Part 14
"What's up Blaine your big brother is here!" Cooper yelled as he burst through the door. Blaine jumped so he fell off the bed and sat up.
"Cooper?!" he asked confused.
"What's up B", Cooper asked and pulled him up and into a hug.
"Uh…"
"Never mind how are you doing? Where's that boyfriend of yours? Are you happy to see me?"
Blaine turned to look at his bed but it was empty… but all his stuff was back so that must mean he was back as well. But… that meant Wes was all alone in the past. Blaine then blushed because he realized they had nearly kissed. Oh God he'd nearly kissed a 141 year old guy… well technically he was just 18 still… no wait his birthday was early in February so he must've turned 19 by now. When Cooper snapped his fingers in front of his face Blaine jumped and woke up from his musings.
"Are you even listening to me", Cooper asked.
"Sorry Coop I'm a bit tired… what was that?"
"I was wondering what the heck you are wearing", Cooper said with a grin. "You look like one of those photos from the earl 1900's."
"Oh", Blaine exclaimed realizing he was still in his 'new' Dalton uniform. "I had a presentation about Dalton during the 1890's and this was the uniform back then."
"Oh I see… So when can I meet this Kurt kid?"
Blaine's eyes widened. Hadn't Cooper listened during the Christmas break? And more importantly… what would Cooper do when Blaine told him again about what Kurt did?
"I mean I have to meet him so that I can kill him", Cooper said and Blaine stared at him. "What? Did you think I never listen to you? I heard you telling mom over Christmas that Kurt cheated on you. So where is he?"
"Uh", Blaine began but then there was a knock on his door. Cooper moved aside and Blaine smiled when he saw Thad. The smaller boy was looking at Cooper in confusion.
"Hi", he said to Cooper because he hadn't noticed Blaine yet. "Can I… Blaine?!"
"Hi", Blaine said and smiled shyly and Thad ran up and gave him a hug. But sadly that only caused Cooper to get to the wrong conclusions. His face got angry and he stalked up to Thad, gripped his collar and pulled him off of Blaine and slammed him up against the wall. He was holding Thad up against it so that he was on eye level with him.
"Now you look here you little ass", he growled. "You stay away from my little brother or I'll make your life a living hell."
"Huh", Thad asked in confusion and just a little scared. "What are you talking about?"
"Oh don't try to deny it you little jerk", Cooper growled. "I know what you did to him and I am not a happy camper."
Thad looked at Blaine in confusion.
"Uh Blaine what is your brother talking about", he asked.
"Shut up Kurt or I'll punch you so hard in the face all your teeth will fly out.
"Kurt?!" Thad cried and looked really insulted. "Now that's just grand!"
"Shut up", Cooper spat. Then he turned to the shocked Blaine. "Do you want me to punch him? I will if you want me to."
That brought Blaine out of it.
"What", he asked and then realized what Cooper must be thinking. "Coop no! Put him down that's not Kurt!"
"Are you sure", Cooper asked.
"What? Of course I'm sure! That's Thad one of my friends! Put him down Coop!"
Cooper looked at Thad.
"Are you sure you're not Kurt", he asked.
"I'm feeling highly insulted being compared to that ass", Thad said and huffed.
"Oh… sorry."
"It's alright… um can you put me down?"
"What? Oh of course!" Copper moved back slowly so that Thad's feet hit the ground again. Thad fixed his blazer and then talked to Blaine.
"Um I'll be back later okay", he asked and Blaine nodded. Thad gave him another hug before hurrying off. He rather stay as far away from Cooper as he could. Blaine turned to his brother with an angry look on his face.
"What", Cooper asked.
"You can't just assume things Coop!" Blaine said and flailed around with his arms. "Thad's one of my best friends and you were seriously close to hurting him! You can't just assume that everyone that gives me a hug is Kurt! Kurt's left the school. He's at McKinley now so if you want to punish him go there and leave the Dalton boys alone!"
"Right", Cooper said and blushed slightly. "Sorry I was just trying to be a good brother."
"Stop trying so hard you already are a good brother. We worked out all differences during summer vacation and you've been a great brother since. Don't try so hard man."
Cooper smiled and gave Blaine a hug.
"You're right", he said. "I'm sorry. So listen B I'm gonna be in town for a few days. Can we meet up in after school tomorrow?"
