Disclaimer: I do not own Glee or the characters. This is purely a work of fiction.
The next morning found Kurt and Blaine still wrapped in each other's arms sound asleep. Even the rays of the sun that were making their way past the curtains couldn't bring the boys out of their peaceful sleep. They probably could of slept the day away, if it wasn't for the constant whispering that eventually started to pull Kurt out of his dreamland.
"They look so peaceful. Maybe we should go back downstairs." One voice said.
"I'm just glad they both have clothes on." A slightly louder voice added.
"Shhh, you are going to wake them up."
"I thought that was what we were supposed to be doing."
Kurt rolled over and opened up one eye. He was slightly surprised to see it was not any of the staff in his room, but Rachel and Finn.
"Go away," Kurt said before rolling back over.
"Good, you're up. That was easy." Finn said loudly.
Kurt felt Blaine start to stir and open his eyes.
"What's going on?" Blaine asked with a yawn.
"Nothing. Go back to sleep. They were just leaving." Kurt said giving his brother and best friend his signature glare.
"No can do this time Kurt. Burt wants you both downstairs." Finn said.
"Why?"
Rachel tried to come up with an explanation.
"Well, umm, I guess you could say there was an incident-"
"BLAINE IS ON THE NEWS." Finn shouted.
That caused Kurt and Blaine to sit straight up and stare at the two.
"Why?" Kurt asked even though he already knew the answer.
"For having an awesome hook. That was one hell of a punch Blaine. I have wanted to do that to that slime ball for a long time." Finn exclaimed.
"Finn, you should be a little less enthusiastic about it." Rachel criticized.
Blaine suddenly got up, out of the bed, and started pacing.
"I am on the news in a foreign country for starting a bar fight. This is bad. Am I getting arrested? What about deported?"
Blaine was close to full on panic when Kurt grabbed his arm and pulled him down so they were sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Stay calm. You don't have to worry about anything. Go to your room, get dressed and meet me downstairs. We are going to figure this out."
Blaine nodded before hurrying out of the room. This left Kurt alone with Finn and Rachel.
"No comments or questions right now." Kurt said before he gave them a chance to talk.
"We'll just let ourselves out, since we did let ourselves in." Rachel said as she grabbed Finn's hand and walked out.
"They didn't have sex." Finn said as they walked back.
"I could tell."
"What does that mean?"
"It means that they are taking things slow."
"Kurt never takes things slow with any of the other boys."
Rachel smiled.
"Blaine isn't just any boy."
Kurt and Blaine sat by the rest of the family as they watched one of the various channels running the same story.
"Our top story of the morning is how date night for Prince Kurt ended up with a bar fight."
A video of Blaine punching Lucas and the full fight that followed played on the screen. After a few minutes the attention went back to the T.V. hosts.
"Someone take me out now," Blaine mumbled.
"Well, that was crazy. Blaine has been so well mannered and I didn't think he had a violent bone in his body," One of the hosts said.
"Yes, it is sad to see material like this brought to light. However, we don't really know anything about this boy. Maybe his uncontrollable temper is just something he was good at keeping in private. Maybe this is why Kurt accepted him when he barged in on the parade. Prince Kurt must know how angry he is. It makes me wonder if he has ever harmed the Prince."
"Now, hold on." The third TV commentator said. "Blaine is not the first person to get into a fight at a club. I don't think you can take the actions seen in this video as an excuse to attack his personality. Besides, we have all know that Prince Kurt would not put up with any kind of violence toward himself or his family. I think this is just a typical bar fight. And lets be honest, the other man brought it upon himself. He clearly is making both Prince Kurt and Blaine Anderson uncomfortable. We have spent a lot of time talking about Lucas since his hot yet short relationship with Kurt. Even some of his friends told us he deserved what he got."
As the hosts debated about what caused the actions in this video Blaine wished he could just get sucked into the couch. An uncomfortable silence over took the room. It wasn't until someone, Blaine thought Finn, turned off the television that everyone seemed to calm down.
"Carole, Finn, Rachel, will you please give me some privacy to talk to the boys." Burt said in a tone that indicated it was not a question.
The three family members quickly and quietly left the room. Kurt and Blaine sat in an awkward silence. They were not sure what was about to happen. Burt took a few quick deep breathes before being the first one to speak.
