Hello, everybody! I hope all of you are doing well and has had a great vacation! Thank you all for reading this, and I'll say it again, it means a lot to me and if you have any thoughts or questions you'd like to share I'm very happy to get reviews and PMs, whatever you prefer. As always I hope you will like this part and stick around for the next one!


The next day the two roommates spend the afternoon helping each other with the final touches for the party the same evening. To be honest it's mainly Kurt helping Santana and then fixing the last details of his own outfit. By the time he is satisfied they already should have left to be there in time but neither of them really cares that much about whether they arrives in time or not. Being a little late has it's perks, for example the chance to make a great entrance which both Kurt and his friend really likes doing since it's a very good way to get the attention away from Rachel since she's very good at getting most of it which neither of the two friends who now are entering the cab to get to the party would like to admit.

"Ready to take this party with storm?" "Oh yes, very ready." Santana replies with a grin and then continues

"Just to make this more interesting, let's make a bet."

"What kind of bet would that be?" Kurt asks curiously since he loves taking on a challenge and this woman tend to have some quite interesting ideas.

"When we enter that place you're going make a hit on a guy that I pick and if you get his number I'll take the laundry for a week." She says with a grin knowing that Kurt won't back from this challenge.

"I'm on, but then you're going to do the same thing with whoever I pick for you. If you manage I'll take care of dinner for the same period of time as you fix the laundry."

"No problems, you better start to figure out what to cook because I'm looking forward to a week filled with delicious dinners." She says and pulls a little in her dress to make sure it's in place as the cab pulls up by the fancy hotel where the party is held.


When they open the doors to the room where the party takes place they turn than a few heads which of most keep looking at them for a little longer than you would have in most situations but it's exactly what the two wanted to happen. They look out over the crows and Santana says

"The guy in black by the bar, the one with the cape." Kurt looks to see who she's talking about and when he's sure he has spotted his target he nods and says

"I'm on it, the blond princess in the left corner." He replies after spotting her standing with a group on men.

"No match, good luck and don't forget to give the hobbit that gift before you go and meet your hero." She says before winking and heading in the direction towards the left corner, turning several heads on her way. Kurt just shakes his head and thinks that she's probably right about him having to do some cooking the upcoming week. Then he starts looking for his friend and it doesn't take many seconds to spot her as she's standing on the stage which has been built up to nobody's surprise. She's just about to hit the final note in her duet with Finn so Kurt walks over to the stair where she will return to the crowd together with his half-brother so he can greet them both. He has to admit that she really has earned her fame and that her voice really is meant to be on Broadway because holy cheesus, that final high note gave him chills. His best friend more or less skips over to him as soon as she has spotted him. She's dressed as a cat and he almost feel like sighing because of her lack of sense for fashion which still shines through even more than usually.

"Kurt!" She exclaims and gives him a hug.

"Happy 22nd Birthday!" he says and hugs her back and then hands her the gift.

"Thank you, I'll open it later. And that costume looks great on you by the way." She says and then she's gone to greet to someone else.

"Hey, bro." Finn says with a smile when he reaches the shorter man.

"Hey, got a hard time keeping up?" Kurt asks him and they both look after Rachel who is now long out of sight.

"You could say that, I really don't get how she can have so much energy." He says and tries to spot her again which is quite hard since she's shorter than most of the other people in the room.

"I should get going before she's completely gone." he says with a sigh and Kurt can't help chuckling a little.

"I'll see you when Burt and mom are coming over in some weeks." He says a bit apologetic since he has to rush away before even really getting a chance to talk to his brother.

"I'll see you then." Kurt replies with a smile and then parts from Finn to go and look for the man with the cape.


"Seems like I've found my hero." Kurt says as he sits down on the chair next to the man with the black cape with a charming smile on his lips.

"Ehm, hi to you too." The man says a bit surprised and turns a bit in his chair to see who is sitting next to him.

"Let me buy you a drink." The phantom says and the other man don't really get a chance to protest before two glasses are put down on the table in front of them.

"Thank you." He says with a nod to the bartender and then turns his attention back to the man next to him.

"Cheers!" he says and is quite proud of himself for not grimace because the drink was a lot stronger than it expected it to be. To his surprise his new friend did the same thing as him even if he looked far from convinced about whether this was a good idea or not when he got the drink. He doesn't take it as well as Kurt did though and makes a face which causes the blue eyed man chuckle.

"Was that a bit strong for my hero?" He asks and the other man gives him a challenging glare.

"I wasn't expecting it to be so strong." The man in black says to defend himself.

"Then you'll get your chance to prove me wrong if you're up for it."

"You bet I am." He replies and when he gets the new glass he makes true of his statement.

"Told you it wouldn't be a problem." The man says and grins at Kurt.

"I believe you, honey." He replies with a wink which causes the hero to blush.

"Another round, for me and my friend here." Hummel then continues and that turns out to be just the beginning of the night.


An hour later they are still sitting by the bar and trying out various drinks.

"Could I get your number? We have to do this again and it would be a pity to forget to ask you about it." Kurt says with the bet somewhere in the back of his mind. It's not the slightest problem to ask since he's drunk enough to not have thoughts of consequences by now.

"Sure, let me add it." The other man, who appear to be even more drunk than Kurt by now, says and gets the unlocked phone in his hand to add his number.

"Great, thank you." The phantom says and leans over and gives the man a hug when he's gotten his phone. What makes him pull back is Rachel's voice telling him to get to the stage so he can do her annual birthday performance. In his state of mind he really doesn't feel like standing on a stage alone so he pulls his new friend with him to the stage.

"Will you sing this duet with me?" He leans over and whispers in the hero's ear. When the man nods he gets a grin in return and when they enter the stage they get a microphone each and the music starts.

Can't explain all these feelings that you're making me feel

My heart's in overdrive and you're behind the steering wheel

The other man sings when he gets that he's the one starting. The lyrics are rolling on a screen in front of them but this song turns out to be familiar to both of them so Kurt walks closer with a teasing smile on his lips before it's his turn.

Touching you

He sings and lets his hand wander down the other man's clothed chest.

Touching me

Kurt continues and gets satisfied with the way the hero can't get his eyes off the hand he is sliding over his own body.

Touching you

This time his hand wanders down to his duet partners hip and he can feel that this causes a soft shiver.

God, you're touching me!


Sorry for the abrupt ending but it could spoil the story if I explained more carefully so please don't hate me.

The song in the end is I Believe In A Thing Called Love by The Darkness