Disclaimer: I do not own Glee or the characters. This is purely a work of fiction.
Kurt sighed as he turned away from the mirror and changed his outfit for what felt like the hundredth time. He turned back to his closet and just stared. For the first time in his life Kurt had no idea what to wear and he was stressing out. He was so caught up in his thoughts that he did not hear his door open. Rachel saw her best friend all dressed up and looking sadly at his closet.
"You look great Kurt," Rachel said causing Kurt to jump. "Sorry, didn't mean to scare you."
"It's fine Rachel. But, that is the problem I can't look great. I have to look perfect. This is my first date with Blaine since he found out who I was and came after me to Denmark. The last date I went on him with was ruined."
"But that is in the past. You two have moved on from that. And we both know Blaine thinks you look amazingly perfect in everything."
Kurt looked at his current out for a second time. He had a light blue, long sleeve dress shirt and dark blue scarf along with dress pants and boots.
"I do look good."
"Trust me, Blaine will think you look great. So how long until you two leave for your big date?"
"In a little bit. I was going to take him to one of my old hangouts."
"You mean a club."
"Yeah. There will be music, dancing and food. What would make a better date? Besides, I promised him I would make the date fun."
Rachel thought carefully about how to word her next sentence.
"I get that Kurt and I'm sure you two will have fun. But, don't you think that going to a place where you used to, well, hook-up with people is a bad idea?"
"Thanks for the concern but I'm sure that everything will be fine."
"If you say so."
"Well, I hope so."
Blaine paced back and forth in front of the main door. He was getting nervous about this date. This would be the first time Blaine and Kurt would be out in Denmark together since Blaine crashed the parade. Blaine was so lost in thought that he didn't notice when someone walked up behind him.
"Blaine?"
Blaine slightly jumped before turning around.
"Oh, hey Finn. What are you doing here?"
"I live here."
Blaine felt himself turn red.
"Of course you do. That was a stupid question. I just thought that Kurt said that you were taking Rachel out or something."
Finn couldn't help but laugh.
"Relax bro. I was just goofing around with you. I was supposed to take Rachel out earlier but then she decided she had to help Kurt get ready for your big date so here I am, three hours later, still waiting."
Blaine just stood there as an awkward silence took over.
"You know Blaine, just because we are a royal family does not mean that we are stuck up or stuffy."
"I know."
"So you know you don't have to be proper all the time right."
"I guess I just wanted you guys to think I was good enough for Kurt."
"Dude, see I use words like 'bro' and 'dude', we knew before you got here you were perfect for Kurt. Why do you think everyone in this family was trying so hard to get Kurt to tell you the truth?"
"But why? I am just an ordinary kid from Ohio. I don't deserve all of this."
"Because you are not an ordinary kid. You are the person that made Kurt genuinely happy again. You are the only person that got Kurt to see the destructive path he was on. To me, and well everyone else, you are pretty spectacular."
"I would agree with that," Kurt said as Rachel and he approached the two. "Ready for our date?"
Blaine nodded. Kurt looked stunning in one of he usual dressed up looks.
"Great. Now, it is my turn to show off my handsome boyfriend. Have fun you two. I know we will."
Blaine decided to take Finn's advice and relax as Kurt drove him to wherever their date was taking place. He just had to remind himself that this was the same Kurt that he fell for at Dalton. Even if they didn't get along at first, he always felt he could be himself around him. And now was no different, except that Kurt royalty, and was driving a car more expensive than his parents house, and pulling up to a very loud club.
"Is this the place?"
"Yeah. This is one of my favorite places to go. The food is amazing and we can dance the night away. Sound fun?"
"Anything I do with you is fun."
"That was cheesy. But I like it when you say stuff like that."
Blaine smiled as he took Kurt's hand as they walked by the cameras and into the nightclub. Lights and music soon bombarded Blaine as he entered the place.
"Do you want anything to drink?" Kurt asked Blaine.
"I think I want to dance."
"You think," Kurt joked.
Blaine smiled and turned to Kurt.
