Fic: I'll be there for you, Crossover Glee/Veronica Mars, PG 2/2
Fic: I’ll be there for you
Rating: PG
Fandoms: Glee/Veronica Mars
Characters/Pairings: Veronica, Kurt, Burt, Finn, Elizabeth, Blaine, Jeff, Nick, Wes, David, Veronica/Logan, Burt/Elizabeth, Burt/Carole, pre Kurt/Blaine
Prompt: Wild Card for my au_bingo card
Word Count: 14,033
Summary: Five times Kurt called Veronica and needed her to come back to Ohio and one time Veronica went home to surprise Kurt.
A/N: So I started this back in November, not really sure where it was going but knowing I wanted to use it. Originally it was supposed to be for a musician prompt on my au_bingo card because I always wanted to write Veronica as a musician but I didn’t get it finished in time. Then I was looking through the prompt posts at kurt_blaine and saw one that wanted Veronica to be Blaine’s step sister. I thought that was pretty cool but the more I thought about it the more I thought it would be cooler this way. It took a bit to figure out, cause I didn’t want Keith to come off as a bad guy, but it finally did and I’m really happy with it. So I hope you take a second to comment.
A few things you should know. There’s about 10 years between Veronica and Kurt. I see it as Kurt being a miracle child and Burt and Elizabeth bring older than they most likely are in canon. Secondly I don’t accept for a second that Blaine is a junior no matter how many times the show tells me.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy. Please comment at the end, I’d like some feedback on it :D
Part One
4.
When Kurt called in a panic Veronica knew that the only thing she could do was get Allyson and get on a plane. She called Logan from the airport, letting him know that something was wrong, before calling her manager and pleading with her to make this trip possible. Luckily the record company had understood in the end but it also meant that she would have to do the video clip in Ohio, since one of the proposed locations was in the area.
Calling Kurt when she landed she told him to met her at the Lima Bean before getting into her hire car, daughter strapped into her child seat, and leaving the airport. She had a three hour trip ahead of her but lucky enough Kurt still had an hour left at school. Speeding slightly the whole way, which she had no intention of telling Logan about, she pulled into the coffee shop only thirty minutes after Kurt would have shown up. Pulling Ally out of the car she let the little girl pull her along as she scanned through the window for her brother.
Spotting him curled up in a corner she leaned down, tilting Ally’s head up, before asking if she wanted to get their orders. At the little girl’s enthusiastic nod she handed her the money, telling her to get only three cookies for them to share before wondering to where Kurt was sitting.
Sliding in next to Kurt she smiled at him, wrapped an arm around his shoulder before saying, “Hey. So what’s wrong?”
Kurt shook his head, as if he was unable to speak about what had happened, before looking back at his coffee. Studying Kurt she couldn’t help but feel a little shocked at what she saw. The spark in his eye wasn’t there, the little smile that he always seemed to wear had disappeared, his clothes and accessories looked like they had been toned down. Veronica knew it had been a month since she had been home last but she couldn’t believe that this was her brother now. That he could have been reduced to this and no one had noticed as it happened. That she hadn’t noticed.
Glancing over to the counter she smiled when she saw Allyson being served, the customer behind her helping her hand over the money, before she turned back to Kurt. Pulling him closer she tilted his head up, forcing him to look her in the eyes before saying, “Kurt. I need you to talk to me. Tell me what happened or at least how I can make it better.”
Watching as he inhaled a shaky breath Veronica smiled encouragingly as he started to speak, “School’s getting worse, I don’t think that anyone has realised what is happening.”
“Then tell me,” Veronica whispered, “Let me help you.”
Kurt shook his head, “I want to. I feel like you’re the only person who will get it but what happens when you leave again. Cause you always leave. I know it’s for your work and family but I just can’t do this alone anymore.”
“If you need me to stay Kurt I will,” Veronica whispered, “I can’t stay forever but I’ll stay for as long as you need.”
Kurt continued to shake his head sighing, “I don’t want you to stay. I don’t want anyone to stay in Ohio but I’m so lonely. I’m so so lonely and the bullying is getting worse. You’re the only person I feel safe to confide in I don’t even fell that way about any of my friends. How sad is that?”
“Oh Kurt, it’s not sad. It just means that your friends aren’t that great. Sometimes that what we end up with but you’ll know when you have the right friend to deal with and you’ll be able to confide in them the way you do with me.”
“Ok, you should probably rescue my niece from the private school boy.”
Turning to the counter she was surprised to see a blond haired boy helping Ally pull down their purchases. “I really shouldn’t have let her go alone. I’ll be right back and then I want to know exactly what it is that prompted this phone call and whether I should be making phone calls to get our Ohio house ready.”
Kurt just nodded as Veronica moved away. Watching as Kurt curled in on himself again she sighed, hoping that there really was something that she could do. Anything, even if she did have to move back here until he graduated high school. It wasn’t idealistic for her music career, her manager and recording company would freak, but if Kurt needed her here this is where she would be. Walking over to Ally she grabbed the two drinks the boy was handing her daughter with a smile.
“You know if you needed help you should have just come and asked.”
“I know,” Ally replied with a nod, “But you and Uncle Kurt looked like you were having an adult talk. The ones you tell me not to interrupt.”
Placing a gentle kiss on the girls forehead she whispered, “Well what have I told you that you should do when you want to talk to me and I’m talking to someone else”
“Say excuse me?”
“Exactly,” Veronica replied with a smiled, “Now go give Uncle Kurt one of your biggest hugs ever ok?”
“Ok.”
Watching her daughter skip over to her brother she shook her head. It still surprised her how well they got on. It wasn’t a guarantee that just cause Kurt got on with Veronica that he would get on with Ally but they had so much fun together. In so many ways it was like the relationship that she and Kurt had but for once Kurt wasn’t the youngest.
Turning to the blond boy she took the tray of items from him before saying, “Thank you for helping her. Most people wouldn’t.”
“Well manners have been instilled in me from a young age.”
Veronica rolled her eyes, “Of course, you’ve got that dapper charm that makes the girls swoon.”
“Well my boyfriend doesn’t like it but it’s true.”
“Thank you anyway,” Veronica said with a nod before heading over to their table. Noticing that Kurt looked happier she decided to table their conversation for the moment. After all Kurt did deserve some happiness.
Dropping onto Kurt’s bed Veronica slowly ran a finger up and down his foot as she whispered, “Kurt, get up.”
Smiling as he twitched, his foot jerking away she couldn’t help but follow it. Over the years she had figured out that this was the only way to wake him up properly. It was one of the random things that she had learnt about her brother over the years that she wouldn’t change knowing for a second. She knew most siblings were like Logan and Trina were, barely able to get along no matter what the situation. She would have thought that it was because they weren’t biologically related but Trina was adopted like she was and it didn’t hinder Logan’s ability to fight with her.
Allowing her fingers to continue to follow their path up his foot she whispered again, “Kurt, it’s time to get up.”
“Go away,” came the mumbled reply.
“No, it’s almost ten and we have somewhere to be by one.”
Laughing as Kurt sat up from his position he looked around wildly, “I’m late for school. How could you let me sleep like that?”
“Well you have permission not to be in school today that’s how. So get up, get dressed because brunch is waiting for you up stairs. We have to leave in an hour, now move.”
Jumping off the bed she ran up the stairs without waiting for the answer only turning around to see Kurt’s shocked look as he scrambled to get ready.
“So let me get this straight.” Kurt replied, sipping the coffee that he had placed in the holder, “I can’t take more than a day off school when our dad is in the hospital but I can take several off now to watch you film a video clip?”
