AN: Tag to the scene in "Preggers" where Kurt asks for Finn's help to get on the football team. Inspired by lyrics from "Whole Lotta Nothing" by S Club
"You're kidding, right?"
The words were out before I had a chance to think about how they sounded. I hadn't meant to hurt Kurt's feelings, but though he hid it quickly, I saw the hurt my response caused. It is just that the idea of on the football team was crazy - even as a kicker. He wouldn't have to worry about just the opponents tackling him, his own teammates would be against him.
Unless he could actually make the field goals. Our kicker was even more pathetic than the rest of our team this year. I hadn't seen him make a field goal during practice or a game.
"No, actually I wasn't kidding," Kurt replied.
"Why?"
"My Dad sort of already thinks I am on the team and I thought if I really did join the team then I wouldn't have to disappoint him."
I sighed. How could I say no to that reason. My father wasn't even alive and all I wanted to do was make him proud of me. Still, helping Kurt would mean sticking my own neck out.
"Meet me on the football field at five o'clock tonight," I told him reluctantly. "If you're actually able to make a field goal kick then I'll talk to the coach."
Already I was hoping that I wouldn't regret this.
"Thanks, Finn," Kurt said, his face lighting up. "My Dad will be so happy to see me taking an interest in something he likes. I'm not sure why I didn't think of this before."
As I watched Kurt practically skip out of the choir room, I couldn't help but wonder what I had gotten myself into. Still, if it helped Kurt with his relationship with his Dad then wasn't it worth it. Making our father's proud of us was what almost every guy I knew really wanted. Besides, if Kurt really wasn't any good then now one had to even know about this.