Oct. 20, 2012, 1:52 p.m.
Tormented: Chapter 20
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And then there was Wes.
After he'd found out, he'd sent Blaine texts asking for an emergency warbler meeting. At the time Kurt had been sleeping, once again ignoring his homework. So Blaine had left him asleep, leaving a little note besides the bed in case Kurt woke up.
Wes had come up with an idea. He hadn't told any one what had happened to Kurt, which both Blaine and Kurt were thankful for. But he still wanted to do something for him. And then there had been a warblers meeting everyday since. Including the weekends, even though Blaine wasn't there.
And Blaine was walking back from the last one now, even though he'd been asked to go back in five minutes. But he was to return with Kurt.
He opened the dorm room door quietly. He saw Kurt sitting up in the bed, rubbing his eyes sleepily.
"Hey, sleepyhead." Kurt glanced up at the door and smiled.
"Where were you? I haven't missed dinner have I?"
"Did you really think I'd leave for dinner without waking you first?" Kurt blushed and shook his head, making Blaine smile. "I was at Warbler practice."
Kurt's face fell.
"Crap. I haven't been going! They're going to kick me out, aren't they?" Blaine was shocked at this. None of the warblers would dream of kicking Kurt out. And not just because they knew he was going through some tough times. But because Kurt had an extraordinary voice.
"Kurt, they wouldn't dream of kicking you out. Your voice is amazing!" Blaine walked over and sat besides Kurt, pulling him against his body and kissing his hair lightly. "Plus I would kick their asses if they did." Kurt chuckled and hugged Blaine tighter.
"Anyway..." Blaine said changing the subject and standing up, holding a hand out for Kurt. "I need you to come back with me. The warblers are throwing together an impromptu performance and you should be there." Kurt took his hand and stood, though his expression looked confused.
"One, can an a capella group even do impromptu performances? And two, why do I need to be there? It's not as if I know what I'm doing?" Blaine frowned.
"Er no, we practiced, but we haven't performed for the school for a while so let them believe what they will!" Kurt smiled. "And you don't haven to do anything. You can just watch. It's not like you've seen us perform yet anyway." Kurt's smile grew and then he nodded and the two started walking from the room and through the halls.
"What song are you singing?" Kurt asked, wishing they could be holding hands again and wondering when they stopped anyway.
"That... is a surprise. But it's different from what we usually do. So I want to know what you think. We also changed a few of the words. Nothing major, but it's noticeable." Kurt nodded and smiled as they slowly approached the choir room, where blazer clad students were all rushing to get to.
As Blaine and Kurt edged closer, the sound of harmonizing warblers could be heard. They entered the room and Kurt took a place besides the door, watching Blaine as he moved to the center of the room and turned around to face Kurt as he started to sing.
Beauty queen of only seventeen
He had some trouble with himself
He was always there to help him
He always belonged to someone else
Kurt hadn't recognized the song when it had just been the warblers singing, but the second Blaine glorious voice sung the lyrics, he knew it.
I drove for miles and miles
And wound up at your door
I've had you so many times but somehow
I want more
Kurt blushed as Blaine walked over and held out his hand. Kurt took it just as Blaine began the chorus, hearing a slight truth behind his words.
I don't mind spending everyday
Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Look for the boy with the broken smile
Ask him if he wants to stay awhile
And he will be loved
He will be loved
Kurt's blush grew as Blaine brought him to the center of the warblers, tears threatening to fall from his eyes. It dawned on him that the true reason Blaine wanted him there wasn't because he wanted him to hear them sing. It was so he could be serenaded.
Tap on my window knock on my door
I want to make you feel beautiful
I know I tend to get so insecure
It doesn't matter anymore
It's not always rainbows and butterflies
It's compromise that moves us along, yeah
My heart is full and my door's always open
You can come anytime you want
Blaine tugged Kurt into a one armed as he he carried on singing, wiping away a few stray tears that Kurt let fall.
I don't mind spending everyday
Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Look for the boy with the broken smile
Ask him if he wants to stay awhile
And he will be loved
And he will be loved
And he will be loved
And he will be loved
All the warblers were facing them with smiles plastered on their faces. Kurt hugged Blaine's side as he continued to sing. He'd never been serenaded in his life. And he was, crying when someone actually did it. But Blaine just used his other to wipe away each tear that fell, making Kurt blush more.
I know where you hide
Alone in your car
Know all of the things that make you who you are
I know that goodbye means nothing at all
Comes back and begs me
Catch her every time she falls
Tap on my window knock on my door
I want to make you feel beautiful
Kurt seemed oblivious to everyone else now. It was just him and Blaine. And the truth that leaked through his every word.
I don't mind spending everyday
Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Look for the boy with the broken smile
Ask him if he wants to stay awhile
And he will be loved
And he will be loved
And he will be loved
And he will be loved
Kurt grabbed Blaine's hand as he moved to wipe away his tears again, holding it against his cheek and letting the tears fall. The warblers continued harmonizing as the song drew to a close. And it was only Kurt who could hear Blaine's last words as he sung softly into his ear.
I don't mind spending everyday
Out on your corner in the pouring rain
The warblers finally finished their piece and it was silent around them. The non-warblers started to file out and leave, telling the warblers how good they were, but not disturbing the two boys in the center of the room. Once it was just the warblers, both Kurt and Blaine started to realize where they were and let their gazes fall away from each other. Wes was the first to approach them. Blaine dropped his arms from Kurt as Wes went to hug him, shocking Kurt. When Wes spoke into Kurt's ear, only the three of them heard it.
"We're here for you, Kurt." Kurt smiled into Wes' shoulder and gripped him back tightly. Slowly each warbler came forwards and hugged Kurt themselves. Each whispering their own words of comfort into his ear. Kurt was shocked each time another warbler came up to him, and he was sobbing by the time Blaine took him back.