“Yes.” Veronica replied with a shrug, knowing that Kurt would be expecting more of an explanation she sighed, “I want your opinion on this place. It was original ignored by the record company and I really want to prove them wrong in their assumptions but to do so I need to get the Kurt Hummel seal of approval.”
“This has to do with yesterday, doesn’t it?”
“Fine a lot of it does but I figured you wouldn’t be so opposed to a break after whatever happened yesterday.”
“I’m not in the mood to tell you.”
Veronica shrugged, “You’ll tell me when you’re ready. I know that. Now this place is a school so I want you to hold onto Ally’s hand the whole time.”
“I’m not a kid,” Ally whined from the back seat.
“Well that’s not what I heard. The last thing I heard you were four, that makes you a kid.”
Ally pouted, “You don’t have to treat me like one.”
“Maybe you’ll think twice before running off to listen to a busker again.”
Kurt gasped, “You ran off to listen to a busker?”
“He was good,” Ally whispered with a small shrug, “I’ll hold your hand Uncle Kurt.”
“That’s what I thought,” Veronica replied with a nod, turning into a car park, past a sign that read Dalton Academy.
“So this is a school?” Kurt asked, glancing up at the building.
“Yeah,” Veronica replied with a nod, “An all boy’s boarding school.”
“With gargoyles on the roof?”
Turning into a park Veronica switched off the car before looking at the building closely, “That’s scary.” Jumping out of the car she pulled the back door open for Ally as Kurt slide out of his seat. Throwing her bag over her shoulder she took Ally’s spare hand before heading towards the building.
“Those gargoyles are really freaky.”
“I know,” she whispered, pausing a little, “I so hope they don’t want to film anything outside.”
“How can you not know?” Kurt asked.
“Well I know what they wanted to do at the other location but that doesn’t really mean anything for this location.”
Kurt raised an eyebrow at her, “And why the change of location?”
“Because you needed me to come home,” Veronica said with a shrug. It really was the simplest thing in the world.
“Thank you,” Kurt whispered before they started moving again.
Reaching over Ally she squeezed his shoulder before smiling at the man on the stairs waving them over. “Come on,” she whispered leading them over to where he was waiting. “Hi, I’m Veronica Hummel-Echolls, this is my daughter Allyson and my brother Kurt.”
“Well it’s a pleasure,” The man replied with a nod, “I’m Mr Keys, it’s a pleasure to meet you all.” Gesturing to the three boys behind him that had gone unnoticed til this point he said, “These are some of our Warblers, Wes, David and Blaine. I thought that they could show your brother and daughter around whilst we talk.”
“I think that’s a great idea,” Veronica replied with a nod before turning to the pair, “As long that’s ok with you two.”
Seeing Ally nod Kurt just shrugged, “Sure that’s fine. It’s better than listening to you two talk business.”
Letting go of Ally’s hand Veronica crutched down to eye level with the girl, “You be good,” She whispered before turning to Kurt, “That does double for you.”
“Yes mother,” Kurt mocked light heartedly before allowing Ally to pull him over to the boys.
Watching as they left Veronica waved them away, knowing that her brother would be in good hands here. Turning back to the principal she whispered, “Let’s get down to business then.”
Smiling as Ally ran down the stairs into her arms she hugged the little girl tightly to her chest whilst looking over her shoulder. She saw Kurt standing at the top of the stairs talking to the boy who had been introduced as Blaine. Watching as the pair pulled out their phones to exchange details she was glad that Kurt had had a good time here and that he had made a friend. Scooping Ally up she waved at Kurt as he headed towards them, only stopping to turn and wave goodbye to Blaine. When Kurt reached them she shifted Ally in her arms before placing on around Kurt and heading to the car.
“So what did you think of the place?” she asked.
“It’s so beautiful. Did you see those ceilings?”
Veronica nodded, “Yes I did. So I made a good decision by telling them that I’d film my new film clip here?”
“Yes you did,” Kurt replied with a nod, rounding the car to the passenger side, “The only bad decision you made was not telling me the name of the song that you’ll be filming here.”
Veronica smiled, strapping an almost asleep Ally into her car seat. Shutting the back door she hopped into the front and was out of the parking lot before answering Kurt. “It’s called Far Away. I think this whole place could give it a great feel, not just with how pretty the school is but with the purpose behind it.”
Kurt’s eyes narrowed, “Firstly I want to hear this song as soon as we’re home. Secondly, before you ask, the boys did tell me something that I’m sure was behind me coming here with you.”
“And whatever would that be,” Veronica said, trying to play innocent.
“That it has a zero tolerance bullying policy. You think I should go here.”
Veronica shrugged, “I think it’s an option. If it ever got too much and you needed a break or just to get away it’s an option to get you out.”
“Blaine’s says the tuition is steep.”
Veronica shrugged again, “I’m a multi millionaire. We could always take it from your trust if it feels weird for you. I think the biggest obstacle would be convincing dad that this is necessary.”
“Blaine says that his biggest regret was running away,” Kurt whispered.
“Well sometimes running is necessary for survival.” Veronica replied, “So... You and Blaine got on well?”
Kurt shook his head, “You’re very subtle there.”
“I’m curious. We can always talk about yesterday if you like?”
“No, but we did get on well. He’s gay too and he was bullied so when I told him what happened yesterday it felt like it wasn’t as big a deal as what it was.”
“But it would be a big deal with me?”
“Yeah, you’d want to kill him. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure Blaine wants to kill him too but it’s -“
“Not the same. I get it. Sometimes it’s easier to spill your guts to a complete stranger than family. I’m ok with that, as long as Ally didn’t hear it.”
Kurt shook his head, “Wes and David kept her pretty occupied, though I think she may have a crush on Blaine.”
Looking into the rear view mirror at her daughter she shook her head with a smile, “It will be the first in a long line of crushes on gay men. She’ll get use to it eventually.”
5.
Sitting on the couch, one arm wrapped around Kurt’s shoulders she couldn’t believe that this was happening. When Kurt had called she hadn’t believed him, could fathom that a kid could do this to her brother. She was glad that she had only been at a signing in Columbus so she had jumped in her car and driven like a mad woman. She would call all the important people later, for the moment all she wanted to do was hide Kurt away from the world that would do anything like this to him.
“Ok, so the guy who’s been bullying you kissed you?” when Kurt nodded she continued, “And now he’s threatened to kill you?” with another nod Veronica shook her head, “You have to tell dad.”
“I can’t.”
“Kurt, you have to. He could be serious.”
“Yeah but so is dad’s heart condition.”
“That’s not a reason to not tell him Kurt. He needs to know so he can make you safe,” Veronica argued. Opening her mouth to continue so was surprised when there was a knock on the door. Rolling her eyes she asked, “Are expecting anyone?” When Kurt shook his head again she shrugged, “When then we’ll just ignore them until they go away.”
“Fine but I can’t tell dad.”
“Kurt you need to be safe. You deserve to be safe. Have you given Dalton anymore of a thought?”
“Yes and no. It seems great but it’s not the real world, you know?”
“I know, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t be there. The real world can wait for you to bang out the dents in your armour.”
“That’s a bad analogy,” Kurt replied with a raised eyebrow just as his phone started to ring. Watching as he leaned over to answer it he sighed, “It’s Blaine at the door. I forgot we were going to hang out today.”
Veronica nodded, “Well I can get rid of him if you like.”
“No, I want to see him.” Kurt whispered.
“Ok well I’ll go and let him in whilst you make yourself a little more presentable but don’t think for a second that this conversation is over.”
