One Step Too Far Chapter 6: Cry Me Out, a glee fanfic

Umm.. yeah. So Glee comes back on this Thursday for those unlucky enough to live in the UK unless you're naughty like me and watch it on the internet early!) and I really wanted to get this one out there before that. I'd just like to say thank you so much for all your reviews, favourites and alerts, but just keep reviewing! Reviews are like tiny little specks of fair dust to me! It's been a hard week and as I'm writing this it's only Monday night, go help me, so I'm not sure when I can get the next one out, sorry! The perils of being a teenage girl with major issues I guess. This chapter's a bit heavy, and hard to write. I originally had Kurt not being as scared, but the little voice inside my head that sounds strangely like Darren Criss (not even joking here) told me to do it like this, making over six pages on Word… review and lemme know how it worked out please! Wow, so one looooong AN later, here's the chapter!

Chapter Six – Cry Me Out

Kurt slammed into the wall as Karofsky yanked down his white jeans and silk boxer shorts. He froze as he felt Karofsky's member line up against his entrance, before eliciting a high-pitched scream as he thrust into him-

Kurt screamed a high-pitched wail into the almost-silent hospital room, waking Blaine instantly.

"Kurt!" Blaine wrapped him arms around his love, pretending not to notice when Kurt flinched at the physical contact. It was the third time that night that Blaine had been woken because of Kurt's nightmares. Kurt was having a tough first night of real sleep instead of being unconscious, and the only person that could calm him was Blaine. Kurt had had a panic attack when Doctor Mauswell came in the first time, and the attack had only been prevented when a male nurse had entered after the second nightmare due to Blaine's hastily-whispered reassurances.

"Kurt baby, it's okay, I'm here and you're safe. No-one's gonna hurt you here." Blaine hugged Kurt tightly while Kurt cried onto his dampening shoulder. Kurt had yet to say a word since his whispered 'thank you' after the Warblers' impromptu performance the day before. Kurt's injuries prevented Blaine from comforting Kurt how he wanted to but he would rather Kurt heal well than for Blaine to mess that up.

Burt entered Kurt's room to find him asleep on Blaine. The curly haired boy looked up at the noise, never stopping stroking Kurt's hair.

"He just got to sleep, it was a bad night." Blaine explained quietly as he did not want Kurt to wake up again, "he seemed to be scared of any men other than me. I don't know how he'll react to you, and he hasn't said a word since the warblers performed either, not even to me."

Nodding his head Burt went and sat on the chair on the opposite side of the bed to Blaine's vacated one. He was worried about his son; after years of bullying and endless bad luck (the exception being Blaine and glee club, of course) it seemed Kurt had finally cracked. Burt would do anything to help fix his son, starting with inviting Blaine to live with them when they weren't at Dalton.

"Kid, I have something to ask you."

Blaine looked up questioningly at Burt, still stroking Kurt's hair.

"We – Carole, Finn and I – were thinking about when Kurt is released from hospital. We know it won't be for a long time yet, but we were wondering if you'd come and live with us when he is."

Blaine was shocked. No one had ever seemed to want him to live with them before, his relatives only putting up with him because of the large amounts of cash Charles Anderson paid them.

"Really? I mean, I'm nearly seventeen, I can get a place of my own."

Burt shifted in his seat, thinking before he replied, "Yes, really, Blaine. I've seen how Kurt is with you, and now it seems as you're the only one who can really comfort him. I know your family isn't good to you, but we were hoping you could kind of adopt us as your substitute family. You're like a son to Carole and I, and another brother to Finn. There's no way you'll be living on your own."

Blaine blinked furiously trying to rein back the tears that were threatening to fall.

"Thank you Burt, you don't know what it means to me."

Burt smiled sadly before turning to topic back to the most recent Buckeyes game.

As Blaine returned from his latest trip to the bathroom he saw Kurt beginning to wake up. He knew Kurt wasn't ready to even speak about his traumatic experience to Blaine, let alone a room of most likely male police officers, and he respected that. If Kurt wasn't ready to talk, Blaine wouldn't push him. Instead he began to sing, softly at first as so not to startle Kurt.