"Fine. Will you dance with me?"
Kurt quickly dragged Blaine onto the crowded dance floor. This caused their bodies to be against each other. Blaine had never been this close to a boy before. But as he listened to the music and started to get into his surroundings he let his insecure feelings slip away. He started to mimic Kurt's movements and soon the two were in perfect sync. Blaine noticed that some of the others had stopped dancing and watched them.
"People are recognizing you," Blaine told Kurt.
"Yes, but, I'm not the one they are watching."
Blaine didn't think it was possible but as he looked around he did realize that the majority of the stares were on him.
"Why?"
"Because Blaine, you are the current hot topic. Most of people know everything about me. It is you they want to know about."
Blaine tried to keep his cool and not think about being the center of a country's attention as he continued to dance with Kurt. After a while Kurt asked Blaine if he wanted to get something to eat. Blaine immediately nodded and got off the dance floor. That seemed to make most of the people go back to doing whatever it was they were doing before. But as the couple exited two girls stopped them.
"So, you're like really him. You're Blaine," One said.
"Yes."
"Oh my god. You are so much more handsome in person. Is it true you flew here all the way from America just to declare your undying love for Kurt."
"Yes," Blaine answered again.
"I knew the rumors were true. She didn't want to believe-"
"Yes, I did. She was the one who-"
The two girls started talking more and more loud and over each other. It was impossible to understand a word that either one was saying.
"Anyways, we both know you two are soul mates," The first girl who spoke said.
"Soul mates?"
"Two people who were destined to be together. I mean of all the prep schools in the world Burt picked your school to send Kurt. Seems like it was meant to be to me, well, us."
As soon as the two girls appeared they giggled and ran in a different direction.
"That was weird," Blaine stated.
"You have fans."
"That was still weird. Yet, oddly familiar."
"What? You don't think were are destined to be together forever and ever."
"Do you?"
"Maybe," Kurt said with a smirk.
"Well, then my answer is maybe too."
"Good. So food?"
"I say yes to that."
"Jeff," Kurt randomly said.
"Excuse me?"
"The reason those two girls seemed familiar. They reminded me of Jeff."
Kurt and Blaine were laughing over a story Blaine had said and finishing their meal when it happened. Rachel had warned Kurt about this but he didn't want to listen.
"Well, Kurt sure has been a while since you have been here," a handsome man with short dark hair and blue eyes said as he approached the two.
"Lucas," Kurt said shortly.
"And this must be the American. Blaze."
"It's Blaine."
"Right. Blaine. So sorry about that."
'He is most definitely not sorry,' Blaine thought to himself.
"Anyway, Kurt, last I heard you were shipped of by daddy to the middle of no where to clean up your act. Must have worked since once you got back you cut Sebastian off for good."
"Lucas, my relationship status with Sebastian or Blaine is none of your business. Now, will you please leave us alone? I am trying to show Blaine a good time."
"That's why he is with you isn't it. I mean I know that's why we were together. Because it was such a good time."
"To bad you could last long enough to make it enjoyable for me," Kurt spat back. He knew he had to end things now or things were going to get ugly.
"Well the better manners sure haven't taken away that mouth of yours. So, how is Blaine in bed?"
"None of your business."
"That means you have not been getting anything out of this one. Well in that case if you have gotten bored with this boyfriend of yours then maybe we could relive out the good ol' days, well nights together. So Kurt, do you remember how to scream my name?"
"Kurt asked you to leave," Blaine said.
Lucas turned his attention to Blaine.
"And if I don't feel like leaving? What are you going to do about it?"
The next few seconds were a blur to Kurt. One second Lucas is taunting Blaine and the next Lucas was on the ground. Blaine had punched Lucas. And then Lucas got up, with a bruised lip, and pushed Blaine back and even more chaos broke put. Suddenly it was a full on fight with the crowd chanting and yelling over each other. The first chance he had, Kurt grabbed Blaine and got out of the club. With Lucas yelling after them and paparazzi following them Kurt quickly got Blaine into his car and sped out of the lot. The boys were in a state of shock until Kurt got back to the palace.
