A/N: Sorry for the long wait on this one. I really and truly apologize. A lot has been going on and none of it was conducive to writing fluffiness. But don't despair, although this chapter is kind of on the short side, I have chapter 9 almost halfway done! I still don't own anything Glee, but the plot is mine because RM would never let it be the Klaine show like I want it to be! Enjoy!
Kurt's phone rang shortly after he got back to his own dorm room and was still staring at himself in the mirror, lost in his thoughts of Blaine and their morning thus far. "Hello?" He said into the phone, answering it without looking at the little screen.
"Hey, it's me. I was just calling to say that I can't meet for breakfast like we planned," Blaine paused and his disappointment filtered through his voice over the phone. Kurt's heart sunk. He had feared something like happening. His insecurities of Blaine not really being interested and ditching him as quickly as he could surfaced in that moment. He tried to fight off the welling tears.
"Oh," he whispered into the phone in response dreading what Blaine would say next, hoping it wouldn't confirm his fears.
"It's not that I don't want to, but I just got a call from my mom and sister – they're on their way here. I totally forgot that I was supposed to go out with them today. But don't worry, I'll be back later this afternoon. Can we meet up then? I'm so sorry, Kurt."
Kurt took a moment to gather his thoughts before he could answer. He swallowed the lump in his throat and managed to get out an answer. "Um, yeah, yeah that's fine. I understand. Have fun with your mom and sister."
"I'll try, but I can tell you, Kurt, that as much as I like them, I would much rather spend the day with you. I'll call you as soon as I get back, my sunshine!" Kurt could hear the sad smile in Blaine's voice and felt somewhat reassured.
"Ok, I'm going to go hole up in the library and study, I guess. Have a great day, mon couer!" He couldn't help but smile as the pet name crossed his lips. They both hung up and Kurt laid his phone down next him on his vanity table. He propped up his face in his hand with his elbow resting on the table top and sighed. There wasn't much he could do about this turn of events, but it still saddened him. He really wanted to talk with Blaine so he could know where they stood, but that was impossible at least for a little while. Kurt resigned himself to a day of studying in the library to continue to catch up on his classes, as the past few days he'd been a bit distracted.
He spent a considerably less amount of time on his hair than he would have if he were still going to meet up with Blaine. He did go through at least four different products on it, in any case, since he still had to counter-act the horrible shampoo it had been accosted with in Blaine's shower. He pouted a little, making faces at himself in the mirror before sighing again at his bad luck. He grabbed his satchel and the books he would need as well as his ipod and headed out for breakfast and then studying.
Kurt made his way down to the cafeteria only to discover that all his favorite breakfast sandwiches were already gone. He looked at his watch and discovered it was much later than he had realized – nearly 9:45. A few of the other boys on the Warblers noticed him and motioned for him to join them at their table where they were finishing their breakfasts. He set his satchel down and got a less desirable sandwich with questionable meat choice and a coffee before sitting down next to them
"Morning, Kurt. It's not like you to be this late to breakfast, even on a Saturday," Jeff noted as he tried to talk around about half a bagel he'd just stuck in his mouth.
Kurt glanced up at the other boy and smiled remembering exactly why he was late. "Just tired this morning I guess."
Wes looked up from his coffee and glanced around, "So where's Blaine? Haven't you guys been like inseparable the last few days?"
Kurt sighed quietly and considered his response. He didn't want to spoil anything and he most definitely didn't want to jinx it. Plus he still wasn't quite sure where they stood. "Well, um I think he left for the day with his mom and his sister. They had plans or something." He tried to avoid the direct question as best he could. He returned to poking at his sandwich with a fork, trying to figure out if the meat was ham or sausage before eating it.
"Yowza – his sister's hot. Do you think he'll bring her back in to say hi?" Jeff wondered aloud, the other half of the bagel nearing his mouth. He grinned a slightly lecherous grin and wiggled his eyebrows at the other boys.
"Doubtful – and you know that Jeff; Blaine's always eager to escape after a full day with his mom. And yes, his sister is pretty, but don't be such a creaton." Wes said as he smacked Jeff across the back of the head for emphasis. He choked and Wes started to smack his back.
