"Kurt! Hey, you finally got here. I was starting to worry." Kurt rolled his eyes accepting the hug Blaine was inviting him into.

"Yeah you're lucky I got here at all. Tyler narked to the Warblers about our late night phone calls. So we're most likely going to be locked away again." Kurt spoke into his friends shoulder before he pulled away and they headed inside. It wasn't Lima Bean, they'd decided that after Kurt started boarding it was too much to travel two hours each way to get coffee. Thus came the decision to go coffee shop hunting in Westerville. One Saturday morning about seven months ago they set out to find the perfect shop. To Blaine's surprise there were many more coffee shops in Westerville than he thought so after many test coffees and suggestions they came across a quiet shop about the size of Lima Bean. It was called Variety Café and it had that feeling of home about it. Inside a large open fire burned on days like today, so when you opened the door the heat wrapped around you and pulled you in. The colours inside were changed seasonally which impressed Kurt. The leather couches and booths are what attracted Blaine. The pair made their way over to the loveseat to the left of the fire place.

"How was the dentist?" Kurt asked pulling his scarf off and wrapping his cold fingers around the contrasting coffee cup.

"Scary like always. I thought he was going to say I needed a filling so I was sitting there thinking to myself, think of something else and I couldn't. I almost cried."

"You're like a little kid. You know that right?"

"Whatever, you like it. I make you laugh. Anyway then Mum took me shopping." He paused while Kurt noticed his new outfit. "Don't worry though. I'm still shopping with you next Wednesday. And Mum gave us $500 to add to our collections."

"Now we have like $1500. Oh god. We are going to get some awesome clothes." Kurt clapped excitedly. If there was one thing Kurt liked more than shopping, it was shopping with Blaine, with a ton of money, that's why they'd agreed to joining their clothing money.

"We'd better head back to Dalton." Blaine pointed out an hour later. Kurt nodded and slid his feet back into his shoes and put his scarf back on.

"I forgot to ask how gym was today." Blaine smirked as he watched Kurt's tightening grip on the steering wheel.

"Don't start on that Blaine."

"Aw come on. It can't have been that bad." When Kurt didn't reply he continued. "Did somebody his you in the restricted area like last week?" He teased.

"Blaine…" Kurt blushed. He wasn't going to let that go. It was his fault anyway. He moved and Kurt didn't have time to follow and then he was hit with a baseball. Embarrassing as it was just happening, Blaine insisted he go to the nurse because Jeff always hit the ball too hard.

"Somebody did, didn't they? If you deny it I'll ask Thad."

"I didn't go to gym. I don't go when you don't." He admitted.

"Oh."

"Yeah. Or I would have been in hospital." It was silent for a while, Kurt turned to look at Blaine, a goofy smile plastered on his face.

"What? Why are you looking at me funny?"

"I don't look funny."

"Yeah you look like this…" Kurt imitated. Blaine's laughter soon had them both gasping for air as they arrived at Dalton.

"You'd better get dressed, we're already late. I'll save you a seat." Kurt dropped Blaine at the entrance then drove around to park his car.

Why did Kurt have to be so freaking perfect? He made it incredibly hard for Blaine to just think of him as just a friend. Blaine pulled off his cardigan dumping it on the floor before grabbing his blazer and pulling on his school trousers. Curse him for making me want him. He thought. No stop right there Blaine Anderson, if you want him so badly why don't you ask him out on a date? He argued with his conscience a lot.

"Because I don't want to stuff us up!" He shouted at himself before storming out of his room to the dining hall.

"Blaine! We saved you a seat!" Nick called when he came into view. Blaine made his way over and nodded thanks. There was a spare seat beside Kurt but Jeff looked so desperate to tell him something he sat between the two boys. He looked across the table at Kurt winking to him. Kurt blushed raising an eyebrow. What had come over him? He sat across from Kurt smiling like a maniac, ignoring Jeff's whispering into his ear. The seat beside Kurt was still empty and Kurt began to feel lonely not having his best friend gossiping to him. But Kurt didn't know the boy he ran into earlier was happily eyeing up the seat. He stood up straight and strolled over to the group of boys.

"Mind if I sit here? I'm new and everywhere else is taken." Kurt looked up at the boy recognising his voice. The other Warblers turned to look at him too. It wasn't quite true, what he'd said about there being no where to sit. There was actually an empty table in the corner of the room. The only person sitting there was a boy named Corey. Corey was very quiet, he never spoke to anyone, and mostly had his nose stuck in a book. Kurt shook his head pulling out the chair.

"You know," Wes pointed out, "You have to be a Warbler to sit at this table. Anything we talk about stays at the table." They were looking for new voices to join their group since half of them were seniors and would be leaving next year.

