Disclaimer : No, I still don't own glee. If I had has much genius as that that would come out.
I know what I said about not taking into account the season 4. I stand by ... at half. It might be that I decide to use some of the events of the season 4 as they happen in the series, but only those that I like.
Dave sighed. The radio of his pickup had begun to sizzle for a few minutes and impossible to find a clear station. He pressed the stop button and silence fell in the car. He glanced at his passenger who seemed a little tense.
"Everything's okay?"
"Remind me why you need me to meet your old high school buddies?"
"I don't really need you. It's just that I wanted them to meet one of my new friends. You've changed your mind? Because we're almost there, it's a little late."
"No, I haven't changed my mind."
"So what's wrong?"
"I don't know your friends."
"Me neither, actually."
"What you mean, you either? Didn't you tell me that they were your former teammates?"
"Yeah. But they're mainly those who are part of the school choir. Let's say I haven't always been very friendly with them. I was trying so hard to hide my secret ... I never really tried to know them."
"Remind me why I agreed to come with you?"
"Because you like me?" Dave asked with a smirk.
"How lucky you are."
"No, it's not luck, it's my natural charm."
"Oh, you speak ..."
"I'm sure they will love you."
"I'm not so sure." muttered the boy in the passenger seat while Dave parked his truck in the street in front of the Hummel-Hudson's house. He stopped the engine, left the car, went around and opened the door of his friend.
"What gentleman Karofsky."
"Oh, shut up and get out of this car."
"Honeymoon's already over? You're breaking my heart sweetie." the other boy said getting out of the car, laughing.
"David Karofsky! For a surprise ... If one told me you'd be here today with your boyfriend the last time we met ..."
"Artie!" Dave exclaimed, turning to the voice. "It's not my boyfriend. Just a friend with a sense of humor a bit peculiar. "
"Oh sorry. I goofed." Artie asked a little embarrassed at the idea of putting Dave in an awkward in front of one of his friends who wouldn't know.
"Not at all. If I was gay, I'd consider myself lucky to have this one for a boyfriend." the other boy threw, walking toward Artie, outstretching a hand. "Chris. Nice to meet you Artie."
"Me too Chris." Artie replied shaking hands of the high school boy.
Chris glanced toward the house and the few steps leading to the landing.
"A helping hand to reach the door?"
"I wouldn't say no. Burt has planned to make an inclined plane, but since his marriage, he doesn't take a lot of time outside the garage to do anything but spend time with Carole, Finn and Kurt."
Chris dismounted one of the armrests of the chair, ran a hand through the back of Artie, another under his thighs.
"Ready to take off?" He laughed lifting Artie to climb the few steps leading to the house door while Dave took care of the chair.
"Whew, it burst me. Wanna ring the bell for me please? "Chris asked, approaching the bell.
Artie rang, a wide smile on his lips, and then Chris put him down in his chair. The door opened on Burt.
"Hello Mr. Hummel."
"Hello kid. Call me Burt please, I feel like an old man when you call me Mr. Hummel."
"Hi Burt."
"Hi Artie. I see you've managed to climb the stairs. Maybe I can postpone the inclined plane."
"I always find a way."
"I guess you're David's new friend." Burt said, turning to the third boy with outstretched hand.
"Chris. Hello mist ... Burt."
"I'm Kurt's father. He's not here today but they insisted on doing it here. Apparently, this is also Finn's since I married his mother, and it seems that we're the coolest parents on earth. "
"Burt, shouldn't you go to your shop for ... this important stuff?" Finn growled arriving behind him.
"Yes, it's fine, I'm gone, I'm gone. Have a good afternoon, boys. "
"If the son is half as nice as the father, I'm disappointed not to meet him today."
"He has boring moments sometimes, you'll regret once you get to meet him." threw Blaine who had joined Finn in the hallway.
"That's why I saw you sending him a text saying 'I already miss you' when he was barely fitted in Mercedes' car." Mike mocked.
"I try to convince myself that I don't miss him that much. And you can talk; you sent the same to Tina while you had barely left the car in which Kurt had just climbed. "
Sam and Puck appeared in their turn in the lobby.
"The party was moved in the hallway? You could have warned!" Puck blustered.
"Wouldn't we be better in the living room anyway? If we must move the chips in the hallway, we're going to lose time." Sam said, laughing.
"Sam's right, come in guys."
Finn closed the door and everyone went to the living room.
