I OWE YOU

As Kurt danced with Blaine he couldn't help but glance over at Dave and Santana as they did the same activity. He could see the sadness in both of their eyes and it broke his heart a little.

He blushed when Dave caught him staring and quickly averted his gaze to Blaine's shoulder. His eyes didn't stay there that long because he could feel Dave still staring at him. He looked up at the boy across the room from him and saw the subtle nod of his head toward the direction of the gymnasium's doors. Kurt's eyes widen slightly in panic, but then calmed down when he realized he had no real reason to be afraid of Dave anymore. He was changing, slowly but surely.

When he saw Dave leave Santana alone on the dance floor, he made up a half excuse to Blaine for his departure. Blaine, ever-so clueless, kissed Kurt on his cheek and told him that he would be waiting for him.

Kurt smiled softly at his boyfriend before walking away in search of Dave. When he made it out into the hallway, he saw Dave leaning casually against the water fountain.

"Hey, what's up?" Kurt said softly as he walked towards the bigger boy.

"Come with me for a minute?" Dave asked and Kurt nodded, confused. Dave took Kurt's hand into his and led the two towards an empty classroom.

When they entered the classroom, Dave let go of Kurt's hand and the smaller boy felt slightly cold from the lack of warmth that it had briefly caused.

"Dave, what is this all about?" Kurt asked.

Dave stared into Kurt's eyes and said simply, "I think I owe you a dance."

Kurt sucked in a breath at the other boy's words. Before he could say anything, he heard the soft beginning of Switchfoot's "Only Hope" playing and the feel of Dave's hands around his waist.

Kurt slowly put his arms around Dave's neck. Their current position was intimate, but Kurt didn't mind. He could feel that it took a lot of courage for Dave to even initiate the dance.

"I'm sorry that I was too chicken shit to do this in front of everybody but…" Dave said started softly in Kurt's ear, but was cut off.

"It's ok. I know." Kurt soothed.

They continued to dance as the song played. Dave would occasionally rub the small of Kurt's back gently or press his cheek against his head. It amazed him how someone so demeaning at times could be gentle. It gave him a weird feeling.

When the song ended, Kurt could honestly say that he was disappointed. He enjoyed being in Dave's arms and he could tell that Dave enjoyed having him in his arms.

Dave stepped away from and looked down at his feet, not sure what to do next.

"Thank you, Dave. I really appreciated it." Kurt said truthfully and that got a soft smile out of the boy in front of him.

"You deserve it." Dave said simply.

Kurt smiled and before he could lose the courage, he stood on his tip toes and gave Dave a chaste kiss on the corner of his mouth.

He heard the boy gasp softly at the contact and it pleased him internally that he had that effect on someone.

"I'll see you Monday, ok?"

"Yeah…" Dave trailed off.

Kurt walked out of the classroom smiling and if he had turned around, he would have saw Dave doing the same thing.