Chapter 40

"Seriously babe, what's wrong?" Sebastian pressed as they were driving. Puck refused to speak. When they finally pulled into the parking lot, Sebastian had given up on getting him to talk.

They sat near the stage, Puck fiddling with his drink nervously and Sebastian watching him worriedly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please put your hands together for our very own White Chocolate!" a voice announced through the speakers. Music started up and a smooth, sultry voice began to sing.

"Sometimes I feel I've got to, run away. I've got to, get away from the pain you drove into the heart of me. The love we share seems to go nowhere and I've lost my light for I toss and turn, I can't sleep at night!" the curtains flew open and someone stepped out, the lights still too dim to distinguish who it was. The silhouette slid to the floor slowly as he continued, seduction oozing from his every movement. "Once I ran to you. Now I'll run from you. This tainted love you've given; I gave you all a boy could give you. Take my tears and that's not nearly all!" the figure snapped up again, slinking to the front of the stage and jumping off, a spotlight following him as he strut to the table on the left of the stage, still singing all the way.

"Now I know I've got to… run away. I've got to… get away, you don't really want any more from me. To make things right, you need someone to hold you tight, and you think love is to pray, but I'm sorry, I don't pray that way!"

Sebastian was shocked. It was his own green eyed boy, looking as beautiful as ever as he sang. To someone else. A someone else who was currently tucking bills into the waistband of his all too revealing outfit.

"What the fuck?" he exclaimed. "You knew about this." He turned accusingly to Puck, who ducked his head and refused to say anything.

"Once I ran to you. Now I'll run from you. This tainted love you've given; I gave you all a boy could give you. Take my tears and that's not nearly all! Tainted love… tainted love."

Sam jumped back onto the stage with ease, still dancing seductively. He ignored the random bills that hit the ground around him, confidant they wouldn't be disappearing any time soon. "Don't touch me please I cannot stand the way you tease. I love you though you hurt me so, but I'm going to pack my things and go. Tainted love! Tainted love!"

The tempo slowed down and a faint smile crossed his face, eyes drifting shut as he finished, hips still swaying. "Baby, baby. Baby don't leave me. Ooh please don't leave me, all by myself. I've got this burnin' yearnin' yearnin' feelin' inside me. Ooh deep inside me. And it hurts so bad. You came into my heart, so tenderly. With a burning love, that stings like a bee. And now that I surrender, so helplessly. You will not wanna leave. Oh you wanna leave me. Baby, baby, were did our love go? Oh don't you want me?" the music faded, and there was silence for all of two seconds, before nearly everyone started screaming. Under different circumstances, Sebastian would have been doing the same.

Sam bowed, blushing. He was honest to god blushing. He crouched down to grab the money that had accumulated, mostly ones or fives, and Sebastian stood. Puck followed him, not saying anything. The older Warbler held out a random bill, not even sure if it was a twenty or a hundred, and Sam reached out for it, flashing a blinding smile.

"Thanks… Sebastian." He dropped the smile instantly and glanced away, looking ashamed. He scrambled away before Sebastian could say anything.

*break*

"Kurt?" the brunette in question glanced up from his book, frowning at the interruption. Blaine chuckled. "Edward will still be there later." He assured, gently prying the hardcover from his hands.

"I prefer Jacob." Kurt clarified under his breath, before looking up at Blaine expectantly. "What's up?"

"I got you something." Blaine grinned. "Close your eyes and hold out your hand." Kurt rolled his eyes but smiled and did as he was told. A small piece of what felt to be metal, warmed by someone's hand, was pressed into his palm. The couch dipped beside him as he heard Blaine whisper "open."

Kurt's eyes fluttered open and he gasped. "Oh master, it's beautiful." He whispered, turning it over in his palm. A small birthstone on either side, each surrounded by an A and a H. It was heart shaped, which seemed to be Blaine's 'thing', and had a hook on the end. He grinned at Blaine again and pulled out the plain little stud he'd had in his ear before slipping in the new earring. "I love it." He murmured, tilting his head and chuckling when it swayed to hit his head. "Thank you."

Blaine smiled and hugged him.