"Someone better have died for you to be calling me this early" a groggy Summer grumbled over the phone. It was minutes away from 8 o'clock in the morning on the day of the prom.
"Well, I just woke up, later than I had planned to, I might add, and I needed your help" Alexis said after downing the last few sips of her coffee. It was scalding, she felt it burning as it went down her throat, but she didn't care.
"No one should be up this early on a day without school!" Summer said, somehow managing to sound menacing at the same time as sounding like her dog had just died
"I know, I'm sorry! It's just, Kurt's gonna be here soon and I look horrid and I haven't had enough coffee yet to be able to pick out something to wear and to de-zombie my face well. I need your help!"
"Then make. More. Coffee." Summer growled.
"We're out, I just had the last of it, I need to buy more" Alexis whimpered
"You? Out of coffee? Is the world coming to an end? Besides, wasn't the point of him coming over so horrifically early to help you get ready?"
"Yes…" Alexis trailed off
"Then why do you need to get ready before he gets there!" Summer cried out, getting irritated
"I can't have Kurt see me like this!" Alexis said frantically
"Alexis, I love you, but it is far too early for me to be able to deal with your crazy. I will call you when the sun is fully risen. Love you, Bye!" Alexis heard a click signaling that Summer had hung up. Alexis stared at her phone. Eventually she looked up and caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror. She shuddered, how could she possibly let Kurt see her like this! She wanted so badly to come up with an outfit, or at least get some makeup on, but her brain just would not function. That's the way to get a guy for sure Alexis thought to herself show him what he'd be waking up to every morning just as she thought this she mentally kicked herself. Stop! You can't think like that, you aren't trying to 'get him'. You're just going to prom…with a...friend. As she thought this, she realized that she wasn't really telling herself, she was trying to convince herself. She sighed, what had she gotten herself into. Then the door to Alexis' room whipped open.
"Rise and shine!" Kurt said in a sing-song voice. He walked briskly into Alexis' room, his arms full of bags.
"Why are you so chipper?" Alexis grumbled. Kurt smiled and set down a tray on Alexis' dresser. The tray contained two of the largest cups of coffee Alexis had ever seen, and that was saying something. Kurt set one in front of Alexis and picked up the other and began to sip it.
"One for you, and…a third for me" Kurt said, grinning. Alexis picked up the coffee and drank deeply.
"I love you" Alexis moaned between sips. Realizing what she had said, she began blushing furiously.
"No need to be embarrassed" Kurt said to the flustered girl "It's normal to feel the urge to profess your undying devotion to the one who supplies you with coffee. I once told Ms. Sylvester I loved her when she gave me a cup of coffee after an early morning Cheerios practice. Of course, she had put a blend of growth hormones and cough syrup in it….but still. It's also how I first told Blaine that I loved him" there was a silence in the room. Alexis stared at her feet and Kurt sipped his coffee. "So anyway!" Kurt said loudly, clapping his hands together. "Let's get started! By tonight you are going to make the L'Oreal cover girl wish she had your complexion and the clothing designer for Vogue wish she was as well dressed as you"
"That's optimistic" Alexi s mumbled
"With my help, it'll happen" Kurt stated simply
"And that's humble" she added
"Well, at the very least you'll be the best looking girl there" Kurt said, smiling kindly
"You think too highly of me"
"No, you just think to lowly of yourself" he interjected. Alexis smiled; she loved how Kurt though of her, she felt like he knew her so well…the two sat in silence for only a brief moment before Alexis spoke
"So, are you going to prettify me, or what?"
"Yes of course I shall prettify you, nice word by the way" Kurt said and the moved to the large pile of bags he had brought with him.
"Thanks for noticing…" Alexis said. She peered at the bags Kurt was rifling through "So, I just have to ask, what on earth do you have in all those bags?" she asked incredulously
"Stuff to help you get ready" Kurt said simply, not looking up from his rummaging
"Didn't we buy all that stuff yesterday…" Alexis said slowly. Kurt brushed her off. He then pulled out a few tubes and tubs of things Alexis did not recognize. He set them on her dresser. He pushed Alexis onto the desk chair; he selected a tube, and began applying it underneath her eyes.