“Fine, it’s not over.”
Standing to get the door Veronica nodded, “Good.”
The next morning Kurt left before she could talk to him again. Veronica knew he was going to avoid the conversation for as long as possible but she had hoped that it wouldn’t be that bad. He never really tried to actively avoid her unless the situation was so far out of his control he didn’t know what else he could do. Not that it really mattered. She ended up at McKinley only fifteen minutes after him. Spotting Finn at his locker she wondered over to him.
“Hey.”
“You’re not going to yell at me again are you?”
Veronica laughed, “No. It’s safe to say that I’m sorry about that. Emotions where running very high that day for all of us and I shouldn’t have taken it out on you.”
“It’s ok. I understand, I kind of did the same thing to Kurt.”
“Well I hope you apologised,” Veronica said with a shrug, “So do you know why I need to be here?”
Finn shook his head, “I figured you were here to see Kurt.”
“No dad texted me to say I should come. That there was something that he and Carole had to tell me.”
“That’s right,” Burt called out from behind them. Turning she smiled at Carole and Burt as they walked over with Kurt trapped between the two of them. “We have some news we wanted to share with the most important people in our lives.”
“And doesn’t include your granddaughter?” Veronica asked.
“No, nor does it include my son in law, both of whom shall find out tonight. That’s when they’re getting here right?” Burt replied.
Veronica nodded before saying, “So what is this news?”
“Well we wanted you to be the first to know,” Carole whispered, stamping her feet a little before holding up her left hand, “We’re getting married.”
Veronica gasped at the same moment that Kurt did, rushing to the woman’s side to admire the ring. Seeing her dad move over next to Finn she wasn’t surprised when he said that they wanted a small wedding and to splurge on the honeymoon. She’d seen the photos of her dad’s first wedding, it had been quite the affair but they hadn’t done anything extravagate afterwards, they had spent a week in California. She also wasn’t surprised when Kurt offered to plan the wedding. She jumped straight onto that bandwagon offering her services as well, knowing that Kurt would take extra money from her if it was needed. When her dad said that they would need to get a new house though, that scared her. She knew that the last time Carole and Finn had moved in Burt hadn’t wanted to give Finn her room so the boys had shared, which turned out not to be a great idea. Still it made her morning and as her dad and Carole walked out with her to the car Veronica couldn’t help but feel excited for everything that was about to happen for their family.
To those who may have seen her it looked as if she was disinterested. Leaning against the locker she kept her face as blank as possible, so knew what high school was like. You showed any weakness and they would destroy you. That didn’t stop her from contacting her accountant secretly to ensure that Kurt would have access to his trust if necessary so he could escape this place. She knew he wouldn’t want to but he shouldn’t have to be in this environment. No one should.
They had only been having a dance lesson, showing both Burt and Finn how to waltz. It had been fun until the idiot that had been bullying Kurt decided to walk past the door, scaring the life out of Kurt. Of Burt had always been very intuitive to how they were feeling and he knew that Kurt was scared. He chased Karofsky down the hall and threw him into the wall. At that point it had taken far too much to get him to let go. Kurt was calling out about his heart and Finn was trying to get him to relax. It wasn’t until she had placed a hand on his shoulder and said let the office handle this that he had let go. They had been speaking to Figgins since.
Moving as the door to the office opened she waited until Karofsky and his father had left before scooping Kurt into a hug. “What happened?” she asked.
“I told them what was happening and Couch Sylvester expelled him. I’m going to be safe.” Kurt whispered, squeezing her tightly, “I have to go and tell the others.”
“And go to class,” Veronica joked before realising him, watching as he ran down the hall towards the choir room. Turning back to her father she asked, “Do you really think this is going to work?”
“He won’t be bullied anymore. That’s all that matters.”
Allowing her father to led her away she shook her head, “I’m not too sure about that. Karofsky may have been the worst bully but I’m pretty sure he wasn’t the only one.”
“But they’ll take the hint that they shouldn’t do this otherwise they’ll be expelled too.”
Veronica paused at the doorway, “Dad. I have to tell you something.”
“You’re not pregnant again, are you?”
Veronica shook her head, “No. I’m not. It’s just... when I made my first million I put it away into a trust.”
“Well that’s smart.”
“I did the same with my second million but the trusts aren’t in my name.”
Burt looked at her with a puzzled look on his face, “Then whose names are they in.”
“Yours and Kurt’s,” Veronica replied with a sigh before rushing on, “And before you argue you don’t ever have to touch yours unless you absolutely want to but I want Kurt to be able to go to any college he wants without having to worry about cost.”
“Ok then why bring it up now.”
“Firstly you and Carole can use the money for a wedding. With interest it’s about 3 and half million dollars now. Both of them. The other thing is that I think we should be considering sending Kurt to another school. Like Dalton that has an enforced zero tolerance bullying policy.”
“Tuitions steep there. I checked when Kurt started high school. I thought it might have been an option but it wasn’t.”
“Well it is now,” Veronica whispered, “It can come from Kurt’s trust or yours or I can just pay it from my bank account.”
Burt sighed, “It sounds like you have it all figured out. Can I think about it?”
“Of course dad.”
Veronica wasn’t surprised at all that the wedding had been amazing. It was fun to sing and dance with the New Directions. They had so much passion for their craft and sometimes she missed working with people like that. It wasn’t that the people she worked with didn’t have passion it was just that most of them had wanted to be music artists themselves, not producing or managing or scheduling for other artists. They wanted more from their lives than watching others being successful.
Once the song was over she stood beside her dad, Kurt’s hand in hers, watching as Carole and Burt exchanged vows. They were wonderful, both parties attributing a lot of their lives to the three of them. She had smiled over at Finn before glancing at Carole, noticing that they were both barely able to contain their tears. Veronica had to let them out though when Carole had said she was going to love Ally just as much as she would any grandchild of her own, because she would be the first in a long line of grandchildren if Logan had his way.
When the ceremony was finally over she hugged all them, her new family, before bringing Ally over. She couldn’t help the wide grin that broke out on her face when the little girl asked if she could call Carole grandma. Asking the woman she was so happy when she said yes. Following them all into the ballroom she knew that there was more to come. Sitting next to Kurt, with Ally in her lap, they watched as Burt and Carole danced to their first dance. When Finn got to his speech though she knew it was time. Letting Ally off her lap she smiled at Finn when he mentioned that they had a song for Kurt. Kissing the boy on the check she went and stood with Finn taking the microphone he had behind his back. Hugging Finn lightly she pulled away as the song started. It said everything they were feeling about Kurt and she was glad that Finn had offered her the chance to sing with him. It seemed to make his night. It felt as if everything would be alright
“This can’t be happening!” Veronica cried.
“Well I’m sorry but the school board has overturned the expulsion,” Sue replied with a sigh.
“What does this mean for Kurt?” Burt asked.
Sue shrugged, “Without hard evidence there is nothing that I can do. There’s nothing that anyone can really do. That’s why I’ve decided to turn in my resignation. So that I can be a set of eyes in that corridor, trying to catch him at it.”
Kurt sighed and rolled his eyes, “I’m going to class. I may as well enjoy my last day of not being terrified.”
Watching as he left the room her heart broke a little. She really couldn’t believe that this was happening. It was only the weekend that they had all been feeling so happy. That didn’t stop the school board from overturning Karofsky’s expulsion due to lack of evidence.
“I’m going to do everything I can to keep him safe,” Sue vowed.
“But you can’t really,” Veronica replied with a shrug, “You have other things that you need to deal with as well.”
