Warning: mild violence, bad language

Finn heard a choked sound and then footsteps moving away from them. He stood up and rushed to the door, only to see Kurt's back as the boy ran towards the front door.

"Kurt, wait!" he yelled and went after Kurt, who was moving fast towards the gates. "We need to stop him, come on!" he said mostly to himself and Puck because some of the guards were already on their way after the boy.

"Idiot! Doesn't he know how dangerous this area can be after sunset?" Puck murmured as he joined Finn.

"I had no time to tell him about it" Finn said and ran a little faster.

The fact is, this part of Ohio was full with supernatural creatures. Most of them were harmless, as fairies and goblins, but there were others, as werewolves and vampires, who could be dangerous. The vampire council made a few modifications in the past decades, so their kind could live in peace with the other beings. Some of them went to human schools, worked with humans. They had members in the council of the „others", as they called it, the organization of the supernatural creatures. So most of them had a normal life. But not everyone wanted to live like this. There were some older vampires who didn't like this lifestyle and they often attacked their own kind, mostly the council members and their families. Almost everyone in the council lost someone important. Will and Emma for example lost two of their children. John Anderson lost his wife. Finn's father was killed, as were other two council members when their car exploded on the way back from a conference. And there was Rachel, of course. So who worked for the vampire council never let their family out after sunset, the time the orthodox vampires were active.

"Well, that wouldn't have been a bad idea" Puck replied. Finn stared at him angrily.

"Yes, and maybe keeping your mouth shut about the murders wouldn't have been a bad idea either" he said. Puck wanted to say something, too, but one of the guards waited for them at the gate.

"He's in the forest, sir. The others went in after him" the guard informed them.

"Lead the way" Finn said and they joined the search.

~ o ~

Kurt tried to scream but suddenly a hand clamped down over his mouth and stopped him.

"If you make any noise, I'll just cut your throat" he heard the deep voice of his attacker again. To make the treat real, the man let go of Kurt's right arm, took out a knife and pressed it to the boy's throat.

Kurt shut his eyes and nodded slightly. He didn't want to die. His life was full of crap but that didn't mean he wanted to die. He heard someone moving towards them, his eyes flew open to see the arrival.

"Oh, I see you got him. Good" said another masculine voice and at the next moment a large man stepped out from behind an old tree. He had red eyes and his sharp eyeteeth were peeking out as he smiled. He was a vampire.

"Wasn't hard" the one behind Kurt replied. "He made so much noise that even a deaf werewolf would find him."

At the next second Kurt could hear the guards' voices again. He relaxed a little. They were coming, so there was a chance to come out of this situation unharmed.

"We don't have time. Let's just tie him up, so he won't cause us any trouble."

The man took out a roll of thick rope and began tying Kurt's wrists together. The other behind Kurt took his hand away from the boys mouth but he held the knife to his throat to keep him quiet.

"Please, just let me go" Kurt begged softly. He didn't know what the two man planned to do with him but he had to try everything to persuade them to let him go. "I won't tell anyone, I promise."

"Shut up!" the man in front of Kurt hissed into his ear and gagged him. "We're going to get a lot of money out of your brother if he wants you back."

Kurt felt tears prickle behind his eyelids before the teardrops started falling down his face.

"Oh, don't cry, pretty boy" the man, who was behind his back, said. The man walked in front of him and reached out to wipe off his tears. Kurt pulled away but the man gripped his chin to steady him.

"Enough, Jack. We have to go. The guards are near" the other man said.

Jack released Kurt's chin, only to get hold on his arm. His grip was too strong, Kurt knew he will have some purple marks there. If he will live long enough to have them.

"Let's go" Jack said and started walking between the trees while keeping Kurt next to him. The other man followed them closely.

They moved fast but stopped in every two or three minutes to listen. The forest was silent, there was no other noise than their – well, mostly Kurt's – breathing. The boy was actually hyperventilating and the breathing got harder because he couldn't stop crying. He was terrified.

"Would you just be quiet for a fucking second?" the man whose name he didn't know asked. "I can't hear anything because of you."

"We should just knock him out" Jack advised. The other looked at him for a long second and then smiled.

"Not a bad idea" he said finally.

What after that happened was unbeknown for Kurt. He closed his eyes as the man lifted his right hand to hit him but the blow never came. He heard rushing voices instead, something hitting a tree hard and then silence.

He opened his eyes in time to see four guards restraining his attackers and Finn coming out of the woods with the mohawk haired man. They untied Kurt and Finn looked him over quickly, searching for injuries.

"You're fine" Finn said finally.

"Yes. I'm not hurt" Kurt said even if Finn didn't ask.

"Bring them back to the mansion and interrogate them" Finn ordered the guards and then gripped Kurt's arm and began dragging him after the others.

"What..." Kurt started but the other waved him down.

