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So yeah, this is a short one but… well, it didn't feel right to be on the end of the last chapter or at the beginning of the next one so… here it is all on its own…
Chapter 6
Singing more duets with Blaine was a good suggestion Rachel had made. However, it didn't work out quite the way Kurt had hoped. At first, Blaine had seemed eager and excited to perform a duet with his boyfriend. But then there had been disagreements over song choice, costumes and music arrangements. Then somehow, Kurt and Blaine singing a duet together turned into Blaine performing a solo while Kurt quietly seethed in his seat on the back row.
Still, determined to be a good boyfriend and get his relationship back on track, Kurt made another attempt for them to rehearse a duet together. This time, he bit his tongue and held back on his own creative ideas and allowed Blaine free reign of song choice and choreography.
Somehow, the performance ended up with Blaine being in the spotlight while Kurt swayed in the background with the occasional 'ooh' and 'ahh'.
"Blaine is very talented," Rachel commented after the performance in Glee Club.
"He certainly is," Kurt agreed trying to keep the bitterness out of his voice.
"He doesn't seem to understand the concept of a duet though," Rachel pointed out. "Now, I love being in the spotlight and I would selfishly do many bad things to ensure I get the solos that I want but even I manage to perform duets as actual duets. And you're very talented too, Kurt, much too talented to be standing in the background."
"It doesn't matter," Kurt shrugged. "Singing duets with Blaine clearly isn't the way to reignite the spark in our relationship. I'll have to do something else. We should try and have more date nights together and schedule more make-out sessions."
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So Kurt took Blaine on a date. They went to Breadstix, just the two of them. They sat across from one another and Kurt made to hold Blaine's hand across the table but Blaine insisted on them holding hands underneath the table instead. It bothered Kurt but he forced himself to ignore it and just enjoy the fact that he was spending quality time with his soul mate.
"Hey, did you hear that rumour that Rachel's soul mate is a girl?" Blaine gossiped.
"No, I didn't," Kurt said. "And I'm sure it is nothing but a rumour," he added quickly hoping to protect Rachel's secret. "Where did you hear such a ridiculous comment?"
"Quinn was telling some Hockey players," Blaine shrugged and Kurt made sure to keep his face impassive. "I'm pretty sure it will be on Jacob Ben-Israel's blog by now. Apparently Quinn saw the name on Rachel in the locker room."
"I'm sure that's not true," Kurt stated. If Quinn really had seen the name on Rachel's skin she certainly wouldn't have gone telling random Hockey players about it, not when the name in question was actually Quinn's. "And you shouldn't encourage Quinn's petty gossip," he told his boyfriend.
"It's just a bit of fun, Kurt," Blaine excused.
"No it's not," Kurt argued. "It's bullying. Rachel doesn't deserve it. Quinn should just leave her alone. Now, let's forget about everybody else. Let's just concentrate on us," he smiled sweetly.
"Alright," Blaine agreed taking a breadstick and feeding it to Kurt. "Tell me about your ideal soul mate."
"Well that's easy," Kurt replied in a flirty tone. "That would be you Blaine."
The shorter boy beamed and a light blush appeared on his cheeks. He fed Kurt food from his plate and happily shared a dessert with him. He didn't claim Kurt to be his ideal soul mate though, a fact Kurt couldn't help but notice and quietly agonise over.
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After their meal at Breadstix, they climbed into Kurt's car and Kurt drove them to a quiet area Puck had recommended to him. It was a slightly more secluded and romantic place for teenagers to make-out rather than the standard sleazy places the majority went to. According to Puck, this spot was a better place to take the prudish girls and coax out their 'inner-slut' (Puck's words, not Kurt's).
He parked up the car pleased to find they were the only two there that night. Despite the cold air, Kurt convinced Blaine to step out of the car with him and sit on the bonnet of the car wrapped up in their coats so they could gaze up at the stars. Kurt thought it would be a nice thing for them to do together and believed the sparkle of the stars would magically restore the fire to their teenage romance. Sadly, Blaine wasn't really interested in the stars and kept fidgeting, seemingly bored.
"The stars are beautiful tonight," Kurt tried to gain Blaine's interest. "You know, somebody told me a pretty story about the stars once. Would you like me to tell you?"
"If you want," Blaine shrugged.
Scooting closer to Blaine, Kurt wrapped an arm around the shorter boy's waist and tried to re-tell the story Sebastian had told him the night they had gazed at the stars together. He didn't relay the story quite the same, but he included all the crucial details and he still thought it was a beautiful story. While he had been captivated by Sebastian telling him about the Angel and Devil soul mates who becomes stars in the sky, Blaine seemed indifferent and continued to fidget.
"It's really cold," Blaine pouted. "Can you take me home?"
"Of course," Kurt nodded forcing a smile to hide his disappointment.
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That night, Kurt lay awake staring up at his bedroom ceiling wondering how looking up at the stars had felt more romantic with Sebastian than it had with the boy whose name was permanently marked on his skin.
To Be Continued…
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