A/N It is my head canon that Kurt and Blaine carpool to school.
Blaine woke up to the sound of his sister stomping up and down the hallway, asking their mother loudly where her skirt was. She never really was a morning person. Then again, Blaine wasn't either.
He blinked a few times and blearily looked at the alarm clock on his bedside table. It was 8:00.
Oh, shit. I slept in. I have to pick up Kurt in 10 minutes.
Blaine practically threw himself out of his bed and scrambled towards his wardrobe. He grabbed some dark denim mid-rise pants, a black sweater, a black button down shirt and a leather belt. He quickly got dressed and then grabbed his hair gel and comb, and raced towards the bathroom.
Brilliant. He could hear the shower running, and his sister's voice, singing along to the radio.
"Del! How much longer you gonna be?"
His sister, Adele, didn't reply. Which was not surprising, considering the volume she was singing at.
Blaine sighed and ran his free hand through his hair. He would just have to gel it without a mirror this morning.
Five minutes later, when his unruly curls were tamed, Blaine was racing out of the house while trying to stuff everything into his bag. He climbed into his car and sent a quick text to Kurt.
Sorry babe i slept in. i'll be there soon. –B xx
And with that, he pulled out of the driveway and was speeding off down the street.
When Blaine drove around the corner and onto Kurt's street, he saw Kurt walking down his driveway towards his own car, looking slightly annoyed. Blaine quickly parked on the curb, opened the door and jumped out.
"Kurt! Hey, Kurt!" He said, waving, trying to get his attention.
But Kurt didn't turn around. He just kept walking until he was at his car. Then he unlocked the door, climbed in and pulled out of the driveway.
Blaine just stood there, staring in shock as Kurt's car drove out of sight.
What… what was that all about? Is Kurt mad at me? Did I do something wrong? Is it because I'm late?
He shook his head in an attempt to get rid of his negative thoughts.
No, Blaine. Just stay calm. He probably just didn't hear you. Just get to school, you can ask him about it then.
Due to about three red lights, Blaine was running fairly late for the morning Glee club rehearsal. By the time he walked through the front doors of McKinley, the hallways were fairly empty, except for a few stragglers, like him.
Blaine rushed through the open door of the choir room. He murmured a quick apology for his tardiness to Mr. Schue as he sat down, but the teacher didn't seem phased by the interruption, and he continued to talk about whatever their assignment was for this week.
He sat down in the chair next to Kurt, but his boyfriend didn't even glance at him. Blaine's stomach twisted uncomfortably, and he got the feeling something was really wrong.
"Kurt," Blaine whispered, leaning in closer, "are you mad at me?"
The boy didn't look away from the teacher at the front of classroom.
"Kurt, if I did something wrong, I'm really sorry. Can we just talk about this please?" He said, a little louder this time.
Kurt didn't respond at all. Blaine's heart started to beat a little bit faster. Something really wasn't right here. He was about to say something again, when he heard Mr. Schue say his name.
"Hey, has anyone seen Blaine today? Or Mike and Tina?"
What the hell is he talking about? I'm right here.
Blaine looked around the room and saw the other members of the glee club shrugging in answer.
"Blaine texted me this morning," Kurt spoke up, "he said he was running late. But I don't know where he is. As for Mike and Tina…" He trailed off. He didn't really have to finish his sentence for everyone to get the message.
Is this some kind of joke?
"Kurt. I'm right here." Blaine said, trying to stay calm, waving his hands in front of his boyfriend's face.
But Kurt didn't even blink.
Blaine looked down at his own hands and took a deep breath. What the hell is going on?
"Kurt! Kurt, can you hear me?"
Blaine stood up in front of him, but Kurt just kept his eyes focused on where Mr. Schue was standing, even when Blaine blocked his vision.
"Kurt, baby. I understand if you're giving me the 'cold shoulder,' but this taking it too far!" He said a little frantically.
Nothing.
Blaine shakily stepped to the front of the room and noticed that not a single person so much as looked at him, even when he yelled,
"Hey, I'm right here!"
Blaine swallowed the lump forming in his throat. This is weird. This is really, really weird.
Suddenly, the bell went, signaling first lessons of the day were starting. Kurt stood up, slung his messenger bag over his shoulder, and walked towards the door.
"Kurt, I-" Blaine started to say, but Kurt just strode right past him.
Everyone else did the same, until he was the only person in the choir room.
Blaine could feel the lump in his throat again, and the prick of oncoming tears. He quickly grabbed his bag and walked into the hallway. He kept his head down until he saw a blue bathroom door. He was too preoccupied to even notice that he had actually just walked into the girl's toilets, not the boys.
He hurried over the sinks and turned the cold tap on. He splashed water in his face to calm himself down, but it wasn't very successful. When he raised his head to look at the mirror above the sink, he let out a strangled gasp. He stared at the mirror for a few moments, not quite sure wether or not what he was seeing was real.
This can not be happening.
Blaine tentatively reached out and placed his fingertips on the mirror.
He had no reflection.
The only thing he could see in the mirror was the toilet cubicle behind him.
His heart started to beat a mile a minute and his breath came out in short, quick bursts, which slowly turned into loud sobs. Blaine steadied himself with the edge of this sink as the tears started to flow freely.
No one can see me.
No one can hear me.
No, no, no, this has to be a dream. Or a nightmare.
Blaine placed his hands on either side of his head and shook it furiously.
"Wake up! WAKE UP!" He started shouting.
But nothing happened.
His legs gave out from under him, and he collapsed to the floor.
Blaine wasn't sure how long he stayed on the bathroom floor, crying. Minutes? Hours? He wasn't really aware of anything. He could occasionally hear the faint sound of the school bell, and every now and then girls would come and go, but it was always the same. They wouldn't even notice him.
So Blaine just sat, staring at his knees, feeling completely lost and alone.
He heard footsteps again. Great, it will just be another girl who won't even acknowledge his presence. But the footsteps were getting clearer, and he could see a colourful dress out of the corner of his eye.
"Blaine?"
Blaine's head snapped up, and he came face to face with a very worried looking Tina.
"What are you doing in the girls bathroom?" She studied his face for a few seconds, then her voice softened, "Have you been crying?"
"T-Tina!" Blaine stuttered, "You… you can see me?"
Tina looked incredibly confused, "Yeah, of course I can see…" she trailed off as a look of understanding washed over he features.
She glanced around the bathroom, to check no one else was there, and then she knelt down next to Blaine and put her hand over his.
"Blaine, I know you're probably really scared right now, but I know what's happening to you. And I can help, but you have to trust me, okay?"
Blaine just nodded, wide eyed.
"Good." She then stood up and helped Blaine to his feet.
"There's someone you have to meet." Tina said, and then she led Blaine from the bathroom by his hand.
A/N The idea for this fic came to me when I was thinking about how terrible it is to feel invisible. It sucks when people don't seem to notice you at all. Then I thought, it would suck even more if you were literally invisible.
So, one thing led to another and… a fic was born!
The whole Tina/Blaine friendship sort of happened because they danced together in "You can't stop the beat." They are just too adorable!
Blaine's sister, Adele, (Del for short) is from the awesome fic "It's a LoveHate Relationship" by zoey21q. Seriously, go read it!
Next chapter should be up tomorrow.
Please review!