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From Full-Empty-Spirit and similarly prompted by pyralovesstories and searngel26: Kurt and Blaine get the lead roles in a play they have to do for drama, and the role requires them to kiss

Yes, I did. Because every school has to do a cliche performance of Romeo and Juliet. And because I don't know any other good plays where the lead actors need to kiss. Plus, Kurt makes a great Juliet ;) now, obviously I don't own Romeo and Juliet.

I was all set to use OC's, then I went onto the Dalton Academy wiki page and found a yearbook photo with all of their names listed. I'm not 100% sure whether it's real or just fan made, but I used them. I also used this for the hide and seek chapter, jsyk. And I used all of them so it's a Warbler play! =D character list in authors note at the bottom, plus link to photo I used.

I've never done a play, at least not in the last five years, so I don't know how rehearsals go. This is my guess.

Play

"CAST LIST IS UP!"

Blaine winced as David's voice echoed through the Warbler commons where the group had been quietly studying. There was a sudden scurry of movement and the boys vacated the room, running eagerly to the noticeboard outside the drama room. Blaine sighed and put his books away before getting to his feet. Ever since the auditions for Romeo and Juliet last week, the boys had been on tenterhooks to see who had gotten in.

Walking down the hallway, Blaine could hear filtered conversation drifting towards him. He saw some of the boys cheering and slapping each other on the back, David being the most excited - Blaine guessed he must have gotten Tybalt. A few of the boys were grumbling about being cast as girls; James and Nicholas were commiserating together over being cast as Flint and Josh's respective wives. Others were chattering excitedly about sword fights and potions.

As Blaine drew near the board, Thad saw him and yelled, "It's Blaine! Great stuff, man!"

Blaine smiled politely, not sure exactly what Thad was on about. Clearly he had gotten a part of some kind - he had gone out for Prince Escalus but he had already heard Jesse saying he got that part. Pushing his way through, he took a look at the board, starting at the lower characters where he was sure his name was going to be. He made his way up, still not finding his name until, right at the very top:

Romeo: Blaine Anderson

Oh.

Blaine wasn't sure how he felt about the part. He had gotten the lead in the last play and had wanted to step back and let one of the other guys take it this time, but apparently Dalton had other ideas. Not that he was that fussed about it; he had wanted to play Romeo after all. Smiling, he went to turn before freezing, staring at the name below his.

Juliet: Kurt Hummel

Blaine had known he was going to get it of course. He had watched Kurt audition, sauntering in like he owned the place and delivering the lines perfectly. He was also one of the only boys who would willingly play a female part over a male. Of course Kurt was Juliet.

But now that the two names were sitting together, it sent a shiver down Blaine's spine as he realized they would be playing a couple in the play. This certainly wasn't a bad thing, at least not in Blaine's book. He didn't know about Kurt though -

Speaking of Kurt. Blaine turned to see where the younger boy was, certain he wouldn't be missing this for anything. Sure enough, Kurt was pushing his way through the crowd, trying to get to the board. Blaine reached out a hand and pulled him through, earning a grateful smile before Kurt turned his attention to the board, letting out a squeal as he saw his name.

"Blaine! I'm Juliet!"

Blaine put an arm around his friend in a half-hug as he literally hopped from excitement. "Congratulations, Kurt, I knew you'd get it."

"Oh, this is so exciting! Do you think they'll let me design my own costume?"

Blaine laughed at Kurt's excitement before the younger boy turned to him, calming down a bit. "Oh, wow. Okay. What part did you get?"

Pointing towards the top of the board, Blaine watched Kurt's face for a reaction. At first there was a hint of shock before a grin spread across his face. "Blaine, that's amazing! Well done! But ... I thought you weren't going for the lead?"

"I didn't," Blaine explained as they made their way out of the huddle of excitement. "But I guess they thought I'd make a better Romeo than a prince." He mock-pouted as Kurt giggled.

"Guys!" Wes came running up to them, David a few steps behind. "Guess what?"

"You're Mercutio?" Blaine asked. He hadn't checked to see what the other boys had gotten but Wes' performance had been outstanding and he would be shocked if he hadn't gotten the part.

"No! Well, okay, yes. But more important than that. David and I get to have a sword fight!"

