Hiya
Sorry about this chapter, it's kind of jumpy but it has a lot to say.
GarethGlee14 suggested that Puckleberry would be a good background relationship and so far nobody had protested yet so that's probably going to happen. I'll probably have Fuinn as well
TRIGGER WARNINGS
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Later that day Kurt and Elliott were sat snuggled up in blankets watching The Lion King. Finn had started watching it with them but he left when he realised it was a Disney movie. Elliott had his arm around Kurt, who rested his head against Elliott's chest. His phone buuzzed with another message but Kurt was ignoring it, it would probably be one of the New Directions and Kurt couldn't be bothered with them right now.
"I love this movie" Kurt said as the movie came to an end, Simba walked up Pride Rock and claimed his rightful place as king. "It's my favourite"
"Favourite as in favourite movie or favourite Disney movie" Elliott asked
"I don't know, I used to watch it all the time when I little. I was obsessed with the idea of getting a puppy and calling it Simba."
"A puppy, surely the name would suit a cat more?" Elliott laughed
"My mom was allergic to cats so it was never really an option. I nearly got a puppy once; my Dad almost got my one"
"Why didn't you?"
"My Mom died, my Dad was learning how to be a single parent, and he didn't need a dog on top of it all" Kurt shrugged
"You can always have Socks" Elliott said
"Socks?" Kurt asked, severely confused
"My dog, well technically my Dad's. She is a Shepherd Lab mix." Elliott laughed
"I have to meet her," Kurt said jumping on the sofa excitedly, ignoring the pain in his bandaged wrists
"Come round then, tomorrow. Both my parents are great cooks so stay for dinner. Hell have a sleep over it'll be great"
"Shouldn't you ask your parents first" Kurt laughed at Elliott
"Probably, put my parents are used to it by now. All of the Warblers come round for spontaneous sleepovers. Speaking of the Warblers have you spoken to them?"
"Not really, everyone text me after, wishing me well." Kurt said
"How about tomorrow we meet up with them for coffee, we can go see a movie and then come back to mine, what do you say?"
"Sure!" Kurt agreed happily "Wait let me ask my Dad" Kurt ran out of the living room to the kitchen, where Burt and Carole were talking. He ran back in a moment later with a smile on his face.
"He said yes"
The next day Elliott had come round Kurt's house and driven him to the Lima Bean, Elliott had arranged everything with the other Warblers so by time they got there the Warblers were waiting for them.
As soon as the pair walked into the little coffee shop Kurt was mobbed by the boys, all crowding around him, trying to give him a hug. Elliott made a mental note when Kurt suddenly reached back and grabbed his hand. Being surrounded obviously didn't help him.
"Alright, alright, give the guy room to breathe" Elliott announced, forcing a laugh, making it seem light-hearted when he was genuinely worried for Kurt. The Warblers muttered half-hearted apologies before guiding Kurt to a table.
"Kurt, if you ever do something like that again I will have to beat you with my gavel, do you understand?" Wes challenged as soon as Kurt was sat down.
"Sir Yes sir" Kurt said mockingly, only to receive a snicker from David- who proceeded to get bitch slapped by Wes.
"How are you feeling?" Blaine asked, like a mother hen, ready to do anything Kurt asked
"I'm good, really!" Kurt laughed "I'm surrounded by people who love me, what good be better."
"That's brilliant" Sebastian smiled "But seriously Sterling has something to give you and I swear he will burst if you don't acknowledge him"
Kurt turned slightly to see Jeff hoping from one foot to another with a little box in hand.
"Jeff" Kurt said nodding to him, the boy rushed forwards and gave Kurt a hug.
"Hi," Jeff said
"Hello Jeff" Kurt replied trying to be patient with the over-excited boy.
"All of us, we got you this," he said offering the little red box to Kurt. Kurt slowly opened the box but smiled when he saw what was in the box. It was a handmade bracelet. Red and black thread wove together to make a beautiful spiralling pattern with a silver clasp. Opposite the clasp was a silver feather charm.
