Cooper and Blaine were coming to McKinley today, to confront Karofsky, Kurt really didn’t want to drag them into this, but after he heard about Tobias, and how upset Blaine was, he had let them… It would be good not to be terrified anymore.

“Thanks guys,” said Kurt, as Blaine and Cooper climbed out of Cooper’s car “But you really don’t have to do this…”

“YES! We do Kurt,” said Blaine, “I have to do what I can to prevent anything like Tobias happening again; especially to you… you mean everything to me Kurt.”

“You mean a lot to me too, that’s why I don’t think you should do this... you don’t know what he can do…” said Kurt, panicking, he hadn’t told Blaine and Cooper about the threat… Blaine already seamed upset enough…

“What do you mean?” said Blaine, pulling his adorable confused face “Is there something you’re not telling me Kurt? What exactly has he done?”

Kurt drew a deep breath he couldn’t keep this from Blaine; he really should tell him… he just didn’t want Blaine to get worried, or anything.

“Okay,” said Kurt willing tears not to fall, and failing “well he- he”

“Oh shush baby, shush…” said Blaine taking Kurt in his arms and giving him a tight hug, rubbing his left arm. “What did he do?”

“He threatened to kill me, just because… well I know something about him that he doesn’t really want getting out” said Kurt.

“HE WHAT?” screamed Cooper and Blaine in unison.

“How could you not tell me that part Kurt?” asked Blaine, his eyes shone with tears.

“I just didn’t want to upset you anymore than you already were”

“But, but baby… he threatened you how could that not make me upset…”

“Kurt!” said Cooper angrily. “Show me where he is”

Kurt was terrified of this Cooper; Cooper appeared to be vibrating with rage… He reluctantly took Cooper for a tour of the school, looking for Karofsky. The finally found him on the east staircase that led down to the pitches.

“Yeah Coop. that’s him” said Kurt reluctantly.

“What the hell are you doing threatening the life of Kurt, huh?” said Cooper pinning Karofsky to the wall. “What’s he ever done to you?”

“He knows why… and he constantly rubs his gay in my face and I’m sick of it” Karofsky spat “I don’t like seeing his faggoty face around school, it puts me off my studies”

Coopers fist whistled through the air and collided with Karofsky’s Jaw.

“Don’t you DARE use that word in front of me, its derogatory, old fashioned and just plain mean!” shouted Cooper “Are you going to tell me why or am I going to have to force it out of you… why did you threaten Kurt!”

“I don’t have to tell you anything!” said Karofsky as he finally managed to push Cooper off himself “And if you tell them Kurt I swear to god I WILL kill you”

Kurt sucked in a sharp breath, tears stung his eyes his vision was blurred but he could just about make out a Cooper shaped figure, pulling his fist back and punching Karofsky again… Blaine came over an enveloped him in a hug… He’d have to tell Blaine and Cooper about the kiss… he just had to. He had been so lost I his thoughts that he didn’t notice Blaine was on the phone to his dad

“Err, yes Mr Hummel, this is Blaine erm me and Cooper are bringing Kurt home, there’s something he needs to tell you… yes, yes, we’ll bring him straight over now… we’ll be there soon”

“d-d-d-dad” Kurt stuttered as he walked through the front door.

“In here kiddo, so what is it that you need to tell me? Blaine seamed really concerned on the phone”

Kurt reached behind him a grabbed Blaine's hand

“its okay sweetie, I’m here don’t worry… just tell him”

“Okay, dad” said Kurt tears stinging his eyes as he and Blaine walked to the sofa. “There’s this jock at school…”

Kurt had tears streaming down his checks, but he had to tell his dad, after all he was his dad.

“He-he’s be harassing me, and-and-and…” Kurt trailed off and Blaine squeezed his hand.

He was grateful for Blaine’s presence, he felt safe with Blaine there, and he still couldn’t quite bring himself to tell his dad about the two threats. Blaine glanced at Kurt and seamed to understand, and smiled weakly at Kurt.

“Mr Hummel” Blaine began, as he cradled Kurt in his arms “this guy threatened Kurt’s life twice… Kurt knows something…and he keeps harassing him so that he won’t tell anyone”

Burt’s expression hardened, Kurt had never seen so much fury in his father’s eyes, not even when Finn yelled him over the decoration of their room.

“Why didn’t you tell me Kurt?” Burt demanded

“I-I-I didn’t want to you to get worked up, he started harassing me when you were in your coma, and I didn’t want to put stress on your heart…”

“But Kurt I have been worried, before you and Blaine we’re dating you stayed in your room, and you hadn’t been smiling as much as you were before I went into that coma, it really hurt me to see you so upset and even more so to know that you weren’t talking to me about it… have you told the faculty at school?”

