AN: This is a 'missing scene' from my own story 'Broken Heart' so if you haven't read that this may not make any senese.
Prompt: April - "People like that make me question the human race." - 'Struck By Lighting'
Resting against the pillows, his arms wrapped protectively around his stepbrother, Finn had a lot of time to think about what had happened. To go over what he had done and try to figure out what he could have done differently that would have kept this from happening. His stepbrother didn't deserve to live his life in fear. Kurt was the most open, caring person he knew. He didn't deserve to be in this hospital bed because someone didn't like who he was. He hadn't done anything except come to school to pursue his dreams.
"Please don't let go."
Kurt's words still echoed in his head. They had sounded so broken. Finn could still remember the vacant, unresponsive state that Kurt had woken up in. The week of seeing him like that had been heart-wrenching and Finn never wanted to experience that again. Except for that week during his junior year, Finn had never been very religious but he found himself praying now that Kurt wouldn't wake up like that again.
Finn glanced down at Kurt, who was clinging to him even in sleep. Tears had left traces down his pale and bruised face. The cast on Kurt's left wrist felt heavy against his stomach and he knew from his own experiences with casts how heavy it felt to Kurt. Seeing him like this, Finn couldn't help but feel that he hadn't fulfilled his promise to always have Kurt's back that he had made his stepbrother.
This wasn't fair. Kurt shouldn't have to deal with this because other people were so closed-minded and mean. Kurt hadn't done anything to deserve this.
Finn though about how he and the other jocks had treated Kurt back in highschool. He could still remember every mean act that he had been involved in, all in an effort to fit in. Had he really been any better than the person who had done this?
What was it about people that made them do such cruel things to others in an attempt to make themselves feel better?
"I'm sorry, Kurt," Finn said, resting his chin on his stepbrother's head, knowing that those words covered so many things and knowing that he could never apologize for everything he had done. The most he could do was to be there for Kurt now.