'Didn't think I would see you again' Chapter 24
A/N: Oh hi , um, I'm so freaking worried about this chapter! :/ It's a little un-edited but I have been dying to do this for ages and now I am not sure how it turned out…please don't hate me if its shit.
This would have been uploaded ages ago but my interweb has been stupid :(
Thank you so much for the reviews and thanks so much to 'alittledropofmagic' who should have this chapter dedicated to her for helping me work out the major plot point in this chappy :D I love you Lauras :P
Okay so um this chappy is maybe a lot angsty but I love me some angst :D
Enjoy
Disclaimer: I do not own Glee or any movies, musicals, songs, events, products, clothing, labels, schools, names or anything else you can think of I own nothing except my imagination.
This is an EVENTUAL Kurt/Blaine fic, so if you don't like boy x boy then there is a little 'x' button in the right hand corner of this page feel free to click it in times of closed mindedness.
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The next day Kurt was more than excited, his dad was allowing him to go back to school, it was what he needed to keep his mind off of everything else; the member's of new directions had decided to be his transport since he had a class with each of them.
Blaine was helping him pick out an outfit from his neat wardrobe, ("Blaine, I remember this being destroyed" "I fixed it for you") they had decided on a pair of bootlegged jeans, since Kurt had the cast-like wrapping around his ankle, and a simple but elegant loose sweater.
Blaine helped Kurt with his hair, messing it up for fun at least twice, eventually Kurt was perfect by his standards since Blaine always thinks he's perfect.
Burt carried Kurt's chair upstairs and Blaine carried Kurt "I can go to school with you if you want?" he asked with a small smile.
"You need to go to your own school and besides I have my own taxi service ready and waiting"
"Fine but remember I offered"
Kurt looked up at Blaine with a small smile on his face, he really liked being held by Blaine.
Blaine and Burt got Kurt into Blaine's car so Blaine could drop Kurt off to school.
"Blaine, can I talk to you for a moment?" Burt said and they walked a few paces away from Blaine's car.
"I've talked to that Figgin's fellow and he's aware of Kurt's situation, I also spoke to Kurt's ex-cheerleading coach and she has organized so that Kurt won't be alone, especially with Aiden"
Blaine nodded "I will make sure all of New Directions knows as well, I don't know what I would do if something happened to him again"
"You're a really great man Blaine, I'd be really proud to call you my son" Burt said and Blaine teared up a little bit, okay maybe a lot, okay so maybe he was crying and Burt was wrapping his arms around him.
"I'm sorry" He sobbed against Burt's chest.
"Hey, don't apologize for having feelings, tell me what's up?"
Blaine sniffled a bit "I just wish my dad felt like that"
Burt rubbed his back, a little more than angry at Blaine's father; a parent who doesn't love their child for who they are doesn't deserve the title as a parent.
"I know that I shouldn't care and I normally don't but" Blaine started but Burt continued for him.
"He's your dad and if you can't turn to your family who can you turn to?" the question was rhetorical and Blaine nodded, feeling more loved just from the fatherly affection he was getting.
Blaine wiped his face and nodded to Burt in respect, "Off ya go champ" Burt said with a clap on Blaine's shoulder before allowing Blaine to make his way back to his car; Kurt was busy flipping through the latest vogue to notice the interaction.
"You ready?" Blaine asked as he got into the car.
"Yeah, I think I am" Kurt said with a small smile and a wave to his dad, which Burt responded with a similar wave.
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It was just before second period that Kurt was being wheeled around by Puck, who was talking about Mario and his influence in game design.
Kurt couldn't help but be engulfed by his thoughts, he felt like this every time Blaine was far away, it hurt to breath, his mind couldn't stay on one thought too long and he felt like all of the happiness was being sucked out of him.
"Kurt, I need to pee" Puck announced as they neared a bathroom, Kurt panicked, he didn't want to be left alone, not in a chair he couldn't escape, not without Blaine but his pride wouldn't allow him to say any of this out loud.
"Then go" Kurt said absentmindedly, he was cool on the outside except his thumb that had started stroking along the scar on the inside of his middle finger, he'd gotten the scar in middle school when they tried lino cutting, he'd needed three stitches. Now he couldn't feel anything along that line so it had become a nervous habit of his to stroke it with his thumb.