"It will get rid of any bags" he explained. He quickly applied it under his eyes as well. He picked another brightly coloured tube and squeezed a liberal amount onto a dish. He dipped two fingers in the thick, pastel green substance and began daintily smearing it all over Alexis' face. He was careful not to get any in her eyes and mouth
"Don't talk while I'm applying it" Kurt warned as Alexis moved to open her mouth. She quickly pressed her lips together. Kurt's hands are so soft… Alexis thought to herself as she felt his fingers on her face. Kurt used his clean hand to push Alexis' hair back. "I should have put your hair back before I began" he scolded himself. Alexis didn't really care if she got the green stuff in her hair, she was too distracted by Kurt. The two sat in comfortable silence as he finished covering Alexis. "Ok" Kurt said, satisfied that he had successfully covered ever surface of her face. "You can talk now"
"'Kay" Alexis said "So what is this stuff anyway?" she questioned him
"It's the secret to my perfect complexion. If I told you, I'd have to kill you" he said with a sly grin. Alexis giggled. "Help me put on mine?" he asked her
"Of course" Alexis said, picking up the dish containing the stuff. She carefully dipped her fingers into the substance, imitating the way Kurt had done it, and walked towards him. He had perched himself on the edge of her bed. She took a deep breath and began to work. She smeared it across his forehead. She worked silently. She just couldn't believe she was touching Kurt's face! She had wanted to do that for so long. As she was spreading a glob on Kurt's nose, it was the only part she hadn't yet covered, she accidentally applied too much and a spoonful of the stuff slid off the tip of his nose and landed on his pants.
"Omigosh I'm so sorry!" Alexis began to gush. She continued to blurt out apologies as she searched for something to clean him off with.
"Relax! Don't' worry Alexis, I specifically dressed in my mess clothes in case this would happen!" Kurt said, putting a hand on Alexis' shoulder. Alexis surveyed Kurt's outfit. He was wearing slightly worn black skinny jeans and a clingy t-shirt that buttoned at the top, with the first three buttons left undone. It didn't look like mess clothes to her…
"I'm sorry" she mumbled again. She felt like an idiot as a tear began to form.
"Don't cry! Mess clothes are meant to get messy. And you will smear the lotion before it sets if you cry" Kurt said desperately. Alexis stood, looking at Kurt, quickly trying to pull herself together. Abruptly she started giggling. "What?" asked a confused Kurt, laughing a little.
"You're green" she said amidst her giggles. She peered in the mirror "we're green" she added. And with that, the two broke into a hysterical giggle fit. The two sat in absolute hysterics. It was a while before they pulled themselves together. It was Kurt who spoke first.
"OK" he said, slightly out of breath and still laughing "We need to get this mask off" he announced. He stood up and began rifling through the bags again. Alexis watched the green faced boy search
"Uhhh…." Alexis began "Kurt…it's starting to burn" she sounded a bit pained
"Ya, it does that if you leave it on too long" Kurt responded s, still searching. Eventually he found what he was looking for and brought it to Alexis. She shifted uncomfortably.
"Ow" she said
"I know…" he said. He pulled a soft pink tissue out of the package "here" he said firmly as he began wiping the substance off of Alexis face. As soon as all of her face was cleared off, Kurt began wiping off his own.
"Kurt…your face is like, glowing" Alexis said, surprised.
