Forget Me Not
Summary: Kurt needs a maid of honour and the Glee girls compete to see who it will be.
Rating: K+
Characters: Brittany Pierce, Kurt Hummel, Mercedes Jones, Quinn Fabray, Rachel Berry, Santana Lopez, Sugar Motta, Tina Cohen-Chang
Kurt's upcoming wedding meant that he would have to pick a maid of honour. Naturally, being in his senior year meant that he had a lot of friends to choose from. If this were junior year, he would have chosen Mercedes in a heartbeat. Now, he wasn't so sure. He wasn't as close to the girl as he once was and he didn't class them as best friends anymore. He considered his closest friend to be Rachel, but he figured that the other Glee girls deserved to be taken into consideration for the position as well.
Kurt gathered them all into the choir room and wrote the words 'Maid of Honour' in the marker on the infamous whiteboard. The girls, all sitting on the chairs on the floor, looked at him with knowing eyes. Then they looked at each other. Kurt sighed as he vividly remembered what The Hunger Games looked like. He figured that there would be quite a similar incident here.
"Are we writing the musical version of the Patrick Dempsey film?" Brittany asked absent-mindedly. Kurt ignored her question and moved on swiftly.
"Okay, girls. I'm getting married at the end of the school year after graduation and the situation stands. I need a maid of honour. And as you all are my closest and dearest friends, it would have to be one of the six of you. You're all going to be my bridesmaids anyway, but I need a head honcho."
"Seven." Brittany pointed out.
Kurt did a quick calculation and frowned. "Sugar, why are you here?"
"You called me here, Blaine." She looked confused.
"What no, I'm Kurt!" He replied bemusedly.
"I was wondering where your bowtie was."
Santana smirked as Sugar skipped from the room, probably to pay the lunch ladies an obscene amount of money for her own special breakfast order.
"Given that nobody else joins us, I'm stuck between the six of you. You've all been very important in my life and it's definitely difficult to choose. I considered the idea of having six maids of honour, but that seems excessive. I don't want this to seem like a competition, but I want your ideas for my wedding. Of course, I'll be planning the entire thing my way anyway, but I want you to tell me what you think. The best idea wins. You should cover centrepieces, music, venue and a first dance song."
"So…this is a competition?" Rachel posed.
"Pointing out my errors does not win you points, Rachel." Kurt said, smirking. Rachel's posture was suddenly straighter and she crossed her legs.
"I'll start." Tina stood up and walked to the front, Kurt taking her seat.
"Okay! So, Kurt, you're a very elegant and classy person. But you're also very non-traditional. You're the guy who wore a kilt to Prom! So none of this 'someone will be wearing white' crap or the traditional four items you need for a wedding. You've probably had your outfit picked since you were five, so I won't challenge that. I will, however, suggest that you choose magnolias for your centrepieces. They symbolise beauty and magnificence, both of which you and Blaine have in spades. They're sophisticated and beautiful like yourself. If you do choose to have the New Directions play as your band, which is a good suggestion, I would have us sing 'Red' by Taylor Swift to show all of the stages of love and emotion that you and Blaine have gone through. You've loved each other, you've missed each other. Plus, the only time I'm not crying is at a wedding. It's perfect." Tina clapped her hands and Kurt nodded, keeping his poker face intact.
"Who's next?"
Mercedes stood up next, ready to make her pitch.
"My boo deserves the best for his wedding. You and Blaine are such a cute couple and this wedding is going to be adorable no matter what! So I was thinking that since Blaine will be wearing a bowtie, you could wear a simple black suit. It's generic, but you can bedazzle it with as many hippos as you want. A thin black tie completes the ensemble. I think roses for your centrepieces. They're the flower of love after all. The song that should be your first dance is 'Baby, It's Cold Outside'. It's the song you guys first sang as a duet and it can show off your dancing abilities. I know it's not a Christmas wedding but still." Mercedes bowed slightly and Santana smirked. She had not done well at all. It was clear that she and Kurt were losing touch, but she was still hanging onto whatever she could.
"Quinn?"
The blonde girl smiled and stood in the centre, having thought about this a lot.
"Well, a New York wedding is a must. It's legalised and you both have a love affair with it. Only the most fashionable style will do for your outfit. I'm not nearly as fashion-conscious as you so I'll let you organise that. Getting in the way of you and your wardrobe is like asking Rachel if you can have a competition solo." The spectators chuckled, including Rachel. Quinn grinned at her. The girl had really lightened up lately and she was much more tolerable. Quinn no longer wanted Finn nor resented Rachel for dating him. They could be friends.
