Yay! Chapter 17! Yay! I really love this chapter, and I hope you guys do, too! Enjoy xx


This was not good.

Blaine couldn't be jealous. Kurt was his friend, and yes, Blaine cared about him, and he may also kind of like him, but that wasn't important. He just wasn't expecting Thad to start flirting with Kurt. Right in front of him. And, yes, okay – it made him a little angry, but that was only because he was trying to show Kurt around the theatre and now Thad was stopping him from doing that. If they wanted to flirt, that was fine, but surely they could do it some other time?

Blaine watched on as his closest work friend proceeded to charm and flirt with his best and oldest friend, trying to ignore the painful feeling in his chest as he forced a smile and joined in with some of the banter. But soon enough he was left standing to the side, and his previous enthusiasm for today was slowly melting away. He realised then that, no matter how much he denied it to himself, he definitely was jealous of Thad flirting with Kurt, even though he had promised himself that he wouldn't do anything to jeopardise their friendship. Blaine knew that Thad was gay, in fact it was one of the reasons why they were such good friends; they'd stood up for each other on nights out when Blaine had become part of the cast. There had never been any sexual chemistry between them, which was Blaine was quite thankful for because Thad was now one of his closest friends, but that didn't stop Blaine from getting jealous. Finn wouldn't be happy with him; he'd allowed Kurt to get caught up in some other guy without knowing the full extent of Blaine's feelings first.

This was not good.


Kurt was pleasantly surprised to meet Blaine's cast mates that day. He had initially expected Blaine to show him around the theatre with no interruptions; just the two of them; Blaine explaining the different areas of the building and the role they played in his work with Kurt listening intently as he followed him around, aching to reach out and hold his hand.

Of course that would be extremely inappropriate and would never happen because, not only had Blaine broken up with Sebastian merely three weeks ago, but now they lived together, and in Kurt's mind that made things harder because what if something went wrong and they broke up? One of them would have to move out, most likely Blaine seeing as this was more Kurt's apartment than his, and they would never see each other again and even if they did things would be awkward. And there was no way Kurt was willing to give up this fantastic, renewed friendship for all of that heartache.

Santana had been… refreshing. She was snarky and sassy and Kurt knew that, in time, he was going to grow to love that just as much as Blaine did. It had surprised Kurt that Santana was a lesbian, but the fact that she was so open about it, even in front of strangers, was something he admired about her. Kurt was determined to make friends with Blaine's friends, that way if Blaine was ever upset and wouldn't talk to him, Kurt could go to the people who knew him best for advice. Also, he was starting to really like these guys.

And then there was Thad, the handsome dark-haired boy who played Riff, Tony's best friend. He was also one of Blaine's closest friends, the two of them acting like brothers rather than friends, which was fantastic to see – for Kurt it meant there was no possibility of a future romantic development. But when Thad had turned on the charm for Kurt, Kurt had been caught off-guard but ended up returning the flirtatious comments, even if they were only half-hearted. Kurt wasn't sure what was going on between him and Blaine; he liked him, but he didn't want to cross a line.

Then again, he didn't know how Blaine felt. What if Blaine liked him too but was holding back for the same reasons? Don't be silly, Kurt, Kurt had scolded himself, he's still reeling from his break-up and you need to be a friend right now.

And that was how Kurt had agreed to go for coffee with Thad the following day during his free period in the morning. It hadn't been until he was walking away with Blaine that he realised he hadn't checked if it was okay with his roommate; Thad was Blaine's friend after all.

"Is it okay that I'm going out with Thad tomorrow?" He asked as they turned the corner, out of earshot from Thad's room. Blaine seemed a little distant, but when he heard Kurt's voice he appeared to wake up from a daydream. He turned to Kurt and smiled.

"Of course it is." Kurt couldn't tell what it was, but there was something… off about Blaine's smile. It was different, and Kurt wasn't sure if he liked the fact that Blaine's smile didn't quite reach his eyes.

"Okay-"

"Beebee!" They both looked up to see a girl stood at the end of the corridor holding a pile of fabric in her hands, staring at them with a huge grin on her face. Blaine visibly perked up at seeing her and ran down the corridor to her. She did the same, dropping the fabric where she stood and – quite impressively in the heels she was wearing – met Blaine halfway and jumped into a hug.

"Hey, Sugar!" Blaine laughed into her shoulder as he caught her and she wrapped her legs around his waist.

