A/N: Wow. The first chapter got such an awesome reception that it makes me feel all fuzzy inside! I want to thank all the people who put it on their story alerts/favorites, and all those who reviewed! So in my happiness, here is chapter two!

Chapter Two

Kurt was waiting impatiently by the front doors of the school for Blaine to arrive. Lunch would be over soon, and he didn't want to miss the chance to talk to Karofsky. He glanced at the parking lot for the fifth time in two minutes before focusing back on his phone. If there was any reason why Blaine couldn't show up, he would at least text, right?

The next time he glanced up, Blaine was standing right in front of him with a small adorable smirk on his face. Kurt jumped slightly, causing the older boy to laugh.

"Afraid I bailed on you?" Blaine asked teasingly. Without waiting for an answer he continued, "I wouldn't do that to you. This is too important for me to leave you alone."

Kurt ducked his head swiftly to hide the blush that was spreading over his cheeks. He knew that Blaine was just talking about helping Karofsky, but he couldn't help it.

"Come on," he murmured quietly, pulling lightly on the sleeve of Blaine's uniform jacket. "I saw him going this way at the start of lunch."

The two boys started making their way up the outside set of stairs in silence as the bell signalling the end of lunch rang.

"Thanks again for coming," Kurt finally said once they were about halfway up.

"Don't worry about it," Blaine replied easily. "Just let me do the talking."

Kurt nodded in agreement. As they turned the corner for the next flight of stairs, he saw the bully coming from the opposite direction. Thankfully he was alone.

"There he is."

"I got your back," Blaine took a few steps ahead of Kurt and called out to Karofsky. "Excuse me!"

Karofsky glanced rapidly between the two before speaking. "Hey lady boys." He scoffed as he looked Blaine up and down before turning his gaze to Kurt. "This your boyfriend, Kurt?" He almost sounded jealous.

Kurt just rolled his eyes at the bully, while internally trying to remember the last time Karofsky had called him by his first name.

"Kurt and I would like to talk to you about something," Blaine replied civilly before Kurt could say anything.

"I got to go to class," Karofsky walked between them, making sure to shove Kurt against the stair railing as he past.

"Kurt told me what you did."

"Oh yeah?" Karofsky turned back to look at them and slid his hands in his pockets. "What's that?"

"You kissed me," Kurt replied almost breathlessly.

Karofsky glanced around himself nervously before responding. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"It seems like you might be a little confused," Blaine said calmly. "And that's totally normal."

Karofsky shook his head and started to walk away, but Blaine just followed him.

"This a very hard thing to come to terms with and you should know that you're not alone," Blaine called out as he watched the other boy walk down the stairs.

Karofsy whirled around suddenly and charged at Blaine. He slammed him back against the wire fence surrounding the stairwell as he growled, "do NOT mess with me!"

Kurt was afraid that Karofsky would try to beat up Blaine. Without thinking, he forced his way in between the other two boys.

"You have to stop this!" he cried out as he pushed the bully away from them.

Karofsky stared in shocked silence at the smaller boy. After all, it was the second time in two days that he had been pushed away by Kurt. He turned once again and rushed away.

Kurt and Blaine stayed silent as they watched Karofsky disappear into the crowd before Blaine leaned on the railing comfortably.

"Well, he's not coming out anytime soon," he said with forced cheerfulness.

Kurt sighed deeply as all the adrenaline seeped out of his body. He really didn't know what he had been expecting from this; it was too much to even think that just talking to Karofsky would help him out of the closet. After all, everyone saw how he got treated everyday. No one wants that to happen to them. He dropped his bag on the ground and sat on the stairs as he felt tears trying to escape his eyes.

Blaine looked towards him, worry evident on his face. "What's going on?" When Kurt didn't answer, he sat on the stairs beside the younger boy. "Why are you so upset?"

"Because until yesterday, I had never been kissed," Kurt replied in a soft, shaky voice as he tried not to cry. "At least, one that counted."

Blaine nodded knowingly. After a moment he rose. "Come on," he said as he helped Kurt up, "I'll buy you lunch."

Kurt smiled slightly as he followed Blaine out to the parking lot. They had just reached the older boy's car when he suddenly turned to Kurt.

"Do you have class right now? I don't want to keep you from your studies."

Kurt shook his head. "I have a spare now. Even if I did have a class, though, I probably wouldn't go. My marks are good, so it doesn't matter if I miss the occasional class, and I can't face those people without my mask in place."

"Those people?"

"The bullies; the jocks. In order for me to survive here, I can't let them see even the smallest crack in my facade." Kurt stopped talking suddenly when he realized that he was essentially pouring out his heart to someone he just met.

Blaine waited a moment to see if he would say anything else before opening the passenger side door to his car with a smile.

"Thank you," Kurt smiled at the chivalrous gesture before sliding into the car.

Blaine moved around the front of the car to get behind the wheel. "So where is a good place for lunch in this town?"

Kurt directed him to a small cafe, and after ordering, they sat at one of the round tables.

"So," Blaine broke the silence that had fallen over them. "Why does this kiss count?"

"What?" Kurt looked up at the older teen in confusion.

"You said that this was the first kiss that counted. I assume that means you've had other kisses?"

"Oh," Kurt flushed slightly in embarrassment. "I spent a week pretending I was straight, and I kind of made out with a girl."

"And why don't you consider that your first kiss?"

Kurt frowned slightly as he tried to find the right words to explain it. "I'm going to sound like a horrible person, but it didn't mean anything. To either of us. She wanted a perfect record since she's had just about every other guy in the school, and I was trying to be something that I couldn't."

"So this one with the bully, it means something to you?"

"It was my first kiss with a boy," Kurt whispered, turning his face back down to the table. "And the fact that he just took it from me, without any regard for whether or not I wanted to give it to him, is what is so upsetting about this."

"Hey," Blaine reached across the table to cup Kurt's cheek gently and raise his face. "This kiss doesn't have to count either. Think about it this way, did you kiss him back?"

"No!" Kurt blushed as he replied a little too loudly.

Blaine just chuckled in response. "So you didn't kiss him. Therefore, you haven't really had your first kiss, right?"

Kurt thought about it for a full minute before he smiled brightly. "Thank you for the new view. Somehow you always seem to make everything better with just a few words."

Blaine grinned and leaned back in his chair. "It's a gift. So why don't you tell me all about pretending to be straight?"

Kurt just laughed as he felt as though a heavy weight was lifted off of his chest.