A/N: Hey everyone! How you doin'? I'VE BEEN WATCHING FRIENDS. Anyway this chapter we've got some Klaine feels. Ollie and Tom. I'm not quite sure what to call them, so suggestions? I listened to a lot of Gabrielle Aplin for this chapter, that girl is just agnafoigskbgs. I'll have the next chapter up tomorrow. This chapter is what I will be doing rather than having something to do on Valentine's Day with a boyfriend. UGH. Dxo p.s my French is terrible.
Kurt observed the strange boy that was staring back at him from the mirror. The boy in the mirror was wearing a Dalton uniform, had perfectly styled hair and had a pin attached to his blazer, in the shape of a lily. It was strange to see himself like this. Whenever Kurt had been having a bad day, he used to go driving or walking or get out of the house, but always to some place new. Some place different. Being somewhere where no one knew him and he wasn't constantly being judged by those surrounding him, whether that judging lead to pity or to disgust. But looking at the boy in the mirror, Kurt was surprised to see fear in his eyes. Fear of rejection. Over the past few months, Kurt had built up a thick skin. The tears yesterday were a rarity but if he did want to cry he did it in private. Not even Burt saw him cry anymore.
"You ready Kurt?" Jeff asked from the bathroom.
"Yeh" Kurt murmured.
As it turns out Jeff did want to take Kurt to breakfast. Bollocks.
The Cafeteria wasn't as big as McKinley's and there seemed to be much more buzz about it than the public school's one did. It seemed as if the students were having a good time and enjoying the presence of others rather than trying to shut out their insecurities and trying to force them onto their "friends". Kurt looked around to see Blaine and the rest of the warblers all sat at a round table. They were all laughing at something that it seemed Blaine had said, apart from Max, who had a scowl on his face that looked like it had been etched in stone. Moving behind Jeff, they got in line and got their breakfasts, Kurt a whole-wheat bagel with cream cheese and Jeff a waffle with chocolate sauce and peanut butter cups ("I'm a growing boy" Jeff had argued) and moved to sit with the warblers.
"Hey Kurt" Blaine exclaimed "We were just talking about you"
"Oh" Kurt mused, barely acknowledging him.
Not perturbed by Kurt's behaviour, Blaine continued.
"Yeh, since Ollie's aunt is a teacher" Blaine explained, glancing at the latter who raised a hand in recognition. At least the one that wasn't running through his boyfriends hair. Kurt felt a momentary flash of longing before he buried the feeling deep within himself.
"Don't attract attention" He thought to himself
"Too late for that now isn't it" The Voice inside his head hissed.
"Well anyway since she's a teacher" Blaine continued, noticing Kurt's glance at Ollie and Tom, along with the look of need in his eyes,
"She managed to get us your schedule so we warblers could see if we had some lessons with you!" Blaine exclaimed, as if this was the best thing anyone could have ever thought of in the entire world. Kurt tried to acknowledge the act of kindness but it came out as more of a grimace.
"Do I?" Kurt asked softly.
"You have periods one and two with Tom and then you have three with me, four with Jeff and five with David, Max and Sam" He rushed to explain, clearly basking in the idea that was meant to put Kurt at ease when all it did was put him more on edge.
'Why are they doing this?' Kurt pleaded in his head 'Why can't they leave me alone!'
Kurt looked around for some kind of reprieve, while all the wolves around the table sent each other determined glances. They were practically dry heaving at the smell of fear rolling off of Kurt. By the end of the day, they were going to turn that fear into happiness. They were sure of it.
Or were they. After two periods Tom had managed to get incredibly little out of Kurt other than the fact he transferred from McKinley and he had a step-brother. But both times he'd let Tom have those pieces of information, he looked like he wanted to punish himself for letting these details slip. Tom texted Blaine to let him know that his two lessons had not at all gone to the plan the warblers had drawn up, also named "Operation Kurt". Walking into the lesson, Blaine was determined to at least get Kurt to blush again. If he did that he'd be happy with himself.
"Hey Kurt" He smiled as he slid into the seat next to Kurt. The other boy turned and a small, brief and fleeting smile graced his lips to acknowledge Blaine, before he turned back to the front. But it had been there. Blaine grinned.
'Maybe this will be easier than Tom let on' Blaine thought.
"Alright Class" The French teacher, Madam Turner boomed " Today we're going to be working in pairs and since we're so close to Christmas I want you all to ask each other about the best gift you've ever gotten and why?! You can discuss in English first but in five minutes I want the French language blessing my ears Oui?" She asked
"Oui madam" replied the class.
Blaine's grin grew to a size that threatened to split his face.
"So Kurt, what's your favourite present you've ever got?" Blaine asked, both genuinely intrigued but also thrilled at having time in a lesson to talk to Kurt on a personal level.
"I don't think that I've ever had a favourite" Kurt murmured looking down at his hands
"Well…" Blaine searched "What would be a great present?"
"I guess if my boyfriend got me a present" Kurt blurted out
Blaine froze. The thought hadn't occurred to him that Kurt would already have a boyfriend. Meanwhile, Kurt was having an internal panic of his own.
"Shit I said boyfriend can I take it back of course I can't maybe he'll ignore it" He panicked
"So you have a boyfriend?" Blaine asked, interrupting Kurt's panic attack.
"Er…no" Kurt hesitated
Blaine's eyes seemed to light up for a moment before he regained composure and smiled.
"But you are gay?" Blaine grinned, unknowingly putting Kurt on edge with that grin.
"Yes" Kurt faltered
"What if someone were to ask you out on a date?" Blaine asked "Would you say yes?"
Kurt, not realising where this was going, twitched his head slightly, in a way that could've been yes or no. Blaine decided to go for the former as it worked in his favour.
"And suppose that date went well and you two dated until Christmas and you got a gift from your boyfriend…would that be your best Christmas ever?" Blaine grinned, deciding after Kurt's answer he wasn't going to toy with him any more.
"It might be" Kurt said, still not understanding where he was going with this.
"Okay!" Blaine smiled and turned back around to his book looking for something. When he found it he turned around to a rather bewildered Kurt.
"Vous aller a une date avec moi?" (Will you go on a date with me) Blaine practically purred, almost bursting out laughing when Kurt's eyes when comically wide. A moments hesitation was all it took for Blaine to think of a flaw in his plan: What if Kurt couldn't understand him? As he tried to come up with a plan b, a silky smooth voice pulled him out of his planning.
"Comment courtois de vous pour essayer de realiser le reves se realisent de nouveaux garcons? Porquoi ne pas vous venez foutre!" Kurt practically shouted
(How gentlemanly of you to try to make the new kids dreams come true! Well you can fuck off!)
Realising Kurt thought Blaine was making fun of him, Blaine quickly scrambled to try to save the situation.
"non non je suis serieux je pense que votre plus belle chose chose que j'ai jamais vu" Blaine rushed to say
(Nono I'm serious I think you're the most beautiful thing that I've ever seen)
Kurt regarded Blaine as if he were a new type of creature that Kurt had just discovered and he was trying to figure out what it was doing and whether it was safe to get closer to it. After a few seconds of silence, Kurt murmered
"Serieusement?"
"Oui daccord" Blaine murmured back.
Neither boy had noticed the fact that most of the class had been starring at them for a good five minutes and were now all holding there breath for Kurts answer.
"Demain par le perron" Kurt said suddenly, breaking the spell of silence.
"Ouioui!" Blaine practically shouted in excitement. Calming down, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Kurt blushing.
"I'm going to fall in love with you" Kurt thought
"Not if I can help it" growled the voice in Kurt's head.