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Chapter Eight: The One with the Set Lists and Apologies...
With a week until Regional's, Kurt and Blaine noticed that the whole Warbler council had been on edge... Wes was avoiding them, and David wouldn't look them in the eye, as if he would reveal some big secret that no one else knew or something. It didn't seem to faze Kurt at all, the tall counter-tenor instead choosing to focus on the good things, rather than all the bad things that had happened over the last month or so. Blaine, on the other hand, was getting irritated and wanted to know what was going on... it's bad when Kurt keeps secrets from him, but it's easy to get them out of his boyfriend, David and Wes are harder to read, and therefore, harder to crack when it comes to getting them to spill their guts. Finn and Puck had also been acting a little weird... Ever since Santana and Brittany had told them both off last week for annoying Kurt when he was trying to have "alone time" with Blaine, they'd been treading on egg-shells around the two boys...
To make matters worse, Rachel and Kurt had been "talking" lately. Of course, Blaine had been there, he'd rather Kurt not punch the diva in the face, even though that would be satisfying to watch... He wasn't sure if they had come to some sort of agreement or something, but Sam seems to think that Kurt and Rachel are going to say "sorry" to one another, and become friends again. Puck promised to hurt anyone who came near Kurt from the New Directions, except Finn, who refuses to quit, even though Rachel threatens to break-up with him every day. Blaine can't decide whether or not to trust Rachel, there's something in the back of his mind that says not to, but if Kurt is going to try, then he will too, because Dr. Paul thinks it's better for those that Kurt loves to support his choices, rather than not, because with depression, you never know... Britt and Santana had been out with Tina, Mercedes and Sugar from ND, trying to find out as much info as they could about the ND set list for Regional's, which Kurt had admitted to Blaine, was nothing compared to theirs, but refused to say what the songs were... having been told by Finn "in confidence". Blaine had pouted, and seduced his boyfriend, Kurt smirking as he flipped Blaine over, and moved to the other side of the room, knowing it would drive Blaine crazy...
Aunt Cora and Uncle Frank had taken Chelsea to Florida to visit Frank's sister, meaning that Kurt and Blaine had the house to themselves for two weeks, not that either of them minded, it was the perfect opportunity to do nothing for two weeks... of course, when Wes found out, he demanded that they use the house for after-school Warbler rehearsals, and as a place to hang out, as Puck had suggested one night when they were "politely" kicked out of Breadsticks, because they didn't want "two gay teenagers" in their restaurant.. that was what had set Sam and Puck off, but the two boys just shrugged it off, Blaine having to deal with another of Kurt's mood swings, which ended in a heated round of sex, and Disney movies... much to the delight (and surprise) of both boys... it's Monday currently, and Wes had been droning on and on about their set list for half-an-hour when Thad stood up from his seat, proclaiming to the room that they needed a break, and that they should practice one of their songs, rather than just talking about them... the room agreed, and Kurt stood, chuckling as Wes threw Thad a look that clearly said "this is war". Blaine had to laugh as well, given that his best-friend was never like this before... well actually, Wes is very territorial about his Head-Councilman position... in fact, it's rather unusual for him to not be fighting Thad, or banging his gavel loudly to silence the room.
'Do you think there is something wrong with Wes?' Blaine asked Kurt as they took their positions behind Nick and Jeff, who were the two leads for this song
'If something was wrong with Wesley, you would be the first to know about it babe. He's probably just had a bad day, or David's not putting out for him anymore... I don't know... maybe Jill finally realised that their bromance is so much more than... what the fuck am I saying?' Kurt asked, shaking his head
'I have no idea, I lost track when you said babe... you haven't called me that in... I love you,' Blaine said, pulling his boyfriend into a hug
'I love you too baby. Can we practice now Thaddeus? Some of us have places to be?' Kurt asked loudly, as Thad and Wes joined the group...
