When the topic of Kurt's attack came up, Kurt closed off and said nothing, just sitting there sipping his coffee.
"We don't want to talk about it," Blaine said gently.
The girls nodded and quickly changed the topic like only a girl could.
They hadn't seen the other's but they had messaged them back.

It seemed though that they would be meeting up sooner as both the Warbler's and New Directions had been invited to a music workshop.
There they taught the kids about music, how to read and write music, learn about different instruments, signing techniques and more.

On Wednesday the Dalton boys loaded up on to the bus and headed to the venue where the workshop was being held.
"I love field trips," Thad said happily, leaning back in his chair.
"Amen brother," Cameron called out which earned around on sniggers.
Wes and David had started a paper wasp war which had all the boys ducking in their seats, using their blazers as shields. Unfortunately for Jeff, Nick, Blaine and Kurt, they were sitting in front of Wes and David so they got hit with a lot of the paper wasps.

Kurt snuggled into Blaine sighed as he held his blazer over the two them.
"Why us?" Jeff moaned from the seat across for them.
"Because we stupidly decided to sit here," Nick answered. "Next time, we sit as far away from Wes and David."
"Never!" David cried. "We will follow you everywhere because we love you."
"You love inflicting misery on us," Jeff mumbled.

"Not misery," Wes said. "More like, surprise unhappiness."
Blaine and Nick snorted with laughter.
"That makes no sense," Kurt frowned, peeking up from under the blazer.

"It makes perfect sense," Wes said, leaning over the top of the seat. "Admit it. We are the comic relief in the group."
"You're the one who brought his gavel," Kurt pointed out. "to a workshop."
"I have no idea what you're talking about," Wes said, eyes darting from side to side.
"So, I'm not holding the gavel right now?" Nick asked.
"NO!" Wes cried and lunged over the seat for the gavel.

"Boys!" the teacher called. Wes managed to grab the gavel and sit back down.
"Behave yourselves and I want all this paper picked up by the time we get there all you will all be put in detention," the teacher said with a frown and sat back down in his seat.
"Worth it," Thad said with a grin and shot a paper wasp at the back of David's head.

The bus pulled up and amazingly there was no paper to be seen anywhere. The boys descended off the bus and it didn't escape Kurt and Blaine's notice that the boys had made sure that Kurt, Blaine, Nick and Jeff were in the middle of their group, surrounded by the other's so they could hardly be seen. They were protecting them from anyone who might want to try anything or say hurtful things. They boys had never been more touched.
They went in to the main entrance and found New Directions were already there.

Finn greeted Blaine and Kurt happily and the Dalton boys watched with caution. They had been updated by Blaine on the latest apology. New Directions introduced themselves, greeting Kurt and Blaine enthusiastically. The Dalton boys all eyed them warily but were polite and made conversation. Will introduced himself and looked between the boys.

Will noticed that all the boys were hovering protectively over four boys. He watched as Nick and Jeff linked fingers, nudging each other and whispering. Kurt and Blaine were holding hands and talking to Sam and Mike. Brittany had come skipping over and was gently touching Kurt's arm that was in the cast.
"It's very pretty," Brittany said. "Can I sign it?"

Kurt smiled fondly at the girl and gave her a gold pen. Santana came over and helped Brittany spell her name and Santana signed it with a curly signature, adding her own little picture that blended well with the others.
Brittany grinned happily and handed the pen back. Kurt slipped it into his pocket and started talking to the girls.

A tall man came wondering up to the group. He looked in his fifties and had grey hair and glasses.
"Welcome," he called out in a booming voice. "You must be New Directions and the Warbler's."
"Yes sir," Will said. "I'm William Schuster and I direct New Directions."
"Greg Clemington, I'm a teacher at Dalton."
"My name is Andrew Millard. Follow me please," Andrew said and led the two groups through the building to a large room.

It was a choir room, filled with instruments and it was huge. They looked around in awe.
"Take a seat and we can get started," Andrew said and they all took a seat on the chairs that had been provided.
"OK, because there are so many of you, we are going to split you into groups," Andrew said and he started giving everyone a number.

Kurt shared an uneasy look with Blaine.
Will watched at Blaine nudged Kurt gently.
"It will be OK," Blaine said quietly but Will still heard him. "Nick will be with you the whole time and you've met Mike, Puck and Brittany before. Just relax, it will be OK."
Will frowned and wondered what had happened to Kurt and just how did he get that broken arm?
"Yeah, your right," Kurt said, taking a breath. "Sorry."
"It's OK," Blaine smiled.

"OK, split up into your groups," Andrew called. Blaine gave Kurt a quick kiss on the cheek and they parted way. Nick slung an arm around Kurt and headed over to Mike, Puck and Brittany.
"Wait-your gay too?" Puck asked.
"My boyfriend Jeff is over there," Nick said with narrowed eyes. "Problem?"
"Nah dude, we're cool," Puck said. "I'm just bummed that you all seem to be getting more than me."

Nick and Kurt rolled their eyes but smiled.
"More dolphins," Brittany grinned and Nick threw Kurt a confused look who shrugged in return.
Blaine was in a group with Finn, Wes, Mercedes and Thad.
"How's Kurt doing?" Mercedes immediately asked.
"Is she the shopping partner?" Wes whispered to Blaine who nodded.
"Kurt's doing better," Blaine said and Mercedes nodded, happy.

"Good," Finn breathed.
"It's been a fight to who get to carry his books," Blaine said, amused.
"Hang on," Wes said. "We don't fight. We made a roster."
"Yeah, I get next shift," Thad grinned smugly and Wes pouted.

