I have seen IAU. I do have opinions on IAU. If you follow me on Tumblr, you'll probably know a bit about those opinions. And, due to popular demand, I will be talking about those opinions tomorrow. So tomorrow's authors note is one to avoid if you won't be seeing the episode until later, okay?

From Violethillbeautiful: Maybe you could do one where they aren't dating yet, and they're watching the Gay Marriage Bill on TV, then when its passed, they kiss?

AU. They're friends and have never talked about emotions towards each other. AU because I'm pretty sure the bill passed at the end of Season Two.

I am well aware that this is rushed. But I know for a fact that I have friends who have spoken like this this early in their relationship so it's actually not all that 'out there'. I much rather would have had them dating but I had to follow the prompt.

Bill

"So, what else is on?"

Kurt sighed, flicking channels. He and Blaine had been planning to just hang out and watch a movie, but neither of them had thought to rent anything. So instead they were channel surfing and trying to find something good on TV that they could agree on.

"Hold on, what's that?" Blaine grabbed Kurt's wrist to stop him from flicking channels. "Is that... oh my god, have they decided?"

"Decided what?"

Blaine turned to him, eyes wide. "You haven't been following? Kurt, they're trying to pass the Gay Marriage Bill in New York!"

Kurt froze, still staring at Blaine. "W-what? How did I not hear about this?"

"My dad's a lawyer so he told me. I guess it's not big news in Ohio..." Blaine trailed off, reading the words going across the screen. "They're still deciding, but apparently it should be any time soon - Kurt, we have to watch this!"

"Of course." Kurt dropped the remote, his heart pounding. "Do you think they will?"

Blaine shrugged, and Kurt realized his hand was still clenching into his wrist. He adjusted it so their fingers were clasped, noticing Blaine's hand shaking and figuring his friend needed some comfort. "I hope so. This - this would mean so much."

"I know," Kurt murmured, eyes glued to the screen. "I know."

The crowds featured in New York were enormous, and Kurt couldn't help but wish he was there to be a part of it all. There were hundreds of same sex couples openly showing affection as they waited for what could be the most monumental event of the year - excluding the Royal Wedding of course.

The reporter on the screen suddenly pressed her fingers to her ear. "I've just heard that a decision has been made!"

"Oh my god, oh my god..." Blaine's hand was practically cutting off circulation to Kurt's fingers. Kurt could feel himself start to shake as well and tugged Blaine closer, their arms detaching to wrap around each other's waists unconsciously. As much as Kurt loved every chance he had to touch Blaine, he couldn't focus on that right now. His entire focus was on what was going to come out of the reporter's mouth next.

"And it's official. The Gay Marriage Bill has been passed!"

The crowds in New York went crazy, but the two boys in the living room were frozen, staring at the screen in shock. "They... they did it," Blaine finally whispered. Kurt just shook his head, feeling his eyes well up. "Kurt, they did it!"

And then Blaine was practically in his lap, both arms around Kurt's neck, his laughter mixed with the sound of sobbing. Kurt's own tears were streaming down his face, the event finally catching up with him. "It passed," he whispered, clutching onto Blaine tightly.

"What's going on here?"

Kurt pulled away, wiping his eyes. Blaine was still in tears, and the suspicious look on Burt's face faded away to a look of concern. "Boys, what's wrong?"

"No, nothing's wrong Dad!" Kurt couldn't stop the grin from spreading across his face. "Look!"

He gestured to the television set which still had people celebrating. Burt watched it for a second, frowning, before the words came up at the bottom: THE PUBLIC REACTION OF NEW YORK TO THE PASSING OF THE GAY MARRIAGE BILL.

"Dad... I can get married."

Burt just shook his head. "Well, I'll be. I never thought it'd happen so soon." He glanced across at the two boys again and Kurt could see the pride shining in his eyes. "I'm real happy for you boys. I'll - uh, go tell Carole."

As Burt left, Kurt turned back to Blaine who was finally getting himself under control, wiping away the last of his tears. "I just can't believe it, Kurt."

"I know. Someday, we can get married." It took Kurt a second to realize what he had said. "I mean, you know, when we meet people... to marry."

Blaine suddenly reached out to take his hands. "Kurt, I don't know if you did the same thing, but when they said that it had passed," he paused for a second, clearly still unable to believe it was real. "When they said that, I imagined it. Getting married someday."

"Same." It had been the first thought on Kurt's mind actually, especially with Blaine in his arms. But considering the two weren't even dating, he had to push it away.

