Out of the Dark Chapter 8
Title Out of the Dark
Author Palaemon77
Rating Mature
Genre Supernatural
Pairing Kurtofsky
Warnings Character Deaths
Wordcount 31459
Spoilers Season 2
Summary After the locker room kiss, Kurt finds out that Dave isn't who he thought he was, but at least he thought Dave was human.
Links
{ Chapter 1 } { Chapter 2 } { Chapter 3 } { Chapter 4 } { Chapter 5 } { Chapter 6 }
{ Chapter 7 } { Chapter 8 } { Chapter 9 } { Chapter 10 } { Chapter 11 } { Epilogue }
Chapter 8
They must have been driving for a few hours before Kurt finally spoke.
“Where are we going?”
“North.” Dave’s answer was quick, almost curt. He didn’t have a reason to say where they were going. Dave didn’t know what the magic was or how it worked. It was probably a charm or spell, but Dave wasn’t sure. It could be anything. He’d have to go to the one place he knew the answers lay.
Dave could see peripherally that Kurt wasn’t happy with that answer but wasn’t pushing. He felt bad. This was a lot to take and Dave had promised some answers.
“Look - they shouldn’t have found us, but they did, so they must have had help.” He glanced at Kurt who looked as though he was thinking about what Dave had just said. “We need to find out how they found us, and then figure out how to stop them from doing it again.” Dave reached a hand over to Kurt and held it out. He wanted to grab Kurt’s hand but figured that Kurt was feeling overwhelmed. Kurt needed to have control over something even if that something was as simple as taking Dave’s hand. It worked because Kurt slowly wrapped his hand around Dave’s.
“H-how are we going to stop them? You said there were over a dozen...” Kurt’s voice was quiet. Dave could tell it cracked in the middle.
Dave gave Kurt’s hand a squeeze. “I was built for this. It’s what I was born for.”
Kurt seemed to ignore the statement and ask another question, “You said I was human...but what...are you?”
Dave chuckled, “My race - we’re called the Ka’ree.”
“You and your dad?”
“No. Paul, my dad, is a human that raised me from a youngling.
“What is that? A Ka’ree?”
“Kurt, just think of me as the same guy you knew yesterday, but...with a few extras.”
“Like super strength?”
“Exactly, but some of what you saw was probably adrenaline.” Dave said.
“How strong are you?” Kurt wondered aloud.
“I don’t know. I’ve never really tested it.” Dave chuckled. That wasn’t exactly true. He had tested it, but not to extremes.
Kurt thought about that for a minute before asking, “Why are you…um…here? I mean…you have super strength and hearing…so what’s the purpose of the Ka’ree?”
Dave sighed deeply, “I don’t know. If you believe the myths, legend says we were created by the Sun God Ra to fight his enemies - the Shadows.” Kurt looked as though he was confused, but Dave continued, “Until recently, they only infected animals - dogs mostly - and humans, but now they’ve…evolved…they can possess too. But, don’t worry, they can’t infect us. Well, they can’t infect Ka’ree, and I know you’re human - but I suspect they can’t infect you either.”
“H-how do you know that I’m human? I mean humans can’t do that.” Dave knew Kurt was referring to solar casting.
“To be perfectly honest - I can smell you. You’re definitely human.” Dave said rather bluntly.
“I’m still not sure how this all relates to me. How did I even know what that was?” Kurt asked.
“I am the Chosen. My destiny is to mate with a special human, a female, and sire a child that could defeat the Shadows forever.” Dave noticed that Kurt was staring at him. “I’m not going to lie to you. I don’t understand how you can exist.” He could see Kurt’s face fall slightly before asking another question.
“You said…you bonded to me? What is that? Is it like imprinting in Twilight?”
Dave chuckled slightly. “No. For starters, bonding could never happen to an infant.” He said referring to the ridiculousness of Breaking Dawn. “It’s kind of like if you want something bad enough, it can happen.” He looked over and smiled at Kurt. “I think I have been in love with you since I met you, but it took that kiss in the locker room for me to be bonded.”
“You…you’ve been in love with me?” Dave could see he shouldn’t have just blurted that out. Kurt was strong and took the comment in stride. “Okay - so then why were you so upset? That first kiss.”
“Kurt, I’m solely responsible for the rebirth of my people. It’s one thing to love you Kurt - and believe me, I do with all my heart, but it’s another for me to be fated to you until I die. I can be with another, but it would never be the same.” Dave said.
“So - then why would you do that? Why kiss me? If you are destined, as you say for another - a girl, so you can continue your race, why would you kiss me? I mean, why chance bonding with a boy?” Kurt asked.
“It not that simple. For starters, not every Ka’ree even gets bonded, so the draw is immense. Also, if there was no spark, it couldn’t have happened. The bond is one way between my people and humans, but there still has to be a connection - a spark.”
Kurt thought about that first kiss. There was a spark, literally. Before he could ask more, Dave spoke again.
“When I kissed you and felt the spark, I knew I was bonded to you. I was so angry that I had done it and let it get that far that I got scared, not of you or the love itself but of my mission. I was so mad that the gods had handed me this chore and then tricked me into loving you, being bonded to you.”
