A/N Okay, so the story is basically complete, but I still have two more prompts, so this chapter actually takes place a year later!

More ribbons to decipher!

Reviews always welcome!

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First Anniversary

Kurt sat in the Lima Bean, as he waited for Blaine to arrive. It was the day before Valentine's day, their one year anniversary as a couple, and his boyfriend had spent the day in Westerville with his grandparents, who were visiting from Boston.

He'd texted Kurt last night and asked him to meet here today after school, said there was something they needed to talk about, which kind of made Kurt nervous. Usually when someone said 'we need to talk,' it meant 'I'm breaking up with you.'

Kurt didn't think that was what was going to happen. After Kurt had transferred back to McKinley the previous spring, Blaine had followed him at the beginning of the new school year. Things had been great between them, for the most part. They had had a huge fight earlier in their relationship, when Rachel invited them to a party, and Blaine had gotten drunk and made out with their host during Spin the Bottle. But they had made up, and their relationship had been stronger for having weathered the storm.

But Blaine had been a bit mysterious the last few weeks, always texting on his phone. When Kurt had asked who he was texting, he'd said it was Wes, who had graduated the previous May, and was now studying Law at Yale. Kurt didn't have any reason to think the younger boy was lying to him. Why would he?

Kurt was beginning to worry when he checked his watch. Blaine should have been here ten minutes ago. Suddenly a white rose appeared in front of him, an indigo ribbon tied to it. Kurt gasped in surprise, looking up, expecting to see Blaine standing there, but instead he saw Nick, who smiled at him, and began to hum.

Confused, Kurt took the rose, only to have another one presented to him as Nick took a step back. The second rose had a lilac ribbon. It was presented by Jeff, who began to harmonize with his boyfriend. A third rose was presented by Trent. This one had an orange ribbon on it. The fourth rose, presented by Thad, was adorned with a violet ribbon, while the fifth, tied with an evergreen ribbon, was presented by David. A yellow ribbon was tied around the stem of the next rose, offered by Wes. Jon, AKA Beatz, held out a rose bedecked in an ochre colored ribbon, while Matt, Jeff's cousin and one of the newest Warblers, held out a rose with an umbre colored ribbon.

Kurt smiled as the Warblers, past and present, harmonizing a familiar tune, parted, and Blaine stepped forward, holding out three roses, with Kelly green, electric blue, and heliotrope colored ribbons, and began to sing.

Darling you send me
I know you send me
Darling you send me
Honest you do, honest you do
Honest you do, whoa

You thrill me
I know you, you, you thrill me
Darling you, you, you, you thrill me
Honest you do

At first I thought it was infatuation
But wooh, it's lasted so long
Now I find myself wanting
To marry you and take you home, woah

Kurt felt his knees buckle when he heard Blaine singing about wanting to marry him. They were a bit young for that yet, he thought, but the idea really appealed to him. One day...

You, you, you, you send me
I know you send me
I know you send me
Honest you do

Whoa, whenever I'm with you
I know, I know, I know when I'm near you
Mmm hmm, mmm hmm, honest you do, honest you do
Whoa, I know

I know, I know, I know, when you hold me
Whoa, whenever you kiss me
Mmm hmm, mmm hmm, honest you do

At first I thought it was infatuation
But wooh, it's lasted so long
Now I find myself wanting
To marry you and take you home

I know, I know, I know, you send me
I know you send me
Whoa, you you you you send me
Honest you do

Kurt threw himself into Blaine's arms as the song ended, and the other customers in the coffee shop all applauded.

"So this is what you've been up to for the last few weeks?" He asked, after kissing the shorter boy.

Blaine laughed. "Well, the Warblers were a big part of getting us together, I thought it only appropriate that they be here for our first anniversary."

Kurt laughed, and hugged his friends as well. The Warblers wished them a happy anniversary, and a wonderful Valentine's day, before exiting. Blaine ordered them both coffee (Grande nonfat mocha for Kurt,) and they sat back down at the table.

"I have to admit," Kurt said, "I was kind of worried when you said we had to talk. For half a second I thought you might be breaking up with me."

"Perish the thought! I'm never saying goodbye to you!" Kurt laughed as his boyfriend echoed the words he himself had used the previous year when he'd transferred back to McKinley, and Blaine had sang Somewhere Only We Know. "But there is something important I wanted to talk to you about."

"Oh?"

"Well, as you know, my grandparents are in town for a few days, but what I didn't tell you is that my grandmother works for a publishing company. I showed her your story, The Cupid Project, and she loved it. She wants to talk to you about turning it into a collection of short stories!"

"Really?" Kurt said, sounding excited. Next to performing and fashion, writing was one of his favorite things to do, and was trying to think of a career that could combine all three.

"Yeah. She wants me to invite you to dinner Saturday night so she can discuss it with you. She can't make any promises, but she thinks there is a good chance she can get you published, if that is what you want."

"Yes! It's something I've been thinking about since I wrote my first story for my mom when I was four!"

Blaine smiled. "I bet it was amazing."

"Well, half the words were misspelled, including my name, and it was about a mouse that wanted to marry an elephant."

Blaine laughed. "Now I really want to read it."

"I love you," Kurt said.

Blaine's smile widened. "I Love you too."