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Finn made his way out of the school, intent on heading to the Hummel home; he wanted to know if the police had found anything. Finn pulled out his keys and was about to make his way to his car which was in the parking lot, when he heard laughing. He turned and saw a bunch of football guys hanging around the side of the school. Karofsky was one of them. Finn felt rage overtake him; he clenched his fists and made his way over to the football players.

"Hey Karofsky" he called and the bigger boy turned to look at him.

"What?" Karofsky asked dumbly.

"This" Finn said and then he swung his first around so that it connected with Karofsky's jaw.

Karofsky stumbled back slightly, not expecting the blow. When he had recovered from his shock he growled and grabbed Finn by his shirt. "What the fuck was that for Hudson?"

"That's for hurting my brother" Finn hissed, the word 'brother' rolling off his tongue without a thought.

Karofsky looked confused for a second "You don't have a brother" he said.

"Kurt" Finn clarified and shoved at Karofsky's chest.

"That Fag isn't your brother," Karofsky stated "Why would you want that fairy as your brother?"

Finn glared at Karofsky for his offensive description of Kurt and instead of answering the other boy's question, he punched him again.

Karofsky growled and punched Finn back.

Soon they were in an all out fight.

Karofsky might have been big but he wasn't as fast as Finn and he had gained the upper hand in seconds. For a moment it looked like he was going to win the fight but then the other jocks that had been surrounding Karofsky started throwing punches of their own.

They grabbed Finn, pulled him away from Karofsky and pinned him down. Karofsky got up looking bloody and bruised. He huffed over to Finn and let him have it.

Karofsky began hitting Finn but then they all heard a whistle being blown. Karofsky backed up and the other jocks let him go. Finn looked up to see Sue Sylvester standing over him and yelling at the other boys. Finns head was pounding and he let himself fall back so that his head was against the pavement.

Finn watched as the jocks glared at Sue while she yelled at them and then ran off a few minutes later.

Sue looked down at him "Franken Teen, can you stand up?"

Finn groaned but pushed himself too his feet. He wasn't hurt too badly; he was just going to be sore for a while.

"I know you aren't the brightest blub in the utility closet but I thought even you would have smarts enough not to take on the whole football team" Sue said.

"Uh yeah" Finn said "That was a pretty stupid decision I guess."

"You don't say" Sue stated sarcastically.

Finn shook his head.

"Though I really don't care, I am required by law since I am a teacher and all, to inquire if you are okay?" Sue continued.

"Yeah I'm fine" Finn said "Thanks."

Sue looked him over once more and then turned without saying another word.

Finn looked around, realized that he was alone and quickly made his was to his car.

...

Kurt had spent practically all day walking around downtown Chicago. He had woken up at ten, got ready for his day, grabbed a few of his resumes he had printed off before he left Lima and left his motel room to go job hunting.

But so far he was having no luck.

He knew that it probably had something to do with his resume since it really wasn't the best of resumes because Kurt hadn't been able to put down any of the places he had actually worked before because he was afraid that someone would be able to retrace his past if he did. So instead he had just put down a bunch of volunteering crap he had done without any specific names or dates.

He had mainly looked at clothes shops but none of them were hiring. By lunchtime, when Kurt had stopped at a Tim Hortons and gotten himself a sandwich, he was feeling dejected. He had left feeling hopeful but now he wasn't so sure if he would ever find a job.

Kurt knew that he was probably being too dramatic, he just had to keep trying. So looking at his map of Chicago, he decided to hop on the subway and check out Water Tower Place, one of the bigger malls in Chicago.

He was sure to find something there.

...

Finn had gotten to the Hummel household fairly quickly. He parked his car and then hurried to the door. Finn knocked and then waited for a moment, when the door finally opened his mom was standing behind it.

She took one look at him a gasped "Finn! Oh my gosh, what happened to you?"

Finn shrugged "I had a little run in with Karofsky. Don't worry, I'm fine."

