Chapter 1- The Beginning

In the elevator, where the heat is blazing and emotions are high, Sue adds one more hurdle in our favorite couples path. She makes them watch their weakest moments, but also their strongest.

~Line Break~

Blaine hit his head softly against the wall behind him as the 'Sue' doll came out again. When Kurt caught sight of it he groaned. "What now?"

"Klaine. You have both taken your relationship for granted. I will not allow this hypocrisy and ignorance to continue."

The ex-couple looked incredibly confused, "What are you talking about?" Blaine finally asked.

"Before you can see what the rest of the world sees, you, Blaine, must understand what Dave Karofsky has done to Kurt. You have to understand the hurt and terror Kurt felt everyday by coming to McKinley. Enjoy." And 'Sue' back peddled back into her cave.

Kurt was white in the face when Blaine turned to look at him. "What does that even mean?"

Kurt shook his head, his voice wavering when he spoke, "I-I have no idea." Blaine could tell that Kurt was lying to him, but he kept his thoughts to himself.

They both jumped and turned when a projector appeared from above them and a screen came down in front of the elevator doors.

You then see the bumper of Mr. Schue's car with the muffler dragging down. He waves to a student and continues to park. He kicks his door closed because his hands were too full and he begins to walk towards the school.

Kurt's eyes were wide in shock, "How the hell did she do this?!"

Blaine just shook his head in wonder. Sue Sylvester was one curious woman.

The camera moves to see a group of people gathered around Kurt and a dumpster. Kurt's fist is clenched around the strap of his bag, his eyes wide. "Making some new friends, Kurt?" Mr. Schue asked. Kurt's eyes looked terrified.

Blaine frowned at the sight in front of him, "He seriously couldn't tell that you were terrified?"

Kurt shrugged nonchalantly, he was used to dumpster dives at that point in his life. "As much as I love Mr. Schue, he was extremely clueless."

"Sure is Mr. Schue." Puck said from his spot in the group.

"Hey Finn, you still owe me that report on (Something in Spanish that I don't know)" Mr. Schue said patting Finn's back.

"What?" Finn asked confused.

Mr. Schue turned pulling his sunglasses down, "What you did last summer."

The camera moved back to Finn. "Almost halfway done with almost all of it, Mr. Schue."

Blaine and Kurt smiled sadly when they saw Finn on the screen. "He was not at his best here." Kurt said softly, he missed his "big" brother.

Puck turned to face Kurt when Mr. Schue was gone. "It's hammer time."

"Please, this is from Marc Jacobs new collection." Kurt cried as they picked him up, ready to throw him in the dumpster.

"Were you really so tiny that they could lift you up like that?" Blaine asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Really? You're watching me be thrown into a dumpster and that's what you notice?" Kurt asked slightly amused and slightly annoyed. He didn't want to be here, watching the things that he had long ago thought he buried.

Blaine blushed in embarrassment before letting the video continue.

"Wait." Finn said stepping up.

Blaine looked hopeful for a second before he saw the older Kurt's sad expression. Why was Finn such a bully? This was not the loveable giant he knew and loved. What did Kurt ever do to those guys? Why was Kurt letting this happen? Where was the sass and grace that the man he lo- Blaine quickly shut down those thoughts and continued to watch.

They let Kurt down and he took his bag and handed it roughly into Puck's chest. And put the coat in Finn's arms.

Blaine's eyebrows reached his hairline.

"Ok." He said shrugging slightly.

Kurt didn't struggle as they lifted him easily and tossed him into the dumpster.

Blaine's whiskey eyes turned to blue ones, "Why didn't you fight? The Kurt Hummel I know never would have taken that laying down."

Kurt shrugged and sighed as he looked away from the other mans eyes, "At that point in my life…I wasn't who I am now. There was nothing I could have done that would have changed those dumpster dives, slushie facials and everything else they ever did to me."

