Burt all but broke the door off its hinges. Blaine glanced up from his mug of tea. Rachel had been giving him mug after mug after mug- for some reason, she seemed to think that mugs of tea would make everything better. But it wasn't. It was trying to distract him from the real problem- money. The police had said not to worry about it, that they would supply them with money if Blaine didn't come up with the money in 3 days. But every second seemed like an hour to Blaine and there were only so many hours in 3 days.

He felt like he was failing Kurt.

Burt's dramatic entrance had distracted Blaine, Rachel, and the police officers from their jobs. The police officers went back to comparing notes, trying to figure out where Sebastian Smythe was or who he was in general. Blaine and Rachel were by Burt, Carole, and Finn in seconds.

The three were on the couch in seconds, each clutching their own mug of tea. "What the hell happened to my son?" Burt demanded. "I want the whole story, Blaine Anderson." He didn't sound mad at Blaine, just mad at... everything. Blaine explained what happened in as much detail as he could. His eyes had flitted over towards clock, which was slowly going towards midnight. When would he get his update on Kurt? He needed to know his fiancee was okay...

"That's messed up..." Finn said softly.

"Damn right it is." Burt growled, clenching and unclenching his fists. "God that little son of a bitch is going to die..."

"Burt." Carole said softly. Blaine's phone suddenly buzzed in his pocket and he had it out in seconds, praying it was something from Kurt- even if it was bad. He just wanted to know...

"Is it from him?" Rachel asked from next to Finn, where she was clutching his arm like it was the last thing on earth. Blaine nodded slowly, opening the file. He could feel his heart pounding in his chest as the impending terror and anxiety came over him again. The file was taking so long...

"Well?!" Burt demanded, going to stand up.

Blaine's eyes widened. "Oh my god..."

"What?!" Everyone said in unison, concern layered in their tones.

The picture was of Kurt, his wrists and ankles bound, on the ground. His bare torso was darkened with really dark, gruesome bruises. There was a scratch mark above his eye and dried blood surrounding it. His boyfriends eyes were shut- as if he were sleeping. Or unconscious. Blaine couldn't breathe. "Baby what happened to you..." He forgot everyone else was in the room. He just wanted to trade places with Kurt Hummel at that second. He wished he could trade places so Kurt wouldn't have to go through all of that...

Burt somehow got ahold of Blaine phone. After glancing at the photo, Finn helped Blaine sit down on the chair. Blaine's eyes looked really unfocused and he was chalk white. Finn had never really understood that expression until now. Blaine's face looked like someone had scribbled with chalk all over it. "Dude you look really pale... You okay?" Finn realized what he'd said and shook his head. "I mean, I know you're really not okay, but are you okay- That makes no sense." Finn realized he sounded insane and shook his head again.

Burt slammed Blaine's phone down onto the table and stalked over towards the policemen. "I want to find this psychopath right now."

Kurt's entire body hurt. It hurt to breathe, it hurt to force back the sobs that were threatening to come over... It hurt to know that he had 2ish more days with Sebastian and Karofsky. It hurt to know that Blaine wasn't there, that Blaine was probably panicking over him...

"Blaine..." Kurt muttered the name that had brought him so much happiness before he could stop himself.

"What was that?" Sebastian's voice rang out.

Kurt shut his eyes, shuddering. "N-Nothing."

Sebastian knelt by him and Kurt instinctively opened his eyes, looking up at him. "You said his name. You said Blaine. Didn't you, you little homo?"

Hypocrite, Kurt wanted to snap. But he couldn't- he was going to get himself killed if he snapped back wittily. So he shook his head slightly. "N-No."

"Really?" Sebastian widened his eyes. "Because it sounded like it. And I know that he's all you've been thinking about."

"N-"

Sebastian growled, forcing Kurt onto his back. His back screamed out in pain and Kurt moaned a little. The floor was cold and hard and Kurt's back hurt... "You hurting, huh Kurt?" Sebastian smiled. "I hope you are, you bitch." He pressed down harder on Kurt's shoulder and a scream came forth from the taller boy's throat. Kurt could barely breathe it hurt so much- god it hurt... Suddenly, the force was gone. Kurt forced back ragged sobs and shuddered, laying there unmoving.

Karofsky's voice came next. "What'd he do?"

"He said his name." Sebastian answered bitterly.

"Blaine's-"

"Shut your damn mouth!"

It was silent, except for Kurt's rough breathing and heavy sobs. Then, "Why don't you just put him back?"

"Because he hasn't suffered enough yet." Sebastian's words were plain and fast and evil. Kurt almost shuddered, but he held it back. "He hasn't suffered for what he did to me. But he will..."

One day, gone.

Blaine woke up the next day and instinctively reached out to wake up Kurt. When he found nothing but air, he jerked upright, confused and dazed, still half asleep. His mind was running through a million posibilites. Was Kurt sick? Did Blaine wake up late? What happened-

Then it hit him like a load of bricks.

Blaine's eyes started tearing up as the gaping hole in his chest returned, making him feel more lost and lonely than ever.

"Blaine?" Rachel pulled the door open, smiling in a forced way. "Hi... I made breakfast... If you want some..."

Blaine fell backwards, letting his head fall onto the soft pillow. He wished it was Kurt's arm instead. Once he got Kurt back, he was going to never ever let him go...

"Blaine?" He felt the bed sick next to him. Rachel put a hand on his knee. "Do you want to talk?"

He shook his head. "I want to get Kurt back."

Rachel nodded. "I know. Well..." She sat up straighter and smoothed her skirt down. "Me, you, and Finn are going to go find jobs to earn some cash. Burt brought a lot of tips from his company and Carole... Well, I don't know exactly what she did, but the point is, we are going to get Kurt back no matter what happens, Blaine."

Blaine looked up at Rachel. Despite himself, he smiled a little. "I don't know if I've ever heard you go so long without talking about NYADA or your career as an actress, Rachel."

Rachel smiled back a little. "I know. I'm trying to keep it focused on Kurt, but if you want, I could run lines with you-"

"No." Blaine said immediately, cutting her off and making her laugh a little. He felt his heart lift a little, but still, his mind was a million miles away with his best friend and lover.

"HUMMEL!"

Kurt jerked upwards, being forced awake. His headache immediately returned and he winced a little, looking around at his surrounding. The cage bars surrounded him, but Karofsky and Sebastian were over at the opposite side of it. Kurt shivered, then remembered he still didn't have a shirt on.

Karofsky smiled through the bars. "Enjoy your nap, fairy?"

"You know, you calling me names is ineffective now." Kurt said before he could stop himself.

Karofsky's eyes narrowed. "Oh yeah? Why's that?"

"Because we're both the same thing." Kurt said, his tone quiet, soft, yet calm.

Karofsky growled threateningly, like a dog. "You are so lucky that you're inside that damn cage, Hummel."

Kurt flinched at the threat. Even years later, he still remembered it like it was yesterday. The threats, the shoving, the terror, the kiss...

Sebastian smiled, turning towards Karofsky. The two exchanged quiet words that Kurt couldn't hear. He thought he made out his name and open. Shuddering, Kurt pressed himself further into the back of the cage. He felt like he was in high school again- terrified and just waiting for something terrible to happen to him, as he knew it would.

Sebastian's smile only grew as he turned to look at Kurt. "Looks like you're in luck, Hummel." He popped the cage door open and Karofsky's fists clenched tighter. Kurt shut his eyes and waited.

He just waited.

Poor Kurt! Don't worry, I won't kill him... Completely... XD

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