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Rachel was spending most of her time doing rehearsals for the musical. She was really tired, plus she still had homeworks to finish for the rest of her classes. She always had to go home late and thankfully, Blaine was always there to walk her home.
"So how was practice?" Blaine said to her one day while they were walking home. It was late in the evening but the streets still had a humble amount of people in them, some obviously on their way to pubs and cafes.
"It was great," Rachel told him, smiling. "We finished all the scenes so we're just going to polish them on the remaining weeks before Paris."
When they arrived at Rachel's apartment, Blaine gave her a kiss goodnight. Before opening the door, Rachel turned to him and gave him a hug. "Blaine, thank you for taking care of me," Rachel said to him. She knew it was already late, and Blaine practically spent 5 hours waiting for her rehearsals to finish. "I mean, you've always been there for me since the start of my life here in Italy. I just want you to know I really appreciate that," Rachel said to him, looking into his eyes.
"Rachel, I could never think of anything better to spend my day than taking care of you," Blaine told her, putting his hand on her cheeks. "Besides, it's you I have to thank for all of this. If you didn't turn at that street corner then I wouldn't have met you at all," Blaine said, letting out a small laugh.
"Oh but it was you that was 'zoning out' Signore!" Rachel said to him, lightly smacking his shoulders.
They both laughed at their silly memory. It was true that they both weren't going to let each other go for their own misfortunes that day when they met. Rachel said goodbye to Blaine as she went inside her apartment and blew him a kiss. She would never get tired of him being like this. Never.
As the day to the trip to Paris arrived, Rachel was feeling very nervous. Not because in a few days they would be performing to a numerous amount of people, but because in just an hour she would have to ride inside a tin can floating a thousand miles up in the air. Her palms were already becoming sweaty when Blaine took hers to his, and he immediately noticed the coldness in them.
"Rachel, you're palms are cold and sweaty, are you ok?" Blaine said to him as he sat next to her in the waiting area of the airport. He had just check their baggage in and asked Rachel to take a seat.
"Blaine, have I ever told you of my fear of riding an airplane?" Rachel told him, not looking. She was scared that if she met his hazel browns, she would cry, so she decided that not looking would be best.
"No. Why? Are you really?" Blaine said, placing his hand on her shoulder. He was really worried, because he saw panic attacks in airports tons of times in his flights back when he was a kid. And they weren't pretty.
"Well...yeah..." Rachel said, her breath becoming laboured.
"My love don't worry, I'll be here with you all throughout the trip. I'll hold your hand all the way and I'll make sure that you'll be safe," Blaine said, grabbing Rachel by the arms and hugging her tight.
"It's just that, I'll be riding a tin can up in the air with no parachutes on the whole trip and I'll have no control over my life! Oh my god what if we get hijacked or something! Oh god Blaine I know I want to perform but I don't want to die! Blaine! What if we lose power and plummet down the ground! I don't want to die yet! I should just go home!" Rachel said panicking. She buried her face into Blaine's chest and Blaine hugged her even tighter. He knew that she was really scared, and it scared him too, but he had to stay calm to calm Rachel down.
"Rachel, breathe honey. Come on breathe with me. I'll count and we breathe ok? Love?" Blaine said to her, putting his hands on her shoulders and looking at her face. She was still pale, but he knew that he had the ability to calm her.
"One..." Blaine inhaled and exhaled, but Rachel didn't, it was getting scary at the minute.
"Rachel, look at me..." Blaine said to her. "You have to do this with me, please..."
Rachel looked at him and slowly nodded. She also wanted to go to Paris, and she was not going to let her fear get the best of her. Slowly, she started inhaling and exhaling with Blaine. Soon enough, she felt herself calming down until her panic was gone.
"Feeling better?" Blaine asked her, still looking a little worried.
"Yes," Rachel said to him, nodding. "Thank you." And Rachel kissed him on the lips. She could not have done it without him, and she was glad that he decided to go with her, or else she would have had to be taken to the airport clinic.