"What did I do," Blaine asked, "I am not a violent person. You must be so disappointed in me."
"Disappointed? Because you but some creep in his place. No way. Although, I didn't think you had the balls to do anything like that. Good to know I was wrong."
"Kurt, violence is never the answer."
"Well, since you were standing up for me, I'll let it slide this time."
Blaine looked so upset it broke Kurt's heart. Why did Blaine have to be so damn noble?
"Lucas was the first guy I hooked up with after Sebastian and I broke up the first time. We hooked up a lot."
"Kurt, you don't have to tell me this."
"Yes, I do. The only way what we have is going to be different and long lasting is if I tell you the truth."
"I love you," Blaine said.
"I love you too."
"Well, than that's all I need to know."
Kurt had never met someone as good as Blaine.
"Sometimes I swear you have a heart of gold. But there is something I want to get out."
"I'm listening."
"The reason I went down the destructive path I did, the reason I put the walls up around me, was not Sebastian's fault. It was Lucas."
"What? But all I have heard was how you and Sebastian-"
"Please let me finish. Sebastian broke up with me because he didn't want to ruin my future. He wanted me to make amends with my dad and welcome Carole and Finn into the family, which I ended up doing. They are family. But I didn't listen. All I wanted to do was cause trouble. So I went out without Sebastian and found Lucas that the very same club we were just at. He was so handsome and had a way with words that made you feel like you were a prince. And no comments about how I am one. You get the idea. Anyways, we went to far to fast and looking back I should have seen it coming. We had sex a few times. It never got so serious that I introduced him to my dad. But I thought what we had been real. However, the night he tried to get me into drugs was the day I saw past the façade he had put on. I broke it off that night and told him that I never wanted anything to do with him ever again. Not long after that some tabloid printed a story about our sex life. People tried to play it off as just junk but the details in it were too vivid. He sold me out. He sold our private moments out to some stupid paper that ran my name through the mud. Painted me to be the whore everyone thinks I am today."
"Now, I wish I punched him harder."
"I was so broken up about what he did. I knew putting myself out there could backfire but not like that. My family saw the article and they knew it was all true. My dad couldn't talk to me for over a week. He only would say things like I was throwing my life away and that just made me want to go even wilder but I was to scared to. After seeing how cold and manipulative people could be I was scared to give any piece of me to anyone. That is when I started to block everyone out. Then I got a call from Sebastian wanting to talk. So we met and I cried for hours. I told him everything about Lucas and what he did. After he calmed me down we just talked about anything. That's when Sebastian came up with an idea."
"What idea was that?"
"For us to get back together. And I went along with it. Deep down I know that what I had with Sebastian wasn't true love but I knew he would never hurt me like Lucas did. So the Kurt-Sebastian on-off relationship was back on. And that was it. The rest of our future make-up and break-ups was tabloid gold. Looking back I know see how many mistakes I've made. And to think I did so much of it for the media attention. I guess I am an attention whore."
"I hate when you talk about yourself like that. You are so much more then what you give yourself credit for."
"I still don't know how someone as nice as you could fall for someone with a messed up past like me."
"It wasn't to hard to do."
Kurt looked and saw a loving look in Blaine's eyes.
"Blaine, can I tell you a secret."
"Of course."
"I'm scared about the coronation. What if my dad is wrong and I am nowhere near ready for this. What if-"
"No, don't freak out over what if's. What you need to do is take tomorrow and just relax and stay calm. You are just getting nervous."
"Tomorrow? Why tomorrow."
"It's your last free day."
"What?"
"Well after tomorrow we start getting ready for the ball and coronation itself."
"No Blaine. That isn't for like two weeks. I don't get coroneted until like the 22nd."
Blaine just stared at Kurt until he figured it out.
"That's this weekend."
"Yeah, it is. But we have at least one more day to just relax. But why don't we finish our date elsewhere."
"Why?"
"Because we are still in your car. Maybe we could go back inside. Watch a movie or something," Blaine said with a slight laugh.
