Hey! Glad you guys enjoyed last chapter and I hope that you will also enjoy this chapter!

(Still don't own LH or glee)

Kurt was running late the next morning for school. He walked as fast as he could to meet up with Laura and Mary. He slowed down his pace when he reached the old Edwards's place which was now the Anderson's. There was no wagon out front so Kurt assumed they were gone. It upset Kurt because he had wanted to meet the new boy. He sped up his pace again and ran to meet at the tree.

His timing was impeccable as Mary and Laura were just arriving.

"Hi, Kurt!" Laura ran towards him to give him a hug. "How was fishing yesterday?"

"Oh, it was great! My pa and I had so much fun. We caught enough fish to eat supper tonight too."

Kurt was starting to get really good at lying when it came to his home life. The truth was that Kurt didn't go fishing with his dad. After he got whipped by his father's belt, Burt had gone into town to go to work at the mill and he left Kurt at home with very strict instructions to stay in the house. Kurt didn't want to risk being beaten again so he listened. He ended up finishing his schoolwork and chopping some firewood. As much as he could, at least before the pain Burt had inflicted upon him became too much.

"That's great! Did you ask your pa if you could go fishing with me today?"

Laura and Kurt started walking behind Mary who hadn't stopped to talk to Kurt. Mary liked Kurt and she got along with him but because she was older than both him and Laura, she tended to feel left out of the conversations sometimes.

"Oh, Laura, I forgot to ask. I'm sorry."

"Do you think you'll be able to? We could go right after school and be back before supper."

Kurt thought about the whipping he would get if he came home that late after school.

"I can't do that. I'll ask if I can go fishing with you tomorrow. Okay?"

"Fine."

Kurt and Laura continued talking all the way to school. They talked about what they did the previous night and Laura's was more exciting. She had done her chores, played in the creek by her house and then rode her horse around her farm.

"I wish I had a horse." Kurt said.

"You can ride mine if you want. Bunny likes it when people ride her."

"Thanks, Laura! You're a great friend."

Before they knew it, the school building came into sight. They didn't even notice that Mary had gotten so far ahead that she was almost there.

"Come on, Kurt. I'll race ya!"

Laura started running before Kurt could agree and he hurriedly caught up with her. Laura beat him just as Kurt knew she would. They both sat down on the steps next to Mary. Neither Kurt nor Laura had a chance to speak before Mary was greeted by a school boy by the name of Finn Hudson.

"Hi, Mary! How are you?"

"Hi, Finn. I'm good. How are you?"

"Good. So, Mary. I was just wondering if maybe you wanted to go on a walk with me tonight. We could go through the woods and we can collect leaves."

"I can't, Finn. I've got chores and homework."

"What about tomorrow?"

"Maybe. I'm pretty busy lately."

Finn looked sad but determined. Finn had been in love with Mary for the last year and Mary knew it. She wasn't sure how she felt about Finn but she knew he was a nice guy. He was really tall and he had a crooked smile but Mary didn't know if she liked him the way he liked her.

"Come on, Mary. We could have a lot of fun."

"I don't know if I have the time. I'm a little behind on my chores."

"Finn, I have nothing to do tonight. I'll take care of Mary's chores for tonight and she can go on that walk with you." Laura said. Mary looked at her with a look of relief and anger on her face. Finn's face lit up, however.

"Really, Laura? You would do that for Mary?"

"Of course! I know that she would love to go with you."

"Great! I'll come to your house after supper then."

Finn smiled and walked away. Mary turned towards Laura.

"Laura! Why did you do that? Rachel is going to come and talk to me now and you know how much she talks."

"Because he has been wanting to do things with you for months now and you just turn him down. I think it would be nice for you to do it. Besides, I'm getting annoyed with him hanging around all the time."

Mary didn't get a chance to respond because Ms. Beadle came outside and rung the bell signaling the beginning of school. Everyone started running and gathering their books and lunch pales and heading inside. Mary and Laura took their spot next to each other on the 4th row while Kurt sat in front of them. He normally sat alone but today, the seat next to him was occupied by a boy he didn't know.

"Good morning, class." Ms. Beadle said. "Before we begin, I'd like to introduce you to our new student. Will you please come up here?"

The boy next to Blaine stood up and walked to the front of the class room.

"Class, this is Blaine Anderson."

