I own nothing. Warnings in chapter 1. Enjoy!

'Calm down, Blaine,' Vanessa signed standing in front of me, 'It is just lunch with Kurt and his family.'

Kurt had invited me to a barbeque that his Dad was having today. I had met all of them, but I hadn't really spent a lot of time with them. And because of that I didn't know how I was supposed to act around all of them.

'What if you came with me?' I signed pouting slightly.

'You want me to meet Kurt's family?' Vanessa signed with wide eyes, 'You really are serious about this guy.'

'I am and please come with me.'

'Ask Kurt first and if he says that I can come without imposing then I will.'

Grinning I hugged Vanessa tightly before sending a txt to Kurt. I knew that he was going to say yes to bringing Vanessa, but he needed to tell his Dad incase there wasn't enough food. Almost instantly I get a message back saying that Kurt was hoping that I'd ask.

'Kurt says that he wants you to come too,' I signed to Vanessa with a smile, 'Guess it's time for both of us to get dressed.'

'Okay, Big Brother,' Vanessa signed back happily, 'But you really should try to dress relaxed, if you know how.'

'I know how to relax, Baby Doll.'

'I'll believe it when I see it.'

Vanessa giggled softly and ran upstairs to her room. I shook my head and went into mine and stood in front of my closet. She was right. I wasn't very good at relaxing. It was just a barbeque though; dressing up would make me look like a freak.

Dressing in regular jeans and a button up green shirt I made my way downstairs and saw Vanessa touching some CDs. If the music was loud enough she could feel the beat, but mostly she stayed away from music. I didn't know if it was because she couldn't hear or because she didn't care about it, but I hated the look on her face when I sang.

I looked over Vanessa and saw her wearing a short purple skirt, white blouse, green vest, and thigh-high Converse shoes that were black with silver drawings and rainbow laces. Grinning I ran to my room and grabbed a necklace I had bought years ago. It was a simple leather strap with a pendent in the shape of a fairy meditating on a lily pad.

It wasn't something that I normally would buy, but as soon as I saw it I knew I wanted it. Every time I wore it I felt a different strength from it. I hoped that it would bring the same type of strength to Vanessa. She hated being around a lot of people especially since she couldn't read lips all that well.

I ran downstairs and tapped on Vanessa's shoulder. She turned around with a smile gracing her lips. I loved that even though it seemed like the world was against her she always was smiling. Smiling back I put the necklace on her before kissing her forehead. She hugged me tightly before pulling back and grabbing two flowers from the chair.

I looked at the flowers calmly before taking one and placing behind Vanessa's ear. Vanessa nodded slightly and put the other flower in my breast pocket. Grinning happily I motioned towards the door and grabbed my car keys.

When we got to Kurt's house my heart felt like it was going to jump out of my chest at any moment. Vanessa grabbed my hand gently before getting out of the car and going to the door. I sat in the car for awhile before I saw Finn opening the door and looking at Vanessa in confusion.

Vanessa shook her head before pointing towards me. Finn smiled slightly and waved at me. With a soft blush I got out of the car and walked up to the door. Grinning Vanessa grabbed Finn and my hand and pulled us into the house before looking around in confusion. Finn smiled again and tugged Vanessa slightly to the right and led us outside.

"Vanessa," Kurt said walking up to us, "Blaine, I was beginning to think we'd have to postpone dinner."

'Blaine was nervous,' Vanessa signed with a grin.

'I'm not telling him that,' I signed back glaring slightly.

"What did she say?" Kurt asked curiously.

"I'd rather not say," I said shaking my head.

"She said something about you being nervous, didn't she?"

"Okay, that's just not fair."

Vanessa and Kurt shared a look before sticking their tongues out at me. Shaking my head I watched Kurt offer Vanessa his hand before both of them walked away from me. As much as I was glad that they were getting along I had a feeling their friendship would cause some confusion.

"So that's your sister," Finn said standing next to me.

"Yeah," I said nodding, "She's also my best friend."

"What's her name?"

"Vanessa Paige Anderson. She's only fifteen so if she meets Puck or Sam let them know that I will hurt them."

"Wow, you're overprotective of her."

"She's done a lot for me, Finn. She's done more then I could ever explain. If I have to keep her safe from guys like Puck for the rest of her life I will."

Finn looked at me like I had gone insane. I knew that he didn't know what she had done for me, although he'd probably find out soon, but I didn't care. Vanessa was my Baby Doll and I wanted to keep her safe from everyone. I doubted that I could do it from very much longer though.

'Blaine,' Vanessa signed bouncing a little, 'Kurt said that he knew how to dye hair. Do you think Mom and Dad would mind?'

'Probably,' I signed smirking slightly, 'Although if we got the right color it could be worth it.'

'Can we go?'

"Kurt," I said smiling at him, "What do you think about us going to the store for some hair dye?"

"Of course," Kurt said happily, "Did you know Vanessa is amazing at charades?"

"Yeah, that's how it was before I learned to sign."

"Can you teach me how to sign?"

Smiling happily I hugged Kurt and let out a deep breath. I was hoping that he would want to learn how to sign. When it came to Vanessa I was happy to have anyone I could on her side. Now she had someone, besides me, to take care of her when she needed help.

'Blaine,' Vanessa signed staring at the ground, 'What about Kurt's family?'

'What about them?' I signed confused, 'Do you not like them?'

'I haven't actually met them. I just talked to Kurt and even then I don't know if he understood me.'

'Hey, Kurt is trying and he wants to learn how to sign. This isn't going to be easy, but I know you like him. Now, why don't you teach him how to understand you?'

Vanessa nodded softly before turning to Kurt. She stared at him for a moment before pointing at herself and signed her name. Kurt stared at her in confusion before trying to figure out what she was signing.

"Vanessa," Kurt said out loud and signing it.

Grinning Vanessa quickly went around to everyone and taught Kurt how to sign their names and what they meant to Kurt. She was going slowly and making it so Kurt understood before she went to the next thing she wanted to teach him.

"Now you know everyone's names," I said smiling, "What's next?"

"Food," Kurt said linking his arm with mine, "My Dad just finished up. You and Vanessa should teach all of us some things."

"You're right. Are you sure they won't mind though?"

"I'm sure. Come on, everything will work out in the end. You and Vanessa are part of this family now. You're my lover and Vanessa is my little sister. Nothing will change that."