April 13, 2013

As Blaine tied his turquoise bowtie around his neck, he smiled sadly to himself. It was the day of his senior prom and he was in the running for Prom King with Tina as his Queen. He should be excited and bouncing with energy.

But he wasn't. Kurt wasn't here to go with him, to hold his hand, to slow dance with him. He understood why Kurt wasn't able to attend, but that didn't mean that he didn't feel a little bit hurt that Kurt wasn't going to be at his prom like he was at both of Kurt's.

He finished adjusting his tie and made his way down the stairs. Neither of his parents were waiting to see him off—they were attending a function in Columbus that night and wouldn't be back until the next day. As he grabbed his keys, he reminded himself that he was expected to drop by the Hummel-Hudson household before picking Tina up for the dance. He quickly left his house and drove to the Hummel-Hudson's.

As he pulled into the driveway, he smiled at the sight of Burt peeking through the curtains. He shut off his engine and jumped out of his car. As he walked up the walkway, the door swung open revealing Burt and Carole standing in the doorway with wide smiles splitting their faces.

"Oh, honey, you look so handsome!" Carole gushed, setting a hand on her ever-expanding bump.

"You clean up good, kid." Burt said, stepping out of the way to allow Blaine room to enter the house.

"Thank you." He turned to Carole and smiled. "You look beautiful, Carole. Absolutely glowing."

Carole blushed at the compliment. "Thank you, Blaine." She quickly ran out of the room while Burt and Blaine sat down in the living room.

"So, Blaine, think you have a shot at Prom King?"

Blaine shrugged. "I don't know. I mean, last year Finn and Rachel made it and that was before Glee won Nationals. Anything can happen. I don't think Tina and I have much of a chance though, considering we aren't a couple."

Burt grunted. "Sure you do. You have as much a chance as anyone else."

Blaine shrugged again and looked at his shoes.

Carole returned with her camera. "Up, up, up! We need pictures!"

Blaine stood by the fireplace and posed for various pictures. Thankfully, Burt stepped in before Carole got too overzealous with the camera.

"Alright, honey, we've got enough pictures. Blaine's still gotta go pick up his date. Let him go have some fun."

Carole sighed and set the camera down and wrapped Blaine in a hug. "You look great, Blaine. Have a great time tonight. Stop by soon and tell us all about it."

Blaine stepped out of Carole's embrace and blushed. "I'll stop by tomorrow afternoon."

Burt gave Blaine a half-hug. "Do you want us to send these pictures to your parents?" Burt shook his head. "Nah, they probably have enough of their own."

Blaine looked at his shoes and shook his head. "They didn't take any, actually. They're in Columbus for the weekend."

Carole gasped slightly. "Oh, Blaine…" she said, tears welling in her eyes.

Blaine looked at her and Burt. "It's okay, really. I'm used to it. Besides, I have you two to gush over me, I don't need them to."

Carole looked unconvinced, but Burt seemed to understand. "Alright, kid. You get outta here. Go dance with your friends. We'll see you tomorrow."

Blaine left the house and went directly to Tina's to pick her up. The two of them went to BreadStix to meet the rest of the New Directions for a pre-prom dinner. After they ate they went to help set up for the performance, since New Directions was performing for the third year in a row.

Blaine danced and sang with his friends for a while, then when he needed to take a break he sat down with Tina at a table. It was close to time for the announcement of the Prom King and Queen, and he didn't want to be too out of breath just in case he and Tina won.

After a few minutes, the nominees were called up on stage. Blaine lined up with the other Prom King candidates and waited for Principal Figgins to announce the winners.

"And your 2013 Prom King is…Blaine Anderson!"

Blaine's jaw dropped to the floor. He felt someone give him a little push from behind and he stepped forward to receive his crown.

"And this year's Prom Queen is…Tina Cohen-Chang!"

Blaine applauded along with the rest of the crowd while his head was spinning. He and Tina made their way to the dance floor to have the traditional dance.

Tina smiled broadly at Blaine. "We did it!"

Blaine laughed. "We did. How does it feel to be the latest in the line of fabulous Prom Queens?"

Tina laughed and rested her head against Blaine's shoulder. After a few seconds, he felt a tap on his other shoulder.

"May we cut in?" He heard an unmistakable voice whisper in his ear.

Blaine wheeled around, almost accidentally knocking Tina over. "Kurt!" He looked at the man standing next to Kurt. "Mike! What are you two doing here?"

Kurt and Mike shared a look. "We heard that the leading Prom King and Queen candidates were the two of you and we thought we'd surprise you."

Mike smiled. "Surprise?"

Tina threw herself into Mike's waiting arms and the two danced away from where Kurt and Blaine were still standing in the middle of the dance floor.

Kurt smiled. "May I have this dance, Mr. Anderson?"

Blaine blushed slightly. "You certainly may."

Blaine and Kurt danced together silently for a few moments. "You're Prom King, and I'm a former Prom Queen—does that make us a royal couple?"

Blaine chuckled hummed in agreement and buried his face in Kurt's neck again. After a few moments he quickly pulled himself back and looked at Kurt incredulously. "Wait! Your parents knew you were coming and they didn't let on at all! I was over there for like half an hour! What did you do, hide upstairs that whole time?"

Kurt chuckled. "Well, I was upstairs—but I'd hardly call it hiding. I was putting the finishing touches on my outfit. I couldn't quite pull together something to wear until I knew what you were wearing."

Blaine nodded seriously. "Because we couldn't clash—Kurt Hummel never clashes with anything."

"Damn straight. Now come on, let's not let your royal subjects down."

Blaine placed his head on Kurt's shoulder and smiled to himself as he let Kurt sway them gently to the music.

"I'm really glad you're here." Blaine whispered.

"So am I." Kurt said in return.