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CHAPTER 7

'What do I wear, Kurt?'

Kurt heard Rachel's exasperated voice from inside her bedroom after he had let himself into the house with the key under the plant pot outside the front door. He had come to her house extra early because he knew she would be freaking out and stressing over every aspect of the date. He ran up the stairs and rushed into her room, to find her standing in her underwear, hair in a towel and standing in a pile of clothes. Kurt wasn't even fazed by this. He had seen so many half naked girls when he was in the Cheerios that Rachel in her skimpy underwear was nothing he hadn't seen before.

'Honey, you're gonna catch a cold if you don't put some clothes on,' Kurt fussed, picking up a large T-shirt and some sleep shorts that she could put on. Rachel gave him a small smile and tugged on the clothes he had just handed to her.

'Hi,' Rachel greeted him quietly and gave him a quick hug, before returning to her position in the middle of a pile of clothes, hands on her hips and meaning serious business.

'Now. What can I wear, Kurt? I have no idea what to wear? What if he stands me up, Kurt? What will I-'

'Rach. Shhhh,' Kurt put a finger on the shorter girl's lips, effectively shutting her up. 'You're rambling. Just calm down and take deep breaths. He will not stand you up and you will look amazing in whatever you wear.'

'Sorry,' Rachel blushed and smiled bashfully at her best friend. She opened her mouth to say something else but Kurt started speaking before she could say another word.

'What about that bright blue, Stella McCartney blazer, with these Roland Mouret pants, Pierre Hardy heels and this Reed Krakoff bag?' Kurt picked up each item quickly, but with impeccable taste. He thrust the clothes to Rachel for her to try on, although he already knew that she would look amazing.

'Oh my god, Kurt. Thank you, thank you, thank you…' Rachel's voice was muffled as she pulled on the clothes. Kurt couldn't help but laugh at his best friend- she was so excited for the date and it was so adorable.

''You still have, like, an hour or something until he picks you up,' Kurt reminded her gently as she tugged on her heels hurriedly. Rachel paused comically, one foot suspended in the air, as she processed what Kurt just told her.

'Oh yeah…' she muttered under her breath, blushing slightly. 'I'm just-'

'Excited. Nervous. Happy. Scared.' Kurt interrupted her with a small, but understanding, smile.

'Yeah,' Rachel flopped down on her bed, a mixture of emotions flooding her mind. 'I hope it goes well, because I think I really like him. Even through his cockiness and arrogance, I can see he does care and he is a nice and sweet guy.'

'I have a feeling it will go well,' Kurt reassured her, lying down next to her and grabbing her hand, 'Just… Don't stress or worry, okay? Just be yourself. He will love you.'

'You think so?'

'I know so.'

Kurt squeezed her hand gently and the two friends lay on Rachel's bed, just happy to be in each other's company in comfortable silence. Kurt coughed after a couple minutes, wanting to break the silence.

'Hey, Rach?' he said quietly.

'Mmm?' Rachel rolled over onto her side so that she was now facing her best friend.

'Can I, um, tell you something?' Kurt blushed and looked down at his hands awkwardly.

'Yeah! Of course!' Rachel smiled brightly and nudged him softly, as if to say 'continue'.

'Um, okay. Promise not to like judge me or anything, yeah?' The taller boy fixed her with his bright blue eyes as she nodded, still smiling. He continued after clearing his throat several times. 'Okay. So the other day… When no one was in the corridor at, um, school… Blaine, erm, kissed, erm, me…' Kurt trailed off softly, looking up at Rachel through his eyelashes. The response he received from the short girl was unexpected.

'Seriously? Oh my god! How was it? It was your first proper kiss, right?' Rachel gushed excitedly.

'Oh, um, wow. Why are you, um, happy?' Kurt stuttered nervously, picking at his fingers and looking down at his hands.

'Kurt! This is so cool! I bet he's an amazing kisser. Lucky you, babe!' Rachel positively squealed with excitement.

'I don't know… He probably just wants to use me for sex or something…' Kurt said softly, not meeting Rachel's gaze. She immediately softened up and leant closer to him, her eyes warm and gentle.

'Aww, honey,' she cooed softly, 'I'm sure he doesn't want to use you! Honestly. I heard this rumour that he beat up Karofsky and some other football guys for calling you names. That show's that he cares about you and he wants to protect you. Kurt, I think you should give this guy a chance. I have a feeling that he will be good for you and that you will be good for him.'