Kurt laughed as well as the two walked inside.
After the talk Blaine had with Kurt he felt much better about how that date went. Blaine was expecting to cuddle with Kurt and maybe watch a movie for the rest of the night. So, he was surprised when Kurt invited him to his room for the night. Blaine knew what that meant. And after an intense internal debate he realized he was ready to take this relationship to the next level. But Blaine had never had sex and Kurt had, so he was very nervous of not being able to perform at the level Kurt is used to.
"What if someone comes looking for me? What is it is your dad that sees us in bed together?" Blaine asked as he followed Kurt up the stairs.
"Calm down. I promise everything will be fine. My dad is not going to go looking for you. Ever since I got back he has been cool about giving me my space when it comes to spending time with you. Besides, I think everyone thinks we already did it."
"Oh."
Blaine tried to calm himself as the arrived at Kurt's bedroom door. As the couple entered Blaine was amazed. Kurt wasn't kidding when he was telling Blaine about how big his room was. It looked like a picture out of a book. It was exactly how someone would picture a bedroom of a real prince. Blaine was so in awe he almost tripped as he ran into the bed. Luckily he fell onto the piece of furniture. He sat up and looked over to Kurt.
"Well, someone is in a hurry. You know we have all night."
"No, I just tripped."
Kurt smirked and started to take of his scarf and shirt. Blaine watched in fascination as Kurt undid every button. Blaine felt himself get more excited with every button that came undone and every step Kurt took his way. Soon Kurt was shirtless and practically on top of Blaine.
"Blaine, if we are going to have any fun, you are going to have to lose some, well all, of your clothes."
"Right."
Blaine felt like an idiot when he fumbled with his own shirt. He had never been this nervous in his life. Kurt helped him when he saw Blaine start to get frantic.
"Relax. I'm not pressuring you, am I?"
"No, just a stupid shirt."
As the boys checked each other out, Blaine started to relax. This was right. The feelings he felt about Kurt were more real than anything he could have imagined. And soon he will be making love with his boyfriend. This is perfect.
Blaine just kept reassuring himself as Kurt started kissing him. And, as always, Blaine melted into the kiss. As the kissed got hotter and the pants got tighter Kurt started working on getting Blaine's belt off. When the two boys were down to their boxers Kurt started a trail of kisses down Blaine's chest. He took his time and savored every kiss and Blaine soaked in every second as well. It was when Kurt was about to reach the elastic band of Blaine's boxers that he thought he heard Blaine say something. He looked up and saw that Blaine was moving to sit up.
"Is everything okay?" Kurt asked.
"I don't think we should have sex tonight."
"I am pressuring you. Why didn't you say something?"
"No, I want to have sex, I do. You are so unbelievably handsome and I have never been this in love with anything or any one but I feel like we are rushing things."
"You fly halfway around the world to profess your undying love to someone who you went on one date with and you are now questioning how fast things are moving?"
"You're mad at me."
"No. Confused maybe. Why do you think we are rushing?"
"I was thinking about what you told me about how you went to fast with Lucas and ended up regretting a lot of things about your relationship. I don't know what the future holds, but the one thing I don't want is for either of us to regret our first time being intimate with each other."
"You are not Lucas. Our relationship is completely separate from him."
"I know, but I can't help but ask the what if's. What if our relationship becomes dependent on sexual desire? I want us to be together forever. But there is no manual for a relationship like ours. I know we have avoided talking about this but the truth is that I have to go back to Ohio. I have to finish at Dalton. I am scared that if we rush into sex that that is going to be the only thing connecting us when I go back. I want every emotion we are feeling now to be the connection, not just one."
Kurt was taken back. He never had someone care about their relationship like this before. And Blaine was right. When Blaine went back to Dalton things would be more difficult for them.
"You're right. I don't want to rush what we have. I want us to set up a foundation that will last. And I think you're right. We need to think with our brains. How does staying up and talking sound to you?"
"Talking to you is one of my favorite things to do."
