Rating: PG-13 Cause I said so!
Disclaimer: Okay I'm doing horrible in math… do you really think I'm smart enough to make a game?
BTW: I read in a book that frission was something like an attraction that no one really wants to admite… or something like that… IT'S been a while OK!
Chapter 3 A proposal, a runaway, a chat
Kurt and Katie set up the sound system within a couple minutes. Some couples went out and danced others just ate… all the food on the table. "Looks like we'll need more food…" Katie said sadly. Kurt knew she had spent almost all day on all that food. And Bob was eating it faster then it had taken to get all the eggs.
Katie grabbed Kurt's arm and dragged him out to the dance floor. "Come on, let's dance!" She said with a smile. Kurt followed her some what slowly. While the dance Kurt looked around for his one and only. But he couldn't find him any where… no where at all.
"Who are you looking for?" Katie asked him noticing he was ignoring her. At least a little. "No one." Was all Kurt said as he caught sight of Lyla and Joe. Dancing… together. Katie followed his eye sight when she saw Lyla and Joe dancing. "Aren't they a great couple? They look sooo good together! I'm so happy for Lyla she's been wanting to get together with him for… well ever I guess." Katie said knowing all the local gossip.
"I'm gonna go get some punch ok?" Katie said before she ran off. Kurt walked off the dance floor, all the while glaring at Lyla. There's no way she's liked him forever! Kurt thought angrily as he sat down. She doesn't even know him! I do. I've worked with him more. I deserve him. Me me me me! Kurt thought throwing a temper tantrum in his mind.
No wait… Kurt thought as he slowly regained control of his mind. I always knew this day would come. He'd find the perfect person to be with. I knew it. I knew it all the time. I knew it wouldn't be me… but one of the girls. He isn't like me. He even said it. He even said he didn't like me…. In that way anyway. The pain will go away…. it'll go… sooner or later.
Kurt thought slowly trying to convince himself. He opened his eyes to find Joe and Lyla off the dance floor and at the table of food. Looking at what ever was left. Thankfully enough, Bob hadn't eaten his fish. Maybe just maybe Joe would eat it and like it… then this night wouldn't be the mess it was becoming…
Joe was walking along with Lyla. He wasn't exactly happy about all he'd been told that night. In a matter of fact Lyla had been telling him all about how many kids they would have and where they'd be married. He tried to tell her he didn't want to marry her. But she wouldn't listen. She kept saying things like "don't even talk like that." And "Of course you'll marry me." Thing like this, could easily get one your nerves.
He saw Kurt glaring at Lyla earlier but he couldn't be sure why. It could be that Kurt loved him like he thought… or he could like Lyla and was glaring at Joe. It was all so confusing. Once Kurt closed his eyes and looked like he was deep in thought, Joe couldn't take this dancing with Lyla thing any more.
"Let's go get something to eat." He said walking away without her. It took only five seconds for Lyla to catch up and grab his arm. "Okay!" She said happily, almost skipping over to the food.
Nothing really looked good. At least as first. Joe grabbed a paper plate and put some saluted tomatoes on it, and some fish. He was hoping that Wallace's new cook had made the tomatoes. He tasted them with a smile as he sent on one of the single benches. "Joe honey why don't we find a double bench to sit on together?" Lyla said to him with a smile.
Because I don't like you at all. Because you think I'll marry you. Because you planned out how many kids we'll have and where we'll live because you drive me insane, because… Joe was thinking before he was cut off. "You go ahead and eat; I think I'll go ask Kurt to dance if Katie doesn't care. I'll tell him about our wedding and how he can be the best man." Lyla said as she ran off.
Joe's mouth dropped as he almost stopped her but didn't. He knew Kurt would never believe that. Joe finished off the tomatoes soon after that and began on the fish. It was one of the best fish dishes he'd ever had…
Katie's POV:
Katie was drinking a little of her punch at a time. She was hoping Kurt would come ask her to dance or at least dance with someone else. "Hey Katie!" Lyla said as she walked over. "Hey." Katie said. Even though Lyla was older then Katie, Kurt, and Joe she still got along with them. In a matter of fact Lyla had to be Katie's best friend. Other then Kurt of course.
"So Lyla do you think he's going to ask you to marry him like you hoped?" Katie asked her with a smile. "Not really, but I've been telling him all about how our life will be, you know. The kids, the house, the works!" Lyla told her friend. "Don't you think you might've come on just a little to strong." "Or course not he's madly in love with me, can't you tell?"
Katie smiled as she looked at her obsessed friend. No… In a matter of fact it looks like he hates you… Katie thought as she nodded her head and said, "Yeah, he definitely likes you!"
"I knew it! Anyway, Katie, I was wondering if I could dance with Kurt. Joe is his best friend so if Kurt gets along with me…" Lyla said pleading. "Okay go ahead." Katie said. As long as she knew that Lyla wasn't going to steal her future husband it didn't matter.
