Again, sorry for the wait, sincere apologies! I'll try harder to get chapters out more frequently! D:
MERCEDES WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
Kurt furiously pounded into his cell phone as he sat in the rehearsal room, waiting for practice to begin. There was simply no-one else who could be behind this. Of the few people who knew of Kurt's disguise, she was the only one who knew of Blaine.
All he knew was that Kirsty had supposedly set Blaine up on a date with one of her friends, Kurt pondered. Since Kurt had obviously not done this himself, the only explanation was…wait. Kurt mentally slapped himself. How, no, it's not possible, MERCEDES!
The guy that Blaine was going on a date with…was him.
Kurt froze, his eyes widening as he clutched his phone in his hands, sitting alone on the mini-stage.
His phone vibrated in his hands as Kurt received a text back from Mercedes, confirming his thoughts.
Glad to see you've found my little gift. You'll thank me tomorrow, as well as tell me all the details ;) xox
No no no no no. This couldn't…he couldn't. Blaine will almost definitely recognize him. Kurt's mind raced through a thousand humiliating scenarios of him being discovered in every possible way. He thought of Blaine telling his sister, who would then inform the rest of the Cantata. They would know he was a spy. They would want revenge. Kurt glanced over to the other girls. He knew that under the influence of Amy, they were ruthless and would do anything to secure a win at Sectionals.
Apart from Catherine and most of the band members, Kurt had taken an instant dislike to each and every girl in the club. There was Rosemary, who sneered at anyone who stepped slightly out of line in their dance routines. There was Jessica, one of the soloists, who refused to acknowledge the existence of the girls in the band, let alone make eye contact with them. The red headed girl, whose name Kurt hadn't even bothered to learn, she hadn't said a single word to Kurt since his arrival in the club.
Kurt had made sure to inform Rachel of every one of these girls. She would then try and work out their weaknesses in order to define the perfect set list that they could not beat. However it would all be over soon enough when he was discovered.
What had Mercedes done?
But then it hit him. He was actually going to go on a date with Blaine…as himself. He was going to get to meet Blaine as himself. What if…what if this actually worked out? Kurt tried not to think too much about it, it would only get his hopes up. But still.
What was better was the fact that Kurt would be able to dress up his date according to his own tastes. He would actually get to choose his outfit. If that didn't scream perfect then he didn't know what did. Kurt smiled despite his worries, despite his catastrophic confrontation with a certain bully that afternoon. He simply allowed himself to look forward to the rest of the day. After all, he had two dates with the same person to look forward to.
"You still haven't answered my questions from earlier!" came a familiar, cheerful voice as Catherine seated herself beside Kurt on the mini-stage. "So who is this guy? What's he like?" she asked. Startled by her sudden appearance (Kurt found himself feeling uncharacteristically jumpy) he decided there would be no harm in telling her. Blaine would most likely tell her all about the date anyway.
"He's err…He's called Kurt," he began quietly, finding it entirely surreal to be talking about himself in the third person. "He's actually a lot like me…" he admitted. The younger girl nodded as he spoke. "He's into fashion and sings in his school's glee club-"
"Kirsty, are you okay?" Catherine interrupted, noticing his edginess and how quiet he was speaking. "You're a little reclusive today." Kurt nodded his head and attempted a smile in response. His emotions were completely all over the place. He was excited for the time he was going to get to spend with Blaine yet anxious at the same time in case he discovered his secret. He was half angry and half grateful for what Mercedes had done.
Most of all however he was deeply, deeply terrified of his current situation with Karofsky.
He didn't even know if it was a situation. Would Karofsky forget about it entirely? Would he leave him alone now or would the bullying only intensify? Not knowing what was in store for him was definitely the worst part.
"I'm here to talk if you need anything. You know you can come and find me at any time, I never see you around at lunch or anything, are you settling in okay?" Kurt panicked, no, they didn't see each other at lunch and he could think of no legitimate reason as to why. Catherine didn't push it though and allowed Kurt to continue staring down at his shoes. She stood as Amy finally entered the room, indicating that rehearsals were to begin.
Glee club dragged on as Kurt willed the minutes to pass by. He found it incredibly difficult to smile, sing and dance at the same time when all he wanted was to crawl into his bed and cry. Rosemary didn't even try to hide her annoyance as Kurt was unable to follow the steps whilst the red head continued to ignore him completely. Several times, he noticed Catherine steal a worried glance at him which did supply a small amount of comfort. He longed to be back in the New Direction's rehearsal room however, to laugh with his friends and feel like he belonged.
The only thing keeping him going was the thought of Blaine. Kurt couldn't deny that he had feelings for him nor the fact that he was indeed very excited for their date.
After a gruelling rehearsal, Amy finally called it a day just before 4pm. Kurt and Catherine were just about to leave when Amy called Catherine back.
"Catherine, don't go anywhere, I want you, Lucy and Jessica to stay behind today, your singing wasn't quite up to standard and I want us to work on it," she stated in a neutral tone. Catherine was about to argue but Amy's glare hardened on her and she found herself complying. Knowing that to refuse would likely end up getting her kicked out of the club. She was already on thin ice in Amy's eyes.
"Sorry Kirsty," she apologised, "Can you let Blaine know I can't come? He should be waiting in the parking lot. Have fun," she said dejectedly. Kurt's heart fluttered as he nodded and exited the room. He walked through the empty hallways and was unsure whether he should be dawdling or rushing. Sure, he was extremely excited to see Blaine but all he wanted was to hide under his duvet and stay there until Karofsky graduated and moved far away. He didn't feel safe outside, he could be anywhere.