Jeff coughed for a few moments, making his eyes water. "Jeez, Wes, try to kill a guy for thinking somebody's sister's pretty. So not nice or Warbler-y. I'm telling David on you!" He squeaked out when had had recovered enough for speech. He stuck his tongue out at Wes and moved to empty his tray. Most of the boys started to gather their things to go on with their days, laughing and talking among themselves.
They left Kurt shaking his head at Jeff and Wes and finding himself nearly alone with his unidentifiable breakfast sandwich. "See you later, Kurt!" They chorused as they all left going their separate ways for the day. Kurt sighed again and realized he was doing that a lot today. He already could feel a slight ache in his heart. He couldn't believe it but he was already missing Blaine and it hadn't even been two hours since he'd last seen him. He really needed to get a grip!
After choking down what he could of the breakfast sandwich and getting a refill on his coffee to take with him, he grabbed his things and headed towards the library hoping to find a table with a view of the snow covered trees that surrounded the school.
He found one in the library with a table all to himself. He plugged his earbuds into his ipod and selected some classical music to listen to while he studied. Since they'd just had a test in Physics, he didn't have much there, but he was getting sorely behind in European History much to his dismay. Kurt settled in and spread out his books and notes across the table in a semi-organized fashion. He propped up his head with one hand, opened his book and made sure his coffee within reach. He read and outlined a quite a few pages of his text before being distracted by the light snow falling outside the window. His mind wandered and he started to think about Blaine.
The last few days had meant so much to him. After feeling so isolated for 4 weeks and 3 days, it was strange to feel so attached to another person at Dalton. Blaine had awakened parts of his heart he didn't even know were there before. He filled in the gaps in his life and made him feel whole for the first time in a very long time.
Kurt would have never admitted it to anyone else, but in the library that morning, all alone watching the snow fall he admitted to himself that he was falling in love with the other boy. Blaine meant so much to him – comfort, safety and above all else happiness. He hadn't been as happy with anyone else in his life – even when he was hanging out with his favorite girls having movie night. Blaine just fit right into him, like they were made for each other. What he needed, Blaine had and when Blaine needed him Kurt desperately hoped that he met his needs as well. He yearned for the other boy to be sitting next to him sharing the moment and his epiphany. He could only hope that Blaine felt the same way about him. It also didn't hurt that he was absolutely gorgeous and could do things with his tongue that made Kurt's hair stand on end. He grinned at the memory and forced his eyes back back down to his text and he settled into studying a section on the Saxon Wars
A few hours later, Kurt found himself watched the snow settle on the giant fir trees he could see, softening the sharp lines and making even the slightly cold library seem cozy. He loved Saturdays like this at Dalton – they were one of the best things about the school. He loved the feel of the old oak chairs and tables, being surrounded by books on all sorts of topics, having a fire in the fireplace at the end of the room and watching the snowfall. It was pretty magical and in his heart he knew he loved it so much because it reminded him of Hogwarts and he indulged himself a little in the dream that he was there. To add to his little fantasy, he switched his ipod over to one of the soundtracks from the Harry Potter movies and continued to study European History.
Once Blaine escaped his mother and sister and their idea of fun – which was dragging Blaine all over the mall looking at girl clothes – he dropped his stuff in his room and went in search of Kurt. He'd been gone since early this morning at it was closing in on 5 o'clock so he checked Kurt's room first. When no one answered, Blaine wondered if he had headed down to an early dinner, which wasn't usual for him, but Blaine thought he would try there next anyway. He couldn't wait to find him. Blaine had only been gone most of a day, but he had missed Kurt and his sassy wit all day. It had surprised him at first, how many times the other boy crossed his mind, but he wasn't really all that surprised when he thought about it. As he waited for his sister to try on yet another prom dress, he had a lot of time to contemplate Kurt and what was going on between the two of them.
In between the blue off the shoulder dress and the red slinky one that his mother hated, he came to the realization that he was falling for Kurt. All he had been able to think about was what Kurt would say about this dress or that outfit and he missed him. He'd wanted to text him throughout the day, but his phone was nearly dead because he hadn't plugged it in the night before. His mind had been on other things than making sure his phone had a charge. So he had only been able to get off one text before it died – "Hope you're having a great day – all this fashion would be easier to handle w/you here! xxoo Blaine."
