Title: The Most Magical Place on Earth ~ Day 6

By: blaineandsamevanderson (SageK here , kaitlia777 on LJ and AO3)

Paring: Blaine/Sam

Rating: PG (so far)

Summary: Prompt: Sam is called to a meeting by Blaine's parents. They sit him down and say that of all of Blaine's friends, Sam is the most reliable, the most trustworthy and the nicest. So they have chosen (maybe even hire) him to keep an eye on Blaine because Blaine tends to go crazy when he takes this annual trip. Cooper couldn't handle him. Kurt couldn't take it. But they think Sam can. When Blaine does his annual week-long trip to Disney World, Sam goes with him. Oh what could possibly happen?

Notes: Sorry for any typos. My transcription software doesn't always understand what I say and I don't always catch the mistakes. I have trouble typing things by hand since I suffered an injury last year to my right hand and it seizes up if I try to do too much.

Note #2: I know the Waldorf Astoria Orlando isn't actually one of the Disney hotels, but for purposes of this fic, just pretend it is!

Note #3: LOL, I feel like I'm writing a Disney advertisement, but I'm trying to describe what they're doing in the park, so I kinda have to talk about the rides and attractions!

To Blaine's relief, he did not find himself in an…indiscreet position when he woke. He was lying on his back, one hand grasping Sam's wrist lightly. The blond was on his stomach beside him, long arm draped over Blaine's chest as though trying to keep him anchored close.

Smiling, Blaine turned his head to regard Sam's relaxed, sleeping face. He looked younger in sleep, most people did, and his pink lips were parted as he took slow breaths. Half his face was hidden in the pillow, but one pretty green eye blinked lazily at him….

Oh.

"Morning," Blaine offered and was met with a sleepy grin.

"Hey," Sam murmured in response, stretching but still keeping his arm across Blaine, who rubbed his forearm gently.

A sudden thought struck Blaine and he blurted, "You smell like coconut."

"You smell like raspberries and mint," Sam replied and Blaine poked at his side, causing him to laugh.

"What I mean is, you don't usually smell like coconut," Blaine tried to explain, hoping it wasn't too odd that he was admitting to knowing how Sam usually smelled.

With a shrug, Sam chuckled, "Well, I was almost out of shampoo before we left and I saw Tropical Coconut shampoo at The Dollar Tree, so I figured why not? My sunblock smells like coconut too, so it doesn't clash."

"That explains it then," Blaine laughed, taking a deep breath. "You do smell nice."

Pouting playfully, Sam asked, "Don't I usually?"

"Different nice," Blaine assured him because Sam's usual scent of pine, Dove soap and boy was pretty intoxicating.

Surging up onto his knees, Sam paused to hover over Blaine for a moment, grinning brightly. "You smell awesome too. Sometimes I really just want to lick your neck."

And then Sam was gone, clambering off of the bed and into the bathroom.

For a moment, Blaine just lay there, staring at the closed door. Then he blinked and looked around, eyes landing on Eeyore. With a sigh, he picked up the plushie and looked it in the eye. "What was that?" he asked before hugging Eeyore to his chest.

After a few minutes, he rolled out of bed and walked to the closet, selecting his wardrobe for the day, a sky blue polo, madras plaid shorts and top siders.

While Blaine took his turn in the bathroom, Sam made breakfast, so Blaine found himself presented with oatmeal, assorted berries and juice. "Sam," he said as he took a bite, grimaced and added more sugar, "We're going to be out in the heat all day. I don't think a hot breakfast is required."

"It's not about being hot," Sam told him with a smile. "It's full of fiber, so we won't be starving by the time we finally remember lunch. Yogurt is yummy, but it doesn't really stick to your ribs."

That was true enough, so they ate their meal and were out the door in short order. Sam burst into giggles when Blaine immediately turned the car into the first Starbucks they came upon.

"What can I say?" Blaine asked wryly as they accepted their iced coffee and iced tea. "I need my caffeine!"

They parked in the Film lot outside Disney's Hollywood Studio and joined the crowd making their way toward the turnstiles that led into the park. Knowing how much of a movie buff Sam was, Blaine turned to watch his friend's expression and they stepped onto Hollywood Boulevard. Sam was gazing around, taking in the scenery (an interesting mix of neon and chrome, art deco and modern architecture) and the employees, dressed as 1930's detectives, starlets and such.