"Thank you" Kurt breathed; carefully Kurt took the bracelet from the box and slowly slid it on his wrist, sitting it carefully on top of his bandages.
"We all have one" Nick said, showing his wrist, Kurt looked around and noticed all of the Warblers were wearing one.
"My Mom makes them" Jeff smiled
"Tell her thanks" Kurt said, hugging him once more.
"Enough of this mushy stuff," Thad said jokingly "What movie are we seeing?"
After about half an hour of bickering the Warblers decided to go and see some action movie that Kurt didn't care for, but he was content to spend a couple of hours curled up against Elliott's chest and eating popcorn.
Next to him Nick and Jeff were doing the same, Blaine and Sebastian kept stealing each other's popcorn. Trent and Thad kept making comments on the film, mocking it. And Wes and David were just a nightmare of squabbling. Flint, James and Luke also appeared to be playing some soft of musical chairs, moving around the theatre trying to get the best seat.
After the movie finished the boys made their way out of the cinema and made their way to their homes. Nick and Jeff were going on a date, and Wes and David were also having a sleepover at Thad's house. Thad hadn't consented to it but that's what was going to happen.
Elliott drove them to his house, Kurt was nervous to meet Elliott's parents. He didn't know much about them, except his dad was debatably crazy and his mom was a doctor. Kurt picked at the bandages on his wrists; they were there to stop him picking the stitches.
They pulled up in front of a very large house, surrounded by a large fence.
"Holy Shit" Kurt muttered, Elliott laughed, "your house is massive"
"Wait until you see the inside" he laughed again
Elliott led Kurt into the house; it was just as fancy as Dalton. Vintage furniture was everywhere and there were several beautiful fireplaces in multiple rooms. Kurt began to feel very out of place. He knew Elliott's family would be wealthy, he went to private school. But now Kurt felt awkward.
"My parents with be home in about an hour" Elliott said
Kurt had forgotten about them. What would they think about him? He wasn't worthy to be here. Kurt's breathing began to quicken and his chest tightened. They were going to make Elliott never see him again, he would be alone again. Elliott kept him safe, without him Karofsky would come back. He'd do what Kurt couldn't and kill him. All because he was too common for Elliott.
"Kurt? Baby talk to me" Kurt could hear Elliott say
"They... They won't like me..." Kurt heard himself say. He felt himself be guided towards the sofa and pushed down onto it.
"K what do you mean?" Elliott said softly, rubbing Kurt's back
"You're... Parents... They won't like me" Kurt cried
"Hey of course they'll like you, they'll love you Kurt" Elliott said calmly
"No, no, no, no" Kurt repeated over and over again. Pulling at the bandages on his wrists. Elliott grabbed Kurt's hands, forcing them away.
"No baby, no" Elliott pleaded, he tried to remain calm but seeing Kurt so upset hurt.
For Kurt the next few minutes were a blur, he knew he was crying and trying to get the bandages off and Elliott was holding him back but what snapped him out of it was something warm and wet brushing over his finger tips. Kurt froze for a second and it happened again.
Reaching up with his other hand, Kurt wiped the tears from his eyes. He looked down to his hand and at his feet sat a black and tan dog who once again licked his hand. Kurt reached out to the dog and pet her gently on the head. Elliott was knelt in front of him, making sure he didn't hurt himself.
"Kurt, this is Socks" Elliott supplied, noticing how her presence was settling the other boy down.
"Why?" Kurt asked
"Hmm?" Elliott prompted
"Why call her Socks?"
"Oh, because her markings, hold out your hand." Elliott took Kurt's hand and laid it flat against his knee. "Socks, paw"
The dog did as she was asked and placed her paw gently on Kurt's waiting hand. Kurt could now see she had tan markings on her paw that resembled socks. Kurt laughed slightly.
"Cool," he said.
"You okay now?" Elliott asked after a moment or two of silence
"Yeah I think so. I'm sorry" Kurt said looking down.
