Kurt arrived back at Dalton Sunday evening and was sitting in his dorm brooding around. He had a great time with his family and even got to meet up with Mercedes and Rachel but his mind was still focused on the events of Blaine. However, Kurt decided that he needed to act normal and just be friendly with Blaine as usual.

"Want to watch a movie? I'm in the mood for some horror!" Nick was looking through his movie collections.

"Sure! Maybe it'll get my mind off things." Kurt sighed.

"What things would that be?" Nick smirked.

Kurt shrugged. "Nothing really. Just thinking…John seems really nice."

"Oh yeah. Blaine's got a huge crush on him, it's so obvious. The problem is John is kind of a player. I truly think he'll just end up breaking Blaine's heart. Everyone else sees him as this great guy but I can tell. I guess it takes a player to recognize another huh?" Nick winked over at Kurt as Kurt raised his eyebrows in question. Nick didn't really seem like a player but then again he did have a random guy in his room a few days ago.

"I'm joking. Come sit on my bed, I'll put the movie in."

Kurt moved over to Nick's bed and rested his head against the back frame with a pillow in his lap. Nick sat down and rested his head against Kurt's shoulder.

"How's the situation with Blaine going?" Nick smirked.

Kurt's head shot up at once. "W-what do you mean?"

"Kurt. I see the way you look at him. Don't worry, I won't say a thing but you should know he's been pretty obsessed with John. I thought he might like you since he talked about you so much but I don't want you to get your hopes up and end up heartbroken."

"Yeah. I know he likes John. I want to get over him but I'm not sure how. Can I ask you a question?"

"Anything."

"What do you think of Jeff?"

For a moment, Kurt thought Nick was going to yell. His face turned red and he narrowed his eyes, "Why? You don't like him do you? He's my best friend and I think it'd be a bad idea for you-" Kurt cut him off, "Nick. Calm down. I don't like Jeff. I actually was wondering how you felt about him. I see the way you look at him." Nick hesitated before answering.

"If I tell you something you have to promise not to tell anyone. Not even Blaine, he'll try to make a spectacle of it." Kurt nodded. Nick continued, "Yeah. I like Jeff. As more than a friend. I always have. But I don't want to risk our friendship. I know he likes me and we could start a relationship and all that jazz, but I don't want to. I'm not mature enough."

Nick put his head back down on Kurt's shoulder effectively ending their conversation and just as Kurt was about to ask why, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in!" Nick yelled.

Blaine opened the door and starred.

"Hey guys. I just wanted to let you know Warbler practice is tomorrow at 7pm, Wes had some sort of emergency. I'll see you guys tomorrow then." Without another word, Blaine spun out of the room so fast he ended up slamming the door shut. Kurt gaped at the door. What was wrong with Blaine? An evil voice in his head said that maybe he John turned Blaine down causing his friend to become upset. A kinder voice said that Blaine was having a bad day and Kurt needed to be a friend and ask him what was wrong. Kurt remained seated and didn't see or talk to Blaine for the rest of the day.

Warbler orientation was interesting enough. It was all technicalities; the times, the rooms, and leads, etc. Kurt already knew Blaine was the lead singer but they weren't opposed to new talent auditioning for solos for Sectionals. Kurt knew for a fact that he didn't want to audition just yet. He was the new guy and just wanted to fit in first. At 7 sharp, The Warblers started practice. It was a lot more difficult than Kurt thought it would be. Their voices had to be completely in sync to harmonize the beats and produce the exact sound the moment of the lyrics. After two hours of practicing Hey Soul Sister with Blaine completely blowing Kurt's mind with his amazing vocals, they were finally allowed to go back to their rooms. It was definitely one of the more challenging practices. Wes wanted it to be perfect for Sectionals.

"Wait guys! One more thing!" Wes shouted before everyone left. "We're having a late welcome back to school party slash welcoming Kurt party on the 25th in two weeks. Invite your dates and Kurt, you can invite New Directions if you want. We'd love to get to know them as well." Kurt smiled, "Of course."

Kurt called Mercedes to spread the news about the Warbler party. The New Directions were going to carpool to Dalton with Finn, Mercedes, and Tina as the designated drivers. The party was to be set in the Dalton common room in the main hall with special permission from the headmaster to stay out till 1am. That evening was when the Warbler council team of Wes, David, and Trent decorated the hall with streamers, balloons, disco lights, food, and drinks. It was a very 70's vibe.

The New Directions arrived at 6pm with plenty of alcohol, courtesy of Puck. Kurt walked them into the hall where all the Warblers were already partying with drinks and dancing.

An hour into the party, everyone was getting along pretty well and more than half the room was drunk and making fools of themselves. Rachel was being supported upright by Finn who was talking with Wes and David about 80's rock music, Brittany and Santana were dancing together with a few Warblers around them. Sam and Mercedes were talking, more like whispering (Kurt would have to ask her about that later). Puck was playing beer pong with Trent, Nick, and Jeff. Blaine was trying out new dance moves with Mike while Tina danced around him. Everyone else was pretty much dancing around or talking to each other. Kurt was really glad everyone was getting along, his two lives colliding and meeting without a hitch.

