gonna act like it's real until we're proven otherwise."
"Yeah because Blainey-boy has a crush on Kurtie." Wes said with a chuckle as Blaine smacked him with a pillow from the couch.
Finn turns back, he doesn't believe it. "Oh."
"I just… I needed a favor." He asks with a slight grin.
Cut to the football field. The football players are all doing drills while the coach blows his whistle.
"This is not that difficult, gentlemen, let's go." He yells.
Kurt and Finn are on the field, Finn stretching and Kurt's holding a football helmet. "Just relax, okay? Remember what I told you. Keep your eye on the ball…don't try to aim it. Okay, put your helmet on." Finn says gently.
They all stared at the screen in shock. Wes was the first one to break the silence. "Well, there's one way to get out of this mess."
"To actually join the football team." David finished.
"What the hell! They'll kill him!" Blaine exclaimed in horror watching the screen.
"It'll mess up my hair." Kurt counters.
Nick smirked, "I love it how that's what he's worried about."
"I can so see Nick and Kurt being best friends." Jeff said looking for agreement from the other teens.
Wes and David nodded slowly, "I think they'd be great friends but I think Kurt and Blaine will be besties." Wes admitted with a sly grin over to a blushing Blaine.
"Put your…put your helmet on, okay?" Finn says, stuttering slightly while helping Kurt put the helmet on. "That's good. Red's your color." He teased.
David looked thoughtful, "I think they'd make cute friends."
"The Quaterback and the Gay kid?" Wes asked making a face.
Nick and Blaine nodded while Jeff looked thoughtful, "I can see it."
"Thank you for helping me with this, Finn. You're really cool." Kurt says sincerely.
Finn let out a little sigh. "Well, I figure, the more crossover between Glee and football, the easier my life's gonna be." Kurt starts to walk away and Finn stops him calmly. "Woah. Woah, woah, where are you going?"
"To get my music ready." The male diva states.
There were some wide eyes at that, "What does he mean by 'get his music ready'?" Jeff asked carefully. No one could answer him.
"Wh-what? Are you nuts? You can't use that!"
"But we did when we were rehearsing."
"Practicing. And no one was around!" Finn let out a humorless chuckle. "Look, do you know how much interference I had to run with these guys just to get you this try-out? If you do it your way, they're gonna kill you!"
All of the boys seemed to pale at that. Blaine had a slightly green coloring as well.
"My body is like a rum chocolate soufflé. If I don't warm it up right, it doesn't rise. If I'm doing this, I'm doing it my way." Kurt says firmly turning from Finn to get his music.
Wes gave a weak chuckle, "There's the sass Blainey-boy likes so much."
No one responded, they were all to nervous for the countertenor.
Puck walks up to Finn, "So are you two an item now, or…? He doesn't belong here!"
"You joined Acafellas, what's the difference?" Finn pointed out.
"I'm a stud, dude. I could wear a dress to school and people would think it's cool." Puck states arrogantly.
David rolled his eyes and scoffed, "The arrogance of these people makes me sick."
"Hey! Maybe Kurtie could come here!" Wes exclaimed excitedly.
Blaine rolled his eyes, "Not everyone can afford to come here, Wes."
Wes pouted, "He could get a musical scholarship! He'd be a fantastic addition to the Warblers!"
The coach blows his whistle causing Finn and Puck to turn and face him. "Everybody take a knee." The team surrounds the coach and 'take a knee'.
"Six games. Our kicker, Mr. Langenthaal, is zero for twelve in field goal attempts. As most of you statistically minded people know, THAT SUCKS! So Mr. Langenthaal will thusly be in charge of hydration services. The next player that can get a football between those uprights will get his job."
Kurt slowly makes his way through the players to tap the coach on the shoulder. "Hi, I'm Kurt Hummel, and I'll be auditioning for the role of kicker."
There were some nervous chuckles at that. Blaine thought Kurt was absolutely adorable.
Several football players laugh, and Kurt looks at them in disgust. Finn nods his head in moral support. Kurt makes his way to the center of the field with a CD player, and Finn walks by his side with a football.
Finn puts the football down and holds it for Kurt. Kurt turns the stereo on and "Single Ladies" plays. Kurt dances to the music and kicks the football. It goes all the way through the uprights at a high velocity. Kurt takes off his helmet and tilts his head.
All of the teens were looking at the screen in shock.
"Holy shit."
"Damn that kid has a good kick."
"He could be in the Warblers and the Football team!"
"Shut up, Wes!" The other four exclaimed. The head Warbler pouted.
The coach rushes up to him.
"That was good, right?" Kurt asked innocently.
Finn chuckles in amazement, "Aha, yeah."
