A/N: So, this chapter is kind of a fast forward to start Kurt's life up to meet Blaine. It's kind of short and may seem a little choppy, but I'll try to be more detailed for the next chapter.
Kurt spends a week in the hospital before Dr. Angelo discharged him. Dr. Angelo is pretty convinced the nerve damage can't be repaired. He discusses Kurt's condition with Burt and hands him a few resources so Kurt can receive help transitioning from being a hearing person to being deaf. Neither Kurt nor Burt are prepared for what life will be like from now on.
A day after Kurt is discharged; they have the funeral for Elizabeth. Kurt holds his father's hands throughout the entire ceremony like his life depended on it. Burt tried to be strong for Kurt, although his heart was broken from the tragedy of his wife's death and his son's sudden deafness. Burt was determined for Kurt to have as normal of a childhood as possible, and to give him the same opportunities as hearing children. He loved his son so much, and nothing was going to stop his son from being happy. Burt had already adapted some aspects of the house for Kurt, he had the lights flicker when the doorbell rang to alert Kurt someone was at the door, and had plans to accommodate Kurt even more. He wanted Kurt to learn to be independent and grow to be self-sufficient.
Kurt was resistant to the change in his life. He hated that he had lost his mother. He hated the silence he was forced to live through. Two weeks after the accident, Kurt moped around the house, but mostly he stayed in his room until his father came to get him. Burt set up private lessons to learn sign language for himself and Kurt; however, Kurt refused to join the lessons. No matter how hard Burt tried to get Kurt to learn, Kurt just resisted even more. Kurt didn't want to be even more different than the kids at school, especially without his mom telling him she loved him. Kurt didn't even want to go back to school, but Burt wasn't having any of it. He had two more weeks to convince Kurt that he needed to learn sign language.
A few days later, Kurt wrote his dad a note letting him know he was ready to learn. Kurt doesn't know why he changed; he just woke up feeling like he had to do something. His mom had always wanted him to be happy. Currently he wasn't happy, but maybe if he did things his dad's way he would be happy again. Kurt attended the sign language class with his dad that day, and although he struggled at first getting his fingers and hands in the right positions, by the end of the session he was able to sign a greeting and spell his name. After a several more sessions, Kurt started to enjoy his lessons, and felt very accomplished when he could have a basic conversation with his dad through sign language. From then on, Kurt was determined to learn as much as he could and be as independent as he could. He knew things would still be hard, but he wanted to fight through it.
Burt had made him go back to school, and the kids bullied him even more. Kurt needed notes for the lesson written out for him at the beginning of each class, and special attention from his teachers. The kids knew now more than ever that he wasn't normal. Kurt knew they were saying mean things to him by looking at their faces, but no matter how much it hurt, he wasn't going to let them break him.
As the years went by Kurt and Burt were fluent in sign language and adapted well inside of their home. Burt's home was the only thing he was truly in control of. Burt kept his promise of giving Kurt a normal childhood and opportunities. After a lot of researching, he finally found someone to give his son piano lessons. He was proud he was able to give this to Kurt, Kurt had been asking for lessons for many months. Although a challenge, Kurt exceled in piano and enjoyed himself. Music was Kurt's escape from his life outside of his home.
Burt had no idea that each year Kurt was bullied more and more. Bullies started out with name calling, but since Kurt couldn't hear them, they began pushing him around and locking him inside of closets. As school life became worse, Kurt isolated himself as much as possible from his peers. He ate lunch in an isolated area where no one would bother him and when school was done for the day he would leave immediately to go back home. He believes isolation is the only way he will survive school. Kurt is determined his plan to isolate himself until college will work, but that is until he enters McKinley High School to begin his freshman year.