"Would one of you like to tell me what happened last night?"
Burt spoke in a tone that neither boy could tell just how mad he was. Before Kurt could explain Blaine was already talking. Well, he was rambling.
"It was all my fault Sir, I mean your majesty, I mean Burt. See there was this guy and he was bothering Kurt and, well I didn't mean to start a fight but, well, you see…"
Kurt decided to step in and save his boyfriend.
"Dad, look, this story that Blaine is some violent person is complete trash. We went out to have fun and some ass kept bothering us. I have never felt unsafe around Blaine. It was just a bad situation that unfortunately been manipulated by the tabloid and news sources. Please don't be mad, at least not at Blaine. If I was never involved with the jerk in the first place, this never would have happened. But, for the record, I think Blaine was very brave last night."
"I got in a fight Kurt." Blaine argued. "That was stupidity not bravery."
"Some might see it that way. But I see it as you defending my honor. And you were pretty sexy."
"On that note, I will talk now." Burt said as he got up and walked over to Blaine causing Kurt to become nervous.
Blaine was preparing himself for the yelling, scolding, maybe even getting kicked out. What he was not ready for was a…pat on the back?
"That was one hell of a punch kid. You got some strength in ya. Not sure where you hide it."
"Wait, Burt. You are not mad?"
"I was annoyed this morning when I was told that my son was in the headlines for some scandal…again, but after hearing what you two had to say I see this as just a misunderstanding. However, I must go and release an official statement on the subject."
As Burt made his way back to his office Blaine sighed in relief.
"You had nothing to worry about." Kurt told him.
"So what are the plans for today?"
"Well, I get to go with my dad and Finn to some event thing for the coronation and you get to stay here for your lessons."
"Lessons?"
"Your dance lessons. For the ball, remember."
"Right, the waltz."
"I'm sure you will pick it up as easy as the dances with the Warblers."
"I've never ballroom danced before. Besides, if you are out for your duties who am I supposed to dance with?"
"That would be me." A loud voice said behind them.
Kurt and Blaine looked back and saw Rachel, with a huge smile in her face, and Finn. Rachel quickly ran up to Blaine pulling out of his seat.
"This is going to be so much fun. You know I am a very skilled dancer. I would saw slightly better than Kurt, even though he disagrees with that statement. Oh, and Blaine after we dance maybe we could sing that duet you said we would do when you first got here. Isn't today just going to be a ton of fun." Rachel said in one breath.
"Sure," was all Blaine could say.
Finn stepped by Rachel.
"Don't worry dude. If I can be taught how to semi-successfully waltz you should get the hang of it pretty fast. Well lets hope you do because the dance with the prince is like the most anticipated moment of the entire coronation festival. Sometimes even more than the coronation ceremony itself."
"Seriously? After all the parades and events that have gone on, some dance is what everyone waits for?"
Finn nodded.
"Dead serious."
And suddenly Blaine felt ten times more nervous than before.
'You will be fine. You never get stage fight performing live with the Warblers. Don't freak yourself out.'
Blaine kept reminding himself what Kurt told him just before he left with his dad and brother. He was currently in the ballroom with Rachel and Carole waiting for the instructor.
"Are you sure you are okay with me watching? I could find something else to do." Carole said.
"I'm sure. I think I am going to need all the moral support I can get."
"You are a natural Blaine. I have seen videos of your past performances. You can do this." Rachel said.
Suddenly the doors opened and a well-dressed woman entered the room.
"So sorry to keep you all waiting." Was all she said as she walked by everyone to put her things down.
"So, Blaine Anderson correct, do you have any dance experience?" The woman asked.
"Some. I am in a glee club in Ohio, the Warblers, and we do competitions that have choreography."
The look Blaine got was not a nice one.
"I do not mean synchronized or solo dances in a group. I mean ballroom dancing. Do you know proper ballroom technique?"
Blaine felt the size of an ant in this person's presence.
"I think I know the basics."
"You think you know?"
Carole stepped before Blaine could find the courage to speak.
"Alicia, perhaps Blaine could show you what he knows. That way you could see where Blaine needs improvement."
The woman, Alicia, gave Blaine a cold look.