"Sure", Blaine said happily and Cooper left. He had a date with McKinley to take care of. As soon as Cooper was gone Blaine hurried to his wardrobe to change out of the itchy uniform. He didn't touch his hair though, he kinda liked it this way. Just as he tied his tie there was a knock on the door.
"Come in", he called and the ghost-gang burst through the door.
"Blainey!" Nick and Jeff cheered and pulled him into a tight double hug.
"Man don't scare us like that", David said as he hugged him.
"What", Blaine asked and hugged him back and then got hugs from everyone else.
"You where there with Wes and suddenly you were both gone", Trent said. "You just disappeared into thin air and didn't come back! We were so worried about you."
"So we went to the principal", Hunter explained. "We told him you disappeared and he told us not to worry."
"When we asked why", Sebastian picked up. "He said it was all written in the journal."
"It calmed us down", Nick added. "Well mostly. We were still worried about you being stuck in the past forever."
"You knew I was in the past?" Blaine asked.
"Well since Wes wrote about something in his journal about you being missing we figured that's where you went", Jeff said.
"And when we was showed that old news paper picture in history class knew that's where you went", Thad said and grinned.
"What", Blaine asked and the boys grinned before Hunter got something out of his pocket. It was a copy of an old picture and Blaine gaped. It was the one taking in that history class he'd been in. He could see himself but then anger took over.
"Those bastards", he said.
"What", Hunter asked confused.
"They cropped the picture!" Blaine said angrily and took it. He turned it and showed them. "Out here to the sides were African-American students and Wes and some Hispanic guys. They cut them out of the picture!"
"Blaine it was 1890", Thad said softly. "People were supposed to be racist back then, of course they'd cut them out. Dalton was a new school that craved for students… no one would've sent them to a place with African-Americans, Hispanics and Asians. Yes it was wrong and totally awful but that's how the world looked way back then."
"But… I… It's still…"
"We know dude", Sebastian said. "We feel the same. So how was life in the 1890's? love the new hairdo by the way."
Blaine laughed and told them what had happened, while waiting for Wes to come back too.
But Wes didn't come back. It had been a week since Blaine did but there hadn't been a glimpse of Wes since then. Nothing strange had happened in room 213 either. But things happened outside of the room. Fred got to his feet during Warbler practice and asked Trent out on a date. The boys were happy for him and Trent was happiest of them all. Valentine's Day came and went and Blaine was happy for his friends that had dates. He himself refused to go out. He stayed all evening in room 213 hoping that Wes would appear again so that he could hug him and kiss him and make sure that they were together forever… how he would do that he wasn't really sure about.
But as February passed without a sign of Wes the ghost-gang and the Warblers were getting worried. The ghost-gang had told the Warblers everything about the ghost, some believed it less than others but some believed them fully. They all agreed something weird was defiantly going on in room 213 but if it was a real ghost or a person time-skipping they couldn't be sure about.
"Look what I found!" Jeff shouted as he ran up to the Warblers' table in the cafeteria the first of March. He slammed an paper down on the table and everyone flocked around it. It was an old school paper article dated February 14th 1890.
"So", David asked.
"Look at the headline!" Jeff said.
"'Student council brings in new uniforms', so what", Hunter read and asked.
"Read the damn article!"
Hunter took the paper and cleared his throat.
"'Dalton Academy's young and blossoming student council under leadership of Wes Montgomery has initiated the process of changing the school uniform. During the monthly search of the dorm rooms the teachers found Montgomery's secret new uniform. He has been working on it for some time and presented it to the teachers when asked about it. Our new uniform will be grey trousers, black shoes, white shirt, red and dark blue stripped ties, a jacket that is dark blue but with red decorations and the red Dalton Academy emblem. Montgomery has changing the emblem slightly and Mr. Dalton approves of it all. It looks like the school's student council president and art contest winner is really showing that those chinks actually can be useful'."
"Wait let me get this straight", David said. "Wes got us the uniforms we have today after they found Blaine's uniform in his wardrobe?"
"Yeah", Hunter said. "Looks like it."
"So… who's idea was it to change it from grey and dull into the awesomeness that it is today?"
