Wrote this in the period in which Kurt is at Dalton. It is Klaine slightly but mainly Kurt/Rachel friendship

Rachel sat in her car, staring at the daunting Dalton Academy. She didn't remember exactly how she got to be here but she knew that the one person in the whole world she wanted to talk to was inside those ornate walls. She took a deep breath and stepped out of her car. She took the steeping steps up to the main door and headed in the direction of where she thought the office was. Everyone stared at her as she walked down the corridor. She admitted defeat after five minutes and asked an Asian looking boy who was beside her. "Excuse me but could you point me in the direction of Kurt Hummel or someone who can bring me to him?" The boy smiled slightly. "Sure, I'm just on my way to Warblers practice and Kurt's also a member. My name's Wes, what's yours?" Rachel smiled at Wes and almost cried at his kindness. "I'm Rachel. I knew Kurt from his old school. I really need to talk to him and I've nowhere else to go." Her arm wrapped around her torso and her mind refused to let a single tear drop. Wes wrapped his arm around her shoulder in a purely platonic way. He led her quickly to a large room where many males were gathered.

Rachel spotted Kurt and her lip trembled. Kurt saw her a second after she saw him. "Rachel is that you?" Rachel couldn't hold it in anymore and she ran to Kurt and wrapped her arms around him as she sobbed her eyes out. "I don't know what to do Kurt! Everyone hates me and I just can't take it." Rachel sobs racked her body and everyone looked at them as Kurt held the sobbing girl. "Blaine would you get her some hot chocolate. Use soya milk, there's some in the mini fridge in my room." Blaine hurried out of the room to get the girl he knew as Kurt's crazy friend Rachel something to drink. Kurt led Rachel to the couch beside him as he rubbed her back as she soaked his shirt with salty tears. "Rachel, what's the matter? Normally you're so strong and fearless and beating everyone out for solos."

Rachel tried to speak for several minutes but she couldn't get a single syllable out without her sobs starting again. Blaine returned with the hot cocoa. Kurt made Rachel take a few sips to calm her down. Blaine took the cup from her and sat on her other side. "Oh Kurt, I'm so sorry I ruined your shirt!" Kurt laughed. "Rachel don't worry! It's not like it's a Marc Jacobs. If it was then I might just have to kill you." He added a wink to show he was joking. His smile turned serious though. "Seriously Rachel, what's the matter? You can trust me, you know? I won't ever spill your secrets to anyone at McKinley. So tell me what's happed to make strong, brave Rachel Berry cry? Did Jesse come back and smash another egg on your forehead?" Rachel shook her head. "You'll think I'm silly." Kurt smiled. "Rachel, I may think you can be annoying, bossy and a control freak at times but never silly."

Rachel kissed Kurt on the cheek. "You know, before Finn, you were my first crush? You were always so brave and never let anybody say you weren't good enough or pretty enough." Kurt's eyes widened. Rachel Berry's first crush was him, Kurt Hummel. "Rachel, tell me what has happened." Rachel smiled a shaky smile. "I guess it's nothing really but I really miss you. You were my only real competition and you helped me when I needed it. And I really wanted you to think of me as your friend but you always hung around with Mercedes and now Blaine Warbler." Wes whispered to David who was beside him. "She does realise his last name his Anderson, right?" Kurt was shocked that Rachel was coming clean to him in front of the entire Warbler group. "I wanted you to accept me but then we always seemed to be fighting and everyone always looked down at me. And I know I am a midget but I meant figuratively not literally. And with you gone, everyone seems to have decided it was my fault and no one will talk to me. I feel so alone and my dads think that I'm happy and I can't keep pleasing everyone! So please will you come back for just one day and tell everyone that it's not my fault! I just want them to speak to me again! The jocks are getting meaner and now I have to bring about four outfits to change into each day. I even stopped dressing like a toddler and granny hybrid!" And true to her word, Rachel was wearing skinny jeans and a sweater dress that ended mid-thigh. She looked normal and he should have known that something was seriously wrong because of that.