"You are right. I must see what this boy lacks before I can even start to teach him the proper way to waltz."
"I don't think she likes me," Blaine whispered to Blaine.
"Don't worry it's not you. She kind of hates everyone."
"Great."
As the music came to and end Blaine fell to the ground. That was the most painful ninety seconds of his life. He tried to showcase all of the types of dances he had any experience in.
"Well, we are going to have to work on your stamina if you could hardly make it through a brief minute-and-a-half sequence." Alicia said in a static tone.
"I'm sure that was just nervous. Blaine is a very good dancer." Rachel said sticking up for her friend.
"Well, you do have good rhythm and footwork. And I must admit I have seen many other with worse structure than what I just witnessed. And I do believe I saw you attempt some simple ballroom steps. They were somewhat weak but that's what I'm here."
"So there is hope for me." Blaine joked and he thought he saw Alicia almost smile.
"Mr. Anderson there is hope for everyone. What not everyone has is skill."
And Blaine felt the size of an ant again.
Blaine groaned as he missteped again. He could tell Alicia was getting frustrated with him, despite the positive looks Carole and Rachel were giving him.
"It's just nervous. Shake them out," Rachel said in an encouraging tone.
"I don't think I can do this."
"Well, we have very little time for you to be coronation ball ready. If I am correct we have a little over twenty-four hours to perfect a sequence I usually have years to train. So if you are going to back out now just say so. It would probably save us all a lot of time." Alicia said.
"Excuse me, did you say years?" Blaine asked.
"Of course. I work the all the princes or princesses at a very young age so they are ready no matter what age or time they must take the thrown. And once it become clear whom the lucky second party will be in the opening dance I work with them immediately. I would say that Prince Kurt is an exception because he caught on to all choreography so quickly he was well prepared by the time he was entering his teenage years."
"So, who was Kurt supposed to dance with?"
That question made Alicia think before speaking.
"In general the heir was married before there became any form of coronation so it was not like assigning them a partner. Well, obviously this coronation is different than all the rest. After it was publically announced that Prince Kurt was gay a lot of debate went into how to handle the ball, once the time came for him to become king. Many wanted to respect the Prince and have a male partner start to be trained while some wanted the dance to stay traditional with the partners being one male and one female."
"But, if they kept it traditional Kurt would not be dancing with his future spouse or fiancé. So wouldn't that change the traditional sense anyways?"
"Mr. Anderson, no one is here to talk about politics. I am here to teach you a dance so how about we get back to the issue at hand so you do not make a fool of yourself or Prince Kurt. As far as your original question goes, about a year ago it was decided that since the Prince could not keep a stable relationship that he would dance with who I saw as the person best matched to his skill level, Miss. Berry."
Blaine looked over to Rachel.
"Than that is what should happen."
"Blaine, what are you doing?" Rachel asked.
"I'm not going to take Rachel's moment away."
"No one thinks that is what you are doing." Carole said as Rachel ran over to Blaine.
"You have to dance with Kurt. I was just some substitute since Kurt didn't have someone he loved to dance with. And now he does. He has you. He wants to dance with you. This is not my moment. It is meant to be yours."
"No. You trained as hard as you could for almost a year, for what? For some guy that flew to Denmark on a whim? It doesn't feel right for me to do this."
"Blaine-"
"No. Even if I learn the steps now, I don't have time to memorize them. You already know them inside and out. Alicia is right. If I go out there I will look like a fool and in turn make Kurt look like one too."
"I disagree with that." A new voice said.
Blaine smiled as he saw Kurt leaning against the doorway.
"From what I saw, you were doing pretty good."
"Prince, I don't mean to disagree but 'pretty good' is not going to cut it tomorrow. It has to be perfect." Alicia said.
"It will be. Maybe if you gave Blaine more than five seconds to learn a new step he would remember it." Kurt snapped. "Blaine Anderson is an amazing performer. He can pick up choreography in no time."
Kurt walked up to Blaine and threw his arms around his boyfriend.
"Relax Blaine. I can see the nervous in your face and body language. It's not the dance that is throwing you off. I know you can do this. All you need is your confidence."
"I've always felt confident when it came to being on stage. How do I raise my confidence?"
"How do you do it with your singing group?" Carole asked.
"The Warblers?"
