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Chapter Two

And you tell me everything is alright.

They have to go. They have to stand up, move and walk.

It seems impossible for both of them.

They are tired and scared. It's like, it feels as if the entire world has changed for them, just for them. As if it has ended and started again, with no one but them acknowledging it.

Quinn is the first one to stand up. She's used now to having to move on even when you don't want to.

Kurt stands up almost immediately after.

The girl lowers her head a bit and walks towards the door without looking at him.

But before she reaches it, before she steps out of the room, Kurt grabs her by the hand.

It takes both of them by a surprise, when he pulls her into a hug and she holds to him tight.

….

Mr. Shuester seems as happy as ever. He doesn't seem that happy when Rachel starts asking him questions, though.

Kurt knows that it's important, whether the both of them are talking is important. But right now, he can't concentrate on what they are saying. He trusts Rachel, though, to approach them all later with a "you heard what Mr. Shuester said…" speech.

He's sitting between Tina and Quinn. He gazes at Finn every now and then, just to turn his head towards where Quinn is.

The girl doesn't look at Kurt, though. She stares at Mr. Shuester, without paying him any attention. And Kurt can't help but notice Finn's arm around her neck and Puck's displeased look at the scene.

When the meeting is over, everyone but Quinn and Finn part different ways. Not even Mercedes and Kurt walk together. Not consciously, at least. For, to strangers eyes, they could seem to be walking side by side a grey path of silence.

…

Kurt's brain is used to comebacks. Sometimes his mouth stays shut, though, as a self-preservation measure.

But reactions are usually buried inside his mind, left behind like dangerous bombs. Because they have the action word in it, and they imply, they require and demand, physical measures. And he is too civilized, too cowardly for that.

Yet, the following day, after a sleepless night, and wasted hours of school, Kurt finds himself reacting.

It happens after Football practice. Finn leaves early, since he has to take Quinn to the doctor, and after showers, Puck and Kurt are left alone.

The bully seems grumpier than usually as he ties his sneakers. But Kurt doesn't give a damn about the other boy's mood.

He walks towards him, ready to let go so many words but he doesn't speak. Instead he punches Puck in the face. Hard.

Kurt's fist hurts. And he shudders as he watches Puck stand up. He shudders as the boy walks towards him with a killing look.

"The fuck is wrong with you, Hummel? Do you miss the dumpster or what?" Puck is rubbing his face as he speaks and Kurt thinks he should feel ashamed and not pleased by this.

Kurt's body shudders even more. And he knows it's not because of fear.

"The fuck is wrong with me, Puckerman?" He says, loud and angry. "What the fuck is wrong with you?"

"What's this? A sudden revenge for bullying you?" Puck asks, shaking his head. "Not like you can actually hit."

"Well, sorry. Not everybody is as skilled as you in hurting people."

"Look. I never punched you or pushed you too hard, Hummel, so don't…"

"This isn't about me," Kurt cuts him off. It's a lie, of course. "This is about Finn."

"Quinn told me." He adds, refusing to stop staring at Puck's reaction.

And Kurt realizes just how close Puck's height it is to his. He is not that much taller, or that much older.

Puck then sits down in the wet floor, practically letting himself fall.

"How could you…" Kurt starts and he doesn't even try to stop the tears from coming. "You are… he thinks of you as his best friend."

"And you actually fought him, once. After all you did to him, you fought him and told him that he didn't deserve Quinn as his girlfriend."

"I know. Okay?"

"No. It is not okay, Puck. It can not be okay, when you go and get your best friend's girlfriend pregnant. And it is certainly not okay when someone like Finn is betrayed by those he loves the most."

Kurt voice's echoes through the room, like thousands of ghosts screaming in whispers.

He turns to leave, he's heading to the door, ready to leave that room, when Puck speaks.

"Are you going to tell him?" Kurt turns his head, angrily.

"God. Is that all you care about?" Puck lowers his head and stays quiet.

"No, I am not going to tell him. That's between Quinn, him and you."

I am not part of this, he reminds himself as he walks away.

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