"Your flowers should be gardenias. They're affordable, beautiful and simple. Everything else will probably look extravagant and awesome, so this could be a simple solution to overdoing it. Your first dance song should be 'Candles'. Like Mercedes' song, it holds relevance for you guys. You were so good performing it at Regionals and it's when you guys first clicked as boyfriends." Quinn hopped back into her seat as Brittany replaced her.
"Kurtie, you and Blaine are so so special and I think that you should have a dolphin-themed wedding. There'll be dolphin centrepieces and dolphin shaped candles. You and Blaine could be dressed as dolphins and I can write and perform an original song about dolphins! It's the ultimate song to sing about gay rights! And that's all! I can handle all of the dolphins that are going to be in the swimming pool at the reception! It'll be perfect! Oh and you should have forget-me-nots as your flowers!" They were all confused about the last addition. Rachel rolled her eyes at the nonsense.
"O…kay. Rachel?"
Santana smirked. She had this in the bag.
Rachel was enthusiastic. She had prepared binders on this very subject. If only she had brought them. She remembered most of it anyway.
"Well. Kurt, you and Blaine are a very special couple. Plus you both like Broadway musicals. So you should have a Broadway themed wedding! It's only fitting! The New Directions boys could act as your Jersey Boys for the occasion! Broadway themed karaoke at the reception! The centrepieces could be the roses from Beauty and the Beast as Belle is your favourite Disney princess!"
"Wait, what?" Tina piped up. "I thought it was Mulan?"
Kurt nodded. "Good, both of you. Mulan isn't typically seen as one of the core princesses, which is a travesty. Out of the generic Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel etc., my favourite is Belle. Mulan is my favourite Disney heroine. Continue, Rachel."
"Well, the music could be either 'My Eyes Adored You' from Jersey Boys or 'Come What May' from Moulin Rouge! That is all."
Kurt nodded, silently impressed by her knowledge of his favourite princess and his love of Jersey Boys. "Lastly, Santana."
"Listen up, bridesmaids. I've just won this contest."
"Intriguing. Begin, Santana." Kurt said shortly, having a feeling that she actually had won.
"While you guys were planning everything down to the last detail, you omitted the fact that Kurt has had his dream wedding planned since he was three years old and able to doodle in a glittery scrapbook. Kurt's plan involves many things that I have no idea about, but he made one recent addition to the plans. Everything should be how Kurt has planned in his scrapbook entitled 'The Wedding' that's hidden under his bed. His outfit will need to be coordinated with the latest Vogue trends, but Kurt is always ahead of the times, so I'm sure he's sewing it in his basement when he gets home. The only detail I plan to change is the first dance song. I'm going to perform an acoustic version of Katy Perry's 'Teenage Dream', the song that was playing when Kurt first knew he loved Blaine." She looked at Kurt, whose eyes shone with satisfaction. "How'd I do?"
Kurt stood and addressed his girls.
"All of those weddings would have been absolutely perfect. Even though I'm not sure about the dolphins, Britt, the gesture is much appreciated. That being said, Santana takes the cake."
"There's cake?" Brittany chirped excitedly from her seat. Santana subtly shook her head.
"WHAT?" Mercedes yelled.
"Santana knew that I had already planned this wedding and she even knew about my scrapbook. I'm not too sure how, though."
"I snoop." Santana smirked.
"That's not fair. We respect your privacy and the invader wins the contest." Rachel frowned.
"True, but Santana also included Teenage Dream, which was my recent addition to the book. When Blaine sang it, my heart knew that I loved him even before I did. It was like magic. Thank you, Santana. You're my Maid of Honour!"
"Speech!" Brittany cheered and Santana raised an eyebrow.
"Well it was fun beating you losers. But I promise that the bachelor party will be a riot. I'll blackmail Sugar into bankrolling the whole thing so get your passports ready! I'm thinking Paris."
"Despite the immorality that is taking place, that sounds fabulous. But in all seriousness, I'm sincerely glad to know each one of you and I'm glad I get to share the most important day of my life with you all. Bring it in, bridesmaids!"
Santana scoffed as she was roped into the group hug. When nobody could see her, she smiled truly. She was genuinely happy for Kurt and Blaine and those two getting married instilled hope in her. That she could come out and have a happy future, hopefully with Brittany.
And being maid of honour was just the icing on top of the cake.
The song is 'Forget Me Not' by The Civil Wars from their album Barton Hollow