“I know what needs to be done,” Burt whispered, “But I’m going to need access to Kurt’s trust.”
Veronica couldn’t help the grin that broke out on her face. She didn’t think that Burt would even consider it but she was very glad that he was. “Everything in there can be accessed by both you and Kurt, not that Kurt knows that.”
“Ok then,” Carole replied with a nod, “Why don’t we tell Kurt while you get the transfer papers in order Sue. That way he doesn’t have to be here with Karofsky at all.”
“That sounds like a plan,” Veronica whispered with a nod. “I’ll transfer the money into your account if you want dad.”
“Yeah, that sounds good,” Burt replied with a nod before leaving with Carole. Sighing into her seat she watched as Sue started the transfer process. She really couldn’t believe that this was happening. The only thing that made her happy was that Kurt was going to be getting out of this soon enough.
Pulling Kurt closer to her side Veronica smiled and leaned back against his car. This wasn’t the ideal solution in Kurt’s mind but having spent so many days without having to worry about Karofsky had led him to not wanting to being terrified about going to school any longer. Smiling as Logan pulled another suitcase out of the trunk of their car she watched as he dragged it into the building that Kurt would be living in, heading to his dorm.
“Shouldn’t we help him?” Kurt asked.
Veronica shook her head, “Nah. He knows what to do if he wants help.”
Laughing Kurt shook his head as his name was called from across the parking lot. Smiling, they both raised their hands to wave at Blaine and the two boys he were with. “Do you know the other two?” Veronica asked.
“No,” Kurt replied before greeting Blaine with a “Hey.”
“Hey yourself. This is Jeff and Nick,” Blaine said gesturing to the tow boys beside him, “And this is Kurt and his older sister Veronica.”
“Hey,” both Hummel’s said at the same time.
“We were wondering if you needed any help unpacking.” Blaine replied with a smile.
“Well -“ Kurt started.
“No,” Veronica jumped in, shaking her head, “Logan knows what he needs to do if he wants our help.”
“It doesn’t seem fair.”
“It’s not like I’m asking for anything over the top,” Veronica replied with a shrug as Ally skipped over to where they were standing.
“Daddy says he would like some help.”
Veronica smiled, “Well you tell daddy he knows what to do to get us to help.” Nodding the little girl skipped away, tugging on Logan’s jeans to get his attention before relaying the message. Watching as he lifted his head to roll his eyes at her Veronica shrugged, “You know what I want.”
“He’s not going to do it,” Kurt said with a shrug.
“Do what?” Blaine asked.
“We have a rule,” Veronica replied, “If Logan wants help unpacking he needs to take his shirt off so we can ogle his abs whilst we help.”
The three Dalton boys laughed, “I’m all for waiting to see his abs in person,” Blaine said with a shrug. The other two boys nodded their agreement as Ally ran back over to them.
Jumping straight into Kurt’s arms she said, “Daddy said he will but he wishes he didn’t have to be objecti... obbicted to get help.”
“Objectified?” Kurt asked.
Ally nodded, “That’s the one.”
Turning their heads they saw Logan shaking his as he grabbed the bottom of his polo shirt and pulled it straight over his head. Letting out a cheer Veronica wasn’t surprised when the boys joined in as well. They continued to wolf whistle and cheer until Logan yelled at them to help out already. Smiling Veronica grabbed Ally and placed her on the ground allowing her to run ahead of the four boys, Nick and Jeff questioning Kurt. She knew it might take a while but it defiantly look like Kurt was going to be very ok.
1.
Walking off stage Kurt couldn’t help but sigh. It wasn’t like he had a major part but trying to blend in made him feel a little weary. It was so unlike any other experience he had coming off the stage before. It was like he had a huge work out and his whole body was telling him to just sit down and go to sleep. He couldn’t do that until the results were given though. Smiling as Blaine walked over to him he accepted the hug from the boy and the passing pats from Nick and Jeff as they started back towards the green room.
Trying his hardest to listen to what Blaine was saying his smile grew when he saw a familiar figure off to the side. Giving a small squeal he ran across the room, throwing his arms around her, barely noticing who she was talking to.
Laughing as her arms automatically came around her he smiled into her neck as she said, “Well hello to you too baby brother.”
“Oh shut,” he mumbled, “Hi Sylvia.”
“Hi Kurt,” Sylvia replied with a smile, “You sounded great up there. My offer still stands if you ever want to go into Opera.”
“I’ll think about it,” he replied as he felt Veronica move to let go, “Not yet.” He whispered so that only she could hear.
“Ok,” she giggled in his ear before turning to the boys, “It’s Blaine, Nick and Jeff right?”
“Yes,” the three boys replied in unison.
“This is Sylvia. She’s the talent scout who discovered me,” Veronica replied, head resting on Kurt’s shoulder as she pulled him closer.
“It’s a pleasure boys,” Sylvia replied before turning to Blaine, “What grade are you in?”
“I’m a junior ma’am.”
“Then you should keep practising. I expect you to be more amazing the next time I see you so that next year I’ll be able to offer you a recording deal.” Sylvia replied, handing Blaine her card.
“Thank you,” the boy whispered taking the card and holding it gently with both hands, “I won’t let you down.”
“You better not,” Sylvia replied before turning to Nick and Jeff, “As for you two if you ever sing lead I expect an invite. I have a feeling you two might be a bit like Kurt, thrown in the background but no less spectacular.”
“On that note,” Veronica interrupted, “It was good to see you again Sylvia but maybe you should take your seat. Boys I’m sure the Warblers are waiting for you. You should let them know that I’m stealing Kurt away to get some coffee. I’ll return him when New Directions take the stage.”
“Ok, I know what I’m not wanted,” Sylvia replied, turning to leave.
Kurt laughed, “I never would have guessed,” as Sylvia left.
“We’ll see you in a couple of minutes,” the Warblers said in unison before following Sylvia out the door.
“It’s kind of creepy that they speak in unison like that,” Veronica whispered as she finally detached herself from Kurt.
“I know. If I start to do that hit me over the head.”
Laughing Veronica pulled Kurt along, “Let’s get coffee.”
Once they were seated with their drinks Veronica looked her brother over. It was different to see him in a uniform but there was a small smile on his face and the worry lines from around his eyes seemed to be fading slowly. It was good to see his appearance slowly return to normal.
“So how’s the new school?”
Kurt shrugged, “The kids are nicer but the classes are harder. I’m not convinced I entirely fit in.”
Raising an eyebrow she said, “Why would you think that?”
“Blaine said that to me,” Kurt said, “Something about the uniforming meaning that we blend in and there isn’t much room to stick out.”
“You don’t really want to stick out though.” Veronica replied with a shrug, “It’s just what you’ve become used to. You’ve need to scream and stick out to even get someone to listen to you. It almost like you were whispering at McKinley. Here, I think, you need to learn to be like you are with me. You don’t try hard to be heard because you know that no matter what I’ll always hear you.”
Kurt nodded, “I think you’re right.”
Seeing the lights flicker she stood, “Come on. Let’s find your group and I’ll find Logan and the kid.”
“You brought them both?”
“Well yeah,” Veronica said her grin growing. Stopping him just before they entered the room she pulled a CD case out of her bag, “Before I forget. Your special copy of my new album.”
Handing it over she smiled as his he turned it over, noticing the dedication placed on the middle of the cover, “You’re dedicating it to me?”
“Yeah, now come on.”
In the corner of the case the text read, To the best brother in the world, whom throughout the worst that life throws at him has held his head high and came out the other side a better man. He inspires me daily and he inspired this album.
