Broken Gold: The mono virus comes to Dalton. Kurt gets it completely innocently (ex. Sharing a water bottle) Mysteriously enough Blaine has Mono the next day. Wonder how that happened?

I've decided that instead of singing to Jeremiah, Blaine actually was deciding to sing to Kurt and they got together then. So... yeah :)

Mono

"Mono, Finn? How on earth did you get mono?"

Jeff looked up as Kurt shook his head. "Well, just chucking it out there, you did kiss every girl in the school..." Kurt raised an eyebrow as Finn said something. "It's not like an STD, Finn, they don't legally have to tell you that they have it before they kiss you." Blaine began to laugh and Kurt gave him a warning glare, the beginnings of a smile forming. "Okay, well just rest. That's all you can do. And no, I'm not coming over to take care of you so don't even ask. I pride myself on not getting sick."

There was another minute of conversation about members of New Directions that Jeff had no idea about before Kurt hung up, tossing the phone next to him dramatically. "You caught all that, did you?" he asked, turning to Blaine.

"Yeah." Blaine closed his textbook and sat up, still smirking. "Who gave it to him?"

"He says he doesn't know, but I can almost guarantee it was just someone he wasn't meant to be kissing." Kurt shrugged. "Anyway, sounds like mono's going around so you guys had better be careful."

Blaine raised an eyebrow, Jeff mirroring the action. "Excuse me?"

"Oh, not like that," Kurt amended hurriedly. "I would have said we all need to be careful, but I don't. I never get sick."

"Never?" Jeff asked with interest. "Like, you never get a cold or anything?"

Kurt shook his head proudly. "Not for years. I take very good care of myself."

Jeff smirked as Blaine and Kurt launched into conversation about various ailments and illnesses. Better be careful, Hummel. Statements like that always come back to bite you.

In fact, it managed to come back to bite Kurt only three days later.

The mono epidemic had certainly hit Dalton. And for an all-boys school that was certainly not gay, thank you very much - even though Jeff himself was and wasn't exactly offended by statements that said they were - the disease travelled fast. Half of the Warblers had been knocked out of commission, but thankfully neither Jeff or Nick had gotten it yet. Not being able to kiss Nick for a few days would suck.

And, of course, Kurt continued to boast about his perfect track record. Blaine was unscathed so far as well which was good. They may have lost half of their harmony, but at least they had their lead soloist to get them through Warbler practices.

But it all changed the morning that Jeff woke to the sound of miserable whimpering across the room. Struggling to sit up, he rubbed at his eyes. "Kurt?" he muttered blearily. "That you?"

"Mm."

Jeff frowned, glancing over at his roommate. Kurt was curled into a ball, looking feverish. There were dark bags under his eyes and he had one hand to his neck. It was obvious what was going on. "Kurt, I think you've got mono."

"I - no that's impossible," Kurt croaked out. Jeff winced just listening to him. "I haven't kissed anybody.."

Jeff shook his head, standing up and walking over to the bathroom. "You know you don't have to kiss people to get it, right? It's just a myth." He filled a glass with water and grabbed some painkillers as well as the thermometer. For someone who never got sick, Kurt sure liked to be prepared. "It comes from the exchange of saliva. Have you shared a drink with someone lately?"

"Blaine, but he doesn't have it." Kurt pulled himself into a sitting position and took the painkillers as Jeff held the thermometer to his forehead. "Oh, wait. I stole Ethan's diet Coke because he didn't want any more of it... does Ethan -?"

"He does." Jeff pulled the thermometer away. "102.4. Yep, I'd say it's mono."

Kurt groaned, draining the glass of water. Jeff quickly went back to the bathroom to refill it. "But I never get sick," he whined, curling back into a ball and wrapping the blankets around himself tightly. "It's not fair."

Jeff frowned sympathetically down at the huddle. "Want me to bring you anything? Food?"

Kurt pulled a face. "Not hungry. I -" a yawn interrupted him and Jeff chuckled.

"You're just tired," he finished. "That's alright, I'll just get ready to go and be out of your way. I'll let the Warblers know that you're out of action."

Kurt looked at him, panicked. "But - but I can't miss rehearsal!"

"Wes ordered anybody who gets mono to stay away. You'd be doing him a favor, I promise." Jeff was already grabbing his uniform and getting changed for the day. "Apart from your toothbrush and water bottles, is there anything I need to stay away from to make sure I don't get it?" Kurt shrugged and Jeff frowned. "No offense, but I might sleep on Nick and Blaine's floor tonight. I just don't want to run the risk."

"I understand." Apparently Kurt was sick of hurting his voice every time he spoke, because he buried his head in his pillows and looked like he was attempting to go back to sleep. Jeff chucked a change of clothes into his school bag and grabbed his laptop before leaving the room quietly and heading down to breakfast.

"Kurt has mono," he announced, sliding into his seat and turning to kiss Nick good morning. "I think I'll need to sleep on your floor tonight."

