Kurt was taking directions from Blaine as they drove through Lima. Blaine was still refusing to tell him where they were going or what he had planned. At times like these he thinks that the Brightman's are a bad influence on anyone who is near them as Blaine was becoming just as bad as them, in terms of plans and not revealing them to him.
"Turn left here and continue to go straight until I tell you to stop." Blaine said as they were approaching the outskirts. Kurt had not been in this area before so he had no idea why Blaine was taking him here. "You have to stop worrying and trust me on this."
"After today, I think I'm allowed to worry about what to expect." Kurt teased honestly.
"Good point but you don't need to this time. It's just the two of us. Everyone else is nowhere near here."
"That fills me with such confidence, Blaine Anderson." Kurt said with a hint of sarcasm. "You're just as bad as them, also they can easily escape."
"I've threatened them not to come by using the last batch of your cookies." Blaine laughed as he saw Kurt shake his head at him. "If stop about here, that'll be fine." Kurt looked around him to see if there was any significance to where they were. They were surrounded by trees in the middle of nowhere for all Kurt knew. They both got out of the car and Kurt waited to lock the car, he did know who else could be around here.
"Where are we going?" Kurt asked for the umpteenth time as Blaine took his hand and guided him towards a path through the trees.
"I just wanted to show you something I found here. Trust me." Blaine replied with a small smile. They walked down the path holding hands in silence as the only thing on Kurt's mind was where were they going and Blaine was not going to give him the answers he wanted. So instead he looked at the scenery around them and noted that it was very beautiful here with the different coloured leaves and flowers along the footpath. "Right, close your eyes. We're almost there."
"You better be right." Kurt said as he closed his eyes. He heard Blaine chuckle next to him and he would have rolled his eyes if it were possible. It was a different experience from earlier on as he was able to walk. He could feel the difference in texture on the ground as they walked further in. The ground was getting softer and the further they went on the more he thought it was like grass. It was not the hard texture of stones and parts of broken trees that was at the beginning of the path. It was also getting lighter, he could tell as although he could not see anything except darkness it was getting lighter as they walked. It matched the way the ground was changing.
Kurt tripped a few times but Blaine was at hand to balance him once again. Blaine watched Kurt carefully as they walked. He did not want to think he was staring but, honestly, he was. Kurt looked beautiful here. The way the light emphasised his hair, the way his skin looked like flawless porcelain and the way he looked absolutely gorgeous without evening trying. He could not wait to show Kurt his surprise so he could see his stunning blue eyes light up the way they did when he was happy. They were always on his mind as the way they sparkled was breathtakingly beautiful.
Blaine saw what he was looking for and a huge smile appeared on his face. His excitement built up as they approached it. He was lucky to have found it abandoned and was able to buy it. Unfortunately, or fortunately however way you put it, the rest of the Windsor's found out and insisted that they helped. He had managed to control them about it the best way he could. He was grateful for the help they gave him but he did want to do it by himself. Although, he did take advantage of the help he could get from Reed and David to get supplies. He stopped Kurt and positioned him so he could see it straight ahead of him. He looked one last time at it and moved slightly behind Kurt. "Open your eyes" He whispered into Kurt's ear.
Kurt opened his eyes and was shocked by what he was seeing. Right in front of him was an enormous tree in the middle of a clearing with a house being built in and round it. There were many levels to it including stairs to get up to it. He turned to look at Blaine and pulled him into a tight hug.
"You like it?" Blaine choked out with a slight chuckle.
"Like it? I love it!" Kurt exclaimed. He let Blaine go and turned to look at the treehouse again. The main building was painted white and the separate platform was a very light shade of blue. It was not a huge house but it was big enough for Kurt. "When did you do this?" He asked as he headed towards the stairs.
"It was a summer project of mine." Blaine replied as he followed with a huge smile. He was extremely happy to see Kurt's reaction. "The times I weren't with you, I was here doing this. I wanted somewhere only we knew and could spend time alone together without getting interrupted. It's almost halfway between Dalton and McKinley so it's easy for us to meet here."
Kurt ran up the stairs to see the house. He could not believe what he was seeing. Blaine had done this for him so that they had a place they could call theirs. He waited at the doors for Blaine as he was walking up the stairs compared to him running up them as fast as he could. He looked at the view on the balcony and saw the sun beaming through the trees surrounding them. He could see the footpath that they had walked as well as others leading into different parts of the woods. Maybe one day when they were both there they could go exploring together to see where they led to. Blaine had caught up and presented him with the key to open the doors. Kurt took the key excitedly and inserted the key into the lock. He opened the door to see a fully furnished room including a small kitchen area. There was a brown leather sofa next to a very small fireplace with a few seats around the same area.
"I thought I would show you this quickly so you can see it then we can return and have a proper look later on or another day."
"Blaine, I'm speechless! That's the second time today you've done that." Kurt said as he flung himself onto the sofa. "Could we stay here please?"