"So is yours" he said, turning Alexis to face the mirror. Alexis was stunned. She slowly reached up and touched her face. It was like her face was satin, and it was cool to the touch. She felt refreshed. "It feels good, doesn't it?" Kurt said to the smiling, hypnotized girl. Alexis nodded. Kurt smiled, satisfied with the results of his facial. "Now, time for hair" he said, sounding as if in his head he was going through a checklist. "We can do yours first, then mine"
"Wadaya mean 'move on to your hair' your hair needs no work, it's always, like, perfect!" Alexis said incredulously
"My hair is always perfect because I always treat it" Kurt explained. Once again, Kurt began rifling through the bags. Eventually he came up with multiple spray bottles. He took them all in his arms and gently laid them next to Alexis, who had just sat on her bed. He then pulled out a shiny piece of material and wrapped it over Alexis' shoulders. He took a bottle and sprayed some onto his hand. He then proceeded to gently massage it through Alexis' hair. It felt wonderful to have Kurt's soft hands moving through her hair. All too soon, Kurt finished with the product, and removed his hands from her hair. He then took the cap off another bottle. "Cover your eyes" he instructed her, Alexis did as she was told. Kurt quickly sprayed from the bottle all over Alexis' head. "And, my turn" Kurt said as he put the cap back on the bottle he had been using. He picked back up the bottle he used first "put some of this on your hands, and massage it through" Kurt said to Alexis "make sure to get the roots" he added. Alexis didn't respond. "Uh...Alexis, you can uncover your eyes now" Kurt said, smirking slightly at the girl who still had her face in her hands.
"I know" she said "but it's just so soft, I can't stop touching it" she giggled, and peered out from under her hands. She laughed a little more when she was greeted by the image of Kurt with one eyebrow raised, playfully mocking her. She cheerfully jumped up and grabbed the bottle from Kurt. Kurt pulled the smock off of Alexis and fastened it over his shoulders. Alexis covered her hands in the hair product, and began massaging it through Kurt's hair. Alexis was amazed it was so thick and lustrous. Alexis froze when she had a realization. She was touching Kurt's hair. And it felt, awesome!
"Something wrong?" Kurt questioned the frozen girl
"No" she muttered and continued massaging the product into Kurt's scalp. She did that for a few more moments before she grabbed the spray bottle that Kurt had used on her the moment before. Kurt, not needing to be told, covered his yes. Alexis sprayed Kurt's hair.
"And we're done" Kurt announced, uncovering his face "this needs to sit in our hair for awhile. It's one of the longest parts of getting ready, I think. So now would be a good time to have some lunch. We have to eat before we do your lips" Alexis looked at Kurt, giving him a look that seemed to question his sanity. Kurt just smiled, flashing his perfect set of teeth. Alexis sighed, she'd have to trust him, everything else was turning out good, after all.
"I'm going to go make us something to eat. It's best if I do it because I'm expert at making food that causes no bloating. And with the bodice on your dress, we can't have any bloating" Kurt announced. Alexis glanced at her dress, which was still hanging on her closet door. Kurt was right.
"OK, go ahead" Alexis said, gesturing towards the door. Kurt got up and walked out of the room. Alexis pondered what to do while she waited. Her decision was made for her when her ringtone came singing out of her phone, signaling the call Summer had promised earlier. Alexis grabbed her phone from her desk.
"I would say good morning, but my morning began too early for that" Summer teased in greeting
"I know, sorry 'bout that" Alexis apologized
"Well, you know, no big deal, it's only a minor case of sleep deprivation" Summer said in a falsely nonchalant tone. Alexis laughed; she could be so dramatic sometimes. Alexis decided it would be best to just let Summer rant. Eventually there was silence on the phone line.
"Are you done?" Alexis asked
"For now" Summer replied
"OK, so I can tell you about my day now?"
"Sure, you were up so early, there's certainly a lot to tell…" Summer joked. Alexis was silent. "OK, OK, I'll stop for real now" and so Alexis began to speak. She told Summer everything that had happened. She talked for a god forty minutes (most of which she spent describing how Kurt's hair and face had felt). Alexis breathed in deeply
"And that's it" she announced
"So basically, today you spilled on your brother's boyfriend who you happen to totally be crushing on's pants, and then proceeded to play with his hair and touch his face" Summer said
"That about sums it up" Alexis said matter-o-factly. Summer was silent for a moment before she broke into absolute hysterics. "Shut up!" Alexis said loudly. "It's not funny!" Alexis said, louder. Summer continued with her loud bursts of laughter. "I'll hang up if you don't stop" Alexis warned, renewing the power of Summer's laughs. "Gah! Bye!" Alexis yelled and hug up the phone on the laughing girl. She sighed and chucked her phone on her bed. She glanced at the clock. Kurt certainly was taking a long time on the food… she decided to go check on him. She got up from her bed, slowly walked out of her room and proceeded down the hall towards the kitchen. Alexis stopped in her tracks at the sight before her. Before her stood two boys pressed so close together you could barely distinguish them as separate people. Their lips were mashed together, moving deeply. Blaine's hands resided in Kurt's back pockets, pulling him even closer. Kurt's hands were tangled into Blaine's hair. Three dishes lay forgotten on the table. Alexis whipped around closing her eyes tightly. "I am about to turn back around and SO HELP ME you two better be decent and at least one meter apart when I do!" Alexis cried out. There was a quick shuffling sound. When the sounds stopped, Alexis slowly turned around. Blaine was sitting at the table, red faced (Alexis doubted that it was just from being embarrassed) and staring at his feet. Kurt was perched against the counter; arms folded across his chest, biting his lip, clearly holding back a smile. "Did you even make the food?" Alexis asked, desperately trying to move on from what she had just witnessed.
