Hello all! I told you I'd update sooner! Our boys are finally in school, so things are about to get crazy for them! Thank you all so much for your comments here and on Tumblr! They are so appreciated! Anywho - on to the story!

Chapter 9

The boys are a week into school, and they already have a routine set. Blaine wakes up at 7, Kurt wakes up at 6:30. Blaine goes by Kurt's door and picks him up, and they are at breakfast by 7:30. Both boys unfortunately had class at 8 AM on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Fortunately, they had that class together.

English 102 Honors Level was their only class together, but they figured it was best that they had the class together so they both made sure to wake up in time. Their professor was slightly weird, he was shorter than Blaine by inches. The first day of class, he jumped up on Kurt's desk, acting like a cat. Kurt supposed this is the payment he got for sitting front and center in class.

Both boys had two more classes on Mondays, Wednesdays, Friday. Blaine had Spanish 101 and Music Theory 101. Kurt had Sewing 101 and French 201. Both of the boys were done by 12, so they usually had lunch then spent the rest of the day in the library.

On Tuesdays Blaine had a four hour Theater 100 lab from 1-5. It quickly became his favorite class. They watched shows, performed, were interactive. They even got to go around campus and perform for various groups. It was a small class of only 10 students, so they all got to know each other fairly well. On Thursdays he only had a hour long Spanish lab, and the rest of the day he spent with Spanish tutoring and more library work.

Kurt had French lab on Tuesday morning. He also had an hour and a half long math class Tuesday and Thursday mornings.

Both boys worked hard at what they did. College proved harder than either thought they would need to. The Dalton workload really prepared both of them, and Kurt was honestly regretting his choice to transfer back to McKinley. Staying at Dalton would have prepared him better for this.

It was not just work for them, however. They knew in order for them to both be happy on campus they needed extracurricular activities. Blaine joined the rugby team, the Mane Men (the a cappella singing group on campus), the newspaper, Creative Arts club on campus. He also was required to perform in at least one show during his freshman year, but if he wanted to be an official Player on campus, he needed to do three. Kurt joined the fashion club, the French club, and was voted Class Secretary at the end of orientation. He too secured a spot on the Mane Men after auditioning.

They were both busy, but spent time together, even if it was just studying. They caught movies when they could, and spent a lot of time walking around campus and just exploring their new home. Both felt like they made the right choice.

Saturday approached quickly and Kurt found himself in his own personal dungeon chained to the sewing machine. His fingers were raw and he wasn't sure he could quite see colors straight anymore. Furthermore, he could hear the cheers from the football game that Blaine was at with some of his new friends. The game hadn't even started yet, and people were already singing, dancing, and cheering for the Lions. It was still hot outside and the sun was shining brightly, so it thrilled Kurt that the sewing lab had not a single window.

"Boy, if you don't get sewing we are going to be here forever," Jade remarked, holding up the jacket she had been working on. Kurt, Jade, and another fashion major, Kelly, were working on a group project to design a single outfit. Kurt was taken aback at how quickly he had to design. But he was glad, it calmed him.

"I just would really prefer to be out there watching the football game. It is the opening game," Kurt pouts. "Besides, I'm thirsty."

"Can't you get that sexy boyfriend of yours to bring us something? I'm hungry too," Jade continues pressing the jacket, "and from the looks of this, I'm going to be here until Monday morning."

"No, he's with the rest of the school, at the game." Kurt checks his phone for the fiftieth time that day, hoping the hours would move faster so he could meet up with Blaine, Melody, Henry, Eric, Donny, and Jade for dinner. "Kelly, are you coming to dinner with us tonight?" Kelly occasionally came to dinner with the group, but sometimes she skipped dinner all together.

"Probably," she sighs, "I'm going out tonight so I guess I should get some food in my stomach. The football boys are having a party." Her red hair is sticking to her forehead as she presses the dress again, "as long as I get this puckering out of the hem."

Jade's phone vibrates against the table, and she immediately snatches it, looking for any sort of distraction from the project. Kurt watches as her face turns to complete horror, "Kurt. You are going to murder your boyfriend."

He jumps out of his chair as quickly as possible, running towards the phone. "What? Why? What did he do?"

She busts out into laughter, "It's nothing like you're thinking. He just…got dressed up for the game."

Kurt jerks the phone from her hand and almost loses his breath when he sees the screen. Mel is Blaine's stomach with red paint. Is he really going to go to the football game without a shirt? Kurt isn't so sure he likes other people looking at Blaine's abs. Those were supposed to be for his eyes only. Plus, Blaine could get sunburn.

"Say something, Kurt. You look like you're about to pass out."

"He's going to burn," Kurt mumbles, running a hand through his hair, "and people are going to look at him."

Jade and Kelly dramatically roll their eyes, "You do realize that boy is crazy about you and is too oblivious to notice anyone looking at him, correct?" Kelly's words do calm him somewhat.

"Though he does look damn fine," Jade quips, returning to the jacket to take the buttons off.

"Oh my god! That's cold!" Goosebumps form on Blaine's skin and Melody paints an 'O' on his stomach. "And I'm too fat for this."

Melody rolls her eyes towards him, "If you think you're fat, what the hell are you going to do when you paint me? You'll faint from my rolls."

"Oh shut up. You are beautiful!" Blaine holds her chin, making her look right into his eyes, "Don't say that, seriously. You are one of the most beautiful girls I've ever seen."

A light blush colors Melody's cheeks as she hands him the paint, "Let's just get this over with." She rolls her T-shirt up, tucking it under.

Blaine grasps her hips to steady his hand, and began painting her stomach with the red paint. The group decided that the boys would spell out "Go Lions!" (Yes, with three exclamation points so no one would feel left out.) and the girls would get paw prints painted on their stomachs and would stand in-between the boys. "I'm really not that good at this," Blaine's tongue sticks out the side of his mouth, "But this is as good as it is going to get, Mel."

They join their group down in the lobby, and Blaine is happy to see that there are several boys with bigger stomachs than his. There are also a few with better stomachs, including Nathan's, and he is glad Kurt isn't there. "I'm hitting the gym everyday this week," he whispers to Mel.

"Only if I can go with you!" Mel pleads, eyes pouting and blue eyes going watery.

Blaine laughs, "Fine, fine. And for the record, the puppy dog eyes only work for Kurt."

"Of course," she mumbles as she links arms with Blaine as the huge group walks into the stadium. They line up and walk towards the top of bleachers, getting quite a few whistles and catcalls from boys and girls.

"These freshmen are serious!"

"Look at the girl with the boobs! Hey honey? I want your number!"

"Damn, look at the L!"

"The L? Dibs on the O!"

"Hell yes! Hey O! Get over here!"

"I'll take any of the paw prints! Any!"

Feeling pretty good about themselves, the group starts dancing to the music coming out of the speakers right behind them. Blaine and Melody start dancing suggestively, and even Nathan comes and joins. Nathan and Blaine start getting into a "who can interpretive dance the song lyrics the best" contest.

The game starts, and Blaine is fairly positive he is going to lose his voice before the game is over. He misses Kurt, though, and a part of him is in the sewing lab with his boyfriend.

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