AN: A little bit of Kurt's thought process on going back to McKinley. Inspired by lyrics from "Memories and Battle Scars" by New Found Glory
He knew his father wasn't happy about him coming back to McKinley, that had been all to clear during the meeting yesterday and Kurt knew it wasn't about the money already spent to send him to Dalton. He knew he was worth more than any amount of money in his father's eyes. No, his father didn't want him back at McKinley because he was worried about his safety and to a degree Kurt knew his father had a point. Karofsky hadn't been the only one that had bullied him, just the only one to threaten to kill him. Even with this so called reformed Karofsky, which Kurt knew was mostly a front to benefit him and Santana, Kurt knew things wouldn't be like they were at Dalton. Knew that his days of walking the school hallways not worrying about who he might meet was over.
But he was back at McKinley. Back with his friends and the New Directions. He would now be going to New York to preform in Nationals. Taunts, slushies, and the chance of ending up in a dumpster was worth all of that.
Not having Blaine with him was the only drawback. And though his new found boyfriend meant a lot to him, the simple truth was that he had left part of his heart at this school. Dalton was safe but it wasn't him. He didn't fit in with Dalton's rules and traditions. Despite all the bad things that had happened at McKinley, Kurt felt he belonged there, that he could be himself in a way that Dalton hadn't allowed.
People might call him crazy but he would take even the taunts and bruises that awaited him at McKinley to escape the dress code and traditions of Dalton Academy.