For those who noticed that I forgot to put in MusicalEscape's alternate last night, that was due to uploading the wrong document the first time and being excessively tired. If anybody is desperate to find out what it was, message MusicalEscape and I'm sure you'll find out.

I just feel the need to disclaim against something that's started cropping up again. I don't live in Ohio. I don't know where things are in Lima or Westerville unless I Google Maps it and with the amount of stories I produce, I just don't have the time for every single one. I don't even live in America, I'm a New Zealander who lives in Australia currently. So things will end up being wrong sometimes, but it's FanFiction, okay? So I will apologize for mistakes I make but I won't go back and fix everything up.

From lollzie: Kurt and Blaine are walking along a glen path (maybe on a school trip or something?) when they come past a kissing gate and when they go through it [they] kiss.

So, what is a kissing gate? Let's ask lollzie! "A kissing gates original purpose is to give easy passage to people walking through a glen or on a path, but at the same time act as a barrier to any animals that may be near by, so they can't escape. To pass through you step into the 'V' shape on the right allowing you to move the gate to the other post and so you can walk out the other side. The reason it's called a kissing gate is because the story is that a man who is out walking with his lady friend can pass through first and then hold the gate shut, the man then demands a kiss before allowing the lady to pass through"

Other than that, my understanding of a glen path is lacking. So once again, if I get anything wrong, I apologize.

Gate

"Tell me something?"

"Something."

Kurt turned to face Blaine, an eyebrow raised. "Did you seriously just use that line? Because I haven't heard that one since fifth grade."

Blaine smirked, continuing to walk behind the group of blazer-clad students. "Sorry, babe. What did you want to know?"

Kurt sulked for a couple of seconds, then his curiosity won out. "Why exactly did Dalton decide to take a group of seventeen year old boys who really don't care about history to a glen path with only two teachers to supervise?"

"Because they're optimistic that we'll turn out to be models of society." Blaine somehow managed to say that with a straight face and Kurt simply shook his head, pointing into the distance where Wes and David were attempting to make a human pyramid with Nick, Jeff, Cameron and Thad. "Yeah, I see your point."

Kurt chuckled, letting his hand slip back into Blaine's. "Was there a point to this trip?"

Blaine shrugged, watching as Jeff attempted to balance on Nick and Wes's shoulders before a teacher hurried over to break them up. "Dalton has too much money to blow?"

"Fair enough." Kurt swung their hands idly as they continued to walk down the path. He knew he was supposed to be taking in the things around him for some sort of report he was undoubtedly going to have to do, but right now he couldn't care less. It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining and he was walking down a path hand-in-hand with his boyfriend. His incredibly dapper, charming and good-looking to boot boyfriend.

Said boyfriend glanced over at him, smiling softly. "What's on your mind?"

"Just thinking about how good life is with you in it." Kurt found himself speaking his mind more and more around Blaine, which always seemed to work in his favour. Like now, when the smile on Blaine's face grew in intensity and Kurt couldn't help but let his own smile break through.

There was a comfortable silence after that, both boys wandering along and occasionally stealing glances at one another. They finally caught up with the rest of the group who were gathered around a gate. The teachers had disappeared, so Nick was standing out the front, explaining something.

"... called a kissing gate. The original purpose was for a man out walking with his 'lady friend'," Nick used quotation marks, causing a few sniggers from the group. "He could walk through first, like so -" Nick proceeded to demonstrate, "and hold the gate shut so she couldn't get through. Then he'd demand a kiss before letting her in."

Nick waited until Jeff stepped up before holding the gate shut, grinning cheekily. Jeff shook his head. "What am I going to do with you?" he asked, before kissing the other boy quickly. Kurt smiled at the two boys, watching as Nick let Jeff through and took his hand.

"So, any takers?"

The rest of the students began to joke amongst one another, making their way through the gate. Cameron held the gate shut for Wes who jokingly went in for a kiss, only to be met with air as Cameron all but bolted - which had, of course, been Wes's intention. As the last of the boys went through, Kurt released Blaine's hand and stepped forward.

