So I've been on Tumblr as usual, reblogging Chris's tweets because he's been tweeting people a lot lately and for some reason they never come up on my feed so I have to rely on Tumblr to show me. And I keep finding out more and more things about him and I'm convinced that he is just about perfect and then I realize... how am I ever going to find a guy for myself if I can't stop thinking about this one? Is anybody else concerned about this, that their 'fangirl' crushes on Chris or Darren or other celebrities will one day impact their own relationship and love life?

From wynnie the pooh: Rachel and Kurt have a conversation about how Blaine has changed Kurt's life "For Good" and Rachel sneakily tells Blaine all...

I was SO thinking this as I watched it. Even though it looks like he's singing to Rachel, I honestly believe half of the song is about Blaine for Kurt.

It works best if they're not a couple yet.

Sneaky

Rachel knew she was many things. Talented was a given, as well as a diva. She was known to be bossy, insecure, sometimes unable to keep her nose out of things that didn't involve her, jealous and unpopular. She accepted herself for who she was, knowing that many people saw the bad before they saw the good.

But one thing that Rachel Berry knew she was, was perceptive. And watching Kurt sing his lines of For Good, gazing wistfully across the stage, she knew what was going through his mind. So when the final notes had run out, when they had hugged and she had declared her love for the stage, Rachel turned the conversation around.

"You were thinking about Blaine, weren't you?"

And there was another thing that Rachel certainly was; blunt. Kurt immediately blushed, shaking his head, but Rachel pressed forward. "I know that look, Kurt. That's how I was looking at Finn when he sang songs to Quinn or slow danced with her at Prom. You're in love."

"Yes." It was barely more than a whisper, but it was there.

"How long?"

Kurt sighed, sitting on the edge of the stage. "It feels like forever now. At least since Christmas."

Rachel joined him, touching his arm gently. "Why haven't you told him?"

"Because he's not interested."

As Kurt stared out over the seats, Rachel frowned incredulously. Every time she had seen the two boys interact, it had been clear as day to her that Blaine certainly was interested in Kurt. But something must have happened to make Kurt believe that Blaine wasn't, and she wanted to know what. "Why do you think that?"

Kurt sighed. "When all that Valentines Day stuff went down, I basically admitted my feelings, and he did nothing with them. We did a heartbreaking duet together at Regionals because he said my voice was magical. He came to Prom with me so he could stand up to the bullies he had let rule him for so long - even if they were different ones. None of that was because he's interested."

Rachel shook her head, grabbing Kurt's hand. "How do you know if you haven't asked him?"

"Because he's Blaine Anderson. Lead soloist for the Dalton Academy Warblers. Always in control, always so perfect..." Kurt brushed a hand through his hair in frustration. "How could someone like me stand a chance with him?" Rachel began to interject, but Kurt overrode her. "But you know what? It doesn't matter." He turned to face her, a smile appearing on his face. "Yes, I sung that song about Blaine. But I didn't sing it about Blaine as the boyfriend I want. I sung it about Blaine, the friend who has been there for me and helped me through so much. We've had our ups and downs, just like all friendships, but he's been my rock this whole time. I love him, but if I can only ever be his friend then I'll happily take that."

The smile on his face was so genuine that Rachel reached out for another hug. "You're a braver person than I am, Kurt."

Kurt pulled away, smiling ruefully. "It comes with the title. Only gay kid who's out of the closet, you have to be." He stood, brushing imaginary dirt off his pants. "But enough of that. We need to get back before Mr. Schue notices we're gone."

Rachel jumped to her feet, heading across the stage to grab her jacket. As she picked it up, she saw her phone lying on top of it and suddenly remembered a very important fact that she should have thought of quite some time ago.

When Kurt had pulled her up onto the stage, she had known what was coming next; of course neither of them would pass up an opportunity to sing a Wicked song on this stage. So, as she had taken off her jacket, she had quickly grabbed her phone and set an audio recording going. With a bit of editing, she could make the sound relatively clear and hopefully run the number by Mr. Schue next year so he might consider more Wicked numbers for their repertoire.

But not only had the phone picked up their performance, it had picked up their conversation afterwards. The conversation that was entirely dedicated to Kurt revealing his love for Blaine.

"Rachel!"

