Kurt Hummel had a diva persona but he wasn't a true diva. He was intelligent. Kurt Hummel was gay. At McKinley that defined him and he was really hoping that wouldn't be the case at Dalton. He so far had a smooth academic transition. He wasn't an A+ student by Dalton's standard but he was still doing well enough in his classes that he could seriously consider that his future wouldn't have to be a career in the arts. There are many things about Kurt Hummel that he keeps to himself; he enjoys reading, not just Vogue but classical and contemporary authors. Yes, he liked performing and he probably always would but meeting other people at Dalton, finding other niches he could fit in made him tell himself truths he sometimes hid.

Blaine's action over the past few weeks at hurt him. Not only because of his admittance of bullying in the past and then turning around and becoming an emotional bully. It sounded extreme but that's how Kurt felt and he was tired of acting as if he should brush away hurt to make others feel better about their selves. He wasn't above making anyone who made him feel bad wallow in their guilt over their actions. Anyone who knew his weakness and used them against him would get no absolutions from him.

Speaking with his father though made him feel that not forgiving someone could come in many forms. Acknowledging what that person did, how it made you feel, confront them if possible and let it go. Not believing in God didn't mean they wouldn't get their comeuppance, it meant that you knew better and that you did better and not giving them a chance to hurt you like that again.

Kurt had no delusions of grandeur about his self. He could sing. He was a damn good singer and he knew it. He had a voice many who tried out for Broadway would kill for and the best part was he wasn't even trained professionally, yet.

Santana though was a curve ball he was not expecting. He didn't know how to approach civility with her never mind friendship. Therefore he would have to think about that can of worms at a time when he wasn't so preoccupied. He had never really considered Santana a friend. Both had prickly personality combined with snark and sarcasm made for a volatile pair but if Kurt was honest with himself like he promised he would always try to be he knew that no one was that hurtful without reason. Sue had developed her bite to defend her sister. Quinn was insecure of her place in her family and always felt the need to be above everyone else by belittling and bringing them down. Kurt was sarcastic because he was used to other people putting him down and somewhere around seventh grade he decided he wasn't going to do it anymore and overtime he developed his sharp tongue. So he knew there was a reason why Santana was the way she was but he didn't think he wanted to delve into it all.

Blaine Anderson wouldn't have considered His self selfish. He had never really had to share, except his parent's attention with his brother and that was an easy win for him. Until he told his parents he was gay then he had his father's attention and not in the good way. All those attempt to make him straight and he wasn't sure he wanted his parents to ever pay him attention again. Cooper had showed him attention until high school and college then he had drifted out of his life. And so Blaine was a little resistance to share the Warblers affection with anyone else. He always knew deep down he was making a mistake with Kurt but he had let stupidity prevail and here he was facing a possible facedown with his friends/co-warblers.

It hurt that Kurt didn't accept his apology. He felt he was being sincere (and he would studiously ignore the voice that told him that he was being far from being sincere) and Kurt really didn't need to be so unforgiving and cold. That kind of attitude was not conducive to team work and the Warblers are all about teamwork. And with a voice like his there's no place for him in the Warblers, thought Blaine. It seems the ends justified the means because Kurt Hummel had proven that he would quit at the first sign of trouble. And with that conclusion Blaine pitied whoever ended up with Kurt. He could just imagine if Kurt had a boyfriend who so much as looked at another guy he'd probably ignored call his calls or something equally childish.

You don't get to choose your family, but you can choose your friends and right now the council as a whole was trying to remind themselves of Blaine's good qualities. He could be cute when he wanted to and supportive but he could also be manipulative and curmudgeon when he wanted to be. He could be both subtle and overt and he'd done the one thing Warblers all knew you shouldn't do; make anyone at Dalton feel less than welcomed. It was part of their essence as representing school spirit and good will. The fact that Kurt first came to spy on the Warblers and thus would've tried possibly, maybe, hopefully tried out.

After seeing the videos Thad had unearthed and the one Nick and Jeff had recorded they knew he had many ranges and styles to his voice but also that his music choice varied. They were glad they knew this beforehand because strictly from hearing his voice one of them might've convinced him to sing something that would've been a disastrous choice, like Don't Cry for Me Argentina, a great song but definitely not for an a cappella group.

Honestly, Blaine hadn't shown another side this bad but unanimously it was decided that yes, Blaines behavior was wrong and he would be suitably punished but no longer will they let anyone who didn't rightfully earn the solo get it. There would be an audition for everyone, this way someone wouldn't subtly use their implied power to woo or beg forgiveness through offers of duets and solos.

Thad, who had always been a supporter of Blaine, had to step back and think about how their behavior might've looked to the other Warblers. If he was honest, he would see that they made everyone else backup vocals to Blaine. They really should've named themselves Blaine and the Warblers, Thad thought sardonically. It must've given Kurt a negative impression of them and him too. He knew there had to be other instances from other people; warblers to warblers, or even Warblers to other students, which he might've willfully overlooked.

Wes wondered if he wasn't romantically interested in Kurt if he would've noticed him. Like most new students he might have just let the new kid gravitate towards Blaine. He might've let Blaine get away with what David filled him in on and in his heart of hearts he knew he would've found some excuse for Blaine's behavior. He knew that getting to know the real Kurt and not the emotionally drained, fed up and frustrated shell of a person he had met on Kurt's Spy Day at Dalton however, he knew him and he was very protective of his friends even against friends and now with Kurt in a position of being more than a friend he was willing to act appropriate in Blaine's discipline during Warblers meeting and in dealing with Blaine as a friend.

Wes was a little upset with David; he was always the most leveled headed of all of us and unlike him to put up with anything less that the best behavior. True, he was a joker, when appropriate but he must've really felt Blaine would've corrected the behavior for him to have even let Blaine speak to Kurt after he became aware of what's going on. He knew that Blaine approaching David as a friend first had tied David hands somewhat and David had done what Wes would've done first but David's anger lied in pettiness. He wanted to be Kurt's protector and in Blaine and Kurt relying on him to fix the situation he was left a little bit out.

Even Thad had more information on Kurt seeing as he had all those videos of him singing, Wes consoled himself though with the knowledge that he would be able to get to know Kurt naturally through dates and small talks and getting -to –know- you- over- coffee-and-random-things-you-say type stuff.

If discipline isn't handled well you might have a rebellious child, Thad though amused. They had decided that instead of "outing" Blaine they would announced that all solo's would be up for grabs and if they council couldn't automatically see how it would work as an a cappella performance the person wanting to do the song would be in charge of getting the arrangements worked out. The council also announced a cap on the number of solos anyone person could do and the only way to get more solos would be to perform in front of all the Warblers and have it taken to a vote. The wide eyed glances and open mouths told the Warblers all they had needed to hear; most of the Warblers felt like glorified ukuleles.

Hi, it's been so long but college is no joke when you decide to work fulltime to pay for basic amenities. I hope to have a better schedule soon where I can properly update but I won't abandon this story.