Kurt kissed Rachel on her forehead and hugged her tightly. "Rachel, you are a wonderful person. I know you try to scare everyone off with your attitude but underneath that you are a wonderful person! I'm certain that if I was attracted to girls that I would have a crush on you too. Sadly, we shall each have to stick to our own preferences. You and I will each have to stick to boys I think." Rachel smiled at Kurt's little quip. "Also, my reasons for leaving McKinley had nothing to do with you. I just couldn't take the bullying day after day. I know you stood up for me against them but there was nothing either of us could do, okay? They were on top while we were in the bottom of the food chain. You were just as brave as any performer I ever heard of. You handled the slushy facials and the locker slams and never let anyone see how you felt on the inside. I want you to send me updates about how you feel each and every day until you think that everyone loves you. I'll come down on Friday for the glee practice and tell everyone to lay off you, alright? And please? Wear one of the granny/toddler outfits once a week, embrace your sense of being and never conform to others' rules."

Rachel laughed and tugged slightly on his blazer. "Not conform? What do you call this uniform then, Kurt? I have never seen you in something as simple as this and you haven't a single accessory on you. I promise to wear my granny/toddler outfit if you wear something outlandish when we go out for coffee on Saturday. I want to see you even if you are the competition." Kurt smiled and nodded. "Alright Rachel, you've got a deal. Now, we have to practice and we wouldn't want you stealing our ideas now, would we?" Rachel laughed and did something no one expected. Still sitting on Kurt's lap, she kissed the gay boy right on the lips. Everyone, including Kurt, seemed to freeze. Rachel let the kiss last for ten seconds and released his lips. "I always wanted to do that. I was just too afraid to." Rachel leaned in and whispered into Kurt's ear, even though the others could hear. "I think Blaine likes you so please be happy and try to date. Someone as kind and sweet as you should have someone. Blaine appears to be perfect for you so take a chance and leap for love. I did something that could have backfired so take a swing in the dark. You deserve to be happy."

With that, Rachel got up off Kurt's lap and took a handkerchief from her pocket to dry her eyes. Kurt stood up and hugged his smaller friend. Rachel snuggled into his chest. "I better go. You should be practicing." Kurt smiled. "You know what, I think I'm going to take a leaf out of our old glee club and sing you a song. I'll walk you to your car, c'mon let's get out of here." Kurt turned to the warblers. "Sorry guys but Rachel needs me right now. I'll have to miss practice today." And with that Kurt walked from the room with his arm around Rachel's shoulders and he serenaded her with Defying Gravity. They got a few strange looks from some of the other boys in the halls but all Kurt cared about in that moment was making a friend smile with a good memory. "Kiss me good bye I'm defying gravity and you won't bring me down."

Meanwhile in the Warblers' practice

Pandemonium had been unleashed in the room as soon as Kurt and Rachel left. Wes and David were joking with Blaine saying that he had some competition. But the one thing everyone seems focused on was that Kurt's friend could give so much information. Her parents were gay as she only acknowledged two dads and not a mother and that Kurt was conforming to an image that wasn't his "Does Kurt really not fit in with the Dalton uniform? I mean, this Rachel girl seemed shocked that Kurt would be in a uniform. Are we crushing his spirit here?" And the kiss was also a major topic. "She just planted one on him, lucky guy. She was hot." The Blaine issue was surprisingly not that major except for the fact that a newcomer could clearly see the two boys' feelings in less than half an hour. They all decided that they would go with Kurt to his coffee meeting with his friend.

Saturday

Kurt met Rachel at Lima Bean and each ordered their own coffee. The small café was filled with Warblers and they saw the two friends outside of uniform. Rachel was wearing a black and white dress with black Mary Jane shoes and light grey tights. Kurt was wearing a red fedora hat with a white scarf, red sweater that was as long as the one Rachel wore when she visited him and white skinny jeans. His black converse added a sense of simplicity to the outfit. The two friends toasted their cups of coffee to friendship that really began a few days ago. "Rachel, how would you feel to going on a blind date with one of the Warblers?" Rachel laughed. "As long as it's a double date with you and Blaine. I swear you two are perfect for each other. And who is the guy I'm going with?" Kurt shrugged. "They have a competition going as to who gets to date you. Almost every single straight guy who saw you entered a competition so I felt it would be nice for the winner to actually get a date. We're down from one hundred and two to six guys left. The finalists are all awesome guys and almost every one of them can sing so you have a new duet partner." Rachel and Kurt smiled at each other and the Dalton boys watching their every move. They saw how free Kurt was in his own clothes and with his friend. They all noticed the slight smile on the lead vocalist's lips as he watched the boy laughing and everyone knew they would be alright.