Tina in the Sky with Diamonds
(Disclaimer: I do not own Glee or any of the characters.)
The weekend passed quickly for Blaine, once he got home from taking Kurt to the airport, his mother wanted a play-by-play. The two celebrated together before Blaine retired up to his room before his father got home. He knew that the man wouldn't approve of the engagement, and he really didn't want to be torn down when he was so happy.
He fell asleep and missed Kurt's phone call, but Blaine called him as soon as he woke up. They made plans to Skype chat on Sunday night. After talking to Kurt, and feeling on a complete high, he made plans with Sam and Artie for a video game marathon to spend the day.
On Sunday, Blaine went out to brunch with his parents, and it was then that Blaine had to admit to his dad about proposing. The man took it surprisingly well. He was still upset about it, but he understood Blaine's reasons for doing it. His dad wanted to have a talk with Kurt and him the next time they were together, and he expected them to wait to get married until Blaine was settled into college.
Blaine spent the rest of the day doing his homework and cleaning out his closet for spring. He had too many sweaters in his closet for the warm weather coming up. After dinner, Blaine set his laptop up, and waited for Kurt to log on to Skype.
"Spring closet cleaning?" Kurt asked when the call connected.
Blaine smiled as he folded up a sweater. "Hey, fiancé."
Kurt blushed as he looked down, before back up through his eyelashes. "I still can't believe we're engaged. Every time I look down and see the ring, it hits me like a ton of bricks all over again. We're going to get married."
"And I can't wait," Blaine said, sitting down on his bed in front of the camera. "I actually wanted to tell you about how I told my dad about it."
Kurt's eyebrows rose as he leaned closer to the camera. "Oh, do tell. Did he flip as much as I think he did?"
"No," Blaine informed. "He was pretty cool about it. I could tell he was trying. Believe it or not, he really likes you, Kurt. I know that you still have a hard time coming to terms with it, but he has changed from the man you met."
Kurt sighed. "Hey, I know that, Blaine. So, tell me about it. What did he do?"
"He was like shocked at first, but when my mom told him that it was the truth, he said that he should have expected it. He knows how much you mean to me, and he wants me to be happy. He did say that he wants us to wait until I'm settled into college before we actually walk down the isle."
"Oh, of course. This ring means that we will be getting married, but that doesn't mean that we have to rush into something. There is so much to be done anyway, so it will take a good amount of time to have everything done. Your dad doesn't have to worry."
"That's what I told him," Blaine said with a smile. "After that, he said that it was my life, so if that's what I wanted, then he'd support me. I also think the fact that my mom was there helped him. She made sure he knew how supportive she was."
"God, I love your mom," Kurt sighed with a bright smile.
"She loves you too," Blaine said quickly, smiling at Kurt. They looked into each other's eyes before Blaine looked away bashfully.
"Anyways," Kurt spoke after a couple seconds. "Prom is coming up. I know that I can't be there with you, but are you excited?"
"Oh, you have no idea. I'm pumped. This is my senior year, and I've been in so many clubs and I'm senior class president. I am hoping to grab the prom king title. I think I have a really good chance."
Kurt smiled, moving to lie down on his bed. "Oh that would be perfect. You can be the king to my queen." They both laughed. "But seriously, everyone loves you, Blaine. I'm sure that if they were to vote, they'd pick you."
"You think so?" Blaine asked hopefully.
"Oh yeah, babe," Kurt nodded.
"Good." Blaine moved to pull his collection of bowties to sort through. "How's Rachel? Has she heard about the part yet? She seemed upset about it when she was here."
"Yeah, she's been acting so defeated, and I feel really bad for her. She wants this part so bad, but the director just doesn't seem to see it. How cool would it be for her to be Fanny?"
"So, so very cool. If anyone deserves this, it's Rachel Berry," Blaine said as he held up an orange bowtie. "Do you want this one? I don't think I've ever wore it."
"Are you really offering to give me one of your precious bowties?" Kurt teased with sparkling eyes. "But no. Keep it. It would look nice for Halloween."
Blaine nodded, agreeing even if the holiday was months away. "Tell Rachel that I support her one hundred percent, and if this director doesn't want her, then screw them. She doesn't need them to tell her that she's not good enough when we all know that she is perfect for the role."
"That's what I've been trying to get through to her, but I don't know what else to do. She seems so depressed and just defeated, which isn't Rachel at all. I'd love to get my best friend back."
The smaller boy hummed in response, holding up a pastel orange and navy bowtie. "What do I pair this with?"
"Um," Kurt said thinking as he studied the tie. "That shirt that you have, the teal with the little bears on it. The bear color with match the orange."
Perfect. Blaine placed it aside, planning to wear the outfit the next day. "You know what you could do, to get the old Rachel back, is sing to her. I mean that's how you can get through to her. Pick a song that you think will get Rachel out of her rut, and perform it with her."
"This is why I love you," Kurt gushed, reaching across the screen and grabbing a notebook of his in table. "Okay, song ideas? Hit me with them."