"OK, don't say anything, David told me about you, I will find your names by myself." Chris said. "I'll start with the easiest. Mike." he added, extending his hand to the dancer.
"Obviously, the Asian, this is the easiest."
"Oh, you're Asian? Sorry, I hadn't noticed. No, it was easy because you talked about Tina with ... Blaine." he retorted turning to Blaine.
"There's gay written on my forehead, that's it?"
"No, but if you're not Blaine it's a little embarrassing that you miss Kurt that much."
"OK, I bow; you're good at this game."
"Wait, I have still three candidates and with the little they've talked so far, I'm short on clues. But since you seem to be at home, you must be Finn. "
"Won again."
"And right now, I blame your little Glee club for accepting so easily new members as if they were part of the family since forever. I could've identified Sam a little more easily. "
"Be careful on what you say. That's the rule of the Glee club, everyone is accepted. If that doesn't please you, you can leave as you came. "
"Inferentially, you must be Sam." said Chris turning to the blonde. "Because the big hearted bad boy next to you can only be the legendary Noah Puckerman."
"Looks like David Karofsky finally found how to use his mouth and his brain rather than the Fury. I'm proud of you." Blaine said, patting Dave's shoulder.
"Careful Blaine, I promised my little brother to ensure that your mouth does not serve you to anything but talk or eat this afternoon."
"Oh no, I wanna play too, call him to ask if I can drink too." Blaine joked.
"What game?" Dave asked.
"The game 'we know each others but not really so let's talk a bit about us'. Never have I ever, you know it? "
"Isn't it a game that is played in parties to drink, that?" Chris asked.
"Yes, but Burt refused we do it that with alcohol. Mom too, beside."
"And anyway, there it's not to drink, it's better to know each others. We play with fruit juice or soda. "Blaine announced.
"If I were you, I'd spot the restroom before we start." Sam launched
Dave pulled out his phone which had vibrated in his pocket and looked at the screen with a small smile.
Sebastian to Dave: Hey, I'm bored. A trip to the park with C & F?
Dave to Sebastian: I'm not in Westerville. Another time.
"Well, do we start? Never have I ever ... lived outside Lima." Finn threw.
Unsurprisingly Dave, Chris, Sam and Blaine drank a sip of their drink.
"You get used well to Westerville?" Blaine questioned.
Sebastian to Dave: Too bad. I was just down to your house.
"That's not very different from Lima. But it's good to have at least a place where I'm not scared that someone discovers the truth about me and where I'm accepted. Thank you. I know this is a bit because of you if I've been accepted into this school."
"Actually, I've not done much; I just said your name to my uncle. I think he had already heard about you and ... Well, I think he's secretly hoping to make of his school the public equivalent of the Dalton Academy."
"Thanks anyway."
"Yes, thank you. He's exactly what was missing in our football team. Too bad he's there only until the end of the year." Chris added.
Dave to Sebastian: Ring. Sarah may let you kidnap C & F for a walk.
"OK, enough marshmallows. Never have I ever ... worn a bowtie to go to school. "
"That's for me Puck?" Blaine asked before taking a sip.
"Or for me? Cheers my friend!" Artie joked.
"Think they will get the message one day?" Sam asked
"They are sunk." Puck sighed.
"Never have I ever... tried to seduce someone by singing a song in a store." Mike said with a knowing look to Blaine.
"The best memory of my life." the interested party sneered.
"I don't see where the problem is." Chris said while drinking.
"If you had fooled yourself singing a highly suggestive song to an older boy on his workplace where nobody knew he was gay ..." Artie began.
"If because of you, the guy had been fired from his job. And he had pointed out to you that you'd hardly had two coffee dates together ... "continued Sam
"And above all if, in the process, you'd hurt your best friend aka now the man of your life, you'd know why it's not exactly the best memory of his life." Mike finished.
Sebastian to Dave: Cheeky is a little quiet today, I think she misses you
"Oh yeah wow! I thought you serenaded Kurt. "
"That's what Kurt thought too when I asked him if I should do it or not. When I think about his crestfallen now ..."
"OK, back on topic. Never have I ever ... kissed a boy." Finn said with a knowing smile to Blaine.
Dave to Sebastian: No, I put a sedative in her bowl this morning
"David, are you with us?" Blaine asked after emptying his glass in one gulp because, yep, he had kissed a boy, even more than once.
"Huh? What?" Dave said, raising suddenly his eyes from his phone.
"The gentleman asks if you ever kissed a boy." Chris laughed.