Blaine and Kurt left rehearsal two hours later, sore throats and legs from all the dancing they had to do. If Finn was correct in his assumption that ND would be doing harder dance routines, then they were no match for Kurt and his moves, because the Warblers aren't just an acapella choir who two-step anymore... they're a force of voices and dance moves that include flips and spins, perfect by Kurt and the "Cheerio's" who now cheer for Dalton, thanks to Coach Sue, and her "kill all Neanderthal's and McKinley" attitude. She had been extra polite to Kurt and Blaine since that fateful meeting where Kurt and Britt had performed, and if Kurt wasn't aware of what had been going through his cheerleading coaches mind, he would be a little worried that she'd hit her head or something, but when she came up to him, tears in her eyes, and hugged him, not caring that his flinched and almost jumped a mile in the air, Kurt knew she was on his side... that and the fact that she keeps making fun of Schuester and all the ND guys, except Finn, who she seems to have taken a liking to now that he's "on the right side" or something. Santana and the others have been trying to come up with a name for their small group, that isn't ex-ND members, because they'd rather not be associated with "those scum" as Santana has taken to calling them all now.
When they got to Frank and Cora's house, they didn't expect to see Rachel standing on their front porch, looking like someone had kicked her dog, tears in her eyes, phone in hand. Kurt was the first one out of the car, his satchel slung over his shoulder, but he didn't dare go near Rachel by himself, he still didn't completely trust the girl, and Dr. Paul told him that even though he wants to have Rachel apologise, it may not make things better, and Kurt needs to accept that. Blaine linked their hands together, as the two walked towards the short diva, who smiled when she saw the two of them, stepping forward to hug Kurt, who stepped back, practically hiding behind Blaine, as Rachel sighed, and dropped her arms back to her sides. She was trying, she really was, but it's not like Kurt was making it easy for her. He wouldn't hug her, be alone with her, do anything with her, unless Blaine or one of the ex-ND members were there with him. Finn had even been ditching her for time with his step-brother, and Finn didn't even believe Kurt before this... He didn't, and he still shouldn't, but Jesse is back in Glee, and Karofsky is back at school, and Finn is annoyed and pissed off that McKinley would let them back, and that Rachel now spends all her free time with the person who had a hand in hurting Kurt. if Jesse hadn't of told her to her face, she never would have believed it, but she heard his side, and now she wants to hear Kurt's, and even though she's tried to attend one of his sessions, Finn and Blaine are totally against her going...
'What can we not do for you Rachel?' Blaine asked, stopping just in front of the girl
'I just came to let you know that Jesse and Karofsky are back at McKinley, and that I want to go to one of Kurt's sessions, because I've been talking to Jesse and...'
'Fuck off and don't talk to me again. Leave me alone, and if you come back here Rachel, I will call Puckerman. I don't want to fucking talk to you anymore... got it?' Kurt said, snatching the keys off Blaine, and opening the front door, slamming it closed behind him, leaving Rachel and a pissed off Blaine in his wake
'It's only been five months Rach. Do you honestly think we want to hear those names? For the love of everything Prada and Gucci, don't come back here. Kurt's been in a bad place lately, I don't want to lose him... got it?' Blaine said, pushing past Rachel, into the house, closing the door, the small girl letting the tears start falling before turning back to walk to her car.
...
Blaine found his boyfriend in the kitchen, making... something... Blaine couldn't exactly tell, but there was alot of banging, and mixing and cursing, and when Kurt accidently cut himself with a knife, and didn't wince at the pain, or the blood, Blaine knew they had a problem, which he told Kurt as he ushered his boyfriend into their ensuite bathroom, rising his hand under the water, before drying it, and wrapping it with a bandaid. Kurt sunk to the floor, head resting on his knees, arms limply by his side as Blaine pulled him close, kissing his forehead softly, and letting Kurt rock back and forth slowly, whispering that he was sorry over and over, telling Blaine that he didn't mean it, and that he wants to be here... Blaine wasn't sure whether or not Kurt was lying to him, but there was no way he would take that chance, which is why he took Kurt into their bedroom, laid down beside him under the covers, and the told each other the story of their first kiss, and how annoying Wes is, and that he and David should just totally hook up so that they, Nick and Jeff and David and Wes can go on a triple date or something. It's so obvious that the two boys are more than friends, even to Puck and Rory, and Sam, who is in the middle of a debate with Santana about how he can't be dating Mercedes, if she's on the "opposing team" to which Sam just replies with an eye-roll, and walks off...
