They had been sitting in the same spot for at least 20 minutes, Blaines bum had started to go numb and he had to keep moving around to bring it back to life. Though, he made sure to move as little as possible in fear that he might attract attention from whoever was roaming around the mall.

He and Kurt had sat in silence for a while for the same reason, but he thought that it wouldnt hurt to whisper.

"Do you live around here?" He whispered pulling his knees up to his chest and wrapping his arms around them.

"Yeah, not too far from here, you?" Kurt replied moving so that he was facing him. He had been staring at the wall avoiding eye contact with him; he was obviously as scared as he was.

"Yeah, just moved here, though Ive been here a couple of times in the past," he said looking Kurt straight in the eyes. He hadnt noticed how beautifully blue they were.

Kurt laughed nervously to himself, "This doesnt put us a good light really does it," he said resting his head back onto the counter still looking at him.

"Im not going to judge this whole place just by these lunatics," he giggled quietly back. "I mean, you seem like a decent person, great in fact," he continued.

He watched as Kurt looked to the floor quickly then back at him, as if he was shy of the compliment.

"So are you going to school around here?" Kurt asked. "Yeah actually, Im going to start at McKinley soon," Blaine said.

Kurts eyes widened slightly. "Awesome. I go there," Kurt smiled. "Maybe we will get to know each other a little better then," Kurt continued.

Blaine couldnt help but smile.

But his smile was short-lived when he heard the sound of the coffee shop door opening, his heart started to race and he looked around looking for a better place to hide.

He pointed towards the back room, giving Kurt a little shove to get him moving. Kurt started to crawl quickly and he followed close behind.

They got in there just before two different voices filled the room; he could tell that they were walking close by.

They had crawled and hidden behind some boxes of supplies, the room wasnt massive but he hoped that it was enough just to keep them out of sight. They sat in complete silence.

"I could do with some coffee," one of the voices said. He had a low voice, he sounded like someone who he would see at the gym, covered with tattoos. Though, he kind of hoped that he wasnt as he sounded.

"Get one then Simon, its not like we havent got time is it?" another guy said. He sounded a lot younger than Simon, though his voice sounded much like his partners, sounding as though he could tear him apart with on swift move.

He heard Simon laugh, his chuckle thick in the air. He could hear one of the men walk around the counter, getting so close that he felt Kurt moving back trying to shove himself further in to the corner.

Blaine kept his eyes shut but slowly moved his hand, patting him lightly on the arm for comfort.

"Where are the cups," he heard Simon ask. They could hear the younger man follow him around the counter to help his partner look. "I dont know, Ill check the back room".

Blaines heart leapt and he opened his eyes, he looked at Kurt, and his eyes had gone wide with fear. He nodded at him, trying not to show how actually scared he was. He looked down taking Kurts hand in his and gave it a squeeze.

They both closed their eyes again, waiting as they heard footsteps coming this way.

"Wait, here they are," the young man said walking back behind the counter again.

Blaine felt Kurt tighten the grip on his hand in relief, it was almost enough to hurt but he didnt care, at least he was going to live for a moment longer.

He could hear the coffee machine brewing and then the click to signify that it was ready. A minute of silence ticked by.

"Ok, we can go now," Simon said suddenly and he walked around the counter, towards the door of the coffee shop.

"Hey wait, dont you want to search this place first?" The younger man said. From what he could tell he was still standing behind the counter.

"No, I dont think anyones here, we would have seen them," Simon said still standing by the door. He heard the younger man walk their way, footsteps getting closer and closer.

He couldnt see, but he could almost feel the man stick his head around the door way, looking into the back room.

"Ok, youre right lets go," the man said walking away. The next thing he heard was the door opening and closing, then silence.

They sat in silent for at least five minutes with their eyes closed and their hands entwined before any of them spoke. Blaine was the first; he opened his eyes to see that Kurt was silently crying to himself.

He leaned over. "Kurt? You can open your eyes now," he said softly. He didnt want to scare him, which would be way to easy right now.

Kurt nodded slightly and opened his eyes, tears instantly sliding down his cheeks. Blaine reached up wiping them away with his sleeve.

"Thank you," Kurt said with a small smile. He smiled back, slowly letting go of Kurts hand wiggling them trying to get the blood back into his fingers.

"Sorry, I didnt notice I was holding on that tight," Kurt whispered.

Blaine shook his head. "Dont worry about it, gave me something else to think about," he leaned back sitting against the wall sighing.

"I thought we were going to get caught then," Kurt said leaning back sitting next to him.

"Me too," he replied shuffling so he was sitting against Kurt. He didnt pull away so he assumed that he was fine with it.

Gun shots rang out through the mall again making them jump.

"How many people do you think there are? People taking over the mall I mean," Kurt asked resting his head on Blaines shoulder.

"I dont know, but there are definitely more that the two that came in, they sounded nothing like the guy that was on the sound system. But there could be more than that".

Kurt sighed. "Do you think they will come back?"

"Maybe, but I hope not," Blaine said, moving pushing himself to his knees. He started looking around the room, hoping for a way out of the coffee shop.

"Blaine, is that a scar on your back?" Kurt said moving towards him. Blaine hadnt noticed that his shirt had come up.

He pulled it down quickly before Kurt could see it properly. "Its nothing, its just from something that happened a long time ago, and Im fine now," he tried to shrug it off. "Theres definitely no other way out of here than the front door," Blaine continued trying to change the subject.

"Its ok, you dont have to tell me," Kurt smiled moving back to sit against the wall again. Blaine followed him sitting back next to him like they had before.

"Its just a bit personal thats all," Blaine said looking at the floor.

Kurt put his hand on his knee. "Im sorry I asked, I shouldnt have".

"Its ok, I trust you, if you want to know?" He hadnt known Kurt for very long, but he felt like he had known him forever.

Kurt hesitated, and then slowly nodded.

"Ok…, back when I was in middle school I was attacked for being gay, I was the only person out at my school and people didnt like that I was different, so a group of boys followed me home; I dont think they meant to hurt me as much as they did, but they just kept hitting and punching-," he couldnt say anymore, it hurt too much.

He looked to the floor, and jumped a little as Kurt pulled him into a tight hug.

"Im sorry," he said and Blaine turned embracing the hug. "I get bullied for being gay too, it hurts doesnt it? They think that their words dont hurt, but they do," Kurt continued and Blaine looked up.

"Youre gay?" he asked and Kurt gave him a funny look. "Im surprised you cant tell, I normally dont have to tell people, they just know," He said with a giggle.

Blaine smiled, he hadnt even thought about it, he could kind of see it now though. Which made him laugh, leaning back into the wall.

A few more shot rang out making them silent again, the shots were getting closer.

BANG, BANG.

Those shots were too close for Blaines liking, they took each others hands again and shrunk down, they didnt even know if they were shooting people or if it was just a scare tactic, but he didnt want to find out.

BANG, BANG.

"Damn it, I think theyre coming," Blaine said pulling Kurt a little closer. If anything happened he would protect him at all costs.