"I'm under strict orders to never leave you alone, so you gotta come in with me"
"No frickin' way Puckerman, I am not holding your hand while you use McKinley's disgusting excuse for facilities"
"Dude, I'm not asking you to, I just gotta make sure you're safe, no matter what"
Kurt smiled slightly "I'm fine Noah, just use the bacteria filled contraption and we can leave,"
"You sure you're going to be safe?"
"Everyone is in class, like I should be"
"I know, I'll be quick, I promise"
Puck disappeared into the bathroom and Kurt melted back into his thoughts, soon he was moving again "You were quick"
It didn't take long until Kurt realized he was travelling the wrong way "Um Noah, Home Economics is in the other direction, you know, pavilion 5"
Kurt wanted to twist around so he could face Puck but his injuries prevented it, his heart started thumping when he was being turned around and taken into the boy's locker room.
His transporter came around to face him and Kurt's heart raced, his thumb started to move again with more force, he was so very scared, this was not what he needed.
"Karofsky" He whispered in acknowledgement.
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Blaine was waiting at a small café in Lima for his brother, Emmet had called him back and they had decided that here was the perfect meeting spot for breakfast.
He eyed his phone, hoping that maybe Kurt would call him up and then he would know that he is okay, even a text message would be fine, actually Blaine was tempted to send him a text.
"Blaine?" Emmet said and Blaine looked up and their similar eyes met and they both smiled, perhaps Blaine a little more half heartedly.
"Oh hey!" He stood and gave his brother a hug.
Emmet took a seat across from Blaine and they shared simple small talk before the waiter came around, within moments, Emmet had the young man basically eating out of his hand.
"Can I get you anything else sir?" The bright eyed blonde asked Emmet, his back basically turned away from Blaine, who simply rose one eyebrow.
"Hmm… you could stop calling me sir, at least in front of my brother" Emmet winked "-And I wouldn't mind a fruit cock…tail" his voice was practically dripping with sex and Blaine wanted to laugh but he contained himself and just enjoyed the antics.
The boy flustered visibly and hurried off to the kitchens, "I thought you were starting a relationship with Noah?" Blaine asked humorously.
"Oh I am, I'm seeing him this afternoon, we're going to a movie, that's what people do when they date right? Until then I will struggle to break my flirting habit"
"Oh that was flirting, I just assumed it was a cock tease" Blaine smirked and Emmet looked genuinely shocked.
"My powers of persuasion are working, I am changing you" Emmet commented with a smile and Blaine just sipped at his water like nothing had happened.
"I'm impressed" Emmet said before they fell into a comfortable silence.
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"Kurt, don't freak" Karofsky said and Kurt's mind kind of closed down on it self and he wasn't really thinking straight, probably because he was the most vulnerable he has ever been.
"I know I scare you and I'm sorry for that" Karofsky said and Kurt's brow furrowed in confusion Wait what?
"I know you must hate me but I need you to hear me out because maybe then you will call off your troops"
"Troops?" Kurt asked curiously his voice embarrassingly high, Karofsky started to list all the 'incidents' he's had with the members of New Directions including when Coach Sue had assisted them by putting dirt in his locker "-and Santana keeps attacking me and yelling in Spanish when she see's me, did you tell them?"
"I don't believe that what you did was right but I don't believe in outing either, I only told Blaine"
"Well some how they know because including all of the attacks, they've been booby trapping things, my car, my locker, my…"
Kurt focused on wheeling himself away with his one good foot but Karofsky noticed
"Hey come now, don't leave" he put the brakes on Kurt's chair.
"Please, let me go" Kurt nearly sobbed out, he was so frightened and he couldn't escape now.
"Kurt, I just need to talk to you, did Blaine tell you he's been working through some thing's with me?"
"What?" Kurt demanded a little less scared with the very mention of his best friend.
"I came to him, he was right, I needed to talk to someone and I am so grateful that he was there" Karofsky said and Kurt believed him, which was odd.
"You spoke with Blaine, My Blaine?" he couldn't help but be a little sus.
"Yeah, I found him at his fancy school and he helped me through some things and Kurt I am trying so hard to be a better person" Karofsky found himself almost pleading.
