Chapter 3

Kurt blinked several times, remaining completely frozen in his bed for a few moments. *What was that?* Kurt thought, slowly lifting his hand up and placing it over his silk pajamas, feeling his heart pounding and his chest rising and falling at a slightly faster pace than usual.

"What just happened?" Kurt whispered to the darkness, not expecting a response at all but feeling safer with his spoken words. Had he just had a dream about Karofsky? A fairly pleasing dream at that. Kurt slowly sat up and looked around his room. No one was down there, just as he had assumed but something still felt off. Reluctantly, Kurt flopped back down onto his bed with his arms stretched out wide and stared at the ceiling.

"Why?" Kurt whispered again. He brought his hand up to his neck where Karofsky had kissed; Kurt frowned. Why did he feel as if the kisses had been real? Why could he still feel Karofsky's hands all over him? Why had he even had a dream about Karofsky? Kurt dropped his hand back down to the bed and let out a huff of air and glanced over at the clock on his nightstand.

*1:12! No wonder I'm still so tired.* Kurt rubbed his eyes and then tilted his head looking off the side of his bed. *Why?* Kurt sighed and pulled his warm blankets back up to his chin, snuggling under his comforter. *Was it because I saw Karofsky today? Was it because I saw him and Alex…* Kurt shook his head hoping to shake the dream away also. *I'll figure that dream out tomorrow, I'm too tired now.* Kurt closed his eyes and flipped over to his side on his bed, picturing a pair of bright hazel eyes watching over him as he drifted off to sleep again.

After a several more hours of sleep, Kurt woke up again but did not have any more dreams of Karofsky. He looked over at his clock at saw that it was 9:45. *Maybe that dream was a fluke. It could have been because of the shock of seeing Karofsky yesterday for the first time in a while. Yeah, that was it. Just a mistake.* Kurt thought, trying to convince himself, even though there was still a deep nagging feeling in his chest that he chose to ignore.

He sat up in his bed and scratched his head, "I'll go shopping today! That will help get my mind off… things," Kurt decided, clapping his hands together. "Maybe Blaine will want to go too!" Kurt exclaimed excitedly. He reached over and grabbed his phone, quickly dialing Blaine's number.

There were only two rings before the other line clicked, and Kurt grinned at the familiar, "Hey Kurt," that rang through his phone. "What going on?"

"Hi!" Kurt said, absently rocking back and forth on his bed. "So… I was wondering if a certain wonderful boyfriend would like to go shopping with me today?" Kurt said in his sweetest tone.

There was silence on the other end for a few moments to long, making Kurt stop his rocking, "….Kurt…"

"What?" Kurt said, trying to remain calm and not snap.

"Kurt, I'm sorry but I already made plans for today," Blaine said, apologetically.

Kurt paused only a second before asking, "Sebastian?"

Blaine hesitated, "No."

"Blaine…" Kurt whined standing up and beginning to pace around his room.

"Kurt…" Blaine said mimicking Kurt's tone, causing Kurt to frown, "I said no. I am hanging out with all the Warblers. We are making plans for sectionals," Blaine explained calmly.

"Sebastian is a Warbler though, right?" Kurt retorted, trying to keep as calm as he could.

"Kurt. Yes, Sebastian is a Warbler but that doesn't matter because I am going to this for the Warblers as a whole. Not Sebastian," Blaine said, obviously getting irritated with Kurt.

"Ok," Kurt said quickly, not wanting to fight with Blaine, "I just…"

"Don't trust me!" Blaine finished for Kurt, "Kurt. I don't question you every time you say you are hanging out with one of your guy friends."

"Well, none of my guy friends are gay or obviously into me," Kurt mumbled, not really meaning for Blaine to hear, but saying it nonetheless.

"Kurt, I am not dealing with your unnecessary jealousy right now. I'm going to be late. Goodbye, I'll talk to you later," Blaine said, hanging up, not bothering to wait for Kurt's response.

Kurt threw his phone at his bed out of irritation, "You idiot! Who do you think is causing my jealousy?" Kurt glared at his phone as if Blaine was right there. He sighed and crawled back onto the bed and grabbed his phone, dialing the one person he knew would be prepared for shopping.

"Hey cutie boy!" Mercedes said.

"Hey babe! So do you want to conquer the mall with me?" Kurt asked, bouncing off the bed.

"…Kurt…"

Kurt let out a huff of air, "You already have plans," Kurt stated.

"Yeah… Sorry baby! Maybe another time," she said apologetically.

"It's okay. I'll just go to some retail therapy on my own. Bye," Kurt said sadly.

"Sorry, love you," Mercedes said, hanging up the phone.

Kurt flopped back onto the bed, "Of course the one day I need the someone no one is there for me." Kurt finally rolled his eyes and walked over to his mirror to begin his morning ritual. After Kurt finished washing his face, styling his hair to perfection and getting dressed, he walked up to the main floor, yelled a goodbye to Carole and headed out the door, grabbing his keys on the way. Once Kurt arrived at the mall, after an exceedingly long drive there, he hoped out of his car. He began to walk through the mall, simply window-shopping but nothing caught his eye because his heart was not fully in it. He kept thinking about Blaine.

