Please see chapter one for all warnings etc…

Make My Heart Start Beating

09

For the last five days I've been expecting him and I don't know why. It's not like I've had the chance to wash his t-shirt because I've been too busy wearing it at night.

Nights that have been restless and full of those types of dreams that leave me trembling and shaky before I dash to the bathroom to take care of a certain problem.

Setting everyone up for an evening at the cinema I bounce along chatting and strangely anxious.

Because I'm looking for him I spot him quickly, he's queuing up for popcorn. My stomach flips and I press a hand against it.

Deciding on a film we can all enjoy, I'm happy as it has a certain Ryan Reynolds shirtless for a few scenes, it's for artistic reasons, and plot continuation, I'm sure of it.

Not interested in the sugary drinks or the badly made full fat popcorn I stand with David as they others go for treats, "Having a fiancé is handy," he's saying, "Means he's happy getting stuff for me."

"That's nice," I reply absently scanning the crowd, where could he have gone?

"Tiger," oh, he's behind me.

"Sebastian, fancy seeing you here," I act surprised as if I hadn't already spotted him a few minutes ago.

"I'm starting to think it's more than coincidence," he moves around to lean on the handy pillar nearby.

"Oh?" I arch a brow at him.

Shaking his head he says, "You know stalking me could get you into trouble Tiger."

"Me!" I yell at him, "You're the one who keeps coming up to talk to me Sebastian," my hands settle on my hips, "I was here in the town first, I've been here longer, and you have come into three places I work and two I volunteer at. How is that me stalking you?"

"Well when you put it like that," he says, "I suppose only the supermarket and the cinema counts, oh you're here to see that new movie with Ryan Reynolds' in aren't you?"

"What of it?" I flush and he catches me.

"You really shouldn't objectify people Kurt," my words get used against me.

"I wasn't," I'm rapidly ending up on the back foot of this conversation. "Anyway I didn't pick the film, I'm here to keep my friends and family company."

"How noble," he sips at his giant cup of soda.

"And what are you here to see?" I ask him, there isn't a film with two guys getting involved that way so I have no idea what he'd want to watch.

"That new Ryan Reynolds one, he gets his shirt off for two whole scenes," Sebastian says calmly.

"But… You…" I flounder.

And then David laughs.

"What?" I snarl.

"Nothing Kurt, only that this is really funny and for a smart guy you can be pretty dense about what's in front of your face." Turning to Sebastian David says, "Flowers, always lead with flowers. And I know he and Blaine broke up and Blaine lived, but sometimes things happen and things fall apart, but if Blaine had done something bad Burt woulda hunted him down and they'd never have found the body."

"Was that a threat?" Sebastian's scowling.

"Nope," David stands up and goes to leave, "Just a word of advice because Kurt is totally worth making happy."

"Agreed," they share a nod.

"What?" I'm left standing there confused.

"Come on Kurt," David slings an arm around me, "We got a movie to see, you can talk to Sebastian another day, bye dude."

"Bye Dave, bye tiger," Sebastian calls to us.

Huffing I go into the movie but I'm so busy looking for Sebastian that Finn taps me on the shoulder, "Hey bro, you okay 'coz you're wiggling around, you don't have a rash do you?"

David starts sniggering and he's close enough I can flick his ear, "Ow, Kurt that was mean."

Sulking I wait for the cinema to go dark and try to enjoy the film and yes Ryan Reynolds should go shirtless more often, and move to Lima, and somehow change his sexual orientation while falling at my feet, but I bet he doesn't have freckles.

No.

Stop thinking about the freckles.

At last the credits roll and the lights come up, I twist around and there he is only two rows away, he winks at me and I blush even as we all leave, I turn to see him one more time and he's still seated.

"Urgh," Finn grunts, "It's that douche Sebastian."

"Is it? I hadn't noticed," I try and cover but David sniggers again and Mercedes and Tina sigh, I don't appear to be fooling them.

"Come on Kurt," Mercedes and Tina sandwich me between them, and Mercedes kisses my cheek, "Remember I'm here for you sweetie."

"Huh?" Finn's head is swinging back and forth and then he goes, "No! No, just no."

"Too late," David pats him on the shoulder, "Way too late for that."

"But… But…" He huffs and drags me into a hug, "Bro I love you, just remember I love you, what ever you do don't run towards the light."

"Thank you," I wiggle out of his embrace, "Should I fall into a coma I will take that advice to heart Finn, until then shall we go to the Dairy Queen?"

"Seconded," Mercedes says and we leave.

I look back one more time as we reach the exit of the foyer and Sebastian is strolling along without a care in the world he waves at me and I jerk my eyes forward.

"Seriously bro," Finn hisses, "Still here for you, no matter what."

"Thank you," I smile at him, he's a goof but a sweet goof.

At the Dairy Queen I pick something small and we maul the film to death, it was good and we all liked it.

Going home Finn rushes past me and almost tramples me into the rose bushes, inside he's talking to dad who's nodding, "We already know, we just have to wait and hope."

They're all crazy.

And I start to scheme to find out what it is they're all being crazy about and why David laughed at me in the cinema. What do they all think they know that I don't?

A/N: Sorry for any and all mistakes, I've tried to catch those I could, but I'm only human.