"You know how ridiculous this all sounds?"
"I sound pretty crazy, I know, but I've been going to an anger management group and Blaine's been helping me work out my issues with my-uh-my sexuality" he finished in a low whisper as if someone else could hear.
Kurt couldn't work out how Blaine had time to see Karofsky let alone help him, he was always with him.
"He called me, when you went into hospital, I still don't know the whole story but when he told me you were in hospital, Kurt, I was so freaking scared"
"What would you have to be scared of? Other than your own crime-against-fashion wardrobe" Kurt asked, perhaps a little more colder and snarky than necessary.
"I didn't want everything to end with out you knowing how sorry I am, for who I am and what I've done to you, I know you will probably never forgive me because I don't forgive my self but I just wanted you to know" Karofsky, no, Dave had tears building up in his eyes and something inside of Kurt felt sorry for him.
There was silence and it dragged on, Kurt focused on looking down and Dave focused on containing his tears.
"I just have to know, did your boyfriend do this to you?" Dave asked and Kurt looked up him.
"Aiden?"
"Woah, you're dating Lawrence, for real? I thought you were with Hobbit Boy, Blaine's a great guy but I just had to ask but you're with Aiden Lawrence, that's unbelievable" Dave asked surprised, more or less shocked.
"I'm with Aiden, please can you let me go?" Kurt pleaded helplessly from his wheelchair.
"Why?"
"I don't know maybe because you keeping me here to sort out problems, though brave, admirable and heart wrenchingly tragic is also immoral and the smell of sweat is putrid and quite frankly bringing up bad memories" Kurt said, his eyes flickering over to the place where he lost his kiss virginity.
Dave looked guilty as he picked up on what Kurt was referring to "I meant, why are you with him?"
"What? Instead of you? I couldn't imagine why" Kurt said sarcastically and bitter, his hand waving dramatically, high enough to have a dramatic effect but low enough that he wasn't in any pain.
"No, Instead of Blaine?" Dave asked Kurt, his hand rubbing over his face.
"Blaine doesn't like me and well, Aiden does, simple as that" Kurt dismissed almost in an upset tone.
"Simple as- Kurt, I've spoken to Blaine and he must have feelings for you, the way he talks about you"
"Blaine talks about me?" Kurt asked hopeful and Dave noticed solemnly that Kurt liked Blaine; he looked down at his hands "Yeah, all the time, he must really like you"
Kurt wished it was true but Blaine was just a really great friend, a very caring friend too, "It doesn't matter I'm with Aiden" he sad sadly.
"Do you even like him?" Dave asked and Kurt went silent, having no answer for the boy.
"Well I guess silence is all I need to know that you aren't in a relationship with him for you"
"I-I am" Kurt stuttered not believing the words himself, Dave wasn't having any of it.
"No you're not"
"You don't know me! You don't know anything!" Kurt cried, Dave flinched, Kurt was angry, furious even, how dare Dave meddle with things he doesn't understand.
"I may not be bright, Kurt, but I know how it feels to love someone so damn much that you feel empty without them, that it hurts to even breathe" Dave finished in a harsh whisper, he looked directly at Kurt and Kurt looked away, not being able to handle Dave's feelings.
"I can't leave Aiden" Kurt said, breaking the silence with a dismissal of what Dave had admitted.
"Why not? You clearly feel nothing for the prick"
"You don't know my feelings"
"The fact that you didn't deny that he is a prick is plenty"
Kurt didn't say anything, he tried his best to keep his mind off of Aiden, but it wasn't working.
"Tell me why you can't leave him?" Karofsky said as he sat down on the bench in front of Kurt.
Kurt looked up at him and their eyes met, Dave looked tired, his eyes softer than how Kurt remembered, he was still scared of him but not as much as he was, he felt like he understood him more.
"I-I just can't" Kurt responded, his thumb started to work over time but he didn't notice, he just focused on the question and his answer not quite sure himself as to why.
"What are you afraid of?" Dave asked and Kurt looked up sharply.
"I'm not scared" He defended, not believing himself as he literally started to tremble at the thought of Aiden.
"You are, Kurt, Oh my god, you're trembling" Dave moved his hand to rest on Kurt's knee but Kurt slapped it off.
