Hey there everyone :) first of all I'd like to thank everyone for reading this story. I'm so happy that you guys seem to like it. Reviews are always accepted and very very much appreciated. I also want to thank my beta teamdelena1 for all her hard work.

In this chapter we get to see a little brotherly bonding between Blaine and his older brother Joey. (I wrote this long before Cooper was even announced so... sorry.) But for those of you who guessed it, yes, Joey is Joey Richter from team Starkid :) I don't know why but I can totally see him being Blaine's brother.

Chapter 6: Brothers

Blaine looked at the papers on his desk warily, he'd never done something like this but he wasn't about to let his conscience get to him now. Taking a deep breath, he walked over to the desk and picked up his pen. His hand hesitated over the parent or guardian signature line, he had to do this for the sake of his and Kurt's relationship. He had to keep him from the clutches of David freaking Karofsky. He looked at his signature above and focused on not making his handwriting too similar. He had to do this perfectly, this was serious, and he only had one shot.

"Hey Blaine,",his brother Joey said as he walked into Blaine's room, scaring his brother half to death.

Blaine quickly pressed a book on top of the papers, turning quickly to be sure Joey didn't see anything.

"Joey!",he said in surprise, trying to appear pleasantly delighted, "What are you doing here?",he asked and Joey paused for a second before smiling.

"Um, well after your little performance at dinner I thought someone should come up and check on you. You made quite an effect on the old woman. She's practically in tears."

"Oh please they've known I was gay for close to two years now.",Blaine said as he crossed the room to sit on his bed.

Joey looked over the room as he nodded, "Yeah but you know they never truly accepted it."

"Well that's their problem isn't it?",Blaine said, picking up his guitar.

"Yeah,",Joey said as he walked toward Blaine's bedside table, looking at a black picture frame, he smiled, "Is this him? That Kent guy you're dating?",he asked his brother.

"Kurt, and yeah.",Blaine said, putting his guitar aside and moving to take the photo from his brother.

"He's handsome, I like his coat.",Joey said and Blaine smiled at the photo of him and Kurt standing in front of the river in the park, holding hands.

"Yeah, like I said his clothes are his passion."

"I thought you said music was his passion?",Joey asked and Blaine looked up.

"It is. He's a man of many passions.",he said before gently putting the photo back in its place.

"I'm sure.",Joey said with a teasing grin that made Blaine blush.

"Shut up we haven't even... yet.",Blaine said and Joey pretended to be shocked.

"You mean you're still..."

"Shut up.",Blaine said and Joey laughed.

"That's okay little bro your too young to lose yours anyway.",Joey said and Blaine rolled his eyes.

"Oh whatever I'm seventeen. How old were you... fifteen when you lost it to Lauren?"

"Hey! You know Lauren.",Blaine rolled his eyes and Joey gave a playful laugh, "I was surprised you were able to keep your paws off her.",Joey paused then nodded, "Course she wasn't your type so..."

Blaine shook his head and Joey walked over to his desk chair and sat down, "No I just knew that she had a reputation and I wasn't about to subject myself to her... charms."

"Yeah I did end up with a bad case of the clap after. You remember how you had to go with me to the Doctors because I couldn't let the parents find out.",Joey asked and the boys shared a good laugh, "Let's just hope Kurt doesn't..."

"No, he's a virgin too.",Blaine said and Joey nodded.

"Well that's good.",he said and Blaine nodded in agreement,"So, transferring to a public school huh?",Joey asked and Blaine stiffened.

Joey lifted the book from the papers and Blaine sighed. All was lost now.

"That's none of your business."

"Miss your boyfriend that much?",Joey asked and Blaine crossed the room and ripped the paper from his brother's hand.

"Shut up!",he said and Joey chuckled.

"Oh Blaine don't get upset, I'm not going to tell the old man and lady. But do you really think they're going to sign these? Dad would rather die than see his son in a public school."

"No I don't expect them to sign it. In fact I don't even expect them to know.",Blaine said as he looked at the paper, "Plus it's only temporary. I'll transfer back to Dalton just as soon as I... fix something."

"Fix something?",Joey asked curiously and Blaine sighed.

"I think... actually I know! This douche bag is after Kurt."

"After Kurt,",Joey asked and Blaine sighed.

"He wants to date Kurt."

"Uh huh and you have to be there to fight for him?"

"No, I have to be there to protect him.",Blaine explained and Joey nodded though his face was full of question.

"Okay and why does Kurt need protection? Can't he take care of himself?"

"Dave Karofsky's intimidating and Kurt is so... well I mean he's strong and I know he will be loyal to me. I trust him you know?"

"But?",Joey pried and Blaine sighed.

"But Kurt is also soft, small, and impressionable. I just... Karofsky used to bully him. I mean he chased him out of his school. I just don't know if Kurt could fight him or his advances."

"Wait this guy, whatever his name is, bullied Kurt so badly that Kurt left school? But you're afraid that Kurt would go out with this guy? Who in their right mind would go out with someone like that?"

"Well Kurt's already bought this bogus apology of Karofsky's and their working on a school project together!",Joey's eyebrows rose out of surprise, "He's just a very kind, forgiving, loving kind of guy and I'm just scared that if I don't get there in time I'll lose him. My little lamb will go wandering off with the big bad wolf."

Joey chuckled and Blaine paused, "I'm sorry. It's just you know your brother's gay when he starts making nursery rhyme metaphors."

"The fact that you know that's from a nursery rhyme, what does that say about you?",Blaine asked and Joey paused his laughter to consider this remark.

"Touche",he said and Blaine smiled to himself at his cleverness, "But seriously Blaine, I don't think you have to transfer to a public school! You should probably just talk to Kurt first."

"No, I have to go to McKinley. It's the only way and Kurt can't know or else he'll tell me not to go!",Blaine said and walked over to his desk picking up his pen, it was now or never!

"Fine, then let me sign it, that way the handwriting will be different.",Joey said and Blaine looked at him before passing the pen over, "You're sure Blaine?",Joey asked and Blaine nodded.

With that, Joey lowered the pen to the paper and signed their father's name on the line.