J.D.: "Remember what you said. When you start blaming yourself for things that weren't your fault... there's no coming back from that." - from "Scrubs - My Lunch"
"Come on. Sarah's friend is really nice. I'm sure the two of you will have a great time," Thad pleaded as he sat on the arm of the chair Blaine was sitting in.
"I'm sure she's a nice girl, but I have a lot of reading to do," Blaine replied, holding up the history book he had been trying to read, as he declined the latest offer of being set up on a blind date. It wasn't that he didn't appreciate his new teammates efforts to set him up because he did. However, hanging out with a girl just didn't interest him and it wouldn't be fair to the girl to lead her on.
"Really? Schoolwork over a night out with a cute girl. I'm not sure where you're priorities are Anderson," Thad said, his disbelief evident as he stood up.
Thankfully, the upperclassman accepted the answer enough to leave. Or perhaps he just didn't want to be late meeting his girlfriend. Blaine really didn't care which one it was as he returned to his book.
He hadn't gotten much read when a feeling of being watched caused him to look up to find another one of his schoolmates hovering over him. Wes, who had been working on his own schoolwork at a nearby table, was now looking down at him.
"Can I help you?" Blaine asked, tentatively.
"No, but perhaps I can help you with a little advice."
Blaine shrugged his shoulders.
"Just tell them and you can stop coming up with excuses."
"Tell them what?" Blaine asked, suddenly on edge as Wes dragged another chair over and sat down facing him.
"Tell them that you play for the other team. Thad and the others will stop trying to fix you up with the girls then," Wes told him.
Denying that he was gay crossed his mind. After all, coming out of the closet was what had gotten him beat up in the first place. Escaping that was why he had come to Dalton.
"I have a cousin who went to your old school," Wes said before Blaine got a chance to say anything. "He told me what happened and you don't have to hide it from any of us."
"I don't want anyone to think differently of me. I'm making friends here and I don't want that to change."
"It won't. All the guys in the Warblers are open minded enough to accept it. Eric is gay himself, and one of the guys who graduated last year was. All we're asking of you is to be yourself."
"I'll think about it," Blaine replied, looking back down at his textbook.
Wes nodded. "Your secret is safe with me but I really think you should just tell them the truth. No one should hide who they are. There's no happiness in that," the upper clansman told him, reaching out to pat his shoulder before getting to his feet, leaving Blaine to contemplate his words.