"Later" Finn said in an icy tone. Kurt didn't dare to speak.

~ o ~

"What were you thinking?" Finn yelled as he led Kurt into the study and slammed the door behind them. "Do you know how dangerous the streets can be after sunset, and you had to go to the forest, right? You could be dead!"

"I wasn't thinking!" Kurt yelled back. "Because you just judge me instead of speaking with me! And no, I don't know how dangerous the streets are because you never said anything about it! How was I supposed to know?"

"You grew up in a big city! Did your father never tell you to be careful after sunset?"

There was silence after that. Kurt looked down, bit his lip and closed his eyes to prevent himself from crying. Finn stared at him for a long moment before speaking again.

"Look, I know I should have told you more about our society. It was my fault. But you have to use your head sometimes before doing something stupid."

"And you could just be a little more understanding. I know what you think but I have nothing to do with my father's death. I loved him and never wanted to lose him. I didn't do anything. But if you want to send me away so I won't bother you anymore, I completely understand."

After finishing his sentence Kurt rushed out of the room.

~ o ~

They didn't speak in the next two days. They didn't even meet. Finn was busy with his work and went home for only a few hours a day, and Kurt almost never left his room. The boy packed his things because he was sure that Finn would send him in one of those boarding schools as soon as possible and he accepted it. His life was miserable enough to not care.

On the third morning Kurt heard someone knocking on his door.

"Come in" he said with a sigh. The door opened and Jake entered the room.

"Good morning" he greeted Kurt. "Your brother wants you to see him in his study."

Kurt rolled his eyes.

"And when do I have to meet my dear brother?" he asked with sarcasm in his voice.

"Now. He's waiting for you."

"Right" Kurt said and stood up.

He didn't hurry to meet Finn, he was still angry and really didn't want to have a conversation with the other man. But his way wasn't as long as he wanted it to be, so he arrived in front of the study's door in less than two minutes. He raised his hand to knock but before he could he had heard Finn's voice.

"Come in!"

Kurt sighed and opened the door.

"You wanted to speak?" he asked and stepped a little closer. Finn was sitting behind his desk with a laptop and a mound of papers.

"Take a seat" he said and pointed towards the two chairs in front of his desk. Kurt hesitated for a long moment, but sat down at last. Finn continued.

"We have to speak about your tuition. You have to finish high school and it's not really possible from here."

Kurt gulped. So that was it. Finn decided to send him to a boarding school.

"I measured the possibilities and I think the best choice is Dalton Academy..."

Right. A boarding school far away...

"…which is the best school in this district. So you can come home every weekend."

"I thought you want to get rid of me" Kurt blurted out. Finn smiled sadly and shook his head.

"No, I don't. We had a bad start and it was partly my fault. So I'm sorry. I really want this guardianship thing to work, so I will make my weekends free when it's possible and we will have family programs."

Kurt stared at the other for a long moment before a smile spread across his face.

"That sounds great." He wanted to get along with Finn, too. He had nobody else, so it would be nice to have a big brother to count on.

"So Dalton Academy is then. I hesitated between this school and the one I used to go to, but I thought this one will be safer because of the zero tolerance policy. I don't think some of the Mckinley's football players tolerate gay kids so well."

"Wait... Why do you think I'm gay?" Kurt asked out of curiosity. Was it written on his face?

Finn's face paled a little more, if it was possible.

"I'm sorry. I just thought... you know, these weird clothes and everything..."

"These are designer clothes, Finn" Kurt corrected with a smile. "And you're right, I'm gay."

"Okay, that's good. I mean, I don't mind if you like girls. I like them, too. I mean, I have no problem with gays. Yeah, if I think about it, it's great. No unexpected pregnancies and..."

"I think I get it" Kurt interrupted Finn's babble. "So when will I start in the new school?"

"Monday morning. I will call the principal today and ask him to show us around on Sunday."

"Great" Kurt replied.

"Let's speak about something else. I read a few articles about hybrids yesterday. As I see you need human food, too. Am I right?"

Kurt nodded.

"I can live with only blood or only human food for a few weeks, but I need both to remain healthy."

"Okay. There is a store a few blocks away. Take Jake with you and buy what you need. Take this" Finn handed him a credit card. "You will have your own, so you can buy what you want for yourself. And you will have your own guard soon. As I said two days ago, you have to be careful. There are a lot of bad guys out there."

"I know" Kurt said with a shudder as he remembered the horrible incidence in the forest.

"I have some work left, so I have to go now. I try to get home today in time, so we can have dinner together."

Finn stood up and went to the door. Before he left, he turned back with a smile.

"If you go to the store, could you buy some chocolate? I ate once and it was fantastic."

"Sure" Kurt said and laughed. Maybe living in Ohio won't be so bad.

Next time: Dalton, Warblers and Blaine. I don't know what you think, but after watching Glee on Saturday I really need some Klaine.