"What do you mean everything else they ever did to you? You never talked to me about this part of your life, Kurt. We only ever moved forward from when we met." Blaine asked, almost pleadingly. He didn't like the way Kurt seemed to shut down when they spoke about his early years in High School.

"I'm sure it'll be mentioned somewhere. Knowing Sue, she'll want you to know everything." Kurt admitted with a sigh as he let his head fall back against the elevator wall.

The scene changed to Kurt walking up to the list and signing his name as well, "Hello, I'm Kurt Hummel and I'll be singing Mr. Celephane." He then proceeded to sing and hold the long note while flipping his bangs slightly.

"Aww!" Blaine cooed as he stared at the tv screen in awe, "You were so cute!" When Kurt blushed lightly and looked away from the screen.

The scene changed to Finn on the stage with the rest of New Directions, he looked extremely uncomfortable. "I've got chills, they're multiplying," Rachel seemed to perk up at the sound of his voice, "And I'm losing control! Cause the power, you're supplying its electrifying!"

Mr. Schue was getting into it, right as she began to sing, Rachel threw her papers back. "You better shape up, cause I need a man." The rest of the New Directions were busy doo-wopping in the backround. "And my heart is set on you." She messed up Kurt's hair on her way to Finn.

Blaine gaped at the screen. "She's still alive!"

"What are you talking about?"

"She messed up your hair and she's still alive!"

Kurt just chuckled, "I was to preoccupied to properly kill her. That and it was the first time we ever sounded decent."

"You better shape up, You better understand, to my heart I must be true."

They began to sing together and Finn looked slightly scared of Rachel and she made faces as she sang and pulled them back and forth.

"She was kind of scary when she was younger." Blaine said, stating the obvious.

Kurt rolled his eyes, "And she's not now? She still can be scary, she's just calmed down a lot…most of that has to do with Finn…" There was a silence before they continued to watch.

Until Mercedes interrupted, "Oh hell to the no!" she burst in between Finn and Rachel, "Look, I'm not down with this background singing nonsense. I'm Beyonce, I ain't no Kelly Rolo."

Both men chuckled at how young Mercedes looked.

"Okay, look Mercedes," Will said, still smiling, "It's just one song."

"And it's the first time we've been kind of good." Kurt pointed out, still looking slightly bored.

"You were such a ray of sunshine."

"Shut up. I was trying to blend in."

"You weren't succeeding. You're Kurt Hummel. Kurt Hummel could never, ever blend in."

Kurt blushed at the compliment but they were silent after that.

"Okay," She said, behind her, Rachel was still staring at Finn. "You're good, white boy, I'll give you that. But you'd better bring it. Let's run it again." She said in a fake sweet voice.

Will chuckled, "Alright, let's do it. From the top." He said clapping twice.

As they walked they heard Journey's 'Don't Stop Believing' playing. Finn smiled before the scene changed again.

Rachel was standing on the stage talking to the remaining New Directions those being Kurt, Mercedes, and Tina. "Look you guys, these steps are not hard, I've been doing them since preschool."

They both chuckled again.

"I'm sorry, did I miss the election for Queen? Cause I didn't vote for you." Kurt said, sarcastically.

"You were really cynical."

Kurt's eyes hardened, "I had a reason to be." And he left it like that. Blaine frowned in concern but didn't question it, he didn't have the right to ask anymore.

"I know what I'm talking about, I won my first dance competition when I was three months old." She said. Finn and Artie wheeled in behind her.

"This is a closed rehearsal." Kurt stated in a no nonsense manner.

"Look," Finn said walking in front of them, "I owe you guys an apology. I never should have quit." Rachel turned to look at him. "I-I don't want to be the guy that just drives around throwing eggs at people."

Blaine's eyes widened in shock as Kurt lowered his head, he hated thinking about Finn the bully in comparison to Finn the best "big" brother.

Rachel looked shocked and slightly angry, "That was you?"

"You and your friends threw pee balloons at me." Kurt deadpanned, his arms over his chest.

