Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
The first card appeared a week before Valentine's Day. Kurt was somewhat looking forward to spending it with Mercedes and Quinn, just watching movies and having a good time while everyone else was on dates. He opened his locker that morning, and it fell out.
To Kurt.
You make my heart sing.
From, Your Secret Admirer.
Kurt felt his heart jump. A secret admirer? It was difficult to wrap his mind around at that moment. No one had ever pursued him before. With a sigh, he tucked the card into his English notebook and set off to morning Glee practice.
As the couples around him cuddled and snapped pictures together, Kurt slumped against the piano. Sure, the card was nice, but it was probably just one of his girlfriends trying to cheer him up. Or...it could be Blaine, but that didn't seem very likely. They hadn't ended their relationship on the greatest of terms, after that disastrous night at Scandals. Neither of the two boys wanting to be the bad guy, they'd attempted to remain friendly, but it was strained at best. Blaine had returned to Dalton for the second semester, and they rarely even spoke anymore.
Still...I wonder if he misses me, Kurt mused. It was possible that this was Blaine's way of getting his ex's attention...but how would he have managed to leave the card in Kurt's locker? Only one way to find out. An indirect Facebook status message, of course. As his fellow gleeks munched contentedly on their Valentine chocolates, courtesy of Sugar, Kurt surreptitiously pulled out his iPhone.
Got a card from a "secret admirer"! Who could it be? his status proclaimed cheekily. It wasn't that he wanted Blaine back- he'd been the one to break it off, actually. After being ignored in favour of Sebastian all night, and then groped by a drunken Blaine in the car, Kurt had rolled his eyes and set his boyfriend free. It was clear who had inspired Blaine to be "spontaneous", and it wasn't Kurt. At least if he found out that Blaine had sent the card, he could let him down right away.
Kurt joined Artie, Rory, Puck and "the Changs" for lunch. Quinn, Mercedes and Sam were at a God Squad meeting, Santana and Brittany had Cheerios practice, and Finn and Rachel were nowhere to be found. No doubt, they were off somewhere doing something heterosexual. Kurt shuddered at the thought and took a bite of his apple.
"Speaking of true love" Tina piped up, saving the group from Puck's tales of sexual prowess. "I saw your status this morning, Kurt. Can we see the card?"
Kurt nodded and produced it from his messenger bag. "Awww, that's so cute!" Tina gushed. "Any idea who it's from?"
"Not a clue" Kurt replied. "It was in my locker this morning."
Just then, there was a tap on his shoulder. Kurt turned around, and all his friends' heads snapped up at the sight of a rather tall person in a gorilla costume. The gorilla held out a balloon tied onto a bag of candy and adorable stuffed monkey, as well as piece of paper.
"Oh!" Kurt exclaimed. "A Gorilla Gram, pour moi?" He took the offered paper from the large ape's paw and read it aloud:
'To Kurt
Be my valentine.
From, your secret admirer.' Again! I don't know who it could be!" he giggled, then turned to the costumed figure. "Will you tell me who it is, Valentine gorilla?" he stage-whispered. The gorilla shook its head, simply handing Kurt the gift and turning to leave. The stuffed baby monkey grinned sweetly at Kurt, who stroked its soft face with a smile.
The pinging of his phone startled Kurt from his reverie. There were new alerts from Facebook- most of his female friends had 'Liked' his status. It was the comment from Blaine, though, that caught his eye.
'Really? That's awesome, Kurt! So happy for you. Sebastian surprised me with a romantic breakfast this morning! Sounds like we're both gonna have a great week!'
Kurt narrowed his eyes at the screen. So, Blaine hadn't sent him anything. Okay, I'm seriously stumped now.
"Looks like you might have date for Sugar's little love-fest after all, Glinda" Puck teased.
Kurt raised an eyebrow. "Love-fest?"
"Duh! Where was your head this morning, homie?" Artie asked. "Sugar's throwin' some kinda funky fiesta at the 'Stix on V-day, yo."
"No single people allowed, unfortunately" Rory added. "Not to worry, I'll have that covered by next week."
"Oh really? Who are you taking?" Kurt asked.
Rory grinned, his blue eyes twinkling. "Sugar."
"Hold up!" Artie protested. Kurt watched, amused, as the two boys somehow agreed to compete for Sugar's affections. Looks like I might have a date after all.
Dave finally reached his truck, having jogged there from the cafeteria, and stopped to catch his breath. Thankfully, he hadn't been stopped or questioned too much- or run into any of his old buddies. Glancing around to ensure no one noticed, Dave jumped into his truck and pulled off his gorilla mask. He couldn't help but grin to himself. Kurt had seemed so happy to get his gift. Of course, he probably wouldn't be as happy when...if...he found out who his admirer was. Maybe I shouldn't tell him, Dave thought. I'll just do this to make him feel special...then what? Leave him wondering forever? Dave opened Facebook on his phone for the umpteenth time that day, taking in Kurt's gorgeous smiling face and his excited status. Maybe I can do this. He started his truck and made his way out of the McKinley parking lot.