"Ah yes uh, okay." Dave mumbled before drinking.
"We can know who distracts you like this? You could've come with your boyfriend if you wanted." Mike said, patting Dave's shoulder.
"And I wasn't allowed to have mine." Blaine pouted.
"Nope, it was said stag party." Joked Sam
"Hey, Kurt is a man!" Blaine and Dave cried in chorus.
"Oh, take it easy, I was joking. So who is the mystery man?"
"A friend who is bored, that's all."
"The same one who is bored since a week?" Chris asked slyly, pushing his friend's shoulder.
"What what what? Have a boyfriend since one week and you said nothing?" Puck laughed.
"Honestly, it gets a little taxing now guys. I don't have a boyfriend. Nothing to add."
"Not yet, but seeing your face every time you receive a message or he calls you, I wouldn't be surprised if you'd tell me one day that he's your boyfriend." Chris stated.
"No chance." Dave muttered.
"Leave him alone. We've all had at least once a crush on a straight guy."
Sebastian to Dave: You've forced on the dosage; she did only 8 laps in the park
"Okay, okay. Never have I ever ... offered an engagement ring to my girlfriend." Artie said. "Or my BOYFRIEND." he added, cutting short Blaine's chuckle.
Finn and Sam drank no surprises for the others, Blaine and Mike followed them drawing surprised looks.
"Blaine, Mike, you had hided it." Puck cried.
The two boys blushed violently.
"I couldn't think of another Christmas gift. And I know I want to spend the rest of my life with him. "
"That's it, make fun. At least I'm with Tina for nearly two years. I've not offered a ring to a girl I just met, or a girl with whom I broke a dozen times before I even graduated high school. "
"Wait, it's the entire school or it affects only the Glee Club this engagement rings' madness?" Chris asked.
"It's the entire school, all freaks, I did well to leave you see." Dave joked.
Dave to Sebastian: Oh no, that's because she has done 12 yesterday. She compensates
"I should score with the next one then. Never have I ever drunk so much that someone had to take me home and let me sleep in his bed." Chris threw.
"That'll teach me to make confessions." Dave muttered.
"If only that was the most embarrassing that happened to me being drunk." Blaine sighed.
"You almost killed Burt; he almost had another attack when he saw your curls in Kurt's bed." Finn said.
"Besides, with everything you did to our Kurtie since the Gap Attack fiasco, I'd like to know how you did for him to still want you." Puck asked.
"I wonder every day where I get this chance."
"It's because he loves you. But don't abuse too much, I'll be there to catch him if you break his heart."
"Find yourself another guy David; I don't plan that to happen one day."
"You better not Anderson. If you hurt my little brother, you'll have to answer to me, you're warned."
"I thought we were cool since sectionals."
"We are ... As long as you don't mess up [1] with Kurt."
"Speaking of sectionals, we have something to show you Karofsky. I'll be back, it's in my room." Sam exclaimed before going out.
"In his room? He'll really return home?" Dave asked
"In a way. His room is the third door on the left upstairs. Well, for now anyway." Mike said.
"Burt has found he had a secret son?"
"Not exactly, but it's a bit that yes. Burt and Kurt lived at one end of Lima. Carole and Finn at the other end. One day they met, Kurt did everything he could to unite the two families. Since then they extend the walls anytime they find an abandoned puppy. It started with Blaine." Artie said.
Sebastian to Dave: OK, she's not the one missing you. I am.
"Hey, I'm not puppy an abandoned!" Blaine rebelled.
"Oh easy, you know what he meant." Puck growled.
"Yeah, indeed, this house is the Glee club Annex." Dave concluded.
"That's it!" the New Directions exclaimed in chorus
"I have it. Well, you could've at least turned the TV on." Sam pouted, entering with a DVD in hand.
"You see, we weren't far talking about puppies."
Sam installed the DVD and turned the TV on before joining the others around the couch. The screen went black and then the projectors lit up, illuminating a group of boys wearing the Dalton Academy blazers. They began to sing and Dave recognized Sebastian when he started to sing the solo. He frowned, not understanding why his friends showed him that.
"What is it?"
"Regionals. We won by the way." Finn said proudly.
"And why do you show me your competitors?"
"First, because they performed before us." Blaine explained with a pout. "And because the Warblers insisted to perform in your honor and to collect money for the Born This Way Foundation."
"What do you mean in my honor?" Dave asked increasingly lost.