Blaine closed his eyes, holding Kurt close to him, trying to make the bad memories go away. If Rachel wasn't so... Rachel, then none of this would be happening, because Kurt wouldn't have been upset, or angrily trying to cut cheese, or himself, and then thinking that Blaine would leave him because of a simple accident. If Rachel was trying to apologise, then she was going the wrong way about it... Who the fuck would bring up Jesse and Karofsky? Those are two of the people that raped and assaulted him... why would Kurt think that it was okay for Rachel to hang out with both him AND Jesse? Blaine thought as the doorbell chimed through the silent house, waking Kurt slightly, as he sat up, rubbing his eyes, kissing Blaine's cheek, before climbing out of the bed, and heading towards the front door... the curly-haired boy finally caught up with himself, before realising it had been a good five minutes since Kurt had let to answer the door, and Blaine couldn't hear anyone talking. He climbed out of bed, and made his way into the lounge, but stopped when he saw why no one was talking. Finn, Burt, Carole and Quinn were in the lounge room, the blonde cheerleader glaring at Finn, whilst Kurt looked between his father, and step-mother, who was nothing but smiles... Bitch... a hypocritical bitch. That's what Carole is... Blaine thought to himself as he sat beside Quinn on the couch, joining her in glaring at Finn, who was now scratching the back of his need, and looking sheepish. Kurt was still standing, arms crossed, his protective stance in place...
All eyes were on Kurt, waiting for him to say or do something. Burt looked uncomfortable, and almost like he would rather be anywhere but here. How could they do this to him? How could the people who are supposed to love and support Kurt through this, to help him overcome depression, bring this poison into the house? Are they trying to kill Kurt...? Because, they're going the right way about it if they are... Finn shot a worried glance at Blaine, who just sighed, shook his head, and stood, moving all the eyes in the room to him, rather than his boyfriend, who took the opportunity to escape into the bedroom, the door slamming closed told the occupants of the lounge room that they could work out whatever had brought Carole and Burt here, even though both Quinn and Blaine know that this was Finn's doing. One of the goal's Finn had set was to re-unite father and son, to help Kurt start to heal, but he doesn't understand the full extent of the story, and maybe when Kurt trusts him a bit more, he'll tell, but right now, Finn is slipping backwards from Kurt, and this stunt could seriously harm the progress they've already made. With a week until Regional's, Blaine is worried about Kurt's mindset, and if the depression is going to prevent him from performing, because the last thing they need, is a breakdown on the stage...
'What are we doing here Finn? You said Kurt wanted to talk,' Burt asked, looking from his step-son to Blaine and back again
'Kurt doesn't want to talk to you. Kurt doesn't want to see you. Finn thinks that he can fix everything by re-uniting the two of you, but it won't work, because you don't love your son anymore... Kurt has depression... did you know that? He tried to kill himself four months ago after you kicked him out... Finn was wrong to bring you here,' Blaine said, smiling at Quinn when she took his hand, showing her support
'Of all the things that could have gone wrong in this world, it had to be my relationship with Kurt. Do you know that I miss him every day? I stand in his old room, just wishing that he'd be there to tell me off or something, and then I remember what an idiot I was... am. I know Kurt doesn't want to talk to me, but Finn's right... maybe it would help him to heal...'
'Dr. Paul won't allow it. There is a long list of people who won't help Kurt, and you're up the top, just under Schuester, but before Mercedes. Finn, I'm disappointed you would do this. You could have seriously damaged all the progress you've made with Kurt... We'll see you at Regional's next week...' Blaine said, as he and Quinn headed back to the bedroom to find Kurt.
To: Blaine Anderson, Kurt Hummel, David Thompson and Warblers
EMERGENCY WARBLER MEETING... TODAY 5 PM. COMPULSORY ATTENDANCES... SET LIST DRAMA...