The end
Please leave a comment! I’m dying to know what you think.
Rating: PG
Fandoms: Glee/Veronica Mars
Characters/Pairings: Veronica, Kurt, Burt, Finn, Elizabeth, Blaine, Jeff, Nick, Wes, David, Veronica/Logan, Burt/Elizabeth, Burt/Carole, pre Kurt/Blaine
Prompt: Wild Card for my au_bingo card
Word Count: 14,033
Summary: Five times Kurt called Veronica and needed her to come back to Ohio and one time Veronica went home to surprise Kurt.
A/N: So I started this back in November, not really sure where it was going but knowing I wanted to use it. Originally it was supposed to be for a musician prompt on my au_bingo card because I always wanted to write Veronica as a musician but I didn’t get it finished in time. Then I was looking through the prompt posts at kurt_blaine and saw one that wanted Veronica to be Blaine’s step sister. I thought that was pretty cool but the more I thought about it the more I thought it would be cooler this way. It took a bit to figure out, cause I didn’t want Keith to come off as a bad guy, but it finally did and I’m really happy with it. So I hope you take a second to comment.
A few things you should know. There’s about 10 years between Veronica and Kurt. I see it as Kurt being a miracle child and Burt and Elizabeth bring older than they most likely are in canon. Secondly I don’t accept for a second that Blaine is a junior no matter how many times the show tells me.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy. Please comment at the end, I’d like some feedback on it :D
Part One
4.
When Kurt called in a panic Veronica knew that the only thing she could do was get Allyson and get on a plane. She called Logan from the airport, letting him know that something was wrong, before calling her manager and pleading with her to make this trip possible. Luckily the record company had understood in the end but it also meant that she would have to do the video clip in Ohio, since one of the proposed locations was in the area.
Calling Kurt when she landed she told him to met her at the Lima Bean before getting into her hire car, daughter strapped into her child seat, and leaving the airport. She had a three hour trip ahead of her but lucky enough Kurt still had an hour left at school. Speeding slightly the whole way, which she had no intention of telling Logan about, she pulled into the coffee shop only thirty minutes after Kurt would have shown up. Pulling Ally out of the car she let the little girl pull her along as she scanned through the window for her brother.
Spotting him curled up in a corner she leaned down, tilting Ally’s head up, before asking if she wanted to get their orders. At the little girl’s enthusiastic nod she handed her the money, telling her to get only three cookies for them to share before wondering to where Kurt was sitting.
Sliding in next to Kurt she smiled at him, wrapped an arm around his shoulder before saying, “Hey. So what’s wrong?”
Kurt shook his head, as if he was unable to speak about what had happened, before looking back at his coffee. Studying Kurt she couldn’t help but feel a little shocked at what she saw. The spark in his eye wasn’t there, the little smile that he always seemed to wear had disappeared, his clothes and accessories looked like they had been toned down. Veronica knew it had been a month since she had been home last but she couldn’t believe that this was her brother now. That he could have been reduced to this and no one had noticed as it happened. That she hadn’t noticed.
Glancing over to the counter she smiled when she saw Allyson being served, the customer behind her helping her hand over the money, before she turned back to Kurt. Pulling him closer she tilted his head up, forcing him to look her in the eyes before saying, “Kurt. I need you to talk to me. Tell me what happened or at least how I can make it better.”
Watching as he inhaled a shaky breath Veronica smiled encouragingly as he started to speak, “School’s getting worse, I don’t think that anyone has realised what is happening.”
“Then tell me,” Veronica whispered, “Let me help you.”
Kurt shook his head, “I want to. I feel like you’re the only person who will get it but what happens when you leave again. Cause you always leave. I know it’s for your work and family but I just can’t do this alone anymore.”
“If you need me to stay Kurt I will,” Veronica whispered, “I can’t stay forever but I’ll stay for as long as you need.”
Kurt continued to shake his head sighing, “I don’t want you to stay. I don’t want anyone to stay in Ohio but I’m so lonely. I’m so so lonely and the bullying is getting worse. You’re the only person I feel safe to confide in I don’t even fell that way about any of my friends. How sad is that?”
“Oh Kurt, it’s not sad. It just means that your friends aren’t that great. Sometimes that what we end up with but you’ll know when you have the right friend to deal with and you’ll be able to confide in them the way you do with me.”
“Ok, you should probably rescue my niece from the private school boy.”
Turning to the counter she was surprised to see a blond haired boy helping Ally pull down their purchases. “I really shouldn’t have let her go alone. I’ll be right back and then I want to know exactly what it is that prompted this phone call and whether I should be making phone calls to get our Ohio house ready.”
Kurt just nodded as Veronica moved away. Watching as Kurt curled in on himself again she sighed, hoping that there really was something that she could do. Anything, even if she did have to move back here until he graduated high school. It wasn’t idealistic for her music career, her manager and recording company would freak, but if Kurt needed her here this is where she would be. Walking over to Ally she grabbed the two drinks the boy was handing her daughter with a smile.
“You know if you needed help you should have just come and asked.”
“I know,” Ally replied with a nod, “But you and Uncle Kurt looked like you were having an adult talk. The ones you tell me not to interrupt.”
Placing a gentle kiss on the girls forehead she whispered, “Well what have I told you that you should do when you want to talk to me and I’m talking to someone else”
“Say excuse me?”
“Exactly,” Veronica replied with a smiled, “Now go give Uncle Kurt one of your biggest hugs ever ok?”
“Ok.”
Watching her daughter skip over to her brother she shook her head. It still surprised her how well they got on. It wasn’t a guarantee that just cause Kurt got on with Veronica that he would get on with Ally but they had so much fun together. In so many ways it was like the relationship that she and Kurt had but for once Kurt wasn’t the youngest.
Turning to the blond boy she took the tray of items from him before saying, “Thank you for helping her. Most people wouldn’t.”
“Well manners have been instilled in me from a young age.”
Veronica rolled her eyes, “Of course, you’ve got that dapper charm that makes the girls swoon.”
“Well my boyfriend doesn’t like it but it’s true.”
“Thank you anyway,” Veronica said with a nod before heading over to their table. Noticing that Kurt looked happier she decided to table their conversation for the moment. After all Kurt did deserve some happiness.
Dropping onto Kurt’s bed Veronica slowly ran a finger up and down his foot as she whispered, “Kurt, get up.”
Smiling as he twitched, his foot jerking away she couldn’t help but follow it. Over the years she had figured out that this was the only way to wake him up properly. It was one of the random things that she had learnt about her brother over the years that she wouldn’t change knowing for a second. She knew most siblings were like Logan and Trina were, barely able to get along no matter what the situation. She would have thought that it was because they weren’t biologically related but Trina was adopted like she was and it didn’t hinder Logan’s ability to fight with her.
Allowing her fingers to continue to follow their path up his foot she whispered again, “Kurt, it’s time to get up.”
“Go away,” came the mumbled reply.
“No, it’s almost ten and we have somewhere to be by one.”
Laughing as Kurt sat up from his position he looked around wildly, “I’m late for school. How could you let me sleep like that?”
“Well you have permission not to be in school today that’s how. So get up, get dressed because brunch is waiting for you up stairs. We have to leave in an hour, now move.”
Jumping off the bed she ran up the stairs without waiting for the answer only turning around to see Kurt’s shocked look as he scrambled to get ready.
“So let me get this straight.” Kurt replied, sipping the coffee that he had placed in the holder, “I can’t take more than a day off school when our dad is in the hospital but I can take several off now to watch you film a video clip?”