Blaine thought for a couple seconds. "Well you can never go wrong with Katy Perry, so like 'Roar' or 'Part of Me'. Um, or you can pull a Broadway number I guess. You nailed 'I'm the Greatest Star' so you could do that. You could also pull a Beatles number? Beatles are awesome!"
Kurt bit on the end of his pen, before looking up. "What Beatles songs?"
"Well, uh, any of them. The Beatles are epic. You could sing like, 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' or 'Come Together', but now that I'm thinking about what you want to get through to Rach, maybe look into the song 'Get Back'."
Kurt smiled as he scribbled something down. "Oh, I know the song. Believe it or not, my dad and mom loved the Beatles. I sure I know every song they have ever released. This one is good. I can't believe I haven't thought of it."
"I'm telling you," Blaine said with an eager smile. "The Beatles are the best ever and they have a song to help everyone in every situation."
"Okay, so I got the song, now I just need to find the perfect moment to finally get Rachel back to Rachel."
"I'm sure you'll be able to do that at NYADA. Don't they encourage students to perform like every second of the day?"
"Pretty much," Kurt agreed. "Thanks for your help, Blaine. I don't know what I would do without you. How I spent three months not talking to you, I can't even believe it."
"Hey," Blaine said getting Kurt's attention. "Let's not talk about that anymore. It's in the past, and we have both moved on from it. We are fiancés now."
Kurt nodded, looking to his finger again. "I've been telling everyone, even if they don't care. A lot of the people here are excited and happy for me though."
"Yeah, well everyone knows at McKinley thanks to you finally accepting my Facebook request to be officially engaged."
"It's not official until it's on Facebook," Kurt teased. "Yeah, well I gotta get some last minute homework done, but I don't wanna stop talking to you."
"How about you do your homework and I finish my closet. We don't have to talk, just be together?"
"Sounds perfect."
Blaine went back to his clothes, humming the Beatles now that Kurt got them stuck in his head. Kurt hummed along with him, and it was so perfect that Blaine could hardly take it. They were so comfortable with each other, and that was a big relief seeing as they had a rocky path. Blaine couldn't wait for more nights like this one, and he was sure there would be others.
-1-
Monday morning, Blaine walked down the hall with a confident smile. He had his amazing outfit, picked out by his fiancé, and they were releasing who were the candidates for prom king and queen later today. He had a good night's sleep last night, after falling asleep on Tina as she went on and on about prom dresses. He dreamed about Kurt, of course, and being crowned king with Kurt by his side. It was going to be a great day, he knew it.
Before glee, Sam had met Blaine at his locker. The blond looked a little down, and Blaine didn't like his best friend upset. "What's going on?"
Sam shrugged. "It's just, I feel like I'm just floating through my life. Like my life has no meaning. I don't know what to do with myself."
"Oh, come on," Blaine said, playfully punching his friend in the shoulder. "Your life has meaning. Just look at it, we are going to be graduating in two months! We will get out of here, and if you feel like you still have no meaning in life, then something's wrong."
"I guess," he said as Blaine shut his locker. "It's just that you performing that crazy display of affection to Kurt had me thinking about my own life. I thought that I would marry Brittany, but then she dumped me and went to college. If I can't even get her to stay with me, I'll never find someone to serenade with a Beatles song."
"Brittany was always a little out there," Blaine laughed as they continued down the hall to the choir room. "I'm surprised you put up with her most of the time, but Sam, you can do so much better than her. Someone who knows what they want, and not some girl who likes girls one day then turns around and likes boys."
"Yeah, but it's not that easy to find the one. You found Kurt, but he had been your best friend for months. I would preferably not marry Tina because she scares me sometimes with her rants and attitude."
"Tina is just very passionate," Blaine protested, but Sam gave him a look. "Okay, first of all I wouldn't have found Kurt if he hadn't of came to Dalton. Do you know what brought him there?" Sam shook his head. "Fate, and I know that you'll find yourself an amazing girl, but you got to be patient."
The boy sighed, and the two walked into a deserted choir room. Blaine immediately gravitated towards the piano, and Sam hopped up to lie on it.
"I just want a love like you and Kurt share, you know? It's so perfect and raw, and there's not a doubt in anybody's mind that you two aren't crazy for one another."
"Like I said, you will. You are such a catch, Sam. Stop degrading yourself or I'll punch you."
The two laughed before Blaine let his fingers dance across the keys, a soft melody playing as the rest of the group entered the room.
"So how does it work with gay marriage?" Sam asked after a minute. "Do you take his last name, or does he take yours? Or… or do you both hyphenate, cause…"
"Right now," Blaine interrupted. "I'm honestly just excited that Kurt said yes. Hey, are you looking forward to prom?" Blaine leaned forward as he crossed his arms on top of the piano. "I fell asleep last night while Tina was texting me about a prom dress. It's really nice that you are going with her, by the way."
Sam let out a long sigh. "Yeah, I guess so. I don't know, I just, it's my senior prom so I kinda wish I was going with somebody that I really care about." The boy sat up and Blaine felt bad for him. "Damn, I have seriously been unlucky in love."
