"Top o' the morning, Blaine Anderson." Rory greeted the next morning.
"Oh, hey, Rory. How are you?" Blaine said cheerfully.
"A little better. Only been pushed into a locker once today!" He said positively.
Blaine frowned. "Rory, that's not okay. You know, maybe you should go talk to Mr. Shue about this. Or I could, if you want."
"No, no. That would just cause more harm. It's nothing too serious." Rory said.
Blaine begged to differ; bullying WAS a big deal, but decided just to leave it be. Rory didn't want to attract more attention to himself, and he respected that.
"So, um, Mr. Shue mentioned that I need to start attending boot camp?" Rory said, changing the subject. "What does that mean? Am I in trouble?"
Blaine laughed. "No, Rory, it just means you're dancing needs a little help."
"Oh, well that's no news to me." Rory chuckled. "I'll see you in glee club, Blaine." He added with a wave.
"See ya around, Rory." Blaine replied as Rory turned the corner.
"Blaine!" Blaine heard a sharp, familiar voice call his name. He seemed angry.
"Oh, hey, Kurt." He said sweetly, giving his charming smile.
"Don't you use that smile on me! Were you just talking to Rory Flanagan?"
Blaine sighed. "Yes, but you can't-"
"Didn't we agree that we weren't going to befriend him?"
"Well, no, actually you decided and assumed I'd follow suit." Blaine mumbled.
Kurt gasped. "Oh my God. He already has you talking back to me. He's using his vindictive little leprechaun powers-"
"Kurt, Rory doesn't appreciate people calling him a leprechaun." Blaine said, rolling his eyes.
"You did not just take his side!" Kurt leaned against the lockers dramatically. "It's starting. First you become friends, then you leave me, then you go for him-
"Kurt-"
"I mean, I should just give up now! I can't compete! He's got those gorgeous blue eyes and that adorable accent and-"
"Kurt, you know very well Rory isn't gay. I mean, have you seen his wardrobe? He's worn the same color every day this week!" Blaine laughed.
"Well, with that falsetto, I beg to differ." Kurt said, crossing his arms grumpily.
"So that's what this is about again?" Blaine chuckled.
"Yes...well not all of it! He's stealing everything that's important to me! Role as most adorable in the Glee club, solos, you! Its bad enough he got Finn! Finn has kind of adopted him as his little brother...like hello, I'm right here! Isn't one brother enough?"
"He probably just likes mentoring someone. Someone who really needs a friend...and actually is interested in what he has to say about football." Blaine said rationally.
"We gave Rory a ride home the other day...and Finn gave Rory the front seat!"
"No!" Blaine sarcastically teased.
"Yes! Wait...you were being sarcastic."
"Really?" Blaine said sarcastically.
"Stop." Kurt nudged him, giggling. "Look, I just...don't like him, okay? And I don't really want you hanging out with him. Is that too much to ask?"
"I believe it is. You're being a real hypocrite, Kurt. You and I have both been bullied for who we are. And now here's Rory, being bullied for being Irish, and you think it is best to ostracize him because you are jealous of his talent. That's low, Kurt."
Kurt was silent for a moment.
"May I remind you that you are also Irish? But you don't get bullied for that because you don't have an accent." Blaine said.
"Yes, because being bullied for being gay isn't enough." Kurt said sardonically.
Blaine paused for a moment, biting back his anger. Kurt playing the victim card was uncalled for, but was getting a fight with his boyfriend worth defending his new friend? "Fine, Kurt. Be a hypocrite. You don't have to reach out to the poor kid. But you can't help me from doing the same."
And with that, Blaine walked away from him, leaving Kurt affronted.
When Blaine walked into Glee club, his stomach turned as he remembered yesterday when Rory had waved at him, and Blaine just gave him a simple nod before sitting next to Kurt.
Today, Blaine walked right past Kurt, sitting next to Rory. Kurt was affronted. It was one thing to not sit next to him, but it was another to sit next to his enemy. Rory just made number one on his hit list.
"Hiya, Rory." Blaine said cheerfully.
"Hi, Blaine." Rory said happily, but then his smiled faltered. "Um, Blaine, I appreciate you sitting next to me, considering Brittany seems to have forgotten my name since Santana walked in, but...um, your boyfriend is staring daggers at me, and I don't really enjoy it."
Blaine gave him a look of uncertainty. Rory's nervousness was kind of adorable, but Blaine was not proud of Kurt's attitude towards this situation. However, he was not looking forward to the fight that was brewing between him and Kurt. Now that was something to be nervous about.
"What? You must be imagining things, buddy." Blaine forced a laughed.
While making small talk, Kurt discreetly walked over and quietly sat next to Blaine.
"If you want to talk about this, can you at least be kind enough to do it after class and not in front of Rory?" Blaine whispered.
"We don't need to talk about this." Kurt said quietly. "You were right. I'm not going to making you stop being friends with the little leprechaun, but just don't pull me into it. At least not until his voice cracks." He gave a small smile. "It's a lot easier having competition you don't like."
Author's note: The next chapters will be funnier, I swear! I tried to make Kurt tolerate Rory, but feel threatened by his talent at the same time. I believe the competition between Kurt/Rory for solos was a storyline that should've been explored further. I also love the relationship between Finn/Rory, I think its adorable! And I think there should be more of a Blaine/Rory relationship because they're my favorites! Actually, there should be more Rory in general!
