After Blaine's first week, he had settled into the rhythm of Mckinley. He loved being in New Directions. It was nice not being the lead soloist. That meant that he could just focus on having fun with Kurt instead of carrying the whole group on his back. However, he couldn't help but feel like Finn was still mad at him. Everytime Blaine even opened his mouth to suggest something Finn shot a nasty comment his way and he kept saying that "This wasn't Dalton." Blaine was very aware that this wasn't Dalton. Everyone else seemed to like him, or at least tolerate his existence. Blaine just couldn't help but think that everyone was just putting up with him because he was Kurt's boyfriend.
As he walked down the hallway towards his locker before Booty Camp, the new dancing seminar that Mike and Mr. Shue were running, he noticed a flyer on the bulletin board. It was a flyer for auditions for Mckinley's production of "West Side Story" which Artie, Coach Beiste, and Miss Pillsbury were directing. Blaine considered auditioning. He loved the play and he could use it as an opportunity to get closer to the rest of the New Directions. It was settled. Blaine Anderson was auditioning for West Side Story. He walked down the rest of the hallway and into the choir room where Kurt, Finn, Puck, and Mercedes were waiting with Mr. Shue and MIke. Booty Camp wasn't for the whole glee club. It was only for those who really needed the help dancing. Honestly, Blaine was a pretty good dancer, but the Warblers were well known for their dance skills and Blaine didn't want to come off as cocky, so he asked Mr. Shue if he could join as well.
"Listen Mr Shue, I'm all for participating, but Shane says I'm more of a park and bark and I tend to agree." Mercedes said in attempt to get out of Booty Camp once again.
"A what and what?" Finn asked, confused like always.
"A park and bark." Mercedes repeated. "I stand center stage, singing the notes no one else can while all of you dance around me." she clarified.
"Booty Camp is about all of you dancing, Mercedes" Mr Shue said as he offered her a hand up from the chair she was currently residing in. "...in unison." he added. "I mean, look at Vocal Adrenaline. When they're in sync, as one big terrifying machine, they're unstoppable." Blaine really didn't understand why Mr. Shue was trying to make the New Directions something that they weren't. Each team has its strengths and weakness, Mr. Shue should recognize that. "Mike, do your thing. Let's go." Mr. Shue said with a clap of his hands.
"The jazz square, the grapevine, the step-touch, the kick ball change and pivot," Mike said. "We perfect these basics...we'll win Nationals." Mike declared before commanding them to begin the grapevine to the right.
"Keep it going." Mr Shue said in encouragement while Puck simply shouted, "I am in hell." The beat of the music. As they dance Kurt looked over at Blaine and began to talk.
"I'm going to put my light under a bushel, if only to shine brighter for the auditions." Kurt said happily.
"I'm still trying to decided between "Maria" and "Something's Coming"" Blaine told Kurt as he continued to grapevine.
"Those are Tony songs. Are you auditioning for Tony too?" Kurt asked, his voice breaking slightly at the end.
"Would that be weird?" Blaine asked, clearly afraid of upsetting his boyfriend.
"No, no, not at all." Kurt said immediately. "You'd be a great Tony… you'd be the perfect Tony in some respects." Kurt added, his voice faltering as he came to that realization. In the background, Mike criticized the others dancing, but Blaine couldn't focus on that. It was clear to him that Kurt definitely didn't want him to be Tony.
"Well...except I'm a junior. Tony's the lead, which means that a senior should probably play that part." Blaine told Kurt in the hopes of calming him down.
"Yeah that is usually how it works isn't it." Kurt said, his nervous tendency of dancing with jazz hands flaring.
"I mean...I'd be fine with Bernardo or Officer Krupke as long as it was opposite your Tony." Blaine told him.
"Aww." Kurt cooed as his jazz hands got stronger.
"Kurt, jazz hands!" Mr. Shue yelled.
"Fine!" Kurt yelled back as he threw his hands down in exasperation. Soon after, the bell rang for first period to be over. Blaine went through his classes for the day and soon school was over and it was time for the West Side Story Auditions. Kurt's audition was before Blaine's. He sang "I'm the Greatest Star" and it was amazing. He was flipping all over this giant metal scaffolding and twirling these mini swords. Kurt really lit up on stage and Blaine was sure that he had the part of Tony in the bag. Kurt finished his audition and then went backstage and gave Blaine a kiss on the cheek.
"Good luck." Kurt said. He left backstage and Blaine took a deep breath as Artie called his name. He walked out on stage and said a friendly, "Hi guys."
"Greetings." Artie replied. "What song will you be singing today?" he asked.
"Uh...Something's Coming." Blaine replied. Artie nodded and the music began and Blaine took a deep breath before he started to sing. He flew through the words effortlessly and felt even better when he saw that Kurt was up in the balcony watching in support. After finishing the song, he earned a round of applause from Artie, Coach Beiste, and Miss Pillsbury.
"Woo!" Artie said. "I so want to give you a standing ovation right now." he joked.
"Thank you." Blaine said softly with a little laugh because he was very out of breath after his performance.
