The next chapter! I hope you like it, please let me know what you think! I know that it's not that exciting, but I hope you don't mind. We're also getting closer to the end of the story, I'm not sure how many chapters will be left. Maybe three or four.
I don't own the characters or places!
"Are you ready?" Kurt asked hesitantly and raised his eyebrows at Blaine. "We don't have to do this, you know?"
Blaine breathed in deeply and slowly, determination appeared on his face. "No, it's fine. I just needed one more moment."
Kurt nodded more to himself and smiled. "Did I ever tell you that you're incredible?"
When Blaine chuckled softly, Kurt's smile grew wider. "Every day in the past two weeks."
"Then let's go." Kurt held out his hand and grinned when Blaine took it.
Two weeks had passed since their conversation in the auditorium that resulted in their first kiss. Ever since, their relationship had grown stronger than before. Blaine had told Principal Figgins that he'd decided against leaving McKinley the day after their conversation and Kurt had been glad about it. Now they were spending every day together. When Blaine had shown up at school again, he'd earned a few surprised reactions, especially from Kurt's friends. However, no one except for Kurt approached him. Not even Karofsky and his friends, even if Kurt was sure that they were planning something. Especially when they'd seen them together.
At school, Kurt and Blaine behaved as usual, which meant not showing anyone that they were together yet. Kurt accepted Blaine's decision to keep things secret, he would wait until Blaine was ready. He'd only told one person about what happened in the auditorium and that was Rachel. She'd promised him to keep their relationship secret. Blaine hadn't been thrilled when Kurt told him that Rachel knew, but he didn't argue about this. Secretly, Kurt thought that Blaine liked Rachel more than he wanted to admit.
Every time he was with Blaine, Kurt knew that his friends were watching them suspiciously. They still thought that Blaine had hurt him somehow, even if Kurt told them that they were wrong several times. He wasn't sure how he could convince them that Blaine was a good person.
And today, things might get even more complicated. Because he was just walking into school, holding Blaine's hand.
It had been Blaine's decision. Kurt had visited Blaine the previous day – Sunday – and a really big surprise had been waiting for him. Because it seemed like a completely different person opened the door for him.
Blaine's hair was curly as usual, but he wasn't wearing his usual dark jeans with a simple t-shirt. This Blaine was wearing skinny jeans and a simple dark red jumper that suited him really well. First, Kurt had just stared at him wide-eyed, too surprised to say anything. His eyes had wandered over Blaine's appearance several times before his mind could finally process what he was seeing. In all this time, Blaine's expression had changed from happy and excited to insecure. However, all his doubts seemed to vanish again when Kurt pushed him against the next wall and kissed him fiercely.
Then Blaine had told Kurt that he wanted to make their relationship public because he was tired of hiding. This had led to a long discussion if Blaine was really ready for this big step. However, Blaine seemed to know his mind quite well and nothing Kurt said could stop him from his plans. So he'd accepted them in the end, which had been easy. After all, Kurt had wanted to tell people that Blaine was his all along.
However, Blaine asked Kurt not to mention that he liked music yet. It seemed as if Blaine wasn't sure about this. First, he wanted to see how the reactions of other people would turn out. At this, Kurt was afraid that Blaine would want to hide again if someone said something bad about them, but Blaine assured him that it wasn't the case. Slowly, he was accepting who he was and he was also proud of it. Proud of being Kurt's boyfriend.
Those words earned him the most brilliant smile from Kurt which led to many more kisses. Kurt knew that he would never get tired of kissing Blaine. Or touching him, even if they were breaking that barrier really slowly and didn't want to rush things yet.
While they were walking, Kurt glanced at Blaine next to him. Black skinny jeans, a white shirt and a grey jumper above it together with a simple black jacket. The only thing that hadn't changed about him was his curly hair. Kurt was still amazed by this sudden change of Blaine. His barriers had broken so fast in the past weeks. Of course Kurt was still worried that this might be too much for Blaine, but another part of him wondered if he wasn't relieved to finally let the mask drop.
"What are you thinking?" Blaine asked suddenly, ripping Kurt out of his thoughts. "You're looking at me like you're expecting me to freak out and run away every second."
He sighed. "It's not that. I was just wondering if you're relieved." Slowly, they were getting closer to the school and the first people started noticing them. Next to surprised stares there wasn't a reaction yet.
When Blaine looked at him questioningly, Kurt shrugged. "This must be very overwhelming. Showing the world the real you again."
"We had this conversation about a dozen times yesterday." Blaine muttered, but he was smiling softly.
"You said you felt ready. But not if you're relieved." Kurt stated.
