"Mr. Hummel, since you are new here I doubt anyone has told you but you are allowed to have friends over on the weekends, though I'm afraid Miss…" the security guard trailed off as he looked over to the young woman expectantly.

"Rachel, Rachel Berry." Rachel chirped from her seat on the wooden bench.

" Miss. Berry will have to leave by ten-thirty tonight, as the school does not allow females to spend the night, for obvious reasons.." he said, smiling when Kurt nodded at him.

"I'm sorry for the trouble." Kurt said quietly, looking up at the man who only smiled yet again in return.

"Its quite alright, Mr. Hummel, we have had worse than this with jealous ex-girlfriends." the guard reassured.

Kurt glanced at Rachel across the room at the mans last statement, shivering as he imagined around fifty of her duplicates banging on the walls and doors of the various dorm buildings. He looked back towards the security guard who was by now talking into his walkie-talkie with an appreciative look.

"Dude, are you sure you're alright?" Finn asked suddenly, smiling when Kurt looked up at him. "Because if you're not we can go home together and you can just be home schooled again…"

Kurt shook his head quickly and grabbed the sleeve of Finn's jacket before pulling him behind him and into the hallway, not really caring if Rachel would follow or not. Unfortunately he heard light footsteps follow him out, and then the obnoxious voice started. Rachel had an amazing singing voice from what he had listened to, but when she was using it in any other context, it just grated on his nerves.

"Are you sure he's telling you the truth, Finn?" Rachel began, staring up at the tall football player. "I mean, the way you found him last year-"

"Finn, could you leave now, please?" Kurt practically begged, noticing some familiar faces from his building as they passed them in the corridor.

Finn ignored Rachel's squawk of indignation of being interrupted to concentrate on his stepbrother. He didn't look hurt…but then again Kurt had never looked hurt. Karofsky had gotten him in places where the bruises weren't so noticeable and he wouldn't put it past Kurt to use some kind of make-up or other stuff to hide the more obvious signs of abuse if the other had decided to get creative. He was pulled out of his thoughts by Rachel's voice.

"Can't I see your dorm room?" Rachel asked hopefully, watching the two brothers closely.

"My room…?" Kurt began, not really sure why the girl would even want to see it. "There's nothing special about it, its boring and I th-"

"That would be cool, Kurt." Finn said with a small shrug of his shoulders.

"Finn you saw it yesterday when you helped me move in remember?" Kurt said, trying to hold back a groan of frustration as he sent Rachel a dark look.

"I know dude, but all your art is up right?" Finn asked hopefully. "I never got to see everything at home, so maybe we could take a quick look?"

The large eyed look Finn was sporting seemed very familiar to what Jeff had been using against him. He wasn't going to fall for it this time! He straightened up and squared his shoulders ready to tell him no when Finn turned up the effect by giving him another sweet smile. He deflated instantly and hung his head.

"A really fast look." He amended finally, ignoring the way Rachel beamed up at Finn for getting her way.

"Lead on, then." Rachel said happily, taking Finn's hand in hers.

Kurt couldn't believe she was here! How could Finn bring her around? He didn't so much as hate the girl, she just grated on his nerves. Heavily. Well hopefully he could convince Finn he was fine and he would leave, bringing the obnoxious girl with him after he showed them his room.

Kurt led the two out of the main building, wishing yet again he could stop and look around. Once they had walked across the sidewalks he pushed his card into the little slot on the brick wall and held the heavy door open for the two to walk in front of him.

"Its so beautiful, Kurt." Rachel whispered in awe, looking around the massive entrance hall. "Don't you think so too, Finn?"

"Uhh, yeah I guess, I mean it just looks fancy to me…" Finn trailed off with a shrug, causing Kurt to smile slightly.

Trust Finn's simplistic view on life to lift Kurts' heart from the bottom of his chest. "This way." He said pushing his card back into his pocket before walking towards the grand staircase. He heard the other two follow them as their shoes tapped against the marbled tile.

Blaine watched as Kurt walked out of the dining hall, his hand gripping his canned drink so hard that the metal crushed in on itself. Orange soda began to spill down his hand to pool on the polished wooden table beneath.

"Blaine."

Blaine snapped his head from the front of the dining hall to Wes who was trying to pull the can from his hand. Blaine blinked a few times before loosing his grip, allowing the Asian to take the can away and shove napkins towards his sticky hand.

"Would you snap out of it?" Wes said with a shake of his head. "I don't know what Kurt has done to you lately."

"Wesley, surely you can tell when someone is obsessed?" David asked with a smirk, ignoring the heated look Blaine sent him in return.

