Find Yourself:
Ok so it's not for the lack of my muses ideas it's more of the muses lack of confidence in this piece as it only has one loyal reviewer (love you Gina) please toss me words of encouragement as that will warrant faster updates… still don't own either fandom though I'm stoked GH is FINALY updating it's opening sequence…
"I'm not up on theatrical traditions," Kristina heard her mother speak as she began to head down the stairs, "but I didn't think that performing a dialogue was the equivalent of seeing a bride on their wedding day… I mean Kurt was with you when you went shopping."
Tina, who was sitting at the Davis's kitchen table simply smiled at the older woman.
"He was and it's not… at least I think it's not."
She paused, as her only theatrical experience was her participation in show choir.
"It's not mom," Kristina finally spoke up as she made her way into the living room trying to balance her school bag and her costume while leaning over to grab a piece of fruit from the basket on the counter.
"Well then why isn't Kurt picking you up."
Kristina just rolled her eyes.
In truth there really wasn't a reason that she had asked the young Asian girl to be her driver of the day as opposed to her fashionable best friend. She just wanted a change and so she simply smiled at her mother.
"Kurt isn't my only friend," she simply said as she and Tina headed out.
As they hopped into Tina's car her friend shook her head.
"That was awkward," Tina spoke after a brief moment of silence.
Kristina just shrugged.
She was just used to her mothers quirks.
"Mom just was curious to the sudden change in the arrangement."
Tina nodded as they began to drive to the school some more.
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Entering the school they instantly spotted Artie and the rest of the gang waiting.
"Good morning fair Juliet,' Artie spoke causing Kristina to blush a bit leading him to pull back and flash a nervous look to her.
Maybe his idea wasn't such a good idea after all however the tinkering of her laughter spoke otherwise.
Watching as she pulled a strain of hair behind her ear while balancing her belongings in her arms his eyes couldn't help but to gaze at the dress she had.
He bet she looked like a princess and he kind of wished that she would keep the costume on during glee though he would never say it out loud.
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She wanted to respond back by calling him her Romeo but she knew that would sound all too cheesy and so she simply smiled over to him.
"Morning Artie."
"I um… got you a little something," watching as the young man reached into his bag to pull something out she couldn't help but feel her heart getting all fluttery yet again.
As he placed the fuzzy pink colored rabbits foot in her hand and told her to 'break a leg' she longed to kiss him though she didn't know where PDA stood in the guidelines of keeping things casual.
The warning bell soon rang however as the clique dispersed but not before saying how during lunch period they would be all over the place and sadly not all available to sit with one another.
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After that moment the rest of the day seemed to linger on until it was the break just before last period which was why Kristina now was standing in the ladies room fixing herself up as she recited her lines to herself one more time.
Soon a familiar blonde exited a stall and smiled over to her as they stood by the sinks.
"We meet again like this," she said though Kristina couldn't tell if she was being sincere or if she was reverting back into the ice queen she had heard so much about.
"At least this time I'm not oozing with multi colored corn syrup splotches."
Quinn laughed thinking about the slushie incident.
"How true," she replied as she paused, "you look amazing by the way…was that Romeo and Juliet I heard you rehearsing."
"AP Lit performance."
Quinn just nodded.
"Well break a leg…anyway see you at practice."
The bell rang and Quinn flew out of the room cursing the fact that she was late again and how glad she would be when she wasn't pregnant and needing to pee every twenty minutes like clockwork anymore.
Kristina meanwhile was glad her class was right across the hall.
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Kurt watched as Kristina entered the room all decked out in her costume. He was defiantly glad his theory had paid off and no other students had dressed up for their Shakespeare presentation. Extra Credit was definitely in the bag… he could taste it, though he hoped that their last minute change from the balcony scene to the death scene didn't hinder their grade, especially since Kristina was the only one really performing any dialogue though in retrospect to him kissing a girl was defiantly showing his acting prowess.
Sitting he lingered in anticipation for their teacher to call their names.
'Davis, Hummel, your up," she finally spoke.
Clearly she was saving the best pair for last the young man thought as he took Kristina's hand and headed to the front of the classroom.
"Ok I'm Kurt Hummel and this is Kristina Davis and we'll be performing Romeo and Juliet Act 5 Scene 3… more specifically the death scene.
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He sounded so professional as he positioned himself lying on the ground as she hovered over his body.
…What's here? A cup closed in my true love's hand?
Poison, I see hath been his timeless end:
O churl! Drunk all, and left no friendly drop
To help me after? I will kiss thy lips;
Haply some poison yet doth hang on them,
To make me die with a restorative…..
And with that Kristina's eyes locked with Kurt's as to silently ask his permission to kiss him.
Despite pretending to be dead he nodded his head ever so slightly despite the fact that it was a total and utter unprofessional move.
And Kristina's lips fell upon Kurts.
Her first kiss since the whole Kiefer incident, his first kiss…well ever.
She pulled back pausing for dramatic effect as she snapped her brain into remembering that she was still in the middle of a scene.
…Thy lips are warm…
She realized that she wasn't annunciating…crap Kurt was going to kill her.
… Yea, noise? Then I'll be brief. O happy dagger!
This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die….
Silence fell over them as Kristina let her body fall on top of Kurt's in a dramatic effect, mentally counting to ten.
"And scene," Kurt piped up just as the bell rang and Kristina began to flutter out of the room.
Kurt shook his head at the girl wondering if she was fretting about the awkward kiss that they had just shared or if she simply wanted to get to glee and to Artie… it had to be the latter didn't it.
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They had been running through All We Need Is Love as Kristina entered the room dressed back in the skinny jeans and deep purple tunic top she had on earlier though her hair styled from her performance, floral crown and all.
Kurt soon followed and club business continued as usual and they continued with rehearsing the songs they planed to do for the showcase as well as discuss possible numbers to perform in the future, as Regionals got closer.
As they talked they all noticed a glint in the teachers eyes. Another one of Schuster's crazy social experiments was on its way… they knew it was.
"Ok," Will spoke after a while, "that's all for today… and remember next week rehearsals next week every day but Monday."
Everyone nodded and began to go their own ways and soon Kurt and Kristina were standing in front of the lockers.
"I know… I had a brain fart and totally almost missed my cue. Serves us right for changing scenes huh."
Kurt just nodded.
He hadn't been thinking about the faux pas that Kristina had made in her line delivery though now that she mentioned it….
"But I'm sure your mind is wrapped around the kissing isn't it Kurt."
He cocked a half smile toward her as he began to button up his jacket wishing that spring would hit Ohio with a vengeance already.
"It's scary how well you know me Kris."
She let out a laugh.
"Well besides the fact that I'm so not your type… kissing you was like kissing my brother."
"Your brother?"
"We were on the run in Mexico… tequila was involved… lots and lots of tequila."
He looked at her face.
Stone Cold seriousness.
He just shook his head trying to repress laughter as he linked his arm into hers to head to the parking lot.
Man he loved Kristina… strictly in the platonic sense of coarse.
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TBC
I promise I will get to the good stuff soon… I'm torn between shameless filler/fluff or just a massive week long time jump…. It's your call…