After Blaine but the brakes on them "going all the way," both boys needed a cold shower. Kurt let Blaine go first since both of them knew if they showered together their previous conversation would be for nothing. So after Blaine finished and put on the pajamas Kurt let him borrow, he waited in the bedroom as Kurt went into his en suite bathroom. Blaine knew he should just sit on the bed and wait but he couldn't help walk around the room. He was planning on just looking at some of the picture Kurt had around. He saw a lot of Kurt and his dad, some with Rachel and Finn and there was even a family picture that looked like it was taken at Burt and Carole's wedding. Blaine also noticed a stack of books by Kurt's bed. He didn't really think much of them. They all seemed to be older. He imaged that they had something to do with the royal family. But there was one that stood out. It was clearly newer, and looked more like a journal. Blaine knew he shouldn't open it but before he knew it he had it in his hands. Attached to the first page was a picture of a small boy and a beautiful woman. Both had huge smiles.
'That must be Kurt and his mom,' Blaine thought.
As Blaine skimmed the pages he realized it wasn't a journal but a sketchbook. All the sketches were of pieces of clothing. And they were really good. Blaine was lost in the moment that he didn't hear Kurt reenter the room. It wasn't until the book was ripped from his hands did he come back to reality. And that reality included an upset Kurt.
"What are you doing? You went through my things?"
"I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me. I just saw it with the other books. I-I-I-"
"Whoa, don't get to upset. I'm not that mad. Well, maybe a little."
"Your mother was very beautiful."
That comment made Kurt smile. He then sat next to Blaine on the bed.
"Thanks. I know she was. She was so happy all the time. Everyone smiled when they were around her. Why did she have to get sick?"
Blaine noticed Kurt start to tear up.
"Baby, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to make you cry."
Kurt laid his head on Blaine's chest.
"I'm fine. I just miss her. Especially with all the coronation talk. She should be here."
Blaine decided to take a risk and bring up what he saw in the book.
"Are the sketches yours?"
"And my moms. We did it together. Even after she died, this was the one thing that made it feel like she was still here. I would sit in her favorite part of the garden and just sketch for hours."
"You could be a designer Kurt. Those are really good."
Kurt smiled.
"I'll leave the designing to Odin."
"But, seriously Kurt, you could be the next big fashion star. People all over the world could be wearing your designs. Why are you staring at me like that?"
"Are you crazy? The reason you are here is because I am a prince, about to be crowned king. I can't be a designer. These sketches are just a hobby."
"But-"
"No. No buts. Don't you get it Blaine? I'm not like you. I am not like the majority of the world. I didn't get to grow up thinking I could be anything I wanted to be. From the second I was born I have been groomed to be one thing. The heir to my dad's throne."
Blaine sat in silence. He wasn't sure if he could mess this day up any more. Neither boy realized how different their upbringings were. Blaine was about to excuse himself and hurry back to his room and probably cry himself to sleep because he figured he had really ruined this amazing thing he had with Kurt when he felt Kurt lay back down next to him.
"Will you hold me?"
Blaine was in slight shock.
"You want me to stay?"
"Of course silly. Just because we have some stupid argument doesn't mean I'm going to push you away. I don't care about the differences our pasts have. I just want you."
Blaine held Kurt close before their conversation turned more light-hearted. They talked about everything. Their likes and dislikes, old family stories and their dreams for the future. In the early hours of the morning the two boys in love fell asleep. Blaine thinking about how they have what it takes to make it and Kurt, for the first time, fell asleep in the arms of someone he truly loved and who truly loved him back.
I AM BACK...AGAIN. Writer's block really sucks. But thanks so much for sticking by. Especially all of you that would leave reviews wanting an update. Every time I got one I went to write...and nothing. But now I have renewed inspiration for this story. I am sorry it took so long. But I do have an outline for the rest of this story so hopefully that will keep me on track.
As always, thanks for reading! Please leave a review!
Next chapter: Axel makes another attempt to convince Blaine to leave, Skye session with Blaine's parents and Blaine takes dance lessons.