All night staring at the ceiling
counting for minutes I've been feeling this way
So far away and so alone

But you know it's alright
I came to my senses
Letting go of my defenses
There's no way I'm giving up this time
Yeah, you know I'm right here
I'm not losing you this time

And I'm all in, nothing left to hide
I've fallen harder than a landslide
I spent a week away from you last night
And now I'm calling, calling out your name
Even if I lose the game, I'm all in
I'm all in tonight, yeah I'm all in, I'm all in for life

There's no taking back
what we've got's too strong,
we've had each other's back for too long
There's no breaking up this time
And you know it's okay, I came to my senses
Letting go of my defenses
There's no way I'm giving up this time

I want it, I want it, I want it
I want it, I want it, I want it, yeah
I want it, I want it, I want it, yeah

And I'm all in, calling out your name
Even if I lose the game, I'm all in, I'm all in for life
And I'm all in, nothing left to hide
I've fallen harder than a landslide
I spent a week away from you last night
And now I'm calling, calling out your name
Even if I lose the game, I'm all in
I'm all in tonight, yeah I'm all in, I'm all in for life
Yeah I'm all in, I'm all in for life

Kurt had been watching the figure in the chair warily at first until he recognised the voice; it was Blaine, his Blaine, and the Blaine he knew had not left the hospital floor once since he had been here. He could vaguely recall Blaine telling him something about a coma, but the last thing he could remember was Karofsky- no, he would not think about that. As long as he didn't think about it, and didn't talk to anyone but Blaine, he was safe from anyone who would ever try to hurt him again. He didn't know what the future held for him – heck, he didn't know what tomorrow held for him, but he hoped Blaine would be there every step of the way.

"Blaine?" Kurt whispered from his place in Blaine's arms. It had taken them a while for Kurt to be comfortable but the doctors knew that Blaine was the only one Kurt would speak a word to; he was even refusing to talk to Burt. "Blaine, how long have I been here?"

Blaine looked up from the book he was reading on his Kindle. He had honestly thought Kurt had finally fallen into a peaceful sleep. "You've been here three weeks and about two days now. You scared me so much, you know that? Kurt, I love you, and seeing you just lying there… it broke my heart. I didn't eat or sleep for days. I had to watch over you and protect you like I failed to do at Dalton." Blaine trailed off as he swallowed a lump in his throat, kissing the top of Kurt's head.

Kurt yawned tiredly and then whimpered as his injuries stretched. Although he had been in the hospital for three weeks his injuries were taking longer than hoped to heal. He refused to let the male doctors near him, at least for now, and the only female doctor on the ICU ward wasn't due back from her holiday until the next day.

"Thank you Blaine. I love you too, I'm so sorry. I- It hurt so bad." He whispered the end part so quietly Blaine had to strain his ears to hear it.

"Shhh," Blaine comforted his beloved, "just get some sleep. I promise I'll be here when you wake up. I won't leave until you force me to."

Burt observed the sleeping boys in the hospital room, Kurt deathly pale and battered in the bed and Blaine, his hair curly and wearing his reading glasses curled up and the comfy chair brought in for him by the hospital staff. He didn't know what he would do without Blaine right now; Kurt wouldn't talk to anyone else, and he was scared stiff of any men – all except for Blaine. He was just thankful that Blaine was capable enough to work through the catch-up material the dean of Dalton had brought on his last visit. Blaine had obtained permission to remain home with Kurt until he was comfortable enough with everyone else, and only then would Blaine return to Dalton, hopefully with Kurt not far behind.

A single muscly arm wrapped around his shoulders and he turned slightly to see Finn looking in the direction that Burt had previously been looking, a tiny smile creeping onto his face.

"It's amazing," the quarterback commented, "that even after everything they've been through they can each still manage to love each other like that."

