Here's the new chapter, enjoy! It wasn't in the first version but I wanted to write a date like this. I hope you will like it.
You can find the explanation for Blaine's pills in this one, too, but you have to wait for the rest.
Since agreeing to start over with Blaine, Kurt's life was perfect again. Well, almost perfect. He didn't dare bring Blaine home again, not after everything that had happened to Santana, but he tried to talk to her and Rachel one night after dinner. He was careful with the news but couldn't hide his happiness from them – and that was when everything went wrong.
Santana was outraged and threatened Kurt to lock him up if he didn't break up with Blaine again. Kurt hoped that Rachel was on his side but she agreed with Santana. Both of the girls were afraid of Blaine and didn't want to see him again.
It made Kurt feel so bad. He didn't want to choose any of them, he wanted Blaine and his friends as well. But it seemed almost impossible. He was sad most of the times and desperately tried to find a solution to make everything better. Blaine noticed it too, and when Kurt didn't talk, he decided to ask him.
"Why are you so sad?" Blaine asked one day when they were sitting in their favourite café. It had turned out that Blaine's friends had a large amount of magic pills and Blaine 'borrowed' a few of them, so he was able to get out with Kurt without being noticed by anyone. He didn't take them every day anymore since Kurt had realised that the pills made Blaine sick or at least he was in pain every time he changed back. He was worried about the boy, so they mostly stayed somewhere safe where Blaine could be in his original form.
"I'm thinking about the girls..." Kurt sighed.
"Do you want me to talk to them?" Blaine offered.
"Oh, no. It would make things worse" Kurt groaned. "Ah, why is it so hard? I just want to be with you and have my friends at the same time? Why doesn't it work?"
Blaine sighed and looked away. The only reason why Kurt's friends hated him was that he had lied to all of them. He and Kurt had agreed not to talk about the past anymore but they couldn't ask the others to pretend as if nothing had happened, especially Santana who had been compelled for almost two days.
"It will be fine" Blaine said finally, hoping that his words would come true soon.
"I'm sorry I ruined our date. I promise I won't talk about them anymore" Kurt said and took Blaine's hand in his.
"Let's talk about your plans for tonight then" Blaine smiled.
"I don't have plans for tonight" Kurt replied.
"That's great because I want to show you something" Blaine smiled.
"Do I have to worry?" Kurt asked carefully.
"Nah, of course not" Blaine smiled. "I just..." He looked around and leaned closer to Kurt. "I want to show you my world."
"You want to bring me back to your home?" Kurt asked in surprise.
"No, that's not what I meant. I want to show you how fairies live" Blaine explained.
"Oh" Kurt breathed. He was fine with Blaine being a fairy but he certainly wasn't ready to see his home. "That's-that's fine."
"Are you sure?" Blaine asked in concern. "I can pretend to be a human if it's too much for you..."
"No, I really want to see... well, whatever fairies do" Kurt said. They hadn't really talked about fairies except from Blaine's family and friends, and even in those conversations they avoided themes like wings or magic. A part of Kurt still tried to see Blaine as a human boy and was afraid of the truth.
"You will love it" Blaine said excitedly and his skin started glowing as he smiled at Kurt.
"We should go" Kurt said hastily when he saw the change and grabbed Blaine's hand. They had to get out of the café before somebody could see them.
"I hate this" Blaine said when they were safe behind the building. "I don't want to hide and live in fear. I want to enjoy every single second of the day with you without growing wings in the middle of a crowded place."
"We will find a solution" Kurt reassured him but didn't look into Blaine's eyes.
Sometimes he thought about their future but it made him upset every time. He knew that Blaine couldn't take his pills much longer, he wouldn't even have them once his supply was gone. Blaine made it clear that he didn't want to move back home and as they knew, they could only get these pills from the other world. It meant that once the pills were gone, they had to figure out where to hide Blaine while Kurt tried to live his usual life as well. Blaine would be locked up in their apartment for most of the time while Kurt could live for his dreams. They would meet after work, eat dinner together, watch a movie – at home because nobody could see Blaine – and sleep together. In the morning, Kurt would go back to the real life and Blaine would be left home alone again. It would be the last thing he wished for Blaine.
