Thank you so much everybody for all the ridiculous amounts of love I got for my hundredth anniversary (wow, that makes me feel old!), it was all much appreciated :) and yes, here's to another 100 chapters.. and then another 28 after that! *raises glass*

I called in Angela to help me judge the 'fabulous review' competition - I narrowed it down to six which I sent to her. We then worked out a top three from there and then placed them. So, drumroll please! *imaginary drumroll* Honorable mentions to Elvirawr, Queen of Drama 13 and Chasing Aspirations. Third place goes to freakyfee91 who sent me love in multiple different languages, second place to sinsiriuslyamy who wrote a flipping oneshot as a review (go find that people!), and first place... to the lovely KoalaInPinkSunglasses! This was the winning review:

Oh Wes. *shakes head* You DO realize that Kurt is going to kill you, right? He may act like it's all right, and you'll sigh in relief and go on with your life, but when you least expect it, you'll wake up with worms in your bed (courtesy of Puck) or you'll walk into your room ready to crash on your bed, and find that every square inch has been covered with hundreds of full glasses of water- forcing you to spend another couple hours clearing them all out very carefully. Or maybe, if he's feeling particularly evil, he'll tell Rachel that you asked him to spy on New Directions to give the Warblers a heads up at Regionals, leaving you with a very angry Rachel and all the troops she can muster. Although, if you're lucky, he may go easy on you because he's happy with his new boyfriend, but that's rather unlikely because Blaine got hit with a soggy blueberry snot tissue because of you. With the two of them plotting together, you may just have it even worse. Maybe he'll contact some old theme park friends, and get the Warblers a gig as dancing pink bunny rabbits at the nearest six flags. Then, he'll tell the Warblers that it was your idea, and how could they not believe him? He's the uber charming lead singer, everybody loves him. Or he could leak those photos of you and your gavel in *ahem* compromising positions. I'm amazed, Wes, I didn't know some of those things were physically possible. But to each their own. Heed my advice, Wes, if you wish to survive. Next time Kurt tells you not to do something, cease and desist whatever it is immediately. Then, proceed to apologize for your indiscretion and ask how you might punish yourself-for he is your master and you his humble servant. I also recommend that you go to him now, beg on your knees for forgiveness, and lavish him with extravagant offer to cover his dry cleaning bill for the next six months. It won't get you off the hook entirely, but it may convince him to go for a lesser form of payback. You are welcome. I expect cookies by morning in gratitude.

Absolutely fabulous, right? I thought so! :)

From Tinaklaine99: In silly love songs right beofre [sic] BLaine [sic] sings to jeremiah and his [sic] freaking out and Kurts telling him to calm down he acidentaly [sic] lets it slip that hes in love with him.

I didn't do the exact scene, because I felt like doing this instead...

... That's totally reason enough. I'm the author, after all. *notices nobody's arguing* Oh, right. Anyway, I just had this idea in my head. Blaine's smarter than he's sometimes portrayed in the show and I think he'd start thinking stuff like this after awhile. I mean, we were all thinking it.

Slip

"Okay, is everybody ready to head in?"

There were murmurs of assent and Wes gestured them in. Kurt was about to follow when he realized Blaine hadn't joined them, standing with his back against the wall.

"Blaine?"

Blaine shook his head, staring across the parking lot with unfocused eyes. "I can't do it, Kurt."

Kurt tried to ignore the leap of hope he felt. He's just nervous is all, he told himself firmly. Nothing more. "Hey, it's fine. It's all going to be fine, everyone's practiced, nobody will stuff this up for you."

Blaine sighed. "He's not going to be interested in me, Kurt. He's going to think I'm a stupid little kid and - Kurt, why did I choose When I Get You Alone? That's like the most inappropriate song choice, why did the Council even go for that?"

Kurt stepped in front of him and grabbed his shoulders. "Blaine, relax. Breathe." He waited until it looked like Blaine wasn't going to either run away or pass out before continuing. "Stop selling yourself short, it's going to be fine, honestly. You said this guy was showing signs that he was interested, didn't you?"

"Yeah, we go out for coffee a lot and talk heaps. Does that mean he's interested?"