As they passed the Hollywood Brown Derby, Blaine was about to point the restaurant out (he loved the grapefruit cake) when Sam snagged his wrist and towed him closer to the gigantic Sorcerer Mickey Hat. The towering hat seemed to change colors as they circled it and the ears sparkled in a way that always impressed.

Behind the hat sat a replica of Mann's Chinese Theater, which was where The Great Movie Ride was housed. Outside, they saw a small walk of fame, where celebrities had left their handprints. As they moved through the queue, they were treated to the sight of many movie props and costumes (including a pair of Dorothy's slippers from the Wizard of Oz) in display cases and vintage film clips on screens.

They were herded into long tram cars that took them on a journey through some of the most iconic scenes in movie history. Blaine always liked that there was a good selection of genres, musicals, gangster movies, westerns, romances, action/adventures and horror flicks represented and that the audio-animatronic figures were so well done.

The first films they encountered were musicals, including a scene from Footlight Parade, Gene Kelly swinging from a lamp post from Singin' in the Rain and Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke on the rooftops of London from Mary Poppins. Of course Sam and Blaine sang along with the songs piped through sound system.

Then there were the gangster films. The ride vehicle passed through dark and seedy backstreets meant to look like 1930s where James Cagney was Tom Powers in a scene from The Public Enemy. They were stopped by a red light at the entrance to a tunnel to wait for a green light. Blaine knew what was coming and glanced at Sam, who was still peeing around when a shootout began around them. Sam jumped, then grinned, laughing when Mugsy (the gangster) chased off their tour guide and hijacked the tram, zooming them on to trough the tunnel.

Next was a tribute to Westerns. The Man with No Name (Clint Eastwood) stood outside of a saloon and Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) atop his horse. The continued past a shoot-out between the town sheriff and an audio-animatronic bank robber named Snake.

When the ride vehicle continued into a seemingly abandoned spaceship, a narrator's voice intoned that they were now aboard the Nostromo, (the ship from the film Alien.) The narrator continued to warn of the alien lurking within the ship waiting to claim its next victim. They passed an audio-animatronic Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) holding a flamethrower as she prepared to confront the creature. In the background, the Nostromo's "Mother" computer warned of an imminent ship self-destruction countdown. Hearing this, the hijacker (still piloting the tram) became nervous and sped the ride vehicle through the ship.

"Something's going to happen, isn't it?" Sam murmured…just as the Alien appeared to leap out at them, both from the ceiling and the wall. There were lots of shouts of surprise and Sam practically jumped into Blaine's lap, though he quickly recovered, laughing and grinning. "Awesome!"

They next encountered a scene set in an ancient Egyptian temple filled with snakes. The narrator informed them that they are witnessing a scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark as Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) and Sallah (John Rhys-Davies) struggle to lift the Ark of the Covenant. A second room within the temple (though not from the film) featured an altar where a large jewel was being watched over by a temple priest. The hijacker driving the tram saw the jewel, stopped the vehicle, and ran to retrieve it. Before he touched the jewel, the temple guard gave a warning that those who disturb the jewel must pay with their life. Ignoring the warning, the hijacker reached to grab the jewel and a plume of fiery smoke shots from the ground. When it faded, the hijacker was nothing more than a skeleton (still reaching for the jewel) and the temple priest shucked his cloak, revealing himself to be their original live tour guide, and re-boarded the vehicle to continue the tour.

After passing through a chamber of mummies, they entered a jungle where Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) swung by on a vine, Jane (Maureen O'Sullivan) could be seen sitting atop Timba the elephant, and Cheeta the chimpanzee was doing his thing. The ride then moved past the final scene from Casablanca featuring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman as they stood in front of a waiting. Next, they passed a projection of Mickey Mouse as The Sorcerer's Apprentice from Fantasia.

The tram vehicle then arrived at the Munchkinland scene from The Wizard of Oz, where Dorothy's house just landed on the Wicked Witch of the East. Munchkins began to appear from various places and sang as they welcomed guests to their home. However, a plume of smoke suddenly rose from the ground as the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) appeared and demanded to know who was responsible for killing the Wicked Witch of the East. Their tour guide briefly spoke to the witch before she disappeared in another puff of smoke. The Munchkins reappeared from their hiding places and again began to sing as the tram followed the Yellow Brick Road out of Munchkinland past figures of Dorothy (Judy Garland), Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), Tin Man (Jack Haley), Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) and Toto standing in front of the Emerald City, and onto the ride's Grand Finale.

