Prompt 4: Klaine AU: Kurt knows that as a servant, he'd never have a chance with a Lord, especially like Lord Blaine, never mind the fact that it's extremely inappropriate. However, when circumstances put the two together, being appropriate is not on either of their minds. (Downtown Abbey AU - Blaine is replacing Matthew)
"Time to wake up! It's nearly 6 o'clock." came the stern voice of Mr. Carson, the head butler from out in the hallway accompanied by loud banging on the door. Kurt began to open his eyes and saw that it was nearly light outside. He quickly pulled the covers off of himself and rushed over to his wardrobe to grab his uniform for work.
"Thomas! We need to get up." Kurt said, throwing a shirt at his roommate to wake him up. Thomas groaned and turned over. "Thomas, Mr. Carson will kill us if we're not ready for breakfast."
"Just give me a second." Thomas groaned.
"We don't have a second." Kurt replied as he pulled on his pants. Thomas sighed from his bed and pushed himself up as he began to get ready. As his roommate continued to get ready, Kurt was quick to leave the room and head downstairs to the kitchen. The kitchen was a mess of chaos like it always was in the morning.
"Why are we up so early this morning?" Thomas groaned as walked into the kitchen.
"Don't you worry why we are up." Mrs Hughes, the head housekeeper quipped. "You just worry about doing your job. And, if you had been here when you were supposed to be, you would have heard that Lady Anderson and Lord Blaine will be coming to Downtown today." As Kurt listened, he found himself a bit confused. He was sure that he knew everyone within the Grantham family.
"Mrs Hughes, if you don't mind my asking, who are Lady Anderson and Lord Blaine?" Kurt asked politely.
"They're Lord Grantham's fourth cousins once removed." Mrs Hughes replied. "Lord Grantham is hoping Lord Blaine be a ideal suitor for Lady Mary, that way Downtown says in the proper hands."
"Yes of course, Mrs Hughes. Thank you." Kurt replied as he continued to get the silver ready for breakfast.
"That's not all, Kurt." the woman replied. "We're a bit short on butlers. Mr. Carson has recommended that you take on the role as Lord Blaine's butler during his stay here." Kurt was shocked. He was just a footmen and had never been trained to be a butler.
"Thank you ma'am, but I've never been trained to be a butler." Kurt said. "Not that I'm not thankful for the opportunity of course."
"Well, if Mr. Carson believes you'll do a good job, I'm confident in his recommendation." Mrs Hughes replied.
"Of course ma'am." Kurt replied as he picked up the tray of breakfast that Mrs. Patmore, the cook had laid out. He walked into the dining room and set down the plates in front of the members of the Grantham family.
"Papa, when are Lady Anderson and Lord Blaine arriving?" Lady Sybil, the youngest of the daughters asked.
"They'll be here rather soon and I think it would be wonderful if we were all outside to greet them." Lord Grantham replied. "Don't you think so, Mary?"
"Yes, of course Papa." Mary replied, not bothering to look up from her breakfast. Kurt couldn't help but notice the she didn't seem very interested in Lord Blaine's visit. After all, Lord Blaine was to be the suitor for Lady Mary. She should at least seem a bit excited. Kurt went back into the kitchen after he had served everything. People were cleaning up from breakfast when Mr. Carson came into the kitchen.
"Lady Anderson and Lord Blaine will be arriving any moment." Mr. Carson said. "Everyone needs to go out to the front lawn immediately." They all nodded and hurried through the house to the front lawn. The staff formed a line on one side and the Grantham family as a blue car pulled up. Mr. Carson walked up and opened door of the car. A woman with dark brown hair dressed in a blue dress and fancy hat climbed out of the car. Kurt figured that must be Lady Anderson. Just behind her came a boy with dark hair and hazel eyes. He was dressed in a jet black suit complete with coat tails. Kurt felt his breath leave him. Lord Blaine was one of the most beautiful men he had ever seen...not that that really meant anything. He was a servant after all and nowhere near suitable for a Lord.
