DISCLAIMER: I do not own Glee, nor am I associated with it or RIB. I am also not associated with Whitney Houston or her wonderful music (lyrics are from the song Heartbreak Hotel - check it out).

So Emotional

By: xSlythStratasfaction

Warning: Slight spoilers for Dance With Somebody aka 3x17. Just a handful of drabbles based on the episode.

Drabble #10: Heartbreak

"Yes, Mister Anderson?"

Blaine thrust one hand out, a packet of papers in his grasp. He stared up at the blurry-eyed elderly woman before him; Mrs. O' Day was a kind, quiet woman who happened to teach honors junior English. Blaine liked her and she liked him because he was one of the few students she had who respected her, which was why he was sure he could get away with what he was about to do. "I finished my essay early," he said quietly, nodding at the papers in his hand. "I was wondering if I could turn it in today. I'm afraid I might to lose it."

"Oh Blaine, you are always so prompt with your work. Wonderful job. I can't wait to read it," she gushed, taking the stack from his hand. She slid the homework into a manila folder and then glanced up at the boy, who was still hovering next to her desk. "Is there something else?"

"Umm yes," Blaine stammered, tucking his hands into his pockets – a nervous habit he had picked up at his first public school. He rocked back and forth on his heels as he struggled to calm himself, "Would it be alright if I worked on some other classwork since I finished my essay early?"

Mrs. O' Day smiled sweetly, nodding her head. "Go ahead. You've finished your work. As long as you are pleased with what you've turned in, you may work on whatever you want to. Just be respectful of the other students still working," she reminded. Blaine grinned in return.

"Of course," he said quietly, once again thanking the woman before he went back to his seat near the back of the room. As he walked past a group of athletes, he overheard one of the males grumble, "Fucking brown-nosing suck-up. Not only does he have to stick his head so far up Hummel's ass, but he's gotta do it with the fucking faculty too!" A group of surrounding students chuckled at the boy's comment and Blaine stiffened, quickening his pace back to his desk. As soon as he sat down, he took in a few deep breaths, fighting to keep the pressure building behind his eyes at bay.

Don't cry, Blaine. Don't fucking cry.

Across the room, Tina waved her fingers at him, finally deciding to toss a paper ball at her friend when she noticed how inattentive he was. You alright? She mouthed. Blaine shot her a thumbs up and she rolled her eyes; the boy was not okay. Are you sure? She pleaded, hoping Blaine would take the bait and come over to her side of the room to chat. He didn't bite.

Fine, he said back, turning his attention back to his messenger bag. From her position across the room, Tina watched him pull his iPod from the bag and turn it on, tucking one ear bud into his ear as he scrolled through his playlist. She wondered what in the world he was up to.

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Blaine pulled out a piece of paper, his fingers tightly clutching a pen as he went through his entire catalogue of Whitney Houston music. He finally settled on his favorite album My Love is Your Love and allowed the music to take him away as he scribbled down utter nonsense and lyrics. It wasn't until the shuffle took him to the song Heartbreak Hotel that his thoughts went screaming back to his fight with Kurt yesterday.

All I really wanted was some of your time
Instead you told me lies when someone else was on your mind
What'd you do to me?
Look what you did to me
I thought that you were someone who would do me right
Until you played with my emotions and you made me cry
What'd you do to me?
Can't take what you did to me

Oh God, it was like someone punched him in the gut. He lurched forward, one hand pressing against his stomach as he tried to keep himself from throwing up – everything was just too hot, too suffocating in that room at that very moment. He popped the ear bud from his ear and stuffed the iPod in his bag, thrusting his arm into the air. Mrs. O' Day shot him a concerned look, "Are you alright, Blaine?"

"M-May I be e-excused?" He stuttered. He could feel his eyes watering and he knew he had to get away before he broke down. Mrs. O' Day stared at him for a minute longer and he worried his lower lip in his teeth, mentally pleading for the older woman to take pity on him.

She frowned, "Do you need someone to go with you to the nurse? You look pale, dear."

"No, I can go by myself," he practically whimpered, cringing at the sound of his own voice. From around the room, he could hear the snickers of his classmates and Tina's eyes were boring holes into his skin. Oh God, please let me go, he quietly begged, hoping his forlorn expression would grant him permission to just get the fuck out of that stifling classroom. Luckily for him, Mrs. O' Day waved her hand at him, gesturing towards the doors.

"Go on, dear. Take this pass and head to the nurse's office." She handed him a wooden apple with her name on it and shooed him from the room. As soon as Blaine stepped out into the empty hallway, he took in a deep, shaky, much-needed breath before he stumbled to the restrooms and locked himself in a stall, tears streaming down his cheeks not too much later.

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Lying on the cot in the nurse's office wasn't so bad.

He got an excuse from the rest of his English class and he was able to skip history and math as well. He hoped the nurse would keep him in there until after lunch because he wasn't sure he'd be able to face Kurt before glee… or at all, all day.

When he first got to the office and passed off his hall pass, the nurse took one look at him and ushered him into a room, immediately taking his temperature and pressing her cool hands against his forehead. "Honey, you are slightly feverish. How have you been feeling?"

"Tired," he admitted with a yawn. She had him lay back on the cot and then she brought him some pills and water – to help with your fever, she said, take a rest and I'll be in to check on you in about a half an hour. If your fever hasn't gone down by then, I'm calling your parents. He nodded at her and watched her leave, whipping out his iPod as soon as she left. He popped the ear buds back in and started his Whitney playlist back up, eyes instantly watering when Heartbreak Hotel started up again. The more he listened to it, the more it pertained to his life at that very moment.

Now I see, that you've been doin' wrong
Played me all along and made a fool of me baby
You got it all wrong to think that I wouldn't find out
That you were cheating on me, baby!
How could you do it to me?

It was Whitney week in glee and from what he had heard (and ultimately gathered during his time in New Directions), members of the club were encouraged to sing out their feelings during the class. Sucking in a deep breath, Blaine turned up the song and listened to it for a little while longer, eventually switching from that song to another one of his favorites: It's Not Right, But It's Okay. As soon as the song started up, he knew it was the one he had to sing. He was hit with a flashback when the chorus came up; memories of Kurt saying "It's ok!" about his texting and Blaine responding with, "It's not right… but it's ok?" slammed into him like a freight train.

This was it. This was the song he was going to sing.

Lying back against the stiff pillow, Blaine closed his eyes and allowed himself to get sucked into the song, making a mental note to talk to the band before glee today.

A/N: First off, when I learned that Blaine was going to be singing INRBIO (the Thunderpuss remix), I freaked out! MYIYL is one of my favorite Whitney albums and INRBIO, HH, and MYIYL are some of my favorite Whitney songs. In fact, My Love is Your Love is my favorite Whitney song EVER so when I found out Blaine had a small part in it, I flailed over that too! Needless to say, while writing this chapter, I could only imagine Blaine listening to the album and getting stuck between singing HH or INRBIO because they're both about heartbreak and cheating. Ultimately, we know he chooses INRBIO, but I had to add HH in there somewhere. Anyways, hoped you liked this chapter. More coming up!