Hitting the stop button on the recording, Rachel hovered over the file for a second before deciding that yes, it was worth it. As she turned towards Kurt who was already halfway down the aisle, she pulled up her emails and attached the file quickly, with the subject line For your consideration. Finding Blaine's name in her contacts, she hit send.

So yes, Kurt may hate her later. But it would blow over - the drama between them always did - and right now the main priority was to make sure that he was happy. Kurt deserved it, after all.

The buzzing of his phone jolted Blaine out of sleep. He frowned, rubbing his eyes and looking over his bed which was strewn with textbooks and various class notes. Somehow, amidst his study session, Blaine had fallen asleep. No surprise there, he thought to himself as he grabbed his phone.

A smile spread across his face as he saw a message from Kurt. He had gotten a few texts already, mainly picture messages of all the amazing things Kurt was seeing, and this one was no exception. A photo of the outside of the Wicked theater, captioned 'Guess who just sang on this stage! - Kurt'

Blaine shook his head in amazement, quickly typing out a reply.

Beyond jealous! Glad you're having fun :) - Blaine

He then turned his attention to the next message and frowned. An email from Rachel? The subject line was simple: For your consideration.

Deciding it was at least worth checking out, Blaine opened the email to find an audio file. Clicking on it and turning his volume on, Blaine heard the sound of Kurt's voice, talking to Rachel.

"Sing."

"But there's no orchestra."

"Make one, in your mind."

As Rachel began to sing the opening lines of For Good, Blaine once again marveled at the girl's talent as she effortlessly hit all of the notes. The quality was slightly rough, but Blaine could still make out every word. And then his jaw dropped as Kurt began to sing Glenda's lines, just as effortlessly and beautifully as Rachel had. He's incredible...

The entire duet was amazing, and Blaine could finally understand why Kurt had decided to return to McKinley. His voice shone next to Rachel's, and as the final lines rang out, Blaine had tears in his eyes at the sheer beauty of what the two had just created.

He was about to close the file when the sound of voices could be heard - something about Rachel belonging in New York. Blaine understood the pull as well. His family had gone to New York two years ago, and Blaine had fallen in love straight away, knowing this was where he needed to be for college.

Then, Rachel's voice shot through the speakers again. "You were thinking about Blaine, weren't you?"

Blaine fell off the bed. As he picked himself up, he could hear Rachel talking about the expression on Kurt's face as he sung - something Blaine would have loved to have seen - and how it was obvious.

And then, so quiet that he almost couldn't hear it. "Yes."

It took all of Blaine's restraint not to fall off the bed again. He focused his full attention on the audio clip, his jaw dropping again when Kurt admitted he had been in love with him since Christmas. But when Kurt started talking about Valentines Day, Blaine felt the lump form in his throat.

Yes, he knew he had screwed up on Valentines Day. But he had never realized he had hurt Kurt so badly, and made Kurt believe that Blaine wasn't interested. Because Blaine was interested. Very interested, in fact.

But he pushed all that aside in favor of listening to Kurt and trying not to tear up at just how little Kurt seemed to think of himself to think that Blaine would never consider him. And then Kurt's voice rose and Blaine could almost hear him smiling.

"...I sung it about Blaine, the friend who has been there for me and helped me through so much..."

Blaine smiled, even as a tear slipped down his cheek. He had never realized his friendship was so important to Kurt and needed to make sure that Kurt knew that Blaine felt the same. Kurt's friendship was what kept him strong, no matter what was happening.

"...I love him, but if I can only ever be his friend then I'll happily take that."

Kurt's voice was wistful, but Blaine knew he wasn't unhappy. He truly meant the words he was saying, and it only made Blaine fall in love with him more.

Well, there were still three days until Kurt arrived back from New York. Plenty of time for Blaine to plan. But first...

Hitting reply, Blaine tapped out a message, before tossing his phone aside and falling back on his bed. Okay, time to think.

As Brittany began to sing a few lines of their new song, Rachel's phone buzzed. Subtly, she pulled it out and opened the message.

Consider it considered - Blaine

Rachel smiled, glancing across at Kurt who was humming along softly. Perhaps things were going to work out for at least one person romantically from all of this.

Kurt woke suddenly, not sure where he was. It took a few moments of blinking and staring blearily around his room for it to kick in. Right, just got back from New York... didn't make it into the top ten...

Falling back into his pillows, Kurt sighed. The club still weren't talking, with the exception of a few texts between neutral parties such as himself and Mercedes. Something had changed with his friend and Kurt was currently trying to get it out of her without pushing her away as well.

