AN: So originally I thought there were going to be fifteen chapters, but I think fourteen might be a better number. That means there are even fewer chapters to go. I still hope you'll read to the end though :P

Chapter Ten

Sadie Hawkins Part One

Kurt hated this, he hated how he hadn't been able to convince Blaine to drop the idea of Sadie Hawkins, but he just hoped that since he knew what would happen there would be a way of avoiding it. If they went to a small diner and Burt picked them up from there, that would be better because they wouldn't be waiting on school grounds. Maybe if Kurt tried to…no, he didn't have his license yet, or maybe Blaine and he could be in different places and then Blaine wouldn't get beaten up, but then if something happened Kurt wouldn't be there to help him.

Everything swam in Kurt's head and as he stood outside of Blaine's front door, he started to think of all the things that would go wrong. He remembered the strained smile he had had when Blaine had been so adamant to go to this dance with him. He remembered those puppy dog eyes of Blaine's when Blaine thought he didn't want to go because of dislike. He even remembered the words Blaine had said when he attempted to explain to him that since Kurt knew what would happen they could avoid it.

That had all been a week ago and no amount of convincing had convinced Blaine it was a bad idea.

Well, at least Kurt could be with him. At least Kurt could support the man he loved. There was one more thing he was worried about and that was that he had been in this time period for around two weeks and god, if he had actually disappeared from the future for two weeks then future Blaine would be a wreck and Kurt didn't want to do that to him.

If Kurt was gone for too much longer then Blaine might have even been told that Kurt was probably dead.

He didn't even want to imagine the pain that Blaine would be going through if he believed those words. Blaine loved him so much and Kurt hadn't shown a full reciprocation of that love despite how much he felt it and had internalized it. No, he had to calm himself down, take deep breaths and try to understand that it didn't matter as much as he worried it did.

Kurt still hated that the last thing he and future Blaine did, his fiancee, was argue.

They had argued and Kurt had disappeared.

What kind of a wreck would Blaine be if that was the case? How much would Blaine blame himself, Blaine always seemed to blame himself.

Finally Blaine opened the door to his house and Kurt smiled as he saw how gorgeous this teenager was. Blaine was wearing a dark blue suit with a white shirt and black necktie. Kurt thought that Blaine was trying to be brave without a bow tie, for the past few days Blaine had always been wearing a bow tie as if it was some part of his armor. His hair gel had definitely made him seem like some kind of knight.

Kurt knew that his outfit matched Blaine's and he smiled softly as he reached out and took Blaine's hand, "My dad is going to drive us, he thinks we're friends," Kurt smiled. Actually, right now they were just friends. Kurt was trying to find a way to get back to the future and his fiancee. The two of them hadn't defined the parameters of their relationship.

That made it so they were exactly as Kurt thought, just friends.

"I'm excited, is that stupid?" Blaine asked without stuttering, staring at Kurt and blushing as Kurt shook his head.

"No," he said ignoring the tightness in his chest. He couldn't shake the fear that something would happen. The very last thing he wanted was for Blaine to get hurt, but Kurt didn't know a way that he could protect him in this body. Maybe after he had developed his muscles he would have had a better chance, but right now he wasn't sure how he could do it.

"It'll be fine," Blaine tried to reassure him, but deep down Kurt knew that it wouldn't be.

He couldn't stop himself from feeling as if he was leading Blaine towards his execution.

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Kurt had to admit that the interior of the transformed gym looked amazing, but then Carmel had a ton of fantastic facilities. There was none of the usual crumpled papers that would litter a 'decorated' hall. Everything seemed so fanciful and so upper class and Kurt would have been so happy had this been his senior prom (well when he had finally attended), but this dance left a bitter taste in his mouth and he knew that people were staring at him.

He didn't even go to this school and he was certain that if he had never met up with Blaine, Blaine would have asked someone else.

He knew the dirty looks, the fear of someone being different, the fear of Blaine Anderson being a freak or a loser. Still, looking at Blaine's happy face made him feel differently. He felt so protective of his friend, so in need to look after him and to keep him happy and satisfied. For a moment Kurt didn't care about the stares, he had become used to them at McKinley. What he did care about was keeping that smile on Blaine's face and giving Blaine a good night, a night that would be full of happy memories.

They had had some cookies and baby cupcakes to share and Kurt had the feeling that Blaine, who was so clueless to so much in the world, was oblivious to the stares that were directed his way. The dirty looks, the glares, the people who thought they were better than him.

Blaine just looked very happy.

Was there really a reason that Kurt needed to steal Blaine's happiness from him? Maybe things would be different this time, maybe just the fact that Kurt was here and not 'the only other gay guy in the school' would create a huge shift in the timelines and Blaine wouldn't get hurt.

"Kurt," Blaine said nervously as the song turned into a slower one, they had avoided dancing so far, but Kurt could see that Blaine wanted to.

Kurt knew that Blaine wanted to be a normal teenager, just like everybody else and treated the same, but such things were impossible right? Blaine wasn't normal, he wasn't weird or a freak as other people might think, but he was amazing and special. Blaine was so beautiful on the inside and the outside and Kurt didn't want normal, he wanted the most…okay second most interesting guy in all of Ohio.

"Kurt, would you like to dance in the corner?" Blaine pointed to a very abandoned corner where there wasn't any table or special feature.

Kurt nodded slowly, "I'd love to," he said before going to the corner and he felt Blaine stand with proper posture, holding his hand out and allowing Kurt to lead. Kurt pulled him closer to him, feeling the warmth in his body and starting to dance.

I don't want to let anyone ever ever hurt you he thought.

He needed to tell his fiancee that as well.