A/N: Italics=Rachel singing, Bold=Blaine singing, underline=both singing
Chapter 3
As soon as Blaine got home, he went straight up to his room and began tearing through his room, trying to decide what to wear. He was glad his parents were still not home, he was making a lot of noise and didn't want them asking questions about what he was doing. He was still searching for the right outfit when his phone rang. He hurried up and grabed it. Shit, it was Kurt. Blaine hadn't told Kurt where he was going and Kurt was probably going to ask twenty questions.
Blaine almost didn't answer it, but then figured Kurt would just continue to call if he didn't. "Hey, Kurt, what's up?" Blaine asked when he finally answered his phone.
Like Blaine thought, Kurt immediately dove into questioning Blaine. "Where did you go after school today?" Kurt asked.
"Um, I had to run some erands for my parents," Blaine lied. He knew that if he told Kurt what he had really been doing, Kurt would freak out. Blaine also figured with that response, he could keep Kurt from asking more questions.
"Oh, okay," Kurt responed, causing Blaine to sigh to himself in releaf that Kurt believed his lie, "Do you want to hang out tonight or something?"
"I can't. I have a ton of homework and a test I have to study for," Blaine lied again. Blaine knew he probably shouldn't keep lying to Kurt, but he didn't want to deal with Kurt trying to talk him out of going on a date with Rachel.
"Oh," Kurt said simply. Blaine heard Kurt sigh dramaticly over the phone. Blaine knew what Kurt was trying to do, and when Blaine didn't respond, Kurt said, "Maybe tomorrow then?"
"Yeah, maybe," Blaine said. He knew Kurt wasn't really giving up that easily. "Talk to you at school tomorrow."
"Sure, fine," Kurt said, trying to put as much hurt in his voice as possible. Blaine rolled his eyes, and Kurt said Rachel could be overly dramatic.
"Well, I better go. I need to get to work," Blaine said, he wasn't going to give in to Kurt.
"Fine, bye," Kurt said angerly. Blaine could hear Kurt's phone slam shut, ending the call. Blaine threw his phone on his bed, going back to his search, and realizing that he didn't feel as bad as he probably should have for lying to Kurt.
Rachel had no idea what she should wear. She had never thought to ask Blaine where he was taking her. She had all of her clothes splayed across her room. Her dads were still out of town on the Rosie O'Donell cruse, so she didn't need to worry about them woundering what she was doing.
Rachel also felt extreamly guilty for doing what she was about to do. She was going out on a date with the guy that one of her few friends had feelings for. She tried to tell herself that it didn't matter because by the end of the night Blaine was going to realize he was still gay and that what he thought he had felt during their kiss was just the alcohol in his system. Rachel felt her stomache drop everytime she thought that because at the same time she was feeling the guilt, she was also extreamly hopeful.
Blaine would be the perfect boyfriend for her. He had an amazing voice, even better than Finn's, which made him the perfect duet partner for her. It was also helpful that he was extreamly gorgeous. Rachel shook her head. Don't get attached, Berry, Rachel told herself, it's never going to happen. With that thought, Rachel went back to her search.
Blaine pulled up in front of Rachel's house at 6:45. To think, the last time he had been there, he and Rachel had kissed, and, like everytime he thought about it, he smiled at the memory. Blaine realized his heart was racing and took a few deep breaths to calm himself. He got out of his car and walked up to Rachel's house. He raised his hand to the door, taking another deep breath, and knocked. It only took a few seconds for Rachel to open the door. She was wearing a simple white dress that stopped right above her knees, her hair down in loose curls.
"You look amazing," Blaine said, looking over Rachel's appearance.
"Thanks," Rachel said, blushing. "You didn't tell me where we were going, so I figured that this would suffice for anything. You look good, too."
"Thank you," Blaine said, he had chosen to wear a long sleaved, black button down shirt that he pushed up part way and dark blue jeans. "You ready to go?" Blaine asked.
"Yeah, let me just grab my jacket," Rachel ran back inside and came back with a red coat. "Okay, ready," she said excitedly. Blaine offered Rachel his arm. Rachel looped her arm through Blaine's and he escorted her down the stairs and to his car. He opened her door for her and she blushed.
"Wow, not too many guys will do that anymore, Finn never did," Rachel said, getting into the car. Blaine hurridly walked around to his side of the car and got in.
"Well, I am a traditional type of guy," Blaine said with a smile at her. He started his car and pulled away from the curb. Blaine looked down at Rachel's hand, not knowing if he should take it into his own.
"So, where are we going?" Rachel asked, raising her eyebrows and smiling.
"You are just going to have to wait and see," Blaine said with a smile, finally deciding to take Rachel's hand. Rachel looked down at Blaine and her hands, blushing, but she didn't pull away. The two sat in silance as they drove to their destination. Ten minutes later, they pulled up in front of a new restaurant called Karaoke-Dokie.
"Oh, wow, I had heard about this place! I didn't know it had opened yet!" Rachel exclaimed, looking over and giving Blaine a broad smile.
"Opened this past Friday. I figured Rachel Berry would know when a restaurant where you get to sing opened," Blaine said, returning a smile. Blaine jumped out of the car and ran around to open her door. He offerd her his hand and helped her out of the car. The two walked up to the restaurant, Blaine placing his hand on Rachel's lower back. When they got in, a waiter took them to an empty table and gave them two menus. Blaine, once again being a gentalmen, pulled Rachel's chair out for her, and pushing it in once she sat down. "Would it be too forward if I go sign us up for a duet?" Blaine asked, motioning towards the stage. Rachel shook her head and Blaine said, "Okay, I'll be right back," he said and, before walking away, he kissed Rachel on the top of her head.
Blaine had already called ahead to make sure that the restaurant had the song he had wanted and they had. So, Blaine hurried up and wrote down their names and the name of the song. After he was down, he rushed back to the table and sat down. "Done, and don't bother asking what song I signed us up for, I'm not telling."
"Tease," Rachel said, smiling playfully. "Come on, at lease give me a clue?"
"Nope," Blaine smiled back at her, "I am going to keep you guessing." At that moment, their waiter returned and asked if they were ready to order. The two placed their orders and the waiter walked away telling them that their food would be out in about ten minutes.
"So, is there anything I can do to get you to tell me what song you signed us up to sing?" Rachel asked, putting on a fake pout.
"You could get down on your hands and knees and beg and I still wouldn't tell," Blaine said, smirking. Suddenly, an image of Rachel on her hands and knees popped into Blaine's head. He had to shake his head to clear his head. "So, you might as well not even try."
"Fine," Rachel said with fake disappointment. Blaine smiled at her. The two spent next hour and a half asking questions about each other, eating the meals, and critiquing the singers.
After two blonde girls, who both Blaine and Rachel agreed were the worst of the night, left the stage, the M.C. walked on the stage and said, "Okay, up next, singing As Long as Your Mine from the Broadway musical Wicked, is Rachel Berry and Blaine Anderson.
Rachel gave Blaine the biggest smile he had ever seen, "Oh, my God! Blaine!" she squelled, "I have always wanted to sing this song! Finn has never wanted to!"
"Well I know how much you loved Wicked, so I just assumed you would want to sing it," Blaine said, shrugging his shoulders as if it was no big deal. The two walked up on stage and took the mics the M.C. handed them. The music began and Rachel and Blaine looked directly into each others eyes.
Kiss me too fiercely
Hold me too tight
I need help believing
You're with me tonight
My wildest dreamings
Could not foresee
Lying beside you
With you wanting me
Blaine was mesmerized by Rachel's voice. He could listen to it day and night and never get tired of it.
And just for this moment
As long as you're mine
I've lost all resistance
And crossed some borderline
And if it turns out
It's over too fast
I'll make ev'ry last moment last
As long as you're mine
Maybe I'm brainless
Maybe I'm wise
But you've got me seeing
Through different eyes
Somehow I've fallen
Under your spell
And somehow I'm feeling
It's "up" that I fell
Rachel knew that Finn would never be able to sing this song as beautifully as Blaine and she was happy that it was Blaine she got to sing it with. Rachel joined in with Blaine for the next few lines.
Every moment
As long as you're mine
I'll wake up my body
And make up for lost time
The two never broke eye contact, they continued to just stare into each others eyes.
Say there's no future
For us as a pair
And though I may know
I don't care!
Just for this moment
As long as you're mine
Come be how you want to
And see how bright we shine
Borrow the moonlight
Until it is through
And know I'll be here holding you
As long as you're mine
The song came to an end and Blaine and Rachel continued to stare at each other for a moment. The audiance broke out into applause. Blaine and Rachel finally pulled their gazes from each other to look at the crowd. Everyone was on their feet, clapping and whistling. Blaine looked back at Rachel and pulled her into a hug. "You were amazing" Blaine wispered into Rachel's ear.
"You were, too" Rachel said back. The two continued to hug as the applause and whistles continued.
The M.C. came back up on stage and said, "Wow, I would hate to be the one to follow that. That was amazing! Take a bow!" Blaine and Rachel broke apart and took their bows.
Blaine and Rachel pulled up in front of Rachel's house at ten. Blaine walked Rachel up to her door and the two turned to face each other.
"I had an amazing night," Rachel said looking down at her feet. "I think it was the best date I have ever been on."
"Really?" Blaine asked. Rachel looked up to see the look of joy on his face. Rachel nodded her head, smiling at how happy he looked. Blaine stepped closer to Rachel, placed a hand on Rachel on Rachel's cheek, and leaned in to kiss her. Rachel knew that this was the end, knew that when Blaine pulled away he would say something like, 'yep, I'm 100% gay.' The kiss was amazing to Rachel, maybe even better than ther drunken ones they had at her party. Blaine pulled away and placed his forehead against hers. Rachel prepared herself for what was to come.
"I told you it wasn't just the alcohol," Blaine said. Rachel pulled back and looked at him with shocked eyes.
"Really?" she asked. It was too good to be true. Blaine nodded and with that, Rachel threw her arms around Blaine's neck and kissed him again. Blaine wounded his arms around Rachel's waist, pulling her closer. Rachel pulled away and asked, "Talk to you tomorrow?"
"You can count on it," Blaine said, giving her another quick kiss. "See you tomorrow."
"Okay, bye," Rachel said smiling and kissing him again. Rachel finally turned to her door, unlocked it, and let herself in, although she hated pulling herself away from Blaine. When she closed the door behinde her, she leaned against the door, trying to decide if she should pinch herself to make sure this hadn't all been a dream.