And now Blaine was looking nervous. "Well... the first image that came to my mind was..." he hesitated for a second. "You."

"Me?" Kurt frowned, not sure what Blaine was getting at. "Me getting married?"

"You getting married... to me."

Kurt's jaw dropped, an action he instantly regretted as he watched Blaine shut down. "I'm sorry, I know that was forward, I just… the emotion of it… it doesn't matter. Not important."

Blaine dropped his hands and stared down into his lap, clearly uncomfortable about what to do next. Kurt gave him a moment - and himself a moment to process the words and make sure they were actually real - before giving in and laughing lightly, even though he knew it would probably just hurt Blaine more. "Not important?" he said quickly. "Our potential marriage isn't important to you? Because it's very important to me."

Blaine's head whipped up to stare at him in disbelief. "You mean…?"

"First thought that came to mind," Kurt said lightly. "I can't believe we've gone this long as two gay teenage boys without considering that we might feel the same way about each other."

"And that we somehow skipped the whole conversation about feelings and jumped straight to marriage," Blaine murmured, a soft smile crossing his face. "There's something wrong with us isn't there?"

Kurt laughed again. "Many things," he admitted. "One of those being that we aren't dating yet."

"Easily fixed. Be my boyfriend?"

And even though he knew it was coming, the words still took Kurt's breath away. "I - yes. Of course."

Blaine smiled. "Good," he said, giving Kurt's hands a squeeze gently.

Kurt looked down at the way they were sitting and resisted the urge to laugh again. "It's like we are getting married now," he said, lifting their clasped hands lightly. And then the previously humorous situation suddenly really hit home for him. "Blaine… we could be someday. We could be standing right here like this-"

"Except we're sitting."

"Shut up," Kurt said absently, still in his fantasy world. "We could be standing here with rings on our fingers, promising to love each other forever and all that other stuff - I'd be writing my own vows of course." He glanced up to see Blaine smirking and blushed. "I'm thinking too far ahead, aren't I?"

Blaine nodded. "Yes," he said matter-of-factly. "We're seventeen and we've been dating for about a minute. And it's a high school relationship, the odds are against us straight away. But if you don't dream of the future, how are you going to get there?" He smiled almost sheepishly. "I mean, I admitted that I think of it too, didn't I?" Kurt nodded. "So, back to our vows?"

"Well, you can use the traditional ones if you like but I want to write something that's actually about you. I'm still going to take you in sickness and health after all but I'd prefer you healthy… and rich."

"Such a charmer." Both boys were smiling almost crazily at the ideas being thrown about. "And then we'd swap rings and I'd put the perfect and elegant ring that you picked out on your finger." He brushed his thumb over Kurt's ring finger, Kurt doing the same. "And you'd have picked my ring because you wouldn't trust me to pick something in a checked pattern."

Kurt stared down at their hands, imagining how it would look. "And we'd say 'I do'."

"And then…" Blaine let his words trail off and Kurt glanced off to find his face much closer than it was before. "Then we'd kiss."

Kurt had imagined this moment many times over in the past but nothing had quite prepared him for the feeling of Blaine's lips against his, how it would not only feel but taste and there were no words for it because he was finally kissing Blaine and he could get married if he wanted and it couldn't get any more perfect than this.

A cough from the door broke them apart and Kurt turned to see his dad and Carole standing there. Carole was clearly thrilled while Burt was unreadable. "I don't think I need to ask what's going on this time, do I?"

"We were… celebrating?" Kurt tried, hearing Blaine snort very lightly beside him and elbowing him in the ribs. "It's a very exciting day after all."

And that was true. Burt simply raised an eyebrow. "Uh-huh. Try to keep the celebrating to a minimum under my roof." He turned to leave then paused. "Blaine?" he called without looking back. "If you're dating my son, I expect you to ask my permission. And we need to have a little chat before I can grant that."

As the adults left, Kurt turned back to Blaine who was wide-eyed, staring at the empty door and couldn't suppress a laugh. "Hey, it'll be fine. Better to get it out of the way now." Blaine cringed, getting to his feet and heading towards the door. "Hey, Blaine?" Kurt called after him just as he was about to leave and Blaine turned. "Just don't tell him that we just got married."

And Burt's cry of, "What?" from around the corner just made the whole thing worth it.

I really wanted to write this one with them as a couple. I'm considering writing a oneshot along those lines but don't hold me to it!

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"Kurt..."

*Kliss*

*from TV* "IT'S THE DEATH EATERS! RUN!"

*breaks apart quickly*

"Stupid Death Eaters..." *throws remote at screen*