*Was I wrong?* Kurt thought after a while of only walking through the mall and not pausing to look at anything for more than a few seconds. *Should I apologize?* Kurt continued to think as he walked a little further. And finally, for the first time since he entered the mall, something caught his eye as he came around a corner. Kurt looked over, his eyes nearly popping out of his head when he saw a boy walking with a little girl.

*David Karofsky!* Kurt's mind shouted. Karofsky was walking hand in hand with a little girl who looked no older than six but Kurt could not clearly see her since she was facing away from him, looking in a nearby window. It would have been a sweet sight to anyone except the one boy who had just had an erotic dream about the other boy less than twelve hours ago, that made the sight a terrifying sight. Kurt looked around and dove into the nearest store he could, not caring what they even sold. Once in the store he looked for something to hide behind. There was a huge display pyramid covered in stuffed animals on the left side of the store.

*Perfect!* Kurt thought as he tried to walk over as casually as he could with out looking like he was up to no good. When he got to it, he ducked behind it, hunched over and pretended to be looking at some of the stuff animals on the bottom level. *Why is he here? Why now? Did he find out about my dream? Kurt! That is impossible! Pull yourself together!* Kurt continued having an internal struggle with himself until he felt someone tap on his shoulder. *Oh no! Please don't be worker! Please don't be a worker!* Kurt turned his head slowly and was extremely relieved to see a little girl staring back at him.

"Yes, sweetie?" Kurt asked in his nicest tone.

"What are you doing?" she asked, tilting her head and staring at him with big brown eyes that reminded him of Ms. Pillsbury's.

"I-I'm hiding," Kurt admitted, giving her a sheepish grin before he glanced around the display and out the front window to see if Karofsky was there.

"Oh! Are you playing hide-and-go seek?" she asked, seeming to be getting more excited.

"Um… Kind of," Kurt said, since he was not able to say 'no, I am hiding from my bully who I had a make out session with in my dream last night.'

"I want to hide too!" the girl exclaimed, crouching down next to Kurt.

"O-ok…" Kurt stuttered, not being able to reject such a cute little girl. They both crouched in silence for a few moments before Kurt looked over at the little girl to find she was staring at him.

"What's your name?" She asked, bluntly.

"Kurt," he said smiling, "What's your name?"

The little girl's face lit up even more, "My name is-"

"Ellie!" a voice shouted.

The little girl turned around, "Uh-oh!"

"What's uh-oh?" Kurt asked.

The shouting voice continued but was getting closer, "Ellie! There you are. What are you doin…"

Kurt looked up and fell back onto his butt, "Karofsky?" Kurt's heartbeat tripled in a matter of seconds.

"Hummel?" Karofsky said, staring down at Kurt. Their eyes met and Kurt's mind instantly shot back to those hot kisses, those tender whispers, and those strong hands in his dream. Kurt found his eyes dropping from Karofsky's face and slowly drifting over his body. Karofsky did have a very large build, but he was not fat. By the look of his arms, Kurt could tell Karofsky was definitely muscular and could most definitely hold up Kurt's weight like in the dream.

*Kurt! Get a hold of yourself! This is Karofsky!* Kurt shook his head and looked back up at Karofsky's face, who had a very confused look on his face. Kurt would have guessed that Karofsky had no clue what Kurt had just been thinking about if not for the dark shade of red that was covering Karofsky's cheeks. At the sight of this change, Kurt's blood began to flood to his face also.

"Davey!" Ellie whined, breaking both Karofsky and Kurt's gaze away from each other.

"What?" Karofsky asked, looking down at her.

"This is my new friend. Kurty!" she smiled at Kurt's nickname. Kurt finally pushed himself up off the ground, glancing at Karofsky but making sure their eyes didn't lock again.

Karofsky simply replied with an "Oh…"

"Kurty! This is Davey!" she exclaimed, pointing at Karofsky.

Kurt smiled and responded with an "Oh!" also but hoped it sounded more excited to Ellie.

"Isn't he pretty Davey?" Ellie sang, pulling on Karofsky's shirt. The red in Kurt's face grew three shades darker. He hated being called pretty but he tried to calm himself down because this was a little girl who didn't know any better. He gave his best smile to Ellie, but it instantly turned into a grimace when he heard a chuckle. Kurt looked up and saw Karofsky chuckle with one hand over his mouth, trying to hold it in.

"Shut up," Kurt whispered, as threatening as he could. Karofsky looked up at him and bit his grinning lips, failing to suppress a few more chuckles. If it was even possible, Kurt's face turned even redder as he stared at Karofsky.

*He is really cute…* Kurt shook his head, and focused on calming his heart down. Kurt finally managed to ignore Karofsky and turn his attention to Ellie.