"Right! Food!" Kurt clapped his hands together and pranced gracefully towards the counter on the opposite side of the room. He picked up the pan that was sitting there and carried it over to where the dishes were laid out.
"How many?" Kurt questioned Alexis
"Umm" Alexis thought for a moment "Two please" she decided. Kurt nodded and tenderly placed two berry splotched pancakes onto her plate, he did the same to his plate.
"Blaine?" Kurt said in a questioning tone, asking how many he would like.
"Um, thanks, but those are the thinnest pancakes ever, so I'd rather make myself some real food" Blaine said, grinning. Kurt rolled his eyes dramatically, but he stood up, grabbed Blaine's plate, walked over to the pan that had remained on the plate. He walked briskly back to the table and set the dish back in front of Blaine. On the plate was a very thick pancake, dotted all over with partially melted chocolate chips. "Aww, you love me" Blaine said in a gooey tone. Kurt stuck his tongue out jokingly, but then smiled back at him. The two boys stared at each other intensely.
"Still here" Alexis reminded the two love-struck boys. The two broke their gaze, and, pink in the face, began to eat. Alexis looked at her own plate. Blaine was right, they were ridiculously thin. Alexis sighed, speared the pancake with her fork and took a bite. She was pleasantly surprised! They were delicious! Alexis quickly wolfed them down, realizing just how hungry she was. She was still hungry when she was done, but she didn't want to ask for more and seem like a pig. She eyed Kurt's remaining pancake with envy. Kurt noticed. He laughed and pushed his plate over to Alexis
"Help yourself" Kurt allowed her. Alexis blushed furiously, but ate, she really was hungry. When everyone was done, Kurt announced that it was time to style Alexis' hair and do her makeup. He then proceeded to whisk Alexis back to her room. He sat her down on her bed and grabbed the medium sized blue leather suitcase he had brought with him. He set it on the bed and opened it. He pulled out various tubes and sprays and accessories. And so Kurt set to work. Alexis didn't pay much attention to what Kurt was doing; she trusted that it would look good. Kurt styled her hair, and put various makeups all over her face. As he worked, they talked. They talked about so much stuff, clothes, movies, friends, past experiences, Broadway, you name it, they talked about it. However, halfway through the conversation Kurt moved on to putting makeup on Alexis' lips, so from that point on, it was just Kurt talking. Alexis didn't mind, she liked listening to him talk, having him so close to her…. "And lips are done" Kurt announced, stepping back to admire his work. Alexis began to turn to look in the mirror at her hair and partial makeup "No!" Kurt cried out "You can't look until it's all done"
"OK" she said, raising her hands in surrender.
"Now I'll do your eyes" He reached for some other makeups from his bag "at least now you can talk again" he said
"Yeah" Alexis said
"So, it seems we've talked about everything but the obvious" Kurt said as he dabbed a silver shadow on her eyes
"And what's that?" Alexis asked
"Crushes of course!" he said, laughing. Alexis tensed up. "So, you got your eye on any guy?" he asked, and then added "or girl, no judgments coming from me"
"Um, guy, definitely guy" Alexis said
"Okay, got a name for me?" Kurt said as he was finishing up with the different powders on Alexis' eye. Alexis looked very nervous, not sure what to say
"Oh, come on, you can tell me" he said as he gently applied mascara "Seriously, it's not like I'd tell Blaine, if that's what you're worried about. You can tell me" Kurt tried to get her to share the information. Alexis' eyes darted around the room; she had no idea what to say. Kurt continued to speak as he applied the most gorgeous, metallic blue eyeliner Alexis had ever seen
"I love that colour" she mumbled "where can I buy it?" she asked.
