"You can run but you can't hide Hummel!" Kurt heard Karofsky yell from a distance. Kurt had stayed after school that day to work on a paper in the library. He figured he'd be safe and that all the jocks would have already left; all of them did but one. He was currently hidden behind some heavy shelves in the back.

"Come out come out wherever you are." Karofsky said loudly. He was getting closer to where Kurt was hiding. His heartbeat was so loud that he could hear it; he begged silently that Karofsky wouldn't find him. He heard Karofsky's footsteps get closer and froze. This was it; Karofsky was going to find him and have his way with him in the back of the empty library.

"Hey! What are doing in here! The library is closed!" The librarian yelled out. Karofsky glared at her before talking just loud enough for Kurt to hear.

"I'll find you Hummel. You can't hide forever."

Blaine made his way through the Warblers who were all talking excitedly and panicked a little at the sight of Kurt. Kurt was still sitting on the couch but his knees were up to his chest and he was swaying back and forth. Kurt was gripping the phone tightly, his eyes were shut, and he was mumbling 'Please don't find me.' to himself.

"Kurt?" Blaine said softly, taking a seat next to him. "Kurt?" he said louder, trying to get his attention.

Beatz, Wes, and Nick noticed what was happening and hurried over to the couch. Blaine realized that Kurt was gripping his phone; he pried it out of Kurt's hand and frowned at the message he saw. He passed the phone to Beatz who was closest and gently grabbed Kurt's face, turning it towards him.

"Kurt, you're ok. Everything's fine." Blaine said softly. Kurt was looking at him, his eyes coming back into focus but was still lost in thought.

Blaine started singing 'Hey Soul Sister' since they had just finished rehearsing it, never taking his eyes away from Kurt's. Kurt subconsciously began singing with him, not realizing that the other Warblers were now surrounding him. Beatz started beat boxing as the other Warblers sang along. About halfway through the song, Kurt had stopped swaying and his voice became louder. Blaine smiled as Kurt came back from whatever memory he was having and was thrilled when Kurt smiled back at him. Maybe he's not as lost as I thought he was. When the song ended, Kurt closed his eyes and took in a few deep breaths before looking back up at Blaine.

"Thanks." Kurt said quietly.

"Of course, it's why I'm here. It's why we're here." Blaine said softly.

Kurt suddenly realized that all the Warblers were watching him with concern, making him extremely self-conscience. He stiffened up immediately and looked away from Blaine in embarrassment. Wes shooed the Warblers away in order to give Kurt some space. The boys dissipated, talking amongst themselves, with the exception of Wes, Nick, Beatz, David, Jeff, and Blaine.

"I'm sorry for being such a hassle." Kurt told them quietly.

"Kurt I already told you that you aren't a hassle. You need to stop thinking that." Blaine said sadly.

"You know what, I think we need a boys night." David said suddenly.

"David." Wes said in a warning tone.

"I'm serious. We'll make some popcorn and watch a movie or something." David said seriously.

"I think it's a great idea." Beatz jumped in.

"What do you say Kurt, want to have a guy's night with these crazies over here?" Blaine asked smirking, knowing that they all would act hurt at his accusation of them being crazy.

Kurt looked up at Blaine then at the other boys, all of which were wearing the same hopeful expression, and couldn't suppress the laugh that escaped his mouth.

"Yeah, ok." Kurt shrugged.

"Awesome!" Jeff said excitedly. "I'll raid the kitchen for snacks!"

"I'll get a few movies." Nick said.

"I'll get the sleeping bags!" David jumped in.

All of them jumped in surprise when Kurt's phone rang loudly. Beatz, who was still holding the phone, handed it to Kurt quickly.

"It's my dad. I'll see you guys up there." Kurt said. He answered the phone quickly and headed out of the rehearsal hall.

"Dude, what the hell was all that about?" Beatz asked as soon as Kurt was gone.

"I don't know. I'm assuming that Karofsky is the reason he's here though." Blaine told him.

"I don't like seeing him like that; he reminds me of Jimmy." Beatz said slightly angry.

"We need to talk to him. We need to get him to talk to us." Wes said firmly.

"I know but we can't push him to hard." Blaine said.

"Let's do the sharing circle." Jeff suggested.

