The boys decided to stay in Rome for a week, having plenty of time to enjoy the city. After that they would use a couple of days to drive to Paris, where they would spend a little over a week.

Some of the most famous sights of the city such as St. Peter's Basilica (Kurt almost had a seizure when he saw the uniforms the Swiss Guard had to wear. "You just can't mix dark indigo with that yellow."), the Colosseum and the Roman Forum were visited by the boys during the first days of their stay. Kurt was really eager to go see Pantheon but when he suggested it, Blaine said "Just wait, love. We'll go there in time," and smirked, looking very self-satisfied and mysterious. Kurt decided it would be smartest to just go with it.

One day, Blaine got Kurt convinced to go with him to the catacombs. Blaine was all giddy and excited, complaining that you had to follow a guide.

"Ohmygod, I read all of that before we went. I just wanna explore!" he said as they walked in the rear end of the large group of people. Most weren't paying attention to the little woman in the front, talking about some saint. Kurt was trying to hear it though, stretching his neck to see what she was pointing at. He turned his head to his boyfriend.

"Easy there, Idiana Jones. There's a reason they closed of the most of the tunnels. Who knows what freakish things might hide in the dark." he teased. The group started walking again, Kurt followed. Most of the halls were lit, but they had to walk through a pretty creepy part to get to the exit. It was probably intended as some stunt to get people to freak out and get scared. Kurt shuddered as he tried not to hit any of the walls. Human bones were never his favorite thing, but it seemed to be the favorite interior decoration item in this place. "Ew, I can't wait to get out of here," Kurt said after bumping into something that felt very much like a femur. Blaine didn't answer, and it wasn't before that moment that Kurt realized he hadn't heard Blaine behind him. "Blaine?" he asked into the semidarkness, squinting his eyes. No answer. His heart fluttered nervously for a second. He wasn't that afraid, but the thought of going back in there wasn't the most appealing he'd ever had. "Blaine?" he tried again, a little louder this time, and he could hear the tremble in his voice. He took a couple of steps away from the flock of people that had almost reached daylight, trying to figure out where the hell the boy could be. He startled just a bit when the guide called for him. He turned around again, going up to tell her that his boyfriend had magically disappeared behind him. Oh my god, I can't say that. He decided to just go in there and yell for him, so he turned back around with a jerk, only to be face to face with his boyfriend that grabbed hard onto his arms while shouting: "HAAAAH!"

Kurt jerked hard and his heart rate went crazy. He couldn't help the very girly scream that echoed of the walls.

"OH MY GOD, BLAINE EVERETT ANDERSON, YOU ARE AN ASSHOLE!" he shouted into the laughing face of Blaine when he remembered how to breathe. The guide was running towards them now, yelling something in Italian. The small woman looked very upset and Kurt couldn't help but laugh just the slightest. He didn't let Blaine see that though. They were led firmly to the exit and the petite woman stood with her hands on her hips until they were out of sight. Blaine was still laughing and Kurt crossed his arms, his diva-attitude on. Blaine giggled and went to take Kurt's hand. "Forgiven?" he asked, but Kurt pulled his hand away. "Aaaw, come on, don't be like that, I couldn't help it." Kurt started walking, but Blaine stopped him by putting his hands on his boyfriend's waist and pulling him back. He wound his arms around Kurt's slim middle. "Please forgive me? I'll make it up to you! I'll by you an ice cream, okay? You know you can't resist the power of homemade Italian ice cream," he lured. Kurt squirmed a little, not quite willing to give up so easily. "You know what it'll do to my figure," he said snobbishly. Blaine tightened his hold a little and kissed Kurt's neck. "Nonsense. One ice cream won't harm you." Kurt was silent for a moment. "Okay. But it has to be a big one then." Blaine smirked and took his hand. "The biggest we can find."


One morning as they woke up, Blaine cuddled up in the crook of Kurt's arm, it was raining. Kurt groaned and held on to Blaine a bit tighter. "Baby?" his voice was low and hoarse, but there was a hum from Blaine that showed he had heard him. "It's raining," he mumbled. He didn't expect the other boy to be awake right away and fly up, running to the window. He groaned again and pulled the duvet tighter around himself at the loss of warmth. Blaine opened the window and held his hand out, letting the big droplets hit him. He turned and smiled at his sleepy boyfriend. "It's perfect," he said, smiling.

The weather was still warm and the sun was still shining, so the boys wore summer clothes, the only protection against the rain being a giant umbrella Blaine had bought a couple of days earlier. Kurt didn't know where Blaine was taking him, but he enjoyed being pressed so close to his boyfriend's strong body, so he didn't complain. They rounded the last corner, and were face to face with Pantheon, the weird pointy statue in front. It was quite impressive, the columns of the front larger than anything Kurt had ever seen.

"There's a reason I held back with us going here. I want to show you something." He said and held Kurt's hand, leading him to the giant building.

As the boys were about to go through the doors, Blaine turned to Kurt and pulled him gently towards him. "Close your eyes," he whispered and stood behind the light boy. He held gently on to the shoulders of his boyfriend and led him inside.

Kurt could hear the quiet talking of the surprisingly few people in the temple, and he was led by Blaine for a short distance before they stopped and Blaine stood beside him, holding his hand. "You can open them now," he said with a gentle voice. Kurt slowly opened his eyes and was faced with a beautiful sight. The room was a giant dome, colors earth brown and grey, altars and statues along the walls and great columns in Greek style were situated just below of where the curve of the dome started. There was a large hole in the vault, right above the middle of the room. It was noon, so the spot of light fell just below the hole onto the floor far below, creating a sort of a column of light. The raindrops were falling silently in the sunlight, and the floor below was shining with water.

Blaine was looking at him with a smile, and Kurt turned his head to kiss him gently on the lips. Blaine smiled. "I wanted to show it to you like this," he said.

Kurt looked at the scene again, lost in the feeling of being so close and yet really far from the sky. "Thank you. It's beautiful."

Blaine held on to Kurt and put his chin on his shoulder, standing behind him. He placed a soft, feather light kiss just below Kurt's ear. "Yeah, it really is. Just like you."