[Once again, super sorry for spelling errors! I tried to find them all. Hope you enjoy! :) ]
"I'm soooooo sleepy!" Rachel whined as she drank her coffee.
She and Kurt had awoken earlier than normal so Kurt could make it to the coffee shop and search for the book Blaine recommended.
"I promised you coffee and I've delivered. Stop complaining and help me look." Kurt was skimming through the row of books hoping they had it.
"Why do you even need this book? We're not reading it for Lit class."
"I like reading outside class."
"Name one time you've read something that isn't Vogue and not required reading!"
Kurt stared directly at her "Well I'm starting now." He turned his attention back to the shelf. "AHA! Here it is!" He grabbed the book and they left the store walking towards their class.
"I can't believe you spent $17 on a book by that author we're learning about. Are you trying to suck up to our professor?"
"He's a fantastic author." Kurt felt the need to justify the book before he had even read it just because it meant so much to Blaine.
"If you say so. Oh I completely forgot to tell you but I have a study group coming over tonight and I'm pretty sure we're going to go late. Is that okay?"
To be honest, Kurt was hoping for a quiet night seeing as he was behind on his math homework and really needed to study but he could just stay in the library.
"Yeah that's fine. I can stay in the library for as long as I need, I'll be home late then. Bye Rach." They shared a quick hug and went on their way to their separate classes.
After a brutal lecture in math, Kurt decided he definitely needed to utilize his time at the library. He arrived and it was unusually packed so he had to sit in the common areas where, unfortunately, talking was permitted. A half hour into his first problem set, Kurt was getting beyond frustrated. He was furiously erasing the problem he had done wrong for the third time now while glaring angrily at the two boys sitting next to him having a heated debate on who would make a better Batman. He felt like giving up and just going home but how was he ever going to get this done then? Ugh. Math was the devil's subject. It had to be.
"Mind if I take this seat?" Kurt looked up from his eraser shavings to see Blaine holding a heavy Economics textbook pointing to the empty seat directly in front of Kurt.
"Of course, I mean go ahead." Kurt just stared at Blaine. He was so beautiful it was hard to look away. Great. Now there was no way he was going to get ANY math done.
"Thanks." Blaine sat down setting his backpack on the ground and textbook in front of him.
"That book is ginormous." He eyed the Econ book with slight disgust.
"Yeah, I have a midterm next week so I guess it's time to do all those late readings." He slightly chuckled while opening the book up. Then stared back at Kurt, "What are you working on?"
"Math. A.K.A. the worst subject in all of existence."
Blaine gasped while faking hurt, "Kurt! Math is an elegant subject from which we can learn a lot. But I have to confess, I saw you hate erasing a problem for the third time and wanted to offer some help if you need it? Not to overstep or anything but I am a mathlete."
Kurt grinned and added flirtatiously, "Blaine were you watching me."
"No! I was j-just notice- I mean I saw that you…um.—"
"Blaine I'm joking! I would love some help but I don't want to keep you from that obviously interesting book."
"No worries. It's not difficult. I'd be happy to help." Blaine pulled Kurt's book away from him and started reading the problems. "Ah, yeah you have to solve the derivative first. We'll go step by step—"
They spent the next two hours on math and Kurt was surprised when he not only understood but learned more from Blaine in those two hours than from his professor ever! Blaine was so kind being incredibly patient when Kurt didn't understand. They actually finished all his homework in under three hours.
"Blaine, you are my savior! I would have been here all night if you hadn't taken pity on me."
"Please, it was no problem. And I don't pity you. I love math. This was just an excuse to get out of doing my own reading." He gave Kurt a wink. Swoon.
"Oh my god, I'm so sorry. Now you have to read and study for your own classes. Can I help? I'm pretty sure I won't understand a word of it but I can stay and try?" He felt really bad, Blaine had given up his study time to help Kurt.
"No, I'll read it tomorrow but thanks anyway. I was wondering if you wanted to grab dinner in the hall. It's almost 9 and I'm pretty hungry."
"I'd love to! But are you sure? You said your midterm was next week. Will you have enough time to study?"