He hadn't gotten a response, so he assumed that Kurt had left his phone in his room while he was studying. He was actually kind of depressed that he didn't hear back from the other boy and missed him even a little bit more.
Between the sparkly navy dress and the one that looked like a rainbow threw up on it, he realized that even more than missing Kurt's snarky commentary, he was missing being physically close to him. He wasn't sure when that had happened, his wanting to be near Kurt all the time, but it was definitely there and impossible to ignore. He spent the better part of the day imagining what Kurt would say about every outfit the ladies of his family tried on.
His mind also wandered back to the night before and that morning when he got to wake up next to Kurt, snuggled into his warm chest which was quickly becoming his favorite place to be. His mother asked him more than once why he was so quiet and if everything was ok and all he could do was smile dopily and assure her that everything was more than great. His sister elbowed him in the ribs while they walked down to the food court and whispered to him, "So who's the lucky guy, brother man? He's got to be pretty special to have you grinning like a goofball all day." She gave him a half hug when he started to deny so he gave up and just grinned back at her.
He whispered in her ear, "His name's Kurt and he's awesome."
"I'm happy for you little bro, he must be awesome to have you looking like you do when he's not even around. I won't even let the cat out of the bag to the parents – cause you know they'll be all over you to bring him home and show him off and basically be pains. Remember what they did to Nicholas?" They both laughed as they remembered their parents accosting her first boyfriend which they found amusing and Nicholas clearly had not.
When he finally managed to get back to Dalton, much later than he wanted thanks to long lines and bad traffic due to the snow, his first thought was to go find Kurt. He'd missed him too much and wanted just to be in the other boy's presence.
When Kurt wasn't anywhere to be found in the cafeteria, Blaine figured that he must be still in the library studying. He grabbed two coffees and headed to the library wing. The library was deserted for the most part; even the librarian seemed to be gone for the day. But Dalton always kept the library open until midnight, hoping to encourage its young minds to study more. He found Kurt in one of the back nearly forgotten corners at one of their favorite tables. Kurt's back was turned to the rest of the library and he was sitting at one of the longer oak tables with claw feet that had been at the school since it was built back in the late 1800s.
He was hunched over a book with his head leaned on one of his hands and it appeared he was staring out a window on the opposite side of the table. He looked almost ethereal with the late afternoon red-gold sun on his face, highlighting the pink in his cheeks and the deeper blues in his eyes. He seemed off in a day dream and Blaine almost hated to interrupt his moment, but he had missed the other boy so much even just through the day he couldn't resist himself. He set down the two travel coffee mugs he'd brought with him and snuck up behind Kurt. He wrapped his arms around his neck in a kind of backward hug and lightly pressed his lips to Kurt's left cheek. "Hey you" he whispered, "I missed you – I brought coffee, since I missed our coffee date this morning. Are you at a break point in your studying?"
Kurt started a bit, but then realizing it was Blaine, he leaned into the embrace, relishing his touch. He'd had a long day studying and missing Blaine. He realized a few hours before that he had already gotten used to the other boy being around so much. He was already missing his closeness and his subtle touches throughout the day. That was what he was thinking about when Blaine snuck up on him. His ipod had run out of battery about a half an hour before, so he was just sitting there staring out the window, desperate not to study anymore and lost in his thoughts of the other boy.
"Yeah, I'm ready to be done with the Saxon Wars forever, I do believe! Hmmmm . . . that coffee smells delicious! Thanks!" Kurt smiled and turned his head so he could kiss Blaine's cheek as well. "How about a coffee study break and a little cuddle on the couch over there in front of the fire?" He surprised even himself in the boldness of his suggestion. His heart soared at the thought that they were comfortable enough with each other for this to be okay.
"Mmmmm. . . sounds like a great plan – I missed you today," Blaine whispered into Kurt's ear and gave him another quick hug before releasing him so they could move toward the couch. "And I think we should talk . . ."
A/N: Oh so fluffy . . . sorry no smut or boyfriend talk. It started out that way but the boys made me write this instead. Next chapter is coming much sooner than this one did! I hope you liked it, and if you feel so inclined, please review!