“Yes.” Veronica replied with a shrug, knowing that Kurt would be expecting more of an explanation she sighed, “I want your opinion on this place. It was original ignored by the record company and I really want to prove them wrong in their assumptions but to do so I need to get the Kurt Hummel seal of approval.”
“This has to do with yesterday, doesn’t it?”
“Fine a lot of it does but I figured you wouldn’t be so opposed to a break after whatever happened yesterday.”
“I’m not in the mood to tell you.”
Veronica shrugged, “You’ll tell me when you’re ready. I know that. Now this place is a school so I want you to hold onto Ally’s hand the whole time.”
“I’m not a kid,” Ally whined from the back seat.
“Well that’s not what I heard. The last thing I heard you were four, that makes you a kid.”
Ally pouted, “You don’t have to treat me like one.”
“Maybe you’ll think twice before running off to listen to a busker again.”
Kurt gasped, “You ran off to listen to a busker?”
“He was good,” Ally whispered with a small shrug, “I’ll hold your hand Uncle Kurt.”
“That’s what I thought,” Veronica replied with a nod, turning into a car park, past a sign that read Dalton Academy.
“So this is a school?” Kurt asked, glancing up at the building.
“Yeah,” Veronica replied with a nod, “An all boy’s boarding school.”
“With gargoyles on the roof?”
Turning into a park Veronica switched off the car before looking at the building closely, “That’s scary.” Jumping out of the car she pulled the back door open for Ally as Kurt slide out of his seat. Throwing her bag over her shoulder she took Ally’s spare hand before heading towards the building.
“Those gargoyles are really freaky.”
“I know,” she whispered, pausing a little, “I so hope they don’t want to film anything outside.”
“How can you not know?” Kurt asked.
“Well I know what they wanted to do at the other location but that doesn’t really mean anything for this location.”
Kurt raised an eyebrow at her, “And why the change of location?”
“Because you needed me to come home,” Veronica said with a shrug. It really was the simplest thing in the world.
“Thank you,” Kurt whispered before they started moving again.
Reaching over Ally she squeezed his shoulder before smiling at the man on the stairs waving them over. “Come on,” she whispered leading them over to where he was waiting. “Hi, I’m Veronica Hummel-Echolls, this is my daughter Allyson and my brother Kurt.”
“Well it’s a pleasure,” The man replied with a nod, “I’m Mr Keys, it’s a pleasure to meet you all.” Gesturing to the three boys behind him that had gone unnoticed til this point he said, “These are some of our Warblers, Wes, David and Blaine. I thought that they could show your brother and daughter around whilst we talk.”
“I think that’s a great idea,” Veronica replied with a nod before turning to the pair, “As long that’s ok with you two.”
Seeing Ally nod Kurt just shrugged, “Sure that’s fine. It’s better than listening to you two talk business.”
Letting go of Ally’s hand Veronica crutched down to eye level with the girl, “You be good,” She whispered before turning to Kurt, “That does double for you.”
“Yes mother,” Kurt mocked light heartedly before allowing Ally to pull him over to the boys.
Watching as they left Veronica waved them away, knowing that her brother would be in good hands here. Turning back to the principal she whispered, “Let’s get down to business then.”
Smiling as Ally ran down the stairs into her arms she hugged the little girl tightly to her chest whilst looking over her shoulder. She saw Kurt standing at the top of the stairs talking to the boy who had been introduced as Blaine. Watching as the pair pulled out their phones to exchange details she was glad that Kurt had had a good time here and that he had made a friend. Scooping Ally up she waved at Kurt as he headed towards them, only stopping to turn and wave goodbye to Blaine. When Kurt reached them she shifted Ally in her arms before placing on around Kurt and heading to the car.
“So what did you think of the place?” she asked.
“It’s so beautiful. Did you see those ceilings?”
Veronica nodded, “Yes I did. So I made a good decision by telling them that I’d film my new film clip here?”
“Yes you did,” Kurt replied with a nod, rounding the car to the passenger side, “The only bad decision you made was not telling me the name of the song that you’ll be filming here.”
Veronica smiled, strapping an almost asleep Ally into her car seat. Shutting the back door she hopped into the front and was out of the parking lot before answering Kurt. “It’s called Far Away. I think this whole place could give it a great feel, not just with how pretty the school is but with the purpose behind it.”
Kurt’s eyes narrowed, “Firstly I want to hear this song as soon as we’re home. Secondly, before you ask, the boys did tell me something that I’m sure was behind me coming here with you.”
“And whatever would that be,” Veronica said, trying to play innocent.
“That it has a zero tolerance bullying policy. You think I should go here.”
Veronica shrugged, “I think it’s an option. If it ever got too much and you needed a break or just to get away it’s an option to get you out.”
“Blaine’s says the tuition is steep.”
Veronica shrugged again, “I’m a multi millionaire. We could always take it from your trust if it feels weird for you. I think the biggest obstacle would be convincing dad that this is necessary.”
“Blaine says that his biggest regret was running away,” Kurt whispered.
“Well sometimes running is necessary for survival.” Veronica replied, “So... You and Blaine got on well?”
Kurt shook his head, “You’re very subtle there.”
“I’m curious. We can always talk about yesterday if you like?”
“No, but we did get on well. He’s gay too and he was bullied so when I told him what happened yesterday it felt like it wasn’t as big a deal as what it was.”
“But it would be a big deal with me?”
“Yeah, you’d want to kill him. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure Blaine wants to kill him too but it’s -“
“Not the same. I get it. Sometimes it’s easier to spill your guts to a complete stranger than family. I’m ok with that, as long as Ally didn’t hear it.”
Kurt shook his head, “Wes and David kept her pretty occupied, though I think she may have a crush on Blaine.”
Looking into the rear view mirror at her daughter she shook her head with a smile, “It will be the first in a long line of crushes on gay men. She’ll get use to it eventually.”
5.
Sitting on the couch, one arm wrapped around Kurt’s shoulders she couldn’t believe that this was happening. When Kurt had called she hadn’t believed him, could fathom that a kid could do this to her brother. She was glad that she had only been at a signing in Columbus so she had jumped in her car and driven like a mad woman. She would call all the important people later, for the moment all she wanted to do was hide Kurt away from the world that would do anything like this to him.
“Ok, so the guy who’s been bullying you kissed you?” when Kurt nodded she continued, “And now he’s threatened to kill you?” with another nod Veronica shook her head, “You have to tell dad.”
“I can’t.”
“Kurt, you have to. He could be serious.”
“Yeah but so is dad’s heart condition.”
“That’s not a reason to not tell him Kurt. He needs to know so he can make you safe,” Veronica argued. Opening her mouth to continue so was surprised when there was a knock on the door. Rolling her eyes she asked, “Are expecting anyone?” When Kurt shook his head again she shrugged, “When then we’ll just ignore them until they go away.”
“Fine but I can’t tell dad.”
“Kurt you need to be safe. You deserve to be safe. Have you given Dalton anymore of a thought?”
“Yes and no. It seems great but it’s not the real world, you know?”
“I know, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t be there. The real world can wait for you to bang out the dents in your armour.”
“That’s a bad analogy,” Kurt replied with a raised eyebrow just as his phone started to ring. Watching as he leaned over to answer it he sighed, “It’s Blaine at the door. I forgot we were going to hang out today.”
Veronica nodded, “Well I can get rid of him if you like.”
“No, I want to see him.” Kurt whispered.
“Ok well I’ll go and let him in whilst you make yourself a little more presentable but don’t think for a second that this conversation is over.”
