A/N: Based on a neighbourhood in our area...scary place..but awesome shops...
"Come on Kurt!" Blaine called, bounding ahead. Kurt smiled, walking slowly behind him, taking his time as he looked around, enjoying their walk. Blaine's enthusiasm was infectious. Blaine bounced back, taking his hand. "Stop walking so slow!"
"Where are we even going?" Kurt laughed as Blaine dragged him on.
Noticing a sign, Kurt skidded to a stop. Blaine kept going for a couple of steps, stopping as he realised Kurt had frozen.
"Kurt?"
"Blaine, no. If you walk around this neighbourhood, you'll get raped. And plus, it's dark, which increases the chance!"
Blaine gave him his biggest smile yet.
"No I won't, I'm not alone."
"Yes you will, and you're dragging me into it, so now I'll get raped as well!" protested Kurt, still refusing to move, even as Blaine tugged on his arm.
"Please Kurt? For me?" he asked pleadingly, turning wide eyes on Kurt – the ones he knew Kurt had problems refusing.
"No. You've tried that already this week. Four times this week. And twice today!"
Blaine pouted at him teasingly, making Kurt want to lean forward and kiss it away. But – as he reminded himself, glancing around uneasily – they weren't safe and at home, and able to be comfortable in their own skin. They were somewhere where it was likely they would get mugged, or raped, and Blaine seemed to want to continue into the heart of the scary suburb.
"Blaine!" he whined when Blaine sighed, dropping his hand and taking a few steps away, past the safety of the sign.
"Yes Kurt?"
"Where are you going?"
"That way." Blaine said, pointing. Kurt rolled his eyes.
"No Blaine."
"But why?"
"Because I said so?"
"But we have to go that way! Your surprise is that way!" Blaine said, frustrated, and immediately clapping a hand over his mouth. "...Oops?"
"Surprise?" Kurt asked, narrowing his eyes at him. "For me?"
"...no?"
"Blaine!"
"Kurt!"
They pouted at each other before bursting out laughing.
"Okay, I'll walk through the scary suburb." Kurt sighed, taking Blaine's hand. "Just...don't let go of me."
"Good." Blaine laughed, pulling him on. "Now hurry up, they're expecting us."
"...They?"
"Shh."
Kurt kept close to Blaine's side as they walked, his grip on the other's hand tightening as they got further and further from what he'd deemed as 'safety'.
Before he got too anxious, Blaine stopped, staring up at a building.
"This is it..." he breathed, pulling Kurt up the stairs.
"Izzy?" Blaine called, stepping into what looked like an abandoned building. Kurt clutched at his arm tighter, barely managing to keep himself from screaming as a women stuck her head into the room.
"Blaine!" she cried, claiming him in a hug.
"Hi Izzy! Did you keep that table aside like I asked? I'm sorry we're late.."
"Yes, we kept the table for you, and it's fine, no one ever shows up on time." She laughed, ushering them through to another room.
Kurt blinked, his grip on Blaine loosening almost automatically as he took in his surroundings.
The other room was comfortably warm and cozy, dim light keeping the room from being too dark, but keeping the occupants of the tables almost hidden.
"Wow." Kurt breathed. Blaine grinned at him.
"Nice huh? I've been coming here for years. They make the best spaghetti." Blaine sighed, pulling Kurt's chair out for him after Isabella led them over to a free table.
"Same as normal?" Isabella asked with a smile.
"Please." Blaine smiled. Kurt was still staring around the room in awe.
"I never would have guessed it looked like this from the outside..." Blaine laughed.
"Shh, stop freaking out about it." He told Kurt as a waitress set a plate of garlic bread on the table, the bread still steaming slightly. "Now, you have to try this." He went on, picking up a piece, blowing on it to cool it down and tasting it before holding it out near Kurt's mouth.
Kurt glanced around, but it was too dark to see if anyone was watching them – and besides, because of the dark, no one else would be able to see them. He smiled, relaxed all of a sudden, and leant forward, taking a bite.
Blaine laughed as Kurt's eyes went wide.
"That...That is amazing." Kurt whispered, eyeing off what was left on the plate. Blaine saw, and grabbed for another piece of bread before Kurt took anymore, knowing he wouldn't have a chance.
They ate the garlic bread in silence, exchanging glances every now and then, smiling shyly. Blaine dusted off his fingers, leaning forward and taking Kurt's hand.
"Enjoying yourself?"
"Yes."
"Was it worth walking through the scary suburb?"
Kurt froze immediately. He'd forgotten they were still... he turned worried eyes on Blaine.
"Is it even safe here?"
Isabella's laugh interrupted them.
"You worry too much." She laughed, setting plates of spaghetti in front of them. "No one will attack you here, we're very anti-violence."
Kurt smiled at her in gratitude as she collected the empty plates and left again, smiling at them both.
Blaine reprimanded Kurt when he went to grab his fork.
"No. Same rules as the garlic bread." Blaine laughed, loading up his fork from his own plate. "Open up."
Kurt obeyed with a grin, leaning forward as Blaine fed him the spaghetti. He mumbled through his full mouth as Blaine went to take a mouthful himself.
"Hmm?"
"No, my turn." Kurt laughed after he'd swallowed his mouthful. Blaine smiled, his eyes lighting up as Kurt caught onto his game, leaning forward.
Neither of them ate much from their own plates after that, preferring to feed the other and get fed in turn.
They'd never really gotten a chance to eat out in a restaurant together, and not be instantly judged. It was incredible that they were being given this chance – to do what they wanted without fear of being judged.
Much later, full and happy, they finally left, Blaine tracking Isabella down to hug her one last time and pay her for dinner.
They walked out the door, hand in hand, wandering slowly down the street...
...At least, until Kurt remembered where they were.
A/N: We're doing another tinychat writing thing. It'll be just after the livestream of Glee, so we'll probably fangirl over the episode at the same time. I'll post the link to it with a new chapter after the episode, so keep an eye out for it :D