So I asked you guys which Glee character you were last chapter and I got an overwhelming but slightly confusing response. Here's the down low ;) : We have (including me) five Kurt's, three Rachel's, four Tina's (didn't expect that!), four Blaine's, one Mercedes, one Finn and one Santana. We also have two Kurt/Mercedes, two Rachel/Kurt/Mercedes, a Kurt/Blaine, Kurt/Mike, two Kurt/Rachel's and a Kurt/Sam (see the pattern). Then we get into the people who just wanted to make my head hurt: a Kurt/Blaine/Tina/Brittany, a Kurt/Santana/Brittany/Artie and a Tina/Brittany/Mike/Rachel/Kurt/Finn/Santana. Phew! Oh, and Sam's little sister and Klaine's love child.

So, all we're really missing now is a Puck, Lauren and Quinn. And Sam's little brother if we want to get technical ;) I'll actually happily be Quinn instead of Kurt because there's a lot of Kurt's. So, my Glee family, let's get onto the chapter!

From heal my bleeding heart: So in Thriller...Just after the Lima bean scene with Mercedes and Rachel- Blaine will be mulling over how different Kurt is when he's not at Dalton, and that he likes this Kurt a whole lot more than he knew...and since you like open endings so much I'll let you take it from there.

The majority of this takes place in Blaine's mind. 'Cause, you know, that's an awesome place to hang out. The four Blaine's would know that for sure ;)


Different

Blaine watched Kurt hug his friends goodbye, chattering excitedly about a sleepover they had planned for the following weekend. After giving the girls his input about football regulations, Rachel's face had lit up and she was dragging Mercedes out of there, a plan clearly in mind.

Blaine half-heartedly said goodbye to the girls, his mind focused entirely on Kurt. Watching Kurt today had been a shock for Blaine and for a good portion of the conversation, all he could do was sit there and try to look like he was listening while puzzling over the changes in his friend.

Kurt was so different around the girls. Blaine knew from experience that most Dalton guys were, but in the majority of those cases it resulted in the boys turning into drooling idiots. Kurt - well, he seemed to light up around them. It was if he had someone who he could relate to and Blaine saw something in him that he hadn't seen in the time Kurt had spent at Dalton.

Oh, it wasn't like Kurt didn't have friends at school, and it certainly wasn't that he was unhappy. At least, if he was, he wasn't telling Blaine about it because Blaine went out of his way to make sure Kurt was happy frequently. It was more as if another side of Kurt could be shared because he was in an environment where he could do so. The anti-bullying policies at Dalton meant nobody would tease Kurt if he were to be himself, but Blaine knew nobody would quite know what to do with the Kurt he saw in there.

For a second, Blaine felt a twinge of pity, then he realized that it wasn't something he should feel sorry for Kurt about. After all, Kurt didn't look unhappy or like he couldn't be himself at Dalton - apart from the uniform which was constantly bemoaned. It was like he just reserved that part of himself to share with his girlfriends.

And today Blaine had been allowed to experience it too, and for some reason that meant a whole lot more to Blaine than he thought it would. In fact, he wanted to see that side of Kurt a lot more often.

Blaine knew he wasn't the stereotypical gay guy from the outside. He was well presented, yes, but not fashion conscious like Kurt. He was into sports, fixed cars and hung out with his guy friends. But Blaine was gay, and he wanted to be able to share that side of himself too. He wanted people he could talk with about other boys, people he could share his previously hidden love of Vogue with. And for a long time, he hadn't had anybody like that.

When Kurt came along, Blaine felt like he could start sharing himself with Kurt and had slowly begun to do so. Spending time with the younger boy watching musicals had made Blaine feel oddly complete, like Kurt was someone he had been waiting for, to come along...

Oh. Of course.

The realization didn't hit him as hard as he thought it would. In fact, Blaine decided, he had really known all along. But seeing Kurt today had kicked it into reality. He liked Kurt.

So, why are you thinking about it now?

Chucking a few bills onto the table, Blaine watched Kurt who was waving goodbye to the girls, a slightly wistful smile on his face. He knew that the Kurt who would turn back to him wouldn't be the same Kurt that the rest of Dalton saw, but it wouldn't be the same Kurt the girls got to hang out with. Blaine felt a flash of jealousy at that, because he wanted that Kurt. He wanted Kurt to be able to give all of himself when they were together, but he knew the younger boy still held back out of fear of being rejected.

Well, show him you won't.

And then Blaine knew that the only way to be able to have all of Kurt was to give him all of himself.

"Ready to go, Blaine?"

Blaine smiled as Kurt came back over, pulling out his own wallet to cover the bill. He placed a hand over Kurt's, still smiling at the surprise of the younger boy.

"Already covered it. And yeah, let's go."

With that, he took the hand that was still in his and headed out the door, Kurt almost being dragged behind. Blaine could see his mind working overtime trying to figure out what was going on and couldn't help smiling at the confusion he was generating.

Making their way out to Blaine's car, he quickly detoured them, sitting down on a bench instead and pulling Kurt down beside him. "Blaine, what -?"

"Kurt, this is going to come out of the blue but I need to tell you something."

Kurt raised an eyebrow and Blaine mentally prepared himself for rejection as he spoke. "Basically, I like you. A lot." He watched as Kurt's eyes grew wide and tried to figure out what was in them - was that rejection?

Hoping for the best, Blaine swallowed the lump in his throat and continued. "I - I don't know how you feel. I mean, obviously I'm hoping you feel the same. I just thought I should let you know, because I saw a side of you in there today that I'd love to get to know more. I want to know everything about you, Kurt."

Blaine cut himself off before he could start rambling and broke eye contact, looking down at the ground. There was silence for a few seconds, then -

"Really?"

Blaine lifted his head, seeing a tentative hopefulness spread across Kurt's face.

"Really."

Kurt's face broke into a smile and it was if the sun had come out again. Blaine released the breath he didn't know he had been holding and smiled back, before deciding to see how far he could push his luck.

"I'd really like to kiss you right now."

And there was that hesitance again, but now Blaine recognized it as shock instead of rejection and waited.

"Really? Oh, now I sound like a broken record." Blaine chuckled lightly as Kurt groaned. "Yes. Absolutely, yes."

Blaine reached a hand out to gently touch Kurt's cheek. He heard his breathing quicken and watched his eyes flutter closed. After staring at him for a moment longer, Blaine gently leaned in and allowed their lips to meet.

He felt Kurt's breath stutter to a stop beneath his lips before a hand was against his own face and Kurt was kissing him back, gently at first before growing more passionate. Before he could lose himself completely, Blaine remembered where they were and reluctantly pulled away, watching Kurt's eyes open and taking in everything about him.

"Let's head back to Dalton," he murmured, fighting to hold back a smile at how flushed Kurt's cheeks were. "We can pick up where we left off?"

Blaine laughed as Kurt jumped to his feet, dragging him towards the car.


This is a lot simpler than a lot of my other stories. I figured it was time for a simple 'hey, I like you' fic, rather than my elaborate schemes, locations and weirdness. Not that any of that isn't awesome. Because it totally is. But I always write so much drama into their lives, I think it's time that they get a little normality.

Oh, and I have so many story ideas going on right now that you can expect to see a lot of oneshots and the beginnings of chapter stories making their way up. I've got five chapter stories bugging me right now with only one actually in the process of being published, not including Kiss of course. Sigh. The perils of being a semi-famous FanFiction author, right?