Thanks to everybody who said I did alright with Sue's portrayal last chapter :)

So I saw Duets for the first time two days ago and immediately bought River Deep Mountain High which I have already listened to 16 times and is definitely making its way into my Top 25 most played on iTunes. I can't believe I never saw that episode... and that scene with Kurt and Burt just near broke my heart and made me realize why Burt and Blaine seem to (from what we've seen) get along so well - Blaine is what Burt wanted for Kurt, his chance to be out and proud with his boyfriend who might be scared too, but is willing to be with Kurt.

By the way, we're close to halfway through this story. Wow...

From Syaoran-Lover: BLaine may not have hugged Kurt or similar, but when Kurt got to his knees while saying "they can't touch us!", Blaine was inclining towards him with a smug expression on his face. I'm willing to bet he could have kissed Kurt at that moment (and the cameras just didn't show it! XP). you could say something about the "touch me" to. like, "they can't, but I sure can touch you... and I will" or something. LOL

TGTDOSBDK.

Touch

"Wasn't this prom supposed to be about redemption?"

Blaine looked up from where he was sitting against the lockers. He had managed to get Kurt to join him in an attempt to calm down once his boyfriend had stopped crying, but now Kurt was back on his feet, pacing. Except something had changed in his voice, and Blaine realized he had made a decision.

"What are you going to do?"

Kurt turned to face him. "I'm going to go back in there and get coronated. I'm going to show them that it doesn't matter if they are yelling at me, or whispering behind my back; they can't touch me. They can't touch us, or what we have." Kurt dropped to his knees in front of him and Blaine moved forward, reaching out to touch his arm. Kurt's face was alight with passion and determination and Blaine had never been more in love with his boyfriend than he was right at that moment.

Love?

They hadn't said the word yet. Blaine wanted it to be special the first time they shared it. He wanted more than a high school relationship where 'love' was tossed around like a hacky sack, and so they had promised to keep the word until they were sure.

But seeing Kurt here right now, willing to go in there and face public embarrassment and hatred to stand up for both of them - well, that was enough for Blaine.

"They can't. And they'll never know what we have either," he breathed, running his fingers down Kurt's arm to take his hand. "In that room are a bunch of people who have never had to fight for a relationship. They just get what they want whenever. They don't know what it's like for us, to fight through every single odd to get this. They don't know how special it makes it."

Kurt squeezed his hand, his eyes still glowing. "No, they don't," he agreed. "And they never will."

They stared into each other's eyes for a moment before Blaine decided, to hell with it. In his mind, nothing else could be more perfect than now.

"I love you, Kurt."

Kurt blinked a couple of times before an impossibly beautiful smile crossed his face. "Really?"

"Really." Blaine didn't care if Kurt wasn't ready to say the words back - seeing how Kurt responded to being told he was loved was more than enough for Blaine.

But Kurt had other ideas. "I love you too, Blaine."

It felt like someone had lit his heart on fire in the best way possible. All Blaine could do was smile, staring into his boyfriend's eyes and trying to read all of the wonderful emotions dancing there.

And then the fire exploded. Because Kurt had just leant in and brushed their lips together.

Blaine was pressing back before his mind had caught up, seeking the feeling and taste of Kurt's lips like they were the only things that mattered to him. A hand was resting against his face and Blaine mimicked the action, running his fingers along Kurt's impossibly smooth cheek. And all the time, their lips danced together like they were made to do this.

After what was far too short a time in Blaine's opinion, Kurt pulled away. His fingers traced small circles into Blaine's cheek and the smile on his face made Blaine want to pull him back in, to feel those lips against his again.

"We need to go back in there." Kurt sniffed, wiping the last of his tears from his cheeks and chuckling slightly. "I must look a mess."

"You're beautiful," Blaine murmured, running his thumb across one of the tear tracks on Kurt's face. "Nothing can take that away from you."

Blaine reached into his pocket and pulled out a packet of tissues, holding them out to Kurt. His boyfriend looked as if he wanted to ask why exactly Blaine had tissues but refrained, something Blaine was thankful for. He remembered how his last prom had ended, and while he didn't want to be pessimistic, he knew there was potential for the night to go badly, if not be ruined completely. And some might say it had, but Blaine would beg to differ and he knew Kurt would say the same. Yes, there had been low points and might still be some more, but nothing could ruin what they had just shared.

But if Kurt ever did ask, Blaine would tell him the half-truth - that he knew Kurt would probably cry when one of the girls was crowned Prom Queen, because Kurt was a hopeless romantic like that.

Blaine stood, holding out a hand to help Kurt up. As Kurt stood, Blaine realized he was glowing and the look on his face was completely indescribable. He might be going back in to face a rampantly homophobic school body who just voted him in for Prom Queen as a sick joke, but he was going to stand up there and face it. No matter how scared he might be - and Blaine knew Kurt well enough to know he wasn't fearless at all - he was doing it.

It was enough for Blaine to pull him back in for another kiss, smiling against his lips before pulling away. "You really are amazing, and I really am completely crazy about you."

Kurt just smiled before they turned to make their way into the auditorium. Blaine stopped at the door. "You go in first, okay?"

Kurt nodded, taking a deep breath before holding his head high and pushing open the doors.

And of course, we know what happens next.

MusicalEscape:

"THIS IS AN OUTRAGE. SUE SYLVESTER IS NEVER SPEECHLESS. She LIES!"

"So, Sue, tell us what you thought about Blaine."

"You mean love child of a hobbit and Schuester? Well, he's a midget, therefore I couldn't shoot him out of a cannon during one of my Cheerio's performances because his height would mess up his landing. But maybe if I launch him *just* right, it would destroy that disgusting bush on top of his head. It's almost like Curly's, ("Um, that's Mr Schue, I think, but it's Sue, so who knows?") and normally I would be worried about the little people jumping from his hair while he danced to try to invade out world, but it appears that he suffocated them with all of that sickening hair gel."

"Um, thanks Sue..."

"This is a message to the people of America: one day, I WILL control you, and the first thing I will do is shave the head of every person with curly hair."

Sorry, but the Glee! Talkshow is having some technical difficulties. Please stand by.

...did I do Sue justice? I know you did, but I'm not sure about me... (this is for you guys to answer! Put it in the reviews and I'll pass the message on)