"I am." Blaine replied immediately. "It's like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I've been hiding far too long."
"I'm glad you see it like this." Kurt admitted and smiled at his boyfriend. "And I'm sure the others will also see this soon."
"Either that or they'll try to beat me up for getting too close to you." Blaine joked and since he was grinning, Kurt allowed himself to laugh at this joke.
"I won't let them hurt you." He promised and squeezed Blaine's hand.
In the hallway, they didn't meet many people yet. Maybe because it was far too early for most students to show up. After all, the first lesson would only start in thirty minutes. When Kurt glanced at Blaine, he noticed that he was looking around carefully. His expression was calm and the bored mask he always showed was gone.
Suddenly, Blaine's eyes widened slightly and Kurt followed his gaze, alarmed that Karofsky and his friends might be waiting for them somewhere. However, it was someone else who was leaning on his locker. And she seemed even more shocked than Blaine.
Rachel stared at them with wide eyes, her arms folded tightly in front of her chest. Next to shock he could also see disbelief and surprise on her face. Kurt glanced at Blaine. "Are you ready?"
Instead of answering, Blaine grinned at Rachel. "You should close your mouth, and besides it's impolite to stare at people." He said loudly and her expression changed from shocked to offended. Rachel closed her mouth, then opened it again several times, but no words would come out. In the end, she just frowned at them.
"Good morning Rachel." Kurt greeted her cheerfully. "How are you? Did you have a nice weekend?"
She rolled her eyes. "Yes, I did. And good morning to you too. Nice try to change the subject, Kurt, but this won't work with me." She looked from him to Blaine and back. "So this is why you didn't answer my calls yesterday?"
"You already knew about us." Kurt muttered and raised his eyebrows, unsure what she meant.
"You didn't tell me that you'd be going public so soon." So this was why she'd looked offended.
"It was a spontaneous decision." He replied immediately.
"And Kurt also didn't know it until yesterday evening." Blaine added hastily.
Now Rachel's attention was fixed on him. "What happened to you?"
He didn't seem to be surprised by her question. "Maybe I was tired of hiding who I am." He said simply, knowing that Kurt had told Rachel about Blaine's mask. Luckily, he didn't blame him for this.
"People will be really surprised." Rachel muttered and shook her head slowly. "Even I was, and I knew that you weren't that bad." She looked at Blaine thoughtfully. "You look nice. Maybe your hair's a little too curly, but otherwise really nice."
"Don't say anything against my hair." Blaine muttered, trying to sound offended.
"Blaine loves his hair." Kurt added with a slight smile.
Rachel rolled her eyes. "I think it would really look good."
"I tried that, back when I was at another school. It was horrible." Blaine grimaced. "Can you imagine how hard it is to wash off hair gel?"
"I've seen a picture, his hair was glued to his head. Really not so nice." Kurt added and looked away sheepishly when Blaine raised his eyebrows. "Of course you're always beautiful, no matter what your hair looks like."
When he glanced back at Blaine, he was grinning. "Sounds better." And then he leaned in to kiss Kurt, right in the hallway. Luckily, it wasn't that crowded. When they pulled back after a few seconds, Rachel squealed and to Kurt's surprise, she wrapped her arms around both of them and pulled them closer.
"I'm so happy for you, Kurt! And of course for you too, Blaine. Now that you're Kurt's boyfriend, we really need to spend more time together. Maybe even with Finn, a double date is always nice. And there will be endless talks about fashion and other things we both like. I bet it will be awesome!" She would have kept talking, but Kurt interrupted her quickly. He'd warned Blaine before that Rachel was like this, so he didn't seem to be surprised. Instead, he was still grinning.
"Rachel, the other don't even know about us. And you can't just start making plans, you don't know each other that well."
She crossed her arms. "Oh come on, Kurt. From your stories I know so much about Blaine, it's enough for me to know that I like him." She smiled at Blaine. "We'll be the best friends, I already know that."
Blaine laughed. "Kurt already told me what you're like when you're excited, but his words didn't do you justice." He held up his free hand in an offensive gesture when she opened her mouth – his other one was holding Kurt's again – and smiled charmingly. "I would love to get to know you better, Rachel. After all, you're Kurt's best friend and he told me so much about you."
After that, they kept talking for a few more minutes until something caught Rachel's attention. Or rather someone, Kurt realized when he followed her gaze. Finn and Puck were walking through the hallway in their direction. From the looks on their faces, Kurt knew that they'd noticed that Blaine was with them. And they didn't seem to be thrilled at all.
