Summer – between Freshman/Sophomore year
"I dunno, I think I like the red better." Mercedes held her toes up to examine them, comparing the red left toenails to the gold right toenails. Rachel was busy shaking up the bottles getting ready to crack open whichever one Mercedes ended up going with.
Kurt sat on the couch in Courtney's parents' living room, mixing up a second batch of virgin margaritas. Courtney was in the kitchen making some sort of weird chemical concoction and occasionally laughing to herself (as is appropriate for a mad scientist). Kurt, Rachel, Mercedes, and Courtney were all having a slumber party while Courtney's family was on vacation; Courtney, still recuperating from the previous semester, had declined to join her family. And truth be told, she missed Lima; being in Lima was a vacation to Courtney.
Rachel and Mercedes were also home from college. Rachel, surprising everyone, had opted not to study theatre or music and was instead studying political science. Kurt wasn't sure which shocked him more; the fact that Rachel had given up her Broadway dream or that he had never thought to picture her in politics before. Mercedes was studying psychology and wanted to be a social worker someday.
Kurt sipped the margarita and poured it into four cups: one for each of them. "You should go for the gold, Merc. It's flashy, yet classy. Totally you."
Courtney came back into the living room clutching what looked like a large plastic water dispenser with a plastic spigot on it, filled with green ooze of some kind. She left it on the coffee table and ran out to the back pantry. Rachel eyed the dispenser like some kind of evil menace. "What is that?"
Courtney came back in carrying a cardboard box and a plastic grocery bag. She sat down on the floor in front of the spigot and started pulling rubber balloons out of the grocery bag. "This is a little bit of fun we're going to have with my dearest cousins tonight."
Mercedes furrowed her brow. "Water balloons?"
Courtney tied off the first balloon. "Kind of…except water balloons are usually filled with…water. This is probably closer to that crap they fill paint balls with except more washable and watered down. We are going to throw them at their windows."
Rachel shook her head, but smiled in spite of herself. "I swear, is everyone in your family mentally damaged?"
"Yep." Kurt was the one to answer since Courtney was too busy trying to fill up the balloons with the perfect amount of ooze to answer Rachel.
As she tied up the second balloon, Court looked up at Rachel. "Uncle Paul actually taught us how to make these when we were little. They're great when we have family reunions in the summer. You can do different colors so you can tell who got hit by what team."
Mercedes picked up one of the balloons and passed it back and forth between her hands. "This won't stain their house?"
Courtney shook her head. "No, not really. Dave has to power wash the house this week anyway. So, I figure we might as well give him something to actually clean."
Kurt shook his head. "You and Jenny act like such…guys sometimes."
"Oh! Speaking of Jennifer," Mercedes leaned in close to Kurt, Rachel and Courtney getting ready to get her gossip on. "Guess who rigged up Coach Sylvester's confetti cannon so that it fired those tiny little Styrofoam packing balls instead of paper strips? Tina says the Cheerios were picking Styrofoam out of their clothes and hair for a week."
Courtney shook her head, smiling fondly. "God, I wish I could have gone to McKinley with my cuzzes. All girls' schools suck. Majorly."
Kurt had to agree with that one. "No kidding, Dalton was so horribly stifling. Nothing fun ever happened there."
Half an hour later, Courtney had all the balloons filled and loaded up in the box. Rachel, not wanting to actually throw any of the balloons, but more than happy enough to observe, carried the box for the others. Courtney pointed out which windows belonged to which Karofsky. Mercedes and Kurt were a bit tentative, but Courtney just picked up the first balloon, pulled her arm back and swung it at Miri and Jenny's window with expert precision. Mercedes picked a balloon and, while she was debating whether or not she really wanted to go through with it, Courtney hurled a second balloon at the window, this time hitting the side of the house just next to the window.
Mercedes, not thinking anymore, tossed the balloon underhanded and hit the bottom right hand corner of the window. Kurt watched as the light flicked on in the bedroom. Courtney grabbed Mercedes' arm and the four friends ran around to the other side of the house where Dave and Joe's windows could be found. Courtney, Mercedes and Kurt began hurling the balloons at the three windows (two for Dave on the second floor, one for Joseph in the attic). Suddenly Dave's window slid open and he stuck his head out. Dave looked like he had just woken up and he probably had. Dazedly looking around it finally dawned on him what was going on. Kurt and Courtney were still tossing the balloons, though. One of Kurt's balloons hit the side of Dave's windowpanes and splattered, turning half of Dave's face a forest green.
Kurt burst out laughing. Dave sputtered for a moment, trying to figure out how to react. "I'm gonna kill all of you!" Dave hoisted himself out of the window and onto the narrow overhang of roof a few feet below it.
"He's not really gonna jump, is he?" Kurt turned around to direct the question to Courtney only to see her, Mercedes and Rachel running back to the safety of Courtney's house. Kurt quickly followed after, checking over his shoulder to see Dave hit the ground and come thundering after him. Kurt threw himself into Courtney's house and slammed the door behind, latching the lock just in time to hear Dave bang on it.
"Don't think you can hide forever, Hummel." Kurt smiled; Dave didn't sound at all angry, just playful mad. Kurt hooked up the chain latch on the door and then unlocked the deadbolt, opening it just enough to stick his tongue out at Dave. Dave made a grab for Kurt, but Kurt got the door closed and properly locked again.
