A/N: So... I'm sorry for taking so long to update. I guess I just wasn't in the right mood?

*(sort of) important notice!* Also - I've decided that this fic might not become much longer, as I don't want it to seem like the only times Kurt and Finn talk is over a glass of milk at night, or as if they talk about every little thing that happens at McKinley (Kurt probably has the girls for that), or as if all they do is have these lady chats. I'm sorry about that, but that's just how it is. I'm not sure if I'll ever really finish this story (who knows, there may just be some awesome opportunities for new chapters in season 3, or I'm suddenly inspired by something from season 2), but I probably won't update this very soon. Still, I didn't want to unexpectedly set this as 'completed' or post just this notice as a new chapter (I personally hate it when that happens, no offence), so I had to wait until I wrote a new chapter :)

Anyway, hopefully you'll enjoy this chapter, and please leave a review at the bottom! :D

Humming to himself, Kurt searched through his closet, looking for the perfect outfit to wear the next day – his second day back at McKinley. A couple of months ago, he wouldn't have thought that day would ever come, but here he was. Fresh out of Dalton, back to the school that had once been his own personal hell. From a school where he'd never been tortured, bullied, or even looked at the wrong way, and where he'd been more academically challenged than he'd ever thought possible, he'd gone back to the complete opposite: McKinley was about as far from a sanctuary for any teenager as any school could get. Plus, Kurt was sure that after just a couple of months at Dalton, he would barely have to study for his tests at McKinley until far into his senior year.

But he wouldn't have it any other way. The Warblers had become true friends to him, but New Directions was still his family. And while the Dalton Academy uniform certainly didn't look that bad (on Blaine, for instance), Kurt had missed being able to dress like himself for five days a week.

Noticing a huge figure hulking just outside his bedroom, he smiled.

"You know you can just knock on the door, Finn," he called out, and the figure moved away slightly before opening the door (which had previously been only slightly ajar) further.

"How'd you know it was me?" Finn asked, blinking. He was balancing two mugs in his hands and placed them on Kurt's desk right after stepping into the room.

Kurt chuckled. "I don't know anyone else who's as tall as you are," he reminded his stepbrother, before moving over to take a better look at the mugs.

Warm milk.

He should've known.

But still – Finn never brought him warm milk unless he wanted to talk about something.

"What's wrong?" he therefore asked, a little concerned.

Finn shrugged, standing awkwardly in the middle of the room. "Why didn't anyone tell me you were transferring today?" he blurted out.

Oh. Right.

Now it was Kurt's turn to shrug. "I didn't want the news to get out before I got there," he replied sheepishly.

"Mercedes knew."

"That wasn't the plan," Kurt tried to assure Finn. "I accidentally let it slip last night on the phone. She did keep it a secret, though. Nobody else knew."

"But I'm your stepbrother," Finn objected. "I would've kept it a secret too, you know. Now you knew, and my mum, and your dad, and I was the only one in this house who didn't know."

"You knew I was coming back though, right?" Kurt asked. He wasn't sure if Finn really would've managed to keep his transfer a secret, but he appreciated the sentiment anyway.

Finn nodded. "Yeah, you made that clear. But I didn't know you'd be back so soon! The guys and I didn't even have the chance to form a protection unit around you to keep you safe!"

"That's what the bully whips are for, remember?"

Finn rolled his eyes – a habit he must've picked up from Kurt, because it definitely wasn't something Finn normally did – and said, "Yeah, well, none of us really trusts Karofsky, least of all your dad." He glanced at Kurt carefully. "He – uh… he told me to keep an eye on you. And I will. And so will the other guys in Glee, and I'm sure the girls will as well. We're not going to let anyone harm you in any way. Not this time."

Kurt smiled. "Thanks," he said quietly. He didn't trust himself to say more about the subject, fearing that he might just start crying. Who knew how Finn would react to that. "That's… really sweet," he added in the end.

Already, Finn looked a bit awkward. Gesturing for him to sit down somewhere, Kurt took the mugs off of his desk again and handed one to Finn once he was seated.

"Did you make this?" he asked a little suspiciously, glancing at the milk.

Finn shook his head. "No, mum did," he responded. He seemed to shrink a couple of inches before adding, "She always does when you're not here to bring me some milk. And now you were busy, so I asked her if she could do it now as well."

Smiling slightly, Kurt finally sipped his milk, and was surprised to realise that Carole's milk wasn't even half bad. Alright, maybe that was a little mean. Obviously, Carole must've been preparing milk for a longer time than Kurt had, so it was only natural that hers was good as well.

"I'll try to remember it tomorrow," he promised. Truth was, he hadn't thought that Finn was very fond of this new tradition of drinking milk together every night, and would take Kurt's transfer back as the perfect opportunity to put a stop to said tradition. It appeared that he couldn't have been more wrong.

"And the Warblers knew," Finn suddenly commented. Kurt looked up to see his stepbrother stare at him. "When did you tell them?" Finn frowned. "Is that why you weren't here last night?"

"It is," Kurt admitted. "Of course they knew, Finn. I had to tell them I was leaving. Very soon. Last night was the only option. I couldn't just not show up anymore." There had been an impromptu goodbye party in the Warblers' meeting room; a sleepover with lots of food that Kurt normally wouldn't touch with a six-foot-long pole, a couple of movies, some songs and too many stories of all kinds.

And a heart-to-heart between Kurt and the guy who'd delivered the pizzas – but that wasn't something he was about to tell Finn. He'd already told Blaine about Sam's family's current troubles, but Sam had made him promise not to let anyone at McKinley know.

"I wonder when they had the time to rehearse that song they sang to you," Finn said with a frown. "They didn't dance much, but they didn't have more than an hour to practise, right?"

Kurt was staring ahead with a silly smile on his face. Right, the performance. He, Kurt Hummel, had been serenaded in a public setting today, by his incredibly sweet and dapper boyfriend. Who was so out and proud that he didn't mind going to a school that was possibly the most conservative and gay-hating one in the state, just to see him off.

"I think it's something they'd been working on for a longer time," he replied in the end. After all, Blaine had noticed the week before, during the benefit, that he missed McKinley so very much. Perhaps he'd started preparing the song already, and called in all the other Warblers' help as well. Who knew. They'd all been sad to see him go, but they'd understood – fortunately.

Finn looked at him confusedly for a moment before shrugging it off. "Anyway, it's awesome that you're back, dude. Now we're really going to kick ass at Nationals!" he said excitedly.

Kurt grinned, choosing to ignore Finn's awful way of addressing him for now. Before he could say anything, Finn was shuffling around in his seat, and he stood up again, his mug empty.

Before he left, he turned towards Kurt once more and told him sternly, "And if someone gives you any trouble, tell me, okay? We'll help you out."

"I will," Kurt promised. "Thanks, Finn."

A/N: So, what do you think? This was mostly inspired by the fact that Finn does look slightly surprised when Kurt shows up at McKinley all of a sudden in the courtyard. And here, Kurt pretty much transfers back in the middle of the week. Not sure how it's done in the episode... I hope you liked it! :) Please leave me a review! :D