Sarah is so tired.

From Queenoftheworld98: A Very Glee Christmas, when Mr. Schue asks Kurt if Blaine is someone special and Kurt reveals that he's in love with Blaine, Blaine overhears the entire conversation?

Okay, when this story came up to join my queue, I was completely confused. I swore I had already posted this chapter ages ago. I went on Tumblr and asked and a lot of people said yes, they'd already read it. But I skimmed Kiss, others skimmed it and we cannot find the chapter. This chapter hasn't been published in this story and I am so completely confused right now. If I messed up and this has been written in this story already, please let me know ASAP and I'll switch this chapter for another one. But you have to actually prove to me that it was in this story, okay? Don't just say you've read it, send me a chapter number or a link.

Overheard

"I think you're ready."

Kurt's voice had grown suddenly breathy, a quality Blaine had never quite heard from his friend before. As his mind immediately jumped to conclusions, Blaine began to stand. "Well, for the record," he said, pulling himself to his feet, "You are much better than that girl's gonna be."

And it was absolutely true. Blaine had been to rehearsal just yesterday and the girl, while a good singer, certainly could take a few tips from Kurt on how to actually perform. Once again ignoring the little voice in his head that tried to tell him exactly why Kurt was a good performer, Blaine started leaving the room and nodding to the man who walked past him. He heard Kurt's delighted comment as he left and smiled, realizing the man must be Kurt's old Glee teacher. Wonder what he's doing here...

Just as the door was about to shut behind him, Blaine suddenly remembered he had left his boom box back in the room. Stopping the door with his foot, Blaine turned to walk back in before pausing as snatches of conversation drifted through the door.

"Someone special?"

Blaine frowned. Wait, are they talking about me? He quickly realized he shouldn't be eavesdropping and decided he could get his music player later. But just as Blaine was pulling his foot out of the door, Kurt's voice wafted through. "No, just a friend. But on the upside, I'm in love with him and he's actually gay. I call that progress."

Woah. What?

Kurt continued to talk, something about how he was doing at Dalton, but Blaine had completely lost his concentration. Allowing the door to close, Blaine leaned against the wall and took a deep breath. Okay, Blaine. Process this calmly and ration - Kurt's in lovewith you!

Blaine sighed, burying his head in his hands. It wasn't that it was a bad thing that Kurt had feelings for him, not at all. But Blaine wasn't sure Kurt was ready for a relationship. He had been through so much drama at his old school and Blaine knew he was still healing from that. So to enter into a relationship now might be the last thing that would help Kurt recover.

But, at the same time, his selfish side was already yelling at him. You both like each other! Just get in there and say something before your noble side can start to repress those feelings and make you do something stupid like go after someone 'experienced'!

Before Blaine could make a decision, the door opened again. Hastily standing, Blaine tried to think of an excuse before turning slowly to face the man who had walked into the room a few minutes earlier. "Um... hi?"

Blaine breathed a sigh of relief. "Hi there. You must be Kurt's old teacher. I'm Blaine."

The main gave him a strange look. "Yeah. Will Schuester. Not to be rude or anything... but have you been standing out here the whole time?"

Crap.

"I know how it looks," Blaine began immediately, "but I wasn't eavesdropping or ... I mean, I guess I ended up overhearing but that wasn't my intention..."

Sighing, he gave up and ran a hand through his hair. To his surprise, the man chuckled. "It's alright, Blaine. I'm not going to get mad at you or anything. I've seen much worse from my Glee club." Will stopped and scrutinized him. "I'm guessing you didn't know that Kurt was interested before now?"

Blaine shook his head. "I mean, I had hoped, but.."

"Well, now you know. Better get in there and talk to him right?"

Will moved to walk away but Blaine stopped him. "Hold on a second. You know Kurt pretty well, right?" Will nodded. "Well, will he... I mean, do you think he's ready for a relationship?"

Will paused and thought for a moment before sighing. "Blaine, that's a call that only Kurt can make. You and I both know his last little while at McKinley wasn't great, and I get the feeling you know more than I'll ever find out." Blaine shuffled a little, looking down at his feet. "There's no problem with that. I wasn't exactly there for Kurt when I should have been so I'm glad he had someone. But from what I've seen of Kurt over the past year and a bit of having him in my club, he's a strong guy. You know that." Blaine nodded thoughtfully. "Just because someone's had something happen to them doesn't make them incapable of ever experiencing happiness again. But if you really want to know, just ask Kurt. I'm sure you'll be able to tell."