"I'm not obsessed! I'm just worried about him!" Blaine snapped, causing Jeff to laugh from the other side of the table. He glared at the blond for a moment before pushing his sub sandwich away from him, his appetite suddenly gone.

"There's a fine line between worry and obsession." Nick stated calmly as he returned with a Styrofoam box for Kurt's salad. He sat back down in his chair next to Jeff before he began to slide the half eaten salad in the white box.

Blaine decided to ignore his comment and rubbed the back of his neck. "Do you think he'll be alright?" he asked quietly, ignoring the loud yelp from David when Wes finally chose to whack him upside the head from his earlier comment.

Wes shook his head in Blaine's direction, sighing softly. "I doubt the security guards will let anything happen to him Blaine, calm down." he said, patting Blaine's shoulder.

"Maybe it was one of his friends?" David asked, wiping the corners of his mouth with his napkin when he was finished with his last few bites of pasta. "They could of said they were related in hopes that the security guard let them in."

Nick rolled his eyes, finishing off his chili cheese fries before he stood, Kurt's box in his hands. "Well, unlike the rest of you who seem content sitting here and twiddling your thumbs, I'm going to go and see if I can catch him before he locks himself in his room again." Nick said, pushing his chair in before heading for the door, Jeff at his heels.

"Wait up!" Blaine called out, standing up quickly to follow the younger Juniors.

David sighed as he stood up as well, Wes following suit. "I know Blaine is smart, Wes, but I wonder sometimes if his common sense is broken." Wes only laughed in return.

As the little group walked into the entrance hall, Kurt was walking down the stairs with Finn and Rachel trailing behind him.

"Dude! I wish I could draw half as good as you." Finn said as he followed Kurt down the stairs.

"You know my dads might be interested in paying you for a family portrait." Rachel said, missing the involuntary shiver that ran down Kurt's spine at her offer.

"I don't intend to sell my art, Rachel." Kurt stated calmly when he reached the floor. He blinked when he saw a head of familiar blond hair walk up to them.

"Kurt!" Jeff said excitedly, grinning when the countertenor smiled up at him. "So are they the ones who were banging on the doors?" he asked nodding towards Finn and Rachel.

"Who are you?" Finn asked before Kurt could answer, he walked up to Kurt's side, straightening up to his full height. He looked at the blond through narrowed eyes as if he were sizing him up.

Kurt bit his bottom lip as Finn began to puff out his chest. He opened his mouth to say something when he caught Blaine's expression. What was with the prefect? His fists were clenched to his sides and his expression looked dark and angry.

"Is this your boyfriend Kurt?" Blaine asked bluntly, causing Nick to face palm where he stood.

"Idiot…" Nick whispered.

"Dude, that's just gross! He's my brother!" Finn exclaimed, glaring at the curly-haired teen in front of him.

Much to Kurt's confusion Blaine seemed to relax as Finn spoke. Was it not alright to be gay at Dalton? Did it disgust Blaine that he was? And why did it hurt to think that Blaine might not like him anymore? He glanced at Nick and Jeff and noticed their interlaced fingers. They seemed to be a pretty obvious couple and they were friends with Blaine right? Maybe it was just disgusting that he was gay…

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything by it." Blaine said with a charming smile.

"You shouldn't accuse people so easily." Rachel finally piped up from behind Finn causing David to blink in surprise.

"Rachel?" David called out, knowing that it had to be Mercedes friend.

"David?" Rachel asked as she stepped out from behind her tall boyfriend. "It is you!" She said excitedly walking up to the warbler and wrapping her arms around him. David returned the hug, much to Finn's displeasure.

"Okay! Does anyone else feel like their head is about to implode ?" Jeff whined from his place next to Nick.

"Why don't we go into the group study?" Wes asked as he noticed some students peeking at them from the other rooms around the entrance hall. He led the group into the study and closed the door behind them so no one could over hear.

Jeff pulled Nick to sit in his lap so Kurt and the others would have more chairs to sit in. Finn eyed them for a moment before sitting in a chair, grabbing Kurt's wrist and puling him down in the one next to him and Rachel into the one on the other side of him.

"David, I never knew you went to Dalton!" Rachel said excitedly, crossing her legs and folding her hands in her lap. "Mercedes never told me and you never mentioned it at the movies."

"Movies?" Finn exclaimed, glaring at Rachel then to David. Rachel only sighed.

"That movie I went to yesterday with Mercedes and her boyfriend, Finn. The one that you deemed as a chick flick and refused to go to."

A few seconds ticked by before Finn's face relaxed slightly. "Oh." He said and looked back to David with a sheepish smile. David smiled in return before looking at Kurt.