Before Blaine could say anything, Mr. Schue walked in. "Come on guys! We are back with the Beatles!" Blaine got up and the teacher patted him on the shoulder before Blaine went to sit down. "We're leaving the mop tops behind and moving into their experimental years. Now the Rubber Soul album marked a turning point for the group where they literally and figuratively let their hair down. Now the Beatles were the biggest musical act in the world. They could have remained in their comfort zones, but instead they risked everything to explore new musical worlds. They had something important to say, and they weren't going to let something as silly as the fear of failure get in the way."
At that, Sue interrupted the man through the speaker in the room. "Good afternoon McKinley High, this year all the proms are being fused into one giant Brundelprom."
"What's a brundelprom?" Marley asked.
"I don't get that reference," Jake murmured.
"That's from the Fly," Ryder said with a snap of his fingers.
"And now for the moment that will crush 99 percent of your misguided views of your popularity, here are your nominees for prom king and prom queen." This was it. Blaine knew that even if he wasn't nominated, even though he wished more than anything that he was, he wouldn't be upset. "First, here are your nominees for prom king: Blaine Anderson." Blaine nodded. Yep, that's right. He was prom king! "Muhammad Omar, Artie Abrams, Stoner Brett Bukowski."
Blaine was happy that he didn't have much competition. The only one that he had to worry about was Artie.
"Wait, I really didn't get nominated for king?" Sam asked in disbelief, and Blaine was surprised by that fact too.
Sue kept speaking, "And now onto the queens: Kitty Wilde."
The room clapped, but Blaine was just as confused as the girl in question. "But I'm a sophomore."
"Amy Ryan, Jordan Stern, and inexplicably Tina Cohen-Chang," Sue announced.
Blaine was pleasantly surprised as he turned to look at the girl. She didn't take long before she was freaking out in excitement. Blaine was honestly happy for her. "YES! YES!"
"Congratulations," Sue spoke as Tina did a little dance in the front of the room. "Six of you will be disappointed."
"YES!" Tina celebrated, kicking her leg in joy.
"Tina, wow!" Sam exclaimed getting up from his seat to congratulate her. "Even though I'm not nominated, it's such an honor going to prom with a potential queen."
Tina's smile fell. "Oh, sorry Sam. It was so nice of you to offer to go with me, but I'm going to have to decline your invitation."
Blaine was confused. What was she doing? Sam spoke almost dejectedly, "But you already excepted."
"Yeah, Tina this is very uncool," Artie backed him up. Blaine didn't really want to have to pick sides. He was happy for Tina, but he also knew how much Sam was looking forward to the dance.
"Losing is uncool," Tina said with a raised finger and Sam sat down. "I need to maximize my odds of taking the crown, so I think I'm going to go with a group of single gals to corner the dejected wallflower vote, and I am going for it. This is my chance to be bigger than Jesus, so can I count on all your votes?"
Yep, Blaine understood what Sam said earlier about her being scary sometime. He didn't really know what to say, and neither did the rest of the room as they sat there in silence.
"Awkward," Blaine heard Unique whisper behind him.
"Got mine," Kitty said with a shrug and that made Tina smile. "Besides, I've got more shots at prom queen. It's Tina's time."
"I agree," Tina said turning toward the band. "Hit it!"
The familiar tune started and nodded his head to it. This was one of his favorite songs by the Beatles and he supported Tina one hundred percent in all her craziness.
You say you want a revolution
Well you know
We all want to change the world
The bell rang and the band stopped playing as everyone gathered up their belongings and got up. Blaine couldn't be late for class again.
"Later," he heard Artie say.
"Seriously?" Tina asked as Blaine walked out the door. He felt horrible, but they had always run over, and if he was late for class, he would receive his first detention ever, and that would look horrible on college applications. He'd make it up to her later. He knew he would.
-2-
Monday after his classes, Kurt decided it was to time to put his plan into action. He had arranged with some piano players to meet him in the piano room in ten minutes where he knew Rachel would be. She said something to him when they parted earlier. He wanted to do this for his best friend, and for him. He couldn't stand how pathetic she was acting sometimes.
He couldn't stand Rachel when she was a pretentious bitch most of the time, but when she was passive baby, he couldn't help but miss the old Rachel, the Rachel that he had grown to love. It was time to get her back.
When he walked into the room, there were dozens of pianos with many students at each of them. Kurt frowned, but found Rachel in the sea of them and made his way over to her.
"What's going on in here?" he asked and she looked up at him.
"Carmen Tibideaux needed volunteers for the annual NYADA piano tuning," the girl said standing and Kurt looked around. "So did you hear about Santana's good news?"
"That she doesn't have a yeast infection?" Kurt asked. He had seen the ridiculous commercial that morning when the girl forced him to watch it before he could leave. She practically stood in front of the door and wouldn't move until Kurt watched the horrible thing. There were things that he just couldn't unsee.
"Yeah, I'm really happy for her!" Rachel said kindly, and that was the last straw for Kurt.
