Gods and Monsters

Chapter 3: Yellow Flicker Beat

McKinley was even worse inside than it was out. The walls were the most horrifying shade of beige I've ever seen in my life and all the noise was terribly annoying. Everywhere I turned there was girls giggling, somebody slamming a locker, or somebody being SLAMMED into a locker. I'm trying to find the main office when this short mousy looking kid with giant hair shoves a camera into my face.

"Welcome back Titans, I hope you had a great summer,and if you didn't nobody cares. Let's talk about what you really go on my blog for, GOSSIP,and ever since this morning all the talk has been on one individual, McKinley's newest bad boy. Tells us your name sir and is it true they kicked you out of military school for knocking out someones teeth?" freaky afro kid practically yelled this at me while shoving his prehistoric looking microphone in my face. Well if they want gossip, I'll give them gossip.

"Kurt Hummel, and no I wasn't kicked out for knocking his teeth out, it was for making his friend eat them, now get that damn microphone away from my face before I shove it down your throat." With that I watched him and his little friend with the camera scamper away like a mice.

I kept walking through my new prison looking for the main warden, aka the principals office, when my personal space was once again invaded by another tiny human. What was with these people and not being averaged sized. I shake myself from my haze and look down to see a very angry girl wearing an outfit that appears to come form the toddler section of Wal-Mart.

"...and to think I was going to invite you to join the glee club, no sir you are RUDE!" Wait what did she say?

"Wait, what did you say?"

"Ugh RUDE, I was saying that I was going to come and explain what just happened with Jacob Ben Israel, but you almost knocked me over and don't even apologise!" I can tell if I let this go like this, she is going to be insufferable, time to turn on the innosence and charm.

"I'm sorry, for everything really, it's just that I just moved here and there's already a rumor about me, and this hallway has so much noise, which is a huge comparrison to my last school which was home. I was just trying to find the principals office and that kid startled me, I'm sorry." She looked taken back by my apology but after a while she cleared her throat, straightend her strange zebra sweater and spoke.

"It's alright Kurt Hummel, I Rachel Barbra Berry, accept your apology and extend an invitation for you to eat lunch with my friends and I." She smiled a large smile and I couldn't say no.

"Thank you Rachel, I know it's too much to ask but could you please show me to the principals office?" she nodded yes and we walked off with her talking to me about joining the glee club. It sounds like fun, and I do like to sing, but the goal is to get closer to Blaine,not Rachel.

"I don't know Rachel, it sounds fun but I still don't know anybody in this school and-" she interupted me saying

"I can assure you that everyone in glee club is a worthy friend to have, even Blaine, I mean ever since last school year he hasn't been as nice or as talkitive but I see a spark in his eyes sometimes." I realized that I could definitely use this to get closer to him but she kept talking before I got a chance to agree to join.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't be spreading stories about anyone before you meet them" she looked upset so I decided to interupt her train of thought.

"It's okay Rachel, you won me over, I'll join" by that point we had been standing in front of the principals office for a while there.

"YES! Kurt Hummel you won't regret your decision!", and we stepped inside the office.

...KB...

"That is the weirdest man I've ever met" I walked out of the office with the smell of Principal Figgins lunch wafting around me. Honestly as time passes humanity seems to be getting weirder and weirder. The bell rang and before I knew Rachel said goodbye and left with a flurry of papers behind her.

My first class appeared to be English so I headed that way, except I didn't know which way 'that' was.

...KB...

It took me 10 minutes but I finally walked into a class with bored looking students and an even more bored looking teacher. She looked so old I don't even know how she's still allowed to teach. She asked for my schedule, took my name and sat me down next to a sweet looking black girl who smiled at me when I sat down next to her.

"Hey new kid,welcome to McKinley." she said with a very impressive eye roll.

"Hey, the names Kurt, you?" I asked trying to be friendly.

"I'm Mercedes Jones, diva extraordinaire, what's your story?" she asked cutting to the chase it seems.

"Umm not much, I've been homeschooled for my entire life, first by my mom but when she died my dad took over. We moved here from Columbus and I thought I'd try actual school so my dad could work full time in his garage." That was the cover story, I couldn't just say I'm here to save your classmate from getting his soul stolen by demons from the Underworld.

"Well, welcome to high school Kurt." she smiled and turned back to the teacher who was taking attendance.

"Adams?"

"here"

"Andesrson?

...

"Anderson?"

...

The teacher looked up with a peeved expression on her face.

"Does anybody know where Anderson is now?" she asked, not really expecting an answer.

Mercedes raised her hand and before she could answer the teacher interupted,

"What is it this time Jones? What excuse will you use to cover for him? Is he sick again, or maybe this time he sprained his wrist instead of his ankle? Did his mother become sick? What?"

Mercedes put her hand down looking thoughroughly chastised.

"Well, let's continue" and with that class started and i fell asleep with my eyes open.

...KB...

The end of the day came quickly and I hadn't seen Blaine in a single one of my classes, which is ridiculous because I'm literally in all of his classes. With the end of the day came glee club and I decided to go and see if Blaine was there.

I found the choir room easily enough, I just had to follow the sound of vocal warm ups. Upon entering the room I saw people from all types of cliques talking and stretching and warming up together, even Mercedes was in here goofing off with a pretty blonde cheerleader. Two other cheerleaders were going over coreography while their pinkies were linked together. Everyone seemed to be radiating joy and warmth and in the furthest corner of the room sat Blaine Anderson looking sullen and alone. I marched straight into the room and sat right next to Blaine.

I reached out my hand and said,

"Hello, my name is Kurt Hummel."

Blaine looked taken back and hesitated for only a minute before shaking my hand and saying

"Blaine."

Well, well,well, looks like theres hope for you after all.