"Welcome to Downtown," Lord Grantham said, stepping from his place in line. "This is my wife, Lady Grantham and my mother, Lady Grantham. Also, these are my daughters, Lady Mary, Lady Edith, and Lady Sybil." Lady Anderson nodded as she walked closer to the front door, Lord Blaine following close behind.
"It's a pleasure to meet all of you." Lord Blaine replied as he reached the front door with his mother.
"Lady Anderson, this Gwen." Mr. Carson began. "She'll be your lady's maid during your stay here."
"So wonderful to meet you madam." Gwen replied, as she curtseyed for Lady Anderson.
"And Lord Blaine, this is Kurt, he'll be your butler." Mr. Carson finished. Kurt was about to introduce himself when Blaine cut him off.
"Blaine, nice to meet you." he said as he extended his hand towards Kurt for him to shake.
"And you sir," Kurt replied, quickly shaking Lord Blaine's hand and hoping that he wouldn't get chastised for shaking a Lord's hand. What was he supposed to do? Not shake his hand. After they went inside, lunch was prepared and laid out on the table. There was an awkward atmosphere throughout the house, especially between Lady Mary and Lord Blaine. As Kurt served everyone, he watched as Lord Grantham try to engage Mary and Blaine. Neither one seemed interested. Blaine was polite enough, unlike Lady Mary who seemed to poke fun at Lord Blaine for just about everything in his life. He didn't like to hunt like other people of high status in the Grantham family and he had a job as a doctor. Having a job in a family of such high nobility was looked at as shameful, but Kurt couldn't help but admire Blaine for his ambition to help others.
The day went on after that as the Grantham's tried to make sure that Lady Anderson and Lord Blaine felt comfortable and respected at Downtown. Kurt could see that Lord Blaine was clearly getting tired and he didn't blame him. He had been through quite a lot today. When it came to dinner, Blaine decided that he wasn't feeling up to it. He respectfully declined and headed to his room to relax.
"Kurt, go and make sure that Lord Blaine has had enough to eat." Mrs Hughes ordered.
"Yes, ma'am." Kurt replied as he headed to the kitchen. Mrs. Patmore had laid out a tray for Blaine. Kurt grabbed it and headed to the guest's living quarters. When he approached Blaine's door, he knocked and waited.
"Come in!" Blaine replied. Kurt turned the knob and went inside.
"Sir, I have some dinner for you." Kurt replied. "I'll just set it on the table here."
"Oh yes, that's fine." Blaine replied, getting up from his spot on his bed.
"Is there anything else I can do for you sir?" Kurt asked.
"It seems as though I've forgotten a pair of pajamas to sleep in. Do you know where I might be able to borrow a pair?" Blaine asked.
"Oh there's a pair right here in your wardrobe." Kurt replied, walking over to the stand up closet. "I can help you put them on if you like?"
"Oh no that's fine." Blaine replied. "I can do it." Kurt stopped. He didn't know what he was supposed to do in this situation. He didn't know much of a butler's duties, but he did know they were supposed to help members of the family and their guests get dressed. Against his better judgement, Kurt handed the pajamas to Blaine and right before his eyes, Blaine started changing. Kurt wasn't sure if was supposed to stay or not.
"Would you like me to take your coat?" Kurt asked politely. "I could hang it up in your wardrobe if you like."
"It's fine." Blaine replied once again. "I'll hang it as soon as I'm finished changing." Again, Kurt was at a loss. No one else in the Grantham family acted like this. "Oh and Kurt, would you mind taking that dinner with you?" he asked. "I'm just not feeling rather hungry tonight."
"Of course sir." Kurt replied. Kurt walked over to the table and picked up the dish. As he was walking away, Kurt felt his foot snag on the rug and before he knew it, his feet were being swept from underneath him. He felt his body crash to the ground with a loud thud and the food went everywhere.
Upon hearing the loud noise, Blaine turned around and rushed to Kurt's aid. "Are you alright?" Blaine asked. Kurt couldn't think of anything. He was just so embarrassed and he was probably going to get fired. What would Lord Blaine think about the Grantham family now?
