Chapter 1 - Wrong Turn

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Lalalala

When I'm stuck on the ground,
There's no up, only downs,
Every step sends me falling,
Not sure how to begin,
How to rise like the wind
So that soon I'll be soaring

I just breathe and let myself believe,

'Cause hope has wings,
To carry you,
Anything is possible,
Just might be,
A miracle,
Waiting to come true,
So I lift my eyes,
And see the sky,
Feel my heart begin to fly,
I will be carried by my dreams,
'Cause hope has wings.

(Hope has wings, Hope has wings)

I could fly through the clouds
Far away from the doubt
That would be so amazing
Feel the sun on my face
Such a beautiful place
Yeah, I know that it's waiting

Skating safe with courage and with faith

'Cause hope has wings
To carry you
Anything
Is possible
Just might be
A miracle
Waiting to come true
So I lift my eyes
And see the sky
Feel my heart
Begin to fly
(begin to fly)
I will be carried by my dreams
'Cause hope has wings

Like a flame, like a spark
I'm amazed by the change
There's a star, in the dark
Calling out my name
Finally, I can see
Now, I'm on my way

'Cause hope has wings (Hope has wings)
To carry you
Anything (Anything)
Is possible
Just might be (yeah)
A miracle
Waiting to come true (Come true)
So I lift my eyes (Lift my eyes)
And see the sky
Feel my heart (Yeah)
Begin to fly (Yeah)
I will be carried by my dreams (By my dreams)

Ba la la la la

I have a new hope that lives in me
Anywhere I go it sets me free
It shines a light, it's everywhere (When to fly)
From north to south it takes me there

I have a new hope that lives in me (Carry me high)
Anywhere I go it sets me free
(La la la laaaaaaaaa)
It shines a light, it's everywhere
From north to south it takes me there

La la la la
La la la la
La la la, la la la
La la la la
(Hope has wings, Hope has wings)
La la la la
La la la, la la la

Kurt sighed softly as he flopped down onto Mercedes' bed, the girl doing the same before they both chuckled softly after their song. They'd been practicing it to perform for the Glee club the next day. Mr. Schue had given them the project 'Inner Strength' for their project of the week and the two of them felt that this song was perfect for it.

"I should get going..." Kurt finally pipped up after a moment as he glanced over to Mercedes with a bright smile only to get a pout in return. He chuckled softly and shrugged a bit, "I can't stay... I don't have any of my things... And you know how grumpy I get if I can't do my nightly skincare routine... and how horrible my skin is the next morning without it. Besides... My dad hasn't been out of the hospital for that long and I worry about him."

Mercedes pouted again but sighed, "Alright Boo... but you be careful heading home ok? Text me when you get there, alright? It's pretty late... you sure you don't want a ride?" she asked, Kurt having walked to school and then her place today as his car had broken down and needed a new part that hadn't come in yet.

Kurt just smiled and shook his head, "I'm fine... don't worry. I'll text you later and see you tomorrow at school. Get some sleep cause we need to be wide awake to bring the house down in Glee tomorrow," he beamed before turning to head out of her room, Mercedes following and showing him out the door, giving him a quick hug before he headed on his way.

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Kurt sighed softly as he walked. It was a bit unnerving walking around late at night alone through the city, Mercedes' house being decently far from his own. Kurt shook his head a bit, however, and continued to walk. He was overreacting... nothing was going to happen. He was fine.

He sighed as he glanced around, slipping across the street when the light turned green. He began to hum to himself quietly, wishing suddenly that he'd taken the ride Mercedes had offered. Another twenty minutes though... and he'd be on his street. Twenty minutes...

He tensed a bit when he saw someone coming down the sidewalk in front of him, lowering his head a bit and trying to seem invisible as he moved to step past the man, tensing and yelping when the other stepped sideways and right in front of him. He let out a quiet, "sorry..." and moved to try and step the other way only to have the man do the same thing, blocking his path.

His heart leapt in his chest at this point as he backed up, eyes snapping up to the stranger. He didn't get the chance to say anything, however, as he backed up right into a warm body. He let out a quiet whimper as a pair of arms wrapped around his chest, pinning his arms to his side.

"W... what are you doing?" he whimpered out quietly, shaking in the second stranger's arms. The first one smirked as he stepped forward, grabbing Kurt's chin and forcing his head up. Kurt stared at the man. He wasn't very old... maybe late twenties, early thirties... But he didn't look like the kind of guy you wanted to hang around with...

"We're just gonna have some fun..." he smirked a bit as he looked Kurt over as well before motioning to the side where Kurt noticed the entrance to an alleyway. The blue eyed teen's breath caught in his throat as he shook his head, struggling against them and opening his mouth to scream.

But Kurt never got the chance to let anything out as pain shot through his face as a fist connected to his jawbone. His neck snapped to the side with the force and he froze, mouth open and gaping as he took in a shuddered breath before he was dragged into the alleyway by the man behind him, the other following close behind.

Tear slipped down Kurt's cheeks as he shook his head, ignoring the sick dizzy feeling that washed over him, struggling uselessly against his captors as he was brought over to where three other men stood, smoking cigarets and eyeing the boy curiously. They were all around their late twenties to mid thirties and all looked like trouble...

"Cute..." one of them chuckled softly as he pushed off the wall and walked over, grabbing Kurt harshly by the hair and tugging his head up, "I usually prefer girls but... you'll do..." he smirked as Kurt whimpered softly at the underlying meaning to those words.

"N... no..." he let out quietly, his face still throbbing as he struggled more, "No... get away... get away from me!" he shouted finally, praying for someone to hear him and come to his rescue as he finally shouted for help.

He didn't get the chance to call out a second time, however, as the one in front of him sent a knee right into his gut. He let out a choked sound of pain as he doubled over, the man behind him letting him drop to his knees and wrap his arms around his stomach.

He sobbed softly and curled in on himself at this point. There was no way he could get away from five grown men... not without help. He gasped and panted and cried softly as he panicked, praying to a god he didn't believe in to save him somehow.

The men just chuckled softly as the one in front of him knelt down, grabbing his hair again and pulling his head up. He took a long puff from his smoke before tugging harshly at Kurt's hair causing the teen to let out a pained yelped, opening his mouth in the process.

Kurt's eyes went wide as he felt the man's lips clamp over his mouth and let out a breath into it. The smoke was forced into the teen's lungs and he couldn't help but cough, hacking a bit when the man pulled away, the five of them laughing at the boy's predicament.

"That's disgusting..." Kurt hissed out, coughing a bit more and scowling though he wouldn't meet their eyes as the one behind him knelt down again and brought his arms around Kurt's chest, pulling his arms to his sides again as he leaned forward, whispering in Kurt's ear, "aww... what's wrong kiddo? We're just trying to be friendly..." he taunted as the first man crouched next to Kurt, eyeing the boy with a smirk.

"He's pretty girly for a boy... wonder if he's even got anything... you a herm kid?" he chuckled as he let his hand shift to Kurt's hip, running from hip to thigh before grasping the youth through his tight jeans, "Nope... not a herm..." he chuckled out, squeezing him again and earning an embarrassed yip from the boy who struggled against the two who held him.

"Get away from me!" he snapped out again, yelping as he felt a slap hit his face from the man who was holding him by the hair, "Shut the fuck up you little shit or we'll give you something to occupy that mouth of yours... and I doubt you'll like it..." he snapped.

Kurt let out a quiet sob, his cheek burning with pain from the slap which had landed over his already bruising cheek. He was terrified and felt sick to his stomach. This could not be happening... it wasn't happening... No... It was just a bad dream... God he wished he believed that right about now.

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