"We didn't believe our ears either when they said it, especially after they blackmailed us." Finn replied.
"Yeah, well he blackmailed us. I'm sure the others weren't even aware of it. There's a sense of honor in Dalton normally. And I honestly thought that the French were more class than that." Blaine got angry.
"He's French? First new." Puck said.
"He's not, but he's been living in Paris, they could've taught him that instead of teaching him how to drink." Blaine punctuated.
Dave wasn't listening anymore. He had returned his attention to the screen. On Sebastian singing and dancing in his honor. Between the two songs he heard him telling his story, dedicating him the regionals in behalf of the Warblers and New Directions before starting 'Glad you came'. He hadn't realized he was staring at the screen with a smug smile.
"Usually, this is the goofy smile he reserves for the mystery man. You think he's blocked since the last text message?" Chris asked to the others before an idea struck him." Wait, your mystery man's a Warbler, is he? Which one? I wanna know."
"Huh ... uh ... no but ... yeah ... It's not what you think, I swear." Dave mumbled, blushing to the ears.
"Trent? Cameron? Jessie? Not Jeff right? Everybody think so, but he's not gay." Blaine began to suggest. "Well as long as it's not Sebastian." He added with a look of disgust.
"Why? What's wrong with Sebastian?" Dave asked, trying to sound detached and completely failing.
"Sebastian's an asshole who thinks everything is due to him and is ready to do anything to get what he wants. You must stop it right away." Puck shouted.
"Listen, man, you don't tell me what I have to do OK? You're nice but when you get your best friend's girlfriend pregnant, you put it on hold." Dave yelled.
"Calm down David, it wasn't an order, it was more like ... an advice." Blaine said. "I know that Sebastian is charming at first and you might get to be seduced by his experience and confidence. But you've barely done your coming out, you're not ready for a guy like him. Not for your first time."
"Oh yeah, who the hell are you to decide whether I'm ready or not? I managed without you for 18 years, I can continue, thank you. And you slept with him to know that it wouldn't be a good idea for my first time?" Dave asked a little more calmly.
"No, but ..." Blaine murmured.
"But what? He often goes to the Scandals, he often speaks of his sexual exploits and he shows he doesn't want any bound so he's not a good guy right? You cling to appearances like that? You?"
"He's done everything to seduce me even though he knew I was with Kurt."
"And I HAVE sent Valentine's cards to your boyfriend, I asked him out. I knew he was with you. If that makes me a monster, I might be better to join him."
"You don't know him as I do." Blaine muttered.
"Good. Because apparently, you don't know him as I do. You haven't tried to find out who Sebastian is behind the facade. I really appreciate that you care for me, but I know what I do, I won't jump into his bed. We're just friends. I'm gay, not stupid. I won't throw myself into the arms of the first sexy guy who passes. "
"Oh, and we can know what this sexy guy looks like?" Kurt asked, arms crossed over his chest, leaning against the doorframe.
"Kurt! I missed you!" Bane screamed, throwing himself on his boyfriend for a kiss. "What are you doing here? I thought you were staying with the girls tonight."
"I can leave if you want."
"No, certainly not, I've missed you too much." Blaine told Kurt tightening him in his arms and attacking his face with kisses.
"I was gone barely two hours."
"It was too long."
"Okay, Porcelain, Hobbit, when you're finished devouring your tonsils, we can come in too?"
"Is it my dear Santana's voice that I hear?" Dave asked before turning to the entrance and moving towards the girl for a hug.
"David, Santana told me that you were a dolphin now, is that true?"
"Brittany!" Dave cried making room to hug the two girls against him.
"A... dolphin?"Chris asked.
"This is Brittany. You get used after a while. Just don't ever say she's stupid if you don't want to be in trouble with Santana ... And you don't wanna get in trouble with Santana." Artie whispered.
"I can hear you spectacled snake [2]. Don't tell my girlfriend is stupid!"
Mercedes and Tina appeared then and Mike threw himself on his girlfriend to kiss her too.
"Boys, you've finally understood that more chocolate was needed in this group. Care to introduce me." Mercedes said, pointing Chris with her finger.
"Chris. You must be Rachel." Chris said, holding out his hand to shake Mercedes' who withdrew it.
"I've changed my mind. Who brought that here? Confusing me with Rachel ..."
"I'm sorry. Diva style, I had one chance out of two. Mercedes?"
"Better." Mercedes said in accepting the handshake.