Kurt was sitting in his chair with a smile on his face. Joe had loved the tomatoes… and the fish even more. It felt good knowing he made fish better then George did. In a matter of fact it made Kurt want to jump for joy. The only thing that could ruin his mood was… "Hey Kurt!" … Lyla.
Kurt rolled his eyes as his 'romantic rival' walked over. Even if he knew Joe was never going to like him, he still considered her evil. She didn't deserve his Joe! No one did. No body at all… Stop it! If she makes Joe happy then that makes me happy. Kurt repeated this for a total of fifteen seconds before Lyla said something else.
"Hey Kurt do you wanna dance with me?" She asked him with a light and fluffy smile. ((Don't ask me how it's possible to have a 'light and fluffy' smile.))
Kurt looked toward Katie who was shaking her head in the 'yes' motion like a mad person. "Sure." Kurt said as he stood up and danced with her. He couldn't believe that Katie had told him to dance with this evil lady.
"Kurt… did you know that Joe and I are getting married?" Lyla asked as she looked into Kurt's emotionless eyes. Kurt had a feeling that, that wasn't true. Not true at all. "Did he ask you?" "Well not yet but he will." Lyla told him thinking that he would. Kurt smirked at her knowing she wasn't right.
He'd never ask her to marry him. Not in front of everyone. He would have told me anyway. He would have made me help him find the ring and everything. I've never even heard him talk about Lyla. Much less him being in love with her. The only time he goes out is for work, and to the pub every night.
"Are you sure?" Kurt asked her. "Well… yes. In a matter of fact, we've talked about it and are announcing our engagement tonight." Lyla said rushing her words with a worried look in her eyes. Of course… you're a liar! My Joe hates liars! Lyla hurried away. She rushed over to where Joe was and stood on a chair, while holding his hands.
What is she doing? Kurt thought. Hoping she wasn't telling the truth a moment ago.
Joe watched as Kurt talked to Lyla while dancing with her. He said more to her then he'd said to Joe that day. Though Joe would never admit, it this was making him rather jealous. He had no idea what they were talking about but when Lyla ran away from Kurt and toward him, with tiny tears in her eyes, he knew it must not have gone to well.
As she stood on a chair next to him and grabbed his hand he became worried, even more so the moment he saw Kurt's face. Kurt rarely showed open emotion but this was one of the times. He looked… worried? Joe became worried too, the moment she took a deep breathe and looked like she was going to yell.
"Every one I have something to tell you!" Lyla yelled across the area.
What is she doing? Is she insane?
"Joe and I are…"
What is she doing! What is she saying? Oh no, please don't say we're getting married.
"Engaged!"
What? Since when?
"And we're happy to tell you that I've agreed; we aren't sure when the wedding is!"
Are you insane?
Joe searched the crowd as the erupted into cheers. All but one person, Kurt. Kurt had a horrified and hurt look on his face. It disappeared within seconds though. Kurt looked straight into Joe's eyes, they looked as if they were asking 'Why?' Joe felt tears coming to his eyes as the emotion disappeared from Kurt's face. A glazed over look came back.
"No, we are not getting married! I don't even like you!" Joe yelled ripping his hand from Lyla's. She fell off the chair she was standing on and began crying. "No… you… we…" She said trying to say something. Every eye on the crowd was on him. All but two. The two that belonged to the person, who he… loved.
Joe couldn't take their glares and ran. He ran as far away, and as fast away as he could get. He didn't need to feel their hatred, or hear their questions. None of it mattered to him. None… but what Kurt thought.
As Joe ran away many of the people hurried over to comfort Lyla. She cried and she cried and she cried. Most people blamed Joe, others blamed Lyla. It was rather a big mix. "Wow…" Katie said quietly coming over to stand by Kurt.
Kurt said nothing as he looked at everyone. All the people mad at each other. The chaos that was starting. It was a disaster. All in all he couldn't help but to be happy. Joe had rejected her! That meant that Kurt could have Joe all to himself, even if only for a little while longer.
"Kurt you should go find him. Talk to him." Katie said pushing him towards the road. "What about clean up?" Kurt asked hoping she'd still 'force' him to leave. He wanted to chase after Joe really he did. But he couldn't just leave Katie and Wallace to take care of this mess.
"Go ahead. I'll take care of it!" Katie said with a smile. "Just remember that you owe me!" She said as she ran back into the crowd. Trying to go comfort her friend. Kurt smiled and waved at Katie as he ran off down the road. He wasn't sure where Joe had gone, but he couldn't have gone that far.
Kurt started walking soon after he passed the work shop. Kurt thought about where Joe would hide. Kurt started walking with his eyes closed, passing the food shop. When he heard the hens making their usual fuss. But to day it was different. Normally they'd be asleep, since it was night. Unless someone was in their.