"Don't. Touch. Me" Kurt ordered angrily, his voice lower than Dave had ever heard it.
Dave raised his hands in defense "I'm sorry"
"Yeah you keep saying that, but have you ever thought that maybe you scare me?"
"I know and I can't change your mind but I know I'm not the one scaring you right now"
Kurt looked down at his hands knowing that Dave was right but how was he supposed to word something he didn't understand or know himself.
"Kurt, please tell me"
Kurt bit his trembling lip, he refused to cry, especially now, in front of Dave Karofsky.
"You can tell me"
"I-I" Kurt started, searching blindly for the right words, the right meaning.
"Please talk to me" Dave pleaded.
"I don't know! Okay, I don't know, just every time I think of Aiden or see him I'm just so damn terrified and I don't know why and that's why I can't leave him because I'm afraid of what he might do!" Kurt cried, he instantly covered his mouth as the confession was new to him as well.
Dave sat there in shock "That's not right"
"I don't need you to tell me that" Kurt finally said.
"I'm worried for you Kurt"
"Worried? You torment me for my entire school life, making me feel like I am less of a human because of something I can't control that you can't control and then you abuse me and steal my first kiss leaving me with more than just bruises and you expect a few kind words and pleasantries will make it okay, that it will correct years of damage, it doesn't. No I don't want your worry"
Dave was the one to look down this time "I know but it doesn't change the fact that I do"
"Well I can handle myself, I don't need you" Kurt said, his defenses stronger now that the thought of Aiden was pushed back.
"I know that, you're strong, you're the strongest person I've ever met and you might not need me but you need help"
"Please can you just take me back to where you kidnapped me? I don't want to be here" Kurt said, avoiding the topic at hand.
"Not yet, I took you here because I need your help" Dave admitted and Kurt sighed and leant back in his chair as if to give Dave permission to talk.
"I don't know what to say" Dave almost laughed out.
"Great, I can leave then"
"I just planned everything I wanted to say and now it's all gone" Dave said as he looked at his hands as if they would give him an answer.
Blaine does that Kurt thought wistfully as he wished that his mobile wasn't in his bag behind him otherwise he would send a 'Help' message, he didn't want to be in the locker room with Dave, even after their heart to heart.
"I like dudes right and I don't know if I just like dudes and its really confusing and complicated and I can't talk to my dad because he is beyond against it and I would talk to Blaine but he's always busy talking about you and I don't mind that but I just don't want to be lying to people anymore" Dave admitted and Kurt tried to stop focusing on the fact that Blaine talks about him and focus on the fact that he could relate to what Dave was saying.
"You want to feel comfortable in your own skin but saying you're straight doesn't allow that" Kurt finally said and Dave nodded.
"Look I am sorry that you feel the way you do but I don't know how to help you" Kurt said honestly.
"You know how I feel right?" Dave asked.
"You could say that"
"What did you do?"
"I came out, it was easier for me because I can't say I'm straight without looking like Nathan Lane in a suit at dinner"
"I don't know who that is"
"The Birdcage" Kurt prompted.
"What?"
"Based off of La Cage Aux Foil"
Dave shook his head.
"Nothing? How can you be gay!" Kurt cried disbelievingly.
"Shhhh…" Dave hushed.
"Sorry, I wouldn't want anyone to hear me and let me go" Kurt said sarcastically and for a short while neither boy said anything, the silence was unbearable.
"So what should I do, come out?" Dave asked, officially breaking the silence with his question.
"It's better than boarding up the closet with rainbow corpses" Kurt said and Dave looked at him confused "-hurting other gay's because you are denying your self"
"Oh, I'm not, I watch porn"
"How I wish that I could erase that from my delicate memory but that's not what I meant at all"
"Wait, what did you mean?" Dave asked confused and Kurt thought about how Finn and him were very similar, must be the constant balls to the head.
"That you shouldn't deny who you are, point is, if I was you, as horrid as that thought is, I would come out. I get that that option might not be an option for you because of how you believe your dad feels, the least you could do is lay off on the bullying, maybe even join glee club"
"No way, that would be the same as coming out" Dave said and Kurt half laughed and Dave smiled when he realized that he made that happen, he made Kurt laugh.