'Yeah… That did happen actually…' Kurt trailed off, lost in his thoughts.

'See! He does care!' Rachel reassured her best friend, rubbing his arm affectionately.

'You think so?' Kurt spoke so quietly that he was practically whispering.

'Sweetie, I know so. Please give him a chance. You need someone else apart from me. I know you feel lonely a lot and you put yourself down way too much. You don't see yourself as the confident, strong guy that I do. I think that Blaine could boost your self esteem and be there for you in a differently than how I am here for you.'

Kurt bit his lip as a small smile found it's way to his lips.

'Thank you, Rach,' Kurt whispered. 'I love you so much.'

Rachel laughed happily and gave her best friend a small hug.

'I love you too!' she exclaimed, smiling brightly. 'Now, you have to be there on our date because I need my best friend to be near me on my first date since Finn. Okay? Awesome!'

Kurt rolled his eyes affectionately, feeling much more confident and happier than he was feeling a few minutes before.

'Do I have a choice?' He raised one eyebrow, smirking in a very Sebastian-esque manner.

Rachel burst into another fit of giggles. 'Of course not!'

The doorbell rang, interrupting the two best friend's playful debate over which Broadway musical was better or worse. Rachel froze, her insecurities suddenly making themselves obvious in her mind. She began to worry even more, turning over a million possibilities of how the date will go wrong and that Sebastian would actually see her as the insecure, ugly girl that she thought she was.

'Hey,' Kurt said softly, rubbing her arm gently. When she didn't reply, he turned her face up to his and grasped her shoulders gently but firmly.

'Hey.' Kurt's voice was firmer as he gently shook her. 'Don't zone out on me. You are gorgeous and he will adore you.'

Rachel bit her lip before smiling weakly and grabbing her best friend's hand to lead him to the front door. Kurt stood back and watched proudly as his best friend, who was so strong on the outside but was so scared on the inside, opened the front door to her date. He watched happily as Sebastian stepped in, all his attention fixated on the beautiful girl in front of him. He watched as Rachel glowed from one of his compliments and blushed under his intense gaze. Kurt was so incredibly happy that Rachel had finally found someone decent to be with.

Rachel's heart was fluttering with nerves as she opened the door to greet Sebastian. Her date. It hadn't kicked in until now that she was getting over Finn and moving on. After those months of trying so hard and hiding from her own self to be with someone who didn't actually love her or care about her in anyway, it was relieving to date other people. It was fun and it felt freeing, like she was finally letting go of Finn along with her old self.

When she saw Sebastian, her breath caught in her throat. He was dressed simply in dark skinny jeans and a plaid shirt but he was so beautiful. Strangely, Rachel didn't feel insecure standing near him because the look in his eyes as he gazed at her was one of awe and… admiration? She bit her lip and attempted to keep down her blush as he leaned forward, telling her that she looked beautiful. She was unsuccessful, but she didn't care. A beautiful guy was telling her that she was beautiful and she believed him. Being so close to Sebastian made her heart beat faster and she felt dizzy from his scent- a mix of sandalwood and something fresh, something so Sebastian.

'Hi,' Rachel said quietly, biting her lip unconsciously.

'Hey,' Sebastian gave her a genuine smile, not one of his smirks or cocky grins, a proper smile. It made Rachel's legs feel like jelly and made the breath catch in her throat.

'Shall we go?' Sebastian's smooth voice was kind and so sultry.

Rachel simply nodded, not trusting herself with words. She had completely forgotten about Kurt until she heard a soft cough from behind her. She turned around to see Kurt with a proud smile on his face, and she felt so much better with his full approval of the date.

'I'll be by the car, okay?' Sebastian grinned at her and gestured to his car outside her house. She smiled back and nodded, before running back to Kurt and giving him a massive hug.

'You're still coming, right?' she squealed in his ear as she hugged him.

Kurt noticed Sebastian watching them with a small smile on his face and he felt completely sure that he would treat Rachel right. Finn always seemed to disapprove their friendship because he always felt that Rachel was "neglecting" him for Kurt, but Sebastian seemed genuinely happy that Rachel had such a good friend as Kurt.

'Kurt?' Rachel's voice was filled with happiness and it interrupted his thoughts. He looked down at his best friend and he knew that he would be there for her, because she needed him and he would always be there for her.