Well, that's what we do and I'm certainly interested. "I'd think so, but the only way to know for sure is to get in there and wow him. Come on, you're going to be great and he's going to love you just as much as I do."

Blaine's head snapped up and he stared at Kurt who frowned. Why is he looking at me that way? I only said I love ... oh.

Kurt released Blaine's shoulders instantly, backing away. "I - I mean, just ..." He gave up. "It's not important. Go inside and get your guy."

"Kurt, you love me?"

He shook his head, but there was no point because Blaine knew now. "Okay, yes. But I don't want that to affect you going after Jeremiah, Blaine. If you're interested in him, you need to try it. We'll still be friends after all and that's all I really need."

He didn't know how he managed to keep his voice so steady when all he wanted to do was run away and cry. When he had imagined Blaine finding out he liked him, it wasn't meant to be like this at all. It certainly wasn't meant to involve Kurt telling him to forget about it and go chase another guy. But as much as Kurt wanted Blaine, he wanted Blaine to be happy first and foremost. And if Blaine was going to be happy with Jeremiah then Kurt was going to support him, no matter what.

"What if I'm not interested in Jeremiah?"

Blaine's voice was low and Kurt shook his head. "Don't say that, Blaine."

But a pair of hands were gently gripping his arms. "Kurt, look at me."

Kurt lifted his eyes to see Blaine staring at him in a way he had never seen before. Blaine usually wore a mask around his emotions - a habit, he had told Kurt, from his bullying experiences that he hadn't quite been able to drop yet. But here was Blaine with emotions flickering across his face that Kurt couldn't quite catch and didn't dare to try.

"Kurt, it's Valentines Day and I'm a fool who thought getting a date with some guy who I hang out with once a week or so would make me happy, instead of trying my chances with my best friend who I had decided already I was 'friend zone'-d with and had no chance."

Kurt snorted. "You've clearly never hung out with New Directions, they're in and out of the 'friend zone' on a weekly basis. It's like a great big incestuous family."

As Blaine chuckled, Kurt suddenly realized what he had said. "Wait, you -"

Blaine nodded. "I put myself in the role of mentor, then quickly found myself wanting something very different to that. But I always told myself you weren't ready for that, and after awhile I managed to push those feelings away. But now you.."

"Yeah."

And then Blaine's head was moving closer, so slowly, as if to give Kurt time to back out. But Kurt wasn't going anywhere.

Their lips met and the rest of the world ceased to exist. In fact, nothing really existed until Blaine broke away and it all rushed back - him, Blaine, just kissed...

There was a moment where the two just stared at each other, then Blaine's face broke into a gorgeous smile. "I kind of can't believe this is real."

Kurt knew his face was mirroring Blaine's. "You can't believe it - I was about ten seconds from watching you go and tell some other guy that you wanted to get him alone."

Blaine rolled his eyes, smiling at his own stupidity. "Kurt, the only person I want right now is you."

And this time Kurt initiated the kiss and his mind stayed clear enough to actually enjoy the sensation of Blaine's lips against his, Blaine's breath rushing across his cheek and speeding up slightly...

"Oh!"

Kurt and Blaine groaned simultaneously as they pulled away, turning to see Wes. "What, Wes?" Blaine asked sharply.

"Well, we were just, you know, waiting in here for you to serenade Jeremiah. Like you'd all but ordered us to do."

Blaine at least had the grace to look sheepish. Kurt just laughed. "I'm going to say that plan's off now, would you agree Wes?"

Wes smirked. "I hope so for your sake, Kurt. I'll just go tell the guys we're not performing, but they'll probably want to go shopping anyway so feel free to continue." And in a move that Kurt had never thought possible of the Head Warbler, Wes winked before turning and sauntering back into The Gap.

Blaine shook his head. "I can't believe we forgot about them... actually, I can. I seem to forget everything when you're around."

"You're so cheesy." But Kurt couldn't hide his smile. "So, since we have the Council's permission to ... ah, continue, I think we should probably obey orders, don't you?"

Blaine's smile was positively devilish as he pulled him in for another kiss.

Yes, let's all forget Jeremiah :)

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