As if his phone - or his friend - was reading his mind, his phone buzzed. Kurt slid it open, expecting to see a text from Mercedes. Instead, he found himself staring at Blaine's name.

Hey, how are you feeling? Hope you're not too down about not making it through - you guys were still amazing! - Blaine

Kurt couldn't help the smile that crossed his face as he replied.

How did you know? - Kurt

The reply was almost instantaneous.

Internet is a wonderful thing ;) - Blaine

Sitting up, Kurt kicked his feet out of bed and stretched. He and Blaine hadn't had a proper text conversation - let alone any kind of conversation to be honest - for some time, and it was nice to just chat to his friend.

I concur. Well, I guess I'm bummed that we didn't get through, but I still had an amazing time and our songs were awesome. There's always next year :) - Kurt

As Kurt dressed for the day, his phone buzzed again. There had been a significant gap between texts, and Kurt was expecting something lengthy. Instead, there were only a few words on the screen.

Glad you're staying positive. Plans for today? - Blaine

Kurt hadn't made any plans, and told Blaine as such. He was still tired, hadn't seen his dad in awhile and just wanted to hang out with his family. But as he made his way downstairs, Kurt realized that wasn't exactly a possibility. Carole had already left for work and Finn was gulping down breakfast, muttering something about going over to Rachel's house before leaving the table hurriedly. As Kurt sat down, Burt came in, dressed in his overalls.

"Emergency down at the shop. Sorry, kid. You'll be alright alone?"

Kurt nodded, pouring himself a bowl of cereal and trying to hide his disappointment. He felt his pocket buzz but waited for his dad to leave before reading the text.

Any chance you'd come to Dalton? The guys do miss you, and we want to congratulate you on your performance at Nationals - Blaine

Kurt suddenly realized how long it had been since he'd seen the other Warblers. He and Blaine had gotten coffee before he had left, but keeping in touch with an entire show choir of boys who lived in another town had been quite difficult. So of course Kurt had to go.

I'd love to. Be there in a little while :) - Kurt

"KURT!"

Kurt laughed in delight as he entered the choir room, seeing all of the Warblers sitting waiting for him. Nick and Jeff were the first to reach him, hugging him roughly as the rest of the group piled on. "Okay, let me breathe, let me breathe!"

As the group parted, Blaine stepped through and Kurt's smile grew wider. "Hi," he said simply, pulling Kurt in for a hug that lasted slightly longer than the others.

"Hi there," Kurt murmured quietly to him before pulling away and turning to the other Warblers. "So, I gather you've all seen our performances?"

Everybody began to talk at once until Wes grabbed his gavel and rapped it on the coffee table. "Yes, we did," he said unnecessarily in the silence that followed. "Would you like to hear our opinions?"

Kurt rolled his eyes lightly. "I'm sure I'll hear them anyway," he murmured to Blaine who chuckled.

"Your song writing was phenomenal, we have to say," David chipped in, "and the choreography was a lot better than what you usually bring. No offense."

Kurt nodded, turning to Wes. "What he said, pretty much. I'd like to know why one of the girls walked in front of your dueting couple instead of behind, something I'm fairly sure lost you points."

"Hold on," Nick interjected. "Are we all ignoring the elephant in the room? What about the two that kissed?"

Murmurs filled the room again and Kurt laughed softly. "Yes, we know. Rachel and Finn got thoroughly chewed out for it, don't worry. In their defense, their breakup lasted about six months this time."

Blaine laughed, knowing the history of the New Directions club. "Anyway, apart from that I feel like we did well. It was an amazing experience and I just hope we make it there next year, and I hope we're competing against you guys."

The rest of the Warblers began to talk, and Kurt could see the Council already putting their heads together - no doubt talking setlists. Rolling his eyes again, Kurt glanced around the room and took in the feelings of nostalgia from being back with the Warblers again. Of course he was better off at McKinley, but there had been something about these boys that would always stay with him.

"Hey, can we talk?"

Kurt turned to Blaine who was still standing next to him. Something in his expression had changed and he was looking slightly more serious. "Sure," Kurt replied, wondering what was going on, especially as Blaine led him out of the choir room and down to the student commons where they had sung Baby, It's Cold Outside. It seems like forever ago now, Kurt thought to himself, sitting down on one of the couches next to Blaine. "So, what's up?"

