First two chapters on the same day, an Easter treat! Depending on whether this or 'Sick of Control' gets more reviews will depend which one gets updated first!
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Sitting in the Warbler common room between Wes and David Blaine started to feel calm again. He watched as boys arrived in groups of two and three, waving to friends and looking for spaces to sit down. He looked at the clock as Mr Young appeared and the nervous feeling returned to his stomach – Kurt was not there and as Blaine looked round he realised neither was Simon.
Mr Young started with attendance and quickly reached Kurt's name. "Does anyone know where Kurt is, he wasn't on my absentee list," he said. Pairs of eyes turned to look at Blaine who just shook his head and took out his phone to send Kurt yet another message.
Where are u? Rehearsal has started and Young is pissed.
When Mr Young reached Simon's name again no one knew where he was.
"Right," said Mr Young sorting through some music, "I did want to start with the Carnival number but I wanted Kurt to try a special descant with it so we'll wait until he is here. Let's try some scales to test our range."
There was a general moan from around the room, practising scales was something Mr Young only did when he was annoyed and clearly the fact Kurt had not appeared or offered any explanation was making him cross. Blaine was aware of various people trying to attract his attention, all trying to ask him where Kurt was and all he could do was shrug his shoulders or hold up his hands to show he didn't know.
Twenty minutes into rehearsal Mr Young had clearly calmed down enough to stop the mindless scales and chords and had just told them to get in position for Wonderwall when the door flew open and in toppled two bodies. Kurt, hair in his eyes and very flushed, mumbled an apology and sat down on the nearest sofa. Simon, falling down next to him, whispered something in his ear and Kurt's hands immediately went to his waistband where he started to tuck his shirt in properly.
Mr Young, taken aback by this intrusion, went back to look through his music while the rest of the Warblers murmered and joked about the sudden appearance. Blaine, sitting on the other side of the room between David and Wes, did not find the whole interruption so amusing. His eyebrows furrowed and his lips were set in an angry line. He was watching Kurt intently, trying to catch his eye as he looked over and even more annoyed when the counter tenor was clearly engaged in a conversation with the French tenor and didn't look up at all. It took all Blaine's restraint not to rush across and punch Simon as he saw the boy sort the collar on Kurt's blazer which was sticking up. Kurt laughed in response to something which was said and Blaine felt his hands curl into fists by his side.
"Right," shouted the teacher to get attention, "now that we are finally all here let us try Carnival. Kurt, could you take this piece of music through to the other room and try it out I want you to add the descant part. It's quite high but clearly within your range from what I've heard."
Simon's hand shot up, "Could I go and accompany him on piano so he has something to work with?"
"A fabulous idea Simon, please go ahead."
David and Wes both looked straight at Blaine who was fuming. If anyone should go and help Kurt it should be him, not to mention the fact he wanted to know what on earth was going on. Being pulled to his feet by David, Blaine got into position, not taking his eyes off the door through to the practise room.
Kurt and Simon had clearly taken the chance to tidy themselves up and came back through fifteen minutes later looking much more presentable. They were still laughing about something and the sight did nothing to settle Blaine's temper. He knew that what he was feeling was jealousy but he had every right didn't he? His boyfriend hadn't spoken to him or replied to his messages all afternoon and now was flirting (as far as Blaine was concerned) with another boy right in front of him.
As Mr Young gently started playing the track, Blaine was woken from his stressful thoughts by a clear, pure voice singing high and true. He looked over in shock and couldn't help but feel proud as he saw Kurt singing a beautifully haunting tune which flowed wonderfully over the main melody which the rest of the Warblers sang in harmony.
Kurt, studying the music carefully to know where to bring the descant in, felt powerful as he looked round the group of amazing singers and knew that he was the only one with the voice to sing this part. While he loved New Directions, being a boy with a high range in a group with sopranos didn't really make him special whereas at Dalton he could show off.
Hitting a powerful high E, well within his top range, Kurt held the note confidently until Mr Young raised his hands to bring the piece to the end. "Fabulous, just fabulous," said the music teacher beaming with pride at his group. "That will be a triumph at the Parents Night concert especially if we tighten up the lower parts and possibly mike Kurt so we can hear him clearly."
The boys returned to their seats as Mr Young continued muttering about the upcoming concert. Kurt was mildly conscious of eyes following him but turned to hear what Simon said rather than worry about staring glances. Blaine had again been watching Kurt to try and get him to sit with them and flopped down next to Wes with a sigh.
"What's the matter with you?" quizzed Wes suddenly noticing the depressed expression on Blaine's face.
Pointing across the room to where the two boys were still giggling to each other Blaine complained, "He hasn't even acknowledged I'm here let alone made any move to sit with me."
"For goodness sake Blaine, you're not 5!" snapped Wes. "So Kurt is talking to someone else, what's the big deal? You need to share!" he continued, nudging the dark haired boy gently in the ribs. "He sits with you all the time and.."
"So where was he?" interrupted Blaine. "He was late, his clothes were a mess, he hasn't replied to any of my messages and now he won't even look at me."
"So what, you think he's cheating on you and he and Simon had been having a massive make out session when they suddenly remembered about practise so thought they'd just arrive late. Do you have any idea how ridiculous that sounds?"
Blaine sighed deeply and was about to agree when he suddenly saw Simon put his hand on Kurt's hip and the other boy brush it away. They both looked agitated and seemed to be disagreeing. Simon was gesturing wildly and Kurt's cheeks were becoming more flushed, a sure sign that he was upset. Something was wrong and just as Blaine made the decision to go over and help Kurt, Mr Young announced rehearsal was over. A second later Blaine watched in horror as Simon grabbed Kurt's hand and pulled him out of the room and they both began to run down the corridor.
"What on earth was that about?" said David, puzzled. Then he looked at Blaine's face and could see tears begin to well in his eyes. "Hey, I'm sure it's nothing," gently holding the sleeve of the Warbler's blazer.
"Yeah, clearly it's nothing," mumbled Blaine. "My boyfriend has ignored the fact I'm sitting across the room and has chosen to literally run off with another guy the first chance he gets. I guess I should just be glad they didn't start a make out session in front of me," and he picked up his bag and left the room. Wes and David were left behind unsure what the best course of action was, leave Blaine to mope and hope Kurt appeared to explain the reasons behind his strange behaviour quickly or smother him with kindness and company until Kurt showed up. Knowing Blaine as they did they knew there would be no reasoning with him until Kurt appeared so they decided to leave him to his own thoughts till dinner.
David and Wes knocked first on Kurt's door to get him for dinner. They had discussed the plan and decided that if they had Kurt with them when they arrived at Blaine's room he may be calmer than getting him first. They knocked several times and Wes sent Kurt a quick text to try and find out where he was but yet again there was no sign of the boy. With a deep sigh and slight trepidation in the pit of their stomachs they went to get Blaine.
He opened the door after a moment and appeared to be a lot calmer than the last time they saw him. "Hey guys, sorry about earlier, you were right I was getting jealous for no reason."
"That's OK," replied David. "It was all a bit strange but I'm sure there's a simple explanation."
David and Wes turned towards the hall exit while Blaine went back up the corridor. "Guys, where are you going? We need to get Kurt first," said Blaine wondering how they could have forgotten about him.
"Erm," mumbled Wes.
"Yes."
"We've just been to Kurt's room first and he's not there. No one has seen him since rehersal."
"Right, well then we'll just head down for dinner and I'm sure he's probably already waiting for us." Blaine hoped his voice sounded more confident than he felt. Where was his boyfriend, what was going on with Simon and why did he now seem to be avoiding the three Windsor boys?
