Never Say Never 25/?
Rating: PG13
Spoiler/s: All of season 2 that's aired currently
Summary: As the bullying gets worse, Sam notices and an odd friendship is formed.
Previous chapters:
Chapter 24: http://samkurt.livejournal.com/239140.html#cutid1
Chapter 23: http://community.livejournal.com/samkurt/236580.html#cutid1
Chapter 22: http://community.livejournal.com/samkurt/233343.html
Chapter 21: http://community.livejournal.com/samkurt/226679.html
Chapter 20: http://community.livejournal.com/samkurt/221559.html
Chapter 19: http://community.livejournal.com/samkurt/218127.html
Chapter 18: http://community.livejournal.com/samkurt/212864.html
Chapter 17: http://community.livejournal.com/samkurt/210168.html
Chapter 16: http://community.livejournal.com/samkurt/204236.html
Chapter 15: http://community.livejournal.com/samkurt/197072.html#cutid1
Chapter 14: http://community.livejournal.com/samkurt/191565.html
Chapter 13: http://community.livejournal.com/samkurt/185940.html
Chapter 12: http://community.livejournal.com/samkurt/182899.html
Chapter 11: http://community.livejournal.com/samkurt/180043.html
Chapter 10: http://community.livejournal.com/samkurt/175696.html
Chapter 9: http://community.livejournal.com/samkurt/171142.html
Chapter 8: http://community.livejournal.com/samkurt/166402.html
Chapter 7: http://community.livejournal.com/samkurt/160830.html
Chapter 6: http://community.livejournal.com/samkurt/157276.html
Chapter 5: http://community.livejournal.com/samkurt/153881.html
Chapter 4: http://community.livejournal.com/samkurt/1 41085.html
Chapter 3: http://community.livejournal.com/samkurt/137853.html
Chapter 2: http://community.livejournal.com/samkurt/1 34481.html#cutid1
Chapter 1: http://community.livejournal.com/samkurt/1 31098.html#cutid1
Author's Notes: So sorry this is so late guys! Blame stupid university exams!
Chapter 25
“So what exactly did he say to you?” Kurt asked Blaine again as he, Blaine and Rachel sat in the Lima Bean.
“He just asked if we were boyfriends, said he needed to check something”
“Oh shit”
“Exactly, I think you can panic now” Rachel told him. “But the issue is, that was yesterday, Finn said he’s back to his usual charming self today...so why doesn’t the school know?”
“Maybe he’s becoming a better person” Blaine said optimistically. “Or not...” he continued at the looks on Rachel and Kurt’s faces.
“...His dad said he used to get A’s and B’s” Kurt started worriedly.
Blaine and Rachel exchanged looks. “And?” Rachel prompted. “What difference does that make?”
“It means he’s not stupid, and he has something on us now...damn it I knew it was a stupid plan”
“Pull yourself together!” Rachel commanded. “What would Barbara think?”
“That’s your hero not mine” Kurt reminded her.
“Well change the name then. The point is - are you going to tell either of us what you were talking about?”
“No?” Kurt tried, as comprehension dawned on Blaine.
“You know me, am I going to take no for an answer?” Rachel said amusedly.
“Fine but you can’t tell anyone...well besides Finn, Sam and Blaine. The glee football guys (minus Artie) well they got Karofsky to stay away from me by basically blackmailing him that they would tell the school what he did”
“What did he do?” Rachel asked warily.
“Karofsky...he’s gay. He kissed me then threatened to kill me if I told anyone so that’s why I transferred”
“Oh! You should have told me!” Rachel scolded.
“We weren’t friends at the time!”
“But still, I have two gay dads, I can deal with gay related issues better than most”
Blaine cleared his throat. “Back to the current situation guys?”
“Oh yes right. NOW he can threaten to tell the school about Sam if we tell about him...and if he does then I’m RIGHT back to where I started” Kurt sighed.
“Not right back” Rachel comforted him. “We all know to watch out for you now...though I’m just going to ask, can’t Sam just come out by himself?”
“No, he can’t know about this”
“Kurt-“ Blaine started.
“No, he should come out when its right for him, not because some jerk is threatening him. Besides, I could be overreacting; he hasn’t done anything yet, let’s give it a couple of days first”
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Kurt found himself shoved against the dumpster roughly as he left school the next day,
“I wouldn’t mention this to anyone if I were you” Karofsky threw at him “I heard some awful rumours about Sam that would destroy him if it got to become public knowledge”
“You’re an ignorant bully you know that?” Kurt replied defiantly.