Blaine's eyes hardened, he had no idea!

"I know." Finn said looking remorseful.

"You nailed all my lawn furniture to my roof." He deadpanned again.

"Shit, Kurt! That's terrible! You never told me it was that bad!"

Kurt shrugged and turned away he couldn't look the younger man in the eyes. "It's just the way things were. There is no way of changing them and I wouldn't be the man I am today if they never happened."

Blaine looked skeptical but nodded anyway.

"I-I wasn't actually there for that…but I'm really sorry. Look, that isn't who I am." Finn said, trying to explain. "And I'm tired of it. This is what I want to be doing…with you guys. I used to think that this was the lamest thing on earth…and maybe it is, but…we're all here for the same reason…cause we want to be good at something." He said looking at all of the New Directions. "Artie, you play guitar…right? Think you could recruit the Jazz Band?"

"I do have pull there." He said pushing his glasses further up his nose.

Finn smiled, "Alright. Mercedes, we need new costumes and they have got to be cool, can you do that?"

"Damn, don't you see what I got on?" she said, a full grin on her face as she gestured to herself.

"Rachel," he said turning to the brunette, she smiled back at him, "You can do choreography." Then he turned to Tina, "Tina, what are you good at?" he asked.

"I-I-"

"We'll figure something out for you." He said interrupting her stutter.

"And ah, what are you bringing to the table Justin Timberlake?" Mercedes asked with her usual attitude.

"They just totally ignored you. After that whole speech about wanting to be better he just totally ignores you!"

Kurt frowned, "This is not the way I want to remember my brother. Yes he did some terrible things, but he also did amazing things. When we finally got over everything he always had my back…"

He looked off slightly, "I've got the music." The screen went black.

The scene changed to Will walking down the hallway, he stopped when he heard the beginning of "Don't Stop Believing' by Journey.

The camera cut to the New Directions singing on the stage. Finn and Rachel sang leads while Mercedes, Tina, and Kurt sang backup. Artie on the other hand was playing the guitar. Halfway through the song Will walked in with red, teary eyes. When the song was near its end the camera cut to Sue, Quinn, and Santana standing in the balcony with scowls on their faces. Then they saw Puck standing in the back with an unreadable expression on his face.

"Wow. I never would have thought they could all be so…"

"Bitchy, terrible, bullies…I can go on. But the truth is that everyone deserves a second chance. Yes, most of them ignored me in the beginning, some of them were even the reason I hated myself, but when push came to shove in Glee club we were all a family. You saw that. That is what I will always remember." Kurt tried not to watch the screen as he watched one of the worst times of his life.

When the song was over, Will clapped from his spot on the side. Rachel's head was the first to snap up at the sound. "Good guys. It's a nine." Rachel smiled and moved to the front of the stage. "We need a ten." He said moving closer to the stage. "Rachel, you need to hit the ones in the fives. Finn, I think if we worked on it you could hit a high B."

Finn smiled, "So does this mean you're staying?" he asked hopefully.

Will smirked, "It would kill me to see you win Nationals without me." He then smiled, "From the top." And the screen went blank signaling the end of the episode.

The two didn't say anything to one another as the screen lit up again.

~New Episode~

"Alright! Morning, Kurt." he said walking past Puck, who had his arm around Kurt's shoulder. The rest of the jocks just looked intimidating.

"Buenos nachos, Mr. Schue." Puck said, as Kurt just looked afraid.

Mr. Schue laughed, "Hey, let's go Titans!"

When the teacher had walked away Puck turned and grabbed Kurt by the shoulders, "Come on-"

"Wait!" Kurt commanded they stopped. He threw his bag into a jock's waiting arms before speaking. "One day, you will all work for me."

"Seems like you got a little bit of fight into you."

Kurt shrugged, "Glee club helped me…to a point." He stopped, thinking about how while the Glee club partially healed him, Blaine had picked up the rest of the pieces and put him back together again.