Kurt and Blaine groaned simultaneously, looking at the two hyped up boys. "This can only end badly," Kurt whispered as they faced each other and pretended to fence.

Blaine nodded, looking at the chaos. "But this whole thing is going to be awesome."

"Welcome to the first rehearsal everybody! And congratulations, you all earned your parts. Now, it's time to show us that you can perform!"

The drama teacher, Ms. Littlefield, quickly whipped out a list and began firing off directions. "Okay, I need the Capulet family over that side, the Montague family on the other side. Tybalt, Mercutio and Benvolio, you're up here with me. Everybody else, sit tight and start going over your lines."

Blaine and Kurt stood, giving each other a quick smile before separating, Blaine heading over to join Cameron and Nicholas on their side of the stage. "Hey, Mom and Dad," Blaine said, smirking at the indignant look on Nicholas' face.

"I went out for Romeo and I get to be his mother instead..." he grumbled good-naturedly before they flipped open their scripts and began their first run through. As Nicholas tried to prevent Cameron from starting a brawl, Blaine found his attention drifting to the other side of the stage - past Thad and David getting in each other's faces as they fought - to where Kurt was sitting. Their eyes met for a second and Kurt smiled before giving some kind of criticism to James and Flint.

"Okay!" Ms. Littlefield clapped from the middle of the stage. "I think the boys all know how to brawl properly." Wes sniggered, nudging David who was already cradling a sore arm. "So, let's clear the stage and get the Montague parents over here. Benvolio, you stay. Romeo, in the wings."

Blaine jumped to his feet and made his way across the stage to the right-hand wings, passing by Kurt on his way who exchanged another smile as he made his way down to the seats. The other actors began to speak, Blaine admiring Thad's talent as he told the Montagues of their 'troubled son' and knew Cameron was fighting back a smile because, honestly, Blaine was the least troubled Warbler there was.

Hearing his cue, Blaine slowly made his way onto the stage, waiting for the Montagues to leave before making his way to Benvolio, slipping into character.

"Is the day so young?" he replied to Benvolio, staring listlessly at the floor.

"But new struck nine." Thad replied, surveying him cautiously.

"Ay me! Sad hours seem long. Was that my father that went hence so fast?"

Blaine allowed himself to slip into autopilot, knowing the lines well enough to do so confidently. Having a literature professor for a mother meant that Blaine knew this particular play like the back of his hand. Speaking of which, he had to call his mother and let her know he had the part...

Pulling himself back into the play, he worked on getting more into characters as he began his speech of lamenting love. Tripping slightly over "vex'd a sea nourish'd" and noting he had to work on that, he allowed himself to feel Romeo's despair at his love being unrequited. Hm, maybe I can play this character better than I thought...

"Tell me in sadness, who is that you love." The look Thad gave him was far more probing than his character required and Blaine knew he was trying to get into Blaine's mind and find the real answer to that question. Skipping around the subject and refusing to look into Thad's eye, Blaine finished off his lines, watching as Thad completed the last one and ended the scene.

There was applause from the audience and Blaine started, having forgotten that they were there completely. Turning, he saw Kurt clapping the loudest and smiled, hardly able to wait to see one of Kurt's scenes.

"Alright, we're making great progress, boys!" Ms. Littlefield was again centre stage, looking down at the assembled group. "After today's practice, I need you to all get your measurements recorded. We're calling in the lovely ladies from Crawford to make the outfits, so they'll be here in half an hour to measure you up."

The boys erupted into sound, Blaine and Kurt turning to one another to roll their eyes.

"But we'll deal with that later. For now, I need the Capulet family, their servants, Tybalt, Romeo, Juliet and Nurse. We're doing Scene 5 today."

The meeting scene. Blaine rose to his feet with the rest of the called upon boys, making his way to the stage. This was the first scene that he and Kurt would be onstage together. It was also the first scene where they had to kiss.

But as if she was reading his mind, their teacher spoke up again. "Now, we're only doing a run through of the lines so we don't need to worry about any of the ... actions."

Flint chuckled from the other side of the stage, stopping when Kurt glared at him before smiling nervously at Blaine. He tried to make his return smile as reassuring as possible, stepping back into the wings as the servants began their opening lines.

