Beginning Our Life

Last Time: Puck and Sarah celebrated his birthday. Puck didn't start off happy because of how much older he is than Sarah. And that's what you missed on Beginning Our Life.

Disclaimer: I don't own Glee or any songs that I may put in here. Last chapter, the song was Eyes Open by Taylor Swift. I forgot to put that in there.

Gone

Puck's Point of View

I held Sarah's hand tightly as we walked over to the tree next to the river. Grace asked if we could go swimming today and I figured why not while Sarah fought the idea. She didn't want people to see her baby bump and make fun of her for being fat or whatever. We were able to convince her by saying that no one would see her and we'd leave if they did.

Finn grabbed the towel off from around Sarah's shoulders, "Relax, Sars, you look fine."

Sarah squeaked and rolled herself into me, "Finn! Don't do that!"

Finn chuckled and walked over to catch up with Grace.

"Hey, shh, you're fine," I pushed Sarah back slightly and smiled softly at her, "You look great."

"You have to say that," Sarah mumbled.

"No I don't," I stated, "I could say anything, but either way, you look beautiful right now. Plus, that baby bump is hot."

A small smile formed on Sarah's face, "That's just because you put it there."

"I put him there," I corrected.

Sarah laughed, "Come on," she tugged me over to where Finn, Grace, and Kurt were standing at the edge of the river.

"Sarah, you're not fat," Grace smiled up at her.

I hit the back of her head and gave her a warning look.

Sarah just nodded with a hint of a grin, "Thanks Grace."

"Alright, everyone in the water, we don't have much time," Kurt pushed me and Finn towards the river.

"What are you talking about?" I asked, "It's like noon, we have the rest of the day."

Kurt blinked, "Just get in Puckerman...please."

My eyes widened at the please, but I stepped in the water.

Sarah stepped next to me, "Whoa, that's a little cold!"

Grace jumped and promptly swam to the deeper part, "It's refreshing!"

"You're crazy!" Finn laughed.

"I'm going to miss you guys," Kurt sighed.

I stared at him, "What are you talking about?"

"Oh," Kurt realized I heard him, "It's just...when I leave...I'll miss you all."

"Mhmm," I nodded and went over to Grace to make sure she wouldn't drown. I tried not to think about how weird Kurt seemed to be acting, not just then, but for the next two hours.

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All five of us walked through the front door, only to be met with suitcases in the living room.

"What's going on?" Sarah asked.

"This looks like when you moved back in," Finn looked around.

"Is someone moving in?" Grace jumped up.

Kurt started sneaking away when I grabbed the back of his shirt, "Get back over here, Hummel. What's up?"

Burt walked in, "Come on, Kurt, we don't want to be late for the train."

"Train?" Finn asked quietly, "Are you leaving?"

"Kurt, you weren't supposed to leave till the 20th," Sarah whispered.

"Sarah, today is the 20th," Kurt told her softly.

Sarah pulled out her phone, "No, it can't be."

"Yeah," I agreed with Kurt, "My birthday was three days ago, the 17th, making today the 20th."

"Why didn't you tell us?" Finn asked.

"I thought you knew and I didn't want to bring it up," Kurt looked at the ground, "I'm sorry."

The door slammed open and a flash of dark, gelled hair passed us, "I'm so glad you haven't left yet!"

We stared at Blaine as he hugged the crap out of Kurt.

Grace tugged on my shirt to get my attention, "Is Kurt telling the truth?" she looked up at me with wide eyes.

I slowly nodded, "Yeah, little monster, he's telling the truth."

Grace ran forward and wrapped her small arms around Kurt's side, "Don't go!"

I watched Sarah blink back tears. I don't understand why she was so upset. It's not like she would never see him again.

"It's ok," I whispered to her.

Sarah just shook her head and quickly wiped her eyes, "It's not fair, I wasn't expecting him to be gone so soon."

Kurt walked over, "When I'm gone, make sure you keep me updated with that little devil in you."

Sarah choked out a sob and launched herself at her step-brother, "I'm gonna miss you so much!"

Finn met my eye contact and I could tell he was a little upset about this whole thing himself. It was like Kurt betrayed us, even though we did know he was leaving soon, it was still a blindside.

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The house was silent as we all sat in the living room. Kurt and Burt, who was helping Kurt move in, had left about ten minutes ago. Blaine was still here sitting between me and Sarah with Grace on his lap.

"Does anyone want a snack or an early dinner?" Ms. Carole broke the silence while standing up.

I looked around, the others just sat quietly unmoving, "I'll help," I stood.

"Ok," Ms. Carole nodded and led the way to the kitchen.

I followed her, "They're pretty upset," I muttered absentmindedly.

"Yes, I know you weren't close with Kurt, but could you just be there for them?" Ms. Carole passed me the bread for grilled cheese.

I nodded, "Of course."

"Especially Finn," Ms. Carole continued while grabbing out the griddle and cheese, "I know that Sarah and Grace will talk to you, me, Blaine, or anyone, but Finn...he won't."

"Sure," I pulled out the plates.

"Thank you, Noah," Ms. Carole looked up and smiled at me.

"No problem," I smiled back.

Sarah walked in and hugged my arm, "Need help?"

"Do you want to help?" I smirked down at her.

Sarah shrugged while taking the bread from my hands, "I won't mind."