Blaine would always mean the world to him and nothing anyone did or said would ever change that. He secretly hoped that these videos would help Blaine see that while he might not feel the same anymore, that Kurt still loved him with his whole heart.

They smirked at him before tossing him in the dumpster. The screen then went black.

Blaine frowned again he didn't like the way Kurt reacted in these videos.

~New Episode~

The scene showed Kurt at his locker, messing with a sweater when Mercedes slowly walked up to him, "Hey Kurt." She said, they both looked upset about something. "I just wanted to say, I'm really sorry I did that to your car. I'll pay for it to get fixed."

Kurt froze when he realized what this scene was. Blaine just glanced worriedly at his ex.

"It's okay." Kurt said softly, "My Dad took my baby away after he found my tiara collection in my hope chest."

Blaine chuckled in amusement, "A tiara collection? Really Kurt?"

Kurt blushed and nodded, "My mom started it with me. Dad gave it back sooner or later."

"And I just wanted to say, I hope it works out between you and Rachel."

Kurt groaned as Blaine stared at the screen wide eyed. "What the hell is she talking about?!"

Kurt gave a weak smile, "I was hiding my sexuality about as well as hiding behind a glass house at this point. Mercedes asked me if we were dating and I told her I was in love with Rachel. She threw a rock through my windshield. This is her apology."

Blaine continued to watch the man with wide eyes, "McKinley was so screwed up before I showed up." Kurt just nodded but his mind was elsewhere.

The camera cut to Kurt's face, he seemed upset and sheepish at the same time. "You'll have really cute, really loud babies." She then smiled at him and turned to walk away.

Blaine tilted his head in thought. That seemed true enough…wait! No! He wasn't supposed to think about life with Kurt anymore! He was with Dave not Kurt!

"Mercedes?" Kurt asked he looked troubled. She turned back around to look at her best friend. "I lied to you." he seemed choked up. "I don't like Rachel." He looked behind him before leaning up close to Mercedes, "I'm gay."

Blaine smiled sadly, "She's the first person you came out to, isn't she?"

Kurt nodded, "We were incredibly close after this…then we kind of…drifted apart." Blaine could tell that the thought of drifting away from Mercedes made Kurt upset.

Mercedes looked shocked, "Why didn't you just tell me?"

"Because I've never told anyone before." Tears welled up in his eyes.

"You shouldn't be ashamed of who you are, Kurt." Mercedes said shaking her head slightly. Tears spilled down Kurt's face, "You should just tell people, especially the kids in glee. The point of the club is expressing what's really inside you, remember?"

Blaine nodded in agreement. "She's right."

Kurt smiled, "She was right. That's one thing I learned, never doubt Mercedes." They both chuckled at the thought of disagreeing with Mercedes.

"I can't. I'm just not that confident, I guess." Mercedes looked at him in shock as he walked past her.

Blaine was shocked at that statement. Kurt? Not confidant? Never! Kurt just let out a little sigh and let his head fall back against the wall.

~New Episode~

Inside Kurt's basement, he picks Single Ladies. Kurt, Brittany, and Tina all dance wearing leotards.

Blaine has to stop himself from staring at the screen. Kurt looked hot in a leotard! And he thought he wasn't sexy when they performed 'Animal'! He must have been blind…or maybe in denial…

Suddenly Burt's hand pushes a button and stops the music. He looks disapproving.

"Dad! You're home early." Kurt squeaks out.

"Deadliest Catch is on." Burt said in explanation walking towards his son before adding. "What are you wearing?"

Blaine frowned in confusion, "Wait! Burt is okay with you being gay!"

Kurt nodded with a sad smile, "He is…I asked him about this before. He said he just acted like this because he wanted me to tell him myself. He didn't want to hear it from someone else."

Blaine nodded, "That makes sense."

"It's a unitard." He admits before freezing. "Guys wear them to, uh, work out nowadays. Do sports. They wick sweat from the body." He tried to explain it away.

