I' m back!

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Okay, so I'm still on vacation but am writing this so itll be ready to post.

Yeah.

Anyway, we were at the beach today and I was sitting by myself trying to read but failing epically because my mind was in glee-land and I couldn't help but think "Hmm…what would I do if Darren Criss was here?"

So this is what came to my mind. M-me D-darren

I'm sitting on a chair, staring at my book but not reading and Darren comes in and sits next to me, but I don't look up so I don't know its him.

d-hey

m-hi…

d-you look lonely

m-that's because my family's being crazy out there on the lake

d-they look nice

m-mhmmm…

d-so what's your name?

I tell him my name, and all of this time I haven't looked at him.

d-you're not really reading are you?

m-no…how could you tell?

d-you're bookmark is sitting in the page…meaning you weren't planning on turning the page anytime soon.

I sigh and close the book, just staring at the cover.

d-so why aren't you actually reading?

m-I'm a little…distracted at the moment.

d-with what?

m-I'm just going through withdraw from lack of internet and cable

d- I see…I notice you haven't asked my name yet

m- that's because you're a boy, and you'll just be a waste of my time

d- what do you mean?

m- I have standards.

d-standards?

At this point, I still haven't looked at him.

m-yeah, and my standards happen to be celebrities

d- which ones?

m- well, the perfect standard is some guy named Darren Criss…have you heard of him?

d-yeah, I may have…he's on that show glee right?

m-yeah, he's like my soul mate.

d- (says my name) why won't you look at me?

m- I'm just not interested

d- I think you might be…

m- why?

d- just look at me?

m- (turning to look at him) why do you- Ohmigod! You're- you're- its-

I failed to finish the sentence

d- yup. Bet you wished you would've looked at me earlier.

m- (speechless, staring with mouth agape)

And we lived happily ever after. Lol. That was a day dream taken to an extreme :p thought you guys might enjoy that.

Now on with the update! There will be no songs because I cannot go on the internet to look up lyrics (sigh)

Now that the longest author's note (seriously, 400 words for an author's note) ever is done, on with the update!

Kurt and Blaine went from a time of pure joy to one of dread. They hadn't gone home for spring break. Blaine's parents went to visit some distant relatives in Ireland, and Burt and Carole had taken the opportunity to finally go on their honeymoon. Finn was crashing at Puck's, so Kurt had no choice but to stay at Dalton. But he wasn't complaining now that Blaine was staying behind too.

But of course, all good things in their little world of Klaine had to have some kind of flaw.

And this time, that flaw was the fact that Wes and David were also staying at Dalton.

Whoop-dee-do, Kurt thought, annoyed that the two boys were going to ruin his and Blaine's alone time that they'd been planning for the past few days.

"So Blainey-Boo," Wes said, throwing his arm around Blaine's shoulder, "What're we gonna do for two weeks with just the four of us around?"

"Wes," Blaine responded softly, trying not to get annoyed, "There are more people than just us here. And we are not doing anything. Kurt and I are." He gave Kurt a loving look, which was quickly interrupted by Wes's complaining.

"Blaineee," he whined, "What're we going to do without you two?" He looked to David for backup.

"Yeah," David piped in, "You guys are the life of the party!"

Kurt scoffed, having had enough of this god-awful situation, "Well then, even though that statement is completely true, we're just having a party of two, with only me and Blaine on the guest list."

Blaine smirked at his witty boyfriend. Kurt always knew exactly what to say.

"Fine, Kurt, fine, just ruin our break for us!" Wes whined again.

"Like you ruined ours?" Blaine asked, a sly smile spreading across his face

Wes was about to respond before he caught on. "Ye- Hey! We didn't choose to ruin your break! You guys are willingly ruining ours!"

Blaine just let out a loud laugh, grabbed Kurt's hand, and the two made their way back to their room.

…..

Five hours later

"Blaine," Kurt said. They had just finished watching their third Disney movie, cuddling and kissing most of the time. "Blaine, I'm bored."

Blaine sighed, "I know. I thought this alone time would be great," he noticed how Kurt's eyes grew wide with panic, "which it is!" he quickly added. "But we just need something else to do. We can't watch movies for a week and a half."

Kurt nodded, "We need something to entertain us."

They thought for a moment, and the only thing that came to Kurt's mind was Wes and David. He shook his head, trying to get the thought away.

