The Seduction of Kurt Hummel

Part IX: Expectations

Puck was not looking forward to school the next day. Although he had tormented himself most of the night, he hadn't figured out much… except that maybe the whole idea of seducing Kurt… was a bad idea. He felt like he was drowning, and it was scaring the crap out of him. And Noah Puckerman was a badass. He didn't get scared.

Puck was sure Finn would end up telling the other boy everything. Kurt was way too clever for his own good. And although Puck didn't really want to face Kurt, he wasn't going to hide from him either. If Kurt was going to use this as a way to mock him, then he could just… bring it!

Sure enough, when Puck got to science, the first thing he noticed was that Kurt and Finn were talking excitedly. He gave them an annoyed look… not even two hours into school, and Finn had already cracked.

Crap!

Kurt looked at him and smiled. Puck was surprised to see that it was a genuine smile. Not even a smirk… what was he up to now?

"Noah," the fashionable boy said.

Finn turned around and looked guiltily at his friend. Puck's suspicions were confirmed… Finn had definitely spilled his guts!

"Kurt," Puck replied.

Mr. Bell came in then, and Puck tried to concentrate on biology… and not on the smooth curve of Kurt's neck.

****

"Hey, Puck," Kurt said coming up to him between classes.

"Sup, Kurt," he said and turned to get stuff out of his locker.

"If I didn't know better, Noah," Kurt said, "I would think you were avoiding me."

"Why would I do that, Kurt?" he asked without thinking.

Damn!

Why did he say that? He certainly did not want Kurt to honestly answer that!

"I've just got a lot going on," Puck added quickly.

Kurt just nodded at him and smiled. "I see," he said.

But did he really see? That was actually what Puck was most afraid of… that Kurt actually did know… after all Puck had been chasing him for almost a week now… and now suddenly he was avoiding him.

"I've got to go to class, Kurt."

"I'll see you later then," he said. Puck noticed he still had the same smile on his face and a twinkle in his eye.

It made Puck even more nervous.

As he walked to class, he ran into Finn.

"Hey, Puck," the other boy said, but Puck decided to skip the niceties.

"Dude, I can't believe you told him. I thought we were friends.''

"We are Puck. I didn't tell him… exactly. He just started talking about how you didn't seem happy about our little experiment and, and that we must have been right… and I agreed with him. You didn't like it at all, Puck," he reminded him.

" Finn!"

"I swear I wasn't going to say anything Puck. But Kurt's just so…"

"Whatever. It doesn't matter."

"Are you mad at me, Puck?"

"No."

"Are you mad at Kurt? 'Cuz you seem to be mad."

"No, Finn. I'm not mad."

"Are you sure?"

"Finn!"

"Cuz really, dude… you do seem like you're mad."

Puck just walked away. He obviously couldn't win!

****

At lunch, Finn and Puck sat together. Kurt was with Artie and Tina but they left early, leaving Kurt all alone.

"Dude, we should go sit with Kurt."

Puck was not ready for that… and he wasn't hiding or afraid… just not ready.

"I'm sitting here, Finn. You can go ahead if you want."

Finn looked from one friend to the other, obviously torn about what to do.

In the end, he stayed with Puck.

Puck couldn't help but smile in satisfaction. After all, he was Finn's friend first. Bros before… other bros? Okay, that didn't quite work out right.

He expected loyalty from Finn. That was the point.

Finn was rambling on about something, and Puck just let him, when suddenly the other boy stopped in the middle of his sentence. Puck looked over at his friend, questioningly. Finn was staring ahead, and Puck followed his gaze to… Kurt. Of course.

The other boy was sitting quietly eating his lunch.

Puck caught himself staring as well.

Kurt was eating fruit and it was… fascinating. He wasn't even sure Kurt was doing it on purpose… although he wouldn't put it past him. Kurt was just naturally… What was the word?

Sensual.

And he realized that the word fit Kurt perfectly.

Puck watched him bite into a grape. His teeth carefully nipped at the fruit. At times he would put a whole grape in his mouth. Both boys watched him intently. How did he manage to make eating look so erotic?

Kurt then started eating strawberries. As he bit into the fruit, the juice dripped down his chin and all over his fingers. His tongue flicked out to capture the drops around his mouth. He then licked his fingers slowly. That seemed very unlike Kurt… and Puck felt that maybe it was intentional after all. At that point, however, he no longer cared.

The last piece of fruit Kurt had in front of him was a banana and Puck wasn't sure he could take watching Kurt eat it. Unfortunately, he could not tear his eyes away from the other boy as he started to peel the fruit. Puck was sure they were obvious in their staring, but Kurt did not seem to notice as he slowly and carefully completed his task.

Puck felt a compulsion to get closer to Kurt so that he could see better… but was able to stop himself from actually moving to the other boy's table. Finn obviously could not as he started to stand up. Without taking his eyes off of Kurt, Puck put his hand on Finn's arm, signaling for him to stay put.