Blaine chuckled slightly, "Really, Kurt? Really?"

Kurt just turned pink and looked sheepish.

Burt puts a finger in Kurt's unitard, letting it snap back into place. He nods in acceptance.

"F-f-f-football!" Tina stutters out in exclamation.

Kurt sends a quick glare her way before adding, "Yeah, all the guys in football wear them. They're jock chic." Burt doesn't look convinced.

Brittany nods, though you can tell she has no idea what she's agreeing to. "Totally. Kurt's on the football team now." Kurt sent a glare her way. "He's the kicker – that's the smallest guy on the field, right?"

Blaine smiled, "How are you going to get out of that one? You hate football!"

Kurt just shrugged and he hid his smug grin.

Kurt looks like he's deflating a bit, he's worried. "Yeah. Brit and Tina were just helping me with some conditioning work."

Burt nods, looking his son up and down. "Hmm. Really." Kurt nodded too. "You know, I played in JC before I busted up my knee, popping wheelies on my dirt bike.

"Cool. I guess we'll have something to talk about, then." Kurt chuckles uncomfortably.

"You were just too adorable." Blaine murmured to himself. Kurt didn't hear the words but he frowned, he wanted to know what was just said.

"So one of you two his girlfriend?" Burt blurts out.

Kurt seems to freeze for a minute before grabbing Tina's hand. "But I'm not ready to be exclusive just yet."

"Poor Tina."

"Poor Tina! She's half of the reason why I got into that mess in the first place!"

Burt hums and nods. "Alright, just keep the music down. I can't hear myself think up there." Burt turns and starts to head up the stairs but he pauses and says, "And hey, Kurt. Be sure to get me a ticket to your first game."

"You're screwed."

"Shut up, Anderson."

"Shutting up."

Kurt nods very quickly, once his had is up the stairs his face falls. He finally realizes what he's gotten himself into.

In the choir room all of the club members have left except for Finn and Kurt who are on their way out.

Kurt stops Finn before he can reach the door. "Finn? I needed to ask you something."

Finn freezes, he's uncomfortable but he's trying not to show it. "Thanks, but I already have a date to the prom. But I'm flattered! I know how important dances are to teen gays."

Blaine sighs in slight frustration but lets it go. Finn needed to be remembered in good light, not bad.

Kurt was quick to respond, "I'm not gay."

Blaine sighed, "Oh, Kurt…"

Kurt just tensed, "I knew what would happen when I came out. I'd be even more ridiculed then I already was! Finn would have told the rest of the jocks whether he meant to or not!"

Finn turns back, he doesn't believe it. "Oh."

"I just… I needed a favor." He asks with a slight grin.

Cut to the football field. The football players are all doing drills while the coach blows his whistle.

"This is not that difficult, gentlemen, let's go." He yells.

Kurt and Finn are on the field, Finn stretching and Kurt's holding a football helmet.

Blaine, again, had to keep himself in check when he saw young Kurt in his 'football' gear.

"Just relax, okay? Remember what I told you. Keep your eye on the ball…don't try to aim it. Okay, put your helmet on." Finn says gently.

"It'll mess up my hair." Kurt counters.

Blaine chuckled as Kurt smiled at the memory. It was a good memory with Finn…the taller teen had taught him how to kick the ball…maybe he should go out and see his tree later…

"Put your…put your helmet on, okay?" Finn says, stuttering slightly while helping Kurt put the helmet on. "That's good. Red's your color." He teased.

"Thank you for helping me with this, Finn. You're really cool." Kurt says sincerely.

Finn let out a little sigh. "Well, I figure, the more crossover between Glee and football, the easier my life's gonna be." Kurt starts to walk away and Finn stops him calmly. "Woah. Woah, woah, where are you going?"

"To get my music ready." The male diva states.

Blaine turned to look at Kurt, "Only you Kurt, could play football to music."

Kurt just smirked and shrugged.

"Wh-what? Are you nuts? You can't use that!"