"What are you sorry for, you did nothing wrong." Elliott said "What upset you?"
"I just feel so out of place. I mean look at you, you're clearly upper class, and I'm just the working class kid who strayed too far from his own school. Your parents are going to hate me"
"Hey look at me" Elliott said gently guiding Kurt's face up "We are not a shallow family Kurt, sure we have money but we are just like you on the inside. My parents work hard all day just like Burt and Carole. They come home and eat take out in front of the TV. We are the same. They will love you."
Elliott placed a gentle kiss on Kurt's forehead, he then move so he could sit next to Kurt and then pulled him into a hug. Socks whined when Kurt stopped petting her but then she wandered off.
"Thank you" Kurt whispered
"What for?" Elliott questioned
"For not giving up."
Roughly an hour later Kurt and Elliott were sat in the same position, watching How I Met Your Mother reruns when Kurt heard the door open, he tense slightly at the noise. Socks sat up from her bed, ears pricked.
"It's just my Dad" Elliott said quietly, rubbing Kurt's shoulder. As Elliott said that a tall man with dark hair walked into the room. Socks jumped up and ran up to Mr Gilbert barking.
"Hello Socks, who's a good puppy? You're a good puppy" The man cooed to the dog.
"Hi Dad," Elliott said just rolling his eyes at his father's antics
"Oh hello Elliott, hello Elliott's friend. I didn't see you there. I thought it was a bit weird for Socks to be watching TV"
"Dad, this is Kurt; he's staying the night" Elliott said sitting up properly
"I know, It's nice to meet you Kurt" he said holding out his hand, Kurt took it
"You too, Mr Gilbert" Kurt said quietly
"Please, call me Alex, Mr Gilbert makes me feel old," Alex laughed
"Dad, you are old" Elliott added
"Thank you Elliott, way to make me feel good about myself. I'm going to take Socks for a walk; your mother will be home soon" Alex Gilbert clipped a lead to Socks' collar and left the house.
"See, that wasn't so bad, was it?" Elliott asked
"I guess not, he seems nice" Kurt replied
"He loves you already" Elliott said
"Elliott, I'm home" A woman's voice rang out.
"Hey Mom, me and Kurt are in the living room" Elliott called out. A beautiful blonde woman walked into the room.
"Hello my little star," She said hugging Elliott
"Mama" Elliott blushed "You're embarrassing me" Kurt giggled
"Don't think you're getting out of it" Dr Gilbert said hugging Kurt, Kurt laughed as Elliott went red
"Mama, stop,"
"What I can't give your friends hugs now Elliott hm?" she asked, "Now Kurt, is there any food you don't like so I don't cook it"
"No, there's nothing I can think of, Dr Gilbert" Kurt said
"Catherine dear, that's my work title" she said walking into the kitchen "Wow, you can tell your Dad went shopping yesterday. There is so much meat, everywhere!"
Elliott started laughing, Kurt soon joined in.
"Pork chops it is" Catherine exclaimed
"Yeah, my Dad tends to go overboard with things he likes, seriously you should see how many spices go into his food, if you don't like spicy food you're doomed"
A short while later Kurt, Elliott and his parents all sat at the table surrounded by food. Elliott was right; his Mom's cooking was great, Kurt did most of the cooking at home due to Burt and Carole working late and Finn's incapability with an oven.
"So Kurt, do you have any siblings?" Catherine asked
"I have an almost step-brother, our parents aren't married yet" Kurt replied
"Have they set a date?" Catherine asked again
"They had but with everything that has happened they have decided to reschedule" Kurt said looking down at his plate. Catherine was going to ask what Kurt meant but Elliott looked at her and shook his head.
