School wasn't any different for Kurt, although he now seemed to go out of his way to see Blaine randomly in the halls. But after that morning at Rachel's house, Kurt was (foolishly, he knew) hoping that something would change between him and Blaine. Sure, he didn't think singing Guns N' Roses into cooking utensils was a date or anything like that, but he knew Blaine was flirting with him.

Kurt blames it on glee. And Rachel. Mostly on Rachel. They've been preparing for sectionals and Rachel has been sucking up all of Kurt's free time – whether it be consulting on what songs to sing, consulting on how to woo Finn, or listening to Rachel rant about the glee club un-appreciating her. And despite the fact that Kurt seemed to spend all his free time at the Anderson-Berry household, he didn't see much of Blaine. Kurt picked up in passing – many dinners at the Anderson-Berry household and Rachel's knack for talking about herself and her family like they're the most important thing in the world – that Blaine had a job that took up most of his time, as well as applying for colleges and then there's school on top of that. Kurt is well aware that Blaine is busy, but that doesn't mean that he's less disappointed in the fact that nothing really changed between him and Blaine.

What made it worse was the fact that he couldn't really talk to anyone about it. Rachel was too busy worrying about Finn, and besides Kurt hadn't really told her that he liked her brother yet anyway. Normally he'd talk to Mercedes about it, but they weren't as close as they were freshman year. After their brief stint on the cheerleading squad Mercedes tended to hang out with Quinn and Santana and Brittany – not that Kurt minded because he had Rachel, but right now it would be nice to talk to someone about Blaine.

Kurt sighed as he put his books in his locker, Rachel yammering away about something or other. Kurt closed his locker and linked arms with Rachel as they walked towards the cafeteria for lunch, Kurt deciding that he really needed to talk to SOMEBODY, and if anything was ever going to happen with Blaine, Rachel would have to find out eventually. They sat down with their trays and Rachel was finally quiet enough for Kurt to broach the subject.

"Can I tell you a secret Rachel? And will you promise me you won't freak out?" Rachel looked over at Kurt curiously.

"Of course Kurt. You're my best friend, I would never share your secrets with anyone."

"…Will you also promise not to freak out?" Kurt fidgeted with his napkin on his lap.

"I promise."

"Ok, so I kind of think I have a crush – " Kurt was cut off by the slamming of a lunch tray onto the table across from Kurt. Kurt snapped his gaze up to see Blaine sitting down next to Rachel.

"Blaine! Don't you have friends to bother?" Rachel snapped, her voice irritated. "Kurt and I are having a conversation here."

"First of all, they wouldn't be friends with me if me being with them was bothersome, second of all am I not allowed to hang out with my younger sister and her best friend who might as well be like my younger sibling as well with the amount of time he's at my house?" Kurt felt his chest tighten and his heart crush.

"But Kurt and I were in the middle of something."

"By all means carry on. I enjoy listening to Kurt put you in your place." Blaine winked at Kurt, but Kurt could barely enjoy it given the fact that Blaine had basically just said that Kurt was like a brother to him, which is exactly the opposite of what Kurt wanted to be to Blaine.

"But Kurt was just about to tell me who he has a crush – " Rachel started before Kurt cut her off.

"It doesn't matter anymore Rachel, don't worry about it. I have to go anyway." Kurt got up from the table, throwing is mostly uneaten lunch away before quickly exiting the cafeteria, not looking back to notice Rachel's angry gaze being directed at Blaine, while Blaine stared thoughtfully at a retreating Kurt.

"What is your problem Blaine?" Rachel huffed, hitting Blaine on the arm. "Kurt rarely ever opens up to ANYONE and he was about to tell me a secret and you just had to go and ruin EVERYTHING!" Blaine rolled his eyes before shifting his gaze back to where Kurt disappeared to.

"I find that hard to believe. He's over our house all the time and you two stay up all night talking about things, and he doesn't tell you anything?"

"He is a good listener. I open up to him about things to show him that I trust him and that he can do the same with me." Rachel replied haughtily.

"He's probably told you a million secrets but you're too busy being self-centered that you don't even hear him." Blaine said with a smirk, earning himself another smack on the arm.

"That's not true! And besides, he rarely ever talks about boys anyway, what with the fact that the last boy he ever spoke about liking ended up being his step-brother. And besides, it's not like there are any boys around here him worth liking given the circumstances, since there's no one that would like him back, which is just as well because he's too fabulous to date any of the Lima losers around here and the only worthy boy is Finn – who's his step-brother and Finn likes me so he's off the market for Kurt." Rachel continued rambling on about how Kurt is destined for greater things as Blaine stared at his sister in disbelief.

"Wow. You really are dense."

"Why do you say that?"

"Um, you are aware that I'm gay, right?"

"Yeah, but you don't count."

"I like boys. How do I not count?"

"Please Kurt would never like you. He has refined taste." Blaine laughed at his sister's opinion of him, but the whole conversation got him thinking.

It's not like he had never noticed Kurt before, the kid was at his house all the time – well, he supposed Kurt wasn't really a kid; they were really only two years apart in age. And Kurt was definitely attractive; Blaine had always appreciated Kurt's impeccable taste and ability to reinvent fashion so that it was affordable but looked like he spent a lot of money. And even past the looks, Kurt was a talented singer and he could hold his own in an argument, and he put up with Rachel's insanity and didn't seem to be damaged because of that. Blaine had just never thought of Kurt like that before; as someone he could date, because he was his younger sister's best friend. But suddenly the idea of dating Kurt didn't seem so odd, it felt almost…right.

"Blaine? Earth to Blaine!" Rachel snapped her fingers in front of Blaine's face, pulling him out of his thoughts. "Honestly, if you're going to insist on interrupting my lunch the most you can do is listen to me while I'm talking to you." Blaine didn't know how Kurt put up with her all the time.

"I'm sorry, I was lost in thought. What did you say?"

"I was just saying that maybe when Kurt is over this Friday night for our weekly sleepover I can wheedle it out of him."

"Oh you're such a good friend." Blaine replied, sarcasm dripping out of his voice as he formulated a plan in his head. "Hey nice chatting with you, Rach. I gotta go 'bother' my friends now." Rachel looked up at Blaine in disbelief.

"Really?"

"Yup. See you after school sis." Blaine leaned down and kissed Rachel loudly on the cheek before grabbing his stuff and heading out of the cafeteria, leaving Rachel sitting alone, looking dumbfounded.