“Whatever Hummel” Karofsky said flippantly as he walked off.
“Hey, everything ok?” Sam checked, coming out of school a minute later.
“Of course, why wouldn’t it be?”
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“Ok I am all for flair but these Valentine’s day decorations are just tacky” Kurt said disdainfully to Blaine. “I mean, what is this supposed to be?” he asked, showing Blaine an odd dog thing.
“It’s clearly puppy love, I think it’s cute!”
“Oh please it’s just an excuse to sell greetings cards at the holidays”
“Wow someone is very anti-Valentine’s day for someone in a relationship”
“You don’t have to be single and bitter to realise it’s stupid and not like it you know” Kurt objected. “Besides it’s hardly the time”
“I take it you and Sam have no plans then”
“No...well seeing as there’s only like twenty people here who know about us we would be kind of limited on options of what we could do. What about you?”
“Actually I wanted to ask you about that. Do you think it’s too much to sing to someone on Valentine ’s Day?”
“Not at all” Kurt said wistfully. “But I don’t exactly have the best history when it comes to this sort of thing” he added, thinking back to his Finn crush. “Who’s the lucky boy?”
“Jeremiah” Blaine confessed sighing.
“Oh Blaine I’m not so sure-“
“Neither am I but I have to know for sure, so why not take a risk? Valentine’s day is too appropriate an opportunity to miss”
“Right”
So I’m planning on asking the Warblers to back me up...will you come to?”
“Of course, what are friends for but to watch their friends potentially crash and burn?”
“Ignoring that last bit, that’s awesome. Oh here we are” Blaine pointed out, quickly ordering.
“You know my coffee order?”Kurt asked.
“Of course..”
“Wow we really have been coming here too much recently”
“You can never have too much coffee apparently, come on this one’s on me, and you can tell me all about Karofsky as repayment”
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“...So let me get this straight. You’re busy tomorrow afternoon because you’re helping Blaine woo some guy you’ve never met?” Sam asked incredulously.
“Yep, Blaine acts all cool but he’s so nervous so I said I’d help him out”
“Right...is it me or are you spending more time with him recently?”
It’s you, you just didn’t know how much time I spent with him at Dalton”
“Right, ok I’ll take your word for it” Sam muttered as the bell rang. “I’ll see you in Glee”
“Course” Kurt smiled as he shut his locker only to find himself shoved against it.
Karofsky smirked at him with a reminder not to tell his boyfriend before he let his head fall back against his locker.
Coffee, 3.30, important he texted Blaine quickly before collecting himself and walking off to his lesson.
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“Ok so talk to Sam, get him to come out voluntarily before this escalates” Blaine said calmly.
“No! No one should feel forced into coming out”
“More like you’re worried if he had to choose, he would choose being safe” Blaine muttered darkly.
“It’s not that Blaine, you know it” Kurt said annoyed, standing up. “He lost his family because of me less than two months ago, I’m not going to force him to lose anything else”
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“What the HELL?!” Finn exploded as he saw Kurt on the floor by the dumpster the next morning.
“Finn-“
“Don’t bother” Finn muttered, running in and rushing through the school until he found Karofsky in the locker room.
“We had a deal” he said roughly, shoving the other boy into thw lockers and pinning him there.
“Deals can be broken” Karofsky spluttered. “Not my problwm Hummel is more concerned with keeping his precious boyfriend’s secret than with himself”
“You know?” Finn asked, loosening his grip slightly.
“That Evans is a fellow fag, yeah...and ao will the school if this goes any further”
“Nice plan except for one thing” Finn started, tightening his grip again. “Kurt may care more about Sam but my priority is keeping you as far away from kurt as possible, so don’t think you can know what I’ll do”
“Finn!” Kurt said from the door, distracting Finn long enouh for him to lossen hid grip and Karofsky to rush out the door.
“What are you DOING?!”
“Looking out for you”
“I can take care of myself”
“No you obviously can’t. Not about this, not where it involves Sam apparently!”
“Just because I don’t agree with you how to handle it...you’re not my DAD Finn, you’re not even my BOYFRIEND -what you want doesn’t count!”
“Well I CARE ok?! Is that reason enough?! Jesus Kurt, you know what? You WANTED me last year - you introduced our PARENTS for crying out loud! Well guess what, you GOT me, sorry it’s not the way you wanted but I CARE about you now and I’m not going to let you get hurt again all because Sam likes his closet!”
“I’ve got History” Kurt muttered as the bell rang, walking out and leaving Finn to kick the lockers in frustration.