Kurt looked Blaine over. He was shorter than himself by probably just a few inches and had curly black hair. Kurt couldn't be sure, but his eyes had the faintest shades of brown and green that were under thick eyebrows in the shape of triangles. He didn't look too happy to be there but he smiled at the class anyway. Kurt felt his stomach knot up. He was already intrigued by this boy and he couldn't stop staring. He noticed that Nellie Oleson, who was sitting a row over from him was starting and smiling at him. He felt a tinge of jealousy when he noticed.

"Say hello to Blaine, everyone."

"Hello, Blaine." The class said in unison.

"We're excited to have you here, Blaine and we hope that you'll be very happy here. Go ahead and have a seat."

Blaine walked down the aisle of desks and took his spot once more next to Kurt. Kurt noticed that Nellie still hadn't taken her eyes off of Blaine. Kurt felt the same way.

"Okay, class. Today..."

It was now lunch time and Kurt had never been less hungry. He hadn't eaten supper the night before but his stomach was still in knots and he didn't think he'd be able to keep the food down. His eyes were wandering over all of his classmates. Some were on the see saw, the swing or playing tag. The only one who didn't seem to be doing anything was Blaine. He was sitting on the steps of the school reading a book and eating a sandwich. Kurt plucked up all the courage he could muster to go and talk to him.

"Hi. My name is Kurt. I sit next to you." Kurt sat down next to him and made sure to keep a small gap between them.

Blaine looked up from his book up at Kurt and smiled.

"Hi! It's nice to meet you, Kurt. I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to speak to you this morning. I just didn't want to fall behind on my first day."

"It's okay. I actually wanted to try and meet you yesterday but you weren't around when I came by."

"You live by me?" Blaine actually closed his book and turned his whole body towards Kurt out of curiosity.

"Yeah. I live just over the hill. I have to walk by your house everyday to get home. I offered to walk with you this morning but your ma said no because she was going to come to town with you this morning. So maybe we can walk home together. I walk with these two girls Mary and Laura. They're really nice."

"I don't want to be a burden."

"Not at all. We'd love to walk with you."

"Thanks, Kurt! I'm really glad I met you."

Kurt felt himself blush and he felt the knots in his stomach be replaced with butterflies. He was going to respond but he was cut off by a girl with blonde curly hair.

"Hi, Blaine. It's nice to meet you. I'm Nellie Oleson."

She sat down making sure to put herself in between Blaine and Kurt.

"It's nice to meet you, Nellie." Blaine didn't seem as excited to meet her as he was Kurt...or maybe that's just what Kurt thought.

"My family owns the Mercantile right there. Do you want to come over after school? We just got some new candy in. You can have some for free."

"Oh, that's really sweet, Nellie but I have to get home right after school to help my pa get started on the farm. Maybe another time."

Nellie looked angry but didn't say anymore. She got up and went back to her place under a tree and continued eating.

"Is she always like that?" Blaine turned his attention back to Kurt.

"Worse. But you get used to it."

Blaine laughed and if Kurt had been standing, it would have made him weak at the knees.

"Oh no. I forgot my pencil inside. I'll be right back." Blaine stood up and walked back into the school. Kurt still couldn't eat but now it was for a completely different reason. He felt someone sit next to him and he knew exactly who it was before he looked up.

"Hi, Laura."

"You're talking to Blaine?"

"Yes, of course. He was sitting alone."

"Is he nice, Kurt?"

"Oh, very nice. You should introduce yourself. I invited him to walk home with us since he lives close to me."

"You did that? Kurt, why?"

"Because he's new. He doesn't know anybody. Why? What's wrong with that?"

"Because he's so handsome. I wouldn't know what to say to him. I'll sound dumb no matter what I say."

Kurt felt the jealousy boiling in him. He didn't know why either. Laura was his friend and now he considered Blaine to be his friend. What was so wrong in Laura liking Blaine?

"No matter what you say, he'll like you a lot better than Nellie."

Blaine never made it back outside. Kurt assumed that there was no reason for him to come back out since Ms. Beadle rang the bell only a few minutes after Blaine went inside. Kurt walked in with the lunch that he barely touched and went back to his seat. He sat a little too close to Blaine, causing their arms to touch, and his heart to start pounding. Blaine looked at him and smiled.

"I'll talk to you after school." He turned his attention to the black board that Ms. Beadle was now writing on while Kurt had a hard time keeping his hands steady.

Hey! What'd you guys think? Leave a review and let me know. I'm just letting everyone know that Rachel and Finn are the only characters from glee, aside from Kurt and Blaine, that are going to be mentioned in this story. So, I apologize if you were hoping to have more. I hope you enjoyed chapter 2!