Kurt joined Mercedes and Rachel out in the living room. They were all panting from running and laughing too hard. "Oh my god. That was too much." Rachel fanned herself with her hand. "I've wanted someone to do something like that to him since we joined New Directions."
Courtney came back out from the kitchen where she had deposited the remaining balloons and sat down next to Mercedes on the couch. Mercedes scooted over a little to give her more room before responding to Rachel. "You have to admit, he looked pretty cute all huffy and pissed."
Rachel waved Mercedes away as if to say 'puh-lease.' "Honestly, the only time he isn't adorable is when he's being mean to our boy Kurt."
Kurt smiled, "You should see him when he's sad or frustrated; he just lets out these sad little squeaks and whimpers. It's like a cartoon or something. Oh, but even cuter than that is when he's thinking really hard. He sticks his tongue out a little at the corner, or he just lets his jaw slacken a bit and hangs his tongue over his bottom lip. He starts chewing on his tongue if he's thinking exceptionally hard."
Rachel and Mercedes exchanged a knowing smile. Kurt noticed it and smiled at them. "What?"
Courtney was scooping all the manicure supplies off the floor and put them on the coffee table where they wouldn't get kicked or stepped on. "I think they just realized how much you miss dating Davey."
Kurt shook his head. "I've told you before, Court. I don't want him back."
"Uh, huh. Sure."
Kurt shot Mercedes a look, "Oh, shut up, Mercedes. Dave and I have been done for ten months."
Rachel covered her mouth, suppressing a giggle. "Oh wow, do you know how many weeks, too?"
Kurt rolled his eyes, "Two, why?"
Rachel started laughing in earnest and slapped Mercedes thigh. Mercedes grabbed Rachel's hand and turned to face her. "He still has the wicked hots for Dave!"
Courtney propped her head up on her fist and watched Kurt with a little smirk on her face. "He is so in love with him."
Kurt's eyes went wide and he glared at Courtney. "I…AM…NOT!"
The three girls looked at each other and said in harmony "Yes, you are."
Kurt got up off the floor, stamping his foot and turning away from them, a blush creeping over his cheeks. "Oh, come on, Kurt. Just say it."
Kurt stamped his foot again, refusing to face them. "It's not true! I won't say it. I won't say I'm…" A smile spread over his lips. And he crossed his arms over his chest.
If there's a prize for rotten judgment
I guess I've already won that
No man is worth the aggravation
That's ancient history, been there, done that!
Kurt could hear Mercedes' unmistakable giggling behind him and a moment later, the three girlfriends took up the tune.
Who'd'ya think you're kiddin'
He's the Earth and Heaven to you
Try to keep it hidden
Honey, we can see right through you
Boy, ya can't conceal it
We know how ya feel and
Who you're thinking of
Kurt turned to face them, wagging a finger at them:
No chance, no way
I won't say it, no, no
The girls were getting up off the couch and approaching him now:
You swoon, you sigh
Why deny it? uh-oh
Kurt crossed his hands back over his chest and walked away from them:
It's too cliche
I won't say I'm in love!
I thought my heart had learned its lesson
It feels so good when you start out
My head is screaming get a grip, boy
Unless you're dying to cry your heart out
Kurt could feel Rachel's hands on his shoulders and Mercedes and Courtney each took one of his hand:
You keep on denying
Who you are and how you're feeling
Baby, we're not buying
Hon, we saw ya hit the ceiling
Face it like a grown-up
When ya gonna own up
That ya got, got, got it bad
Kurt pulled away from them and turned around to stare them down again:
No chance, now way
I won't say it, no, no!
Courtney poked Kurt in the cheek as he tried to maintain his poker face:
Give up, give in
Check the grin you're in love
Kurt swatted her hand away and backed himself into a corner:
This scene won't play,
I won't say I'm in love
Mercedes grabbed him by the forearm and pulled him back into the center of the room:
You're doin flips read our lips
You're in love
Kurt stepped around the coffee table, heading back towards the couch:
You're way off base
I won't say it!
Get off my case
I won't say it!
The girls all pulled Kurt into a group hug, and kissed him on the cheek:
Boy, don't be proud
It's okay you're in love
Pulling himself out of their hug, Kurt flopped down onto the couch, completely defeated:
Oh-oh-oh-oooooh
At least out loud,
I won't say I'm in love
Rachel and Mercedes sat beside Kurt on the couch while Courtney plopped herself onto the arm of the couch. "Doesn't that feel good to get that off your chest."
Kurt took Mercedes' hand and gave it a lukewarm squeeze. "No, I feel worse than before. He's so happy with Tyson."
Rachel patted Kurt's hand, still encased by Mercedes'. "They won't be together forever. And when they break up, you'll be there to snatch that boy back up."
"What if he isn't in love with me anymore?"
"Hah!" They all turned to face Courtney. "As happy as he is with Tyson, he is still head over heals for you. Don't you worry about that." Kurt leaned his head against Rachel's shoulder, daydreaming of the day when he could take back his man.
xoxoxo
The Song is "Won't Say I'm in Love" from Disney's Hercules
Am I the only one surprised/pissed that Glee hasn't covered any Disney songs yet?