For the grand finale, the ride vehicle entered a large, dark theatre where they approached a large movie screen. A fast-paced three-minute film montage of classic film moments was projected onto the screen and, at the conclusion of the film, the tram exited the theatre and returned to the 1930s soundstage where the ride concluded and they disembarked.

"That was amazing," Sam enthused as they headed toward the Echo Lake part of the park. "I think the Alien drooled on me!"

"Good thing they didn't go for too much realism and use acid," Blaine teased, pulling Sam toward the American Idol Experience. There was a small line already, but not nearly as bad as he expected. The attraction was very popular. Last year, when he'd brought Kurt to the park, he'd opted not to participate, cheering Kurt from the audience instead. He hadn't wanted to compete with Kurt, as that tended to cause strife between them. But Sam didn't seem to take such things personally.

"It's like the show," he told Sam, bouncing on his toes as they waited in line. "We audition for a casting director and if they like us we can go on to round two. If we get past that, we get to perform at a preliminary show and the winner of the preliminary show goes to the final show at the end of the day! If you win the finale, you get a Dream Ticket to audition at the next American Idol audition in your region without waiting in line!"

"Dude, you'll so win!" Sam said with a big grin and Blaine smiled at how happy Sam seemed for him.

Blaine poked his side. "You're gonna sing too though, right?"

"Sure," Sam agreed easily and Blaine grinned at him.

"Good, because I signed us both up online last night."

Sam let out an amused huff, but then they were inside and assigned their numbers. When Blaine's number was called, he accepted a hug from Sam and stepped into the room where the producer motioned for him to proceed. After belting out half of Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone, the producer handed him a slip of paper that said he had moved on to round 2.

A few minutes later, Sam emerged with a similar slip of paper in hand.

A park employee handed them each iPods and told them to practice their songs, which they did before moving on to the second audition stage.

With little fuss, Sam found himself scheduled to perform in the 3:15 show, two hours after Blaine's 1:15 performance.

Which left them plenty of time to go wander the park.

They rushed over and just made it to The Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular as the show was starting. Sitting in the audience, they watched as Indy braved a booby trapped Peruvian temple and managed to snag the golden idol. Then the scene shifted to a busy Cairo street, where Indy and Marion got caught in a massive brawl that concluded with an explosion when Indy shot up a jeep full of explosives. The final scene depicted their fight to keep the Nazis from taking the Ark of the Covenant to Berlin and they show concluded with everything in flames.

Next, they made their way over to Star Tours, which was surrounded by trees and arboreal huts to look like an Ewok village on Endor. Entering the attraction, they saw C-3PO and R2D2, hard at work on the Starspeeder 1000 anda large video screen displaying a list of arrival and departure times, as well as other fun videos.

Around the corner a small droid was observing luggage as it moved through an x-ray machine. They could see silhouettes of Star Wars characters pass by a window just before they boarded their Starspeeder, their 3D glasses in hand. A pre-boarding video showed how, through a series of mishaps, C-3PO wound up in the cockpit of your Starspeeder. A CG droid then told them all of the necessary safety precautions and they were allowed to board.

As soon as they took off Darth Vader, Imperial Stormtroopers, and skytroopers arrivd to arrest the Rebel spy aboard their speeder. Vader employed a Force-grip to keep them from escaping, but the Starspeeder fired its lasers at the Sith Lord, who deflectd them with his lightsaber, allowing the shuttle to make a rapid exit backwards out of the hangar, TIE Fighters chasing after them. The Starspeeder then jumped to lightspeed despite C-3PO's protests.

They almost crashed on Hoth amid a battle between Rebels and Imperial AT-ATs,and then an AT-AT fired at the Starspeeder and they did crash into the snow, teetering on the edge of a cliff. The ship fell over the side and slid down the canyon like a luge, launching off another cliff and free-falling into a deep canyon. Seemingly at the last second, R2-D2 re-engaged the engines and they rocketed back into space as a holo transmission from Admiral Ackbar confirmed that there was a rebel spy on board, and informed them that coordinates have been sent to R2-D2, who, despite C-3PO's protests, laid in the new course.

Arriving at the coordinates, they discovered the uncompleted Death Star orbiting Geonosis. Ambushed in the asteroid field by Boba Fett aboard the Slave I, they had to dodge laser fire and exploding asteroids before venturing into the Death Star. After they escaped through a hangar bay, they were again confronted Fett, who launched a sonic bomb, which is deflected back by a laser blast from the Starspeeder. The explosion allowed them to jump to lightspeed. When they reached the Rebel fleet and landed aboard a Mon Calamari cruiser, the Rebel Alliance leaders were waiting to offer their congratulations.

