"I've tried being a vegetarian, lasted six months before I succumbed to my Dad's famous hamburgers on the 4th of July" Blaine laughed and picked up his glass, taking a sip "And if I had to choose, I would happily spend a whole day watching Paige's gymnastics than watch a ballet recital or cheerleading competition"
"You would choose gymnastics?" Kurt chuckled. He and Blaine had been sitting at the restaurant talking for hours. Losing track of time, they missed the movie and decides to just stay at their secluded little table. Neither was about to argue with the company they were in.
"Any day. I'm a guy so ballet puts me to sleep and I'm gay so cheerleading has no effect whatsoever"
"What about male cheerleaders?" Kurt smirked and leant his elbows on the table "Would you believe I used to cheer?"
"You were a cheerleader?" the dark haired teenager smiled "Why didn't we meet back then?"
"It would have been nice to have someone like you back then; I wish I had someone like you at school now. Besides Santana who we all know is in love with Brittany but won't admit she's a lesbian, I'm the only out kid at my school"
Reaching across the table and taking Kurt's hand gently with a smile, Blaine squeezed it gently "I know how you feel. I came out in the 7th grade and middle school was... It was hell. I considered going to Dalton Academy just to get away from it but my Dad got promoted and we moved. I guess I was lucky"
"You found good friends"
"Yeah" Blaine smiled weakly "It was hard graduating school early and leaving my friends there but the reason why I had to do it was harder"
"I can't imagine what you've been through" Kurt sighed softly as he noticed the beautiful smile Blaine had worn all night slowly fall "Sorry"
"No it's ok. Every day gets a little easier"
"I admire your strength" the bronze haired boy smiled and looked down at their still intertwined fingers
"Sometimes I wonder where it comes from. I just wish I could go back to being a normal eighteen year old sometimes" he began with a soft sigh until he heard his cell phone ring. Looking at the Caller ID, Blaine let go of Kurt's hand reluctantly. He needed to take this because they wouldn't call unless it was an emergency. "I'm sorry, I have to take this"
"Go ahead"
"Hello, Mrs Hamilton? Is everything ok?"
"Now I know you're a smart boy, Blaine. I know you wouldn't have authorised the house party that is happening at your house right now" Blaine's elderly neighbour shouted through the phone. The thumping music coming from his house could be heard clearly through the phone "And my Matthew has just told me that he saw two boys carrying a keg inside, whatever that is"
"I definitely did not agree to it and a keg isn't good. I'll be right home to deal with this, thank you for calling me" he sighed before hanging up the phone. Taking a deep breath, Blaine looked up and saw Kurt's confused expression "Kendall has thrown a keg party. I gave her the responsibility of the house to themselves and she throws a damn keg party" he vents as he tries to keep him breathing even.
"Come on, let's go kick some little sister butt. I'll be your party ending back up" Kurt chuckled as he stood up and held his hand out to Blaine. Dropping a few bills onto the table to cover their incredibly long dinner, Blaine took his hand with a smile. Kurt took the fuming man's keys and drove back to Blaine's house. Blaine's fury only multiplied as they pulled up outside his house and saw the mass of drunken teenagers both inside and outside.
"I'm gonna kill her"
Blaine stormed into his house with Kurt on his flank on a mission to find Kendall. Noticing Charlie pressed up against some guy on the stairs; Blaine grabbed her hand and pulled her with him. She was in just as much trouble as her older sister over this party. Finding Kendall in the kitchen mixing herself another cocktail, he sat her down with Charlie before shutting off the stereo and turning on the lights.
"If you don't live here, get the hell out right now. I'm not against calling the cops" he boomed over the groans from the party's attendants. A lot of them knew Blaine from school so they knew he was serious. It was the few like Sebastian and his lacrosse buddies that would need a little coaxing to get out.
"But the party was just heating up B" Sebastian slurred as he made his way over to Blaine and pulled the dark haired teenager flush against him. Grinding their hips together, Sebastian fought Blaine's fierce attempts to push him away "Come on baby, dance with me"
"Get off me" Blaine growled and managed to free himself from Sebastian's grip "Get out of my house before Coach Jackson gets an anonymous call and you're all put on suspension for disobeying his player contract" he smirked. Backing away, Sebastian and his team mates joined the crowd that was slowly making their way out of the Anderson's home.