"That was good?"
"Yeah."
"Can you do that with the game on the line and ten gorillas bearing down on you wanting nothing more than to taste your sweet virgin blood?" The coach asks harshly, his hands on Kurt's shoulders.
"Mm, sounds like fun." Kurt says shrugging.
The boys laughed at that, "He would find that fun." Jeff said rolling his eyes in amusement.
"Can I have my music?"
"If you kick like that, you can wear a tutu, for all I care!" he then turns to the team, "Gentlemen! We have found ourselves a kicker!" he rustled Kurt's hair and the boy gave them all the Queen wave. Finn just smirked.
"He is literally the best person I have ever met."
Blaine looked at Wes in concern, "But you haven't met him yet, Wes."
"Again, we don't even know if he actually exists!"
"Shut up, David!" Blaine, Wes, Nick, and Jeff all exclaimed. They would not allow David to ruin the awesomeness that was Kurt.
Puck watches in disgust.
Back in the choir room the football team is in full uniform. Mr. Schue is trying to teach them basic dance moves. "Uh, five, six, seven, eight, step ball change, up! Den, den, den, deh. Buh, buh, buh, uh, buh, buh, buh."
The team sucks and Mr. Schue sighs. "That's good, guys. Your hips are still a little tight. Okay? It's just like you're playing football. It's all about the lateral movements. Just stay low, and…"
Kurt tries to interject. "Watch Kurt." Mr. Schue said in defeat.
Kurt then attempts to teach the team the choreography to "Single Ladies" It is a bit better than the last attempt, but the team still sucks.
"Alright, boys. Five, six, seven, hand, hand, point to the finger, hip, head. Oh! Sneak attack, back to the ring. Comb through the hair. Slap the butt."
Wes chuckled softly and nudged David. He motioned for the other teen to watch Blaine. The hair-gelled boy was staring at the screen in shock and, of course, admiration.
The coach blows his whistle loudly. "Okay, that's enough for today, gentlemen. We'll…work on it. Just hit the showers."
Kurt walks up to the coach, "Um, Coach, I don't mean to interject, but um, I think we should end with a show circle." The coach narrows his eyes but doesn't say anything.
On the football field the team is preparing for the game. "Well, I think we, uh, really came together this week as a team." Finn says confidently.
Pucks scoffs, "Yeah, a gay team. A big gay team of dancing gays." Kurt's smile falls.
All five boys rolled their eyes, "If they're as bad as this video suggests then they should be willing to do anything to win." Wes said, he had enough of the jocks homophobia at McKinley.
"Seriously, Finn." One of the player interrupted. "It was fun in practice and all, but we can't do that out here in front of everybody! It'll make us even more of a joke."
Kurt just stares at Finn almost begging him to do something. But the players are already going onto the field and putting their helmets on.
"Divert right. Eighty-seven on one. Break." Finn calls.
"Break!" The team yells.
The Ref blows the whistle to start the game and a player from the other team yells rudely to Finn. "Yo, QB! Your momma's so fat, the back of her neck looks like a pack of hot dogs. Give me some ketchup!"
Finn ignores the player and instead calls, "Down, set, hut!"
The team does badly and everyone groans. Finn calls the next play, "Punch and Judy on one, break!"
Again the team fails and the coach is visibly frustrated. " Come on!" the coach yells.
As this is happening Burt is making his way up the bleachers. Kurt sees him and starts jumping up and down. "Dad! Dad!" Burt waves subtly, "I told you! I told you!"
There was some chuckles at that. "He's so cute!" Nick exclaimed, causing Jeff and Blaine to glare at him and Wes and David to chuckle.
Back on the field the game continues, "Jordan versus Bird on one!" Finn exclaims, starting to get frustrated.
"Run!" The coach yells before his player hits the ground. He throws his stuff on the ground. The scoreboard then changes. There are only twelve seconds left in the game. Burt doesn't look happy in the bleachers.
"Cupid tips on one, break!" Finn yells before looking at the timer, then Kurt, Quinn, and Mr. Schue in the stands. With one second remaining, he calls for a time out.
"Time out!" he calls before turning to Puck. "Dude. We gotta do it."
"We will be jokes for the rest of our high school lives." Puck countered.
"We're already jokes!" Finn exclaimed, "I don't wanna be a Lima loser for the rest of my life."
"Wooohooo!" Wes yelled, "Finally someone talking sense!"
Puck looks from Quinn and the cheerleaders and the rude player from before starts taunting Puck. "Yo, left tackle! Your momma's so fat, her cereal comes with its own lifeguard. Like Baywatch!"
