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StarGleekLover- This chapter is for you because I love your idea :)
(and thank you for your wonderful compliments about the story and the writing)
Temarifan9622- I love Burt too- I think that he should teach a parenting class. Glad you loved the chapter :)
KurtandBlaineGleek- Well, I plan on finishing this first so we'll see who gets to write it (and I don't know who will win- I'd have to see how Blaine plays into this). Burt is one of my favorites characters ever- of all shows...I like your idea for a chapter. Think I will write it- once I figure out what to do to Kurt's father.
Sarahamanda- Thanks! I hope this was soon enough for you.
pureangel86- I'm glad you like the boys (even if it was pretty obvious what was going to happen). I'm not sure if David and Wes will follow through for sure- but KurtandBlaineGleek brought up an interesting plot idea, and since you've brought up the thought of Wes and David doing something to Kurt's dad...perhaps I can tie to two ideas together.
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"What has got you smiling so wide this morning?" Mercedes asked as she took her spot next to her best friend's locker. "I know its not Kurt because you said he's not starting here until tomorrow."
"What makes you think it isn't Kurt that's got me so happy?" Blaine replied then started walking toward class, knowing Mercedes was close behind.
"So it is Kurt making you so happy." Mercedes answered.
"I didn't say that either." Blaine answered back.
He heard Mercedes sigh loudly behind him. He knew he shouldn't amuse himself by messing with his friend- but sometimes it was just too easy to mess with her.
"Blaine, you better give me a straight answer before I break into your locker and steal all your hair gel."
Blaine laughed to himself and took his seat in their first class.
"You think I'm kidding Anderson? I know your locker combo, I've watched you enter it enough times."
Blaine stared at his friend and he resisted her diva glare for a moment longer before his face cracked into a wide smile.
"I asked Kurt out yesterday and he said yes." Blaine said as calmly as possible, not wanting to garner attention from anyone.
It was ruined when Mercedes shrieked and threw her arms around her best friend and gave him a bone crushing hug.
"I'm so happy for you honey! For him too!"
Blaine laughed at his friend and tried to ignore the glaring from the other people in the class. Not everyone was as outwardly hostile as the jocks but that didn't mean they were anymore accepting.
"Me too Mercedes." He replied. "Just tone it down." He murmured and Mercedes released him.
She looked at him apologetically but let it go when their teacher began their lesson. Neither friend paid any attention- Mercedes grilled him about what happened by exchanging notes with Blaine under the guise of taking actual notes about whatever historical period they were supposed to be learning about.
The class went by rather quickly and Blaine bid Mercedes goodbye, as Blaine had to head to his chemistry class whereas Mercedes had to go to math.
Blaine wasn't proud when, once he settled into his seat in English, his attention wandered once again to Kurt. He was all Blaine seemed to be able to think about that day, which was something that was new to him but not an entirely unwelcome change from thinking about how the jocks might get to him that day.
Blaine was so focused on thinking about where he could take Kurt for their first date, that he had nearly missed class starting in a very different way...
"Class settle down- everyone...now." Ms. Carpenter started and waited for everyone to become quiet. "Now, let's start out by having everyone welcome our newest student a Mr. Kurt Hummel."
Blaine's head snapped up and stared at Kurt standing in front of the silent classroom, trying his hardest not to let the less than warm welcome faze him. However, that all ended when his gaze finally caught Blaine's.
Both boys didn't think they could smile any wider.
"Now, who wants to help our newest student catch up?" She asked not really expecting anyone to speak up.
"I will!" Blaine called, trying to hide his excitement.
"Alright, Mr. Anderson. Thank you for volunteering."
Kurt headed back to take the empty seat next to Blaine and as he did, Blaine had to grab the seat of his chair to restrain himself from throwing his arms around Kurt.
"What are you doing here? I thought you weren't going to start till tomorrow." Blaine whispered, ignoring the fact that he was smiling so wide that his cheeks were starting to hurt.
"Your dad decided that he didn't care what my father thought and loaded ALL of my stuff- of which there wasn't as much as I thought- into his trunk and dropped it off in the garage at the house. When I'm done moving into my room, your dad's gonna see if we need to rent another storage unit."
Blaine nodded and then a thought occurred to him that he was afraid to voice, in fear of upsetting Kurt...but Kurt was looking at him like 'I know there's something that you want to say- spit it out'.
"What-what about the stuff at your ho-house?" Blaine asked hesitantly, also proud of himself for not saying home like he originally was.
Kurt stiffened and Blaine instantly regretted what he had asked.
"Kurt...I'm sorry. You don't need to answer that." Blaine said hurriedly, instantly feeling bad for making Kurt uncomfortable.
"No...it's fine- I just haven't really thought of it either. Maybe I should send my mom an email asking when it'd be okay for me to come by the house..."
Kurt trailed off. He became overwhelmed at the thought of having to prioritize what things he would (though perhaps more accurately) could take with him that weren't big enough for his dad to notice- because odds are his father wouldn't check the storage unit...but things from within his own house? That might be a little harder to pull off.
Blaine must have known what the silence meant because it wasn't long before Kurt felt him take his hand and give it a comforting squeeze.
"We'll figure it out Kurt- as long as we're together- we'll figure something out."