After exiting the ride vehicle, they were led through the space terminal and into the attraction's gift shop, which looked like Mos Espa.

"I always love that ride!" Blaine enthused as they walked quickly into the Streets of America and got into the queue at Muppet Vision 3D. Sam got a little side tracked by the fountain, smiling at the Muppet figures and then they were inside, waiting in the Warehouse and watching the pre-show video.

In the lush theatre, they donned their 3D glasses and watched a wacky trip through the Muppet Laboratory. They were blasted by bursts of air and showered with soap bubbles as Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker conducted a series of disastrous experiments. Then it got even more crazy when the Swedish Chef got involved and Statler and Waldorf heckled from their box seats. The show ended with cannons exploding, fireworks blasting and penguins squawking in a tumultuous but happy ending.

They skirted the edges of the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: Movie Set Adventure, as it was a playground designed for children and but their destination was the open air theatre that housed the Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show. They had enough time to take in one more attraction before they needed to head back to the American Idol Experience.

For a half hour, they sat watching a 'live' set, seeing how the crew members, stunt co-ordinators and performers filmed different stunts. There were high flying cars, motorcycle and water craft stunts that looked like they could have been from any blockbuster movie.

It was a cool show, but both of them bounced out of there as soon as the show was done and made their way back to the American Idol theatre. While Blaine went backstage to prep, Sam joined the audience. Stepping on stage, he felt a rush as he performed You'll Be In My Heart, adrenaline pumping as he felt the word pour from him.

His competition didn't seem thrilled, but the judges liked him and he took the competition earning a spot in the Finale show at the end of the day. When he met up with Sam outside, he was swept up into his arms.

"That was amazing," Sam enthused, breath warm against Blaine's ear as he held him close. "More Phil Collins, huh?"

"He is an under appreciated genius," Blaine retorted, smiling and enjoying the long hug. Sam gave really good hugs, strong and tight and he just held on forever. It was really nice.

Their rumbling tummies led them to Commissary Lane next and the Si-Fi Dine In Theatre. Sam grinned at the set up as they climbed into vintage car themed tables and watched B-Movie clips while they waited for their food. The tried watermelon and blackberry sodas, swapping the glasses back and forth because both were delicious. Blaine sat back in his seat, content and let his head tip back against Sam's arm, which lay atop the back of the seat behind him.

"Excuse me," a voice said from the seats behind them and they turned. A girl a few years younger than them was sitting beside an older woman who was probably her mother. "Um…We saw you sing. You were, like, so good!"

Blaine flushed and smiled at the girl. "Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the show!"

They chatted with the girl and her mother for a few minutes before their burgers and fries arrived. The atmosphere called for a good old fashioned burger, so they ate and laughed at the movies on the screen.

After lunch, they walked to the rear of the park, where the Backlot Tour was located. As they waited for the tour to begin, they got to watch a video on behind-the-scenes special effects and interviews from several recent action/adventure films. Then they were ushered into an outdoor viewing area where they got to see how battles and storms at sea were simulated using large water tanks and pyrotechnics.

They then boarded a long, 200-seat tram that proceeded to wind its way through many backstage areas, beginning with the wardrobe and props departments. The tram continued on to Catastrophe Canyon, where a make-believe crew was allegedly filming a flash flood sequence. Special effects, like flaming explosions and a rickety bridge, gave the whole ride a taste of what such a catastrophe would feel like, before the tram moved on to the Streets of America area and the tour's conclusion.

A stop at the American Film Institute Showcase was the last step of the tour and they viewed exibits relating to special effects in cinema. Villains, The Characters You Love to Hate was the current theme and featured costumes and props relating to some of the most famous movie bad guys, including Davy Jones of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, Darth Vader from Star Wars, and King Miraz from Prince Caspian.

Hurrying back to the American Idol Experience, Blaine settled himself down in the audience and waited to watch Sam perform. The girl who went first was good, but not amazing and Blaine grinned to see that Sam had managed to find and acoustic guitar somewhere.

Blaine's breath caught as he listened to Sam sing Lonestar's Amazed, forgoing orchestral accompaniment and choosing to do a stripped down, guitar and vocals version. Even the caustic, Simon Cowell-esque judge didn't verbally assail him (not that he'd been nasty to Blaine earlier, but he had been cutting to other performers) and Sam won his round easily.