"Yes. I'm sorry the name slipped my mind. Rachel showed us some of the videos of your past competitions. You are very good at dancing. Sure, this is a different genre of dance than what you usually perform in but you know how to do this. I know you do. Rachel knows you do and Kurt knows too. So, what helps keep your confidence in your dancing abilities high back home?"
The question stumped Blaine.
"I'm not really sure. I guess the guys look up to me. We never know what the judges are looking for so I just know that if I don't execute my part as perfect as possible, it could be the reason we lose. So, I don't know if I necessarily feel confident. Maybe I just am able to perform well under pressure."
Kurt smiled at Blaine.
"Well, if it pressure you need, just remind yourself that this is a routine that will be performed for an entire country to see. There may not be judges with scorecards but if you do make a fool of yourself, which I know is not going to happen, an entire country will be judging you. Not to mention what people around the world would say if any of this were to end up on the Internet."
Blaine hadn't thought about the fact that this was a dance that an entire country was eager to watch. That might be too much pressure to handle. Blaine was torn from his thoughts when he felt Kurt grab his hand and lead him to the middle of the room.
"Enough talk. Just focus on me and follow my lead."
Blaine slowly took Kurt's hand and placed his other hand on Kurt's shoulder. As the music started Kurt slowly took his first few steps and waited until Blaine fell into sync with him. After the song came to an end Rachel and Carole clapped.
"That was better." Rachel commented.
"Yes, it was better." Alicia said. "Your timing was slightly off at first but once you two found your stride your timing was perfect and your ballroom hold was as close to perfect as you could get. But there were still missteps and you need to stop looking down so much. Your footwork is fine. Have trust in your partner Mr. Anderson."
Blaine did trust Kurt. He trusted him with everything. So, they kept practicing, over and over. Slowly, Blaine felt himself become more sure of himself. It was like dancing with Kurt just made everything a little easier to understand. He knew Kurt's ability level was way above his and he was okay with that. All he had to do was keep up and not forget the moves. Blaine even got a little lost in fantasy as he followed Kurt around the room. When he heard the record stop and Kurt let go of his hand Blaine finally took his eyes off Kurt and looked over at the girls. Carole and Rachel both had smiles from ear to ear and even Alicia had a slight look of approval on her face.
"Blaine, I wish you could have seen yourself. It was like watching two professional dancers." Carole said.
Blaine felt his cheeks go red.
"I know I'm not as good as Kurt. He has had years of practice for this moment."
Blaine heard a thud as he saw Alicia gather up her things.
"Yes, Mr. Anderson, you are correct. But the fact that you picked up the waltz as much as you had in a few simply hours, I must admit, is very impressive. I think that is enough for today. It has been a long day for all of us."
"So, you think I can do this?" Blaine asked.
"I think you can pull of the dance successfully. I will return tomorrow before the festivities for one last minute rehearsal. Have a nice evening."
And with that Alicia walked out of the room.
"Blaine are you okay? You still look a little pink." Rachel said.
Blaine tried to smile.
"I'm fine just feeling slightly overwhelmed. Will you please excuse me? I need to go make a call."
When Blaine made it back to his room he took out his phone and signed into Skype. He was relived to see his mom was logged on. He quickly made a call and in no time at all his mom was on the screen.
"Hi mom."
"Blaine. Oh my god, it is so good to see you. You look well. How are things?"
"I'm going to be waltzing with Kurt at a ball tomorrow."
"That is exciting. How is Kurt and his family?"
"All very good. How have you and dad been? I've missed talking to you."
"I guess we are good. I know your father called and apologized. That made things better. And I just got done talking to your brother. Let's just say he is so mad he was not around for all the drama. He will be in Ohio next week. He said that he was so excited to catch up on his world traveler brother."
"That sounds like Cooper."
"He is the one that demanded we not do any of our traditions until you got back. I had to tell him we might have to start some-"
"Traditions? What is he talking about?"
"You know for the holidays. Christmas is almost here and I didn't know if you would be back in time. I know you said you would be back before classes start again."
Blaine had forgotten all about Christmas. With all of the talk of the coronation he had forgot what time of the year it was.
"Oh. Mom, I want to be home for Christmas. I really do."
