Never Forgotten Past
Last Time: Puck and Sarah got in a fight over the future. Sarah ended up accidentally hitting Puck, setting off a chain of unpredictable events. Ms. Pillsbury found out that Ruth Puckerman does hit her kids. Sarah offered her house for Puck and Grace, but he left before anything definite could be done. And that's what you missed on Never Forgotten Past.
Disclaimer: I don't own Glee or any songs that I may put in here.
What's Going On?
Grace Puckerman's Point of View
I heard the front door open and looked up from my homework. I was laying on the floor in my room doing the stupid math my teacher told us to do. There were loud footsteps on the stairs and before I knew it, my door was being thrown open.
"What are you doing?" Noah asked. He looked mad at something or maybe annoyed and maybe even a little upset.
"Doing my homework. Can you help me? It doesn't make sense," I asked. Noah always helped me do my homework whenever it got too hard, I just had to make sure not to ask him about grammar stuff.
"Not now," Noah walked farther in my room. He took a deep breath then knelt down next to me, "Listen here kid, we're going to go away for a little bit, so pack a bag with like a week's worth of clothes, that's seven outfits and maybe two pairs of pajamas."
"Why?" it didn't make sense, we can't just leave our house without Mom knowing.
"Because it's for the best," Noah said softly, "Just do it please," he stood up and walked over to his own room.
I didn't understand what was going on, but it probably wasn't good if I had to pack a bag with a week's worth of clothes. I stood up and went over to my closet where I pulled out a bag and started putting some clothes in it. After packing the bag, I grabbed my backpack and put my schoolwork back in it.
Noah came back in my room ten minutes later, "Are you ready?"
I nodded, "Is Mom meeting us there?"
Noah took a breath then shook his head, "No," he said quietly as he walked over to my bed and grabbed my bag.
"How come?" I asked.
"Because Grace! She can't come, that's the reason why we're going!" Noah exploded and turned around to face me.
I felt tears come from my eyes, Noah never yelled at me. Something was really wrong and he wasn't going to tell me. That wasn't new though, Noah only told me things that needed to be told.
"Is this about when Mom hit you?" I asked. I remembered the other day when I had come home from Allie's house to see Mom punching, hitting, and whipping Noah with one of his belts. I was so scared and screamed, but Mom didn't stop like last time, no she just kept going and Noah stared at me with blank eyes. I ran up to my room and stayed there until Noah had come and told me everything was ok, but that was half an hour after I came home and I knew it wasn't ok by the way he was holding his arm and the dark red color of his face.
"Just come on," Noah muttered. He put his hand out and I grabbed it, following him down the stairs and to his truck, "I grabbed your toothbrush, hairbrush, and hair things from the bathroom," Noah told me as he helped me in the backseat of his truck because he's always said the front seat is too dangerous for a little girl.
After a few minutes, I asked him a question, "Where are we going?"
I saw Noah smile a little in the mirror, "You'll see."
"Is it a hotel?" I asked while jumping in my seat.
Noah laughed for the first time in days, "No, I don't have that kind of money. I promise you'll like where we're going though."
"Will it be fun?"
"It should be," Noah smiled again, "And don't worry, you'll get taken care of a lot more and a lot better where we're going."
"Is there going to be someone to help me with my homework? Because my math today is stupid and I don't understand. Mrs. Smith gave us a lot and I don't get it."
"Yeah, you'll get help with your homework, but let me look at it first so I know what you're learning."
I nodded and sat back in my seat and looked out the window.
Noah pulled up to a house and I looked forward. People started coming out of it and I recognized them instantly as Noah and I hopped down from the truck.
"Puck!" Sarah screamed as she ran at my brother. She had tears running down her face and jumped into Noah's arms, "I didn't think you were going to come," she sobbed into his neck.
"Hey, don't worry, I'm here now," Noah said quietly in Sarah's hair.
"Hey there kiddo!" Finn said as he picked me up in a hug, "It's been a while. How have you been?" he asked when he set me down.
"I'm good," I said quietly. Why was Sarah crying and even Ms. Carole and the other boy? Finn was being overly nice to me, I don't remember him ever hugging me before. The man standing by Ms. Carole and the boy looked confused and upset.
"That's awesome," Finn smiled, "We are going to have so much fun while you're here. Let's go out for ice-cream tonight!"
I laughed as did some other people, I turned to see that it was Noah and Sarah.
"That sounds great!" Sarah smiled as she ran over to me and pulled me in a hug.