“Fine, it’s not over.”
Standing to get the door Veronica nodded, “Good.”
The next morning Kurt left before she could talk to him again. Veronica knew he was going to avoid the conversation for as long as possible but she had hoped that it wouldn’t be that bad. He never really tried to actively avoid her unless the situation was so far out of his control he didn’t know what else he could do. Not that it really mattered. She ended up at McKinley only fifteen minutes after him. Spotting Finn at his locker she wondered over to him.
“Hey.”
“You’re not going to yell at me again are you?”
Veronica laughed, “No. It’s safe to say that I’m sorry about that. Emotions where running very high that day for all of us and I shouldn’t have taken it out on you.”
“It’s ok. I understand, I kind of did the same thing to Kurt.”
“Well I hope you apologised,” Veronica said with a shrug, “So do you know why I need to be here?”
Finn shook his head, “I figured you were here to see Kurt.”
“No dad texted me to say I should come. That there was something that he and Carole had to tell me.”
“That’s right,” Burt called out from behind them. Turning she smiled at Carole and Burt as they walked over with Kurt trapped between the two of them. “We have some news we wanted to share with the most important people in our lives.”
“And doesn’t include your granddaughter?” Veronica asked.
“No, nor does it include my son in law, both of whom shall find out tonight. That’s when they’re getting here right?” Burt replied.
Veronica nodded before saying, “So what is this news?”
“Well we wanted you to be the first to know,” Carole whispered, stamping her feet a little before holding up her left hand, “We’re getting married.”
Veronica gasped at the same moment that Kurt did, rushing to the woman’s side to admire the ring. Seeing her dad move over next to Finn she wasn’t surprised when he said that they wanted a small wedding and to splurge on the honeymoon. She’d seen the photos of her dad’s first wedding, it had been quite the affair but they hadn’t done anything extravagate afterwards, they had spent a week in California. She also wasn’t surprised when Kurt offered to plan the wedding. She jumped straight onto that bandwagon offering her services as well, knowing that Kurt would take extra money from her if it was needed. When her dad said that they would need to get a new house though, that scared her. She knew that the last time Carole and Finn had moved in Burt hadn’t wanted to give Finn her room so the boys had shared, which turned out not to be a great idea. Still it made her morning and as her dad and Carole walked out with her to the car Veronica couldn’t help but feel excited for everything that was about to happen for their family.
To those who may have seen her it looked as if she was disinterested. Leaning against the locker she kept her face as blank as possible, so knew what high school was like. You showed any weakness and they would destroy you. That didn’t stop her from contacting her accountant secretly to ensure that Kurt would have access to his trust if necessary so he could escape this place. She knew he wouldn’t want to but he shouldn’t have to be in this environment. No one should.
They had only been having a dance lesson, showing both Burt and Finn how to waltz. It had been fun until the idiot that had been bullying Kurt decided to walk past the door, scaring the life out of Kurt. Of Burt had always been very intuitive to how they were feeling and he knew that Kurt was scared. He chased Karofsky down the hall and threw him into the wall. At that point it had taken far too much to get him to let go. Kurt was calling out about his heart and Finn was trying to get him to relax. It wasn’t until she had placed a hand on his shoulder and said let the office handle this that he had let go. They had been speaking to Figgins since.
Moving as the door to the office opened she waited until Karofsky and his father had left before scooping Kurt into a hug. “What happened?” she asked.
“I told them what was happening and Couch Sylvester expelled him. I’m going to be safe.” Kurt whispered, squeezing her tightly, “I have to go and tell the others.”
“And go to class,” Veronica joked before realising him, watching as he ran down the hall towards the choir room. Turning back to her father she asked, “Do you really think this is going to work?”
“He won’t be bullied anymore. That’s all that matters.”
Allowing her father to led her away she shook her head, “I’m not too sure about that. Karofsky may have been the worst bully but I’m pretty sure he wasn’t the only one.”
“But they’ll take the hint that they shouldn’t do this otherwise they’ll be expelled too.”
Veronica paused at the doorway, “Dad. I have to tell you something.”
“You’re not pregnant again, are you?”
Veronica shook her head, “No. I’m not. It’s just... when I made my first million I put it away into a trust.”
“Well that’s smart.”
“I did the same with my second million but the trusts aren’t in my name.”
Burt looked at her with a puzzled look on his face, “Then whose names are they in.”
“Yours and Kurt’s,” Veronica replied with a sigh before rushing on, “And before you argue you don’t ever have to touch yours unless you absolutely want to but I want Kurt to be able to go to any college he wants without having to worry about cost.”
“Ok then why bring it up now.”
“Firstly you and Carole can use the money for a wedding. With interest it’s about 3 and half million dollars now. Both of them. The other thing is that I think we should be considering sending Kurt to another school. Like Dalton that has an enforced zero tolerance bullying policy.”
“Tuitions steep there. I checked when Kurt started high school. I thought it might have been an option but it wasn’t.”
“Well it is now,” Veronica whispered, “It can come from Kurt’s trust or yours or I can just pay it from my bank account.”
Burt sighed, “It sounds like you have it all figured out. Can I think about it?”
“Of course dad.”
Veronica wasn’t surprised at all that the wedding had been amazing. It was fun to sing and dance with the New Directions. They had so much passion for their craft and sometimes she missed working with people like that. It wasn’t that the people she worked with didn’t have passion it was just that most of them had wanted to be music artists themselves, not producing or managing or scheduling for other artists. They wanted more from their lives than watching others being successful.
Once the song was over she stood beside her dad, Kurt’s hand in hers, watching as Carole and Burt exchanged vows. They were wonderful, both parties attributing a lot of their lives to the three of them. She had smiled over at Finn before glancing at Carole, noticing that they were both barely able to contain their tears. Veronica had to let them out though when Carole had said she was going to love Ally just as much as she would any grandchild of her own, because she would be the first in a long line of grandchildren if Logan had his way.
When the ceremony was finally over she hugged all them, her new family, before bringing Ally over. She couldn’t help the wide grin that broke out on her face when the little girl asked if she could call Carole grandma. Asking the woman she was so happy when she said yes. Following them all into the ballroom she knew that there was more to come. Sitting next to Kurt, with Ally in her lap, they watched as Burt and Carole danced to their first dance. When Finn got to his speech though she knew it was time. Letting Ally off her lap she smiled at Finn when he mentioned that they had a song for Kurt. Kissing the boy on the check she went and stood with Finn taking the microphone he had behind his back. Hugging Finn lightly she pulled away as the song started. It said everything they were feeling about Kurt and she was glad that Finn had offered her the chance to sing with him. It seemed to make his night. It felt as if everything would be alright
“This can’t be happening!” Veronica cried.
“Well I’m sorry but the school board has overturned the expulsion,” Sue replied with a sigh.
“What does this mean for Kurt?” Burt asked.
Sue shrugged, “Without hard evidence there is nothing that I can do. There’s nothing that anyone can really do. That’s why I’ve decided to turn in my resignation. So that I can be a set of eyes in that corridor, trying to catch him at it.”
Kurt sighed and rolled his eyes, “I’m going to class. I may as well enjoy my last day of not being terrified.”
Watching as he left the room her heart broke a little. She really couldn’t believe that this was happening. It was only the weekend that they had all been feeling so happy. That didn’t stop the school board from overturning Karofsky’s expulsion due to lack of evidence.
“I’m going to do everything I can to keep him safe,” Sue vowed.
“But you can’t really,” Veronica replied with a shrug, “You have other things that you need to deal with as well.”