"Okay, what's wrong with you because the Rachel I know will be furious at Santana for breezing into town and beating us at booking the first gig. You have lost your mojo obsessing over this part. We can't let our feelings of self-worth be determined by some part in a play."
"That's easy for you to say, you just got engaged," Rachel said and Kurt wasn't having it.
"True, but I'm not pinning all my future happiness on it," he informed her. "I am telling you, you have got to get your mojo back. Right here, right now, this second."
Kurt put down his bag as his friends started the song. He sang the first part to Rachel, and the girl smiled at him.
Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner
But he knew it couldn't last.
Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona
For some California grass.
Kurt jumped up on the piano and sang before he jumped down. He now had the whole room's attention and support. Rachel joined him at the chorus.
Get back, get back.
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back.
Get back to where you once belonged.
Get back Jojo, go home
The two of them pranced through the room, singing together. Kurt hadn't sung with her in so long, and he really missed it. They sounded perfect together. Kurt hopped back up to sit on the piano as the others moved it around the room. He moved to Rachel and grabbed her hand, leading her around the room.
Sweet Loretta Martin thought she was a woman
But she was another man
All the girls around her say she's got it coming
But she gets it while she can
Kurt jumped up on the ledge by the windows and ran down the room as Rachel was pushed on a piano. He joined her on the top of the piano, kicking his legs up in the air receiving a smile from Rachel. They hopped off and continued the song.
Get back, get back.
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back.
Get back to where you once belonged.
Get back Loretta
Back to where you once belonged.
Go Home
They danced around the room, and Kurt was having a really great time. He knew that he was getting through to the girl because she was starting to look more and more like the old Rachel.
Oh, get back, Yeah get back
Yeah get back, yeah get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Yeah, get back, Yeah get back.
Get back
Get back to where you once belonged.
Ooooh!
They finished the song out together, with Rachel standing on top of the piano with a newly confident smile. The room cheered them on and Kurt waved at them as he sat on top of a piano next to a satisfied Rachel. Kurt was happy with how everything turned out.
Rachel kissed his cheek before hugging him tightly. "Thank you, Kurt. I really needed this."
"You are very welcome," Kurt answering, squeezing her tightly. "I've gotta get to Vogue, but I'll see you later at the loft?"
"Okay, I love you," she said, hugging him one last time. "I'll be back later cause Santana and I have to work."
"Sounds good." Kurt waved to the others in the room before grabbing his bag and leaving. He had to talk to Isabelle about actually getting paid for his work. It was getting harder and harder to pay for rent, especially since his savings was used up and Rachel's dads were saying that they weren't going to keep paying. He also had an idea that was stirring in his head for a band, which cost money.
He pulled out his phone before hailing a taxi. He saw a text from Blaine saying to call him before a car pulled up. He hopped in and told the driver where to go before dialing Blaine's number. The boy picked up on the second ring. "Hey, you!"
"Hey," Kurt said with a smile. He looked out the window. "So, how was your day?"
"Oh, it was fantastic!" he exclaimed and Kurt smiled fondly. "I don't know. Ever since you said yes, everything has just been amazing."
"Okay, I'm glad you are having a great time," Kurt laughed, looking down at his ring and smiling softly. "So, can I call you future prom king, or no?"
"I got nominated!" he said excitedly. "I'm up against some guy I've never met, and I have met every single person at McKinley, Stoner Brett, and Artie."
"Wow," Kurt said surprised. "You don't really have much competition do you? What's with that school? Stoner Brett? Really? He's been there for six years, I'm sure of it. I'm also positive that he's still homeless."
"I don't know. I think I have a really big chance. They nominated all Cheerios, the one in glee: Kitty. They also picked Tina."
"Good for her!" Kurt said. "I'm happy for her, and I bet she's overjoyed as well. I hope you and her win. You'd be a perfect king, so dashing and dapper."
"You're making me blush," Blaine said with a laugh.
"Isn't that what fiancés do?" Kurt asked curiously. "I also have you to thank for the whole singing to Rachel idea. It was a success."
"Good!" Blaine said. "I'm glad that you got through to her. She's so good and one failure, even if it isn't, that helps shapes her to who she is. It'll make her stronger for her next audition."
"You speak so wisely for eighteen." Kurt smiled as the taxi pulled up to Vogue. "Okay, well I just got to Vogue." Kurt thanked the driver and paid him then got out of the car. "I need to talk about getting paid."
"Good luck, babe," Blaine said. "I have some homework to get through. Call me before bed, yeah?"
"Sounds good," Kurt promised. "Love you."
"Love you more," Blaine cooed and Kurt knew that if he protested then they would never get off the phone, so he hummed and hung up before the boy could distract him. He pocketed his phone, and took a deep breath. He knew the probable outcome, but he minds well try, right?"
-3-
Blaine had just dropped Artie off at his house on Wednesday after they got their tuxes and was on his way home when his phone rang. He stopped at the stop sign and pulled out his phone and saw the caller. It's about time. He swiped to answer and help it up to his ear.