"You don't look fine to me! Oh Finn you know you shouldn't fight violence with violence, it doesn't solve anything. What were you thinking?" his mom asked as she pulled him inside and sat him down at the kitchen table.

She began fussing over him, shaking her head at his torn, bloody shirt and getting the first aid kit from the bathroom so that she could clean the cuts on his face.

"I was thinking that my brother wouldn't have felt the need to run away if it wasn't for that creep" Finn growled.

Carole stopped what she was doing for a moment when she caught Finn's use of the word brother and felt a warm burst of pride wash over her. She had to force herself not to smile. "I know this is hard for you Finn," she said "It's hard for all of us but resorting to violence is never the answer."

Finn hissed as his mom dabbed the cut on his forehead with a cotton ball that had been soaked in antiseptic. When she was done she placed a Band-Aid over it and Finn let out a sigh.

"I know it was wrong mom but I…I'm just really worried about Kurt" Finn muttered.

His mom looked at him sadly "I know baby, we all are."

"Did the cops find anything?" Finn asked.

His mom sat down with a sigh and patted his knee, "They checked his credit cards and found that he made a withdrawal yesterday at the bank machine near the bus station. They are out there now asking around to see if anybody saw him."

"That's better than nothing I guess" Finn stated.

"It is," Carole said "it's a good lead, we're hopeful."

"Where's Burt now?" Finn asked.

"He's out back in the shop, he's been there all day," Carole explained standing up, "I was actually just going to take him some coffee."

She walked over to the counter and picked up the travel mug she had left there before Finn knocked on the door.

Finn stood up too and walked over to his mom, he held out his hand to her "Here let me take it to him" he offered.

"Oh okay," his mom said handing him the mug "I'll start on making dinner."

Finn nodded and then made his way out to the Garage.

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Kurt was dejectedly making his way back to his motel.

The second part of his day had been worse than the first. It seemed like absolutely no one was hiring and he was tired of getting that fake smile that mangers threw at people, after they made empty promises to get back to them.

He had used up all the copies of his resume and his feet hurt from walking all day.

To make things worse, it had started raining and the cold droplets of water were soaking through his clothes and chilling his skin, and he still had five more blocks before he got back to the motel.

As Kurt came to a set of lights he tripped and fell forward, landing on his knees. He hissed in pain and looked down to see that his shoelace had become undone. Kurt grumbled as he began to tie it up.

He was starting to think that if things didn't start changing for him in the next few weeks then he would have to shamefully make his way back to Lima, either that or become a homeless person.

When Kurt had finished tying his shoe he looked up and frowned when he saw the building across the street. It looked like something out of the movies; in fact it reminded him exactly of the houses that hobbits lived in, in Lord of the Rings. It was shaped like a mushroom and was a pale brownish colour.

Kurt waited for the light to turn green and then he limped across the street and over to the building.

When he got closer he realized why it looked so weird, it was the famous Cheesecake Factory, a restaurant that he had heard about that was famous for its amazing cheesecakes, obviously.

Kurt looked at the light coming from the oval shaped windows and was surprised to see a 'help wanted' sign there.

Kurt wondered if he should go in, he knew he looked a mess and he didn't have any resumes left, plus he didn't really fancy working in the food industry but he figured that if he was even able to get the job that it would be better than nothing.

Kurt tried to straighten his wet wrinkled clothes, and he patted down his hair before walking forward, doing his best not to limp, and pulling the door to the restaurant open.

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Finn walked into the Garage and looked around for Burt. He saw the man's feet sticking out from underneath a van he was working on.

Finn walked over to the van "My mom made you some coffee and I told her I'd bring it out to you" he stated in greeting once he standing next to Burt's feet.

Burt mumbled something he couldn't hear but then Burt slid out from underneath the car and stood up, wiping is hands on his pants as he did so "Thanks" he said taking the coffee from Finn.

Finn shrugged "No problem."

Burt took a sip of the coffee and then looked Finn over with a frown, taking in the boy's cut lip, ripped shirt and Band-Aid over his eye. "What happened to you?" he asked.