"But we did when we were rehearsing."

"Practicing. And no one was around!" Finn let out a humorless chuckle. "Look, do you know how much interference I had to run with these guys just to get you this try-out? If you do it your way, they're gonna kill you!"

Kurt tensed at the wording but said nothing. Blaine noticed and just raised an eyebrow. He silently wondered what had bothered the other man.

"My body is like a rum chocolate soufflé. If I don't warm it up right, it doesn't rise. If I'm doing this, I'm doing it my way." Kurt says firmly turning from Finn to get his music.

"And there's the Kurt I know and love." Blaine froze when he realized what he said. Kurt was tense as well. There was an awkward silence before the video picked up.

Puck walks up to Finn, "So are you two an item now, or…? He doesn't belong here!"

"You joined Acafellas, what's the difference?" Finn pointed out.

"I'm a stud, dude. I could wear a dress to school and people would think it's cool." Puck states arrogantly.

Kurt scoffed, "I'd actually like to see him try."

Blaine smirked, "It might be fun to watch."

The coach blows his whistle causing Finn and Puck to turn and face him. "Everybody take a knee." The team surrounds the coach and 'take a knee'.

"Six games. Our kicker, Mr. Langenthaal, is zero for twelve in field goal attempts. As most of you statistically minded people know, THAT SUCKS! So Mr. Langenthaal will thusly be in charge of hydration services. The next player that can get a football between those uprights will get his job."

Kurt slowly makes his way through the players to tap the coach on the shoulder. "Hi, I'm Kurt Hummel, and I'll be auditioning for the role of kicker."

Blaine chuckled uneasily at that. He was wary about what he said and did now. He didn't want to give Kurt the wrong idea…though he wasn't sure how he even felt anymore.

Several football players laugh, and Kurt looks at them in disgust. Finn nods his head in moral support. Kurt makes his way to the center of the field with a CD player, and Finn walks by his side with a football.

Finn puts the football down and holds it for Kurt. Kurt turns the stereo on and "Single Ladies" plays. Kurt dances to the music and kicks the football. It goes all the way through the uprights at a high velocity. Kurt takes off his helmet and tilts his head.

Blaine just stares at the screen in shock. "Holy shit, Kurt! Why didn't you tell me you could kick like that?!"

Kurt shrugged a smug grin on his face, "It just never came up."

"Never came up?! We talked about football a lot!" The curly haired man exclaimed.

Kurt smirked, "And I always said that I didn't like it…I don't. Just because I can kick doesn't mean I like the game."

The coach rushes up to him.

"That was good, right?" Kurt asked innocently.

Finn chuckles in amazement, "Aha, yeah."

"That was good?"

Blaine couldn't help but inwardly coo. Kurt was so adorable when he was little.

"Yeah."

"Can you do that with the game on the line and ten gorillas bearing down on you wanting nothing more than to taste your sweet virgin blood?" The coach asks harshly, his hands on Kurt's shoulders.

"Mm, sounds like fun." Kurt says shrugging.

Blaine chuckled and shook his head, "Only you, Kurt."

"Can I have my music?"

"If you kick like that, you can wear a tutu, for all I care!" he then turns to the team, "Gentlemen! We have found ourselves a kicker!" he rustled Kurt's hair and the boy gave them all the Queen wave. Finn just smirked.

They both chuckle a little bit at that.

Puck watches in disgust.

Back in the choir room the football team is in full uniform. Mr. Schue is trying to teach them basic dance moves. "Uh, five, six, seven, eight, step ball change, up! Den, den, den, deh. Buh, buh, buh, uh, buh, buh, buh."

The team sucks and Mr. Schue sighs. "That's good, guys. Your hips are still a little tight. Okay? It's just like you're playing football. It's all about the lateral movements. Just stay low, and…"

Kurt tries to interject. "Watch Kurt." Mr. Schue said in defeat.

Blaine turned to stare at Kurt, "Really? Teaching the football team how to dance?"

