"Hurry it up, Kurt!" Mercedes said. They had all finished breakfast and now had gone up to their rooms to change if needed and grab their things. And, like usual, Kurt was last to finish getting ready. He was trying to style his hair to perfection, and it just wasn't working out for him.
"You look fine" Rachel said with a smile.
"Yeah, now let's go" Mercedes said. Everyone else was waiting in the hallway already.
Kurt sighed and stared at his refection in the mirror. "No, no. It has to be perfect!"
"For who? The only person you have to impress is Blaine and he doesn't care how your hair is styled" Mercedes said.
"I take pride in my look" Kurt said firmly.
"We know. But it's vacation. Meaning you can take a break with your perfection" Rachel said.
"No."
"Just, please hurry up" Mercedes said, practically begging.
"Look, you all can go ahead without me. I take the stairs anyways. So go on and I'll meet you down in a few minutes, okay?" Kurt said, glancing at Mercedes, who was pretending to smash her head into the wall.
"Okay" Rachel said, eager to leave. She grabbed Mercedes' arm and pulled her out of Kurt's room.
Kurt heard the door open and shut, leaving him in silence. After another few minutes of hair styling, he was content with his look. He put away his comb and changed his shoes. Then he left the room. The hallway was empty. He walked to the stairs and walked down them. Five floors. They didn't bother him at all. He gets a workout every time. Soon, he arrived at the ground floor. He strolled out into the lobby, expecting to see the group, waiting for him. But they weren't there. Kurt blinked, a bit shocked and looked around. The lobby was almost empty. Where were they?
After ten minutes of wandering around, Kurt still hadn't seen them. He went to the ballroom, the dining room...everywhere. He had even gone back upstairs to their hall to see if they were in someone's room and never actually made it down. But, to Kurt's disappointment, all the rooms were quiet.
Finally, Kurt decided to go outside. They must be in the bus already. Kurt exited the hotel and stepped into the sun. The ground was damp from last night's brutal storm, but with the searing sun, it should all be dried up the afternoon. Kurt searched the parking lot for the massive bus. But he couldn't see it. It wasn't in the spot where they had parked yesterday. Kurt then got really worried. Had they really all got in and driven off without him? Would they let that happen? Kurt wanted to say no and that Blaine would have remembered him, but they had all forgotten Santana in the mall, so it could be possible. Kurt's first instinct was to pull out his phone and call Blaine. But then he remembered two things. One, he had forgotten his phone in the hotel room and two, Blaine had taken the room key. The only room key.
Kurt was near tears by now. He would go use the hotel phone, but he didn't remember any phone numbers. That's what contact lists are for! What would he do?
Kurt ran back into the hotel and sat on the couch in the lobby as tears began to fall down his face. He had considered that they were all hiding just to prank him, but he had looked everywhere and the prank wouldn't have gone one this long. He just had to face it. They had all left him.
Five minutes later, Kurt was still sobbing quietly on the couch. He had given up hope.
"Kurt?"
Kurt looked up at the sound of his name. Some he knew! He had to blink back the tears but finally three people came into view. Ms. Pillsbury, Ms. Corcoran and Coach Beiste. They were all staring down at him with concerned looks.
"Kurt? Why are you crying? A-are you okay?" Emma asked slowly. Kurt jumped up, glad to see them. Mr. Schuster wouldn't dare drive off without the three of them. Kurt threw his arms around the three ladies.
"Oh, thank goodness" Kurt said as he hugged them.
"Kurt" Emma pried Kurt off her. "What on earth is going on?"
Kurt looked at the ladies, who looked very confused and worried.
"Are you okay?" Shelby asked.
Kurt nodded and blinked away some tears.
"Where are the others?" Beiste asked, noticing that Kurt was alone.
Kurt started tearing up again. "I don't know."
Shelby gave Emma a worried look.
"I left my room and came here and I couldn't find them" Kurt said.
"It's probably just a joke" Beiste said with a shrug. "They're probably just hiding somewhere around here."
Kurt shook his head. "I looked all over the place. And the bus is gone too...so I thought you all left me."
