Authors Note: I don't think I've ever seen an AU before where Kurt and Blaine have had horses or been horseriders and it was just stuck in my head and kept screaming at me to write it! I'm weak, okay? So, eventually I gave in and wrote it. Here's chapter one of Hoofprints On My Heart! Enjoy!
Kurt's head snapped up as he heard the distinct sound of some sort of vehicle coming down the lane behind the walls and gates that kept the world shut out. The rain splattered against the window of the kitchen as he looked out onto the yard, seeing several of the horses poking their heads out from above the stable doors. After pulling on his boots and pulling on a black waterproof coat, he strode out into the rain. He walked outside the block of stables through the large double gate and frowned as he approached the gate at the front. The only way in and out of the yard.
As he neared the large gates, that were much taller than him, he could just make out the brightness of two headlights of a car through the sheet of rain that fell from the sky. Who would be out here at this time of night? He thought to himself. The yard or stables, either way, was halfway down a lane that looked as if it lead to the middle of nowhere. Not many cars could get down the lane anyway as it was bumpy and extremely difficult or even impossible to drive down unless you had a truck. The amount of cars that had came down the lane and broken down or gotten a flat tire was unbelievable. Kurt couldn't count them all on both his hands. So that was why it puzzled him that somebody would be at his gates after dark while it was puring it down with rain.
A human figure. A man to be more precise. That's what Kurt could see as he squinted slightly, finally getting up to the gates.
He appeared to be smaller than Kurt and was wearing in a red raincoat which clung to him. Also, the skin tight, creme coloured jodphurs he wore looked darkened in colour slightly due to being soaked with rain. He couldn't quite make out the other man's facial features but just his clothes and his rather short form on the other side of the gates.
"Excuse me? May I just ask why you're at my gates?" Kurt called, loud enough so his voice would be heard above the sound of the rain hitting the ground.
"Ermm. Yeah, I.." The man stammered, taking a step forward. "Sorry that it's after dark a-and.. It's pretty bad weather out too. But.. I don't know if you noticed the trailer on the back of my truck.."
Ahh, he had a truck. A good, plausible reason for being able to get down the lane without his car breaking down. Wait. Trailer?! Kurt hadn't noticed that before, his head turning to look at the trailer that was infact connected to his truck. Through the noise of the rain he could just hear movement from within and a faint stamping of hooves. A rather loud whinny broke through his thoughts as he looked back at the shorter man. So this man had just turned up at his gates, after dark, in the rain and with a horse trailer complete with the horse inside.
"Okay. I see you have a horse. Please continue." Kurt encouraged him with a wave of his hand, gesturing him to continue with his explaination.
"Oh! Sorry. Well I just recently moved to this area to finish my course at college and realised afterwards, oh damn. I have nowhere to go with my horse. So I asked around about any stables that people would reccomend and nobody knew of anywhere.. And then my boss reccomended here.." The man explained from the other side of the gates. "So. Here I am.. With my horse. At your gates."
Kurt could faintly see the other man's lips twitching up and his white teeth showing through the darkness and rain. After a moment, he snapped out of going through the man's words in his mind and nodded.
"I suppose I could make room here for you, Mister.. Sorry. I didn't catch your name?" He hinted, raising an eyebrow slightly.
"Oh! Sorry, how rude of me. Yes. Blaine. Blaine Anderson. You can just can call me Blaine though."
Blaine.
It was so simplistic yet Kurt somehow loved the name and the way it easilly rolled through his thoughts as he said it in his mind.
"Mi-I mean, Blaine. Just so you know, before I allow you in. Payment for the boarding would be due at the end of each month and must be paid on time." Kurt told him in a matter of fact tone.
"That's fine by me!" Blaine nodded enthusiastically, "Prompt payments. Got it.. So. Do I just drive in?"
After receiving a nod from Kurt, Blaine got into his car whilst Kurt opened the gates and when they were open he drove straight in. The man seemed kind enough, Blaine thought to himself. After all, it was rather late and pouring it down with rain yet he was still allowing him in and being extremely helpful.
"Rain rain, go away.. Come again another day.." Kurt sung to himself as he locked up the car, flashing Blaine a smile as he jogged over to help him with unloading the horse from the trailer.
"Oh!" Blaine exclaimed, his tone as if something had just suddenly dawned on him. "I never got your name!"
Kurt laughed slightly at his expression. It was one of a rather excited but curious puppy.
"Kurt.. Kurt Hummel." He told him.
"Kurt.. Kurt.." Blaine repeated quietly to himself, looking in thought slightly before grinning brightly. "Well, Kurt! It's nice to meet you. Very nice to meet you."
To Be Continued!