"Ohmygod Beebee we haven't spoken in ages!" She pulled away enough to look into Blaine's face. "You better not be avoiding me, Anderson."

"Of course I'm not, S!" Blaine laughed in return, gently letting her down and brushing himself down. "I've just, been a little busy lately, is all."

She frowned then and placed her hand gently on Blaine's shoulder. "I heard about Sebastian, Blaine, and I'm sorry." Blaine hung his head and nodded slightly, and for the second time Kurt was left standing there while Blaine talked to one of his seemingly many work friends.

"Thanks, Sushi-" Blaine was cut off by a sudden slap on the arm. "Ow!"

"No matter how upset you are, you are not permitted to call me 'Sushi'. Ever." She smirked, using the same hand she'd hit Blaine with to rub his arm better.

"I seem to recall saying the same to you about calling me 'Beebee'," Blaine countered, a smirk playing on his own lips. "But I see that rule went out the window."

"You turned gay on me, Anderson; I am forever allowed to call you that."

"I didn't turn gay on you. I already was gay… Sushi." As soon as the nickname left his lips, Blaine darted back down the corridor and ducked behind Kurt, using him as a human shield. "Kurt, save me!"

Kurt, who had been idly inspecting his nails and remarking how he really needed to get a manicure soon, almost screamed at Blaine pulling him from side to side to stop this girl from attacking him.

"Who's this, Beebee?" She stopped short of Kurt, panting slightly from chasing Blaine down the corridor and trying to grab him.

"This is Kurt," Kurt replied as he shrugged Blaine off of him and stepped forward, holding his hand out politely.

"Sugar," She replied, taking Kurt's hand and shaking it softly. "Sugar Motta." She added, smiling before her gaze drifted over his shoulder to Blaine, or 'Beebee' as Kurt had picked up on. "And Blaine is being very rude right now, isn't he, Kurt?" She grinned at what Kurt guessed was Blaine before looking back up at him, her smile softer with a more innocent air to it.

"I would say he is," Kurt replied as they both let go of the other's hand turning to see Blaine standing behind him, still grinning like a fool.

"What?" He looked between Kurt and Sugar, his smile becoming smaller but not disappearing all together when they didn't answer. "What did I do?" Kurt and Sugar just laughed, before Kurt raised an eyebrow and turned to Sugar.

"So, what's this about him turning gay on you?"

"Hey, you can't say it like that, you're gay too!" Blaine exclaimed at how Kurt seemed to be utterly disgusted at Blaine 'turning gay'.

"I think I'm aware of that, Blainers," Kurt rolled his eyes and looked at Blaine. "Or should I say Beebee?"

"I think I preferred Blainers." Blaine mumbled and allowed Kurt to turn back to Sugar, and so Kurt linked arms with her and started to walk back towards the fabric she'd dropped.

"So, Sugar, tell me how Blainers 'turned gay' on you."


The senior common room was brimming with excitement as all of the Warblers finished the last note of their impromptu performance of Katy Perry's 'Teenage Dream', and suddenly the Warblers were surrounded by the rest of the Dalton boys.

After multiple pats on the back and calls of 'Well done' and 'That was awesome, man!', Blaine managed to pull out the guy he wanted to talk to; Tyler Motta, one of Sebastian's friends who had helped Blaine out when he got stuck on his French homework and then become his friend.

"Hey, man, that was wicked!" Blaine grinned, affectionately slapping Tyler's shoulder before resting his hand there.

"Thanks, B," Tyler beamed; Tyler was one of Blaine's closer friends, and Blaine knew that Tyler really cared about what he thought. Of course, the person Blaine cared most about and would rather be congratulating was Sebastian, but he was off with his boyfriend Jeremiah, the both of them having graduated at the summer before. "Hey, B, listen," Tyler put his hand on Blaine's shoulder just as he turned to leave. "I was wondering if you could do me a favour?"

"Sure, anything." Blaine had a habit of agreeing to things before he knew the details, but he trusted Tyler not embarrass him by sending him somewhere with a fake errand only to be turned away.

"My sister is coming into town with my parents tomorrow-"

"Okay, yeah, no, I can't do that again." Blaine waved his hands and took a step back out of Tyler's grasp, looking him in the eye.

"Blaine, please. She's the same age as you and she really liked you last time; just take her out to a movie or something – I'll pay." Tyler's eyes were wide an pleading, and, being the people-pleaser that he was, Blaine was having a hard time staying adamant on not going.

