VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: PLEASE READ
I know a lot of people skip this anyway, but at least I can cover my back and say I've warned people. I am switching anonymous reviews off.
Guys, it's just too much of a hassle right now. Those of you who have accounts are fantastic with your reviewing and if you ask a question, I can reply which is great. But I'm getting anonymous reviewers who just keep sending me prompts or asking me questions and I can't do anything about it save posting the same authors notes every single day saying 'Prompts are closed' and so on. I think I'm pretty reasonable in what I ask and it does get irritating to have the same things being ignored every time. I get a lot of people don't like to read authors notes but please, for my sake, skim them at least. Yes, there'll be ramblings about my day and if you don't want to know, don't read that. But in cases like this, there are important notes that need to be read. So anons are off as of tomorrow night's chapter - guys, it's not hard to make an account and if you can't for whatever reason, I'm not going to tell you to get lost or anything, okay?
So on the other note that people have been asking about (and a more pleasant note) I had my first graveyard... this morning technically. And apart from the tiredness and zoning out around 5:30, it was actually pretty cool. I'll definitely need to get some more sleep before I go again tonight/tomorrow, I only got 5 hours when I got home. But I think my first shift alone is going to be interesting - I'll probably be singing at the top of my lungs to stay awake because the doors are locked and nobody can walk in and surprise me until I buzz them in =D
.(Anon): Kurt, after hearing what Blaine is going to do at the GAP, conspires with the Warblers and before Blaine can start singing the second verse of "When I Get You Alone," Kurt turns the song around and starts singing it to Blaine.
Sorry, no Warbler conspiring with this one because it's been planned in my head for far too long.
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This is going to be a disaster.
Kurt took his assigned position, waiting patiently for his cue to start making ukelele sounds. The group were standing around The Gap trying to blend in, apart from the part where they were all wearing the same school uniform on the weekend. Blaine stood in the middle of the roughly assembled semicircle, pretending to look at a rack of shirts while he waited for this 'Jeremiah' to finish ringing somebody up.
Kurt knew it was going to be a disaster for a few reasons. First, Jeremiah had seen Blaine walk in and hadn't so much as acknowledged him - if the boy had been interested, he would have at least waved or something, right? His disinterest was apparent, and Kurt could tell straight away that he wasn't so much out of the closet - even though the hair said otherwise - let alone willing to be serenaded by another guy in public.
But most importantly, Blaine had seemed off all morning and had even messed up a few notes in their final practice - highly unlike him. He had his confident mask on, that was for sure, but Kurt knew that could crack in a second if something went wrong. And he couldn't shake the feeling that this certainly was going to end badly.
Wes cleared his throat and the group began to harmonize as a whole. Kurt smiled apologetically at a lady who had dropped her purse in shock before moving closer to Blaine who had begun to sing.
"Baby girl, where you at?
Got no strings, got none attached
Can't fight this feeling no more, no."
Instead of watching Blaine like he normally did when his friend performed, Kurt let his eyes be drawn to Jeremiah and how he was reacting. At first he had looked confused, before realizing Blaine was staring straight at him. Then he frowned and turned to walk away. Blaine, of course, followed. But Kurt could see the frown lines marring his forehead and knew Blaine was doing the one thing a performer couldn't afford to do - overthink.
"All these illusions just take us too long,
And I want it bad,
Because you walk pretty, because you talk pretty
Because you make me sick,"
Blaine pointed straight at Jeremiah who ducked behind a display. By now a crowd had gathered and Blaine was looking confused as he tried to keep following Jeremiah.
"And I'm not leaving until you're leaving!
Well I swear there's something when she's pumping,
Asking for a raise,
Does she want me to take her home now?
Does she want me to buy her things?"
Kurt saw the instant it became clear to Blaine that his affections weren't returned. His face dropped and his eyes were glittering. He turned away from Jeremiah as he sang the chorus, fixing Wes with a pleading look.
"When I get you alone, when I get you you'll know baby,
When I get you alone, when I get you alone!"