"Well," Blaine started hesitantly, "I know a way…but…"

Kurt sighed, "Your idea's Wes and David, isn't it?"

Blaine sheepishly nodded.

"Yeah, that was my idea too. I wasn't going to go there, but I guess we have no option now." Kurt said disappointed.

The two boys made themselves presentable and went to find Wes and David.

When they arrived in the common room, they found the two sitting on separate couches watching Taken.

"Hey guys," Blaine said, "What are you doing?"

David glanced up at the two, but didn't say anything. He just turned back towards the television.

Wes didn't even look at them.

"Oh come on," Kurt cried, "You cannot be giving us the silent treatment!"

They just looked at him with looks that said, Well we are.

Kurt sighed and motioned for Blaine to join him on a separate couch.

Blaine, trying to get the two boys to talk said, "So Liam Neeson…If I was kidnapped, I would totally call him."

He waited, seeing if Wes and David would respond. When they didn't Kurt added, "I know right. And I swear if he wasn't so old, I would be totally turned on by all the fighting he does."

Brilliant, Blaine thought, Kurt knows what gets reactions out of them.

But they still didn't say anything.

They didn't say anything for the rest of the movie. Once it ended, Wes and David just sat there and Blaine decided to try again. "Let's go do something!" He said, jumping up from his spot on the couch. Kurt followed suit and got up, beckoning for Wes and David to join them.

"Come on!" Kurt encouraged. Think Kurt, he thought, What do Wes and David love to do? He thought hard for a moment, and then had an epiphany. Animals! They're like children and love animals!

"Let's go horseback riding!" Kurt said suddenly, practically bursting with excitement. He looked to Blaine for encouragement, but all he got was a pale-faced Blaine.

"Blaine?" he questioned, "Don't you want to go horseback riding?"
"Umm…" Blaine said, unsure of what to say, "I'm not sure that's such a good idea."

Wes and David were watching the couple intently. They knew what Blaine's deal was, and they wanted to see how Kurt would react to it.

Kurt noticed their attentiveness and thought Oh and now we get their attention.

"And why not?" Kurt challenged, turning back to face Blaine.

Blaine thought for a moment, trying not to panic. How did this happen? He thought, This was supposed to be our time alone, and now look where we are.

"Well, I just don't think Wes and David are up for that…" He said shyly, hoping that it would work.

Wes looked at David, who nodded. Wes then looked at them and said, "Actually, we would love to go horseback riding!" he practically gushed.

Blaine groaned. "Oh, now you guys talk!" He said angrily.

David just smirked at Wes.

"Well it's settled then!" Kurt said, still staring intently at Blaine, "We're going horseback riding. Meet back here in an hour and we'll leave."

…..

It had never been awkward rooming with Blaine. Until now. There was that one time when Kurt had walked out of the bathroom in only pajama pants, but that was quickly fixed by him telling Blaine that it wasn't that he wasn't wearing enough clothing, it was that Blaine was wearing too much.

But this was a different kind of awkward. The two boys changed in silence, Kurt trying to figure out how to get whatever was bothering Blaine out of him and Blaine trying to figure out how to avoid letting Kurt know what his deal was.

They were contradicting each other, and it wasn't working for either of them.

"So are you going to tell me what your issue is?" Kurt finally asked.

"Issue?" Blaine responded innocently, not looking at Kurt.

"Don't play stupid with me," Kurt retorted, "I know when something's bugging you."

"Nothing's wrong, Kurt. I'm fine," he said soothingly, trying to get his adorable boyfriend off his back.

Kurt sighed. He was now frustrated, but he could tell that Blaine didn't want him to push the subject any further. "Whatever. When you're ready to fess up, come tell me." He told him and then walked out of the room.

Blaine followed a few seconds later, realizing that his boyfriend needed a little space. They made their way down to the common to find Wes and David ready to go, practically bouncing with excitement.

"I'm ready, I'm ready!" David was chanting.

"Come on!" Wes shrieked once he saw them, "Let's go! Let's go!"

Kurt smiled hugely without glancing at Blaine. Meanwhile, Blaine sighed, clearly distraught, and just trudged along behind them towards Wes's car.

They piled in, David quickly calling shotgun, forcing Blaine and Kurt to sit in the back.

After about five minutes of driving in silence, Blaine sighed and glanced at Kurt. "Kurt…" he started, but was abruptly cut off.

"Save it, Blaine," Kurt said icily, "I don't want you to ruin my buzz because of the crap that is going on in that handsome little head of yours."

Blaine tried not to smirk, but failed. "You think my head is handsome?" He said, waggling his eyebrows.

Kurt looked at him now. "Of course, you dummy. I've told you that a hundred times."

The tension was rapidly decreasing, and Wes shot David a look saying Wait until we get there…it'll be back stronger than before.

…..

When they arrived at the ranch, Blaine quickly became rigid again but tried to hide it by being too bubbly.

"Ohmigod ,Kurtie, look!" He said, pointing in a random direction, "Ohmigod, everything is so…so…beautiful." This went on for a few minutes before Kurt finally had enough.

"Blaine, stop. I know what you're doing, and I appreciate the attempt, but it's just annoying." Kurt told him, smiling slightly, "I don't like that Blaine. I like you just the way you are."

Blaine smiled hugely at Kurt and began to hum the song Just the Way You Are by Bruno Mars to himself.

"Really Blaine?" Kurt scoffed, "That's got to be the cheesiest song ever."

Blaine winked at Kurt, "You started it!" He said, reaching out to grab Kurt's hand and twining their fingers together.

When they arrived at the house, Wes and David paid for a two hour ride for four and they were led into the stables.

"Pick your horse from this side," the rancher instructed them, gesturing to the right side of the stables.

The four boys dispersed, going to pick their horses.

"Ohmigod!" Wes screeched, "This one's got a lightning bolt on its head! I want this one!" He said, jumping up and down eagerly until the rancher came and got the horse situated.

Kurt just laughed at how childish Wes and David were acting, getting excited about horses. Blaine, however, was walking around sheepishly, his hands clenched together in front of him nervously. Kurt was pretty sure he knew what was up with Blaine now, but he couldn't be sure.

"Having trouble?" Kurt asked him, walking up beside his slightly awkward looking boyfriend.

Blaine glanced at Kurt and nodded a little, still fiercely clenching his hands.

"Here," Kurt said, leading him towards an older looking horse that looked like the calmest in the stable, "This one says he's calm, he's never had any temperament problems, and he's slow. Why don't you take this one?"

Blaine just nodded again, staring at the stable floor.

"Why don't you pet him?" Kurt offered, "See if he likes you."

Blaine glanced at Kurt for a moment, who gave him an encouraging smile, and then went to put his hand near the horse's head. But the horse freaked out just as Blaine's hand was going to touch him, neighing wildly and snuffing, causing Blaine to jump five feet back.

Kurt tried hard not to laugh. He then went up to the horse and patted his head, running it up and down his smooth nose.

Blaine just sighed in frustration, "See?" He said, "Horses don't like me!"

Kurt couldn't contain his laughter any longer. "Is that what this is about?" Kurt said between laughs, "You didn't want to come because horses don't like you?"

Blaine just nodded again, looking back at the ground. "I've never had something not like me," he admitted.

Kurt laughed again, "Ha! And I thought that- ha! – that you were – ha! – afraid of them!" He said, trying to get a coherent sentence out. He knew that he was right, of course, but Blaine was always to proud and dapper to admit that he actually had fears.

"No," Blaine said quietly, "I like them, but they always do that to me," he said, gesturing to the horse that he had just attempted to pet.

"Maybe we should try a different horse," Kurt suggested, calmer.

"They all do it," Blaine said, "Wes, David and I all came here before, and the same thing happened with about six other horses."

Kurt tried not to laugh again, "I was wondering why they were so up for this idea…" he said wonderingly.

"They do like it," Blaine offered, "But they were probably more swayed by the thought of you finding about…about this," he gestured to the horse again.

Kurt stepped closer to Blaine and put a reassuring hand on his shoulder, "It's honestly not that big of a deal," he told him.

Blaine just sighed.

"Here," Kurt said, "Let's try this horse again now that I know what you're deal is."

Blaine's eyes went wide, staring at Kurt and pleading with his eyes not to make him do this.

"Trust me," Kurt said. He opened the stable door and led the horse out, stopping him next to Blaine. "Pat him gently on his back first," Kurt instructed, "Approach slowly and with caution so that he knows you aren't going to hurt him."

Blaine looked incredulously at Kurt, who gave him his signature Just do it look. Blaine did as he was told, the horse only reacting slightly.

"See?" Kurt said, "It's just about how you present yourself."

Blaine had absolutely no clue about what the heck Kurt was talking about. "Umm…okay." He said, assuming that his best reaction would be to just agree.

"Seriously," Kurt piped in, "if they can sense that you're tentative, they react differently."

Blaine just agreed again, standing awkwardly.

"Do you want to try and ride him now?" Kurt asked gently.

Blaine's eyes went wide, "I don't know if that's such a good idea…" he trailed off.

"You'll never know until you try," Kurt encouraged, "Have you ever tried before?"

He shook his head, clearly not wanting to go through with this. But he knew Kurt, and he knew Kurt wouldn't rest until Blaine at least tried to fix his problem with horses.

"Here," Kurt offered, waving down the rancher, "I'll have him saddle it up for you."

Once the horse was situated, Kurt led Blaine to the side of his horse. "Now," Kurt instructed, "Put your left foot in the stirrup."

Blaine did so, only slightly losing his balance but grabbing on to Kurt's shoulder to steady himself.

"Now swing your other leg over his body and put it in the other stirrup."

Blaine took a deep breath and prepared himself for the worst. He was expecting the horse to buck and throw him off, but once he put his other foot in the stirrup, the horse was in the same position, just as calm.

"Yayy!" He heard Kurt squeal, but he was staring at the horse's main and was still in too much shock. The horse had not rebelled against him, and it made him feel accomplished.

Once he snapped back to reality, he realized Kurt was no longer around. He began to panic, but it was quickly overrun once he saw him sauntering in the stable on his own horse, perfectly at ease.

"Can we go now?" He asked Blaine, "Now that you've got your issues sorted out?"

Blaine stifled a laugh, "We could," he said, "But I'm not quite sure…how."

Kurt let out a small chortle, "Grip his reigns… no higher…yes like that… and give them a quick flick."

Blaine flicked the reigns lightly, the horse not moving any. He pouted and gave Kurt his best puppy dog eyes.

"Put those away!" Kurt commanded, "Flick them a little harder. These animals are tough; they can handle a little reign flick-age. What you did probably felt like a feather landing on its neck."

"Since when did you become so demanding?" Blaine asked, genuinely curious.

"Since a four year old can ride a horse better than you," Kurt responded while gesturing to a small child riding out of the stable with ease.

Blaine pouted again, but then flicked the reigns a little harder, adding a slight kick to the horse's side using his heel.

Kurt was impressed, "I didn't even tell you to kick him! Good job, Blaine!" He said, smirking. He liked being able to teach Blaine something, usually it was the other way around.

"Shut up," Blaine told him smiling lovingly at his boyfriend.

Kurt's smile grew, "I like this you. You don't have any barriers, and usually you're the one helping me."

Blaine instructed his horse to saunter closer to Kurt. He extended his hand out, signaling for Kurt to grab it. Kurt did, and Blaine pulled his hand up to his lips and kissed it gently.

"Thank you," he said sincerely, "You're better for me than I ever would've expected."

Kurt's smiled widened even more, his eyes filled with love, "You're good for me too, Blainey. We've both become better people because of each other."

Blaine nodded, and the two set off to catch up with Wes and David, who they were sure were at least fifteen minutes ahead.

…..

On the way back to Dalton, Blaine fell asleep. Wes and David took this as their opportunity to interrogate Kurt about what happened in the stable.

Kurt relayed most of the information to them, leaving out the last part.

"Wow," Wes said, shocked, once Kurt finished, "You really bring out the best in him don't you?"

David nodded, "Yeah, I mean, you got his hair out of the brick and you made horses understand him."

Wes looked incredulously at David, "That's just Blaine's way of saying he's afraid of horses."

Kurt snorted, "I know, but that would damper his dapperness if he admitted that. So I just went along with it."

Wes gave Kurt a look through his rearview mirror. "You guys are good for each other, you know?"

Kurt smiled for two reasons. One because of Wes's sudden seriousness, and the other because of how true he knew that statement was.

"I know," he said softly, putting a hand out to stroke Blaine's hair, "It's like we were made for each other."

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

Well that was an exceptionally cheesy one, but everyone loves cheesy sometimes, right?

This was my longest one yet, but it definitely wasn't my favorite. I'm not sure why, something was just a little off about it.

Anyway, keep reviewing! Reviews keep me motivated!