"Drom!" Kurt engulfed me in a hug and I smiled lightly, "Hey, Kurt."
I knew I probably looked a mess; I had an 11 hour flight and two three hour layovers. I was from Greece but I spoke English. My mom was Kurt's aunt and his mom's sister. My mom moved to Greece three years before she met my dad, and had me two years after they met. They married a year after the met and I was kind of a honeymoon baby. They gave me a Greek name which almost no one could pronounce, Andromeda. I sighed as my cousin squeezed my waist before letting me go, I was like a little sister to him.
"Lets go get some lunch, and you'll tell me everything that has happened in the past five years?" Kurt smiled and I nodded.
We grabbed my luggage; a big suitcase, a small one, a ukulele, a mandolin, and a guitar. I had my carry on in a backpack, which I was wearing. We walked silently out to his car and loaded my stuff in his trunk. He drove us to a small restaurant, where were seated. I wrinkled my nose at the menu; I was a vegan. I wasn't really vegan by choice; meat made me gag and milk products made me sick.
"You alright?" Kurt asked staring at my wrinkled nose.
"Well, I'm kind of a vegan," I replied softly.
"You are?" Kurt looked at me funny.
"Yeah… Meat makes me gag and milk products make me sick. I'll eat a salad," I told him smiling.
The waitress came over and took our orders and I went up to the salad bar. I got lettuce, olives, bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, salt, and olive oil. I began eating my salad as Kurt's cheeseburger was served.
"So… How are you doing?" Kurt was obviously referring to my emotional state as my parents had been killed in a plane crash.
"I'm okay." He motioned for me to scoot over in the booth and he sat next to me.
"It's okay if you aren't okay." He hugged me stroking my light brown hair.
"Some days are better than others," I replied softly, rubbing at my light green eyes.
It felt good to be around Kurt again; he was always my favorite cousin. I had some on my dad's side that weren't very nice to me. I was around Kurt a bit last year at Uncle Burt's wedding but he had his glee club and I had other family to speak with.
"Andromeda! Hi!" Aunt Carole hugged me tightly as I murmured a "hello".
"Kurt will show you to your room," Carole told me.
"Thanks, Aunt Carole." Kurt smiled as he helped me carry my stuff to my room.
It took two trips but we got everything up there. Kurt sat on the bed.
"Well, Andromeda, we have some work to do. This room is pretty boring. You need all sorts of stuff for it. My dad has given me permission and his credit card to help you design your room," Kurt told me, obviously excited to be helping me design the room.
"Alright… Well, can it wait until I get a shower?" I smiled lightly.
"Of course! My room is next to yours so just come in when you're done," Kurt told me.
I nodded as I opened up my bigger suitcase. I dug out a strapless bra, underwear, a grey tank top, and my pink mini-ish skirt. I quickly found the bathroom, and showered. I dried off and dressed quickly. I did my makeup and scrunched my hair. I exited the bathroom and found Kurt texting someone. I knocked on his door, "Hi."
"Hi, Andromeda! My boyfriend was wondering if he could come with us."
"Sure, I don't care." I smiled as he texted his boyfriend back.
"Alright, we'll have to swing by Dalton to pick him up."
"Dalton?"
"A private all boys school in Westerville. I went there for a few months. Hey, maybe you'll meet someone interesting while we're there," Kurt teased.
I pursed my lips as Kurt led me out to his car. We climbed in and he started it.
"So, tell me about yourself. It's been a while," Kurt told me.
"I'm from Greece, my parents just died, and you're really nice," I said quickly.
"I knew that and thank you. Now, do you have a boyfriend back home? Do you miss it? Will you go back?"
"Well, no. I've never dated anyone. I do miss Greece. I dunno, it depends."
"You've never dated anyone? Well, maybe that will change while you're in America."
"Maybe."
The rest of the drive was silent until we arrived at Dalton, "Oh my." The campus had tons of buildings and all of them were breathtakingly beautiful. We got out of the car and he led me into the building that had a sign that read, "Hall of Music".
We entered the building and I saw a few boys sitting at a piano singing to whatever tune they were playing. Kurt guided me into a huge room with three boys in it. Two brunettes and a blonde playing a guitar.
"Kurt! This must be Andromeda?" One of the brunettes asked.
"Yes. This is Blaine, my boyfriend," Kurt introduced.
"Hi, Blaine," I murmured softly.
"The brunette is Nick and the blonde is Jeff. Kurt, I have to show you something! Andromeda, feel free to make yourself at home. Nick and Jeff don't bite, I promise," Blaine told me pulling Kurt away.
The blonde jumped up and hugged me making my eyes get wide. The brunette chuckled, "Jeff is a little, uhm, friendly."
Jeff let go of me and introduced himself, "I'm Jeff as you know."
I blushed, "I'm Andromeda."
"Your accent… Are you… Italian?" Nick asked smiling.
"Well, no. I get that a lot when I'm in America. I'm Greek," I smiled back.
"Ah. How long have you been here?" Nick asked leading me to sit on the couch.
"A few hours," I chuckled.
"Already at Dalton?"
"I'm living with Kurt's family. Carole is my aunt."
"Ahhh. Kurt dragged you here."
"Pretty much, yeah."
"Sounds like him. Do you sing?"
"I do."
"Sing with us? Do you know…. Teenage Dream?"
"I actually do."
"Sing with us?" Nick and Jeff grinned when I nodded.