Wow, I can honestly say I'm surprised by the reaction my first chapter got. I woke up to so many emails about alerts and reviews (I kind of hoped there'd be more reviews than alerts, what author doesn't? Haha). I'm glad you guys like it, though! Thanks soooooo much for the alerts/reviews.

After a rather awkward lunch alone, Kurt left the dining hall and went back to his dorm room. He had been given the day off to get settled in and figure his way around school. He had worked out a schedule that was similar to the one he had at McKinley and had met with each of his teachers and was given work to help him catch up.

He walked into the empty room and sat on his bed. He had finished unpacking before he went down for lunch so he really had nothing else to do. He looked over at the other bed in the room and wondered what kind of person his roommate was. His roommate had left for class when Kurt arrived so he still hadn't met the other boy. He saw a picture on the other desk in the room of a rather nice looking blonde (his roommate, Kurt assumed) and a pretty brunette (his girlfriend, most likely). Kurt sighed and walked over to the desk on his side of the room and figured that he might as well get started on the make-up work his teachers gave him.

He sent a quick text to each of the members of New Directions telling them that he settled in and was doing alright and set to work. Kurt worked for three hours straight. He had never had to work so hard at school before. The standards at Dalton were so different from McKinley, but, Kurt liked it. Back at McKinley, he spent a lot of class time sitting in the back and day dreaming or doodling in his notebook. From the looks of his make-up work, he'd have to actually work to get a decent grade in this school and Kurt couldn't wait for the challenge.

He looked over at the clock and realized that classes should be over for the day. He closed his textbook and put his things away before leaving the room. At least now, he could walk around the room and get a feel of the place without feeling weird that he was the only on walking the halls while everyone was in class. He saw a bunch of guys in uniform bustling around, but they all seemed to be going in the same direction and talking excitedly about something. 'What's going on?' Kurt wondered as he slowly walked down some stairs.

"Excuse me," Kurt stopped someone who walked past him on the stairs. The boy he stopped was a little shorter than Kurt and had immaculately gelled back hair and a nice smile. Kurt couldn't help but think that he looked really cute. "Um, hi, can I ask you a question? I'm new here."

Blaine looked up at the person who stopped him and saw the new kid he was supposed to get to fall for him. He couldn't believe his luck. He smiled his most charming smile and stuck out his arm. "My name is Blaine."

"Kurt," The new boy responded, shaking his hand. "So what exactly is going on?"

"The Warblers!" Blaine responded enthusiastically. "Every now and then they throw an impromptu performance in the senior commons. Tends to shut the school down for a while."

"So, wait, the glee club here is kind of cool?" Kurt asked with disbelief apparent in his eyes.

"The Warblers are like rock stars," Blaine explained. From the looks of it, glee club wasn't a big thing at Kurt's old school. Feeling a little daring, and deciding that now was as good a time as any to get started on that bet, Blaine reached forward and grabbed Kurt's hand. "Come on, I know a short cut."

"I stick out like a sore thumb," Kurt said forlornly once they reached the senior commons. Since he hadn't started classes, he didn't feel the need to wear his uniform just yet.

"Next time don't forget your jacket, new kid," Blaine smiled and reached over and adjusted Kurt's collar. "You'll fit right in."

He saw the rest of the Warblers start to assemble and begin their parts. He gave Kurt one last smile and handed his bag to someone to put away. "Now, if you'll excuse me."

Kurt's eyes widened as Blaine walked forward and began singing. He recognized the song as Katy Perry's Teenage Dream and had to admit that Blaine had a really nice voice. His jaw dropped slightly when he saw Blaine looking right at him. 'Was he singing that song, to him?' It seemed like it. Though Blaine looked around the room a few times, he spent most of his time looking over at Kurt. He even pointed at Kurt during the chorus.

'Oh my Gaga he's singing to me,' Kurt thought excitedly. But, he pushed those thoughts aside. There was no way Blaine was singing to him. He was probably straight. To keep his mind off those thoughts, he looked around the room. Everyone in the room was really into the song and dancing around and cheering for the Warblers. It seems like Blaine wasn't exaggerating when he said that the Warblers were like rock stars here.

Kurt thought back to McKinley and what would have happened if New Directions had an impromptu performance in front of everyone. He thought back to when they sang Empire State of Mind in the court yard. They were ignored. That was upsetting, but he supposed it was better than having slushies thrown at them. Things were so different here at Dalton. The song ended and Kurt applauded along with everyone in the room. The Warblers were all exchanging high fives with each other and a few other guys in the room. He caught Blaine's eye and practically melted at the smile the other boy gave him.

Blaine looked over at where Kurt was and couldn't help but smile at the excited look on his face. He made sure to look right at Kurt when he sang. He saw the blush and flattered look on the pale boy's face and knew that Kurt was impressed. He smirked slightly; this bet was going to be a lot easier than he thought. He saw Wes and David giving him questioning looks and his smirk only widened.

