The next morning Blaine showered then stood in front of the mirror slicking his hair to the side. Kurt was applying makeup but couldn't hold the silence very long. "I thought you were gay Blaine. Why are you dating a girl?"
"Because I love her."
"You can't love that fast Blaine. Are you sure you're not just doing this because no guy has asked you out yet?"
"No Kurt, I love Alisha."
"Blaine…."
"I'm done talking about this Kurt. I'm dating Alisha. Thanks for your concern though." Blaine tried to be nice but still was firm with Kurt. All day the only thing he thought about was the girl he was going to see that night. He didn't hear a word of any of his classes and even during choir practice no one could get him to sing a note.
Alisha, on the other hand, pushed through the day splendidly. She rarely got distracted but she did think about it a lot. She didn't tell any of her friends about Blaine thought. She kept the excitement to herself. At eight o'clock that night she waited on the corner for her date to show up. "Did he stand me up?" She asked herself. Alisha was about to go back in her dorm when she heard him call her name from across the street. He sprinted over and pulled her into his arms, kissing her cheek.
"I'm so sorry I'm late. Right as I was leaving the guys decided to hit me with jelly and whipped cream filled water balloons."
"I'm guessing they found out about me?"
"I couldn't really hide it last night."
Alisha laughed and rolled her eyes, then noticed his outfit. "Wow, no blazer. No slicked hair! Skinny jeans! I had no idea you had curly hair." She said, fingering his unruly ringlets.
"I probably look horrible. My uniform got so nasty there was no way I was going to come see you in it."
"No! I like it. You look really nice in street clothes."
"Really? I heard I couldn't pull them off."
"Not true. I thought about you today."
Blaine laughed, "I don't think I thought about anything but you today!"
"Aw really! I feel special man!"
"You should, you're amazing Lisha."
"So are you," She slipped her arms around his neck, playing with the hair on the back of his head, "You're an awesome kisser too." Blaine took that as an invitation and softly kissed her several times.
Kurt peeped out his window that overlooked the street just in time to see this take place. His heart filled with jealousy at the sight of Blaine's beaming face. He looked so happy with Alisha. But Kurt was not happy for Blaine, he was sorry for himself.
Weeks passed and Blaine and Alisha fell more in love with each other by the day. He would often sneak her into Dalton to hang out with his Warbler buddies. She loved all of the guys. Riker would get advice about girls, Todd would ask her about fashion, and Jeff loved to teach her dance moves. Alisha's dancing and singing skills improved greatly with their help.
Blaine was happier than anyone had ever seen him before. He would gaze at her from across the room and blush when she would catch his eye and blow him a kiss. Kurt was not happy though. He was jealous of how in love they were. The more he watched them the worse it got. Kurt just wanted to split them up. He waited for the precise moment to plant little seeds of mistrust with both of them.
One day Alisha waited outside Dalton for Blaine to come and take her to lunch. Blaine walked out holding his phone to his ear, but he was not calling Alisha. She was about to call his name but she saw a short brunette sneak up behind him and poke his sides. Blaine jumped but grinned and pulled the small girl to his chest.
"Becca! How's my best girl!" He stroked her hair and kissed the top of her head.
"I've missed you! Why don't you ever text me?"
"I've been busy. I kind of met someone…." Blaine shoved his hands in his pockets and blushed.
Becca pulled him to a bench and squealed, "Aww! Tell me! Tell me!"
Alisha couldn't hear the conversation; she could only read the body language. "This chick is weird!" She said to herself.
Kurt came out of absolutely nowhere and greeted Alisha, "Hey! What's going on? Where's Blaine?" He very well knew where Blaine was.
"Over there. Do you know that girl?" She pointed to Becca.
Kurt shook his head, "Nope. She looks heartbroken though." Becca's head rested on Blaine's shoulder and tears ran down her cheeks.
"I'm so sorry sweetheart." Blaine rocked her back and forth, "I should go kick that guy's ass for cheating on you."
Becca smiled and sat up, "The benefit of having a guy who actually cares about you."
