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Who| Kurt Hummel and YOU.
What| Kurt is blowing off some stream and trying to practice using a bow, perhaps in vain. Come bug him.
Where| The training center.
When| Earlier in the day.



[He's getting better at this, he thinks.

Or he wants to believe that, anyway. His arrows never fly straight, and half the time his wrist cramps up and he can't let them fly at all. Still, he wants to get good at this so badly. There's no way he'll use a knife or a spear or something that would require him to feel someone die, feel their blood spill, not if he can help it. No, this is better, distance is better, even if this is so impractical and he feels like giving up a little more every time an arrow bounces limply off the opposite wall.

If there's any skill he's always been good at, it's perseverance. And there's no way he's going to stand around and wait to die like Eponine had suggested. He doesn't want to kill people, but he has to survive. It doesn't take a genius to do the math.]

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[Blaine is in work out clothes too. There's sweat along his hair line. He had most likely been in another room working against a punching bag. He watches the arrow fly and get close and looks suitably impressed.]

Do you want to take a break and go get lunch?

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[Kurt finally lowers the bow and glances over at Blaine. He looks exhausted, sweaty and paler than usual.]

I-- I suppose. [His expression somewhat dazed.]

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[Blaine comes closer and puts a hand on Kurt's arm, just checking that he's back to reality.]

Food will do us both good.

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Can I get changed first? I must look terrible, my hair must be a mess...

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[Blaine raises his brow and gestures to his own hair.] I'll meet you?

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Sure.

[A little smile.]

Though your hair does look cute like that.

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[Blaine raises his brow a bit but doesn't comment about that. Kurt has heard him rant about his hair enough to know his feelings.]

I'll see you in a bit. [He says instead and pulls away to go back to his room to change.]

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[Kurt just laughs, but the smile disappears from his face the second Blaine is gone. He slowly puts the bow away then leaves for his own room to shower and change. It's strange how lonely he feels lately. It's a deep loneliness, the kind that sits in your chest and stubbornly refuses to get out of the way for anything.

When he meets Blaine again he's polished and put together, and trying his best to put on a bright face.]

[mediumdrip]

[Blaine looks carefully put together as well, and the smile is well practiced and as sincere as he can manage. At least it's Kurt and he's always deeply pleased to see Kurt. He reaches out his hand for Kurt, offering to hold onto Kurt as they walk to the main mess hall together.]

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[With a slight air of reluctance Kurt accepts Blaine's hand, if only because he could use the reassurance. It's nice to pretend for a while, to walk together as if they're strolling down the streets of New York, but he can't pull it off for long.]

I learned how to kill people today. [It's a flat statement that topples out of his mouth and lands heavily on the table between them as they sit down with their food.]

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[Blaine is quiet for a moment, as the fact of that settles so heavily in his heart that he feels like someone is sitting there and pressing down.]

You haven't done it yet. [He points out. It isn't much reassurance though, because they'll get the chance soon enough.]

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I'm not going to. Not ever.

[He swallows hard.]

Blaine, have you been training hard? I-- I want you to get stronger, all right? We both have to.

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[Blaine nods.]

I've been working out a lot and focusing on boxing.

I don't know how much that will help, but at least I'm using my body?

[after a moment] You know, I could teach you how to box if you wanted to learn?

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[He blinks.] I suppose. You could show me after we're done eating?

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You want to start today?

How are your arms feeling?

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They're fine.

[A pause, and suddenly he's pushing his food away, half-eaten.]

I'm actually not that hungry. Let's go now, okay?

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[Blaine blinks a bit]

Wh-what? [He asks, a little surprised, but he recovers and smiles] Let me at least finish my water? [He asks, before going to chug down the rest of his drink.]

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Okay. Hurry up, though.

[Yeah Blaine when Kurt sets his mind to something there's no distracting him, even with food. He waits patiently for Blaine to finish then leads the way back to the training area. He quickly changes back into a workout outfit and it's back to square one.]

Okay, just show me the basics. I've got this.

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[Blaine feels a little surprised by the whole thing, but he goes with it. Any excuse to touch Kurt and spend time with him is good in his mind. Once they're back in their work out clothes and in the training center he goes to a punching bag.

Ideally, he'd have on some hand mitts and teach Kurt that way, but that requires cooperation and most of the supplies here are about training on your own.]

Okay. First, comes stance and the way you move your arm.

[He demonstrates the way he should stand and the way he holds and moves his hands for Kurt.]

I want some klaaaaine

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[Kurt is painfully awkward but full of determination as he tries to mimic Blaine's actions. He bits his lip as he poses, getting ready to punch.]

Like this?

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[Blaine reaches out and corrects the way that Kurt is holding his arm. His hands touch Kurt gently as he corrects the way that his arm is angled.]

Good, but try like this?

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Oh-- All right.

[He lets Blaine maneuver him like a doll, completely clueless. For once he actually wishes he'd paid attention when Finn watched sports like this.]

So I just punch now?

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[Blaine smiles a bit.] Well, it's not just punching. You have to think about where you're applying the pressure and how you're going to aim. [He explains a bit about how to land a good punch and then steps back to let Kurt try it.]