"Tyler, last time she kissed me!" Blaine cried, still remembering the image of Sugar Motta leaning in to kiss him and shuddered involuntarily. "I kept my promise and pretended to be straight so that she thought of it as a date, but you have no idea how hard it was for me not to throw up after that-"

"Hey! That's my sister you're talking about, Anderson."

"I don't mean because it was Sugar, I mean because she's a girl!" By now the common room had partially emptied of the other students, but the few who remained were having a hard time ignoring Blaine and Tyler's conversation. Blaine was openly gay here, which was fine and meant that he could be himself and like whoever he wanted – within reason – and everyone had heard about the last time Blaine had done a favour for Tyler. The 'Straight for Sugar' incident was something Blaine was still teased for, but he was also offered condolences from some of the guys for having been asked to be someone he wasn't.

"Look, Blaine," Tyler really was desperate. "I just… I need some time alone with my parents tomorrow because they're concerned about my grades or something. They asked me to make sure Sugar was… occupied, so that we could talk in private and they recalled last time when she went out with you." Tyler's blue eyes searched Blaine's hazel ones for some sign of an agreement. "I'm not asking you; they are."

"Urgh, fine," Blaine rubbed his forehead with his hand, subconsciously starting to plan his outfit, where they would go, and how to keep Sugar off of him this time around. Tyler whooped loudly and pulled Blaine into a huge hug, nearly smothering Blaine in his uniform as he hugged him tightly.

"Thank you so much, Blaine!" Tyler cheered as Blaine repeatedly hit him to let go, but Tyler took it for friendly pats to express how happy Blaine was to endure Sugar for his friend and continued to hold him. "I'll talk to Sugar, I promise; I'll make sure she doesn't try anything on with you again!"

"Tyler… Air… Can't breathe…" With his last ounce of strength before he blacked out, Blaine hit Tyler in the side with enough force to knock him backwards slightly, allowing him to gasp in air as he clutched his hand to his chest.

"Oh, sorry Blaine," Tyler blushed red and stepped forward to help, but Blaine waved him off with a smile as he sat himself down onto the nearest chair. Tyler thanked him, and then apologised, and then thanked him again before running out of the room to call his parents.

What have I let myself in for? Blaine thought to himself as he got his breath back.

-0-0-0-0-

"So, Sugar," Blaine coughed uneasily as they sat opposite each other in Breadstix, Sugar smiling at him and leaning over the table to stroke his hand. The contact made him shiver, and not in a good way; he really had nothing against Sugar, it's just… she was a girl. "How've you been?" He reached out and took his drink in his hand, inwardly hissing at how cold the glass was.

"I've been good..." She tailed off, seemingly embarrassed at what she had been going to say.

"But…?" Blaine prompted.

"But I've missed you." She finished, stroking Blaine's leg under the table with her foot, gradually climbing higher and higher. Blaine choked on the sip of his Diet Coke he had in his mouth, a mix between trying to swallow and trying to breathe at the same time causing him to pull his hand away from Sugar and turn away from the table. "Are you okay, Beebee?" She asked innocently, frowning at his reaction as he regained his composure.

"Yes, yes, I'm… I'm fine." Blaine stuttered, returning his attention to the table but not supplying Sugar's hand with his. Instead, he clasped his hands together on the table in front of him, and Sugar slowly pulled her hand away, her foot now firmly on the floor.

"Are you sure?" She scrutinized him and frowned. He wasn't the same as last time; last time, Blaine had been open and friendly and had happily held her hand. They had chatted all night and joked around, Blaine pulling her in for numerous hugs and making her feel – however cliché it was to say it – special. But now, he was being all distant and Sugar wasn't stupid; that smile was forced. Or at least, whole-hearted and true like it had been last time.

This was just like when she had dated that boy Michael; at first he was all smiles and lovely and romantic, but after a few dates he became distant. It wasn't until Sugar caught him making out with another girl at a house party that she realised he hadn't been entirely truthful to her when he'd said he 'had a lot of studying to do'.

"Is there someone else?" She asked, her eyes filling with tears when Blaine looked at her, shocked.

"W-what?"

"Are you seeing someone else, Blaine?"

"Sugar, we're not exactly seeing each other, are we?"