"Did you guys have fun today?" Alex asked, trying to relieve the tension that had been created
"Yeah it was a good film, although Trent and Thad wouldn't stop taking the piss" Elliott shrugged
"Of course those two could find something wrong with it, "Alex laughed, and Kurt smiled
"I bet Nick and Jeff wouldn't leave each other alone either" Catherine laughed
"It's just got to the point where we all just ignore them now" Elliott stated
"They're young and in love, it's cute" Catherine shrugged
"It's annoying" Elliott replied
"You wouldn't be saying that if you have a boyfriend" Alex pointed out
"Kurt, are you dating anyone?" Catherine questioned
"Not currently" Kurt stated
"You'll both find someone" Catherine smiled
"Okay, it's time for me and Kurt to go now, we'll leave the washing up to you" Elliott said standing
"I cooked" Catherine shouted immediately
"We have a dishwasher, its not going to take that long" Alex said as Elliott dragged Kurt out of the room "Why Cat?"
"Why what?"
"Tease them? it's obviously they like each other" Alex laughed
"I'm prompting, I want grandbabies" Catherine replied
"They're sixteen and both boys"
"I can dream Alex"
"You tell anyone about this I'll kill you" Karofsky growled into Kurt's ear as he shoved him face first into the lockers.
Karofsky had locked the door to the locker room and was now pressed against Kurt's smaller frame. Kurt whimpered when Karofsky attempted to touch him, Kurt shied away and tried to kick out, but the other boy was too strong. Kurt was forced onto his knees and pushed to the floor, hitting his head.
Kurt screamed for help but no one came.
"Kurt?" someone called "Kurt baby wake up"
Kurt's eyes flew open as Kurt escaped from the dream; Elliott was sat in front of him. Kurt was shaking, heavily. Panting from his nightmare. Sweat ran down his forehead and matted his hair. Elliott took Kurt's hands and the other boy whimpered.
"Kurt? You wanna talk about it?" Elliott asked softly, Kurt didn't respond. He continued his uneven panting, that turned into hysterical choking noises.
It had seemed so real, Kurt genuinely thought Karofsky had found him. He thought Karofsky was going to kill him. Kurt sobbed again.
"Do you want me to get you some warm milk? It will help you calm down and sleep" Elliott asked, Kurt gave a small nod so he left.
Kurt was sat on a mattress on Elliott's floor; he pulled his knees to his chest and wrapped the duvet around his body. Sniffling he tried to calm down, but the icy claws of Karofsky's words echoed in his mind.
A pair of glowing green eyes caught Kurt's attention. He flinched away, still panicking. The darkness of the room putting him on edge. Despite Kurt's whimpering the eyes got closer and closer. Until they were close enough for Kurt to see their owner.
"Socks" Kurt whimpered, the dog whined a sat next to Kurt, delicately licking Kurt's cheek. Kurt pulled Socks closer and buried his face in her fur, taking solace in the dog's steady breathing.
When Elliott walked back in the room he saw Kurt; with his face buried in Socks' fur as she rested her head on his shoulder. Elliott approached the pair, turning on his beside lamp. Kurt looked up and offered a half smile to Elliott, who held out the glass of milk.
"Thank you," Kurt whispered as he took the class, not letting go of Socks.
"Tell me?" Elliott asked, moving to sit next to Kurt on the mattress. Kurt rested his head on Elliott's shoulder, whilst Socks put her head on Kurt's now flat knees. "You kept saying "Karofsky no", "he prompted.
"It was about Karofsky," Kurt stated, taking a sip of his milk "It was like what happen in the locker room, before this," Kurt gestured to his bandages "Except he was going to make real on the threats."
"And what exactly happened before this?" Elliott asked, gently rubbing the bandages, "You haven't told anyone."
"Well, he pushed me into the lockers- like he normally did. But you guys confronted him, so I thought I could to, you know? I was sick of being pushed around. So I followed him into the locker room. Nobody else was in there and I started shouting at him." Kurt said, letting out a breath "He told me he was scared that I'd try and look at him – down there" Kurt added awkwardly. Elliott nodded; keeping silent "I told him not to worry because he wasn't me type, and... and he...erm"
"It's okay, he's not here and you're safe. You can tell me if you want but you on't have to" Elliott said lightly, desperate to know what the bastard did to his friend, but not wanting to push Kurt away.