"I didn't know you transferred from McKinley, Kurt. Mercedes never said anything." he said, watching as the junior stiffened.

Kurt liked Mercedes. She had come over to the house with Rachel a few times when she came to see Finn. She had watched Rent with him when the other two were 'preoccupied' in Finn's room. She had started to come over even more when everything was revealed since it seemed that Rachel thought it was her mission to make sure Finn was alright with everything that was going on. She had always been nice even though he didn't really talk to her.

"We weren't really that close…" Kurt admitted finally, looking over to Finn when the grip the taller boy had on his wrist tightened.

The way Blaine was watching Kurt made Finn feel uneasy. Sure it wasn't the crazed hungry expression Karofsky had given, but it was still different and he didn't like it. Not. One. Bit.

"So…Kurt actually transferred from Mercedes' school?" Jeff asked, pressing a kiss to Nick's cheek.

"And David knows Rachel because she's Mercedes friend?" Nick questioned, smiling when he felt Jeff's warm lips against his skin.

"Seems about right." Wes stated with a nod of his head.

"Are the rest of you gay?" Finn asked suddenly, causing Kurt's face to flush a bright pink.

"Finn!" Rachel exclaimed, giving the football player a disapproving look.

A few seconds ticked by before the group of warblers began to laugh, causing Finn to look at them with a confused expression. A small smile graced Kurt's lips as Jeff kissed the side of Nick's neck, as if to make a statement.

"No, I mean, I am and Nick and Jeff are, but Wes has a girlfriend like David does." Blaine said, watching as a shocked look flickered across Kurt's pale face.

Blaine…was gay? How? He seemed to be the most popular boy in school…Everyone liked him. How could they if they knew? He took the chance too look up at the prefect in question where warm Hazel eyes seemed to trap him. He felt the corner of his lips lift when Blaine sent him a bright smile.

"You're coming home!" Finn suddenly exclaimed after he had seen the looks exchanged by the two. He pulled Kurt up by the wrist he still held, causing the countertenor to wince slightly.

"Finn, what are you doing?" Kurt asked, panicked as he felt like a rag doll being dragged against the floor as Finn began to pull him towards the door.

"You aren't safe here, Kurt!" Finn said stubbornly. "They will hurt you like he did! And I swore I would protect you!"

"Finn, no!" Kurt cried out when the grip on his wrist became too much. He dug his heels in the ground. "Let. Me. Go!" He snapped, a little surprised when Finn actually dropped his wrist. "They are my friends!"

The warblers paused in their pursuit of the football player to look at Kurt as the junior finally seemed to loose his cool.

"Really, were friends now?" Jeff asked excitedly, the determination to get Kurt away from the taller boy gone by now, causing Nick to roll his eyes.

Kurt blushed at the slip of words he had accidentally used but nodded towards Jeff.

"Awesome!" Jeff said excitedly, looking up at Finn pointedly. "See, Mr. Jolly Green Giant, we're friends." he exclaimed, grinning when Finn began to get red in the face.

"Kurt, they are gay. There's no telling what they could do to you!"

"Finn, just because they are gay doesn't mean they are crazy like Karofsky was!" Kurt argued back, his face flushed with embarrassment. "We can talk about this while you and Rachel walk back to your car." He said, opening the door and walking out, Finn stomping behind him.

The warblers watched in confusion, lost on what to do or how to act. Rachel only sighed and stood up, walking towards the door when David grabbed her elbow.

"Rachel-" He began but was cut off by the shorter girl.

"Its not my secret to tell." Rachel whispered quickly, pulling her elbow free. She turned towards the other boys. "Don't follow, Kurt will come back, he just has to get through Finn's thick head." she explained before walking out to follow after the arguing teens.

In the parking lot Finn and Kurt were still arguing when Rachel walked up. She leaned against the bed of the truck to listen in.

"Finn, you can't just waltz in here and decide that you can take me home! It doesn't work like that!" Kurt said, his voice sounding strained.

"Like hell I can! Did you see the look that curly-haired hobbit was giving you?" Finn snapped, opening the passenger door to his old Chevy as he spoke. "Get. In."

Kurt glared up at his step brother before slamming the door the shut. "No." He said calmly, trying to keep his patience when Finn opened the door yet again.

"Kurt! Please just listen to me! I know this isn't the right place for you, I can't believe I ever thought this place was good for you, at least at home I could protect you and-"

"Like you did so many times before, Finn?" Kurt snapped, ignoring Rachel's soft gasp from behind them. He started to feel sick to his stomach as a guilty look flitted across Finn's face.

"Kurt, that's not fair, I didn't even know!" Finn huffed.