Around 11pm, everyone was drunk expect Finn, Sam, Mercedes, Tina, and Kurt. Kurt was talking to Finn about Burt and Carol when Blaine staggered over to them.

"Let's dance!" Blaine exclaimed eagerly while swinging an arm around Kurt's shoulder. Kurt just stared at Blaine. He knew he couldn't be mad. Blaine didn't even do anything wrong with the 'Teenage Dream' fiasco so of course Kurt said yes and they ended up dancing.

When Blaine was pushed away by Santana to dance with her, Kurt made his way toward Mercedes.

"Nice catch over there." Mercedes winked in Blaine's direction. Kurt blushed and quickly told her that they were just friends and explained the situation with John.

"I'm so sorry Kurt, you deserve much better than that. Tell you what, next time you're in Lima, we can watch Moulin Rouge and I won't complain once." They both laughed as Kurt gently hit her arm.

Thanks Mercedes but speaking of relationships, what's up with Sam?" Kurt wiggled his eyebrows at her knowingly. She blushed and hit his shoulder playfully.

"Yes. Sam and I are dating but nothings too official just yet. I like him." While they gossiped about Sam and Mercedes budding new romance, Puck decided to get the drinking games started by starting a new game of beer pong. Kurt rolled his eyes and noticed that Blaine was joining the game. Now maybe he didn't know everything about Blaine, but Kurt was fairly certain that Blaine wasn't a heavy drinker yet he seemed incredibly drunk tonight. Kurt made a mental note to make sure Blaine got to his dorm safely tonight.

Just then, the doors opened and about 15 girls in plaid skirts and horrendous white blouses showed up. "Girls! Welcome." Wes was ever the gentlemen greeting the girls as they dispersed taking drinks being handed to them. They were apparently from the all girl's school at Constance, the sister school of Dalton. Constance girls and Dalton boys held a lot of their parties together including prom. The girls often went to the Warblers concerts and supported their friends there. Not the mention they were all pretty much dating each other. Without the co-ed benefits of public school, Dalton and Constance students usually mingled and hooked up.

Kurt was about to have his second drink of the night when he suddenly became deaf due to one Rachel Berry screaming in his ear to play Spin the Bottle. Kurt narrowed his eyes are her and was about to snap at her when he heard Puck loudly agree. Probably so he can kiss the Constance girls. With the amount of people there were, they had to move some of the furniture to make a big enough circle. Kurt sat down nervously next to Mercedes. Kurt prayed the bottle wouldn't land on him. This was so not how he wanted his first kiss to go but he also didn't want to be the only one who was sitting out of the game. Sam sat directly across from Mercedes watching her with a shy smile that Kurt thought was the most adorable thing in the world. He then looked across next to Sam and Blaine was sitting there starring at Kurt. Kurt gave a half smile which Blaine returned but at full capacity with a wave as well. Kurt laughed and turned his attention to Puck who was the first one to spin. It landed on Quinn and they stared each other down before finally giving each other a quick kiss. Quinn landed on a Warbler and so the game went on. The moment that caught Kurt's attention was when Mercedes spun the bottle and it landed on Blaine. They smiled at each other and Blaine gave her a quick peck on the lips. Kurt and Sam were both staring at Blaine intently until he backed away and spun. Kurt wasn't jealous. He knew Mercedes would never in a million years go for Blaine and Blaine was gay. Yet, the longing in his heart didn't stop him from wishing the bottle would land on him. When Blaine spun, it seemed as if the bottle was in a time warp, just never ending. It went on and on. Kurt was sure this was a Twilight Zone episode. By some grace of god or whatever miracle, the bottle was finally slowing down and it landed on….. Jeff. Kurt's eyes widened while Blaine and Jeff just started laughing.

"Wow Blaine I always knew you had the hots for me and now's your chance to get me." Jeff joked. Blaine swatted his friend on the head and they both leaned in and shared a quick gentle kiss with a smile. The game went on but Kurt was now studying Nick's expression. He was very stagnant, staring at the ground every now and then looking over at Jeff. Kurt felt for Nick but was also confused by the boy's behavior. It was common knowledge to everyone that Jeff liked Nick. Even Santana had loudly asked him why they weren't together. He could easily ask out Jeff and they'd both be happy. Kurt decided that he needed to talk to Nick later in their room and figure out why his friend was making himself miserable.

The party eventually died out and Kurt had only had to kiss Santana who had shoved her tongue into his mouth which turned Kurt off forever. The New Directions went home and Kurt gave a final goodbye hug to Finn. Wes, David, and two other Warblers walked the Constance girls back home. Kurt went back to the common room and found Blaine laying on a couch passed out dunk. He called over Nick and Jeff who helped him get Blaine back into his room. Jeff and Nick then walked to their rooms giving Kurt a moment to tuck Blaine into bed. He left an Advil and some water by his bedside with a pillow to support his head. Worried about Blaine chocking on his vomit in his sleep, Kurt elevated his head and turned him onto his side. With one last look at Blaine, Kurt turned the lights off and headed toward his dorm where Nick was passed out. With a heavy sigh, he quickly brushed his teeth, changed, went through a quick face washing routine, and fell asleep wondering what was up with Blaine.

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