I found out that my friend - although she doesn't watch the episodes religiously like I do - is pretty much just as Glee obsessed as me. It's such a beautiful day. We spent ages talking about the 3x05 rumours and she's on exactly the same page as me so I get the feeling she might be over at my house for that episode when it airs...

From Tinaklaine99: How about if one day(when Kurt is at Dalton still) some random Warbler is all like "hey I was thinking of singing a song to my girlfriend" and he asks Kurt for help so he practices singing the song on Kurt and the Blaine comes in and is all like "WHAT IS GOING ON?" and Blaine runs out all sad and Kurt runs after him and is confused…

Oh Blainers...

Help

Kurt Hummel had always prided himself on having a very distinctive voice. It had been the source of much teasing in the past, but Kurt would never change it, not for anything. After all, it had opened up so many possibilities for him, especially in an all boys school. Songs that other boys couldn't even attempt, Kurt could perform flawlessly which was always appreciated when the group wanted to perform a duet that was traditionally male and female led. Nobody would ever forget who he was, that was for certain.

But having such a feminine sounding voice certainly had its setbacks. Being mistaken for a woman on the phone was something Kurt had gotten used to a long time ago, yes, but it was still a point of slight irritation every time it happened. And then there were events such as these.

"Please?"

Kurt sighed, leaning forward and resting his chin on his hands. "So let me get this straight. You want to serenade your girlfriend… with a duet?"

Mark nodded eagerly. "She loves to sing just as much as I do and when I thought of You and I, I couldn't turn down the opportunity. I came to you because I just want to get it down perfect with the choreography and -"

"Woah, hold on there Casanova. Nobody mentioned choreography."

Mark grinned sheepishly as Kurt put his hands on his hips. "It's not complicated," the boy assured him. "Just a few spins, couple of dips, you know? I just want to know what I'm doing before I sing it to her. Please, Kurt? Nobody else can sing the part and I know you can dance too."

Kurt thought about it for a few seconds longer before relenting. "Just once though. And don't tell me what the choreography will be," he said quickly as Mark opened his mouth, presumably to do exactly that. "She won't know when you're doing it."

"Okay." Mark pulled out a chair from one of the tables and gestured for Kurt to sit. "So she'll be here and I'll… I'll be over here, coming in." Mark walked over to the door and returned slowly, clearly getting 'in character' and Kurt suppressed the urge to roll his eyes.

"Just you and I, sharing our love together,

And I know in time, we'll build the dreams we treasure."

Kurt nodded his approval. Mark had sped the song up, thankfully, and it was an excellent choice for his voice - and Mark had a wonderful voice too, making Kurt wonder why exactly he wasn't a Warbler. But he pushed that aside in favor of listening to the song and trying to pretend that he was a love-struck girl, which was easy to do by simply picturing Rachel whenever Finn sang to her.

Mark stepped towards him, holding out a hand and Kurt tried not to laugh as he took it, allowing Mark to pull him to his feet and twirl him lightly.

"We'll be alright, just you and I,

Just you and I,"

Mark gestured to Kurt who laughed quietly before repeating the line softly as Mark took both of his hands, pulling him closer.

"And I know in time, we'll build a dream to treasure,

We'll be alright, just you and I."

Kurt felt himself twirled around again and couldn't help but smile. He had met Mark's girlfriend once before and knew she would absolutely love this sappy display of affection that was currently on display. Her voice wasn't quite as good as Kurt's, but Kurt knew it would be beautiful for the two of them anyway.

Pulling him back in, Mark stared into his eyes as they sang, Kurt inwardly feeling proud of himself for being able to sing this close to a boy without blushing or feeling uncomfortable. It probably helps that he's definitely not singing to me. And that I'd be much happier if there was another boy singing to me right now.

"And I remember our first embrace, the smile that was on your face,

The promises we made,

And now, your love is my reward, and I love you even more,

Than I ever did before."

And then Mark was dropping to his knees and Kurt bit back the urge to laugh because that was just a little too far for Kurt's liking. But he played along, parrying back the lines as Mark sang to him before mercifully climbing to his feet and spinning Kurt around again as they reached the chorus for the second time. Kurt sung his way through it, wondering how he actually knew this song well enough to sing it considering how old it was.

"We'll be alright, just you and I."

And as Mark dipped him, Kurt laughed because this is so ridiculous and Mark was grinning down at him like they were in love and then there was a sudden sharp pang of hurt that Kurt probably wasn't going to experience something like this that was real for a long long time. "We made it, you and I," he sang softly before lifting his head slowly as the song finished.

Blaine was standing in the doorway.

Kurt shot up so fast that he overbalanced, Mark grabbing his shoulder to keep him upright. "Woah, careful there. I didn't realize I'd literally swept you off your feat," he teased, clearly joking around.

Of course that was the worst possible thing to say because now Blaine looked like someone had kicked him. Hard. But why? Kurt asked himself as he stared at the boy in the doorway. Why does he look like he's been hurt or betrayed or - oh.

OH.

"Blaine," Kurt whispered helplessly, extricating himself from Mark's grasp and taking a tentative step towards the door. "I -"

Blaine turned on his heel and fled.

"Kurt? What's wrong?" Mark turned to the door to find it empty. "Was someone there?"

