Meeting

"I'm telling you; Percy Jackson pawns Harry Potter."

"We're not starting this again, Shane."

"I accept your graceful defeat."

Blaine narrowed his eyes. As much as he disliked when Shane started these petty squabbles, he was never one to back down from a fight with his brother. He let a small smile grace his lips, disbelieving he was about to partake in this. "I will go Avada Kedavra on your ass."

Shane grinned victoriously. "Come at me, bro! I have the entire ocean at my command."

"Too bad we're in the middle of the city." Blaine retorted, on the very verge of laughing.

Shane narrowed his eyes, starkly contrasting against the huge grin on his face. "This isn't over."

With a dramatic drawl of his voice, Blaine muttered. "It's under."

That was all it took to have the pair laughing hysterically as they walked down the sidewalk, blind to several curious stares directed at them. It was when they were about to round a corner and two figures nearly slammed into them that they stopped and looked up, only to be met with a pair of startled eyes.

One so blue and pure and icy that Blaine felt the chill shake his very bones.

Another, hazel and soft and warm that Shane felt himself melt at the mere sight of it.

The two figures muttered quick apologies and scurried off all too quickly, much to the brothers' chagrin. Their gazes trailed off along with the retreating forms, only looking away when they completely disappeared from their vision.

Shane was the first to recover. "Didyouseethat!" He hissed, frantic and long arms flailing everywhere.

Blaine nodded dumbly, eyes still looking blank and unoccupied. "He can't be human.."

"It was- It was like.." Shane began making wild, incoherent gestures, licking his lips to pinpoint that accurate word. "..unreal.."

"Yeah.. Wait. Hold on a sec-" Blaine stopped mid-step, reeling back and wearing a mildly confused expression. He pointed in alternation at the two of them. "Are we talking about the same guy?"

Shane's thick brows suddenly shot up with a look of surprise. "..There were two guys?"

Blaine's jaw fell, unblinking and frustrated eyes directed at his brother. "Yes, there were two guys! What were you even-" Blaine pursed his lips, keeping himself from saying anymore, and exhaled a heavy breath. "Nevermind." He shook his head, quickly dismissing the issue.

A brief pause passed before Blaine decided to address the elephant in the room. "So which one did you like?"

Shane looked hesitant for a moment, eyes darting away from his brother's, before blurting out weakly in defeat. "..The blonde."

Blaine's eyes lit up. "You liked the blonde?"

With a bite on his lower lip, Shane nodded once. "Yeah.."

Blaine was practically glowing, grinning so brightly that it reached his ears. "I liked the brunette!"

Shane paused, grinning hugely as well. "Really?"

Blaine nodded vigorously, laughing. "REALLY!"

And then they lunged at each other with open, welcoming arms, hugging the other in sheer and utter relief. They laughed and exchanged words of gratefulness, seemingly blind to all the odd looks issued their way.

Shane sighed and finally pulled away. "What do you say, brother?"

Blaine considered this for a moment. "I say we should run before they get too far."

Immediately, they shot off to the direction of the two strangers, completely disregarding the issue of whether they were even gay or not.

"He was so checking you out." Kurt smirked despite himself, relishing in the flustered look he earned from his best friend.

Reed scowled at the pathway. "Kurt,-"

"I'm just saying.." Kurt shrugged innocently. "He was cute. And you could use a man in your life."

Reed rolled his eyes. "I don't need one."

"We should go back." Kurt abruptly suggested, sending a lingering gaze over his shoulder.

"You just want to meet them."

Kurt didn't look guilty. He carried on with an air of confidence. "..Not both of them." He chuckled to himself. "So, which one did you like?"

Reed scowled at the light blush feathering his cheeks. "None."

Kurt snorted, very easily noticing the embarrassed look on Reed's face. "Oh come on. It's the tall one, isn't it? He looked at you like you were a god or something.. I haven't decided whether that's a good or a bad thing."

Reed groaned audibly. "Can we talk about something else, please?"

"Do you think-"

"Hey!"

When Reed and Kurt looked behind to the source of the voice, they certainly wasn't expecting the sight that met them. The curly haired strangers- who seemed to be brothers, considering the facial similarities- were running towards them. Reed scanned their area to see if they were actually gesturing to some other person. When he saw that no one was even batting an eye at their general direction, the reality that the two boys had come back for them sort of frightened him.

Meanwhile, Kurt was internally squealing as the cute, smaller one was nearing them. He put on the most flirtatious smile he could manage.

"Um," Blaine huffed, panting a little but still forcing on a charming smile. "Hi."

Kurt grinned. This boy had a nice voice- gruff and smooth and so gentle. "Hi."

Reed couldn't even look up at the boy who was eying him like he was Mona Lisa.

Having sensed the apprehension from the curly blonde, Shane tried to tear away from him, failing miserably.

"So, uh.. we've never met- I'm Blaine." Blaine shoved a hand at Kurt, sounding so adorably nervous.

Kurt nodded, eyes darting down to the hand offered to him before accepting it courteously. "Kurt."

Blaine could not believe how soft this boy's hand was.

"I'm Shane." Shane did the same, grinning in the friendliest and most non-threatening way he could manage.

Reed smiled sheepishly at him, immediately turning red at the thought of physical contact with this boy. "Reed." He took Shane's hand and shook it firmly, briefly.

Shane practically shivered at the touch, but successfully hid his elation behind a gentle smile. "So this is gonna sound weird, since we just randomly bumped into each other on the street and everything, but.." The Andersons shared an uncertain look. "..would you consider.. uh, maybe going out to dinner sometime? Maybe a movie or something?"

"You don't have to if you don't want to, of course." Blaine quickly added, grinning nervously.

"Yeah." Shane nodded vigorously in agreement.

Reed smiled, more in amusement than anything. Kurt could barely contain his joy at how adorable these two looked. They seemed innocent enough. Certainly out of the kidnapper-murderer range. With a flutter of his lashes and a sly smile, Kurt practically purred. "We'll consider it."

It was safe to say that all coherent thought in Blaine's head flew out the window at that one statement.

"Great!" Shane beamed, eyes settling on Reed. "Um, so do you want to just give us your numbers or..?"

"Oh, your numbers please, if that's okay." Kurt smiled gratefully, fishing his iPhone out of his pocket and handing it to Blaine, who quickly snapped out of it.

Finally deciding that this boy really was cute and seemed nice enough- free of any dangerous and malicious intent, that is- Reed took out his phone and did the same.

After the exchange, a brief and awkward silence with smiles far too large filled the air.

"So," Blaine offered, grinning mostly at Kurt's direction. "We hope to hear from you soon."

Kurt nodded. "You can bet on it."

"He could sound like a dying cat for all I care; he is adorable!" Shane literally bounced as they walked down the sidewalk, eyes so bright and happy. "Did you see him, Blaine?"

"I just hope he can handle you. He looked fragile." Blaine smirked mockingly.

"Making him all the more adorable." Shane sighed dreamily.

"I bet he's a real gentleman. He seemed very dapper." Kurt rambled, barely even aware of Reed's responses.

Reed rolled his eyes. "It was a three-minute conversation, Kurt. Don't jump to conclusions."

"He looked like a puppy, Reed! An adorable, lost puppy." Kurt squealed as Reed simply sighed in defeat and smiled to himself.

END.

A/N: So this is a prime example of a distraction from finishing Coco Ships Rane. There are more to come, unfortunately, so CSR shall be delayed. I just really need to get all these out of the way. I'm really sorry. D: