A/N: Trying to make this chapter un-cliché was a hard task. I refused to do one of them proposing to the other and I don't like writing future!Klaine anyway ... all in all, this chapter has been the hardest so far.
Special mentions to imalemonadeaddictt who I PM'd yesterday to let them know that I giggled at their review. Also, bjaarcy - of course Carole ships Klaine! :P Lastly, Lgleek95 who I think needs a mention every authors note 'cause I always look forward to her reviews!
PLEASE READ: Now, I am aware it is legal to marry in certain parts of America, but I am lazy so couldn't be bothered to look up specifics. When Blaine is talking in this fic he is generalising about the world and a lot of it being anti-gay marriage. I'm totally pro-gay marriage because come on, what's the harm in letting it happen? God won't smite you with some lightning bolts off his cloud (I am very aware my God sounds a lot like Zeus but I don't believe in God anyway).
Your whole life waiting on the ring to prove you're not alone.
Kurt smiled and leant further into his boyfriend's side as Blaine played with his hair. They'd begun sat on the sofa next to each other but as the afternoon had dragged on Kurt had inched his way closer until his head was on Blaine's shoulder and his arms were draped lazily around Blaine's waist. Blaine had allowed Kurt to get comfy before placing an arm around his neck and bringing his hand up to run through his hair. Kurt had initially squirmed away a little, chastising Blaine about ruining his hair but after a while he found the touch relaxing.
A short news program started on the TV and Kurt was getting ready to lean up and steal a kiss from Blaine when Finn came down the stairs and flopped into the chair across from them with a heavy sigh. Kurt raised an eyebrow at him and nodded his head towards Blaine who was still watching the TV. Finn looked at Kurt, then at Blaine and just when Kurt thought he understood, Finn shrugged and stayed where he was. Deciding Finn was an oblivious idiot, Kurt sagged against Blaine and turned back to the TV. He wasn't really paying attention to it until Finn spoke up.
"That is so unfair." Both Kurt and Blaine looked at him. Kurt had no idea what Finn meant and he was glad that Blaine had been listening to the TV when he replied.
"What is?" Okay, maybe he wasn't listening.
"That you two can't get married." Kurt made a strangled noise in his throat and Blaine chuckled next to him. Finn widened his eyes and flailed his arms about. "I didn't mean you two personally! Gay people in general, you know? Those idiots," Finn pointed at an angry looking man on the TV yelling about 'sins of nature', "just want to make everyone miserable." Blaine was still smiling as he rubbed a hand up and down Kurt's arm and placed a kiss on his forehead.
"You're all for gay marriage then?" Blaine sounded genuinely interested and Kurt considered for a moment that he and Blaine had never discussed each other's views on their rights. Filing the discussion away for later, Kurt waited for Finn's response, quite interested in his answer himself.
"I don't see why not. I mean, look at you two." Finn gestured towards them and gave a lopsided grin. "Sometimes you're sickeningly cute, but everyone can see you really give a crap about each other," Always so eloquent, Kurt thought, "and I don't see why you shouldn't be allowed to have a big white wedding like the rest of us."
"Because one of us isn't a woman," Kurt mumbled.
"I don't get why that should matter." Finn's voice was sad and Kurt felt a sense of pride that his step-brother was being so accepting of him.
"It's not what God would want," Blaine replied, using air quotes and Kurt could tell he'd rolled his eyes.
"Well God's an idiot." Both Kurt and Blaine snorted, much to Finn's amusement.
"Nicely put and so true," Blaine got out between laughs. They all let the laughter die down and Finn cocked his head, addressing Blaine.
"Don't you think it's unfair?"
Blaine took his time to answer and Kurt was looking up at him expectantly. He wasn't sure what he wanted Blaine to say. They were still young and marriage was a far away concept but Kurt couldn't ignore the warmth that flooded him when he thought of his and Blaine's future. If they had one at all.
"Marriage is an idealised thing. It's all over TV and we spend our childhood wondering what it might be like to one day have the big white wedding while our friends and family watch us, crying and applauding, but it's different for me and Kurt." Now Kurt was really listening. "It's something denied to us and while Kurt does have a knack for weddings and I appreciate the aesthetic principle of it, I've never found myself wishing I could have the most perfect day with the most perfect man." Kurt tried to ignore the way Blaine had flicked his gaze towards him. "Sure, it would be amazing and I will fight till the day I die for others like us to experience it, and it's not just because I can't have a wedding that I still think I can be happy without it, I know I can be happy without it. My life could be wasted waiting for my finger to be wrapped in a metal, so I will stand up for my rights, but I don't personally want marriage." Both Finn and Kurt were watching Blaine with wide-eyed fascination. "My views might change and yes I do think it's unfair that we're treated like we can't show the world our love," Kurt was still attempting to ignore Blaine's subconscious gestures towards themselves, "but my smile and the boy on my arm can show the world how I feel."
"Dude, your boyfriend is like a poster boy for teen-gay." Blaine grinned but Kurt noticed a slight flush colour his cheeks. "Don't be surprised the day Kurt shoves a ring on your finger though, just so he can design his own wedding for once." Kurt was sure he had turned crimson and he buried his face in Blaine's chest. He felt the vibrations as Blaine laughed.
"Well if he'll have me, he can do whatever he wants with the wedding." Kurt was sure he had forgotten how to breathe. He wasn't sure how he managed to form the next coherent sentence that left his mouth.
"I think it's more a case of if you'll have me." He had mumbled the comment into Blaine's chest, only just loud enough for him to hear.
"Like I wouldn't have you?" It was said with such love that Kurt lifted his head with a shy smile and tightened the grip on Blaine's waist.
"I'm not going anywhere, so you're stuck with me anyway," Kurt whispered.
"Wouldn't have it any oth-"
"Ugh, this is one of your sickeningly cute moments." Kurt whipped his head around to glare at Finn. Finn rolled his eyes and made to leave the room. Before he got to the stairs he looked over at Kurt and Blaine on the sofa. "I wonder what your Dad will say if he knew you and Blaine had been making wedding plans?"
"FINN!" Finn had never seen Kurt move faster as he jumped off the sofa and chased Finn up the stairs, leaving a giggling Blaine behind.
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