"Hello?"
"Blainey?" Cooper's voice rang through the line so loud that the boy had to pull it away from his ear. "How's my baby brother?"
"Hey, Coop," Blaine greeted with a smile. He hadn't heard his voice in a long while and it was nice to finally talk to him. "I'm great actually. Did you get my message from last Friday?"
"Yeah, I haven't had much time to check my messages, but I just got it and I had to call my little brother, who's not so little anymore, I guess."
Blaine laughed as he continued driving home. "I'm still little, Coop. I haven't graduated high school yet."
"Yeah, but you are proposing to guys now! The last time we talked you and Kurt weren't even talking very much. You wanna tell me what happened between them and now? I'd love to hear it."
Blaine bit his lip, stopping at another stop sign. "Yeah, we haven't talked since before Valentine's Day. Well, after Christmas in New York, we kept in touch, but it was hard for me. I loved Kurt so much, so it was hard. He came come for Valentine's Day, so we kinda hooked up-"
"Go, baby brother!" Cooper praised with a laugh. "Not so baby anymore, huh? Do mom and dad know about this little escapade?"
"Uh, no," Blaine admitted. "I don't want them to ever find out about that night, or any other night that me and Kurt have, well been together. Anyways, after that Kurt and I grew closer together and when he visited for his dad's cancer treatment, I decided that to get him back, I'd have to do something big."
"Like proposing?" Coop suggested.
"Like proposing. I listened to everyone tell me how much of a bad idea it was, but I got a ring anyways. After we won Regionals, Kurt and I had a deep conversation that got all our feelings out. I explained to him why I cheated and he realized that it wasn't just my fault. He finally forgave me fully and we moved on. The next day, he surprised me with a song in the courtyard and we got back together."
"That's great! I really liked that kid. Well, for one he was in love with me and adored me. Two, he loves you and I can see how much you love him. So you decided to propose after that?"
"Yeah, I pulled off this huge proposal. I got four show choirs together, rival show choirs at that, and they all helped me sing to him at Dalton. I proposed to him on the stairs where we met with this speech that made him cry."
"Well," Cooper pushed. "What did he say, squirt?"
"He said yes!" Blaine proclaimed, jumping up and down in his seat. He had just pulled into the driveway and parked his car. "We are getting married!"
"YES!"
Blaine laughed as he heard Cooper cheer and celebrate on the end of the line. "Thank you for the enthusiasm."
"When's the wedding? I need to make sure that I am going to be home for it. I want to celebrate with my little brother and his fiancé! Oh yeah, I'm totally getting the alcohol for the bachelor's party. Wait are there going to be two? Or is their going to yours as the bachelor's party and Kurt's as the bachelorette's?"
"I'm not sure actually," Blaine said sitting back in his seat. "That's not something that I'm really worried about right now, but I'll definitely let you know when we know more. It won't be until I'm in New York."
"Yeah, have you heard back from that school? I'm sure Kurt can put in a great word for you."
It was nice that Cooper was still so supportive of his dream, even if the older boy didn't like the stage as much as him. "Not yet, but they had some changes in the application process, so it's taking a little extra time getting them out. I did some research because I was getting a little nervous. It should be soon though."
"Good," Cooper said satisfied. "They are idiots if they decide not to want you because you are the second most talented man on this earth, right behind me. You made sure to put my name on the application, right?"
"Oh yeah," Blaine said with a roll of his eyes. "Oh and guess what? I got nominated for prom queen today."
"Go Blainey!" Cooper said with a laugh. "Following your brother's footsteps. I won prom queen my senior year. Everyone loved me."
"Oh, of course they did."
There was talking on the other end, muffled and Blaine couldn't make out anything, then Cooper was speaking to him. "Hey, Blaine I gotta go. My break's over, so I'll make sure to find time to call you more. I'll visit soon too. I miss you."
"Thank Coop, I miss you too. I'll call you later, bye."
"Bye, Squirt," Cooper said before hanging up.
Blaine always felt so happy after talking to his brother. He missed him so much. His mother was always trying to get him to talk more with his brother, but Blaine hated being disappointed when he called and didn't get an answer. It was getting better with every call, shorter break between calls. Kurt would be happy to hear about the talk. The boy grabbed his bag and got out of the car. He had to get homework done and a best friend to call about a certain nurse before calling Kurt for the night.
-4-
Prom was going so well. Blaine's fear of dances had faded a lot over the past couple of years, so that was at the back of his mind. He had danced with Unique and Tina each, having a blast with Artie and Kitty. He had gotten his picture taking with the prom court and one with Artie and Tina. It was a fun night, and then everything went to hell.
He should have that since things were going so well, that something horrible had to happen. He should have expected it when Stoner Brett won instead of him, then Kitty started screaming before a bucket of red slushy fell on top of Tina. Blaine help tight to Unique's hand as the room grew dead silent. Blaine couldn't believe it. How could someone to that to someone as sweet as Tina?