And soon it was announced that it was time for them to board in. Blaine held Rachel's hands as they went inside the airplane and she felt safe just to be with him. Thankfully, she did not have any panic attacks during their whole flight and they arrived safely in Paris.
"Welcome to the city of love!" Blaine told her, giving her a kiss as they stood outside the airport with the rest of Rachel's cast mates. "We're gonna have a grand time here," Blaine whispered in her ear.
"I know we will," Rachel whispered back, giving him a peck on the cheek.
As they were waiting for their bus to arrive, the group's tour guide told them that they we're going to be staying in a hotel for the rest of their stay in Paris. They were free to go wherever they like on their free time in the city, as long as they travelled in pairs. Blaine had informed Rachel that he ones lived in Paris for a year, so he was quite familiar with the place and could show Rachel the different places in the city. They however, were not allowed to have a room to themselves since this Blaine was not part of the cast, so Rachel had to pair up with her fellow cast mate.
As they arrived to the hotel, they were given all their room assignments. Blaine decided to check in to a room near Rachel's and was glad that there was a vacant room right across the hall next to hers. Their luggages were brought to their rooms and they were told that they could have a shower before dinner, so all the students did. At dinner, Blaine talked to the teacher about the matters of the trip.
"Buona serra Signore, my name is Blaine Anderson from the Conservatory of Music and I would just like to ask if it would be ok if I went with the rest of the students throughout the entire stay in Paris. I know I am not part of the cast but I would gladly pay any amount just so that I could stay with the group," Blaine said with sincerity on his eyes. He was really hoping that he could go with Rachel throughout the whole trip, even if he had to pay the amount.
"Conservatory of Music you say?" asked the professor to Blaine. "Well, what major are you in Signore Anderson?"
"Si Signore. I'm a freshman like Signorina Berry and I'm a guitar major, level 6," Blaine told him, wondering why the professor was suddenly curious about his education.
"Freshman and in level 6 already? Why that is quite impressive Signore! Why don't I give you a bargain?" the professor told Blaine. "I allow you to go to this trip, free of charge under one condition: you help in the instruments department play the songs during the musical. You see, one of the members of the orchestra was not able to make the trip and we are currently looking for someone to replace him here in Paris, and I would be delighted if you would take the offer. How does that sound?" he told Blaine smiling.
Blaine couldn't believe his ears as he heard Rachel's professor tell him his condition. He could not have thought of a better one like this! "SI! Yes sir I would gladly join the orchestra for the musical!" Blaine said ecstatically.
"Well then, it's set. I will go talk to the department later and inform you through Signorina Berry for the information. Good day Signore Anderson," and with that, the professor walked away.
As soon as the man walked away from him, Rachel went running towards him, smiling. She did not hear what the two were talking about, so she had no idea about what had just happened.
"You were talking to Signore Gustav. Why?" Rachel asked him, looking a little worried.
"I just told him about me staying with everyone throughout the trip," Blaine told her, smiling.
"And...?" Rachel said, urging him to continue.
"And..." he said, taking a pause. "He just asked me to play the guitar together with the orchestra! Rachel I'm part of the musical!" Blaine told her beaming.
"Blaine that's great! Oh my god I'm so proud of you! We're gonna be in this musical together!" Rachel said, giving him a kiss on the lips.
Soon enough they were all called to dinner. They were able to meet the events organizer for the dinner and was glad to find out that they would be performing in front of some of Paris' know musical theatre figures.
After dinner, all of the students were told that they were allowed to go around the town as long as they travel in pairs and stay near the hotel. Blaine thought about taking Rachel to a park, since this is their first night in Paris, and he wanted it to be memorable.
[A/N] and by some weird reason, I am not much of a fan of this chapter. Sorry it's lagging and stuff, I'm still experiencing writer's block and I'm always tired from all the school work I am experiencing.
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