"Where are Paige and Isabel?" Blaine snapped as he turned back to his two humiliated sisters. His biggest concern was the youngest two girls that obviously got jipped on the whole 'girl's night in' lie Kendall had cooked up.
"Upstairs, they're fine" Kendall snarled and crossed her arms as the last of the drunken teenagers exited.
"I'll go check on them" Kurt smiled softly hoping to ease some of Blaine's stress. He couldn't imagine what Blaine went through every day raising these girls and now to add this...
Blaine waited til Kurt was upstairs and out of earshot before he addressed Kendall and Charlie "I trusted you, Kendall. You flat out lied to my face and then you pull this? The girl's night in, the chores and 'go be a teenager' line was just a load of crap? I thought you were smarter than that. Dammit Charlie, I thought you were smarter than that"
"You had a great night out with Kurt didn't you?" the fifteen year old squeaked softly. She had never seen her brother this angry before and she felt so bad. Kendall never told her Blaine would blow up like this.
"I had one of the best night's out since Mom and Dad died but it was ruined because of you two so thank you. I greatly appreciate your newfound stupidity"
"Lighten up Blaine" Kendall sighed "It was just a party"
"You are damn lucky we have good neighbours who decided to call me before they called the cops because this wasn't just a party Kendall" he snapped "If the police did show up they could have had Child Services easily take you, Charlie, Paige and Isabel away from me in an instant"
"They can't do that..."
"Yes they can and they will. The lawyers and the social worker already think it's an idiotic idea leaving an 18 year old in charge of four girls, I don't need to give them a reason to put you all in foster care"
"Blaine?" Kurt called out softly as he walked back into the living room. He waited by the door until Blaine was finished with his sisters.
"I want you both to grab a garbage bag and pick up every beer bottle, red solo cup and piece of trash that is littering this house" he ordered "Neither of you are going to bed until this house is spotless. I don't care how drunk or tipsy you are, consider this part one to a very long list of punishments" Kendall looked up at Blaine but didn't move "Now"
Charlie stood up and pulled her sister along with her before Blaine made them do anything else. Blaine let out a loud sigh and ran his hands through his hair roughly. Remembering Kurt standing by the door, the teenager made his way over to him.
"Paige and Isabel are fine, they were in that amazing entertainment room of yours" Kurt chuckled softly and rested his hands on Blaine's shoulders massaging them gently "They're now both in bed and thankful that the music has been turned off"
"I'm sorry I dragged you into this"
"Was it true when you said that Child Services could take these girls away from you?"
Blaine nodded silently as he melted into the hug Kurt had pulled him into. Kissing his temple softly, Kurt let Blaine calm himself down for a few minutes. Pulling back a couple inches, Kurt brushed the loose curls out of Blaine's face "You need a cup of tea, come on"
"Tea?" Blaine chuckled as Kurt dragged him into the kitchen that had cups and bottles everywhere. How those kids managed to get the countless bottles of spirits that lay open all over the kitchen counter was beyond Blaine. "Don't we have anything a little stronger? Scotch maybe?" he smirked.
"Ha, ha"
"Why tea though?"
"Because it's what my Mom used to make for my Dad whenever he was stressed and my Dad still does it for me" Kurt smiled and looked around at the kitchen dying to clean it up "Cups?"
"Third cupboard to the left"
"Tea bags?" Kurt asked as he pulled two mugs from the cupboard
"I'll get them" Blaine chuckled and made his way into the pantry and found the two types of tea that they had. His Mom always used to sit down with a cup of tea after dinner before she died so the familiar smell brought back happy memories. Blaine made his way back over to where Kurt was standing but held the tea bags away from him.
"I can't make you anything without the tea bags"
"Kiss me and then I'll give them to you" he smirked and closed the gap between them. Leaving the tea on the counter, Blaine wrapped his arms gently around Kurt's waist and pulled him close. Pressing their lips together, Blaine let out the stress and frustration that had been bubbling inside of him as he pulled Kurt closer deepening the kiss. Kurt twisted his fingers into Blaine's un-gelled hair as their lips moulded together with perfection.
To be continued...