Season one and two remain unchanged, but Blaine never had the courage to tell Kurt how he felt after Pavarotti died. However, they became best friends instead. This story takes place in season three.
Disclaimer: I don't own glee.
Prologue
"What is this place?" Blaine Anderson said, taken aback. "I don't know…But I think we're in a volcano. I'm sure I read something about a dormant volcano in one of the hotel's pamphlets. However, they didn't mention that shiny blue water… Why the hell did I forget my phone? Now we can't take pictures!", Kurt Hummel whined. The two boys stared down the bright blue water of a weird lake in front of them. Blaine cursed under his breath when he checked his pockets. "Jeez, I forgot mine too! I…Oh my gosh, my watch just fell into the water!", Blaine startled. He quickly took off his shirt and shoes. "Blaine, what are you doing?", Kurt asked, although he already knew the answer. "I have to get my watch before it sinks to the ground. It belonged to my great-great-grandfather; dad would kill me if I lost it!", Blaine explained and prepared himself to jump in. Kurt knew he couldn't talk Blaine out of it because his friend was utterly stubborn. So, he just sighed. "But hurry, ok?", he finally said. Blaine nodded. "I'll do my best!"
The seconds passed more slowly than usual, or so Kurt thought. Blaine didn't reappear after thirty seconds. Or after forty. "Blaine? Blaine, where are you? How long can you hold your breath? Dammit Blaine, now I have to save you!", he called out. Kurt took off his shirts(yes, shirts, as in plural. He wore many layers), then his shoes and finally jumped into the water. It was not as cold as expected. Kurt took a deep breath and was about to dive when he heard a splash. "Kurt? Why are you in the water?", Blaine asked, surprised. "I jumped in because you didn't reappear. I was worried sick about you!", Kurt exclaimed. "Yeah, sorry about that. I was about to give up when I became lightheaded due to a lack of oxygen, but then I saw the watch right in front of me… I'm telling you; I would rather drown than return without my great-great grandfathers watch." Kurt laughed. "Now, you're exaggerating. Let's get out of the water and try to find another way out of this place. It's giving me the creeps to be honest.", he admitted and swam to the edge. "Yeah, something about this place is definitely off…WHOA…are those bubbles floating in the air? What's going on?", Blaine frowned, as he noticed the suddenly bubbling water. Kurt cocked his eyebrow. "I don't know! This place is weird, I think we better leave right n…" Suddenly, a bright light blinded both of them and the world went black.
-Flashback-
It all started shortly after Quinn refused to rejoin the New Directions and Blaine transferred from Dalton Academy to McKinley High (Rachel and Mercedes indicated that there was something going on between Kurt and Blaine because according to them, which "friend" would voluntarily change schools? Of course, Kurt quickly assured them that he and Blaine were just friends, but the girls exchanged knowing glances).Anyway, Rachel came running into the choir room before glee. " Guys! I signed us up for a contest for glee clubs. The first prize will be a trip to New York!", she squealed excitedly. Santana rolled her eyes. "Why do you want to go NYC again? We've already been there for Nationals", she groaned. "You can never get enough of New York.", Rachel simply answered. "And why did you sign us up without asking the team first?", Mercedes asked and put her hands on her hips. "As one of the leaders of this glee club, I have the power to take decisions like that one alone", Rachel retorted. She turned the envelope in her hands. "I never imagined we would win one of the main prizes, though...", she frowned. "Just open it already, Manhands!", Santana groaned. Rachel followed orders. She took the paper out of the envelope and quickly read it. While reading, her face fell. "Don't be disappointed we didn't win, Rachel.", Finn tried to console his girlfriend. Rachel shook her head. "We won, Finn. But not the trip to NYC. We won a trip to a four-star resort in Venice, Florida, near the beach. That's so disappointing! The main prize would have been a trip to New York and tickets to Broadway…", Rachel whined and stomped her feet. Kurt immediately looked up from his Vogue. "You are kidding me, right, Berry?", Santana said, slightly angry. "There you are, complaining we didn't win this trip to NYC, but a free trip to Florida, which is awesome by the way. What the fuck is wrong with you?", the Latina ranted. Rachel bowed her head. "But I wanted-" "Santana is right, Rachel.", Kurt cut her off and stood up. "We will be in New York next year when we get into NYADA. Besides, we've already been to the city that never sleeps some months ago. Let's enjoy sunny Florida instead, okay?", he tried to cheer up the brunette. Rachel sighed. "Okay…".