"Tone it down," I heard Noah whisper to Finn as they grabbed our bags from the truck.
"Just trying to make it easier on her," Finn muttered back.
"Gracie!" Ms. Carole said as she came closer to me, "I've missed you so much!"
"I've missed you too Ms. Carole," I said quietly as she too hugged me.
"Ok, come on in, we don't want you two to get a cold," Ms. Carole said while leading us inside behind the other boy and the man, who I'm now guessing was Finn and Sarah's step-family.
I looked back at Noah who gave me a small smile. Sarah was still holding onto his arm and looked like she was holding back even more tears than earlier. We all walked through the front door and Noah and Finn set down our bags on a nearby couch.
"Grace, this is my husband, Burt," Ms. Carole started and the older man nodded and smiled at me, "And this is his son, Kurt," the boy waved and smiled at me.
"I can't wait to get to know you," Kurt said as he walked towards me.
"Yeah," I nodded.
"Thanks again for letting us stay for a little bit," Noah said.
"It really is no problem Noah and stay as long as you need," Ms. Carole smiled.
"Why didn't you say anything about this earlier? We totally could have brought you in sooner if you guys were in trouble at home," Finn asked.
Noah's face froze and he glanced at me before looking back at Finn, "Shut. Up," he muttered.
Sarah hit Finn's arm then looked around at all of us, "How about Puck and Grace put they're stuff away then we could do something for dinner?" she suggested.
"That sounds great," Kurt smiled.
Noah came up behind me and softly pushed me forward to follow Kurt. We walked down stairs where there were three real beds and one that was made of two air mattresses.
"I'll take the air mattress one," Finn said as he came down the stairs.
Noah shook his head, "No, I'll take it."
"Dude, let me sleep there, you deserve to sleep in a real bed. I'll even let you sleep in Sarah's bed so Grace can have her own," Finn replied while stepping closer to Noah.
"I'll sleep there," I spoke up.
Everyone looked at me in shock then exchanged looks.
"Seriously?" Noah asked.
"Yeah, because that might work," Finn nodded.
I shrugged and walked over to the air mattress where I sat down on it. It really wasn't bad, actually, it was kind of comfortable.
"I could sleep here," I said while bouncing a little.
Noah chuckled softly, "Ok then that's settled, the little monster sleeps there and I get to sleep with Sarah."
I rolled my eyes at his nickname for me.
Sarah giggled a little and moved closer to Noah, "That's fine with me."
Kurt threw a pillow at them, "If this is going to be a repeat of the other day, then I don't know about you two sleeping in the same bed."
"We'll control ourselves," Noah laughed.
"Promise," Sarah smiled.
"I'm hungry," Finn announced, "What should we have to eat?"
"How about chicken pot pie?" Ms. Carole asked while sticking her head around the corner of the stairs, "And then we can go get some ice-cream."
"Yes," Finn said then raced Sarah up the stairs, both of them laughing.
"Hey! I would like some as well!" Kurt yelled before going upstairs.
Noah laughed then looked at me, he took a deep breath and came to sit next to me, "You ok?" he asked.
"Yeah," I nodded, "So we're going to stay here for a week?"
"At least," Noah replied, "Is that ok?"
I smiled and nodded, "Now I get to hang out with Sarah more."
Noah chuckled, "Is there something wrong with me where you don't like hanging out with me?"
I laughed, "No, I just want a big sister."
"Oh!" Noah put a hand over his heart, "That hurt sis!"
I laughed then pushed him, "You're a good big brother, but I want girls around sometime too."
Noah smiled, "I guess that's reasonable."
"Noah! Grace! You're part of this family too now, so come up here before these animals eat it all!" Ms. Carole yelled down the stairs.
"Race ya," Noah wiggled his eyebrows at me.
I laughed and got up to run to the stairs, but was caught by the waist and thrown onto a bed.
"Sucker!" Noah laughed.
I giggled then followed him up the stairs and sat down at the now extra large table between Kurt and Finn.
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"Ok, so if four times three is twelve, then twelve divided by three is?" Kurt asked me.
I thought for a second, "Four?"
"Yes," Kurt smiled, "Next problem."
I groaned, "How many more?"
"Just one."
"The faster you figure it out, the faster we can get ice-cream," Noah said from where he was sitting next to Sarah on the couch.
"Give it to me," I said to Kurt.
He laughed, "What's 27 divided by nine?"
I looked at my fingers and made 27 like we learned in class, "Three!"
"I'll give it to you even though I think you cheated," Kurt smiled, "Because now we can get ice-cream."
