Blaine and Alisha didn't talk about the glee club anymore. They both figured they would discuss it when they absolutely had to. She didn't see the Warblers anymore. She was afraid she had lost their trust by being in the New Directions. Blaine told her that it wasn't true but she thought it best to just wait till after Regional's.
Blaine was getting ready to go to dinner with his girlfriend when he got a text from Kurt. Hey meet me in the lounge. I need to talk to you. Blaine skipped slicking his hair and hurriedly put on some skinny jeans, converse, and a nice green button up shirt that matched his hazel eyes.
"Sit down please."
"Kurt is this important because I kind of have to go. I have a date with Lisha."
"Yes, it is." Blaine plopped down in a chair and glanced at his watch, "Alisha is what I wanted to talk to you about."
"I thought we had discussed this. I love her, I'm dating her, and I won't stop dating her any time soon."
"I know what you said Blaine, but things are different now. She's competing against us! She's playing you Blaine! I know girls and I can totally tell that she doesn't want you, she wants what you give her."
Blaine started to stand, "Now that you're done trash talking my girlfriend I'm gonna leave now. Thanks Kurt."
"No, wait! I have one more thing. Please just sit down and don't say anything until I tell you to." Kurt pushed the play button on his dock and started to snap to the music. He spun around and pointed to Blaine.
You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset.
She's going off about something that you said,
Cause she know your story like I do.
Blaine's confusion level rose about seventy- five percent. Kurt picked up a Warbler blazer and tossed it to Blaine who rolled his eyes and laid it aside.
Cause she wears short skirts, I wear t-shirts,
She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers,
I'm dreamin' bout the day when you wake up and find
That what you're lookin' for has been here the whole time.
Blaine pulled out his phone and tried to text Alisha but Kurt grabbed it, shaking his finger at him and set it out of reach.
If you could see that I'm the one who understands you,
Been here all along so why can't you see?
You belong with me, you belong with me.
Have you ever thought just maybe?
You belong with me, you belong with me.
Blaine cocked his head to the side and wrinkled his eyebrows, "Uh.."
"Shh…" Kurt put a finger to Blaine's lips and started to move in closer. The straight guy shot out of his chair and pushed Kurt away hard. He tried to talk but there was a lump in his throat. Instead he just walked out leaving Kurt alone in the lounge. Blaine met Alisha in the hall and hugged her tight.
"What's wrong sweetheart?" Blaine just shook his head and hid his eyes in her shoulder. She played with his black curls and kissed his warm cheek. He stood up straight and took a deep breath, managing a very small smile. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, Kurt just won't leave me alone. I should've seen earlier that he's getting…. Attached. But as you know I'm sort of dense."
Alisha chuckled and put her hand on his cheek, "I know. Don't worry I'll talk to Kurt. Girl to… well, girl. Just forget about it, I got this."
Blaine sighed, "I'll try."
"Here, let me help you." She pulled his face down to hers and kissed him. Blaine stroked her hair and gazed into her green eyes. He was so entranced he couldn't help but kiss her again. Alisha smiled and let him. "Okay sweetie, we better get going."
"Mmm no!" Blaine cuddled her closer and reached down, kissing her neck.
"I don't think it's a good idea to make out in the hallway of your school, we need to go now Blaine." She sweetly whispered in his ear. He let go and pecked her one more time as she pulled him out the door.
It was getting closer to Regional's and the New Directions started practicing harder for their big performance. One morning they were all warming up.
Mr. Shue walked in with a worried look on his face, "Guys I have an announcement. Rachel just got sick and she won't be able to sing the lead at Regional's."
"Then who's gonna do it?" Asked Finn, who was supposed to sing with her.
Mercedes stood and put a hand on her hip, "I know ya'll are gonna ask me anyways. I accept."
"No, no, no!" Santana objected, "Do you not remember that I took us all to victory and Sectional's. This is totally mine."
Quinn raised her hand, "What about me! I mean me and Sam sounded amazing together when we sang I Had the Time of My Life." Alisha and Mike looked at each other and laughed at all of them fighting.
"Just a second guys." Mr. Shue held up his hand, "Rachel chose who she wants to sing the lead. Alisha."
"What?" Alisha's head shot up, "Me?"
"Yep, she said if she could be on stage she wanted you there having your moment to shine. Even though she did mention it wouldn't be as good as hers. So Lisha? Will you do the honor of singing for us at Regional's?"
"Yes! I'd love to! One thing…. I can't sing the song Rachel chose."
