Blaine had again met Kurt early outside school and led him through to the Warblers' hall, but Wes, David, and the other council members had shooed him out the room before Kurt had begun singing. He'd smiled supportively at his friend, who was looking terror-stricken, before the door slammed shut in his face.
When Trent walked by to see how it was going, Blaine had his ear pressed firmly against the door. "What are you doing?" Trent asked curiously.
Blaine waved at him to be quiet. The door was hardly letting any sound through and he could only just hear Kurt's voice.
Unlimited
My future is unlimited
And I've just had a vision almost like a prophecy
I know
It sounds truly crazy
And, true, the vision's hazy,
But I swear someday there'll be
A celebration throughout Oz
That's all to do with me!
And I'll stand there with the wizard
Feeling things I've never felt
And though I'll never show it
I'll be so happy I could melt
And so it'll be for the rest of my life
And I'll want nothing else til I die
Blaine realised he was holding his breath and his chest felt tight. He exhaled, but didn't feel any different.
Held in such high esteem
When people see me they will scream
For half of Oz's favourite team
The wizard and I!
It was impressive, how long Kurt held the note for. Blaine could imagine Wes: "thank you, Kurt. We'll let you know," and sighed, turning to Trent.
"He's good." Trent nodded at the door. "Well, the end was good..."
"It was all good," Blaine agreed, straightening up and doing up his blazer button. "They can't not let him in after that."
The door opened and Kurt stepped out, looking fragile. The Warbler council smiled, acknowledging Trent and Blaine, before shutting the door again, presumably to discuss Kurt's performance.
Blaine moved immediately to Kurt and hugged him tightly. Kurt rested his head on Blaine's shoulder.
"You sounded amazing," Blaine said, and Trent "mm-hmm"ed enthusiastically, feeling a bit of a third wheel.
"You're damn right," laughed Kurt nervously. "I hope they thought so, too."
"They must have done." Kurt looked up at Blaine and Blaine smiled down at him. "Come on." The two joined hands and started walking towards home room (Kurt having been placed in the same one as Blaine), with Trent hurrying to catch up.
"You were listening?" Kurt asked after a moment.
Blaine frowned at him before smiling. "Of course I was."
And Blaine was not the slightest bit surprised at the Warbler meeting later, when the door was thrown open to reveal Kurt standing, smiling awkwardly, in the doorway.
"Everyone, meet our newest Warbler: Kurt Hummel!" He was met with the smatter of applause, and Blaine clapped the hardest.