"You know it. I'm so sorry Becca. You deserve so much better than that douche. I never liked him but you just wouldn't listen to me! I told you that I need to okay him first. Then you can date him." He felt her giggle on his chest, "You okay now?"
She nodded and sniffed, "I feel better just being here with you." She glanced at her watch and shot up, "Crap, I need to get going. Thanks again Blaine." He held her in his arms and kissed her cheek.
"I love you Becca. Call me whenever you need to. I'm never too busy for my baby."
She laughed, "Love you too Blaine."
"Well," Kurt started to back away, "I'll let you two talk about this."
"Bye," Lisha took a breath and walked to her boyfriend, "Blaine?"
"Oh hey!" Blaine gave out another long hug, "How long have you been here?"
"Long enough. Who was that girl?"
"That was Becca. I wish you could've met her you would've loved her."
"Did you guys used to date or something?"
Blaine laughed and shook his head, "No! We've known each other since grade school. She's like my baby sister and my best friend."
Alisha smiled and felt so relieved, "I loved her boots." She commented.
"Yeah, I think Kurt helped her pick them out."
"Oh I see." Alisha shook her head. Now she was catching on. Kurt was trying to break them up. She didn't mention it to Blaine. This was between her and Kurt. "Hey I have news! Ya know how I transferred to McKinley? Well I auditioned for their Glee club and I got in! The teacher loved me and everyone said they wanted me to get solos!"
Blaine's face fell, "That means we'll be competing at Regional's."
"I'm sure we can work it out…. I wouldn't mind if you won."
"We'll talk about it later. Listen can we postpone lunch a little bit? The boys wanna show you something we've been working on." They snuck past the lobby and into the senior lounge. The school agreed to let the Warblers use that room to practice in. Blaine opened the doors and all the boys were sitting at tables doing homework.
"Umm guys?" Riker jumped up and pulled her down to a chair next to his.
"One, two, three."
So scared of breaking it that you won't let it bend,
And I wrote two hundred letters I will never send.
Blaine grabbed a handful of papers and threw them up in the air.
Sometimes these cuts are so much deeper than they seem.
You'd rather cover up, I'd rather let them be.
So let me be and I'll set you free!
I am in misery; there ain't nobody who can comfort me.
He knelt by Alisha and sang to her. She stuck out her bottom lip, mocking him. Blaine pulled her to her feet and twirled her around and touched his nose to hers.
Why won't you answer me, the silence is slowly killing me.
Alisha laughed and sang along.
Girl you really got me bad, you really got me bad.
Now I'm gonna get you back, I'm gonna get you back!
Riker took off his jacket and helped her into it. Jeff grabbed a Fedora and Alisha stuffed her hair up but left her side bangs down. A handful of guys made a circle around Lisha, hiding her from Blaine.
You say your faith is shaken and you may be mistaken
You keep me wide awake and waiting for the sun.
I'm desperate and confused, so far away from you.
I want it there I don't care where I have to run.
They all jumped away and started pounding on tables to the beat while Lisha dougied for her boyfriend. Blaine started to die laughing so Alisha took over the lead.
Why do you do what you do to me yeah?
Why won't you answer me answer me yeah?
I am in misery there ain't nobody who can comfort me,
He threw his arm around her shoulder and they finished together.
Girl you really got me bad, you really got me bad.
Now I'm gonna get you back, I'm gonna get you back!
Everyone cheered and Riker called out, "Hey guys," He pointed to Lisha, "It looks like we just got ourselves another Warbler!" The guys cheered all over again and agreed.
"Sorry boys, but I just joined New Directions. So I'll be seeing you at Regional's next week."
"What?" Riker wrinkled his eyebrows, "We can't compete against each other! You're like our new mascot. Blaine, tell her she can't!"
Blaine took the jacket and hat off of his girlfriend and shook his head, "Okay guys, great practice we'll talk about this later. Get outta here."
"I'm sorry Blaine. I guess I could quit New Directions…"
"No! I know how much you want to be there. It'll be fine, we can work this out. Come on, let's go get some lunch."