"You can keep it when we're done" he said "and don't think you can avoid the question, I'm a pro at this sort of thing" Alexis panicked and did the first thing she thought to do. She licked her lips. "Alexis!" Kurt cried out "I worked really hard on that! Now I'm going to have to redo them!" he whined. Alexis shrugged as Kurt began to frantically work on her lips again, making it so that she could not talk again. That was too close she thought as she watched Kurt work. It was another two hours until Kurt was happy with the results of his work. Alexis was relieved when Kurt finally spoke
"You're done" he said happily "And you look amazing" he added. Now, Prom is soon, so I'm going to go home and get on my tux and put the final touches on me. You do think you can get into your dress on your own, right?" he asked hesitantly. Alexis smiled and rolled her eyes
"I think I can handle it. Go on, go" she said. And so Kurt left. Alexis decided she didn't want to see how she looked until her dress was on. So as soon as Kurt had left, she took her dress off the hanger. She slipped out of the sweats and tank she had been wearing all day and proceeded to put on her dress. She pulled at the fabric until she was satisfied with how it was fitting. She went to her closet and pulled out the shoes that she had got to go with it, and slipped them on. Then she turned around and looked in her mirror, her breath caught at the sight of herself. "I look like a princess" she whispered to herself. Her dress was a flowing mixture of sea blue and white. It hugged her torso; all the lines from the tightness added the emphasis to the sparkly, beaded silver halter sash that wrapped around her neck. Her shoes were strappy silver stilettos that matched the neck piece of her dress perfectly. Her makeup was applied flawlessly; the colours from her eyes complimenting her dress perfectly, her lips a perfect, deep pink. Her face was glowing. Her hair fell in perfect, loose curls, framing her face. Alexis had never felt so beautiful. She had never felt so beautiful. She stared into the mirror, amazed. Not only did she look beautiful, she felt beautiful, and that was a rarity for her. It wasn't too long before the doorbell rang.
"Alexis!" Blaine called to her. Alexis took a deep breath, took one last look in the mirror, and walked out. She walked to the front hall to see both Kurt and Blaine smiling at her. Kurt's hair was perfectly coiffed. He was wearing a flawless, fitted black suit with gorgeous, shining cufflinks. He was holding a corsage, which he proceeded to take and slip onto Alexis' wrist. The flower arrangement matched her dress perfectly. She admired the corsage as Kurt fastened it to her wrist when a flash went off. Alexis looked up to see Blaine, smiling from behind the camera.
"Really Blaine? You're taking pictures"
"It's prom Alexis, it's a big deal" he said, and then proceeded to add "Plus, apparently its part of 'the dream prom experience' and I have a feeling that I would have physical pain inflicted on me if I didn't" Blaine raised his eyebrows at Kurt, Alexis joined in. Kurt laughed at their identical expressions. Blaine proceeded to take multiple pictures of the couple, some posed, some candid, before the two went off to the dance. When they arrived at McKinley, the auditorium had been transformed. There were stars hanging from the ceiling, with gorgeous lights illuminating the dance floor. Kurt smiled, took Alexis by the arm and led her in. She caught a glimpse of Summer, who was dancing with…Puck? Wasn't he dating her sister…she'd have to find out about that later. Summer smiled at her. Alexis lifted her hand in acknowledgement. It was then that Santana walked by. She stopped in front of Alexis and Kurt.
"Wanky…." She said, and walked off. Alexis and Kurt exchanged looks, smiling. For the whole start of the dance, Alexis didn't actually dance. She stood at the side, with Kurt. She was scared to dance, she didn't think she'd be any good, and she didn't need Kurt to see that. But this all changed when 'evacuate the dance floor' faded into a slower song. Kurt looked at Alexis and smiled.
