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From Kat3418: I've got a thing for stressbaking Kurt. Maybe before he auditioned for the Warblers he and Blaine were, well anywhere with a kitchen really, and Blaine walks into a kitchen full of cookies brownies cakes muffins etc. Perhaps they're at Dalton and David or Wesley alert Blaine to this cookie phenomenon by casually mentioning not knowing kurt was such a good cook/baker.
I know I've already done a kitchen one but I love stress relief fics... especially when alternative stress relief methods can be found. And I've changed it so it wasn't before the Warbler audition, it was before exam time instead. Not that we see exam time or anything, but I know Kurt was busy studying around BICO so I've made it somewhere between there and Silly Love Songs because I really can't be bothered bringing Jeremiah into it.
Stressbake
Blaine turned and paced to the other side of his room, mentally running through his facts for tomorrow's exam. Methane is CH4, Ethylene is C2H4...
The door burst open and Wes entered, carrying an armload of muffins. Blaine stared as he dumped them on the bed and sighed happily. "I looooooove food."
"Wes, shouldn't you be studying? And where did you get the food?"
Wes shrugged, already biting into a muffin. "B'n'stdyn'll -"
"Stop!" Blaine raised his hands, shuddering. "Swallow, then talk."
Wes swallowed. "You sound like my mother. Anyway, I've been studying all day and I got them from the kitchen." He picked up another muffin and tossed it to Blaine. "Here, chocolate. I know it's your favourite."
Blaine took a bite, swallowing before he spoke. "Wow, these are great!"
"Yeah, you never told me Kurt was such a good cook."
"Wait, Kurt made this?" Wes nodded, his cheeks full of muffin again. "Why was Kurt baking?"
It took Wes a few moments to reply. "Is, not was. And I'm not sure, he looked real tired though."
Blaine was already halfway out the door. "Make sure you study, Wes."
A muffled affirmation floated out the door as Blaine made his way down to the kitchen. He hadn't even been aware that anybody at Dalton could cook, let alone bake. But why is he baking instead of studying? Pushing open the door, Blaine froze as he took in the room. There were trays of food everywhere. Three different batches of muffins, tray upon tray of biscuits - Blaine spotted a few trays of triple chocolate chip and his mouth began to water - brownies, scones and ... two cakes?
And Kurt was in the middle of all of it, mixing bowl in hand as he read a recipe. Blaine gently cleared his throat and Kurt looked up. "Oh, Blaine! Hi."
Blaine frowned as he took in the state of his friend. Kurt had deep bags under his eyes and an almost frantic look to him. "Kurt, what's going on." He stepped across the room and took the bowl from his friend, eliciting a noise of protest. "How long have you been down here?"
"Only a few hours." Kurt shuffled and avoided his eyes.
"Yeah? So if I ask David if you were there when he woke up this morning, what would he say?" Blaine hadn't actually asked David, but judging by how tired Kurt looked, he knew the answer.
Kurt sighed. "Okay, so I might've been here half the night. It doesn't matter."
"Of course it matters. You're cooking instead of sleeping or studying." Blaine frowned. "Is this your stress relief?"
Kurt nodded, looking embarrassed. "I know it's weird but it's what I've always done. And these are my first exams at Dalton and I know they're going to be a lot harder than they were at McKinley and I don't want to screw things up."
Blaine placed a hand on Kurt's arm. "Hey, take it easy. It's okay." He felt the heat flow through his hand at the contact with Kurt's arm and tried to ignore the sensation, focusing on the matter at hand. "Kurt, why didn't you tell me you were so worried?"
Kurt sighed and sat down, Blaine taking the other seat. "You were busy enough, I didn't want to bother you."
"Kurt, you know you can come to me about anything, I'm never too busy for you."
As Kurt looked at him, there was a flicker of hurt in his eyes and Blaine frowned. "Yeah, I guess that's what a good mentor does, isn't it?"
"No, that's what a friend does," Blaine automatically corrected him, before catching the meaning behind the words. "Wait... Kurt?"
Kurt ducked his head again but his silence spoke for him. Blaine hesitated for a second before deciding to hell with it and reached over, taking Kurt's hand in his.
"How long?"
"Oh, probably since you sang Teenage Dream." Kurt laughed bitterly. "I knew for sure when we did Baby It's Cold Outside though. And I know you don't feel the same so spare me the 'gentle let down', please."
Blaine's head was spinning, trying to deal with the information he had just been given. This was Kurt, his Kurt, telling him, Blaine, that he liked him back? After Blaine had spent so many hours trying to convince himself that his feelings wouldn't be returned and making a move on Kurt would not be okay?
"Okay, maybe saying something would help."
Blaine looked up, pulled out of his thoughts. "Sorry, I just ... you like me?"
Kurt sighed. "Can we just leave it? I've got enough things to worry about right now."
"You want to leave it without finding out how I feel?" Blaine raised an eyebrow, unable to stop the smile that began to spread across his face. "Are you sure?"
And when he looked back on it later, Blaine knew it was that exact second, when Kurt's face turned back to him with just a hint of hope, that was when it changed between them. That was the moment.
"On second thoughts, maybe we should talk about it."
A similar smile reached Kurt's face and Blaine decided he was on a roll with taking chances, so why not take another.
"No, I don't think so." He paused for a second, watching Kurt's face drop slightly into confusion. "I can think of much better things to be doing than talking."
And when Kurt's face lit up with understanding, Blaine leant in and kissed him.
Blaine couldn't work out why people always talked about 'fireworks' when they kissed. In fact, he couldn't work out how anybody could focus on anything else, because his thoughts escaped him the second his mouth made contact with Kurt's. And everything was Kurt and Blaine and ...
"Klaine," Kurt whispered as he pulled away. Blaine blinked and Kurt ducked his head a little. "Sorry, it's what the McKinley kids do when a couple gets together, they make their couple name. That one's kind of been in my head for awhile now..."
"Were you reading my mind or something?"
And the laugh that came from the boy was enough to cause Blaine to pull him in for another kiss.
When they broke apart, Blaine surveyed the younger boy who looked happier than Blaine had ever seen him. "You're certainly looking less stressed," he remarked. "So what say we deliver all this food to the starving boys we happen to board with, then we can go and work on some more... stress relief?"
Kurt eyes lit up and he jumped to his feet.
I had to mention Klaine at least once in one of my fics. Mainly because when I finally get myself a boyfriend, I'll probably immediately be working out our couple name... I'm sad.
MusicalEscape:
...Unbeknowst to Kurt, Elizabeth leant him a little help in making Blaine realize his feelings.
*FLASHBACK*
"ZZZZ"
"Hello, Blaine's your name, right?"
"Um... yeah?"
"Oh, that makes thing easier. It took me so long to find you!"
"Do I... Do I know you?"
"Oh, no. I just want you to think about your feelings to Kurt. And if you hurt him, I will send down something from heaven to DESTROY you. Sweet Dreams!"