The banana was finally peeled down far enough, and Kurt moved to put it in his mouth. Finn and Puck watched attentively. Puck knew he was in no shape to leave the cafeteria any time soon, but that didn't stop him from watching Kurt's every move. The other boy started to take a bite when the bell rang. Startled by the noise, Kurt looked up then and noticed them watching him. He raised an eyebrow at them both. Even so, neither of them looked away.

At that point, Kurt shrugged and then folded the banana peel back up. He put the fruit back in the paper bag he had with him. Standing up, he threw the bag away.

What a waste of a banana, Puck thought as Kurt passed by them.

"Boys," Kurt said in acknowledgment, and then he walked out the door.

Finn, finally free from Kurt's spell, put his head in his hands and rested them on the table. "Oh, man!" he said in frustration.

Puck couldn't blame him… he felt the same way.

Kurt did manage to accomplish one thing, though. He helped Puck gain some perspective. Puck was reminded of why they were doing this.

Lust… pure and simple.

It was something Puck could identify with… could easily deal with…

Unlike those other pesky feelings, he had not been having lately.

****

Puck was resting in his chair with his eyes closed. He was at Glee practice and through a lucky happenstance, Mr. Schuester was not there. He had come in and announced that there would be another competition… again, boys against the girls… and then told everyone to use their rehearsal time to figure out what they were going to do. The whole thing was quite a coincidence, and Puck wondered if Mr. Hummel had actually called the Glee coach after all.

The girls had gone elsewhere and while the other guys figured out what they were going to do, Puck slept.

Although, he didn't actually sleep. He was just resting his eyes and trying to gain control of his mind and emotions.

He was not hiding from Kurt.

"Noah?" The voice was from several feet away, and Puck decided to ignore it. Maybe if he didn't answer, Kurt would just go away. It was obvious that he didn't want to be disturbed.

Of course, this was Kurt.

"Noah," he whispered again, but this time his soft voice was right next to Puck's ear.

"Hmmm," Puck responded. He still did not open his eyes.

"What are you doing?"

Kurt was close. It felt almost as if he was there, in Puck's head… and in his dreams, where he had so often been.

"Thinking," he said.

"What are you thinking about?"

Puck could feel Kurt's breath on his face. It felt more intimate than it should have, considering they were there in the choir room… surrounded by the other guys.

Puck hesitated before answering truthfully, "You."

He heard and felt Kurt's intake of breath.

"Tell me what you're thinking, Noah."

"I'm thinking that you smell amazing, Kurt… and that I really like strawberry lip gloss."

He felt Kurt's hand on the back of his neck.

"Do you want to kiss me?" Kurt asked.

Puck felt like he was melting as Kurt touched him. And he had absolutely no control over what he was saying.

"Yes," he whispered.

"I really want you to kiss me, Noah," Kurt said. "Now… "

Puck's heart started beating faster in response.

"Now? Here? In front of everyone?"

"Works for me," Kurt said.

Puck wasn't sure if Kurt was actually that kinky or if he was just messing with him. Probably the latter, knowing Kurt.

And then Kurt kissed him softly on the side of his face, close to his ear. It sent tingles throughout his body, and he was almost past caring if anyone saw them.

"Kurt," he whispered, and then forgot what he was going to say as Kurt kissed his cheek.

He was torn between wanting Kurt to continue kissing him and worrying about what the other guys were going to say.

Puck listened carefully, expecting to hear the protests from rest of the Glee club, but it was strangely quiet in the room.

"Open your eyes, Noah," Kurt said, his lips close to Puck's ear.

He opened his eyes and although he knew Kurt was close to him, he was still startled to be looking into those beautiful eyes.

Kurt stood up then, and Puck noticed that the room was completely empty.

"Welcome back, Sleeping Beauty," Kurt said, his tone no longer seductive.

"What?" Puck mumbled in surprise.

"You fell asleep," he explained. "The bell rang some time ago." He put his hands on his hips and gave Puck the now familiar smirk. "Everyone else has already gone."

Crap!

Puck didn't know what to say so he said the first thing that came to his mind.

"Where's Finn?"

Kurt smiled then. "He said he had to go home. I told him I would wake you up."

Really, he was going to have to have a talk with Finn.

Puck stood up and stretched to relieve the stiffness in his muscles.

"Kurt," he started not sure what to even say to the other boy.

"You're welcome, Noah," he said. "I'll see you later. I have to go. I promised my dad I would help him in the shop."

"Oh, okay," Puck responded. He wasn't sure if he was relieved or disappointed that their earlier conversation was forgotten.

Kurt gave him one last unreadable look before leaving Puck alone in the choir room.

was … not going quite as expected.

Operation: Seduce Kurt Hummel

A/N: Thanks everyone for all the great reviews. Thanks to MadMaddy1200 for her great idea involving Kurt, fruit, and two very interested jocks!