He couldn't work out whether to be relieved or disappointed about not kissing Kurt today. After all, they had never kissed, they weren't even dating. But Blaine would be lying if he didn't admit he really really wanted to kiss Kurt. After seeing the look on Kurt's face though, he knew Kurt needed some more time to get to that stage and was happy to wait.

The Capulets entered the stage, Kurt well into character. Blaine loved watching Kurt act, he completely embodied the character of Juliet and made it easy to forget that it was actually a male actor. Of course, Blaine was always acutely aware that it was Kurt up there, and that would definitely be more apparent today when he was right there with Kurt.

Speaking of which - Blaine quickly slipped onto the stage next to the servant (a younger student he hadn't met yet) and said his first line, noting Kurt watching him from across the stage while pretending to be focused on the party.

"O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!" Blaine let his eye catch on Kurt as he began his speech, throwing himself back into character and watching a flush creep over Kurt's face as he spoke. "Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night."

He gestured towards Kurt who was staring in the other direction, and Blaine knew that in that second, his words were true. He had fallen in love with Kurt.

Then David's voice chipped in and he was broken out of his reverie. As soon as the attention was taken off him, he slipped around the back as instructed and made his way to Kurt's side. Once David had stormed off the stage, he turned his attention to Kurt - no, to Juliet. Get in character, Romeo.

"If I profane with my unworthiest hand, this holy shrine, the gentle fine is this: my lips," he saw Kurt blush at this, "two blushing pilgrims, ready stand, to smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss."

Kurt stepped back as he began to argue and Blaine watched him flick into character. In his admiration of his friend's talent, Blaine nearly missed his own line and quickly caught it up, thankful for the script in hand. Kurt continued on and the two settled into a playful banter.

"- Then have my lips the sin that they have took." And this was the part where Blaine would lean in to kiss Kurt. It would be so easy too, he thought, staring into Kurt's eyes which were shining with something unrecognizable. But until I know for sure...

Fighting back the urge, he moved onto his line, breaking the tense moment. One more line from Kurt and Nick entered the scene to hurry him away. As Romeo came to the realization of who Juliet was, Blaine also came to the realization that Benvolio hadn't been called to the stage. A quick gesture to Thad and he called his line from his seat, eliciting a chuckle from those around him. Blaine recited his last line and gratefully made his way into the wings to watch Kurt.

As Kurt finished the scene, their eyes met again and Blaine knew they had to talk.

" - an excellent job from everybody. We'll meet again on Tuesday afternoon, enjoy your weekend!"

The group began to make their way out of the auditorium, chatting about the scenes they had worked on that day. Rehearsals were well underway and they had already read through all of the scenes once and were fine tuning those that needed work before bringing in props for the actual acting.

Blaine sighed, staying in his seat as he watched Kurt discuss costume ideas with Ms. Littlefield. He had convinced her to let him make his own and was currently in full swing with many ideas. He couldn't keep his eyes away from the younger boy who was waving his hands excitedly about something, watching the spark in his eyes as he spoke.

Every time he and Kurt had done a romantic scene, a tension of sorts had been building between them. It had begun at the wedding scene, something that Trent had taken great delight in presiding over, after all, it was "just practice for the real day," something the other boys had found hilarious. Their goodbye scene before Romeo's banishment had actually brought Ms. Littlefield to tears, something that thankfully helped alleviate the tension and hide the fact that Blaine and Kurt were both slightly choked up themselves. From there, the dramatic scenes revolving around the double suicide had brought Kurt to the point where he could barely look at Blaine.

Kurt finished sharing his ideas and headed back up to his bag, coincidentally right next to Blaine. He reached the row, jumping when he realized Blaine was still sitting there. Before he could do anything, Blaine grabbed his hand gently and sat him down.

"We need to talk."

He saw Kurt gulp and rubbed his thumb over his hand soothingly. "Nothing bad, I promise. Just about the play."

"I know." It came out as a whisper but he saw Kurt straighten up a bit.

"We're getting into props now and proper run throughs. That means, within the next few rehearsals, we're going to kiss."