"Yeah, I'd like to join." The new guy smiled. "I sung at my previous school." Wes nodded, giving him the information about how to audition. When the Warblers had gone back to chatting amongst themselves Kurt turned in his seat to face the new guy front on. Okay Kurt thought he was attractive before but now he was beautiful. He was probably as tall as Finn, and a similar build. His hair natural, no product, but it stood spiked up. He smiled with his teeth and his eyes were golden brown, surrounded by thick eyelashes.

"My name is Kurt." He stuck out his hand. "I'm really sorry for running into you. I usually watch where I walk but I was late for my coffee date with that one." He pointed at Blaine who smiled and waved back.

"Theodore Winston. But you can call me Theo." He shook Kurt's hand. "Is he your boyfriend?" Kurt shook his head looking at his best friend again.

"He's my best friend in the whole world." He chuckled at how childish he sounded. "So tell me about yourself Theo. Where you from? How old are you?" Theo laughed at his eagerness.

"Um, I'm a sophomore. I transferred from McKinley, but I come from New York." Kurt's mouth hung open. "What?" He laughed.

"I went to McKinley but then I got bullied and I came here." He coughed, trying to keep away the tears that started to prick his eyes. "Why'd you move from New York?"

"Because my parents thought it was too busy. But I'm going back after High School. Who bullied you? I was bullied by some guy called Dave Karofsky or something. I was only at McKinley for three mon-, Kurt?"

"I don't want to talk about this." Kurt swallowed, noticing everyone at the table was listening, and tears were rolling steadily off his cheeks.

"I'm sorry Kurt. I didn't mean to upset you." Theo looked around the table confusion ruling his head. Blaine got up and walked over to Kurt and stood him up. Wrapping an arm around his waist he took Kurt to his room and cuddled with him on the couch until he calmed down.

"Shhh Kurt. It's alright. He can't hurt you now. You're safe with me and the boys." Blaine rubbed circles on Kurt's back.

"I know b-but he still scares me and when people talk about him I feel all alone again in that little room." He sobbed.

"I know. He shouldn't have done that. He's scarred my beautiful boy." Blaine kissed his head squeezing him a little tighter.

"You can be romantic." Kurt mumbled into Blaine's chest. His friend smiled and started playing with his hair. Whoever it was knocking at the door in Blaine's opinion was not welcome to interrupt Kurt and Blaine time, as Kurt called it. Kurt sat up telling them to come in. Tyler smiled as he brought Theo through the door.

"He wanted to make sure you were alright."

"I'm so sorry Kurt."

"It's s-not your fault." Kurt mumbled playing with his fingers.

"We don't talk about David." Blaine said.

"Oh, sorry I didn't know."

"You weren't to know." Kurt smiled looking at him. He looked so guilty. He didn't know whether to tell Theo what his bully had done to him. The curiosity and guilt in his eyes begged to know.

"He pushed me into lockers every day. He called me names and threw slushies at me. Then the day I met Blaine, he kissed me." Kurt swallowed wiping the tears off his face. "Then he threatened to kill me if I told anyone. I told Blaine. And then Blaine fronted up to him. One week later he dragged me into a toilet cubical and held a knife at my throat for 10 minutes. He told me if I didn't kiss him he'd put the knife in my neck." Kurt looked to Blaine who looked like he would cry. He remembered the day Kurt told him this. He was furious and he couldn't do anything. "I told him I wouldn't kiss him so he put the knife harder on my neck and told me to kiss him again. I could feel the blade begging to break my skin and then it stopped. I opened my eyes and he was walking away laughing. I had blood dripping down my neck. It wasn't serious but it hurt." Blaine had his arms wrapped around Kurt's shaking body. Theo stood shocked. He didn't expect that and now he felt weak for leaving after being shoved every corner he turned.

"They didn't even expel him when I told the principal. So I left. I came here. Blaine and I did everything we could to erase him from my mind. And now no one ever talks about him or McKinley. That's the same with my friends from there too. But I don't see much of them anymore unless they come here but they don't."

"So if you want to hang out with us you must swear to god you won't mention him." Tyler said bluntly.

"Oh god yes. Of course."

"I'm going to bed now." Kurt yawned.

"Ok. I might see you tomorrow." Theo smiled as he left giving Kurt a pat on the back.

"See you later buddy." Tyler followed Theo. Once they'd left Kurt looked sleepily at Blaine.

"Can you stay with me?" Blaine nodded and sent Kurt to take a shower while he set up The Sound of Music.

"Thanks Blaine, for everything, being there for me."

"You know it's alright. You don't have to thank me all the time. Besides what are best friends for if there not there for their boys? Now shower or Tyler will be back before it's finished." He ordered as Kurt obediently followed.