The girl ran off the stage, and Blaine didn't even hesitate before running after her, the rest of glee behind him. The girl ran into the choir room and sat down in a chair.
"We need to get you out of those clothes and into something dry," Marley said as the group entered the room and hurried over to her.
"Just leave me like this," Tina cried, and Blaine knew how upset she was. "I swear, I just thought that for one lousy night of my life, I could be that girl. But who am I kidding, I'm not that girl, and I will never be that girl."
The girl got up and gave her crown to Sam as she walked to the door. The boy asked, "Tina, where are you going?"
"I'm going home, Sam!" Tina cried, and Blaine couldn't see her do this. He had been through another horrible prom night, and he helped Kurt through it, so he had to help Tina.
"Tina stop!" Blaine said getting her to pause. "You have two choices and whichever one you pick we will be supportive, but we can either drive you home or we can clean you up and you can go back out there and own that prom. This is you prom, Queen T."
She turned towards them, still crying and defeated. "I can't go back in there. I don't even have a dress to wear."
"You can have mine," Kitty said without hesitation, and Blaine was thankful for her.
"Or mine," Marley offered.
"Or mine," Unique spoke up before adding, "although it would be a crime to break this look."
"Come on Tina, we're all with you," Blaine said stepping forward closer to her. "You wanna be that girl, then go be that girl."
Artie rolled forward with the towels that he grabbed before they got there and handed one over to the crying girl. She took it and wiped her face with it. Blaine took that as his cue to head to the piano. He had the perfect song to sing for her. Kitty went over and took Tina's hand as Blaine began.
Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
She lead her to the rack where they had their change of clothes for the performances for prom were, the other girls followed immediately. They took the towels to clean up the slushie off of her, and Kitty pinned her hair up and began singing with Blaine.
Hey Jude, don't be afraid
You were made to go out and get her
The minute you let her under your skin
Then you begin to make it better
They finished cleaning her, and moved so Tina could change into Kitty's dress, and the sophomore into sweats. She emerged from the rack looking brand new and a bright smile on her face. Blaine couldn't believe how beautiful she looked. Sam started singing, Tina helping him. Sam moved forward and placed the crown of her head before hugging her tightly. Ryder handed her the roses that were stained pink, but Tina smiled as she took them.
So let it out and let it in, hey Jude, begin
You're waiting for someone to perform with
And don't you know that it's just you, hey Jude, you'll do
The movement you need is on your shoulder
Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah yeah
Blaine left the piano as the group moved out into the hall, Tina leading them fearlessly. That didn't stop them from singing. Blaine was proud of all of them and how strong they were as a group. They all supported their queen and their friend.
Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her under your skin
Then you'll begin to make it
Better better better better better better, oh
Tina began running, and the rest of the group followed her. They ran into the room with confidence, and the band must have heard them because they started playing the song as they arrived. Blaine took it upon himself to sing the scats that were done originally in the Beatles; he knew them by heart. People parted for them as they walked towards the stage.
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
Tina stood up on that stage, and Blaine had never been more proud of her. She confidently yelled, "I'm Tina Cohen-Chang, and I accept your crown! Long live prom!" Everyone cheered her on as they finished the song.
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
Blaine smiled as Tina was finally living her dream. He was so happy that this was his last prom, because he honestly didn't know if he could handle another one. He walked over to the stage and held his hand out for the girl. She accepted, and they walked to the middle of the dance floor as Kitty went up on the stage and sang a slow song.
Tina clinging to Blaine, whispered, "Thank you for being my rock, Blainey. I wouldn't have been able to do this without you."
"Not a problem, my queen," Blaine murmured, holding her tightly. "This is your night and there is no way I'd let you leave here without a smile on your face. Love you."
"Love you," she sighed laying her head on his shoulder.
Blaine grinned and continued dancing with her. He couldn't wait to call Kurt and tell him about everything, but right now, all he cared about was having a good night.
-5-
Kurt looked down at his costume for his new work. So Vogue didn't work out, but he didn't mind working at a diner with his two best friends. If that's what he had to do, he'd do it. Besides, this outfit looked fantastic on him. He looked to the clock on the wall and knew that Blaine was at prom. He was slightly nervous because it was prom at McKinley, but Blaine could handle himself. As soon as he was off, he would call.
He gathered up a towel and the menus before walking through the open door to the front, Rachel and Santana were there at the bar. "Are you ready for me?"
Rachel gasped as Santana looked up confused. "What is Lady Hummel doing here?"
"Working," Kurt explained as Rachel fixed his nametag and he hopped up on the counter. " doesn't pay. I need some seed cash to start my Madonna cover band."
"You guys, this is so great. I feel like I'm on Smash season 1," Rachel said with a smile matching the one on Santana's.
"Well, enjoy it while it lasts, cause soon you'll be dumping us to play Fanny Brice." He began to clean menus as they talked, he minds-as-well look like he's doing something.
"Oh no," Rachel said; she sounded so negative that Kurt frowned. "That ship has sailed. If I got it, I would have heard by now."
"Rachel, be positive," he instructed.
