Blaine was clutching an audition flyer in his hand as he was rushing through busy NYADA halls to find the room where audition was held. He was a bit early, he still had some time to spare but it was Kurt Hummel's show he was about to try out for and since Kurt was probably the biggest star at school, he knew many students were going to show up. He needed to make sure he would get an audition spot.

When he stopped in front of room 508, he took a few seconds to calm his heavily beating heart down. He looked around but he didn't see anyone who would resemble an audition wannabe and it eased his mind a bit. He was probably the first one there. He knocked on the open door and walked inside.

Kurt was bending over the table, flipping through some papers. He raised his head and fixed his sight at Blaine, sizing him up from head to toe. Blaine blushed and averted his eyes on the floor. He could tell when a guy was checking him out. He got much better with it since his high school years, however, he felt a bit uneasy every time something like that happened.

"Uhm, hi." Kurt said with a smile. "I'm sorry but this room is taken. I rented it for the rest of the afternoon for auditions."

"I know. I came for an audition."

"You?" Kurt observed him once again and Blaine shifted from foot to foot. "You wanna audition?"

"Y-yes?"

"But it's just a silly student production."

"Am I not allowed to try out for a student production?" Blaine asked, trying to understand what Kurt's problem was.

"No, no. Of course you are allowed to...but why would you do that? You could be on Broadway if you wanted to...You blew everybody's mind with your talent last year. You won the winter showcase. Only Rachel Berry managed to do that as a freshman."

"I...I'm not Rachel Berry." Blaine told him, offended. "I came to school to learn something. I need to gain some experience. I'm still not sure whether I want to go for theater or music. I just want to audition for your show. But if it's not okay with you then I guess I'll go."

"No! Oh my god, no! I didn't mean to scare you away. I'm Kurt." Kurt outstretched his hand and Blaine shook it.

"I know. I'm Blaine."

"I know." Kurt grinned at him. "I'm really thrilled that you're here. I would have never thought you might be interested in my show. You're probably the most talented student at school so it's an honor to have you here."

"You are the most talented student at NYADA." Blaine stated boldly, his cheeks red. "I'd like to work with you and learn something from you."

"Oh...thank you. You are so sweet."

"Kurt? What the hell?" A latina girl stormed into the room like a hurricane and threw her bag on the table. "Stop flirting with the hobbit! We have to prepare for auditions."

"Santana!" Kurt hissed but the girl just shrugged her shoulders and hopped on the table, crossing her long legs and adjusting her top. She was going to drive boys crazy. Blaine was so glad he wasn't interested in women at all. It would be a big distraction during an audition. He glanced at Kurt and that moment he realized he was as screwed as the straight boys.

"Blaine is here for an audition." Kurt explained to Santana and Blaine found himself under her scrutinizing eyes. He felt intimidated.

"He doesn't fit." Santana announced.

"What?!"

"Come on, Kurt! We need five guys and you know the characters. You're the one who wrote them for God's sake! We are looking for tall and strong men."

"But Blaine is the best this school has!"

"I don't argue with that, Kurt. But he doesn't fit. He is a midget. Sorry, hobbit." Santana sent him an apologetic half smile and Blaine wanted to die from embarrassment.

"You are very rude, Santana!" Kurt scolded her. "Don't listen to her, Blaine."

"I'm not letting you to ruin this production just because you wanna tap that ass, Kurt! You know he doesn't fit so ask him out or whatever but there is no reason for him to audition. I saw at least 20 guys that would be perfect on my way here. Surely some of them will show up. You are Kurt Hummel, everybody wants to be in your show!"

"It's not all about the appearance, Santana! I need them to be able to play the character! Blaine is an amazing actor!"

"This is the best performing arts school in States, Kurt! I'm pretty sure you can't find better actors anywhere else. If you wanted a halfling to be in it, you should have written the part for him!"

"I guess I'm gonna go." Blaine said quietly but neither Kurt nor Santana heard him. He turned around and disappeared very quickly, tears stinging in his eyes. He would have to look for something else to be a part of.

His freshman year was a dream come true. He kicked ass at school, and he knew it. He did his best and was at the top of his class but he focused on school so much that he didn't really make any friends. He might be confident and relaxed on the stage but he had some difficulties being the one to initiate contact with others. When someone addressed him, he easily jumped into a conversation with them, and usually charmed the hell out of them, but he wasn't too active in getting to know other people on his own. He had to change that this year. Starting with Kurt Hummel's show obviously wasn't the brightest idea, though. He should go for a smaller bite.

"Blaine! Blaine, wait!" Blaine stopped in his tracks as soon as he recognized the voice yelling at him.

"God! For someone so small you sure do walk fast."

"You don't have to remind me of my height. I've heard enough of that for one day."

"I'm sorry." Kurt said sincerely. "I want to apologize for the scene we made. Santana can be a treat and I didn't handle the situation very well. Please, don't take it personally. I think you are very talented and tall or not, you're exceptional. I'll try to convince her to give you a chance, okay? Because I would love to have you in the show.I'm really, really sorry, Blaine."

"Was she right?"

"What?"

"Do I fit or not? Tell me the truth."

"Well, not really but I can make some changes and…"

"Kurt, it's okay. If I don't fit in, than I don't fit in. No one can play everything. Maybe next time. Thanks for the offer, though. I appreciate that."

"I hate to do this." Kurt whined. "It's happened to me before and I hated it."

"You've been rejected because of your height?"

"No. But I didn't get Tony in West Side Story my senior year of high school because, even though I was talented, I wasn't manly enough." It was Blaine's turn to check Kurt out, openly and without any shame.

"You?" He asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I looked a bit different back then..." Kurt dismissed it with a waving hand and smiled at Blaine. "I have to go back. But I'm really glad I had a chance to meet you. I've been trying to approach you since you came here but you always vanished when I spotted you. It was like chasing a ghost."

"Oh…" Blaine face turned red again. He was mad at himself for acting like a school boy with a biggest crush on Kurt. Not that he wasn't just that. Get a grip, Anderson! He internally lectured himself. "Ehm...maybe...maybe we could get a coffee sometime?"

Kurt's face lit up and he nodded enthusiastically. "Yes, of course, I would love that!"

"Great."

"See you, Blaine. And once again, I'm really sorry."

"It's okay. See you, Kurt."

It wasn't until his high from asking Kurt out faded away, when he realized that they hadn't exchanged numbers and hence he had no way of contacting Kurt. The only thing he could hope for was running into him at school soon.