Kurt, Im sorry but I dont think I can meet you today... I got sick last night and my stomach hurts badly so I think Ill just stay inside all day. I really hope you dont mind because I was really, really looking forward to today. B.

Blaine felt miserable. He woke up last night with a pain that felt like getting stabbed in the stomach seven times before getting punched in the stomach afterwards. He had laid awake for hours and he barely made it to the bathroom before puking into the toilet. After that he spend about an hour on the bathroom floor before making his way back to his bed and he hasnt left it since then.

His phone beeped with a new message. He groaned while reaching for his phone on his nightstand, feeling a sharp pain in his stomach again but he smiled despite of it when he saw Kurts name on the screen.

Oh... But Im already here. K.

Blaine worried his lip for a moment before he quickly typed his reply.

You know, we are allowed to have visitors over in the weekends. If you dont want to go home right now, you can always come to my dorm for a while. B.

His phone beeped again, twice, a about half a minute later.

Oh, can I come over? Really? Ill take care of you, I promise! I love playing nurse haha :P Please? K.

P.S. I am seriously pouting right now. P-O-U-T-I-N-G, Blaine!

He smiled, imagining Kurt in front of him with his bottom lip jutting out adorably and suddenly Blaine felt the immense need to text Kurt "yes". And so he did.

Okay, come on up! :) I could use the company, honestly. My dorms on the first floor, the seventh room on the left side of the right hall. If you cant find it, you can ask one of the students. Im sure theyll help you. B.

He put his phone next to him on the mattress and waited ‘til either Kurt showed up at his door or he got another message from Kurt.

*****

Blaine didnt know it but on the inside Kurt was squealing; he loved taking care of people and he secretly loved Blaine so it was a win-win situation!

He smiled like an idiot while his fingers danced over the keyboard of his phone.

Give me five minutes, Ill be right there! :D K.

He picked up his pace while making his way through the garden with a big smile on his face. When he came closer to the opened doors, the sound of happy chattering and a song faintly audible in the distance came towards him. He walked up the stairs while whistling along to the song he just heard and turned right at the top of the stairs before starting to count the doors as he passed them.

...5....6...7, bingo! Kurt thought as he stopped in front of the wooden door that led to Blaines room. He knocked three times and it didnt take long before he heard Blaines raspy voice.

‘Come in! The doors open and Im too miserable to get up, Blaine said and Kurt opened the door.

‘It cant be that ba- Kurt chuckled but stopped himself when he saw Blaine huddled up under the blankets, as pale as the sheet that covered the mattress he was laying on, ‘Oh God, Blaine!

Kurt quickly shut the door and rushed over to Blaines side to put the back of his hand against his forehead. ‘Honey, youre burning up, Kurt exclaimed, pulling his hand away, ‘Have you checked your temperature yet?

‘I havent gotten out of bed since last night, Blaine croaked out.

‘Dont worry, Kurt said, quickly shrugging off his coat, ‘Like I said, Im going to take care of you.

‘Thank you, Blaine said softly, ‘Thats really sweet of you. He reached out his hand from under the covers and smiled when Kurt grabbed and squeezed it.

‘No problem, Kurt smiled back, ‘Um, where can I find the thermometer?

Blaine nodded weakly towards the bathroom. ‘In the cabinet above the sink, I think, he said, Otherwise I have no idea where it could be.

Ill go find it, Kurt smiled, You stay there and Ill be right back.

‘Believe me, Id honestly rather kill myself before Id come out of bed, Blaine said, pulling the blankets around him a bit tighter.

Kurt awwed sympathetically and walked into the bathroom. He searched the little cabinet and found the thermometer pretty easily behind a bottle of cough medicine. ‘Do you want anything else while Im in here? he asked Blaine.

Blaine cleared his throat before answering: ‘No, not really.

‘Okiedoke, Kurt said and walked back to Blaine, ‘Here you go, open up.

Blaine opened his mouth obediently and Kurt carefully put the thermometer in before Blaine closed his mouth again. ‘Thank you, Blaine murmured around the thermometer. Kurt sat down on the edge of the bed and gently ran his hand up and down Blaines arm, earning a small smile from Blaine.