When Sam hurried to him after the show, Blaine found himself grabbed in a bear hug and lifted off of his feet. He laughed and wrapped his arms around Sam's shoulders. "You were so great, Sam!" he exclaimed as his toes touched the ground again. "As soon as you started to sing, I knew you had it in the bag."

"It was pretty fun," Sam replied, grinning at him. "We're both gonna get to go up there again too! It'll be great."

Because it wasn't a competition between them, not really. They were both simply enjoying the opportunity to perform. Yes, one of them might win the grand prize, but there would be no hard feelings either way and that was such a comfort.

Taking their time table into account, they skipped over the Toy Story Mania midway games and went for The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow, where they joined other pirates to do battle with Davy Jones, the Krakken and even a couple of mermaids. The found themselves surrounded by treasure in Captain jack's hideout, which they were forced to from foes and it was a really fun time.

Walt Disney: One Man's Journey was a more sedate experience. They chose to skip the film at the end and just wandered the interactive gallery, viewing the memorabilia. Sam seemed especially taken with Walt's animation camera stand, the table on which he animated "Steamboat Willie" and "Plane Crazy" while Blaine smiled at the Oscars won for "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea".

They then walked under the archway to the right of the Chinese Theater and turned into the Animation Courtyard to find The Magic of Disney Animation. The tour began in an area featuring a live artist interacting with an animated version of the tiny dragon Mushu.

After they heard about the importance of character development and watched a humorous video with some Mulan artists, they got a chance to view the former workspace of Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida. Sam got to ask the guide a few questions about animation before they were shown to a number of interactive activities. They played with the Digital Ink and Paint, coloring well known scenes differently to see how they looked.

When they were done, Blaine hooked his arm through Sam's and began to tow him down Sunset Boulevard. They were going to get to the fun rides before they had to get back to the American Idol Experience. He was determined to make it happen!

The pre-show for the Rock 'N' Roller coaster was awesome in and of itself! They looked into a sound booth at the fictional G-Force Records and saw Aerosmith having a recording session. Somehow, it seemed like the band interacted with them and the other guests in the queue and were invited to a concert.

A park employee ushered them into what looked like a dark alley and to a stretch limo (the roller coaster car), where the safety bar snapped over their laps. Nearly immediately, they were launched into a wild ride, surrounded by pulsating Aerosmith music. The ride was pretty dark, but they could make out a few California landmarks around the interior of the ride. It wasn't a long roller coaster, but it was really fun!

As they approached the The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, looming ominously at the end of Sunset Boulevard, they wound their way through the overgrown gardens of the hotel, past signs pointing to the stables, bowling green, tennis courts and swimming pools. The queue led them past the hotel entrance, past disheveled and crumbling statuary and a vine-covered pavilion. Eventually, they reached the library and saw a short Rod Serling film about five passengers diying on the elevator in 1939 before being escorted to the boiler room, where they would catch their elevator.

As soon as the elevator doors closed, Rod Serling's voice greeted them again, intoning, "You are the passengers on a most uncommon elevator about to ascend into your very own episode of The Twilight Zone."

Spooky.

They began a short ascent before coming to a stop. The doors rolled open to reveal a long, dimly-lit hotel corridor, with a single window at the opposite end. Outside, a violent thunderstorm appeared to be raging and lightning flashed outside the window. The ghosts of the five doomed passengers from 1939 appeared for a moment, turning to face the elevator and beckoned to them. In a burst of electricity the ghosts disappeared and the corridor faded away, but the window remained until it appeared to be floating in a dark field of stars until it turned black and white and shattered.

The elevator doors closed and the car continued up as Serling continued, "One stormy night long ago, five people stepped through the door of an elevator and into a nightmare. That door is opening once again, and this time, it's opening for you."

Reaching down, Sam took Blaine's hand. It wasn't that he was really afraid, but it was simply comforting to intertwine their fingers.

When the elevator stopped again at a maintenance room, the elevator car emerged horizontally from the lift shaft into a field of stars. They were surrounded by a bizarre collection of sights and sounds and starfields, again in the style of the television show's opening sequence. A rendition of The Twilight Zone opening sequence played in the background until they slid into another elevator shaft and Sterling warned, "You are about to discover what lies beyond the fifth dimension, beyond the deepest, darkest corner of the imagination, in the Tower of Terror."

As soon as the last word was uttered, the elevator was yanked downwards. Sam felt his butt lift off of the seat and was held in place only by the restraining belt. Occasionally, the doors slid open to reveal the park from where they were high above it. Again and again, they dropped and rose at random intervals, lights flashing and the sounds of breaking glass around them. Wind rushed over them and Sam yelped as they fell for a long time during one drop.