"Well, your dad and I went and picked out the tree. We haven't put lights up or decorated it yet. We were waiting to see if you or your brother would be home."
Suddenly, Blaine felt very, very homesick. Before he could respond another face was on his screen.
"Blaine, it's good to see you." His dad said.
"Dad. I'm glad we talked things out earlier."
"Me too son. So has anything else happened that I should know about?"
"Jim, Blaine is going to dance with Kurt at a ball," Blaine's mom informed her husband.
"That must be exciting for you-"
Blaine's dad went on about different topics. Blaine knew he should be paying closer attention. His dad was trying to understand Blaine more and show more sincere interest. But instead he ended up blurting out.
"I forgot about Christmas."
He saw his parents had unreadable expressions.
"All anyone is talking about is the coronation. I completely forgot that Christmas was pretty much right after it. I feel horrible."
Kate and Jim Anderson both gave their son a smile.
"Neither one of us are mad Blaine. You have to follow your heart and that means being with Kurt." His mom said.
"We will have our own Christmas when both of our sons are here. Cooper is staying for a few weeks so you will have to be back by then. Besides you have to come back so your mother will stop trying to use her x-ray vision to read the letter herself-"
"Letter? What letter?" Blaine asked.
"I hadn't got around to telling him about it yet." Kate said through gritted teeth.
"What letter?"
He saw his mom sigh.
"Shortly after you left we got a letter for you."
"I got that much."
"Blaine, it was from New York University. I didn't want to open it without you."
"Well open it. Now."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, yes, yes." Blaine shouted.
Kate smiled and quickly walked away and came back with the envelope in hand. Both of his parents looked excited as she opened the letter. He tried to see on the small screen if their facial expressions gave away the contents of the letter but the screen was just to small to really tell.
"Well, mom please read it aloud."
He saw her bite her lip. This is not good.
"Mr. Blaine D. Anderson, we thank you for you application and interest in joining New York University's Performing Arts School. We are happy to extend to you an audition for acceptance into the upcoming fall semester."
Blaine couldn't believe it. He had an audition to his dream school.
"We are so proud of you Blaine." His dad said.
And for the first time ever, Blaine believed him.
After the conversation with his parents Blaine had a lot of thinking to do. In all honesty he was hoping to put off thinking about his future after high school for as long as possible. He was hoping to walk around the garden and think in silence but as he was making the way down the stairs he heard music. The same music he had engrained in his head from listening to it all day. He followed the sound and found Kurt practically gliding around the room.
"Would you like a partner?"
Kurt was startled by the voice but smiled when he saw Blaine.
"I was just making sure I remembered everything."
"Isn't that what we just spent hours and hours doing?"
Kurt laughed.
"Yes, I just, I don't want to mess up."
"You look pretty perfect to me."
"You're biased."
"So."
Blaine entered the room and took Kurt's hand and they once again danced. But, this time it was different. There was no one watching and they lost themselves in the moment. Neither one of the boys noticed when the music stopped. Kurt loved the way it felt when Blaine held him. The next thing he knew Blaine's lips were on his and he was kissing back enthusiastically. The next thing Kurt knew his back was against one of the walls and Blaine was biting at his lower lip. Kurt gasped as he felt Blaine pull them even closer together and Kurt's hands found their way into Blaine's curls. Kurt gasped for air when Blaine broke the kiss and started a trail down Kurt's neck. Kurt instinctually turned his head to give his boyfriend better access. Kurt had never seen Blaine this bold before when it came to any kind of sexual intimacy and knew he was getting turned on.
"Blaine. That feels so good."
Kurt moaned as Blaine found that one sensitive spot by Kurt's ear. Kurt was about to completely let himself get lost in his haze of love and lust and practically tear the shirt Blaine was wearing off when two pairs of loud footsteps followed by two loud gasps caused him to lose focus. He felt Blaine pull away and turn to the intruders.
"That does it. I am never volunteering to go find Kurt and Blaine again." A red-faced Finn said as Rachel just stood next to him smiling.
After a few seconds of silence Kurt found his voice and spoke up.
"Is there a reason you two abruptly walked in on our private dancing session."
"Dancing? Really Kurt." Finn said.
Kurt was about to come up with one of his trademark witty comebacks when Rachel spoke up.