Kurt soon found himself walking out of the exquisite building and searching for Blaine's car. Blaine spotted him first however and casually walked over to greet him. Kurt's heart pounded as he smiled and offered a "Hello." He had apparently forgotten what Blaine could do to him with a simple smile.
The car ride was mostly silent. Kurt had explained to Blaine that Catherine was unable to come and for some reason this made him look a little nervous. Without Catherine acting as a catalyst, it was difficult to spark up a conversation so Kurt just gazed out of the window. Anything to keep him from staring at Blaine's firm grip, tensing on the steering wheel and…oh he was staring again.
Blaine snuck a glance at Kurt as he pulled to a halt at a red light.
"You okay?" he asked gently. "You seem a little down." Kurt melted as he felt Blaine's concern sweep over him and he suddenly found himself wanting to tell him everything. About Karofsky and the bullying and the…well everything.
But he couldn't. Of course he couldn't, these were Kurt's problems, not Kirsty's. Instead, he just put on his brave face and made a mental note to stop sulking. He was with Blaine, he was safe.
"It's nothing, I'm fine," Kurt said cheerfully "I just had a rough day. New school and everything, it's pretty tough settling in," he lied. Blaine tore his gaze away as the light turned green, seemingly accepting Kurt's story.
"Well I'm sure a bit of shopping will cheer you up!" He said and Kurt agreed. Though it wasn't the shopping he was anticipating.
"No no no!" Kurt huffed as Blaine picked out a plain grey sweater. "Grey just screams boring and shows that you tend to go with the safe choice, you need something with a bit more colour to show that you're daring and adventurous!" he said, taking the sweater and placing it back on the rail. He strolled over to another rail and began swiftly examining the clothing.
"Don't you think you're over-analysing a little?" Blaine laughed as he caught up with Kurt. "I mean, I just want something that looks nice, who can get all that from a sweater?"
"Kurt can, believe me," he replied, not taking his eyes of the rail. Blaine crossed his arms, letting Kurt do his thing.
"He seems a little high maintenance to me," Blaine regarded. Kurt froze as his heart sunk but Blaine didn't seem to notice as he pulled out a dark blue shirt from another rail. Was Blaine going to find him ridiculous for having such a prominent interest in fashion? Should he tone it down a little?
"Do you think a shirt and tie is too dressy for a blind date?" he asked, interrupting Kurt from his worries. Though he did a good job of hiding it, Kurt could tell that he was nervous and he couldn't help but blush. He turned away from him in an attempt to hide his face and shrugged.
"I don't know, maybe," he replied, shopping for Blaine was proving very difficult, especially considering Kurt had only ever seen him in his Dalton uniform and had no idea what suited him.
After finding nothing, Kurt decided they'd best try their luck elsewhere and dragged Blaine over to The Gap. As Kurt was browsing however, he noticed Blaine's eyes had fallen upon a blond cashier, whose wavy hair hung to his shoulders. His gaze lingered there for a moment longer than necessary before he joined Kurt in browsing through the various rails of clothing. It was entirely innocent, yet Kurt couldn't help but feel a pang of betrayal. Blaine was out shopping for an outfit for their date and he was looking at other men whilst doing so?
Blaine was right, he did over-analyse things, and not just with fashion. Kurt forced himself to see reason, Blaine still doesn't even know Kurt yet.
"We should hurry," Kurt suggested, leading Blaine out of the store, finding any excuse to leave The Gap and keep Blaine away from the blond cashier. "Don't want to be late for tonight!"
The two traversed for another 45 minutes through the mall. Choosing an outfit for Blaine was certainly proving a challenge. He was adorably useless at fashion he had thought as he thrust several cardigans in his direction, urging him to the changing rooms. However, Kurt shook his head at each of them.
"They're nice…I just don't think they give off quite the right message." Blaine raised his eyebrow in response as if asking 'seriously?' "It's your first date; you have to make a good first impression," Kurt responded, taking him to another area of the store.
Blaine picked out a blue and white striped sweater whilst Kurt was elsewhere piecing outfits together. He examined it briefly before placing it back where he found it, clearly not sure what he was even looking for anymore. Kurt returned shortly with a selection of new clothes and presented them to Blaine.
"Any of these I think might work pretty well. Pick your favourite." Kurt smiled as Blaine picked through his options.
"Ooh, I like this," he said pulling out a casual black waistcoat. Kurt smiled and handed him a purple short sleeved t-shirt and a pair of dark grey jeans to go with it and ushered him to the changing rooms once again.
Blaine returned shortly to present his outfit to Kurt, who couldn't restrain the smile that grew on his face.
"Perfect!" Kurt exclaimed "It's sophisticated but not too smart and has just the right amount of colour," he said, forcing Blaine to spin round to get a full view, blushing slightly at how well the jeans fit…
"Really? From what you've told me, it seems like it will take a lot to impress Kurt when it comes to fashion…" Blaine said anxiously. Kurt shook his head in reply
"Trust me, I know Kurt will be impressed."
I had a little difficulty writing this chapter I didn't want to dive straight into the date so instead you get this filler crap
I really don't like this chapter but hay ho, let's hope for something worth reading in chapter 6 :/
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