Rachel and Sebastian arrived at Breadstix and with their friends following closely behind: Rachel brought Kurt and Sebastian brought Blaine. Sebastian remained the perfect gentleman as he took Rachel's jacket and hung it up and pulled out her chair for her before she sat down. Rachel was totally unused to the attention Sebastian was giving her and she didn't know how to act. Finn had always sat down first without pulling out her chair or taking her coat first, but he never really cared enough to take Rachel on many dates anyway. Sebastian seemed to sense her uneasiness and he flashed her another smile, knowing that it would distract her from her thoughts.

'So,' he started, 'did I tell you that you looked really hot tonight?' He winked at her playfully as she giggled, blushing slightly at his compliment.

'I'm serious.' Sebastian was still grinning but he did sound serious and Rachel stopped giggling, and just looked at him with wide eyes.

'You look really gorgeous tonight. And I don't think you hear it enough, but I'm gonna tell you that you look sexy as much as I can.' Sebastian's voice was soft and kind and it made Rachel's insides feel warm and her mind feel fuzzy.

'Thank you,' Rachel said quietly. There was silence for a couple of minutes as the two of them looked at the menus. A waiter who took their orders interrupted the silence and the two of them ordered their respective meals. When the waiter left, Sebastian cleared his throat and leaned closer to Rachel.

'He was totally coming onto you, babe,' his voice was low and seductive and his term of endearment made Rachel feel wanted.

She laughed, slightly breathlessly.

'I bet he was gay and coming onto you,' she joked, her tone playful and light.

Sebastian raised one eyebrow at the giggling girl in front of her, making her laugh even harder.

'Well he can't have you anyway,' Sebastian said casually.

'Why?' Rachel questioned teasingly.

'Well. You are on a date with a very good looking guy and you are obviously too good for anyone who is less good looking than myself.'

'How modest,' Rachel said sarcastically, but she was smiling at the fact that Sebastian had given her another compliment.'

'That's me,' Sebastian's tone was also sarcastic, but he winked and smirked at Rachel as well. The two continued to chatter throughout the meal, flirting lightly and joking playfully. Rachel could feel herself falling for the gorgeous boy sitting across from her and she felt at ease in his presence.

Kurt was watching his best friend on her date with Sebastian, absentmindedly sipping his drink quietly. He didn't notice the other boy sitting in the table behind him, watching him intently and smirking to himself. He also didn't notice when the other boy stood up and strolled over to his table, pulling a chair out to sit on.

'Hey, babe.'

Kurt jumped at the interruption from the other boy. He sighed when he notice who it was and rolled his eyes, avoiding the other boys intense gaze.

'Blaine.'

Kurt tried to ignore the smirking boy sitting at his table, but it was kind of difficult when he kept "accidently" brushing his leg against Kurt's. He tried in vain to concentrate on his best friend's date, or anything else, apart from Blaine. He tried to ignore the fact that Blaine looked incredibly good looking in his dark jeans and plain, but tight fitting, polo shirt. He tried to ignore Blaine's foot rubbing small circles on his calf and the shooting sparks from the little contact they were making. But Blaine was too irresistible to ignore and Kurt felt inclined to turn his attention to the bad boy sitting across from him.

'What do you want?' Kurt said irritably after he felt Blaine's foot slowly inching higher up his leg.

'You.'

Blaine's voice was rough and seductive, and it made Kurt shiver at the hidden implications by that one word. Kurt couldn't resist the urge to turn to look at Blaine and made the mistake of catching the darker boy's dark, hazel eyes. His eyes were twinkling mischievously, but also held the strong intensity that they always seemed to hold when he was with Kurt.

Kurt opened his mouth, but no words seemed to come out, so he was left sitting there, gaping at Blaine. He watched as Blaine leaned closer to him, sending a waft of cinnamon and smoke over the innocent boy.

'I would shut your mouth if I were you… Unless you're gonna put it to… Another use,' Blaine stage-whispered into Kurt's ear. Kurt spluttered and blushed a tomato red, but snapping his mouth shut.

'You can't just say that!' Kurt's voice came out more high-pitched than normal and he couldn't stop the blush that already stained his porcelain skin to burn brighter.

'I was joking, baby,' Blaine laughed and quirked an eyebrow up at boy sitting across from him. 'And anyway,' he leaned closer to Kurt, 'Free speech, honey.'

Kurt's mind went blank for a second at the closeness of Blaine's face to his, and it took him a second to process what he just said. Kurt blinked once, trying to clear his hazy mind of the intoxicating scent of the smirking bad boy.