"Meet me in front of your apartment. After sunset" Blaine said and with one last kiss, he pulled away from Kurt. His body started transforming back and he had to leave.
"I will be there" Kurt nodded and smiled at Blaine, although he felt like he was about to cry.
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Blaine was late. Kurt had been waiting for him for over half an hour and he started getting worried. Blaine was rarely late and it always meant something really bad. He took out his phone and called Blaine's number but he could only reach the answering machine. He shook his head and muttered under his breath in frustration. He knew that Blaine hated electronics and forgot way too often to charge his phone but this time it could have meant that something was wrong with him.
"Come on, Blaine, where are you?" he muttered.
When Kurt finally decided to visit Blaine in the house where he was staying with the other fairies, Blaine stepped out from the alley across the street.
"Finally!" Kurt sighed in relief.
"I'm sorry, our neighbours are having a party outside of their house and it was hard to sneak out without them noticing me" Blaine explained.
"That's why you have your phone" Kurt sighed. "You should have called me to go over."
"That would have been a lot easier" Blaine agreed, finally remembering the evil little device he kept in his pocket.
"Next time, call me" Kurt said. "I couldn't forgive myself if anything happened to you because of me."
"Hey, I can take care of myself" Blaine said and pulled Kurt closer to him to kiss him. "So, Kurt Hummel, are you ready for a night you will never forget?"
"What do you have in your mind?" Kurt smiled.
"You will see" Blaine winked.
Blaine insisted that they should walk but it made Kurt nervous. It was New York after all, and even after sunset, a lot of people were on the streets. He was afraid that somebody would notice them but when he told Blaine his fear, the fairy just smiled and reassured him that everything would be fine. As they reached a crowded street, Kurt understood what Blaine meant. The boy wore a long thick coat that covered most of his body and when they stepped into the street, Blaine pulled up his hood and borrowed Kurt's dark gloves. This way, nobody could see his glowing skin and his wings remained hidden under the coat as well.
"Good idea" Kurt smiled.
"I would have taken a pill but for what I want to show you, I need my fairy form" Blaine explained.
"Okay, I'm really curious now" Kurt said.
"You will like my surprise" Blaine said excitedly and tightened his grip on Kurt's hand.
They were mostly silent as they made their way towards their destination. Blaine hadn't come near this place for a very long time but they needed privacy and the closeness of nature, so it would be the best place to stay. It had everything he wanted to show Kurt.
"Central Park?" Kurt asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Yes! I... uhm... Look, it's hard to explain, so I want to show it first, okay? Let's go further between the trees" Blaine said.
"I hope you didn't bring me here to get into my pants, Anderson" Kurt smiled.
"Uhm... what?" Blaine asked in confusion.
"Nothing" Kurt shook his head. Blaine most certainly wans't that kind of boy.
"We're here" Blaine said and let go of Kurt's hand.
Kurt looked around in confusion. They were in the middle nowhere with nothing but trees around them. It was dark, so Kurt could barely see anything but Blaine and a few thick branches.
"I'm confused" he said uncertainly.
"I thought we could have a picnic" Blaine explained.
"Here?" Kurt asked with wide eyes. It was too dark and cold for a picnic outside.
"You will like it. Trust me" Blaine said.
He stepped away from Kurt and pulled a few sacks out from under his coat. He had most of his supplies and had asked his friends to give him what he needed, so he could show Kurt everything he needed to know. Blaine could see Kurt shivering, so he decided to start with the fire.
"The elements are our friends" Blaine started. "Our job as fairies is to protect the nature and we have some very cool powers in return. For example this."
He opened one of his sacks and to Kurt' surprise, he pulled out a handful of fire from it. It didn't seem like the fire Kurt knew. It was white and didn't seem too hot, Blaine could hold it in his hands without burning himself.
"Ho-How?" Kurt stuttered in awe.
"Magic" Blaine explained. "This fire comes from the depth of our world. Only fairies can control it but it doesn't hurt anybody. Would you like to try it?"