"I-I I'm so sorry." Kurt stuttered, trying to push himself up from the floor, wincing when he pushed himself up. "I-I I don't know what happened. I'm so sorry sir." He tried to gather the scattered food with his good hand while he stuttered out apologies to Blaine.
"Kurt, stop." Blaine coaxed, but Kurt wouldn't stop. He could barely hear Blaine through all of the embarrassed thoughts filling his brain. "Stop, Kurt. It's fine. It's okay." he tried again, but Kurt wouldn't stopped. Blaine felt away seeing Kurt in such a state. He didn't want to see anyone that upset and over some spilled food no less. Before he even knew what he was doing, Blaine lunged in and kissed Kurt right on the lips. Kurt stopped and lost his breath. What was going on? Kurt pulled away from Blaine's kiss and just looked at him.
"I'm sorry." Blaine apologized. "I just didn't know how to get to you to stop and I didn't think. Please Kurt, you can't say anything to anyone about that. No one knows that I'm...well."
"I won't say anything." Kurt replied cutting Blaine off. "I-I umm I share the same secret."
"You do?" Blaine asked and Kurt nodded. "Well then you know how hard coming here is for me."
"Of course sir." Kurt replied.
"Stop with the sir. It's just the two of us and I don't think we could get any less informal after what I just did." Blaine told him. "Just call me Blaine."
"Okay...sir I mean Blaine." Kurt said. "If you don't mind my asking, if you're well you know, why are you here to possibly marry Lady Mary?"
"There are much more pressing matters at hand here than just finding Lady Mary a husband." Blaine confessed. "And I don't know how well that is going to go. She doesn't seem to like me very much."
"That's just Lady Mary." Kurt replied, before slapping a hand over his mouth. He had just talked back about his employer in front of a guest. "I should not have said that."
"I won't tell." Blaine laughed. "You're very funny."
"I'm not professional." Kurt replied. "If Mr. Carson or Mrs Hughes could see me right now, sitting on the floor with a guest."
"Well, they're not here right now." Blaine replied. "And I may be mistaken, but I believe sitting on the floor with food scattered all around us isn't very presentable for a man of my nobility either." he added with a smile. Kurt couldn't help but laugh. Blaine was just so different than any other person he had served before. "What do you say we clean up and I take a look at that wrist of yours?"
"It's nothing." Kurt replied. "I'm fine to clean up as well. You should rest. You must be tired after your day today."
"Kurt, I can see a hurt wrist a mile away." Blaine replied. "You know what, leave the food. Come sit on my bed." Kurt's eyes widened. Sitting on the bed of a guest was definitely off limits.
"I'm not going to do anything. I just want to take a look at your wrist." Blaine said, as he walked over to the bed himself and took a seat. Kurt reluctantly followed him and took a seat as Blaine dug around in his medical bag. He pulled out an ace bandage roll and medical tape. Kurt handed over his wrist and Blaine began to look at it and touch it gently. "It looks like a sprain." Blaine replied.
"That's a relief." Kurt replied. "Thank you. I won't bother you any longer."
"Now wait, I want to bandage it for you, just to keep it stable and allow it to heal." Blaine replied as he picked up his medical supplies. Kurt allowed Blaine to bandage his wrist and when he was finished Kurt stood up.
"Thank you very much. I'll clean up that food now." Kurt replied.
"I've got it." Blaine replied. "I assume now that you know not to argue with me." he laughed.
"Yes sir… I mean Blaine." Kurt laughed.
"Go and rest that wrist." Blaine replied. "I look forward to seeing you tomorrow."
"As do I." Kurt replied. "Good night." Blaine gave him one last smile as Kurt left. He felt his cheeks blush. No one had ever made him feel like that before, much less a Lord. As good as it felt, Kurt knew it could never happen. Still, he never thought he'd get his first kiss from a Lord either...and that just happened. Right now in Kurt's mind, anything was possible.
I hope you enjoyed this prompt! My mom just got me hooked on Downtown Abbey and couldn't help but put my two favorite boys into that world. For those of you who don't know, Downtown Abbey occurs around the 1920s just after the Titanic crash. It's also important to know that homosexuality was actually illegal during this time periods.
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