'Um… Whatever…?' Kurt's retort came out as a question and he cringed internally, biting his lip nervously. He always lost his train of thought when he was around Blaine and it annoyed him to no end. No one else had that effect on Kurt, and he couldn't figure out why it was Blaine that caused such a dizzying effect on him.

Blaine didn't laugh, but just gave another one of his intense stares to Kurt. Kurt couldn't understand why he was so infatuated with Kurt and why he always felt the need to protect Kurt from all the evil in the world. He wanted Kurt to be his and he wanted to be able to love him freely. Blaine tried to clear his mind of these thoughts, but he couldn't. Especially when Kurt was sitting there in front of him, looking so innocent and incredibly beautiful.

'Did I even say you could sit here with me?' Kurt's bitchiness was back as he snapped at Blaine. Blaine just smirked at Kurt and gave him another smoldering look and shrugged.

'No,' Blaine took a sip of Kurt's coke, ignoring the boy's gasp of annoyance, 'But I'm gonna sit here anyway. Problem?'

'Yes, actually,' Kurt snapped, grabbing his drink from the smirking boy. 'And I didn't even invite you to sit here with me. One doesn't just sit with anyone- that's called bad manners.' Kurt glared at Blaine and rolled his eyes in annoyance. 'But you don't seem to have any, anyway,' he muttered under his breath.

Blaine pouted in faux-sadness, making Kurt giggle at his comical facial expression.

'You love me really,' Blaine winked, 'just admit it: I make your day a hundred times better.'

Kurt gave a loud laugh and threw his head back, and Blaine's breath caught in his throat as he caught a glimpse of a hickey below his left ear. Blaine had made that. Blaine had marked him. Blaine couldn't help but feel a little pride seep into his system at the fact that he was able to mark Kurt as his. The memory of kissing Kurt came back, his soft lips seemed to fit perfectly with Blaine's and he was so responsive.

Kurt noticed Blaine's sudden change of emotion. Blaine seemed to be a million miles away and was unconsciously staring at Kurt's… Neck? Kurt suddenly felt self-conscious and stopped laughing and awkwardly looked down at his hands, not knowing where else to look.

'What's wrong?' Kurt asked Blaine, interrupting Blaine's very vivid memory of their kiss.

Kurt looked up to see Blaine looking at him, one eyebrow raised and an amused glint in his burning eyes.

'What?' Kurt asked uncertainly, confused at Blaine's change in demeanor.

Blaine leaned forward and brought his lips to Kurt's ear, causing the taller boy to shiver and shut his eyes momentarily

'You, babe, have a hickey.'

Kurt's eyes snapped open and he gasped in embarrassment.

'No!' Kurt exclaimed angrily, 'You did this! Where the fuck did you put it, Anderson? Tell me! Oh my god. This is so embarrassing!'

Blaine laughed and pointed to the spot where Kurt's hickey was placed, gliding his finger's lightly over the sensitive spot. Kurt shuddered slightly, and Blaine knew he had found a weak spot. Before Kurt could stop him, Blaine placed a small butterfly kiss on the hickey, causing Kurt to shiver in pleasure.

'No… Stop…' Kurt's voice was unconvincing and practically a whisper, but Blaine knew that he had to stop, otherwise he would jump the taller boy right there in the middle of the restaurant. He leaned back and watched in half amusement, half lust as Kurt tried to compose himself.

'Thank you,' Kurt's voice shook and he cleared his throat awkwardly. Kurt always seemed to get into these… Situations around Blaine, and although it was frustrating it also felt so good.

'You don't mean that.' Blaine said bluntly, his eyes sparkling, 'You didn't really want me to stop, did you?'

Kurt shook his head furiously and opened his mouth to speak, but then shut it again when he realized that yes, Blaine was right. Kurt didn't want him to stop. He never did.

Blaine laughed and went back to stroking Kurt's lower leg with his foot.

'You are adorable,' he stated simply, watching Kurt's face grow heated with a light pink blush. 'And you never told me to leave, so I'm just gonna sit here with you, 'kay?'

Kurt sighed. To be honest, he actually quite enjoyed Blaine's company, as infuriating as he was.

'Fine,' Kurt paused when he caught Blaine's beautiful smile grace his equally beautiful face, but continued quickly, trying to ignore his leaping heart. 'But. No k-kissing or… Stuff. Yeah. Um. Oh, and no inappropriate behavior. Um. P-please?'

