“He’s a bit reluctant, but I promised him a Grande Low Fat Mocha and gave him full permission to pick out an outfit for my ‘date’.”

“Thanks, Tia. Seriously, this means the world to me.” Blaine said with all his heart.

“Oh, I know. But you owe me, Blaine. Have you ever given Kurt permission to style you? I practically just sold my soul.”

Blaine chuckled as he plucked at his guitar strings. “Alright, alright. I’ll repay you somehow.”

“Is that… Teenage Dream?” Tia asked after a moment of listening to Blaine’s playing. “I haven’t heard that song in years!”

“Well… it’s like our song, Kurt and I. It’s what I sang for him when we met, after all.”

“Oh, that was Teenage Dream, wasn’t it?” They shared a moment of reminisce, both smiling brightly. Blaine thought about the times he had sung with Kurt; Their duet at Christmas, Regional’s, Graduation. Each time the crowd disappeared for the two and it was just them, singing to one another. Two teens happily in love. Blaine couldn’t help but notice how far they’d come… how much they’d grown. Sure, they both had their fare share of rough patches, and they lost contact, but the only thing that matters is the fact that, in the end, they were brought back together.

“So are the plans set in stone, then?”

*~*~*~*~*~*

“Kurt,” Tia whined as he dragged her around the mall. They’d been shopping for over four hours, and Tia was on her sixth cup of coffee. Kurt had managed to pick out not one, but three outfits for her and insisted that she looked gorgeous in each one and that she just had to buy them. Tia glanced at the time on her iPhone. It was four; Blaine wanted them back within the hour. “Are we done yet? I’ve got enough clothes!”

“But, Tia I saw these gorgeous boots that would look fantastic with that skirt that we—”

“—Kurt, seriously. I’ve got enough. We don’t we just go home? Maybe stop by your place for a couple of drinks in celebration of our first night off?”

With a sigh Kurt stopped trying to drag her towards the designer shoe store. “I suppose. They were really cute boots, though.”

Tia hooked her arm through Kurt’s as they walked towards the exit of the building. She began to nervously drum her fingers on Kurt’s arm as they waited for Kurt’s limo to come pick them up, and it didn’t go unnoticed. “What’s up, Tia? You seem a bit… on edge.”

“I’m just, er, nervous for my… date tonight! I really like him and I’m nervous he’ll stop liking me.” A sigh escaped her lips and Tia was thankful of being on Broadway, it made her decent at improv.

“Oh, that’s nonsense, Tia! He’ll love you, of course!” When the limo arrived, Kurt graciously opened the door and allowed Tia to step in first. As Kurt was climbing in, Tia sent a quick text to Blaine.

We’re on our way now. Be ready, hobbit. She quickly placed the phone back in her purse, knowing Blaine was smarter then to text back. As Randy drove along Tia tried to listen but found herself becoming increasingly worried for what’s to come. Blaine had two days to plan everything, and with everything that had to be worked out? She still couldn’t believe he pulled it off.

“Tia are you even listening?”

“What?”

“Geez you’re out of it today. It can’t seriously be all about that guy.”

Tia opened her mouth to speak, but was saved by Randy announcing their arrival. She quickly jumped out, grabbing the bags from the limo herself. She quickly hooked her arm in Kurt’s as they walked into his building and dropped her bags off at the front desk. The lady working there gave Tia the slightest of nods, as was arranged by Blaine. Tia breathed a sigh of relief. Kurt continued to talk as they waited for the elevator, but all Tia could do was nod at what she hoped were the appropriate places. Her heartbeat quickened as the elevator went up, and she had to struggle to hold in her excitement when they reached Kurt’s floor. It’s now or never, she thought with a smile.

*~*~*~*~*~*

Kurt tried to ignore how out of it Tia was as they stood in the elevator. He doubted it was all over a guy, but she obviously wasn’t planning on telling him the real reason any time soon. Her mood seemed to change slightly when they reached Kurt’s floor, and it was making him suspicious. She seemed eager to get to his apartment. Kurt decided to play innocent and pretend not to realize as they walked to his door. He struggled slightly, but managed to unlock it.

“Surprise!”

Kurt let out a strangled scream, jumping at least a foot in the air. Before he could register what was happening, Kurt was pulled into a big group hug.

“…Mercedes?” He asked tensely.

“Yeah!” She replied happily as the arms around Kurt were removed, giving him the chance to look around. All of his old friends were there; even Lauren.

“Ohmygod. How did you all get here?”

Blaine stepped out from behind Finn, rubbing the back of his neck nervously as he smiled nervously at Kurt. “Surprise?”

Kurt found himself frozen in place, staring at Blaine with wide eyes. The whole room was silent and Kurt knew Blaine was holding his breath. After a few eerily quiet moments, Kurt snapped back into reality and threw himself into Blaine’s arms, causing them both to stumble back as Blaine tried to support all his weight. He felt Blaine’s warm breath on his neck as the sorter man gave a relieved sigh. Kurt pulled back only enough to stare into Blaine’s beautiful hazel eyes. “How did you…?” Kurt asked, trailing off.

Blaine simply shook his head. “Details aren’t important. I just… I knew how much you missed them all.”

“I never said…”

Kurt felt Blaine’s fingertips ghost over his cheekbone as he stared lovingly into Kurt’s eyes. “You didn’t have to,” He whispered.

Kurt gently pulled Blaine’s face to his, pressing their lips together hesitantly. They both let out a sigh of relief and Kurt felt as if he was home. Everyone around them disappeared as they melted into each other for the first time in five years. Blaine lifted Kurt off the ground slightly, and Kurt couldn’t help but smile as he kicked his legs up. He felt like a seventeen year old boy again.

Unfortunately they were yanked back to Kurt’s living room when Finn let out an awkward cough. Kurt placed his feet back on the ground and moved to step away from Blaine, but instead he felt Blaine shift slightly so his arm was around Kurt’s waist.

“So,” Puck began, “As much as we’d all love to sit and watch you two suck face, Blaine promised us a celebration!”

Kurt felt his face redden at Puck’s wording, and the mohawked man smiled smugly.
“I guess I did, didn’t I?” Blaine said from beside Kurt. “Well, I thought maybe we could hit that karaoke club down the road, if anyone’s up for it?”

There were a chorus of cheers, and the room was so carefree that Kurt didn’t even complain about being unable to change his clothes before he was dragged out of his apartment.

*~*~*~*~*~*

When the group arrived at the karaoke club, they found it to be mostly empty. Kurt asked the waiter if they could be seated next to the stage, and with him being who he was, the waiter assured him it was no problem.

Once they ordered a round of drinks, Kurt was pushed to the stage. “But guys!” He complained, “Why? I haven’t heard you guys in-“

“-Just go!”

Kurt walked over to the karaoke machine, selecting his song with a smile. He grabbed the blinged out mic, and was instantly reminded of Rachel’s party all those years ago. Kurt’s smile grew as he began to sing.