“I’m sorry dad… I did speak to Principal Sue, but she said there’s nothing she could do… I hadn’t told her about the threats though”

“I’m going down to that school, we’re getting that kid expelled, no-one messes with the Hummels Kurt, no-one” Shouted Burt as he stormed out of the living room.

“I’m so proud of you baby” said Blaine pulling Kurt closer.

“Thank you Blaine, thank you for bringing me to do this… I feel slightly better now, everyone I love knows”

“Kurt, Blaine! We’re going” shouted Burt from the front door.

“Okay, my brother is outside, I’m sure he wouldn’t mind driving us” said Blaine “neither of you are in any state to drive”

Kurt, Blaine and Cooper were sat on the couch in Principal Sue’s office.

“I totally agree with you, but expulsions have to go through the school board the most I can do for now is suspend him for a month whilst the case is reviewed” said Sue

She was genuinely trying to help Kurt, now this was a first Kurt thought… she’d always hated the Glee kids, always thinking up new ways to torture them.

“Okay, well is there any way we can help it… you know like sway it more in our favour?”

“Well Blaine and Cooper here could make a statement on the second threat but other than that unfortunately not”

“I’ll write one” said Cooper, picking up a pen and paper from the small coffee table in front of the couch. “People like him can’t get away with that I won’t let him!”

He started to scribble down a modified account of what happened the three boys silently agreed that it probably wouldn’t help their case if they talked about Cooper hitting Karofsky ‘provoking’ him.

“I’ll write one too,” said Blaine “I’ll do anything to prevent Kurt being terrified at school, especially when I’m not here to help him”

“Thanks guys, really… thank you for everything” said Kurt.

He meant it, he was very grateful for their concern and their help earlier… It may have backfired slightly... but in some ways it had helped… it had made Kurt tell both Blaine and his dad about the threats… he felt much happier now.

“Okay” said Kurt.

He and Blaine we’re sat on his bed, principal sue had given him the rest of the day off and Karofsky’s suspension would start tomorrow.

“Yeah, what is it honey” said Blaine.

“I want to tell you about why Karofsky harasses me… you should know you’re my boyfriend… It happen before I met you… in person I mean”

“Okay Kurt, I’m listening but you know you don’t have to tell me, I’ll wait until you’re ready”

Kurt was ready he needed to tell someone, it was eating him up inside, and who better to tell than the boy who’s been there for him through everything, never judge him and always, always helped him.

“I want to tell you, someone should know…” said Kurt, sucking in a deep breath “Well it had been a pretty bad week, It was the week my dad had his heart attack, he’d been harassing me for a while and I was sick of it so one time after he shoved me into the lockers I followed him, called him out on it… told him that no matter how hard he tried he couldn’t punch the gay out of me…”

Kurt started shaking as memories of the kiss flowed through him he just saw Karofsky leaning in pressing his lips to Kurt's grasping his cheeks.

“and- and he kissed me… he seemed confused, a few days later he told me that he was jealous of how out and proud I was but if I ever told anyone about the kiss he’d kill me… I don’t think he’s ready to come out, and I’d never out anyone… I didn’t feel like I could tell anyone…”

“Oh Kurt…” said Blaine, wrapping his arms around Kurt and pulled him close, Kurt was radiated by Blaine's warmth, and drowned in his scent “I’m so sorry”

“Don’t be, he is a confused little boy, terrified of the world, it’s him we should be sorry for… It’s just he stole my first real kiss, the first one that actually counted”

“Oh sweetie” said Blaine “I hope the kiss on Monday didn’t scare you or anything, we can wait for that milestone if you like… for when you’re ready I’d hate to think that that kiss was traumatic for you… I just-“

Blaine was paranoid that kiss was perfect, it didn’t scare Kurt, he’d been wanting to do just that for weeks, he wanted to kiss Blaine's perfect pink lips since they’d first met and he’d found out that Blaine was gay too… He lent in and planted his lips on Blaine’s.

“Shush Blaine, that kiss was perfect, I trust you… I’ve wanted to do that for weeks, it was an amazing kiss… I saw fireworks Blaine… It was the best kiss, and the perfect way to end our first date… I love you Blaine”

“I love you too Kurt…”

With Karofsky suspended Kurt found school more pleasant… he had no need to be constantly terrified… after almost a month Sue called Kurt in to her office to give him the great news that Karofsky’s expulsion and been pushed through, He’d not be returning to McKinley High School. After school that day Cooper took him and Blaine out for ice cream to celebrate.