"Well, Ellie, it was nice to meet you but I have to go now," Kurt said, giving her an apologetic smile.

"No!" Ellie complained, clutching onto the back of Kurt's shirt. "Kurty comes with us!" she said stubbornly.

Kurt's eyes looked from Ellie to Karofsky, "Really?" Karofsky's laughter had ceased and now he was staring at Kurt with a seriousness that sent chills down Kurt's spine.

"Yeah!" Ellie cheered, "Can he Davey?" she asked, using her free hand to tug Karofsky's shirt.

Karofsky didn't look down at Ellie but continued to stare at Kurt, "U-um…." He stuttered, "S-sure." Karofsky continued to look at Kurt a second longer before he turned and grabbed Ellie's hand again, leading her out of the store, seeming lost in his own thoughts.

"Come one Kurty!" Ellie screamed over her shoulder as she skipped alongside Karofsky.

Kurt blinked several times, *What just happened!* he thought as he quickened his pace to catch up to the pair. They walked around for several minutes before they came to the center of the mall, where there were several rides for little kids.

"Davey! I want to go on that!" Ellie squealed, pointing towards a giant carousel.

"Ok! Here you go," Karfosky said handing her a few dollars. Ellie giggled happily, grabbing the money and skipping off towards the carousel, leaving Karofsky and Kurt standing side by side in an awkward silence. Ellie got on to a horse and turned to look at Karofsky and Kurt, waving her arms high above her head. Kurt chuckled to himself and waved back at her. She grinned and held onto the pole that went through the horse. The familiar music began and the carousel began to spin, slowly at first but eventual gaining momentum and spun faster. Kurt glanced out of the corner of his eye at Karofsky, who was facing forward, his face a solid mask.

"Is she your little sister?" Kurt asked, wanting to desperately break the silent tension between the two of them.

Karofsky tore his eyes away from the spinning horses and looked at Kurt, "No…my cousin."

"Oh!" Kurt nodded, looking back to the horses. He really knew nothing about Karofsky. Did he have siblings? What was his favorite color? Had he ever broken any bones? Did his parents know and accept that he was gay?

"Kurt!" Karofsky yelled. Kurt looked over at him shocked, for two reasons. One was that Karofsky had yelled and frightened him, which was the obvious reason. The other reason was that he had called Kurt by his name. Not Fancy or Hummel or Lady boy, but Kurt.

"Sorry! I didn't mean to scare you!" Karofsky exclaimed, his eyebrows furrowing together as he held his hands up and stepped away as if to show he meant no harm in a very cute, innocent way.

"It-It's fine," Kurt said, stuttering a bit, surprised by his thoughts about how cute Dave looked. "Dave." Kurt added with a small smile. Dave's arms went limp and fell lifelessly at his side. His eyes grew larger and his Adam apple bobbed as he swallowed. He looked down at his hands, biting his lip. When he finally looked up, he smiled and looked as if he was about to cry. Kurt laughed and looked back at Ellie, "So what were you going to say?"

Dave blinked, looking stunned, and his smile dropped as his eyebrows furrowed in thought, "What?"

"Why did you yell my name?" Kurt explained.

"Oh!" Dave said, shaking his head, bringing himself back to reality. "I yelled because you were so zoned out, and because I wanted to know if your knee was alright," Dave said with a blush.

"What?" Kurt asked, completely confused where this conversation had gone.

"From when you fell… at breadsticks… before you left," Dave hinted hoping Kurt understood and he wouldn't have to explain any further.

"Oh!" Kurt said, understanding what he meant and his eyes growing twice their size. "Y-yeah," Kurt stuttered, "It's fine, just a scratch." Kurt looked at Dave and they both smiled. Kurt giggled and looked up at Dave's eyes. Which was his mistake because the second he locked eyes with him, he got lost in them. Both smiles faded off the two boys faces, as the air grew thicker around them. Kurt did not know who it was that moved first but suddenly they were closer than before but all Kurt could see was Dave's bright hazel eyes staring right at him.

"Davey!" Ellie screamed. Dave blinked and it broke whatever spell him and Kurt had been under and they jumped apart. Kurt's back knocked into the fence around the carousel and Dave nearly tripped over himself.

"Was it fun?" Dave asked trying to compose himself.

"Yeah!" Ellie exclaimed excitedly. "Let's go look at toys now?" She said grabbing both Kurt and Dave's hands and dragging them off as they cast equally embarrassed and flustered looks at each other before looking in the opposite directions, avoiding any and all eye contact with each other.

I hauled ass writing this so I could finish for you DarrenLover95! Happy Birthday! This is my gift to you so no money should be spent Anyway I am so happy that I finally get to call him Dave. I am sick of typing out Karofsky every ten words and then having to change it back to Karofsky because Microsoft keeps autocorrecting it to Kurtofsky, which I am totally fine with also. So how did you like it? Please review because I love them and any advice I will take into account. LOVE YOU GUYS!