Blaine surveyed Kurt's face for any tinges of disgust or wariness, but only saw understanding. "I know."

"What I need to know is if you'll be ready to do that."

Kurt blinked. "Well.. yes. I just - the first time being onstage is a bit daunting."

"That's what I thought. So -" Blaine took a deep breath. "Why don't we practice beforehand?"(1)

"Yes!" Kurt blushed, amending his statement. "I mean, yeah, that's a good idea."

Blaine chuckled quietly and gestured towards the now deserted stage. They made their way down, climbing the stairs and getting into position for their first kiss scene.

"Okay, you ready?"

Kurt nodded and Blaine moved into his line. "Then move not, while my prayer's effect I take. Thus from my lips, by yours, my sin is purged."

"Then have my lips the sin that they have took." Kurt's voice only shook a little on his first word, growing in confidence until the end. Blaine looked at him one more time to make sure he was okay before leaning in and gently kissing him.

Pulling back, Blaine did his best to work around the fact that he had just kissed Kurt, trying to stay in character and focus on his lines while making sure Kurt was alright. "Sin from thy lips? O trespass sweetly urged! Give me my sin again." He leant in for another quick kiss, pulling away and waiting for Kurt to say his line.

Kurt stared at him for a few seconds and Blaine grew concerned. "Um, Kurt? You okay? It's your -"

Kurt dove at him, almost knocking him backwards as their lips met again. This time, it wasn't as chaste as before, their lips moving frantically against one another. Blaine felt Kurt's hands wrap around his neck, playing with the hair at the nape. In turn, he wrapped his arms around Kurt's waist, trying not to moan at how amazing this was.

After awhile, Blaine reluctantly broke off the kiss, his arms still around Kurt's waist. "Okay, if you do that on stage we may cause a riot, so I'm glad we practiced beforehand."

Kurt chuckled. "Mm, me too. Can we do more practicing?"(2)

Blaine immediately forgot about the rest of the play as Kurt pressed their lips together again.

"Alright, gentlemen. Act 4, scene 1. Paris, Juliet and Friar Laurence for now, all props and actions."

Jeff and Trent moved into action but Kurt stayed sitting where he was, a look of shock on his face.

"Kurt?" Blaine took his hand. "What's wrong?"

"I - I forgot. And I think he did too." Suddenly Kurt was on his feet and heading towards the stage. Blaine could only watch as he whispered in Jeff's ear who suddenly grew pale.

"Have you forgotten?" came a voice from behind him and Andrew stuck his head over the seat. "Paris kisses Juliet in this scene."

Oh.

"Okay, places people!" And it appeared everything was sorted because Jeff and Trent moved to their places on the stage while Kurt darted off into the wings. The scene started and when Kurt's cue came, Blaine was on the edge of his seat, waiting for the moment...

" - Till then, adieu; and keep this holy kiss." Blaine held his breath as Jeff leaned in...

And kissed Kurt on the cheek, before bidding a hasty exit. Blaine let out a sigh of relief to the amusement of the assembled boys and the play continued.

Onstage, Blaine could see the look of relief on Kurt's face, before he turned to look into the audience, breaking character to wink at Blaine who immediately ducked his head to hide a smile.

Yes, having Kurt as a boyfriend was certainly interesting.

"Okay, dress rehearsal! Costumes are ready and waiting backstage, Kurt, I hope you have yours."

Kurt nodded as the boys dispersed backstage, Blaine immediately heading to where his costume was hanging up. Pulling it out, he smiled at the elaborate detailing.

"Hey, no fair, your costume is awesome!" Richard looked over at him, pulling out a drab grey costume. "Mine's so boring!"

"Well, Romeo is of a higher pedigree. After all, you're servant to a servant." Richard stuck his tongue out at a smirking Blaine as they began to undress and put their costumes on, taking the chance to see what everybody else was wearing.

Blaine found he was quite fond of his costume, especially the puffy sleeves. He straightened his hat and turned to walk back onto the stage before stopping short.

Because there was Kurt.

Blaine tried to make his mouth work but nothing came out as he stared at his boyfriend. Kurt had managed to take all the female elements of the costume without making it seem like he was just dressing up as a girl. Sure, he may have been in a dress and wearing heels. But he was so clearly Kurt and so amazing.