After exchanging a few words with some of the guys in the room, Blaine grabbed his bag and left with Wes and David. They all went to Wes and Blaine's room. Blaine dropped his bag beside his bed and plopped down onto his bed. Wes dropped down onto his bed and David sat on the chairs at the desk.

"You were so having eye-sex with him," was the first thing that came out of Wes's mouth. Blaine snorted at his friend's bluntness.

"He seemed really into you," David commented.

"This is going to be so easy," Blaine said with confidence. "You guys might as well just pay me now."

"I wouldn't be so sure just yet," Wes sat up and looked at Blaine. "He may have been…smitten by your singing, but I think it's going to take some work to get him to fall in love with you."

"If his reaction to me singing a song to him was any sign, then I'll have him professing his undying love for me soon enough," Blaine responded while Wes and David just rolled their eyes at him.

Kurt left shortly after the performance. Everyone had broken up into their groups and he felt left out. He was hoping Blaine would come back and talk to him, but Kurt saw him walk off with two other guys. He wandered the halls, trying to get used to the place. It was so different from the crowded halls of McKinley filled with jocks throwing balls around and papers scattered everywhere. The halls of Dalton were wider and definitely much cleaner. It also had large windows that looked out over the school's courtyard. He's never been in a place quite so luxurious before. Kurt spent the next couple of hours wandering around the place. After getting lost a couple of times, he finally found himself back at his dorm room.

"Oh, hello," The first thing Kurt noticed when he pushed the door open was that another person was in the room. The blonde that Kurt had seen in the pictures stood up from where he had been lying down on his bed. He had shed his blazer and his blue and red striped tie hung loosely around his neck.

"You must be my new roommate," The blonde smiled and offered his hand to Kurt. "I'm Trent."

"My name's Kurt," This was another thing that made Dalton different from McKinley. Everyone seemed more formal here, more civilized. Kurt smiled. He could get used to the people here.

"So how are you holding up so far?" Trent went back and sat on his bed. Kurt moved to sit on his.

"It's so different," Kurt admitted. "I already have so much work to catch up on. And there's no way I'll be able to get to my classes on time tomorrow. I got lost like five times earlier."

"Yeah," Trent's green eyes lit up with laughter. "The place is pretty huge. But after a while, you get used to it, I guess. It's my first year here, too. I've been here a few months already and I still get a little lost a few times. But, if you ever need help, feel free to ask."

"Thanks," Kurt smiled gratefully at the other boy. He was glad that he had a roommate he seemed to get along with. "How do you like it so far?"

"It's great. I went to another private school before this so it's not too different. But I'm guessing it's a huge change for you? You came from public school, right?"

"I did. And from what I've seen so far, it's already so different. I'll have a lot to get used to."

"Well, dinner's about to start," Trent announced when he saw the clock. "Want to go down together? I can introduce you to some of the other guys on this floor."

"That'll be great," Kurt smiled appreciatively. If everyone at this school was as nice as Trent, then he'd probably find himself enjoying it here; Even if he had to wear the same thing as everyone else all the time.

Kurt walked down the crowded hall, his schedule in one hand and a map of the school in the other. Finding his first few classes were easy enough. He had first period with Trent, and a guy he met in his first period, Nate, was in his second period so he just followed them to the classrooms. But, he and Nate had walked in opposite directions after second period and now Kurt had no idea where he was supposed to go.

He looked down at the map again and tried to make sense out of it. Kurt let out a sigh of frustration. He was horrible with maps. He couldn't even tell if he was holding it up the right way. He looked down at his watch. He had about two minutes to get to class and he had no idea if he was in the right hall or floor or building for that matter. 'What a great first day this is turning out to be,' Kurt thought. The hall was emptying quickly as boys entered their designated classrooms.

"Need help?" a voice asked from behind Kurt. Kurt spun on his heel and saw a smiling Blaine standing behind him. There were two other boys that Kurt recognized from the Warblers' performance standing behind him.

"Yes," Kurt said with relief in his voice. "I can't seem to find Mademoiselle Moseley's class."

Blaine's eyebrows shot up with surprise. "That's our next class," he pointed to the two boys behind him. "It's just down the hall. We better hurry before we're late."

"Mademoiselle Moseley teaches AP French," The Asian looking boy behind Blaine stated, looking at Kurt with a raised eyebrow as they headed for the classroom. "Aren't you a junior?"

Kurt thought back to how Trent knew he was from a public school. "Why does it seem like everyone seems to know all about me?"

The other boy, a tall African-American, laughed. "News travels fast around here."