"You don't even know what's going on around here either, Finn. Nothing is happening to me here, I swear." Kurt whispered, looking up to the taller boy pleadingly. "Please trust me!"

"Kurt…I just can't find you like that again…I just can't.." Finn mumbled, pulling Kurt to his chest, resting his chin on top of the shorter teens forehead. He felt Kurt stiffen beneath him but didn't pull back. He didn't care.

"Finn, you won't, I promise." Kurt whispered gently, wishing Finn would release him. A few minuets passed before Finn finally pulled away. Kurt pretended not to notice how wet the football players eyes seemed.

"Kurt, are you sure that the hobbit won't hurt you…he…was looking at you with a really funny expression." Finn asked, watching Kurt's face for any sign of a lie.

"Finn, his name is Blaine and he hasn't hurt me at all, in fact I'm surprised he even wants to be near me with the amount of times I've flipped out on him." Kurt muttered sadly. He looked up at Finn again. "Please Finn, its…nice here so far, I don't want to go home where Dad will just worry and fuss over me constantly. It isn't fair to you and its even more unfair to Carole."

"Kurt…I-"

"Kurt!" Blaine called out as he stopped in front of them, panting slightly from his run. He had just escaped the others since they hadn't let him walk after them when they had first left. He glared right back to Finn when the taller teen faced him.

Rachel sighed from her spot on the sideline. She quickly walked between the two brothers and hopped in the passenger seat before pulling the door closed. "Come on Finn, my dad's wanted me home by twelve tonight remember?" She said after she had rolled down the window.

Finn glanced at Rachel for a moment before looking at Kurt. "Kurt, are you sure?" He asked, ignoring the other four warblers as they ran up to them. Kurt nodded at him.

"Finn, I have to do this." He whispered, closing his eyes when the football player grabbed him for another hug. "Please don't tell Dad that you were here…" Kurt begged.

"I wont, Kurt, just remember to charge your phone will you?" Finn asked, pulling back and giving the shorter teen a tired smile when Kurt nodded.

"Kurt, you aren't leaving are you?" Blaine asked sadly, causing Finn's attention to snap to him. He stood his ground as the tall teen walked towards him, glaring down at him.

"Finn!" Kurt cried out in surprise.

"If you EVER touch my brother, I swear I'll rip you a new one!" Finn practically growled. "Stay away from him."

Blaine glared up at Finn. "I'll stay away when he tells me to, you can't force him to do anything!" He gasped as Finn picked him up by his shirt, pressing him against the side of the old truck.

"You listen to me Hobbit, if I ever find out that you hurt him, you'll be sorry!" Finn snapped, ignoring Kurt's hands as they tried to pull him away from Blaine.

"I could never hurt him." Blaine said, almost stumbling when Finn dropped him on his feet. He quickly walked back to his friends who were tense and ready to jump into action if needed.

Finn looked at Kurt again and sighed. "I'll see you later Kurt, if you need anything please call me at least, I wont tell Burt."

Kurt only nodded, thankful when the truck finally pulled away from the parking lot. He looked to the ground quietly, knowing that he had probably just lost the only friends he had made. He was surprised when he heard Blaine sigh.

"He really doesn't like me, does he?" Blaine asked as he walked up beside Kurt. He smiled at the countertenor when his head snapped up in surprise.

Kurt could feel his heart beat within his chest quickly. Did Blaine and the others still want to be around him after all?

"He doesn't like a lot of people when it comes to me." Kurt began, looking Blaine over. "I'm sorry he…he did that to you." He said quietly.

"It wasn't much Kurt, I've had worse." Blaine said, looking to the others who were staring.

"Well that was interesting." Wes said, rubbing his chin in thought.

"You got that right." David said, making a mental note to call Mercedes in the morning.

"HOBBIT!" Jeff exclaimed, causing both Kurt and Blaine to jump. "I've never thought of it before, but you do look like a hobbit, Blaine!" Jeff said excitedly before grinning mischievously. "I think I've just found a brand new nickname for you! Kurt your brother is a genius!"

Kurt smiled slightly at the blond, wondering if that maybe Jeff and Finn shared the same brain frequency. He heard Blaine groan and had to hold back a laugh.

"We don't have to worry about anymore visitors right?" Wes asked as they began to head back to the building.

"Not that I know of.." Kurt replied softly.

"Good, because your brother is scary." David said quickly.

"You two don't really look alike." Blaine said, glancing to Kurt as they walked.

"Step brother." Kurt explained.

Nick walked with the rest of them quietly, new information about Kurt swirling around in his head. He felt Jeff squeeze his hand a few times but he only squeezed back, trying to put the puzzle that was Kurt Hummel together. Why did the name Karofsky seem so familiar to him?