From: Wes Montgomery
Kurt growled as Blaine reached for his phone (he and Kurt had spent three hours yesterday trying to find the perfect phone for Blaine). The two had been engaged in a rather heated make-out session when they were cock-blocked by Wes, and his stupid need to perfect everything at the last minute. Regional's wasn't until Saturday, it's Wednesday, meaning that there are at least two days in between, and the four hour rehearsals are starting to take their toll on the counter-tenor and his mood. Blaine had been pre-occupied all this week, saying he was helping Rory and Brittany with a surprise for Kurt, but the boy didn't believe him, instead choosing to spend the time he did have with Blaine, proving to his boyfriend that he wanted to spend time with him, and that this whole thing isn't about Kurt's depression or violent outbursts or mood swings. He loves Blaine, he knows that, and he knows that Blaine loves him, but his boyfriend isn't acting like his usual self, and it's starting to get to Kurt.
To: David Thompson
Really... David, please tell me it's because the songs are in the wrong order, because I was having a really nice time making out with my gorgeous boyfriend, when Wes' mass text interrupted... -_-
From: Blaine Anderson
Blaine placed his new phone back on the nightstand, before pulling Kurt closer to him, peppering kisses to all parts of the porcelain skin. Kurt smirked, straddling Blaine, and kissing him on the lips, before moving down to his neck, making the other boy moan, and arch his back into the sensation of his already hardened member rubbing against Kurt's. The phone buzzed again, only this time Kurt sat up, moving away from Blaine, and over to his own bed, spreading out his text books, before pulling his Dalton hoodie over his head and leaning back into the cushions of his dorm room bed, English book in hand, whilst Blaine whined at the loss of contact with Kurt, angrily picking up his phone and opening the message.
To: Blaine Anderson
I don't know what it's about, but I can guarantee you, Wes and his gavel (Mr. Bangy), are not happy. Also, we have the identity of that Un-Identified number that keeps texting you and Kurt. We wanted to tell you last week, but Kurt's not doing too good, and we didn't want to... Shit... Just, come to the meeting... P.S. I don't want to know what you and Kurt do behind closed doors...
From: David Thompson
Blaine sighed, not bothering to reply to his friend, tossing his phone to the opposite end of the bed, and glancing over at his boyfriend, who had his I-pod headphones in his ears, still immersed in their English text. Blaine knew he should start the assignment, given that with Regional's, and everything else that's been happening, he hasn't had time to do it, and this is Senior Year... he wants to graduate at the end of the year with Kurt, and move to New York, where they can hopefully, live in peace and harmony... What the fuck is wrong with you Anderson? Are you living in fairy land or something? What the hell did that text mean? David and Wes knew who the number belonged to? Blaine wanted to talk, he wanted to tell Kurt about the text, but given the reaction Kurt had, he didn't want another outburst of anger from his boyfriend. He would just wait two hours until the Warbler meeting to talk to Kurt, hopefully they could figure something out, or find out who is tormenting them, and alert Sue and the authorities... Two hours without talking to Kurt? Blaine, you can't go two minutes without talking to Kurt... he thought to himself, sighing, and moving off his own bed, to pull Kurt into a side hug, to which the counter-tenor returned, moving so he could place a soft kiss on his lips.
'You know, it's great that you have a new phone and all, but did you have to give the Warblers your number?' Kurt asked, arms moving around Blaine's neck, whilst the latter moved his to wrap Kurt's waist
'Yes, I did. Come on babe, you know what they're like... I love you, and I wanted to keep making out with you,' Blaine said, pushing Kurt onto his back, and straddling him
'Blaine, we should be doing this assignment for English and... Oh my fucking god... B-Blaine what are you doing?' Kurt asked, moaning as Blaine kissed down his neck
'Shhh, you talk too much. Just relax baby,' Blaine said, smirking...
At five, Kurt, Blaine, Nick, Jeff and Cameron all met up in the common room of their dorm house, ready to walk to the meeting Wes had called for, when said boy entered the room, council in tow, the rest of the Warblers following along a few moments later. Once everyone was seated, and Wes was satisfied, he banged his gavel, and called the room to attention, letting David handle the minutes from the last meeting, as the room settled, and Nick and Jeff took to making out in the corner of the room, earning small chuckles from the rest of the Warblers... halfway through the meeting, a loud clattering, and the sound of two doors being flung open startled the room into silence, all noticing the dishelmed looking Santana, Brittany and Rory, trying to catch their breathes, as they stood in front of the Warblers, Wes dropping his head to the table, and banging it lightly. Brittany skipped over to Kurt and Blaine, and plopped herself down on the seat beside her "dolphins", immediately regretting it, when she saw Kurt flinch, and almost fall off the couch, he was already half sitting, half ready to fall off on. Santana shot her girlfriend a sympathetic look, before walking over to sit with Rory and Cameron, looking around the room, before making eye contact with a very confused Blaine.
