"Easy girl! Easy now." Blaine chided to the black mare, who was stomping her hooves from inside the trailer.
Blaine was inside the trailer while Kurt pulled down the side ramp, so he could lead out his horse. She was a stunning back mare with a long silky mane and tail and ears that pricked up every time her attention was caught by something. She really was a beautiful creature.
"What's her name?" Kurt called softly, as he slowly dropped the side ramp down onto the ground.
Blaine let out a chuckle, leading her out. Well, that was putting it roughly. It was more like she lead him out. She pulled on the lead rope attached to her halter, rushing down the ramp and snorting her nostrils as she looked round with wide, interested eyes.
"She's called Bella. But I just shorten it to Bell most of the time." Blaine told Kurt over his shoulder before looking back to the horse, whispering "Easy, Bell. It's alright." In a reassuring tone.
The rain continued to fall from above, making Bella toss her mane as the rain started to soak it. Water droplets landed on Blaine, making him laugh.
"That's a lovely name. Very elegant but simple." Kurt nodded, and gestured for Blaine to follow him towards the block of stables. "Come on. I have a stable she can stay in for the night."
"Hey..." Blaine led Bella over to Kurt so he could walk beside the taller man, smiling as they walked. "Thank you for this. I mean... It can't be every day that someone turns up at your gates expecting you to take them in. Well, not that I was expecting it. It's just that it was dark and there was nowhere else I cou-"
"Blaine.. Blaine!" Kurt interrupted, a chuckle escaping from his lips. "It's okay. You're very welcome."
Neither of them said anything for a little while afterwards because Kurt showed them to the stable where Bella would be staying for the night. It was a simple stall with four walls, the front wall obviously having a two part door on it. The bottom door and the top door acted a bit like a window. The stable was the second one along on a row of six and was exactly the same on the inside as the others, with brick walls that were painted grey, a rather deep bed of straw on the left hand side and a bucket of water in the right hand corner.
Blaine stood with his black mare, not noticing that Kurt had left for a few moments as he got her settled inside the stable.
"You can use this for tonight." Kurt piped up.
Blaine looked up to see the taller man with a bundle of material in his arms. Before he knew it, the material was being thrust into his own arms and when he unravelled it he realised that it was a stable rug. One for Bella to wear; a fleece one to keep her warm for the night.
"Oh.. Wow. I hadn't even thought about her needing a rug. Thank God that you did the thinking for me." Blaine told Kurt as he slid the stable rug onto Bella and then fastened it up.
Once he'd done with that he turned round, finally facing the man for the first time when he wasn't doing something or being coated in rain.
The man was beautiful. He had chestnut hair that was coiffed and only slightly flattened by the rain, black knee-length boots that hugged his calves and a black raincoat which clung to his shoulders due to being soaked. Then Blaine's attention was brought to Kurt's eyes. They were a rather indecisive colour, and it made it even harder for him to figure out what colour they were in the dim light of the stall. A blue-green with a slight hint of grey, perhaps? Either way, they were extraordinary.
"Blaine.. Blaine! Wakey wakey.. Is anybody in there?"
Kurt's voice brought Blaine's attention back to reality, blinking slightly as he looked at him.
"Huh? What?" He asked, eyes widened.
This made Kurt laugh, his eyes crinkling slightly as he grinned at the shorter man.
"Oh, nothing. You just kinda spaced out there for a moment."
"Yep! I'm fine. Just thinking."
Kurt shook his head slightly and laughed lightly to himself. That's when Blaine stood and watched him as he went through what seemed to be a practiced routine. He checked the straps on Bella's rug, made sure she had a thick enough bed of hay and then went over to the water bucket, peering down at it to reassure himself that it was full with clean water. All this was done whilst he hummed a tune lightly under his breath. When he was finished, Kurt looked up from the floor to Blaine and smiled.
"So... Are you planning on heading straight off for tonight? Or would you like to stay for a coffee? I know it's a bit late, but I always have fresh coffee." Kurt enquired, his eyebrows raising slightly in question.
Briefly, Blaine glanced around Kurt and over the stable door to see that it was still raining enough to be called torrential downpour.
"You know.. I think staying for coffee would be a great idea."
Just wanted to add a quick author's note on the end! A quick thanks and credit to livyceegee/ prospitsagent for beta-ing this chapter for me. She was a big help!