Hello again! First of all, thank you for staying with me this far, I really appreciate every review, every message, every alert, you guys are awesome, thank you so much.

This chapter was slightly different, so if you have read it already, I'd recommend you to read it again when the song starts, which is almost at the end. Like I mention in this chapter, the song is "My Wish" by Rascal Flatts, and no I didn't choose it on purpose, it just fell into place (honestly I think their songs are the official soundtrack for Rane).

Anyway, I hope you like it.

First Date: Rane Version

"Here they come!" said Kurt happily when he spotted Blaine and Shane.

Reed wasn't so excited, he was busy trying to keep all the contents of his stomach inside his body; also he was sure to get a heart attack if he couldn't control his heart which was racing faster than ever.

"Stop eating your nails!" reprimanded Kurt while he slapped Reed's hand out of his mouth.

The brothers were closer to them now. The winter was ending, but it was still so cold that everyone was wearing thick coats and exhaling small clouds of what it looked like smoke.

Blaine and Kurt shared a look cause they already had everything planned. "So," said Kurt while standing next to Blaine, "We're going on this direction, have fun in your date!"

"Wait, what?" Reed stopped Kurt when he started to walk away with Blaine. Kurt knew he had to calm Reed.

"Would you excuse us for a second?" said Kurt with a smile. He pulled Reed aside, "what is your problem?" hissed Kurt in a low voice.

"You didn't tell me I was going to be alone with Shane!" answered Reed, trying to keep his tone down.

"It's a date. What did you think was going to happen?"

"You said double date!"

Reed was starting to yell, "Ok, shhh…" Reed calmed a bit down, then Kurt continued, "Look, I knew you were going to freak like this, but listen, it's gonna be fine and it was bound to happen anyway. Besides…" Reed waited, "I kinda want to spend some time alone with Blaine."

Reed seemed to understand this, "Ok, fine. You're right. I just…" Reed sighed, "I just don't know what to do."

Kurt gave him a kind smile, "Relax."

"So," started Shane, "what do you wanna do?" Reed and Shane were walking.

Reed didn't answer, he just shrugged. He wasn't able to look at Shane, so he kept staring at the ground.

Shane noticed. He was trying not to freak out so he kept talking, "We could go see a movie, grab a bite, or…just talk, maybe?" Shane looked at Reed expectantly.

Reed nodded, "I'd like that."

They walked until they found a bench, Shane ran his hand through it just in case there was dust, and then they took a seat.

At first the only sounds you could hear were the trees being rustled by the wind and a couple of crickets, though Reed was almost sure everyone could hear his heart pounding inside his chest. What he didn't know was that, Shane wasn't any better; he was actually concentrating on how to breathe properly.

"Hey.."

"I…"

They laughed cause they started talking at the same time.

"You first," proposed Reed.

"No, please, you go first."

Reed smiled shyly, "I just wanted to say…thank you…for going to my art showcase."

"Oh, uhh…you're welcome." Shane smiled; thinking of that day, and how that blonde woman hinted him with that napkin. That woman…she was with Reed at the restaurant.

"How did you know?"

This snapped Shane out of his thoughts, "What?"

"About the gallery, how did you know I'd be there?" Reed hadn't thought about it until that moment, it couldn't have been a coincidence.

Shane hesitated for a moment but at last he said, "Uhm…I think your mom told me."

Reed looked confused. Oh shit, maybe it wasn't his mom. "My mom?"

Shane gulped, "Yeah I think it was a few weeks ago you were in this fancy restaurant and I was there too and anyways you left and then she was like "Oh you dropped your napkin! But I knew I didn't it so I looked inside it and there was this note with a date and address and so…yeah." Reed blinked, he had never heard anyone talk so fast. "That was your mom, right?" asked Shane, still struggling to catch his breath.

"Y-yeah." Reed still looked confused, he smiled a little, which made Shane's attempt at breathing normally falter a little bit, "that doesn't sound like her."

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know…she just talks to me about work, so I just didn't think that she…" Reed sighed.

There was a small moment of silence in which Shane was trying to figure out what to say, until he heard something in the background and had an idea, "Do you want to dance?"

Reed snapped out of his thoughts, "What?"

"Would you like to dance?"

Reed laughed, "You don't want to dance with me."

Shane laughed too, only because he was confused, "Why? Why do you say that?"

"I can't dance, Shane." Reed answered seriously, when Shane started smiling in disbelief, Reed added quickly, "It's just that…I'm really clumsy, Shane."

"How clumsy?"

"Think of the clumsiest person in earth…then double it." They both laughed now.

Shane stood up from the bench and held out a hand to Reed, "Come on, I promise I won't let you fall."

Reed hesitated, "There's no music." Shane nodded towards a line of buildings behind them; someone was playing "My Wish" by Rascal Flatts. That was it, Reed didn't have another choice but to accept the hand in front of him.

My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to.

They swayed slowly to the music, only a few inches apart from each other.

Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small.

Shane's green eyes started intently into Reed's hazel; only this time, Reed didn't look anywhere else.

You never need to carry more than you can hold.

"Are you still worried?" Shane asked softly. Reed shrugged slightly.

And while you're out there getting where you're getting to…

"Hey," said Shane while placing his hand under the small boy's chin., Reed started blushing immediately, "she's your mother, I'm sure she still loves you…and besides," he moved closer to Reed, they were so close the strawberry blond boy could not lower his gaze even if he wanted to.

…I hope you know somebody loves you…

"I have no regrets, and I wouldn't change anything." Reed couldn't answer, God he was so close, and he could feel Shane's hot breath on his deep scarlet red cheeks, "would you?"

…and wants the same things too.

Reed shook his head and almost in a whisper answered, "No."

Shane forgot about everything. He forgot that they barely knew each other. He forgot that they were only on their first date. He forgot where they were. He forgot it was nighttime. All he could see, were Reed's eyes, his lips so close he would only need to lean in just a bit more.

Yeah, this is my wish.

He cupped Reed's face with his left hand, just do it, he thought. He leaned an inch closer…

…and then they heard steps coming closer and closer to them…