Kurt shrugged, "They just needed to loosen up a bit, dancing was the only way I knew how to help. Little does everyone know I'm not all jazz hands."

Kurt then attempts to teach the team the choreography to "Single Ladies" It is a bit better than the last attempt, but the team still sucks.

"Alright, boys. Five, six, seven, hand, hand, point to the finger, hip, head. Oh! Sneak attack, back to the ring. Comb through the hair. Slap the butt."

The coach blows his whistle loudly. "Okay, that's enough for today, gentlemen. We'll…work on it. Just hit the showers."

Kurt walks up to the coach, "Um, Coach, I don't mean to interject, but um, I think we should end with a show circle." The coach narrows his eyes but doesn't say anything.

Blaine couldn't help the laugh that escaped at that. Kurt sent him a mock glare but said nothing.

On the football field the team is preparing for the game. "Well, I think we, uh, really came together this week as a team." Finn says confidently.

Pucks scoffs, "Yeah, a gay team. A big gay team of dancing gays." Kurt's smile falls.

Blaine narrowed his eyes at the screen. Puck had always seemed like an all right guy to him. This was changing Blaine's entire view of the man.

"Seriously, Finn." One of the player interrupted. "It was fun in practice and all, but we can't do that out here in front of everybody! It'll make us even more of a joke."

Kurt just stares at Finn almost begging him to do something. But the players are already going onto the field and putting their helmets on.

"Divert right. Eighty-seven on one. Break." Finn calls.

"Break!" The team yells.

The Ref blows the whistle to start the game and a player from the other team yells rudely to Finn. "Yo, QB! Your momma's so fat, the back of her neck looks like a pack of hot dogs. Give me some ketchup!"

Kurt sighed, "People can be extremely cruel." Blaine frowned but nodded in agreement.

Finn ignores the player and instead calls, "Down, set, hut!"

The team does badly and everyone groans. Finn calls the next play, "Punch and Judy on one, break!"

Again the team fails and the coach is visibly frustrated. " Come on!" the coach yells.

Blaine winced in sympathy.

As this is happening Burt is making his way up the bleachers. Kurt sees him and starts jumping up and down. "Dad! Dad!" Burt waves subtly, "I told you! I told you!"

Kurt tinged pink as Blaine smirked at Kurt's adorableness.

Back on the field the game continues, "Jordan versus Bird on one!" Finn exclaims, starting to get frustrated.

"Run!" The coach yells before his player hits the ground. He throws his stuff on the ground. The scoreboard then changes. There are only twelve seconds left in the game. Burt doesn't look happy in the bleachers.

"Cupid tips on one, break!" Finn yells before looking at the timer, then Kurt, Quinn, and Mr. Schue in the stands. With one second remaining, he calls for a time out.

"Time out!" he calls before turning to Puck. "Dude. We gotta do it."

"We will be jokes for the rest of our high school lives." Puck countered.

"By the looks of things you already are…"

"We're already jokes!" Finn exclaimed, "I don't wanna be a Lima loser for the rest of my life."

Puck looks from Quinn and the cheerleaders and the rude player from before starts taunting Puck. "Yo, left tackle! Your momma's so fat, her cereal comes with its own lifeguard. Like Baywatch!"

"Hey, ankle grabber. I had sex with your mother." Puck said walking towards the player. "No, seriously. I cleaned your pool, and then I had sex with her in your bed. Nice Star Wars sheets."

Blaine and Kurt paled at that, "I never heard that!" Kurt exclaimed.

"And I never wanted to." Blaine added shuddering slightly.

The player seems to be at a loss. Puck then turns back to Finn. "Let's do it, captain."

Finn nods and turns to the team, "Come on, huddle up! Huddle up! Okay. "Ring On It" on three." The team does not look convinced. "Yeah. Alright? Come on! On three! One, two, three, break!"

"Break." They replied less enthusiastically.