“Is that why you were grounded?”
“No, I was grounded for attacking a human - Blaine. I told my dad I was protecting another human. I left out the bonding, and the fact you were a guy. But when I told him that I attacked Blaine because I suspected he was a Shadow, he assumed I was lying or jealous and used my gifts for my own gain. He said I needed time to think about my actions.” Dave looked over at Kurt, “But when you showed up at my house, he knew something was up. Rule number one in my house - no one knows where we live. I’m not even supposed to go to McKinley, and I even had your dad drop me off at a house a few blocks away, so he wouldn’t know where I lived. I told my dad the truth when I got home, and he sent me to collect you.”
“Collect me?”
“Yes. If the Shadows had evolved enough to possess humans, then you could have been in danger - which you were.” Dave reached over again and held Kurt’s hand. “Plus, if they did infect and kill you…I don’t even want to think about what I would have done…without you.”
“I thought you said they couldn’t infect me.”
“Honestly - we don’t know what they can do now that they’ve evolved. If you’re enough like me then you should be safe, but this possession thing is new. At the time I didn’t know any of this. I just figured you were a regular human, but you are so much more than that.”
Dave looked at the gas gauge and decided they needed to pull over and fill up. Kurt’s vehicle was not the best for mileage, and Dave brought what little money he had. He hated to do it, but Dave was going to have to cheat.
As they pulled up to the pump, Dave instructed Kurt to slouch down as to not be seen, just in case. Dave proceeded to get out of the car and go inside the building. Kurt was impatient. He didn’t know what was taking so long, so he inched up and peered into the building. He could see Dave talking with a middle-aged woman. Suddenly, Dave leaned in stared at the woman. He was less than two inches from her face. What the heck was that? If he hadn’t seen it from the side, Kurt would have thought Dave had kissed the woman. Whatever that was, it must have been what he had done to his dad. He seemed visually charming and was smiling a lot. He almost seemed as if he knew the woman.
Kurt noticed Dave and the woman walking out of the building and heading his way, so Kurt went back into slouch-mode. He couldn’t see them, but he could hear the woman talking. She was speaking fast and was talking about how she couldn’t wait until she saw them later. Dave said he couldn’t wait either and mentioned that she didn’t have to pay for his gas. She said she wouldn’t hear of it, and then insisted that he take all of her cash - it was the least she could do for her niece’s fiancé. Kurt was about to pop his head up and say something when he heard the gas pump stop with a ‘pop’ noise. Dave said something again about seeing her later. Kurt could hear her voice getting quieter as she walked away.
Dave opened the car door, got in and started it up. He handed a bag with a few drinks and snacks to Kurt. As he drove off the lot, he glanced to Kurt who was studying him like he had words on his face.
“What?” Dave said.
“You’re her niece’s fiancé?”
“You were supposed to be out of sight. Someone could have seen you.” Dave sounded annoyed, but Kurt was having none of that.
“Oh no. You don’t get off that easy. Don’t just sit there and act like you didn’t just trick that old lady.”
“Vivian isn’t that old; She’s fifty-one.”
“Vivian? Huh. So tell me, why did Vivian pay for our gas and then give you all her money? And why does she think you have a fiancé?”
“Look - we didn’t have enough cash, so I did what I had to do. Protecting you is more important than-“
“Wait.” Kurt interrupted. “What did you do to her?”
“Nothing.” Dave protested. “Look - I may have led her to believe I was her niece’s fiancé, and if he needed a few bucks, then…”
“How exactly did you lead her to believe that?”
Dave let out a defeated breath, “I created a quick psychic link and found out that she had a family member that she thought I might have been…”
“A psychic link? What is that? Is that what you did to my dad?”
“Yes. But I only used it to reassure him that I’d keep you safe…that and I reminded him that they would need to stop and get…Carol and Finn.” Dave glanced over to Kurt. “I didn’t know they were getting married.”
“Yea - It’s kind of surreal.” Kurt squeezed his eyes shut then back open, “Okay - maybe not as surreal as all this.” He motioned around with his hand.
Dave nodded.
After a while Kurt spoke. “Can I ask you a question?”
Dave nodded and hummed an affirmative.
“You told once told me that you were protecting me, but I think you were just confused about your feelings for me.”
“That’s not what it was, Kurt.”
“How can I be sure? I mean you said so yourself. You are destined for another, and yet you say you are bonded to me.”
Dave looked off past Kurt and slowly pulled the car over. He turned to Kurt and spoke.
“Kurt - do you trust me?” Kurt couldn’t read him. He wasn’t afraid or worried. He seemed frustrated maybe.
“Sure, I guess, why?”
“Close your eyes.” Kurt looked at Dave for a long second before shutting his eyes. He could feel Dave’s warm hands on his jaw and neck. “I am going to show you what you seek. It’s called a melding dream. Let your mind drift.”