"Blaine? Is it alright?"

Blaine found himself taking inspiration from his boyfriend as he closed the distance, pressing his mouth against Kurt's hungrily.

"You look so hot," he whispered when he broke away. "I can't think of a single other guy who could make a dress look that hot."

Kurt blushed but there was a smile on his face and Blaine knew the way to his boyfriend's heart was through his fashion.

"Gentlemen! We require you on stage!"

Taking Kurt's hand, they made their way to their teacher who was directing people and props around. Spotting them, she cried, "Ah, boys, just who I need! Final scene, if you please."

Kurt quickly stepped across the stage into the 'tomb' as Blaine took his position for the most dramatic scene of the play. So far they hadn't practiced this fully in front of the other boys, Ms. Littlefield choosing to take them aside to practice privately until they had it down pat. Blaine called on every hint of emotion he had inside him and pushed it into this final scene. After shaking off John, he stepped towards the cardboard entrance way, admiring the attention to detail.

And sure enough, there was Jeff. Blaine hid a grin as they entered their fight scene, hefting out his cardboard sword and taking great care not to dent it.

"O, I am slain!" Jeff dropped to the ground, mumbling his final lines before 'dying.' Blaine had to admit, the boy sure knew how to die in style. He grabbed him under the arms and hefted him into the 'tomb', laying him down before turning to Kurt.

And his breath caught because damn it all if Kurt didn't look beautiful lying there. Remembering his lines in time, Blaine sped through his monologue, and if he was required to act he had totally forgotten due to staring at Kurt the entire time.

Pulling out the vial of 'poison', Blaine uncapped it and stepped closer to Kurt. "Here's to my love!" He drank out of the vial, pulling a face at the contents. Who gave him tomato juice?

"O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss, I die."

He leant over and gently kissed Kurt on the lips, letting it linger for a second before slumping next to him, one hand resting on his chest as practiced.

There was silence and Blaine cracked open an eyelid to see why Trent wasn't delivering his lines, only to see him holding onto John with tears streaming down his face. John also looked a bit weepy, and now that Blaine was concentrating he could hear the sounds of sniffling coming from the audience.

He couldn't help himself; he began to laugh. Sitting up, he addressed the group. "You're a group of teenage guys who all cried during Romeo and Juliet. Gay Romeo and Juliet for that matter. I'm remembering this forever."

Kurt sat up next to him, smirking at the group. "But Blaine, we haven't even gotten to the scene when I wake up. I bet they'll be bawling."

"We'd better do a few runs through then," called Ms. Littlefield from her seat, subtly wiping away a tear. "Opening night is in two days after all and I don't want to see you boys being emotional wrecks on the night."

Still smirking, Kurt lay back down as Blaine made his way to his starting position, 'accidentally' kicking the still-prone form of Jeff.

"Guys, you made it!"

Blaine stepped back as Kurt was engulfed in a hug by Rachel, Mercedes and Tina. Finn and Burt both nodded in his direction and he smiled before feeling himself pulled into a hug.

"It's so very good to meet you properly, Blaine. I've heard a lot of things about you." Carole pulled away and Blaine smiled at the friendly woman. He had met Kurt's family over Skype when they had started dating the night after their 'practicing' and she seemed just as bubbly in person as she had there. She turned back and gestured to Burt who came over and shook Blaine's hand.

"Good to meet you, kid. You treating my son right?"

"Dad!" Kurt had pulled away from his friends and was glaring at his father.

Burt raised his hands. "Gotta ask, Kurt. You wouldn't tell me otherwise."

"It's okay. I'm treating your son the best I can, sir." Apparently that was enough for Burt as he grunted and turned to give Kurt a hug. The girls swarmed around Blaine, chatting excitedly about 'finally meeting Kurt's boyfriend!' He talked with them for a few minutes before hearing a cough from behind him.

"Mom!" Blaine turned to see his mother standing behind him, smiling. He immediately stepped forward to hug her, trying to ignore his father's obvious absence. Stepping back, he grabbed Kurt's hand and pulled him over. "Mom, this is Kurt, my boyfriend."

