Flight Home

The next day they had found themselves at the New York City airport. They were about to start boarding when Kurt turned to Blaine. "I wish you weren't sitting all alone" Kurt pouted.

"Well it's funny you should say that", whispered Blaine in Kurt's ear. "Do you think your choir teacher would let you join me?" Blaine heard Kurt gasp and hold his breath. "I have a spare first class ticket."

"Uh uh, no way", screamed Santana who had obviously been eavesdropping. "There is no way that is happening lady Hummel."

"What is the commotion about over here?" came Will Schuester's voice.

"Kurt wants to ditch us and sit with his boyfriend in first class. That's what is going on. Do something about this."

The rest of the New Directions that hadn't known what was going on turned towards the group.

"Nice play man" Puck called leaning in to bump fist with Blaine. Blaine however ignored the fist looking at the choir teacher. He didn't think it was in his best interest to make it sound like he wanted to do it for such a lewd reason.

"I don't know about this. Kurt is my student and in my care. I don't think his parents would like me allowing him to be separated from the rest of the group." Kurt could see that he was having a hard time deciding what to do.

"Of course now Blaine is here isn't he under your care too. After all he is a minor. You may not have asked for it but by accepting him into the group yesterday you took him as your responsibility. Do you think it is a good idea to leave him alone?"

Kurt knew what he was doing was wrong but he also didn't regret his course of actions. Mr Schu obviously was trying to work out Kurt's angle by the glance he was being given.

"That's fine by me", Santana shrieked. "Send me up there to keep an eye on him. You know I won't let him do anything he shouldn't."

"Shut up Santana", Quinn cried. "Like you are such a good role model to go sit with him. If anyone should go up there it should be one of his friends, you know the people who actually know him. Mercedes or Rachel or even Finn."

Blaine saw Finn cringe at the idea and sighed.

"I would rather sit as part of New Directions" piped Mercedes, elbowing Rachel to play along.

"Ah... Me too. If anyone should sit up there it should be Kurt. Plus it is kind of Blaine's ticket so he should get to decide." came Rachel's breathless response. Blaine may not like her some of the time but he could so see why Kurt liked here as a friend at the moment. Hell he almost liked her!

Mr Schu looked like he hated this conversation right now. Kurt saw his opportunity and struck.

"Look Mr Schu, you know my dad would be okay with this. That was just an excuse and we all know it." He looked around to see nodding. "After all I went through with the glee club and the bullying don't you think you owe me?" Just for good measure he threw in a Kurt Hummel death glare to prove his point.

"Alright, it's a short flight so I can't really see a problem. And I think you are right about your father Kurt. He would be okay with you two spending some time together because you can't get up to much with the other passengers around you."

"Thank you very much Mr Schu" Kurt squealed. "Thank you" Blaine choked.

"I am so happy Mr. Schu allowed this", sighed Kurt resting his head on Blaine's head which rested on his shoulder. "This is going to be an almost perfect day."

"Indeed. Can we talk about something though, Kurt?" Blaine breathed. Pulling away from his new boyfriend so they were no longer touching apart from the hands they were holding between them. "You know just for further reference that is the worst possible way to start a talk Blaine, with the possible exception of a break up." Blaine chuckled "Well I will try and remember that."

"So Blaine what was it you wanted to talk about? Just know if you are already bored of me and breaking up with me we still have plenty of time on this flight for me and the rest of New Directions to make your life hell", Kurt joked.

Blaine felt his smile slide straight off his face at the idea. A moment later the smile slide straight back into place and he watched as Kurt's smile slide into place almost instantly. "It's nothing bad, despite my appalling start. So I just wondered if I can ask why you are not upset. You just lost nationals, all the rest of your glee club are visibly upset but you don't seem so affected. Now I know you got me out of this but still it seems like it is something more."

Kurt didn't answer for so long that Blaine began to fidget the way he always did when nerves got the better of him. If he had been in the choir room back at Dalton academy he was sure he would be jumping all over the furniture.

"Kurt please answer me before I go crazy wondering what is going on inside that head."

"Well since you rushed me before I could organise my thoughts. I guess though we lost and we actually came last which pretty much sucks along the way we got some really great experiences. We all know the reason we lost and some members are making sure we don't forget it like Santana. For me I have managed to tick a lot of first on my list. First I got to travel via plan for the first time in my life. It was scary when we first took off but after that it was pretty cool. I got to spend time in New York for the first time, I got to have breakfast outside Tiffany's for the first time, I sung on a real Broadway stage for the first time, and I competed in high school show choir nationals for the first time in my life. Honestly all those things just can't compare to the fact that I got my first boyfriend and my first kiss." Waiting for Blaine to look up Kurt ambushed his lips for a quick kiss and looked back to see Blaine's eyes smouldering back the love he felt he had just displayed.

"Well I am glad that I made things even better for you. I admit I was worried on my way to New York."

"Ah, Blaine, if you already knew how I felt about you what could you possibly be worried about?"

Swallowing with difficulty Blaine rushed it out. "CosIknowyouarearomanticandIwantedeverythingtobeperfect."

"You need to repeat that again and slower. I didn't get a word of it."

"Because I know you are a romantic and I wanted everything to be perfect. I wasn't sure that things would be right. But after I talked to David and he told me that to all the Warblers knew we were in love, I just knew I couldn't wait."

"Well you worried for no reason. Everything was perfect because it came from you", smiled Kurt. Blaine smiled back. "Also you probably didn't realise it but when you stop trying to be romantic you pull it off expertly."

At the arrivals gate of the airport back in Ohio Kurt was surprised to see an unsurprised Burt Hummel.

"Hey Dad! So I guess you knew Blaine came and met us in New York?"

"Sure did kid. He rang me up one he hit New York to tell me his plan. By then he knew I would be too late to stop him." Burt turned to give Blaine a disapproving look. "Blaine I think what you did was reckless but I had the greatest faith it would work out because you are a pretty smart kid. I take it from his happy face I can welcome you to the family?"

"Yes sir. I guess you could say that and I won't promise to never do anything reckless because that isn't me but I will promise to try and keep from doing reckless things around your son that would result in him getting hurt."

"Guess I can't ask for anything more. Come on give us a hug son." Burt threw his arms around waist and knew he had done the right thing because he saw his son's eyes light up and the beginning of tears. "Don't think you escaped either Kurt. Come on give us a hug." Burt released Blaine long enough to pull Kurt into the group hug.

"Now, Blaine I believe that group over there might be your ride home." Blaine turned to see a group of warblers headed towards them.

"Sure is. Kurt, catch up with you Wednesday after school?"

"Of course now go and get teased like crazy for the next few days. And don't forget to text me." Kurt threw his arms round Blaine's neck and gave him a lingering kiss to the wolf whistles o the assembled warblers. Pulling away he watched Blaine move towards the group and get jumped on.

Beckoning Finn over, he lead his father and step brother out of the airport with a definite spring in his step.