It's your chance take her hand to the floor
(fellas just the moment you've been waiting for)
Girl if you see something you like then let 'em know
(ladies I know you're ready)
Cuz you only got one chance
(yeah yeah)
For your first dance
(you never forget bout your first dance)
So take advantage of the slow jam
Yeah, man
Kurt extended his hand to Alexis. Alexis smiled, and took it. Kurt led her out onto the dance floor. He put his arms on Alexis' waist; Alexis put her arms on Kurt's shoulders. Her heart racing. And then Kurt began to sing along. When I close my eyes,
I see me and you at the prom
We've both been waiting so long
For this day to come
Now that it's here
Let's make it special(I can't deny)
There's so many thoughts in my mind
The D.J.'s playing my favorite song
Ain't no chaperones
This could be the night of your dreams
Summer looked up from Puck's shoulder to see Alexis. She was dancing with Kurt; Summer recognized the look in her eyes immediately. She then glanced to the sidelines to see Jake. He was watching Alexis and Kurt dance; his eyes were the saddest Summer had ever seen. She pulled away from Puck gently, and walked over to him.
"Dance with me" she commanded. He sighed, and took her hand. The two began to dance. "She's my best friend Jake"
"I know that" he said
"She really likes him" she stated
"I know that too"
"But she stands no chance. And she knows that, and one day, she will accept it. Maybe it won't be for a long time, but it will happen. One day she will come around. I want you to be there on that day. She could fall for you if she weren't so blinded by him, you seem like an OK guy" Summer paused, and looked deep into his eyes. The expression in them had changed slightly "But when she does come around, if you hurt her, I will end you" she added. Jake smiled. And with that Summer walked away. Only if you give, give the first dance to me
Girl I promise I'll be gentle
I know we gotta do it slowly
If you give, give the first dance to me
I'm gonna' cherish every moment
'Cuz it only happens once, once in a lifetimeI couldn't ask for more
We're rocking back and forth
Under the disco ball
We're the only ones on the floor
(I can't deny)
There's so many thought in my mind
The D.J.'s playing my favorite song (favorite song)
Now we're all alone (all alone)
Here's the opportunity
Alexis and Kurt gazed at each other, as Kurt sang softly along with the words. He spun her around and pulled her close in his armsOnly if you give, give the first dance to me
Girl I promise I'll be gentle
I know we gotta do it slowly
If you give, give the first dance to me
I'm gonna' cherish every moment
Cuz it only happens once once in a lifetimeEverybody says that we look cute together
Let's make this a night the two of us remember
No teachers around to see us dancing close
I'm telling you our parents will never know
Before the lights go up
And the music turns off
Now's the perfect time for me to taste your lip gloss
Your glass slippers in my hand right here
We'll make it before the clock strikes nine
Alexis felt her tongue brush her lips. It tasted like raspberry. The flavor of the gloss Kurt had applied earlier that day. The type of berries that he had put into the pancakes he had made. His favourite.If you just give give the first dance to me
Girl I promise I'll be gentle
(I know) But we gotta do it slowly
If you give, give the first dance to me
(give the first dance baby)
I'm gonna' cherish every moment
Cuz it only happens once, once in a lifetimeIt's your chance take her hand to the floor (to the floor)
Girl, if you see something you like then let 'em know
Cuz you only got one chance, for your first dance
So take advantage of this slow down
Yeah man.If you give, give the first dance to me
I'm gonna' cherish every moment
Cuz it only happens once, once in a lifetime
The music faded out, and Alexis stood up on her tip toes and let her emotions rule her, she kissed him. Her lips pressed gently against his. At that moment, everything was how Alexis had imagined it. In that moment, everything was perfect. But Kurt froze, his lips turned to stone against hers. He pulled away.
"Alexis" he said, she couldn't tell if he was angry, confused or just upset. What have I done… she thought to herself in horror.
"I...I just, I don't what I-"She began
"Alexis" Kurt interrupted her, sounding angry "I am dating your brother." He said firmly, and he turned around and walked away, leaving her standing in the middle of the dance floor. Alone. A single tear slid down her cheek.