Fix This

Forgiveness

            The seven Warblers piled out of Wes’s and David’s cars when they reached the Anderson home. They hesitantly walked up to the door, keeping close together and unconsciously surrounding Jeff as they did. Wes rang the bell and the boys waited. Finally, Kurt opened the door.

            “Wes!” he exclaimed happily, and then spotted the other boys, “What are they doing here?”

            “We came to apologize,” Trent said, “To Blaine and to you.”

            “We were wrong Kurt,” Nick said, his hand clutching Jeff’s tightly, “We were wrong in the way we treated you and Blaine.”

            “We never should have let Sebastian throw that slushy,” David told him.

            “As it turns out, there were some underlying reasons as to why they didn’t try to stop Sebastian,” Wes informed him. Kurt thought for a moment, looking like he was considering just closing the door. However, he eventually stepped back and opened the door for them to enter.

            “Blaine’s parents out?” Nick asked.

            “They’re in Spain,” Kurt said, “On a business trip. They left yesterday.’

            “They left for Spain when their kid is hurt?” Trent asked angrily.

            “Yup,” Kurt said, “My dad is letting Blaine stay at our house, but he needed a change in scenery so we’re staying here for the day and heading back to my house later.” He led them up the stairs towards Blaine’s bedroom.

            “Blaine, baby? There are people here to see you,” Kurt said as they walked into the room.

            “Who is – oh,” Blaine said, his face blank, “What are you doing here?”

            “We’re here to apologize my dude,” David said as Kurt walked over and sat next to Blaine on the bed. The Warblers took in the sight of their friend. He wore an eye patch over his right eye and they could see eye drops and painkillers on his bedside table.

            “Blaine, we are so sorry,” Trent said, “What we did to you was wrong and we are so sorry.”

            “It wasn’t even meant for me though,” Blaine said, “Would you still be sorry if it had hit your intended target?” He laid a hand on Kurt’s leg and looked at them accusingly.

            “Of course,” Nick said immediately, “We regret ever going along with the idea in the first place.”

            “You said there were underlying reasons why you went along with it,” Kurt said, “What were they?”

            “We were scared,” Jeff said, speaking for the first time, “Sebastian, he’s… I dunno, but that’s why.”

            “He said stuff to Jeff that made it so Jeff was not about to argue with him,” Thad informed them.

            “Yeah, and cause Jeff went along with it so did Nick,” Trent said, “And then me, and Thad, and Jon, and eventually David. We know we shouldn’t have gone along with it and we are so sorry.”

            “What did he say to you?” Kurt asked slowly. Jeff took a deep breathe before telling the whole story he had already told the Warblers.

            “Oh God, Jeff,” Blaine said, “You know none of that is true right?”

            “I do now,” Jeff said quietly, staring down at his lap, “But when he said it…” Kurt stood and walked over to Jeff, wrapping the blonde in a hug.

            “Nothing he said is true,” he said, pulling back to look at Jeff, “It never could be.”

            “Blaine,” Trent began, “We are so sorry about everything that happened.”

            “We shouldn’t have done it,” Jeff continued, “And these guys have told me that if he says anything more to tell them, and we’ll go straight to the headmaster with it.”

            “Which he will,” David added, “Jeff has promised to tell us if there is anything bothering him from now on.” Blaine looked hesitant and was quiet for a moment, but he eventually spoke.

            “It’s going to take a while to get back to where we were, but I forgive you,” Blaine said slowly. The boys all smiled, but then looked carefully to the other person whose forgiveness they needed.

            “Kurt?” Jon asked, uncertainly.

            “Like Blaine said, it will take a while, but I think we can get back to the way things used to be eventually.” They all smiled and, slowly, began to talk about meaningless, and yet so important, things. There was more to discuss, so much more. But they could get to that later. For now, they had their friend back, and the boys never wanted to forget what that felt like, or lose it again.