Ms. Carole put everything on the counter next to us, "I'll go check on Blaine and Grace if you two could start."

Sarah lifted my arm and went in front of my chest, "We got it, it won't be hard."

I chuckled, "Yup."

Ms. Carole laughed and left the kitchen.

Sarah leaned back into me, "So, let's do this."

I hugged her against me, "You alright?"

Sarah nodded, "Mhmm, I'll see Kurt again. He's coming home for Thanksgiving and the holidays."

"Yeah," I nodded, "You'll be ok."

Sarah twisted in my arms to look up in my face, "Do you know where we have to sleep tonight? Or at least you?"

I slowly shook my head, "No."

"We have to sleep upstairs with Finn. He hasn't been in a room by himself in who knows how long," Sarah put her head on my chest.

"Sure, we can do that," I muttered while squeezing her softly.

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I tossed the sheets off of me, and in result Sarah, "This bed sucks."

"Stop," Sarah whispered.

"Why are you guys sleeping up here?" Finn asked.

I glanced at him across the room, "Cause Kurt isn't here."

"So you think I can't sleep in a room by myself?" Finn sat up.

"That's what Sarah thinks," I answered.

"Puck!" Sarah kicked my leg as hard as she could.

"What?" Finn turned on the lamp next to him.

Sarah sighed while sitting up, "Finn, we just figured that since this would be your first night alone, maybe you'd want company."

"Um, no we," I sat up, "There was no we, you came up with this idea yourself."

"You guys, I'm fine, you can go back to your own room," Finn told us.

"Will do," I moved to swing my legs around when Sarah grabbed my shoulders.

"Oh no you don't," she said, "We're staying. Just for the night," she added to Finn.

Finn rolled his eyes before turning off the light and falling back against the pillows, "No funny business!" he warned.

Sarah and I laid back, "And just when I wanted to have fun tonight," I muttered.

"Puck," Sarah scolded quietly.

I almost drifted off into an uncomfortable sleep when there were soft footsteps on the stairs.

"Finn," Grace's voice whispered into the darkness.

"I'm right here," Finn whispered back.

"What's going on?" I sat up and turned on my own light.

Sarah groaned, "Turn it off."

"I had a nightmare," Grace walked over and crawled into Finn's bed.

"Grace," I slid out from the covers and went next to her, "Why didn't you tell me?"

Grace just shrugged, but Finn answered, "She always comes up here when she's scared, except Kurt's usually the one to calm her down."

Grace flipped around to look at me, "Kurt told me not to go in your's and Sarah's room at night because you might be kissing each other, so I would come up here instead."

"Gracie, you're always welcome in our room," Sarah said softly.

"Yeah, we won't say no to you," I rocked back on my heels.

"I'll come next time then," Grace smiled.

"Alright," I smiled back, "So what was your nightmare?"

Grace's eyes widened and she turned her face into Finn's chest, "I didn't like it," she mumbled.

"It won't happen, remember, nightmares are just like scary movies, they're not real," Finn whispered.

Sarah came and sat next to me; she put her hand on Grace's back, "Hey, you can tell us."

Grace flipped around, "Kurt and Dad's train crashed and they died."

Finn froze. Sarah's body went cold. I instinctively reached forward and pulled Grace down from my bed onto my lap as she started to cry.

"Shh, it's not real, Kurt and Burt are safe," I held her against me as she sobbed.

I saw Finn grab his phone off the table and dial a number, "Kurt?" he said into the speaker.

Sarah tried to help me calm Grace down while Finn told Kurt what happened.

"Grace, Kurt wants to talk to you," he eventually said.

Grace took the phone with shaking hands, "Hello?...Yes...I was so scared...Right...Yeah...Right...Ok...I promise...I love you too...Hugs and kisses to you too." She ended the call and put the phone back on Finn's side table, "Thanks for calling him."

"No problem, kid," Finn smiled.

"Who else is tired? I'm about to pass out," Sarah stood up.

I stood as well, "I'm ready."

"Can I sleep up here," Grace whispered to Finn.

"Of course," Finn moved over for her to join him.

As I laid back down and turned off my light, I watched Grace close her eyes and almost instantly fall asleep. Sarah followed soon after, her head against my shoulder.

"Thanks," I said quietly across the room to Finn.

"No problem," he answered, "I don't mind. You take care of my sister, might as well take care of your's in return."

I chuckled, "Alright, well, night."

"G'night," Finn muttered.

I stared at the ceiling. Sleep was probably going to be hard tonight. This bed was barely used and the sheets were stiff. Plus Finn snores and it's loud. Sarah rolled over and groaned when she hit the wall. I held back a laugh and pulled her back against me. I ran a hand over my face when Finn flipped over and his snoring got louder. This was wonderful.

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A/N: Sorry that was considerably shorter than the others. I ran out of ideas for the chapter halfway through, plus I really wanted to get to the next chapter. If you have any ideas for a storyline with Kurt gone, I'd happily take them. Who's ready for Season 4!? PLEASE REVIEW with any questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions! I love hearing from you all!

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Sneak Peak: I held back a laugh as I doused a wash cloth in cold water. Who knew there would be a day when Noah Puckerman would eat his words? Or rather, un-eat his words.

Sarah has some fun when a certain someone goes back on his original thoughts.