"Don't worry about it, really." The frown on Kurt's face remained so Blaine sighed and explained, "Kurt really, it's not a big deal. I'm good at studying last minute… I kind of have somewhat of an eidetic memory when it comes to studying."
"I knew there was a reason you were so smart."
They walked to the dining hall grabbing some pasta. After a futile attempt to stop Blaine from paying for the both of them, they sat down at a table secluded from the rest of the hall.
"Thank you again. I should be buying you food for helping me though."
Blaine just waved it off, "So tell me about yourself."
Kurt laughed, "How cliché of you Blaine."
"What? I want to know. I –I mean you don't have to tell me anything but like-. I told you about my internet guy so feel free to share in on some embarrassment."
"Well, I'm not seeing anyone at the moment. And I don't really get embarrassed. The most embarrassing story I have to offer involves my step-brother and there's no way I'm telling you that one yet."
"Hmm, one day you will. So you have a step-brother?"
"Yeah. My dad re-married after my mom died and she has a son, Finn. He's actually in New York as well studying to become a teacher."
"I'm sorry about your mom. That must be hard. I know someone who has the same exact situation as you, his mom died and his dad re-married."
"Yeah it was pretty hard but it was a long time ago. I love Ca- my new mom." Kurt had almost said Carole when he remembered Blaine knew about cyber Kurt's family. He couldn't remember if he had ever told Blaine her name but it was too risky. He had to be vague now so Blaine wouldn't connect the dots.
"Funnily enough, my friend whose dad re-married also got a step-brother out of the process."
"So who's this friend of yours? We seem to have a lot in common."
Blaine looked down and blushed, "He's actually the internet guy I told you about. The one I like."
"Ohhh do tell." Kurt learned forward having forgotten his pasta.
"Well we don't really share personal stuff like where we go to school, I don't know his name or real details about his family. But he told me his dad has health problems. That was the most personal we ever got and I think it was just because he needed someone to talk to. But yeah, he's amazing."
"If he's so amazing, why haven't you asked him out on a date?"
Blaine looked at Kurt shocked, "Oh. Well, it's hard to explain, we both feel that our online friendship is sacred and we don't want to ruin it."
Kurt internally groaned. That wasn't true at all! Kurt had tried to get Blaine to meet up in real life but it was Blaine who didn't want to.
"Maybe he doesn't want you to find out he's a troll." Kurt was half joking but also serious. Blaine was rather attractive and while Kurt knew he himself wasn't hideous, he wasn't at all expecting Blaine to be Warbler15.
"I wouldn't care. It really doesn't matter what he looks like to me. Honestly, he's already the most beautiful man I've ever met. Well met online. It's mostly me. I don't want something as trivial as looks to ruin something so special." Blaine looked down and his eyes turned sad. Kurt's heart was beating so fast in his chest. He was blushing as well. Blaine thought cyber Kurt was beautiful!? Would he still feel that way when he found out about real Kurt?
Kurt reached out placing his hand on Blaine's.
"Blaine, what do you mean? You think he won't find you attractive?" This was beyond unfathomable to Kurt. Blaine was the most beautiful boy he'd ever met. Girls literally threw themselves at Blaine. How could he ever question his attractiveness?
"No. Yes. I don't know really. I mean I don't think I'm hideous or anything like that but I don't want him to feel let down when he sees me. I feel like he has this image of me in his mind from the way I talk online and what if I just can't live up to those expectations in real life?"
Kurt smiled and tugged at Blaine's hand until he looked at him, "Blaine. You are the nicest, most sincere person I have ever met. I'm positive that if you decide to meet him, he'll love you. The person you are online isn't fake. It's just one side of you. Let him meet the other sides. And if he doesn't like them, then he's the fool. You don't need to worry about how you look. Trust me. As a gay man and human being, I can tell you that you are hot. There's a reason girls throw themselves at you. It's just your fault you don't know how to straight up say no." he teased.
"How do you know I can't say no?" Blaine arched an eyebrow in surprise.
Crap! That was something cyber Blaine had told him. Oh great. "It's so obvious. They throw themselves at you and you barely shrug it off. Keep them coming back for more huh?"