"Much better even. Apparently Rachel can be very annoying."
"Yes, but that's how we like her. So you're the sexy guy who was fueling the conversation when I got there?" Kurt asked, shaking hands with Chris.
"No, it was ..." Chris began but was interrupted by Blaine.
"Kurt, sweetheart, promise not to get angry."
"Why?"
"Just promise, please."
"OK, I promise."
"Sebastian." Blaine dropped.
"What? Still this ... this ... arrogant jackass!"
"You promised." Blaine growled.
"But you know I can't stand this guy!"
"That's why I made you promise." Blaine sighed.
"Someone recorded Karofsky's arguments? Otherwise, it'll be long." Artie sighed.
"In short, David's a big boy, he knows what he's doing and it's possible that if you seek a little, our dear Sebastian isn't such a bad boy." Puck said.
"It shouldn't surprise you so much. Kurt, you know that in this room, there are at least three people who have thrown you into the dumpster and persecuted you." Dave added.
"You're right, I guess." Kurt groaned.
"You know I'm right. If you forgave us, maybe you can at least ... I dunno, just ignore him. He's my friend and I'd like not to have to choose between you two. And not to hear one of my friends speaking ill of another one of my friends whenever his name is mentioned."
"Fine. I should be able to do that." Kurt sighed.
"Thank you."
Sebastian to Dave: You come back late? Scandals tonight?
Dave to Sebastian: No, and ... no too. You should spend the evening with your parents now and then.
Sebastian to Dave: Not tonight thank you. With or without you, I'm going to Scandals
Dave to Sebastian: Wrap it up and don't drink too much at least
Sebastian to Dave: Yes Dad ... Wait, you're the one who says that?
"Hey, I promised to make an effort, what is it with this face?"
"Sorry, I was no longer with you then."
"Sebastian?" Chris asked with a smile.
"Sebastian." Dave replied.
"By the way, which one is it? Let me put a face on the mystery man."
"The Soloist."
"Oh, I understand better the smug smile when you exchange text messages. He's sexy."
"Oh no. He'll have them all, I can't believe it." Kurt complained, raising his eyes at the sky.
"Yes, even the straights. And Kurt, sweetheart, you promised." Blaine said, laughing.
"I promised. Sorry. "
Dave to Sebastian: Yes, it was me who said that. Ironic right?
Sebastian to Dave: You're not coming? This is your last word?
Dave to Sebastian: Yes
Sebastian to Dave: You don't know what you're missing...
"Well, I had a great time, but I think it's time I bring Chris back to his parents."
"We'll have to redo it. Don't stay away from us for too long." Puck said, patting Dave's shoulder.
"And if you need to talk or anything, you call one of us okay?"Finn said.
"I promise I will."
"Oh, and I haven't promised, so tell Sebastian that if he hurts you, I'll show him how it's going in Lima Heights Adjacent."
"Sany. I recognize you there. I don't think he'll let himself be impressed, but I'll tell him. "
The two boys finally came back to Dave's pick-up after saying goodbye to everyone. Before starting his car, he sent a last text message.
Dave to Sebastian: I don't know, but I'm sure you'll tell me
Yes, I know, you thought that Dave was going to bring Sebastian ... I am now a master of suspense AND twist. I send myself flowers, because you're never better served than by yourself it seems.
This chapter was long to write. It took some time to handle my 9 boys and the 4 girls who have come to join them. Plus the tenth raging from Westerville. I felt like trying to write a Feydeau's play, except I don't exactly have his talent.
[1] My dear help translator aka Google translation first proposition was "as long as you don't fuck with Kurt." Well, I guess it was a way to translate what I wrote, but in French, what I wrote was far to be as ambiguous as this proposition clearly is. Truth be told, there was no ambiguity at all about a sexual life between Kurt and Blaine. Since this is a translation, I can't insert something new here, so I choose another translation. If I had written first in English, I could totally have chosen this first translation, but then, someone would have reacted in the room, probably Puck if no one else. OK, this note is not exactly useful or even really interesting but… just don't mind to read this kind of notes if you find them boring, I just can't help myself to let you know these little stories behind the translation process.
[2] Sorry for this one. That was a pun with rattlesnake. The French name of a rattlesnake could be literally translated by 'snake with bell' or 'belled snake'. So, yeah, bell, spectacles… that's easily a nickname we use for someone who wear glasses and that's the best I could find to translate it. If someone sees a better one, I'm opened to the propositions.