The trip was supposed to take place during fall break. Kurt was glad he packed his sunscreen with the highest SPF he could find because the sun in Venice was so much stronger than in Lima. While he was busy putting sunscreen on his skin, he enviously looked over to Mercedes, Rachel and Blaine. They didn't need to worry about getting sunburnt. The NDs were at the resort's private beach, lying on their sunbeds. Puck sighed loudly. "Guys, I'm kinda bored. Can't we do something exciting?", he whined. "Puck, you already drove with the jet ski, took part at the table-tennis tournament and tried surfing. How can you still be bored?", Rachel frowned. Puck shrugged. "I don't know. I guess all of these activities were lame" Mike propped himself up with his elbows. "You know, this summer I got the driver's license for boats. Maybe we could rent a boat and drive around a bit", he suggested. Puck's eyes quickly lit up. "That would be awesome, man!", he beamed.
Half an hour later, the NDs were all gathered in a rented boat, driving around aimlessly. "I can only see water!", Rachel complained. "Yeah, that happens if you are in the middle of the sea, Berry", Santana scoffed. "Guys? I think we better return before the sun sets.", Blaine worriedly said. "Hold up…Do you see that island here?", Artie asked the others. Puck's face lit up. "A lost island? That's dope!", he grinned. Finn excitedly bounced up and down. "Mike let's go there before we return to the hotel, okay?", he said to his friend. Mike followed orders and drove to the island.
"And what are we supposed to do here? Staring at the plants?", Mike asked after they pushed the boat to the shore. "I have a better idea: How about a midnight-hike?", Puck asked excitedly. Kurt groaned. "I'm so not in the mood for hiking. Besides, it's not even midnight, it's 10 pm!" Santana turned to Kurt. "Oh, are you scared of the dark, Lady Hummel?", she mocked the chestnut-haired boy. Kurt rolled his eyes. "Ha ha, really funny, Satan. But seriously, guys: do you think it's a good idea to go for a walk at night at a place we don't even know?" "Kurt's right. What if we get eaten by savage animals?", Tina supported the boy and anxiously looked over to the dark forest. Finn shook his head. "As long as we have a light source, the wild animals will stay away!" He retrieved a lighter from his pocket, lit a branch and held the fire in the air. "Says who? No offence, Finn, but you are not really the brightest candle on the cake…", Mercedes said and crossed her arms. Rachel linked arms with her boyfriend. "I trust Finn. And what he says kind of makes sense. Let's consider that hiking a team bonding experience. We won't even go to far into the woods. If we see or hear a wild animal, we will run, or roll in Artie's case, right back to our boat, okay?", she said. With that, she went into the forest with all the others reluctantly following.
During their hiking, the girls wanted to pause because the guys were walking too fast, and they got tired. Now, the ND's were gathered around a small bonfire chatting about everything and nothing. Blaine was absorbed in a conversation about DC and Marvel comics with Artie and Mike. "It's a shame Sam moved away. You and Sam would have gotten along very well, he loved that nerdy stuff more than we do", Artie just said. Blaine looked to his side to ask Kurt about that Sam guy when he noticed he was gone. Blaine turned back to the other two boys. "Have you seen Kurt?" Mike shook his head. "Nah, haven't seen him for a while. But I think he went this way." Mike pointed to the right of him. Blaine got up. "I'm going to check on him. I will be right back!", he said and went away.
-End of Flashback-