"Is all the homework done?" Ms. Carole asked as she walked in with Mr. Burt.
Each of us nodded.
"Then we can get ice-cream," she smiled.
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By the time we got ice-cream and drove home, it was 8:30 at night. This was usually when I would put my pajamas on then watch a little tv with Mom before being tucked in. I grabbed my pajamas from my bag and went upstairs to find Noah and ask him where my toothbrush was.
"That stings," I heard him groan from the bathroom.
The door was cracked open a little so I walked towards it.
"I'm sorry Noah, I don't want it to get infected," Ms. Carole's voice was soft and calm.
Someone sobbed a little, "It's ok Sarah," Noah said quietly.
"No it's not, this shouldn't be happening," Sarah whined.
"Finn, can you pass me the gauze?" Ms. Carole asked.
After a few seconds, I heard Noah gasp.
"Hold on, it's just so the bandage can stay in place because when the swelling goes down, it might move," Ms. Carole said softly.
"It hurts so bad," Noah groaned again.
Suddenly, the door flew open and Sarah came running out.
"Sarah!" Finn yelled as he ran out after her.
I walked slowly towards the bathroom and peaked my head in. Noah was sitting shirtless on the closed toilet with a hard expression on his face and his arm lifted. Ms. Carole was standing next to him and wrapping white paper stuff around his shoulder area. There was a first aid kit on the counter, but most of the stuff that goes in it was scattered around.
"Noah?" I asked quietly.
Both of them turned towards me and Noah softened a little.
"Yeah Grace?"
"Where's my toothbrush?" I asked.
"In my bag. When Ms. Carole's done, we can go get it," Noah smiled, but I could tell he was in pain.
"I'm done now," Ms. Carole said, "After you grab her toothbrush, come get me and I'll give you some pain medicine," she turned to start cleaning up the bathroom.
Noah nodded and stood up, "Thanks Ms. Carole," he whispered before pushing me out and towards the stairs.
Noah went straight to his bag next to Sarah's bed and grabbed out a small clear bag with our toothbrushes in it. He passed me mine, "Here you go."
"Thanks," I replied.
"Are you going to bed after this?" he asked.
I shrugged, "Probably."
"Ok, I'll let you brush your teeth then I'll tuck you in," Noah smiled.
"Are you ok?" I asked.
Noah's smile fell a little bit, but he nodded slowly and pulled me onto the bed next to him, "I have to tell you something."
That's when it clicked in my head. Why Sarah was excited we were here, but sad about it at the same time. Why Finn was overly happy towards me. Why Ms. Carole said we were in her family now. Why Kurt and Mr. Burt looked sympathetic towards me even though I've never met them before. Why Noah told me to pack so much clothes. Why Mom wasn't coming, yet was the reason why we were going.
"We're not going back home, are we?" I whispered.
Noah shook his head, "At least not for a while."
"More than a week?" I asked as tears formed in my eyes.
Noah nodded and that's when the tears started falling down my face.
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Burt's Point of View
I stood outside the bathroom and waited for Carole to come out. When she did, she gave me a soft hug. As I held her, I felt her tears soak through my shirt.
"It's ok," I said softly while leading her to our bedroom.
"What are we going to do?" she asked as we sat on the bed.
"Take care of them the best we can," I replied, "They need a safe, secure home and we can give it to them."
"We're having a baby," Carole said quietly.
"We need a new house," I added.
Carole laughed softly, "Yeah, we do."
"I'll go check on Puck and Grace downstairs and then I'll come back up here with you," I said after a minute.
"Ok."
I got up and walked downstairs to see Puckerman holding his crying sister on Sarah's bed. I sighed then turned to see if anyone else was coming before walking towards the two siblings. I put my hand lightly on Puck's shoulder so he could know I was there.
Puck jumped a little, then turned at me and nodded. Grace held tighter onto her brother, so he turned back to her.
"Mr. Burt?" Grace sobbed and looked up at me.
I sat down on the bed next to them, "Yeah?"
"Are you my new dad?"
Puck laughed sourly, "You would have had to have one in the first place to get a new one Gracie."
I gave her a small smile, "I can be like your dad."
"No," Grace shook her head, "I want you to be like a dad, not like my dad. He left before I was born. You could be like Mr. Chris, he was fun and a good dad, even to me and Noah."
Puck gave me a look over Grace's hair that said 'just play along even though we both know Chris really ended up not all that great'.