"Wait-" Artie said holding up a finger. "On your audition form, you said you were only interested in the role of Bernardo…" Artie asked.
" Uh yeah-or Officer Krupke." Blaine added. "Either one is fine." he said quietly.
"Would you mind reading for Tony?" Artie asked. Blaine didn't know what to do. He looked up to the balcony and saw Kurt's hurt expression. He didn't want to hurt Kurt or disappoint Artie. He struggled with what to say as he bit down on his lip and sighed. He saw Kurt dash from the balcony, but Blaine knew that Kurt would still like him regardless. The New Directions were the ones that needed convincing so Blaine read the script for Tony...and he honestly felt really good about it.
After the audition, Blaine tried to find Kurt to talk to him, but Kurt was no where to be found. Blaine was forced to wallow in his guilt and go home. When he got there, Kim was just getting dinner on the table.
'Why are you so late tonight?" she asked. "Dinner's ready!" She yelled before letting Blaine respond. Annie signed to Lucas and then the two of them walked over to the table, while Charlie walked in from the bedroom holding Sami.
"Here." She said handing Sami to Blaine. "Don't ask me to ever change a diaper again. I almost puked on her." Charlie said directed at Kim. Blaine shrugged his shoulders and looked down at Sami who lit up with a big smile and grabbed onto his nose which made Blaine laugh.
"So, why are you so late?" Kim asked again.
"Did you finally grow some balls and do some drugs?" Charlie asked before Blaine could say anything.
"No," Blaine said before putting Sami in her highchair and then taking a seat next to her. "I was auditioning for Mckinley's production of West Side Story."
"Nerd…" Charlie muttered as she started shoveling her food into her mouth.
"Stop that." Kim scolded. "I think that's awesome Blaine. How did your audition go?" she asked.
"It went well. They asked me to read for the lead." Blaine said in a disappointed voice.
"Why do you sound so upset? The lead role is really good." Kim said.
"It's just, one of my other friends really wanted the same part." Blaine confessed. He hadn't yet told his foster family about Kurt.
"Well, if they're a real friend, they'll be happy for you if you get the part." Kim told him. Blaine smiled at his foster mom and continued to eat the meal she had prepared. The rest of the night, while doing his homework, he still couldn't help but feel guilty about auditioning. Blaine wanted nothing more than to make Kurt happy. He couldn't get the look of disappointment on Kurt's face out of his head. Blaine tried to think positively. Maybe he wouldn't get the part and Kurt would. Anything was possible.
Then next day at school, Blaine tried to avoid Kurt. He figured since Kurt was most likely still mad at him, it may be best to just leave him alone. But, after lunch he was coming down the stairwell by the courtyard when Kurt found hm.
"Cast list goes up Friday. Are you nervous?" Kurt asked.
"A little," Blaine admitted. "I'm trying not to think about it."
"I wouldn't be." Kurt quickly added. "My mole in the casting office says there is only one actor that they are seriously considering for the role of Tony and his initials are BA." Kurt said a smile on his face. Blaine laughed a little bit. It was always like Kurt to be so forgiving, even after he practically stole the part from him. Then Kurt pulled a bouquet of red and yellow roses from behind his back, which left Blaine in complete awe.
"Kurt, they're beautiful." He said as his cheeks blushed. "But, what are they for?" he asked.
"You killed your audition Blaine." Kurt told him. "If anyone else got Tony, including me, the wrath of Sondheim would fall upon William Mckinley like a plague of sherbet alli locus." He added with a huge smile. Blaine laughed at his boyfriend's analogy. "These are to celebrate...you" he threw in hesitantly.
"You always zig when I think you're about to zag and I-I just love that about you." Blaine said fumbling over his words. "Thank you," he added as he lay a reassuring hand on Kurt's shoulder.
"Alright." Kurt whispered before turning away and walked down the stairs with Blaine right behind him. "Hey do you want to hang out?" Kurt asked.
"Ah no, I have a huge project for my history class that's due tomorrow." Blaine threw out there. He felt bad that now they only hung out at Kurt's house. At Dalton, they each had their own dorm rooms to hang out in. So, Blaine felt that it was probably just easier to not hang out with Kurt that day until he finally got enough courage to tell him the truth.
"Okay," Kurt said in a voice that told Blaine he was disappointed. Blaine gave him a smile as if to say sorry and left to go to the rest of his classes before heading home. Kurt, still, couldn't help but feel like Blaine was hiding something from him. Blaine had always wanted to hang out back at Dalton and now he never did. Kurt realized that he didn't even know where Blaine lived. During glee that day, Kurt snuck into Mr. Shue's office and took a look at the student files on his desk and got Blaine's address. There was something strange though. The address wasn't even in Westerville. In fact, it was just outside of Lima. After glee, Kurt waited about an hour before driving over to Blaine's. He wanted to make sure that Blaine was home at this address if he was going to go.