Kurt nodded mutely, giving himself a few seconds to process the realizations that had just hit him. "Blaine," he finally said. "Blaine was there. And he thought -"

"Go," Mark said instantly, shrugging when Kurt shot him a confused look. "You're the only one around here who hasn't worked out that he's head over heels for you. Just like he never figured out how crazy you were for him."

"Are," Kurt corrected softly. "I still am."

Mark grinned again. "Then what are you waiting for?"

Kurt gave himself a second before realizing. Nothing. Without another word he brushed past Mark and hurried out of the room, hoping it wasn't too late and Blaine hadn't done something rash like jump into his car and go driving off somewhere. The last thing Kurt needed was for Blaine to get into an accident, especially not now.

Blaine's room was empty and Kurt cursed under his breath, running back down the hall and taking the stairs three at a time down into the foyer. A couple of students looked up in surprise but most had knowing looks on their faces and Kurt realized Blaine must have come through here already. He caught David's eye who was sitting with Wes and Thad, clearly going over setlists. David jerked a thumb towards the side door which led to the back courtyard and Kurt waved a hand in thanks, jogging over to the door before slowing to open it gently and let himself out. It took a few seconds to find Blaine but finally Kurt saw the glimpse of a Dalton sleeve behind a large bush. Slowly he walked across the courtyard, not wanting to sneak up on the boy but wanting to see what was going on with Blaine before making his move.

And then he heard the sniff and that entire plan went down the drain. "Blaine," Kurt whispered, crossing the last of the distance between them and kneeling in front of his friend. "Hey, it's alright."

Blaine stared at him, wide eyed and attempted to wipe the tears from his face but Kurt grabbed his hands before he could. "I want you to listen to me for a minute. What you saw in there was not what you thought it was and I'm not just saying that. Mark is completely straight, in fact it happens to be his and his girlfriend's one year anniversary this weekend and he wanted to sing to her. So, because I have the only voice in this school that can be mistaken for a girl's…" he trailed off, waiting for Blaine to make the connection himself.

"You sang it to help him out," Blaine finished, closing his eyes slowly. "I'm such an idiot."

Now Blaine looked even more miserable and Kurt sighed, shaking his head. "I get how it looked, okay? What I didn't quite get was this reaction. Why are you so upset about it?"

Of course Kurt knew now what was going on but he needed to hear this from Blaine. If there was any chance of them starting a relationship - and wow, that made it really hard for Kurt not to smile right then - then everything needed to be out in the open right from the start. Plus, it could've been something else entirely. Blaine could have a crush on Mark and the reason he was more upset now was because he knew Mark was straight and why hadn't Kurt thought of that earlier?

But then Blaine sighed and opened his eyes. "I thought I had lost my chance with you completely," he whispered so quietly that Kurt barely caught it.

Kurt had to close his own eyes for a second there because he had honestly never thought this moment would come and that his crush on Blaine would just end up dwindling out of existence like his one on Finn had. Instead, here was Blaine, crying because he thought Kurt was interested in another guy. "Blaine, I have to be honest," Kurt found himself saying, "to have had a chance with me, I would have needed to know how you felt in the first place."

Oh. So that's how it looked to break someone's heart.

"I - god, I'm such an idiot," Blaine repeated. "I'm just gonna -"

He moved to stand but Kurt refused to let go of his hands and ended up tugging Blaine down to his level. "So since I need to know how you feel," he continued calmly, "why don't you tell me?"

Blaine had apparently decided that he couldn't be hurt any more and began to speak in a monotone that clenched at Kurt's heart like nothing else. "I am crazy about you. I've only realized it recently but it's grown more than anything else I've ever felt in my life and I was trying to work out how to say it and then work up the courage to tell you and I just didn't get there. Which is probably good if you don't feel the same way."

"Who says I don't?"

And, okay, there was the moment that made the whole conversation worthwhile - the second that Blaine realized he might still have a chance. "You… Kurt, do you like me?"

In response, Kurt closed the distance between them, pressing his lips lightly against Blaine's. Blaine was still frozen, clearly in shock, but Kurt knew it wasn't a rejection even as he pulled away just a few seconds later. "I do."

There was approximately three seconds of silence and then Blaine was lunging across the gap between them, kissing Kurt properly - or as properly as he could with his breath still ragged and laughing every few seconds and there were still tears on his cheeks and it was the strangest and most amazing thing Kurt had ever experienced. Blaine was an emotional wreck for him.

Apparently Blaine was painfully aware of that as he pulled away rapidly blushing - blushing! - and ducked his head. "I can't see why. I'm an absolute mess and I've never done this sort of thing before, I don't know how to be someone's boyfriend, Kurt. All I know is that I really like you and I don't want to mess this up."

And Kurt, acting purely on instinct, reached out a hand to touch Blaine's cheek gently, wiping away a tear. "Don't worry," he said softly. "I'll take care of you."

Blainers...

MusicalEscape:

*kiss*

"Wow..."

*text rings on phone*

"It's from Jeff... 'according to our cameras, you guys finally kissed. My job is done. I'm going to make our with my boyfriend, Nick, now.'"

"Wait. So he's already with Nick? You sexted him for no reason?" *le grr*

"Another text. 'P.S. You and Blaine owe us $20. Also, these texts are good blackmail material ;)' I'm kinda worried now..."