Shelby put an arm around Kurt who was crying again. "Shhh, it's alright."
"Mr. Schuester just went to get some gas for the bus" Emma said.
"I heard my name and...hey Kurt, what's wrong?" Will asked as he came strolling into the lobby and saw Kurt's teary face.
"He can't find everyone else and because he saw that you took the bus, he thought we left without him" Shelby explained and Kurt nodded.
"I can't find them" Kurt said. "I looked all over."
"They gotta be around here somewhere" Will said, patting Kurt's arm.
"I left my phone in the room and Blaine has the key so I can't call them and I don't any of their numbers off heart" Kurt said sadly.
Will smiled. "No problem. I have all your numbers on here." He pulled out his phone from his pocket and pressed a button so the screen lit up.
"Really? Great" Kurt managed a smile.
Will nodded and scrolled though his contact list and found Blaine's number. "Do you want to call Blaine, Kurt?"
Kurt's eyes lit up and he nodded. "Yes, thank you so much."
Will smiled and they walked to the hotel's concierge desk to use the phone. Will dialed Blaine's number and handed the phone receiver to Kurt, who held the phone to his ear in anticipation as it rang.
"Poor thing" Emma said quietly to Will and Shelby and Beiste was Kurt bit his lip as it rang, a few steps away.
"He was so upset" Beiste said.
"I wonder where they are" Will said. "It's not like them to just run off like this."
"I hope nothing serious happened!" Shelby said darkly.
Finally, the ringing stopped and someone picked up.
"Hello?" Kurt heard Blaine say, followed by: "Guys, shush, I'm on the phone!"
"B-Blaine?" Kurt asked. "Blaine, can you hear me?" He heard many voices in the background, most that he recognized. "Blaine, where are you guys?"
"Kurt, where are they?" Will asked.
"I dunno..." Kurt said, glancing at Will.
"Kurt?" He heard Blaine ask.
"Yes?" Kurt asked, his voice faltering.
Then Blaine said what Kurt probably feared most. "We're trapped. In the elevator."
When Kurt heard that, he began crying again, more harder than before, making the adults run over to him.
"T-they're stuck in the el-elevator" Kurt whispered to Will.
"Really?" Will asked, eyes wide with fear.
Kurt nodded. "Blaine? We're g-gonna get you guys out. J-just hold on."
He heard Blaine agree. "Okay. Kurt? Are you crying? Please don't cry, it'll be okay."
"I'm scared" Kurt whispered.
Coach Beiste walked over to the elevator door and pressed her ear to it. "I can hear them. They're close to here!"
Shelby went to the front desk and glared at the woman, sitting behind it. "I need Peter Reid now."
The woman stared at Shelby and said in a slow voice. "I'll call him." She picked up a walkie-talkie and pressed a button as she spoke. "Mr. Reid? Come to the lobby right away, please!"
"It's kind of an emergency. There are 14 teenagers trapped in that elevator!" Shelby said forcefully.
The lady gave Shelby a surprised look, but not a panicked one.
Only seconds later did Mr. Peter Reid come running into the lobby, face red and breath staggered.
"What's going on?" He asked the lady at the desk. He looked around and saw a pale teenage, crying and clutching a phone, Will Schuster talking to a red-headed lady and a very masculine woman by the silver elevator door and a frowning brunette at the desk. When Will saw Mr. Peter Reid, he came over.
"Hey, um, the elevator is jammed and there are 14 of my kids in there" Will explained.
Peter's eyes widened. "Really?"
Will nodded and pointed to Kurt. "He's on the phone with one of the trapped teens now."
Peter nodded. "Okay, I'll take a peek in the basement at the operating system. They're all okay, right?"
Will nodded. "Yes, I think so."
"Okay. I'm so sorry about this, I'll be back in a jiffy!" Peter said and he grabbed a flashlight from behind the front desk and ran off.
Will watched him run off and then turned to Kurt. "They're all okay, right?"
Kurt nodded. "Yeah. Scared, but fine."