They were whispering to each other quietly and he suspected that they were discussing if they should come to them or keep their distance. In the end, Finn won the argument and they approached them. Blaine had noticed the arrival of Kurt's brother and Puck as well, but he didn't seem to be nervous because of it. He was looking at them calmly, the smile of their conversation still on his lips.
Of course Rachel had noticed the tension in Finn's shoulders as well. She walked towards here boyfriend and beamed at him. "Good morning Finn." He looked startled when she wrapped her arms around him and pulled him closer, but he didn't fight her.
"Morning." He muttered, sounding confused. Finn glanced at Puck, but he just shrugged.
"Hey Kurt." Puck greeted him. "And Blaine, wasn't it?"
Blaine nodded. "Nice to meet you." He looked at Finn, who was standing next to Puck now. "And you too, Finn."
Finn stared at him and didn't return Blaine's smile. "What are you doing here with my brother?" He demanded to know, not even bothering to say good morning.
"Finn." Kurt warned him, hoping that he would drop the subject. At least for now, in a hallway that was getting more and more crowded. Kurt had also warned Blaine that this might happen.
"We were just having a very nice conversation." Blaine said calmly and gestured at Kurt and Rachel.
"That's not what I meant." Finn muttered, even if his eyes wandered to Rachel. There was a questioning look in them and Kurt knew that Rachel would also be questioned later.
"But this is all you will get to know." Kurt threw in and glared at his brother. "I was having a nice conversation with my boyfriend and my best friend. It was about fashion, if you really need to know that. But I don't think that you care." Finn opened his mouth to say something , but Kurt interrupted him. "Yes, my boyfriend. And don't look that surprised, Finn! And stop glaring at Blaine."
"I wasn't glaring at Blaine." Finn muttered while looking at Blaine darkly.
Kurt laughed dryly. "Not at all. Look, we can talk about this later, even if I'd rather not talk about it at all. Whatever you think is wrong."
"You mean that he's changed his appearance just to get into your pants?" Puck threw in curiously.
Kurt glared at Puck. "You're wrong."
"Look, I know what you think." Blaine said suddenly. "And I think I've given you every impression to think so ever since I showed up here. But I would never hurt Kurt. Or anyone else." He was saying it in a calm tone and Kurt wondered why he wasn't nervous at all.
"Why should we believe you?" Finn crossed his arms.
"Stop this, Finn." Rachel interrupted their conversation. "Blaine is alright, really."
"And who says that he hasn't blinded you as well?" Finn seemed to realize his mistake as soon as the words left his mouth.
Rachel's calm expression turned into a glare and now she was the one crossing her arms. "You're being overprotective and that's fine. But you should have more trust in others."
"I don't trust him." Finn muttered darkly.
"I do." Rachel emphasized the words.
"And I'd really appreciate it if you wouldn't argue like we're not there." Kurt threw in after he'd exchanged a look with Blaine. "We can tell you the whole story later, Finn."
"I don't want you to be alone with him." He replied immediately.
"Too bad, that's exactly what I'll do." Kurt ignored Finn's angry look and took Blaine's hand. "And now we really have to leave. Otherwise, we'll be late." When they walked away, Kurt smiled at Rachel again, but didn't say anything. Then he looked over his shoulder just to see that Finn was staring after them darkly, while there was something like an impressed expression on Puck's face.
"I'm sorry." He whispered as soon as the others couldn't hear them anymore.
"Don't be." Blaine said and shrugged. "We knew that this would happen, wouldn't we?" He smiled at Kurt and he realized that this conversation didn't bother him at all.
"They'll do this again." He reminded him.
"Then that's what they'll do." Blaine said simply. "I'm used to that."
"This is different. They are my best friends." Kurt muttered.
"And I'm sure they'll see that I'm not dangerous soon. Even Rachel did and first, she thought that I was going to murder you." Blaine winked at him and Kurt chuckled.
"I can't believe that you're this calm. I bet as soon as we're home, Finn will try to get all the details from me." He didn't look forward to that conversation. "Well, if I think about it again, it will rather happen this afternoon in glee practice. And then the others will also be around and I bet they'll all be angry at you."
Slowly, Blaine's smile faded and was replaced by a frown. "I won't let you have this conversation alone."
"I'll be fine. They'll try to talk some sense into me, nothing more. Not that it would be necessary of course." Kurt said lightly.
"I won't let you go alone either way."
Kurt glanced at Blaine and when he saw the determination on his face, he sighed. "Alright." He agreed reluctantly. Then they entered the classroom and Blaine didn't say anything else. But there was a satisfied look on his face.