Kurt walked over to the door, and tried to open it. It was locked. Who puts locks on Chicken coops? Kurt thought to himself as he banged on the door. "Joe, are you in there?" He yelled as he bashed on the door a little harder. "Joe open the door it's Kurt." Kurt said as the door opened a little bit.
Joe was standing in the door way, not looking very happy. "What do you want?" He asked in a hateful tone. Kurt had stop himself from whining. He hates me… again… He thought sadly thinking back at how little he said to him earlier. He knew that Joe may be a little mad at him for that, but he was just being mean now.
Kurt looked at him making sure there was no expression on his face. "Let's go to the house." Kurt said simply looking straight into Joe's eyes. "Why?" Joe said still angry. "Because I'm sure Lyla's going to have everyone out here searching for you in a couple minutes. And they won't think to come to the house." Kurt said thinking it made perfect logic. "Fine." Joe said as he let himself be pulled to the hut, behind Woody's house.
In a couple of seconds there was pounding on the door of the hut. Kurt answered it. Bob was standing in their doorway. "Is Joe here? Lyla really needs to talk it out with him." Bob told him trying to look inside the house. "No." Was all Kurt said as he closed the door. Out the window Joe could see Bob walk away.
Joe watched as Kurt put the teapot on their small heater. It slowly began to warm up the water within the pet. Joe hadn't meant to be so mean to Kurt. He just… didn't feel in a talkative mood. But then again neither did Kurt. Kurt as usual said nothing and sat down.
Joe looked at Kurt, wishing he would say something. Kurt may like the silence but Joe, Joe didn't. He felt like he needed to talk to get some thing off his chest. "Kurt?" Joe said quietly hoping Kurt heard him. "What." Kurt said with his usual voice. Joe sighed and then looked up at him. "Do you think I could talk to you?" Kurt looked at Joe with a little confusion. He nodded to Joe.
Joe put up a weak smile and began talking like a mad man. "Okay so, I saw you and Katie together earlier and I wondered what was going on, because I thought you would tell me and then you didn't. But I found out about the dance and was mad because you didn't tell me, and then I was told I should go ask Lyla and I did. And then you got mad at me." Joe said quickly getting it off his back.
Kurt looked at him when he stopped. "And…" Kurt said not interrupting, just telling him he could continue.
"Well she said yes and I found out she became obsessed with me, and then she told everyone we were falling in love, and engaged even though I don't like her! And then I didn't say anything, but then I saw you and then I realized that I…" At that moment the teapot began screaming and Kurt got up to pour them both some tea.
Joe didn't saw anything after he got his tea. He just sat there hoping Kurt would say something.
During this whole conversation, Kurt felt like going insane. Some parts he knew, some he didn't. He loved the parts where Joe included him, and hated the parts that included Lyla. All except for the one having to do with him not liking her at all.
Maybe he does like me! Even love! Maybe I'm not a lost cause, is it possible? I'm a good enough? I'm I just going insane. Am I hearing it right? Did I hit my head, does he know how much I love him? Is he toying with my emotions? All of this shot through him at once. A thousand questions at once.
He wanted, no needed, Joe to finish his sentence. After a couple minutes it looked like Joe wouldn't talk again. "Joe…" Kurt began looking at Joe. Joe looked back up and straight into Kurt's eyes. "I was never mad at you, and there's nothing going on between me and Katie. I didn't want to tell you about the dance." Kurt said feeling relieved he'd said it, even if he was sure Joe would reject him.
Joe looked at him and smiled. One of those smiles Kurt had always wanted. The one that made him feel butterflies in his stomach and a blush coming to his checks. Kurt gave Joe a slight smile back. Not really sure what this smile meant. Oh my gosh! What if he sees me blushing! My cover will be ruined! Ruined I tell you!
"Kurt…" Joe started looking straight into his eyes. "When I saw you… I realized that… it was you, that I really… loved…" Joe told him his eyes pleading. Hoping to not be rejected. Kurt almost passed out. His love, his true love told him that he loved him. The love he thought he'd never be good enough for he had.
After a few acquired seconds, Joe thought he was being rejected and turned away. It was at that moment that Kurt decided to move. "I love you. " Was all Kurt said before going back to work on the dishes. Hiding his blush from his Joe. Joe smiled and walked up to Kurt. Taking Kurt's hands in his, he kissed him. For a moment both forgot the world. But the world did not forget them…
End of Chapter 3
Preview for Chapter 4: you may be thinking, yes a happy ever after story! Not quite. Lyla is looking for Joe, who everyone thinks is her husband to be. While Katie searches for her future husband Kurt. Will Kurt have the heart to tell Katie the truth? Will Joe be able to escape Lyla? Or will Lyla end up married to him?
Yet again I have a lone reviewer! This reviewer gets to give me a challenge story as well. This time the lucky reviewer is ButterflyThanx for the review! Anyway I still need to update my other stories, and work on the new one I started, yeah I know I shouldn't have but I did!
Till next time
Reioko