‘Do you need something? Some water? Something for your stomach? Kurt asked, ‘I can get you anything you want and if you want, I can run by the store to get it.

Blaine nodded and slumped back against the pillow, wincing as he felt a sharp pain in his stomach again.

‘What do you want, honey? Im sorry but you have to tell me or I cant help you, Kurt prompted, hand travelling up to brush Blaines curls from his forehead.

‘Can I have some water? Blaine asked and right at that moment the thermometer beeped.

‘Of course but first, your temperature, Kurt said and grabbed the thermometer. He let out a small gasp when he saw the number on the little display, ‘100. 9, thats a fever, honey. Ill give you your water, maybe that will cool you down a bit.

Blaine nodded and saw Kurt going towards the mini-fridge next to the desk.

Kurt grabbed a bottle of water and brought it back over to Blaine. ‘Its not that good for your stomach to drink while youre lying down so do you want to sit up to drink? he asked.

Blaine nodded and made moves to get up but Kurt stopped him when he was about to fall back onto the pillow.

Whoa there, Speedy. Careful! Because the last thing I want is to get you to the hospital, Kurt said. He put the bottle on the nightstand and helped Blaine to sit up against the wall by his bed. He sat down next to Blaine before handing him the bottle of cold water. He watched Blaine take some small sips before he gave the bottle back to Kurt.

‘How long have you been feeling like this? he asked when Blaine rested his head against the wall.

Blaine turned his head to look at him and huffed. ‘Well, I woke up in the middle of the night because it felt like my stomach was being ripped out of my body. Then I laid awake for a while, twisting and turning, before I felt I had to puke. So, I rushed to the bathroom and I tripped over a shoe on my way there. After I got up after tripping over the damned shoe, I stood up too fast and became dizzy which made me run into the door frame. Long story short, I barely made it to the toilet before... letting it all out.

‘Oh, Blaine, Kurt said and rubbed soothingly over Blaines arm.

‘I spent about an hour in the bathroom before stumbling back in here and getting into bed, Blaine continued, ‘I havent gotten out of it since and honestly, I havent slept too.

‘Then you should try to get some sleep, Kurt said, getting up from the bed, ‘Lay down, close your eyes and rest. He helped Blaine back under the covers and ruffled his hair affectionately, ‘Im right here if you need me.

‘Youre an angel, Kurt, Blaine slurred and reached for Kurts hand again to squeeze it softly. After a short while he closed his eyes, sleep slowly overtaking him. Soon he was softly snoring, much to Kurts appreciation.

Kurt looked around the room and sighed softly. God, Blaine is not the most organized person, he thought while crouching down to pick a t-shirt and a sock of the floor. He looked at a peacefully sleeping Blaine and raised an eyebrow at him. ‘Did you do this? he mouthed at Blaine. Well, time for me to fix this.

He started picking up pieces of clothing on his way to the bathroom where he had noticed the hamper in the corner. He dumped the clothing in the hamper before going back into the bedroom where he started picking up empty diet coke cans and wrappers of healthy fruit bars from the desk and tossed them in the trash can.

He heard a tiny whimper and he turned to look at Blaine who had his arms wrapped tightly around his stomach under the covers. Kurt looked at the trash can and hesitated for a moment before slipping out of the room and out of the building. If Blaine was going to puke again, Kurt was going to try and reduce the humiliation for him. Besides, Blaine didnt look like the kind of person that likes to puke on the floor with his friend watching him.

Kurt quickly dumped all the trash in the nearby dumpster and ran back to Blaines room, not even caring about the looks people gave him.

When he slipped through the door again, he noticed everything was exactly as he left it. It would be weird if something happened because Kurt ran so fast he couldnt have been away for longer than two minutes.

Blaine was still asleep and whimpering every once in a while. ‘Blaine, Kurt whispered, putting the trash can next to Blaine on the floor, ‘I put the trash can next to your bed in case you might need it. Blaine whimpered again and Kurt stroked his cheek before slowly getting up.

He kept cleaning up a few things here and there and when he was done, he grabbed a diet coke out of the mini-fridge. He opened the can as quietly as possible and looked around the room again, this time paying more attention to the room itself and not the trash that was lying around.