"Don't worry; I think I have the perfect one." Mr. Shue nodded and smiled.
After school Alisha stopped by the coffee shop in town. She and Blaine generally met there to talk about school and help each other with their performances. She was exploding with excitement about finally being able to have the spotlight for a change. Alisha ordered a latte and sat at their usual table. She texted her boyfriend and waited there for quite a while. He never answered her. She was about to leave when a familiar face appeared by her table and asked to sit down.
"Hey Rachel, how are you feeling?"
"I'm okay." Rachel's voice was soft and scratchy. "I just wanted to talk to you about something."
"Sure, sit down. By the way, thank you for giving me your solo."
Rachel scoffed and rolled her eyes, "There's no way I would've given it to Quinn or Mercedes. I thought you were better than nothing."
Alisha took it as a compliment and chuckled, "Well, thanks again. It means a lot. What's going on?"
"I wanted to talk to you about Blaine."
"What about him?" Alisha asked, dreading the upcoming conversation.
"I know you're dating him and you hang out with all of his boys in blazers and that's great but I have to say that I hope he's not getting in the way of your performance. I'm not gonna tell you to break up with him because I've had that happen to me and it sucks. I just don't want any distractions."
"Why are you being so nice about this? You're generally so bossy about stuff."
"I'm sick and emotional. I like the drama of it all. Besides, you remind me of me. I hope you and Blaine are happy, just don't screw anything up."
Alisha smiled and stood, "Thanks Rachel. I'll see you around." The two girls hugged and Rachel exited the coffee shop. Alisha hung around waiting to see if Blaine would show up. Instead of Blaine, Kurt walked up to her table and sat down, uninvited. She rolled her eyes and sat down too, "What do you want?"
"Not quite the warm welcome I was hoping for."
"Not quite the hot man I was hoping for."
"I hope you know that Blaine is very confused right now about everything. He has Regional's on his mind and he's still not comfortable with his sexuality."
"Yeah, uncomfortable was not the emotion I was feeling when we made out on his bed last night."
Kurt raised an eyebrow, "He's just a big act around you."
"That's bull shit Kurt. Admit it, you're jealous that I have Blaine and you don't. He's never wanted you. When we first met he described you as a friend. Not a best friend, not even a good friend, just a friend. Even if we break up I'll always have a better shot than you because I'm a girl and he's straight."
"You're so blind it's almost sad. Don't you ever notice how he doesn't share a lot with you? He told me that he's not comfortable talking to you about his feelings." Alisha saw the ounce of truth in what he said. "He doesn't talk about his family or his past because he knows you'll be disappointed. We both know that his past is the past of a gay teenager. Face it, he's confused."
"I'm done with you. I'm gonna go get ready for my date tonight. Do yourself a favor, stay away from me and Blaine." She grabbed her bag and walked home. Home wasn't much better. Her little brother took her phone and prank called Mike and Puck and Finn. Alisha was annoyed and went up to her room to be alone. That didn't work out because her mom decided to come up and lecture her about not being with her boyfriend as much and a whole bunch of other crap she didn't want to hear about. Alisha's already hard day got even worse when she found that she had just started her period. At that moment she needed Blaine to hug her and tell her she was going to be okay. She was getting nervous about her solo that she hadn't even practiced yet also. "Oh well, maybe some dinner will help." She did her best to calm her nerves but sort of failed.
Alisha waited for a good two hours for Blaine to pick her up. She had taken extra time to get ready and looked more gorgeous than usual. A tear trickled down her cheek when she called him and it went straight to his voicemail. Alisha went up to her room and changed into her pajamas. Another hour passed and her brother came up to her room and announced that Blaine was at the door. Lisha took her time going down the stairs and opening the door.
"Hey sweetie! Listen I'm sorry I was late I…. Can I come in?"
"No."
"Okay," Blaine knew he was in trouble, "Can you come out here?" Alisha stepped outside and folded her arms against her chest and raised her eyebrows.
"What do you want?"
"I wasn't just not gonna come."
"Well seeing that you're three hours late you should've just not come at all."
"I…"
"Where were you? I was having a really hard day. I got bossed around and lectured and teased and pretty much went to Hell and back and you weren't here to even text me back."
"You…"
Alisha's voice rose, "I thought you were someone I could count on but I guess not. I'm done, just go away. I'll see you at Regional's."
Poor Blaine was so confused. He had never seen Lisha act this way. She must've either really had a bad day or, Kurt was right, she had just been playing him and this was her way out. If she'd only let him talk, he could've told her what had held him up.