She immediately stepped forward and hugged Kurt who looked shocked but happy. "So nice to meet you, Kurt, and can't wait to see your performance tonight!"

Kurt blushed. "Thank you very much, Mrs. Anderson."

She waved a hand. "Call me Sheryl darling."

Blaine's phone buzzed and he pulled it out, flipping open the text.

Stop flirting with Kurt and bring him backstage. We need to get into costume - Wes

Blaine rolled his eye but obediently said goodbye to the group, taking Kurt's hand and heading backstage before they separated to get prepared for the night.

"Guys, where's Kurt?"

Blaine snapped his head up from his script where he was going over his lines for the final time. The curtain was opening in five minutes and he had thought everybody was ready to go. Apparently not, judging by the look on David's face.

"What do you mean, where's Kurt?" Blaine turned to a panicked Wes. "I thought he was with you guys?"

"He was, then he said he had to go to the bathroom and that was ten minutes ago. We checked but he wasn't there. Do you think he's sick or something?"

Blaine pulled out his phone and called Kurt. "I already tried, he's not picking -"

"Blaine?"

"Kurt!" Blaine breathed a sigh of relief as did the rest of the cast. "Where are you?"

"I - I'm outside. Out the back door."

"Okay, I'm coming out." Blaine hung up and pushed past the rest of the guys, ignoring their questions. He opened the door to see Kurt in full costume pacing nervously.

"Kurt, what's wrong?" Kurt stopped and immediately wrapped his arms around Blaine, who immediately noticed he was shaking. He held onto him for a few minutes before gently pulling away. "What's going on?"

"I - nothing. I'm okay." Kurt chuckled. "No I'm not, I'm freaking out. What if I stuff up my lines or trip over my dress or get tongue tied or -"

Blaine drew Kurt back into his arms and kissed him, effectively shutting him up. When they broke apart, he said, "Kurt, you're perfect. You know all of your lines, and everybody else's for that matter. Nothing is going to go wrong tonight, and if it does, who cares? Just get out there and have fun, okay?"

Kurt smiled, still a bit shaky but a lot more confident. "Okay. I think I've sufficiently freaked everyone else out too, so let's go before I get slaughtered."

The door opened behind them and Wes' head poked out. "Guys, she's onstage introducing us NOW! Get in here!"

Pushing all nerves aside, Blaine and Kurt made their way inside to get to their positions. Before separating, Blaine pulled Kurt back to him and kissed him again. "Let's kill this thing."

"For never was a story of more woe, than this of Juliet and her Romeo."

As Jesse completed his final line, the audience erupted in applause. Blaine felt Kurt moving off his chest to stand, holding out a hand to help Blaine up as the rest of the cast made their way onto stage. Blaine and Kurt made their way to the middle of the line as directed and they bowed. Blaine felt a push from behind him and he and Kurt were shoved forward. Looking at each other, they chuckled before bowing again. Blaine saw the crowd on their feet and grinned down at his mother who had tears streaming down her face.

There was movement on the side of the stage then the McKinley girls appeared with two bouquets of flowers. Kurt laughed in delight as they made their way over, presenting one to each of the boys and hugging them before slipping back off the stage.

As Blaine stared out into the audience, holding his boyfriend's hand, he knew that their characters love story had just ended, but their was only just beginning.

(1) I have seen so many stories around of people writing about this being what happens to Darren and Chris before shooting the Original Song kiss. Which I find quite funny, but it works well sometimes. Ignoring the fact that Darren's straight, that is..

(2) And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what I call a REAL "We should practice," ... "I thought we were," moment. ;)

Long long long :)

Character List:

Romeo - Blaine

Juliet - Kurt

Friar Lawrence - Trent

Mercutio - Wes

The Nurse - Nick

Tybalt - David

Capulet - Flint

Lady Capulet - James

Montague - Cameron

Lady Montague - Nicholas

Paris - Jeff

Benvolio - Thad

Prince Escalus - Jesse

Friar John - Andrew

Balthasar - John

Apothecary - Ethan

Peter - Richard

Servants - unnamed characters (who cares, they're not Warblers!)

Link (take out spaces): http : / glee . wikia . com / wiki / Dalton _ Academy _ Warblers and then scroll down.