"You have no idea how much I would love to stay here with you but everyone has one last thing for us. I don't know what it is but it has something to do with us both." Blaine said as he sat on one of the nearest seats to the sofa. Kurt curled himself into a ball and sighed. "Before you get comfy, come and see the platform and witness the view from there." Kurt sighed again but got up from the sofa. He walked towards the door to notice the sign above it.
BUILT A FORT OUT OF SHEETS
Kurt laughed and looked at Blaine who was also looking at the sign. "Really?"
"I thought it was a nice touch." Blaine said with a false sense of disappointment before laughing as well. They walked outside to the platform to see small lights around the banister but had nothing else. "I left it empty so you decide how you wanted it to look. I know how much you like to design things." He saw Kurt's eye light up at the thought which made him smile. At least he knew that this was not wasted on Kurt.
"I already have plans going through my brain. This is fantastic Blaine. Thank you." Kurt wrapped his arms around Blaine's neck and pulled in him into a kiss. Kurt could feel Blaine smiling against his lips. It was a small sweet kiss that Kurt hopefully thought that showed Blaine how happy he was. This was another moment where Blaine was going the next level to make him happy but was also something for himself that he could share along with Kurt.
On the drive back through Lima, Kurt discussed with Blaine all the ideas he had planned for the platform. Telling him about what furniture he thought was best for it and things they could do on it like watch the stars at night after watching the sunset with some coffees or simply lounge about and sing on a nice day. Blaine simply agreed with everything he was saying as he knew the other boy was not particularly paying attention to him as his excitement was taking over and simply had to get it out in the open with someone to listen next to him. On the way to the final destination, Blaine received a text from the Brightman's.
You and Alice get your coffees and wait outside for us. – Tweedles
Kurt noticed that Blaine was not paying attention to him and saw at the corner of his eye that he was reading a text. "What did they say?" He knew exactly who had sent him the text.
"We've to wait for them outside." Blaine answered looking slightly wary. Kurt simply nodded as he continued to watch the road ahead of him. It was not silent for long as Blaine had brought up the idea of how they were going to see each other at their treehouse. The conversation was continuous and time passed by as it was not long before they reached the Lima Bean. They both got out and headed inside. Blaine ordered the same two coffees they have every time they went and this time it was Blaine's turn to order theirs as Kurt had done it last time. They went outside and sat at the bench just near the door to wait for everyone.
"Wait outside. That was all they said?" Kurt asked as he took a sip of his grande nonfat mocha. He had looked around and saw none of the cars. Also the person who had served them said they had not seen them so they had not arrived yet. Him and Blaine had left them at McKinley almost two hours ago so how had they not arrived?
"Yeah, well except we were to get our coffees but we do that instantly so there was no point in saying that." Blaine replied looking around like Kurt had as he too took a drink of his medium drip coffee. Before Blaine got the chance to carry on the conversation, a guitar began to play not too far from them both. Kurt looked to his left to see not only Blaine but around the corner of the coffee shop were the Windsor Warblers.
I think that possibly
Maybe I've fallen for you
Yes there's a chance
That I've fallen quite hard over you
I've seen the paths that your eyes wander down
I wanna come too-
I think that possibly
Maybe I've fallen for you
They had approached the two of them on the bench but had stood slightly more to Blaine's side instead of positioning themselves in the middle. At the back of the group, Dwight and Shane were doing their own thing with Shane doing some dancing and Dwight simply smiling at them and swaying in time with the music.
No one understands me
Quite like you do
Through all of the shadowy corners of me
Blaine looked away from the boys to set his eyes on Kurt instead as the words were saying true things about them both. Kurt had also turned to face Blaine as they began to sing the chorus.
I never knew just what it was
About the same coffee shop I love so much
All of the while I never knew-
I never knew just what it was
About this old coffee shop I love so much
All of the while I never knew-
As the chorus was ending, Kurt heard to his rightan addition of voices that were not from the boys I front of them. Kurt looked to see that New Directions were there singing with them. He noticed Puck and Sam were playing the guitars and they soon took over the next verse.
I think that possibly
Maybe I've fallen for you
Yes, there's a chance
That I've fallen quite hard over you
I've seen the waters that make your eyes shine
Now I'm shining too-
Because, oh because
I've fallen quite hard over you
At this point the two groups of singers took separate lines with the other responding with the next line. Blaine joined in with the Warblers while Kurt responded with New Directions.
If I didn't know you, I'd rather not know
If I couldn't have you, I'd rather be alone
Everyone sang together to create different harmonies as they sang the last part of the song looking at the loving couple that could not take their eyes off each other throughout the song.
I never knew just what it was
About this old coffee shop I love so much
All of the while I never knew-
All of the while
All of the while, it was you
When the song had ended, Kurt and Blaine finally looked away from each other to see the people who had just sang to them. Kurt was up on his feet instantly and running towards New Directions and thanking them as well as hugging them. Blaine walked over to his group but kept his eyes on Kurt. "Thank you very much." He said as he turned to them to see them all smiling at him. "Was this originally planned?"