"Thank you, Blaine." He whispered into his shoulder. Blaine just hugged him tighter against and kissed the top of his head lightly.
They were only broken apart when Jeff came over to tell them that it was time for dinner. The followed the group, lagging behind a little. Kurt held out his hand slightly, silently asking for Blaine to take it. The other boy smiled and laced their fingers together, making Kurt blush and look to the floor.
Once they got their food, Blaine started to make his way to their usual table, but stopped when Kurt held him back.
"Are you okay?" He asked, searching Kurt's face but not seeing anything particularly bad in his eyes or facial expression.
"Can we... sit with the warblers today?" Blaine's jaw fell open; shocked. But he nodded stiffly, his mouth slowly turning into a smile. This was a huge improvement...
Kurt led him to their table, smiles now on both of their faces. The warblers looked up at them shocked, but smiles soon made their way onto their faces and David and Wes parted to allow room for the two. They joined the conversation immediately, Blaine more so than Kurt. Kurt kept glancing over at Blaine, smiling that he was happy to be with his friends, and smiling because Blaine wouldn't be sitting there and joking around with them if Kurt hadn't said said anything and they'd gone back to their original seats. So, in a way, Kurt had indirectly placed that smile upon his face and that was enough to make him smile too.
Blaine liked being able to sit and talk to his friends again. But he stole quick looks over at Kurt every so often. The boy was smiling, and laughing a little at the warblers. He was happy. And seeing as he was the one who decided to sit over here, he was clearly improving. At his own pace. Blaine would do whatever he asked in a heartbeat without thinking twice about it. If Kurt asked him to leave him alone, he would. If Kurt asked him drive him to the end of the earth and back, he would. If he asked to runaway together, he would.
Blaine shook himself. He was letting himself think too much. He shouldn't be thinking things like that.
"OKAY! Guys! Shut up a second!" Everyone on the table quietened and looked over at Wes. "Okay, so none of you guys have a clue what happened when us three ditched school last week." They nodded and Kurt shifted uncomfortably in his seat. "And I'm not going to tell you. But I believe Blaine can cover up a few things you guys are begging to know." Blaine shot Wes a scowl and a glare, but the boy shrugged in return and took a bite of his food.
"Come on, Blaine! Tell us!" Thad said after no one had said anything. Blaine sighed and looked down at his food; pushing it around with his fork.
"I... urm... broke up with Quinn." He said bluntly, eyes not leaving his plate.
"Why?" Trent and David said at the same time. Blaine sucked in a breath of air, nerves building inside him. Kurt sensed him tense and placed a hand on knee below the table, squeezing slightly in comfort before speaking.
"Because she was cheating on him..." He covered. Blaine blinked. He didn't know why he hadn't told them anything yet. He knew that Wes had told him they were okay with him. So why was he still hiding from them?
"Well there's that..." He said, finally lifting his head up. He stole glances at all the warblers, the only one smiling was Wes who nodded at him to continue. "And there's the fact that I'm gay."
A few jaws fell and a few of them spluttered. Some of them were confused and weren't sure if they heard correctly. But two of them. Two of them grinned from ear to ear at each other before jumping out of the seats and yelling.
"FINALLY!" Jeff and Nick yelled as loud as they could. Every student turned to stare at warblers, unsure of what to think about the outburst.
"Oh god." Blaine said, knowing exactly what was going to happen next. He dropped his fork and knife and let his head fall into his hands.
"Sorry Blaine. Best to get it over with now though." Wes whispered as Jeff and Nick jumped on the table, careful to avoid standing on food.
"It happened, Nick!" Jeff said dramatically.
"What happened, Jeff?" Nick replied, feigning.
"Blaine! He came out!" Kurt's jaw fell open. They were doing this while whole school was watching.
"WHAT!" He yelled, clutching his chest. These two were extremely over dramatic. The whole table was snickering at them with the exceptions of Kurt and Blaine. Blaine was pretending he wasn't really there and Kurt was thoroughly shocked by what they were doing.
"Blaine finally realized he's gay! He can see all the pretty rainbows and unicorns now! Why can't we see them, Nick?"
"Maybe because you're just as oblivious to your flaming homosexuality as Blaine was." Kurt said loudly, getting annoyed at the two boys who had just outed Blaine to the whole of Dalton, and earning laughs from a lot of students. Jeff and Nick scowled at him before jumping back off the table and sitting back in their seats, grumbling.
"I swear if any of you break into song to try and make this less awkward I will kick you in the balls." Blaine mumbled against his hands. Kurt snickered besides him, but squeezed his knee again after noticing his hand was still there.
The room gradually went back to it's normal state. Only after more outbursts of finally and a few others. A few had come up to tell Blaine that no one there cared about his sexuality and he's going to be okay. Kurt smiled. If it had been McKinley where Blaine had been outed like that, he'd probably be lying in a port-a-potty or dumpster with several bruises by now. He was beginning to love how open minded every one was here. It was a sign that it wasn't impossible for everyone else to think that way. And that there's hope for gays out there after all.
"How does it feel?" Kurt asked into Blaine's smiled slightly and lifted his head back up and grabbed his fork and knife again. He glanced over at Kurt as he spoke.
"Nice. It feels... good to not be hiding from friends anymore... you know?" Kurt nodded and leaned into Blaine's side. Blaine smiled and dropped his knife so he could wrap an arm around Kurt and squeeze him. They stayed like that for the rest of dinner.
Comments
This was cute. :) Though Nick and Jeff are dorks! xD Kurt's remark was the best, Niff is real. :) Great chapter!
Nick and Jeff are just... :D I have nothing but love for them. And that song. It was exactly what Kurt needed :) He's so much happier now, i hope he eventually recovers to his normal self.