Finn looked at the ground and shuffled his feet, worried that he would be told off again. "I gave Karofsky what he had coming to him" Finn mumbled looking away.

Instead of the scolding he had been expecting Finn felt a hand land on his shoulder as Burt grinned at him and patted his back "That a boy, wish I could have knocked some sense into him myself."

Finn grinned sheepishly at his feet "My mom wasn't so pleased."

"Oh…right," Burt said, his eyes flicking to the door of the shop before turning back to Finn "well of course fighting isn't the answer…next time you should use your words and not your fists…but since you can't take it back now, I want you to know I'm proud of you."

Finn rubbed the back of his neck with his hand "Uh…thanks."

The room grew silent for a moment before Burt cleared his throat and turned back to the van he had been working on "Would you like to give me a hand?" he asked.

Finn shrugged "Yeah sure," he answered thinking it would take his mind off things.

…

Kurt stood to one side as he took in the atmosphere of the Cheesecake Factory. It was warm and bright and he could hear the low buzz of people talking. Kurt got the impression that it was quite a cheerful place.

He had only been waiting a few minutes when a guy, who looked about the same age as him, who Kurt guessed was the host considering the black uniform he was wearing, quickly walked up to him.

"Sorry for the wait," he said "we're short a few people tonight."

The boy was a bit taller than Kurt and he had short, wavy black hair, intense brown eyes and a grin that could brighten up the dark, rainy night outside.

"I noticed," Kurt said putting on the best smile he could manage after a day like the one he had had "I saw your help wanted sign, that's why I came in."

"Oh," the boy said "well I'll just get you an application form then."

The taller boy moved to the host's station and pulled out an application form for him "My name's Blaine by the way" he said.

"Kurt," Kurt stated holding out his hand to take the form "thanks." Kurt didn't move away from the station, instead he asked if it would be alright if he filled out the form before he left.

"Of course," Blaine said and got him a pen.

"Thanks" Kurt said again and then began to fill it out.

While Kurt was filling the application out Blaine told him that he would be back and left to go check on the dining area.

It didn't take Kurt too long to fill out the application and he had to wait for quite a while before Blaine came back. When he did finally come back he was looking flushed "We really do need some help around here" he stated taking the application from Kurt.

"Well I'd be more than happy to help if I got the job" Kurt stated.

Blaine nodded then he frowned down at the application in his hands "Do you have a resume to go with this?"

Kurt's composure faltered for a second and he let his smile fade as he shook his head "No I don't, sorry, I just moved here and I've been out scouting for a job all day. I gave all of my resumes out already and I don't have a printer at my new place yet."

Kurt knew they were sad excuses and he should probably just leave but then Blaine smiled at him.

"Sounds like you had a rough day" he stated.

"Uh it wasn't the greatest" Kurt admitted.

"Well I've been known for my good judge of character and since the manager had to leave after an emergency tonight, he left me in charge, so I'm going to take a change on you because you seem like a good guy" Blaine said.

Kurt's eyes widened "Oh wow, thanks."

"Just as long as you can start right away?" Blaine stated.

Kurt nodded "Okay," he said "just tell me what you need me to do and I'll get right on it."

Blaine laughed "Sorry," he said "I should have specified, when I said right away I meant tomorrow morning. We had two waiters who called in and said they wouldn't be able to take up their shifts tomorrow so we'll need the help."

Kurt blushed "Okay, I'll be here bright and early tomorrow, thanks again."

"No problem," Blaine said "we'll see you tomorrow for the start of your trial run, but for now I need to get back to work."

Kurt nodded and watched as the boy walked away, he turned around and left the restaurant.

When he got outside it had stopped raining.

Kurt took a deep breath and smiled, he couldn't believe his luck.

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A/N:

Okay so maybe I lied a bit when I said we wouldn't be seeing Blaine in this story but to be fair I didn't even know we would either until a few days ago, lol.