Blaine raised his hands towards Kurt and waited for the boy to take the flames from him. Kurt took a hesitant step forward and reached out towards the fire carefully. He pulled back his hand in fear when his fingertips touched the flames but he reached out again when he realised he wasn't burnt. The fire was warm but didn't hurt his skin.
"Take it" Blaine encouraged him.
Kurt took a deep breath and let Blaine put the flames into his hands.
"This is unbelievable" he whispered.
"This is just the beginning" Blaine winked.
He grabbed the flames from Kurt's hands again and muttered something under his breath in a language Kurt didn't understand. Soon, the flames started shooting out of Blaine's hands and formed a circle around them on the ground. The fire melted the snow and dried the ground inside of the circle but it didn't burn the grass.
"How is it possible?" Kurt asked as he knelt down to take a better look. The grass came to life inside of the circle, it looked like it was summer inside of the flames. He wasn't cold anymore, on the contrary actually. He unbuttoned his coat and shook it down from his shoulders.
"We use magic to protect the world, never to harm it" Blaine said. "We are not capable of destroying anything."
Well, that wasn't completely true, fairies had strong magic but it was forbidden to use it for bad purposes. Thinking about it, Blaine looked away uncomfortably. He had used his magic for bad purposes, when he had compelled Santana for example, something he would regret for the rest of his life.
"This is beautiful, Blaine" Kurt smiled.
"Sit down" Blaine said and motioned towards the grass. He sat down beside Kurt and enjoyed the warmth under them. "Are you ready for more?"
"Yes!" Kurt said excitedly. He couldn't wait to see what Blaine wanted to show him next.
"We should have something to drink" Blaine said and pulled out two flowers from another sack. He grabbed some snow from outside of the circle and melted it over the fire. When he had pure water in his hands, he held his hand over the flowers and poured the water onto them. Suddenly, the flowers came to life, they grew to twice of their size and their petals formed two chalices. As Kurt looked into them, he could see yellow liquid like honey inside.
"Taste it" Blaine insisted and handed Kurt one of the flowers.
"You mean I should drink from a flower?" Kurt asked, eyeing the flower in his hand. He needed some time to process everything Blaine showed him.
"Yes. It's delicious" Blaine said and raised his own flower and drank from the liquid. "Hm, I missed it so much."
Kurt took a deep breath and drank from his flower. He couldn't compare it to anything he had tasted on the Earth, it was sweet and warm and it made him feel like he was lighter than a feather. It made Blaine's skin glow brighter in his eyes and Kurt was sure his whole sight became a lot better.
"Wow" he whispered.
"Do you like it?" Blaine smiled.
"Are you sure you're not on drugs? Because I certainly feel like I've taken something" Kurt muttered, blinking with wide eyes.
"Oh, it must be too strong for you" Blaine said and slammed a palm to his forehead. He had forgotten that Kurt was a human. "Here, eat these."
Kurt laughed when Blaine put three beans into his hand.
"You aren't serious, right?" he asked.
"You're drunk, honey. Eat" Blaine said.
Kurt shook his head but put the beans into his mouth. He expected them to be hard and taste aweful but to his surprise the beans were sweet and delicious. He swallowed them and felt better instantly.
"We don't cook" Blaine explained. "Well, we do but not so often as you do. Sometimes we just eat beans, fruits or plants. They aren't like the ones in this world."
"I can see" Kurt said, feeling full from just those few beans.
They heard soft sounds coming from over them and they looked up to see a few birds sitting on the tree. One of the younger birds, a bolder one, flew down onto Blaine's shoulder to take a better look of him and his companion.
"Look, Blaine" Kurt said in amazement. Birds were usually scared of humans, they didn't fly this close to them.
"Oh, they're my friends" Blaine said. The young bird on his shoulder chirped something into Blaine's ear, eyeing Kurt. The boy nodded. "Yes, it's him."
The bird chirped again and flew to Kurt, landing on his arm. Kurt was so surprised and afraid of scaring the bird away, he didn't dare to move.
"So you can talk to birds" Kurt said slowly. This whole night was like a strange dream.
"And other animals as well" Blaine said carefully. He hoped that it wasn't too much for Kurt.