"Axel is here."
"What?"
"He's really mad too. He was yelling at your dad."
"Where are they now?"
"Axel was just down in the main entry way but your dad was trying to take it someplace private. I would think his office." Rachel said.
"I have to go find out what's going on. Finn, you and Rachel stay with Blaine."
Blaine shook his head.
"No, I'm going with you. I'm most likely involved somehow too."
Kurt stood his ground.
"Not this time Blaine. Please, Axel Smythe is a very bad person. I don't want you involved. There's no telling what he might do."
And with that Kurt quickly ran out of the room.
"But Kurt-"
"Let him go." Finn told him.
"No, I have to-"
"You need to listen to him. He's right about Axel. That guy is unpredictable."
"Is he really that bad? I know the guy is an ass and rude but is he dangerous?"
The question threw both Finn and Rachel off.
"Well, I don't think he is physically harmful. He has never physically hurt anyone that I know of-"
"That can be proven-" Finn interrupted his girlfriend.
"But he is a master of manipulation and emotional blackmail. He has this ability to take the most confident, optimistic person and tear them down to where they hate themselves on the inside."
"I don't understand." Blaine said.
"Look, dude, it's hard to talk about. I don't know if you know this but Axel tried to get Burt to arrange a marriage for Kurt."
"To Sebastian?"
"Yeah."
"But I thought Burt was completely against that."
"He is. But, it happened when Kurt first went to America. He was having a hard time and was acting out even more. Burt was terrified Kurt was going to get hurt or worse. He already had to send his only biological child half way around the world to please the pressure everyone was putting on him. My mom was totally concerned about his health. So she convinced him to let Sebastian transfer to Dalton as well, to act as a peace offering. That sounds bad but Axel wouldn't let him do it. Burt later told me that he had to make a deal with him."
"The transfer for a marriage proposal."
Finn nodded and Rachel took Blaine's hand.
"This is what he does. He takes you deepest fears and uses them against you. He used Burt's worry and love for his son to get what he always wanted. Luckily, the plan fell through partly to Sebastian himself finally standing up to his father."
"Then why are we letting Kurt face this person alone?"
"He's not alone. He's with his dad. They can handle him."
Kurt could hear the shouting from down the hall. Axel wasn't mad. He was downright pissed about something. Kurt braced himself as he walked into his father's office. He had never seen his dad so red.
"Dad, your heart. Please calm down."
"Kurt leave," Burt ordered.
"No. What is going on?"
"He should be here Burt. He is half of the problem." Axel sneered.
"What problem? What are you two talking about?"
"Axel was just leaving," was all Burt said.
"Burt, think of Kurt's well being."
"I am. Now leave right now."
"Is this about Blaine and I?" Kurt asked.
The tense silence that followed answered his question.
"Axel, I know you want me and Sebastian to be together but we just don't work like that. You have to stop attacking Blaine every second you get. He's not a bad guy." Kurt said trying to keep his cool.
"Kurt, I understand you are blinded by love but when are you going to see that you and this boy have a very small chance of working out? He lives on a different continent."
Kurt knew the tone Axel was using. It was how he talked when he tried to get in your head. But it wasn't going to work this time. Axel wanted him to yell and fight back.
"I agree with you." Kurt responded.
"What?"
"I'm agreeing that the odds of us breaking up are extremely high. We are from two different countries and cultures and are planning two very different futures. I am getting prepared to become a King of a country and Blaine is hopefully going to college in New York for at least the next four years. But I'm not going to give up on something amazing because I'm scared of what the future holds."
Burt smiled at his son. He had grown so much in suck a short amount of time.
"Now, if you would please excuse us, my father and I have to check on the final preparations for the ball tomorrow. I'm sure you and Sebastian will be in attendance. But thank you for stopping by." Kurt said in a voice that was cold as ice.
Axel looked frustrated and stormed out of the room.
"I'm proud of you." Burt said.
"It took all I had to not punch his damn face in."
"But you didn't. You didn't let the stress get to you. You were calm, collected and very professional."
"So, you think I'm ready?"
"I know you are."
"What was he doing here anyway? We haven't heard from him in a while."
"The fight last night. It gave him an opportunity to publically attack Blaine. I think he was suspecting the public opinion to turn on your relationship."