"I am positive, okay?" she asked passionately trying to get her point across, so Kurt listened. "My whole life, I've been looking to be a part of something special to feel special, but the truth is, is that I am special, okay? And I don't need producers to tell me that. I'm going to play this part, and if it's not in this production, then that is their loss."
He was sort of scared of the Rachel he was seeing, and Santana had the same look on her face before she observed, "Isn't it amazing how life seems so easy when you just don't give a fart? I mean, look at this: Hummel is getting married, Berry is just full of confidence, and I finally have a girlfriend that I don't have to worry about straying for penis."
The girl was right, so Kurt took it upon himself to seal their friendship. "Than let's make a pledge: we stay in this town together for two years, all right? For soaring success or miserable failure. None of us bail until then, okay, no matter what."
"Okay," Rachel said happily and Santana was smiling. "Pinky swear. Come on. Put those long fingernails in there." They all laughed and locked pinkies, sealing the deal and Kurt was satisfied.
That was until the boss walked up, and Kurt slipped off the counter quickly. "Someone in booth fourteen is looking for the short one." Both Kurt and Santana looked to Rachel. "Go!" He looked in Santana's box before picking it up. "I take these!"
"Gunther, that's my Yeast-I-Stat," Santana said quietly. "What the hell?"
Kurt laughed and received a slap from Santana. "Do you know who that guy is?" He pointed over to the guy talking to Rachel.
"Yeah, that's the director guy for the musical. He was in here the other day and Rachel and I slayed a Beatles number to impress him, what do you think he wants?"
"Something good, I hope," Kurt said studying Rachel as she started to get ready to write something down, but then the girl covered her mouth. "Oh god, Santana! Something good."
"Are you serious?" Rachel asked hysterically, and Santana looked back to Kurt. "Really! Oh my god, really? Thank you so much! Thank you! I got Fanny! I GOT IT!"
Kurt couldn't believe his ears. Finally! His best friend was so happy and Santana even asked, "What?"
"I GOT IT!" Rachel exclaimed running over to them.
"You got the part?" Santana asked spinning around, and Kurt hurried to the girl wrapping her in a hug as the diner cheered her on. Kurt had never been more proud.
"OH MY GOD!" she exclaimed before releasing Kurt and hugging Santana. Kurt couldn't help but hop up and down. This was so big!
"I CAN'T WAIT TO TAKE THIS OFF!" Rachel exclaimed, tugging at her uniform and Kurt laughed. She was just so happy, and she totally deserved this. She hugged each of them and Kurt squeezed her tightly.
The rest of the night was spent with the diner celebrating. Gunther let the three off early, and Kurt insisted that the girl go on ahead of him to prepare for the celebration they were going to have. He was going to walk, since the diner wasn't far from their apartment. He had to call Blaine.
He walked down the sidewalk as he dialed the boy's number. Blaine answered immediately, "Hey, I was just going to call you."
"Yeah?" Kurt asked smiling to himself. "You are never going to believe the night I just had. But first, how was prom? Do I have to call you Your Highness from now on?"
"No," Blaine answered, his cheerful tone gone and Kurt couldn't believe that he didn't win. "Stoner Brett won along with Tina."
"How in the world did that low life win instead of you? I mean, I'm happy for Tina, but you should have won that crown."
"Wait," Blaine said quickly. "I've had a big night too. I'm sorta happy that I didn't win to be honest after everything that happened."
"Oh god," Kurt said immediately. "What happened, Blaine?"
"Tina was up on stage as everyone was cheering her on, the head cheerio had someone pour a bucket of red slushie all over her."
"Like Carrie," Kurt said horrified.
"Like Carrie," Blaine agreed. "The bucket fell down on Stoner Brett and knocked him out. If I would have won, who knows what would have happened to me."
"Oh, honey, I'm so sorry about that," Kurt said with a hand to his heart. "How's Tina? Is she taking it okay? I bet she was so hurt and crushed."
"Yeah, she was, but New Directions went after her. We got her to stay and the girls helped clean her up, and Kitty gave Tina her dress. She took over prom with a little help from the Beatles."
"What song?" Kurt asked with a smile. He was so happy that they were able to turn the night around. He thought McKinley had changed, but what happened proved that it didn't. He was just thankful that it hadn't of happened to Blaine without him there to comfort his fiancé.
"Hey Jude," Blaine answered. "I started it out and Kitty, Sam, and Tina sang it. It was so nice. I was so impressed with how close we are as a team, no like a family. We haven't been this close since you guys left."
"I'm so happy to hear that, Blaine." He paused and waited for a car to drive by before crossing the streets. "What are you doing now? Going out to the after prom party?"
"Nah," Blaine said. "I've had enough for tonight, so I'm at Sam's with Artie, Ryder, and Jake. We are watching movies and playing some video games."
"That sounds so nice," Kurt said with a smile. "I'm glad you are having a great ending to a horrific night." Blaine hummed and said something to some else. "Do you have to go?"
"No," Blaine answered. "Sam just wanted to know if I wanted popcorn. What about your crazy night? I hope it was a good crazy!"