The Hummel elder nodded his agreement to to Finn's first statement, before questioning him on his second.

"Well Blaine told me that the reason he came to Dalton was like Kurt; he was bullied out of his old school. He got beaten up by some jocks at a Sadie Hawkins dance just for being gay."

"Why didn't he say anything?"

"Because he didn't think it was important. He's been going crazy in there, he's so scared of Karofsky coming back to finish the job, but he won't say anything. He's devoted to giving Kurt the best care possible. I've never seen anything like it. They've come through so much together."

Once again Burt was shocked at how deep the normally simple Finn was being. Or had everyone else just been blind? Blaine was a kid, he reminded himself, and he didn't have a true family. Well Burt Hummel was a man who stood up for what he believed in, and he was going to fix Blaine's family issues once and for all.

Rachel Berry was normally very protective of her glee club, but when it came to Kurt she had always had a soft spot for the diva. This was the reason she found herself in the lounge area of her boyfriend Finn's home with the Warblers and he rest of New Directions two mornings after Kurt had woken up. As she looked around the assembled crowd one of the Warblers – David, she remembered – stood up.

"As we all know Kurt woke up on early on Wednesday morning-" David was cut off as cheering filled the room, and he shamelessly joined in. They had had little to be happy about recently, but after nearly ten minutes enough was enough. He held up his hands, laughing all the while, and continued his speech. "Anyway, we can't all go and see Kurt, especially the boys. Blaine has texted me to warn us that Kurt isn't speaking except to Blaine, and he is terrified of any and all males. This means that any performances will have to not only be low-key because of the media still camped out there, but any people we want leading will have to be female."

Muttering broke out around the group of teenagers at the news, while the girls in New Directions put their heads together to form a plan.

Quinn nodded once more before clearing her throat to catch the attention of the rest of the group.

"We have an idea. Well you know Kurt loves Disney? We remembered his all-time favourite movie… Aladdin."

Four days after Kurt had woken up and the bruises on his face had finally decided to begin to heal. The minor scrapes had more or less disappeared, but there was still a nasty gash on his cheek, not to mention the broken bones or two stab wounds – Blaine hadn't found it in himself to bring Kurt a mirror during the short periods of time he was awake, and there was no way he was going to mention the rape either. He didn't want to push Kurt because he knew he was the only one Kurt trusted at the moment. It was during one of Kurt's 'awake' times when Blaine first heard the low hums that could only belong to the Warblers. The normally strong voice of Noah Puckerman started singing softly as they flashed their passes to the interested security guards outside of Blaine's door.

I can show you the world
Shining, shimmering, splendid
Tell me, princess, now when did
You last let your heart decide?

I can open your eyes
Take you wonder by wonder
Over, sideways and under
On a magic carpet ride

A whole new world
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming

Kurt trembled slightly at the invasion of his room, but when the familiar voice of Rachel Berry filled the room he knew that there was nothing to be afraid of in this large group. He might not yet be ready to speak, but he didn't have to be as terrified around his- friends.

A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But when I'm way up here
It's crystal clear
That now I'm in a whole new world with you
Now I'm in a whole new world with you

Unbelievable sights
Indescribable feeling
Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling
Through an endless diamond sky

A whole new world
Don't you dare close your eyes
A hundred thousand things to see
Hold your breath - it gets better
I'm like a shooting star
I've come so far
I can't go back to where I used to be

The group spread out thinly around the room to show Kurt they truly meant no harm, and as he relaxed the smile on all of his friends' faces grew.

A whole new world
Every turn a surprise
With new horizons to pursue
Every moment red-letter
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you

A whole new world
That's where we'll be
A thrilling chase
A wondrous place
For you and me

Blaine stroked Kurt's hair as tears fell unchecked down his cheeks. His friends had really put their all into helping his boyfriend, and he was so glad that even though he had an awful family he and Kurt had friends like these. There would be time for worry, panic and having to comfort Kurt in the future, but right now the couple could just revel in the fact that they weren't alone.