"Mr. Reid is going down to try and fix it" Will said. "Isn't there an emergency button in there or something?"
Kurt nodded and relayed the story that Blaine had told him. "They pressed it but nothing much happened" Kurt said. "The alarm sounded and the lights flickered."
"I think they're like three meters up" Beiste said, from where she stood, still inspecting the doors.
"That's too high for them for them to slip down even if we managed to get the doors open" Emma said. "Especially Artie in the wheelchair."
"True" Will nodded with a long sigh.
Five minutes later, Mr. Reid returned.
"Well?" Will asked, when he saw the red-faced man.
"I reset the machine. I guess the power outage last night made it a bit wonky. That should get it going again. Just to be sure, I'll get a guy in here to check it out. Anyways, it should be working in a few minutes" Peter said.
Kurt gave a small smile and spoke into the phone. "Blaine? Mr. Reid said it should be working soon. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. More importantly, are you okay?" Kurt heard Blaine ask. Even when he was trapped in an elevator, Blaine was still worried for Kurt. How sweet.
"I'm scared" Kurt said. "I just want you all to be fine."
"Don't be scared" Kurt heard Blaine answer. "We will be out just fine."
From in the lobby, a loud cheer was heard from inside the elevator as it started to move a bit.
"Is that them?" Emma asked, hearing the muffled cheers.
Beiste nodded. "Yeah. I hear it moving."
Sure enough, the elevator slowly moved down to ground floor and they heard the elevator ding before it opened.
Kurt hung up the phone and ran to the elevator as it dinged.
Slowly, the silver doors opened and the fourteen faces of the teens were shown. Most of them looks extremely relieved to get out and a few of the girls like Tina and Rachel had tear stained faces. Artie was the first to get out, slowly wheeling himself out. Puck jumped out next and right away fell to his hands and knees and kissed the smooth tile ground.
"Land!" Puck yelled happily as everyone laughed. Leave it to Puck to make a big show about it and add some humor to the situation. Finn was holding Rachel's hand when they stepped out. Mike and Tina were also holding hands. Sam jumped out and was grinning. Santana and Brittany came out, hugged and took a deep breath like they were holding their breath in the elevator. Sugar, Rory and Quinn were next to come out, all smiling. It was clear that they all were glad to be free.
When Blaine stepped out of the cramped elevator space, Kurt, who was still crying, ran past everyone else and flung his arms around him. Blaine hugged Kurt back tightly as Kurt buried his face in Blaine's shoulder.
"Shhh, Kurt" Blaine said quietly, hugging him. "It's okay..."
"Gosh, I didn't know what would happen to you and I was so worried" Kurt mumbled, his voice muffled by Blaine's shirt.
"I know" Blaine said. "But it's okay now. I'm fine."
"I looked all over and I thought you all left me."
"Never. I wouldn't forget you. Honest!"
Kurt was silent for a moment, savoring the hug. When he knew that the Blaine he hugged was real and okay, he pulled back, just a bit, so he could look at Blaine. Blaine's eyes were a bit watery too but he sported a smile.
"I guess my fear of elevators seems pretty legit now, huh?" Kurt whispered with a small smile.
Blaine laughed. "Very true. I can tell you, you no longer will have to take the stairs alone anymore. I'll be right there with you and I think everyone else will be too."
Kurt smiled and hugged Blaine again tightly. "I love you" Kurt whispered.
"I love you too" Blaine said with a smile as he hugged Kurt back.
"Okay, so we're all safe and sound, right?" Will asked loudly. Kurt and Blaine broke their embrace and faced the group, hand in hand.
"Mr. Schuester, we didn't break it, I swear" Mercedes said.
Will nodded. "I believe you."
"Maybe you all were too heavy. What's the limit on the elevators?" Shelby asked, looked at them all.
"Twenty people" Quinn answered. "It was written in the elevator."
"We were only fourteen" Rachel said.
"But Artie's wheelchair count as like two more" Sam pointed out.
"Still, that's only sixteen" Santana said.
"Guys, guys! Relax! I don't blame you" Will said.