"Hut, one, two, three. Let's hit it!" Then Finn makes a motion, and suddenly "Single Ladies" is playing over the intercom. The whole football team dances to the song, the opposing team looks incredibly confused.

"Hike!"

Finn passes the football to Puck, who makes it all the way to the end of the field. The coach and the fans all cheer. The score is tied.

Blaine clapped and laughed as Kurt watched his ex in amusement. "That was great! I wish I had been there!"

The coach turns to Kurt, "You're up, kid. You make this and we win. You make this and you die a legend."

"Can I pee first?" The coach doesn't answer, instead he shoves something into his hands and pats his back. Kurt then makes his way onto the field.

"God, he's so little." Burt says worriedly.

Kurt smiled softly at that he knew his Dad cared. It just made him feel good to have the reminder.

Kurt makes a motion with his hand. A short portion of "Single Ladies" again plays over the intercom. Kurt dances for a few seconds, and then kicks the ball and makes the field goal.

"Yes! That was fantastic Kurt! Who knew you played football and won the game!" Blaine exclaimed excitedly. Kurt just shook his head and chuckled in amusement.

The Ref blows his whistle. The game is over…they won.

Burt is on his feet cheering excitedly, "That's my son! That is my boy!"

Kurt beams at that causing Blaine to smile softly.

The team lifts Kurt onto their shoulders as they all cheer.

Puck smiles but when he looks over to see Finn and Quinn kissing his smile disappears.

The scene changes to Kurt's basement where he is sitting at a mirror spraying his face with some sort of skin care product. Burt walks down the stairs and nods at Kurt, as if asking him what he's doing.

"Nighttime skin care is a big part of my post-game ritual." Kurt explains softly.

Blaine smiled softly, some things never changed.

Burt sighs, "Well, I don't know what to say about that, but, uh… I was really proud of you tonight, Kurt. I wish your mom would have been there, I mean… alive."

Kurt felt his breath hitch. His dad rarely spoke about his mom, even more now since he had Carole…but it was nice to hear about her once and a while. Blaine just watched the man carefully; his emotions were a whirlwind in his chest.

"Thanks." Kurt said softly, almost thoughtfully. Burt starts to turn away but Kurt stops him with a soft, "Dad?"

Kurt stands and turns to face his dad. Burt turns to look Kurt in the eyes. "I…have something that I wanna say. I'm glad that you're proud of me, but I don't wanna lie anymore. Being a part of the Glee Club and football has really showed me that I can be anything, and… what I am… is… I'm gay."

Blaine's eyes softened as he watched one of Kurt's most vulnerable moments in his life.

"I know." Were the only words out of Burt Hummel's mouth.

Kurt let out a little chuckle at the reminder. Blaine just gave a little smirk.

Kurt looks surprised and slightly worried. "Really?"

"I've known since you were three." He said with a slight smirk. "All you wanted for your birthday was a pair of sensible heels."

Blaine let's a little chuckle out, he covers his mouth quickly. "Sorry, sorry. It's a serious moment, but I could just…it's so you, Kurt."

Kurt smiled, "It's fine, I know it was funny."

He explained with a shrug. "I guess I'm not totally in love with the idea, but if that's who you are, there's nothing I can do about it. And I love you just as much." He stated firmly, almost as if making sure Kurt knew that he'd love him either way. "Okay?" He put his hand on Kurt's shoulder.

Kurt leaned into the touch and hugged his dad tight.

Blaine smiled softly, "You're dad's great."

Kurt nodded with a smile, "He is. Things…got a lot better after this."

Blaine nodded, it seemed like it would.

"Thanks for telling me, Kurt." Burt said letting go of his tight hold on his son.

Kurt nods, his face a bright red as Burt turns to head for the stairs. "You're sure, right?" he asks just in case.

Kurt was back at his mirror as he nodded and said firmly, "Yeah, Dad. I'm sure."

"I'm just checking."

Kurt let out a soft chuckle at the reminder of how his dad was in the beginning of all of this.