"I don't know what to say" Kurt replied. "If somebody had told me a few days ago that all of these was possible, I would have thought that person was crazy. But now here I am, sitting in a circle of magical fire, with a bird on my arm, talking to a fairy."
He stroked the bird's feathers with his index finger and smiled when the bird chirped happily.
"He likes you" Blaine said but turned serious in a blink. "I know it must be overwhelming for you and I really didn't intend to scare you again, but I thought you should know about these things. I hope it's not too much for you."
"Well, I haven't had a breakdown yet, and hopefully I won't have any at all" Kurt smiled.
Blaine nodded and smiled at him briefly. A few more birds flew down to join them and Blaine reached into his pocket for some food for them.
"Are you hungry?" he asked the birds and raised his hand to allow them to eat the seeds he had in his hands. Soon, dozens of birds were sitting on Blaine or beside him, waiting to get some food. "Do you want to try it?"
Kurt bit his lip and nodded. Blaine handed him a few seeds and he let the birds take them from his hands.
"If it's too much for you, just tell me" Blaine said quietly. He didn't look at Kurt, he kept his eyes on the birds. "When you said that... that you couldn't trust me anymore, it broke my heart. I don't want you to feel like that again or be scared of who I am. I love you, Kurt, and I can't lose you."
"You won't lose me" Kurt said and took Blaine's hand.
Once the birds finished eating, they spent some more time in the warmth of the circle but then left the boys alone. They knew that this night was important for Blaine and didn't want to bother him or his love.
"It might have been a little too much but I will be fine" Kurt said after a while, continuing their previous conversation.
"Are you sure?" Blaine asked.
"Yeah. I have a great time and I don't think I've seen anything tonight that might trouble me" Kurt answered.
"That's good actually becau-"
Blaine couldn't finish his sentence because Kurt climbed into his lap, grabbed his neck and kissed him. When Kurt pulled away, leaving Blaine with a silly smile, he seemed a little disappointed.
"What's wrong?" Blaine asked.
"I can't tell you. You would think that I'm crazy" Kurt said.
"Tell me" Blaine said and grabbed Kurt's waist when he tried to pull away.
"I just... Okay, this is crazy" Kurt shook his head. "I thought that kissing you would be different because-"
"Because I'm a fairy?" Blaine laughed. "No. These things work the same way for us, too."
Kurt blushed and looked down.
"There's something else I want to show you. If you can take some more magic" Blaine said.
"What's it?" Kurt asked.
Blaine didn't reply. He put his arms tighter around Kurt and spread his wings. With one quick movement, they flew into the air, over the trees. Kurt gasped and tightened his grip around Blaine's neck, afraid of falling down.
"Don't worry, you're safe with me" Blaine said.
He waved towards the flames on the ground and they flew up in the air as well, flying around them like dozens of candles.
"Somebody could see us" Kurt said in worry.
"Nobody's here except for us" Blaine said. "I've wanted to show you this for so long."
Blaine let go of Kurt's waist and took his hands instead. For some reason what Kurt couldn't understand, he wasn't pulled back towards the ground. He was floating in the air as if he had wings like Blaine.
"But... I can't fly" Kurt frowned.
"I can" Blaine said and pulled Kurt back to his chest. "My magic's strong enough to hold you up in the air."
"This is amazing" Kurt said. It wasn't like when Jeff had brought him to Blaine. He hadn't felt so light back then and certainly hadn't left so free.
"Do you want to dance?" Blaine asked.
"We don't have music" Kurt pointed out.
"Just close your eyes and listen" Blaine said.
Kurt did as he was told. He didn't hear anything at first but as the minutes passed, he understood what Blaine meant. The park was quiet but not completely silent. He could hear the soft sounds of the nature and in the background, the noises of the city. And the slow rhythm of those sounds was perfect for a dance.
Kurt held his eyes closed and felt Blaine's arms sneaking around him. He put his arms around Blaine's neck and leaned his head on Blaine's shoulder. He felt as they slowly moved around and when he opened his eyes, he saw that they were even higher in the air. He could see the whole city under their feet, the millions of streets lamps that seemed like starts from this distance.
Kurt raised his head and kissed Blaine softly. The night was right how he expected with a fairy boyfriend: it was magical.