Thank you to everyone who has followed, favourited, reviewed and read this ickle story. The ownership of Glee does not belong to me *sobs*- the only thing I own are my mistakes (no beta) so my sincere apologies
It was a while after the four boys had left their station outside the new boy's door and Blaine was still sat pressed against the door frame, he hadn't moved in hours not even to go to the communal bathrooms to relieve himself. He kept replaying what Jeff had said over and over in his head:
Wes and I are just next door if you want to talk.
Blaine had been certain that the blazer clad boys would beat him up but Jeff had said that they only wanted to talk to him. The scared little boy inside him sneered 'that's what St. James said and look where that got you' but another part of Blaine, a part filled with hope, reasoned 'give them a chance Blaine, they might surprise you.'
It was nearly midnight by the time that the tingling in his bladder was too strong to ignore and Blaine left his room in order to find the nearest toilet. Upon entering the bathroom though Blaine was forced to stop his frantic pace as he heard someone crying.
"H-hello?" He asked looking around aimlessly, unsure where the whimpering noise was coming from.
Inside the stall Nick hastily pulled the chain, hoping that the flush of the lavatory would mask the sound of his sobs. He tried to pull himself together so that he would be able to leave the bathroom with at least a bit of his normal confident manner but someone was obviously not on his side because the new kid was standing directly outside of the stall when Nick opened the door.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Blaine asked when he saw the brunette's tear stained face appearing from the toilet stall. Blaine had had enough experience of crying in bathrooms to know that asking 'are you ok?' was not only a pointless question but also really stupid because clearly if the person had taken to locking themselves in a small space so that they could cry, they were anything but ok.
"I…" Nick started to say but the new boy interrupted him
"Can you hold that thought?" Blaine asked hopping from foot to foot and flinging himself into the nearest cubicle.
Nick tried to hold in his amusement at Blaine's antics, snorting he went to wash his hand before leaning against the opposite wall to wait for the other boy to resurface.
Blaine had half expected the other boy, the boy had visited him during the first week that he was here…what was his name?...Nathan…Nigel….Nicholas…yes that was it...Nick, to have disappeared by the time that he had resurfaced from the bathroom stall but the boy was still there, waiting for him.
"Thanks for waiting" Blaine offered lamely
"No problem" Nick smiled "I err wanted to talk to you.
"Sorry for slamming the door in your face"
"What….oh yeah I forgot about that don't worry about it. We all want you to feel comfortable here and if it takes some time that's perfectly fine, we'll be here when you are ready."
Blaine had to blink back the tears that were threatening to spill over "Thank you"
"That's what friends are for" Nick shrugged "Come on, I'll walk you back to your dorm"
"How do you know where my dorm is?" Blaine asked momentarily forgetting that Nick had previously been there to visit him
Nick chuckled "well I was sat outside there for hours today. My bum cheeks still haven't recovered from that."
"That was you?"
"Yeah" Nick admitted nervously rubbing the back of his neck "Well me, Jeff, Wes and David"
"I…Umm…thanks" Blaine faltered but thankfully they had reached his dorm room.
"That's ok, like I said what are friends are for? We've got your back Blaine."
"I feel like I owe you guys something"
"Don't be daft; of course you don't….but if you really want to do something you could always come to our film night tomorrow in Jeff and Wes' room?" Nick asked hopefully
"I guess I could do that" Blaine shrugged "well goodnight then"
"Night Blaine, See you tomorrow" Nick said and punched the air once the other boy was safely back in his dorm room. Pulling his phone out of his pocket he quickly sent Jeff a message
Blaine's coming tomorrow night N
What, when did this happen? J
I just asked him and he said yes, just warning you so that you can get some more popcorn when you go shopping with me tomorrow N
We weren't going shopping tomorrow J
We are now, will you come with me? Pretty please with a nationals trophy on top N
Fine but you're paying for the popcorn J
Deal, sweet dreams Jeffy N
Sleep tight Nicky J
Blaine sighed heavily as he collapsed on his bed, was it possible that he had just made a friend? He grinned from ear to ear as he came to the realisation that he had, not only that but Blaine was falling for said friend, he had a crush on Nick. The curly haired boy resigned himself to the fact that he wouldn't get much sleep that night, he had to plan the perfect outfit for their film night.
Before anyone starts pulling their hair out about the Bliff love triangle I'd like to say that Klaine and Niff are endgame. Also Blaine doesn't know that Nick is gay and Niff don't know that Blaine is either. The only one who is out at present moment is Jeff