"Thank you, sir. I - I think I will."

Will placed a hand on his shoulder gently. "Kurt's a great guy, and he talked about you a lot before he even came here. Just treat him right, that's all we ask of you."

Blaine nodded, knowing the message came from all of McKinley. Will gave him another smile before leaving. Blaine watched him walk out before taking a deep breath and walking back through the door. Glancing over at the desk, he saw Kurt flipping back through his textbook as he resumed his study.

As he picked up his boom box, the noise alerted Kurt to his presence. "Oh, Blaine. Didn't hear you come back in."

Blaine smiled. "Just forgot this," he said, lifting the box a bit higher, Kurt nodding. He paused for a second before putting it back down and walking over to the desk. "Hey, can I ask you something?"

"Sure." Kurt put down his pen and looked up at him.

Blaine began to speak, then changed his mind. Gesturing for Kurt to follow, he sat back down on the couch they had finished their performance on not five minutes ago. "How are you going with the Karofsky stuff?"

The first few times Blaine had mentioned the antagonizer's name, Kurt had flinched. Now, he barely batted an eyelid. "I'm actually doing pretty good. I mean, I wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alleyway or anything, but I know he doesn't have power over me. What I said to him that day, although badly put, was true. He is just a scared boy." Kurt shrugged. "I can't do anything for him, but I'd say I've moved on to a better chapter of my life." The smile that crossed Blaine's face was nothing short of ecstatic, and Kurt seemed to pick up on it too. "I - I guess that's a good thing?"

"So... theoretically, that would mean you're ready to start looking at other guys? I mean," Blaine waved a hand dismissively, "there's a few of us out of the closet here. Jeff. Nick. Richard." He paused for a second. "Me."

Kurt raised an eyebrow, but Blaine noticed the slight flush to his cheeks at the last word. "Last time I checked, Nick and Jeff weren't into threesomes -"

"You checked?"

Kurt laughed. "You know what I mean. Richard's... nice, but probably not my type."

Blaine waited a few seconds, but nothing more was forthcoming. "And me?"

Now the blush was definitely apparent. "Well... I mean, you're very nice, charming even. We're good friends, we get along well..." Kurt trailed off, clearly trying to find a reason to add a 'but' to the end of his sentence.

Blaine gave him another moment before chipping in. "So?"

"So... why do you ask, Blaine?"

Blaine raised an eyebrow. He had to hand it to him, Kurt managed to flip the conversation into Blaine's court with one sweep of the hand. "Touche, Hummel." He took a deep breath. "Maybe - maybe I've been looking around myself and... and maybe I didn't find anybody until you came along."

Kurt froze. Blaine gave it a moment, but continued when Kurt didn't respond, hoping for the best. "I think I've liked you since the first day you transferred, possibly before. I just didn't think you were ready so I didn't say anything -"

"Why don't you let me decide what I'm ready for." Kurt's voice was breathless, but so confident that Blaine couldn't be mistaken as to what he was implying. Smiling, he moved to reply -

- only to find Kurt's lips pressed gently against his.

Blaine was shocked into stillness for a few seconds before realizing that kissing back was probably the best move. Plus, kissing Kurt felt far too good to not do.

It was only when the need for oxygen became the more pressing issue that the two broke apart, breathing heavily. Blaine wanted to feel shy - after all, he had never kissed anybody before - but the look of pure delight on Kurt's face meant he couldn't look away. "So.." he trailed off, lost for words.

Kurt laughed. "So," he agreed. "Does that mean you've found that 'someone' now?"

"That depends." Blaine reached out to take Kurt's hands. "Does he want me?"

"You were listening outside the door, you know perfectly well."

Blaine dropped his hands in shock. "You - how did you know?"

Kurt rolled his eyes. "I heard you and Mr. Schue talking." Blaine looked down sheepishly and Kurt laughed again. "Hey, anything to get your act into gear works for me."

"You're amazing," Blaine murmured quietly. Kurt beamed, then his smile turned almost devilish.

"Besides, this all started with spying. We're just following tradition."

I just... deja vu. I don't know. I wish I knew. It's bugging me so much.

MusicalEscape:

*after Klaine is together*

"I'll start off. Cookie."

"Awesome."

"Redvine!"

*smacks* "You were supposed to say ME, idiot. Y'know, Kurt, your boyfriend? Who can tell Wes and David about that time at the mall with that Care Bear-"

*grabs face and kisses* "I'll just make sure you can't, then..."