Blaine's lip was quivering slightly and Kurt knew he was either about to break or run. But somehow the other Warblers hadn't picked up on this and were continuing their harmony. Kurt could see the indecision on Blaine's face - to stay and try to battle through the second verse for a boy who was completely uninterested and run the risk of breaking down? Or to run, but leave the rest of the Warblers in an awkward situation.
There was only one thing to do.
"Baby girl, you the shh,
That makes you my equivalent,
You can keep your toys in the drawer tonight, alright!"
Kurt cringed and knew he was blushing as he sang the line, but the look on Blaine's face was worth it. Blaine's eyes had lit up and his face was a mixture of grateful, amused and - what was that? Kurt couldn't quite tell.
Kurt stepped out from the formation and finally the Warblers realized what was going on, moving in to form a proper semicircle around the two boys. Blaine made as if to move back but Kurt shook his head.
"All my dogs talking fast,
Aint you got some photographs?
'Cause you shook that room like a star now, yes you did!"
He looked straight at Blaine, not entirely sure where his confidence had come from but loving every second of it. Hey, if you can't confess properly, at least you can sing it.
"All these intrusions just take us too long,"
Kurt gestured around The Gap, letting his hand linger in Jeremiah's direction for a few seconds. He knew he had just given himself away completely, but he was sick of standing back and waiting for Blaine to be the one to make the first move. It was time for Kurt Hummel to act. Besides, if this was the way Blaine made the first move, Kurt wanted none of it. Why did the council even let him away with this song?
Blaine's eyes were alight at this point and the emotion Kurt had seen before had broken across his face completely. Kurt still couldn't identify it, but he knew it was familiar from somewhere.
"And I want you so bad,"
Kurt stepped forward and pointed straight at Blaine,
"Because you walk silly, because you talk silly,
And you make me sick, but I'm not leaving,
Until you're leaving!"
Turning away from Blaine, Kurt looked at Wes who was smirking, knowing exactly what was going on. He directed the next few lines towards the council member, gesturing back in Blaine's direction in mock confusion.
"So I pray there's something, he 'aint bluffing,
Rubbing up on me,
Well does he want me to make a vow, check it!
Well does he want me to make it now?"
Kurt realized he had changed the pronoun but couldn't care less. Turning back to Blaine, he caught the expression on his face again and it suddenly clicked. It was the same expression he had seen on the staircase that day, when he had called out and Blaine had turned, simply staring at him for a moment. It was the expression he had worn when Kurt had looked up while singing Don't Cry For Me Argentina and caught Blaine staring again. It was the same expression that had been flickering across his face when they sang Baby It's Cold Outside and Blaine was chasing him around the room.
And it was the same expression Kurt caught on his own face in the mirror when he was thinking about Blaine.
Love.
"On my house, on my job,
On my loot, shoes, my voice,
My crew, my mind,
My father's last name!"
Kurt stepped closer to Blaine, letting the same expression flit across his own face. He saw the shock in Blaine's eyes, quickly replaced with delight as he recognized it for himself. As Kurt sang the final chorus, Blaine reached out and took his hands, singing along.
"When I get you alone, when I get you you'll know, baby,
When I get you alone, when I get you alone!"
Kurt winked - where did that come from? - before they launched into the final line, the Warblers harmony echoing around them.
"When I get you alone!"
As Kurt closed his mouth, he found Blaine's pressed up against it hungrily. After regaining the ability to breathe, Kurt kissed back, scarcely able to believe it was happening. After all this time, Blaine felt the same?
Blaine pulled away, his breathing ragged. "I'm such an idiot. I spent all this time thinking I could be happy if I just found someone, when he was in front of me the whole time."
Kurt shook his head but couldn't hide his smile. "You sap," he murmured before pulling Blaine in for another, gentler kiss, the Warblers cheering around them.
MusicalEscape:
"...and I wish you could just admit you feel the same!"
*tries door*
"..." *jiggles doorknob again* "..." *tries again*
"WE'RE NOT LETTING YOU TwO OUT UNTIL YOU SOLVE YOUR PROBLEM. I WANT TO HEAR MAKING OUT."
"I HATE YOU WESLEY! I SWEAR, I WILL-" *gets klissed*
*unlocks door* "AH! MY EYES!"
*still making out*