Zack vs. Kurt

After he showered and put on some clean clothes, Zachary wanted to sit down by himself, so he found himself going through the cabin’s front door for the first time since the group arrived there, almost five days ago. The front porch wasn’t too big, it had only a small wooden surface with two benches and a roof.

He sat on one of the benches and stared at the three cars parked in front of the cabin. His eyes skimmed over his own car, the blue one, Brandon’s red one and Kurt’s silver car. Seeing the latter’s car made Zack wonder what would be his reaction if he saw the older guy who caused so much grief to his closest friends right now. He chuckled, thinking that his joke about punching the jerk in the face wouldn’t be so far from what would actually happen.

Kurt wasn’t an athlete like Brandon, but then again, neither was Zack and he didn’t have any practice, therefore he had no idea as to what could happen in a physical fight with Heather’s cousin.

However, when he saw Kurt emerging from the pathway leading up to the cabin, everything else vanished from Zack’s brain. He ran into the older guy’s direction like a bull seeing red, readying his fist before Kurt could do anything to stop him.

With a lion-like roar, Zack’s right fist connected with Kurt’s jaw from the left, making the blonde fall backwards on the stone ground due to the impact. Zack immediately pulled back his hand, he hadn’t anticipated the pain on his knuckles.

“Ouch…,” Kurt reached his hand to his hurting jaw, rubbing his shin to see if the pain subsided. He pulled back his fingers and noticed that some blood had trickled out of lips. He then gingerly got up on his feet and looked at the younger guy with an unreadable look on his bruised face. “Well, I guess I deserved that one.”

Zack was briefly taken aback at the other guy’s reaction, but he was quick to jump back into his furious self. “Why?” He asked in a quiet, but firm voice. “Aside from being a horny bastard, I mean.” He said before repeating the question. “Why would you leave Chloe and Gavin in the middle of the woods, seduce her into posing for dirty pictures and then send said pictures to me?!” He exclaimed, advancing towards Kurt. “Hell, the girl’s like a sister to me!”

Kurt chuckled nervously, so he misjudged Zachary’s relationship with Chloe. He raised his head and looked the younger guy in the eye with a smirk. “Well, didn’t my cousin tell you?” He asked. “Apparently I’m a monster.”

Zack threw his hands in the air, exasperated. “I don’t know why I bother trying to understand people.” He then turned around and started for the cabin before being interrupted.

“Wait, dammit!” Kurt swore, making Zack turn again. “Ok, get Heather, will you?”

Zack raised an eyebrow. “Heather? Why?”

“’Cause I feel she needs to hear this too and I don’t want to tell the same story twice.” Kurt replied before leaning against his car.

Zack sighed and nodded, and then going to the cabin’s door, he opened it and stuck his head inside. Nearby, Brandon and Ashley were tending to Gavin on one of the couches, Chloe was nowhere to be seen and, at the far end of the cabin, Heather was with Victoria behind the kitchen counter.

“Heather,” He called, causing the brunette to turn around and look at the door. “Can you come here for a sec?”

An inquisitive look came over Heather’s face, but she complied with his request and went to join him outside the cabin. She raised an eyebrow when she saw her cousin was there too. Zack closed the door behind them and the two walked over to Kurt’s car.

“Ok, Kurt,” Zack prompted. “What was so important that you wanted Heather to be here?”

Kurt sighed. “Heather, you were wondering what had happened to me, weren’t you?” He asked, looking at his cousin.

At her nod of confirmation, Kurt went silent for a few seconds before he started telling the story he kept bottled inside his chest for a long time.