Baring It All
Disclaimer: I don't own Glee.
A/N: I know mentioning Puck getting raped before he decided he was gay seems weird. I blame my love for the ID channel on that. Plus, I felt I needed a reason for Puck's sudden change.
A/N2: Giving a toddler nightmares about it or making her a superhero was stupid on my part. In this story, Kurt has dreams about Puck and misinterprets them. I have stories that don't mention rape.
Chapter 1: I Dream of Noah
Kurt Anderson woke up and rushed to the shower to masturbate after having another dream about making love to Noah "Puck" Puckerman, who had gone missing since his breakup with his girlfriend, Quinn Fabray. Kurt hadn't told either of them about his dreams. When Noah returned, Kurt learned about him being raped by an Iraqi soldier.
One day, Blaine confronts Kurt about his dreams involving Noah in front of Noah and their other friends. Kurt yells, "They were just dreams, Blaine! I'm not the one who raped him! How could you think I would want to be with Puck?!"
Then Blaine played an audio clip of Kurt moaning Noah's name, and he yelled, "You have been calling out Puck's name during sex since we learned he was MIA! I thought it would stop when he came home; I recorded this last night, and everybody here has noticed how you have avoided Puck since he came home." Then, everyone was shocked when Noah punched Blaine in the face.
Noah looked at Kurt and said to the others, "My squad was tortured for six months. I was the only one who got raped by an Iraqi soldier. You all noticed Kurt was avoiding me, but you never noticed I avoided him, too. I was so drugged up when I was raped that I kept seeing Kurt. I sleep with a shotgun under my bed and the lights on. I stole Tracy's Hulk doll because I still fear sleeping alone. I'm twenty-nine years old and too afraid to go to sleep at night." Noah soon stormed into Tracy's bedroom as she opened the door. Tracy said nothing but handed Quinn a picture of a green blob screaming before returning to her room.
Fifteen minutes later, Tracy headed to the guest room to retrieve Noah's belongings and brought his things to her own room. The others tried to help her, but she screamed at them and headed to her room. Tracy hummed quietly before returning to the living room. She approached Blaine and shouted, "I don't know what happened to Nono, but I know he's hurting! Who cares if Daddy dreamed about him?" She stormed back to her room, dragging Kurt along with her.
Later that night, after Blaine apologized and Kurt went to sleep in their room, Quinn received a text from Noah's phone around midnight that read, "I need help!" She knew it was from Tracy and immediately ran to her room.
When she entered, she saw Noah and Tracy lying on the floor, with Noah muttering, "Get off me! Let me go, you son of a bitch! No, no, no, no!" As Quinn lay down beside Noah, Burt Hummel, Kurt's father, sneaked in and lay down beside Tracy.
He looked at Tracy as he said to Quinn, "I called Mike every other day to see if they had found Puck yet. Puck may have been a jerk to Kurt, but he was just as much my son as Finn. I'm glad Kurt's dream didn't come true and that Puck has you."
Tracy elbows Burt and whispers, "Liar, you're glad Nono isn't my papa and that Daddy didn't try to take another one of Queenie's boyfriends. Let's go back to sleep before Nono has another nightmare."
Quinn chuckles and whispers to Burt, "Hand me Puck's phone." Burt complies, and Quinn quickly goes through Noah's phone before handing it back to Burt.
Burt chuckles and whispers, "He showed me this picture before Blaine yelled at Kurt. He also told me he got a job at Mick's. I've been working there since COVID-19 hit. I heard from Santana that you have a surprise for Puck tomorrow." Then Tracy elbows Burt again and shushes him.
Quinn couldn't sleep and watched the others sleep as she thought of Noah's future. She looked at Burt and then back at Noah. Then Blaine peeked in, and they returned to the guest room, where Quinn's things were. Blaine sighed and said, "Tracy drew that picture she gave you a month before Puck went missing. She didn't know Sarah called Puck 'Nono' until after she drew that picture. I asked her about the picture, and she said God told her to draw it for you."
Quinn chuckles and says, "I wondered why you and Kurt didn't think the Mr. P jokes were funny. I mean, come on, Blaine. Tracy calls Mr. H Grandpa Hulk, and the only green character she knows is the Hulk." They soon try to stifle their laughter as they head to bed. Then Quinn slips back into Tracy's room after Burt checks on her before heading to bed.
Quinn and Tracy woke up to Noah mumbling, "No!" repeatedly. They wrapped their arms around him, and Tracy said, "Queenie, do you remember the song that Nono sang to you when you two became boyfriend and girlfriend?" Quinn held Noah closer as she sang Keep Holding On by Avril Lavigne.
When Noah woke up in the morning, he found Tracy lying on his chest, asleep. Immediately, he thought of Beth and broke down. He woke Tracy up, and she petted his face while humming. When Noah calmed down, Tracy got up and asked Burt to make him a cup of coffee. Noah sat at Kurt's kitchen table and asked, "Where is everyone?"
Quinn walks out of the bedroom, she was in as Burt says, "They went to the park."
He looked at Quinn and continued, "You had two PTSD episodes last night, and I helped during the second one. Blaine told Quinn last night that Tracy told him about a vision she had a month before you were found."
Noah sighed and said, "Mick was the first person I told that I quit the Air Force, and he offered me a job. I told my mom before I came here, and she told me about Kurt and Blaine fighting about me. I can't believe Kurt would have a crush on me now. I know you heard me, tease him a lot whenever I came over after Finn and Mrs. H moved in with you."
He chuckles and says, "I almost burned Elizabeth's picture album and read her diaries. So, does Kurt know Elizabeth had a crush on my dad or that you were just like me back in the day?"
Burt cleared his throat and said, "Puck, I only put the photo album in the box. Kurt must have given you Elizabeth's diaries." Quinn smirked at Noah and returned to the bedroom.
She came out with two picture albums. Burt noticed Elizabeth's name on the one she handed to Noah. Quinn chuckled and said, "I had to look closer at the background; you better be glad I only saw the first page."
Noah sighed and said, "When Kurt and Blaine get back, I want to talk to them."
He glanced at Quinn and said, "You know Finn would be Tracy's godfather if he were alive, and you know how I was with Sarah. If you didn't think I was a good guy, why do you keep coming back to me?"
Burt chuckles and then says to Quinn, "You read Elizabeth's diaries, didn't you, Quinn?"
Quinn blushed and muttered, "I thought they were Kurt's until I realized you were the one being called a Neanderthal."
Noah glares at Quinn and says, "So because Kurt's mom was in love with Mr. H., you kept coming back to me because I was like him." Quinn blushes even more but still doesn't say anything.
As soon as the others returned, Noah asked to talk to Kurt and Blaine alone. He sighed and asked, "Have you chosen a godfather for Tracy?"
Blaine and Kurt looked at each other and said, "We chose Jesse because she's Rachel's daughter."
Then Blaine put his hand over Kurt's mouth and said, "After you came home, I had second thoughts about Tracy's godparents and plan to change the will."
Kurt licks Blaine's hand and yells, "You are not making Puck Tracy's godfather!" Blaine plays the audio clip of Kurt moaning Noah's name again but says nothing.
Burt tries to stifle his laughter as he separates Kurt and Blaine. Noah drags Kurt to his bedroom and looks at a picture Kurt had of him with Finn, saying, "Rachel has been trying to get Shelby to let Beth see me, and I haven't seen her since she was Tracy's age."
Kurt sighed and said, "I know. Rachel isn't the only one who called Shelby. I'm sorry, Puck. I wish I had something better to say, Puck." Noah hugged Kurt but said nothing as he headed to Tracy's room.
Chapter 2 will be up soon.