He walked over to the small bookcase that was surprisingly full and read the titles.

The whole Harry Potter collection, a lot of classics, Kurt thought, Blaine sure knows what hes reading!

He had also noticed another book on the desk while cleaning up but he didnt pay attention to it. The book was laying face down on the desk so he picked it up and turned it over before whispering to himself: Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks.

It was not a surprise that this was another book by Nicholas Sparks, he had seen a couple of them on the bookcase but what did surprise him was that Blaine apparently loved those books. Maybe I should start reading them, then we can talk about them, Kurt wondered.

He turned when he heard a whimper and some ruffling and saw that Blaine was turning onto his side towards the trash can. He dropped the book and rushed to Blaine when he started throwing up in the waste bin. He rubbed Blaines back and kept whispering "Its okay, youre going to be okay" when he saw tears running down Blaines cheeks.

It took a few minutes before Blaine rolled back onto his back, arm slung over his face to hide his crying. ‘I hate it. I hate throwing up, I hate it so badly, he groaned.

Kurt laid a hand on Blaines arm. ‘Hey, he cooed, ‘its over now.

Blaine lowered his arm to his chest. ‘I just hope it stays that way from now on, he said and for the first time since he woke up, looked at Kurt, ‘Im sorry you had to witness... he pointed towards the trash can, ‘that.

Kurt shrugged. ‘Its okay. You dont have to be ashamed around me. Puking is normal so me witnessing it is also normal. Feeling a bit better now?

Blaine nodded and chuckled. It was raspy because his throat hurt from throwing up but the sound still brought a small smile to Kurts face. Blaine looked around the room and furrowed his brows for a moment. ‘Kurt, did you... Did you clean?

Kurt nodded and looked at Blaines face. It was still pale, his eyes were red and bloodshot and his hair stuck to his forehead from the sweating but Kurt still thought he was the most handsome man ever. ‘Yup, I did. I threw your dirty clothes in the hamper, put your shoes by the door so you cant trip over them again and I threw the trash out, he said.

Blaine smiled before pointing to the book that was on the floor with a piece of a picture sticking out of it. ‘You forgot something,

Kurt looked at what Blaine was pointing at and scrambled up to get it. ‘Sorry, I dropped it when you started throwing up. He opened the book to look at the picture that Blaine apparently used as a bookmark. He recognized Blaine on the picture but not the man standing next to him. He looked a bit older than Blaine and he looked almost as handsome as Blaine. Almost.

‘My brother, Cooper, Blaine said when he saw Kurt staring at the picture, ‘He lives in L.A.

Kurt looked up at Blaine in surprise. ‘Whoa, L.A. huh? Is he a supermodel or something?

Blaine shook his head and laughed softly. ‘Not a supermodel, no. Hes an actor. He only does small roles though, so that he can spend time with Amy and little Amelia too.

‘Amy and Amelia? Kurt asked, curiosity taking over him.

‘Oh, his wife and daughter, Blaine explained.

‘How old is he? He doesnt look older than 25 here! Kurt exclaimed, showing Blaine the picture.

‘28, Blaine said, ‘Hes ten years older than me.

‘Do you see him and his family often? Kurt asked, putting the picture back where it belonged before closing the book and placing it on the edge of the bed. He crossed his legs when he was done so he was more comfortable on the floor.

‘Kurt, get your ass up here on the bed! I can almost hear your pants screaming for mercy! Blaine said, and patted the spot next to him on the bed, totally going off the subject for a moment.

Kurt complied and sat down on the bed, facing Blaine. ‘Will you now answer my question? he asked, looking pleadingly at Blaine.

‘Yes, I dont see them often in real life but we do Skype a lot, Blaine answered, ‘Especially Amelia loves skyping, she always tries to hug her uncle Blainers and hugs the screen of Coopers laptop instead.

‘Aww, she sounds wonderful! Kurt squealed.

‘She is, Blaine agreed, ‘I also sing songs to her and sometimes she tries to sing along. Its so adorable! Shes my favorite girl in the whole world and shes my best girl friend.

‘How old is she? Kurt asked, a smile on his face. He had noticed that since Blaine started talking about Amelia, his eyes lit up a little bit.