"True, true" Kurt said and they both laughed which surprised Kurt, this was his tormentor he was sharing a joke with.
"I don't ever want to hurt you again" Dave said seriously and Kurt nodded.
"I know" he said and he smiled because he knew it was true, he didn't have to be scared at school any more.
"I know I'm not your friend but I like that I can trust you and I want you to know that you can trust me too" Dave said and Kurt looked at him, for real, he wasn't much to really look at except when he smiled but Kurt could see how trapped he was, how he was as scared as a little boy at the thought of being different.
"I know I can"
"Maybe one day we could be friends" Dave said hopefully with a small smile which Kurt returned.
"Don't count on it" Kurt joked.
The door to the locker room burst open "KURT!" he heard Mr. Shuester cry Kurt looked at him and gave him a small wave, Puck came in after Mr. Shue, he looked at Dave and then to Kurt within seconds Dave was slammed up against the lockers.
"Noah!" Kurt cried but that didn't stop the rain of profanities and fists, Kurt turned to Mr. Shue and looked at him "Aren't you going to do something?"
"Kid deserves it, I'm not here yet" Mr. Shue responded and Kurt's lip curled in disgust.
"Noah, get off him!" Kurt cried but it didn't work, Kurt analyzed the situation before standing out of his chair, supporting himself on one leg, He grabbed Puck's shoulder and pulled him back.
"Noah! Stop!" He cried out again and Puck finally turned to look at him, Dave slumped down the lockers and Puck caught Kurt as he nearly fell too.
"He wasn't hurting me!" Kurt said as Puck helped him back into his chair.
"Princess, I came out of the toliet and you were gone and then I find him in here with you, what was I supposed to think" Puck reasoned and Kurt looked down at Puck's hands, blood splashed over them.
"Maybe you should have asked first and you-" Kurt looked ant Mr. Shue "-you are just as to blame, was there any reason, based on my actions when you came in, that Dave was hurting me? No there wasn't, I shun you as not only an educator and care giver but as a human being" Kurt chastised and Will just looked down at his disgusting brown shoes.
"Noah, wheel me over to Dave please" Puck took the brake off and did as he was told, Kurt climbed out of his chair and onto the floor; Dave was covered in blood, injuries worse than any he'd ever given Kurt, it was evident that he hadn't fought back.
"Dave?" Kurt called quietly, his hand moving to grab Dave's, he held the larger hand in hope that it would help heal him somehow, Dave didn't respond, "Dave, can you hear me?" Kurt asked, feeling blindly for a pulse, he sighed in relief when he found one.
Dave's eyes opened slowly "Kurt" he acknowledged, Kurt looked at him, smiled and held two fingers in front of his face "How many fingers am I holding up?"
Kurt could see him trying to focus, mentally counting in his head how long Dave's response was "two" he finally said.
Kurt looked up at Will "His reaction time is a little shaky; he needs to see the school nurse, if you can at least do that right"
Will nodded and came over to help Dave up, it was difficult as he was rather large and disorientated, eventually Puck had to help get him seated on the bench before he got Kurt in his chair and hand him his phone before proceeding to help Will, "Give someone a call, so they can get you" Puck said and Kurt nodded.
Kurt looked at his phone before calling the only person he wanted to come and get him.
'Calling: Blaine Anderson'
A/N: WOAH this feels like it's really long but it really isn't anyway as I said, I am worried about this chapter so if you liked it, ease my worry with a review :)
Oh if you are wondering the purpose of the Anderson Brothers scene, it was basically just to get to know where Blaine is and what he's doing and because I love Emmet and I see him as a bad influence on Blaine :P
I beat up Dave :O and he didn't fight back :O and Mr. Shue is a prick :O and Oh Aiden will be in the next chappy, remember Kurt's twitter? Yeah well, so does Aiden :P
Please review and make everything feel okay cause I am so concerned how this turned out, Is Dave believable? Is Kurt believable? Is Kurt's pain tolerance far too high? (Probably :P)
Oh and I was miserable when I wrote the Blaine/Burt scene, I get really bad hay fever and it makes me sooo depressed :P
Anyway, I would love it if you told me how you feel about this chapter :)
Love,
Shae xo