"So there is someone else?" Blaine made a series of noises, looking around him frantically as she began to cry. "Who is it? What's her name?" Sugar sobbed, gaining the attention of a few other couples sat at the nearby tables.

"Sugar, don't do this." Blaine was begging as he tried to grasp her hands in his but she pulled them away. "Let me explain."

"Explain what? How you're cheating on me?" Sugar spat through her tears, covering her face with her hands. Blaine blushed bright red and started to sweat; this wasn't how this evening was supposed to go. And why had Sugar still been flirting with him? Tyler said he would 'talk to her', and Blaine had taken that to mean 'don't worry, I'll tell her you're gay'. Obviously that had not been the case.

"Sugar, I'm not- We're not even going out!" Blaine exclaimed, throwing down a few notes onto the table before following Sugar as she ran out of the restaurant. "Sugar, please!" Sugar stopped just a few steps out of the restaurant, turning around to glare at Blaine as her mascara tried to flee down her cheeks from the onslaught of tears. When she didn't say anything, Blaine took it as his cue to actually explain himself. This was the bit he'd been dreading; he had been hoping that he could just tell Sugar that he was a gay in a calm, safe environment, but now she was on the verge of ripping him to shreds no matter what he said.

"Now, this isn't going to be easy- for either of us." Blaine began, cautiously taking a few steps towards Sugar. She sniffed through her tears, her sobs having died down but her tears still flowing. "I was hoping that Tyler had already told you this – he told me he was going to talk to you before tonight so that this didn't have to happen," Blaine gestured to the both of them, referring to the misunderstanding. "But now I can see that he hasn't and I'm going to have to do this myself." Blaine took a deep breath and, when she allowed him, held her hand in both of his and looked into her eyes. "I'm… I'm gay, Sugar."

She froze to the spot, her body going tense and her jaw almost hitting the floor. "Since when?" Her voice was barely above a whisper and shaking, and she started to lean away from Blaine, a gesture that made his heart break.

"Since I was fourteen." He stated, looking away. He felt ashamed of himself for having let it get this far; in all of the three years that he had been 'out and relatively proud' he had never had to come out to anyone in such disastrous circumstances. Nor had he ever had to pretend to be straight except for when Tyler had first paired him up with Sugar five months ago. After quiet a long chunk of unbearable silence had passed, Blaine looked up and was shocked to see Sugar… smiling? "What?" He asked, utterly confused

"So, you were already gay?" Sugar asked him, eyebrow raised and a small grin on her lips. Blaine nodded. "So, it wasn't because of me? You didn't turn because I put you off the fairer sex?"

"I, uh – what? – no. No, Sugar, it wasn't you." Blaine was getting more and more confused by the second, but he felt a little better that Sugar was now looking as if she could hug him any second rather than carry out a threat to castrate him on the spot. And he was right; Sugar flung her arms around his neck, knocking him off balance. He stumbled backwards and steadied himself against the wall of the restaurant whilst Sugar hung on around his neck, and Blaine was startled to hear that she was giggling into his shoulder. "Sugar, are you okay?" He pulled her off and set her down on the floor in front of him, eyeing her closely.

"Are you kidding?" She beamed. "I just got myself a gay best friend!" And with that, she flung her arms around Blaine's neck again. Relieved, Blaine laughed and hugged her in return; she was definitely taking it well.


"Wow," Kurt stated, looking back to Blaine as Sugar finished her story. The three of them had made their way back to Sugar's design room, Kurt quickly learning that she was a costume designer and often helped with minor sewing duties here and there.

"I know, right?" Sugar grinned, moving over to Blaine and hugging his arm. "He's been my GBF ever since – he's too guilty about what happened that night not to be." Blaine grinned at Kurt and shrugged; the story was now just another anecdote for him to share at parties. Kurt had to admire how well he'd handled the situation; if it had been him having to explain to a girl like Sugar – any girl, in fact – that there had been such a misunderstanding, he would have panicked and broken down into tears as well. But Blaine just reeked of a suave, debonair young gentleman who knew just how to make anyone warm up to him within seconds.


Heheh... Beebee :) I'll explain the 'Sushi' nickname another time, but for now Yay for Sugar! It took me a while to think of a backstory between them, but I'm so glad I mulled it over until I came up with this! I just love the idea of Sugar flirting with Blaine because she doesn't know he's gay. Don't know why... :p

And how are we all feeling about Kurt agreeing to go for coffee with Thad? :o

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