‘Five, Blaine replied and clumsily started reaching for his phone, ‘I think I have a picture of her somewhere. He unlocked his phone and opened his photo album. He scrolled down until he found the picture he was looking for and turned the phone so Kurt could see and grinned as Kurt gasped.

‘Shes beautiful! Kurt exclaimed as he looked at the picture of the brown haired girl who looked straight at the camera with her bright emerald green eyes.

Blaine felt a pang of pain again and groaned. He let himself fall back onto the mattress, his arms wrapped around his stomach.

‘Someone doesnt agree with me, Kurt chuckled before finally looking up from Blaines phone. When he saw Blaine hurting like that, he felt his heart ache a bit; he hated seeing Blaine hurt. ‘Oh, Blaine... Should I call a doctor or something?

‘No, no, Blaine groaned, ‘Itll pass, hopefully.

‘Do you want me to go so you can rest? Kurt asked, starting to get up from the bed but stopping when Blaine reached out to him.

‘No, dont go, Blaine said, ‘You- You sort of distract me from the pain. Just stay, please?

‘Alright then, Ill stay, Kurt agreed and placed his hand on Blaines knee.

Blaine pulled his knees up and placed his feet flat on the bed, making some space for Kurt to sit properly. ‘Im sorry I dont have a couch for you to sit on but this is the most space I can make for you here, he apologized.

Kurt smiled and shuffled further on the bed until his back hit the wall. ‘No problem, the bed is comfortable enough for me, he said. His feet were dangling off the bed and he gently grabbed Blaines ankles, pulling them a bit closer to him.

‘What are you doing? Blaine asked confused.

‘You can rest your feet on my lap if thats more comfortable for you, Kurt said, tapping Blaines socked feet.

Blaine smiled and complied, propping his feet up on Kurts lap. ‘Tell me a story? he asked, shifting his head on the pillow.

Kurt furrowed his brows. ‘A story?

‘Yeah or read to me or something, Blaine smiled and turned his head to the book Kurt had laid on the bed.

‘Ill read to you, Kurt said and reached over Blaine to grab the book, ‘Where did you end?

‘I think where Kevin finds out where Katie is, Blaine answered.

‘Okay, Kurt said and started reading out loud.

Kurts voice was so soothing to Blaine. Soft, inviting and most of all, the most beautiful sound he had ever heard. He could listen to it forever, it was like a lullaby that he would love to hear every single moment of his life.

He smiled and listened to the sound of Kurts voice for a long while. He shifted on the mattress and sighed happily, smiling lazily at Kurt when he turned his head to look at him.

‘What? Kurt asked, smiling back at Blaine.

‘Nothing, I just... sort of love to hear your voice, Blaine replied, ‘Ever since I heard you singing when we first met.

‘Sleazeball, Kurt chuckled and lightly slapped Blaines leg, focusing back on the book.

Blaine giggled and watched Kurt, seeing a faint blush creeping up on his cheeks as he stared longer. When he saw that Kurt was growing a bit uncomfortable he looked away, staring up at the creamy white ceiling instead.

He felt that he was starting to doze off and sleepily reached out to Kurt again. ‘Tired, he mumbled softly. The pain in his stomach had subsided but it was still there.

‘Okay, Kurt smiled and put the bookmark in the book before closing it and putting it next to him. He touched Blaines hand, ‘Take some rest.

Blaine nodded and tugged at Kurts hand a little, trying to pull him down onto the bed. ‘Lay with me, he murmured.

‘No, Blaine, Kurt said, gently peeling Blaines fingers from his hand, ‘Ill be right here, dont worry, Im not going anywhere.

Blaine whined but let go of Kurt anyway. ‘Fine, he sighed, pouting.

‘Oh alright, mopey, Kurt said and toed his shoes off before joining Blaine on the bed, ‘If it makes you happy. He squeezed himself on his side between Blaine and the wall and watched Blaines eyes slowly closing.

‘Thank you, Blaine murmured as he forced his eyes open again just to look at Kurt one more time before he finally fell asleep.

‘Youre welcome, Kurt whispered and saw the corners of Blaines mouth twitch up into a small smile as he sunk a bit further into the pillow with a small and happy sigh.