AN: Inspired by lyrics from "I Miss You" by Blink 182. Just a little AU drabble that branches off of the events of the episode "Furt"
Even at almost ten at night, the hospital was not quiet. Finn listened to those sounds mixing with the soft footsteps outside of the hospital room he sat in. Listened to the sounds of the machines monitoring the teen laying in the bed he sat beside, his mom having convinced Burt to leave Kurt's side for a few hours to get some sleep. Not able to sleep himself, Finn had offered to sit by Kurt's side in Burt's absence.
Finn couldn't shake the guilty feeling he had. He may not have physically participated in the attack that had landed Kurt here in the hospital, but he hadn't done anything to stop it either. Sam and the other guys had at least tried to stand up to Karofsky while he had lingered on the field trying to ignore it. As Rachel had said, he had cared more about being quarterback than looking out for Kurt, who should have been becoming his stepbrother the next day but now that wedding had been postponed.
A soft moan pulled Finn out of his thoughts. He looked toward Kurt to find the teen struggling to open his eyes, which would only be the second time he was awake since Puck had found him in the hallway.
"Finn?"
"Hey, dude. Your Dad is at home getting a few hours of sleep."
"Good."
"I'm sorry, Kurt. I should've stood up to Karofsky with the others. Maybe if I had this could have been prevented."
"It wasn't your fight," Kurt whispered, echoing the words that he had told the rest of the Glee Club only two days ago.
"It should've been and from now on, it will be. Brothers look out for each other. They stand up for one another."
"We're not brothers."
Finn reached over the rail and gently took one of Kurt's hands in his own. "As soon as you're out of here and feeling up to attending a wedding we will be."
Kurt didn't reply, instead closing his eyes and drifting back towards sleep. Finn did feel the hand he was holding squeeze his though, and that was all the answer he needed.