Been looking for a good Nick/Jeff and haven't been able to find it? Well boy do I have a rec for you! And I know it sounds biased because she's my beta, but Angela (SquirrelzAttack) sent me a story to be edited and I honestly teared up reading it and told her she had to post it as a oneshot. It's called Every Rose Has Its Thorn, and you can find it here: http: / www . fanfiction . net / s / 7208399 / 1 / take out all of the spaces and go and give it all of the immense amounts of love it deserves. I promise it will be worth your while.
Okay, I've had a lot of feedback about the last two chapters, people wanting to see them continued. Introductions is one I definitely wanted to continue, I just don't know when I'll get the free time because I've got a lot of stories in the works right now, so don't expect it any time soon. And Defeated, I had honestly not even thought about continuing, but heaps of you want to see it. So I'll keep it in mind, but again, no promises for it being any time soon. I do have plenty of new oneshots on their way so keep an eye out for them :)
From lollzie: Blaine and Kurt aren't going out yet, but are in breadsticks on one of their non-dates. Kurt is talking about prom and how he's taking Mercede's[sic] in a group along with Sam and Rachel, but he wishes that he had a boyfriend to take instead. Blaine gathers up the courage and asks Kurt to prom and then they kiss
You know, Dalton would have a prom too. Just putting it out there. Totally not hinting at a oneshot coming up in the near future. Of course not. ;)
And thanks for letting me get rid of Jesse. Much appreciated. Does anyone actually like him, by the way? I mean, his voice is exquisite, I'll give him that, but I really really detest his character. There's not a single good thing about him in my opinion, except the strange expressions on his face sometimes that are good comedic humour.
Proposal
"So, what's the latest news?"
Blaine swallowed the last of his pasta and put down his fork. "Well, we're practicing for our next performance. Apparently The Gap down the road heard about our performance," he screwed up his nose and Kurt chuckled, "and they want us to do something there."
Kurt raised his eyebrow in a way that Blaine desperately wished he could mirror. "Impressive. What are you singing?"
"We're tossing up between Just The Way You Are and a heavily edited version of The Lazy Song." Blaine laughed at Kurt's incredulous expression. "Yes, we're all a little obsessed with Bruno Mars right now."
"And you're singing lead, of course?" Kurt took another drink of his Diet Coke before grabbing a bread stick.
Blaine nodded. "I'm putting my vote in for Just The Way You Are. Cliche but quite fun to sing." He ignored the fact that Kurt wasn't going to be there for him to at least inadvertently sing the song to. "Oh, and we're getting ready for junior prom. Not that it's that exciting, all the Crawford girls are coming over and I'll probably spend the whole night sitting with Cameron and watching the guys have fun."
"Why Cameron?" Blaine tried to pretend to himself that there was a hint of jealousy in Kurt's voice as he asked the question.
"His girlfriend's in Europe for the next two months." Blaine shrugged. "Alright, enough about me. What's happening at McKinley? You're still staying safe, right?"
Kurt rolled his eyes but there was no anger. "Of course. And I know my position is still there at Dalton if I need it," he added, just as Blaine opened his mouth. "Don't worry." Blaine smiled sheepishly as Kurt continued. "Anyway, not much happening. We're all doing our best to help Sam out, of course. I spent some time there yesterday looking after his siblings so Sam could work on his assignments."
"You're good to him." Blaine continued pushing his feelings down. There's no reason to be jealous. Kurt made it clear after the whole rumors debacle that Sam was most definitely straight. You know that.
There was a faint blush on Kurt's face. "Yes, well, he needs it. And of course we have our own prom to prepare for. At least I don't have to worry about corsages and stuff, and I've told the girls that I won't be matching my outfit to theirs, they can worry about matching to me if they're fussed about -"
"Wait, wait." Blaine raised a hand. "Girls?"
"Oh, I thought I told you. Mercedes and Rachel both wanted dates so they're doing 'Prom on a Budget' with Sam, and then Mercedes realized I wouldn't have a date so she asked if I wanted to join them." Kurt smiled, but he looked sad and Blaine frowned.