Blaine had pulled out his phone and was flipping it lightly in his hands. "Rachel sent me some audio - an impromptu performance you guys did in New York."

"Which one? We did a few." Kurt smiled, remembering their mashup as they danced through the streets... another thing that felt like it had happened in another life.

"This one was just you and Rachel and appears to be a little... shall we say, illegal."

Kurt's hands flew to his mouth. "She sent you For Good?"

Blaine nodded and Kurt buried his head in his hands. "I can't believe she did that, I was so close to crying that whole time from the sheer unreality of being on the Wicked stage so my voice probably sounded terrible -"

"Kurt. Stop." Kurt lifted his head to see Blaine staring at him in disbelief. "You sounded incredible."

Kurt ducked his head again, this time to hide a blush. "Oh. Well, thank you."

There was a moment of silence and Kurt glanced up at Blaine to see his friend deep in thought. A second later, Blaine snapped back out of it, looking at him with a smile. "Yeah, I listened to all nine minutes of it. It was... enlightening."

And now Blaine was staring at him as if waiting for something. Kurt frowned as he realized what Blaine had said. "Nine minutes? The song only went for just under four..."

"I know."

"So what were you... oh my god." Kurt froze, staring at Blaine. "No."

Blaine nodded. Kurt was immediately stumbling to his feet, one hand pressed against his mouth. "You weren't meant to hear that, you weren't meant to know..."

"Woah, Kurt! Stop, it's okay!" Blaine grabbed his arms, pulling him back down to the couch. "I should have said that better, I'm sorry. Just ... listen to me, please?"

Kurt could feel himself shaking, but forced himself to nod. Blaine leant back, biting his lip and Kurt knew he was looking for words to say. This wasn't meant to happen, I worked so hard not to tell him, now I'm going to lose his friendship and that's what I've been clinging to for so long now...

"Why didn't you tell me?"

Kurt shook his head. "You heard it, Blaine. You know why."

"You said to Rachel that you didn't stand a chance with me. I disagree." Blaine hesitated for a second before placing his hand over Kurt's. "You're Kurt Hummel. The best countertenor I've heard in ... well, ever. You're always true to yourself, no matter what the cost. So the real question is, how could someone like me ever stand a chance with you?"

Kurt couldn't breathe. He knew Blaine was holding his hand, but he couldn't feel it. "You.. you want to be with me?" he asked when his lungs finally started working again.

Blaine gave a strangled laugh. "Kurt, I got it all wrong on Valentines Day, and I regret that so much. But I never wanted to give you the idea that I wasn't interested. Because I really am. I kind of love you, Kurt."

Now he really couldn't breathe. Reminding himself that breathing was vital for staying alive and he really really didn't want to die right now, Kurt managed to take a deep breath, still staring at Blaine. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because I don't know how to work relationships. And then you went to McKinley and I figured you wouldn't want a long distance relationship and ... and like you said, it was your friendship that was important. More important than anything."

Blaine finished his sentence in a rush, staring down at their linked hands. Kurt gave him a moment, knowing the feeling. "Blaine, look at me?"

And as Blaine looked up, Kurt leant in and kissed him. The second their lips made contact, Kurt knew. He knew Blaine had been worth waiting for, worth giving his entire heart to. Blaine was worth fighting for, and Blaine was worth keeping forever.

They both pulled away from the kiss, staring at each other. Kurt knew he looked shocked, but the smile on his face said it all. "Um... won't the other Warblers be wondering where we are?" He hated to say it, but the last thing he wanted was for a nosy Warbler (read: Cameron) to walk in and catch them in their ... private moment.

Blaine shook his head. "They all knew I was telling you today, pretty sure. Besides, who cares about them? After all, we have a lot of lost time to make up for."

As Blaine kissed him again, Kurt allowed himself to smile. Oh, I don't think we'll have any trouble making up for it, somehow.

And note to self; kill Rachel. Then thank her.

MusicalEscape:

"I love you too." *kliss*

*Warblers pop out of nowhere*

"SWEET! You all owe me $20 now!"

"Hey, what're we supposed to bet about now?"

"I propose we bet about the next point in their relationship! 50 that he transfers to McKinley!"

"30 that they adopt a pet duck and move to NYC to live in a condominium overlooking Time Square! With an instant juicer!"

Trent always WAS the odd one...