"Oh it was," Kurt said excitedly. "Well I told you about how Vogue can't pay me, so Rachel got me a job at the diner her and Santana work at. It's so fun there."
"That sounds so cool, Kurt. I can't wait to come out and visit you!"
Kurt laughed, "Yeah well the three of us have made a pact that we aren't leaving New York for two years, so you got some time to get out here. We were talking when a guy wanted Rachel, guess who it was!"
"Oh, I don't know! Who?"
"It was the director to Funny Girl," Kurt informed him and he heard Blaine gasp.
"Oh god, did she get it, Kurt? She got it didn't she! Holy crap!"
"Rachel Berry is the new Fanny Brice!" Kurt proclaimed looking around to make sure no one was around to hear his outburst.
Blaine was cheering on the other end. Kurt even heard him tell the guys, whom he was with, and they are cheered. "You gotta tell her how proud I am of her! I'm going to know a celebrity."
"I just am so happy for her," Kurt said with a sigh. "She needed this so badly."
"That's just fantastic," Blaine gushed and they fell into a comfortable silence. Kurt reached his apartment, and stopped and leaned against the brick wall. "I miss you."
Kurt smiled and looked at his ring. "Oh, Blaine, I miss you too. I wish I could have been your date to prom, but I have already missed so much school and-"
"Hey," Blaine said quickly. "Don't sweat it. Do I wish that you could have been here? Yeah, but you have your life in New York. In a couple months, I'll be there with you, working at that diner, and hopefully going to school with you. I have the rest of my life to spend with you, so a little time apart is fine."
"God, I love you," Kurt murmured. "Is it selfish of me to want you to not live your life and to come here and be with me?"
"No because I want to do that too, but we both know I can't. I'll be out to visit soon, I promise. Now I should get going because the guys are getting antsy waiting for me."
"Yeah," Kurt said feeling a little disappointed, but he had a party to go to as well. "Have a good night, and I love you."
"I love you too, Kurt. Sleep tight and dream of me."
"Don't I always?" Kurt asked with a laugh. "You dream of me too."
"Night, Kurt," Blaine said fondly.
"Night, Blaine," Kurt said before both boys hung up.
Kurt was so glad he had Blaine to talk to. He hated the time when he couldn't call his best friend, but that was in the past. The boy just always knew what to say to keep him smiling and feeling blessed. He couldn't wait to see him again, to wrap his arms around him, and to kiss him senseless. He hoped it would be sooner rather than later. He pocketed his phone and headed for the doors, right now he had to celebrate with his two best girl friends, and one of their girl friends. He could think about Blaine later, which he was sure he would.
A/N:SURPRISE! I hope you enjoy my surprise for all of you! I got this chapter done extra fast, which is so surprising! It just flowed out of me. I changed something up this time. Instead of doing the scenes like Blaine, Sam and Artie where they gave Sam encouraging words. You guys saw that, and there wasn't much to expand on, so I added a little bit about Cooper and Blaine conversation because I'm sure Blaine told him. I'm not going to be writing every scene Blaine or Kurt like I've done in the past, but I'll do the ones that will help the story move along. Like how I totally cut out the 'I Saw Her Standing There' in Love, Love, Love.
I loved this episode, not as much as the previous, but it was so cute and totally what Glee is about, family and friends. Everyone was so supportive of each other and it was nice to watch. I hated the Carrie thing, but I love how they handled it. And I'm so happy for Rachel. She deserves it and even when you know about how hard she's going to have it after The Quaterback. I didn't mind the lack of Klaine, but there was a perfect amount of Kurt and Blaine. It helped me write.
Also, I have to say something. I changed the timeline. After the prom thing, in the episode it goes to Roz and Sue and that bitchy cheerleader that I don't know the name of, Bree? That had to be the next Monday after prom, and I just switched that scene with the diner scene because it fit perfect along with the story and made since. I hope you all don't mind.
I want to thank everyone who has supported this story already, and I'm overwhelmed with all the notifications that I received! It warms my heart and I hope you all continue to be so supportive of this throughout the season. I love having all the reviews! THANK YOU!
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That was a lot of people! I thank you all for your support, and if you could all just leave a comment, it's not that hard. I just wasn't to know how you like the chapter. It really boosts my self-esteem.
I do apologize for any errors, as always I haven't reread this. If someone would like to read these before so that when I post them, they don't have many errors, I'd love it, but I just don't have time to do it. I need someone fast, and who can get it back quickly, so if you are interested, then hit me up! :)
Anyway, I hope you all enjoy this! My next chapter will be a little difficult to write, and I'm nervous about doing it. I hope you will all give me time to write out a chapter to celebrate Cory/Finn. I know I won't be able to make it through the episode with a dry eye.
Okay, I'm done! Enjoy and Good luck getting through The Quarterback! See you soon. Oh and review for me? Pretty please?
Final Note: I can't wait to see the Fox Lounge with Chris and Darren! THANK YOU MIA!
-Love Chelsea-