"Isn't that a good thing?"
Kurt sighed. "Well, yes. Mercedes is going to be happy, and maybe something will happen with her and Sam, who knows? I guess -" He hesitated a little.
"What's wrong, Kurt?" Blaine was starting to get worried now. He had figured that Prom would be the highlight of Kurt's year; getting to dress up and have fun with his McKinley friends was his favourite thing to do after all.
Kurt shook his head. "It's silly, really. I guess I'd like to have an actual date, you know? I never expected I'd have anybody at McKinley to go with, but I've just spent a few months at an all-guys school, I kinda hoped..." he trailed off before chuckling a little. "Anyway, it doesn't matter. We'll make it a good night anyway."
A waitress appeared at their table and Kurt began to instruct her on how to split the bill, leaving Blaine with some time to think.
He wants a date for prom. You're not doing anything, you could volunteer. McKinley's safe, it's not going to be like your last experience. But you know it's not just about a date, you know he wants a boyfriend, or at least someone he likes and as much as you want to read into things, you know he doesn't like you the same way...
"Blaine?"
Shaking his head, Blaine dug out his wallet and quickly settled his half of the bill. The waitress left and Kurt turned back to him. "Where'd you go to?"
"You could have a date, you know?" Blaine blurted out without even realizing it, then winced. Smooth, Anderson. Real smooth.
"I'm sorry?"
He took a deep breath. "I guess, you know, I'm not doing anything that night and I'd be more than happy to - oh screw it." Kurt raised an eyebrow at his language but Blaine didn't care. "Kurt, I know you're meant to ask since it's your prom, but would you go to prom with me?"
The grin that spread across Kurt's face was more than worth his internal worrying. "I'd love to, Blaine. But, um, in which way?"
So, are you going to wimp out now? The voice in his head asked.
No, he said back. Not this time.
"As an actual date. And maybe... maybe even as a boyfriend?" Blaine knew his voice had gone all quiet and hesitant, but considering he had just pretty much asked if he could be Kurt's boyfriend, he figured it was understandable.
Kurt stared at him for a couple of seconds. "Blaine, did you just ask me to be your boyfriend?"
Oh crap. Blaine suddenly remembered one of the main things about the boy he sort of loved, that he really should've remembered earlier. He loves romance. "I'm sorry, I know it was really badly done and I should've serenaded you or something, do you want me to? Because I could sing something, or I could get the Warblers to come out some time and, I mean you haven't even given me an answer, I -"
"Blaine, chill." Kurt was laughing and Blaine realized he had never seen Kurt looking quite so happy. "It's okay, I honestly don't need to be serenaded. And again, I'd love to."
Blaine blinked. "Wait, did you just say yes?"
"Yeah."
And now the smile was splitting across Blaine's face too because he said yes! And then Kurt was taking his hand and they were out of their booth, heading towards the door both knowing exactly what was coming next.
The second they made it outside, Kurt tugged him around the corner and Blaine leant in, pressing their lips together. Kurt's hands had found their way around his neck and Blaine's to Kurt's waist and all he could think was this isn't happening, there's no way I'm kissing Kurt outside Breadstix...
But as Kurt pulled away with the most incredible look on his face as if everything he ever wanted had just been given to him, Blaine realized he certainly was kissing Kurt outside Breadstix. Scratch that, he was kissing his prom date and boyfriend. He briefly wondered how long he'd be putting emphasis on the word boyfriend in his mind, then decided he didn't really care if it made him smile this much.
"So, come over tomorrow night and see what I'm going to be wearing?" Blaine frowned. "To prom," Kurt added hastily. "So you can match your outfit to mine."
Blaine laughed, suddenly feeling as free as air. "In your words, I'd love to."
Oh, rambling!Blaine's just a little too cute sometimes (read: all the time).
MusicalEscape chose not to turn the previous chapter into a joke, and I completely understand and agree. It's a bit too serious to do so.