"No, I think the power outage did it. I am terribly sorry" Peter Reid said. "I hope you're all alright."
"We're fine" Sugar said.
"Good" Peter said with a nod.
"Well, it was cramped in there. And I was wedged between Finn and Rory" Santana said. "Not fun."
"It was like a big happy sandwich!" Brittany laughed.
"Are we still going to Fun Spot?" Mike asked suddenly.
Everyone laughed.
"Y-yeah" Will said. "If you still want to. I mean, it's okay if you don't."
The teen looked at one another, to make sure they were all on the same page.
"Guys, you were stuck in an elevator. I think the day's been pretty eventful. It's totally okay if you want to just say here in the hotel rooms and watch TV or something" Emma said.
"Please. It's only eleven something. The day is still young. Let's go!" Santana said with a smile.
"Yeah!" Finn hollered.
"Well, if that's so" Will said, pulling the bus keys out of his pockets and twirling them on his finger. "Let's go, then!"
They all smiled and ran out of the hotel and to the large bus, leaving Peter Reid standing in the lobby.
Peter turned to the lady at the front desk. "Remind me to get a worker in here to check out the elevator. Think we're lucky we weren't sued."
In the bus, everyone was chatting.
"Kurt, you must have been freaking out" Rachel said, turning in her seat to face Kurt, who still had a tear-stained face and was still holding Blaine's hand.
"I was! I thought you all had gone without me! At first I refused to believe it. Then I remembered how we left Santana in the mall so I thought it may be true. I was serious. Then I saw Ms. Pillsbury, Ms. Corcoran and Coach. I knew Mr. Schue wouldn't have left without them" Kurt explained with a smile.
"That's true" Finn nodded.
"Oh, and Rachel?" Kurt smirked.
"Yes?"
"I will never ride an elevator. Not after the scare today" Kurt said. "Never."
Rachel laughed. "Well, that's fair. I'll probably take the stairs with you for the next while, too!"
"That's what I said!" Blaine smiled. He nudged Kurt. "See?"
"Yo, Rach" Artie called. "What is at Fun Spot exactly?"
"Roller coasters?" Puck asked excitedly.
Rachel turned faced Artie and Puck. "No, smaller things. Like a Ferris Wheel."
"Lame" Sugar said.
"Oh! And Go-Karts!" Rachel smiled.
"Awesome!" Finn, Santana, Mike and Puck shouted in sync.
"And an arcade" Will said, from the front of the bus.
"Sweet" Brittany said happily.
"We went to one at Universal yesterday" Sam said.
"What? Tina asked.
"Yeah. I won at Skee-ball" Rory beamed.
"What did we do with that big bag of candy we won?" Rachel asked.
"Candy?" Puck looked sad that he missed out.
"I have it our room, still in my bag" Mercedes said smiled. "We can have it later."
"We better" Puck said.
"Is that a threat, Puckerman?" Mercedes smirked.
"Yes it is. What are you going to do about it?" Puck laughed.
Mercedes bent down and pulled of her flip flop and whipped it across the bus at Puck's head. It hit his forehead.
"No one threatens Mercedes Jones and gets away with it!" Mercedes said triumphantly with her diva attitude.
Puck sulked and everyone else on the bus applauded Mercedes.
Quinn smiled and gave Mercedes her flip flop back.
"Guys" Will said with a smile. "We have arrived!"
The sound of fifteen faces hitting the windows of the bus was heard.
A/N
Hello! Sorry it's been so long since I've updated. I've been busy. I wrote a Finchel one shot and that took a few days and then I wrote and updated my colab story, which is a Joe/Quinn story. :) So I'm so sorry!
The idea for the elevator jam is from DoggyDoodle. So thanks for that idea, I loved it and I added some Klaine fluff for you to! :D
Another reason I've been slow to update is because of the two new Glee promos and Sneek Peek that came out. I watched them all a billion times cuz they are totally awesome! If you haven't seen them, I sooooo recommend you do. It's all on my blog, which if you again, haven't seen, I hope you do.
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