Once the room had settled again, and Wes had control, he went on to talk about the reason they had all gathered here today... Apparently, there had been a leak, from someone at Dalton, to the New Directions about their set list, and now their routines they had worked so hard on, had somehow, appeared on Facebook and YouTube. Kurt and Blaine looked at each other, before raising their hands, and simultaneously saying Rachel's name loudly, hearing the entire room groan and start talking about how annoying she was. Santana shook her head, and stood up, moving so she was standing in front of the council table, clapping her hands to regain the attention of the thirteen or so boys in the Warblers.
'This isn't about Rachel... okay, so it is, a little... but it's more about the set list. You guys were going to do Rihanna, Snow Patrol and Train... well Finn sent me a text this morning, saying that somehow, ND got a hold of your songs, and leaked them to the other groups... sounds so typical Rachel right? Well, it wasn't Rachel who leaked them... it was Mercedes and- 'Santana paused, looking at Kurt and Blaine, running a hand through her long black hair before continuing 'Jesse. It was Mercedes and Jesse,' she said, sparking outrage amongst the Warblers.
'Why can't we just use the back-up list? Most of those songs are better than the originals anyway,' Kurt said, grip tight on Blaine's hand
There were murmurs of agreement from the other Warblers and council members, before Wes was banging his gavel, and dismissing them all, explaining that he, David and Thad needed time to arrange their back-ups, before impromptu performances throughout the school for the next two days, and extended rehearsals. Santana, Brittany and Rory clapped along with the others, and exited the room, catching up with Kurt and Blaine as the two headed towards the library, Britt and Kurt, still walking a fair distance apart, had a conversation about Rachel's latest atrocity to fashion, and how Jesse is back in ND and Finn is furious, and threatening to quit, only to have Rachel yell at him, and stick up for Jesse. Fucking typical... manipulative fucked up bitch... Kurt thought, fists clenching, breathing deeply to try and control himself. Last time he'd lost control, Britt hadn't been hurt, but she'd started crying, and blaming herself for everything, and Kurt didn't like to see his friend do that to herself, when none of what is happening to him is her fault at all. Santana managed to catch up to thw two, just as they reached the steps to the library. Kurt had stopped in his tracks, Britt bumping into him, placing her hands on his shoulders to steady herself, before looking at what had stopped Kurt in the middle of the path, Sue Sylvester, Emma Pillsbury and William Schuester, having a "heated discussion" in the hallway. Kurt didn't want to see Schuester, nor Miss P, but he was going to have to face them if they wanted to get to the library, and even though Santana said she'd play distraction, Kurt didn't want her to get into any more trouble than she was already in with Sue, given that she had missed two cheerleading practices in the last two weeks, and their National's competition was in three months time.
Before Kurt could turn and run in the opposite direction, Sue spotted him, and immediately set about making sure they were all able to get into the library without being interrogated by the two McKinley teachers. Kurt was walking behind Blaine, head down, arms wrapped around him. he was aware that Mr. Schuester was trying to talk to him, but not aware enough to know that when someone grabbed his arm, punching them in the face probably wasn't the smartest idea in the world.. Especially since that person was his old Glee teacher, who was now on the ground.
'DON'T touch me,' Kurt hissed, pushing past a stunned Blaine, Santana, Brittany, Sue and Rory to get into the library
'FUCK, that hurt,' Schuester said, standing
'You probably deserved it... I think it's time you left. Coach, thanks,' Blaine said, pushing Rory and Britt into the library
'Bet you want to take back everything you said now don't you?' Santana hissed, smirking, before flipping her hair and following the boys and Britt into the library...
To: Finn Hudson-Hummel
We need to talk. ASAP, it's about Kurt and Blaine. Meet me at Breadsticks, 2PM. Alone...
From: Private
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