Nothing ever stood in his way . . . Until now. Now the rules had changed. Kurt had to start all over again - really start over. He had physical therapy every other day for three months so he could get back into his feet and walk properly. It was hard, of course, but by the end he walked just as perfect and graceful as he did before.

The scars, well, the physical ones, were slowly, but surely, beginning to heal, and his perfect porcelain face was starting to look like the way it did. No bruises or cuts, just a perfect complexion and rosy cheeks.

Blaine was pleased by this. It seemed like everything was going back to the way it used to be. Well, almost everything. Kurt was the same old diva he was. He would still demand to go get his morning latte and would point out this or that about Finn's or Rachel's or even Blaine's outfit. He'd still sing around the apartment and blast Judy Garland until David couldn't take it anymore, so he was forced to flee to his office. On the outside, it seemed as if nothing had changed, but Blaine knew better.

One the inside, Kurt was different. He would look at the ground when he walked down the street and if by chance he bumped into someone, his eyes would go wide like deer in headlights. He never wanted to talk about the attack and if it were to ever come up (usually when Blaine would get a call from the police, saying they had more suspects), Kurt would cut the conversation short and move on to something totally different.

He still went to see the psychologists, where Blaine hoped Kurt made some sort of progress. He wanted to ask about it, but every time he tried, Kurt would give him a short answer and be done with it. Blaine didn't want to fight about it, of course. Not about this. So he'd let it go. Hoping to get his mind off everything, he gave Kurt permission to remodel the kitchen. It was new and exciting, and it made him happy, so Blaine was pleased.

Blaine wanted his Kurt back, but he knew it wasn't going to be easy. It was going to take time. How long? Who really knew. Until then, Blaine settled with this, and promised to be there when Kurt was ready to talk.