Chapter 7

It had been two weeks since the disastrous picture of Kurt and Blaine was released to the media, and ever since Kurt got that two work text from Blaine, he'd heard nothing from the actor. It made him furious that he'd trusted someone he didn't want to befriend in the first place and Kurt was feeling that he'd made such a huge mistake. He didn't like Blaine Anderson from the beginning and perhaps he should have followed his gut. Blaine was obviously not the person Kurt thought he was and there was definitely a lesson to be learned here.

Blaine had stopped coming to glee, spent all his time with the popular jocks, and studiously tried to ignore that Kurt even existed. Kurt went back to being the guy that everyone teased and tortured. He found that school was miserable like it always used to be and glee was the only thing that made Kurt actually want to go to school. Still as much as he reverted back to his initial dislike of Blaine, he couldn't help but look at him in the ways, couldn't stop thinking about him, and couldn't stop staring at Blaine's contact information in his phone.

So many times Kurt wanted to call Blaine, to ask for an explanation, to yell at him, or to beg him to be friends again. He hated himself for wanted things to be back to the way they used to be, but Kurt couldn't help it. He still cared for Blaine and that was not something that was going to disappear in any hurry. But the truth of the matter was that Kurt was never going to get any closure until he talked to Blaine directly without any interruptions.

Kurt got his opportunity the next day when class was over. After glee club he realized that he had forgotten one of the books he needed for his homework, so stopped by his locker. When he turned down the hallway though, he found Blaine walking towards him. When Blaine noticed Kurt he tensed and acted like he wanted nothing more than to flee, but he held his ground.

Kurt?" he said softly.

In that one second Kurt felt all the pain and emotional turmoil he'd been feeling for the last weeks and there was no way he could possibly censor his sarcasm at a moment like this. "Oh so you actually remember my name still, or is there another Kurt behind me."

Blaine frowned, "Don't be like that."

"Can you really blame me Blaine?" Kurt asked. "Here I was actually thinking you were a decent person, a friend even, and then you completely reject me. I don't know how celebrities treat their friends, but I really thought you were different."

"Kurt, let me explain," Blaine replied urgently.

"Save it," Kurt snapped. "I'm not going to let you waltz in my life and act like you really care about our friendship when it is disposable to you."

"It isn't," Blaine protested.

"Well you could've fooled me," Kurt said, angrily putting his hands on his hips.

"Please let me explain," Blaine pleaded.

"How can I even trust you again?" Kurt asked. "I refuse to let you hurt me again!"

"You think this hasn't been eating me up inside?" Blaine asked angrily. "I've been miserable these last few weeks without you."

"I'm finding it really hard to feel any sympathy for you when I was the one you rejected!" Kurt replied.

"Please will you let me tell you my side of the story, I hate having you angry with me," Blaine replied.

"You should've thought about that before you treated me like a stranger without a single explanation," Kurt muttered.

"I'm trying to explain now!" Blaine replied frustrated.

Kurt sighed, "Fine, you have five minutes."

"Thank you," Blaine said. "That day that the picture made it into the media, my publicist went crazy on me because it could make people think I'm athat before you treated me like a stranger without a single explanation," Kurt muttered.

"I'm trying to explain now!" Blaine replied frustrated.

Kurt sighed, "Fine, you have five minutes."

"Thank you," Blaine said. "That day that the picture made it into the media, my publicist went crazy on me because it could make people think I'm gay and she demanded that I not spend any more time in your presence."

"So you are blaming your staff?" Kurt asked skeptically.

"No," Blaine said. "I told her she could shove it and I would spend time with any of my friends that I wanted to."

"Except me obviously," Kurt muttered.

"You have no idea how hard it is to be constantly in the public eye, to have all your actions scrutinized. I can't even go outside dressed casually since someone would take pictures and they would be spread in some trashy tabloid about stars looking grungy or something. And in Lima things are worse because everyone knows who I am and I'm pretty much the only celebrity in this town. At least in L.A. I wasn't the only target of the paparazzi," Blaine explained.

"Are you going to make a point here?" Kurt snapped.

Blaine ran his hands through his curls in frustration, "You are easily the most irritating guy I know and for some reason I can't stay away from you," Blaine replied.

"Which still doesn't explain why you ignored me for weeks, Blaine," Kurt pointed out.

"I'm getting there," Blaine told him. "My life is always going to be chaotic and I'm never going to live a normal life in Lima no matter how much I pretend it is. The people I associate with are always going to be scrutinized and people are constantly going to be looking for any dirt to pull me down."

"So you are saying that I'm a risk for you?" Kurt accused. "Because I'm gay? Because I hate to break it to you Blaine, but you are too."

"I know I am, and that's what makes this hard," Blaine replied.

Kurt frowned, "I don't have time for this."

Kurt snatched his book from his locker and slammed it shut, not paying a backwards glance towards Blaine. He knew he had been wrong to befriend Blaine, he knew he should've trusted his instincts about him from the start. As he made his way down the empty hallway suddenly Kurt felt the pressure of a warm arm grabbing his firmly and pulling him around. His eyes rest upon Blaine's face that was suddenly way too close.

"What-"

Before Kurt could say another word hot lips were suddenly pressing against his in the most amazing kiss of his life. He couldn't help but open his mouth out more to annoy Blaine's tongue to clash with his own. Kurt's mind felt like it was in a daze, because there was no way he was kissing Blaine Anderson right now. He remembered all the star struck girls in his class who were all dying for any affection from Blaine, wouldn't they be surprised to see Blaine kissing him of all people? And suddenly just like that Kurt snapped out of it and remembered their argument, and he pulled away abruptly.

"What was that?" Kurt demanded.

"Now you know," Blaine said. "Seeing those articles saying we were a couple made me want that more than anything. I really care for you Kurt in a way that I've never cared for anyone else. So I stayed away from you because a real relationship with you could only cause more problems in the future."

"So what made you change your mind?" Kurt asked.

"I already told you," Blaine said. "It is impossible for me to stay away from you. I would love to take you on a date."

"I don't know," Kurt replied, still feeling angry. "You hurt me Blaine, and what if you do it again."

"Please let me make it up to you Kurt," Blaine pleaded. "Please let me show you just how special you are."

Kurt was torn with indecision, what was he going to do?

AN: There you have it, chapter 7 and Klaine has arrived! In the next chapter we will see what Kurt's decision will be, sorry about the cliffy. I was actually not going to have them kiss for awhile, but it just fit very well here. And I hope Blaine's explanation is believable, we all know how impulsive and self sacrificing he can be. Thanks to all you amazing people who are still reading this story, and I'm really grateful for any feedback!