"No, this only sprang into action because you were taking Kurt away for a while. So that gave us enough time to collect them and rehearse of to do this." David replied.
"We had had it as a backup plan back at McKinley but here seemed like a better place to do it." Wes said.
"I wanted to do an awesome dancing display to go with it but they told me off." Shane sulked. Reed giggled beside him.
"How did Kurt find the treehouse?" Reed asked. Dwight muttered something about it being cursed and haunted but Blaine ignored him.
"He loved it by the looks of things." Blaine answered and turned to look at Kurt still talking to his friends very excitedly. Some of them were looking over at him with surprised faces so he assumed that they were talking about what he was discussing. "He already has plans for the platform and things to do when we're there together." He said with a smile. "Thank you for helping me do this for him, despite some of the things that happened."
"No problem White Rabbit."
"You needed this as much as Alice."
"We could have only been assistance to you."
"As we love you so much." The twin said as they lunged themselves at Blaine and was now squishing him into a hug. The rest laughed on as they watched their prefect getting squeezed tighter.
"Could. Yous. Let. Me. Go. I. Can't. Breathe!" Blaine said breathlessly as he tried to get himself out of the hug. The twins released him at once and Blaine stumbled over to where Kurt was standing. "That was awfully nice what you did for us so thank you." He said when they noticed him. They all smiled and they all said they were welcomed in their own ways.
"Is it true you got a private treehouse made for Hummel?" Puck asked.
"Yeah. I got it for the both of us." Blaine replied looking at Kurt as he said it. The girls all gave an adorable sigh whilst the guys looked at each other with shock on their faces that Blaine would do that for Kurt to make him happy. Not that they doubted the guy, but it was a big gesture for him to make.
Kurt said his goodbyes again to his friends at McKinley and turned his attention back to the Dalton boys. This was the part that Kurt had dreaded all day; having to say goodbye to his Dalton family, especially after they had done this for him to make him happy. "I hate this part." He said simply as they left the coffee shop after they had gone to get another coffee.
"Oh Alice don't you worry."
"You'll fall down and see us again."
"I know I could never get away from you two." Kurt laughed. "Even if I wanted to I know you wouldn't take no for an answer." The twins grinned knowing that he was correct. There was no denying it.
"We'll stay in touch through texts and all that so you're not truly saying goodbye." Reed said as he patted Kurt on the arm giving him a hopeful look. Kurt looked at his former roommate and could simply smile in return. He knew they would still be in touch but it was not the same as seeing them every day. They each said their goodbyes separately with David and Wes having to peel off the twins from Kurt as they had proceeded to cry whilst they latched onto him like leeches. Kurt turned to Blaine to see the saddened look he was wearing was reflected onto Blaine's. He could see the sadness in his eyes. The Windsor boys had moved away to give them their moment alone. Without saying a word, the two boys instantly in each other's arms and were both on the verge of tears.
"I'm never saying goodbye to you." Kurt whispered into Blaine's ear as he could barely find his voice to talk. They held each other for a few minutes before they pulled away. "I love you."
"I love you too Kurt." Blaine whispered back in the same tone as Kurt. Kurt could feel the tears build up in his eyes but did not bother to wipe them away. He wiped away the tear that was falling down Blaine's cheek and kissed away the other one on the other side.
Kurt watched with the tears falling down his face as the Windsor boys got into their cars and proceeded to drive back to Dalton. Blaine's car was the last to leave with Shane driving and Blaine in the passenger seat. Blaine continued to wave until he could not see Kurt anymore. Kurt got back into his car after he could not see the cars for ten minutes. He had stared where Blaine had last been and he did not have the power to move himself at that time. He let the tears fall down as he drove back home as there was no point in containing them as it was better to get them out now than later.
A few hours after Kurt had left to return home he received a text from Blaine.
So why don't we go somewhere only we know. Xx – Blaine
Yeah, that was where he needed to go. He picked up his car keys and the instructions of how to get there that Blaine had written down. Today was a frantic day and spending a relaxing evening with Blaine would be the best ending to his day. It was a day he was never going to forget. How could he? Today was the day when Windsor invaded McKinley and changed everything for everyone for the better.
FIN
AN: So that's us at the end. Thank you all for reading this! It has been great writing this. I know this will not sound like much compared to other writers but this passed over 5,000 hits on the last chapter and I'm extremely happy as I didn't think it would do this well. Being honest I was doing this for myself and didn't really expect people to read it as I'm an amateur and I don't have a Beta so I just publish this as soon as it's finished. I've just realised that the story doesn't really end that happy but I can't write it differently, also please ignore the cheesy insert of the title, this is what happens when you write a one in the morning. I don't know if I'll write another chaptered fic as it took me about 3 months to write this and I'll be starting college soon and I really need to concentrate this year as I mucked up my last year at high school ¬_¬ But I'll still write oneshots when I have inspiration. Thank you for the reviews, story alerts etc as they cheer me up knowing that people are enjoying it. I've tried to make this small as I don't want to start rambling on so I'll end it here.
Thank you all very much!
