Someone asked if I plan to continue this for season 3... the short answer is yes, definitely! But I think I'm going to wait to post it until the end of the season. I KNOW, THAT'S SO FAR AWAY. DON'T KILL ME. But I really think doing it that way will result in the best story... if you think about season two, for example, I would have written how Blaine was feeling COMPLETELY differently in episodes like 'The Substitute' if I hadn't already seen 'Prom Queen'. Does that make sense? So, I think what I'm going to do is write them as we go in terms of transcribing the episodes and adding little things in, but I am going to hold off on finalizing and posting them until after the season three finale. (That will mean really rapid posting, does that help?) BUT, that doesn't mean I won't post anything between now and then. I definitely want to do a few one-shots, and who knows what else my random imagination could come up with in the coming months? ;) How does everyone feel about this?
This chapter is really short. Blaine's not in this episode (His photo is, though...). I expect 'Prom Queen' will be quite a bit longer! It's pretty much the reason I started doing this in the first place, and one of my favorite Klaine episodes so far, so...
Enjoy!
(I do not own Glee or any of the characters, dialogue, or songs from the show. It's all just for fun!)
FLASHBACK (DURING 'ORIGINAL SONG') – KURT
The intercom to the dorm building buzzed, and the Warblers – who were gathered for a night of hanging out, forbidden to talk about anything relating to their upcoming competition – all looked up expectantly.
Wes jumped up to answer. "Yes?" he called into the small panel on the wall.
"Pizza delivery?" a voice asked for confirmation.
"Someone will be right down," Wes said kindly, "Thank you."
There was an explosion of movement in the room as the boys tried to remember where they had put the cash that they had collected for the occasion. Kurt saw it on the floor, half hidden under the couch. He rolled his eyes.
"I've got it," he said lightly, reaching down to scoop up the bundle of cash. He raised an eyebrow as Blaine jumped up to follow him out into the hallway.
As soon as they were out of view of the room full of Warblers, both boys turned to look at each other. Kurt grabbed Blaine's blazer and pulled him in for a fervent kiss. He felt Blaine's hands on his face, and he forgot for a moment what they were supposed to be doing.
After a moment, Blaine pulled away. "I've wanted to do that all evening," he winked.
"We've got to tell them," Kurt whispered, rubbing his lips and giggling uncontrollably. He reached out to grab Blaine's hand as they continued down the dark hallway and opened the door.
There was a brief moment of silence as they saw the boy holding a stack of pizzas on the threshold.
"Sam?" Kurt managed to gasp.
"Oh, uh, hi Kurt," Sam mumbled, ducking his head. "I didn't know if you'd be here."
Kurt noticed Sam's eyes flicker to his hand, still entwined with Blaine's. He turned to glance at Blaine, who had clearly also noticed. There was a moment of awkward silence.
"I didn't know you delivered pizza," Kurt recovered from the initial shock. "It's good to see you!"
Sam raised his head to make eye contact with Kurt. "Please," Sam begged, "don't tell anyone."
Kurt frowned. "Um, okay. Sure." He nodded. He didn't understand why Sam wouldn't want people to know that he had an after-school job, but he didn't feel comfortable asking for details. The seriousness of Sam's request made him think that it was probably not something frivolous.
Sam sighed heavily. "I just... we..." he stumbled over his words for a moment. "My dad lost his job," he finally admitted. "And we're... we're having a hard time."
"I'm so sorry, Sam," Kurt said softly, "I won't tell anyone, I promise." Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Blaine nodding in agreement.
"Thanks, man," Sam mumbled. Kurt handed him the money, glad that they had decided on an above-average tip, and Sam motioned casually to Kurt and Blaine's intertwined hands.
"Cool, guys." He smiled timidly, "Or, I guess, congrats."
Kurt felt Blaine squeeze his hand, and he smiled. "Thanks," he blushed, "we're pretty excited. But, uh, can you not tell anyone yet? I haven't had a chance to talk to Mercedes or Tina..." he trailed off, hoping that Sam understood the potential for drama if someone other than Kurt himself informed one of the girls of his new relationship with Blaine.
"Your secret is safe with me," Sam said in his best James Earl Jones voice. Blaine laughed, and Kurt rolled his eyes.
"Thanks, Sam," Kurt reached out and clasped a hand on the other boy's arm while Blaine took the pizzas from him. "Keep me updated, okay?"
Sam nodded. "Thanks, Kurt. Good to see you guys."
When Kurt and Blaine were back inside the hallway, Blaine turned to look at Kurt. Kurt shrugged. "I guess you never really know what's happening in other people's lives," he said.
Blaine nodded seriously. Kurt stepped closer to the other boy to kiss Blaine's cheek, careful not to knock the stack of pizza boxes out of his hands. They walked back to the room full of boys in silence, thinking about Sam's situation.
The Warblers were all standing near the doorway to the common room when they returned. "Oh my god," Jeff said, stepping forward, "I am so hungry I could eat one of these all by myself."
Blaine passed the boxes off to the blond boy, and he and Kurt exchanged a meaningful glance.