"Oh, this is Wes," Blaine pointed to the Asian then to the other boy, "and that's David. Guys, this is Kurt."

Kurt gave the two boys shy smiles as Blaine pulled open a door and walked inside. Kurt followed Wes and David into the room and stopped at the front. The tables were placed so that they were in groups of four. Everyone was already seated and was talking quietly to each other while they waited for the bell to ring. Kurt had no idea where he was going to sit.

"Why don't you come sit with us?" Kurt looked up at the friendly smile. He hadn't realized that Blaine was still standing next to him.

"Thank you," Kurt replied shyly. He ducked his head, hoping that Blaine wouldn't see the blush that was tinting his cheeks pink and followed the boy to a group of tables in the back of the room. He took a seat next to Blaine and across from David. Wes sat next to David and across from Blaine.

Once the bell rang, their teacher wrote their assignment on the board. They were supposed to work in their groups to translate a passage that was in the book. After explaining a few things to them, she let them get to work.

"You still never answered my question earlier," Wes spoke up, looking right at Kurt, while they all turned their textbooks to the assigned page.

"What question?" Kurt couldn't remember Wes asking him anything.

"What are you doing in AP French? Everyone in this room is a senior. And, no offense or anything, but I didn't think public schools put much emphasis on their French classes."

"I'm pretty good at French," Kurt answered while fighting a blush. He had always been so fascinated with Paris, even when he was younger. He started learning the language when he was about nine. He smiled sadly when he remembered the medley Coach Sylvester made him sing in French when she found out he was proficient in the language.

"Then you'll be a great addition to our group," Blaine spoke up, placing a hand on Kurt's shoulder and giving him a bright smile. "We're pretty horrible at it."

"Speak for yourself," David rolled his eyes at Blaine.

"How was your first day of classes?" Mercedes asked. Kurt had called her as soon as classes ended.

"The workload here is so much harder than McKinley," Kurt walked into his room and sat down on his bed. Trent wasn't around. "But I guess my dad will be getting his money's worth. They're big on academics, here."

"How are you adjusting? Is everyone being nice?" Kurt heard the concern in his best friend's voice. Mercedes had been feeling a little guilty that she hadn't noticed how bad the bullying had gotten and was doing her best to make it up to him.

"Everyone's so nice here," Kurt answered honestly. "They're more polite and civilized than some of the people back at McKinley. My roommate and I get along great and I've met some people in my classes. I still don't have anyone I can actually call a friend, but it's only been a day."

"There's something you're not telling me," Mercedes said suspiciously.

"I…met someone." Kurt said hesitantly. A smile broke out on his face and he had to pull his phone away from his ear when Mercedes started screaming.

"What? Who? When? ALREADY?" Mercedes asked in disbelief. Kurt could hear other voices in the background asking her what was going on.

"Not like that!" Kurt said with a small laugh. "I was walking around yesterday when I noticed that a lot of people were all going somewhere. So I stopped this guy who told me that the Warblers were performing in one the commons. So he grabbed my hand and took me to the room they were performing in. Oh Gaga, he didn't let go of my hand the entire time we were walking there. His name is Blaine."

"You aren't jumping to conclusions or anything, are you?" Mercedes asked suspiciously.

"It's not like I'm in love with him or anything," Kurt rolled his eyes even though he knew Mercedes couldn't see him. "I'm just…smitten."

"Smitten? Who says that?"

"I do, apparently. You should have been there Mercedes. I swear he was looking right at me when he was singing."

"Singing? What? When was he singing?"

"After he took me to the commons, he left me standing at the door and started singing. He's in the Warblers apparently. They sang Teenage Dream and he was looking right at me through most of the song. It was the most amazing thing ever, Mercedes. I think I fell slightly in love with him at that moment."

"Kurt," Mercedes said all of a sudden. "Mr. Shue's here and we're going to get started. I have to go. I'll call you back later, alright? You still have to tell me all about this guy singing at you."

Kurt managed to get out a quick goodbye before the phone call cut off. He sighed and lay down on his bed. He missed glee practices. He hated having to sway in the background while Rachel and Finn took the lead yet again, but did miss them all. They were his friends after all.

Thanks again for all the reviews, guys. It was one of the reasons I wrote the next chapter real quick. I don't usually have a set schedule for updating but I TRY to get a chapter out at least every two or three weeks. But it all depends on the response I get really and the flow of ideas. There really wasn't much Blaine/Kurt interaction in this, but I wanted to get Kurt situated in the school first before Blaine comes along and starts wooing him, haha. And I wanted to fit the Teenage Dream scene into all of this because it was that performance that made me watch glee. I hope I did alright with this. Anyway, thanks for reading! Please let me know what you think about it. And if there's anything in particular you want to see because suggestions are always welcome. They usually help me move the story forward faster when I get ideas from them.