"He kissed me" Kurt chocked out
"What?" exclaimed Elliott.
"He stole my first proper kiss," Kurt cried "I pushed him away. He said if I told anyone he'd kill me"
Kurt finished mindlessly stroking Socks' ears. Elliott was tense.
"You're first proper kiss?"
"I don't count Britt, she's a girl and I only wanted to appear straight- It didn't really work" Elliott laughed
"I bet it didn't."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Kurt asked lightly, pulling away. Feeling relieved now he had told someone.
"You're kinda flamboyant" Elliott stated. Kurt playfully slapped him on the shoulder.
"I'm a free spirit" Kurt said, sticking out his tongue
"You can say that again."
"You're mean" Kurt pouted
"And you are adorable" Elliott smiled, Kurt snorted. He took another drink of his cooling milk and put the empty glass on the side.
"You know, that kiss doesn't have to count if you don't want it to." Elliott said "It's up to you."
"I don't want it to count; I want my first kiss to with someone I care about, someone I might even love someday. Not some Neanderthal jerk, which makes my life hell."
"So there, it doesn't count, you're a kissing virgin" Elliott smiled
"And an actual virgin" Kurt stated
"Meh so am I, big deal" Elliott said, Kurt just stared at him "What?"
"How can you be a virgin, you're hot. You could have literally anyone" Kurt pointed out
"Wow, you're blunt. I don't want just anyone. I want something special. I haven't had a boyfriend and I'm not big on one night stands. Plus I'm sixteen" Elliott pointed out.
"That doesn't seem to stop everyone at my school" Kurt shrugged
"Yeah but the majority of people at your school have low standards"
"What's that supposed to mean?" Kurt said defensively.
"I'm not talking about your glee club. Just those people who are so small minded they have to throw slushies at you or shove you in a dumpster." Elliott said quickly
"Oh, yeah, insult them all you want." Kurt shrugged, Socks let out a little bark in agreement before curling up on the end of the bed, going to sleep "I swear every single guy at McKinley thinks I have a crush on them, it got annoying fast"
"But do you have a crush on any of them?" Elliott asked, hoping the answer would be no, he'd be crushed if Kurt didn't like him back.
"No, I have standards" Kurt said, mocking Elliott
"Do you have a crush on anyone?" Elliott asked
Well shit. Thought Kurt.
"Maybe," Kurt said
"Who on?" Elliott prompted
Now or never
Kurt leant over and pressed his lips lightly to Elliott's
"You"
"Thank God" Elliott muttered before bringing their lips together again.
Kissing Elliott was so much better than Kurt had ever imagined. Elliott's lips were soft and tasted sweet. Elliott's tongue lightly brushed past Kurt's bottom lip, Kurt parted his lips. This was much better than when Karofsky forced his tongue into Kurt's mouth. Elliott pulled Kurt onto his lap; Kurt rested his arms around his neck. Elliott moaned when Kurt gently scraped his teeth against his bottom lip. Kurt whimpered as Elliott pulled away.
"I'm definitely counting that one." Elliott said breathlessly, wresting his forehead against Kurt's
"Definitely" Kurt replied.
"So are we dating now?" Elliott asked "I mean, are you ok with us, is it too much for you."
Kurt kissed him again, to shut him up.
"Ellie, you help me so much. What I need right now is someone to hold my hand when a get stressed, someone to talk to when I get sad, and someone who won't judge me. You already are all of those things. I want you to be my boyfriend so I can do the same for you."
"We should get some sleep" Elliott said softly, Kurt turned around to look at his bed. Only to see a very sprawled out dog asleep.
"My beds been taken." Kurt pointed out
"Well I suppose you should join me in mine" Elliott said, standing up "Now that we are boyfriends, I need to introduce you to spooning"
Eek cutiepies
Did they get together to early? I don't know but I'm glad they did.
Also how adorable is Socks :D love that puppy.
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Lyna Laufeyson