No Strings

chapter 35

Puck threw a twenty at the cabbie and once he got out his heart dropped at the sight in front of him. There were police everywhere.

What nearly broke him, though, was the sight of the EMTs wheeling someone out in a body bag.

"No," Puck whispered, "no!" He yelled this time as he tried to get pasted the police officer.

"That is my fucking best friend in there let me past!"

"Puck!" Corinne yelled as she ran away from the cop that was questioning her when she heard him yelling.

Puck glared at the police officer before quickly passing under the caution tape and running towards Corinne.

"What happened? Is Finn okay? Was that Finn's body? Is he…"

"Puck, Finn was shot, but, that wasn't him they wheeled out just now, that was some girl, Kitty, I think, the one that shot him, she also shot herself."

"So, Finn is still alive?"

"I don't know," Corinne said honestly, "All I know is that-" she was about to finish her sentence when about five EMTs came running out of the building with Finn strapped to a stretcher.

"Finn!" They heard someone screech from the side, "That is my fucking brother let me past or I swear I will tear you apart with my bare hands I don't give a fuck who you are! Let me past!"

Even the police officer looked scared as he let Kurt run past him. Kurt ran right past Corinne and Puck and went straight to the ambulance they were putting Finn in the back of.

"Is he okay? Is he dead? Please tell me he's not dead!" Kurt said hysterically.

"Who are you?"

"I am his brother. Now tell me what the fuck is wrong with my brother!"

"He's been shot in the chest and he is currently unconscious, but still breathing."

"Kurt, let them go to the hospital," Puck said as he reached out to pull Kurt away.

"No! I'm not leaving him."

"Just get in, we really need to leave."

Kurt nodded and without a second thought Kurt climbed into the back of the ambulance and immediately grabbed Finn's hand, "Stay with us, Finn," Puck heard Kurt cry before they closed the doors and quickly drove away.

Puck looked down at the ground and finally broke down. Corinne, never seeing him cry, stood there in shock for a moment before letting a few of heroes tears fall for the third time that night and wrap her arms around him tightly, "What is he dies?" Puck sobbed into her shoulder.

"Don't think like that. We both know Finn is a fighter."

"Yeah, but-"

"No, I won't let you think like that," Corinne said firmly, "come on, my driver is going to bring us to the hospital."

Puck nodded and let her lead him to the car.

"I still can't believe we did that," Rachel practically snorted as she and Quinn ate their ice cream and talked about the stupid things they used to do, "Who's calling you at this time a night?" Rachel frowned when Quinn's phone started ringing.

"It's Puck," she mumbled and glanced at Rachel whose smile was immediately wiped off her face as she answered the phone, "Hey-Hey babe, is everything…"

"Quinn…"

"Puck? Ha-have you been crying?" Quinn glanced at Rachel whose knuckles were white as she held onto the spoon, "What happened."