"I can revoke your privileges," Wes threatened.
"What? You can't do that," Thad cried.
"They're always like this," Blaine said to a shocked looking Mercedes and Finn.
"They really care about Kurt, don't they?" Finn asked.
"Yeah. We all get along really well. We're all like brother's sort off," Blaine smiled.

The group were assigned a leader who worked at the centre and taken to different parts of the centre. Will and Greg moved about each group, keeping an eye on them and making sure that they were doing the work. When Will went to check on Puck's group he was surprised at what he saw.
Will knew that Puck was a badass and had done some bullying at school, especially to kids like Kurt but here he was, laughing and joking with them.

He was sitting comfortably next to Kurt, nudging him as they were making up lyrics to a tune they had been given. Mike and Brittany seemed to adore Kurt and Nick and they were getting along really well. Will noticed though that Kurt was slightly leaning into Nick as they worked. Nick was also writing for Kurt and carried his bag when they had to move to a new room. He also noticed that Kurt flinched if anyone moved to fast around him and Nick would always squeeze his arm, as if reassuring him he was there.

The day went quickly and Will was happy to see that the group were getting along. Rachel of course was trying to get information from her group but the Warbler's were tight lipped about their set list and were giving nothing to Rachel.
At the end they all gathered together again and Kurt immediately went to Blaine who brightened when he saw him.

"I hope that you all learnt something today," Andrew said. "and that you take this away with you and that it help enhance your performances."
The groups clapped and said their thanks before heading out again.
"Bye guys," Tina said with a smile. "It was nice to meet you all."
"You too," Wes said. "Good luck at sectionals."

The Warbler's parted and once again surrounded Kurt, Blaine, Nick and Jeff and headed back to their bus.
New Directions got on their bus and headed back to McKinley.
"Finn," Will said as they drove and Finn looked up. "You guys new the Warbler's before today?"
"Yeah. Kurt is Burt's son who is dating my mum," Finn said. "Blaine is his boyfriend."

Will nodded.
"Is that why you have been distracted lately?" Will asked. He had noticed the behaviour of the group and how their attitude had changed towards Finn but it was slowly getting back to normal.
"Yeah," Finn said. "It was a lot to take in and I may have been a bit rude to Kurt and Blaine."
Will nodded.
"Is everything OK now?" Will asked.
"Yeah, it's getting better," Finn said.

"How did Kurt break his arm?" Will asked.
"He got beaten up outside the mall one afternoon," Finn said.
"Really? Is he OK now?" Will asked.
"Yeah. Blaine says he's doing better," Finn answered.
"The Warbler's are really close aren't they?" Will asked.

"Yeah, they really are," Finn said and Will looked up. The bus was full of talking. Rachel and Santana were going at it again with each other, Quinn egging them on, throwing her two cents in.
Will sighed and sat back down in his seat. The Warbler's had showed Will a lot. It was easy to see now that Kurt had been bullied and that the Warbler's would do anything to protect him. They had been cautious around New Directions, taking their leads from Kurt and how he reacted with everyone.

They were looking out for their team members. New Directions would sell each other out in a heartbeat if they wanted too.
The amount of times there had been fights and students nearly leaving the club. They fought over solo's all the time and who got what parts.

Will was intrigued to see that the Warbler's didn't have a director but that a council had been set up of senior students. The council decided who got what and the boys accepted it. They auditioned for solo's and the group voted.
Will couldn't see this happening in New Directions. One student with that much power, they would let it get to their head. Will loved New Directions, but sometimes they were too caught up in the drama of high school.

The bus ride back for the Warbler's were fun.
"That Santana girl scares me," Cameron shivered and the boys laughed.

"How did you go love?" Blaine asked Kurt, wrapping an arm around him.
"Good," Kurt smiled. "Nick kept me sane and there was really nothing for me to worry about. Puck was fine, Brittany was Brittany and Mike was wonderful."
"So were his abs," Nick grinned.
"What?" Jeff yelped.
"Relax," Nick soothed, patting Jeff's thigh. "You know I love your body."

"Why were you looking at his abs?" Jeff asked.
"In the dancing workshop," Kurt said. "His shirt rose up. They really were amazing."
Blaine's jaw dropped.
"Kurt," Blaine whined. "You can't say that."
"Don't worry," Kurt grinned. "They belong to Tina. Puck wrote that on Mike's abs when Brittany tried to cop a feel."

Nick and Kurt sniggered while Jeff and Blaine pouted.
Jeff pulled Nick close and whispered something in his ear, causing Nick to shiver.
"You know that I love you right?" Kurt said, looking Blaine in the eye. "You know I would never cheat on you, especially with someone straight."
"I know," Blaine said. "You're allowed to look."

Kurt beamed.
"It's only you I really want to look at," Kurt said. "Unless it's Ryan Reynolds or Johnny Depp."
"You can't compete with that," Blaine agreed and pulled Kurt into a kiss.
"Ahh my teeth," David cried. "To much sweetness from Niff and Klaine!"
"I really regret," Kurt said, pulling back. "that we allowed them to give us a couple name,"

"Same," Nick sighed, pulling Jeff back into another kiss.
"Cavities!" Wes cried. "To many cavities!"
Jeff and Nick pulled away, rolling their eyes.
"Don't you have anything better to do?" Nick asked.
"Not really," David grinned.
"You know, sometimes I really wonder if it's just bromance from you too or something more," Jeff mused.

"It's the epic bromance of Wevid!" Wes grinned.
Everyone laughed around them and then a discussion of bromance was started. Blaine was beginning to wonder how they got anything done.