"Yeah, that's a good idea." David agreed.

"Alright, let's do that. Let's do this in our room, that way he feels more comfortable." Blaine said.

They all agreed on the terms of their night and headed in separate directions to get things ready.

When Blaine walked back into the room, he heard Kurt say goodbye to his dad.

"Everything ok?" Blaine asked him.

"Yeah, everything's ok. He was just checking up on me." Kurt told him.

"You're lucky you have a father who loves you so much Kurt." Blaine said sadly. Kurt heard the tone in Blaine's voice, making him curious about Blaine's relationship with his father. "We're doing the guy's night here, is that alright?"

"Yes that's fine." Kurt told him.

"Cool." Blaine said smiling brightly.

"Do you ever not smile?" Kurt asked without realizing.

"Why does it bother you? I can make my puppy face and be sad all the time if it suits you better." Blaine said, giving Kurt his best big eyed sad face.

"N-no. It doesn't bother me. I-I was just saying that you smile a lot." Kurt said flustered. If he thought that Blaine's smile was attractive, his puppy face was ridiculously adorable.

Blaine chuckled at how Kurt suddenly became shy. "What can I say, I'm a happy guy." He told him, flashing him a toothy grin.

"You're kind of a dork too." Kurt said quietly in a teasing tone. He didn't know why he was talking to Blaine in such a manner but there was something about him that made Kurt feel comfortable enough to tease him.

"I'm sure the guy's will tell you that I'm more than just 'kind of a dork'." Blaine said laughing.

"Yeah he is!" David said suddenly as he walked in the door. "He's a huge dork. Don't let the dapper Mr. Anderson fool you into thinking otherwise."

"I wouldn't dream of fooling him." Blaine said flirtier than he meant to. He was seconds away from chastising himself but stopped when he noticed the blush on Kurt's face. Did I do that? Huh. He's cute when blushes.

"No of course not." David said smirking. He noticed the change in the atmosphere between the two boys but said nothing. Instead he tucked the thought away for later and asked Blaine to help him set up the sleeping bags on the floor.

Within the next ten minutes, Beatz, Jeff, Wes, and Nick joined them in the room. While they had set up the movie on Blaine's small TV immediately, they hadn't watched it right away. Instead they sat in circle on the floor talking. Kurt didn't talk too much, with the exception of a comment here and there, but he enjoyed watching the others interact. The conversations switched back and forth between music, movies, books, and cars. When they started on the cars, Kurt told them how his dad owned 'Hummel Lube and Tires' and how they like to rebuild cars together. That sent him and Beatz into a whole new conversation while the others sat and listened. As the night went on, Kurt became more comfortable and animated. Wes glanced at Blaine, indicating that he was going start the conversation since Kurt had gotten comfortable. Blaine nodded and subconsciously scooted over closer to Kurt. David once again, caught the action, storing it away for later use.

"Hey Kurt, can I run an idea past you." Wes asked him.

"Um, yeah sure." Kurt said unsurely.

"Well, I was wondering if you wanted to know more about us and in turn we can learn more about you." Wes said.

"What do you mean?" Kurt asked confused.

"We Warblers are a tight knit group, I'm sure you've noticed that. When one of us has a problem we talk about it together, almost like group therapy." Wes told him.

"...ok..." Kurt said, shifting slightly.

"The last time we did this was for Blaine and we wanted to do it for you too."

"Um..." Kurt said quietly. They want me to tell them what's wrong with me? I don't think I can do that.

Blaine immediately noticed Kurt's discomfort so he placed his hand on Kurt's knee, squeezing it gently.

"You don't have to tell us anything if you don't want. We can just tell you something personal about us or our past if you like." Blaine told him.

"Yeah you don't have to tell us anything yet. It took us weeks of doing this before Blaine opened up. We've done this for as long as the Warblers have existed. The groups change every now and then, but the concept stays the same." David told him.

"Um...ok...sure." Kurt said quietly.

"Great, I'll go first." Wes said. "My life outside Dalton sucks." Kurt looked at him in confusion so Wes continued. "My parents got divorced when I was really little and my I've had at least 5 step-moms since then. Before Dalton, I acted out a lot and tried to get attention from my father, but he was too involved with his new wife at the time to care. I kind of became a control freak after that. I bossed my siblings around and yelled at them like a crazy person, just so I could feel like I mattered."