Kurt smiled and distracted Blaine by asking to be caught up for class- because that was they were supposed to be doing after all. Kurt was glad, for once, about Dalton's strict curriculum because it meant he had already read this book- and could slack off. The class went fast and before either of them really wanted to they had to part to go to their own classes.
"See you later?" Blaine asked standing closer to Kurt than he really should be (what with not knowing where the jocks are).
"See ya." Kurt said. He looked around, risked pulling Blaine into a hug that was so fast it was practically nonexistent and then rushed off to his next class.
Blaine watched Kurt for a moment longer before heading off to his own class musing on just how different his life had been not so long ago.
Blaine was on the edge of his seat once he got into the Glee classroom. The rest of the group was there but a quick scan showed that Kurt hadn't arrived yet. The minutes ticked by agonizingly slow and he was about to run out of the room before Kurt walked through the door...but the look on his face lead Blaine to believe that something very interesting had happened since they parted after English.
"Hey!" He greeted as Kurt plopped down into the seat next to him.
"Hi." He replied but sounded out of it.
"You seem off- what happened?" Blaine asked trying to sound as causal as possible.
"I think I'm a Cheerio now." Kurt said dazed and looked to Blaine as if he would be able to confirm this- but all Blaine could manage was a puzzled look.
"What? How? Why?" Blaine sputtered.
"I went to gym- we were doing gymnastic type things which is actually one of the only athletic things I can stand doing."
Blaine nodded to show him he was paying attention and Kurt continued on with the tone that implied he was still trying to figure things out himself.
"So, apparently the cheerleading coach here-"
"Sue Sylvester."
"Yeah, her. She- she called me Porcelain and then told me I was joining her squad. I tried to tell her that I wasn't interested but she told me I had no choice and I start practice tomorrow morning."
Blaine stared. Kurt's words from a few moments ago had finally sunk in: Kurt was good at gymnastics, which meant he was flexible- Kurt was flexible. Blaine couldn't remember the last time he had to think of his great aunt Nelly in a neglige to stop the flow of blood heading below his belt at the thought of what Blaine could do with a flexible Kurt.
"Yeah, um..." Blaine stammered, trying to regain his composure. "She um she does that. She's kind of psychotic. So, unless you have a moral opposition, I would do it."
Kurt regarded Blaine. He didn't really mind being a cheerleader. He just wondered how it would effect his standing within the school. Would being a cheerleader (on a championship team apparently) help protect him and Blaine from being harassed by the jocks...or would he be viewed as that much more of a stereotype and therefore become a bigger target?
"You're thinking about it really hard." Blaine commented with a smirk on his face.
"I'm just wondering if it will help or hurt with the bullying." Kurt answered quietly.
"What..."
"I mean will my becoming a cheerleader protect us or make things worse because I'm just enforcing a stereotype?"
Blaine stared at Kurt in wonder. He was willing to do something that he didn't want to for the sake of protection- both of their protection.
"Honestly, I'm not sure...but the fact that you're even considering me in this decision..." Blain replied before trailing off.
"Of course I am! Even if you weren't my boyfriend-" Kurt replied while blushing. "You've still done more for me than I could have ever expected- of course I'll try to do whatever I can to make McKinley not so bad."
Kurt smiled at Blaine and Blaine had to resist the urge to kiss Kurt- mostly because he didn't know how he felt about PDA.
Blaine must have conveyed his thoughts somehow because Kurt was leaning in as if he were about to kiss him...
Well, he was until Mr. Schuester came in-
"Alright guys- let's start today off with the audition of..." He said and then trailed off.
"Kurt. Kurt Hummel." He replied standing up and heading to the front of the room.
"Nice to meet you." Mr. Schuester replied. "Whenever you're ready the floor is yours."
Kurt headed over to the piano and said something to Brad- their ever silent accompanist. Kurt looked briefly toward Blaine before opening his mouth to sing.
Oh yeah, I'll tell you something
I think you'll understand
When I say that something
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
Blaine observed Kurt singing. He was blown away by the way Kurt sounded again. His voice was higher and clearer than any other guy he had ever heard singing.
Oh, please, say to me
You'll let me be your man
and please, say to me
You'll let me hold your hand
Now let me hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
And when I touch you i feel happy, inside
It's such a feeling
That my love
Kurt looked right at Blaine and he felt himself stop breathing when he locked his eyes with Kurt's.
I can't hide
I can't hide
I can't hide
Blaine felt himself start to flush as some of the other members began to look back and forth between Kurt. They knew that Blaine liked Kurt (and that Kurt most likely returned the feelings) but Mercedes was the only one who knew the two were officially dating.
Yeah you, got that something
I think you'll understand
When I say that something
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
And when I touch you I feel happy, inside
It's such a feeling
That my love
I can't hide
I can't hide
I can't hide
Yeah you, got that something
I think you'll understand
When I say that something
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your ha-a-a-a-a-a-and
The room broke out into applause as Kurt finished singing and Blaine was positively glowing with pride.
"Looks like we've got a new member for New Directions!" Mr. Schuester yelled.
The group cheered again and rushed to embrace Kurt. Mr. Schuester looked confused as no other member had ever gotten quite such a warm reception but who was he to say anything- cause after all they perform better when they get along.