"Well, from his little hissy fit, I take it his plan didn't work."
"No it did not. But we still have to watch out for him. He doesn't give up easily."
"It should all blow over after the coronation."
"I hope so. I really do."
Blaine was waiting impatiently for Kurt to come down the stairs. Rachel and Finn had convinced Blaine to hang out with them until whatever was going on ended. He really did like spending time with them but he was still worried about Kurt. As Rachel and Finn headed off to the kitchen to see when supper would be ready Blaine heard rushed footstep coming down the stairs. He quickly got up from where he was sitting and looked over to the stairs. However, instead of being face-to-face with Kurt, it was one very pissed off Axel. Blaine knew Rachel and Finn had told him to stay away but he had to try to fix things. So, he walked over to the man.
"This is all your fault." Axel growled.
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"You don't? It's only the headline of the day."
"The fight at that club? I know you don't like me but I didn't think you were delusional enough to think I am a harmful person."
The look of hate Blaine got made him realize he said the wrong thing.
"I think you are a distraction from the really important people. The people who deserve to have media attention."
"Like you?"
"I don't have to justify myself to some stupid kid who Kurt will throw away when he gets tired of you like all the rest."
"Everyone has told me how scary and mean you are but I think they are wrong. You are just a big child who never heard the word no."
'Oh my god. Blaine shut up.' He thought to himself but he almost thought he saw an impressed grin on Axel's mouth for just a nanosecond.
"You sure don't know when to back down. I can appreciate that in any one. So I think I can make a deal with you."
"Like what?"
"You want to go to college in New York."
"Yes."
"Well, I can't blame you. I studied abroad there for more than a year, lovely city by the way. Anyway, I have to admit something. I was wrong."
That last statement threw Blaine for a loop.
"Wait, what?"
"I thought that you and Kurt were doomed to be another case of puppy love that ends in devastating heartbreak. But between our little conversation now and the one I just had with the Prince shows me otherwise. I think you two could make it." Axel said lying through his teeth.
"What is this deal you want to make?"
"I can get you into any college you want. I have very powerful connections. And all you need to do is leave and never come back. I can get you first class tickets home as soon as tomorrow."
"What the hell? Why would I make a deal like that? You just said you think me and Kurt will make it."
"Were you even listening to me? I said could make it not would."
"You can leave now."
"You Americans are arrogant. You think you can order someone around in a place that you don't belong in. Take the deal kid."
"No way. I'm not breaking up with Kurt for you and whatever sick game you are playing. Besides, I don't need your help. I already got into my number one school."
That technically wasn't true because he just had an audition but Axel didn't need to know that detail.
Axel huffed and pushed Blaine aside as he left
"You just made a very poor decision Mr. Anderson. That was the last time I will be nice about the subject. You will see just how powerful of an enemy you just made." Axel said as he slammed the door behind him.
Axel Smythe was a man of his word and was determined to show Blaine just how powerless the young boy was. After he returned home upset he had been blown off by the King and Prince he marched up to his office. He was so focused he didn't even see Sebastian follow him and tried to hear what he was doing from outside his office door.
Axel got on his computer and started typing away. This was a game to him now and he needed to crush that kid. He picked up his office phone and called the number ho only called in desperate times.
"It's Smythe. No, I talk you listen. I need you to do a favor for me. I don't care how busy you are. I am willing to pay triple what your highest paying job at the time is for you to help me with something."
Axel waited as the man on the other line agreed to whatever Axel wanted.
"I need information, lots of information. Use whatever means possible to get it. I need everything you can dig up on Blaine Anderson from Westerville, Ohio. What do you mean what? Everything. I need everything about this brat from the moment he was born to the present. I need all the details available. I'm talking information on him and family, friends, teachers, pets, anything and everything. And I want it to me within twenty-four hours."
Axel slammed the phone and smiled to himself. He was going to get Blaine Anderson out of Denmark if it was the last thing he did.
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Next chapter: The coronation ball has arrived kicking off the final hours until Kurt becomes king. But what will Axel try to use against Blaine and will he succeed in his plan?Next chapter: The coronation ball has arrived kicking off the final hours until Kurt becomes king. But what will Axel try to use against Blaine and will he succeed in his plan?