Everyone looked at each other. Who's idea was it? As far as they had known the uniforms were changed by a student council way back but now it turned out it was a uniform from the future that changed the one in the past. But if the past got inspired by the future and the future claimed it was a tradition from the past… ugh most of them got headaches just thinking about it.
"Maybe this is why we haven't seen him in a while", Trent suddenly said and they all looked at him.
"What", Blaine asked.
"Maybe we haven't seen Wes because he's been so busy. He's won that competition, he's head of the student council and he's in the Warblers… maybe we haven't seen him because he hasn't been in the room."
The others looked at each other. What Trent said made sense but Blaine was still scared. It was March 1… 14 days until Wes was to disappear. Blaine was scared and worried and nervous and freaking out.
"Blaine take it easy", Sebastian said and put a hand on his back. "We'll figure out a way to stop whatever is going to happen."
"But what if we don't", Blaine mumbled.
"Hey we're the incredible Warblers", Jeff said happily. "We can do anything!"
The others cheered and Blaine smiled slightly.
"You sound like a circus director from one of those old movies", he said and Jeff grinned and got onto his chair.
"Welcome, welcome", he called. "Step on right through people we have amazing acts that will cause your hearts to drop, stop and flutter. Come right through and see our amazing tumbling Hunter Clarington take a spin down the aisle!" As he spoke Hunter got up and made a tumbling run. The boys in the cafeteria cheered.
"Step on through and see our amazing beat boxer take a beat at the Rock!" Jeff continued and Rock and Fred laughed before they pretended to be in a fist fight. "Do you want to see things beyond their wildest dream then get in line and watch the three hobbits taken right out of the stories as they try to climb a shelf that's too high for them."
"Hey", Thad, Blaine and Nick objected and threw napkins, apples or buns at him.
"Ow hey quit it", Jeff said. "They also have a really good aim. And for an act that will make you hold your breath it's the amazing bird trainer Trent and his three little birdies!"
Trent laughed and Blaine looked slightly confused.
"Trent has made the freshmen his gossip whores", Sebastian whispered. "They like to gossip as much as he does. Trent controls them."
Blaine laughed.
"And what is a show without some eye candy", Jeff continued. "So people rest your eyes on our meat dish named Joseph, James, Frank, Sebastian and David!"
"And what would a show be without a clown", Thad called. "Give it up folks for Jeff Henderson aka Blondie the Clown!"
"Hey!" Jeff objected but everyone was laughing loudly and the teachers just shook their heads at the spectacle that was the Warblers.
When Blaine got back to his room he closed the door, flicked the light switch and then, even though he would later deny it, squealed. Wes was back! He was standing there right in front of him, looking out the window. Blaine ran up to him and threw his arms around him.
"You're back!" he cheered and Wes turned in confusion. "I've missed you so much! Never leave me again!" Blaine did realize he was crying until Wes started to run soothing circles on his back. Blaine buried his face in Wes' shoulder and sobbed. Wes just held him and it felt cold… so Blaine realized Wes wasn't in the future.
"Never leave me again", Blaine sniffled. "I can't live without you."
Wes held him tighter and sighed. Blaine looked up.
"What… what is it", he asked and sniffled. Wes caressed his cheek and pushed a few strands of hair out of Blaine's face… before handing him a note. "What's this?"
Wes just nodded at it and Blaine opened it. On it was written:
"If you are not gone from the school in three weeks you will die. I have rid the world of your family and will rid it of you unless you leave on your own. You have three weeks. Leave or be dead."
Blaine stared at the note.
"Is this true", he asked and Wes nodded. "When is the deadline?"
Wes blanched.
"Sorry I meant when is the date", Blaine said. Wes wrote:
*March 15.*
Blaine felt himself pale. That was the date. The date Wes disappeared in. He felt a tug on his hand and saw that Wes had written something.
*I will not bow*, Blaine read Wes' note. *I will not leave. I am staying with you. No one scares me. I'm staying.*
Blaine felt a knife in his heart. If Wes stayed… then he would die and it would all be because of Blaine. What if he got to witness the murder? What if he would see if there was any truth to the tale about a body underneath the floor? What if the truth about Wes' disappearance was his murder? And what if Blaine was the reason to it happening? Would he be able to live with himself? Would he see the person he loved die? Would he survive it himself? What should he do?
TBC Why do I ahve the feeling people are getting their pitch-forks and torches?