A/N: Okay, I'm SO sorry for the delay. But ALL THE GLEE FINALE FEELS. And… spoiler alert…

Yeah, the finale messed up my plan for this. But, I don't care. It's happening, my baby is at NYADA and nothing else matters.

Once again, sorry for the delay. Updates will be sporadic – and fluffy.

Sunday, September 2nd, 2013

Our First Trip To Central Park Zoo – Together!

I shouldn't be this excited. I know I shouldn't be this excited.
Oh, to hell with it. I'm excited.
Should be fun!

"You coming, Blaine?" Kurt asked. He was bounding around like a young child, and was already acting like a seasoned New Yorker. Blaine smiled and jogged slightly to catch up with Kurt.

"I'm getting there, I'm getting there." he laughed.

"Just because you've known your way around here since birth." Blaine smiled as he caught up with his boyfriend, who shot him a look accompanied with a raised eyebrow and a tiny pout.

"Don't you give me that look, Kurt Hummel." he warned.

"Well, don't you tease me, Blaine Anderson." Kurt replied, unable to keep any remnants of a stern look.

"I didn't mean it in a teasing sort of way," Blaine continued walking, Kurt staying two paces in front, "I meant it in an endearing way."

"What, like the way you say I'm akin to Cruella DeVill if I don't have enough sleep? That sort of endearing?" Kurt asked, albeit with a smile. Blaine shrugged and tilted his head to the side ever-so-slightly.

"Forgive the misguided compliments." he replied, sticking his hands on his pockets. Kurt held back for a fraction of a second before giving Blaine a quick squeeze around the shoulders with one arm.

"I've overlooked them for years, Blaine." he replied, walking faster once more. Blaine stopped in his tracks a moment, before raising an eyebrow and striding forward.

"Do you mean that in a good way or a bad way?" Blaine asked. Kurt looked over his shoulder for a second and smiled.

"I mean it in an endearing way, of course." he replied. Blaine crossed his arms and walked directly alongside the brunette.

"That's just mean, Kurt." Blaine said, his expression gaining the same pouty quality as Kurt's had earlier.

"Stop with the bickering and look around, Blaine." Kurt gently grasped Blaine's shoulders and rotated him slightly.

"Central Park Zoo. Central Park Zoo, Blaine. And it's in the town where I live. I live…" Kurt repeated. Blaine looked back at him and smiled.

"Well, come on. We haven't got all day." Blaine said.

"Okay, okay," Kurt said, suddenly regaining the childlike wonder that a zoo brings out and linking arms with Blaine, "where do you want to go first?"

"Really? You're asking me to make a decision? Me?" Blaine asked. Kurt nodded.

"Kurt, I don't know." Blaine gave a sigh and Kurt dropped his shoulders.

"Come on… please decide… for me?" Kurt blinked. Blaine gave a tiny laugh and shook his head.

"You're manipulative." he stated, brandishing an index finger in front of Kurt's face, causing him to laugh.

"Fine, fine. Let's go see the giraffes." Blaine stated. Kurt raised an eyebrow.

"Giraffes? Why giraffes?" Kurt asked.

"Hey. If you're really going to insult my choice of animal, then you can choose." Blaine reminded the brunette. Kurt smiled and shook his head.

"No, I… I just thought it was interesting, is all." Kurt said. Blaine smiled and scratched the back of his neck.

"Right. Giraffes it is." Kurt said.

"Blaine, look, the baby penguins!"

Kurt rushed over to the enclosure far too quickly for an adult, his hands sitting at his sides and his eyes still marvelling at the animals, despite the fact that he had seen them before. Blaine walked up next to him, peering over the barrier.

"They're cute." Blaine smiled. At that moment, one penguin tossed a fish towards another, and the sheer surprise and awe on the penguin's face made Blaine think. He glanced up at Kurt, who could not wipe the smile from his face.

"Like you." Blaine continued.

"Sorry?" Kurt turned to Blaine, and Blaine simply smiled and laughed.

"You're like those baby penguins." Blaine stated. Kurt raised an eyebrow and the corners of his mouth dropped in questioning.

"What? A foot tall with flippers?" Kurt asked. Blaine couldn't hold back a laugh, and Kurt smiled at that.

"No, silly. I mean… look at them. They're just happy to be there. They're animals that we don't quite understand, but we can tell one thing… they're happy." Blaine said. Kurt looked at Blaine and gave a tiny smile.

"Don't understand?" Kurt asked. Blaine smiled and took Kurt's hand in his own.

"I love you… but I don't understand you. Nobody does." Blaine laughed. Kurt smiled bashfully and rubbed his arm nervously.

"Yeah?" Kurt asked.

"I love your eloquence." Blaine elaborated. When Kurt could not respond, Blaine simply leant forward and kissed him, removing the need for words.

Blaine returned home from visiting Kurt, and it still hurt leaving him. Every time. And it would hurt all the rest of the visits he came home from.

Blaine opened the bag he took up to Kurt's and dumped all of its contents onto the bed. All of his belongings fell onto the bed – along with two stuffed animals with a note pinning them together. Blaine picked them up and examined them more closely – a giraffe and a penguin. Blaine read the note.

You know it's soppy - you know you adore it.
The Baby Penguin x

Blaine smiled, holding back tears that threatened to burst forth, and sat the two stuffed animals next to a picture of Kurt and himself. He picked up his phone and quickly wrote a text.

I absolutely adore them, Kurt. Faithfully yours, The Giraffe xx