When Kurt pulled up to the address, he was shocked. He didn't see the mansion that he had envisioned. He saw a house, that was actually smaller than his own, standing in it's place. Kurt took a deep breath as he walked forward onto the porch. He didn't know if he wanted this to be mistake or the truth. Neither one was better than the other. He knocked on the door until it was opened by a little girl with blonde hair. "Hi, I'm looking for Blaine Anderson, is he here?" Kurt asked. The little girl didn't reply.
"Blaine!" She yelled up the stairs.
"Annie, don't yell!" Blaine said as he came down the stairs before stopping when he saw Kurt out on the porch. He got to the bottom step and turned his attention towards Annie. "Annie, go and watch Sami for me okay." he said.
"Will you give me five dollars if I do?" she asked.
"No I will not give you five dollars." Blaine said. " Just go an play with her." Annie rolled her eyes before running up the stairs. Then Blaine turned to Kurt. "Kurt, what are you doing here?" he asked.
"I -I just wanted to talk to you." Kurt stuttered.
"Can we talk out here?" Blaine said as he shut the door and then took a seat next to Kurt on the step of the porch. There was an awkward silence between them.
"Why didn't you just tell me you weren't rich?" Kurt asked. "Do you really think I would have cared? I'm not rich." he added.
"Kurt...you just don't understand." Blaine said with a long sigh at the end.
"I don't care how much money you have. I love you for you." Kurt said.
"Kurt! Stop!" Blaine said throwing his hands up in the air. "This isn't really even my house."
"What do you mean?" Kurt asked. "How can this not be your house if you live here?"
"I-I'm a foster child." Blaine said. "Kim and Tom, my foster parents, own the house."
"Oh…" Kurt said still very much in shock. "Who was the little girl? Is that their daughter?"
"That was Annie. She's one of my foster sisters." Blaine said.
"There are more?" Kurt asked.
"Yeah, there's five of us. Kim and Tom couldn't have any children of their own so they just fostered kids. I've been here for about two years." Blaine said.
"Do you want to tell me about them?" Kurt asked.
"I guess...umm Charlie is fifteen. Her real name's Charlotte, but she threatens to kill people if you use it...just for future reference. She was abandoned by her mom in a park when she was two days old and strung out on crack. She's not in the- the best place right now." Blaine confessed. "But, she's Charlie. We've all gotten used to her. Annie and Lucas are next. They're both nine." Blaine began. "There mom was a single mom who didn't want to deal with a special needs kid- oh Lucas is deaf" Blaine threw in. "So she left Annie and Lucas at some hospital and never came back. Sami is the youngest. She's only two. Her parents were in a car crash last year and died and... I think that's pretty much it." Blaine said. "Now you know everything."
"What about you?" Kurt asked. "What's your story?" Blaine sighed. He had really been trying to avoid this conversation.
"Let's just say my dad was a drunken asshole and my mom didn't care enough to help my brother, Cooper or I. They got arrested and I earned myself a one way ticket into the foster system. Before you ask, I don't know where my brother is. We were split up. I guess that's what happens when you get shifted around to fifteen different foster homes."
"Blaine, I'm so sorry that that happened to you." Kurt said.
"I understand if you don't want to- date me anymore." Blaine said quietly.
"Are you crazy?" Kurt exclaimed. "Of course I still want to date you. Why wouldn't I?"
"Well...because of everything I just told you." Blaine muttered.
"Blaine, I really don't care. I would like to meet you foster family though." Kurt admitted.
"Really?" Blaine asked. Kurt smiled. Blaine took his hand and went inside to where his family was.
"Guys, I want to introduce you to someone very special. This is Kurt, my boyfriend." Blaine said. Kurt waved and got smiles from all of Blaine's family, except for Charlie,who tuned out the whole conversation by blasting music into her ears.
"It's nice to meet you honey." Kim said as she hugged Kurt.
"That's Annie and Charlie." Blaine said motioning to the couch. "Oh, and that's Lucas." Blaine said as he pointed to the recliner which always seemed to hold his foster brother and a book. Then he felt a little tug on his pants and looked down to see Sami. "And this-" Blaine said as he picked her up. "Is Sami. Sami can you say hi to Kurt?" He asked. The little girl gave a wave and curled herself into Blaine's chest. "She's really shy. She'll warm up to you." Blaine told Kurt. Kurt nodded. He spent the rest of the evening with Blaine and his family and it was so much fun. At the end of the night, Blaine walked him out to his car.
"I had a lot of fun." Kurt said.
"Me too. I'm glad you know the truth." Blaine said."But would you mind not mentioning it to anyone else.I-I'm just not ready for everyone else to know yet."
"Of course." Kurt said. "I promise I won't tell anyone." he added before leaning in and kissing Blaine quickly on the lips.
"Ohhhhh Blainey is kissing Kurt." Annie announced from the porch. Blaine sighed.
"I have to go." Blaine said. Kurt nodded and Blaine took off towards the porch. "Annie, you better run." he yelled. The little girl screamed and ran into the house before Blaine could catch her. Kurt smiled and got into his car. He was glad that he knew the real Blaine. He felt like everything was finally perfect in their relationship.