"What do you mean kind of? You're still a control freak!" David teased.

"Hey!" Wes said in a defensive tone. "Yeah ok, so I'm still a control freak, but whatever."

"What about your mom?" Kurt asked curiously.

"Don't know. She ran off with some European oversees and I haven't heard from her since." Wes said shrugging.

"Wow." Kurt said surprised.

"Yep. Without Dalton and the Warblers, who knows where I'd be." Wes told him.

"My turn." David cut in. "I don't talk at home, ever."

"You don't?" Kurt asked.

"Nope. Every time I do my douchebag brother cuts me down. He's at Yale Law currently and he never misses an opportunity to make me feel like I'm a piece of crap. I quit talking all together when I figured out my parents weren't going to defend me."

"You not talking? I'll never believe it." Kurt teased.

"Hey! I thought you were nice!" David said pouting.

"Sorry." Kurt said laughing.

"Eh don't be. I think I overcompensate not talking at home by talking too much here." David shrugged.

"Yes I'm sure that's it." Nick said rolling his eyes. "I fortunately enough don't have any real issues. In fact, my life is pretty boring. Both my parents are lawyers and I'm an only child. That's pretty much it. I usually go home to an empty house."

"You act like that's a bad thing!" Jeff cut in. When Kurt looked at him confused he elaborated. "I have five siblings. After my parents had me they kept trying for more kids but it never happened. They went to a doctor to help them have more kids and my mom ended up with Quintuplets!"

"Wow! Is that why you're so hyper?" Kurt asked him.

"Naw, I just eat too much sugar." Jeff said smirking. "I need it to keep up with the brats. They just turned 8."

"At least you have siblings." Beatz cut in bitterly. Jeff looked at him apologetically and Beatz shrugged at him. "It's cool, not your fault." Beatz then turned his attention to Kurt. "I had a brother, James but we called him Jimmy. He would've been a sophomore at Dalton this year."

"Would've?" Kurt asked curiously.

"Yeah. He went to a public middle school and was bullied real bad for being gay. I would come home during the weekends to find him with bruises all over his body. I offered to kick the bully's ass but he wouldn't let me. He became real distant and withdrawn; no matter how much I tried talking to him he never told me how bad it really was. My parents found him one afternoon swaying in a corner, like how you were today on the couch. They left him alone, assuming he would be fine, but he wasn't. He hung himself that night." Kurt covered his mouth and gasped loudly. "Yeah. You'd think my parents would feel worse about it but they don't. They don't think there was anything they could've done to prevent it from happening. I blame them just as much as those ignorant assholes for his death."

"Beatz, I'm so sorry." Kurt said quietly.

"Yeah, me too. I thank God every day for these guys and the Warblers. They help me not get angry and I used to get really fucking angry." Beatz said through gritted teeth.

The guys sat in silence for a few minutes before Blaine finally spoke up.

"I guess you'd like to know what happened to me."

"Only if you want to tell me." Kurt said softly.

"I do. It still helps me to talk about it." Blaine admitted. "Like I told you before, I transferred here for being bullied, which is true. That's not why I cut though. My...father, hates me. While I was being physically bullied at school, I was emotionally bullied at home. He used to say awful things to me, made me feel like I was worthless and damned to hell. I went from being his little boy with an amazing voice to 'That disgusting waste of space' within seconds of my coming out to them. My mom never said anything to me, but she stopped loving me. You could see it in her eyes. Hell I'm sure you still can." Blaine said bitterly, letting a few tears fall. Kurt reached over and grabbed Blaine's hand, giving it a comforting squeeze. "I started cutting to feel something, anything. It wasn't until I joined the Warblers that I stopped. It's been almost two years and I still have my days where I struggle with the memories."

"I can't believe your parents treated you like that." Kurt said softly.

"Everyone's got their demons Kurt." Blaine shrugged.

Kurt looked down into his lap as the others looked at him curiously. They shared so much with me, especially Blaine and Beatz. I guess it wouldn't hurt to tell them something, right?

"You alright over there?" Beatz asked him.