Blaine laughed slightly, "Yeah that's true." Whew! That was close.
"Hey Kurt, thanks. For the pep talk. I'm not sure I'm going to just blurt out that I like him or ask to meet up just yet but at least I can work my way up to it. Listen, enough about me. I thought I had asked about you and all I got was a step-brother story for another time."
"Well what would you like to know? I'm an open book."
"Do you like to read?"
"Um… well… I read sometimes."
Blaine laughed, "Something that isn't Vogue?"
Kurt squirmed in his chair. He didn't want Blaine to think he was an idiot! "Well after that lecture the other day about Tennessee Williams from our professor and you, I decided to read one of his books."
Blaine's eyebrows shot up, "Really? I'm impressed. What book?"
Should he tell Blaine the truth? Was that too much of a coincidence? "The Glass Menagerie." He blurted it out before he could even think about it.
"Really!? Wow, that's one of my favorites! Funnily enough, I actually recommended it to my internet friend yesterday. Let me know what you think about it."
Oh Blaine you sweet oblivious boy! "Of course." Kurt smiled happily.
"So, my internet friend and I were talking and he asked me what my favorite movie was to watch when I'm glum and I told him 'The Little Mermaid.' What's yours?"
"Hmm, my favorite glum time movie? That's a hard one." He couldn't say Moulin Rouge. There were enough coincidences for today. He'll have to go with his second favorite, "West Side Story."
Blaine dropped Kurt's hand. Kurt hadn't even remembered they had been holding hands this entire time until Blaine let go. It was as if there was this emptiness now and Kurt wanted nothing more than to reach out and grab Blaine's hand and hold it forever.
"Kurt, I've been meaning to bring this up for a while and now might as well be the time. I am so sorry for taking your lead role as Tony. I really didn't mean to and I especially didn't mean to yell at you about it after."
"Oh Blaine, that is such old news. I'm not upset anymore. You one hundred percent deserved the role and it wasn't your fault."
"Still, I could have quit and then you'd get the part."
"No. I wouldn't have accepted it that way. All's fair in love and war. But seriously Blaine, there is nothing to apologize for. I should be the sorry one for making such a fuss about it. A little healthy competition never hurt anyone and I want to see you as my friend who I sometimes compete with. Not the other way around. Aside from Rachel, you're becoming my closest friend." This was completely true for Kurt. Cyber Blaine had become his best friend a long time ago.
"Thanks." Blaine reached for Kurt's hand again. "Aside from my cyber friend, you're the closest friend I have."
Kurt felt conflicted now because those two people that Blaine thought he knew were just the same person. He didn't want Blaine to feel like an idiot but it was too soon to reveal the truth. And Kurt wanted Blaine to be the one to make the decision to meet. Not because Kurt accidently found out.
"So how much do you really know about your cyber friend? What if he's married?"
"What!? He's not married. He's in college."
"People in college are married Blaine. Have you ever asked him?"
"I don't need to ask him that. I know he's not."
"Suit yourself but you should know that lots of gay men have relationships online because they aren't out yet…or they're cheating on their wives."
"That's ridiculous! All we do is talk, we never do anything… inappropriate."
Kurt blushed, "Wow Blaine, I wasn't thinking that until right now. You dirty boy."
"Shut up." They laughed and talked for another hour until they parted ways. When Kurt got home, Rachel's study party was still going on so Kurt went to his room. If he could go to sleep early, he could wake up early and start his new book.
As Kurt was falling asleep his phone chimed with an incoming email.
Warbler15
This is so weird and slightly embarrassing and so weird! But I have to ask. Are you married?
Kurt felt himself laughing hysterically. He couldn't believe Blaine actually fell for it.
Fashionista8
What!? No! Of course not. How could you ask me something like that? That's ridic—ohhhh wait, you told someone about our online friendship and they think I'm cheating online with you? Well, tell your friend to rest easy, this is for real. And don't worry, I'm proud and out. And single.
Hopefully this flirting tactic would get Blaine to want to meet up sooner rather than later.
