Nun Chucks And Scars
Chapter 2: Love Has No DNA
When Noah woke up, he watched Tracy sleep. Then Burt said, "I was the one who made that doll at Build-A-Bear after I found a picture of you from Halloween last year and a picture of you that Santana had to have taken. Don't worry, your back was to the camera, and I only saw your butt. She colored both pictures green and wrote 'Uncle Hulk' on the naked one."
Noah got up, walked into the living room holding Tracy, and said, "When Sarah was little, I would find her under my bed asleep a lot. Or there would be a note on my bed from my mom telling me she was either at a friend's house, my Nana Connie's house, or with Mrs. H. The night Dad left, he was alone with Sarah. Sarah won't tell anyone what happened on that day. I found her in my bed with countless bruises all over her body. Dad was passed out on the couch with a belt in his hand. Sarah couldn't even look at Jake without crying after that and had nightmares until last year."
He looked at Tracy and said, "Why didn't you ever ask me how I got hurt when you and Mrs. H started dating? You had to know something was going on. It took me a while to figure out that Tracy was trying to get my help, but you are her grandpa! Kurt may have hidden the crap he's been through, but Tracy has been asking for help for a year! I regret every day that I couldn't save Sarah, and there is no way I will let Tracy down, Mr. H!"
Burt clears his throat and says, "Puck, I tried to ask Carole or Finn about that, but they wouldn't tell me anything. Quinn told me a few things when she was pregnant with Beth; then we found out you were the father, and I completely forgot about it."
Noah sighed and said, "I bullied Kurt because I was too weak to protect my mom and Sarah, Mr. H. My dad was a loser, and I almost repeated his mistakes. You were the closest thing I had to a dad, and I know Finn felt the same way. Mr. H., if it weren't for you or Mr. Shue, I might be dead right now. I quit the Air Force. I have an interview with Mick next week."
Noah cradled Tracy as he said, "The calls started on the anniversary of Finn's death. I was getting ready to go overseas at the time. Quinn told me after I returned about Tracy calling your phone. I thought Kurt would eventually tell you about Blaine. Mr. H., I know I am about to have a baby, but I love Tracy."
Noah held Tracy close and said, "This is the first time I could nap or sleep without Quinn giving me my PTSD medication. I haven't slept for more than half an hour since I got home, Mr. H. I don't know how Tracy does it, but she keeps me calm."
Soon Kurt enters and shows Noah a video of Nanny Cam footage on his phone and says, "We wondered the same thing, Puck. She said a kid at daycare had nightmares at nap time, but I just learned that none of the kids have nightmares. She has only done that with you, and I hope you have a son because I know she has a crush on you." Noah laughs as he hears Quinn yelling about him.
Noah joked, "Will you stop worrying, Quinn? If you keep worrying, you'll have a heart attack!" Before Kurt and Noah chuckled and fist-bumped.
Carole enters and nudges them and says to Noah, "Tracy only called you and Quinn; her aunt and uncle. Rachel will be here in a couple of days." Noah soon takes Tracy into the living room. The others watch in awe as Noah rocks Tracy to sleep.
Noah sighed and said, "After I wrote my number on her cast, I thought Kurt called me accidentally, so I listened to my voicemail more. I got a lot of missed calls, then six months later, in the first voicemail. I heard Tracy begging Blaine to stop spanking her. The next call had Blaine yelling at her for wetting the bed before she screamed bloody murder. I couldn't listen to the rest and stopped turning off my phone at night a month ago. Quinn kept telling me to call the cops, but I knew they wouldn't help. When I went to get them the other night, I couldn't sleep. Then around midnight. I texted Kurt the word 'run,' after getting three calls that didn't go through. As I said, it took me four hours to find them, and I can't believe Tracy isn't having nightmares about the crap she went through."
He handed Tracy to Carole and took Kurt to a guest room. He removed his shirt and showed him the whip marks on his back. Whispering, he said, "I was raped and whipped for six months by an Iraqi soldier. I have nightmares about the rape every night, Kurt, and last night was the best night of sleep I've had in a long time."
He turns to face Kurt and says, "Tracy's just a baby, Kurt. You still love Blaine, but you wanted Tracy ever since Quinn got pregnant with Beth. You even chose Quinn to be the surrogate, remember?"
Noah sees Burt peek in as he says, "Blaine isn't the same guy you fell in love with, Kurt. Can't you see that?"
Kurt shakes his head and says, "If Finn were here, he would say the same thing,"
Noah continues. "Do you want your dad to visit your grave, Kurt?"
Kurt looks away as Noah says, "I know Blaine didn't hurt you, but I remember when my dad didn't hurt me. I also remember Quinn helping you hide the bruises from your dad. Sarah and I were the result of rape. My dad never loved my mom. I used to think my dad was my idol. I joined Glee to feel closer to him. Seeing how your dad was with you opened my eyes. He is the reason I married Quinn. I didn't want to be a loser like my dad." Kurt sighs and walks out without looking back.
Burt and Noah armed themselves with rifles and got into Noah's truck before heading to Blaine's house. Soon, they saw Blaine's car heading toward Noah's house. When they returned, Quinn was standing outside with a paintball gun, shooting at Blaine's car while yelling, "Tracy could have been my daughter, Blaine! Beth is Rachel's sister and Tracy's aunt! My daughter is your daughter's aunt! You are never getting her back!" They watched as Blaine left, and then they saw Kurt in the passenger seat of Blaine's car.
As they head inside, they see Carole holding Tracy, who is crying. Noah storms out and heads back to Blaine's. He storms in and punches Blaine in the face. He soon notices Kurt lying naked on the floor, with blood coming from his butt. He puts his shirt on Kurt and helps him into his truck. He tries to find his clothes, but he can't, so he leaves.
He took Kurt to the hospital and texted Burt about the rape. Kurt refused to report the rape, no matter what Burt or Noah said to try to convince him otherwise. He still wouldn't let them send Blaine to jail. Soon after, he returned to Blaine, leaving Tracy behind with Noah and Quinn.
After Kurt ends up in a coma, Rachel finally arrives at the hospital and asks to see Noah. Before she can say a word, Noah yells, "What the hell took you so long to get here? Do you know how long I tried to save Kurt from Blaine, Rachel?"
He points to Kurt and continues, "That is your best friend in that bed! We couldn't save him from himself! I wasn't about to let Kurt die at the hands of Blaine! You heard about the crap my mom went through with my dad! Why would you stand by and let Kurt make the same goddamn mistake?"
Rachel gets in Noah's face and yells back. "I tried, Puck! Kurt wouldn't leave! Blaine threatened to kill Beth if I brought her here! I didn't even want to bring her here today! I came here because I didn't want Tracy to have the same childhood you did! She told me about being in a fight club like her uncle Hulk for a year! It wasn't hard to figure out that she was talking about you! My question is: Why isn't Blaine in a hospital bed, Puck?" Then she looks over at Kurt and breaks down as Noah holds her.
Chapter 3 will be up soon; I hope.