"Yeah, I was just thinking." Kurt said quietly. He took a deep breath before talking again. "It started when I was in elementary school, the bullying. My mom passed away when I was 9 and they found me crying in the bathroom. Ever since then, I've been that...'fairy princess'." Kurt said bitterly. Just like Kurt held Blaine's hand, Blaine reached over to hold his. "I dealt with it as best as I could. It got worse as we got older though; slushies in the face and being shoved into lockers kind of thing. The New Directions are the bottom of the heap at McKinley so they've all been bullied too, but I got it the worst. There's this one Neanderthal who made it his personal life goal to make me miserable."

"Is it Karofsky?" Blaine asked as he rubbed circles on Kurt's hand comfortingly.

"How'd you..."

"We saw the text from earlier." Beatz told him.

"Oh. Well, yeah that's him. He...he's just...he kissed me." Kurt said quickly.

"What?" David asked in confusion.

"Wait, are you telling us that the same guy who bullied you for being gay kissed you?" Nick said in disbelief. Kurt nodded as he wiped the tears from his face. "What the hell!"

"There's...there's more." Kurt said weakly. "He...did more as time went on."

Beatz was suddenly standing up and pacing angrily in the small space left. "That's fucked up! How dare he touch you? Who the hell does he think he is?"

"Andrew." Wes said firmly. It was the first time Kurt had heard anyone call him by his real name but it seemed to calm the boy down.

"Kurt, I am so sorry that you've gone through that." Blaine said softly.

"It's fine. I mean, it's not but I can't change what happened." Kurt said shrugging.

"We won't let him near you Kurt. I won't let him near you!" said Beatz, who was leaning up against the wall. Kurt reminded him so much of his younger brother and he decided right then and there that he would protect Kurt in the same way he should've protected Jimmy.

"Could we watch a movie now? I don't want talk about this anymore." Kurt said quietly.

"That sounds like a good idea." David said getting up.

The boys, minus Kurt and Blaine, spent the next fifteen minutes arguing over which movie to watch. Kurt had moved to his bed to sit and Blaine followed, sitting next to him.

"Are you ok?" Blaine asked Kurt in a whisper.

"Yeah I'm ok." Kurt told him.

"I have to be honest Kurt, I didn't expect you to open up as much as you did." Blaine said with a small smile.

"I didn't either." Kurt admitted. "I don't know, you've just...you've made me feel so welcome. It's been a really long time since I've felt accepted."

"I will always accept you Kurt, no matter what." Blaine said softly.

"Thanks Blaine." Kurt said quietly, reciprocating the smile Blaine was giving him.

Once again, David noticed the soft exchange between the two boys, but this time so did Beatz. They glanced knowingly at one another but said nothing. After what Kurt told them, they knew that Kurt was in no position to be in any kind of relationship yet, even if he was smiling at Blaine adoringly. They both silently decided that they would keep an eye out on the two boys; they were going to make sure that Blaine didn't push Kurt too hard and they were going to make sure that Kurt didn't push Blaine away in the process. Not that they had anything to really worry about. Blaine knew that what Kurt needed was a friend to be there for him so he planned to be just that. He would be that friend that Kurt could count on through the end. If something more happened later, so be it, but he would never push him into something. He wouldn't take the choice away from him like Karofsky did.

They had finally decided on watching TMNT first and Harry Potter afterwards. Kurt and Blaine stayed on Kurt's bed while the others stayed on the floor to watch the movies. A little more than halfway through Harry Potter, Kurt had fallen asleep on Blaine's shoulder. Blaine smiled to himself and gently placed his head on top of Kurt's while he continued to watch the movie. He had every intention of moving back to his bed when the movie ended, but fell asleep just fifteen minutes before the credits. David and Beatz were the only ones still awake and the both laughed quietly when the saw Kurt and Blaine snuggled up. Beatz stole Blaine's bed for the night as David turned the movie off.

"So, what do you think?" Beatz asked quietly, gesturing to Kurt and Blaine.

"I think this year is going to be an interesting one for our dear dapper Mr. Anderson here." David replied as he settled himself in his sleeping bag.

Beatz nodded and agreed, knowing that David meant it in more ways than one. Whatever ended up happening between the two boys, there was going to be drama with Blaine's father and they would be there when the ball dropped.