“I know what needs to be done,” Burt whispered, “But I’m going to need access to Kurt’s trust.”
Veronica couldn’t help the grin that broke out on her face. She didn’t think that Burt would even consider it but she was very glad that he was. “Everything in there can be accessed by both you and Kurt, not that Kurt knows that.”
“Ok then,” Carole replied with a nod, “Why don’t we tell Kurt while you get the transfer papers in order Sue. That way he doesn’t have to be here with Karofsky at all.”
“That sounds like a plan,” Veronica whispered with a nod. “I’ll transfer the money into your account if you want dad.”
“Yeah, that sounds good,” Burt replied with a nod before leaving with Carole. Sighing into her seat she watched as Sue started the transfer process. She really couldn’t believe that this was happening. The only thing that made her happy was that Kurt was going to be getting out of this soon enough.
Pulling Kurt closer to her side Veronica smiled and leaned back against his car. This wasn’t the ideal solution in Kurt’s mind but having spent so many days without having to worry about Karofsky had led him to not wanting to being terrified about going to school any longer. Smiling as Logan pulled another suitcase out of the trunk of their car she watched as he dragged it into the building that Kurt would be living in, heading to his dorm.
“Shouldn’t we help him?” Kurt asked.
Veronica shook her head, “Nah. He knows what to do if he wants help.”
Laughing Kurt shook his head as his name was called from across the parking lot. Smiling, they both raised their hands to wave at Blaine and the two boys he were with. “Do you know the other two?” Veronica asked.
“No,” Kurt replied before greeting Blaine with a “Hey.”
“Hey yourself. This is Jeff and Nick,” Blaine said gesturing to the tow boys beside him, “And this is Kurt and his older sister Veronica.”
“Hey,” both Hummel’s said at the same time.
“We were wondering if you needed any help unpacking.” Blaine replied with a smile.
“Well -“ Kurt started.
“No,” Veronica jumped in, shaking her head, “Logan knows what he needs to do if he wants our help.”
“It doesn’t seem fair.”
“It’s not like I’m asking for anything over the top,” Veronica replied with a shrug as Ally skipped over to where they were standing.
“Daddy says he would like some help.”
Veronica smiled, “Well you tell daddy he knows what to do to get us to help.” Nodding the little girl skipped away, tugging on Logan’s jeans to get his attention before relaying the message. Watching as he lifted his head to roll his eyes at her Veronica shrugged, “You know what I want.”
“He’s not going to do it,” Kurt said with a shrug.
“Do what?” Blaine asked.
“We have a rule,” Veronica replied, “If Logan wants help unpacking he needs to take his shirt off so we can ogle his abs whilst we help.”
The three Dalton boys laughed, “I’m all for waiting to see his abs in person,” Blaine said with a shrug. The other two boys nodded their agreement as Ally ran back over to them.
Jumping straight into Kurt’s arms she said, “Daddy said he will but he wishes he didn’t have to be objecti... obbicted to get help.”
“Objectified?” Kurt asked.
Ally nodded, “That’s the one.”
Turning their heads they saw Logan shaking his as he grabbed the bottom of his polo shirt and pulled it straight over his head. Letting out a cheer Veronica wasn’t surprised when the boys joined in as well. They continued to wolf whistle and cheer until Logan yelled at them to help out already. Smiling Veronica grabbed Ally and placed her on the ground allowing her to run ahead of the four boys, Nick and Jeff questioning Kurt. She knew it might take a while but it defiantly look like Kurt was going to be very ok.
1.
Walking off stage Kurt couldn’t help but sigh. It wasn’t like he had a major part but trying to blend in made him feel a little weary. It was so unlike any other experience he had coming off the stage before. It was like he had a huge work out and his whole body was telling him to just sit down and go to sleep. He couldn’t do that until the results were given though. Smiling as Blaine walked over to him he accepted the hug from the boy and the passing pats from Nick and Jeff as they started back towards the green room.
Trying his hardest to listen to what Blaine was saying his smile grew when he saw a familiar figure off to the side. Giving a small squeal he ran across the room, throwing his arms around her, barely noticing who she was talking to.
Laughing as her arms automatically came around her he smiled into her neck as she said, “Well hello to you too baby brother.”
“Oh shut,” he mumbled, “Hi Sylvia.”
“Hi Kurt,” Sylvia replied with a smile, “You sounded great up there. My offer still stands if you ever want to go into Opera.”
“I’ll think about it,” he replied as he felt Veronica move to let go, “Not yet.” He whispered so that only she could hear.
“Ok,” she giggled in his ear before turning to the boys, “It’s Blaine, Nick and Jeff right?”
“Yes,” the three boys replied in unison.
“This is Sylvia. She’s the talent scout who discovered me,” Veronica replied, head resting on Kurt’s shoulder as she pulled him closer.
“It’s a pleasure boys,” Sylvia replied before turning to Blaine, “What grade are you in?”
“I’m a junior ma’am.”
“Then you should keep practising. I expect you to be more amazing the next time I see you so that next year I’ll be able to offer you a recording deal.” Sylvia replied, handing Blaine her card.
“Thank you,” the boy whispered taking the card and holding it gently with both hands, “I won’t let you down.”
“You better not,” Sylvia replied before turning to Nick and Jeff, “As for you two if you ever sing lead I expect an invite. I have a feeling you two might be a bit like Kurt, thrown in the background but no less spectacular.”
“On that note,” Veronica interrupted, “It was good to see you again Sylvia but maybe you should take your seat. Boys I’m sure the Warblers are waiting for you. You should let them know that I’m stealing Kurt away to get some coffee. I’ll return him when New Directions take the stage.”
“Ok, I know what I’m not wanted,” Sylvia replied, turning to leave.
Kurt laughed, “I never would have guessed,” as Sylvia left.
“We’ll see you in a couple of minutes,” the Warblers said in unison before following Sylvia out the door.
“It’s kind of creepy that they speak in unison like that,” Veronica whispered as she finally detached herself from Kurt.
“I know. If I start to do that hit me over the head.”
Laughing Veronica pulled Kurt along, “Let’s get coffee.”
Once they were seated with their drinks Veronica looked her brother over. It was different to see him in a uniform but there was a small smile on his face and the worry lines from around his eyes seemed to be fading slowly. It was good to see his appearance slowly return to normal.
“So how’s the new school?”
Kurt shrugged, “The kids are nicer but the classes are harder. I’m not convinced I entirely fit in.”
Raising an eyebrow she said, “Why would you think that?”
“Blaine said that to me,” Kurt said, “Something about the uniforming meaning that we blend in and there isn’t much room to stick out.”
“You don’t really want to stick out though.” Veronica replied with a shrug, “It’s just what you’ve become used to. You’ve need to scream and stick out to even get someone to listen to you. It almost like you were whispering at McKinley. Here, I think, you need to learn to be like you are with me. You don’t try hard to be heard because you know that no matter what I’ll always hear you.”
Kurt nodded, “I think you’re right.”
Seeing the lights flicker she stood, “Come on. Let’s find your group and I’ll find Logan and the kid.”
“You brought them both?”
“Well yeah,” Veronica said her grin growing. Stopping him just before they entered the room she pulled a CD case out of her bag, “Before I forget. Your special copy of my new album.”
Handing it over she smiled as his he turned it over, noticing the dedication placed on the middle of the cover, “You’re dedicating it to me?”
“Yeah, now come on.”
In the corner of the case the text read, To the best brother in the world, whom throughout the worst that life throws at him has held his head high and came out the other side a better man. He inspires me daily and he inspired this album.
The end
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