"How about this?" I asked slowly, "You and Noah could be like my new kids. Finn and Sarah became my new kids last year and I would say I'm a pretty good dad to them."
"Ok," Grace smiled softly through her tears which Puck wiped away.
I smiled back and stood up while clapping Puck lightly on the back, "Are you ready for bed?" I asked Grace.
"I just have to brush my teeth then Noah said he would tuck me in," Grace smiled.
"Alright, I'll come back down with Carole in a few minutes then to say 'Goodnight.'"
I walked up the stairs, passing Finn and Sarah on the way. They both gave me a small smile and continued down. I noticed Kurt in the living room on the phone so I decided to take a detour.
Kurt looked up when I walked towards him and quickly hung up.
"Hi," he said while looking away.
"What was that?" I asked.
"Nothing, just Blaine," Kurt said as he played with his fingers.
"You didn't tell him about Puckerman and Grace, did you?"
Kurt stayed quiet and I groaned.
"Really Kurt? I know Puck or Grace didn't say anything about keeping this a secret, but it was kinda implied," I told him.
"It was just Blaine," Kurt retorted.
"How long until Rachel and Mercedes?"
Kurt stayed quiet.
"Did you already tell them?"
"I was going to conference call them next."
I took off my hat and ran a hand over my head, "No, don't do it, please."
"Ok, but if it comes up in school, I don't know if I'll be able to control myself," Kurt said as he stood up.
I stood as well, "Just don't ruin the kid's reputation, I think it means a lot to him."
Kurt snorted and nodded before walking downstairs.
Carole came around the corner, "Ready?"
"Yeah," we headed towards the stairs, "I haven't gone in Kurt's room to say 'Goodnight' to him in years," I admitted.
"I know, but I have a feeling it might make this all a little easier on Grace."
I nodded and was about to push through the curtain when the sound of a guitar playing stopped me. It was actually two guitars and after a second, Puck and Finn's voices blended together in the Kiss song Beth.
Carole smiled at me and went through with me right behind her. Carole took a spot on Sarah's bed next to her daughter while I stood behind her. We watched Puck and Finn sing to Grace.
After the song was done, everyone clapped lightly.
"Thank you Noah! And you too Finn!" Grace smiled from her spot on the air mattress.
"Anytime little monster," Puck chuckled before ruffling Grace's hair.
"Just say the word," Finn added as he too messed up her hair.
"Alright," Carole stood up from Sarah's bed, "Time for bed. Goodnight," she bent down and kissed Sarah's forehead.
Puck and Finn made their way to their own sleeping spots and settled down before Carole could come and say 'Goodnight.'
"Night you two," I said to Sarah and Puck, it made me a little uncomfortable that they were sleeping together but nothing should happen if the rest of them were here.
I turned towards Kurt, "Night kid."
"Goodnight Dad," he smiled back.
I walked over to where Carole was sitting next to Grace. The little girl looked a little upset, but was slowly calming down.
"Come upstairs if you need anything," Carole whispered while pushing Grace's hair from her face.
"Ok," Grace said quietly.
"Night Grace," I smiled down at her.
"Goodnight Mr. Burt," she smiled back.
Carole kissed her forehead then stood up and headed to the stairs, "Goodnight everyone."
"Goodnight," came five different voices.
I nodded at them all and turned off the light before following Carole upstairs.
"Before we go to bed, let's look at real estate websites to see if they're are any houses in the area. I don't want to move far away," Carole said while pulling out the lap top from the living room.
"That sounds fine," I said as I pulled up a chair, "Coffee?"
"Yes please," Carole replied.
I started the coffee pot and prepared for a long night looking at the future.
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A/N: Chapter 30! I can't believe I've gone this far! Thank you to everyone who's stuck around from the beginning! I hope you're all enjoying it. Thanks for the song ideas! I'm planning on using them both in the Valentine's chapter. PLEASE REVIEW with any questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions! They're greatly appreciated and I love reading them!
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Ace5492 - Thanks!
() - Thank you! I was afraid no one would like it.
REDROBINS007 - Haha, I don't know if I'm going to have Sarah get pregnant, maybe near the end, but you didn't hear that from me. That's a really good song, thanks for the idea. And thank you so much!
Dalonega Noquisi - Thanks for the great song idea! I totally agree with you on how it describes what Puck would think.
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Sneak Peak: Sarah was really impressed with Artie singing that song to Sugar, more impressed than when Quinn and those God people sang my song to her. I need to sing my own song to her.
Valentine's Day! I don't know whether or not it will be one chapter or two.