"Hey, ankle grabber. I had sex with your mother." Puck said walking towards the player. "No, seriously. I cleaned your pool, and then I had sex with her in your bed. Nice Star Wars sheets."
The player seems to be at a loss. Puck then turns back to Finn. "Let's do it, captain."
There was silence at that, "What. The. Hell."
Finn nods and turns to the team, "Come on, huddle up! Huddle up! Okay. "Ring On It" on three." The team does not look convinced. "Yeah. Alright? Come on! On three! One, two, three, break!"
"Break." They replied less enthusiastically.
"Hut, one, two, three. Let's hit it!" Then Finn makes a motion, and suddenly "Single Ladies" is playing over the intercom. The whole football team dances to the song, the opposing team looks incredibly confused.
"Hike!"
Finn passes the football to Puck, who makes it all the way to the end of the field. The coach and the fans all cheer. The score is tied.
There were some cheers at that. "Wait!" Jeff yelled, "If it's tied that means Kurt gets to kick!"
"Oh God." Blaine said softly, "They're literally gonna kill him."
Wes winced, "Poor Kurtie, and we never got to meet him!"
"You moron." Jeff said shaking his head, "If this Satan and Britt sent us these then Kurt's alive! It didn't say we needed to save him from moronic football players who could kill him!"
"It said we needed to save him from a broken heart." Nick said softly causing Blaine to frown.
The coach turns to Kurt, "You're up, kid. You make this and we win. You make this and you die a legend."
"Can I pee first?" The coach doesn't answer, instead he shoves something into his hands and pats his back. Kurt then makes his way onto the field.
"God, he's so little." Burt says worriedly.
Blaine nodded in agreement with Kurt's father as the other boys cheered him on.
Kurt makes a motion with his hand. A short portion of "Single Ladies" again plays over the intercom. Kurt dances for a few seconds, and then kicks the ball and makes the field goal.
The Ref blows his whistle. The game is over…they won.
They all cheered in excitement for Kurt while Blaine let out a sigh of relief.
Burt is on his feet cheering excitedly, "That's my son! That is my boy!"
"That's sweet." Nick said with a grin.
Jeff frowned, "But what happens when he actually comes out to his dad?"
"Will he still be 'sweet'?" David asked carefully.
The team lifts Kurt onto their shoulders as they all cheer.
Puck smiles but when he looks over to see Finn and Quinn kissing his smile disappears.
The scene changes to Kurt's basement where he is sitting at a mirror spraying his face with some sort of skin care product. Burt walks down the stairs and nods at Kurt, as if asking him what he's doing.
"Nighttime skin care is a big part of my post-game ritual." Kurt explains softly.
Burt sighs, "Well, I don't know what to say about that, but, uh… I was really proud of you tonight, Kurt. I wish your mom would have been there, I mean… alive."
There were some sympathetic looks at that.
"Thanks." Kurt said softly, almost thoughtfully. Burt starts to turn away but Kurt stops him with a soft, "Dad?"
Kurt stands and turns to face his dad. Burt turns to look Kurt in the eyes. "I…have something that I wanna say. I'm glad that you're proud of me, but I don't wanna lie anymore. Being a part of the Glee Club and football has really showed me that I can be anything, and… what I am… is… I'm gay."
There was a collective intake of breath. They were all worried about how Kurt's dad would handle the news of his son's sexuality.
"I know." Were the only words out of Burt Hummel's mouth.
"What?!"
"I'm so confused."
Kurt looks surprised and slightly worried. "Really?"
"I've known since you were three." He said with a slight smirk. "All you wanted for your birthday was a pair of sensible heels."
There were some laughs at that. "Smart kid." Nick said with a grin. They were all relieved that his father was taking it so well.
He explained with a shrug. "I guess I'm not totally in love with the idea, but if that's who you are, there's nothing I can do about it. And I love you just as much." He stated firmly, almost as if making sure Kurt knew that he'd love him either way. "Okay?" He put his hand on Kurt's shoulder.
Blaine glanced down at that, he wished he had a father like that. His father didn't beat him or anything for his sexuality. He just kind of ignored it. He sent him to Dalton after the Sadie Hawkins dance but he never really got him.
Kurt leaned into the touch and hugged his dad tight.
"Thanks for telling me, Kurt." Burt said letting go of his tight hold on his son.
Kurt nods, his face a bright red as Burt turns to head for the stairs. "You're sure, right?" he asks just in case.
Kurt was back at his mirror as he nodded and said firmly, "Yeah, Dad. I'm sure."
"I'm just checking."
"That was really cute." Nick said with a grin.
The other boys nodded in agreement, "I think Kurt's dad is awesome!" Wes exclaimed with a smirk.