Kurt had no idea what that was supposed to mean. He tried not to think about anything in particular, but that always backfired. It was like trying not to think about something, and then not being able to think about anything else. In trying to blank his mind, Kurt inadvertently thought about the song Dave sang for Glee…
He could see the other Glee members clearly: Rachel, Sam, Quinn, Puck, Kurt…wait…he could see himself. He looked down and suddenly it felt like a dream, but he wasn’t in his body, but… it felt like Dave’s body somehow. Kurt brought his hands up and he instantly recognized them as Dave’s…then a quick flash of light…
Suddenly he was standing in the school parking lot watching Azimio Adams and another jock toss some poor kid in the dumpster…wait…he recognized that kid…it was him…he was watching himself being tossed in the dumpster through Dave’s eyes…another flash…
He was in the cafeteria. He looked down and saw a slice of pizza in front of him. He suddenly felt hungry. Bringing the pizza up to his (Dave’s) mouth, he takes a bite. Somehow he controlled Dave’s hand, and he could taste the bite of pizza…it felt odd, not exactly like a dream, but close…just odd…He looked up to see what Dave saw. He is watching Kurt bend over to pick up his…my…satchel and he…Dave…zeros in on the back pocket of Kurt’s jeans…only it’s not the pocket, it’s what’s underneath that Dave is thinking about…it feels weird to look at himself through someone else’s eyes, but not as weird as the familiar sensation growing in Dave’s crotch. Kurt just felt what it was like for Dave to get an erection from looking at Kurt bend over…suddenly another flash…
He was in the shower area of the boy’s locker room and could hear guys talking. Momentarily distracted by the sensation of the shower, he looked down to see Dave’s naked body, the water running down the muscled abs and thick, sturdy legs. Kurt looked down directly at Dave’s thick member just hanging there. He had never felt another guy’s penis before. Kurt quickly decided that if this was only a dream, then why not? He reached down to wash Dave’s penis. It was thick and firmer than he imagined, but what was really weird was that he could feel it from Dave’s side too. He wanted to stroke it casually but was distracted when he heard one of the guys say ‘Hummel.’ He let go and began paying attention to the conversation again…it was Azimio and someone else he doesn’t recognize talking about him…Kurt. He could hear them say they’re going to ‘pants’ him to prove to everybody he’s really a girl pretending he’s a guy…suddenly he can feel himself getting angry…he feels protective…only…it’s not him, it’s Dave that feels protective. Kurt was powerless as Dave’s body approach the others, and also unable to stop words coming out of Dave’s mouth. He couldn’t hear everything that Dave said, but he could hear Dave telling the guys to back off and that he’d take care of Hummel…He could feel Dave smile at the double meaning…Kurt realized that Dave had been protecting him by shoving him into lockers. Basically, Dave became the sole bully for Kurt, so that's why the shoves weren't very powerful. Dave only wanted the illusion of bullying him...another flash…
He felt himself push off of something with his hands…he tried to focus…it was him; it was Kurt…he just felt Dave shove Kurt. Somehow he also smelled something awful. It smelled like Blaine did that night or more specifically like the residue of that smell…he could tell that Dave didn't feel good about the shove…he felt remorseful and disappointed at himself…suddenly he’s in the locker room and he can see himself yelling at Dave. He takes notice of the scene. He hadn’t realized how fierce he could look…then…the kiss…it’s just like before…abrupt, tender and passionate…during the kiss, Kurt could feel what Dave felt…lust and something more…like a spark…is that what love felt like? Afterwards, Dave felt sadness, like he had expected something to happen that never happened, like he hoped the feeling would be returned….another flash…
He was on the outdoor steps of McKinley, and he could see Blaine and himself. They’re talking about the kiss and he can smell Blaine and feel the hatred for him flowing through Dave’s body. Suddenly, he’s shoving Blaine up against the fence, before being shoved away, by Kurt….flash…
He sees a puppy Beacon sitting on his front porch. He could hear Dave tell the puppy to ‘protect.’ He rings the doorbell and flees; only it feels faster than it should be…almost instantly he’s behind a tree across the street. He sees eight-year-old Kurt open the door with his dad behind him, and Beacon yaps at him and sits up. He can see an excited young Kurt happily pick up the puppy and rush back into the house…He remembered that day. It was the day after…flash…
It’s nighttime and he’s in the woods. He smells that awful smell and starts running. He senses something up ahead…it’s a boy…it’s Kurt as a child…he can feel the worry that Dave feels for young Kurt…He sees the boy stumbling through the woods…suddenly he senses something cold and dark coming…he can see the boy on the ground…The boy stands up and leans back against a tree. Suddenly he sees his hands, Dave’s hands, out in front of him…only Dave’s hands are the same as they are today, like he hadn’t aged…He feels the heat coming out with the bright light…he can see the boy shade his face from the bright light…he can see the evil things now…they’re literally shadows…non-corporeal beings - and they’re dying…he can smell the death of whatever they are…The light fades and somehow he can feel Dave’s hands on his face as he starts to fall…only now he’s not in Dave’s body anymore…he’s nine-year-old Kurt again…just like his dreams…he can’t fight the sleep…He fades…
Chapter 9