Kurt felt like banging his head down on the table at his obvious nervousness in his words. He could barely form words let alone sentences when Blaine was around. Blaine didn't seem to notice, and for once he didn't reply with a sexual innuendo, but just looked at Kurt with a small smile on his face. Kurt felt his face flaming at the look in Blaine's eyes- there was nothing sexual or lustful, just pure… adoration? And Kurt wasn't used to that. He was never looked at like the way Blaine looked at him, and it made his heart beat quicker and his mind grow cloudy. A buzzing from inside his jacket pocket snapped him out of his Blaine-induced haze. Kurt opened it quickly, expecting it to be his dad or… His dad. The only people who really texted him were Blaine, Rachel and his dad. It was kind of sad, if he thought about it. But he never did. He just tried to focus on the fact that Rachel was his bestest best friend and Blaine was just a… Pursuer. He was mildly shocked to see that Finn had texted him. Finn who washis annoying, slightly awkward and homophobic brother who treated his best friend like shit never texted Kurt. Ever.

'Dude, whr r yu?'

Kurt sighed and checked the time. It wasn't even late, but Finn didn't seem to realize that Kurt wasn't always at home and Kurt actually had a social life. He wasn't always going to be at home to be able to cook a meal for his stepbrother whenever he wanted. Kurt tapped out a text, rolling his eyes inwardly at Finn's ignorance.

'I'm at Breadstix w/ Rach. Won't be back 'til late.'

Kurt snuck his phone back in his pocket and looked up to see Blaine staring at him, an odd look in his eyes. Kurt quirked an eyebrow at him, confused.

'Boyfriend?' Blaine's voice was gruff and laced with annoyance. Kurt couldn't suppress the unattractive snort at the face that Blaine was so obviously jealous at the suspicion that Kurt was dating someone.

'Seriously? Me dating someone? No way.' Kurt couldn't stop his laughter at Blaine's relief and he doubled over in his seat, peals of giggles erupting from somewhere inside of him. It had been a while since he had properly laughed, and it made him feel so much better, lighter in a way. Almost like a heavy load, that he hadn't realized was there, had been lifted from his chest.

Blaine rolled his eyes, but Kurt's laugh was so infectious that he began to laugh as well and the two of them laughed for a few, happy moments. For those moments, it was just the two of them enjoying one another's company and no one else mattered in those few, beautiful moments.

Kurt's phone buzzed again, and Kurt blindly reached for it from his pocket, still giggling to himself.

'Wtf? Thts 2 far dude. Shes my ex. Cnt believe u wuld do tht to ur own bro. Not kl man.'

Kurt stopped laughing and just stared at his phone in shock. Finn thought that Kurt was… Stealing Rachel from him? What the hell? Kurt quickly tapped out a response, not even thinking.

'What the fuck, Finn? Rachel broke up with you because you didn't treat her right. And, hello? IM GAY. I thought we established this last year… Why would I want to STEAL your girlfriend? (Who isn't actually your girlfriend anymore BECAUSE YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE) And she's actually on a date WITH SOMEONE ELSE right now. So I would prefer if you would just leave me alone? Go fuck yourself, Finn, since noone else will.'

'Kurt?'

Blaine's soft voice shook Kurt out of his shock at Finn's text. Kurt looked up, still unable to believe that Finn would even think that.

'Who was that…?' Blaine trailed off, his eyes worried. Kurt got lost in Blaine's wonderfully expressive eyes for a moment, and he instantly felt like his head was clearer from Finn's utter bullshit.

'It's just Finn being an ignorant ass. He said some shit about Rachel and me and it just… Urgh! He's such an idiot!' Kurt's voice was rising steadily and he could feel himself shaking with anger at Finn's idiocy.

'Hey. Hey! Kurt, calm down. He doesn't matter. He's an idiot. Just ignore him,' Blaine's voice was gentle and it had some sort of calming effect that just made Kurt feel a hundred times better.

'Thank you, Blaine,' Kurt said, his voice full of honesty and appreciation. It felt so amazing to have someone there to comfort him, even at something small like Finn being an ignorant idiot. Kurt felt cared for and he felt so much better after looking into Blaine's pure and gentle eyes. No one else made him feel this way and Kurt couldn't help himself: he was falling harder for Blaine, this compassionate and beautiful boy, every minute he spent time with him. And to be honest, Kurt couldn't care less.

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