"It's interesting, isn't it?" he asked, running his hand lightly along the railing.

Blaine stepped up beside him. "It's an excuse for polite dapper gentlemen to get a kiss in public out of their women," he responded laughingly. Kurt was about to reply in kind when his boyfriend's words penetrated. Dapper...?

"Kurt?"

Kurt nudged Blaine, causing him to take a step away from the gate. As he did, Kurt quickly stepped into the V shape and moved the gate around, grabbing the top and holding it in place. His heart was thudding crazily as he stared at Blaine who was looking slightly confused. "No entry, sorry."

Are you really going to do this? he thought to himself. So far, he and Blaine hadn't really taken their relationship to any sort of physical level, both perfectly happy with their hand holding and romantic dates. And up until now, Kurt hadn't thought that he had wanted anything more than that.

But it had all come down to seeing Nick and Jeff kiss, Kurt realized. The two boys had never been overly open about their physical relationship - Kurt had only seen them kiss once before, back when he and Blaine were still in their friends-in-denial state. But seeing what passed between them as they kissed, it was something that Kurt could hardly put into words and could only bring down to trust. It was their natural way of taking their relationship further forward, of expressing their feelings for one another in a way that words couldn't quite capture.

That was what Kurt knew he wanted, with a sudden certainty that he didn't know he possessed.

Blaine was staring at him, bemused, but there was something sparking to life in his eyes that Kurt knew he wanted to see a whole lot more of. "Are you sure about this, Kurt?"

"Oh, you don't want to come through the gate?" Kurt allowed his smirk to play on his face, reassured when Blaine chuckled lightly.

"Believe me, I do."

The emphasis wasn't lost on Kurt, and his smirk disappeared slowly. "Well, why don't you then?"

"I think I'd better," Blaine murmured, taking the few necessary steps forward and closing the gap between them.

The first light touch was all it took to unlock a million new senses in Kurt and another million feelings he never knew he had. Things he couldn't put into words... but he could put into this. Leaning slightly over the gap, Kurt kissed his boyfriend back. He couldn't care less that they were in public, or that the other Dalton boys were probably watching them. All he cared about was Blaine, and connecting himself to Blaine in a brand new way.

Blaine pulled away slightly so that their lips were barely brushing together. "Can I come through yet?"

Despite himself, Kurt chuckled. "I suppose you've earned it." Pulling back fully, Kurt released the gate so Blaine could step through. The second Blaine was through the gate, he pulled Kurt into his arms, kissing him properly. Kurt immediately responded, wondering whether the light headed dizziness would ever disappear and hoping the answer was no.

This time, Kurt was the one to pull away, still staring into Blaine's eyes. "As much as I'd love to continue, I can almost guarantee we're going to turn around and the majority of the Dalton students will be watching us."

"Give it three seconds and someone's going to make some kind of comment." Kurt raised an eyebrow but waited the required three seconds, listening for -

"And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the proper demonstration of a kissing gate." Nick ended up being the one to break the silence and Kurt shook his head, turning to see that, sure enough, all of the Dalton students were watching them, smirking or grinning slyly.

"Yes, thank you." Kurt bowed slightly, not quite sure where his confidence had come from but never one to turn down attention. "So, Mr. Tour Guide, are you going to show us the rest of these marvelous attractions?"

Nick mock scowled, but obediently turned and led the group down the path. Kurt felt Blaine's hand slip into his before words were being whispered into his ear, bringing the smile back to his face.

"We're definitely going back that way."

MusicalEscape:

As Klaine kissed, Nick and Jeff were up a tree (how the telephone did they get up there so quickly?) filming the scene. And high fiving,as is the way with Niff.

Nick: Good job!

Jeff: *blushes* It was your plan!

Nick: *blushes* It was your brilliant acting!

Jeff: No, it was all-

Kurt: *looks up* I sense fluff...