"Uh, guys?" Blaine spoke loudly so everyone could hear him over the excitement surrounding the food's arrival. Everyone quieted down and turned to look at him. Kurt felt a flutter of nerves in his stomach.
"Kurt and I..." Blaine started, turning to look at Kurt for encouragement. Kurt nodded, already blushing slightly in anticipation, "...we're... or, we've decided...we're together," Blaine managed.
The room erupted with voices and applause. "It's about time, guys!" someone shouted. Kurt felt his face burning, and he turned slightly to bury his face in Blaine's shoulder for a moment. He felt one of Blaine's arms slip around his waist.
"Wait," Blaine said suspiciously, "what?"
"Are you kidding?" David piped up. "I wish you could see yourselves sometimes."
"Why do you think we all voted for you to sing Candles together?" Thad added.
"Oh my god," Kurt groaned into Blaine's shoulder.
"You were so obvious," Wes smiled. "It has been highly amusing for all of us."
Kurt lifted his head from Blaine's shoulder to feign annoyance at the room of boys. He rolled his eyes, but he was smiling broadly. It felt amazing to tell everyone. It made things really official. He was Blaine's boyfriend.
(DURING 'RUMOURS' / NO LONGER A FLASHBACK) – BLAINE
"God, you should have heard them," Kurt said judgmentally, twisting the combination into his locker. "They were absolutely convinced that Sam and I were having some kind of secret rendezvous in the motel."
"As if you'd ever have a clandestine affair at a motel," Blaine scoffed playfully, "Please."
Kurt giggled. He opened his locker door to retrieve the books he needed to do his homework.
With a gasp of horror, he slammed the locker shut again. But it was too late.
"Was that me?" Blaine gasped, delighted.
"No?" Kurt suggested timidly, his face suddenly tinted red.
"That's my ID photo, where on Earth did you get a copy of that?" Blaine took a step forward, pretending to be angry.
Kurt groaned, obviously embarrassed. Blaine felt a great deal of amusement as he watched Kurt flounder.
"After we first met..." Kurt started, but he stopped and turned to look at Blaine with desperation in his eyes. "Are you really going to make me admit this?"
Blaine raised an eyebrow.
"Fine, I Googled you, okay?" Kurt blurted out. He dropped his head into his hands in dismay.
Blaine felt a moment of sickening realization. He tried desperately to recall if there had been any articles in the local newspaper after he and his date had been attacked at their school dance. He couldn't remember.
Kurt misunderstood Blaine's sudden silence. "Oh god, are you mad? I didn't do it in a creepy way, I swear! I just... you just inspired me and I... just please don't be mad! I'm sorry!" Kurt begged.
"What?" Blaine tried to bring his focus back to the present, "Oh, gosh, no! No, Kurt, I'm not mad at all."
There was a moment of silence as Kurt let Blaine's words sink in, and Blaine couldn't stop wondering if Kurt knew about his old school. He wasn't sure why Kurt wouldn't say something if he knew, especially now that they were involved, but he was worried that Kurt was just waiting to see when he would admit it without prompting.
"So," he tried to sound as casual as possible, "what deep, dark secrets did Google supply about me?"
"Nothing terribly scandalous, I'm afraid," Kurt smirked, "Just a bunch of articles from Dalton's school newspaper about the Warblers. That's where I got your photo," he blushed again, "There was an article after your first competition solo with the Warblers... they featured you. I guess they had that photo on file if it's from your school ID."
Blaine felt a rush of relief. Kurt wasn't one to dodge the truth when confronted so directly. He didn't know.
"Oh, and speaking of the Warblers," Kurt said, "You should tell them that I scolded Rachel for not being a team player the other day. I totally learned something at Dalton!" he pretended to fan away tears.
Blaine knew he was off the hook about his past for now. He made a mental note to think about how he wanted to tell Kurt, because not telling him was starting to make Blaine feel like he was being dishonest.
Don't worry, Blaine, your moment to tell Kurt about your old school is coming up in the next episode! ;)
Oh, and this is TOTALLY debatable, but the reason I had Kurt NOT find any articles about Blaine's incident when he searched Blaine's name online is because sometimes (not always, but sometimes) newspapers refuse to print the actual names of minors in cases like that. So, in this version of the story I'm saying that when it was reported, the local papers wherever Blaine lived decided to keep his identity a secret. I can imagine them doing it that way... by printing his name they would be outing him to more people than just the people at his school, and that might be an unnecessary risk to take regarding a boy who had just been beaten up for being gay. Does that make sense?
Yet another reason why I think Kurt boarded at Dalton... in this episode Sam says that he delivered pizza to Dalton at night once and Kurt was there. Sounds like a dorm situation to me! (Forget the fact that Westerville and Lima are almost two hours apart by car... Ryan Murphy, why do you never even care about these things?) But, on a semi-related note, CAN YOU IMAGINE if Sam had ended up being Kurt's boyfriend like the writers originally planned?
Up next... 'Prom Queen'!