Eventually, they returned to the basement and Rod spoke again, "A warm welcome back to those of you who made it, and a friendly word of warning, something you won't find in any guidebook. The next time you check into a deserted hotel on the dark side of Hollywood, make sure you know just what kind of vacancy you're filling. Or you may find yourself a permanent resident... of the Twilight Zone."

Only then were they allowed to exit, on shaky legs, through the gift shop.

As it was quarter to six, they made their way quickly across the park, and back to the American Idol Experience theatre, where they joined the other preliminary winners for pre-show prep before the finale performance at seven.

Backstage before show was chaotic. One of the people in charge of hair and make-up seemed really put out by Blaine's hair style of choice and dragged him off, returning a short time later with a damp, gel free Blaine. Sam gave him a thumbs up, though Blaine continued to look doubtful until the girl added something to his hair that tamed the frizz into a riot of glossy curls.

Sam liked Blaine's hair in its crazy, natural state, but wow.

The vocal coach kept after the five finalists as the hair and make-up people did their thing and before Sam knew it, it was showtime. He and Blaine were up to perform against three girls who had won their own preliminary rounds (and, from what they heard backstage, were decent performers), but Sam was willing to bet Blaine would win.

First up was Chelsea, who sang Man, I Feel Like a Woman!, then Niki with Since U Been Gone and then Hannah with The Best of Both Worlds. All of them were decent singers, but not exceptional, so Sam stuck with his previous assertion that Blaine was gonna kick ass and totally get a chance to audition for the real American Idol in NYC.

When the announcer called his name, Sam stepped out onto the stage with the guitar one of the crew had found for him earlier. He made small talk with the judges and then launched into Iris. He'd always liked the song and felt personally connected to the lyrics, which was always good. A few times, he glanced off stage to see Blaine grinning at him and that made Sam feel better than the audience applause at the end of his performance.

Blaine squeezed his arm as they passed each other, charmed the judges in that way he did and then absolutely killed it with The Circle of Life. The three girls who were their competition grumbled unhappily, but Sam didn't want to focus on them. His eyes were locked on Blaine who fairly glowed on the stage.

Yeah, as Sam expected, the audience agreed with him and Blaine won the competition and the Dream Ticket to the next cycle of AI auditions. Sam was a little surprised to find that he had received the second highest number of votes. Again, Sam found Blaine in his arms, this time having his friend leap on him in his excitement. Laughing, Sam hugged Blaine tight and said, "I told you, dude!"

"You'll come to the audition with me, right?" Blaine asked and Sam could feel his bright smile against his neck.

"Nothing will keep me away," Sam assured him and Blaine grinned up at him, face shining with delight. He was so close, it would take nothing to lean down and….

They were interrupted by an apologetic staff member, who needed to take down some more information from Blaine, so Sam set him back down reluctantly. When they finished up, the park was about to close, so they made their way back to the car and drove back to the hotel.

It was definitely a room service night and, while Sam ordered their dinner, Blaine texted friends and family about their American Idol Experience experience. Their friends all responded excitedly (a few with envy), their phones buzzing as they dug into steak, fingerling potatoes and grilled veggies. Deciding to indulge, Sam joined Blaine in a large slice of cheesecake with blackberry sauce.

Full and happy, they took turns washing up and tumbled into bed, tired but giddy. Feeling impish, Sam reached over to tickle Blaine's side, which resulted in a brief tickle war.

A tickle war that ended with Blaine straddling Sam's hips, his hands planted in the center of Sam's chest. Their faces were close, both of them breathing hard from the friendly tousle. Sam bit his lip, drawing a particularly quick breath when Blaine's eyes dropped to look at his mouth, then he peered back at Sam through the fan of his lashes. Something seemed to spark in the air….

And Blaine's phone rang.

With a groan, he crawled over to answer, "Hey, Cooper."

Sam shook himself and got comfy on his pillows. It was probably best they got interrupted, he told himself. Probably.

When Blaine managed to get rid of Cooper, he slid into bed, right beside Sam and laid his head on Sam's shoulder. Smiling, Sam held him close.

This was good for now.

"I'm so glad you're here with me," Blaine murmured into the dark and Sam tipped his head to the side, letting his cheek rest against Blaine's curls.

"I'm glad to be here with you," Sam replied softly and shivered a bit when Blaine slid his palm across his abs, letting it lay there as they drifted toward sleep.

Best vacation ever.

TBC…