Nick nodded, looking sympathetic. Blaine looked like Jeff had told him Kurt was on fire. "He's got mono? Is he alright? How did he get it?"

"Yes, as well as he can be, and from Ethan." Now Kurt was on fire and having a heated affair with Ethan, if Blaine's face was anything to judge by. "Relax, he still loves you. He stole Ethan's drink."

Blaine relaxed. "Okay... yeah, good."

Nick shook his head. "Did you seriously think Kurt would cheat on you with straight-as-a-flagpole Ethan? Or at all," he added hastily.

"No, of course not." Blaine looked slightly ashamed. "That was stupid, I know. Don't tell Kurt, please. I think I'll go check in on him - did he need anything?"

"He said he didn't, but I'm pretty sure his throat was on fire."

Blaine stood, grabbing his bag. "I'm on it. See you guys later."

Jeff watched Blaine walk away in the direction of the front doors before turning back to Nick. "There's no way he's going to class today, is he?"

"Yeah right." Nick smirked. "Come on, if you had mono I'd spend the whole day with you."

"Don't jinx it, babe," Jeff warned. "I have been sharing a room with Kurt."

True enough, by the time Warbler rehearsal rolled around, Blaine was nowhere to be found. Jeff explained to Wes that Kurt had mono, and Blaine's absence was simply taken for granted under the circumstances. So without their lead soloist, countertenor or... well, very many Warblers at all, Wes had no choice but to call off the meeting, especially since he was the only Council member still standing.

After making the most of his uninterrupted quality time with his boyfriend, Jeff thought it was probably a good idea to check in on the two boys. So, against his better judgement, he went back up to his room and quietly cracked open the door before gesturing for Nick to come and take a look.

Kurt and Blaine were both fast asleep, curled up together in Kurt's bed. Blaine had clearly bought out half the store to make Kurt feel better, and West Side Story was quietly playing on the TV in the corner of the room. "Isn't that adorable?" he whispered to Nick, smiling at the scene in front of him.

"Ten bucks on Blaine getting mono tomorrow?"

Jeff shut the door and turned back to Nick. "They haven't kissed yet though, Kurt told me. I don't think Blaine would make their first kiss while Kurt's sick. And unless Blaine's been a complete idiot and shared a drink with him or something, I don't see it happening any other way."

"Ah but you, my dear, have clearly not thought about therapeutic kissing." Jeff snorted and Nick gave him an indignant look before continuing. "If Kurt's really feeling like crap, there's only a few things that Blaine can do to take his mind off of it."

Jeff shrugged, holding out a hand for Nick to shake. "Ten bucks it is. We'll check in on them tomorrow, but right now there's an empty room with our names on it."

Nick's smile was positively wicked as he began to drag his boyfriend towards his room.

"Kurt? Blaine?"

Jeff opened the door quietly to see Kurt sitting up, looking at him. "Hey, you feeling better?"

"A little," Kurt whispered, his voice still scratchy. "I think I could probably do class today if I forced myself... but I don't want to risk it. And besides," he added as the bundle of blankets next to him moved, groaning slightly, "I have my own patient to take care of."

The covers were pulled back and Blaine appeared momentarily, looking miserable. "I can't believe you gave me mono."

"Keep on saying it, babe, you'll eventually wear your voice out." Kurt patted his head fondly before turning to Jeff. "So I - what?"

Jeff knew his jaw had dropped. "You ... you gave him mono?" Kurt rolled his eyes in response. "You kissed!"

"Oh." Kurt blushed violently. "Crap, I told you we hadn't yet..." Jeff watched as Kurt tried to think of another excuse. "Okay, yes, he kissed me. And I know, it's a strange time to do it but I was just feeling miserable and I know it's not romantic at all -"

"Keep on complaining, babe, I'll never do it again," Blaine muttered from under the covers.

Jeff stifled a laugh as Kurt's jaw dropped. "Well, I might just leave you two to it," he said, winking at Kurt. "Oh, and if you get the urge to make him feel better... try just hugging instead. You really don't want to give yourself mono again."

As he left the room and headed back down the hall, his smile suddenly faded.

Damn. I owe Nick ten bucks now.

So this was my first prompt where we don't actually see the kiss. I've written chapters where we don't see them kiss before, but nobody's ever requested it before :)

MusicalEscape:

...And as Kurt later recounted his tale, Mercedes decided it would be a good time to kick some white boii butt.

"...who are you?"

"Thats not important. Listen all of you Garglers, if I hear you interrupt my boy getting mack on, I will bring the rest of New Directions with me to kick butt. We're all over protective of Kurt, Santanna has razor blades, Puck and the rest of the guys have muscle... And rest of us girls have our ways."

Which is why Jeff and Nick woke up to find their dorms completely bare, not even furniture in it. But thy didn't know that till later, because they had somehow moved to the Seniors Commons.