It was Kurt's senior year. The year he had been waiting for, so he could finally get out of McKinley and get out of the small town where he was constantly terrified, Lima. Then he could go to the place he has been dreaming about—New York. This was his year to shine. He was proud of who he was, he was ready to face the year head-on, and he was more than ready to show people what he was made of. The only way he was going to do that would be to go to some fancy college and become famous so he could laugh in the faces of his worst high school tormentors.

Kurt had wanted to live in New York and go to NYADA—New York's top dramatic arts school; yeah, he had big dreams— ever since he was ten years old. His mother would be—emphasis on would be— so proud of him if she could have seen him now... His mother died when he was eight, and ever since the accident it had been the hardest thing he and his dad had ever had to face. But they were facing it together.

Well, they were facing it together until…

At the end of sophomore year, Kurt's dad, Burt, started dating someone and just last year they got married. Her name was Carole and she was a nice enough lady. But she'd never replace Elizabeth and Kurt knew that, despite her efforts to be there for him. He couldn't help feeling a little bitter because his dad had remarried after he'd loved Kurt's mom so much. It didn't make sense to him, really. But he did want his dad to be happy, after all, so he said nothing on the matter.

Carole had a son named Finn. The tall, not-so-intelligent, football jock that Kurt thought he would NEVER have as a step brother. When they first talked to each other, they hit it off instantly and made an odd connection considering their own statuses in the high school popularity heap. Kurt was happy to at least have another close friend beside his only two friends— Mercedes and Artie.

Even though she was a little more outgoing and talkative, Kurt found that he and Mercedes had a lot in common; especially with fashion. Artie and Kurt loved doing their homework together and loved to talk about Geeky things. Artie was very shy and got pushed around like Kurt. They bonded over that because no one else understood what it was like. They really only had each other for the comfort that each of the boys needed. Because of that, Kurt would probably say that Artie was his best friend, though he'd never say that around Mercedes.

Kurt had been getting bullied since his freshman year moving to McKinley. He tried ignoring it, but it's not as easy as people think. The bullying took a toll on him, and he never even told Artie about the extent of his struggles with the ignorance at McKinley High. He didn't tell his dad, he didn't tell his best friend, and he honestly didn't think he'd be ready any time soon to be telling anyone at all.

Unless, of course, he had someone who he could give his heart to… someone who he could share his fears and struggles with… someone who would understand him like no one else. Someone who loved him like Kurt loved his mother…

Kurt's had a crush— a HUGE crush—on a boy that had been going to McKinley with Kurt since freshmen year. He'd had a crush on— and possibly been in love with- him for three years. Oh, there's probably something else that's a pretty important detail and should not be forgotten. Kurt… is gay. He loves boys—well, one boy in particular, really. Since the day he'd come out, the teasing that was already there because he was in Glee club had gotten worse ten-fold.

Blaine—Blaine, with his beautiful hazel-green eyes; his neatly-trimmed, dark curls; his musical laughter; his smile that was bright enough to light up the room—never really noticed him, but had heard his name at least once or twice in the hallway, naturally. Anyone who wasn't living under a rock would know who Kurt Hummel—known by the ignorant jerks at school as nothing more than 'that gay kid with a girly voice'—was. Luckily for Kurt, Blaine was one of the few students at McKinley who didn't sneer at him every other chance they got and push him into lockers. That made it easier to love Blaine, but the problem with being in love with Blaine Anderson is a little complicated… he's straight and dating the most popular girl in school, Rachel Berry. She is the most wonderful, gorgeous, and caring girl you will ever meet… Wait, sorry— wrong girl. Let's try this again; she is the most annoying, preppy and irritating person you will EVER meet. She gets everything that she wants – like Blaine—and does not let anyone get in her way, which meant, sadly, that there would be no friendship between Kurt and Blaine unless Rachel was out of the picture.

Blaine and Rachel had been dating for two years. She NEVER stopped bragging about him and how he's the "most wonderful boyfriend ever! You all should be jealous of me! We're in love and you are all alone!" Okay, so maybe that was exaggerating just a tad… but you understand the main idea. Rachel Berry was a snob and she let the fact that Blaine Anderson, the hottest guy in school, was her boyfriend go to her head. It was all she ever talked about, really.

She had the same dream as Kurt, going to NYADA and living in New York. While Kurt wasn't quite pleased with this, he appreciated her false ambition on the subject. According to Kurt, there was no way Rachel would ever beat him—not in that aspect of his life: singing. He could and would would someday become the big shot and everyone would bow down to him instead of the annoying-ass leprechaun.

Kurt had always tried to get Blaine to notice him, though it was hard when he and Rachel were sucking face. He tried walking by him, but he was always distracted because Rachel was always talking about how her day was and blah, blah, blah…

He also tried solving problems in front of the class that they're both in and Blaine was always either writing in his notebook or looking through his bag. It's IMPOSSIBLE for him to get noticed! But the reason why Blaine had yet to notice Kurt just might surprise him…